Ruby 3.0 Preview 1 — Swift System Is Now Open Source — and Toward a “modern” Emacs

Issue #173 — September 27, 2020

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Ruby 3.0 Preview 1 ruby-lang.org \| points: 595 \| comments: 193

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Swift System Is Now Open Source swift.org \| points: 481 \| comments: 320

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Toward a “modern” Emacs lwn.net \| points: 270 \| comments: 476

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A Short Story for Engineers userweb.cs.txstate.edu \| points: 260 \| comments: 98

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Boeing cuts flight training pilots, will outsource jobs overseas thestand.org \| points: 252 \| comments: 183

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Stop Asking Me to “Sign Up” (2014) gkogan.co \| points: 232 \| comments: 185

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Ora2Pg – Oracle to PostgreSQL database schema converter ora2pg.com \| points: 219 \| comments: 60

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LEd: Open-Source 2D Level Editor deepnight.net \| points: 202 \| comments: 45

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On not choosing WordPress for the W3C redesign project w3c.studio24.net \| points: 193 \| comments: 189

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Password-cracking theory against Assange unravels at extradition trial dissenter.substack.com \| points: 165 \| comments: 91

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Let’s talk about safety of Pinephone xnux.eu \| points: 162 \| comments: 62

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The bridges portrayed on Euro banknotes aren’t fictional anymore atlasobscura.com \| points: 154 \| comments: 54

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Towards Principled Reactive UI raphlinus.github.io \| points: 144 \| comments: 61

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WSL Getting GUI Support twitter.com \| points: 143 \| comments: 185

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How to properly manage SSH keys for server access paepper.com \| points: 139 \| comments: 69

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Microsoft had a secret Windows XP theme that made it look like a Mac theverge.com \| points: 139 \| comments: 112

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Debian 10.6 debian.org \| points: 134 \| comments: 52

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The fresh smell of ransomed coffee decoded.avast.io \| points: 114 \| comments: 171

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Google stifles YouTube competitor LBRY, banning it for pedantic reasons reclaimthenet.org \| points: 112 \| comments: 30

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