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Is Hacker News Bullshit?
The future of online media
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 1,099 posts.
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Gitlab Support is no longer processing MFA resets for free users
From August 15th, GitLab Support will no longer be manually removing MFA from free accounts.
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TikTok and the Sorting Hat
NEXT POST: Part II of my thoughts on TikTok, on how the app design is informed by its algorithm and vice versa in a virtuous circle.
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The best Parts of Visual Studio Code are proprietary
I've been very surprised and delighted over a number of years now by Microsoft's strong efforts in open source. I understand the skeptics, I was on Slashdot when they tried to sue Linux out of existence and I think only time will tell. I figure MS contributing is better than them hunting Linux distributions for sport…
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TikTok and Microsoft’s Clock
I mean, WTF?
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Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system (2017)
[Download for PDF/printable version of this article] When I started looking into this subject, I predicted a person’s physical attractiveness would only have minor advantages. I was wrong. In fact, I was so wrong, that in one study, the effects of physical attractiveness on judges were so influ
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An Email got us $5k in AWS Credits
The story of our company's most valuable email.
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Autodesk criticised by architects
Architectural unrest about Autodesk and its support for the industry's design businesses is growing. Discontent has been simmering for a decade or more, and has led to calls for EU action.The rece
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Tailwind CSS: From Side-Project Byproduct to Multi-Million Dollar Business
The story of how a couple of failed SaaS ideas and a bunch of ugly Less stylesheets turned into my life's work.
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What is a Product Roadmap?
and how do you use it?
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Inside Information and Kodak Stock
A look at the impact of leaked information on Kodak's stock price in 2020.
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A Legal Deep Dive on Mexico’s Disastrous New Copyright Law
Mexico has just adopted a terrible new copyright law, thanks to pressure from the United States (and specifically from the copyright maximalists that hold outsized influence on US foreign policy).This law closely resembles the Digital Millennium Copyright Act enacted in the US 1998, with a few...
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The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct to investigate Apple
The EU is investigating Apple’s App Store practices for antitrust violations. Here’s why we must all resist abuses by tech giants.
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To Understand Jio, You Need to Understand Reliance
Inflections in finance and tech. Click to read The Diff, by Byrne Hobart, a Substack publication.
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Google removes all Danish music from YouTube
About Koda's task and where Koda works
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Apple reports Q3 results
Apple reported its third quarter financial results for the fiscal year after the market close on Thursday, July 30, 2020.
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Is your chip card secure? Much depends on where you bank
Chip-based credit and debit cards are designed to make it infeasible for skimming devices or malware to clone your card when you pay for something by dipping the chip instead of swiping the stripe. But a recent series of malware attacks on U.S.-based merchants suggest thieves are exploiting weaknesses in how certain…
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What Is the PCI of Bank Payments?
Credit card users today can transact online with peace of mind because card-accepting merchants are subject to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
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Five Buck Fatigue
This is about a reaction I noticed with myself in response to membership programs, patreons and individual sponsorship as I've run into significantly more of these following Corona. The advertising-supported model has confirmed many of the concerns about its sustainability and creators are looking for more reliable…
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Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0
A Universal Basic Income (UBI) would improve everyone’s lives, increase our free time, empower workers, and ensure everyone has food and a roof over their head. These are noble goals, but obviously there’s a downside or it would already be implemented, right?
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Why Credit Card Fraud Is Still a Thing
Most of the civilized world years ago shifted to requiring computer chips in payment cards that make it far more expensive and difficult for thieves to clone and use them for fraud. One notable exception is the United States, which is still lurching toward this goal. Here’s a look at the havoc that lag has wrought, as…
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The harmful impact of Audible-exclusive audiobooks
Amazon's creeping monopoly on the audiobook industry through Audible pushes bookshops and libraries out of audiobook distribution.
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Microsoft Joins the Blender Development Fund
Microsoft is joining the Blender Foundation's Development Fund as a Corporate Gold member!
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The Antitrust Hearing, the Role of Congress, CEO Questions
Congress is exactly where discussions about tech and society should be happening. Then, a list of questions for every tech CEO.
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Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law