FirstToKnow: December 2018

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Which tool do you use to create beautiful diagrams?

Ask HN: Which tool do you use to create beautiful diagrams?
623 by lichtenberger | 199 comments on Hacker News.
For instance what they use for stuff like http://bit.ly/1Jpb9zO Or I don't know how to describe it, because right now I can't find an example, but more "comic" like maybe. I know that Venka Subramanian once had such a nice article about Akka with beautiful diagrams, but can't find it either :(

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Stocks end December, 2018 sharply lower, despite day's gains

12/31/18 1:07 PM

New world news from Time: How to Watch New Year’s Eve Fireworks From Around the World Online for Free

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., announces she’s forming an exploratory committee in step toward 2020 presidential run

12/31/18 5:39 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Larry Roberts has died

Larry Roberts has died
473 by jbegley | 60 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: EU to fund bug bounty programs for open-source projects

EU to fund bug bounty programs for open-source projects
396 by svenfaw | 138 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How Facebook tracks you on Android [video]

How Facebook tracks you on Android [video]
499 by gala8y | 170 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How the Valley treats its experienced people

How the Valley treats its experienced people
409 by zdw | 318 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Inter UI, a typeface designed for user interfaces

Inter UI, a typeface designed for user interfaces
541 by dsego | 73 comments on Hacker News.

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Alabama knocks off Oklahoma in Orange Bowl, sets up National Championship showdown with Clemson

12/29/18 9:08 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Things I Don’t Know as of 2018

Things I Don’t Know as of 2018
610 by nhebb | 171 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How DOOM fire was done

How DOOM fire was done
397 by ingve | 65 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record

Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record
368 by dpflan | 368 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: What Happens to Kid Culture When Streets Are Closed to Cars

What Happens to Kid Culture When Streets Are Closed to Cars
402 by anonymfus | 206 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Crypto 101 – Introductory course on cryptography

Crypto 101 – Introductory course on cryptography
470 by febin | 65 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: 911 emergency services go down across the US after CenturyLink outage

911 emergency services go down across the US after CenturyLink outage
370 by LopRabbit | 175 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Seeing Theory: A visual introduction to probability and statistics (2017)

Seeing Theory: A visual introduction to probability and statistics (2017)
487 by jicks | 18 comments on Hacker News.

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Illegal immigrant accused of killing California cop arrested, Fox News confirms

12/28/18 10:31 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Chinese may take over Mombasa port: Ouko

Chinese may take over Mombasa port: Ouko
374 by tartoran | 226 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Human blood cells can be directly reprogrammed into neural stem cells

Human blood cells can be directly reprogrammed into neural stem cells
402 by myinnerbanjo | 36 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Netflix Pulls the Plug on Feature Designed to Get Kids Addicted to Netflix

Netflix Pulls the Plug on Feature Designed to Get Kids Addicted to Netflix
395 by Ibethewalrus | 236 comments on Hacker News.

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President Trump in Iraq for surprise visit with troops

12/26/18 11:23 AM

New best story on Hacker News: New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Workers

New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Workers
417 by acjohnson55 | 210 comments on Hacker News.

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Guatemalan boy dies in US custody, officials say

12/25/18 10:54 AM

New best story on Hacker News: DOOMBA

DOOMBA
575 by abbeyj | 30 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Blender 2.8

Blender 2.8
413 by based2 | 118 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Malaysia seeks $7.5B in reparations from Goldman Sachs

Malaysia seeks $7.5B in reparations from Goldman Sachs
349 by lawrenceyan | 183 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What technologies did you learn in 2018?

Ask HN: What technologies did you learn in 2018?
567 by vchernobyl | 564 comments on Hacker News.
What technologies have you invested time in learning that you are going to keep using/experimenting/learning about in the next year? I'm a professional Android engineer, and as for me: I learned Kotlin and use it at work every day, and so far I like it a lot. I also learned a little bit of iOS development with Swift. I also experimented with Flutter developing non-trivial "Hello world" apps, and I feel that it reduces a lot of friction that a lot of native mobile developers encounter. What's your favorite tech in 2018?

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North Korea must pay $501 million to Otto Warmbier's parents, judge rules

12/24/18 11:07 AM

New world news from Time: A Tsunami Has Killed Hundreds in Indonesia. Here’s What to Know About the Latest Deadly Natural Disaster to Hit the Country

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Seahawks top Chiefs, returning Seattle to NFL postseason

12/23/18 9:26 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Congress votes to make open government data the default in the United States

Congress votes to make open government data the default in the United States
367 by danso | 57 comments on Hacker News.

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Defense Secretary James Mattis to leave on January 1; Trump taps Patrick Shanahan as replacement

12/23/18 8:55 AM

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Mick Mulvaney told 'Fox News Sunday' it is 'very possible' the partial government shutdown will extend into 2019

12/23/18 6:52 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?

Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?
545 by jestinjoy1 | 223 comments on Hacker News.
What are your favorite nonfiction books of 2018 (Read in 2018)

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Best talks of 2018?

Ask HN: Best talks of 2018?
582 by avrmav | 153 comments on Hacker News.
What's your favourite talks of 2018? It can be anything, programming, management, life, anything.

New best story on Hacker News: Discord raises $150M, surpassing $2B valuation

Discord raises $150M, surpassing $2B valuation
387 by sahin-boydas | 228 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook open-sources a speech-recognition system and a machine learning library

Facebook open-sources a speech-recognition system and a machine learning library
446 by runesoerensen | 137 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients

China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients
362 by petethomas | 171 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones

AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones
437 by devy | 271 comments on Hacker News.

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Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy in fight against ISIS, resigns

12/22/18 8:59 AM

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Partial government shutdown begins as Congress misses funding deadline

12/21/18 9:05 PM

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Partial government shutdown appears inevitable, as lawmakers leave Capitol without spending deal

12/21/18 4:37 PM

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Pence breaks tie in Senate to advance spending bill, as shutdown clock ticks

12/21/18 3:08 PM

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12/21/18 1:46 PM

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12/21/18 1:38 PM

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12/21/18 1:36 PM

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12/21/18 1:34 PM

WC_JJ Test

WC_JJ Test

Test: Test

12/21/18 9:27 AM

New best story on Hacker News: CBD and hemp are now legal in the U.S

CBD and hemp are now legal in the U.S
355 by sahin-boydas | 54 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person

Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person
402 by 0xmohit | 347 comments on Hacker News.

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Defense Secretary James Mattis to retire at the end of February, Trump says

12/20/18 2:25 PM

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Congress approves bipartisan criminal justice reform bill

12/20/18 11:23 AM

New best story on Hacker News: We should replace Facebook with personal websites

We should replace Facebook with personal websites
322 by jbegley | 162 comments on Hacker News.

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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off eastern coast of Russia

12/20/18 9:34 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Introducing Project Mu

Introducing Project Mu
429 by ductionist | 132 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills

What I learned from reading a thousand emergency room bills
397 by jedwhite | 520 comments on Hacker News.

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White House throws government funding deal into doubt, says Trump ‘does not want to go further without border security’

12/20/18 8:30 AM

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DOJ ethics officials clear acting AG Matthew Whitaker to oversee Trump-Russia probe, source says

12/20/18 7:09 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Slack closes account of an ethnic Iranian user living in Canada

Slack closes account of an ethnic Iranian user living in Canada
467 by jwildeboer | 279 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: For First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works Will Enter Public Domain

For First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works Will Enter Public Domain
350 by ingve | 110 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: MailChimp deleted my account with no warning

MailChimp deleted my account with no warning
618 by lisper | 218 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Bye Bye Mongo, Hello Postgres

Bye Bye Mongo, Hello Postgres
413 by philliphaydon | 81 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants

As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants
417 by jumelles | 144 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Windows Sandbox

Windows Sandbox
383 by prostoalex | 232 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Stop Learning Frameworks

Stop Learning Frameworks
438 by ingve | 267 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: SpaceX Is Raising $500M at a $30.5B Valuation

SpaceX Is Raising $500M at a $30.5B Valuation
394 by dcgudeman | 243 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Fully-automatic image background removal tool

Show HN: Fully-automatic image background removal tool
575 by groe | 99 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google AMP case study: leads dropped by 59%

Google AMP case study: leads dropped by 59%
329 by krn | 156 comments on Hacker News.

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Transcript of Comey's 2nd round of House GOP questioning sheds light on controversial Flynn interview

12/18/18 12:43 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves

Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
428 by tartoran | 437 comments on Hacker News.

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Penny Marshall, legendary actress who starred in “Laverne & Shirley,” dead at 75

12/18/18 10:55 AM

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Federal judge delays Michael Flynn sentencing again after scathing courtroom remarks

12/18/18 10:05 AM

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Federal judge tears into former national security adviser Michael Flynn at sentencing hearing: 'Arguably, you sold your country

12/18/18 9:21 AM

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Rep. Martha McSally appointed to Arizona Senate seat

12/18/18 7:41 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood Checking Moved Fast and Broke

Robinhood Checking Moved Fast and Broke
442 by kgwgk | 243 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Neural Networks as Ordinary Differential Equations

Neural Networks as Ordinary Differential Equations
364 by agronaut | 43 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google’s Secret China Project “Effectively Ended” After Internal Confrontation

Google’s Secret China Project “Effectively Ended” After Internal Confrontation
424 by uptown | 214 comments on Hacker News.

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2 Chicago police officers killed after being struck by train

12/17/18 8:16 PM

New best story on Hacker News: MIPS Goes Open Source

MIPS Goes Open Source
365 by walterbell | 114 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Best Programming Advice I Ever Got (2012)

The Best Programming Advice I Ever Got (2012)
451 by pplonski86 | 235 comments on Hacker News.

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Trump expected to sign order creating US Space Command in coming days: officials

12/17/18 1:14 PM

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Dow Jones sinks more than 500, in the red for 2018

12/17/18 1:07 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Donald Knuth: The Yoda of Silicon Valley

Donald Knuth: The Yoda of Silicon Valley
438 by sohkamyung | 142 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How to Grow Old (1951)

How to Grow Old (1951)
465 by sitajay | 75 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Write Your Own Virtual Machine

Write Your Own Virtual Machine
539 by vedosity | 76 comments on Hacker News.

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Two ex-associates of Michael Flynn charged with lobbying for Turkey

12/17/18 7:44 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL

Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
601 by 15DCFA8F | 97 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Serverless Computing: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Serverless Computing: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
426 by snaky | 201 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite

Remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite
430 by LinuxBender | 143 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Experts Urge U.S. To Continue Support for Nuclear Fusion Research

Experts Urge U.S. To Continue Support for Nuclear Fusion Research
330 by tshannon | 213 comments on Hacker News.

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More than 40 people injured in restaurant explosion in Japan, officials say

12/16/18 6:50 AM

New world news from Time: Russia Claims U.S. Unwilling to Hold Talks on Alleged Violations of the INF Treaty

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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will leave his post at end of year, President Trump confirms

12/15/18 6:20 AM

New best story on Hacker News: SIPC Says It Has Serious Concerns About Robinhood's New Product

SIPC Says It Has Serious Concerns About Robinhood's New Product
465 by jakarta | 292 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: UCLA asked faculty to consider declining to review for Elsevier journals

UCLA asked faculty to consider declining to review for Elsevier journals
380 by faitswulff | 88 comments on Hacker News.

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Obamacare ruled unconstitutional by Texas judge

12/14/18 6:10 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private photos of up to 6.8M users

Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private photos of up to 6.8M users
377 by chrisseldo | 216 comments on Hacker News.

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Mick Mulvaney to replace John Kelly as chief of staff, Trump says

12/14/18 2:22 PM

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US stocks plunge as S&P 500 drops to lowest close since April

12/14/18 1:16 PM

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Special counsel releases key documents of FBI interview with Michael Flynn

12/14/18 12:15 PM

New best story on Hacker News: CenturyLink is blocking customer internet, saying Utah legislators told them to

CenturyLink is blocking customer internet, saying Utah legislators told them to
376 by snapwich | 140 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra: Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares

Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra: Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares
487 by yarapavan | 49 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: China harvested organs from political prisoners, says tribunal

China harvested organs from political prisoners, says tribunal
412 by crunchiebones | 208 comments on Hacker News.

New world news from Time: Miss USA Under Fire for Mocking Miss Cambodia and Miss Vietnam During Miss Universe Competition

New best story on Hacker News: Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space

Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space
344 by adzicg | 131 comments on Hacker News.

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Fox News Poll: Pelosi, McConnell face negative ratings heading into new term

12/13/18 3:00 PM

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Cherif Chekatt, France gunman who opened fire at Christmas market, is dead, reports say

12/13/18 12:50 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood launches 3% checking account

Robinhood launches 3% checking account
370 by ccwilson10 | 228 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Archive.org donations are currently matched by a generous supporter 2-to-1

Archive.org donations are currently matched by a generous supporter 2-to-1
340 by aw3c2 | 55 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ant Colonies Retain Memories That Outlast the Lifespans of Individuals

Ant Colonies Retain Memories That Outlast the Lifespans of Individuals
345 by bangonkeyboard | 60 comments on Hacker News.

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President Trump cancels White House Christmas party for the press

12/13/18 3:12 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What's the best book on modern UI/UX?

Ask HN: What's the best book on modern UI/UX?
466 by InGodsName | 128 comments on Hacker News.
For designing websites like Stripe, Airbnb, Slack etc...? What tools do they use? What books they read or have written? Which school teaches modern UI/UX?

New best story on Hacker News: ATDT relief

ATDT relief
412 by discreditable | 121 comments on Hacker News.

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President Trump ending Year 2 with 46 percent job approval, Fox News poll finds

12/12/18 3:02 PM

New best story on Hacker News: An open letter to FB, Twitter, Instagram regarding algorithms and my son's birth

An open letter to FB, Twitter, Instagram regarding algorithms and my son's birth
459 by waffle_ss | 220 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Comcast rejected by small town, residents vote for municipal fiber instead

Comcast rejected by small town, residents vote for municipal fiber instead
301 by coatta | 136 comments on Hacker News.

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Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, gets 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to several charges

12/12/18 9:09 AM

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Christmas market shooter's photo released by French police

12/12/18 8:34 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo

Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
386 by rahiel | 178 comments on Hacker News.

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France IDs suspect in deadly Christmas market shooting

12/12/18 2:40 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH

Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH
302 by taspeotis | 144 comments on Hacker News.

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Meng Wanzhou, Chinese telecom exec facing possible extradition to US, granted bail by Canadian judge

12/11/18 3:11 PM

New best story on Hacker News: DigitalOcean launches its container service

DigitalOcean launches its container service
396 by neom | 128 comments on Hacker News.

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Shooting in Strasbourg, France, leaves 2 dead, several wounded; considered act of 'terror,' officials say

12/11/18 1:21 PM

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Stormy Daniels ordered to pay President Trump $293G in legal fees

12/11/18 1:19 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Firefox 64 Released

Firefox 64 Released
348 by feross | 207 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google Employees Demand the End of Forced Arbitration Across the Tech Industry

Google Employees Demand the End of Forced Arbitration Across the Tech Industry
297 by rmason | 220 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Super Micro says review found no malicious chips in motherboards

Super Micro says review found no malicious chips in motherboards
314 by teddyfrozevelt | 177 comments on Hacker News.

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Trump threatens government shutdown if Dems don’t OK border wall funding, in explosive meeting with Pelosi, Schumer

12/11/18 9:23 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon’s Chips Threaten Intel

Amazon’s Chips Threaten Intel
340 by zone411 | 256 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds

Companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds
417 by pcl | 159 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?
419 by xylon | 411 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Nasa's Voyager 2 probe 'leaves the Solar System'

Nasa's Voyager 2 probe 'leaves the Solar System'
362 by grahamel | 86 comments on Hacker News.

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5 remaining Marines from aviation mishap declared dead, search ends

12/10/18 9:43 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Prions, Nearly Indestructible and Universally Lethal, Seed the Eyes of Victims

Prions, Nearly Indestructible and Universally Lethal, Seed the Eyes of Victims
340 by tshannon | 139 comments on Hacker News.

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Embattled Google CEO to tell House panel his company supports federal privacy legislation, diverse viewpoints

12/10/18 2:25 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Why Not to Use Quora

Why Not to Use Quora
453 by Reedx | 178 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world

Show HN: Visalist – Find visa requirements for countries around the world
539 by 1hakr | 241 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Which abandoned proprietary software would you resurrect?

Ask HN: Which abandoned proprietary software would you resurrect?
457 by geff82 | 786 comments on Hacker News.
Hi all! Sometimes the best days seem to be behind us, even in software development. What closed-source, proprietary software that you once loved is not being developed/enhanced any more? What more features would you like to have it in the future? Would you pay for it to be resurrected?

New best story on Hacker News: MIT team develops 3D printer that's 10x faster than comparable 3D printers

MIT team develops 3D printer that's 10x faster than comparable 3D printers
347 by sswu | 76 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: American Entrepreneurs Who Flocked to China Are Heading Home, Disillusioned

American Entrepreneurs Who Flocked to China Are Heading Home, Disillusioned
310 by sbuttgereit | 288 comments on Hacker News.

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French president proposes minimum wage hike, giving employees 'bonus' amid violence

12/10/18 11:25 AM

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Brexit vote set for Tuesday delayed, British Prime Minister Theresa May says

12/10/18 7:44 AM

New world news from Time: TIME Announces 2018 Person of the Year Shortlist on Today Show

New best story on Hacker News: JIRA is an antipattern

JIRA is an antipattern
478 by panarky | 217 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: PyTorch 1.0 is out

PyTorch 1.0 is out
461 by kashifr | 68 comments on Hacker News.

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Nick Ayers, who was considered candidate for White House chief of staff, 'departing' at year's end

12/09/18 1:37 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Australia’s vague anti-encryption law sets a dangerous new precedent

Australia’s vague anti-encryption law sets a dangerous new precedent
425 by djsumdog | 218 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Rise of Microsoft Visual Studio Code

The Rise of Microsoft Visual Studio Code
468 by Harj | 309 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Rust 2018 is here, but what is it?

Rust 2018 is here, but what is it?
528 by jsheard | 185 comments on Hacker News.

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House lawmakers release 235-page transcript of Comey's closed-door testimony

12/08/18 2:58 PM

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John Kelly will leave his position as White House Chief of Staff at end of year, Trump says

12/08/18 10:25 AM

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Trump confirms he will nominate Gen. Mark Milley to succeed Gen. Joseph Dunford as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

12/08/18 6:30 AM

New best story on Hacker News: They Rejected Us

They Rejected Us
470 by deepaksurti | 334 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facial recognition: It’s time for action

Facial recognition: It’s time for action
529 by myinnerbanjo | 182 comments on Hacker News.

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Special Counsel says Manafort lied about interactions with Trump administration, contacted senior White House official in Februa

12/07/18 3:27 PM

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Jury finds James Fields guilty of first-degree murder in Charlottesville car attack at white nationalist rally

12/07/18 2:14 PM

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Federal prosecutors recommend 'substantial term of imprisonment' for Michael Cohen

12/07/18 1:51 PM

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Dow drops 558 points, down 4.5 percent for the week

12/07/18 1:09 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Choose Firefox Now, or Later You Won't Get a Choice (2014)

Choose Firefox Now, or Later You Won't Get a Choice (2014)
578 by jakub_g | 267 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook accused of striking 'secret deals over user data'

Facebook accused of striking 'secret deals over user data'
436 by arduinomancer | 168 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A well-known URL for changing passwords

A well-known URL for changing passwords
716 by fanf2 | 161 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Lyft Files for IPO

Lyft Files for IPO
525 by svtrent | 280 comments on Hacker News.

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Trump to name Gen. Mark Milley to succeed Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford

12/07/18 11:14 AM

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Trump nominates William Barr as attorney general, Heather Nauert as UN ambassador

12/07/18 6:39 AM

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Former MLB players Luis Valbuena, Jose Castillo killed in crash in Venezuela

12/07/18 2:47 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Goodbye, EdgeHTML

Goodbye, EdgeHTML
604 by __michaelg | 360 comments on Hacker News.

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Trump to announce Heather Nauert as pick for UN Ambassador Friday, sources tell Fox News

12/06/18 4:48 PM

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Train carrying President George H.W. Bush's casket arrives in College Station, Texas, ahead of interment

12/06/18 1:48 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Tesla's giant battery saved $40M during its first year, report says

Tesla's giant battery saved $40M during its first year, report says
451 by touristtam | 188 comments on Hacker News.

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Congress approves short-term stopgap spending bill averting government shutdown

12/06/18 10:03 AM

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House approves stopgap spending bill averting partial government shut down

12/06/18 9:07 AM

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Dow Jones plunges more than 700 points, puts market in negative territory for 2018

12/06/18 8:31 AM

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Second crew member found after US Marine Corps planes collide near Japan, official says

12/06/18 3:38 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages

Send Noncompete Agreements Back to the Middle Ages
360 by adventured | 163 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Canada has arrested Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver

Canada has arrested Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver
363 by ericzawo | 118 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Guide to scaling engineering organizations

Guide to scaling engineering organizations
423 by joeyespo | 88 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook's seized files published by MPs

Facebook's seized files published by MPs
456 by AndrewDucker | 326 comments on Hacker News.

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Funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush begins

12/05/18 8:09 AM

New best story on Hacker News: Why Do Hospitals Hate Sleep So Much?

Why Do Hospitals Hate Sleep So Much?
476 by curtis | 312 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google's cross-platform Flutter UI toolkit goes 1.0

Google's cross-platform Flutter UI toolkit goes 1.0
488 by mikece | 288 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google personalizes search results even when you’re logged out, new study finds

Google personalizes search results even when you’re logged out, new study finds
323 by dcu | 151 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what's next

What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what's next
374 by hazelynut | 213 comments on Hacker News.

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Mueller says Michael Flynn has given 'substantial' help to feds, recommends lenient sentence

12/04/18 5:53 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Samsung used my DSLR photo to fake their phone’s “portrait mode”

Samsung used my DSLR photo to fake their phone’s “portrait mode”
405 by minikites | 158 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Announcing Open Source of WPF, Windows Forms, and WinUI

Announcing Open Source of WPF, Windows Forms, and WinUI
360 by MikusR | 168 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The U.S. Yield Curve Has Inverted

The U.S. Yield Curve Has Inverted
373 by acdanger | 250 comments on Hacker News.

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National Republican Congressional Committee suffered 'cyber intrusion,' spokesman says

12/04/18 9:24 AM

New best story on Hacker News: The Friendship That Made Google Huge

The Friendship That Made Google Huge
417 by adrianhon | 80 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Firefox desktop market share now below 9%

Firefox desktop market share now below 9%
369 by ngokevin | 330 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Microsoft is building a Chromium browser to replace Edge on Windows 10

Microsoft is building a Chromium browser to replace Edge on Windows 10
335 by rattt | 227 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Quora User Data Compromised

Quora User Data Compromised
311 by joebeetee | 121 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: PhysX SDK 4.0, an Open-Source Physics Engine

PhysX SDK 4.0, an Open-Source Physics Engine
322 by homarp | 97 comments on Hacker News.

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President Trump, first lady visit former President George H.W. Bush's casket at US Capitol to pay respects

12/03/18 5:34 PM

New best story on Hacker News: Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th

Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th
296 by phoe-krk | 274 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The EU Copyright Directive: What Redditors in Europe Need to Know

The EU Copyright Directive: What Redditors in Europe Need to Know
314 by DyslexicAtheist | 270 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting down sometime in 2020

Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting down sometime in 2020
342 by shaklee3 | 259 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What are your “brain hacks” that help you manage every day situations?

Ask HN: What are your “brain hacks” that help you manage every day situations?
590 by simonswords82 | 204 comments on Hacker News.
I'm incredibly fortunate to have a chairman on our board who brings so much clarity of thought to the business. He's unemotional yet thoughtful. If he doesn't have an immediate answer for something, he instinctively understands how to search for the answer. He has a natural sense of the real priority of work and discussions. So I asked him for some of his favourite brain hacks...simple tricks he uses when he has a mental challenge to overcome. A couple of his insights were very useful to me, so I thought I'd share them here and ask HN for their personal brain hacks in response. Artificial deadlines He has a clever technique for bringing tough choices to a conclusion and avoiding procrastination. This is especially useful for life changing decisions such as moving country or taking that new job. To put an end to the decision making process he sets a deadline for the decision to be made. Say 6pm on Monday. At five minutes to 6 he usually doesn't know the answer but in those 5 minutes something clicks, and by 6pm the answer is always there. 10/10/10 rule This is something I've read before but he applies this. The 10/10/10 is the framing of the outcome of a decision across three timeframes: How will he feel about the outcome 10 minutes from now? How about 10 months from now? How about 10 years from now? The answers to these questions provide a different perspective and usually help him to find the correct answer without being misguided by circumstances at the time of making the decision. This will all be over by 6pm If there's an important meeting with stakeholders, a scary appointment with the doctor or a tough chat with an employee - he simply keeps in mind the fact that by "X time", the thing will have passed and won't matter anymore. If it doesn't matter after X time, chances are it probably doesn't matter now. Edit: Formatting.