661
EU ruling: tracking-based advertising [...] across Europe has no legal basis
Landmark court decision against “TCF” consent pop ups on 80% of the internet
New
The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 992 posts.
662
663
Wise refuses to let us access our $60k AUD
Wise has stolen more than $60,000 AUD from us, and refuses to let us access it. We’ve had a Wise account for around 5 years (since they were called TransferWise). It’s been a really useful …
664
Anti-Personnel Computing (2023)
Neologisms for the current computing era.
665
The Barbican
Three years ago, while searching for Vitsoe setups, I stumbled upon Barbican. I delved deeper and discovered a building complex that was beyond my imaginations. Young Fatih would definitely find it ugly; current me finds it beautiful. The estate was built between 1965 and 1976. And, since I first saw
666
667
Gig Companies Violate Workers Rights
Major digital labor platforms, also known as gig companies, operating in the United States misclassify gig workers as independent contractors, denying them labor rights.
668
669
The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia
The Research Pipeline is Stalling The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all outgoing funding, including new awards and scheduled payments on active grants. Over 1,000 NSF research projec…
670
Burrito Now, Pay Later
Liquid Lunches And The Serious Case for BNPL Securitization
671
672
Sam Altman Wants Your Eyeball
Last week, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman announced in San Francisco that the World project he co-founded, formerly known as Worldcoin, is opening six stores across the United States, allowing users of the project's app to scan their eyeballs. This is worrisome, to say the least.
673
Not a three-year-old chimney sweep (2022)
This footage has gone viral online with the claim that it shows an 3 year old chimney sweep on the job: Millions of people saw the footage, shared it online an were upset by it, as they should be&#…
674
Slow software for a burning world
This page has moved to https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/slow-software-for-a-burning-world/ .
675
Era of U.S. dollar may be winding down
Economist Kenneth Rogoff’s new book entwines currency’s ascension, his own experiences, and looks at what looms ahead.
676
In the Network of the Conclave
How network science can help us understand who will be the next Pope. The study by Soda, Iorio, and Rizzo reveals how status, information and alliances influence the papal election.
677
The dark side of account bans
I recently lost my Facebook account for two months, and was significantly cut off from certain aspects of society during that time. This is the dark side of account bans.
678
How friction is being redistributed in today's economy
AI Chatbots, Newark, and the West Village Girls
679
How to start a school with your friends
We've taught over 100 classes to over 1000 students 🤓
680
681
Mississippi Can't Possibly Have Good Schools
And yet it does. Are we ready to deal?
682
An appeal to Apple from Anukari
macOS GPU clock heuristics don't recognize real-time audio work, and my spin loop workaround fails on Pro and Max chips. I need the Metal team's help.
683
Possibly a Serious Possibility
How 'lurking weasel' phrases skewed Cold War intelligence
684
No Instagram, no privacy
This means that I am oblivious to all of my friends’ fun broadcasted on Instagram. I don’t feel pressured either to update the abstract audience of everyone I ever connected with online, on where I am, what I am doing or who I am hanging out with.
685
Internet usage pattern during power outage in Spain and Portugal
What patterns do we see in RUM data during the April 28th power outage in Portugal and Spain?
686
The Death of Daydreaming
What we lose when phones take away boredom and interstitial time
687
How Obama’s BlackBerry got secured (2013)
A weblog about Signals Intelligence, Communications Security and top level telecommunications equipment
688
Brian Eno's Theory of Democracy
Organizing and generating variety in politics
689
“An independent journalist” who won't remain nameless
Too many legacy outlets still refuse to credit indie journos. Enough is enough.
690
Accountability Sinks
Accountability engineering in institution design