1036
366
Post-surgical deaths in Scotland drop by a third, attributed to a checklist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47953541
7 years ago
826
207
I found two identical packs of Skittles among 468 packs
https://possiblywrong.wordpress.com/2019/04/06/follow-up-i-found-two-identical-packs-of-skittles-among-468-packs-with-a-total-of-27740-skittles/
747
165
Animating URLs with JavaScript and Emojis
http://matthewrayfield.com/articles/animating-urls-with-javascript-and-emojis/#%F0%9F%8C%92
461
111
Microsoft turned down facial-recognition sales on human rights concerns
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-ai/microsoft-turned-down-facial-recognition-sales-on-human-rights-concerns-idUSKCN1RS2FV
404
216
Intel Exiting 5G Modems
https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-modem-statement/#gs.639at4
388
173
Popular Google Play store apps are abusing permissions and committing ad fraud
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/google-play-store-ad-fraud-du-group-baidu
342
110
Let’s Encrypt to transition to ISRG root
https://scotthelme.co.uk/lets-encrypt-to-transition-to-isrg-root/
330
361
Google Decides to Monetize Maps
https://adage.com/article/digital/google-flips-switch-its-next-big-money-maker-maps/2163976
319
115
Fluent 1.0: a localization system for natural-sounding translations
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/04/fluent-1-0-a-localization-system-for-natural-sounding-translations/
99
Lemmy: Federated Alternative to Reddit in Rust
https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
★ 14.3k Rust AGPL-3.0– 7 years ago
301
93
Tolkien was right: Scholars conclude Beowulf likely the work of single author
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/tolkien-was-right-scholars-conclude-beowulf-likely-the-work-of-single-author/
272
210
Facebook shareholders are getting fed up with Zuckerberg but can’t do anything
https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-20190416-story.html
262
39
Meshroom: Open Source 3D Reconstruction Software (2018) [video]
https://alicevision.github.io/#meshroom
261
103
Microsoft loses control over Windows Tiles
https://www.golem.de/news/subdomain-takeover-microsoft-loses-control-over-windows-tiles-1904-140717.html
252
26
Ask HN: Machine learning resources for audio processing
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19681804
250
151
Should I Resign from My Full Professor Job to Work Fulltime on Cocalc?
http://blog.sagemath.com/2019/04/12/should-i-resign-from-my-full-professor-job-to-work-fulltime-on-cocalc.html
243
31
‘Bubble Boys’ Cured in Medical Breakthrough Using Gene Therapy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-17/-bubble-boys-cured-in-medical-breakthrough-using-gene-therapy
119
Fireball over US, Wednesday, April 17th 2019 around 02:57
https://fireballs.imo.net/members/imo_view/event/2019/1775?platform=hootsuite
240
190
Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended that
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/opinion/data-privacy.html
235
141
Olympic medal-winning cyclist Rebecca Twigg is homeless in Seattle
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/olympic-medal-winning-cyclist-rebecca-twigg-is-homeless-in-seattle/
