1038
323
Infinite Mac
https://macos8.app/
4 years ago
635
204
Be careful with that thing, it's a confidential coffee maker
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220426-00/?p=106528
589
166
Elegant six-page proof reveals the emergence of random structure
https://www.quantamagazine.org/elegant-six-page-proof-reveals-the-emergence-of-random-structure-20220425/
560
400
3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why people missed work
https://www.openculture.com/2022/02/3200-year-old-egyptian-tablet-shows-why-people-missed-work-the-scorpion-bit-him-brewing-beer-more.html
462
223
Zq: An easier and faster alternative to jq
https://www.brimdata.io/blog/introducing-zq/
450
619
An update on the campaign to defend serious math education in California
https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=6389
431
255
LineageOS 19
https://lineageos.org/Changelog-26/
398
283
It took me 10 years to understand entropy
https://www.cantorsparadise.com/it-took-me-10-years-to-understand-entropy-here-is-what-i-learned-b2d51e8ccd4c
396
727
Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/04/things-i-cant-do-on-macos-which-i-can-do-on-ubuntu/
352
28
Learn Go with Tests
https://quii.gitbook.io/learn-go-with-tests/
297
171
Slack’s Incident on 2-22-22
https://slack.engineering/slacks-incident-on-2-22-22/
269
112
Show HN: Caddy v2.5.0
https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/tag/v2.5.0
268
174
How to write a Git commit message (2014)
https://cbea.ms/git-commit/
265
94
Stress hormone reduces altruistic behavior in empathetic people
https://neurosciencenews.com/cortisol-altrusim-empathy-20262/
257
187
Hush, a modern shell scripting language
https://hush-shell.github.io/
249
121
Mastodon – A Federated Twitter Alternative
https://joinmastodon.org/
217
82
Electronics Explained: Fundamentals for engineers, technicians and makers (2018)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128116418/electronics-explained
214
56
Reloadium – Advanced hot reloading for Python
https://github.com/reloadware/reloadium
209
31
Overgrowth: Open-Source Announcement
http://blog.wolfire.com/2022/04/Overgrowth-Open-Source-Announcement
203
177
Show HN: We launched a new web browser
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31163077
202
84
Compostable fungi-based replacement for styrofoam
https://www.soma.eco/our-materials
193
106
Git.io deprecation
https://github.blog/changelog/2022-04-25-git-io-deprecation/
190
86
GraalVM 22.1: Developer experience improvements, Apple Silicon builds, and more
https://medium.com/graalvm/graalvm-22-1-developer-experience-improvements-apple-silicon-builds-and-more-b7ac9a0f6066
185
52
Show HN: FlyCode – Git-Based Copy and Translations Editor for Web Apps
https://www.flycode.com/developers
182
33
Talk like a systems engineer: Yaks all the way down
https://flameeyes.blog/2022/04/26/engineering-jargon-yaks/
57
Show HN: Linen – Make your Slack community Google-searchable
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31168882
108
Payment startup Bolt sued by its most prominent customer
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-26/forever-21-parent-authentic-brands-sues-bolt-startup
170
145
Apple's grip on iOS browser engines disallowed under proposed EU rules
https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/apple_ios_browser/
169
200
Twitter owner transition: Temporary ban on product updates after Elon Musk deal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-25/twitter-locks-down-product-changes-after-agreeing-to-musk-bid
58
How I learned electronics [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgrubw6B_us
163
87
Projects for Old Versions of OS X
https://jonathanalland.com/old-osx-projects.html
160
69
Rotary Un-Smartphone Kit
https://skysedge.com/unsmartphones/RUSP/index.html
159
Reversing a 2.4GHz Remote Control
https://xakcop.com/post/re-2.4ghz/
158
101
Why Pessimism Sounds Smart
https://rootsofprogress.org/why-pessimism-sounds-smart
156
421
World military expenditure passes $2T for first time
https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2022/world-military-expenditure-passes-2-trillion-first-time
147
Show HN: thin.dev, back end for making realtime, typesafe React Apps
https://thin.dev/
96
Tell HN: Amazon.com is limiting purchases of Audio CDs to four-per-week
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31163300
Spacedrive – A File Explorer from the Future
https://www.spacedrive.app
139
Effective Go
https://go.dev/doc/effective_go
138
High-Security Mechanical Locks (2020)
https://swiftsilentdeadly.com/high-security-mechanical-locks/
137
36
Type-Based Optimizations in the JIT
https://www.erlang.org/blog/type-based-optimizations-in-the-jit/
213
Alphabet Announces First Quarter 2022 Results
https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/2022Q1_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf?cache=d9e9d97
129
78
Show HN: A tool to seed your dev database with real data
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31165538
128
16
Implementing a safe garbage collector in Rust
https://coredumped.dev/2022/04/11/implementing-a-safe-garbage-collector-in-rust/
123
25
Tools for a Culture of Writing (2021)
https://matt.blwt.io/post/tools-for-a-culture-of-writing/
120
32
MCC (Master Chief Collection) Server Incident Summary
https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/mcc-server-incident-summary
116
46
Show HN: Xlibe – A serverless Xlib (X11) compatibility layer for Haiku
https://github.com/waddlesplash/xlibe
115
5
Stunner – tool to test and exploit STUN, TURN and TURN over TCP servers
https://github.com/firefart/stunner
11
Show HN: Baseten – Build ML-powered applications
https://www.baseten.co/
199
There Is No CD Revival
https://dadadrummer.substack.com/p/there-is-no-cd-revival
Ask HN: Is Ruby on Rails still relevant?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31170481
105
Robinhood: We are letting go approximately 9% of our full-time employees
https://blog.robinhood.com/news/2022/4/26/a-message-from-our-ceo-and-co-founder-vlad-tenev
98
Launch HN: Kraftful (YC S19) – UX Analytics for IoT Products
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31167368
95
My Taipei Quarantine
https://idlewords.com/2022/4/my_taipei_quarantine.htm
50
Indian cows and buffaloes are going online
https://www.economist.com/asia/2022/04/21/indian-cows-and-buffaloes-are-going-online
19
Domain Driven Design Reference (2015) [pdf]
https://www.domainlanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DDD_Reference_2015-03.pdf
83
20
Incremental Learning
http://www.super-memory.com/help/il.htm
To improve medical trials, justify exclusion criteria
https://trevorklee.substack.com/p/one-neat-trick-for-instantly-improving
59
What’s Behind the Naming of TBD54566975?
https://blog.concannon.tech/tech-talk/tbd54566975/
79
188
College Was the Biggest Mistake of My Life
https://americandreaming.substack.com/p/college-was-the-biggest-mistake-of
77
48
‘Disabled’ is not a bad word. Stop telling people with disabilities it is
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/disabled-is-not-a-bad-word-stop-telling-people-with-disabilities-it-is-1.4857377
29
I received a patent infringement email for my weekend project (2010)
https://www.royvanrijn.com/blog/2010/07/patent-infringement/
75
60
Among Europe’s Ex-Royals
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/leka-ii-crown-prince-albania-europe-monarchy/629368/
74
Spreadsheets are dreams (2015)
https://medium.com/hand-brain/rod-mclaren-d9ffe6bfb83c
71
12
What lurks in a drowned forest in Alabama
https://nautil.us/what-lurks-in-a-drowned-forest-in-alabama-16508/
70
How to use (or not use) a hyphen
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/comma-queen/how-to-use-or-not-use-a-hyphen
15
John Darnielle wants to tell you a story
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/john-darnielle-wants-to-tell-you-a-story
140
The frenzied world of rare watches
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/inside-the-frenzied-world-of-rare-watches
68
Platforms change but cool URIs don't
https://lethain.com/platforms-change-but-cool-uris-dont/
Goals of Care
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2791218
64
24
My NDA is expired. It's worse than you know, AMA
https://old.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/ubrd2i/my_nda_is_expired_its_worse_than_you_know_ama/