Hacker News Recap August 27th, 2023 | I Can Eat Glass
Aug 28, 2023
Challenges in mobile app development. Dominance of Monotype in the font industry. Breakthrough in regenerative medicine. Struggles of independent designers. Open source vs proprietary typefaces. Milestone study on cell therapies and stem cells. Online security communities. Techniques for better sleep. Nostalgia in computing. Story of translating 'I Can Eat Glass'. Python's variable argument operators. Arrest and censorship in Bangladesh.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Struggles and Complexities in the Design Industry: Open Source Fonts, Compensation for Designers, and a Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine
02:55 • 2min
Milestone Study on Cell Therapies and Stem Cells; Online Security Communities; Sleep Techniques
04:57 • 4min
Promoting healthier sleep, reminiscing about old Amazon pages, translating 'I Can Eat Glass'
08:43 • 6min
Arrest, Censorship, and Metric System Origins
14:59 • 3min