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December 2020 Archive
1621.
Why I Wrote “The Crucible” (1996) (newyorker.com)
77 points by thazework on Dec 12, 2020 | 86 comments
1622.
KFC launches 4K, 240FPS gaming console with a built-in chicken warmer (gamesradar.com)
77 points by jacksonpollock on Dec 23, 2020 | 78 comments
1623.
A New Theorem Maps Out the Limits of Quantum Physics (quantamagazine.org)
77 points by nsoonhui on Dec 5, 2020 | 72 comments
1624.
Solving Algorithmic Problems in Python with Pytest (2019) (adamj.eu)
77 points by BerislavLopac on Dec 19, 2020 | 43 comments
1625.
Getting Started in BBC Basic (bbcmicrobot.com)
77 points by ingve on Dec 29, 2020 | 31 comments
1626.
In-Database Machine Learning [pdf] (btw.informatik.uni-rostock.de)
77 points by redwrasse on Dec 3, 2020 | 27 comments
1627.
How to Talk When a Machine Is Listening: Corporate Disclosure in the Age of AI (nber.org)
77 points by doener on Dec 14, 2020 | 23 comments
1628.
Agents raid home of Florida data scientist who built Covid-19 dashboard (tallahassee.com)
77 points by jbegley on Dec 7, 2020 | 2 comments
1629.
FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State (nytimes.com)
77 points by tysone on Dec 8, 2020 | 1 comments
1630.
How much I made as a good Engineer at Facebook (medium.com)
76 points by i0exception on Dec 3, 2020 | 127 comments
1631.
She Couldn’t Open for Outdoor Dining. The Film Crew Next Door Could (nytimes.com)
76 points by undefined1 on Dec 6, 2020 | 96 comments
1632.
Tesco removes 20M items of plastic from Christmas range (theguardian.com)
76 points by williamsharris on Dec 16, 2020 | 88 comments
1633.
Ask HN: Facebook engineers, what keeps you at Facebook?
76 points by nobunaga on Dec 16, 2020 | 55 comments
1634.
No one can manage projects, especially technology projects (forbes.com)
76 points by weare138 on Dec 5, 2020 | 53 comments
1635.
Army computer models unveil secret to quieter small drones (army.mil)
76 points by sizzle on Dec 4, 2020 | 51 comments
1636.
Sea water district cooling feasibility analysis for Hawaii [pdf] (2002) (energy.hawaii.gov)
76 points by geothermal_all on Dec 25, 2020 | 40 comments
1637.
WhatsApp Will Start Showing Ads (entrepreneur.com)
76 points by nixass on Dec 6, 2020 | 33 comments
1638.
Inuttitut, a language shaped by humility, poetry, and the land (beside.media)
76 points by diaphanous on Dec 10, 2020 | 30 comments
1639.
Using Serverless for unpredictable traffic to for TV fundraiser event (medium.com)
76 points by skifunkster on Dec 1, 2020 | 24 comments
1640.
From LEGOs to Ziploc: The Science of the Snap Fit (insidescience.org)
76 points by vo2maxer on Dec 6, 2020 | 23 comments
1641.
Voxon hologram volumetric display (2019) (newatlas.com)
76 points by itronitron on Dec 27, 2020 | 21 comments
1642.
How to Escape the Modern Rat Race (durmonski.com)
75 points by durmonski on Dec 2, 2020 | 92 comments
1643.
North Dakota needed to hire Latvians to manage an ancient state computer system (inforum.com)
75 points by fortran77 on Dec 28, 2020 | 81 comments
1644.
The Philosophy of Anger (bostonreview.net)
75 points by satchet on Dec 28, 2020 | 75 comments
1645.
Americans are increasingly afraid to express themselves honestly (city-journal.org)
75 points by fortran77 on Dec 28, 2020 | 73 comments
1646.
DNS hijacked on GoDaddy? (twitter.com)
75 points by zigzaggy on Dec 30, 2020 | 66 comments
1647.
Conditional JavaScript: Only download when it is appropriate (umaar.com)
75 points by umaar on Dec 16, 2020 | 48 comments
1648.
A Computer Culture for Children [video] (youtube.com)
75 points by francescoc on Dec 1, 2020 | 27 comments
1649.
iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages (arstechnica.com)
75 points by lostgame on Dec 15, 2020 | 27 comments
1650.
Circulation of Elites (en.wikipedia.org)
75 points by optimalsolver on Dec 9, 2020 | 26 comments