868
291
Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies
https://storycreatorapp.com
5 years ago
719
769
In spite of an increase in Internet speed, webpage speeds have not improved
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/the-need-for-speed/
653
127
Math Overflow users resolve PhD thesis crisis
https://mathoverflow.net/questions/366765/issue-update-in-graph-theory-different-definitions-of-edge-crossing-numbers
612
341
1Password for Linux development preview
https://discussions.agilebits.com/discussion/114964/
530
383
SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJR4gZBLMNw
483
418
Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison as new lawsuit against Uber filed
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/04/anthony-levandowski-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-as-new-4b-lawsuit-against-uber-is-filed
462
385
We quit our jobs to build a cabin
https://www.outsideonline.com/2415766/friends-diy-cabin-build-washington
439
269
The best Parts of Visual Studio Code are proprietary
https://underjord.io/the-best-parts-of-visual-studio-code-are-proprietary.html
395
72
Let's build a full-text search engine
https://artem.krylysov.com/blog/2020/07/28/lets-build-a-full-text-search-engine/
202
Django 3.1
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/aug/04/django-31-released/
340
598
27-inch iMac gets a major update
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/08/27-inch-imac-gets-a-major-update/
332
223
TikTok and the Sorting Hat
https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2020/8/3/tiktok-and-the-sorting-hat
272
105
Magnasanti: The Largest and Most Terrifying SimCity (2010)
https://rumorsontheinternets.org/2010/10/14/magnasanti-the-largest-and-most-terrifying-simcity/
268
172
Windows 10: HOSTS file blocking telemetry is now flagged as a risk
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-hosts-file-blocking-telemetry-is-now-flagged-as-a-risk/
260
45
Show HN: Find HN threads about the page you're browsing
https://github.com/pinoceniccola/what-hn-says-webext
258
124
Unlearn rotation matrices as rotations
https://kodkodgames.gitlab.io/rotation_matrices/
247
Order of magnitude estimate of Beirut explosion at 3 kilotons of TNT
https://twitter.com/sinabooeshaghi/status/1290727092884299778
236
110
Endless Doom Scroller
https://endlessdoomscroller.com/
235
187
Greg Joswiak replaces Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21354367/apple-phil-schiller-fellow-greg-joswiak-head-marketing-store-events
229
53
Broccoli: Syncing Faster by Syncing Less
https://dropbox.tech/infrastructure/-broccoli--syncing-faster-by-syncing-less
225
What is 5D chess?
https://en.chessbase.com/post/what-on-earth-is-5d-chess
224
22
Show HN: Royalty-Free SVG Illustrations and Animations
https://www.pixeltrue.com/free-illustrations
222
39
Twitter faces FTC probe, likely fine over use of phone numbers for ads
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/twitter-faces-ftc-probe-likely-fine-over-use-of-phone-numbers-for-ads/
203
173
Apple revoked longtime Mac developer's code signing certificate with no warning
https://twitter.com/charlieMonroe/status/1290509083288764428
87
EU launches probe into Google-Fitbit takeover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53647570
194
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Twitter used phone numbers provided for security to target ads (2019)
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/20905383/twitter-phone-numbers-email-addresses-targeted-advertising
185
London traders hit $500M jackpot when oil went negative
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-04/oil-s-plunge-below-zero-was-500-million-jackpot-for-a-few-london-traders
181
34
Crux SQL
https://juxt.pro/blog/crux-sql
171
30
Chrome Music Lab
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
163
29
Introduction to Statistical Learning
http://faculty.marshall.usc.edu/gareth-james/ISL/
162
58
SIMD Everywhere: 0.5.0
https://simd-everywhere.github.io/blog/announcements/release/2020/06/21/0.5.0-release.html
148
70
The ‘solar canals’ making smart use of India’s space
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200803-the-solar-canals-revolutionising-indias-renewable-energy
147
44
Show HN: Visualize Graph Theory
https://treksit.netlify.app/
133
218
Gitlab Support is no longer processing MFA resets for free users
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/08/04/gitlab-support-no-longer-processing-mfa-resets-for-free-users/
131
35
Motherboard Specifications on MotherboardDB
https://motherboarddb.com
129
142
TikTok and Microsoft’s Clock
https://500ish.com/tiktok-and-microsofts-clock-c4c9fd082b89
122
41
Launch HN: Virtually (YC S20) – Build live online trainings
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24049421
119
132
Syntax changes from C++11 to C++20
https://www.bfilipek.com/2020/08/lambda-syntax.html
Large explosion in Beirut
https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1290675854767513600
112
101
The World of Competitive Lockpicking
https://www.cnet.com/news/inside-the-hidden-world-of-competitive-lockpicking/
Planning for My Kidnapping
https://blog.luap.info/planning-for-my-kidnapping.html
104
56
Coca-Cola paid scientists to downplay how sweet drinks fueled the obesity crisis
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8589497/Coca-Colas-work-scientists-low-point-history-public-health.html
99
Cloudflare Network Interconnect
https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-network-interconnect/
88
13
UT Dallas Computer Science professor claims to have proven RP = NP
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.00601
86
23
Turkish Lira Rates Blow Out to 1000% After Currency Intervention
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-04/turkish-lira-rates-blow-out-to-1000-after-currency-intervention
83
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In a warming world, New England’s trees are storing more carbon
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/08/new-englands-trees-capturing-more-carbon-says-25-year-study/
78
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You may finally use JSHint for evil
http://mikepennisi.com/blog/2020/jshint-watching-the-ship-sink/
77
15
Robula+: an algorithm to generate robust XPath-based locators
https://github.com/cyluxx/robula-plus
7
System on Chip wrapping the SERV RISC-V soft processor
https://www.rotwang.co.uk/projects/serv.html
Twitter faces FTC probe, likely fine over use of phone numbers for ads