1130
355
Where Am I? NYTimes or Google?
https://theinternetbytes.com/2020/07/03/where-am-i/
5 years ago
981
183
Websites that look like desktop GUIs
https://simone.computer/#/webdesktops
583
335
De-escalating social media conflict
https://nickpunt.com/blog/deescalating-social-media/
457
180
Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
https://bennettfeely.com/usacss/
415
347
A look at the Gemini protocol: a brutally simple alternative to the web
https://toffelblog.xyz/blog/gemini-overview/
361
812
Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23735676
350
110
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
329
300
The Fourth of July
https://www.popehat.com/2020/07/04/the-fourth-of-july-rerun/
291
93
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
249
85
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
224
109
From context collapse to content collapse
http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8724
211
330
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
179
202
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
175
29
Scaling Linux Services: Before accepting connections
https://theojulienne.io/2020/07/03/scaling-linux-services-before-accepting-connections.html
173
54
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/
166
36
Gitqlite: Query Git Repositories with SQL
https://github.com/augmentable-dev/gitqlite
132
MaXX Interactive Desktop: A Re-Implementation of the IRIX Interactive Desktop
https://maxxinteractive.com/
165
72
SSH Emergency Access
https://smallstep.com/blog/ssh-emergency-access/
162
25
Lisp Badge: A single-board computer that you can program in uLisp
http://www.ulisp.com/show?2L0C
158
51
Tinc – A Virtual Private Network (VPN) Daemon
http://tinc-vpn.org/
154
18
Hard Disk Hacking (2013)
http://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack&page=1
143
123
Yamato becomes Japan's first city to 'ban' use of phones while walking
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/25/national/yamato-japan-ban-phones-walking/
139
55
How I grew my Shopify micro-SaaS
https://www.preetamnath.com/blog/grow-shopify-micro-saas-to-25k-mrr-in-14-months
135
7
Harmful Workload Generator for PostgreSQL
https://github.com/lesovsky/noisia
133
33
GitHub Audio (2016)
https://github.audio/
131
30
Cronk: Long-lost beverage resurrected after 120 years
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/03/dr-cronk-drink-canada-brewery
122
161
Which firms profit most from America’s health-care system (2018)
https://www.economist.com/business/2018/03/15/which-firms-profit-most-from-americas-health-care-system
43
Meditations on Moloch (2014)
https://web.archive.org/web/20200516181754/https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/
101
108
Close and tranquil solar system has astronomers excited
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/close-and-tranquil-solar-system-has-astronomers-excited/
99
12
Principles of Programming Languages (1997) [pdf]
http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~pszgmh/popl.pdf
95
Iran dumps Flight 752 investigator, airspace open to conceal 'imminent' attack
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/audio-recording-iran-lead-investigator-flight-ps752-1.5636450
21
Cassette tape-based navigation system from 1971
https://jalopnik.com/this-cassette-tape-based-navigation-system-from-1971-is-1826459978
10
LIGO Black hole merger may have optical confirmation
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/black-hole-collision-may-have-exploded-light
157
Analogue radio in the UK given 10-year stay of execution
https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/03/analogue_commercial_radio_licences_extended_10_years/
92
YouTube Takes Down Chess Podcast for Being Harmful or Dangerous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSjrYWPxsG8
91
35
Rocket Lab vehicle lost during second stage burn on 13th mission
https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1279531664759091200
38
Firefox 80 to Support VA-API Acceleration on X11
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Firefox-80-VA-API-X11
90
22
Closos: Specification of a Lisp operating system (2013) [pdf]
http://metamodular.com/closos.pdf
86
76
Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals thanks to Autobidder
https://techau.com.au/teslas-big-battery-in-sa-just-got-50-bigger-after-kicking-goals-thanks-to-autobidder/
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