862
1266
Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/technology/google-layoffs.html
a year ago
805
587
The Internet Is Full of AI Dogshit
https://aftermath.site/the-internet-is-full-of-ai-dogshit
688
367
Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service
https://proton.me/blog/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service
575
333
Tell HN: Bash.org is no more
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38950721
534
280
Show HN: GodotOS – Fake operating system interface made in the Godot engine
https://github.com/popcar2/GodotOS
466
181
Feynman: I am burned out and I'll never accomplish anything (1985)
https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/kilcup.1/262/feynman.html
457
369
Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034705/discord-layoffs-17-percent-employees
420
121
Meta unlawfully ignores the users' right to easily withdraw consent: complaint
https://noyb.eu/en/meta-ignores-users-right-easily-withdraw-consent
404
106
Removing data transfer fees when moving off Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/eliminating-data-transfer-fees-when-migrating-off-google-cloud/
402
820
Hertz to sell 20k EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/hertz-to-sell-20-000-evs-in-shift-back-to-gas-powered-cars
387
334
Pixar to undergo 20% layoffs in 2024
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/11/as-disney-pushes-towards-streaming-profitability-pixar-to-undergo-layoffs-in-2024/
332
327
Google lays off Bay Area workers, closes Mtn View child care center
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/google-layoffs-child-care-center-engineering-18602833.php
315
57
Postgres Incremental Backup
https://pganalyze.com/blog/5mins-postgres-17-incremental-backups
293
129
Tell HN: Google-Wide Layoffs
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38947580
287
342
I Found David Lynch's Lost 'Dune II' Script
https://www.wired.com/story/david-lynch-dune-sequel-script-unearthed/
284
311
Is htmx Just Another JavaScript Framework?
https://htmx.org/essays/is-htmx-another-javascript-framework/
274
338
Did a 1997 merger ruin Boeing?
https://finshots.in/archive/did-a-1997-merger-ruin-boeing/
267
138
eBay pays $3M fine in blogger harassment case
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67951113
266
184
Engineer Used Water Pump to Get $1B Stuxnet Malware into Iranian Nuclear Plant
https://www.securityweek.com/dutch-engineer-used-water-pump-to-get-billion-dollar-stuxnet-malware-into-iranian-nuclear-facility-report/
257
159
Timeline to remove DSA support in OpenSSH
https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-announce/2024-January/000156.html
105
How virtualisation came to Apple Silicon Macs
https://eclecticlight.co/2024/01/11/how-virtualisation-came-to-apple-silicon-macs/
254
Super Mario 64 on the Web
https://probablykam.github.io/Mario64webgl/
250
42
ArchiveBox: Open-source self-hosted web archiving
https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox
243
65
epoll: The API that powers the modern internet (2022)
https://darkcoding.net/software/epoll-the-api-that-powers-the-modern-internet/
240
251
Google lays off hundreds working on its voice-activated assistant
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/10/2024/google-lays-off-hundreds-working-on-its-voice-activated-assistant
233
141
Sourcehut and Codeberg are both currently experiencing a DDoS attack
https://fosstodon.org/@drewdevault/111739063243946284
232
79
A Love Letter to Tinkerable Software
https://www.trevoragilbert.com/posts/a-love-letter-to-tinkerable-software/
230
26
Generating SVG for the prime knots
https://prideout.net/blog/svg_knots/
210
25
A Technical Dive into PostgreSQL's replication mechanisms
https://airbyte.com/blog/a-guide-to-logical-replication-and-cdc-in-postgresql
207
68
Attack of the Week: Airdrop Tracing
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2024/01/11/attack-of-the-week-airdrop-tracing/
203
296
Ask HN: What is the current driver of tech layoffs?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38958789
201
122
Microsoft overtakes Apple as most valuable company
https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-overtakes-apple-worlds-most-valuable-company-2024-01-11/
41
eBay agrees to $3M fine over couple's harassment case, civil suit continues
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/ebay-agrees-3-million-fine-trying-destroy-lives
200
168
A TV Show Forced Britain's Devastating Post Office Scandal into the Light
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/world/europe/uk-itv-mr-bates-vs-post-office.html
199
35
Tree.fm: Tune in to Forests Around the World
https://www.tree.fm/
186
97
Google lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/google-lays-off-hundreds-in-hardware-voice-assistant-teams
222
Solar will supply almost all growth in U.S. electricity generation through 2025
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/09/u-s-eia-solar-will-supply-almost-all-growth-in-u-s-electricity-generation-through-2025/
183
169
Software Engineers Say the Job Market Is Getting Much Worse
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5y37j/thousands-of-software-engineers-say-the-job-market-is-getting-much-worse
194
Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/11/hospital-debt-increase-people-with-insurance
Aaron Swartz died 11 years ago today
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
171
157
93% of U.S. households' stock market wealth is held by the top 10%
https://www.axios.com/2024/01/10/wealthy-own-record-share-stock-market
164
61
Let's Block It
https://letsblock.it/
160
39
Reverse-engineering the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer's sound chip from die photos (2021)
http://www.righto.com/2021/11/reverse-engineering-yamaha-dx7.html
147
45
Blending Is All You Need: Cheaper, Better Alternative to Trillion-Parameters LLM
https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.02994
145
127
How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?
https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/194969/how-to-get-coworkers-to-stop-giving-me-chatgpt-generated-suggestions
143
111
Scammy AI-Generated Books Are Flooding Amazon
https://www.wired.com/story/scammy-ai-generated-books-flooding-amazon/
135
28
HTML Spirograph (2021)
http://htmlspirograph.com/
Meetup has been acquired by Bending Spoons
https://www.meetup.com/blog/a-new-home-for-meetup/
133
29
Building a baseline JIT for Lua automatically (2023)
https://sillycross.github.io/2023/05/12/2023-05-12/
131
115
Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/network-connected-wrenches-used-in-factories-can-be-hacked-for-sabotage-or-ransomware/
130
4
Breaking "DRM" in Polish trains [video]
https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12142-breaking_drm_in_polish_trains
123
Blur Radius Comparison
https://bjango.com/articles/blurradiuscomparison/
112
2
Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034124/google-layoffs-engineering-assistant-hardware
71
The largest US dam-removal effort to date has begun
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/the-largest-us-dam-removal-effort-to-date-has-begun/
98
80
9999999999999999.0 – 9999999999999998.0
http://geocar.sdf1.org/numbers.html
96
53
Ask HN: How can I make local dev with containers hurt less?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38959668
92
22
Diamond Subpixel Arrangement Simulator
https://mstdn.social/@RickyRomero/111666711075000961
51
What Are File Descriptors in Linux
https://linuxtldr.com/file-descriptors-linux/
90
75
Wi-Fi 7 took off while everyone was looking at AI
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24033022/wi-fi-7-laptops-gaming-ces-2024-lenovo-alienware-razer-msi-asus
37
Why more PC gaming handhelds should ditch Windows for SteamOS
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/why-more-pc-gaming-handhelds-should-ditch-windows-for-steamos/
89
17
Elisp in Replacement String
https://susam.net/maze/elisp-in-replacement-string.html
142
Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/cancer-young-people-doctors-baffled-49c766ed
86
82
US oil lobby launches ad campaign to promote oil as 'vital' to global security
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/10/oil-ads-lights-on-energy
83
Why Would I Buy This Useless, Evil Thing?
https://aftermath.site/why-would-i-buy-this-useless-evil-thing
85
19
Neonmodem: TUI for Lobsters, HN, etc.
https://github.com/mrusme/neonmodem
24
A Philosophical Introduction to Language Models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03910
72
Twitch layoffs: Amazon-owned livestreaming platform cutting workforce by 35%
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/10/twitch-layoffs-job-cuts/72174329007/
Designing bridge trusses with Pytorch autograd
https://github.com/eschluntz/PytorchBridge
81
Amazon Cuts Jobs in Prime Video and MGM Studios
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/10/amazon-layoffs-hundreds-of-jobs-cut-in-prime-video-and-mgm-studios.html
