Ask HN: Why did Microsoft not use HTML instead of .doc as Word doc format?
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Ask HN: Why did Microsoft not use HTML instead of .doc as Word doc format?
If one were to write a word processor in 2018 from scratch, should they use HTML as the document format over .doc or anything else? Considering each browse
Ask HN: Why did Microsoft not use HTML as the format for its word documents?
Is there any critical functional difference between doc vs. HTML format for storing documents? Seems like in 2018, if a new Word processor were to be made,
Ask HN: Why do browsers not expose an Ads API?
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Ask HN: Why are iBeacons not popular yet?
I have seen alot of iBeacon companies with cool ideas but never seen one take over. Macy's is still trying to use the ones in their store and RiteAid has o
Ask HN: Why are lambdas not simply called function literals?
We don't have a special name for any other literals so why do we have one for functions? I get that it's partially for historical reasons but as it has bee
Ask HN: Why is remote work not mainstream in 2018?
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Ask HN: Why not voluntarily start UBI on a small scale?
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Ask HN: Why not have n processors in one motherboard?
Sorry never took system architecture, but it has always bothered me why you can't install another processor at least upto 6, just how you can install multi
Ask HN: Why not integrate the Google search home page into Chrome?
Even though it is already proxified/mirrored through their CDN, wouldn't shipping a cached copy of the Google.com page into Chrome save huge amounts of ban
Ask HN: Why not hardcode the Google search home page into Chrome?
It's already mirrored through their CDN, but wouldn't shipping a cached copy of the Google.com page into Chrome still save huge amounts of bandwidth and re
Ask HN: Why not more hiring of junior devs, then on-the-job-training?
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Ask HN: Why are cellphone numbers increasingly used for 2FA?
I get that most people have them and carry them around, but it still seems like a naive solution given that they can be lost/dropped/broken/stolen so easil
Ask HN: Why does a video rewind on YouTube require a rebuffer?
I've noticed that even after I've fully downloaded a video, it appears to rebuffer the entire thing when I replay it. Why is this? Why not just stream it o
Ask HN: Why companies don't pay candidates for showing up at their interview?
Interviewing is very painful and time consuming for candidates, plus, companies spend a lot of money for that. Why companies don't pay candidates for showi
Ask HN: “If that was not open source, I would be screwed”
I recently had a moment where I really appreciated running most of our stack on open source system. Needless to say it was a weird interaction with the way
Ask HN: Why can't I just install stock Android?
Why can't I install stock Android on my phone just like I can install Linux on pretty much any PC? Is there a fundamental difference with phone hardware wh
Ask HN: Why have graphical programming languages never taken off?
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Ask HN: What gestures do you use on a daily basis?
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Ask HN: Why developers hate scraping?
Also what's the latest tech stack for easy scraping?Most new developers are not able to scrap using regex, css selectors etc... So is there any new advance
Ask HN: Why do robotic startups fail
High initial capital/investment? Technology not there yet? Public appeal? More focus on SaaS? General thoughts