869
422
Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing API keys
https://joealcorn.co.uk/blog/2020/goodreads-retiring-API
5 years ago
773
362
U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government – sources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-amazon-com-exclsuive/u-s-treasury-breached-by-hackers-backed-by-foreign-government-sources-idUSKBN28N0PG
439
165
Why radio receivers won’t tune 800-900 MHz
https://computer.rip/2020-11-28%20the%20verboten%20band.html
414
248
If-then-else had to be invented
https://github.com/e-n-f/if-then-else/blob/master/if-then-else.md
348
344
The fraying of the U.S. global currency reserve system
https://www.lynalden.com/fraying-petrodollar-system/
136
John le Carré has died
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55297558
254
Show HN: An anti-book recommendation tool, to help you escape your echo chamber
https://abooklikefoo.com/escape/
330
215
Stalking her daughter’s killers across Mexico, one by one
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/americas/miriam-rodriguez-san-fernando.html
301
400
Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work and nobody wants
https://macwright.com/2020/12/04/sharrows.html
269
91
A leak containing a register with the details of nearly two million CCP members
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6215946537001
256
212
ARM MacBook vs. Intel MacBook: A SIMD Benchmark
https://lemire.me/blog/2020/12/13/arm-macbook-vs-intel-macbook-a-simd-benchmark/
237
154
The State of Linux Debuggers
https://scattered-thoughts.net/writing/the-state-of-linux-debuggers/
203
47
Hypercore protocol: a distributed (P2P) append-only log
https://hypercore-protocol.org/
193
379
MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Debt Bet
https://www.kevinrooke.com/post/microstrategys-bitcoin-debt-bet
192
95
U-2: The veteran spyplane too valuable to replace
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201210-lockheed-u-2-spyplane
190
132
PayPal introduces new fee for dormant accounts
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/dec/12/paypal-introduces-new-fee-for-dormant-accounts
188
168
Why software ends up complex
https://alexgaynor.net/2020/nov/30/why-software-ends-up-complex/
98
Zig 0.7.1 Released – 69 bugs fixed
https://ziglang.org/download/0.7.1/release-notes.html
185
37
To listen well, get curious
https://www.benkuhn.net/listen/
243
Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Found Out
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/business/media/apple-gawker-tim-cook.html