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7/10/2021
6 : 1
All public GitHub code was used in training Copilot — and We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 vacant apartments
Issue #458 — Top 20 stories of July 09, 2021 Issue #458 — July 09, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 All
7/10/2021
6 : 0
NDA expired, let’s spill the beans on a weird startup — Building a data team at a mid-stage startup — and Google Internal Comics
Issue #459 — Top 20 stories of July 10, 2021 Issue #459 — July 10, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 NDA
7/6/2021
23 : 4
Console Do Not Track – Proposal for a standard environment variable — Poisson's Equation — and Linux Rust Support
Issue #456 — Top 20 stories of July 07, 2021 Issue #456 — July 07, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Console
7/5/2021
23 : 14
Stockfish 14 — Show HN: RSS feeds for arbitrary websites using CSS selectors — and Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987)
Issue #455 — Top 20 stories of July 06, 2021 Issue #455 — July 06, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
7/4/2021
23 : 14
I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as training for Copilot
Issue #454 — Top 20 stories of July 05, 2021 Issue #454 — July 05, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 I do not
7/3/2021
23 : 14
US companies hit by 'colossal' cyber-attack — The Untold Story of SQLite — and Suppose I wanted to kill a lot of pilots
Issue #453 — Top 20 stories of July 04, 2021 Issue #453 — July 04, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 US
7/2/2021
23 : 14
Copilot regurgitating Quake code, including sweary comments — and Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits lying
Issue #452 — Top 20 stories of July 03, 2021 Issue #452 — July 03, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Copilot
7/1/2021
23 : 14
SparkFun Hooks a Patent Troll — and The most precious resource is agency
Issue #451 — Top 20 stories of July 02, 2021 Issue #451 — July 02, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 SparkFun
6/30/2021
23 : 14
A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing — and GitHub co-pilot as open source code laundering?
Issue #450 — Top 20 stories of July 01, 2021 Issue #450 — July 01, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 A
6/29/2021
23 : 14
GitHub Copilot: your AI pair programmer — The 'Fuck You' Pattern — and How to Work Hard
Issue #449 — Top 20 stories of June 30, 2021 Issue #449 — June 30, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 GitHub
6/27/2021
23 : 4
I spent 5 years writing my own operating system — and YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forcing rights group to seek alternative
Issue #447 — Top 20 stories of June 28, 2021 Issue #447 — June 28, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 I spent
6/26/2021
23 : 14
Reddit’s disrespectful design — User Inyerface – A worst-practice UI experiment — and Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”
Issue #446 — Top 20 stories of June 27, 2021 Issue #446 — June 27, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
6/25/2021
23 : 14
WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted — Nvidia Canvas — and Blood test that finds 50 types of cancer is accurate enough to be rolled out
Issue #445 — Top 20 stories of June 26, 2021 Issue #445 — June 26, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 WD My
6/24/2021
23 : 4
John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approves extradition to US — and Google turned me into a serial killer
Issue #444 — Top 20 stories of June 25, 2021 Issue #444 — June 25, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 John
6/23/2021
23 : 4
Show HN: iPod.js – An online iPod that connects to Spotify and Apple Music — and Costa Rica Has Run on 100% Renewable Electricity for 299 Days
Issue #443 — Top 20 stories of June 24, 2021 Issue #443 — June 24, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Show HN:
6/22/2021
23 : 14
Your CPU may have slowed down on Wednesday — What's Inside the EU Green Pass QR Code? — and A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python
Issue #442 — Top 20 stories of June 23, 2021 Issue #442 — June 23, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Your CPU
6/21/2021
23 : 4
Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but experts split — and Nixos-unstable’s ISO_minimal.x86_64-Linux is 100% reproducible
Issue #441 — Top 20 stories of June 22, 2021 Issue #441 — June 22, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
6/20/2021
23 : 14
Hire-to-fire at Amazon India? — Internet in a Box — and How I Found a Vulnerability to Hack iCloud Accounts and How Apple Reacted to It
Issue #440 — Top 20 stories of June 21, 2021 Issue #440 — June 21, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Hire-to-
6/19/2021
23 : 14
Massachusetts health notifications app installed without users’ knowledge
Issue #439 — Top 20 stories of June 20, 2021 Issue #439 — June 20, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
6/18/2021
23 : 14
Brave, the false sensation of privacy — and HBO Max accidentally sent an integration email test to users
Issue #438 — Top 20 stories of June 19, 2021 Issue #438 — June 19, 2021 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Brave,