Sunday, February 27, 2022

Ukraine’s hospitals are running out of oxygen supplies, the W.H.O. says.


By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/KZX9eNb

FIFA Proposes Penalties for Russia but No Ban, Yet


By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/UYMuPnE

New top story on Hacker News: Norway's sovereign wealth fund to vote against Apple management's pay plan

Norway's sovereign wealth fund to vote against Apple management's pay plan
75 by caaqil | 29 comments on Hacker News.


How Volodymyr Zelensky rallied Ukrainians, and the world, against Putin.


By BY STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/uUmrNSF

New top story on Hacker News: Year 2038 problem is still alive and well

Year 2038 problem is still alive and well
26 by protomyth | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: What the World can learn from Hongkong

What the World can learn from Hongkong
23 by doener | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday, February 26, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Esolang Park, a visual debugger for esolangs

Show HN: Esolang Park, a visual debugger for esolangs
16 by nilaymaj | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN! Esolang Park is an online visual debugger interface for esoteric programming languages, that I've been working on for the past few months. For every supported language, Esolang Park provides the powerful Monaco code editor, syntax checking, debugging functionality and a visualisation of the runtime state. The core is language-agnostic - a "language provider" only needs to implement the esolang's parser, interpreter and visualisation UI (and some other little stuff). Apart from trying to boost DX for esolangs, the idea is for this to grow into a platform where people can discover and play around with a variety of esolangs without leaving the browser. That's quite far away though - the project is quite early in development and currently only has 5 languages (Befunge-93, Brainf*ck, Chef, Deadfish and Shakespeare). Some features like non-debugging execution mode (0ms interval) are missing too. Currently the entire source code[0] (core + language providers) is written in TypeScript and React. Esolang code execution happens in a web worker. I'm planning to add support for WASM-based language providers for better performance, particularly for non-debugging execution. There's also a wiki[1] containing a description of the core design and a guide for implementing and contributing new language providers. Looking to hear some feedback on the idea and current implementation - bug reports are welcome too! [0] https://ift.tt/RKPLgbA [1] https://ift.tt/Q0kvIuW

Demetrios Papademetriou, Top Immigration Scholar, Dies at 75


By BY KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/TJL79OE

More than 150,000 people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries.


By BY MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG from NYT World https://ift.tt/e4JYkAy

‘Everybody in Our Country Needs to Defend’


By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/zV3D7lF

Stranded Soccer Stars, Frantic Phone Calls and a Race to Flee Kyiv


By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/cs7x1om

Combate en Kiev: la resistencia ucraniana retrasa la invasión rusa


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/36OJjkQ

New top story on Hacker News: C2PA Releases Spec of First Industry Standard for Content Provenance

C2PA Releases Spec of First Industry Standard for Content Provenance
5 by wglb | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Friday, February 25, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: The Love Story Story

The Love Story Story
8 by pepys | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Though Clyburn’s favored candidate fell short, he claims partial credit for a historic Supreme Court choice.


By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/VxyGJ8e

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Cloning a musical instrument from 16 seconds of audio

Show HN: Cloning a musical instrument from 16 seconds of audio
27 by abdljasser2 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
In 2020, Magenta released DDSP [1], a machine learning algorithm / python library which made it possible to generate good sounding instrument synthesizers from about 6-10 minutes of data. While working with DDSP for a project, we realised how it was actually quite hard to find 6-10 minute of clean recordings of monophonic instruments. In this project, we have combined the DDSP architecture with a domain adaptation technique from speech synthesis [2]. This domain adaptation technique works by pre-training our model on many different recordings from the Solos dataset [3] first and then fine-tuning parts of the model to the new recording. This allows us to produce decent sounding instrument synthesisers from as little as 16 seconds of target audio instead of 6-10 minutes. [1] https://ift.tt/cdPY8O9 [2] https://ift.tt/xUdJoz8 [3] https://ift.tt/aFO0Pvo We hope to publish a paper on the topic soon.

Love Letter: Separating Dating From Mating


By BY MIYA LEE from NYT Style https://ift.tt/CKwOpe1

New top story on Hacker News: Autonomous Computing (short version)

Autonomous Computing (short version)
9 by luu | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday, February 23, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: FAA says 5G could impact radio altimeters on most Boeing 737s

FAA says 5G could impact radio altimeters on most Boeing 737s
62 by pseudolus | 55 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: What to Do If a Cop Tries to Scan Your Face During a Traffic Stop

What to Do If a Cop Tries to Scan Your Face During a Traffic Stop
23 by danso | 25 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ngrok Alternatives

Ngrok Alternatives
37 by tosh | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat

Car stolen with homemade GPS tracker in backseat
50 by sipacate | 46 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Curious about Quantum

Curious about Quantum
10 by werner | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Why We Dream About Past Loves


By BY LINDSAY GOLDWERT from NYT Style https://ift.tt/Ochol7t

New top story on Hacker News: Kissing in the Middle Ages

Kissing in the Middle Ages
9 by pepys | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday, February 22, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: How to Secure Anything

How to Secure Anything
21 by arberavdullahu | 0 comments on Hacker News.


DeliverZero Aims to Eliminate Single-Use Takeout Containers


By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/5dA0US7

Yolélé’s Bright Kitchen Towels Celebrate African Countries


By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/Gbi7Woc

As Russia Moves Into Ukraine, What Comes Next?


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/KCRBzl8

President Biden is expected to join European leaders in announcing new sanctions against Russia.


By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND ANTON TROIANOVSKI from NYT World https://ift.tt/ud53w92

‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Continues to Dominate Billboard Charts


By BY BEN SISARIO from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/ACLaT1j

New top story on Hacker News: Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world

Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world
36 by m6w6 | 8 comments on Hacker News.


Monday, February 21, 2022

Sunday, February 20, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: First Gene Therapy for Tay-Sachs Disease Successfully Given to Two Children

First Gene Therapy for Tay-Sachs Disease Successfully Given to Two Children
31 by daegloe | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Penpot: Open-source design and prototyping platform

Penpot: Open-source design and prototyping platform
57 by lastdong | 9 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Scholars once feared that the book index would destroy reading

Scholars once feared that the book index would destroy reading
51 by hhs | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: How a Book Is Made – Ink, Paper and a 200k-Pound Printer

How a Book Is Made – Ink, Paper and a 200k-Pound Printer
17 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: My Notebook System

My Notebook System
24 by ingve | 2 comments on Hacker News.


How They Did It: Sandy Hook Families Savor Long-Awaited Legal Wins


By BY ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/cREaCo3

At Billie Eilish’s Arena Show, the Only Spectacle Is Herself


By BY LINDSAY ZOLADZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/wOKj4G9

New top story on Hacker News: How to optimize the security, size and build speed of Docker images

How to optimize the security, size and build speed of Docker images
16 by mshekow | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday, February 19, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: A gentle introduction to automated reasoning

A gentle introduction to automated reasoning
6 by mooreds | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Ukraine


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

New top story on Hacker News: Full text search on 630M US court cases

Full text search on 630M US court cases
4 by richardbarosky | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Oilslick – an elevation map showing fine detail in terrain

Oilslick – an elevation map showing fine detail in terrain
15 by mleonhard | 2 comments on Hacker News.


See some of the best photos from the Olympics.


By Unknown Author from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/yY9ulvh

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What books are recommended to learn re semiconductors industry?

Ask HN: What books are recommended to learn re semiconductors industry?
16 by allie1 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I want to understand the ins and outs of the semiconductor industry. What resources would you recommend for beginner, intermediary and technical person?

Friday, February 18, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: How the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is being built

How the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is being built
18 by blutack | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Call for mass evacuation by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine is an ominous development.


By BY VALERIE HOPKINS, MARC SANTORA AND MICHAEL CROWLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/mBwOiau

New top story on Hacker News: An example of why RSS is useful and important

An example of why RSS is useful and important
49 by ChrisHardie | 16 comments on Hacker News.


‘They’re going to corral us.’ Truckers dig in as the police close on the encampment.


By BY IAN AUSTEN, SARAH MASLIN NIR AND NATALIE KITROEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/KJzuUN8

New top story on Hacker News: Windows 11 Pro will soon require a Microsoft Account during initial setup

Windows 11 Pro will soon require a Microsoft Account during initial setup
62 by SoapSeller | 54 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday, February 17, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Static B-Trees: A data structure for faster binary search

Static B-Trees: A data structure for faster binary search
83 by sereja | 10 comments on Hacker News.


The gold was thought to be Mikaela Shiffrin’s for the taking.


By BY DOUG MILLS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/KtWl5wS

When Walter Dellinger Spoke ‘the Justices Paid Attention’


By BY JESSE WEGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/yvxs0Q6

An end to women’s figure skating that no one saw coming.


By BY CHANG W. LEE AND JAMES HILL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/5oRW3V8

A New York City anime convention was not a superspreader event, a C.D.C. study finds.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/EcuoIOw

Dreamy Breakfasts for a Long Weekend


By BY TEJAL RAO from NYT Food https://ift.tt/m8duvqX

New top story on Hacker News: Filters to block and remove copycat-websites from DuckDuckGo, Google and other

Filters to block and remove copycat-websites from DuckDuckGo, Google and other
29 by gleb_the_human | 5 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday, February 16, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: It's often said that the Analytical Engine was before its time

It's often said that the Analytical Engine was before its time
39 by luu | 5 comments on Hacker News.


The Myth of the Magic Sports Beard


By BY ALEX WILLIAMS from NYT Style https://ift.tt/OXnlJuV

New top story on Hacker News: Zip file indexing in MinIO to allow for individual file retrieval on upload

Zip file indexing in MinIO to allow for individual file retrieval on upload
5 by edogrider | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Current MFA fatigue attack campaign targeting Microsoft Office 365 users

Current MFA fatigue attack campaign targeting Microsoft Office 365 users
39 by WaitWaitWha | 13 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Pure Bash Bible – A collection of pure bash alternatives to external processes

Pure Bash Bible – A collection of pure bash alternatives to external processes
19 by rrampage | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Fun Scale (2014)

The Fun Scale (2014)
37 by brudgers | 13 comments on Hacker News.


Monday, February 14, 2022

Satellite images and videos show the scale of Russia’s military buildup.


By BY CHRISTOPH KOETTL, BRENNA SMITH, ALEXANDER CARDIA AND AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/z0N2Ult

New top story on Hacker News: Decoding radio-controlled bus stop displays (2013)

Decoding radio-controlled bus stop displays (2013)
11 by zdw | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: MonoLisa – A font designed for developers

MonoLisa – A font designed for developers
66 by qubitcoder | 20 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Hwatch: A modern alternative to the watch command

Hwatch: A modern alternative to the watch command
11 by ducktective | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: MikroTik authentication revealed

MikroTik authentication revealed
38 by aaronsdevera | 4 comments on Hacker News.


Luxury Resort in Spain Must Be Demolished, Court Finds


By BY RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://ift.tt/0cZ2SEA

New top story on Hacker News: How to manage software developers without micromanaging

How to manage software developers without micromanaging
22 by gk1 | 13 comments on Hacker News.


Sunday, February 13, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Has Literature Ever Changed the Course of History?

Has Literature Ever Changed the Course of History?
7 by lermontov | 8 comments on Hacker News.


With temperatures in the 80s, this could be the hottest Super Bowl ever.


By BY RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3K7sXEv

New top story on Hacker News: Ancient chalk sculpture is 'most important prehistoric art'

Ancient chalk sculpture is 'most important prehistoric art'
8 by diodorus | 1 comments on Hacker News.


See some of the best photos from the competition.


By Unknown Author from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/QV1X9wR

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Tools to visualize data in SQL databases?

Ask HN: Tools to visualize data in SQL databases?
13 by dyml | 5 comments on Hacker News.
I’d like to hear what tools you use to easily visualize the data in a sql table? Preferably I’d just like to click on a MariaDB table and receive some plots and statistics on the columns. Whats your experience on this? Edit: to clarify, I don’t want to visualize the database itself (Schema’s, keys etc). Just the data within it.

Saturday, February 12, 2022

In the Kamila Valieva Story, Echoes of a Dark Era of Doping


By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/8SsWutF

An old falsehood resurfaces: that Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro’s son.


By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/Bl5oeMq

U.S. intelligence agencies warn of another effort by Russia to create pretext for an invasion.


By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT World https://ift.tt/DYJvUV5

New top story on Hacker News: Does the human lifespan have a limit?

Does the human lifespan have a limit?
16 by feltsense | 21 comments on Hacker News.


Super Bowl LVI by the Numbers


By BY ALANIS THAMES AND EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/okRgNYX

New top story on Hacker News: Little Sound Dj

Little Sound Dj
11 by Tomte | 6 comments on Hacker News.


Friday, February 11, 2022

A Long Island Republican rode a mask rebellion to an unlikely election victory.


By BY JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/1Y6vfKF

On the Scene: ‘Music Man,’ a Big Broadway Bet 🎺


By BY MATT STEVENS from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/XFTajuc

Watch Jennifer Lopez Perform in ‘Marry Me’


By BY MEKADO MURPHY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/Ae6K0Zc

New top story on Hacker News: The Seven-per-Cent Solution

The Seven-per-Cent Solution
6 by samclemens | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Inspired by Canadian protests, thousands of French demonstrators converge on Paris.


By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/FyIxEpq

New top story on Hacker News: Tim O'Reilly on Web3: “Get ready for the crash”

Tim O'Reilly on Web3: “Get ready for the crash”
9 by kordlessagain | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: MemSafeCrypto, Java cryptography primitives using DirectByteBuffer

Show HN: MemSafeCrypto, Java cryptography primitives using DirectByteBuffer
4 by java-man | 1 comments on Hacker News.