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Tuesday, 30 November 2021
New top story on Hacker News: DESQview/X: The forgotten mid-1990s OS from the future
DESQview/X: The forgotten mid-1990s OS from the future
64 by WoodenChair | 21 comments on Hacker News.
64 by WoodenChair | 21 comments on Hacker News.
New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Has Google search become quantitatively worse?
Ask HN: Has Google search become quantitatively worse?
531 by itchyjunk | 318 comments on Hacker News.
I used to have better time googling in the past. I struggle to find things I remember finding in the past using google. I think I might be stuck in some old habits of googling and I've lost touch with modern google. For example, google seems to want full sentences instead of just keywords now. "How do I do X?" seems to get me better(?) results then "X + some relevant keyword". But I can't seem to get past this "most popular responses" google things I need. I do appreciate youtube videos marked at certain times but watching video isn't always what I want to do. Tangentially, has youtube search been integrated to youtube search or something now? I used to be able to search obscure music in youtube. "Sal dulu a" would both recommend "Sal dulu antasma" and list it but now unless i search for that particularly, it doesn't show up. Any pro tips on how to google (or use search engines) like a modern human would be appreciated. Or modern version of google dorking (which also seems to not work like it used to for me). Thank you.
531 by itchyjunk | 318 comments on Hacker News.
I used to have better time googling in the past. I struggle to find things I remember finding in the past using google. I think I might be stuck in some old habits of googling and I've lost touch with modern google. For example, google seems to want full sentences instead of just keywords now. "How do I do X?" seems to get me better(?) results then "X + some relevant keyword". But I can't seem to get past this "most popular responses" google things I need. I do appreciate youtube videos marked at certain times but watching video isn't always what I want to do. Tangentially, has youtube search been integrated to youtube search or something now? I used to be able to search obscure music in youtube. "Sal dulu a" would both recommend "Sal dulu antasma" and list it but now unless i search for that particularly, it doesn't show up. Any pro tips on how to google (or use search engines) like a modern human would be appreciated. Or modern version of google dorking (which also seems to not work like it used to for me). Thank you.
Monday, 29 November 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Setting Up Cloudflare Argo and Access on a Raspberry Pi
Setting Up Cloudflare Argo and Access on a Raspberry Pi
16 by erdaltoprak | 1 comments on Hacker News.
16 by erdaltoprak | 1 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions?
Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions?
95 by luke2m | 101 comments on Hacker News.
With news like [1][2], and problems I’ve had in the past, I would like a TV with a modern resolution, but just inputs and a tuner, no “smart” features. Does anything like this exist? [1] https://ift.tt/3FTxLLO [2] https://ift.tt/3wCVlsW
95 by luke2m | 101 comments on Hacker News.
With news like [1][2], and problems I’ve had in the past, I would like a TV with a modern resolution, but just inputs and a tuner, no “smart” features. Does anything like this exist? [1] https://ift.tt/3FTxLLO [2] https://ift.tt/3wCVlsW
Sunday, 28 November 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What's the best way to secure your workstation?
Ask HN: What's the best way to secure your workstation?
13 by bccdee | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Here's a very plausible threat: Some developer with a left-pad package, some dependency-of-a-dependency, injects malware into their library. A developer (who is broadly trustworthy) updates their package's dependencies without auditing them properly, and the malware ends up in a VSCode plugin that you use. You open VSCode, your system is infected. We know this sort of malware is making its way onto package repositories [1]. We know people are falling for these attacks. How do we protect ourselves against this family of threats? [1]: https://ift.tt/3eIvIio We could trust nothing beyond our base system and our browser, and refuse to use any code we don't fully audit, but this would be an impossibly austere way to live. I expect most of us, when pressed, would admit that we're trusting much more code than we would like to. The alternative is sandboxing, using a lightweight option like firejail (which I use) or a totalizing system like QubesOS. But these systems are awkward to use, and have their own drawbacks. What's the bar for reasonable security, in your opinion? How do you secure your workstation without living like a monk?
13 by bccdee | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Here's a very plausible threat: Some developer with a left-pad package, some dependency-of-a-dependency, injects malware into their library. A developer (who is broadly trustworthy) updates their package's dependencies without auditing them properly, and the malware ends up in a VSCode plugin that you use. You open VSCode, your system is infected. We know this sort of malware is making its way onto package repositories [1]. We know people are falling for these attacks. How do we protect ourselves against this family of threats? [1]: https://ift.tt/3eIvIio We could trust nothing beyond our base system and our browser, and refuse to use any code we don't fully audit, but this would be an impossibly austere way to live. I expect most of us, when pressed, would admit that we're trusting much more code than we would like to. The alternative is sandboxing, using a lightweight option like firejail (which I use) or a totalizing system like QubesOS. But these systems are awkward to use, and have their own drawbacks. What's the bar for reasonable security, in your opinion? How do you secure your workstation without living like a monk?
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: EU devs who moved to the States for work, has it been worth it?
Ask HN: EU devs who moved to the States for work, has it been worth it?
42 by Winterflow3r | 20 comments on Hacker News.
For however you choose to define "worth".
42 by Winterflow3r | 20 comments on Hacker News.
For however you choose to define "worth".
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Jaded about the Internet?
Ask HN: Jaded about the Internet?
34 by legrande | 41 comments on Hacker News.
Are you jaded about The Internet? I've been online 20 years now and I feel like I've reached the pinnacle of what The Internet is about and have in a way reached the end of The Internet . I've seen just about everything you could want, and participated in many communities over the years, and I feel everything is just 'samey' now and follows the same pattern. It's hard for anything on The Internet to stand out and be unique (at least for me). YMMV on this. Now with Web3/NFTs/cryptocurrency people are building an abstraction layer on top of the web and want to decentralize all the things, which is good to see, but I want to see all that fleshed out properly before I dive into it and leverage it. This is the shiny thing I look forward to on the web, but it's still early days. Other than that, the web seems kinda boring lately. Are you jaded about the web too? I'd like to hear your thoughts!
34 by legrande | 41 comments on Hacker News.
Are you jaded about The Internet? I've been online 20 years now and I feel like I've reached the pinnacle of what The Internet is about and have in a way reached the end of The Internet . I've seen just about everything you could want, and participated in many communities over the years, and I feel everything is just 'samey' now and follows the same pattern. It's hard for anything on The Internet to stand out and be unique (at least for me). YMMV on this. Now with Web3/NFTs/cryptocurrency people are building an abstraction layer on top of the web and want to decentralize all the things, which is good to see, but I want to see all that fleshed out properly before I dive into it and leverage it. This is the shiny thing I look forward to on the web, but it's still early days. Other than that, the web seems kinda boring lately. Are you jaded about the web too? I'd like to hear your thoughts!
Saturday, 27 November 2021
New best story on Hacker News: Greening of the Earth Mitigates Surface Warming (2020)
Greening of the Earth Mitigates Surface Warming (2020)
433 by themantra514 | 281 comments on Hacker News.
433 by themantra514 | 281 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Why is Docusign a $50B company?
Ask HN: Why is Docusign a $50B company?
19 by akouri | 15 comments on Hacker News.
I have been searching for a solution to e-sign some lease agreements. It is something that I need to do maybe once a year and the only thing I need is a legally binding way to put signatures and timestamps on a PDF. I do not need any fancy features. I was doing research, and it seems like most document signature companies all charge monthly subscription fees! This does not work for me as I am not using the platform on a monthly basis. Are there free, open source alternatives to Docusign? If so, why do more companies not use them?
19 by akouri | 15 comments on Hacker News.
I have been searching for a solution to e-sign some lease agreements. It is something that I need to do maybe once a year and the only thing I need is a legally binding way to put signatures and timestamps on a PDF. I do not need any fancy features. I was doing research, and it seems like most document signature companies all charge monthly subscription fees! This does not work for me as I am not using the platform on a monthly basis. Are there free, open source alternatives to Docusign? If so, why do more companies not use them?
New top story on Hacker News: GitHub Down again 11/27/2021
GitHub Down again 11/27/2021
8 by pupdogg | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Yet somehow https://ift.tt/2rzqrAY is ALL GREEN! smh
8 by pupdogg | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Yet somehow https://ift.tt/2rzqrAY is ALL GREEN! smh
New top story on Hacker News: 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed
2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed
22 by unclebucknasty | 11 comments on Hacker News.
22 by unclebucknasty | 11 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, 26 November 2021
Thursday, 25 November 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What are the early signs of singularity?
Ask HN: What are the early signs of singularity?
23 by itchyjunk | 19 comments on Hacker News.
Post singularity, people (?) might look back and attribute certain events as a major indicator of the impending singularity. But for someone without the hind sight, looking into the future, what types of indicator would you look for? Also assuming that even if singularity is achieved (?) at some locations, the effects would take times to spread. Say it's already reached at the opposite corner of the world. How long would it take for it to be apparent and what are some indicators? Also, happy thanksgiving.
23 by itchyjunk | 19 comments on Hacker News.
Post singularity, people (?) might look back and attribute certain events as a major indicator of the impending singularity. But for someone without the hind sight, looking into the future, what types of indicator would you look for? Also assuming that even if singularity is achieved (?) at some locations, the effects would take times to spread. Say it's already reached at the opposite corner of the world. How long would it take for it to be apparent and what are some indicators? Also, happy thanksgiving.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What’s the Best TV to Buy?
Ask HN: What’s the Best TV to Buy?
30 by colpabar | 28 comments on Hacker News.
I’m in the market for a new TV. I’d like it to be as dumb as possible. I don’t subscribe to any streaming services and download everything through torrents. I don’t want a TV that requires an internet connection and I really don’t want it to do anything other than display what I send to it. What’s the best TV for someone like me? It doesn’t have to be totally dumb; I know these are expensive and I’m ok with a few features. But I need to be able to ignore them and I don’t want it to stop working when the manufacturer rolls out an “update”.
30 by colpabar | 28 comments on Hacker News.
I’m in the market for a new TV. I’d like it to be as dumb as possible. I don’t subscribe to any streaming services and download everything through torrents. I don’t want a TV that requires an internet connection and I really don’t want it to do anything other than display what I send to it. What’s the best TV for someone like me? It doesn’t have to be totally dumb; I know these are expensive and I’m ok with a few features. But I need to be able to ignore them and I don’t want it to stop working when the manufacturer rolls out an “update”.
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Monday, 22 November 2021
New top story on Hacker News: GoDaddy Breached – Plaintext Passwords – 1.2M Affected
GoDaddy Breached – Plaintext Passwords – 1.2M Affected
4 by snagsinfosec | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by snagsinfosec | 0 comments on Hacker News.
