Thursday, December 31, 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Reverse Engineering Source Code of the Biontech Pfizer Vaccine: Part 2

Reverse Engineering Source Code of the Biontech Pfizer Vaccine: Part 2
37 by soheilpro | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Are you a “harbinger of failure”? (2015)

Are you a “harbinger of failure”? (2015)
12 by traumivator | 3 comments on Hacker News.


A man was hospitalized with the virus after attending a controversial ‘Covid conga line’ party in Queens.


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The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.


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Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence


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New top story on Hacker News: Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World

Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World
21 by polm23 | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.


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New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal


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Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.


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Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.


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New top story on Hacker News: Tesla Short Sellers Lost $38B in 2020 as Stock Surged

Tesla Short Sellers Lost $38B in 2020 as Stock Surged
41 by onetimemanytime | 21 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Design of the Roland Juno Syntheziser's Oscillators

The Design of the Roland Juno Syntheziser's Oscillators
3 by cushychicken | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers'

When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers'
12 by avery42 | 2 comments on Hacker News.


In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.


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Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of First Killing Since George Floyd


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Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.


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Things Will Get Better. Seriously.


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For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.


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The Morning


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Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.


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Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats


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New top story on Hacker News: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years

UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years
3 by mhh__ | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Factor Graph Grammars [pdf]

Factor Graph Grammars [pdf]
10 by luu | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Wednesday, December 30, 2020

New top story on Hacker News: How to become a (more) senior developer

How to become a (more) senior developer
16 by sid6376 | 1 comments on Hacker News.


2020: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics


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Over half of Ohio’s nursing home workers are refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the governor says.


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Forever Is Never


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New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.


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New top story on Hacker News: Shortformer: Better Language Modeling using Shorter Inputs [pdf]

Shortformer: Better Language Modeling using Shorter Inputs [pdf]
3 by blast | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Distilleries that made hand sanitizer charged $14k surprise fee by FDA

Distilleries that made hand sanitizer charged $14k surprise fee by FDA
18 by exolymph | 2 comments on Hacker News.


After Breonna Taylor Case, Louisville Police Face Precarious Next Chapter


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PM-covid-update


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Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber


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The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.


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A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.


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Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas


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New top story on Hacker News: HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash

HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash
20 by tosh | 19 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Diffgram – Human Supervision of AI Data

Show HN: Diffgram – Human Supervision of AI Data
5 by anthonysarkis | 1 comments on Hacker News.


The Morning


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The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville


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Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.


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‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says


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To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.


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This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.


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New top story on Hacker News: Uber will charge 25% starting Jan. 1 in Seattle as per minimum wage law

Uber will charge 25% starting Jan. 1 in Seattle as per minimum wage law
11 by donsupreme | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Talk Less, Listen More

Talk Less, Listen More
6 by paulpauper | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Tuesday, December 29, 2020

New Year’s Resolutions for the Planet


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2 Cleveland Police Officers Avoid Federal Charges in Killing of Tamir Rice


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New top story on Hacker News: Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a new era for vaccinology

Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a new era for vaccinology
17 by respinal | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Apple loses copyright claims in lawsuit against U.S. security bug startup

Apple loses copyright claims in lawsuit against U.S. security bug startup
35 by theBashShell | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Amazon Destroys the Intellectual Justifications for Capitalism

Amazon Destroys the Intellectual Justifications for Capitalism
17 by tehjoker | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Lying to Bill Gates to get the Xbox project approved

Lying to Bill Gates to get the Xbox project approved
14 by cardimart | 3 comments on Hacker News.


Cutest Couple, Class Clown and a Competitive Year for D.C. Superlatives


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China is set to vaccinate millions, but without any proof that its vaccines work.


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McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure


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Biden Criticizes Trump on Vaccine Distribution and Pledges to Pick Up Pace


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Alaska Airlines Clamps Down on Emotional Support Animals on Flights


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Howard J. Rubenstein, Public Relations Impresario, Dies at 88


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Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.


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Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness


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More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado


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Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.


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China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Proof Its Vaccines Work


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Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List


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When Nashville Bombing Hit a Telecom Hub, the Ripples Reached Far Beyond


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Stimulus Checks, Virus Variant, Breonna Taylor: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing


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New top story on Hacker News: Learn 3D Computer Graphics Programming from Scratch

Learn 3D Computer Graphics Programming from Scratch
2 by myth_drannon | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Visa Advertising Solutions (VAS) Opt Out

Visa Advertising Solutions (VAS) Opt Out
54 by enjoyyourlife | 22 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: The Agora is an experimental social network

Show HN: The Agora is an experimental social network
17 by flancian | 11 comments on Hacker News.