17:[[15616880,{"by":"php2011","descendants":100,"id":15616880,"kids":[15617576,15617287,15617141,15617304,15618958,15617051,15618075,15618054,15617478,15618454,15617278,15617117,15618535,15617118,15620489,15617284,15619002,15617179,15622924,15618706,15620168,15618172,15619982,15617610,15620312,15618168,15621745,15646031,15621015,15620361,15622060,15647189,15620500,15617314,15617183,15621323,15632101,15618427,15617433,15617825],"score":235,"text":"Yahoo Finance has apparently killed is API. Zero warning. Lots of apps probably use this.

Before, you could get stock information by using http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv

Now, you get the following message:\nIt has come to our attention that this service is being used in violation of the Yahoo Terms of Service. As such, the service is being discontinued. For all future markets and equities data research, please refer to finance.yahoo.com.

What violation of TOS? People have been using this for years without any issues.

If you are going to cut this off, how about a warning and heads up?

Guess that's what we should expect from OATH / Verizon.","time":1509686620,"title":"Tell HN: Yahoo Finance has apparently killed its API","type":"story"}],[14854403,{"by":"happy-go-lucky","descendants":23,"id":14854403,"kids":[14855391,14854998,14912183,14854810,14870512,14857382,14854661,14854963,14892552,14858290,14854869],"score":270,"time":1501056781,"title":"A list of public JSON APIs for use in web development","type":"story","url":"https://github.com/toddmotto/public-apis"}],[9853188,{"by":"umeboshi","descendants":1,"id":9853188,"kids":[9854127],"score":6,"time":1436376098,"title":"Why Developers Shouldn't Abandon Microsoft Yet","type":"story","url":"http://www.programmableweb.com/news/why-developers-shouldnt-abandon-microsoft-yet/2015/07/08"}],[9290857,{"by":"opusdie","descendants":12,"id":9290857,"kids":[9291178,9292417,9291633,9291207,9291199],"score":13,"time":1427734958,"title":"WebPurify Profanity Filter, Image Moderation, Video Moderation APIs","type":"story","url":"http://www.webpurify.com/"}],[8986183,{"by":"gwintrob","descendants":227,"id":8986183,"kids":[8986698,8987223,8989308,8987106,8987186,8986357,8987493,8986634,8987092,8986520,8987492,8987415,8986453,8987427,8988210,8986659,8997142,8991848,9009199,8990764,8991351,8986463,8987869,8989916,8986874,8988799,8987470,8990781],"score":367,"time":1422904799,"title":"Replacing Middle Management with APIs","type":"story","url":"http://rein.pk/replacing-middle-management-with-apis/"}],[8907650,{"by":"MrBra","descendants":3,"id":8907650,"kids":[8919222,8907672],"score":4,"text":"","time":1421592888,"title":"Databound: a simple Javascript API to the Ruby on Rails CRUD","type":"story","url":"http://databound.me"}],[8751883,{"by":"nnd","descendants":3,"id":8751883,"kids":[8752725,8753462,8751917],"score":4,"text":"I'd like to discuss the ethical aspect of using a private API.

I was able to reverse-engineer a secure HTTP API of a website with over 10 million users to enable access from third-party clients (one has to authenticate with their login and password). This hack allows you to access you own data on the website, that's it, there is no malicious intent.

I have several options here:

* publish it on a popular blog and wait for the company to act on this (they probably won't be too happy)\n* report the vulnerability to the company, and when the fix it, publish the information

I really want to publish this hack, as it could be useful for others to learn how to reverse engineer APIs, and I also believe there is no reason why said API should be private in the first place, they should open it.

What would you do?","time":1418651336,"title":"Ask HN: I've reversed-engineered a private API, now what?","type":"story","url":""}],[8706368,{"by":"api","descendants":2,"id":8706368,"kids":[8711697,8718108],"score":1,"text":"Where have you had luck with PR and news release submission?

Anyone used things like PitchPigeon before? What about traditional venues like PR NewsWire?","time":1417807744,"title":"Ask HN: Best places to submit PR and news releases?","type":"story","url":""}],[8713100,{"by":"jit_hacker","descendants":2,"id":8713100,"kids":[8716750],"score":2,"text":"I've spent the last 6 months doing a lot of high level Architecture and API design. Most of my thought gathering, brainstorm and sense making exercises have involved a whiteboard.

Whiteboards are awesome because you can draw and express ideas easily and freely, but the sketches are hard to save and catalog. I've tried UML and digital white board tools and frankly the input mechanisms really cumbersome and slow down the whole process.

Is there any tool out there that leverages the freedom of a whiteboard, while still remaining digital?","time":1417978027,"title":"Ask: Do You Use Software for API / Architecture Design?","type":"story","url":""}]]

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created:	December 8, 2014
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