Monday, May 30, 2022

Under Fire for Chaos at Soccer Final, France Rejects Blame for Failures


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New top story on Hacker News: Video2StyleGAN: Disentangling Local and Global Variations in a Video

Video2StyleGAN: Disentangling Local and Global Variations in a Video
13 by lnyan | 2 comments on Hacker News.


FOX NEWS: Social media executives testify on privacy, safety


Social media executives testify on privacy, safety



Fox News correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on the latest from Capitol Hill.

A San Diego doctor receives a prison sentence for selling a ‘100 percent’ cure for Covid-19.


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New top story on Hacker News: The Genius of Harry Beck’s 1933 London Tube Map

The Genius of Harry Beck’s 1933 London Tube Map
14 by simonebrunozzi | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday, May 25, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Go: Functional Options Are Slow

Go: Functional Options Are Slow
23 by zdw | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Today in On Tech: Digital threads between the U.S. and China.


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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Muse 2.0 with local-first sync

Show HN: Muse 2.0 with local-first sync
8 by adamwiggins | 76 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN, I want to share with you something I and my four colleagues have been working on for the last several years. It’s a whiteboarding and notes tool called Muse[1]. We just released a 2.0 version which includes local-first sync. A little backstory: I’m one of the authors of the 2019 essay Local-first software[2]. (Past HN discussions[3][4].) The thesis is to reclaim some of the ownership over our data that we’ve lost in the transition from filesystems to cloud/SaaS. So I’m excited to bring CRDT technology “out of the lab” and into a commercial product as a chance to prove the value of local-first in real-world usage. As a developer and computing enthusiast, I care about abstract ideas like data ownership. But for most users I think the benefits of local-first will surface in how it feels to use the software day-to-day. One example is ability to work offline or in unstable network conditions: any changes between devices will be automatically merged when you reconnect to the network, no matter how long you’ve been disconnected. Another area is performance. The sync backend was written by my colleague Mark McGranaghan who has written extensively about software performance[5][6] and why we think the cloud will never be fast enough to make truly responsive software. A few technical details: – Client-side CRDT written in Swift, streaming sync server written in Go – Sync server is generic, doesn’t have any knowledge of the Muse app domain (cards, boards, ink, etc). Just shuffles data between devices – Transactional, blob, and ephemeral data are all managed by this one single state system. For example ephemeral data (someone wiggling a card around) for example, isn’t even transmitted if there are no other clients listening in realtime. More in this Metamuse podcast episode.[7] We draw heavily on research from people like Martin Kleppmann, Peter van Hardenberg[8], and many others. A huge thank you to this wonderful research community. Even if you have no interest in the Muse concept of a digital thinking workspace, I’d encourage you to try the free version just to see how local-first sync feels in practice. My opinion is that is fundamentally different from web/cloud software is well as from classic file-based software—and an improvement on both. Would love to hear what you think. [1]: https://museapp.com/ [2]: https://ift.tt/ZcLIsHu [3]: https://ift.tt/M2k1qDe [4]: https://ift.tt/EeUFbKk [5]: https://ift.tt/IvApoku [6]: https://ift.tt/0bQfM7y [7]: https://ift.tt/H6RLivy [8]: https://ift.tt/ypYibCr

Brian Jackson, a Key Gil Scott-Heron Collaborator, Reintroduces Himself


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New top story on Hacker News: Systems Interoperability Framework: open standard to link school systems

Systems Interoperability Framework: open standard to link school systems
8 by mooreds | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday, May 24, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Extracting TLS keys from an unwilling application

Extracting TLS keys from an unwilling application
49 by wwarner | 4 comments on Hacker News.


The W.H.O. re-elects its director general, who has overseen the global Covid fight.


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Hugh Jackman Is Having Fun Playing as ‘Arrogant as You Possibly Can’


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‘Please God let him live’: Times reporters witness desperation as Russia closes in.


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Some abortion-rights supporters in Georgia are voting for Kemp, who has sought strict limits on abortions.


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What Makes For a Healthy Democracy?


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New top story on Hacker News: AWS Should Be Easy

AWS Should Be Easy
30 by ithkuil | 9 comments on Hacker News.


Sunday, May 22, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How can I stop my inbox/wishlist/bookmarks/tabs/todos from growing?

Ask HN: How can I stop my inbox/wishlist/bookmarks/tabs/todos from growing?
77 by miguelrochefort | 45 comments on Hacker News.
I have thousands of online accounts, hundreds of thousands of saved items (likes, bookmarks, papers, books, movies, videos, photos, files, open tabs, tasks), hundreds of inbox and feeds, and they just can't seem to stop growing. Inbox zero is now a rare occurrence, only made possible by abusing Gmail's snooze function. My phone, laptop, and clouds are full. Using personal finance analogies, should I: - Reduce my spending (unsubscribe, stop consuming feeds)? - Pay back my debt (consume the saved items)? Perhaps using the debt-snowball method? - Get more credit (file storage) so that I can spend (save items) more? - Declare bankruptcy (delete everything)?

Several Jif Peanut Butter Products Recalled Over Potential Salmonella


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New top story on Hacker News: The Discoveries of Continuation [pdf]

The Discoveries of Continuation [pdf]
12 by penguin_booze | 2 comments on Hacker News.


On a Remote Mountain, the ‘Sistine Chapel of Socialism’ Awaits Its Fate


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New top story on Hacker News: Constraint-based geometry (CAD) sketcher for Blender

Constraint-based geometry (CAD) sketcher for Blender
19 by khimaros | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Friday, May 20, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: An AI system for solving crossword puzzles that outperforms the best humans

An AI system for solving crossword puzzles that outperforms the best humans
29 by DantesKite | 9 comments on Hacker News.


Bank shares have slid, mirroring a market malaise.


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New top story on Hacker News: Scientists Uncover a Shady Web of Online Spider Sales

Scientists Uncover a Shady Web of Online Spider Sales
18 by Petiver | 6 comments on Hacker News.


BBC Allowed to Publish Accusations of Abuse Against MI5 Agent


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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What to do about ‘Good at programming Bad at Leetcode’

Ask HN: What to do about ‘Good at programming Bad at Leetcode’
32 by mikymoothrowa | 73 comments on Hacker News.
Over the past few years I've met people who are really good programmers when it comes to putting together a full back end system , creating a very nice front end or creating any kind of app for that matter. Many of these people are fresh out of college and the ‘industry’ puts them through leetcode/hackerrank style rounds that are needlessly hard. I’ve seen the kind of questions these rounds have and quite frankly, if I graduated this year, there’s no way I’m going to get a job. Ever since 'Cracking the coding interview' was released, every company's interview process has become like Google's and Google didn't have a particularly great interview process to start with.[0][1] Now, there are several GitHub repositories that prescribe 3-4 month grinds on leetcode questions to "crack" the interview. And people do go through this grind. The people who do manage to crack these rounds are not necessarily good at programming either because the time they spent doing competitive programming stuff should have been spent learning to build actual things. The no-whiteboard companies are very few, hardly ever seem to have openings and not hiring junior engineers. What would be your advice be to fresh college graduates, or anybody for that matter, who are good at programming but not at leetcode? Surely there must be a way to demonstrate their understanding of algorithms without having to spend 3-4 months memorising riddles [0] homebrew creator.. https://mobile.twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768?lang=en [1] Zed Shaw gets offered a sys admin job https://ift.tt/m51F3Rk

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Biden endorses Finland and Sweden’s bids to join NATO.


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New top story on Hacker News: Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Search Words by First Known Use Date

Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Search Words by First Known Use Date
7 by Tomte | 2 comments on Hacker News.


FOX NEWS: John Durham announces new arrest in probe of Russiagate origins, Steele dossier


John Durham announces new arrest in probe of Russiagate origins, Steele dossier



Fox News' Greg Palkot reports on the arrest of Igor Danchenko, charged with lying to FBI.

FOX NEWS: 5 Dems are most important holdouts as Pelosi tries to jam through reconciliation bill with no CBO score


5 Dems are most important holdouts as Pelosi tries to jam through reconciliation bill with no CBO score



After major progress in negotiations on the reconciliation bill Thursday, it appears some moderates with procedural demands are the last big hurdle for Democrats to pass the massive spending plan.

FOX NEWS: AOC blames Virginia loss on 'moderate' campaign


AOC blames Virginia loss on 'moderate' campaign



'Fox & Friends' hosts discuss Democrats' reaction to McAuliffe's loss in the Virginia governor election.

FOX NEWS: Joe Concha: Migrant families could be paid more than Gold Star families under Biden admin


Joe Concha: Migrant families could be paid more than Gold Star families under Biden admin



The Fox News contributor discusses the White House walking back President Biden’s comments on payouts to migrant families

FOX NEWS: Rep. McCarthy: House moving forward on social spending bill a misread of state elections


Rep. McCarthy: House moving forward on social spending bill a misread of state elections



House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy vows Republicans will do everything in their power to stop Democrats' social spending bill he says voters don’t want.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy

Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
564 by sohkamyung | 232 comments on Hacker News.


FOX NEWS: Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner, dead at 26 in plane crash


Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner, dead at 26 in plane crash



"Graveto" singer Marília Mendonça died in a plane crash Friday on her way to a concert.

FOX NEWS: Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines of the week


Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines of the week



Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here.

FOX NEWS: Aaron Rodgers' fiancée Shailene Woodley shares cryptic message after he reveals he's unvaccinated


Aaron Rodgers' fiancée Shailene Woodley shares cryptic message after he reveals he's unvaccinated



Shailene Woodley posted and seemingly deleted a cryptic message to social media after fiancé Aaron Rodgers revealed he has not been vaccinated for coronavirus. The Green Bay Packers quarterback has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this week's against the Kansas City Chiefs.

FOX NEWS: Kanye West says Kim Kardashian is 'still my wife' amid Pete Davidson dating rumors


Kanye West says Kim Kardashian is 'still my wife' amid Pete Davidson dating rumors



Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson continue to fuel rumors of a romance; meanwhile, the reality star's estranged husband Kanye "Ye" West has expressed a desire to reconcile their relationship.