Topics /
The most popular blog posts about society, policy & culture on Hacker News. 13,064 posts.
Yesterday, we posted a troubling explanation from the FBI of why it doesn’t want you to know whether your phone and internet providers are cooperating in the most expansive surveillance program that Congress has ever enacted: You might sue.
The Sunday Times has a story claiming that Snowden’s revelations have caused danger to MI6 and disrupted their operations. Here are five reasons it is a lie. 1) The alleged Downing Street source is quoted directly in italics. Yet the schoolboy mistake is made of confusing officers and agents. MI6 is staffed by…
An arms dealer makes millions on junk fees from National Parks visitors.
How is electric car adoption accelerating in the US?
Most countries spend less than 1% of their national income on foreign aid; even small increases could make a big difference.
It's time to end the speed limit in US airspace
In einem konkreten Fall hat die Datenschutzbehörde die Nutzung von Shopify, bzw. der verwendeten Dienste für rechtswidrig erklärt.
In light of the recent cancellation of the queer.af domain registration by the Taliban , the fragile and difficult nature of country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) has once again been comprehensively demonstrated. Since many people may not be aware of the risks, I thought I’d give a solid explainer of the whole…
The economics behind where movies are filmed, why Hollywood left Los Angeles, and whether audiences can tell the difference.
On the last day of 1945, with World War II finally behind it, Finland's government announced a new and very strange policy. All Finns were r...
A major online publication once reported in a profile on me that I had retired at 33. A few old friends and acquaintances reached out to congratulate me on my financial ind...
This is not an easy post for me to write, being a bit of a criticism / “you can do better” note for organisers of conferences that cater to a global community.
Y esterday I was rudely summoned away from a beautiful autumn day of wild foraging by The King.
East Wind Nut Butters manufactures premium bulk and wholesale nut & seed butters, including Organic Valencia Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Cashew Butter, and Organic Tahini for foodservice and private-label partners.
By imposing the restrictions on open-source AI, SB-1047 could reduce AI safety, through reducing transparency, collaboration, diversity, and resilience.
On March 31, Twitter open-sourced its recommendation algorithm. It turns out to be a standard engagement prediction algorithm of the kind most major platforms use; I explained how these algorithms work in a recent essay . The source code release makes for an interesting case study of social media transparency. Let’s…
The needs are real – and you have so much power.
I guess you have read the headlines from the US on how retail traders are causing a “short squeeze” in stocks like GameStop, AMC entertainment, etc. If
I was reminded of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 a day or two ago while reading Ian Bogost on Apple’s Airpods. Bogost examined Airpods’ potential long term social consequences. …
Years ago, the English Wikipedia was being overrun by a deluge of articles on Pokémon characters and creatures.
ICE is using a smartphone app called “Mobile Fortify” to scan faces and capture contactless fingerprints, instantly pulling back names and biographical data — and court filings say the same encounters are being followed by revocations of Global Entry and TSA PreCheck. That turns “trusted traveler” into chilling of…
[“The welcoming, friendly and visually pleasing appearance” of the TSA’s headquarters at 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA.]
We analyzed referees’ performances in 1283 games from the top four Eu
UKOOA offers professional drain unblocking and cleaning services throughout London at a great price. Enquire today for a free quote!
