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Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
posted on Wed Oct 12 16:08:08 UTC 2022 by Aissen | view on HN
The Signal app on Android is phasing out support for SMS and MMS messages.
posted on Wed Oct 12 15:21:39 UTC 2022 by rendaw | view on HN
The article is about how the character Mario sees the world differently than we do because he is 2-dimensional.
Google Rolling Out Passkey Passwordless Login Support to Android and Chrome
posted on Wed Oct 12 15:20:57 UTC 2022 by Heavywater | view on HN
The article discusses Google's commitment to allowing users to choose where their passwords and passkeys are stored.
Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies
posted on Wed Oct 12 13:56:59 UTC 2022 by ksec | view on HN
Apple TV is planning to use a DSP for their TV inventory, which they have been discussing with various holding company executives.
Withdrawal of OpenSSL 3.0.6 and 1.1.1r
posted on Wed Oct 12 14:37:31 UTC 2022 by TimWolla | view on HN
DevCycle (YC W14) – Feature Flags and Remote Config Experimentation – Is Hiring
posted on Wed Oct 12 17:00:04 UTC 2022 by aglazer | view on HN
The article discusses the features of DevCycle, a tool designed to make the process of releasing new code simpler and less risky for software developers.
posted on Wed Oct 12 14:40:25 UTC 2022 by Brajeshwar | view on HN
The article discusses how ultrafast ultrasound can help researchers learn more about the brain and how it works.
Verifying Distributed Systems with Isabelle/HOL, by Martin Kleppmann
posted on Wed Oct 12 15:02:09 UTC 2022 by eatonphil | view on HN
The article discusses how to use the Isabelle/HOL proof assistant to formally verify a number of distributed algorithms.
New research shows hydrogen-reduced iron has superior properties
posted on Wed Oct 12 13:36:45 UTC 2022 by tda | view on HN
The article discusses the HYBRIT initiative, which is a project started by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to develop a new technology for hydrogen-based iron- and steelmaking with the aim of establishing a fossil-free value chain from the mine to finished steel product.
How Brian Eno Created Ambient 1: Music for Airports
posted on Wed Oct 12 03:28:32 UTC 2022 by jim-jim-jim | view on HN
Brian Eno's album Ambient 1: Music for Airports was a landmark in ambient and electronic music and the first album to be explicitly labelled as 'ambient music'.
GHC 9.4.2 regresses being able to do math on aarch64
posted on Wed Oct 12 13:48:44 UTC 2022 by nequo | view on HN
The article discusses a test failure in GHC 9.4.2 on aarch64 that was reduced to a simpler program using only base. The author is alarmed by the failure and is investigating further.
The computer errors from outer space
posted on Wed Oct 12 12:23:43 UTC 2022 by throw0101c | view on HN
The article discusses how cosmic rays can affect computer chips and other electronic devices, and how this can lead to dire consequences.
Seven sins of numerical linear algebra
posted on Wed Oct 12 06:04:21 UTC 2022 by jeffreyrogers | view on HN
The article discusses two examples of structures that can be exploited in matrices - saddle point problems and circulant matrices - and how linear algebra software can be used to detect and exploit these structures.
Ask HN: Do I publish code that affects millions of wireless security cameras?
posted on Wed Oct 12 15:57:11 UTC 2022 by 00702 | view on HN
JetBrains invites developers to join the Fleet Public Preview Program
posted on Wed Oct 12 11:24:08 UTC 2022 by topka | view on HN
Over 137,000 people have signed up for the private preview of JetBrains' new distributed polyglot editor and IDE, Fleet. Today, the company is announcing the first public preview of Fleet, which is accessible to everyone.
posted on Sun Oct 09 20:20:45 UTC 2022 by Hooke | view on HN
The article discusses the Project Starlight, a research project of the University of California, Santa Barbara to develop a fleet of laser beam-propelled interstellar probes and sending them to a star neighboring the Solar System, potentially Alpha Centauri. The project aims to send organisms on board the probe in order to study how the interstellar environment and extreme acceleration affects them.
Ribbon Health (YC S17) engineers improve the status quo of healthcare
posted on Wed Oct 12 12:01:00 UTC 2022 by Yertis | view on HN
This article discusses a recent webinar panel about healthcare technology and the exciting career opportunities in this growing field.
Franz Kafka’s Dissenting Bodies
posted on Sat Oct 08 21:27:44 UTC 2022 by prismatic | view on HN
FBI Monitored Aretha Franklin for Years, File Shows
posted on Wed Oct 12 14:28:31 UTC 2022 by mikhael | view on HN
The article discusses how the FBI monitored Aretha Franklin for years, collecting intelligence on her involvement in the civil rights movement and what it suspected were her links to the Black Panthers, Communists, and other "Black extremists."
Show HN: Hellō, a cooperative approach for online identity
posted on Wed Oct 12 14:42:21 UTC 2022 by dickhardt | view on HN
The article discusses the problem of internet identity and how it is a complicated and unsolved problem. It talks about how early centralized offerings, such as Microsoft Passport, were rejected for fear of giving control to privately-owned entities. It also talks about how recent centralized offerings – such as Apple, Facebook, and Google’s social login services – only solve a fraction of the problem and access to these free services can be revoked from the user or the developer at any time. To resolve the
A supernova star that erupted continuously for about 1,000 days
posted on Sat Oct 08 17:58:59 UTC 2022 by belter | view on HN
The article is about the iPTF14hls star, which erupted continuously for about 1,000 days before becoming a remnant nebula.
posted on Wed Oct 12 11:32:15 UTC 2022 by ingve | view on HN
The article discusses how the author was underwhelmed by the Meta connect keynote, but changed their opinion after trying out the Quest Pro, and argues that Meta's virtual reality space is something real with a real use case.
iOS allows DNS request to escape the VPN tunnel
posted on Wed Oct 12 14:37:16 UTC 2022 by nb_key | view on HN
The article is about how to enable JavaScript in order to use twitter.com.
What it feels like to be bullied out of a job you love
posted on Wed Oct 12 14:01:20 UTC 2022 by mooreds | view on HN
The article tells the story of a man who became an engineer despite dropping out of college and struggling with dyslexia and ADHD. He was hired by a microprocessor company and given the opportunity to lead the development of a home entertainment PC. He went to a conference called South by Southwest and met many social media thought leaders. He became an early adopter of Twitter and was given formal PR training by his company.
Forth: A New Way to Program a Mini Computer (1974)
posted on Sat Oct 08 18:23:55 UTC 2022 by Someone | view on HN
Design’s Unsexy Middle Bits (2020)
posted on Sun Oct 09 02:07:14 UTC 2022 by mooreds | view on HN
Design thinking is often used as a synonym for UX/Digital Product Design, but it is only a small part of the design process and does not address the complexity of designing a product.
An Australian startup is “growing” water for drought-parched California
posted on Sun Oct 09 22:41:12 UTC 2022 by prostoalex | view on HN
The article discusses how an Australian company has found a way to turn fruit and vegetable by-products into clean drinking water, which could help alleviate California's water crisis.
Software and Anarchy (2021) [pdf]
posted on Wed Oct 12 05:51:25 UTC 2022 by pabs3 | view on HN
Archaeologists hail ‘dream discovery’ as sarcophagus is unearthed near Cairo
posted on Sun Oct 09 21:00:24 UTC 2022 by diodorus | view on HN
The article is about the discovery of a sarcophagus in an underground burial chamber in Saqqara, Egypt.
posted on Wed Oct 12 07:45:35 UTC 2022 by belter | view on HN
The article discusses the findings of a study on the AWS security posture of organizations.