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  1. Rant: Year of Linux on the Desktop

    posted on Sun Jan 01 13:19:08 UTC 2023 by tapanjk | view on HN

    This article is a rant by a tired old man who has been part of the Linux community for a long time. He talks about how people have been telling him that Linux is silly or wrong or imperfect for years, and how the goal posts of success keep being moved by the naysayers.

  2. Pop2Piano: Pop Audio-Based Piano Cover Generation

    posted on Sun Jan 01 13:08:16 UTC 2023 by modinfo | view on HN

    The article is discussing how to best listen to the audio samples on the website, and recommends listening in stereo audio.

  3. The internet wants to be fragmented

    posted on Sun Jan 01 12:37:59 UTC 2023 by miletus | view on HN

    The article discusses how the internet has changed from being an escape from the real world to being a place people need to flee from.

  4. Get Running with Couch to 5K

    posted on Sun Jan 01 13:29:03 UTC 2023 by MonkeyClub | view on HN

    The article gives tips on how to start running, including how to download the Couch to 5K podcasts, when to run, how to plan your route, and what gear to wear.

  5. Ask HN: How does a hobby programmer get hired?

    posted on Sun Jan 01 14:37:40 UTC 2023 by neontomo | view on HN

  6. Why a global recession is inevitable in 2023

    posted on Sun Jan 01 16:27:24 UTC 2023 by madmanweb | view on HN

    The word "permacrisis" is defined as an "an extended period of instability and insecurity".

  7. Map, Filter, Reduce in Fortran (2019)

    posted on Sun Jan 01 15:20:01 UTC 2023 by azhenley | view on HN

    The article discusses how, although not a purely functional language, Fortran allows the programmer to express themselves functionally.

  8. Claude Shannon’s research laid foundations for modern communications (2020)

    posted on Fri Dec 30 23:16:23 UTC 2022 by ColinWright | view on HN

    The article is about Claude Shannon and how his work has influenced the modern information age.

  9. Raspberry Pi security alarm – the basics

    posted on Sat Dec 31 00:11:38 UTC 2022 by thomasjsn | view on HN

    The individual is building a DIY security alarm system using a Raspberry Pi, and documenting their process and challenges in a series of blog posts.

  10. Ripes: Visual computer architecture simulator, assembly code editor for RISC-V

    posted on Sun Jan 01 10:47:26 UTC 2023 by ingve | view on HN

    Ripes is a visual computer architecture simulator and assembly code editor built for the RISC-V instruction set architecture.

  11. “Internet in Space” Will Transform the Satellite Imagery Industry

    posted on Sun Jan 01 16:49:01 UTC 2023 by Brajeshwar | view on HN

    The article is about how internet in space will start to dramatically affect the Earth observation industry in the near future.

  12. The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant

    posted on Sun Jan 01 13:16:45 UTC 2023 by spacebuffer | view on HN

    The article is about a king who is worried about public support if he ignores an anti-dragonist petition, so he decides to hold an open hearing.

  13. Easy, alternative soft deletion: `deleted_record_insert`

    posted on Sun Jan 01 01:23:02 UTC 2023 by craigkerstiens | view on HN

    The article discusses an alternative to the traditional strategy of soft deletion, which the author suggests is much cleaner and easier.

  14. Practice typing by retyping entire novels

    posted on Sat Dec 31 04:16:46 UTC 2022 by axiomdata316 | view on HN

    The article is about a website that allows users to test their typing speed by practicing on their favorite literature.

  15. Competitive programming in Haskell: better binary search

    posted on Sun Jan 01 08:23:34 UTC 2023 by g0xA52A2A | view on HN

    The article discusses how binary search can be used as a primitive building block of more complex algorithms and how a language with easy access to first-class functions provides a great opportunity to generalize binary search properly.

  16. Skio (YC S20) is hiring – subscriptions for Shopify, easy ReCharge migrations

    posted on Sun Jan 01 12:06:25 UTC 2023 by kennandavison | view on HN

    The article discusses a company that has raised a lot of money and experienced rapid growth.

  17. Posters of the IPv4 and IPv6 internet as of Jan 1, 2023

    posted on Sun Jan 01 04:17:52 UTC 2023 by vmbrasseur | view on HN

    This is a visual representation of the Internet’s in-use IPv4 and IPv6 address spaces, as seen by the University of Oregon Route Views project on January 1st, 2023.

  18. Ask HN: Is Programming Culture Immature?

    posted on Sun Jan 01 16:31:46 UTC 2023 by mattwilsonn888 | view on HN

  19. AI Voice Generator: Text to Speech Software

    posted on Sun Jan 01 06:10:05 UTC 2023 by 9woc | view on HN

    Murf is an AI voice generator that eliminates the entire process of generating voiceovers manually and enables you to quickly produce human-like voiceovers without any specialized hardware or professional.

  20. Ask HN: What are the best open source TypeScript projects I can learn from?

    posted on Sun Jan 01 10:43:43 UTC 2023 by pototo666 | view on HN

  21. Matrix Community Year in Review 2022

    posted on Sun Jan 01 08:44:40 UTC 2023 by timokoesters | view on HN

    The article discusses a D-Bus API that allows external software to make use of some of nheko's functionality, including searching the room list, opening rooms, joining rooms, and creating DMs.

  22. Bring Back Personal Blogging

    posted on Sun Jan 01 16:42:36 UTC 2023 by alexzeitler | view on HN

    The article is discussing how personal blogging is the best way to share thoughts and communicate with others online.

  23. Blood test can detect 'toxic' protein years before Alzheimer's symptoms emerge

    posted on Sun Jan 01 16:54:57 UTC 2023 by CharlesW | view on HN

  24. Digital Logic Sim

    posted on Sun Jan 01 02:38:52 UTC 2023 by mateja | view on HN

    This is a work-in-progress project that was created as a visualization tool for a video series exploring the basics of how computers work.

  25. Weird stuff and how to test it

    posted on Thu Dec 29 10:41:50 UTC 2022 by lawrjone | view on HN

    This article discusses how snapshot testing, which is popular in the frontend community, can be applied to other areas outside of frontend development and be just as successful.

  26. Draw SVG rope using JavaScript

    posted on Sat Dec 31 15:43:54 UTC 2022 by stankot | view on HN

    The article discusses how to take an SVG path and turn it into a vector rope drawing, using rectangles and bezier curves.

  27. On Reflection

    posted on Fri Dec 30 19:24:19 UTC 2022 by Curiositry | view on HN

    The article is about the importance of reflecting on your life and mistakes in order to improve.

  28. Twitter Sued for Nonpayment of Rent on San Francisco Office

    posted on Sun Jan 01 15:24:13 UTC 2023 by webwielder2 | view on HN

    We've detected unusual activity from your computer network.

  29. Report on an Unidentified Space Station (1982)

    posted on Sun Jan 01 05:07:02 UTC 2023 by jdkee | view on HN

    The article is about a space station that is larger than they thought and how they are exploring it.

  30. Coworkers are less ambitious; bosses adjust to the new order

    posted on Sun Jan 01 02:08:46 UTC 2023 by paulpauper | view on HN

    The Wall Street Journal is delighted to announce that it will be resuming its subscription, and that customers will be charged $ + tax (if applicable) for the service.