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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 68 days ago | 521 comments
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Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone (play.google.com)
817 points by jarko27 68 days ago | 381 comments
3.
You can use C-Reduce for any language (bernsteinbear.com)
472 points by Tomte 68 days ago | 113 comments
4.
Show HN: Feels Like Paper (lukasmoro.com)
265 points by MoroL 68 days ago | 83 comments
5.
The capacitor that Apple soldered incorrectly at the factory (downtowndougbrown.com)
536 points by zdw 68 days ago | 259 comments
6.
How IBM invented the automated fab (ieee.org)
184 points by jnord 68 days ago | 43 comments
7.
Show HN: TeaTime – distributed book library powered by SQLite, IPFS and GitHub (github.com/bjesus)
307 points by yoavm 68 days ago | 55 comments
8.
ZetaOffice: LibreOffice in the Browser (zetaoffice.net)
301 points by marcodiego 69 days ago | 141 comments
9.
The Art and Mathematics of Genji-Ko (oranlooney.com)
172 points by olooney 68 days ago | 10 comments
10.
Hacker in Snowflake extortions may be a U.S. soldier (krebsonsecurity.com)
350 points by todsacerdoti 68 days ago | 194 comments
11.
Chebyshev Polynomials in the 16th Century (2022) (arxiv.org)
101 points by IdealeZahlen 68 days ago | 36 comments
12.
Device-detector: Universal Device Detection library from User Agent (github.com/matomo-org)
90 points by josephscott 68 days ago | 41 comments
13.
Git-crypt – transparent file encryption in Git (agwa.name)
119 points by yamrzou 69 days ago | 52 comments
14.
Janet for Mortals (2023) (ianthehenry.com)
241 points by magnio 68 days ago | 66 comments
15.
D-Link says it won't patch 60k older modems (techradar.com)
267 points by lobo_tuerto 69 days ago | 170 comments
16.
Htmy – Async, pure-Python rendering engine (volfpeter.github.io)
146 points by friendly_deer 68 days ago | 87 comments
17.
Ultra-low-latency, batching and concurrent queue for IPC in Java (github.com/coralblocks)
113 points by eatonphil 73 days ago | 74 comments
18.
Ancient Sumerians created the first writing system (lithub.com)
164 points by HR01 68 days ago | 188 comments
19.
Executing ARM Jazelle (JVM Bytecode) on the Wii's Starlet (github.com/thamugadi)
95 points by jamesy0ung 68 days ago | 26 comments
20.
Launch HN: Keep (YC W23) – AIOps and alert management (github.com/keephq)
94 points by talboren 68 days ago | 49 comments
21.
I Didn't Need Kubernetes, and You Probably Don't Either (benhouston3d.com)
354 points by bhouston 68 days ago | 424 comments
22.
FQL: A KV Query Language (github.com/janderland)
79 points by surprisetalk 75 days ago | 14 comments
23.
Python type hints may not be not for me in practice (utcc.utoronto.ca)
98 points by ingve 68 days ago | 204 comments
24.
How Blackjack Works (2007) (blackjackincolor.com)
94 points by Tomte 68 days ago | 56 comments
25.
I Stopped Using Kubernetes. Our DevOps Team Is Happier Than Ever (stackademic.com)
214 points by yarapavan 69 days ago | 204 comments
26.
SSH Artwork (github.com/villasv)
180 points by barrettondricka 68 days ago | 29 comments
27.
The Many Faces of the Kingdom of Shu (archaeology.org)
37 points by Hooke 72 days ago | 24 comments
28.
Creating a social photo frame from scratch (insignificantdatascience.substack.com)
34 points by tylerjrichards 72 days ago | 26 comments
29.
Psychoacoustic and archeoacoustic nature of ancient Aztec skull whistles (nature.com)
62 points by tosh 73 days ago | 33 comments
30.
The Nursery of the Mac – Apple Computer factory in Cork, Ireland (1996) (rgaros.nl)
70 points by Lammy 73 days ago | 43 comments

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