381
346
SpaceX launches mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck on the ISS
https://apnews.com/article/spacex-launch-boeing-nasa-stuck-astronauts-e179d0dc6c77d224278fd0430148ff8b
2 years ago
505
319
Amusing Ourselves to Death (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052839/http://www.recombinantrecords.net/docs/2009-05-Amusing-Ourselves-to-Death.html
435
234
How Discord stores trillions of messages (2023)
https://discord.com/blog/how-discord-stores-trillions-of-messages
299
225
The perils of transition to 64-bit time_t
https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2024/09/28/the-perils-of-transition-to-64-bit-time_t/
397
203
Everything you need to know about Python 3.13 – JIT and GIL went up the hill
https://drew.silcock.dev/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-python-3-13/
127
181
America is becoming less "woke"
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/19/america-is-becoming-less-woke
146
162
Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/09/23andme-dna-data-privacy-sale/680057/
213
160
Notion's mid-life crisis
https://www.jjinux.com/2024/09/notions-mid-life-crisis.html
108
154
Is English a “creole Language”?
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=66229
182
132
If AI seems smarter, it's thanks to smarter human trainers
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/if-your-ai-seems-smarter-its-thanks-smarter-human-trainers-2024-09-28/
165
124
Meta fined $102M for storing passwords in plain text
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-fined-102-million-for-storing-passwords-in-plain-text-110049679.html
220
116
Britain buys semiconductor factory for defence purposes
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-buys-semiconductor-factory-for-defence-purposes/
98
Apple No Longer in Talks to Join OpenAI Investment Round
https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-no-longer-in-talks-to-join-openai-investment-round-e3be3e66
82
106
The U.S. is approving citizenship applications at the fastest speed in years
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/with-an-election-looming-the-us-is-approving-citizenship-applications-at-the-fastest-speed-in-years/ar-AA1rf4FU
836
103
FFT-based ocean-wave rendering, implemented in Godot
https://github.com/2Retr0/GodotOceanWaves
86
Autossh – automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
https://github.com/Autossh/autossh
179
On the design of text editors (2020)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.06030
38
85
Ask HN: Why does current interest in retro computing focus on the early 80s?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41680299
35
As Florida Storms Worsen, Some in Tampa Bay Wonder: Is Living There Worth It?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/us/hurricane-helene-tampa-bay-florida-worries.html
166
81
Show HN: htmgo - build simple and scalable systems with golang + htmx
https://htmgo.dev
If AI seems smarter, it's thanks to smarter human trainers