894
36
Explorabl.es
https://explorabl.es
6 years ago
680
33
Bert Sutherland Has Died
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Sutherland
602
374
Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower than it was in 1983 (2017)
https://twitter.com/gravislizard/status/927593460642615296
589
281
Why SQLite succeeded as a database (2016)
https://changelog.com/podcast/201
520
232
Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/02/hackers-were-inside-citrix-for-five-months/
475
547
Stop Using Encrypted Email
https://latacora.micro.blog/2020/02/19/stop-using-encrypted.html
469
137
Let's Encrypt has turned on stricter validation requirements
https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/acme-v1-v2-validating-challenges-from-multiple-network-vantage-points/112253
433
162
How 1500 bytes became the MTU of the internet
https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/why-is-ethernet-mtu-1500
412
111
Internet Society told to halt .org sale by its own advisory council
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/19/internet_society_org_sale/
409
3
IRS sues Facebook for $9B, says company offshored profits to Ireland
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/facebook-faces-tax-court-trial-over-ireland-offshore-deal
406
240
Lambda School’s Misleading Promises
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/lambda-schools-job-placement-rate-is-lower-than-claimed.html
356
255
Stripe refunds: fees from the original charge are not returned
https://stripe.com/docs/refunds
324
287
Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb
https://electronupdate.blogspot.com/2019/12/dollar-store-led-bulb.html?m=1
279
203
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection – sources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-privacy-eu-exclusive-idUSKBN20D2M3
270
207
The Problem with Palm Oil
https://ethical.net/ethical/the-problem-with-palm-oil/
239
86
How to Collaborate with People You Don’t Like (2018)
https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-to-collaborate-with-people-you-dont-like
236
67
Wearable Microphone Jamming
http://sandlab.cs.uchicago.edu/jammer/
228
185
Google Fonts Analytics
https://fonts.google.com/analytics
223
123
Ask HN: How do I learn JavaScript?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22364212
213
515
Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bloomberg-bankrolls-a-social-media-army-to-push-message-11582127768
210
56
Principles of Icon Design
https://uxdesign.cc/7-principles-of-icon-design-e7187539e4a2
208
314
Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-tax/facebook-faces-tax-court-trial-over-ireland-offshore-deal-idUSKBN20C2CQ
193
112
Want to call C from Python? Use D
https://atilaoncode.blog/2020/02/19/want-to-call-c-from-python-use-d/
184
83
Show HN: Build a JS-only interactive product walk-through for your landing page
https://github.com/tagspace/trevor-demo
★ 251 JavaScript MIT– 6 years ago
178
26
Over 150k botanical illustrations enter public domain
https://hyperallergic.com/541381/over-150000-botanical-illustrations-enter-the-public-domain/
176
35
Reducing Docker Image Size
https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog/2020/02/docker-images-part1-reducing-image-size.html
173
55
Javascript Object Signing and Encryption is a Bad Standard (2017)
https://paragonie.com/blog/2017/03/jwt-json-web-tokens-is-bad-standard-that-everyone-should-avoid
BBC Micro Bot
http://www.8bitkick.cc/bbc-micro-bot.html
160
25
Unix Toolbox (2008)
http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml
158
Launch HN: Goodcover (YC S17) – Cooperative renters insurance for half the price
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22368112
30
Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code for the command and lunar modules
https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11
★ 67.6k Assembly – 6 years ago
151
145
Assange offered pardon if he co-operated over email leak, UK court hears
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/trump-offered-to-pardon-assange-if-he-co-operated-over-email-leak-uk-court-hears-idUSKBN20D2A2
149
77
Dogelang – A Python with Haskell Syntax
http://pyos.github.io/dg/
142
14
FDA agrees to expanded access program for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD
https://www.healtheuropa.eu/mdma-assisted-psychotherapy-for-ptsd-approved-by-fda/96931/
140
Fork Bomb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_bomb
51
Brothels of Ancient Pompeii
https://www.historytoday.com/reviews/brothels-ancient-pompeii
136
161
Ontario's new license plates have a problem: you can't read them
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/18/807133008/ontarios-new-license-plates-have-a-problem-you-can-t-read-them
132
Dell Sells RSA to Private Equity Firm for $2B
https://www.darkreading.com/risk/dell-sells-rsa-to-private-equity-firm-for-$21b/d/d-id/1337078
194
Why Susan Fowler blew the whistle on sexism at Uber
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/19/21142081/susan-fowler-uber-whistleblower-interview-silicon-valley-discrimination-harassment
126
117
Boeing finds debris left in new 737 MAXes, now in storage
https://leehamnews.com/2020/02/18/boeing-finds-debris-left-in-new-737-maxes-now-in-storage/
122
48
Big Ball of Mud (1999)
http://www.laputan.org/mud/
114
39
Scientist decries ‘chaotic’ conditions on cruise ship after viral outbreak
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/scientist-decries-completely-chaotic-conditions-cruise-ship-japan-quarantined-after
45
The Shifting State of Remote Work
https://www.yac.chat/blog/the-shifting-state-of-remote-work
109
28
Facebook uses its ad policies to block apps that compete with its dating service
https://thenextweb.com/apps/2020/02/18/facebook-uses-its-ad-policies-to-block-apps-that-compete-with-its-dating-service/
107
Show HN: Top Fantasy Reads – Fantasy books Reddit is reading
https://topfantasyreads.com/
104
29
A Practical Guide to Watchdogs for Embedded Systems
https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/firmware-watchdog-best-practices
98
7
Larry Tesler cut and pasted from this mortal coil
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/19/larry_tesler/
97
42
Uranium Glass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_glass
92
34
Thieves are targeting beehives with growing sophistication
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/18/bees-hives-theft-stealing-organized-crime-threat
69
The Age of Instagram Face
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face
46
Ex-YC partner Daniel Gross rethinks the accelerator
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/19/ex-yc-partner-daniel-gross-rethinks-the-accelerator/
