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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,170 posts.
Mint, a new HTTP library for Elixir
Mint is a new low-level HTTP client that aims to provide a small and functional core that others can build on top.
The dangers of streaming across versions of glibc: A cautionary tale (2014)
The following is a real critical problem that we ran into here at TripAdvisor, but have yet figured out a clear way to mitigate.
The rise of wgpu
gfx-rs is a project bringing efficient cross-platform graphics to rust. This blog supposedly hosts the major milestones, concepts, and recaps of the project.
Krita 4.2.0: First painting application with HDR support on Windows
Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.
EasyDNS threatened with criminal complaint if client data not disclosed
UPDATE (as of Sept 2021): This post seems to be the de facto clearing house for people receiving these threats from Fechner and crew all over the world. Here is everything you need to know: You can ignore it Nobody has actually been sued We recently received a copyright notice…
YC 120
[https://ghost.prod.ycinside.com/content/images/wordpress/2019/01/yc120-v1.png] The world is shaped by people with intelligence, drive and vision. At YC, we’ve learned a lot about cultivating a network of such people — and we believe that having a strong network is such a force multiplier that it is one of the most…
Now dev – Serverless on localhost
With Vercel CLI's new `vercel dev` command, you can locally work on Vercel applications easily, without having to deploy them.
Advanced Mac Substitute: API-level reimplementation of classic Mac OS
Advanced Mac Substitute is an API-level reimplementation of 1980s-era Mac OS. It runs 68K Mac applications in an emulator without an Apple ROM or system software .
Calculating the mean of a list of numbers (2016)
You have a list of floating point numbers. No nasty tricks - these aren't NaN or Infinity, just normal "simple" floating point numbers.
Shipping a Linux Kernel with Windows
Beginning with Windows Insiders builds this Summer, we will include an in-house custom-built Linux kernel to underpin the newest version of the Windows
WebGPU and WSL in Safari
WebGPU is a new API being developed by Apple and others in the W3C which enables high-performance 3D graphics and data-parallel computation on the Web.
We need new data books, so we started one: Cloud Data Management
Introducing Chartio and Data School’s new book Cloud Data Management (4 Stages for Informed Companies).
OpenAI LP
We’ve created OpenAI LP, a new “capped-profit” company that allows us to rapidly increase our investments in compute and talent while including checks and balances to actualize our mission.
Culture Fit Interview Questions
Hire by Google is no longer available. Hire by Google was sunset on September 1, 2020. We are deeply grateful to our customers who have joined and supported us along the way.
The StingRay Is Why the 4th Amendment Was Written (2017)
The drafters of the Constitution recognized that restricting the government from violating privacy is essential for a free society. That's why the Fourth Amendment exists. The StingRay clearly violates these standards.
Introducing E2, new cost-optimized general purpose VMs for Google Compute Engine
A technical look at dynamic resource management behind E2 VM machine types.
Cancer death rates are falling, five-year survival rates rising
Cancers are one of the leading causes of death globally. Are we making progress against them?
Static TypeScript: A Static Compiler for the TypeScript Language
Static TypeScript is designed to be useful in practice (especially in education), while being amenable to static compilation targeting small devices.