Friday 31 December 2021

A1(M) crash: Woman fighting for life after wrong-way crash

The woman, in her 90s, was a passenger in a VW Polo which collided with a van, police say.

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Marine wildlife warning as UK whale sightings rise

Experts say human activities are disrupting marine wildlife such as orcas, whales and dolphins.

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London Zoo: 'Cubcam' footage shows newborn rare Sumatran tiger

The footage shows the first pictures of the rare Sumatran tiger cub when it was born on 12 December.

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London knife crime: How teenage killings broke 2008 record

In 2021, 27 teenagers were stabbed to death, two were shot and one died in an arson attack.

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Southampton v Newcastle off & Liverpool have new Covid cases among players

Newcastle United's Premier League game at Southampton is postponed because of the number of Covid-19 cases and injuries in the Magpies squad.

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Covid-19 vaccinations: African nations miss WHO target

Most African countries are behind with their Covid vaccinations and have now missed two global targets.

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New top story on Hacker News: How Telegram Messenger circumvents Google Translate's API

How Telegram Messenger circumvents Google Translate's API
82 by decrypt | 45 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Price of Discipline

The Price of Discipline
19 by yamrzou | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Is Bluetooth holding back Apple's AirPods? We asked the man who made them

Is Bluetooth holding back Apple's AirPods? We asked the man who made them
19 by davidbarker | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: List of companies that had successful pivots

List of companies that had successful pivots
44 by karimf | 21 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Happy New Year HN! What are your plans for the new year?

Happy New Year HN! What are your plans for the new year?
54 by MasterYoda | 43 comments on Hacker News.
Happy New Year HN First: Thanks for all great submissions and for all high quality and interesting comments from all you users here on HN. Second: Do you have any plans for the new year, new skills to learn, excited over any new project, looking forward to something, should you do anything different this year, etc? Personally I never had any "new year promises", neither this year, but I have at least a "goal/plan" this year, to do something different; Consume less, create/learn more. It is so easy just surf the web consuming stuff because you are bored, that in the end gives you nothing/little in the end. This year I will try to use more of my time to try to learn stuff that interest me or can be useful. I probably will fail miserably, but at least its a plan :) And now I have said it, on the internet, so best I stick to it :) Once again Happy New Year

Lukaku comments 'bring noise we don't need', says Chelsea boss Tuchel

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says Romelu Lukaku's comments in an interview in which the striker said he was "not happy" with his role at the club "brings noise that we don't need".

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New top story on Hacker News: Self-Hosting Dozens of Web Applications and Services on a Single Server

Self-Hosting Dozens of Web Applications and Services on a Single Server
70 by mattrighetti | 26 comments on Hacker News.


Most defeats, most ducks, most collapses - England's 'record-breakingly bad' year

Andy Zaltzman digs out the statistics that show how England's savage Ashes defeat caps a woeful year for Joe Root's side.

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New top story on Hacker News: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser

Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
45 by denysvitali | 11 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday 30 December 2021

'I genuinely thought we had a good chance' - Anderson on England's Ashes defeat

England pace bowler James Anderson says he believed the side "genuinely had a good chance" of beating Australia in the Ashes.

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New top story on Hacker News: Taloflow (YC W21) Is Hiring a Dev Tools Research Manager

Taloflow (YC W21) Is Hiring a Dev Tools Research Manager
1 by cloudfalcon | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A fast SQLite PWA notebook for CSV files

A fast SQLite PWA notebook for CSV files
35 by mwenge | 7 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Table Oriented Programming (2002)

Table Oriented Programming (2002)
27 by mabynogy | 5 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: What’s entering the public domain on January 1

What’s entering the public domain on January 1
96 by sohkamyung | 46 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Silero VAD: pre-trained enterprise-grade voice activity detector

Silero VAD: pre-trained enterprise-grade voice activity detector
17 by TheRealAicantar | 1 comments on Hacker News.


South Africa collapse as India win first Test

India wrap up a comfortable 113-run win over South Africa just after lunch on day five of the first Test.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Kommit – Web app to help you follow through with NY's resolutions

Show HN: Kommit – Web app to help you follow through with NY's resolutions
7 by calmdown13 | 6 comments on Hacker News.


Average house price hits record high of £255,000

Typical prices leap almost £24,000 since January, making the strongest year since 2006, Nationwide says.

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New top story on Hacker News: Japan HP accidentally deleted 77TB data in Kyoto U. supercomputing system

Japan HP accidentally deleted 77TB data in Kyoto U. supercomputing system
19 by rguiscard | 7 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday 29 December 2021

Woakes backs Root to remain as England captain

All-rounder Chris Woakes says England captain Joe Root "absolutely" has the players' backing despite the Ashes series defeat in Australia.

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New top story on Hacker News: When WikiLeaks bumped into the CIA: Operation Kudo exposed [0:19:27]

When WikiLeaks bumped into the CIA: Operation Kudo exposed [0:19:27]
11 by 3np | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Arteta to miss Arsenal v Man City match after testing positive for Covid again

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will miss the Premier League match against Manchester City on New Year's Day after testing positive for Covid-19.

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New top story on Hacker News: Lessons from My PhD

Lessons from My PhD
23 by andrewnc | 4 comments on Hacker News.


April Ashley: Model, actress and trans trailblazer dies aged 86

The Vogue model and actress was only the second Briton to undergo male-to-female reassignment surgery.

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Ashes: Is this year's debacle England's worst recent Ashes performance away from home?

After England lost the Ashes inside 12 days, BBC Sport looks at their recent series defeats in Australia and asks if this is the worst one yet?

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New top story on Hacker News: Finding a Creature in Ethereum's Dark Forest

Finding a Creature in Ethereum's Dark Forest
39 by tosh | 8 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday 28 December 2021

Austria's Innsbruck airport denies 110 Britons entry over new Covid rules

Innsbruck airport in Austria refused to let in tourists caught out by updated restrictions.

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Egyptian pharaoh's mummy digitally unwrapped for first time

CT scans allowed archaeologists to study Amenhotep I's body and learn about his death and burial.

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New top story on Hacker News: Powerful supercomputer can now run on light instead of electric current

Powerful supercomputer can now run on light instead of electric current
17 by mardiyah | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Newham death: Man charged with murdering woman

Police say 29-year-old Kirsty Louise Ashley died of blunt force trauma in Newham.

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Paing Takhon: Myanmar celebrity gets three years in jail for mass protests

Paing Takhon, who has millions of fans, took part in protests against a military coup.

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New top story on Hacker News: A discussion of the 1970 film “Patton” [video]

A discussion of the 1970 film “Patton” [video]
5 by 1cvmask | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Philosophers and Other Conjurers

Philosophers and Other Conjurers
4 by Hooke | 0 comments on Hacker News.


A seaweed farmer, scientist and Senegalese influencer on rising to a challenge

BBC's Malu Cursino profiles three people from across Africa who rose to the challenge in 2021.

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Monday 27 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: ‘Widevine Dump”:Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix

‘Widevine Dump”:Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix
22 by bertman | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Windows 2000 Modernization Guide

Windows 2000 Modernization Guide
30 by gjvc | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: rC3 Fahrplan – The Chaos Communication Congress 2021 schedule

rC3 Fahrplan – The Chaos Communication Congress 2021 schedule
21 by Tepix | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Unknown Work of Rakuko Naito

The Unknown Work of Rakuko Naito
7 by prismatic | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Brazilian town floods after two dams collapse

People in the town of Itabuna can be seen using inflatable rafts and canoes to get from house to house.

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New top story on Hacker News: OneSignal (YC S11) is hiring engineers to work on messaging: Push, SMS, & Email

OneSignal (YC S11) is hiring engineers to work on messaging: Push, SMS, & Email
1 by gdeglin | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Denmark experimented on orphan children on behalf of the CIA

Denmark experimented on orphan children on behalf of the CIA
11 by sfjailbird | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A stochastic method to generate the Sierpinski triangle

A stochastic method to generate the Sierpinski triangle
25 by wenderen | 15 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?

Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?
18 by andrei_says_ | 18 comments on Hacker News.
Your day-to-day one?

New top story on Hacker News: The Background for CAR and CDR

The Background for CAR and CDR
14 by tosh | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Desmond Tutu - the staunch and steadfast healer of a nation

How Desmond Tutu went from public enemy No1 to the pastor of a nation.

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New top story on Hacker News: E.O. Wilson has died

E.O. Wilson has died
37 by harscoat | 4 comments on Hacker News.


Jean-Marc Vallée: Canadian filmmaker dies aged 58

The director's works included Dallas Buyers Club, Wild and the TV series Big Little Lies.

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Sunday 26 December 2021

Dog saved by surgery after chocolate coin feast

Staffordshire bull terrier Hugo had eaten six packets of chocolate coins - including all the foil.

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New top story on Hacker News: Bad Data and Data Engineering: Dissecting Google Play Music Takeout Data

Bad Data and Data Engineering: Dissecting Google Play Music Takeout Data
7 by otter-in-a-suit | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Desmond Tutu: UK tributes paid to archbishop

Tributes are paid in the UK to Archbishop Desmond Tutu after his death at the age of 90.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Made a e-4917 emulator with a short tutorial

Show HN: Made a e-4917 emulator with a short tutorial
5 by MrHus | 1 comments on Hacker News.


In pictures: The life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The first black archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, was a much-loved figure around the world.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Container Throttling Problem

The Container Throttling Problem
22 by rognjen | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday 25 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: What the Hell Is This Company the 76ers Just Partnered With?

What the Hell Is This Company the 76ers Just Partnered With?
9 by bryanrasmussen | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Source of the Nile River: A Mystery That Spanned Three Millennia

The Source of the Nile River: A Mystery That Spanned Three Millennia
16 by msolujic | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Proteins, Proteins Everywhere

Proteins, Proteins Everywhere
13 by nabla9 | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: JWST Launch NASA Livestream

JWST Launch NASA Livestream
72 by grecy | 16 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Tell HN: You are not alone this Christmas

Tell HN: You are not alone this Christmas
486 by mattowen_uk | 139 comments on Hacker News.
Hi, my Christmas is solitary this year, no family or friends. I'm not even having a Christmas dinner. I'm not sad about this, though. It's just the way it is. What I wanted to say is, if you are in the same situation, you are not alone. So have a virtual hug from me.

Pope Francis Urbi et Orbi address: World ignoring huge tragedies

In his Christmas Day speech, the Pope said "immense tragedies" were being passed over in near silence.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Intercepting HTTPS – How can we trust anything at all?

Ask HN: Intercepting HTTPS – How can we trust anything at all?
31 by wg0 | 29 comments on Hacker News.
The proxies like Squid can do HTTPS intercepting so I was wondering what's the point of TLS anyway? What if a nation state is determined to intercept all traffic of its internet users or even a major ISP - can't they get a trusted CA colluding with them in such a way that they can generate certificates on the fly and hence replacing the SSL certificate of every website that's get visited, decrypt and encrypt back? Cryptographically speaking, that's possible? Wouldn't it be possible for certain states hostile to their citizens to pay off some trusted CA to get a wide open arrangement of that sorts? Now someone thinking they're talking to gmail could be first talking to a data collection island in the middle? Similarly, other vectors of attack are the IP routing and DNS. I do not understand the Noise protocol but couldn't an ISP or a government pretend to be man in the middle, between let us say a Signal user and its servers? EDIT: Added IP and DNS aspects plus typos

Met Office confirms white Christmas as snow falls in Scotland

Snow fell overnight in Aberdeenshire, Shetland, Perthshire and the Scottish Borders.

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New top story on Hacker News: Watch JWST Launch Live from ESA Web TV

Watch JWST Launch Live from ESA Web TV
9 by marcodiego | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Ashes: England-Australia Melbourne Test - tourists make four changes for Boxing Day

Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow are among four changes made by England for the must-win third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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New top story on Hacker News: No Other Love: Letters from Richard Feynman to His Late Wife, Arline

No Other Love: Letters from Richard Feynman to His Late Wife, Arline
8 by Stratoscope | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Friday 24 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Street Fighter II, Spin when you can't

Street Fighter II, Spin when you can't
5 by ibobev | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Scuttlebutt Protocol Guide

Scuttlebutt Protocol Guide
56 by tosh | 10 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Japanese university finds Alzheimer's drug effective in treating ALS

Japanese university finds Alzheimer's drug effective in treating ALS
63 by amichail | 26 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Subsea Cable to Connect Asia, Europe, and North America Through the Arctic

Subsea Cable to Connect Asia, Europe, and North America Through the Arctic
70 by Sami_Lehtinen | 19 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Mkrl/misbrands: The most hated IT stickers

Mkrl/misbrands: The most hated IT stickers
298 by 4684499 | 80 comments on Hacker News.


Covid: Christmas flights cancelled and new curbs amid Omicron spread

Millions face travel disruption and more restrictions as Omicron upends Christmas plans worldwide.

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Chris Noth: Fourth woman accuses Sex and the City actor of assault

US singer Lisa Gentile alleges the Sex and the City actor groped her in a New York apartment in 2002.

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Premier League meeting 'a waste of time', says Spurs boss Conte

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says Thursday's meeting between managers and the Premier League to discuss issues around the Covid-19 pandemic was like talking to a brick wall.

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Tesla disables gaming while driving feature

It follows an inquiry into Passenger Play, which allowed games to be played while a car was moving.

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New top story on Hacker News: AI Research Trends:Sort ArXiv papers by its popularity on social media sites

AI Research Trends:Sort ArXiv papers by its popularity on social media sites
8 by yzh | 0 comments on Hacker News.


CrossCountry: Strike action affects Christmas Eve train journeys

Train operator CrossCountry says it has cancelled many services on Friday.

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James Franco accusers call him 'completely insensitive' after interview

Oscar-nominated actor James Franco recently admitted having sex with students at his drama school.

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Man killed by dog 'died doing what he loved'

Friends have paid tribute to "a hero in the dog world" after Adam Watts was attacked at his kennels in Angus.

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Burnley-Everton called off because of Covid cases and injuries

The Premier League postpones Everton's match at Burnley on Sunday because of coronavirus and injuries.

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New top story on Hacker News: Electricity Is Magnetism

Electricity Is Magnetism
6 by signa11 | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Woolworths 1920s Christmas nativity scene still going strong

The decoration has been part of a Norfolk family's Christmas for almost 100 years.

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New top story on Hacker News: 5 Cool Home Automation Ideas

5 Cool Home Automation Ideas
5 by chigsy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday 23 December 2021

Christmas travel in full swing despite disruption

Almost half of Britons are to travel to visit loved ones, but caution about Omicron is widespread.

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Omicron: Half of colds will be Covid, warn UK researchers

If you have a sore throat, runny nose and a headache, get a Covid test, experts advise.

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Energy bills to soar 50% unless government intervenes, industry warns

Households face another sharp rise unless the government intervenes to ease the impact of gas prices.

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Kyiv hopes truce will ease military tensions

Russia and Ukraine agree to restore a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, amid a build-up of Russian forces.

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Liverpool-Leeds & Wolves-Watford postponed because of Covid cases

The Premier League postpones Liverpool's game against Leeds United and the match between Wolves and Watford because of coronavirus.

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New top story on Hacker News: Bit Test and Reset vs. Compilers

Bit Test and Reset vs. Compilers
3 by gbrown_ | 0 comments on Hacker News.


James Franco admits sleeping with students from his acting school

The actor spoke at length about allegations of sexual misconduct made against him in 2018.

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New top story on Hacker News: Zeratool: Automatic Exploit Generation

Zeratool: Automatic Exploit Generation
10 by pizza | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Seconds before a 6.2 earthquake rattled California, phones got a vital warning

Seconds before a 6.2 earthquake rattled California, phones got a vital warning
3 by sizzle | 0 comments on Hacker News.


England name much-changed squad for West Indies T20 tour

England captain Eoin Morgan will lead a much-changed 16-man squad during January's five-match Twenty20 tour of the West Indies.

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New top story on Hacker News: When New Journalism Was New

When New Journalism Was New
6 by CrocodileStreet | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday 22 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Teller Reveals His Secrets (2012)

Teller Reveals His Secrets (2012)
14 by Tomte | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Microsoft Teams: 1 feature, 4 vulnerabilities

Microsoft Teams: 1 feature, 4 vulnerabilities
200 by kerm1t | 117 comments on Hacker News.


Benjamin Mendy: Man City footballer charged with another rape

Footballer Benjamin Mendy is now facing seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

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New top story on Hacker News: 5 Important Things to Do Before the Market Bubble Bursts

5 Important Things to Do Before the Market Bubble Bursts
61 by gmishuris | 15 comments on Hacker News.


Wightlink ferry crewman takes passenger 270 miles to party

Mark Mitchell makes a 500-mile round trip to get Hilary Spinks to her "Turkey and Tinsel" holiday.

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New top story on Hacker News: mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine boosters induce immunity against Omicron

mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine boosters induce immunity against Omicron
9 by vpj | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday 21 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)

Sublime Text 4 (Build 4126)
22 by Hoefner | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Dutch court of appeal decides Deliveroo should honor collective labour agreement

Dutch court of appeal decides Deliveroo should honor collective labour agreement
17 by the-dude | 6 comments on Hacker News.


Big Ben will bong again to see in the new year

The Elizabeth Tower, which houses the bell and famous clock, has undergone four years of repairs.

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New top story on Hacker News: Pachyderm is hiring DevRel and Go Engineers to build world-class Data Versioning

Pachyderm is hiring DevRel and Go Engineers to build world-class Data Versioning
1 by jaz46 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: All Bitcoin private keys are on this website

All Bitcoin private keys are on this website
181 by bashy | 128 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: How to Develop BW Film at Home with Coffee

How to Develop BW Film at Home with Coffee
37 by nanna | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Great Offline

The Great Offline
9 by axiomdata316 | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Christmas restrictions: 'I don't have a turkey in the fridge'

With just four days until Christmas, people are wondering if new restrictions will be brought in.

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New top story on Hacker News: Tor in 2022

Tor in 2022
22 by Sami_Lehtinen | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Madman, architect, carpenter, judge (1981)

Madman, architect, carpenter, judge (1981)
9 by Tomte | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Alt-J's Thom Sonny Green: From shielding to getting back on tour

Thom Sonny Green says the risk of catching Covid is worth it to get back on stage.

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New top story on Hacker News: Inverting PhotoDNA

Inverting PhotoDNA
31 by anishathalye | 1 comments on Hacker News.


MPs urge changes to 'outdated' gender recognition laws

A committee says legally changing gender remains too difficult and risks entrenching stereotypes.

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Sex and the City stars give support to Chris Noth accusers

Three Sex And The City actresses issue a joint statement after co-star is accused of sexual assault.

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Monday 20 December 2021

The Ashes: Australia beat England in second Test despite Jos Buttler resistance

Australia complete a 275-run victory over England in the final session of the second Ashes Test to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

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Hobnobs maker warns biscuit prices set to soar

McVities, which also makes Jaffa Cakes and Penguins, is facing higher ingredient and labour costs.

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Covid: Pubs and restaurants warn time running out to help

The hospitality sector says urgent action is needed as it struggles with the impact of Omicron.

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Laura Kuenssberg to step down as BBC's political editor

After seven years in the post, the journalist will now take on other roles within the BBC.

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In pictures: Mountain summits 'float' above the clouds

A weather phenomenon called a temperature inversion leads to some striking images on Scotland's hills.

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New top story on Hacker News: Opto-electronic voice transceiver for covert infra-red light communication

Opto-electronic voice transceiver for covert infra-red light communication
11 by walterbell | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Remove an Omnivore's Statue? Debate Ensues over the Legacy of Factory Farming

Remove an Omnivore's Statue? Debate Ensues over the Legacy of Factory Farming
41 by kvee | 22 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: New EU data blockage as German court would ban many cookie management providers

New EU data blockage as German court would ban many cookie management providers
167 by pmlnr | 185 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: There's never been a better time to build websites

There's never been a better time to build websites
66 by adrian_mrd | 64 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Teaching Machines: A History

Teaching Machines: A History
4 by jgamman | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Strictly: Rose Ayling-Ellis on her historic Strictly win

Watch the first interview the actor and her dance partner Giovanni Pernice gave after their victory.

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New top story on Hacker News: A mental model for decentralization

A mental model for decentralization
6 by jacobobryant | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Lord Frost: I didn't support PM's coercive Covid plan

The former Brexit minister insists his resignation was about policy, not Boris Johnson's leadership.

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New top story on Hacker News: War stories: how Crash Bandicoot hacked the original Playstation (2020)

War stories: how Crash Bandicoot hacked the original Playstation (2020)
7 by vector_spaces | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Leftist Gabriel Boric to become Chile's youngest ever president

Gabriel Boric, 35, says he will look after democracy after a convincing win over his far-right rival.

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Sunday 19 December 2021

Covid: Business alarmed at prospect of further restrictions

The health secretary refused to rule out further restrictions for England, as Omicron continues to spread.

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Piers Corbyn arrested over video calling for arson

It appears to show him calling for direct action against MPs who support Covid restrictions.

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Bridgend MP arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit

Bridgend Conservative MP Jamie Wallis's office confirmed he was "assisting police with their enquiries".

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The Ashes: England facing second Test defeat after Joe Root falls in final over of day four

England are four wickets down, needing to bat out the final day for a draw in Adelaide having been set a nominal 468 to win.

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Strictly 2021: The best bits as Rose Ayling-Ellis wins Saturday's final

Deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis and former Bake Off winner John Whaite fought for the famous Glitterball trophy.

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The Andrew Marr show: Moments that made it

After he presents his final show, watch the moments Marr grilled some of the world's leaders.

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Eel-powered Christmas lights and a Messi mural - stories you may have missed

Copenhagen's 700 festive kayaks and some of the stories you might have missed this week.

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New top story on Hacker News: When MVPs Hurt

When MVPs Hurt
21 by mbellotti | 9 comments on Hacker News.


Pioneering architect Rogers designed some of world's most iconic buildings

Pioneering, sometimes controversial architect who designed some of the world's most iconic buildings.

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New top story on Hacker News: Static Eliminators (1960s and 1980s)

Static Eliminators (1960s and 1980s)
10 by dcminter | 1 comments on Hacker News.


The Ashes: Joe Root take painful blow as England struggle against Australia

England captain Joe Root gets "struck where you don't want to be struck!" by Mitchell Starc's delivery during the fourth day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.

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New top story on Hacker News: Lisp in Vim with Slimv or Vlime (2019)

Lisp in Vim with Slimv or Vlime (2019)
6 by Tomte | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday 18 December 2021

Sutton house fire: Woman held after twin brothers killed bailed

The 27-year-old had been arrested on suspicion of child neglect following the fatal fire in Sutton.

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Covid-19: London mayor 'incredibly concerned' by Omicron cases surge

Sadiq Khan says hospital admissions are rising, as are staff absences for emergency services.

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The Ashes: Australia in control of second Test after England collapse

Watch highlights as Australia dominate England, who suffer another batting collapse, on day three of the second Ashes Test against in Adelaide.

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New top story on Hacker News: Y Combinator is hiring for a programs/ops person to grow Work at a Startup

Y Combinator is hiring for a programs/ops person to grow Work at a Startup
1 by ryankicks | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: On commercial forks FOSS projects

On commercial forks FOSS projects
33 by als0 | 11 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Necklaces worn to 'protect' against 5G are radioactive experts warn

Necklaces worn to 'protect' against 5G are radioactive experts warn
18 by stelliosk | 10 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiveness?

Ask HN: What are the best books for professional effectiveness?
31 by arikr | 12 comments on Hacker News.
What books have helped you be more effective at work that apply to most “knowledge work” jobs?

New top story on Hacker News: A new cycle-stepped Z80 emulator

A new cycle-stepped Z80 emulator
12 by stevekemp | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Downing Street parties inquiry: Opposition MPs call for independent figure to lead probe

The UK's top civil servant is no longer leading the probe after it emerged an event was held in his own office.

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Ghislaine Maxwell defence rests as she calls case 'unproven'

The defence struggled to produce witnesses on Friday and only nine out of a proposed 35 testified.

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Sacked NatWest worker has customer details under her bed

A former NatWest worker claims she has repeatedly tried to return the details of 1,600 customers.

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Super Typhoon Rai: Dozens feared dead in Philippines

Some three million people are without power after a devastating typhoon swept over the Philippines.

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Aston Villa v Burnley postponed after Villa record 'increased amount' of positive Covid-19 cases

Aston Villa's match with Burnley is postponed after the Birmingham club confirmed an "increased amount of Covid-19 test results" in their squad.

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New top story on Hacker News: What scientists must know about hardware to write fast code

What scientists must know about hardware to write fast code
24 by spekcular | 1 comments on Hacker News.


England's hopes fade after another dismal collapse in Ashes

England's Ashes hopes are in a sorry mess after another dismal batting collapse on day three of the second Test against Australia.

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New top story on Hacker News: Log4j 2.16: Certain strings can cause infinite recursion

Log4j 2.16: Certain strings can cause infinite recursion
42 by scblzn | 9 comments on Hacker News.


The Ashes: Stuart Broad dismissed for nine as England all out for 236

Watch as England's Stuart Broad is caught by Travis Head to end the innings 237 runs behind hosts Australia during the third day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.

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Friday 17 December 2021

George Ezra: Why I spent summer in a Christmas jumper

He shares his tips along with producer Tre Jean Marie on how to make the perfect festive track.

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New top story on Hacker News: Loumavox, the Forgotten, Mysterious Synthesizer from Louise and Marc Voksinski

Loumavox, the Forgotten, Mysterious Synthesizer from Louise and Marc Voksinski
11 by VieEnCode | 3 comments on Hacker News.


The Ashes: Michael Neser removes Haseeb Hameed with second ball in Test cricket

Haseeb Hammed clips the ball straight to mid-on to give Michael Neser a wicket with his second ball in Test cricket as England struggle on day two of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.

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New top story on Hacker News: AWS Tools Suck

AWS Tools Suck
43 by heldsteel7 | 20 comments on Hacker News.


The Ashes: Australia get early breakthrough as Rory Burns edges to Steve Smith

England opening batter Rory Burns falls for four as he edges the ball to Australia captain Steve Smith on day two of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.

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New top story on Hacker News: Job Applicant Resumes Are Effectively Impossible to De-Gender

Job Applicant Resumes Are Effectively Impossible to De-Gender
22 by Hard_Space | 11 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday 16 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Russian court accidentally confirmed Russian military presence in Ukraine

Russian court accidentally confirmed Russian military presence in Ukraine
18 by ivan_gammel | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Ashes: David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne grind down England on day one in Adelaide

England suffer another dispiriting day in the Ashes as David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne dominate again on day one of the second Test in Adelaide.

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New top story on Hacker News: Leveraging SIMD: Splitting CSV Files at 3Gb/S

Leveraging SIMD: Splitting CSV Files at 3Gb/S
9 by __exit__ | 6 comments on Hacker News.


Omicron: What can we learn from South Africa's experience so far?

We can learn some things from what's happening in South Africa, but there are also uncertainties.

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New top story on Hacker News: Don't start with microservices – monoliths are your friend

Don't start with microservices – monoliths are your friend
67 by galovics | 34 comments on Hacker News.


Brentford boss Frank wants weekend Premier League games called off

Brentford boss Thomas Frank believes this weekend's Premier League games and the League Cup ties next week should be cancelled because of Covid-19.

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Wednesday 15 December 2021

Cornish comedian Jethro dies aged 73

The stand-up comedian, who spent more than 50 years on the road, died after contracting Covid-19.

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Bank branches: Rival banks join forces to protect future of cash

Independent assessors will decide what services are needed in a local area when a branch is closed.

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Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu injured and on crutches ahead of final

The TV presenter has sustained a foot injury and has been unable to rehearse.

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Swansea grandmother breaks bauble Guinness World Record

Sylvia Pope, fondly known as Nanna Baubles, is the proud owner of 1,760 festive ornaments.

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'I've made this decision for my health' - Aguero in tears as he announces retirement from football

Sergio Aguero announces his retirement from football within six months of joining Barcelona from Manchester City.

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New top story on Hacker News: BusKill – USB dead-man-switch triggered if someone yanks your laptop away

BusKill – USB dead-man-switch triggered if someone yanks your laptop away
16 by favourable | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021

Asahi Linux for M1 Macs Progress October-November 2021
12 by svenpeter | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Apple Removes All References to Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature from Its…

Apple Removes All References to Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature from Its…
81 by virgildotcodes | 61 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W external antenna mod

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W external antenna mod
39 by finex | 19 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Go 1.18 Beta 1 is available, with generics

Go 1.18 Beta 1 is available, with generics
38 by pcw888 | 3 comments on Hacker News.


England face New Zealand and South Africa in 'mini World Cup' in 2022 autumn Tests

England's four home matches in the 2022 Autumn Nations Series is a "mini World Cup" says Eddie Jones.

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New top story on Hacker News: Gitlab Epic Issue Relationships Deleted

Gitlab Epic Issue Relationships Deleted
27 by sverhagen | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Man Utd set to return to training after Covid outbreak among players

Manchester United's players are expected to return to training on Wednesday after a Covid-19 outbreak at the Old Trafford club.

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New top story on Hacker News: Plasmic – The Headless Page Builder

Plasmic – The Headless Page Builder
6 by mosr | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday 14 December 2021

Belarusian opposition leader jailed for 18 years

Sergei Tikhanovsky, a former presidential candidate, is convicted after a trial condemned as a sham.

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New top story on Hacker News: The story behind the IBM Personal Computer

The story behind the IBM Personal Computer
7 by pjmlp | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Star Hobson: The short life and death of a beloved toddler

How did a toddler loved and adored by many end up dead after months of physical and emotional abuse?

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New top story on Hacker News: My 2021 Review

My 2021 Review
3 by cyneox | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Some schools struggling to stay open as cases rises

Head teachers warn some schools are struggling to stay open due to high Covid rates.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ghost riders: the invisible lives of Johannesburg food couriers

Ghost riders: the invisible lives of Johannesburg food couriers
8 by mooncakes_ooohh | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Monday 13 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Is Protonmail logging my email content?

Is Protonmail logging my email content?
49 by ppcelery | 19 comments on Hacker News.
evidences: 1. https://ift.tt/3yiRZfv 2. https://ift.tt/3mkXK7J 3. https://ift.tt/3IHmW1F

New top story on Hacker News: Saving the shuttle simulator–“It was an artifact that needed to be preserved”

Saving the shuttle simulator–“It was an artifact that needed to be preserved”
22 by rbanffy | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Researchers are hoping to “hear” dark matter using a super-cooled experiment

Researchers are hoping to “hear” dark matter using a super-cooled experiment
6 by ourmandave | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Kentucky tornadoes: Rebuilding lives from 'hell on Earth'

Residents in the US state are sifting through the rubble that was once a town.

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New top story on Hacker News: Using ephemeral Onion Services for quick NAT traversal

Using ephemeral Onion Services for quick NAT traversal
15 by rl1987 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Man Utd to face PSG in Champions League with holders Chelsea playing Lille

Manchester United are drawn to face Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last 16, while Chelsea play Lille.

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New top story on Hacker News: The vagaries of 1990s 32-bit Windows networking

The vagaries of 1990s 32-bit Windows networking
7 by lproven | 4 comments on Hacker News.


Buy now pay later: How does it work?

It is estimated about 15 million adults of all ages in the UK are actively using this form of credit.

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New top story on Hacker News: How Carl Jung and Nobel-Winning Physicist Wolfgang Pauli Bridged Mind and Matter

How Carl Jung and Nobel-Winning Physicist Wolfgang Pauli Bridged Mind and Matter
8 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Sunday 12 December 2021

Indian PM's Twitter hacked with bitcoin tweet

The Indian prime minister's account had a message stating that bitcoin would be distributed to citizens.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Invention of Santa Claus: From Thomas Nast to Coca-Cola

The Invention of Santa Claus: From Thomas Nast to Coca-Cola
8 by homarp | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Mexico truck crash: 'I woke up 50 metres from the truck'

A survivor of a crash that killed 54 speaks to the BBC about the people who did not survive.

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New top story on Hacker News: NASA Ogma: generate hard-realtime C runtime monitoring applications

NASA Ogma: generate hard-realtime C runtime monitoring applications
7 by runeks | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Murder charge after Kenton house stab death

Tony Nichols was found with a stab wound and died in hospital.

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New top story on Hacker News: Wezterm

Wezterm
14 by signa11 | 15 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday 11 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Bitcoin Failed in El Salvador. The President Says the Answer Is More Bitcoin

Bitcoin Failed in El Salvador. The President Says the Answer Is More Bitcoin
47 by mgh2 | 21 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: BuildZoom (better way to build/remodel) is hiring a head of marketing

BuildZoom (better way to build/remodel) is hiring a head of marketing
1 by the_economist | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Space-shooter.c: cross-platform, top-down 2D space shooter written in C

Space-shooter.c: cross-platform, top-down 2D space shooter written in C
6 by ingve | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Unix philosophy without left-pad, Part 2: Minimizing dependencies

Unix philosophy without left-pad, Part 2: Minimizing dependencies
18 by lizmat | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: To secure the supply chain, you must properly fund it

To secure the supply chain, you must properly fund it
70 by Tomte | 23 comments on Hacker News.


Simon McCoy becomes latest presenter to leave GB News

He follows Andrew Neil out of the door after previously working at the BBC for 17 years.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Best way to prepare a codebase for open-source?

Ask HN: Best way to prepare a codebase for open-source?
19 by Eikon | 19 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, How would you approach the process to opensource a proprietary codebase, especially regarding things such as ensuring that no secrets are sitting somewhere in the history. I'd be tempted to publish without history but I feel like a lot of important context will be lost.

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Football club's tribute to young fan

Birmingham City has renamed the stadium's family zone in memory of the murdered six-year-old.

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New top story on Hacker News: On building with a squad

On building with a squad
5 by jborichevskiy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Queues form as Banksy Colston statue trial T-shirts go on sale

The shirts were released to mark the trial of four people accused of toppling the Edward Colston statue.

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New top story on Hacker News: What happens to developers who never go into management?

What happens to developers who never go into management?
21 by pelasaco | 15 comments on Hacker News.


Friday 10 December 2021

Swansea: Cinema & Co bolted shut amid Covid breach summons

Cinema & Co owner Anna Redfern receives court summons over allegedly defying closure order.

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New top story on Hacker News: An ancient 'computer' that simply shouldn't exist [video]

An ancient 'computer' that simply shouldn't exist [video]
20 by justinzollars | 6 comments on Hacker News.


We're fully booked up, says lorry driving trainer

As the government seeks to boost an HGV training scheme, a firm says the system cannot cope.

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New top story on Hacker News: The A500 Mini

The A500 Mini
14 by doener | 7 comments on Hacker News.


Cambo oil field development off Shetland to be paused

Siccar Point Energy's decision to pause the project off Shetland comes a week after Shell pulled out.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ten Years of the NRC Word-Emotion Association Lexicon

Ten Years of the NRC Word-Emotion Association Lexicon
4 by mariuz | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday 9 December 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth minus £100m fighter jet

The flagship is set to return to Portsmouth from its 26,000 mile maiden operational deployment.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Muse (YC W12) Is Hiring Senior Engineers

The Muse (YC W12) Is Hiring Senior Engineers
1 by KMinshew | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Evergrande has defaulted on its debt

Evergrande has defaulted on its debt
115 by Pigalowda | 53 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Artificial Intelligence in the Cockpit

Artificial Intelligence in the Cockpit
34 by ur-whale | 26 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Number of journalists in jail reaches global high

Number of journalists in jail reaches global high
67 by samizdis | 11 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: How I spend less time on YouTube

How I spend less time on YouTube
7 by pawurb | 9 comments on Hacker News.


Longannet power station chimney blown up

The Fife site produced Scotland's last coal-fired energy until it ceased operation in 2016.

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New top story on Hacker News: World Login Errors and Resolutions

World Login Errors and Resolutions
3 by wallflower | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The business of extracting knowledge from academic publications

The business of extracting knowledge from academic publications
13 by kevin_hu | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Conservative Party fined over PM's Downing Street flat refurbishment

The Electoral Commission fines the party £17,800 for failing to accurately report a donation for the work.

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Boris and Carrie Johnson announce birth of girl

Boris and Carrie Johnson announce birth of healthy daughter, their second child since he became prime minister.

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NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping?

Waits for emergency care are worsening - use the BBC lookup to find out how busy your local service is.

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Wednesday 8 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Web-Based Vulkan GLSL Ray Tracing Emulator

Web-Based Vulkan GLSL Ray Tracing Emulator
3 by yyycomposer | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Fedora 36 Planning to Run Wayland by Default with Nvidia's Proprietary Driver

Fedora 36 Planning to Run Wayland by Default with Nvidia's Proprietary Driver
11 by rbanffy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Lack of sunlight makes our cells store more fat

Lack of sunlight makes our cells store more fat
63 by giuliomagnifico | 33 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Release (YC W20) Is Hiring – Senior Back End Engineer

Release (YC W20) Is Hiring – Senior Back End Engineer
1 by erik_landerholm | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Creating and morphing Lego faces with neural networks

Creating and morphing Lego faces with neural networks
5 by ivanech | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: 20 year study of global wealth demolishes the myth of ‘trickle-down’

20 year study of global wealth demolishes the myth of ‘trickle-down’
69 by pabs3 | 41 comments on Hacker News.


Bipin Rawat: India's top general in helicopter crash

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was in the helicopter which crashed in southern India.

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New top story on Hacker News: Telegram Introduces DRM

Telegram Introduces DRM
88 by yannoninator | 94 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Serverless Shell

The Serverless Shell
15 by otrack | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Halo Infinite: Time to 'mix-up' the series

How some of the brains behind Halo: Infinite developed it in a fast-changing gaming landscape.

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New top story on Hacker News: Young's Lattice

Young's Lattice
4 by agumonkey | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday 7 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Django 4.0 Released

Django 4.0 Released
63 by Spiritus | 17 comments on Hacker News.


Mixed-race family suffered years of racist abuse from neighbours

A family was forced to move from their home, schools and jobs by their neighbours' harassment.

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New top story on Hacker News: A neat approximation algorithm

A neat approximation algorithm
5 by martinhath | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Covid testing: New PCR rules throw plans into disarray

Travellers explain how their plans have been disrupted by the new rules for people arriving in the UK.

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New top story on Hacker News: Cloud infrastructure should be immutable

Cloud infrastructure should be immutable
8 by 878654Tom | 2 comments on Hacker News.


The Scot trekking across Canada to help restore Highland forests

Michael Yellowlees and his Alaskan husky Luna spent nine months travelling coast-to-coast on foot.

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Monday 6 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: How the GNU coreutils are tested

How the GNU coreutils are tested
19 by pcr910303 | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ikea Vindriktning Air Quality Sensor Review and Accuracy

Ikea Vindriktning Air Quality Sensor Review and Accuracy
60 by ahaucnx | 24 comments on Hacker News.


Joey Barton cleared of assaulting Daniel Stendel in stadium tunnel

The ex-England player is found not guilty of assaulting Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel after a defeat.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?
31 by zuj | 31 comments on Hacker News.
Like anyone else these days, I am spending 8 hours for work, couple of hours for entertainment and social in front of the monitor. As I age I can see the stress and strain on my eyes. No issues as of now but I want to take care of them before anything happens. Couple of things I am doing right now. During the day, moved to single monitor and immediately noticed less strain on the eyes and neck. During night started spending at least couple of minutes in a room(not bedroom) with out any major light source either meditating or chatting with partner, it provides major relief. What tactics are you following and any resources which talks about practical eye health.

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Is everything changing too fast?

Ask HN: Is everything changing too fast?
43 by dmje | 25 comments on Hacker News.
I'm getting on (I'm nearly 50) - not a software dev (thank god) but more a project manager. I do a lot of the "knitting together" type work between developers, UX people, designers, content owners, etc. Until recently, we used to do things like write cheatsheets and other help docs for our clients for tools like Google Analytics. This was all fine, and they were appreciated, as clients just don't know how to use these tools. But recently, the rate of change has just made this untenable. I'd log into a tool like GA and the whole thing would be different. Not just the upgrade to 4, but then incremental changes there, too. So cheatsheets, training workshops, anything around support - just becomes untenable. Another example: I log into Teamwork (my project management tool of choice) - and they're "retiring" the plan I've been on (and very happy with) for years. Instead I have to choose "Growth" and now my dashboard is littered with a whole bunch of stuff I neither want or need. Nothing is where I'm used to it being. And: we do a bunch of work with Wordpress. The rate of change here is insane, too - every single update brings new features, none of which is documented, bedded in or understood. None of which can be written about, supported or workshopped. And: Trello. It was fine. And then Atlassian bought it and it became this horrific behemoth of "features", all of which just clutter everything up, none of which seems to actually do anything useful. And on, and on. Is this rate of change supportable? Am I just too old? Help me put this in context, HN!

Michael Sheen turns himself into a 'not-for-profit' actor

The activist pledges to use his money from acting to fund more good causes and charity events.

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NI 100: Signing of Anglo-Irish Treaty marked 100 years on

The treaty created an independent Irish Free State but led to the Irish Civil War.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Amazon Empire Strikes Back

The Amazon Empire Strikes Back
5 by feross | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: QuestDB Is Hiring a Python Back End Engineer

QuestDB Is Hiring a Python Back End Engineer
1 by nhourcard | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump

Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump
14 by doe88 | 12 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The utilization of 44/8: the reason I mapped IPv4 and IPv6

The utilization of 44/8: the reason I mapped IPv4 and IPv6
8 by Amorymeltzer | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Covid: UK red list criticised as 'travel apartheid' by Nigeria

Nigeria - which was added to the red list on Monday - describes the restrictions as "selective".

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Union loses legal challenge to PM's decision to back Priti Patel

Boris Johnson kept his home secretary in place, saying she had not broken ministerial rules.

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Yasmin Evans to leave BBC Radio 1Xtra on Christmas Eve

The 1Xtra DJ will be leaving after nine years at the network.

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New top story on Hacker News: YouTube suspended my account for posting DeFi hackathon video

YouTube suspended my account for posting DeFi hackathon video
9 by thijser | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I knew Google's automated processes were pretty bad from earlier stories here, but today I got hit by it myself. I participated in the totally legit EthGlobal "Hack Money" hackathon (https://ift.tt/3c6VSHN) earlier this year and one of required submissions of that event was a video describing your work. I made one and uploaded it to Youtube. The hackathon went great and we won some prizes but that's not relevant to this story. Yesterday evening I received an email from Youtube that they've removed my channel because "Spam, scams or commercially deceptive content are not allowed on YouTube.". I thought this certainly must be an error so I used the attached appeal link and got a response within less than 15 minutes that they appeal has been rejected and that no further replies will be processed. I am a paid Youtube Music subscriber and I can't login to even listen to my own music anymore. Amazing. I would like to think that Google's AI systems are smarter than just videoTitle.contains("hack") && videoTitle.contains("money"), but apparently not. If anybody has connections who can help get me unsuspended that would be highly appreciated. The google cache of my channel is still available here: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gcYJ--i6UYgJ:https://www.youtube.com/c/MathijsVogelzang+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=nl

New top story on Hacker News: A Cartel of Influential Datasets Are Dominating Machine Learning Research

A Cartel of Influential Datasets Are Dominating Machine Learning Research
11 by Hard_Space | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: We always end up with waterfall even with Scrum

We always end up with waterfall even with Scrum
45 by KingOfCoders | 46 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Some Latency Measurement Pitfalls

Some Latency Measurement Pitfalls
11 by akaij | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Zig Performance Tracking Dashboard

Zig Performance Tracking Dashboard
13 by dgellow | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Matt Hancock: Breaking Covid guidance 'failure of leadership'

The former health secretary Matt Hancock tells the BBC he is "sorry for all the people I let down".

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Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler pick up Kennedy Center Honors

The legendary Canadian singer makes a rare public appearance at a ceremony hosted by Joe Biden.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What is the best book on data visualization in 2021?

Ask HN: What is the best book on data visualization in 2021?
9 by zwaps | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I am looking for a comprehensive resource on data visualization. There are many individual resources that have been posted over the years (such as in blog posts). However, as a non-expert I am not sure which advice is good to follow (e.g., many blogs are published by companies trying to sell me a particular product or package). Not sure if the book is the ideal format for this, but it seems to have the highest chance of being competent, unbiased and comprehensive. For the latter point, I think important topics are - Colors and accessibility - Concrete examples of color schemes - Pros and Cons of different visualizations vis-Ă -vis data - Print versus digital - Fonts and layout considerations - Perhaps short insights into the research on these points But perhaps there are other things not on my radar that are current or interesting?

Zambia crocodile attack: 'I was very lucky', says Amelie Osborn-Smith

Amelie Osborn-Smith says her brain went into "overdrive" as she fought off the reptile in Zambia.

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Sunday 5 December 2021

Parliament drug use claims to be raised with police this week

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle says allegations of cocaine taking are "deeply concerning".

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Are paradigm shifting breakthroughs rarer or is it a bias in my eyes?

Ask HN: Are paradigm shifting breakthroughs rarer or is it a bias in my eyes?
4 by newyankee | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I feel that 10+ years back there used to be a lot of talk of a lot of technologies that would change the world following in the footsteps of Moore's law (although a bit more slowly). In the decade since a lot of exciting developments have happened. Smartphones have become cheaper, world is so much more connected, EVs looking to finally breakthrough etc. However exponential tech that takes us to something like 'singularity' does not seem to come up any more. Most growth is incremental and we hype every single Lab output with rarely seeing commercial breakthroughs. I was personally always excited about material science breakthroughs using graphene etc. but seems like it is difficult to manufacture at scale even today. Any specific tech or breakthrough you are personally waiting for coming to fruition ?

New top story on Hacker News: How new Linux users can increase their odds of success

How new Linux users can increase their odds of success
25 by ingve | 16 comments on Hacker News.


Women's FA Cup final: Fran Kirby gives Chelsea early lead against Arsenal

Watch Chelsea's Fran Kirby put her side 1-0 up inside three minutes in the Women's FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley.

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New top story on Hacker News: Widdler is a single binary that serves up TiddlyWikis

Widdler is a single binary that serves up TiddlyWikis
5 by Tomte | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Sea People: Alexander the Great Tread in the Footsteps of Forgotten Greeks

The Sea People: Alexander the Great Tread in the Footsteps of Forgotten Greeks
6 by rsj_hn | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Banksy pledges to help save Reading jail with stencil sale

The artist offers to raise £10m to buy the former prison so it can become an arts hub.

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New top story on Hacker News: “Take Her Down”: Inside eBay’s Stalking Campaign Against a Natick Couple

“Take Her Down”: Inside eBay’s Stalking Campaign Against a Natick Couple
13 by bryanrasmussen | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Highlights of the HTTP Archive Web Almanac 2021

Highlights of the HTTP Archive Web Almanac 2021
5 by stefanjudis | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: New EC2 Instance Types of Re:Invent 2021: What Does “X2iedn” or “Is4gen” Mean?

New EC2 Instance Types of Re:Invent 2021: What Does “X2iedn” or “Is4gen” Mean?
7 by adriaandj | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: fe: Emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum blockchain

fe: Emerging smart contract language for the Ethereum blockchain
6 by 0xedb | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Barry Sheerman: Longest-serving Labour MP to step down

Barry Sheerman says he is looking forward to spending more time with his family.

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New top story on Hacker News: Convictional (YC W19) hiring engineers to build the future of B2B trade (Remote)

Convictional (YC W19) hiring engineers to build the future of B2B trade (Remote)
1 by rogerkirkness | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Re-Thinking Electronic Mail

Re-Thinking Electronic Mail
6 by pcr910303 | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Storm Arwen: Business secretary says power cuts unacceptable

The electricity supplier for the North East says 3,900 homes are still without power.

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Pope condemns treatment of migrants in Europe

Visiting a camp in Greece, Francis called on Europe to take responsibility for the situation.

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Trump social media firm raises $1bn from investors

The former US president is working to launch a social media app called Truth Social early next year.

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Norwich: 'Mr Christmas' installs 16,000 lights on his house

Mark Abbott is raising money for a charity that helped him when he was homeless 15 years ago.

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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: National inquiry into boy's death

Lessons will be learnt to protect other children from such evil crimes, the government says.

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India Nagaland: Security forces kill 13 civilians amid ambush blunder

Home Minister Amit Shah expresses "anguish" after troops fire on miners in the country's north-east.

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New top story on Hacker News: Bumble claims IP rights on employee's open-source libs

Bumble claims IP rights on employee's open-source libs
22 by giansegato | 11 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Kubernetes at Home with K3s

Kubernetes at Home with K3s
8 by todsacerdoti | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Is Web3 Bullshit?

Is Web3 Bullshit?
27 by marban | 27 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday 4 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: “UnGoogley”? Worker says she was fired for questioning no holiday pay

“UnGoogley”? Worker says she was fired for questioning no holiday pay
14 by jeffthechimp | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Convert latex notation to ready to be embedded Markdown

Convert latex notation to ready to be embedded Markdown
12 by 8HoLoN | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Awesome Hacker News – A collection of Hacker News apps, libraries, resources

Awesome Hacker News – A collection of Hacker News apps, libraries, resources
27 by hidden-spyder | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Coding for non-programmers: Why we need better GUI automation tools

Coding for non-programmers: Why we need better GUI automation tools
10 by dgudkov | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Beautiful Experiment

The Beautiful Experiment
9 by Hooke | 1 comments on Hacker News.


World's oldest Test cricketer Eileen Ash dies at 110

Eileen Ash, who made her debut for England in 1937, dies at the age of 110.

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Huge Calder Valley model railway hidden from girlfriend unveiled

Simon George plans to take his scale-model of Heaton Lodge junction in Kirklees on tour.

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New top story on Hacker News: Hackers Are Spamming Businesses’ Receipt Printers with ‘Antiwork’ Manifestos

Hackers Are Spamming Businesses’ Receipt Printers with ‘Antiwork’ Manifestos
4 by thunderbong | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Is the big tech era ending?

Is the big tech era ending?
23 by dash2 | 15 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Web Workers API

Web Workers API
4 by KubikPixel | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Covid: Met reviews Labour MPs' complaint over No 10 party claims

The London force says it does not routinely investigate "retrospective breaches" of Covid regulations.

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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Football fans to clap for murdered Arthur

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' stepmother and his father were both jailed on Friday for his death.

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New top story on Hacker News: Sequin (YC S21) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer to Get Women Credit

Sequin (YC S21) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer to Get Women Credit
1 by VrindaGupta | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: FirefoxPWA: Progressive Web Apps for Firefox

FirefoxPWA: Progressive Web Apps for Firefox
16 by 1_player | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: MH370: Could missing Malaysian Airlines plane finally be found?

MH370: Could missing Malaysian Airlines plane finally be found?
21 by nojs | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Indonesia volcano: Residents flee as Mt Semeru spews huge ash cloud

Airlines have been warned about a plume of ash rising 15,000m from Mt Semeru in Java.

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ICYMI: Jumping into an active volcano, and other ways to spend the festive season

Jumping into an active volcano is just one way to spend the festive season, in news you may have missed this week.

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New top story on Hacker News: Estonian winter 1, delivery robots 0

Estonian winter 1, delivery robots 0
14 by carlsborg | 5 comments on Hacker News.


Storm Arwen: Northern Powergrid sorry for power cut communication

The electricity supplier for the North East says it could have been better at talking to customers.

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Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Key moments from the first week

The socialite is accused of grooming girls for abuse by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Patel makes cricket history with 10 wicket haul

Ajaz Patel becomes only the third bowler in Test history to take all 10 wickets in an innings as New Zealand bowl India out for 325 in the second Test.

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Ben Brereton Diaz: Fan's belly tattoo of striker leads to fame in Chile

Lewis Hamill says his life has been "mad" since his tattoo of Ben Brereton Diaz was posted online.

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Friday 3 December 2021

Sir Antony Sher: Actor dies of cancer aged 72

His film work included Shakespeare in Love while his stage work included Richard III and Macbeth.

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Obituary: Sir Antony Sher, a giant of the stage

The South African actor went from feeling like an impostor to becoming a giant of the British stage.

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New top story on Hacker News: Reality has a surprising amount of detail (2017)

Reality has a surprising amount of detail (2017)
8 by jger15 | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Automatic proxy setup for SSH'able boxes that have no network access

Show HN: Automatic proxy setup for SSH'able boxes that have no network access
7 by WinDoctor | 15 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: U.S. indicts two men for running a $20M YouTube content ID scam

U.S. indicts two men for running a $20M YouTube content ID scam
58 by ivank | 27 comments on Hacker News.


Yorkshire coaching staff leave amid racism scandal

Director of cricket Martyn Moxon, coach Andrew Gale and all members of the coaching staff are among 16 people to leave Yorkshire amid the racism scandal.

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Cambo: Jobs warning as Shell pulls out of oil field development

Climate change campaigners welcome the move but business leaders voice fears for the future of thousands of jobs.

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New top story on Hacker News: Metaphor (YC S21): Hiring Self-Supervised Learning Researchers

Metaphor (YC S21): Hiring Self-Supervised Learning Researchers
1 by agajews | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Lost access to my Google account even with the correct credentials

Tell HN: Lost access to my Google account even with the correct credentials
43 by authed | 15 comments on Hacker News.
"Google couldn’t verify this account belongs to you." I clear cookies once in a while and usually can recover my account but this time, no option to recover: https://ift.tt/3pmwvtW Even if I have the correct login and password. Luckily, I forward all my emails to a 3rd party so I should still be able to read my new mail but I lost access to a lot of other stuff. Edit: Account recovered. I used chromium to login (which I never do) and then back to Firefox.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: I had some time yesterday so I made a GPT3 podcast to help you sleep

Show HN: I had some time yesterday so I made a GPT3 podcast to help you sleep
22 by stavros | 24 comments on Hacker News.


Christmas parties: Conservative staff event going ahead, says chairman

Tory chairman urges people to go ahead with parties - but the government faces calls for clearer guidance.

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West Side Story: Spielberg on casting the film from Latinx community

Director Steven Spielberg on why all the film's Latinx characters had to come from that community.

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New top story on Hacker News: Windows urges users to use Bing same way as urgent security warnings

Windows urges users to use Bing same way as urgent security warnings
20 by dustinmoris | 13 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Jami Conferencing System

The Jami Conferencing System
12 by zaik | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Plague Legends

Plague Legends
4 by shortleash | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Euro 2020 final disorder: Ticketless thugs 'could have caused death' at England v Italy game

"Ticketless, drunken and drugged-up thugs" could have caused death at the Euro 2020 final as they attempted to storm Wembley Stadium says an independent review.

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Gene edited sex selection may spare animal suffering

A gene editing technique may prevent the slaughter of animals not needed by the livestock industry.

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Selfridges set for £4bn sale to Thai retail giant

The billionaire Weston family are close to selling the famous luxury stores chain to Central Group.

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New top story on Hacker News: BOOX Mira Pro – 25.3″ E Ink Monitors

BOOX Mira Pro – 25.3″ E Ink Monitors
17 by lnyan | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Church of the Clocked Screws (2019)

The Church of the Clocked Screws (2019)
5 by Tomte | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Storm Arwen: Army called in after a week without power

Troops will arrive in Durham later as thousands remain without electricity a week after Storm Arwen.

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Little Mix taking break after '10 amazing years'

The group assure fans they are not splitting up permanently and have plans for more music and tours.

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Ros Atkins on... The No 10 Christmas party

Ros Atkins investigates a Christmas party at Downing Street in the midst of 2020 Covid restrictions.

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Thursday 2 December 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Microsoft’s new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome

Microsoft’s new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome
52 by ArmandGrillet | 35 comments on Hacker News.


Russia Ukraine: Lavrov warns of return to military confrontation nightmare

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov floats the idea of a new European security pact to prevent Nato expansion.

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Merkel picks German punk singer Hagen for last serenade

Nina Hagen's song will be played during a military ceremony in the outgoing chancellor's honour.

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New top story on Hacker News: 50 years of eBooks: 1971-2021

50 years of eBooks: 1971-2021
6 by dredmorbius | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: GeoWorks: The Other “Windows”

GeoWorks: The Other “Windows”
19 by janandonly | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Storm Arwen: Thousands still without power six days after storm

More than 15,500 homes in the north of England and Scotland are facing power cuts.

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Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai says the Taliban are his brothers

In a BBC interview, Hamid Karzai also calls on the international community to help rebuild Afghanistan.

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Turtle Tally recovering after being stranded on beach

One of the world's rarest turtles is recovering after finding itself more than 4,000 miles from home.

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New top story on Hacker News: CoinTracker (YC W18) is hiring a Growth Engineer to help people build wealth

CoinTracker (YC W18) is hiring a Growth Engineer to help people build wealth
1 by chanfest22 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Disclosing state-linked information operations we've removed

Disclosing state-linked information operations we've removed
7 by dsr12 | 5 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you build your personal start page?

Ask HN: How do you build your personal start page?
15 by yosito | 16 comments on Hacker News.
By personal start page, I mean a custom-made web page that you would set as the home page in your browser and use it as the starting point of doing things in the browser. I'm considering building something with Next.js or Gatsby that I can self-host, but I'd love suggestions of the most customizable tools that would allow me to quickly integrate data "widgets" from diverse sources like Nextcloud, Fastmail, RSS readers (Inoreader, maybe), CalDAV, bank accounts, etc.

Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

The new Omicron variant has now become dominant, the country's top medical scientists say.

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Covid bereaved families 'sickened' over No 10 Christmas party

Covid bereaved families campaigners call for apology from Boris Johnson over lockdown gathering.

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Government fined £500,000 for New Year honours data breach

The addresses of more than 1,000 people, including Sir Elton John and Gabby Logan, were shared online.

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Ghislaine Maxwell: Defence lawyers seek to discredit key accuser

Ghislaine Maxwell's defence team try to poke holes in an alleged victim's testimony at her trial.

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Home Alone house available to book on Airbnb

The home from the 1990 Christmas classic starring Macaulay Culkin will be available for one night only.

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New top story on Hacker News: DeFi protocol BadgerDAO exploited for $120M in front-end attack

DeFi protocol BadgerDAO exploited for $120M in front-end attack
7 by gzer0 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Twitter photo-removal policy aimed at improving privacy goes into effect

Twitter photo-removal policy aimed at improving privacy goes into effect
26 by BostonFern | 16 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: KatLang – Language for Calculations

Show HN: KatLang – Language for Calculations
7 by rabarbers | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Meghan wins ruling in Mail on Sunday privacy fight

The Duchess of Sussex took action after the paper carried extracts of a letter to her father.

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New top story on Hacker News: Testing Phone-Sized Faraday Bags

Testing Phone-Sized Faraday Bags
23 by jor-el | 4 comments on Hacker News.


Sexual harassment: 'I was left crying on the Tube'

An Instagram influencer explains how being accosted on the Tube was only the start of her ordeal.

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Asbestos exposure from 20 years ago killed IT worker

Jason Williams was given months to live when he became ill due to asbestos exposure 20 years ago.

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Wednesday 1 December 2021

Storm Arwen: Five days and counting without electricity

'Forgotten' householders criticise power firms for the speed of repairs and "woeful" communication.

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New top story on Hacker News: Courts block Covid vaccine mandates for healthcare workers nationwide

Courts block Covid vaccine mandates for healthcare workers nationwide
33 by huntermeyer | 19 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Advent of Code 2021

Advent of Code 2021
10 by ducharmdev | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: WebGPU computations performance in comparison to WebGL

WebGPU computations performance in comparison to WebGL
16 by ArtWomb | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Study links high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease to plastics

Study links high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease to plastics
18 by rustoo | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Doctor Web discovered vulnerabilities in children’s smart watches

Doctor Web discovered vulnerabilities in children’s smart watches
16 by nazgulsenpai | 1 comments on Hacker News.


HIV: People with virus or taking PReP to be allowed to join armed forces

Until now, having HIV or taking preventative medication meant you weren't considered "fully fit".

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Elizabeth Dixon: Lessons not learned after baby death cover-up, says family

Health bosses could not provide evidence of progress a year after the report into Elizabeth's death.

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New top story on Hacker News: BetrFS, file system that uses Bε trees

BetrFS, file system that uses Bε trees
4 by swills | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: 1700 1-sheet workouts on a clean, no-nonsense website

1700 1-sheet workouts on a clean, no-nonsense website
22 by damir | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Pre-departure Covid tests would be valuable, say Sage scientists

Labour has called for the reintroduction of pre-departure tests for travellers bound for the UK.

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Jacob Rees-Mogg investigated by standards watchdog

The Commons leader is accused of breaking the rules on declaring outside earnings.

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Astroworld: Half of victims' families reject Travis Scott's funeral costs offer

The star's offer to pay funeral costs was a bid to "lessen public outcry", say victims' families.

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Storm Arwen: The mother who's been without power for five nights

Dr Lily Fulton-Humble is one of thousands in Scotland and northern England who are living without power.

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And Just Like That: 5 things we spotted in the Sex and the City trailer

And Just Like That, a new 10-part spin-off series, launches later this month.

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New top story on Hacker News: Pachyderm Is Hiring Go Engineers to Build the Data Management Platform for ML

Pachyderm Is Hiring Go Engineers to Build the Data Management Platform for ML
1 by jaz46 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations?

Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations?
34 by akolbe | 32 comments on Hacker News.


Johanna Konta: British former Wimbledon semi-finalist and world number four retires

Britain's former world number four Johanna Konta announces her retirement from professional tennis.

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Zog Energy becomes latest firm to collapse in gas price crisis

Zog Energy, which has about 11,700 domestic energy customers, ceased trading on Wednesday.

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Nationwide: UK house prices continue surge, up 10% in November

The average price of a UK house was £252,687 in November, according to the Nationwide Building Society.

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Teenager Amber Gibson's death in Hamilton treated as murder

Amber Gibson, 16, went missing on Friday and was found dead in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, on Sunday.

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Moulin Rouge: London's most lavish musical?

Behind-the-scenes of the West End show, which features 300 costumes and a giant blue elephant.

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New top story on Hacker News: Right-clickers vs. the monkey JPG owners

Right-clickers vs. the monkey JPG owners
8 by helsinkiandrew | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday 30 November 2021

Manchester Arena Inquiry: Nurse tells of desperate bid to save girl

Bethany Crook describes seeing eight-year-old Manchester attack victim Saffie-Rose Roussos "slip away".

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Man rescued after 22 hours adrift off Japan coast

Watch the moment rescuers reach the 69-year-old, whose boat capsized in stormy waters.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Are Indeed, LinkedIn the go-to places for exploring new jobs?

Ask HN: Are Indeed, LinkedIn the go-to places for exploring new jobs?
3 by brayhite | 0 comments on Hacker News.
I've worked at my current company since my college internship in 2012, and have not sought a new gig in all of that time. The company was a travel tech startup that I joined as an early employee, and it was acquired a few years ago. The app is still active and supported, but it feels time to start exploring what else is out there. In case it matters, my background is largely in various QA and product roles, most recently transitioning from project management to product management. Are the traditional places like Linkedin and Indeed the best places to upload resumes, update skills, etc.? Do I need to fully dive into the job-hunting waters and network with recruiters to get a good idea of where I "stack" so to speak?

New top story on Hacker News: U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy

U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy
2 by jeremylevy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Improve your Python regex skills with 75 interactive exercises

Show HN: Improve your Python regex skills with 75 interactive exercises
22 by asicsp | 4 comments on Hacker News.


Covid: Omicron variant in Netherlands earlier than thought

The new Covid-19 variant is found in Dutch samples taken before it was reported by South Africa.

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TSB to close another 70 branches by July

The bank had 475 branches just over a year ago, but a fresh round of closures will leave it with 220.

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UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell Giphy

The CMA rules Facebook's purchase of the vast Gif database unfair to competing social-media platforms.

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New top story on Hacker News: Curri (YC S19) is hiring Senior Engineers to help reimagine construction delivery

Curri (YC S19) is hiring Senior Engineers to help reimagine construction delivery
1 by briangonzalez | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A few About boxes from vintage Mac applications (2015)

A few About boxes from vintage Mac applications (2015)
15 by Lammy | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Global markets fall after Moderna Omicron warning

Stock markets slide after Moderna boss casts doubt on vaccine effectiveness against new variant.

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Barry Bennell: Paedophile football coach denies abusing four men

Barry Bennell says he has not abused four of the men who have made damages claims against Man City.

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New top story on Hacker News: Hubris – An OS from Oxide Computer

Hubris – An OS from Oxide Computer
7 by jacobwg | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Haiku Now Has Experimental 3D Acceleration

Haiku Now Has Experimental 3D Acceleration
12 by DeathArrow | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Sorry, but you're already living in the “Squid Game”

Sorry, but you're already living in the “Squid Game”
16 by one2three4 | 9 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Why Decentralization Matters

Why Decentralization Matters
10 by enigmatic02 | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Storm Arwen: Power company criticised over continued cuts

About 20,000 households had a fourth night without power and say getting information is difficult.

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Tony's Law: Plans for tougher child abuse sentences confirmed

The adoptive family of Tony Hudgell, seven, have campaigned for harsher sentences for abusers.

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Inditex: Zara founder’s daughter becomes fashion giant's chair

Marta Ortega has been with the firm for 15 years, starting out as an assistant at its High Street brand Bershka

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Event Sourcing Is Hard
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New top story on Hacker News: Managing Risks in Research

Managing Risks in Research
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New top story on Hacker News: Release Candidate of PeerTube V4 is out

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Nicola Sturgeon: The first minister's conference speech fact-checked

Scotland's first minister delivered her keynote address at the SNP party conference.

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Magdalena Andersson: Sweden's first female PM returns after resignation

Magdalena Andersson is backed by MPs again, despite standing down last week hours into the job.

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SNP conference: Scottish child payment to double to £20 from April

Nicola Sturgeon tells the SNP conference that eradicating child poverty is "essential" to Scotland's future.

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Storm Arwen: I'm a Celebrity to return on Tuesday following storm damage

ITV confirm the show won't air on Monday but will be back on Tuesday following damage to the set.

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BBC Radio 4: Fire alarm forces presenters to exit studio during broadcast

Presenters Nick Robinson and Martha Kearney of Radio 4's Today programme had to evacuate the building.

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New top story on Hacker News: V A D O

V A D O
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Sir Keir Starmer begins reshuffle of Labour shadow cabinet

Deputy Angela Rayner says she doesn't "know the details", as the Labour leader reorganises his frontbench.

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Covid: Omicron variant causes passengers to scramble for flights

One traveller told the BBC he had found an alternative flight home, but he faces extra costs of £4,000.

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