Friday 31 May 2019

New top story on Hacker News: The volatile era that gave rise to Jane Austen and Lord Byron

The volatile era that gave rise to Jane Austen and Lord Byron
1 by pepys | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The volatile era that gave rise to Jane Austen and Lord Byron


New top story on Hacker News: Lisp System Implementation

Lisp System Implementation
8 by nils-m-holm | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Lisp System Implementation


New top story on Hacker News: Facebook reportedly thinks there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media

Facebook reportedly thinks there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media
8 by kerng | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Facebook reportedly thinks there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media


New top story on Hacker News: The Fascinating World of Solder Alloys and Metallurgy


New top story on Hacker News: The Fascinating World of Solder Alloys and Metallurgy

The Fascinating World of Solder Alloys and Metallurgy
3 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Hyundai Motor Introduces Electric Double-Decker Bus


New top story on Hacker News: Hyundai Motor Introduces Electric Double-Decker Bus

Hyundai Motor Introduces Electric Double-Decker Bus
2 by clouddrover | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Taplytics Is Hiring Engineering Managers in Toronto


New top story on Hacker News: Taplytics Is Hiring Engineering Managers in Toronto

Taplytics Is Hiring Engineering Managers in Toronto
1 by aglazer | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google

Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google
14 by Despegar | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google


New top story on Hacker News: Amethyst: Data-driven game engine written in Rust

Amethyst: Data-driven game engine written in Rust
13 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Amethyst: Data-driven game engine written in Rust


New top story on Hacker News: WebAssembly on the Server: How System Calls Work


New top story on Hacker News: WebAssembly on the Server: How System Calls Work

WebAssembly on the Server: How System Calls Work
5 by syrusakbary | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: ‘This could ruin us’: A class-action suit imperils California freelancers


New top story on Hacker News: Faster Parallel Python Without Python Multiprocessing


New top story on Hacker News: ‘This could ruin us’: A class-action suit imperils California freelancers

‘This could ruin us’: A class-action suit imperils California freelancers
3 by gok | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Faster Parallel Python Without Python Multiprocessing

Faster Parallel Python Without Python Multiprocessing
15 by Cyranix | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Wikipedia article of the day for June 1, 2019


Wikipedia article of the day is Cleopatra. Check it out: http://bit.ly/Ot40bl

New top story on Hacker News: Cache Concurrency Control

Cache Concurrency Control
37 by brazeepd | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Block Fingerprinting with Firefox

Block Fingerprinting with Firefox
854 by rendall | 232 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Field Notes: Highlights from Huawei

Field Notes: Highlights from Huawei
125 by yblu | 81 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Capture the Flag: the emergence of complex cooperative agents

Capture the Flag: the emergence of complex cooperative agents
14 by yigitdemirag | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Better Bash History (2012)

Better Bash History (2012)
212 by Pete_D | 61 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Hedgehog Ethereum wallet: Build DApps like apps, without centralized keys

Hedgehog Ethereum wallet: Build DApps like apps, without centralized keys
135 by roneil | 47 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Data Is Plural – Structured Archive

Data Is Plural – Structured Archive
105 by joshdance | 26 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: PyPI now offers two-factor auth

PyPI now offers two-factor auth
144 by oefrha | 28 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

Switch from Chrome to Firefox
2862 by WisNorCan | 892 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Why Is Infrastructure So Expensive to Build in New York?

Why Is Infrastructure So Expensive to Build in New York?
25 by tptacek | 13 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Does the news reflect what we die from?

Does the news reflect what we die from?
120 by okket | 88 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A map of the US where city names are replaced by most Wikipedia’ed resident

A map of the US where city names are replaced by most Wikipedia’ed resident
534 by brandonhall | 191 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Vulgar Bodies and Nasty Trades

Vulgar Bodies and Nasty Trades
21 by pepys | 8 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Software Design is Human Relationships: Waiters, Changers, and Sufficiency

Software Design is Human Relationships: Waiters, Changers, and Sufficiency
27 by KentBeck | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Birthday Paradox Revisited

Birthday Paradox Revisited
44 by bookofjoe | 10 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Scanning a Braille Playboy Magazine (2011)

Scanning a Braille Playboy Magazine (2011)
28 by brudgers | 5 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Rare Dreamcast-Powered Sega Fish Life Preserved and Released by Musée Bolo

Rare Dreamcast-Powered Sega Fish Life Preserved and Released by Musée Bolo
82 by yrochat | 20 comments on Hacker News.


Google and Apple criticise GCHQ eavesdropping idea

The tech giants are among 47 organisations to hit out at a plan to look at encrypted messages.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2HMnuWB
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Rory shares his Parkinson's diagnosis

The journalist shared the news after TV viewers noticed a hand tremor during a report on new 5G technology.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2MkdGHH
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5G put to the test on the street

BBC News puts 5G mobile connectivity to the test on two phones, downloading a podcast.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2WfcUQO
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Live BBC broadcast over 5G network on launch day fails

The BBC News at One O' Clock tried to broadcast an interview about the 5G network using the new technology but ran into some issues.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2HKDDMg
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The sea-cooled eco-resort that's nearly mosquito-free

The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2Mlrp0V
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Wikipedia article of the day for May 31, 2019


Wikipedia article of the day is Good Girl Gone Bad. Check it out: http://bit.ly/2cxtYWo

Thursday 30 May 2019

New top story on Hacker News: The author of uBlock on Google Chrome's proposal to cripple ad blockers

The author of uBlock on Google Chrome's proposal to cripple ad blockers
25 by fanf2 | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The author of uBlock on Google Chrome's proposal to cripple ad blockers


New top story on Hacker News: YC Work at a Startup Expo on 6/29: Meet with 40 YC founders and find your next role


New top story on Hacker News: An Exercise Program for the Fat Web


New top story on Hacker News: An Exercise Program for the Fat Web

An Exercise Program for the Fat Web
9 by raviojha | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: YC Work at a Startup Expo on 6/29: Meet with 40 YC founders and find your next role

YC Work at a Startup Expo on 6/29: Meet with 40 YC founders and find your next role
1 by ryankicks | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Python's Caduceus Syndrome

Python's Caduceus Syndrome
5 by rbanffy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: CIA's Latest Layer: An Onion Site


New top story on Hacker News: OpenSUSE Considers Governance Options


New top story on Hacker News: US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom'


New top story on Hacker News: Ohmm Mining: Turn Flared Natural Gas into Bitcoin


New top story on Hacker News: CIA's Latest Layer: An Onion Site

CIA's Latest Layer: An Onion Site
8 by dosy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: OpenSUSE Considers Governance Options

OpenSUSE Considers Governance Options
2 by l2dy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ohmm Mining: Turn Flared Natural Gas into Bitcoin

Ohmm Mining: Turn Flared Natural Gas into Bitcoin
4 by seibelj | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom'

US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom'
14 by otikik | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: UTF-8 String Indexing Strategies


New top story on Hacker News: Public DNS in Taiwan the Latest Victim of BGP Hijack


New top story on Hacker News: Segment is hiring engineers to build our Developer Platform


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Notational Velocity for Vim


New top story on Hacker News: Implementing a New CPU Architecture for Ghidra [slides]


New top story on Hacker News: Safari Technology Preview Release 83 is now available


New top story on Hacker News: Building a Stateless API Proxy


New top story on Hacker News: Rare Earth Elements could be big business for West Virginia


New top story on Hacker News: AdNauseam: Browser extension to fight back against tracking by ad networks


New top story on Hacker News: Mathematics all-in-one cheat-sheet (2013) [pdf]


New top story on Hacker News: Google bans apps that facilitate sale of marijuana


New top story on Hacker News: Multi-threaded SQLite without the OperationalErrors (2017)


New top story on Hacker News: Response to false statements on surveillance made by Martin Steiger


New top story on Hacker News: Investor Funnels for Series As


New top story on Hacker News: Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost?


New top story on Hacker News: Striped maple trees often change sexes, with females more likely to die


5G: EE launches UK's next-generation mobile network

EE switches on its next-generation 5G mobile network with a Stormzy gig.

from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2EJrNjp
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New top story on Hacker News: Striped maple trees often change sexes, with females more likely to die

Striped maple trees often change sexes, with females more likely to die
25 by dnetesn | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: UTF-8 String Indexing Strategies

UTF-8 String Indexing Strategies
4 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Public DNS in Taiwan the Latest Victim of BGP Hijack

Public DNS in Taiwan the Latest Victim of BGP Hijack
6 by pjf | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: 'A white-collar sweatshop': Google Assistant contractors allege wage theft

'A white-collar sweatshop': Google Assistant contractors allege wage theft
55 by mands | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Waterfox Browser


New top story on Hacker News: A Type of Programming


New top story on Hacker News: Extraterrestrial organic matter preserved in 3.33 Ga sediments from Barberton


New top story on Hacker News: The Art of Thinking Long-Term Even When Money Is Running Out


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Roc – Real-Time streaming over the network


New top story on Hacker News: Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist (2012)


New top story on Hacker News: Advanced Data Structures (2017)


New top story on Hacker News: Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users


New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Resources on how Google/Facebook etc. approach software design?


New top story on Hacker News: A castle where people live rent-free


New top story on Hacker News: A look at pathfinder


New top story on Hacker News: Lessons from cold fusion, 30 years on


New top story on Hacker News: Is Fake News Spam?


New top story on Hacker News: How to set your Google account to delete itself after you die