

December 26th, 2023 | A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors
Dec 27, 2023
Japan's proposed regulations to disrupt Apple and Google's app store monopolies, undocumented features of Hacker News, Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine, challenges of website search functionalities, Amazon Prime's plan to show ads, development of a just-in-time compiler for CPython, the significance of a black triangle in software creation, declining quality of care after private equity takes over hospitals, data corruption bug in OpenZFS, analysis of data structures for text editors.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Undocumented Features of Hacker News, mRNA-based Cancer Vaccine, Search Functionalities on E-commerce Platforms, Changes in Amazon Prime, Just-in-Time Compiler for CPython
03:30 • 8min
The Significance of a Black Triangle and Foundational Work in Software Creation
11:12 • 2min
Declining quality of care in healthcare system and debate on privatization, plus discussion on data corruption bug and sparse files in Unix file system
12:53 • 4min
An Analysis of Data Structures for Text Editors and the Efficiency Debate
17:18 • 2min