Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,323 posts.
In the previous post, I made a case for why programming languages should have a utility library that provides small-but-commonly-needed functions. Today I’m introducing a Raku package that I hope w…
Stack-manipulation operators allow the Forth programmer to do arithmetic interactively or in code contained in Forth definitions (e.g., defined functions).
The final version of LibreELEC 10.0.0 has been released, bringing Kodi (Matrix) v19.1 to LibreELEC users. Users of LibreELEC 10 Beta or RC1 get an automatic ...
Igalia is an open source consulting firm specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and client-side web technologies, graphics pipeline, compilers and virtual machines. We have the most WPE, WebKit…
How to use aligned word vectors from fastText to translate words from one language to another instantly.
(With apologies to Derek Zoolander and Justin Steven. And to whoever had to touch the HP-UX NTP setup at Queensland Police after I...
A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
Two Egyptians—exiled politician Ayman Nour and the host of a popular news program (who wishes to remain anonymous)—were hacked with Predator spyware, built and sold by the previously little-known mercenary spyware developer Cytrox. The phone of Ayman Nour was simultaneously infected with both Cytrox’s Predator and NSO…
Sequoia is a modular OpenPGP implementation in Rust.
Study of almost 3 million Facebook and Twitter posts from US media and politicians shows divisive posts dunking on opponents drives engagement on social media.
Étoilé is an innovative GNUstep based user environment built from the ground up on highly modular and light components with project and document orientation in mind.
We've barely scratched the surface of the Pi Zero 2's capabilities. [Brian Dorey] shows us how to hack your Pi's WiFi and improve its performance. A u.FL footprint can be discovered in line with the onboard WiFi antenna, implying that someone had to connect an external antenna.
Memory allocator is an important part of the system, so choosing the right allocator for a workload can give huge benefits. Here is a story of how we decreased service memory usage by almost three times.
Beginning October 4, 2021, all connections to npm websites and the npm registry, including for package installation, must use TLS 1.2 or higher.
A long-standing objection to making bulk changes to code using automated tools (e.g. to conform to a given code style) is that it clutters the output of git blame. With git 2.23, this does not have to be the case anymore! In this post I will start by explaining the value of git blame and […]
An open letter from Atheme’s developers and community
will go to Girls Incorporated of Omaha if Buffett wins, or Friends of Absolute Return for Kids, Inc if Protege Partners, LLC wins.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) offer fundamentally better economics for creators by removing rent-seeking, enabling granular pricing, and reducing customer acquisition costs.
The world loses 5 million hectares of forest each year. What activities are driving this?
Apple Fitness+, the first fitness service built around Apple Watch, unveils programs geared toward pregnant women, older adults, and beginners.
People who had COVID-19 had an 84% lower risk of becoming reinfected and a 93% lower risk of symptomatic infection during 7 months of follow-up, according to findings from a large, multicenter study published late last week in The Lancet .
Ubuntu has evolved a lot since its early beginnings as an easier-to-use derivative of Debian that catered primarily to the nascent Linux desktop market. Today Ubuntu is deployed beyond just your laptops at home and in the office. Nowadays you are more likely to find Ubuntu in the cloud, powering some of the world’s…
Cook your food, warm your home AND heat your hot water?? Learn all about how thermosyphoning works, in a passive and continuous cycle. The ins-and-outs of pressure systems, water jackets, and all associated systems - including solar, radiators and underfloor heating!
During a recent audit, we discovered that some third-party Chromium based browsers were able to integrate Google features, such as Chrome sy...
