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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,332 posts.
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I quit my job to make free web tools
Explore fast and reliable DNS lookup tools, domain information, and essential network utilities all in one place on NSLookup.io.
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Pollution cleanup method destroys toxic “forever chemicals”
An insidious category of carcinogenic pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may not be so permanent after all. University of California, Riverside, chemical engineering and environmental scientists recently published new methods to chemically break up these harmful substances found in drinking water into smaller…
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GitHub’s database of security advisories is now open source
Anyone can now provide additional information and context to further the community’s understanding and awareness of security advisories.
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How we bootstrapped our SaaS to $1M ARR
How it took us almost five years and multiple failed projects to grow a sustainable and almost bootstrapped SaaS.
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LastPass: Notice of Security Incident
Please refer to the latest article for updated information.nbs[..]
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Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source
We are overjoyed and proud to announce that the Pocket Casts mobile apps are now open source! We’ve been eager to take this step since we joined Automattic last year — after all, the company’…
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Study finds no detrimental effects of psilocybin in 10mg or 25mg dose
Psilocybin can be safely administered at doses of either 10mg or 25mg to up to six participants simultaneously.
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iPadOS 16
Apple today previewed iPadOS 16, a major update that makes the iPad experience even more versatile.
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French court: refusing to disclose mobile passcode to law enforcement is a crime
The French Court of Cassation has ruled that people who are suspected or accused of a crime are obliged to reveal the passcode of their mobile phone to the investigative authorities.
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Postgres full-text search: A search engine in a database (2021)
With Postgres, you don't need to immediately look farther than your own database management system for a full-text search solution. If you haven't yet given Postgres' built-in full-text search a try, read on for a simple intro.
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Postgres Auditing in 150 lines of SQL
PostgreSQL has a robust set of features which we can leverage to create a generic auditing solution in 150 lines of SQL.
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NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / BY computers on install
Vue.js users using the dependency “node-ipc” are experiencing a supply chain attack protesting the invasion of Ukraine, from a package named “peacenotwar”.
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U.S. Army Camouflage Improvement Explained (2013)
U.S. Army Camouflage Improvement Explained by Guy Cramer, President/CEO of HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp.
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How Go mitigates supply chain attacks
Go tooling and design help mitigate supply chain attacks at various stages.
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Portmaster 1.0 – Open-Source Network Monitor and Privacy Firewall
Portmaster is a free and open-source application that puts you back in charge over all your computer's network connections. Increase your privacy and security. Get peace of mind.
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Nix: An idea whose time has come
Joe Armstrong once described Erlang as the quest for programs you “write once, run forever.” Nix, conversely, might be one that runs wherever, whenever.
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From zero to 10M lines of Kotlin
We’re sharing lessons learned from shifting our Android development from Java to Kotlin. Kotlin is a popular language for Android development and offers some key advantages over Java. As of today,…
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Many companies aren’t prepared to replace underperforming CEOs
Boards often don’t think about shaking up the C-suite until it’s too late.
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Dsq: Commandline tool for running SQL queries against JSON, CSV, Parquet, etc.
dsq is a commandline tool for running SQL queries against all the data file types that DataStation supports (JSON, CSV, Parquet, Excel, etc.). Here is a simple example:
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After millennia of expansion, the world has passed ‘peak agricultural land’
The world produces more food than ever, but the amount of land we use is now falling. This means we can feed more people while restoring wild habitat.
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QEMU 7.0
We’d like to announce the availability of the QEMU 7.0.0 release. This release contains 2500+ commits from 225 authors.
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Connect: A Better gRPC
Use Connect to build simple, stable, browser and gRPC-compatible APIs.
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Factorio for Nintendo Switch is now available
As announced previously, Factorio is now available for Nintendo Switch. You can find it on the Nintendo eShop in your region. I hope you will enjoy it. Remember that if you are not sure, you can try the demo. I recommend playing through the tutorial campaign even if you are a veteran player, as it gradually teaches…
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The GNU Name System
This document provides the GNU Name System (GNS) technical specification. GNS is a decentralized and censorship-resistant domain name resolution protocol that provides a privacy-enhancing alternative to the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. This document defines the normative wire format of resource records…
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