top 20 hacker news stories for 2021-11-16

Individuals Matter

https://danluu.com/people-matter/

4 years ago

774 upvotes – 398 comments

Security issue related to the NPM registry

https://github.blog/2021-11-15-githubs-commitment-to-npm-ecosystem-security/#security-issues-related-to-the-npm-registry

4 years ago

667 upvotes – 281 comments

There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/Vancouver_is_now_completely_cut_off_to_the_rest_of_Canada_by_road/

4 years ago

641 upvotes – 449 comments

I hate password rules

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/11/why-i-hate-password-rules.html

4 years ago

564 upvotes – 435 comments

Letting users tick a ‘none’ checkbox

https://designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2021/11/15/letting-users-tick-a-none-checkbox/

4 years ago

413 upvotes – 120 comments

Error 404 (Not Found)

https://spotify.com

4 years ago

400 upvotes – 183 comments

List of 8000 security vulnerabilities in 1200 Wi-Fi routers

https://modemly.com/m1/pulse

4 years ago

359 upvotes – 127 comments

Hackerrank DMCA Notice

https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2021/11/2021-11-12-hackerrank.md

4 years ago

341 upvotes – 171 comments

What elements does a plant need to grow?

https://github.com/hydromisc/hydromisc/blob/master/doc/nutrient-design.md

4 years ago

339 upvotes – 102 comments

What really happened at the Millennium Tower?

https://practical.engineering/blog/2021/11/10/what-really-happened-at-the-millennium-tower

4 years ago

336 upvotes – 210 comments

IBM unveils 127-qubit quantum processor

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2021-11-16-IBM-Unveils-Breakthrough-127-Qubit-Quantum-Processor

4 years ago

319 upvotes – 313 comments

Appflowy – open-source Notion Alternative

https://www.appflowy.io

4 years ago

304 upvotes – 78 comments

Weekly Top 10 lists of the most-watched TV and films

https://top10.netflix.com/?

4 years ago

299 upvotes – 248 comments

Ask HN: What are some great engineering blogs?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29237308

4 years ago

281 upvotes – 56 comments

Show HN: Budibase – An open-source low code platform

https://budibase.com/

4 years ago

280 upvotes – 105 comments

Why Emacs: Redux

https://batsov.com/articles/2021/11/16/why-emacs-redux/

4 years ago

270 upvotes – 206 comments

Python: Please stop screwing over Linux distros

https://drewdevault.com/2021/11/16/Python-stop-screwing-distros-over.html

4 years ago

268 upvotes – 383 comments

Chrome may start restricting requests to private networks

https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/ChromePrivateNetBlocks

4 years ago

267 upvotes – 269 comments

Goodbye, Clean Code (2020)

https://overreacted.io/goodbye-clean-code/

4 years ago

266 upvotes – 212 comments

Java Virtual Threads Preview

https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/8277131

4 years ago

266 upvotes – 264 comments
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