Canada’s federal court rules intelligence service bulk data collection illegal
The Federal Court of Canada has faulted Canada’s domestic spy agency for unlawfully retaining data and for not being truthful with judges who authorize its intelligence programs. Separately, the court...
View ArticleBest Android Libraries for Developers
Software libraries are an amazing way to speed up coding for Android. Leverage the hard work of other developers to make your life easier. There are tons of amazing Android libraries out there, but how...
View ArticleMaryland will audit all votes cast in general election
Maryland will conduct a post-election audit of all of the votes cast in the general election.The Maryland State Board of Elections has hired a Boston-based company, Clear Ballot, to conduct a...
View ArticleFindBugs project in its current form is dead
[FB-Discuss] Project statusAndrey Loskutovloskutov at gmx.deWed Nov 2 06:05:20 EDT 2016Hi all, TL;DR: I'm really sorry to say, but FindBugs project in its current form is dead. Longer explanation...
View ArticleNicholas Stern: cost of global warming ‘is worse than I feared’
A lot has happened since Nicholas Stern, then a permanent secretary at the Treasury, produced his landmark review of the impact of climate change 10 years ago. His work was quickly recognised as the...
View ArticleAsk HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
My answer from a similar thread a couple of months ago:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12285392StartOpz (http://www.startopz.com):Workday-lite (really lite) for small businesses. Individual...
View ArticleSamsung is building its own AI assistant for the Galaxy S8
Samsung needs something big next year. And not necessarily big in the sense of a giant screen. After all, it’s precisely that line that put the company in its current position, up against the ropes...
View ArticleHumanPredictions – Bootstrapping a SaaS app to $18k/mo in under a year
Tell us about yourself and what you're working on.Hi, I'm Elliott Garms. I grew up in a family of recruiters. I'm very extroverted, and I did not do well in school growing up. I've always been an...
View ArticleThe Macintosh GUI in 1984
Location: GUIs> Apple> Macintosh in 1984The Macintosh in 1984There are a number of Macintosh history sites out there, but I wanted to post some early MacOS screen shots that I thought were...
View ArticleLessPass: sync-less open source password manager
Stop wasting time synchronize your encrypted vault. Remember one master password to access your passwords, anywhere, anytime. No sync needed. How it works ?
View ArticleTesco Bank halts online payments after money was taken from 20K accounts
Tesco Bank blames 'systematic sophisticated attack' for account losses7 November 2016From the section BusinessShareShare this withEmailShare this with EmailFacebookShare this with...
View ArticleSoylent Thinks It Found What Was Making People Sick: Algae
The startup is removing an algae-based ingredient from its food products. Its supplier TerraVia says the substance is safe.November 7, 2016 — 10:00 AM ESTNovember 7, 2016 — 2:07 PM ESTSince its...
View ArticleShow HN: uThreads – Concurrent User Threads in C and C++
What are uThreads?uThreads is a concurrent library based on cooperative scheduling of user-level threads(fibers) implemented in C++. User-level threads are lightweight threads that execute on top of...
View ArticleQuick fix for an early Internet problem lives on a quarter-century later (2015)
Warnings about the risks inherent in BGP are almost as old as the protocol itself. “I knew that routing security was a problem,” Columbia University computer scientist Steven M. Bellovin said. “Seeing...
View ArticleWe’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products
Written by Dr Alison Bernstein, Dr Layla Katiraee, and Dr Anastasia BodnarWe are scientists and moms concerned about the health of our children and the planet they will inherit. Last year, we wrote to...
View ArticleOpen-Source 3D Graphics Design: Where to Begin
For the aspiring developer, the realm of graphic design is a daunting one. It’s a common problem to have to outsource graphics for your app, since it doesn’t make sense to spend hundreds of dollars on...
View ArticleAndroid Auto: right on your phone screen
Whether your phone is connected to a compatible car display, or placed in a car mount on the dashboard, Android Auto brings your favorite apps and services into one place, making them accessible in...
View ArticleButterfly Effects: Ballot design
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View ArticleShow HN: DeepRhyme (D-Prime) – Generating dope rhymes with machine learning
Disclaimer : I am a white boy, straight outta Cambridge, UK. I do not condone the nastier, sometimes misogynistic language in this post, but in the interest of keeping it real, I have not made any...
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