Software engineering topics I changed my mind on — and Pip has dropped support for Python 2

Issue #293 — January 25, 2021

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Software engineering topics I changed my mind on chriskiehl.com \| points: 1051 \| comments: 643

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Pip has dropped support for Python 2 pip.pypa.io \| points: 742 \| comments: 607

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Deskreen – Turn any device with a web browser to a second computer screen github.com \| points: 529 \| comments: 128

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I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix them blog.jmdawson.co.uk \| points: 461 \| comments: 149

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Google has turned off access to sync features for Chromium bodhi.fedoraproject.org \| points: 400 \| comments: 169

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Whitehouse.gov Chooses WordPress, Again pagely.com \| points: 366 \| comments: 317

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SoftBank’s plan to sell Arm to Nvidia is hitting antitrust wall around the world asia.nikkei.com \| points: 312 \| comments: 166

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Lack of sleep, stress can lead to symptoms resembling concussion news.osu.edu \| points: 287 \| comments: 101

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How long does a bottle of wine last after it is opened? vinography.com \| points: 283 \| comments: 293

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Show HN: Filmulator – a streamlined, open-source raw photo editor filmulator.org \| points: 276 \| comments: 48

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Forever chemicals are widespread in U.S. drinking water scientificamerican.com \| points: 276 \| comments: 242

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Site.js: Small Web construction set sitejs.org \| points: 193 \| comments: 25

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Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA weforum.org \| points: 191 \| comments: 221

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Overweight and healthy is a big fat lie, obesity study finds thetimes.co.uk \| points: 189 \| comments: 207

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Show HN: Full text search Project Gutenberg (60m paragraphs) gutensearch.com \| points: 183 \| comments: 50

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All 104 amendments to the Constitution of India as Git commits github.com \| points: 179 \| comments: 63

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Internet disrupted in Russia amid opposition protests netblocks.org \| points: 170 \| comments: 83

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Malware found on laptops given out by government bbc.com \| points: 165 \| comments: 31

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Hush: Noiseless Browsing for Safari daringfireball.net \| points: 155 \| comments: 81

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Our experience with the Fediverse, and why we left infosec-handbook.eu \| points: 148 \| comments: 138

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