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Monday, 28 February 2022
UK petrol price jumps above £1.50 as oil costs rise
Fuel costs reach new highs as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to affect global oil prices.
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UK petrol price jumps above £1.50 as oil costs rise
Fuel costs reach new highs as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to affect global oil prices.
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Nationwide customers hit by fresh payment problem
Payments into and out of accounts are delayed in the latest round of disruption to hit the building society.
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Ukrainian sailor in Majorca tried to sink yacht of Russian boss
The man told a judge in Majorca that he had wanted to retaliate for the invasion of Ukraine.
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Sunday, 27 February 2022
How badly will Russia be hit by new sanctions?
The latest financial measures against Russia for invading Ukraine had been seen as a 'last resort'.
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How badly will Russia be hit by new sanctions?
The latest financial measures against Russia for invading Ukraine had been seen as a 'last resort'.
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Brecon: Missing woman Rita, 96, prompts police appeal
Rita was last seen on Saturday morning, and she is thought to be travelling on foot.
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Ukraine invasion: Russian planes face near-total airspace ban to west
An EU official says most countries on the continent are expected to limit access to Russian airlines.
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Saturday, 26 February 2022
Ukraine: British teacher evacuates colleagues in school bus
Paul Hodgson, originally from Tyne and Wear, teaches at Kyiv's British International School.
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Valve releases Steam Deck handheld PC to select few
Unexpected high demand means supplies of many pre-orders of the gaming console have been delayed.
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In pictures: Kyiv under attack as fighting rages on
Russian forces continue a military assault on neighbouring Ukraine, as fighting reaches the streets in the capital.
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Friday, 25 February 2022
Ukraine conflict: What is Swift and why are leaders divided on banning Russia?
The UK wants Russia banned from the Swift financial network, but other countries are resisting.
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Ukraine invasion: UK troops will not fight against Russia says Wallace
The defence secretary says Britain will not be "directly" involved but is supporting Ukraine forces.
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Reid Steele: Mother Natalie Steele admits killing son, 2
A mother has admitted killing her two-year-old son.
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Studio Retail Group bought out of administration for £26.8m
Accrington-based Studio Retail Group is bought by Mike Ashley's Frasers Group for £26.8m.
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Thursday, 24 February 2022
In pictures: Destruction and fear as war hits Ukraine
Russian forces have crossed Ukraine's borders, bombing military targets near big cities.
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Ukraine: Explosions and gunfire heard after Russia launches invasion
Russian forces launch a major military assault, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities.
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Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Australia floods: Woman killed as flash floods hit east coast
Flash floods hit multiple states, with some areas receiving up to 400mm of rain in 24 hours.
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Mini Oxford plant production halted due to chip shortage
BMW stands down production at its Oxford plant for a week due to a global computer chip shortage.
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University students face minimum entry grades in England
It's part of new government proposals to shake up England's higher education system.
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Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Fossil of largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye
A student on a field trip finds the world's largest complete fossil of a 170-million-year-old pterosaur.
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UK Storms: Flooding and more rain may hamper recovery efforts
The West Midlands has a severe flood warning and poor weather could slow clean-ups across the UK.
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Monday, 21 February 2022
PFA says concussion protocols 'failing to prioritise player safety' after Koch injury
The Professional Footballers' Association says concussion protocols "are failing to prioritise player safety" following the head injury sustained by Leeds United's Robin Koch.
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Home buyers are facing soaring asking prices
A £8,000 rise in prices between January and February was the highest for 20 years, says Rightmove.
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Wales call fit-again Faletau into squad for England game
Taulupe Faletau is called into Wales' Six Nations squad for Saturday's game against England after recovering from injury.
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Covid rules: Workers face terrible choice, says TUC
An expected change in rules in England could hit low-paid workers, the trade union says.
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Sunday, 20 February 2022
Ukraine crisis: Russia keeps troops in Belarus amid Ukraine fears
The decision fuels renewed fears that Russia plans to invade Ukraine, despite denials from Moscow.
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Jack Ritchie inquest: Parents hope for gambling laws change
A hearing is due to consider the role of gambling addiction in 24-year-old Jack Ritchie's death.
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Storm Franklin: More wind warnings after Storm Eunice
The Met Office issues yellow warnings for wind and rain and 83,000 homes still have no power.
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Saturday, 19 February 2022
GB men's curlers win silver at Winter Olympics
Great Britain's men's curlers have to settle for Olympic silver as Sweden triumph 5-4 in a nerve-shredding final to claim gold.
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Storm Eunice: Huge 200-year-old oak tree falls on to house
A family 'does the very British thing' after their house is storm damaged... and goes to the pub.
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Storm Eunice: Meet the man behind the Big Jet TV phenomenon
Jerry Dyer's YouTube channel went viral after livestreaming planes trying to land in Storm Eunice.
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Neuroblastoma: The cancer-hit families facing a funding mountain
What do you do if you are told your child has cancer, but treatment could cost more than a house?
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Friday, 18 February 2022
Ava White death: Boy, 14, denies murdering schoolgirl
Ava White, 12, was stabbed to death at a Christmas lights switch-on event in Liverpool city centre.
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Storm Eunice reaches the UK
The UK's second storm in a week is making landfall, with gusts of up to 90mph forecast.
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Sports car dreams up in smoke as cargo ship catches fire
Thousands of Porche, Audi and VW cars on cargo ship to the US which caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Storm Eunice: Travellers urged to stay at home
Bus, train, flights and ferry services have been disrupted across England and Wales due to the storm.
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Thursday, 17 February 2022
KitKat and Durex makers Nestle and Reckitt warn of price rises
Consumer groups Nestle and Reckitt say product prices will rise to offset higher operating costs.
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Ukraine: Russia will test our mettle, says Liz Truss
The foreign secretary tells the Telegraph the West "must not be lulled into a false sense of security".
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Apple boss Tim Cook faces investor concern over £73m pay
A shareholder group says it has "significant concerns" over the size of Tim Cook's pay package.
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Trainer suspended over treatment of horse in video
Trainer Sir Mark Todd is given an interim suspension by the British Horseracing Authority after a video on social media appeared to show him hit a horse with a branch.
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Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Unsafe cladding: What is it and who pays to remove it?
The government says firms, not leaseholders, must pay to remove unsafe cladding from all buildings
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Paul Robson hunt: On-the-run sex offender refused parole five times
Paul Robson, who is described as a "menace to women", walked out of HMP North Sea Camp on Sunday.
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Monday, 14 February 2022
Post Office scandal: What the Horizon saga is all about
The background to the cases of sub-postmasters whose convictions were based on evidence from faulty IT.
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JD Sports and Footasylum fined £4.7m for competition breach
The firms, which once hoped to merge, broke rules over sharing commercially sensitive information.
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Sunday, 13 February 2022
Chinese sites accused of censoring LGBT content from Friends
Fans say key scenes have been deleted from the hit US sitcom, which has been re-released in China.
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Stephen Glass: Aberdeen manager departs after 11 months
Stephen Glass has left his position as Aberdeen manager less than a year into the job at Pittodrie.
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Wales: Heavy rain could cause flooding, Met Office warns
The weather warning covers most of Wales with flooding described as 'likely' for some.
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Saturday, 12 February 2022
Covid protests: Hundreds fined as convoy heads to Paris
Thousands of demonstrators opposed to France's coronavirus regulations are trying to enter the city.
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Jordan Nash: John Lewis Christmas ad child star on mental health struggles
For Children's Mental Health Week, child actor Jordan Nash talks to pupils about his mental health.
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Friday, 11 February 2022
Winter Olympics: GB women's curlers lose 9-7 to South Korea
Great Britain's women's curlers fall to their second defeat in three matches as South Korea score four in the penultimate end to seal a 9-7 victory at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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How beleaguered Bengals turned around their fortunes
Just two years after being the NFL's worst team, the Cincinnati Bengals are in the Super Bowl - how did they make it happen?
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Spain relaxes Covid restrictions for UK teenagers
From Monday, unvaccinated British 12-to-17 year-olds will be allowed into Spain with a negative test.
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Thursday, 10 February 2022
Ireland captain Sexton to miss France game
Captain Johnny Sexton will miss Ireland's Six Nations game against France on Saturday after injuring his hamstring in training.
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Tesla sued over alleged racial discrimination
The electric carmaker says a lawsuit by a California regulator, claiming harassment, is "misguided".
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Leatherhead restaurant Beluga apologises over 'offensive' dress code
A restaurant says it mistakenly published a dress code specifying women had to wear "sexy" clothing.
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Wednesday, 9 February 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What Has Happened to Twitter?
Ask HN: What Has Happened to Twitter?
60 by encryptluks2 | 70 comments on Hacker News.
In the last few months Twitter has went from letting you browse the site without signing in, to now prompting you to sign in to do pretty much anything. Even something as simple as scrolling down with my mousewheel in Twitter prompts me to sign in. This also happens with official government communication pages. I thought courts already decided in the US that the public has a right to access official government communications on social media. When requiring users to sign in and agree to the companies terms, wouldn't this be considered a form of preventing access to those communications?
60 by encryptluks2 | 70 comments on Hacker News.
In the last few months Twitter has went from letting you browse the site without signing in, to now prompting you to sign in to do pretty much anything. Even something as simple as scrolling down with my mousewheel in Twitter prompts me to sign in. This also happens with official government communication pages. I thought courts already decided in the US that the public has a right to access official government communications on social media. When requiring users to sign in and agree to the companies terms, wouldn't this be considered a form of preventing access to those communications?
Winter Olympics: Shaun White qualifies for men's halfpipe final
Triple Olympic champion Shaun White secures a place in the snowboard halfpipe final after a superb second run lands him fourth place while Japan's Ayumu Hirano qualifies in first.
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Hundreds of jobs lost as Midas shuts down
More than 300 people lose their jobs as the construction giant goes out of business.
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Formula 1: Lando Norris to stay at McLaren until 2025
Lando Norris signs a new contract to stay at McLaren until the end of 2025.
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Mutual insurers LV= and Royal London end merger talks
It is the latest in a tumultuous few months for LV=, after a private equity takeover was rejected.
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Tuesday, 8 February 2022
'From gestures to action' on diversity - F1 extends scholarship scheme but drops pre-race ceremony
Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says it is time to move from "gestures" to "action" to increase diversity in motorsport.
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Encanto: Why We Don't Talk About Bruno won't win an Oscar
We Don't Talk About Bruno has been number one for weeks, so why won't it be nominated?
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Peloton boss John Foley to step down as firm axes 2,800 jobs - report
John Foley is being replaced as potential suitors circle amid a downturn for the exercise firm.
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Bamber Gascoigne: Original University Challenge presenter dies at 87
The TV presenter and author died at his home in London, his representative says.
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Monday, 7 February 2022
Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva lands historic quadruple as ROC win team figure skating gold
Russian 15-year-old Kamila Valieva becomes the first female figure skater to land a quadruple jump at the Winter Olympics as ROC win team gold.
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Beer prices will have to rise, says Cobra founder
A "vicious cycle" of rising costs means nearly all businesses are being squeezed, Lord Bilimoria says
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Tinnitus biobank needed to explain ringing ears condition
A charity says a biobank library of human tissue is needed so experts can try to cure tinnitus.
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New top story on Hacker News: Has the iPad Won the Tablet Wars?
Has the iPad Won the Tablet Wars?
7 by fbnlsr | 11 comments on Hacker News.
Lately I've been thinking about getting a new tablet for the house. The last one I had was a Nexus 7. It worked flawlessly and I really liked the format. I started looking online and it seems that the only ones still alive are the iPad and the Kindle Fire. Are there any viable alternatives or is it a done deal?
7 by fbnlsr | 11 comments on Hacker News.
Lately I've been thinking about getting a new tablet for the house. The last one I had was a Nexus 7. It worked flawlessly and I really liked the format. I started looking online and it seems that the only ones still alive are the iPad and the Kindle Fire. Are there any viable alternatives or is it a done deal?
Sunday, 6 February 2022
'Scotland were world class but England fly-half Smith should have stayed on'
Ex-England scrum-half Matt Dawson hails Scotland's performance but questions why England fly-half Marcus Smith was replaced.
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Covid-19: 'Hospitals couldn’t function without these labs’
BBC News NI visits Northern Ireland's pathology labs where millions of tests are carried out.
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Saturday, 5 February 2022
Why champions Wales are Six Nations underdogs once more
Defending champions they may be, but Wales are underdogs again as the 2022 Six Nations begins.
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Nine Letter Word – Daily Puzzle
Show HN: Nine Letter Word – Daily Puzzle
10 by mahin | 2 comments on Hacker News.
I've been playing Wordle and remembered this puzzle game I used to play with my grandfather. It's inspired by the block puzzles in many newspapers but made to be shorter: just guess the nine letter word. So I made a quick thing to play with my family like we used to. I thought you guys might enjoy it.
10 by mahin | 2 comments on Hacker News.
I've been playing Wordle and remembered this puzzle game I used to play with my grandfather. It's inspired by the block puzzles in many newspapers but made to be shorter: just guess the nine letter word. So I made a quick thing to play with my family like we used to. I thought you guys might enjoy it.
Can tourism ease the inflation pressure in Turkey?
As people in Turkey battle a massive rate of inflation could tourism help ease the situation?
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Friday, 4 February 2022
Beijing Winter Olympics boycott: Why are the Games so controversial?
Winter Olympics host China is being criticised over its human rights record.
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Munira Mirza: The student radical who became 'Boris's brain'
Ex-communist Munira Mirza has been one of Boris Johnson's closest advisers for more than a decade.
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Energy price rise includes £68 for failed firms, says Ofgem
Regulator Ofgem says about 10% of the latest energy price cap rise covered the cost of firms going bust.
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Thursday, 3 February 2022
Spotify boss says too early to know Joe Rogan row impact
Shares in the streaming platform fell by more than 10% in after-hours trading.
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Energy bills to rise by 54% a year for millions
A typical household will pay £1,971 a year from April but plans to ease the hit will be revealed soon.
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England subside as Australia win first ODI to retain Women's Ashes
Australia retain the Women's Ashes as England subside to a 27-run defeat in the first one-day international in Canberra.
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Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Stolen Roman statue returned to France after 50 years
The statue of the god Bacchus is traced by a Dutch art detective and returned to a French museum.
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Households to get £200 help to ease energy bill rise
A government loan package will mean a £200 cut in household bills - but the money will have to be repaid.
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?
Show HN: What do you think of my new social app?
3 by jstrafy | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hey there, First time posting on Hacker News in about 2 years! The reason I’m posting is that I thought I’d write about the product I’ve been building, in hopes it resonates with people. Why build yet another social app? Because I deleted almost all social media around 3/4 years ago as it was just net negative on my life. There was very little that was truly interesting, I didn’t care about looking good to other people and because of the ‘media’ and ads, the apps were all designed to make me spend too much time for what I was getting. I hated it and what it meant for people’s behaviour, including mine and my friends. I also noticed that the vast majority of my friends were pretty much passive on the services, even if they had an account. Turns out that most people felt uncomfortable sharing to people they didn’t know too well, which inevitably happens as you meet new people, add them, and often don’t develop the relationship much further. I had a sense that there could be a better way. In that, I remembered the days of Path and Google+ which had the model of focusing on particular people in your network, both through the feed and in how you shared. Path in particular was a ‘real life’ social network, something that despite being brought to market in 2010 or whatever, seemed to be more relevant today. So problem found, problem solved. I took the journey of learning how to code when COVID hit (I was working in Architecture and Design and was about to start my masters degree at Harvard GSD in Boston), then one thing led to another, my prototype garnered some investment interest, and Circles was born. The idea is very much like the name suggests, it’s about adding your contacts (synced through your phonebook) into Circles that define what the relationship is. This means that you only see things from people you have tagged (rather than everyone) and when you share, you choose exactly who it goes to (rather than all your friends or followers). It also takes cues from other privacy focused social products. Posts are encrypted, reactions and comments are only shown to people who are contacts with eachother, and user profiles only show that which has been explicitly shared to the user viewing the profile. As they were mentioned briefly before, it’s essentially a crossover between Path and Google+ with a wrap around layer of privacy, so the potential revenue has to eventually come through paid features rather than ads. We’re in the app store and google play store (yay, cross-platform JS frameworks), the invite code is ‘FULLCIRCLE’ and download links are below: Landing: [https://oncircles.com](https://oncircles.com) iOS: [https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/circles-share-more-with-less/id1532621483](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/circles-share-more-with-less/id1532621483) Android: [https://ift.tt/HOxc6snI1 I would love to hear your feedback and suggestions on the idea. Hit or miss? PS: If you want to chat about the idea or are interested in working together I’d love to chat. Always interesting to meet people on HN and we have the funds, ideas and drive to continue making cool things that can solve big problems. Send me an email at james@oncircles.com Thanks!
3 by jstrafy | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hey there, First time posting on Hacker News in about 2 years! The reason I’m posting is that I thought I’d write about the product I’ve been building, in hopes it resonates with people. Why build yet another social app? Because I deleted almost all social media around 3/4 years ago as it was just net negative on my life. There was very little that was truly interesting, I didn’t care about looking good to other people and because of the ‘media’ and ads, the apps were all designed to make me spend too much time for what I was getting. I hated it and what it meant for people’s behaviour, including mine and my friends. I also noticed that the vast majority of my friends were pretty much passive on the services, even if they had an account. Turns out that most people felt uncomfortable sharing to people they didn’t know too well, which inevitably happens as you meet new people, add them, and often don’t develop the relationship much further. I had a sense that there could be a better way. In that, I remembered the days of Path and Google+ which had the model of focusing on particular people in your network, both through the feed and in how you shared. Path in particular was a ‘real life’ social network, something that despite being brought to market in 2010 or whatever, seemed to be more relevant today. So problem found, problem solved. I took the journey of learning how to code when COVID hit (I was working in Architecture and Design and was about to start my masters degree at Harvard GSD in Boston), then one thing led to another, my prototype garnered some investment interest, and Circles was born. The idea is very much like the name suggests, it’s about adding your contacts (synced through your phonebook) into Circles that define what the relationship is. This means that you only see things from people you have tagged (rather than everyone) and when you share, you choose exactly who it goes to (rather than all your friends or followers). It also takes cues from other privacy focused social products. Posts are encrypted, reactions and comments are only shown to people who are contacts with eachother, and user profiles only show that which has been explicitly shared to the user viewing the profile. As they were mentioned briefly before, it’s essentially a crossover between Path and Google+ with a wrap around layer of privacy, so the potential revenue has to eventually come through paid features rather than ads. We’re in the app store and google play store (yay, cross-platform JS frameworks), the invite code is ‘FULLCIRCLE’ and download links are below: Landing: [https://oncircles.com](https://oncircles.com) iOS: [https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/circles-share-more-with-less/id1532621483](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/circles-share-more-with-less/id1532621483) Android: [https://ift.tt/HOxc6snI1 I would love to hear your feedback and suggestions on the idea. Hit or miss? PS: If you want to chat about the idea or are interested in working together I’d love to chat. Always interesting to meet people on HN and we have the funds, ideas and drive to continue making cool things that can solve big problems. Send me an email at james@oncircles.com Thanks!
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you explain the sloppiness of modern software?
Ask HN: How do you explain the sloppiness of modern software?
52 by etamponi | 64 comments on Hacker News.
This is a recurring theme on HN, so I think you all have very good opinions on this topic: why does modern software seem so unpolished, slow, bloated, unprofessional? Let me provide a (frustrating) example: the last straw for me has been OneDrive. I am using it to select and share photos from my wedding. It is an app written by one of the largest and most ancient software companies in history, so they should know something about making apps. And still: 1) The directory list view keeps "losing" the position at which I am, so every time I share a photo, I have to scroll down to where I left (in a directory with 5000 pictures). 2) If I screenshare using the Google Cast functionality, after a few dozens photos it loses the signal and I have to wait a few minutes before reconnecting. The entire app becomes extremely slow in the meantime. 3) The app in general is inconceivably slow. What is taking so long? I am viewing the same directory for 2 hours, why is it still so slow to load? So at this point I am struggling to understand: how comes such an app got released? Are the incentives given to developers so at odd with app quality?
52 by etamponi | 64 comments on Hacker News.
This is a recurring theme on HN, so I think you all have very good opinions on this topic: why does modern software seem so unpolished, slow, bloated, unprofessional? Let me provide a (frustrating) example: the last straw for me has been OneDrive. I am using it to select and share photos from my wedding. It is an app written by one of the largest and most ancient software companies in history, so they should know something about making apps. And still: 1) The directory list view keeps "losing" the position at which I am, so every time I share a photo, I have to scroll down to where I left (in a directory with 5000 pictures). 2) If I screenshare using the Google Cast functionality, after a few dozens photos it loses the signal and I have to wait a few minutes before reconnecting. The entire app becomes extremely slow in the meantime. 3) The app in general is inconceivably slow. What is taking so long? I am viewing the same directory for 2 hours, why is it still so slow to load? So at this point I am struggling to understand: how comes such an app got released? Are the incentives given to developers so at odd with app quality?
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