1032
321
Rockstar thanks GTA Online player who fixed load times, official update coming
https://www.pcgamer.com/rockstar-thanks-gta-online-player-who-fixed-poor-load-times-official-update-coming/
4 years ago
583
289
A hacker got all my texts for $16
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g8wb/hacker-got-my-texts-16-dollars-sakari-netnumber
468
246
HN was down
https://twitter.com/HNStatus/status/1371525940656803848
441
303
Performance comparison: counting words in Python, Go, C++, C, Awk, Forth, Rust
https://benhoyt.com/writings/count-words/
436
126
The FBI Should Stop Attacking Encryption
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/03/fbi-should-stop-attacking-encryption-and-tell-congress-about-all-encrypted-phones
406
357
Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers?
https://iism.org/article/so-why-are-software-engineers-better-ceos-60
402
469
Mozilla plans to remove the Compact Density option from Firefox's Customize menu
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/03/14/mozilla-plans-to-remove-the-compact-density-option-from-firefoxs-customize-menu/
355
216
Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”
https://twitter.com/hermaritz/status/1371383715381805061
346
233
Magic Mushrooms Are Decriminalized in DC as of Today
https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/03/15/magic-mushrooms-are-decriminalized-in-dc-as-of-today/
331
543
Germany pauses AstraZeneca vaccinations as a 'precaution'
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-germany-astrazeneca/update-1-germany-to-halt-astrazeneca-vaccinations-health-ministry-idUSL8N2LD4T9
302
127
Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence unbearable to others
https://zoomescaper.com/
265
377
Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird
https://www.thedrive.com/news/39427/heres-why-the-new-usps-mail-trucks-look-so-weird
252
107
Facebook's GDPR consent bypass reaches Austrian Supreme Court
https://noyb.eu/en/facebooks-gdpr-bypass-reaches-austrian-supreme-court
250
337
A salt monopoly could spike car accidents in the Midwest
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/how-a-salt-monopoly-could-spike-car
240
325
Telegram is booming but needs advertisers and $700M soon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/telegram-app-is-booming-but-needs-advertisersand-700-million-soon-11615806001
237
94
Learn How to Tie Knots
https://www.animatedknots.com
223
146
Why we decided for and against Ubuntu Core
https://www.nitrokey.com/news/2021/nextbox-why-we-decided-and-against-ubuntu-core
213
277
India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners and traders
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-india-cryptocurrency-ban/india-to-propose-cryptocurrency-ban-penalising-miners-traders-source-idINKBN2B60QP
212
89
Euler's Fizzbuzz (2020)
http://philcrissman.net/posts/eulers-fizzbuzz/
211
140
HN front page ranked using only votes from early users (2009)
https://news.ycombinator.com/classic
Performance comparison: counting words in Python, Go, C++, C, Awk, Forth, Rust