Monday 31 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: The New York Times buys Wordle

The New York Times buys Wordle
637 by lucis | 423 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: The new hire who showed up is not the same person we interviewed

The new hire who showed up is not the same person we interviewed
628 by amadeuspzs | 349 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Moderna’s HIV vaccine has officially begun human trials

Moderna’s HIV vaccine has officially begun human trials
582 by grawprog | 231 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a different web

Adblocking people and non-adblocking people experience a different web
506 by decrypt | 525 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmware over the WiFi

My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmware over the WiFi
485 by _Microft | 489 comments on Hacker News.


Sunday 30 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific misinformation online

Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific misinformation online
591 by steelstraw | 506 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar

A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar
491 by radley | 293 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Web page that parses and explains the label on a bike tire

Show HN: Web page that parses and explains the label on a bike tire
477 by moasda | 123 comments on Hacker News.
History: Last year I had to replace the tire on my bike, and I was surprised how difficult it was to find a suitable new tire. There were a lot of numbers written on the casing, so I googled what they meant. In the end I was successful, but I didn't want to do the same work again for the next bike after I've forgotten the details. So I wrote this website. Technically, the web page is kept very simple, no frameworks, no templates, no website builder. It uses HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, and it privides a responsive layout for mobile usage. I'm happy to receive feedback. If you have tried the label of your bike tire, and it doesn't work, please post it as well. Thanks!

New best story on Hacker News: Did I just lose half a million dollars?

Did I just lose half a million dollars?
560 by olegious | 674 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Black, the uncompromising Python code formatter, is stable

Black, the uncompromising Python code formatter, is stable
464 by crlees | 277 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday 27 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Guess the daily Wordle in one try using the tweet distribution

Guess the daily Wordle in one try using the tweet distribution
486 by benhamner | 103 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Hacker claimed ownership and then deleted my Facebook Page of 50k users

Ask HN: Hacker claimed ownership and then deleted my Facebook Page of 50k users
484 by metalised | 178 comments on Hacker News.
As an update to [0] and [1], the scammers have now completely deleted my page of 50k subscribers. I am devastated. 10+ years of building a heavy metal community, gone like a puff of smoke, just like that. And Facebook still hasn't replied to a single message. I hate to imagine what would have happened if I was an actual business... I am reaching out to the HN community one last time. If anyone has any advice or can help me talk to an actual human being at Facebook and restore my page and ownership, please get in touch! (or if not, at least vote / comment your own frustrations or horror stories below, to help get my story be seen by such a person, if you think this post deserves it...) [0] https://ift.tt/3sHF5qr [1] https://ift.tt/3JWQCIJ

New best story on Hacker News: Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube

Naomi Wu video demonetized on YouTube
472 by jacquesm | 461 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Google rewrites many page titles

Google rewrites many page titles
533 by cyrusshepard | 241 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Is the past disappearing on the web?

Ask HN: Is the past disappearing on the web?
548 by dusted | 313 comments on Hacker News.
I have the habit of looking at the date of things I consume online, it gives me a sense of relevance and context, both when I'm looking for things that are "from now" but more importantly when I'm looking for things given a temporal context, for instance, programming for an old compiler, finding out how to do something with an old piece of hardware or electronics. I feel like I'm encountering more and more sites and articles where I can't seem to find the date. Google will return irrelevant results from today rather than relevant results from 10 years ago. I feel it's getting worse, is it just me?

New best story on Hacker News: Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a car

Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a car
481 by exolymph | 481 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others

Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others
570 by alokedesai | 374 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Washington state shuts down Amazon price-fixing program nationwide

Washington state shuts down Amazon price-fixing program nationwide
609 by ilamont | 282 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday 26 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: A Minimum Viable Computer, or Linux for $15

A Minimum Viable Computer, or Linux for $15
580 by kotaKat | 291 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: AirPods don't “just work”

AirPods don't “just work”
549 by knowingathing | 645 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: The old internet shows signs of quietly coming back

The old internet shows signs of quietly coming back
559 by ColinWright | 352 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, million miles away

James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, million miles away
730 by pseudolus | 330 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: 717 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt's Nightwatch

717 Gigapixel Image of Rembrandt's Nightwatch
548 by gaws | 133 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: PRQL – A proposal for a better SQL

PRQL – A proposal for a better SQL
635 by maximilianroos | 284 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: How big was the Tonga eruption?

How big was the Tonga eruption?
661 by giuliomagnifico | 254 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: The Curse of NixOS

The Curse of NixOS
572 by nemoniac | 346 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone

Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone
761 by ciprian_craciun | 581 comments on Hacker News.


Sunday 23 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Charm – tools to make the command line glamorous

Charm – tools to make the command line glamorous
672 by hillcrestenigma | 123 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Gmail account security is insane

Gmail account security is insane
710 by caseyf7 | 333 comments on Hacker News.
I have a gmail account that I rarely use, but I know the password. I enter it correctly and get the following message: You’re trying to sign in on a device Google doesn’t recognize, and we don’t have enough information to verify that it’s you. For your protection, you can’t sign in here right now. Try again from a device or location where you’ve signed in before. Even if I get the code from the recovery email account, it won't work. Is this the AI hell Google throws you into if you get a new phone and computer in the same year? Has anyone else on HN run into this and found a solution?

New best story on Hacker News: I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes that fly over my house

I built a system that takes pictures of all the airplanes that fly over my house
619 by tosh | 146 comments on Hacker News.


Friday 21 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Danish government makes its new economic model open source

Danish government makes its new economic model open source
546 by HumanReadable | 89 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest chip plant

Intel's $20B Ohio factory could become world's largest chip plant
546 by HieronymusBosch | 458 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Open-Sourcing our Firmware

Open-Sourcing our Firmware
535 by aram | 144 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned

FalsiScan: Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned
506 by tercio | 215 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: UK is spending £500k on a PR campaign demonising end-to-end encryption

UK is spending £500k on a PR campaign demonising end-to-end encryption
490 by FinnKuhn | 99 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: The time might come when we add some JSON specific command line options

The time might come when we add some JSON specific command line options
522 by dennis-tra | 170 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Gitlab Handbook's HN Page

Gitlab Handbook's HN Page
503 by mooreds | 186 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Free Postgres databases for small projects

Free Postgres databases for small projects
612 by mikeyhew | 147 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Roblox October Outage Postmortem

Roblox October Outage Postmortem
538 by kbuck | 251 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday 19 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying

Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying
448 by codyogden | 654 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell
440 by deadcoder0904 | 479 comments on Hacker News.
Previously asked on 2020 → https://ift.tt/3oJEwb5

New best story on Hacker News: I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone

I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone
427 by TriNetra | 353 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: 1Password Has Raised $620M

1Password Has Raised $620M
515 by andrewdutton | 520 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: The story behind OS X’s Unix compliant certification

The story behind OS X’s Unix compliant certification
421 by azinman2 | 147 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday 18 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: An anatomy of Bitcoin price manipulation

An anatomy of Bitcoin price manipulation
596 by VHRanger | 418 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: €2.6M spent for a book at auction, believed they would own the IP

€2.6M spent for a book at auction, believed they would own the IP
555 by notRobot | 371 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)

I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)
402 by marcobambini | 113 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Why isn't there a universal data format for résumés?

Why isn't there a universal data format for résumés?
411 by ColinWright | 447 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Statistical Rethinking (2022 Edition)

Statistical Rethinking (2022 Edition)
462 by eternalban | 122 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: hiccupFX.js

hiccupFX.js
451 by rvieira | 78 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard

Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard
656 by totablebanjo | 377 comments on Hacker News.


Friday 14 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Multiple Sclerosis Causality

Multiple Sclerosis Causality
507 by nabla9 | 178 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Train burglaries in LA

Train burglaries in LA
489 by r721 | 522 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: PayPal faces lawsuit for freezing customer accounts and funds

PayPal faces lawsuit for freezing customer accounts and funds
607 by I_am_tiberius | 247 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Exploring System76's New Rust Based Desktop Environment

Exploring System76's New Rust Based Desktop Environment
487 by Parseus | 381 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel CPU platform?

Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel CPU platform?
532 by freemint | 335 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Engine cooling – why rocket engines don’t melt

Engine cooling – why rocket engines don’t melt
459 by wolfram74 | 122 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday 13 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Music industry is suing youtube-dl hosters

Music industry is suing youtube-dl hosters
486 by 2pEXgD0fZ5cF | 309 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Looptap – A minimal game to waste your time

Show HN: Looptap – A minimal game to waste your time
802 by vasanthv | 128 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest numbers in 50 years

More than 1M fewer students are in college, the lowest numbers in 50 years
463 by Takizawamura | 874 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Welcome to Waifu Labs v2: How Do AIs Create?

Welcome to Waifu Labs v2: How Do AIs Create?
442 by Cixelyn | 223 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Make the “semantic web” web 3.0 again – with the help of SQLite

Make the “semantic web” web 3.0 again – with the help of SQLite
448 by sekao | 205 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: The optional chaining operator, “modern” browsers, and my mom

The optional chaining operator, “modern” browsers, and my mom
425 by ksec | 296 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: I think I know why you can't hire engineers right now

I think I know why you can't hire engineers right now
628 by cushychicken | 656 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?

Ask HN: Firefox connection problems after enabling DoH?
590 by killdozer | 333 comments on Hacker News.
The latest version of Firefox (96.0 and 95.02) seems to have a problem where as soon as you enable DOH (DNS over HTTPS) the browser is unable to establish any connections. Disabling this feature once enabled doesn't resolve the issue, closing the browser leaves processes hanging in the background consuming resources. Several of my friends have reported (Windows/Linux) seeing the same issue but we haven't been able to find a solution.

New best story on Hacker News: In MySQL, use “utf8mb4” instead of “utf8” (2016)

In MySQL, use “utf8mb4” instead of “utf8” (2016)
571 by pcr910303 | 310 comments on Hacker News.


Monday 10 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: New Year, New CEO

New Year, New CEO
572 by 0xedb | 190 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: YC’s $500k Standard Deal

YC’s $500k Standard Deal
454 by langitbiru | 239 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: UCLA Study Finds Laughter in 65 Species, from Rats to Cows

UCLA Study Finds Laughter in 65 Species, from Rats to Cows
433 by cdepman | 178 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: See how DMARC, SPF, and DKIM work interactively

See how DMARC, SPF, and DKIM work interactively
442 by anderspitman | 98 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: I am a New York City public high school student. The situation is beyond control

I am a New York City public high school student. The situation is beyond control
516 by prawn | 727 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Oh, 2022

Oh, 2022
565 by elkos | 393 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thousands of apps

Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thousands of apps
589 by curling_grad | 736 comments on Hacker News.


Friday 7 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Drop a raindrop anywhere in the world and watch where it ends up

Drop a raindrop anywhere in the world and watch where it ends up
613 by slowhand09 | 100 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: My First Impressions of Web3

My First Impressions of Web3
710 by natdempk | 283 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Computers as I used to love them

Computers as I used to love them
588 by tosh | 209 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: New York City will make it mandatory for companies to post salaries on job ads

New York City will make it mandatory for companies to post salaries on job ads
586 by thebigspacefuck | 493 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions

Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions
556 by zdw | 404 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Salary data is for sale

Tell HN: Salary data is for sale
751 by bsilvereagle | 372 comments on Hacker News.
Equifax is selling salary data as part of an "employment verification solution": https://ift.tt/31BmxNA You can view a copy of your report here: https://ift.tt/3t5arYc It will contain: * Previous annual salary * Previous paycheck amounts * Previous addresses * Who has accessed the report in the past 24 months From their website, this data may be able to be removed via CCPA: > Employee data is exempt from the CCPA until January 1, 2022. https://ift.tt/31xBj7U...

Thursday 6 January 2022

New best story on Hacker News: Chatbots: Still dumb after all these years

Chatbots: Still dumb after all these years
581 by zdw | 368 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: I Miss RSS

I Miss RSS
588 by behnamoh | 283 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux

Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux
633 by tomrod | 193 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: How to design a house to last 1000 years

How to design a house to last 1000 years
581 by ddubski | 385 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: Tauri – Electron alternative written in Rust

Tauri – Electron alternative written in Rust
549 by WolfOliver | 414 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922)

What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922)
677 by yamrzou | 547 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: We handle 80TB and 5M page views a month for under $400

We handle 80TB and 5M page views a month for under $400
636 by darknoon | 345 comments on Hacker News.


New best story on Hacker News: I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months

I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months
625 by benadam11 | 559 comments on Hacker News.