top 20 hacker news stories for 2020-07-04

Where Am I? NYTimes or Google?

https://theinternetbytes.com/2020/07/03/where-am-i/

6 years ago

Websites that look like desktop GUIs

https://simone.computer/#/webdesktops

6 years ago

De-escalating social media conflict

https://nickpunt.com/blog/deescalating-social-media/

6 years ago

Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes

https://bennettfeely.com/usacss/

6 years ago

A look at the Gemini protocol: a brutally simple alternative to the web

https://toffelblog.xyz/blog/gemini-overview/

6 years ago

Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23735676

6 years ago

Repairing your smartphone or installing a ROM will now be a crime in Mexico

https://www.xataka.com.mx/legislacion-y-derechos/reparar-tu-smartphone-instalarle-rom-sera-delito-mexico-nueva-ley-que-proteje-candados-digitales-explicada

6 years ago

The Fourth of July

https://www.popehat.com/2020/07/04/the-fourth-of-july-rerun/

6 years ago

A ‘viral’ new bird song in Canada is causing sparrows to change their tune

https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103

6 years ago

Scuba diver accidentally discovers prehistoric industrial complex in Mexico

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/a-canadian-scuba-diver-in-mexico-accidentally-discovers-a-vast-prehistoric-industrial-complex

6 years ago

From context collapse to content collapse

http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8724

6 years ago

After many false starts, hydrogen power might now bear fruit

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/07/04/after-many-false-starts-hydrogen-power-might-now-bear-fruit

6 years ago

Invention of satanic witchcraft by medieval authorities was met with skepticism

https://theconversation.com/the-invention-of-satanic-witchcraft-by-medieval-authorities-was-initially-met-with-skepticism-140809

6 years ago

Scaling Linux Services: Before accepting connections

https://theojulienne.io/2020/07/03/scaling-linux-services-before-accepting-connections.html

6 years ago

Back to old tricks, or, baby steps in Rust

https://donsbot.wordpress.com/2020/07/04/back-to-old-tricks-or-baby-steps-in-rust/

6 years ago

Gitqlite: Query Git Repositories with SQL

https://github.com/augmentable-dev/gitqlite

6 years ago

MaXX Interactive Desktop: A Re-Implementation of the IRIX Interactive Desktop

https://maxxinteractive.com/

6 years ago

SSH Emergency Access

https://smallstep.com/blog/ssh-emergency-access/

6 years ago

Lisp Badge: A single-board computer that you can program in uLisp

http://www.ulisp.com/show?2L0C

6 years ago

Tinc – A Virtual Private Network (VPN) Daemon

http://tinc-vpn.org/

6 years ago