Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of IoT security updates — and Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999)

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Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of IoT security updates news.ycombinator.com \| points: 2017 \| comments: 607

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Get a cable modem, go to jail (1999) telecom.csail.mit.edu \| points: 490 \| comments: 428

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Writing a C compiler in 500 lines of Python vgel.me \| points: 476 \| comments: 154

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ZFS for Dummies ikrima.dev \| points: 385 \| comments: 141

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OpenTF repository is now public github.com \| points: 377 \| comments: 138

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Show HN: Puck – Open-source visual editor for React github.com \| points: 320 \| comments: 82

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Rockstar is selling cracked game copies on Steam twitter.com \| points: 315 \| comments: 165

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Oscilloscope watch ships after 10 years on Kickstarter tomshardware.com \| points: 306 \| comments: 218

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Android 14 blocks all modification of system certificates, even as root? httptoolkit.com \| points: 293 \| comments: 205

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A currently maintained fork of SSHFS github.com \| points: 273 \| comments: 114

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Learn WebAssembly by writing small programs github.com \| points: 245 \| comments: 41

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Emacs Bedrock: A minimal Emacs starter kit sr.ht \| points: 240 \| comments: 106

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The Federal Helium reserve is for sale gsa.gov \| points: 213 \| comments: 184

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When tech says ‘no’ ben-evans.com \| points: 211 \| comments: 303

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Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity news.stanford.edu \| points: 192 \| comments: 139

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Amiga Systems Programming in 2023 markround.com \| points: 180 \| comments: 56

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Spectrolite – Mac app to make colorful risograph prints and zines more easily spectrolite.app \| points: 163 \| comments: 28

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Learn Physics with Functional Programming nostarch.com \| points: 156 \| comments: 44

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LLM Python/CLI tool adds support for embeddings simonwillison.net \| points: 152 \| comments: 44

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Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution theguardian.com \| points: 143 \| comments: 97

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