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Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 13,068 posts.
Society, Policy & Culture
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A science fiction obsession led me to psychological war
I've spent the past three years researching and writing a book about the history of psychological warfare in the United States. It’s called Stories Are...
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Fake femme fatale dupes IT guys at US government agency
The Sophos Blog
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Why everything is becoming a game
All the better to control you
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How I was able to track the location of any Tinder user
By Max Veytsman At IncludeSec we specialize in application security assessment for our clients, that means taking applications apart and finding really crazy vulnerabilities before other hackers do. When we have time off from client work we like to analyze popular apps to see what we find. Towards the end of 2013 we…
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How To Crash A Party
In college I would crash expensive parties (even got to hang with Elton John & Lance Armstrong) with a few tricks I developed. I demonstrate them inside:
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Advocating for Open Models in AI Oversight: Stability AI's Letter to U.S. Senate
Stability AI emphasizes the importance of open models in a letter coinciding with the United States Senate hearing on AI oversight. Openness and transparency will improve safety, foster competition, and ensure strategic leadership in critical AI capabilities. Discover how open models can democratize
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VCard and RSS as an alternative to social media
Last year after talking for a while with someone during a conference they asked me for my LinkedIn to be able to connect with me, to which I answered I didn't have one.
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The USA Freedom Act: What's to Come and What You Need to Know
Update, Nov 18: The USA Freedom Act does not renew the entirety of the Patriot Act, which consisted of over 100 sections changing numerous electronic surveillance laws. The USA Freedom Act does extend three provisions of the Patriot Act: the "lone wolf" provision, the "roving wire tap" provision,...
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The traveling German carpenters
Stay ahead of LMS technology, customer education, and L&D trends with practical insights from the Intellum blog. Browse the latest articles and frameworks.
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Petition the U.S. Government to Force the TSA to Follow the Law
This is important: In July 2011, a federal appeals court ruled that the Transportation Security Administration had to conduct a notice-and-comment rulemaking on its policy of using “Advanced Imaging Technology” for primary screening at airports. TSA was supposed to publish the policy in the Federal Register, take…
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Alcoholism in Antarctica
This is a post over two months in the making as it’s pulled together some hard times from Pole. I hope it helps someone. While I stand by what I’ve done and my justifications, I can’t say they give me great comfort. Today is Midwinter in Antarctica. It is one of the most important dates … Continue reading "Alcoholism…
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Maybe we shouldn't want a fully decentralized web
Why I have stopped working with IPFS and the distributed web
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The European VAT Is Not a Discriminatory Tax Against US Exports
The Trump administration appears to be moving in a “reciprocal” policy direction despite the significant negative economic consequences for American consumers of across-the-board tariffs on goods coming into the US. However, the EU’s VAT system should not be used as a justification for retaliatory tariffs.
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Losing Taiwan Means Losing Japan (2020)
Image SourceThe United States could bounce back from the fall of Taiwan to Communist rule. It would have far more dire consequences for Japan. Consider this post a short, informal primer on why thi…
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How Much Does a Mile of Road Cost?
The Federal Highway Administration has a chart full of answers to that question you might find useful.
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Burning Man death rates – A short lesson in statistics
What statistics can teach us about observing 3 deaths at Burning Man in 2026.
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In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults
In an easterly suburb of Mykolaiv, drinking water flowed from kitchen taps, as it has since last year thanks to a small off-grid solar field tucked inconspicuously into its midst. Paul Hockenos reports.
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My Parents Are Flat Earthers
For decades, my parents have been working up to Flat-Earther beliefs. From Egyptology to Jehovah's Witnesses to theories that human built the Moon billions of years in the future. Surprisingly, it doesn't affect their successful lives very much. For me, it's a fun family pastime.
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Teenager facing terrorism charges for something he posted on Facebook
Meet Cameron D'Ambrosio. He's 18 and lives in a small town near Boston. He posts a lot of lyrics on Facebook and wants to be a rapper. Oh, and he's being held without bail as a terrorist for ... WHAT??!
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Dear Mozilla, please stop spamming
Detailing Mozilla's failures to send newsletters only to users who actually opted in.
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Excellent analysis of Assange's Wikileaks motivations (from the horse's mouth)
(en Español) (auf Deutsch) (in het nederlands) “To radically shift regime behavior we must think clearly and boldly for if we have learned anything, it is that regimes do not want to be changed. We…
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