Friday 30 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Microwaved plastic containers release microplastics into food

Microwaved plastic containers release microplastics into food
46 by celticninja | 10 comments on Hacker News.


June 2023 likely to be the UK's hottest on record

Provisional figures show June 2023 has surpassed 1940 and 1976.

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New top story on Hacker News: Cheapest Source of x86 Cores?

Cheapest Source of x86 Cores?
14 by mlthrowaway1953 | 12 comments on Hacker News.
I'm doing embarrassingly parallel simulations (think Monte Carlo runs of a legacy scientific binary) and am trying to find the cheapest possible host source of x86 compute, at scale. These are jobs that are single-threaded, use maybe 2-4GB of ram, last an hour, and can be checkpointed if necessary. A c5.18xlarge on AWS has 36 physical (real) cores and on the spot market is $0.74/hr which works out to $0.02/core-hour. Does anyone know of cheaper options?

Boy 15 and man stabbed to death in north London

Two people were killed and another taken to hospital after Thursday night's stabbings in Archway.

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Thursday 29 June 2023

Suffolk lamb given wheels to stay mobile after legs fail

Three-month-old Winnie's back legs stopped working shortly after birth but now she can still explore.

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The Nigerian with a mission to see a bagpipe revival

Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play.

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Rwanda policy: Government loses legal challenge in Court of Appeal

The government suffers a setback as judges said Rwanda is not a safe third country.

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Wednesday 28 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Abusing Ahrefs backlink checker

Abusing Ahrefs backlink checker
8 by rl1987 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Ashes: Protesters briefly disrupt opening morning of England v Australia Test at Lord's

Protesters briefly disrupted the first morning of the second Ashes Test, with one carried off by England player Jonny Bairstow.

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Donald Trump countersues writer E Jean Carroll for defamation

The former president alleges the writer falsely accused him of rape after a jury found he sexually abused her.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Data Trust Deficit [pdf]

The Data Trust Deficit [pdf]
3 by adrian_mrd | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Queen's University Belfast: 10 students have degree results withdrawn

One of 10 graduates affected says it's "a kick in the teeth" while the university blames human error.

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Tuesday 27 June 2023

Sunday 25 June 2023

Julian Sands: Remains found in California area where British actor disappeared

The 65-year-old disappeared in mountains north of Los Angeles after hiking in bad weather in January.

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New top story on Hacker News: No Markdown support in Google Drive after all these years

No Markdown support in Google Drive after all these years
18 by adrianvoica | 17 comments on Hacker News.
Why does Google not (want to?) support the full Markdown experience in Google Drive? I'm not talking about the limited, mostly useless support in Docs, but supporting opening, reading / editing real (.MD extension) files. Just, why?

Will Humza Yousaf's broad approach deliver Scottish independence?

The SNP leader puts an ambiguous stamp on the party's latest Scottish independence planning.

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New top story on Hacker News: Oscilloscope/AWG/Logic Analyzer: Analog Discovery 3

Oscilloscope/AWG/Logic Analyzer: Analog Discovery 3
16 by cloudripper | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Britishvolt owner's offices raided by Australian tax police

The buyer of the prospective battery plant in Northumberland has not yet paid for the site.

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Saturday 24 June 2023

BBC shows Rick Astley round at his first Glastonbury

Colin Paterson gives the star a whistle-stop tour of the site ahead of his set on the Pyramid Stage.

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New top story on Hacker News: Sturddlefish

Sturddlefish
12 by isp | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Analysis: Putin under pressure as ally turns rebel

The Russian leader vowed to punish Yevgeny Prigozhin after his Wagner forces seized a key Russian city.

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Friday 23 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Why is it so rare to hear about Western cyber-attacks?

Why is it so rare to hear about Western cyber-attacks?
9 by pseudolus | 12 comments on Hacker News.


Bill Kenwright: Everton chairman stays in role as owner Farhad Moshiri joins board

Long-serving chairman Bill Kenwright will remain at Everton after owner Farhad Moshiri convinces him to help the club through a "period of transition".

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New top story on Hacker News: GitHub: Human eyes will never see the contents of your private repositories

GitHub: “Human eyes” will never see the contents of your private repositories
43 by fagnerbrack | 18 comments on Hacker News.


Junior doctors to hold longest strike yet in July

The walkout in England, beginning at 07:00 on July 13, will last for five consecutive days.

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Swavesey boy 7 to get Hero Arm after Egham benefactor steps in

Louie Morgan-Kemp, from Cambridgeshire, has been fundraising for £13,000 for the prosthetic limb.

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Tuesday 20 June 2023

Monday 19 June 2023

Ashes: England's Ollie Pope bowled by brilliant Pat Cummins yorker

England's Ollie Pope is bowled by a brilliant Pat Cummins yorker for Australia's first wicket on day four of the first Ashes Test.

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New top story on Hacker News: Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
14 by codetrotter | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Quincy Promes: Spartak Moscow forward sentenced to 18 months in jail for assault

Former Netherlands striker Quincy Promes is sentenced to 18 months in jail for stabbing his cousin in the knee at a family party in July 2020.

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Sunday 18 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: A comparison of text-based browsers (2011)

A comparison of text-based browsers (2011)
7 by akkartik | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Fruit-Bat/Pico-Zxspectrum: ZX Spectrum for Raspberry Pico Pi RP2040

Fruit-Bat/Pico-Zxspectrum: ZX Spectrum for Raspberry Pico Pi RP2040
9 by rcarmo | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Mortgage help 'under review' says Michael Gove

Michael Gove was asked about what whether any help would be given to those struggling with payments.

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New top story on Hacker News: Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System

Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System
4 by majkinetor | 0 comments on Hacker News.


US Open 2023: Scottie Scheffler makes superb eagle to stay in touch with leaders

World number one Scottie Scheffler holes from 196 yards for an eagle on the 17th to stay in touch with the leaders at the US Open.

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Friday 16 June 2023

George Orwell's 1984 returned to Portland library after 65 years

Man returns George Orwell's dystopian novel to library decades late because of its relevance today.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Why would Google sell Google domains to Squarespace?

Ask HN: Why would Google sell Google domains to Squarespace?
39 by alsodumb | 18 comments on Hacker News.
I’ve been thinking about this all day and it just doesn’t make sense to me. I was hoping someone here would have a well-informed opinion/answer. Google domains seemed like a natural tool in the GCP and Google ecosystem. It provided one-click access to setup website, Google workspace, provided direct verification in Google Search Console and Google Analytics, and just made sense. Unlike some of the other investments like Stadia, domains is also not capital or resource intensive. They never offered discount on domains, they sold them at standard prices. The team working on domains must be small. It’s also a low risk project. Why would they kill it? What next? They’ll sell Google Fi to T-mobile and abandon Google voice?

Nottingham attacks: Suspect named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane

Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane is named as the man being questioned by officers.

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Climate change: UN to unmask fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks

The UN takes steps to ensure that oil and gas industry delegates declare their affiliations at COP28.

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Al Pacino welcomes fourth child at 83 with girlfriend Noor Alfallah

The actor star joins his Godfather II co-star Robert De Niro in becoming a dad again later in life.

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Alzheimer's: Adjusting to being your parent's parent

Two brothers describe the changes they've made to care for their father after his diagnosis aged 55.

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How do radio stations choose their playlists?

One veteran music programmer says it's a blend of factors, but the most important thing is the audience.

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Thursday 15 June 2023

Wildcats bred in captivity released into Cairngorms

A project set up to save the critically endangered species has released 22 into the national park.

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Boris Johnson Partygate report: Key findings at a glance

A report by MPs into whether the former prime minister misled Parliament has finally been published.

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Sunday 11 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Black Boxes Are Key to Solving Plane Crashes–Why Aren't They Better?

Black Boxes Are Key to Solving Plane Crashes–Why Aren't They Better?
13 by gus_leonel | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Can you trust ChatGPT’s package recommendations?

Can you trust ChatGPT’s package recommendations?
20 by DantesKite | 12 comments on Hacker News.


Three Britons missing after Egypt boat fire

Twelve other Britons rescued after a fire on a boat which was on a cruise in the Egyptian Red Sea.

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New top story on Hacker News: The Bay Area German bar that brought down Apple’s famed iPhone security

The Bay Area German bar that brought down Apple’s famed iPhone security
11 by wallflower | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Driving licence delays possible due to DVLA strike

The DVLA says measures are in place to minimise disruption as workers begin a 15-day strike.

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New top story on Hacker News: Buying an entire Egghead Software store (2005)

Buying an entire Egghead Software store (2005)
9 by kaladin-jasnah | 1 comments on Hacker News.


SNP could make life difficult for Labour - Humza Yousaf

Scotland's first minister says SNP would not cooperate if Labour refuse indy powers in hung parliament.

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Saturday 10 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: In the dead of night, a deafening war

In the dead of night, a deafening war
3 by meanie | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Police investigate deaths at Royal Sussex County Hospital

Police are investigating deaths following surgery at the hospital over a five-year period.

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New top story on Hacker News: Onboarding Antipatterns

Onboarding Antipatterns
3 by cauliflower99 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Welsh language: Driver wins case over English-only parking fine

A parking firm has lost a case against a driver after she requested the details of a fine in Welsh.

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New top story on Hacker News: My experience of the Chrome Extension submission process

My experience of the Chrome Extension submission process
6 by lcmchris | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Carlton Queen capsize: Passengers plan to sue owners of boat

The passengers narrowly escaped with their lives when the Carlton Queen capsized.

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Watch: How Colombia children jungle rescue unfolded

Four children have been found alive, weeks after a plane crash in the Amazon jungle.

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Friday 9 June 2023

Meta plans for Twitter rival shown to staff

A text-based version of Instagram could potentially let users carry across followers from other apps.

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New top story on Hacker News: Making a Single Bolt for an F1 Car Takes an Insane Amount of Work

Making a Single Bolt for an F1 Car Takes an Insane Amount of Work
3 by clouddrover | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Two boys seriously injured at private school in Devon

Two boys at Blundell's School in Devon have been seriously injured in a "serious incident".

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World Test Championship final: KS Bharat bowled by Scott Boland with second ball of the day

Watch as India's KS Bharat is bowled for five by Australia's Scott Boland with the second ball of day three of the World Test Championship final at The Oval.

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New top story on Hacker News: Writing a C Compiler (2017)

Writing a C Compiler (2017)
4 by lrsjng | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Tesco accused of unclear Clubcard pricing by Which?

Which? says the supermarket could be breaking the law, but Tesco calls the claims "ill-founded".

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Anne Diamond: TV presenter reveals breast cancer diagnosis

The broadcaster says she received her breast cancer diagnosis and OBE news on the same day.

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Tuesday 6 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: How do railway signals work?

How do railway signals work?
5 by zeteo | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Charles Wotten: Liverpool race riot victim to get headstone

Seaman Charles Wotten died in 1919 during some of the UK's worst racial violence.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Dockerless, Elixir Web Application Using Podman and Plug

Show HN: Dockerless, Elixir Web Application Using Podman and Plug
6 by spacedimp | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: SQLPage – Build Dynamic Websites with Just SQL Queries

Show HN: SQLPage – Build Dynamic Websites with Just SQL Queries
6 by lovasoa | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Hey Hacker News! I wanted to share the open source project I have been working on during the last year: SQLPage, a tool to build small web applications entirely in SQL. Building web applications with just SQL isn't as crazy as it seems. Most simple applications can be expressed declaratively as just data queries that fill pre-defined web components. I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts on it. Would you potentially use it? How can it be improved? Website: https://sql.ophir.dev/ Github: https://ift.tt/rugVXcz Example app: https://ift.tt/wzANIDl

Dads' race at school sports day put me in A&E

Two competitive dads issue a warning about the dangers of the sports day parents' race.

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Monday 5 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Historical workstation desktop interface screenshots

Historical workstation desktop interface screenshots
20 by zdw | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Two new barges to house up to 1,000 migrants - Sunak

Rishi Sunak said the numbers of people crossing the Channel in small boats is down by around a fifth since last year.

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New top story on Hacker News: Emulating PPC64 Inside Docker

Emulating PPC64 Inside Docker
3 by zdw | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Matthew Selt: Snooker pro coming to terms with hair-pulling compulsion

Essex's Matthew Selt has been a snooker pro for 23 years and for most of that time has been pulling out his eyebrows and eyelashes.

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New top story on Hacker News: Forward Referencing in C

Forward Referencing in C
14 by azhenley | 8 comments on Hacker News.


Harry Kane: Real Madrid want Tottenham striker to replace Karim Benzema

Tottenham striker Harry Kane tops Real Madrid's wanted list to replace Karim Benzema this summer.

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Sunday 4 June 2023

British Soap Awards: EastEnders wins as Jane McDonald hosts

The awards were hosted by Jane McDonald after Phillip Schofield left ITV last week.

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New top story on Hacker News: Decoupling a core service from your monolith the right way

Decoupling a core service from your monolith the right way
2 by eallam | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Vote on CBI's reforms nerve-wracking, says new boss

Rain Newton Smith says she believes the CBI should survive ahead of vote of confidence at the group.

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New top story on Hacker News: Git Blame-Someone-Else

Git Blame-Someone-Else
30 by MrGagi | 4 comments on Hacker News.


Ashes 2023: England in best possible shape for Australia series

Drawing parallels with 2019, England are in far better shape to contest the Ashes against Australia, says chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt.

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Saturday 3 June 2023

England v Ireland: Ben Stokes winces after taking catch to dismiss Campher

England captain Ben Stokes looks in some discomfort after taking a catch at square leg to dismiss Ireland's Curtis Campher at Lord's.

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New top story on Hacker News: A Data-Centric Introduction to Computing

A Data-Centric Introduction to Computing
3 by ggr2342 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


England v Ireland: Jack Leach removes Lorcan Tucker

Jack Leach takes the first wicket of the third morning as England chase a quick victory over Ireland , Lorcan Tucker playing onto his stumps after making 44.

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New top story on Hacker News: Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice

Red Hat dropping support for LibreOffice
16 by 5e92cb50239222b | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: This Month with Nim: April and May 2023

This Month with Nim: April and May 2023
19 by michaelsbradley | 1 comments on Hacker News.


How Putin has given South Africa a big diplomatic headache

The Russian leader's invasion of Ukraine has made life complicated for South Africa on several fronts.

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Friday 2 June 2023

New top story on Hacker News: When photography “produces something other than photographs”

When photography “produces something other than photographs”
16 by chippy | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Epping man jailed for leaving fatally injured girlfriend in car

Jess Waterman, a passenger in Nathan Towers' car, died in hospital after being left at the crash site.

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Belgorod: Shelling in Russian border region kills two, governor says

Two women were killed by shrapnel as they travelled in a car, officials say.

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New top story on Hacker News: Falcon 40B LLM (which beats Llama) now Apache 2.0

Falcon 40B LLM (which beats Llama) now Apache 2.0
308 by convexstrictly | 97 comments on Hacker News.


Rest and Be Thankful: £470m tunnel to protect vehicles from landslips

The Rest and be Thankful - one of Scotland's most famous tourist routes - has regularly been closed by falling rocks.

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Thursday 1 June 2023

Ange Postecoglou: Celtic boss says Spurs' interest 'doesn't register'

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou says reported interest from Tottenham "doesn't register" with him as he prepares for the Scottish Cup final.

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England v Ireland: Stuart Broad takes three wickets on first morning.

Watch as England's Stuart Broad picks up the wickets of Peter Moor, Andrew Balbirnie and Harry Tector to reduce Ireland to 19-3 on day one of the Test at Lords.

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Kim Cattrall to appear in And Just Like That series finale

Samantha Jones was noticeably absent from the first series of the hit drama's spin-off show.

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Emma Raducanu: Former US Open Champion splits with fifth coach in less than two years

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu splits with coach Sebastian Sachs, her fifth coach in less than two years.

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England v Ireland: Stuart Broad traps Peter Moor lbw for 10 for first wicket of the day

Watch as England's Stuart Broad traps Ireland opener Peter Moor lbw for ten on day one of the Test at Lords.

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