Researchers discovered a bug in the Client Licensing Platform (CLiP) that allows them to bypass DRM checks and license any Microsoft Store app or Windows edition with ease, which they named "Keyhole". The bug was found to be a result of a vulnerability in the CLiP license store, which allows users to modify and override license data, effectively bypassing the DRM system.

The user wants to optimize their website's performance by enabling Brotli compression, but GitHub Pages doesn't support it, resulting in slower load times. They found a solution by using a JavaScript library to decompress Brotli files on the client-side, reducing load times by 2.5x.

The user reflects on how people use password managers and ad blockers, and wonders why they choose to use "I forgot my password" as authentication. They suggest that this process has become rote and that designing systems that encourage better behavior could improve security without increasing barriers.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has instructed ISPs to redirect DNS traffic to their own servers to block malicious sites and protect users. MCMC has blocked 24,277 websites since 2018, mostly for online gambling, pornography, and copyright infringement, and encourages users to report any issues accessing legitimate websites.

The author helped decrypt a 30-year-old PKZIP file containing ANC's secure communication code, which was used during Operation Vula in the late 1980s. The code was decrypted using a known plaintext attack against ZipCrypto, which predicted the name of the first file in the archive.

The author criticizes the Gnome Files interface, citing numerous design flaws, including confusing menu names, hidden scroll bars, and inconsistent keyboard shortcuts, which make it difficult to use and understand. The author argues that the new design paradigm, which aims to create "structurally elegant" and "distraction-free" software, has failed to produce a better user experience and ...

The US government is suing Google for antitrust violations, alleging that the company has abused its dominance in the online advertising market, and a judge has ruled against Google's motion to dismiss the case. If Google loses, it may be forced to break up its adtech businesses and separate its data collection practices, which could lead to a more open and competitive market for advertising ...

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a famous Japanese woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai, is returning to the Art Institute's galleries and has inspired countless artists and works across decades. The print, which is only on view for three to four months every five years due to its fragile nature, has been a source of inspiration for many, including Claude Debussy, Rainer Maria Rilke, and modern ...

The 1000 most popular books on Hacker News visualized on an interactive map.

Citizen DJ is a free-to-use sound library with thousands of public domain recordings, including music, interviews, and oral histories. The Library of Congress has archived various websites and collections, including the National Jukebox, which offers historical sound recordings for public access.

The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective creates DIY medical solutions, including a chemical reactor and cavity-repairing solution, to provide access to medicines and medical technologies. The collective has been featured in various media outlets for its innovative work, including DIY EpiPen, MicroLab, and abortion cards.

Bogdan Grechuk's book Polynomial Diophantine Equations proposes a novel approach to solving Diophantine equations by defining an equation's size and solving them in order. The book covers various methods, from elementary to cutting-edge techniques, and ends with a summary of open problems, including the smallest equation whose solvability is independent from standard axioms of mathematics.

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Richard Feynman joined Thinking Machines Corporation in 1983 to work on a parallel computer with a million processors, and he made significant contributions to the project, including analyzing the router and developing a program for quantum chromodynamics. Throughout his time at the company, Feynman's unique approach to problem-solving and his ability to explain complex concepts in simple ...

The story of Hallelujah, a song written by Leonard Cohen, is a tale of artistic innovation, perseverance, and the power of chance, as it took years for the song to gain recognition and become a classic. Similarly, the story of John Kennedy Toole's novel "A Confederacy of Dunces" is a testament to the fragility of genius and the importance of timing, as it was denied recognition by gatekeepers ...

Ford has patented a system that uses various sources of information, including voice commands and conversations, to customize ad content in cars. The system aims to balance maximum revenue with occupant irritation, but its implementation is uncertain and may face backlash due to consumer concerns about in-car advertising and privacy.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy takes photos of hikers completing the entire trail, providing official recognition. The photos are now available online and at the A.T. Museum in Pennsylvania, thanks to a grant and volunteer efforts.

Asynchronous IO allows handling many IO operations without blocking threads, but it's a complex solution that may not be necessary if OS threads were more efficient.

C++26 introduces new language features, including deleted functions to prevent use and provide tailored error messages, and name-independent declarations for variables that are not used. Additionally, C++26 allows structure bindings in if, while, and for statements, and enables compile-time error messages with static_assert's second parameter.

The Hindenburg was a German Zeppelin airship that ferried passengers across the Atlantic in luxury, considered the future of air travel in the 1930s, until its destruction in a highly publicized accident in 1937. The airship had luxurious amenities, including a bar, smoking room, and cabins with call buttons, but its demise marked the end of the airship era and shattered public confidence in ...

Conservative garbage collection can be faster than precise collection due to reduced overhead in tracing the stack and avoiding the need for stack maps, which can make binaries larger and tracing slower. However, conservative collection may retain more objects than necessary, making garbage collection slower, and the choice between conservative and precise collection depends on the specific ...

FM radio broadcasting was invented by Major Edwin Armstrong in the 1930s, but its growth was hindered by the FCC's decision to move the frequency band to 88-108 MHz, causing a 20-year setback. Despite this, FM eventually became the dominant radio medium, with its superior capabilities and sonic advantages triumphing over the interests that sought to suppress it.

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The user discusses various dance notation systems, including Beauchamp-Feuillet, Stepanov, Laban, and Benesh, and their significance in recording and preserving dance history. They plan to visit archives and document collections, including the V&A and English National Ballet, to learn more about dance notation and ballet history.

Google replaced Android Virtualization Framework's firmware with Rust, citing improved security and ease of use. The company encourages developers to adopt Rust, which provides memory safety and comparable performance to C and C++, to reduce vulnerabilities in firmware and other software.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft successfully undocked from the International Space Station and landed in New Mexico, closing out a test flight with an on-target touchdown. Despite earlier thruster problems and helium leaks, the spacecraft performed well, but NASA managers decided not to risk the lives of its crew, commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and pilot Sunita Williams, and instead will have ...

Exercise is a potent intervention for overall health, with benefits including reduced risk of disease, improved sleep, and increased longevity. According to research, one minute of exercise can buy five minutes of extra life, with more intense exercise potentially adding even more extra life.

Improving OS thread performance is hindered by the need for CPU transitions between security domains, making asynchronous IO more efficient. Reducing system calls and working around kernel transitions can lead to "green" threads with asynchronous IO, but still leveraging OS efficiency.

Children's perception of time is different from adults', with research suggesting that their sense of time is linked to emotional state, attention, and routine events. As people age, their experience of time passages in daily life does not fluctuate with age, but with their emotional state, with happier times passing faster and sad times dragging on.

The author presents a reliable and intuitive binary search implementation that returns correct results, handles edge cases, and provides an API for easy use. The implementation requires a correct Mid trait implementation and assumes monotonic predicate inputs, returning error or None for non-monotonic cases.

Bluesky Trust & Safety has faced a surge in reports, with over 270k reports in 7 days, mostly in Portuguese, and has seen a 2.5x increase in takedowns due to targeted attacks and CSAM content. The influx has stretched resources thin, and the team is adapting to new challenges, including increased discussions around eating disorders and a need for updated community guidelines and policies.

The author, a historian, describes their working methods, which involve reading widely, taking extensive notes, and organizing them in various ways, including using envelopes, notebooks, and card indexes. Despite the labor-intensive nature of their approach, the author believes that it allows them to develop a deep understanding of the past and to make connections between different pieces of ...

DevStats provides valuable metrics for informed decision-making, and engineers can use it to prioritize technical debt and resolve it to improve productivity and business outcomes. A 5-step process is outlined to convince product managers to prioritize technical debt, including aligning it with business strategy, demonstrating its impact, and framing it in terms of value drivers.

Hyphanet is a decentralized platform for publishing and sharing content with strong privacy protections, allowing users to host their own websites and connect with others through friend-to-friend networks. The platform has released new versions, including Freenet 0.7.5, which fixes vulnerabilities and provides improvements, aiming to protect users' freedom of expression and online privacy.

A Texas law requiring social media platforms to moderate content and block certain types of content for minors has been partially struck down by a district court as unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The court found that the law's monitoring and filtering requirements are content-based and fail to meet strict scrutiny, but allowed some provisions related to data privacy, parental ...

Apple retail workers at the Penn Square Mall Apple Store in Oklahoma City, represented by CWA, secured a tentative labor agreement with Apple, making it the second US store to do so. The agreement includes a safer and more democratic workplace, grievance and arbitration process, and joint committees, after workers persisted through delays and an anti-union campaign.

Raspberry Pi is promoting Rust programming for their RP2350 microcontroller, building on successes with the RP2040. Rust code has been successfully used to leverage the RP2350's features, including booting in multiple modes and interacting with peripherals.

WHAM is a plasma fusion device developed through a public-private partnership, using high-temperature superconducting magnets to contain plasma and achieve a world record in magnetic field strength. The device aims to create a realistic conceptual design for a low-cost, break-even fusion reactor and has identified lucrative off-ramps for neutron sources useful for academic and industrial purposes.

The user purchased the MNT Pocket Reform laptop, which is an open platform with a mechanical keyboard and trackball, and is excited about its durability and customizability. They have been using the laptop and have found it to be solidly built, with a nice feel and good performance, but have experienced some issues with the WiFi connectivity.

Grade inflation at American universities is severe, with average GPAs rising from 2.6 to 3.8 at Harvard and 80% As/A-minuses at Yale. The problem is widespread, with A's now the most commonly awarded grade across all four-year colleges in the US.

Mixæl Swan Laufer, chief spokesperson of Four Thieves Vinegar Collective, discussed the collective's DIY pharmaceuticals and "right to repair for your body" approach. He mentioned that attention was brought to the organization through his on-stage performance of federal felonies.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that American muscle cars, such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Ford Mustang, have high driver death rates due to their aggressive driving and lack of safety features. In contrast, luxury vehicles and minivans have lower driver death rates, highlighting the importance of vehicle design, marketing, and safety features in ...

Utility-scale battery energy storage systems have grown rapidly in the US, with 5 GW added in the first 7 months of 2024, up from 4 MW in 2010. These systems provide electricity to the grid, balancing supply and demand, and storing excess renewable energy for later use, but do not generate electricity directly.

Google's dominance in the digital landscape has led to concerns about privacy and data security, prompting users to seek alternatives. The article lists various alternatives to Google's products, including browsers, search engines, cloud storage, and more, emphasizing the importance of respecting users' data and privacy.

The term "DNS propagation" is misleading because it implies that DNS records are being pushed out, when in reality, it's just waiting for cached records to expire. Understanding how DNS works is important for confidently ignoring the common advice to wait 24-48 hours for DNS updates to take effect, and it can also help with debugging DNS problems.

The Democratic Party has recently shifted its focus to addressing the housing shortage, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama emphasizing the need to build more units and clear away outdated laws and regulations. This newfound attention has raised concerns among pro-housing advocates that national Democrats may polarize the issue, but experts believe that state ...

IPShield is a DNS server that checks IP addresses against a list of known malicious and datacenter IP ranges, updated every 12 hours. It can be used with various languages and frameworks, but is recommended for private networks due to lack of encryption.

Simon van Velthooven, a former Olympic and World champion cyclist, has transitioned to sailing as a "cyclor" for the America's Cup, using his pedaling skills to generate power for the boat. The introduction of cyclors has brought a new level of power and efficiency to the sport, with teams seeing a 25-30% gain in watts produced per athlete.

Volkswagen is considering factory closures in Germany for the first time in its history, prompting a tense showdown between executives and workers, who are resisting the company's austerity measures. The crisis has sparked concerns about the impact on the German economy, with some blaming the government's green agenda and others criticizing VW's failure to adapt to the electric car market.

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A landslide in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, has destroyed homes and left over 200 households without power, with scientists warning that climate change is fueling heavier rainfall and more frequent landslides. The community's future is uncertain as the ground continues to move, with some areas shifting up to 12 inches a week, and experts say that human activities such as deforestation and ...

The author argues that trade implies mutual consent and active decision-making, and that humans do not trade with animals or insects because they lack the concept of trade and are often exploited for human benefit.

LLM inference frameworks have hit the "memory wall", a hardware-imposed speed limit, and developers can simply choose a framework that gets close to it without worrying about nuances. The memory wall is caused by the large gap between processor speed and memory bandwidth, and researchers are exploring new approaches to break it down, such as mixture of expert models and parallel decoding.

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The user started livestreaming their open-source development sessions to make programming fun again and share insights interactively, and they plan to continue with structured series on live coding in Rust, open source maintenance, and random topics. They invite feedback and suggestions from viewers to improve their content and engagement.

The author praises reference books, which are often overlooked, and argues that they offer a unique reading experience that is unpretentious, flexible, and allows readers to engage with information at their own pace. Unlike fiction and nonfiction books, reference books are meant to be consulted and used as needed, rather than read cover to cover, and their compilers and editors are often ...