915
434
Julia 1.0
https://julialang.org/blog/2018/08/one-point-zero
7 years ago
851
332
Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-chemists-blue.html
592
109
Show HN: Retool – build internal tools faster
https://tryretool.com
537
309
A Dutch first: Ingenious BMW theft attempt
https://mrooding.me/a-dutch-first-ingenious-bmw-theft-attempt-5f7f49a96ec8
523
455
I don't trust Signal
https://drewdevault.com/2018/08/08/Signal.html
361
329
New York Times Co. Reports $24M Profit, Thanks to Digital Subscribers
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/business/media/new-york-times-earnings-subscriptions.html
320
248
Six Months at Riot Games
http://meagan-marie.tumblr.com/post/176788011970/six-months-at-riot-games
301
210
A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing academic kudos
https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2018/aug/09/a-phd-should-be-about-improving-society-not-chasing-academic-kudos
272
105
Discovery of nitrogen-fixing corn variety could reduce need for added fertilizer
https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/grow-food-crops-without-fertilizer
269
182
What the f*** is the edge?
https://arcentry.com/blog/what-the-f-is-the-edge/
266
524
Microsoft threatens to stop hosting Gab unless posts are removed
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/401129-microsoft-threatens-to-boot-gab-over-neo-nazis-hate-speech-posts
246
173
The Orange Juice Test (1985)
https://www.intercom.com/blog/the-orange-juice-test/
237
60
Show HN: NES Party – Online Multiplayer NES Emulator Using WebRTC
https://nes.party
231
91
Problem Solving and Clojure 1.9 with Rich Hickey
https://www.case-podcast.org/20-problem-solving-and-clojure-19-with-rich-hickey
224
124
America's first big offshore wind farm sets record low price
https://reneweconomy.com.au/americas-first-big-offshore-wind-farm-sets-record-low-price-of-6-5c-kwh-45126/
220
64
Half of the Great Barrier Reef Is Dead
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/08/explore-atlas-great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-map-climate-change
218
67
Christopher Domas: Hardware Backdoors in X86 CPUs
https://github.com/xoreaxeaxeax/rosenbridge
★ 2.3kCMIT–7 years ago
213
27
Getting Alexa to Respond to Sign Language Using Your Webcam and TensorFlow.js
https://medium.com/tensorflow/getting-alexa-to-respond-to-sign-language-using-your-webcam-and-tensorflow-js-735ccc1e6d3f
206
IPOs are expensive and cumbersome – Try a direct listing, like we did at Spotify
https://www.ft.com/content/60cd1bb8-9970-11e8-88de-49c908b1f264
95
WireGuarding the mainline
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/761939/4cee93b4fe564556/
A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing academic kudos