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1.Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230 (github.com/xairy)
1042 points by xairy on Nov 27, 2024 | 521 comments
2.Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone (play.google.com)
817 points by jarko27 on Nov 27, 2024 | 381 comments
3.You can use C-Reduce for any language (bernsteinbear.com)
472 points by Tomte on Nov 27, 2024 | 113 comments
4.Show HN: Feels Like Paper (lukasmoro.com)
265 points by MoroL on Nov 27, 2024 | 83 comments
5.The capacitor that Apple soldered incorrectly at the factory (downtowndougbrown.com)
536 points by zdw on Nov 27, 2024 | 259 comments
6.How IBM invented the automated fab (ieee.org)
184 points by jnord on Nov 27, 2024 | 43 comments
7.Show HN: TeaTime – distributed book library powered by SQLite, IPFS and GitHub (github.com/bjesus)
307 points by yoavm on Nov 27, 2024 | 55 comments
8.ZetaOffice: LibreOffice in the Browser (zetaoffice.net)
301 points by marcodiego on Nov 26, 2024 | 141 comments
9.The Art and Mathematics of Genji-Ko (oranlooney.com)
172 points by olooney on Nov 27, 2024 | 10 comments
10.Hacker in Snowflake extortions may be a U.S. soldier (krebsonsecurity.com)
350 points by todsacerdoti on Nov 27, 2024 | 194 comments
11.Chebyshev Polynomials in the 16th Century (2022) (arxiv.org)
101 points by IdealeZahlen on Nov 27, 2024 | 36 comments
12.Device-detector: Universal Device Detection library from User Agent (github.com/matomo-org)
90 points by josephscott on Nov 27, 2024 | 41 comments
13.Git-crypt – transparent file encryption in Git (agwa.name)
119 points by rzk on Nov 26, 2024 | 52 comments
14.Janet for Mortals (2023) (ianthehenry.com)
241 points by magnio on Nov 27, 2024 | 66 comments
15.D-Link says it won't patch 60k older modems (techradar.com)
267 points by lobo_tuerto on Nov 26, 2024 | 170 comments
16.Htmy – Async, pure-Python rendering engine (volfpeter.github.io)
146 points by friendly_deer on Nov 27, 2024 | 87 comments
17.Ultra-low-latency, batching and concurrent queue for IPC in Java (github.com/coralblocks)
113 points by eatonphil on Nov 22, 2024 | 74 comments
18.Ancient Sumerians created the first writing system (lithub.com)
164 points by HR01 on Nov 27, 2024 | 188 comments
19.Executing ARM Jazelle (JVM Bytecode) on the Wii's Starlet (github.com/thamugadi)
95 points by jamesy0ung on Nov 27, 2024 | 26 comments
20.Launch HN: Keep (YC W23) – AIOps and alert management (github.com/keephq)
94 points by talboren on Nov 27, 2024 | 49 comments
21.I Didn't Need Kubernetes, and You Probably Don't Either (benhouston3d.com)
354 points by bhouston on Nov 27, 2024 | 424 comments
22.FQL: A KV Query Language (github.com/janderland)
79 points by surprisetalk on Nov 20, 2024 | 14 comments
23.Python type hints may not be not for me in practice (utcc.utoronto.ca)
98 points by ingve on Nov 27, 2024 | 204 comments
24.How Blackjack Works (2007) (blackjackincolor.com)
94 points by Tomte on Nov 27, 2024 | 56 comments
25.I Stopped Using Kubernetes. Our DevOps Team Is Happier Than Ever (stackademic.com)
214 points by yarapavan on Nov 26, 2024 | 204 comments
26.SSH Artwork (github.com/villasv)
180 points by barrettondricka on Nov 27, 2024 | 29 comments
27.The Many Faces of the Kingdom of Shu (archaeology.org)
37 points by Hooke on Nov 23, 2024 | 24 comments
28.Creating a social photo frame from scratch (insignificantdatascience.substack.com)
34 points by tylerjrichards on Nov 22, 2024 | 26 comments
29.Psychoacoustic and archeoacoustic nature of ancient Aztec skull whistles (nature.com)
62 points by tosh on Nov 22, 2024 | 33 comments
30.The Nursery of the Mac – Apple Computer factory in Cork, Ireland (1996) (rgaros.nl)
70 points by Lammy on Nov 22, 2024 | 43 comments

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