HackerNews most popular stories from Jan 03, 2021 to Jan 10, 2021. In one blog post.
[0] WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app
[1] U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests
[2] Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension.html
[3] Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their ad spend
https://twitter.com/nandoodles/status/1345774768746852353
[4] GitHub is fully available in Iran
https://github.blog/2021-01-05-advancing-developer-freedom-github-is-fully-available-in-iran/
[5] A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/4/22212347/google-employees-contractors-announce-union-cwa-alphabet
[6] Ditherpunk: The article I wish I had about monochrome image dithering
https://surma.dev/things/ditherpunk/
[7] No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees
https://sahillavingia.com/work
[8] DALL·E: Creating Images from Text
https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/
[9] What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry
https://www.bti360.com/what-ive-learned-in-45-years-in-the-software-industry/
[10] ECC matters
https://www.realworldtech.com/forum/?threadid=198497&curpostid=198647
[11] Slack is down
https://status.slack.com/2021-01/9ecc1bc75347b6d1
[12] Poll: Switching from WhatsApp
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25669864
[13] Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles
[14] Facebook Indefinitely Suspends Trump
https://www.facebook.com/4/posts/10112681480907401/
[15] USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/USA-v-Assange-judgment-040121.pdf
[16] Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/technology/apple-google-parler.html
[17] Signal WhatsApp Chats Import
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/1014
[18] I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
https://samplesize.one/blog/posts/my_year_in_data/
[19] Asahi Linux: Linux on Apple Silicon project
[20] Pfizer vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants
[21] Rust is now overall faster than C in benchmarks
https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/which-programs-are-fastest.html
[22] Ticketmaster admits it hacked Songkick before it went out of business
[23] Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, part I
https://rosenzweig.io/blog/asahi-gpu-part-1.html
[24] GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran
https://twitter.com/sebslomski/status/1344219609923276801
[25] Laptop stolen from Pelosi’s office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide
https://www.reuters.com/article/BigStory12/idUSKBN29D2HA
[26] The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours
https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1346970431039934464
[27] PeerTube v3
https://framablog.org/2021/01/07/peertube-v3-its-a-live-a-liiiiive/
[28] Sci-Hub Founder Criticizes Sudden Twitter Ban over “Counterfeit” Content
[29] Traffic Simulator
https://traffic-simulation.de/