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VHS-Decode – Software defined VHS decoder
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:07:50 UTC 2022 by muterad_murilax | view on HN
The Domesday Duplicator is a device used to capture RF signals from laserdiscs players, which can also be used to digitize Tape RF data.
Richard Hipp Speaks Out on SQLite (2019) [pdf]
posted on Sun Dec 11 16:00:00 UTC 2022 by pncnmnp | view on HN
Base editing: Revolutionary therapy clears girl's incurable cancer
posted on Sun Dec 11 02:35:47 UTC 2022 by sonabinu | view on HN
The article discusses how Alyssa's therapy, which involves breaking a section of genetic code so it no longer works, can be used to fix a defective one.
Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to countersignal
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:43:09 UTC 2022 by jger15 | view on HN
The article discusses how humans are more likely to imitate those who have done well for themselves, which is why humans have survived and outcompeted other species.
What are some of the best podcasts for developers?
posted on Sun Dec 11 14:57:27 UTC 2022 by SlickStef11 | view on HN
posted on Sun Dec 11 14:33:14 UTC 2022 by signa11 | view on HN
Tmux is a terminal multiplexer that allows you to work with multiple terminal sessions at once.
NCC Group security audit for Google's One VPN service
posted on Sun Dec 11 16:46:53 UTC 2022 by campuscodi | view on HN
NCC Group conducted a security assessment of VPN by Google One and found that it is a secure and private way to increase connection security and privacy for end users.
AI unmasks anonymous chess players, posing privacy risks
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:09:46 UTC 2022 by O__________O | view on HN
The article discusses how AI can be used to tag people based on their chess-playing behavior, which could help computers be better chess teachers or more humanlike in their game play.
The GPT Architecture, on a Napkin
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:29:41 UTC 2022 by decremental | view on HN
The goal of this page is to help others build an as detailed as possible understanding of the GPT-3 architecture.
Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you come up with the idea?
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:21:38 UTC 2022 by fearofcoding | view on HN
posted on Sat Dec 10 06:40:38 UTC 2022 by hardwaregeek | view on HN
The author discusses some of the things they have learned while writing a compiler over the last few years, with examples from their work on a compiler for the Saber programming language.
Meditations on an Inexpensive Laundry Basket
posted on Thu Dec 08 14:45:33 UTC 2022 by zdw | view on HN
The article is about a man's laundry basket that he has had for his entire adult life and how it has held up over the years.
I start taking English classes at the age of 46
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:13:20 UTC 2022 by homakov | view on HN
The author is motivated to improve their English in order to express themselves more effectively, connect with others, and enjoy writing.
What happens to a smartphone when it gets stolen?
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:44:21 UTC 2022 by cortical-cull | view on HN
The article is discussing how to enable JavaScript in order to use the Mastodon web application.
Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11
posted on Sun Dec 11 15:06:40 UTC 2022 by thibautg | view on HN
The article discusses five changes coming to Windows 11 that the author does not like.
posted on Sun Dec 11 12:01:15 UTC 2022 by samuelklam | view on HN
PermitFlow is a software that streamlines and simplifies construction permitting in the United States.
European Parliament VP in Prison
posted on Sun Dec 11 15:07:40 UTC 2022 by spapas82 | view on HN
Eva Kaili, a member of the European Parliament, has been arrested and is facing charges of criminal organization, corruption, and money laundering in relation to a Qatar bribery scandal.
A Curious Astrological Confluence
posted on Sun Dec 11 14:30:43 UTC 2022 by olouv | view on HN
The article is about the Kingdom of Commagene and how it was a Greco-Persian state which resided along the headwaters of the Euphrates River in modern-day Turkey, both during and before the times of the early Roman Empire.
The five-year engineering feat Germany pulled off in months
posted on Sat Dec 10 04:05:41 UTC 2022 by wallflower | view on HN
The German government asked energy companies to weigh a task that would normally take five years to complete, and the company asked to build the pipeline portion was given the task with the consequences that come with it.
Armless Fun? On the Venus de Milo
posted on Sat Dec 10 06:36:56 UTC 2022 by prismatic | view on HN
A French ensign and a farmer uncover the Venus de Milo on the Greek island of Milos.
CNC Gothic Stone Carving by the Carmelite Monks
posted on Sun Dec 11 04:21:33 UTC 2022 by mcenedella | view on HN
The article discusses how CNC machines are being used by the Carmelite Monks to build Gothic churches.
posted on Wed Dec 07 12:51:07 UTC 2022 by ycafrica | view on HN
The article is about how, in the 1960s, Americans became convinced that they could achieve anything and build anything, leading to a period of overconfidence followed by a humbling.
Unix's special way of marking login shells goes back to V2 Unix (at least)
posted on Sun Dec 11 08:20:37 UTC 2022 by ingve | view on HN
The article discusses how Unix programs have historically marked login shells, which is done by setting argv[0][0] to '-'.
The Reason Washington Is Silent on the FTX Fiasco - Bipartisan Donations
posted on Sun Dec 11 16:25:22 UTC 2022 by alephnerd | view on HN
The Blockchain Eight is a group of eight American legislators who are being criticized for advocating for the cryptocurrency industry in a way that benefits deep-pocketed companies while subordinating the public interest.
Highway EV charging will need a ton of power – sooner than you think
posted on Sun Dec 11 14:53:28 UTC 2022 by orangebanana1 | view on HN
The new report from RMI, clean transportation nonprofit Calstart, Northeast U.S. utility National Grid, and fleet-vehicle technology-services companies Geotab and Stable Auto finds that by 2030, over a quarter of the 71 highway sites studied in the report will require more than 5 megawatts in charging capacity to meet peak charging demand, the report found — roughly equivalent to the power demand of an outdoor professional sports stadium.
posted on Sun Dec 11 09:38:30 UTC 2022 by tosh | view on HN
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Biodiversity: Ocean 'dead zones' are proliferating due to global warming
posted on Sun Dec 11 16:39:09 UTC 2022 by rntn | view on HN
The article discusses the effects of "dead zones" on marine life.
Is dark matter’s “nightmare scenario” true?
posted on Sun Dec 11 02:35:12 UTC 2022 by spekcular | view on HN
The article discusses the possibility that dark matter might not be detectable, which would be a nightmare scenario.
Hashing Apples, Bananas and Cherries
posted on Sun Dec 11 11:32:20 UTC 2022 by muscaw | view on HN
This blog post discusses how a serialization issue led to a flaw in the recursive hash function of the Swiss Post E-Voting System.
“Eeny, meeny, miny, mo” and the ambiguous history of counting-out rhymes (2015)
posted on Sun Dec 11 07:28:52 UTC 2022 by thunderbong | view on HN
The article discusses how similar counting scores exist in Ireland and the United States, and how it is more likely that children heard a rhyme of unknown origin and ascribed it to a foreign culture.