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Issue #707 // 2024-07-12 // View in your browser

#Favorites


Building a Hybrid Sign-Up/Subscribe Form with Stripe Elements
//clerk.com sponsored

Reverse engineering Ticketmaster's rotating barcodes
//conduition.io comments

Why is Chile so long?
//unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com comments

PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights
//robertheaton.com comments

Software galaxies
//anvaka.github.io comments

I Received an AI Email
//timharek.no comments

A Git story: Not so fun this time
//blog.brachiosoft.com comments

The Right Kind of Stubborn
//paulgraham.com comments

A bunch of programming advice I'd give to myself 15 years ago
//mbuffett.com comments

Pipes: A spiritual successor to Yahoo Pipes
//pipes.digital comments

Making my own wedding rings
//geoff.greer.fm comments

Pyxel: A retro game engine for Python
//github.com comments

#Ask HN


What is the best code base you ever worked on?

Is there any software you only made for your own use but nobody else?

How do you find a "boring" tech job?

#Show HN


I created an After Effects alternative //pikimov.com comments

Imhex: A hex editor for reverse engineers //github.com comments

A modern Jupyter client for macOS //satyrn.app comments

Diff-pdf: tool to visually compare two PDFs //github.com comments

Doggo – A powerful, human-friendly DNS client for the command line //doggo.mrkaran.dev comments

Dut – a fast Linux disk usage calculator //codeberg.org comments

Edna, note taking app for developers //edna.arslexis.io comments

I am building an open-source incident management platform //github.com comments

#Code


Why you should rethink your webhook strategy //workos.com sponsored

Simulating 20M Particles in JavaScript //dgerrells.com comments

Rye: A Hassle-Free Python Experience //rye.astral.sh comments

Beating NumPy matrix multiplication in 150 lines of C //salykova.github.io comments

I have no constructor, and I must initialize //consteval.ca comments

Code reviews do find bugs //two-wrongs.com comments

#Data


Drop-in SQS replacement based on SQLite //github.com comments

PostgreSQL and UUID as Primary Key //maciejwalkowiak.com comments

SCIM: Ncurses based, Vim-like spreadsheet //github.com comments

DB Browser for SQLite (Windows, macOS, and Most Versions of Linux) //sqlitebrowser.org comments

SQL Explorer – Open-source reporting tool that Just Works //github.com comments

#Design


The Typeset of Wall·E //typesetinthefuture.com comments

Tokyo's oldest train line – in pictures //theguardian.com comments

The Sphere //mssv.net comments

Google Arts and Culture site I didn't know existed //artsandculture.google.com comments

Crystal Fragment Turns Everything You See into 8-Bit Pixel Art //yankodesign.com comments

#Books


The joy of reading books you don't understand //reactormag.com comments

Architectural cross-section of Kowloon Walled City //cohost.org comments

Physics-Based Deep Learning Book //physicsbaseddeeplearning.org comments

Ask HN: What book bit, stung and shook you deeply? //news.ycombinator.com

#Working


Advantages of incompetent management //yosefk.com comments

Ask HN: Who is hiring? //news.ycombinator.com

Insights from over 10,000 comments on "Ask HN: Who Is Hiring" using GPT-4o //tamerc.com comments

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? //news.ycombinator.com

Ask HN: Has anyone successfully pivoted from web dev to AI/ML development? //news.ycombinator.com

Servant Leadership Theory //pon.harvard.edu comments

#Learn


Scientists discover a cause of lupus, possible way to reverse it //news.feinberg.northwestern.edu comments

Postzegelcode //en.wikipedia.org comments

Guide to attending a space launch in person //countdowntoignition.com comments

Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA's Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days //nasa.gov comments

#Watching


Brian Kernighan on “The Practice of Programming” //youtube.com comments

Advice to Young Mathematicians //youtube.com comments

HTML-ivating your Django web app with Htmx, AlpineJS, and streaming HTML //youtube.com comments

#Startup News


Twilio confirms data breach after hackers leak 33M Authy user phone numbers //securityweek.com comments

Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11 //arstechnica.com comments

AMD to buy Silo AI for $665M //ft.com comments

#Fun


Engine Sound Simulator //markeasting.github.io comments

Radio Garden //radio.garden comments

SimSig: Railway Signalling Simulations //simsig.co.uk comments

Space Age release date //factorio.com comments

Bash Dungeon – An educational dungeon crawler in the shell //github.com comments

A small studio made a game based on a Stanislaw Lem's novel //invinciblethegame.com comments

#Cutting Room Floor


Inside a $1 radar motion sensor //10maurycy10.github.io comments

The Origins of DS_store //arno.org comments

YouTube embeds are heavy and it’s fixable //frontendmasters.com comments

My Python code is a neural network //blog.gabornyeki.com comments

Python toolkit for quantitative finance //github.com comments

A Mini Monitor for a Pi //noamzeise.com comments

LivePortrait: A fast, controllable portrait animation model //github.com comments

Working Title (Insurance) //bitsaboutmoney.com comments

The Sumerian Game: The Most Important Video Game You've Never Heard Of //acriticalhit.com comments

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