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New best story on Hacker News: Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast?

Why is Apple's M1 chip so fast? 441 by socialdemocrat | 452 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology

AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology 446 by momeara | 507 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How to Run a Ponzi Scheme for Tech People

How to Run a Ponzi Scheme for Tech People 429 by nish1500 | 229 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cognitive performance

Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cognitive performance 431 by mcguire | 308 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Top Coursera Courses?

Ask HN: Top Coursera Courses? 460 by joshlk | 154 comments on Hacker News. In any field that “interesting” to HN

New best story on Hacker News: Growl in Retirement

Growl in Retirement 450 by flyingyeti | 232 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Chess tactics explained

Chess tactics explained 511 by kensai | 227 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Reveal.js: HTML presentation framework

Reveal.js: HTML presentation framework 405 by lopespm | 105 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A free-as-in-freedom re-implementation of Google’s Android user space

A free-as-in-freedom re-implementation of Google’s Android user space 517 by doener | 128 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: DeepMind Solved Protein Folding

DeepMind Solved Protein Folding 692 by felixr | 212 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: I Rebuilt MySpace from 2007

Show HN: I Rebuilt MySpace from 2007 470 by partyguy | 145 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: ‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase

‘Tokenized’: Black Workers’ Struggles at Coinbase 466 by xwvvvvwx | 565 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re American (2017)

CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re American (2017) 682 by notRobot | 667 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Microsoft's Creepy New 'Productivity Score' Gamifies Workplace Surveillance

Microsoft's Creepy New 'Productivity Score' Gamifies Workplace Surveillance 504 by ourmandave | 254 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How io_uring and eBPF Will Revolutionize Programming in Linux

How io_uring and eBPF Will Revolutionize Programming in Linux 691 by harporoeder | 310 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Modern storage is plenty fast, but the APIs are bad

Modern storage is plenty fast, but the APIs are bad 499 by harporoeder | 158 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: PHP 8

PHP 8 462 by pow-tac | 262 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Tony Hsieh has died

Tony Hsieh has died 752 by MrMcDowall | 172 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How to Think for Yourself

How to Think for Yourself 716 by neilkakkar | 609 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Thank You Dang

Tell HN: Thank You Dang 868 by sinak | 118 comments on Hacker News. Since it’s Thanksgiving here in the US, I thought it would be nice to say a big thank you to dang for his tireless work moderating HN. Thank you dang. You keep this community vibrant and interesting, yet civil.

New best story on Hacker News: I Spent Eleven Years Working on This Line Rider Track

I Spent Eleven Years Working on This Line Rider Track 566 by todsacerdoti | 82 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: hCaptcha now runs on fifteen percent of the internet

hCaptcha now runs on fifteen percent of the internet 479 by fab1an | 299 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years

macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years 440 by giuliomagnifico | 311 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why AWS loves Rust, and how we’d like to help

Why AWS loves Rust, and how we’d like to help 469 by carllerche | 315 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: You might not need machine learning

You might not need machine learning 420 by chmaynard | 181 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple Silicon M1: Black Magic Fuckery

Apple Silicon M1: Black Magic Fuckery 670 by singhkays | 628 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Email a Dumpster Fire

Email a Dumpster Fire 655 by bschne | 185 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert

Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert 622 by m1 | 376 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Microsoft 365 has employee surveillance and analytics built in

Microsoft 365 has employee surveillance and analytics built in 647 by ColinWright | 330 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County CCW case

Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County CCW case 506 by spike021 | 756 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Zoomquilt (2004)

Zoomquilt (2004) 538 by xingyzt | 98 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Another free CA as an alternative to Let's Encrypt

Another free CA as an alternative to Let's Encrypt 473 by c0r0n3r | 112 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Nintendo Switch uses my open source code

The Nintendo Switch uses my open source code 463 by danso | 250 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Linux on iPad

Linux on iPad 462 by homarp | 277 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'national unity'

Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'national unity' 514 by hentrep | 200 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: WTF Happened in 1971? (2019)

WTF Happened in 1971? (2019) 582 by dgudkov | 312 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine

Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine 475 by mychaelangelo | 432 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Building Your Color Palette

Building Your Color Palette 643 by clessg | 130 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Booting from a vinyl record

Booting from a vinyl record 751 by ruik | 129 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: WhiteHat Jr’s founder files $2.6M defamation suit against critic

WhiteHat Jr’s founder files $2.6M defamation suit against critic 611 by villgax | 251 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Gimp is 25 years old today

Gimp is 25 years old today 591 by constantinum | 246 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I Miss Working from the Office

I Miss Working from the Office 562 by sysoleg | 467 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Cover Your Tracks

Cover Your Tracks 686 by cpeterso | 253 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Transitioning from Docker to Podman

Transitioning from Docker to Podman 457 by indentit | 253 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Moving from Macbook to Linux

Moving from Macbook to Linux 512 by gk1 | 491 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: PostgREST: REST API for any Postgres database

PostgREST: REST API for any Postgres database 487 by swyx | 200 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Dev Fonts

Dev Fonts 634 by syck | 329 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: 1MB Club

1MB Club 683 by bradley_taunt | 297 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dismantled

Arecibo telescope, on the brink of collapse, will be dismantled 619 by LUmBULtERA | 236 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: YouTube Will Now Show Ads on All Videos Even If Creators Don’t Want Them

YouTube Will Now Show Ads on All Videos Even If Creators Don’t Want Them 616 by patrickaljord | 532 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Beirut Port Explosion

Beirut Port Explosion 688 by AliCollins | 109 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Free and liberated e-books, carefully produced for the true book lover

Free and liberated e-books, carefully produced for the true book lover 605 by Pick-A-Hill2019 | 102 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I should have loved biology

I should have loved biology 691 by jsomers | 270 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Brow.sh: a modern text-based browser

Brow.sh: a modern text-based browser 665 by definetheword | 100 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: ‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the world’s democracies

‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the world’s democracies 801 by rbanffy | 501 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: TailwindCSS v2.0

TailwindCSS v2.0 792 by sarathyweb | 385 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster

DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster 747 by healsdata | 178 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Six Months of Tiny Projects

Six Months of Tiny Projects 723 by tinyprojects | 116 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program

Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program 717 by todsacerdoti | 542 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: 2020 Mac Mini – Putting Apple Silicon M1 To The Test

2020 Mac Mini – Putting Apple Silicon M1 To The Test 584 by kissiel | 563 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Servo’s new home

Servo’s new home 623 by gbrown_ | 198 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Airbnb S-1

Airbnb S-1 579 by xoxoy | 414 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple apps on Big Sur bypass some firewalls and VPNs

Apple apps on Big Sur bypass some firewalls and VPNs 577 by esolyt | 257 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode

Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode 720 by tomwas54 | 383 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: What Gödel Discovered

What Gödel Discovered 682 by stopachka | 162 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show

Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show 638 by m1 | 1158 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Yelp Is Screwing over Restaurants by Quietly Replacing Their Phone Numbers

Yelp Is Screwing over Restaurants by Quietly Replacing Their Phone Numbers 662 by elorant | 219 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Moderna's Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection

Moderna's Covid vaccine shows nearly 95% protection 661 by n_parks | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look

Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look 612 by jacopoj | 327 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send telemetry and preload ads

Google sued: Idle Android eats mobile data to send telemetry and preload ads 673 by WarOnPrivacy | 303 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Standing up for developers: YouTube-dl is back

Standing up for developers: YouTube-dl is back 1234 by todsacerdoti | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Standing up for developers: YouTube-dl is back

Standing up for developers: YouTube-dl is back 1032 by todsacerdoti | 187 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: YouTube-dl's repository has been restored

YouTube-dl's repository has been restored 903 by fusl | 180 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: “Facebook has taken the name of my open source project ”

“Facebook has taken the name of my open source project ” 670 by capableweb | 162 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Bypassing Firewalls in macOS Big Sur

Bypassing Firewalls in macOS Big Sur 652 by polyrand | 205 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Intel's disruption is now complete

Intel's disruption is now complete 654 by davnicwil | 461 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Never Use Third Party Auth to Sign In

Never Use Third Party Auth to Sign In 594 by gurjeet | 375 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Xi Jinping personally halted Ant's IPO after Jack Ma snubbed government leaders

Xi Jinping personally halted Ant's IPO after Jack Ma snubbed government leaders 544 by onetimemanytime | 392 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: So you've made a mistake and it's public

So you've made a mistake and it's public 749 by abbe98 | 348 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google Widevine Content Decryption Module DMCA

Google Widevine Content Decryption Module DMCA 647 by abbe98 | 361 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Docker fails to launch on Apple Silicon

Docker fails to launch on Apple Silicon 639 by bartkappenburg | 259 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: macOS Big Sur

macOS Big Sur 641 by todsacerdoti | 797 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Funkwhale – Decentralized, self-hosted music server

Funkwhale – Decentralized, self-hosted music server 544 by peterstensmyr | 287 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Your Computer Isn't Yours

Your Computer Isn't Yours 767 by sneak | 406 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: MacBook Pros unable to open any non-Apple application

MacBook Pros unable to open any non-Apple application 691 by mattsolle | 433 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft

Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft 684 by 0xmohit | 360 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: An updated daily front page of The New York Times as artwork on your wall

An updated daily front page of The New York Times as artwork on your wall 619 by knes | 205 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro

Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro 584 by antipaul | 625 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021

Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021 544 by mvgoogler | 524 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Introducing the next generation of Mac

Introducing the next generation of Mac 630 by redm | 961 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News (2019)

The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News (2019) 595 by bluu00 | 270 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Origins of the youtube-dl project

Origins of the youtube-dl project 539 by rg3 | 58 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How to get root on Ubuntu 20.04 by pretending nobody’s /home

How to get root on Ubuntu 20.04 by pretending nobody’s /home 726 by generalizations | 198 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: .NET 5.0

.NET 5.0 641 by benaadams | 343 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I sold Baremetrics

I sold Baremetrics 629 by anttiai | 409 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers

Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers 639 by runesoerensen | 739 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: On Apple's Piss-Poor Documentation

On Apple's Piss-Poor Documentation 600 by ingve | 181 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon Review Scam

Amazon Review Scam 561 by StreamBright | 295 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says

Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says 551 by eddieoz | 164 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I now have an Oculus paperweight

I now have an Oculus paperweight 551 by elsewhen | 203 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Voters overwhelmingly back community broadband in Chicago and Denver

Voters overwhelmingly back community broadband in Chicago and Denver 572 by danso | 196 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Attention Is My Most Valuable Asset for Productivity as a Software Developer

Attention Is My Most Valuable Asset for Productivity as a Software Developer 565 by zwbetz | 222 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: AltStore: An alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices

AltStore: An alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices 570 by dariosalvi78 | 170 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This

No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This 722 by ingve | 609 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection

Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection 819 by isp | 530 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: About iSH’s pending removal from the App Store

About iSH’s pending removal from the App Store 625 by tbodt | 358 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf]

EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf] 621 by Daniel_sk | 359 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Alex Trebek has died

Alex Trebek has died 556 by slater | 108 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S. 732 by granzymes | 640 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Standing on our own two feet

Standing on our own two feet 495 by gpff | 166 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Technical debt as a lack of understanding

Technical debt as a lack of understanding 449 by BerislavLopac | 225 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service”

HP Instant Ink is “ink as a service” 444 by samizdis | 276 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, big businesses

San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, big businesses 432 by Circumnavigate | 709 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Deprecating scp

Deprecating scp 449 by Tomte | 242 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service

Helsinki Relocation Package: City as a Service 453 by mannylopez | 392 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Ugliest.app – Ugly but good app platform

Show HN: Ugliest.app – Ugly but good app platform 424 by bloopbloop10000 | 148 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Thank You for 20 Years of Discogs

Thank You for 20 Years of Discogs 432 by paulcapewell | 85 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: SVG Path Editor

SVG Path Editor 490 by blindm | 44 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Dutch brewery burns iron as a clean, recyclable fuel

Dutch brewery burns iron as a clean, recyclable fuel 631 by bornelsewhere | 219 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data

Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data 478 by teruakohatu | 88 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Building an artificial sun that looks realistic [video]

Building an artificial sun that looks realistic [video] 491 by julvo | 121 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why do printers still suck?

Why do printers still suck? 477 by harha | 491 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Voyager 2 is back online after eight months of radio silence

Voyager 2 is back online after eight months of radio silence 525 by sohkamyung | 115 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GitHub Source Code Leak

GitHub Source Code Leak 593 by resynth1943 | 205 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Disclosure: Unlimited Chase Ultimate Rewards Points

Disclosure: Unlimited Chase Ultimate Rewards Points 649 by ic4l | 117 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A nameless hiker and the case the internet can’t crack

A nameless hiker and the case the internet can’t crack 579 by danso | 305 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GitHub: Widespread Injection Vulnerabilities in Actions

GitHub: Widespread Injection Vulnerabilities in Actions 599 by looperhacks | 132 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The public has a right to know how companies that pay no taxes pull it off

The public has a right to know how companies that pay no taxes pull it off 569 by chmaynard | 390 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broadband providers

A tech antitrust problem no one is talking about: US broadband providers 599 by elsewhen | 284 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: No More Google

No More Google 579 by mengledowl | 332 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: “Before cancelling your subscription, you must agree to the following”

“Before cancelling your subscription, you must agree to the following” 564 by luu | 165 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: South Park creators have new political satire series with AI-generated deepfakes

South Park creators have new political satire series with AI-generated deepfakes 564 by LaSombra | 231 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google users locked out after 15 years' use

Google users locked out after 15 years' use 580 by eitland | 442 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Raspberry Pi 400 Desktop PC

Raspberry Pi 400 Desktop PC 664 by schappim | 237 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Danish military intelligence uses XKEYSCORE to tap cables in co-op with the NSA

Danish military intelligence uses XKEYSCORE to tap cables in co-op with the NSA 492 by XzetaU8 | 174 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: NAT Slipstreaming

NAT Slipstreaming 491 by todsacerdoti | 153 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React

Web based Windows XP desktop recreation, built with React 545 by fibo | 143 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Foundations of Software Engineering

Foundations of Software Engineering 470 by charlysl | 119 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How to deal with extreme physical pain

How to deal with extreme physical pain 546 by LyalinDotCom | 325 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium

Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium 503 by gls2ro | 233 comments on Hacker News. Let me put this as simple as I can: Writing tutorials on Medium means you are putting them behind a paywall, thus restricting learning opportunities. Medium is not StackOverflow, it limits the number of articles that can be freely read. If you ever learned something from a blog or from stackoverflow do contribute back by sharing your knowledge open on the internet not behind a paywall.

New best story on Hacker News: New youtube-dl release: v2020.11.01.1

New youtube-dl release: v2020.11.01.1 569 by geophertz | 174 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Photos from inside a Typhoon class submarine

Photos from inside a Typhoon class submarine 550 by hestefisk | 335 comments on Hacker News.