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Axie Classic Competitive Season 7 is LIVE!

The Lunacian • 138 implied HN points • 03 Jan 25
🕹 Technology Gaming Updates Rewards Features Community
  1. Axie Classic Competitive Season 7 is happening now and runs for four weeks. Players can win over 35,000 AXS, with top players qualifying for a championship.
  2. There are Mini Tournaments where players can compete daily for rewards. Winning these tournaments also earns players AXP, which is a new point system.
  3. A brand new PvE Tower Mode is now available. Players can defeat teams, climb floors, and earn rewards as they go. The difficulty increases as you progress, making it exciting.

Upgrading Substack’s recommendation network

Substack • 897 implied HN points • 22 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Recommendations Network Features Improvements
  1. Recommendations feature on Substack drives significant subscriber growth, with 50% of new subscriptions and 25% of new paid subscriptions coming from it.
  2. Substack is enhancing the Recommendations feature to allow writers to curate scenes for readers, expanding the reach and enabling a peer-to-peer system of trusted endorsements.
  3. Writers can customize and recommend more publications and profiles to readers, fostering a symbiotic media ecosystem and helping each other grow their audiences on Substack.

Building the next generation of media brands on Substack

Substack • 593 implied HN points • 10 Apr 24
🕹 Technology Media Publishing Digital Customization Features Branding
  1. Substack has introduced new themes and search options to help creators customize their publications. This means writers can make their sites look different and more engaging.
  2. Improved search features allow readers to find specific content quickly. Now, they can easily search for topics or authors across all posts.
  3. The Bulwark, a successful Substack publication, moved its entire site to Substack to take advantage of these new features and saw a significant increase in subscribers and revenue.

Announcing the ESP32 ZX Spectrum

Single Board ESP32 ZX Spectrum • 99 implied HN points • 13 Jun 24
🕹 Technology Hardware Software Features Challenges Production
  1. The ESP32 ZX Spectrum is a recreation of the ZXSpectrum using ESP32-S3 based PCB, with unique features like capacitive touch pads and a colorful display.
  2. Challenges faced include variability in displays and the need to improve the keyboard functionality to avoid ghosting of keys.
  3. Production risks include the complexity of larger production runs, the need for a stable display vendor, and the dependence on individual initiative for the project.
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The Open Road

Podcasting 2.0 • 98 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Podcasting Apps Android Features
  1. Podcasting is experiencing a winter phase, with struggles in monetization and platform acquisitions.
  2. Apple's embrace of RSS-based podcasting with features like episode transcripts signals a commitment to open collaboration.
  3. Podcasting 2.0 focuses on enhancing RSS feeds with new features in an open and community-driven manner.

New Site Directory

Gordian Knot News • 87 implied HN points • 12 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Features
  1. The user created a new Site Directory on the GKN Navigation Bar for easier access to all posts, organized by subject and rated.
  2. The new directory also includes links to PDF versions on the Flop book site, which are more portable, better referenced, and likely more up-to-date.
  3. The user seeks feedback on the functionality of the links in the Site Directory and encourages users to report any that do not work.

Bitcoin hashprice hits 4-month high

Miner Weekly • 39 implied HN points • 18 Feb 23
🔮 Crypto Mining Financial News Corporate News Hardware and Infrastructure Features
  1. Bitcoin's hashprice has hit a 4-month high, a significant increase.
  2. With the rise in hashprice, older generation mining equipment is becoming profitable once again at certain energy rates.
  3. Bitcoin's rapid hashrate growth has set new records recently, with the approaching difficulty retarget likely to see mining difficulty cross the 40 trillion mark.

SaaS tiered pricing: why do it & its implications to engineering

Brick by Brick • 27 implied HN points • 21 Aug 23
💼 Business SaaS Pricing Engineering Features
  1. SaaS companies often use tiered pricing with free, middle, and high tiers to attract different customer segments.
  2. Each tier serves a purpose: free for lead generation, middle as the anchor attracting most customers, and high for generating the most revenue.
  3. Assigning features to pricing tiers has implications on product development, requiring deliberate assignment, modular implementation, and robust analytics.

Dark mode is here

trydeepwork • 2 implied HN points • 27 Aug 24
🕹 Technology Software User Interface Design Features Innovation
  1. Dark mode is a new feature that many users will appreciate. It changes the screen to a darker theme that can be easier on the eyes.
  2. The design of dark mode is said to be beautiful and visually appealing. Users are encouraged to check it out themselves.
  3. If users encounter any issues or odd experiences while using the new feature, they are invited to provide feedback to improve the service.

Special #1 - SCM

Infra Weekly Newsletter • 9 implied HN points • 08 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Software Development Version Control Community support Performance Features
  1. Source Code Management (SCM) has evolved over the years, from centralized to distributed systems like Git and Mercurial.
  2. Mercurial is known for its simplicity, ease of use, and better management of mono repositories compared to Git.
  3. Git offers benefits like widespread adoption, community support, flexibility in workflows, and better performance in certain areas.

2023 - Year in Review

trydeepwork • 2 implied HN points • 01 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Features Improvements Integration Community Productivity
  1. In 2023, over 2,000 users completed 17,000 sessions totaling 17,100 deep work hours.
  2. Highlights of 2023 for trydeepwork included new features like sign-in with Google and Twitter, weekly challenges, and more.
  3. For 2024, plans include improving platform features, growing the community, and adding social features for support in achieving personal goals.

The Third Gemini

Don't Worry About the Vase • 1 HN point • 15 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Artificial Intelligence Comparisons Chatbots Features
  1. Gemini Advanced shows potential in some areas but is perceived as slightly behind ChatGPT overall.
  2. Gemini Advanced is faster and offers unlimited messages compared to ChatGPT, making it beneficial for workflow.
  3. Gemini Advanced has pros like good explanations, faster response, and Google integration, but also cons like being less flexible and refusing to answer more frequently.

Miner Weekly: Who're mining at a loss?

Miner Weekly • 0 implied HN points • 12 Nov 22
🔮 Crypto Mining Bitcoin Companies Hardware Features
  1. Bitcoin miners may face challenges with profitability if the price of BTC drops below $14,000.
  2. The concept of Hashcost is introduced, showing the raw cost a mining fleet would incur in 24 hours to produce 1 PH/s of hashrate at different energy rates.
  3. Public mining companies could be operating at close to zero or negative gross margins as bitcoin trades around their break-even levels.

Miner Weekly: A Record Low for Mining Revenue?

Miner Weekly • 0 implied HN points • 08 Oct 22
🔮 Crypto Regulation Corporate Hardware News Features
  1. Bitcoin mining difficulty is expected to increase by 13% on Monday, which might lead to record-low mining revenues
  2. If the difficulty rises and Bitcoin's price remains stable, daily mining revenue could decrease significantly
  3. Public mining companies are already facing squeezed gross margins and upcoming production updates may reveal further challenges ahead

"A Brief Introduction to Elixir", by Erik Schierboom (Head of Open Source at Exercism)

Elixir & Erlang • 0 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Programming Language AI Features Syntax
  1. Elixir is a functional, dynamic programming language known for its performance and concurrency features.
  2. Elixir's syntax is inspired by Ruby, making it easy to work with and read.
  3. Elixir provides powerful features like macros for code generation and 'bit strings' for working with bits and bytes conveniently.

How we built an app to fix our own meeting fatigue

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 05 Oct 20
🕹 Technology Product Development User Experience Prototyping Features
  1. The app Witful was created to reduce cognitive load for people with lots of meetings, helping them be focused and prepared.
  2. The idea for Witful arose from the struggles of managing large teams and multiple client relationships, showing the importance of organized note-taking.
  3. Continual iteration and user feedback helped the Witful team realize the significance of smart organization, user experience, and search functionality over flashy features.

Fight for the Users

Tribal Knowledge • 0 implied HN points • 12 May 22
🕹 Technology Software Development Usability Features User Experience
  1. When developing a tool, it's crucial to balance usability and features for user adoption and retention.
  2. Self-service tools can lead to organic growth and better user understanding, ultimately benefitting the long-term success of the product.
  3. Engineers play a significant role in advocating for usability improvements in tools, which can enhance user experience and overall product success.

The future of instant messaging

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Messaging Privacy Features Application Encryption
  1. Consider managing instant messaging notifications to avoid being overwhelmed by distractions.
  2. Roze is a messaging app that prioritizes privacy, allowing users to have control over their conversations and notifications.
  3. Roze offers various features like end-to-end encryption, customizable settings, and intimate messaging spaces for specific groups of contacts.

Automate Production in Three Steps!

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 07 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Automation Documentation Tools Features Production
  1. Automating manual tasks is crucial for growth, as manual work can consume time needed for innovation and advancement.
  2. Runbooks, as documented step-by-step instructions, are key to delegating work, reducing single points of failure, and ensuring consistency in task execution.
  3. Converting manual scripts into full-fledged software services allows for instant and automated task completion, improving efficiency and reducing human involvement.

The Seltos is a Marginally Worse Creta

Kartick’s Blog • 0 implied HN points • 11 Dec 24
🕹 Technology Automotive Cars Engineering Reviews Features
  1. The Seltos and Creta are very similar cars, with 95% of their features being the same. If you like one, you'll likely enjoy the other.
  2. The Creta offers a smoother ride and feels lighter when driving, making it easier to accelerate with less effort compared to the Seltos.
  3. While both cars have great features, the Seltos has some quirks, like a less comfortable headrest and a tendency to overreact with safety features, which may frustrate some drivers.

Position bias in features

Simplicity is SOTA • 0 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
🔬 Science Machine Learning Bias Features Ranking Simulation
  1. Position bias can affect the inputs of machine learning models when features reflect prior user behavior, leading to biased estimations of relevance.
  2. Using inverse propensity weighting (IPW) like IPW-CTR can help mitigate position bias in features, but it can result in high variance due to dividing by small numbers.
  3. The choice of weights to measure position bias is crucial, as observed click propensities may overestimate the bias, impacting the performance of features designed to address bias-variance trade-offs.