Hacker Newsletter #234

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Issue #234 // January 09, 2015 // View in your browser

#SPONSOR Take your app global with forgeathon forgeathon is the six week online app challenge focused on WebRTC and hosted by forge by Acision. Submit your app built on the forge SDK and be in the running to win a stage at this year’s hottest tech events – Mobile World Congress and SXSW. Check out the websitefor full details and registration. #FAVORITES A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in the same building //californiasunday comments→ Elon Musk AMA //reddit comments→ Can't you just turn up the volume? //medium comments→ A Teenager’s View on Social Media //medium comments→ JavaScript in 2015 //glenmaddern comments→ How HoursTracker earns five figures a month on the App Store //medium comments→ Make Your Own Programming Language //github comments→ A mile wide, an inch deep //medium comments→ The MS-DOS Showcase //textfiles comments→ How to Build a Pinball Machine //howtobuildapinballmachine comments→ #ASK HN Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?//ycombinator Does anyone actually hire from 'developer bootcamps'? //ycombinator What are some nice electronics courses that blend theory and practice?//ycombinator #SHOW HN Intel Compute Stick //intel comments→ WordsAPI //wordsapi comments→ Pgcli - A CLI for Postgres with auto-completion and syntax highlighting //pgclicomments→ Automatic REST API for Any Postgres Database //github comments→ FlickSurfer - a way to find Netflix gems //flicksurfer comments→ Save your side project //assembly comments→ Building a Weather Station //drbunsen comments→ Formula 1 Lap Charts //github comments→ Electric scooter designed for commuters //theverge comments→ #CODE Sed – An Introduction and Tutorial //grymoire comments→ Mistakes Node.js Developers Make //airpair comments→ What most young programmers need to learn //joostdevblog comments→ Pythonpy – Command-line Kung Fu with Python //github comments→ Wren: A classy little scripting language //github comments→ #DESIGN Sass Guidelines //sass-guidelin comments→ 2014 CSS Report: Examining how CSS is being used in the wild //quickleft comments→ Hover.css – A collection of CSS3-powered hover effects //github comments→ #LEARN The Science and Art of Practicing //violinist comments→ Lou's Pseudo 3d Page //extentofthejam comments→ Puzzle Dependency Charts //grumpygamer comments→ #BOOKS Write You a Haskell: Building a modern functional compiler from first principles//stephendiehl comments→ The Game AI Programmer's Bookshelf //mit comments→ #WATCHING Is it really 'Complex'? Or did we just make it 'Complicated'? //youtube comments→ Redstone Word Processor in Minecraft //youtube comments→ Alan Kay's Tribute to Ted Nelson at “Intertwingled” Fest //youtube comments→ #WORKING My Resume Is Total Fiction //chrisbaglieri comments→ How my life was changed when I began caring about the people I did not hire//brookeallen comments→ New Science on Building Great Teams //hbr comments→ #FUN Scroll Slow. Have Fun //scrollslowhavefun comments→ Hubble captures the sharpest ever view of Andromeda Galaxy //spacetelescopecomments→ Smithsonian Digitizes 40,000 Asian and American Artworks //theverge comments→

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