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/
254
Show HN: An anti-book recommendation tool, to help you escape your echo chamber
https://abooklikefoo.com/escape/
136
John le Carré has died
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55297558
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
167
20
Norman Abramson has died
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/technology/norman-abramson-dead.html
155
64
OSv – Linux binary compatible unikernel for virtualized environments
https://github.com/cloudius-systems/osv
153
131
Five lines I put in a blank .vimrc
https://swordandsignals.com/2020/12/13/5-lines-in-vimrc.html
151
141
Unlimited is like a Ponzi Scheme
https://staysaasy.com/product/2020/12/12/unlimitted.html
146
85
Ramstein air base in Germany experiences potential incoming missile scare
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38131/ramstein-air-base-in-germany-experiences-potential-incoming-missile-scare
139
122
Casio Graphing Scientific Calculator Fx-9860GIII Comes with MicroPython
https://edu.casio.com/products/graphic/fx9860g3/
134
51
Astronomers Find Cosmic 'Superhighways' for Fast Travel Through Solar System
https://www.sciencealert.com/solar-system-arches-of-chaos-create-cosmic-fast-travel-superhighways
21
Hyperbeam: A 1-1 E2E encrypted internet pipe powered by Hyperswarm
https://github.com/mafintosh/hyperbeam
129
The US Dollar Could Outlast the American Empire
https://palladiummag.com/2020/12/05/why-the-us-dollar-could-outlast-the-american-empire/
128
114
Dead millionaire convinced dozens of women to have as many babies as possible (2015)
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-a-dead-millionaire-convinced-dozens-of-women-to-have-as-many-babies-as-possible/
82
Free Pascal
https://www.freepascal.org/
127
27
If you can't play the new VR version of Myst, why not play the Apple II demake
http://www.deater.net/weave/vmwprod/mist/
125
18
HermiTux – A Linux binary-compatible unikernel
https://ssrg-vt.github.io/hermitux/
11
Hundreds riot at iPhone factory in India over exploitation claims
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3113783/hundreds-riot-iphone-factory-india-over-exploitation-claims
123
512
New UK police speed gun can read license plates from half a mile away at night
https://www.thedrive.com/news/38111/new-uk-police-speed-gun-can-read-license-plates-from-nearly-half-a-mile-away-at-night
112
0
John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/13/john-le-carre-author-of-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-dies-aged-89
92
15
Germany begins legal action against Facebook for their Oculus login requirements
https://www.vrfinal.com/germany-begins-legal-action-against-facebook-for-their-oculus-login-requirements/
119
Violence breaks out at Wistron Corp’s iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/violence-breaks-out-at-wistron-corps-iphone-manufacturing-plant-near-bengaluru/articleshow/79691511.cms
88
52
The Semantic Future of the Web
https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/12/10/the-semantic-future-of-the-web/?cb=1
84
126
Ask HN: How do you prevent eyestrain with daily computer use?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25408587
79
62
Who Owns the Stars: The Trouble with Urbit
http://distributedweb.care/posts/who-owns-the-stars/
73
50
ARM Cortex-A72 fetch and branch processing
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/arm-cortex-a72-fetch-and-branch-processing/
25
The Secret History of Windows Task Manager from Retired Microsoft Engineer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8VBOiPV-_M