1279
672
WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/mass-data-wipe-in-my-book-devices-prompts-warning-from-western-digital/
5 years ago
840
294
Google turned me into a serial killer
https://hristo-georgiev.com/google-turned-me-into-a-serial-killer
551
684
Microsoft announces Windows 11
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22546791/microsoft-windows-11-announcement-features-updates
521
775
Peter Thiel turned a Roth IRA into a $5B tax-free piggy bank
https://www.propublica.org/article/lord-of-the-roths-how-tech-mogul-peter-thiel-turned-a-retirement-account-for-the-middle-class-into-a-5-billion-dollar-tax-free-piggy-bank
479
194
Ask HN: Notion is withholding my company data, what can I do?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27612894
457
316
Hacker deleted all of NewsBlur’s Mongo data and is now holding the data hostage
https://newsblur.com/
430
227
Quad9 and Sony Music: German Injunction Status
https://quad9.net/news/blog/quad9-and-sony-music-german-injunction-status/
424
277
Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22548428/microsoft-windows-11-android-apps-support-amazon-store
406
248
Facebook keeps recommending political groups
https://themarkup.org/citizen-browser/2021/06/24/after-repeatedly-promising-not-to-facebook-keeps-recommending-political-groups-to-its-users
368
238
Developing Games on Linux: An Interview with Little Red Dog Games
https://blog.system76.com/post/654884924769370112/developing-games-on-linux-an-interview-with
362
167
Tiny Acquisitions
https://tinyacquisitions.com
359
90
Treesheets: cross-platform, free-form data organizer app
http://strlen.com/treesheets/
357
132
Stress does turn hair gray, and it’s reversible
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/its-true-stress-does-turn-hair-gray-and-its-reversible
351
353
Canada: Hundreds of unmarked graves found at residential school
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57592243
342
320
NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/23/1009567351/hubble-trouble-nasa-cant-figure-out-whats-causing-computer-issues-on-the-telesco
340
178
YouTube’s rules are used to silence human rights activists
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/06/24/1027048/youtube-xinjiang-censorship-human-rights-atajurt/
335
431
Stop using your work laptop or phone for personal stuff, because I know you are
https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-using-your-work-laptop-or-phone-for-personal-stuff-because-i-know-you-are/
330
No evidence that chance meetings in office boosts innovation
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/upshot/remote-work-innovation-office.html
323
143
Bash PS1 Generator
http://bashrcgenerator.com/
288
89
Crazy Clock
https://www.tindie.com/products/nsayer/crazy-clock/
283
377
Introducing Windows 11
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/06/24/introducing-windows-11/
270
139
Twilio, Asana to List on Long Term Stock Exchange
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twilio-asana-to-list-on-long-term-stock-exchange-as-esg-push-continues-11624565701
261
88
Micro APIs for Everyday Use
https://blog.m3o.com/2021/06/24/micro-apis-for-everyday-use.html
257
113
The Next Backblaze Storage Pod
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/next-backblaze-storage-pod/
255
63
Introduction to Locality-Sensitive Hashing
http://tylerneylon.com/a/lsh1/
Show HN: 3dasd – open-source DIY room-scale 3D scanner
https://3dasd.com/
247
120
Hospitals are selling troves of medical data
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/23/22547397/medical-records-health-data-hospitals-research
175
International coalition calls for action against surveillance-based advertising
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/new-report-details-threats-to-consumers-from-surveillance-based-advertising/
177
40
Fun and dystopia with AI-based code generation using GPT-J-6B
https://minimaxir.com/2021/06/gpt-j-6b/
171
103
Teaching open-source software in North Korea
https://izbicki.me/blog/teaching-open-source-in-north-korea.html
170
28
The Night Watch: The Missing Pieces
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/operation-night-watch/story/night-watch-the-missing-pieces
FAA releases TRUST: Free online training required to fly drones recreationally
https://dpreview.com/news/4668719994/faa-releases-trust-free-online-training-required-for-recreational-pilots-to-fly-legally
163
37
Canonical Offering Blender Support
https://www.blender.org/press/canonical-offering-blender-support/
162
161
A coronavirus epidemic hit 20k years ago, new study finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/science/ancient-coronavirus-epidemic.html
101
Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for certain apps
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/06/continuing-to-boost-developer-success.html
153
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/vegan-spider-silk-provides-sustainable-alternative-to-single-use-plastics
150
126
Tucson copter cop says mysterious, ‘sophisticated’ super-drone ‘like no other’
https://dronedj.com/2021/06/23/update-tucson-copter-cop-says-mysterious-sophisticated-super-drone-like-no-other/
146
104
Writing ARM64 Code for Apple Platforms
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-arm64-code-for-apple-platforms
142
32
Show HN: Freeciv-Web
https://www.freecivweb.org/?2021
140
Half of UK university students think degree is poor value for money
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jun/24/half-of-uk-university-students-think-degree-is-poor-value-for-money
186
US ranks last among 46 countries in trust in media
https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/us-ranks-last-among-46-countries-in-trust-in-media-reuters-institute-report-finds/
85
Maybe you don't need Rust and WASM to speed up your JS (2018)
https://mrale.ph/blog/2018/02/03/maybe-you-dont-need-rust-to-speed-up-your-js.html
125
93
Signal not in compliance with new rules, say officials
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/messaging-application-signal-not-in-compliance-with-new-rules-say-officials-101624508925464.html
110
27
My “Investment Mindset”
https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-investment-mindset/
64
Google extends third party cookie deadline until late 2023
https://digiday.com/marketing/cheat-sheet-google-extends-cookie-execution-deadline-until-late-2023-will-pause-floc-testing-in-july/
Police have been quitting in droves in the last year
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/us/police-resignations-protests-asheville.html
97
26
Mobile NixOS
https://mobile.nixos.org/
96
TSMC’s dominance poses risks to the global economy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-relies-on-one-chip-maker-in-taiwan-leaving-everyone-vulnerable-11624075400
94
69
The Banning of Joyce's Ulysses
https://crimereads.com/banned-books-ulysses-joyce-morris-ernst/
List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots
https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots
35
Cl-bodge: a cross-platform Common Lisp game and application framework
https://borodust.org/projects/cl-bodge/
92
87
The internet eats up less energy than you might think
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/technology/computer-energy-use-study.html
67
Ask HN: What software do you use to gather requirements?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27615562
79
How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and other carbs
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01681-w
86
You’re Lucky Workers Are Only Asking for $15 an Hour
https://gen.medium.com/youre-lucky-they-re-only-asking-for-15-1ee2df51030
11
Ask Dang: What are some statistics about the HN community?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27612587
19
P4: Open-Source Programming Language for Protocol-Independent Packet Processing
https://p4.org/
72
YouTube Shorts vs TikTok
https://builtformars.com/case-studies/youtube-shorts
84
Toxoplasmosis: The Cat Poop Parasite That's Probably in Your Brain
https://interestingengineering.com/toxoplasmosis-the-cat-poop-parasite-probably-in-your-brain
83
59
Tink Is Joining Visa
https://tink.com/blog/news/visa-acquires-tink/
You Are Doing Too Much: Focus on One Thing
https://www.perspective-collective.com/perspectivepodcast/you-are-doing-too-much-focus-on-one-thing