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Issue #567 // August 20, 2021 // View in your browser

#Favorites


Testing in production? It's scary until it's not. Take control of software releases. Ship fast. Rest easy. And LaunchDarkly.
//launchdarkly sponsored

Imba – I have spent 7 years creating a programming language for the web
//ycombinator

Asking nicely for root command execution and getting it
//rachelbythebay comments

Abandoned Motorola Headquarters
//abandonedspaces comments

Email Authenticity 101: DKIM, Dmarc, and SPF
//alexblackie comments

You don’t need to work on hard problems
//benkuhn comments

South Kensington station's escalator replacement project
//ianvisits comments

Not-a-Linux distro review: SerenityOS is a Unix-y love letter to the ‘90s
//arstechnica comments

Atlas robot does parkour
//bostondynamics comments

I closed a lot of browser tabs
//manxome comments

#Ask HN


What's the most life-changing blog post you've ever read?

What Apple alternatives are you switching to?

#Show HN


Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electron, built in Rust //github comments

Alda – Text-Based Programming Language for Music Composition //alda comments

Pop.com – pair programming with low-latency, Screenhero-style sharing //pop comments

Burst – start a cloud server, run your code, turn it off //burstable comments

Instantly listen to any URL //per comments

The Light Phone: Minimal Smartphone //thelightphone comments

#Code


Neural-hash-collider – make your own NeuralHash collisions //github comments

LeafletJS: a JavaScript library for interactive maps //leafletjs comments

Rails 6 with Webpacker 6, Tailwind 2 with JIT, Postcss 8 and some default setup //medium comments

GoKart: A static analysis tool for securing Go code //github comments

Let's write a compiler, part 3: A parser //briancallahan comments

#Design


1800s Astronomical Drawings vs. NASA Images //nypl comments

Tapedeck.org //tapedeck comments

Guerrilla artist faked downtown LA freeway sign in 2001 //motorbiscuit comments

#Learn


Crows have been shown to understand the concept of zero //quantamagazine comments

Mailable Live Animals //usps comments

Pompeii’s fast food joint unearthed in 2019 opens to public //theguardian comments

Carolyn Shoemaker has died //wikipedia comments

The Overview Effect //wikipedia comments

#Books


Richard Bartle releases his classic “Designing Virtual Worlds” book for free //blogs comments

The best books on assassinations //fivebooks comments

The Futurist Cookbook was the first lifestyle blog //lithub comments

#Watching


OpenAI's Codex sure knows a lot about HN //youtube comments

How to avoid being hit by a laser in a room of mirrors //youtube comments

Software Engineering's Greatest Hits //youtube comments

Tesla AI Day Live Stream //tesla comments

Making 100 transistors silicon integrated circuit chips in your garage //youtube comments

#Working


Nomad Visa – Working remotely? Explore your visa options //nomadvisa comments

Why it’s difficult to build teams in high growth organisations //medium comments

Hire for slope, not Y-Intercept //matt-rickard comments

How do I manage an employee who doesn’t need the job? //askamanager comments

#Startup News


SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring //sec comments

T-Mobile Confirms It Was Hacked //vice comments

Facebook may be forced to sell Giphy one year after buying it //arstechnica comments

Xsolla lays off 150 after an algorithm ruled staff 'unengaged and unproductive' //gamasutra comments

#Fun


Widelands is a free, open-source real-time strategy game //widelands comments

“My scooter was stolen. Unknown to the thief, I hid two AirTags inside it.” //twitter comments

Endless Sky: an open source space trading and combat game //github comments

Welcome to Nestflix //nestflix comments

0 A.D. A free, open-source game of ancient warfare //play0ad comments

Pico-1K Jam: Make Something Cool in Pico-8 in 1024 Characters //itch comments

Warzone 2100: A Free and Open Source Real-Time Strategy Game //wz2100 comments