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The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero
posted on Sat Sep 03 13:56:55 UTC 2022 by piinbinary | view on HN
The article argues that crime is a policy choice, and that the private sector has a lot of control over how much fraud occurs.
Show HN: I made a site for 100% location independent jobs
posted on Sat Sep 03 14:16:56 UTC 2022 by saasxyz | view on HN
The article is about a session lead for the AWS Machine Learning Nanodegree program.
posted on Sat Sep 03 09:03:00 UTC 2022 by dredmorbius | view on HN
Peter Eckersley, one of the original founders of Let's Encrypt, died earlier this evening at CPMC Davies Hospital in San Francisco.
Ask HN: Generalist contractors, what is your hourly rate?
posted on Sat Sep 03 13:20:16 UTC 2022 by codingclaws | view on HN
posted on Sat Sep 03 12:03:46 UTC 2022 by adamgordonbell | view on HN
The article tells the story of Rick Wolter, an iOS developer, who killed somebody when he was a teenager. He served time in prison, during which he taught himself to code, and is now trying to help marginalized folks learn development.
So You Want to be a Writer (2016)
posted on Sat Sep 03 15:36:57 UTC 2022 by indigodaddy | view on HN
The article is about how to make it as a professional writer, and the number one secret is that you have to work harder than anyone else.
Show HN: Alumina Programming Language
posted on Sat Sep 03 15:32:21 UTC 2022 by tibordp | view on HN
The Alumina programming language is a statically typed, compiled system programming language with a module system and 2-pass compilation.
Why people make dumb financial decisions on purpose
posted on Fri Sep 02 14:59:01 UTC 2022 by CoffeeOnWrite | view on HN
The article discusses a question posed on Twitter about expected value and how people would respond to it.
Tell HN: The 10-bit timers are about to overflow on September 17th
posted on Sat Sep 03 09:28:59 UTC 2022 by modinfo | view on HN
Lenovo’s Glasses T1 let you bring a private big screen display with you
posted on Sat Sep 03 14:20:24 UTC 2022 by taubek | view on HN
Lenovo has created a new product called the Glasses T1 which are Full HD OLED screens that go in front of your eyes and were revealed today during IFA.
Amazon's Global Quest to Crush Unions
posted on Sat Sep 03 14:22:29 UTC 2022 by doener | view on HN
The article discusses how Amazon workers in Leipzig, Germany, have been striking for better working conditions for nearly a decade, but have yet to make any significant progress.
Remembering the best shareware-era DOS games that time forgot (2019)
posted on Tue Aug 30 14:45:42 UTC 2022 by Tomte | view on HN
The article discusses different people's favorite eras for gaming and some of the games from those eras that they remember fondly.
DockYard R&D: FireFly Optimizes Your Elixir Compilation
posted on Sat Sep 03 16:25:35 UTC 2022 by freedomben | view on HN
CyberChef – The Cyber Swiss Army Knife
posted on Sat Sep 03 06:52:55 UTC 2022 by tempodox | view on HN
CyberChef is a simple, intuitive web app for carrying out all manner of "cyber" operations within a web browser, which is designed to enable both technical and non-technical analysts to manipulate data in complex ways without having to deal with complex tools or algorithms.
Artemis I Launch Attempt Scrubbed
posted on Sat Sep 03 15:27:10 UTC 2022 by Trouble_007 | view on HN
The launch of the Artemis I was attempted today but was waived off due to a liquid hydrogen leak.
Tesorio raised a Series B and is hiring a Sr Front end Engineer and Support Engineer
posted on Sat Sep 03 12:02:08 UTC 2022 by FabioFleitas | view on HN
The article is about the company DistroKid, which is a distributed team of data scientists, developers, and finance geeks who make products that are easy to use and backed by cutting edge machine learning.
Breaking the silence around academic harassment
posted on Sat Sep 03 15:34:08 UTC 2022 by larve | view on HN
Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley review
posted on Thu Sep 01 04:38:03 UTC 2022 by lermontov | view on HN
The article is about Lucy Worsley's new book about Agatha Christie, which tries to rescue Christie from the misperceptions that cling to her life and her works of fiction.
Is the psychedelic therapy bubble about to burst?
posted on Fri Sep 02 13:49:28 UTC 2022 by pseudolus | view on HN
The article discusses how some scientists are guilty of promoting psychedelic drugs despite the lack of information on the drugs.
San Francisco Tape Music Center
posted on Fri Sep 02 16:00:53 UTC 2022 by brudgers | view on HN
The article is informing the reader that their browser is outdated and that they should upgrade to a modern browser.
posted on Sat Sep 03 10:58:51 UTC 2022 by solalf | view on HN
posted on Fri Sep 02 14:36:42 UTC 2022 by BIackSwan | view on HN
The article is about how to enable JavaScript in order to use twitter.com.
OpenStreetMap Shortest Route Finder
posted on Sat Sep 03 02:50:02 UTC 2022 by altilunium | view on HN
Census Bureau: 3.8M renters will likely be evicted in the next two months
posted on Sat Sep 03 15:38:14 UTC 2022 by paulpauper | view on HN
The article discusses how the median rent in the U.S. has topped $2,000 a month and how this is causing many renters to fall behind on their rent or be at risk for eviction.
Show HN: I'm building an open-source Amazon
posted on Fri Sep 02 13:19:53 UTC 2022 by theturtletalks | view on HN
The article is about the different types of shops and channels that Openship supports and how to connect them.
posted on Sat Sep 03 06:47:36 UTC 2022 by merlinscholz | view on HN
The article discusses how, contrary to popular belief, running multiple copies of the same program on a computer does not slow down the computer as each copy does not require its own code segment.
posted on Sat Sep 03 08:45:30 UTC 2022 by susam | view on HN
The article lists the new features of the latest SBCL release, which include bug fixes and optimizations.
posted on Sat Sep 03 04:51:24 UTC 2022 by damir | view on HN
The article explains how goods are divided between stations when there are multiple stations present.
Countering the achievement society (2018)
posted on Sat Sep 03 06:57:38 UTC 2022 by akbarnama | view on HN
The article is about how burnout has become an epidemic and how it is linked to a number of other problems. The author proposes that leisure should be a central component in the "humane university" that genuinely nourishes student flourishing.
Ask HN: Working as a software engineer for 5 years, I've forgotten all CS stuff
posted on Sat Sep 03 04:38:38 UTC 2022 by dev_0 | view on HN