854
487
Things Many People Find Too Obvious to Have Told You Already
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/936615043126370306
8 years ago
740
260
After 37 years, Voyager has fired up its trajectory thrusters
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/after-37-years-voyager-has-fired-up-its-trajectory-thrusters/
592
983
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15824597
508
436
A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes English-Speakers to Learn Foreign Languages
http://www.openculture.com/2017/11/a-map-showing-how-much-time-it-takes-to-learn-foreign-languages-from-easiest-to-hardest.html
466
181
iOS 11 Horror Story: The Rise and Fall of iOS Security
https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-rise-and-fall-of-ios-security/
426
162
MacOS Update Accidentally Undoes Apple's “root” Bug Patch
https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/
410
104
AT&T wants you to forget that it blocked FaceTime over cellular in 2012
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/att-says-it-never-blocked-apps-fails-to-mention-how-it-blocked-facetime/
369
60
Writing a C Compiler, Part 1
https://norasandler.com/2017/11/29/Write-a-Compiler.html
258
51
Linux Journal Ceases Publication
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-publication
238
542
The Great American Single-Family Home Problem
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/business/economy/single-family-home.html
219
136
Seed funding has declined
https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/30/theres-an-implosion-of-early-stage-vc-funding-and-no-ones-talking-about-it/
214
69
Advances in number theory inspired by physics
https://www.quantamagazine.org/secret-link-uncovered-between-pure-math-and-physics-20171201/
203
73
500 Startups still owes money to its latest group of startups
https://www.axios.com/500-startups-still-owes-money-to-its-latest-group-of-startups-2511194808.html
199
117
Never edit a method, always rewrite it?
https://dave.cheney.net/2017/11/30/never-edit-a-method-always-rewrite-it
197
118
Ask HN: Is there a fitness wristband that is hackable?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15823597
186
A Year of Developer Journals with jrnl.sh
http://rickcarlino.com/2017/11/27/keeping-a-developer-journal-with-jrnl-sh-html.html
178
20
Checklist for Python libraries APIs
http://python.apichecklist.com
175
94
Three Uber security managers resign after CEO criticizes practices
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-executives/three-uber-security-managers-resign-after-ceo-criticizes-practices-idUSKBN1DV5SD?il=0
172
130
Uber's use of encrypted messaging may set legal precedents
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-waymo-evidence/ubers-use-of-encrypted-messaging-may-set-legal-precedents-idUSKBN1DU099
170
49
The Lego Storage Guide
http://brickarchitect.com/guide/