1289
340
iPhones are allergic to helium
https://ifixit.org/blog/11986/iphones-are-allergic-to-helium/
7 years ago
970
332
We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/xw9n3q/we-posed-as-100-senators-to-run-ads-on-facebook-facebook-approved-all-of-them
689
132
JPEG image of Shakespeare which is also a zip file containing his complete works
https://twitter.com/David3141593/status/1057042085029822464
606
300
Why Jupyter is data scientists’ computational notebook of choice
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07196-1
511
356
Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/30/humanity-wiped-out-animals-since-1970-major-report-finds
495
421
Kids’ Apps Are Crammed With Ads
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/style/kids-study-apps-advertising.html
480
783
iPad Pro
https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/
464
114
October 21 post-incident analysis
https://blog.github.com/2018-10-30-oct21-post-incident-analysis/
408
105
How to Make a Roguelike
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshGe/20181029/329512/How_to_Make_a_Roguelike.php
398
143
Micro.blog
https://micro.blog/
394
70
The SOS in my Halloween decorations
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-45976946
362
95
Apple T2 Security Chip: Security Overview [pdf]
https://www.apple.com/mac/docs/Apple_T2_Security_Chip_Overview.pdf
310
93
Pre-Existing Immunity to CRISPR Found in 96% of People in Study
https://www.xconomy.com/boston/2018/10/29/pre-existing-immunity-to-crispr-found-in-96-of-people-in-study/
128
Google Home (in)Security
https://jerrygamblin.com/2018/10/29/google-home-insecurity/
309
111
Facebook open-sources new suite of Linux kernel components and tools
https://code.fb.com/open-source/linux/
303
49
Show HN: SQL Trainer – Learn SQL by doing live data exercises
https://app.bytescout.com/sql-trainer/index.html
289
145
A single-page app is almost always worse than a multi-page app
https://www.gregnavis.com/articles/the-architecture-no-one-needs.html
274
377
Apple Finally Updates MacBook Air with Retina Display, Touch ID
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/apple-finally-updates-macbook-air-with-retina-display/
272
89
WebAssembly Threads ready to try in Chrome 70
https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2018/10/wasm-threads
266
116
World of Warcraft: one simple line of code can cost you dearly (2016)
https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2016/07/28809-world-of-warcraft-one-simple-line-of-code-can-cost-you-dearly
263
211
Teaching C (2016)
https://blog.regehr.org/archives/1393
56
Show HN: Jobs Done – A ritual app for ending the work day inspired by Deep Work
https://github.com/skidding/jobs-done
253
A Tour of the Top Algorithms for Machine Learning Newbies
https://towardsdatascience.com/a-tour-of-the-top-10-algorithms-for-machine-learning-newbies-dde4edffae11
69
Show HN: Space invaders, but the invaders evolve with genetic algorithm
https://github.com/victorqribeiro/invaderz
80
The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle to Live Free
https://longreads.com/2018/10/30/the-masterless-people-pirates-maroons-and-the-struggle-to-live-free/
208
138
Create your own dysfunctional single-page app
https://tinnedfruit.com/articles/create-your-own-dysfunctional-single-page-app.html
234
Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/apple-finally-announces-an-overhauled-mac-mini/
205
134
This is the best drone according to Amazon? – The HS100
https://dronedj.com/2018/10/30/amazon-reviews-hs100/
196
180
Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/business/mini-books-pocket-john-green.html
195
297
The backlash against overtourism
https://www.economist.com/node/21752943
186
137
It's not okay to pretend your software is open source
https://drewdevault.com/2018/10/30/Its-not-okay-to-pretend-youre-open-source.html
183
102
Alarm as China eases 25-year ban on rhino and tiger parts
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46027702
172
Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients'
https://www.bbc.com/news/education-46019429
115
15TB HDDs: Western Digital Unveils the Ultrastar DC HC620
https://www.anandtech.com/show/13523/western-digital-15tb-hdd-ultrastar-dc-hc620
175
87
How I Lent My Camera Kit and Had It ‘Legally Stolen’
https://petapixel.com/2018/10/29/how-i-lent-my-4500-camera-kit-for-95-and-had-it-legally-stolen/
174
104
‘Oumuamua, Thin Films and Lightsails
https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2018/10/29/on-oumuamua-thin-films-and-lightsails/
155
58
C++17 constexpr Compile-time Ray Tracer (2017)
https://github.com/tcbrindle/raytracer.hpp
151
32
Massive octopus nursery found in deep sea
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/10/deep-sea-octopus-nursery-discovered-animals-news/
47
Managed CockroachDB: Geo-Distributed Database as a Service
https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/launching-managed-cockroachdb/
141
126
Fedora 29
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-29/
139
34
Designing a new funding structure for bootstrappers
https://earnestcapital.co/funding-for-bootstrappers/
37
Spatial: A High Level Programming Language for FPGAs
https://spatial-lang.org/
133
108
How to Handle Monetary Values in JavaScript
https://frontstuff.io/how-to-handle-monetary-values-in-javascript
29
Founder’s Guide to the Y Combinator Interview
https://www.atrium.co/blog/yc-interview-guide/
130
16
TinyEMU, a RISC-V/i486 VM for Linux in the Browser
https://bellard.org/tinyemu/
121
14
Show HN: Giraffe – Functional ASP.NET Core web framework for F#
https://github.com/giraffe-fsharp/Giraffe
120
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How much does a cable box really cost? The industry would prefer you don't ask
http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-spectrum-cable-rate-hike-20181030-story.html
An Alternative History of Silicon Valley Disruption
https://www.wired.com/story/alternative-history-of-silicon-valley-disruption/
Why some things are darker when wet (1988)
https://fermatslibrary.com/s/why-some-things-are-darker-when-wet
103
113
Dissecting the Bloodthirsty Bliss of Death Metal
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dissecting-the-bloodthirsty-bliss-of-death-metal/
Introducing AdaNet: Fast and Flexible AutoML with Learning Guarantees
https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/10/introducing-adanet-fast-and-flexible.html
96
Analyzing the Walmart site performance
https://iamakulov.com/notes/walmart/
92
79
Google X Executive Accused of Sexual Harassment Still Works There, Employees Say
https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/google-x-sexual-harassment-allegations-employment.html
The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle to Live Free