Sunday, January 31, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: That’s Big Sir to You (SuperDuper, Big Sur)

That’s Big Sir to You (SuperDuper, Big Sur)
12 by zdw | 7 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: James Baldwin, Here and Elsewhere

James Baldwin, Here and Elsewhere
11 by apollinaire | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Myanmar military takes control of country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar military takes control of country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi
36 by 7d7n | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Semgrep: JavaScript browser security concat bypass not detected

Semgrep: JavaScript browser security concat bypass not detected
3 by pavel_lishin | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: In Spotify, music listens to you: wins patent to surveil users’ emotions

In Spotify, music listens to you: wins patent to surveil users’ emotions
7 by walterbell | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Survey Says: Never Tweet


By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3j2OUIG

Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’


By BY JESSE GREEN from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3pG305i

Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows


By BY NICOLE HONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36tLLga

Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team


By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3j2VVt7

Andrew Brooks, who developed a coronavirus spit test, has died at 51.


By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ctrf2T

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: A retrainable subtitle synchronizer you can now build your own

Show HN: A retrainable subtitle synchronizer you can now build your own
7 by icer2020 | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: AMD vs. Intel vs. Nvidia: How Users Are Switching

AMD vs. Intel vs. Nvidia: How Users Are Switching
13 by ekianjo | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Uf2: USB Flashing Format

Uf2: USB Flashing Format
4 by mmastrac | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Coronavirus


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3owvptj

Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears


By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aiJWUh

New top story on Hacker News: Bedrock Linux – a meta Linux distribution

Bedrock Linux – a meta Linux distribution
17 by rhencke | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January


By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pAUowP

Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L53FhA

If Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn’t Beyond the Pale, Who Is?


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3pBeozb

77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election


By BY JIM RUTENBERG, JO BECKER, ERIC LIPTON, MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN, MATTHEW ROSENBERG AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r9O6Vq

Black Power: Now or Never


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3t81POh

Captain Tom raised millions for Britain’s coronavirus response. Now he is hospitalized with Covid-19.


By BY MARIE FAZIO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ouhoME

Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears


By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/39ChgGN

Saturday, January 30, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Build your own X, a collection of tutorials (Search engine, Neural Net, etc.)

Build your own X, a collection of tutorials (Search engine, Neural Net, etc.)
5 by jkchu | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: I work on code search at GitHub – what needs to improve?

I work on code search at GitHub – what needs to improve?
30 by softwaredoug | 11 comments on Hacker News.


Downscale Your Super Bowl Spread


By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2MngHHP

Trump Parts Ways With Lead Impeachment Lawyer


By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3crj0EA

Savor a Performance Series and Homemade Pizza


By BY KATHERINE CUSUMANO AND EMMA GRILLO from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/3tdLrM0

Quotation of the Day: Attacked by a ‘Superspreader’ of Online Smears


By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2YuFdcC

New top story on Hacker News: CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M is abandoned due to bugs

CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M is abandoned due to bugs
145 by donsupreme | 60 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: RV64X: A Free, open-source GPU for RISC-V

RV64X: A Free, open-source GPU for RISC-V
20 by mardiyah | 5 comments on Hacker News.


Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.


By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MiV6Aq

Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cnI5QI

New top story on Hacker News: Dodger Stadium vaccination site shut down amid protest

Dodger Stadium vaccination site shut down amid protest
5 by anigbrowl | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: MDMA Solo – A practical guide for healing your self [pdf]

MDMA Solo – A practical guide for healing your self [pdf]
22 by cstaikos | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair


By BY A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3tjG0vl

Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay


By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pMaqEl

Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88


By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/36o8Ala

New top story on Hacker News: ‘Meme stock’ rally rescues AMC theaters from $600M debt

‘Meme stock’ rally rescues AMC theaters from $600M debt
15 by Borlands | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Airwindows – Free VST Plugins for Mac, Windows and Linux

Airwindows – Free VST Plugins for Mac, Windows and Linux
7 by dijksterhuis | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: My 90s TV: Browse 90s Television

My 90s TV: Browse 90s Television
23 by optimalsolver | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean


By BY BRYAN PIETSCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJeZ3h

Product Misplacement


By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/36sC6WT

New top story on Hacker News: Ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry

Ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry
92 by nabla9 | 24 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Fixing 200 broken raspberry Pis to prevent e-waste and donating the money raised

Fixing 200 broken raspberry Pis to prevent e-waste and donating the money raised
24 by technlogger | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Philosophical Landmines (2013)

Philosophical Landmines (2013)
18 by TeMPOraL | 10 comments on Hacker News.


Friday, January 29, 2021

Legal Pressure on Trump Increases With Judge’s Order in Fraud Inquiry


By BY ED SHANAHAN AND WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3j1NSwp

Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule


By BY BHADRA SHARMA, RUTH MACLEAN, OSCAR LOPEZ AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/39totZE

Biden intelligence briefings to be led by veteran C.I.A. officer, who previously briefed George W. Bush.


By BY JULIAN E. BARNES AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3thesqr

Robert Cohan, 95, Dies; Exported Contemporary Dance to Britain


By BY ROSLYN SULCAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pxV6ei

G.O.P. Quiet as Pressure Mounts to Address Lawmaker’s Conspiracy Claims


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MfOjYd

Share Your Memories of Someone You Lost to Covid-19


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39w1H3l

A West Virginia newspaper company is suing Google and Facebook over online ads.


By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2M8Qwos

New top story on Hacker News: Apple Silicon M1 supports “billion of colors” a.k.a. HDR 10-bit output

Apple Silicon M1 supports “billion of colors” a.k.a. HDR 10-bit output
15 by singhkays | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Europe's Vaccine Disaster

Europe's Vaccine Disaster
33 by danielfoster | 13 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: 1938 vs. 1940 (2018)

1938 vs. 1940 (2018)
31 by diodorus | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Biden Visits Walter Reed, the Hospital That Treated Both Him and His Son


By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39tuIg0

A ‘Race’ to Vaccinate, After South Africa Variant Is Detected in South Carolina


By BY CHRIS DIXON AND SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pwjehr

Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Solve Fewer Crimes Last Year?


By BY MARA GAY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NP0agk

Violence in Afghanistan May Delay U.S. Troop Withdrawal


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/36oYOPA

For Dreamers, Action Will Speak Louder Than Words


By BY KORINA IRIBE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jbFlHH

It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask!


By BY CHARLIE WARZEL AND ZEYNEP TUFEKCI from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3tcnoxg

Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars Got a Jolt From G.M.


By BY NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND CORAL DAVENPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39wwUU8

Behind the Stock Market’s Wild Ride This Week


By BY KARL RUSSELL from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3r0qHph

Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way


By BY ANDREA NGUYEN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3r89FW3

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cl5q5y

What to Watch: Televised Spies


By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3pweLLH

The Texas attorney general will investigate brokers’ decisions to limit GameStop trades.


By BY GILLIAN FRIEDMAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36n6CkU

New top story on Hacker News: Pixel Shaders in Windows Terminal

Pixel Shaders in Windows Terminal
16 by Impossible | 9 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday, January 28, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: HackerRank (YC S11) Is Hiring

HackerRank (YC S11) Is Hiring
1 by rvivek | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Cuffless device delivers clinically accurate blood pressure measurements

Cuffless device delivers clinically accurate blood pressure measurements
12 by WaitWaitWha | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Interest rates have been declining globally for the past 700 years (2020)

Interest rates have been declining globally for the past 700 years (2020)
24 by panax | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Habitat 67, Montreal's 'failed dream'

Habitat 67, Montreal's 'failed dream'
14 by rbanffy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Joe Biden, the Irishman


By BY MAEVE HIGGINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36kbsiW

Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3r1rFS9

Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role


By BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cltSDW

Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NL4RaZ

Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108


By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2YrMGsI

California moves to help tenants hit by the pandemic pay their back rent.


By BY CONOR DOUGHERTY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/36liSTb