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How the SQLite Virtual Machine Works
posted on Wed Sep 07 13:55:15 UTC 2022 by danielskogly | view on HN
The article discusses how SQL is a weird concept, how it became the industry standard, and the benefits of using it.
posted on Wed Sep 07 16:00:44 UTC 2022 by nvais | view on HN
The article discusses the author's experience with the programming language Zig, praising it for being similar to the good side of C and for being fun to code in.
Albania expelled Iran’s embassy staff over July cyberattack
posted on Wed Sep 07 15:20:00 UTC 2022 by giuliomagnifico | view on HN
Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites, the prime minister said Wednesday.
Pypi.org is running a survey on the state of Python packaging
posted on Wed Sep 07 15:05:52 UTC 2022 by zbentley | view on HN
The Python Package Index is a repository of Python packages that can be installed and published.
Tell HN: Otter.ai bot recording meetings without consent
posted on Wed Sep 07 14:27:37 UTC 2022 by arcticfox | view on HN
WikiHouse – Open source, modular, wood based, zero carbon housing
posted on Wed Sep 07 09:50:24 UTC 2022 by xor99 | view on HN
The article is discussing how the blueprints for WikiHouse are open source, meaning that anyone is free to use or improve them as they see fit. However, any modifications made to the blueprints must be re-shared under the same license so that everyone can benefit from them.
posted on Wed Sep 07 15:01:12 UTC 2022 by todsacerdoti | view on HN
The Summer 2022 batch for Y Combinator is in person with a retreat to start followed by weekly meetups.
Show HN: Quake 1 ported to the Apple Watch
posted on Wed Sep 07 06:21:17 UTC 2022 by myownclone | view on HN
BigFAT – Backward compatible FAT extension for unlimited file size
posted on Wed Sep 07 11:17:45 UTC 2022 by FrankSansC | view on HN
The article discusses the file system FAT and how it has been enhanced multiple times since it was introduced in 1977. It also discusses how it is the most popular choice of format for removable media, but has the significant limitation of only being able to hold files smaller than 4GB.
Difftastic, the fantastic diff
posted on Wed Sep 07 04:20:00 UTC 2022 by pcr910303 | view on HN
Difftastic is a program that allows you to compare two programs and see the differences between them.
Speculoos-2c: A new potentially habitable earth
posted on Wed Sep 07 10:47:19 UTC 2022 by wiz21c | view on HN
An international team of scientists, led by Laetitia Delrez, astrophysicist at the University of Liège, has just announced the discovery of two 'super-Earth' type planets orbiting LP 890-9.
Why Not: From Common Lisp to Julia
posted on Wed Sep 07 13:08:30 UTC 2022 by ctrlmeta | view on HN
This article is a response to mfiano's From Common Lisp to Julia which might also convey some developments happening in Common Lisp.
Generate Synthetic Data in 3 Lines of Code
posted on Wed Sep 07 16:11:46 UTC 2022 by mmegger | view on HN
The gretel-trainer is an interface designed to be the simplest way to generate synthetic data.
Where do economies of scale come from? Part II
posted on Wed Sep 07 16:43:27 UTC 2022 by jseliger | view on HN
The article discusses how economies of scale are the result of several different mechanisms, including fixed/threshold cost scaling, overhead costs, and efficiencies from specialization.
Two philosophers found purpose in the world of work
posted on Mon Sep 05 19:26:29 UTC 2022 by lermontov | view on HN
The article discusses Wittgenstein and Weil, two philosophers who believed that philosophy must be lived, and who therefore shunned the academy in favor of the real world.
Digital Museum of Plugs and Sockets
posted on Wed Sep 07 11:22:10 UTC 2022 by bschne | view on HN
Improved Galileo Time to First Fix
posted on Wed Sep 07 13:22:55 UTC 2022 by todsacerdoti | view on HN
The article discusses how the European Commission is working to speed up the time it takes for a Galileo satellite to fix without cloud assistance.
A Long-Lost Branch of the Nile Helped in Building Egypt’s Pyramids
posted on Tue Sep 06 05:01:16 UTC 2022 by diodorus | view on HN
The article discusses how a team of researchers found evidence that a lost arm of the Nile once cut through the stretch of desert where the pyramids are located, making it much easier to transport the materials needed to build them.
Async Postmortems in a Global, Remote Team
posted on Wed Sep 07 16:54:19 UTC 2022 by abhikp | view on HN
The article discusses the postmortem process used by the author's company, Ashby. The process is collaborative, blameless, and helps the team feel safe knowing that they will have support if something goes wrong.
How Tardigrades Bear Dehydration
posted on Wed Sep 07 16:28:46 UTC 2022 by gmays | view on HN
The article discusses how some tardigrades can survive extreme dehydration by forming gel-like filaments that support the shape of the cell as it loses its water.
What the interns have wrought, 2022 edition
posted on Wed Sep 07 11:31:41 UTC 2022 by yminsky | view on HN
The article discusses the accomplishments of the dev interns, specifically highlighting the work of Aaron Lamoreaux, Matthew Sirman, and David Vulakh.
Is engineering management bullshit?
posted on Wed Sep 07 13:11:37 UTC 2022 by burningion | view on HN
The article discusses how modern management has its roots in the work of Frederick Winslow Taylor and how his idea of Scientific Management is not effective in the software industry because output cannot be measured.
Hydrogen battery startup says it has $700M order backlog
posted on Wed Sep 07 14:31:54 UTC 2022 by Nazzareno | view on HN
The article discusses a start-up company that has invented a hydrogen battery that it says has lined up more than $1 billion of orders for a utility-scale version of the system that is still in development.
How Isaac Newton discovered the binomial power series
posted on Tue Sep 06 10:12:37 UTC 2022 by anthelios | view on HN
Newton tells a story from his student days, when he was just beginning to learn mathematics, of how he made a major discovery equating areas under curves with infinite sums by a process of guessing and checking.
The story BCG offered me $16,000 not to tell (2010)
posted on Wed Sep 07 16:23:23 UTC 2022 by praptak | view on HN
The author's experience working as a business consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in Dubai was strange and unnerving.
We Are Changing the License for Akka
posted on Wed Sep 07 05:45:25 UTC 2022 by DarkManZero | view on HN
The article is about the change in Akka's license model so that Akka can be a thriving project for many decades.
Hydrogen production from the air
posted on Wed Sep 07 05:43:24 UTC 2022 by sohkamyung | view on HN
The article discusses the design of a Direct Air Electrolysis (DAE) module for hydrogen production, which consists of a water harvesting unit in the middle and electrodes on both sides paired with gas collectors.
What makes a good REPL? (2017)
posted on Wed Sep 07 06:23:24 UTC 2022 by behnamoh | view on HN
In the same way, when you're trying to automate a task with a computer program, it is often useful to start by solving the problem manually, then gradually automate the steps you took to solve it. For example, if you're trying to write a program to generate invoices, you might want to start by creating a few invoices manually, then start writing code to automate some of the steps involved in creating an invoice. A REPL lets you do this by
Handwritten thank you notes increase sales
posted on Wed Sep 07 11:36:11 UTC 2022 by tdmckinlay | view on HN
The article discusses how a handwritten thank you note can increase future customer spending and why it works.
Understanding gambling addiction (2012)
posted on Tue Sep 06 19:11:57 UTC 2022 by robbybaron | view on HN
The article discusses Natasha Schull's book "Addiction by Design" which is about compulsive machine gamblers and how the goal for most of them is to enter a state of total gambling immersion rather than to make money.