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posted on Sun Aug 14 16:04:41 UTC 2022 by lauluz | view on HN
Klarna is laying off 10% of its staff, about 700 people.
Oasis: Small statically-linked Linux system
posted on Sun Aug 14 12:35:14 UTC 2022 by ingve | view on HN
Oasis is a Linux-based operating system that is distinguished from others by its use of static linking, build manifests generated by Lua scripts, and BearSSL.
Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough California Team Achieved Ignition
posted on Sun Aug 14 13:45:18 UTC 2022 by signa11 | view on HN
The article discusses the results of an experiment conducted by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in August 2021, which showed that fusion ignition in the lab is possible.
Mexican Loan Apps, Extortion, and the Google Play Store
posted on Sun Aug 14 13:49:06 UTC 2022 by blopeur | view on HN
The article discusses how multiple people in different countries have been victims of extortion and fraud schemes that are enabled by apps that are downloaded from Google's Play Store.
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming (1992)
posted on Sun Aug 14 10:16:34 UTC 2022 by RafelMri | view on HN
The article is a description of the open-source repository for the book Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp by Peter Norvig (1992), and the code contained therein.
Will Bun JavaScript Take Node's Crown
posted on Sun Aug 14 08:40:31 UTC 2022 by kiyanwang | view on HN
This article is a review of the new JavaScript toolset Bun.
posted on Sun Aug 14 15:05:49 UTC 2022 by gmays | view on HN
The FEC has saved 85% in hosting costs by moving to the cloud.
Elements of Programming (2019)
posted on Sun Aug 14 14:18:58 UTC 2022 by jabajabadu | view on HN
The article discusses the process of decomposing programs into a system of algorithmic components and the different forms that the Elements of Programming book is now available in.
The four pillars of data observability: metrics, metadata, lineage, and logs
posted on Thu Aug 11 12:38:33 UTC 2022 by kzh_ | view on HN
The article discusses the three pillars of software observability and how they can be used to increase visibility into a system. It also introduces the concept of data observability and how it differs from software observability.
I've been designing a language since '09. Friends and I implemented a beta
posted on Sun Aug 14 13:44:37 UTC 2022 by levodelellis | view on HN
The article discusses the design of the new programming language Haxe, which is designed to be readable and have features not found in any other language, while also matching C execution speed and having automatic memory management.
Show HN: Hacker News Predictions
posted on Sun Aug 14 16:50:42 UTC 2022 by mercurybee | view on HN
The Decommoditization of Protocols (1998)
posted on Sun Aug 14 15:26:50 UTC 2022 by marttt | view on HN
The most effective way of creating barriers is to exploit network effects.
Outage Stories: The copy and paste outage
posted on Sat Aug 13 22:25:43 UTC 2022 by kevin_nisbet | view on HN
The article discusses how a mistake by one person took out LTE access for a good chunk of Canada, and how high availability networks are designed to be redundant in order to avoid this type of issue.
Efficient simulation through linear algebra
posted on Sat Aug 13 16:28:04 UTC 2022 by martinhath | view on HN
The article discusses how pressure forces are computed and how the density problem arises.
Show HN: A web text-editor where you can write, compute and draw
posted on Sat Aug 13 12:05:40 UTC 2022 by martyalain | view on HN
Ask HN: How do you decide which language/tech stack to learn?
posted on Sun Aug 14 16:00:25 UTC 2022 by thisiswrongggg | view on HN
posted on Sun Aug 14 14:26:38 UTC 2022 by andsoitis | view on HN
The article discusses the idea that there is no such thing as a Blub language, only Blub programmers. The author suggests that the popular programming language at any given time is likely to be the Blub language, as it attracts those who are not interested in learning more powerful languages. The article also suggests that most programmers are not aware of whether they are using a Blub language or not.
Muxfs – a mirroring, checksumming, and self-healing filesystem layer for OpenBSD
posted on Sun Aug 14 06:24:19 UTC 2022 by ciprian_craciun | view on HN
The article discusses the author's process of creating a filesystem driver that uses directories as storage media, with the goal of providing data redundancy.
What to know to begin fixing amplifiers [video]
posted on Sun Aug 14 16:34:12 UTC 2022 by brudgers | view on HN
Photos of trains in the American West (2017)
posted on Thu Aug 11 14:27:18 UTC 2022 by Tomte | view on HN
Activities for Boring Meetings (2012)
posted on Sun Aug 14 14:07:01 UTC 2022 by Warchi3f | view on HN
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The Power of Hugs in Anime, from ‘Sailor Moon’ to ‘Spirited Away'
posted on Thu Aug 11 14:20:02 UTC 2022 by mooreds | view on HN
This article is about the building blocks of culture.
Ask HN: What is something you built but never marketed?
posted on Sun Aug 14 13:02:06 UTC 2022 by leobg | view on HN
Lisp-Stat: An Environment for Statistical Computing
posted on Sun Aug 14 11:03:38 UTC 2022 by dunefox | view on HN
The article discusses the Lisp-Stat software, which is designed for statistical computing.
Auto Traffic Control – A gRPC Programming Air Traffic Control Game
posted on Sun Aug 14 10:45:50 UTC 2022 by nivenkos | view on HN
Auto Traffic Control is a video game in which players program in order to safely manage the airspace above two airports.
Stacker (YC S20) Is Hiring a Product Engineer
posted on Sun Aug 14 07:04:06 UTC 2022 by skellystudios | view on HN
What Is Quantum Field Theory and Why Is It Incomplete?
posted on Thu Aug 11 14:16:04 UTC 2022 by digital55 | view on HN
The article discusses the Standard Model of particle physics, which is a theory that explains the behavior of particles that make up matter. The Standard Model contains 12 particles that interact with three forces. The Higgs boson is a particle that gives mass to other particles. Without the Higgs boson, particles would move at the speed of light.
Swedish tech startups and scaleups
posted on Sun Aug 14 11:09:12 UTC 2022 by imartin2k | view on HN
The article lists 500+ Swedish tech startups and scaleups.
posted on Sat Aug 13 07:19:07 UTC 2022 by alex_hirner | view on HN
This is a list of ideas for improving DataScript, a programming language, based on 8 years of developing it and 3 years of using it to build web applications.
posted on Sun Aug 14 12:34:26 UTC 2022 by Normille | view on HN