668
206
Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay if you don't click agree
https://twitter.com/pixelscript/status/1436664488913215490
4 years ago
611
399
Leaded gas was a known poison the day it was invented (2016)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leaded-gas-poison-invented-180961368/
443
147
Show HN: Weather API for non-commercial use
https://open-meteo.com/en/docs
402
212
Transmission torrent client ported to C++
https://github.com/transmission/transmission/pull/1787
398
79
New alternatives to HSL and HSV that better match color perception
https://bottosson.github.io/posts/colorpicker/
355
65
Beam/Erlang/Elixir Concept Explanations
http://beam-wisdoms.clau.se/en/latest/index.html
322
276
17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduced to WHO standards
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/09/fossil-fuel-capitalism-is-cutting-our-lives-short
278
59
Reverse-Engineering Apple Dictionary (2020)
https://fmentzer.github.io/posts/2020/dictionary/
98
The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 18 Soon
https://torrentfreak.com/the-worlds-oldest-active-torrent-turns-18-210912/
271
215
Why can’t I go faster than the speed of light?
https://gravityandlevity.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/why-cant-i-go-faster-than-the-speed-of-light-hints-from-electrodynamics/
249
80
Pinky and the Brain
https://fantheories.fandom.com/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain
230
189
FBI releases 9/11 investigation document that scrutinized Saudis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/fbi-911-document-declassified/2021/09/12/fa37b584-13c9-11ec-9589-31ac3173c2e5_story.html
228
270
Adam Smith and Inequality (2014)
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/adam-smith-and-inequality/
214
54
Jupyter Book
https://jupyterbook.org/intro.html
203
234
Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
https://www.startribune.com/mound-man-wins-65k-after-being-fired-for-refusing-to-be-fingerprinted-due-to-christian-faith/600095353/
200
75
Pixie – A full-featured 2D graphics library for Nim
https://github.com/treeform/pixie
195
24
Physics-Based Deep Learning Book
https://physicsbaseddeeplearning.org/intro.html
192
Germany's federal police agency purchased and used 'Pegasus' spyware
https://www.techspot.com/news/91174-germany-federal-police-agency-secretly-purchased-used-controversial.html
180
Open source applications for macOS
https://github.com/serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps
169
122
Experts vs elites
https://overcomingbias.com/2021/02/experts-versus-elites.html/
155
505
I Got a 'Mild' Breakthrough Case
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/12/1036356773/i-got-a-mild-breakthrough-case-heres-what-i-wish-id-known
153
104
The Buffett Indicator
https://www.currentmarketvaluation.com/models/buffett-indicator.php
148
41
I got the J language working on OpenBSD
https://briancallahan.net/blog/20210911.html
146
42
AMule 2.3.3
https://github.com/amule-project/amule/releases/tag/2.3.3
145
123
The Forever Trial at Guantanamo
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/20/the-forever-trial-at-guantanamo
144
93
How Many People Can Someone Lead?
https://www.patkua.com/blog/how-many-people-can-someone-lead/
The Future Is Big Graphs: A Community View on Graph Processing Systems
https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/9/255040-the-future-is-big-graphs/fulltext
135
19
Peermaps – distributed, offline-friendly alternative to commercial map providers
https://peermaps.org/
134
76
Why is IRC distributed across multiple servers?
https://gist.github.com/rain-1/c4be54e6506116c7b99e8f474a3b1ca8
133
111
How factories were made safe
https://rootsofprogress.org/history-of-factory-safety
128
58
9/11 Material Released in Response to Executive Order 14040
https://vault.fbi.gov/9-11-attacks-investigation-and-related-materials/9-11-material-released-in-response-to-executive-order-14040
124
Comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions
http://c-faq.com/
442
England vaccine passport plans ditched, health secretary says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58535258
35
We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifeline Assistance program
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/android/2020/07/we-found-yet-another-phone-with-pre-installed-malware-via-the-lifeline-assistance-program/
120
105
OpenAI Shuts Down Chatbot Project by Indie Developer
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/openai-chatbot-gpt-3-samantha-shut-down-dilute-jason-rohrer-possible-misuse-2537388
119
137
Ask HN: Graduating CS soon, how do I find a job?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28498305
108
Disable Google Drive drive letter
https://support.google.com/drive/thread/121013958/disable-google-drive-drive-letter
99
118
2MW Electric Aircraft Engine
https://www.weflywright.com/technology#motors
96
Much less than, Much greater than symbols
https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2021/09/11/much-less-than-much-greater-than/
95
116
25% of students age 16-32 take Adderall 1-7 times per week, not prescribed
https://twitter.com/hubermanlab/status/1436822606116622336
82
Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/09/transport-noise-linked-to-increased-risk-of-dementia-study-finds
92
Ask HN: Any successful transitions from a tech/IT career to working in the arts?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28500457
89
142
Is this proof of lab leak lies?
https://unherd.com/2021/09/is-this-proof-of-a-lab-leak-cover-up/
88
55
Xiaomi is disabling some of its devices when imported to certain regions
https://www.androidauthority.com/import-xiaomi-phone-problem-3019867/
86
6
macOS persistence – Beyond the good ol' LaunchAgents
https://theevilbit.github.io/beyond/
20
Ask HN: Host of [redacted] is not well. Can anyone in SF help?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28504276
85
25
Ask HN: Books that teach you logic building skills
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28500951
84
27
Emulating AMD Approximate Arithmetic Instructions on Intel
https://robert.ocallahan.org/2021/09/emulating-amd-rsqrtss-etc-on-intel.html
81
39
Salesforce offers to help staff leave Texas as abortion law takes effect
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/11/salesforce-texas-abortion-law
126
Why most gas stations don’t make money from selling gas
https://thehustle.co/why-most-gas-stations-dont-make-money-from-selling-gas/
194
Australian gov to use facial recognition and GPS tracking to enforce quarantine
https://www.geospatialworld.net/news/australian-government-to-develop-a-smartphone-app-for-facial-recognition-and-gps-tracking-for-covid-19/
77
Adults with history of recreational cannabis use have altered speech production
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871621004580
14
Style2paints, an AI driven lineart colorization tool
https://github.com/lllyasviel/style2paints
51
Ergo IRC Server
https://ergo.chat
73
26
NASA has selected SpaceX for GOES-U mission
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-goes-u-mission/
71
8
FBI releases newly declassified record on Sept. 11 attacks
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-jamal-khashoggi-terrorist-attacks-86eec32f1b5b2ad7c9ba6bfbb98a4adb
