804
182
A deep dive into iOS Exploit chains found in the wild
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-very-deep-dive-into-ios-exploit.html
6 years ago
735
267
The Baseline Interpreter: A Faster JavaScript Interpreter in Firefox 70
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/08/the-baseline-interpreter-a-faster-js-interpreter-in-firefox-70/
463
115
Dqlite – High-Availability SQLite
https://dqlite.io/
447
216
Banned from Google Ads for Using Apple Card
https://smartprivacy.io/learn/i-got-banned-from-google-ads-for-using-apple-card
425
174
Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads them to their server
https://twitter.com/wongmjane/status/1167463054709334017
424
353
NPM Bans Terminal Ads
https://www.zdnet.com/article/npm-bans-terminal-ads/
328
83
The Paxos Algorithm, or How to Win a Turing Award
https://lamport.azurewebsites.net/tla/paxos-algorithm.html
306
67
On-Device, Real-Time Hand Tracking with MediaPipe
https://ai.googleblog.com/2019/08/on-device-real-time-hand-tracking-with.html
299
126
Anna Karenina Principle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Karenina_principle
291
239
Verified by Twilio
https://www.twilio.com/blog/introducing-verified-twilio
254
120
Go Module Mirror and Checksum Database Launched
https://blog.golang.org/module-mirror-launch
244
103
Websites have been quietly hacking iPhones for years, says Google
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614243/websites-have-been-quietly-hacking-iphones-for-years-says-google/
235
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/protocols-not-platforms-a-technological-approach-to-free-speech
227
117
Burnout is real – how to avoid it
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/work-burnout-symptoms-and-prevention
224
BMW unveils car sprayed with Vantablack
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/08/27/bmw-vbx6-vantablack-car-design/
218
73
Lumen: An alternative BEAM implementation, designed for WebAssembly
https://github.com/lumen/lumen
214
172
Facial recognition: School ID checks lead to GDPR fine
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49489154
211
253
Release of “13 Reasons Why” Associated with Increase in Youth Suicide Rates
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/release-of-13-reasons-why-associated-with-increase-in-youth-suicide-rates.shtml
200
74
The Portuguese Bank Note Crisis of 1925
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alves_dos_Reis#Banco_de_Portugal_plot
195
129
Boeing's Crashes Expose Systemic Failings
https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/737-max-boeing-s-crashes-expose-systemic-failings-a-1282869.html
192
225
The physical Apple Card is a case of form over function
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2019/physical-apple-card-case-form-over-function
185
105
Sugar: Open-source software learning platform for children
https://sugarlabs.org/
155
50
Crispr now cuts and splices whole chromosomes
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/forget-single-genes-crispr-now-cuts-and-splices-whole-chromosomes
167
Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/30/20841288/jack-dorsey-ceo-twitter-account-hacked-chuckle-gang-shane-dawson-james-charles
149
22
Ceramics enter a new era with laser-welded joints
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/ceramics-enter-a-new-era-with-laser-welded-joints/
140
35
Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/business/tech-start-up-founders-nest.html
138
153
Most Canadians Are Now Better Off Than Most Americans
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-29/america-s-middle-class-is-losing-ground-to-canada-s
136
127
Measles: Four European nations lose eradication status
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49507253
132
18
Linux Pressure Stall Information (PSI) by Example
https://unixism.net/2019/08/linux-pressure-stall-information-psi-by-example/
130
47
Google begins penalising domain leasing
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-begins-penalizing-domain-leasing-28137.html
122
40
Neural Networks Are Essentially Polynomial Regression
https://matloff.wordpress.com/2018/06/20/neural-networks-are-essentially-polynomial-regression/
114
197
Much fridge food ‘goes there to die’
https://news.osu.edu/much-fridge-food-goes-there-to-die/
110
95
Sipeed Longan Nano – RISC-V Development Board
https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sipeed-Longan-Nano-RISC-V-GD32VF103CBT6-Development-Board-p-4205.html
108
34
How to Build a Pyramid
https://analog-antiquarian.net/2019/08/30/chapter-16-how-to-build-a-pyramid/
How to Teach an Iris Scanner That the Eye It’s Looking at Is Dead
https://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/imaging/how-to-teach-an-iris-scanner-that-the-eye-its-looking-at-is-dead
106
76
The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority (2015)
https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15
107
Gardens with a 12,000-person waiting list
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190828-the-gardens-with-a-12000-person-waiting-list
43
BPF port-based firewall for systemd services
https://kailueke.gitlab.io/systemd-bpf-firewall-loader/
46
The Survival of Iggy Pop
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/02/the-survival-of-iggy-pop
97
79
Ask HN: Do senior engineers have a mental model before coding?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20842108
96
11
Quantum radar has been demonstrated for the first time
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614160/quantum-radar-has-been-demonstrated-for-the-first-time/
94
3
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Account Hacked
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/technology/jack-dorsey-twitter-account-hacked.html
87
Compasses to point true north for first time in 360 years in UK
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/30/compasses-to-point-true-north-for-first-time-in-360-years
9
Boeing 737 Unpaved Strip Kit
http://www.b737.org.uk/unpavedstripkit.htm
84
GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/once-giant-gm-is-now-detroit-s-smallest-auto-making-employer
27
Spatial Interfaces
https://johnpalmer.site/#/spatialinterfaces
81
17
Opinion piece on GHC back ends
https://andreaspk.github.io/posts/2019-08-25-Opinion%20piece%20on%20GHC%20backends.html
A predicted superconductor might work at a record-breaking 200° Celsius
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/predicted-superconductor-record-breaking-temperature-200-celsius
78
25
In praise of xlogo
https://simont.dreamwidth.org/242297.html
Lisp as a Vehicle for Rapid Prototyping (1997)
http://www.nhplace.com/kent/PS/Hindsight.html
77
Cryptographic key used to sign one of Facebook's Android apps compromised
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/29/cryptographic-key-used-to-sign-one-of-facebooks-android-apps-compromised/
Websites have been quietly hacking iPhones for years, says Google
