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New best story on Hacker News: It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency

It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency 600 by cratermoon | 671 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Overkill objects for everyday life

Overkill objects for everyday life 569 by mrzool | 394 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ‘free shipping’

Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ‘free shipping’ 594 by yarapavan | 250 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Sr Engineer

Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Sr Engineer 547 by tosh | 244 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why Russians do not smile (2002)

Why Russians do not smile (2002) 532 by 1experience | 466 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon Refused to Refund $7k After Shipping an Empty Box Instead of a Sony A1

Amazon Refused to Refund $7k After Shipping an Empty Box Instead of a Sony A1 573 by luu | 357 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel 574 by beefman | 211 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their location private

Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their location private 601 by CapitalistCartr | 292 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Booking.com gives €28m in bonuses to three top execs; Took €65m in State aid

Booking.com gives €28m in bonuses to three top execs; Took €65m in State aid 602 by jsiepkes | 320 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: It's virtually impossible to read old iMessages and they take up tons of storage

It's virtually impossible to read old iMessages and they take up tons of storage 585 by spenvo | 248 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Safari tries to fill username

Safari tries to fill username 616 by knorthfield | 369 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: QUIC is now RFC 9000

QUIC is now RFC 9000 544 by blucell | 219 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: NocoDB – The Open Source Airtable Alternative

Show HN: NocoDB – The Open Source Airtable Alternative 548 by nocodb | 155 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time

I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time 781 by there | 141 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals?

Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals? 769 by zffr | 258 comments on Hacker News. What are your favorite blogs run by individual people? For example, some of the ones I like are: - https://jvns.ca/ - https://ift.tt/30HLCmQ - https://ciechanow.ski/

New best story on Hacker News: How I, as someone who is visually impaired, use my iPhone (2020)

How I, as someone who is visually impaired, use my iPhone (2020) 763 by eevilspock | 212 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: River Runner: drop a raindrop anywhere in the USA, watch where it ends up

River Runner: drop a raindrop anywhere in the USA, watch where it ends up 746 by prawn | 114 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Neovim 0.5 is overpowering

Neovim 0.5 is overpowering 723 by imbnwa | 404 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Servers as they should be – shipping early 2022

Servers as they should be – shipping early 2022 708 by ykl | 202 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B

Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B 685 by helsinkiandrew | 658 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Vietnam War images from the North Vietnamese side

Vietnam War images from the North Vietnamese side 639 by pmoriarty | 464 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: M1racles: An Apple M1 covert channel vulnerability

M1racles: An Apple M1 covert channel vulnerability 564 by paulgerhardt | 152 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020)

It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020) 575 by avinassh | 497 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: YouTube approves ad by Belarusian gov with journalist from hijackd Ryanair plane

YouTube approves ad by Belarusian gov with journalist from hijackd Ryanair plane 618 by notimetocry | 165 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Stripe Payment Links

Stripe Payment Links 534 by joeyespo | 211 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: EU bans Belarusian airlines from European skies

EU bans Belarusian airlines from European skies 584 by xendo | 372 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Use native context menus on Mac OS

Use native context menus on Mac OS 517 by reid | 243 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: DOOM Captcha

DOOM Captcha 628 by jukkakoskinen | 160 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Temptation of the Apple: Dolphin on macOS M1

Temptation of the Apple: Dolphin on macOS M1 512 by svenpeter | 358 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace

Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace 558 by underscore_ku | 307 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A Japanese company cut 80% of the time needed to manually count pearls

A Japanese company cut 80% of the time needed to manually count pearls 559 by morsanu | 219 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why I prefer making useless stuff

Why I prefer making useless stuff 610 by azhenley | 211 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says

Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says 618 by cjnicholls | 546 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Belarus diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist

Belarus diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist 724 by kensai | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks

One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks 516 by anandaverma18 | 246 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Freesound just reached 500K Creative Commons sounds

Freesound just reached 500K Creative Commons sounds 486 by diibv | 50 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Working at a startup is overrated, both financially and emotionally

Working at a startup is overrated, both financially and emotionally 466 by dshipper | 306 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A new replication crisis: Research that is less likely to be true is cited more

A new replication crisis: Research that is less likely to be true is cited more 447 by hhs | 202 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Voice2json: Offline speech and intent recognition on Linux

Voice2json: Offline speech and intent recognition on Linux 432 by easrng | 94 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning 491 by awb | 1101 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Learn CSS

Learn CSS 679 by markodenic | 164 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likely due to memory leak

Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likely due to memory leak 572 by zdw | 287 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Spintronics: Build Mechanical Circuits

Spintronics: Build Mechanical Circuits 454 by mcp_ | 104 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Before the iPhone, I worked on a few games for what were called "feature phones"

Before the iPhone, I worked on a few games for what were called "feature phones" 659 by tosh | 384 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? 415 by wyldfire | 1131 comments on Hacker News. I've abandoned all faith in reviews online. But the HN crew can give good advice and are extremely unlikely to shill garbage. Consumer Reports is great for finding which manufacturer/model to buy. But what product or service did you buy that you found really useful/entertaining? I'll start: I caved and bought a robovac. Wow, unlike many techno-gadgets, this one really delivers. Real utility, not just taking up space. Low maintenance, runs while I sleep, and the floor is just cleaner.

New best story on Hacker News: Improving Firefox stability on Linux

Improving Firefox stability on Linux 625 by TangerineDream | 226 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Extreme HTTP Performance Tuning

Extreme HTTP Performance Tuning 722 by talawahtech | 105 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Sublime Text 4

Sublime Text 4 713 by ascom | 305 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) to be retired on June 15, 2022

Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) to be retired on June 15, 2022 642 by smukherjee19 | 254 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Poor in Tech

Poor in Tech 604 by tosh | 622 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Welcome to Libera Chat

Welcome to Libera Chat 599 by smitop | 224 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A teenager's guide to avoiding work

A teenager's guide to avoiding work 581 by mad_ned | 93 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: AMP pages no longer get preferential treatment in Google search

AMP pages no longer get preferential treatment in Google search 536 by ColinWright | 127 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 3070 cards

Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 and 3070 cards 525 by wglb | 689 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The tools and tech I use to run a one-woman hardware company

The tools and tech I use to run a one-woman hardware company 523 by todsacerdoti | 69 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together 523 by ra7 | 196 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Terms and Conditions Game

Terms and Conditions Game 499 by Clewza313 | 102 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop

A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop 499 by pessimizer | 360 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How M1 Macs feel faster than Intel models: it’s about QoS

How M1 Macs feel faster than Intel models: it’s about QoS 496 by giuliomagnifico | 402 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge

Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge 654 by vishnu_ks | 579 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?

Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? 447 by vanusa | 193 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate

Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate 435 by todsacerdoti | 199 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio

Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio 543 by todsacerdoti | 514 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Cosmopolitan Libc 1.0

Cosmopolitan Libc 1.0 501 by Orochikaku | 104 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: CEO behind Japan’s best-performing stock says his secret is raising salaries

CEO behind Japan’s best-performing stock says his secret is raising salaries 515 by dgudkov | 241 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Building a personal website in 2021

Building a personal website in 2021 494 by mkosmul | 189 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: China lands rover on Mars

China lands rover on Mars 572 by rococode | 311 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Return of Fancy Tools

The Return of Fancy Tools 442 by typeofnandev | 210 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Observing my cellphone switch towers

Observing my cellphone switch towers 605 by ingve | 104 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10 years (2020)

Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10 years (2020) 610 by EntICOnc | 351 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin stash seized

DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin stash seized 539 by feross | 438 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: A URL Lengthener

Show HN: A URL Lengthener 550 by ykdojo | 157 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I am resigning along with most other Freenode staff

I am resigning along with most other Freenode staff 521 by ilkkao | 224 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Scala 3.0

Scala 3.0 560 by jupblb | 186 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Zulip 4.0: Threaded open source team chat

Zulip 4.0: Threaded open source team chat 557 by karlicoss | 144 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining writing

Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining writing 531 by Engineering-MD | 177 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Pentagon surveilling Americans without a warrant, Senator Wyden reveals

Pentagon surveilling Americans without a warrant, Senator Wyden reveals 575 by jbegley | 203 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: What I learnt roasting 200 landing pages

What I learnt roasting 200 landing pages 551 by deadcoder0904 | 202 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B in revenue

Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B in revenue 523 by kareemm | 319 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: I wrote my own RTS game engine in C

Show HN: I wrote my own RTS game engine in C 615 by epermyakov | 103 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Mmm.page – Drag and drop personal website creator

Show HN: Mmm.page – Drag and drop personal website creator 487 by xhfloz | 132 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement

Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement 472 by lnyan | 133 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-fi devices

FragAttacks: new security vulnerabilities that affect wi-fi devices 574 by sylvainkalache | 218 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress

I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress 529 by miles | 396 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon Sidewalk

Amazon Sidewalk 571 by encryptluks2 | 655 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering

Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering 662 by lewisjoe | 681 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over privacy concerns

Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over privacy concerns 610 by giuliomagnifico | 134 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of money?

Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of money? 585 by Ashoka_rkt | 576 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Can I Email?

Can I Email? 563 by ggregoire | 220 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Ultimate Guide to Inflation

The Ultimate Guide to Inflation 552 by jger15 | 269 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack

US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack 542 by selfsimilar | 358 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Animal Is Tired

The Animal Is Tired 536 by montenegrohugo | 156 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences

The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences 481 by giuliomagnifico | 562 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay

Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay 487 by thunderbong | 257 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: FBI subpoenaed Apple for data of Sci-Hub founder

FBI subpoenaed Apple for data of Sci-Hub founder 470 by __debugger__ | 234 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: A portfolio website simulating macOS's GUI using React

Show HN: A portfolio website simulating macOS's GUI using React 469 by oh-renovamen | 131 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: "To our surprise"

"To our surprise" 459 by _Microft | 158 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook threatens to make iOS users pay. Please do it, Mr. Zuckerberg

Facebook threatens to make iOS users pay. Please do it, Mr. Zuckerberg 457 by MontagFTB | 241 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon Fake Reviews Scam Exposed in Data Breach

Amazon Fake Reviews Scam Exposed in Data Breach 457 by giuliomagnifico | 257 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Rufus: Reliable USB Formatting Utility

Rufus: Reliable USB Formatting Utility 560 by quyleanh | 187 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)

Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018) 458 by aracena | 736 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Opposition to net neutrality was faked, New York says

Opposition to net neutrality was faked, New York says 515 by u678u | 257 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: IBM creates 2nm chip

IBM creates 2nm chip 570 by 0-_-0 | 210 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why I Work on Ads

Why I Work on Ads 633 by benjaminjosephw | 856 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

I’ve had the same supper for 10 years 656 by pumpkinhead | 533 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Hatetris – Tetris which always gives you the worst piece

Hatetris – Tetris which always gives you the worst piece 644 by rishabhd | 242 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Crazy New Ideas

Crazy New Ideas 643 by razin | 619 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: HTML Tips (2020)

HTML Tips (2020) 613 by web_master | 116 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online

LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online 601 by ro_bit | 375 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Send: A Fork of Mozilla's Firefox Send

Send: A Fork of Mozilla's Firefox Send 533 by andredz | 106 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help meet climate targets

White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help meet climate targets 601 by pseudolus | 505 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: 60% of school apps are sending student data with third parties without consent

60% of school apps are sending student data with third parties without consent 597 by InitialLastName | 151 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Cinder: Instagram's performance-oriented fork of CPython

Cinder: Instagram's performance-oriented fork of CPython 613 by yagizdegirmenci | 255 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness

On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness 523 by nceqs3 | 986 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Efficiency Is the Enemy

Efficiency Is the Enemy 549 by tmfi | 308 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs

ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs 649 by stanislavb | 256 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Please fix the AWS free tier before somebody gets hurt

Please fix the AWS free tier before somebody gets hurt 651 by forrestbrazeal | 345 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Instagram ads Facebook won't show you

Instagram ads Facebook won't show you 738 by HieronymusBosch | 137 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class

Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class 602 by renameme | 175 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Unix Magic Poster

The Unix Magic Poster 539 by colinprince | 91 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales

Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales 554 by giuliomagnifico | 412 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Dave Herman’s contributions to Rust

Dave Herman’s contributions to Rust 602 by signa11 | 150 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: List of apps people pay for but have low rating

List of apps people pay for but have low rating 589 by visox | 213 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Second-Chance Pool

Show HN: Second-Chance Pool 531 by dang | 88 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Request for comments regarding topics to be discussed at Dark Patterns workshop

Request for comments regarding topics to be discussed at Dark Patterns workshop 711 by sincerely | 492 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Hosting SQLite databases on GitHub Pages or any static file hoster

Hosting SQLite databases on GitHub Pages or any static file hoster 732 by phiresky | 118 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM

Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM 617 by dekuNukem | 191 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: “Shared libraries are not a good thing in general”

“Shared libraries are not a good thing in general” 585 by pengaru | 328 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Piano teacher gets copyright claim for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata [video]

Piano teacher gets copyright claim for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata [video] 546 by bitcharmer | 234 comments on Hacker News.