1398
641
I got pwned by my cloud costs
https://www.troyhunt.com/how-i-got-pwned-by-my-cloud-costs/
3 years ago
1117
449
Google Drive flags file only containing “1” for copyright infringement
https://twitter.com/emilyldolson/status/1485434187968614411
671
259
How big was the Tonga eruption?
https://graphics.reuters.com/TONGA-VOLCANO/lgpdwjyqbvo/
650
292
PRQL – A proposal for a better SQL
https://github.com/max-sixty/prql
619
440
Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30055222
583
353
The Curse of NixOS
https://blog.wesleyac.com/posts/the-curse-of-nixos
445
398
We're migrating many of our servers from Linux to FreeBSD
https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/01/24/why-were-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd/
436
71
GitHub Actions by Example
https://www.actionsbyexample.com/
346
201
I accidentally used YAML.parse instead of JSON.parse and it worked
https://rohitpaulk.com/articles/accidentally-used-yaml-instead-of-json
326
207
Saving on egress switching from AWS to Hetzner
https://blog.fleetdm.com/saving-over-100x-on-egress-switching-from-aws-to-hetzner-169888bd6650?gi=c7e9ad0d5001
323
118
LogJ4 Security Inquiry – Response Required
https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/01/24/logj4-security-inquiry-response-required/
298
215
Foobar2000
https://www.foobar2000.org
297
178
A surprisingly hard CS problem: sums of square roots (2018)
https://shlegeris.com/2018/10/23/sqrt.html
289
185
An ad plugin was stealing revenue for a year and I didn't even notice
https://kvirkvelia.com/ads-plugin-steals-30-of-your-money/
261
82
Show HN: Let's Block It – Custom uBlock Origin Filters Made Easy
https://letsblock.it/
243
101
Scientists find there are 70% fewer pollinators, due to air pollution
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/pollination-air-pollution/127964/
239
61
Reverse engineering the 1988 NeXT keyboard protocol
https://journal.spencerwnelson.com/entries/nextkb.html
238
126
A trick to have arbitrary infix operators in Python
http://tomerfiliba.com/blog/Infix-Operators/
235
15
Introduction to Probability for Data Science
https://probability4datascience.com/
232
87
VW fired senior employee after they raised cyber security concerns
https://www.ft.com/content/f5db8164-6d82-495e-a0a0-f12ae96dbd55
231
414
Web3 and crypto skepticism is growing and people are finally starting to listen
https://www.coywolf.news/webmaster/web3-crypto-skepticism/
177
You Don't Need the Cloud
https://80daystartup.com/day-10/you-dont-need-the-cloud/
200
194
Buy things, not experiences
https://write.as/harold-lee/theres-a-phrase-going-around-that-you-should-buy-experiences-not-things
199
Scam Alert: Fake DMCA Takedown for Link Insertion
https://blog.fosketts.net/2022/01/24/scam-alert-fake-dmca-takedown-for-link-insertion/
188
290
I was deceived about Covid vaccine safety
https://joomi.substack.com/p/i-was-deceived-about-covid-vaccine
183
46
Winamp Skin Museum (Interactive)
https://skins.webamp.org
180
372
$130B wiped off crypto markets in 24 hours
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/24/bitcoin-ether-fall-as-130-billion-wiped-off-cryptocurrency-markets-.html
167
99
Malloy – A Better SQL, from Looker
https://github.com/looker-open-source/malloy
156
192
Meta Unveils New AI Supercomputer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/meta-unveils-new-ai-supercomputer-11643043601
155
213
Mozilla Rally
https://rally.mozilla.org/
151
176
FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity and lifecycle (2012)
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2012-January/037294.html
150
116
Meditation and the Unconscious
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/meditation-and-the-unconscious-buddhism-neuroscience-conversation/
149
12
The Free and Open Source Silicon Foundation
https://www.fossi-foundation.org/
145
42
Silicon die teardown: a look inside an early 555 timer chip
https://www.righto.com/2022/01/silicon-die-teardown-look-inside-early.html
143
174
Yet another hot take on “folders versus tags”
https://eleanorkonik.com/yet-another-hot-take-on-folders-versus-tags/
135
33
Webb’s Journey to L2 Is Nearly Complete
https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/01/21/webbs-journey-to-l2-is-nearly-complete/
67
Deskreen: Turn any device into a secondary screen for your computer
https://deskreen.com/
130
Amazon suggests user delete tweet showing how much data they collect
https://twitter.com/amazonhelp/status/1485629674264969216
129
158
Const all the things?
https://quuxplusone.github.io/blog/2022/01/23/dont-const-all-the-things/
47
Myths about FreeBSD
https://wiki.freebsd.org/Myths
74
DC Circuit Water Analogy (1998)
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/watcir.html
111
Roger Ebert: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995)
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-the-movie-1995
107
97
Ask HN: Has anyone gone from software to physical engineering?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30060667
105
In the 1800s, Jersey Island Was Covered With 12-Foot-Tall Kale
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jersey-kale
104
121
Ask HN: What technology is “cutting edge” in 2022?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30053761
31
Cloudflare.com was redirecting to Clickfunnels.com
https://cloudflare.com/
98
65
Ask HN: Who has changed careers from engineer to patent agent/lawyer?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30058057
96
9
Cheri C/C++ Programming Guide [pdf]
https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-947.pdf
95
21
The James Webb space telescope has arrived at L2
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html?units=metric