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Hacker News Recap

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Nov 3, 2023 • 19min

November 2nd, 2023 | Big landlords used software to collude on rent prices, DC lawsuit says

In this podcast, they discuss the confusing terminology of Git, software collusion among big landlords to inflate rents, the historical significance of the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, tracking changes in SQLite databases with Git, and the effects of sleep deprivation on mood and GPU rendering.
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Nov 2, 2023 • 20min

November 1st, 2023 | Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds

The podcast discusses the link between improving deep sleep and preventing dementia, Rob Pike's rules of programming, FCC's inquiry to increase minimum broadband speed, Asahi Linux's transition from Apple Silicon port to macOS bug hunting, and the high earnings of doctors in America. It also touches on topics like Cosmopolitan Third Edition, Bear doing analytics with CSS, the tech industry, and the relevance of ACPI.
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Nov 1, 2023 • 18min

October 31st, 2023 | German court prohibits LinkedIn from ignoring "Do Not Track" signals

German court prohibits LinkedIn from ignoring 'Do Not Track' signals. AI coding assistants and the surge in home schooling are discussed. The widespread acceptance of AV1 video codec and the verdict on inflated commissions in the real estate system are also covered.
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Oct 31, 2023 • 19min

October 30th, 2023 | I accidentally saved my company half a million dollars

An engineer accidentally saves their company half a million dollars by fixing an inefficient analytics platform. The podcast discusses self-employment and government work, Apple's new chips, authentication requirements for Gmail and Yahoo, improving English pronunciation with YouTube, the effects of private equity on the economy, the evolution of monolith to microservice, and controversies surrounding AI and its potential harm.
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Oct 30, 2023 • 19min

October 29th, 2023 | Giving a Shit as a Service (2022)

Reproducible builds and the dedication of small businesses, engineer roles and YouTube's battle against ad blockers, the fourth edition of Linear Algebra Done Right and its improvements, the pitfalls of entrusting product managers, and focusing on the experience of an activity over speed.
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Oct 29, 2023 • 19min

October 28th, 2023 | Friend's Chandler, Matthew Perry, died at 54

This podcast explores topics such as the video game Uplink, FCC regulation for amateur radio, voxel art editor, digitizing library cards and public transit payment systems, remembering Matthew Perry, debating urban vs. suburban living, and optimizing Gen CCC Allocator in SBCL software.
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Oct 28, 2023 • 19min

October 27th, 2023 | The slow death of authenticity in an attention economy

Challenges in academia, lack of authenticity on social media, math paper error discovered, power of program verification tools, image generation with LCMs, Google's expenses as default search engine
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Oct 27, 2023 • 21min

October 26th, 2023 | The Cloud Computer

This podcast covers a range of interesting topics including the world's first commercial cloud computer, the negative impact of mobile-first web design on desktop, an end-to-end encrypted and anonymous internet, the creators of Super Mario Bros unveiling a new game, the potential of illegally harvested exclusive hardwood, the U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter, hidden Roman forts revealed by cold war satellite images, performance issues in Cities Skylines 2, advancements in kidney stone treatment, and the open sourcing of game engine code.
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Oct 26, 2023 • 20min

October 25th, 2023 | First malaria vaccine reduces early childhood mortality

Topics covered in this podcast include a haunting digital specter called iLeakage, the contributions of Tarsnap to open-source software, the first malaria vaccine's success in reducing early childhood mortality, an introduction to the Flawless execution engine for durable computation in Rust, the broader implications of engineering culture and web components, resistance against linguistic flaws and challenges of diverse naming, and combating climate change with volcanic rock.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 19min

October 24th, 2023 | California suspends Cruise's autonomous vehicle deployment

California suspends Cruise's autonomous vehicle deployment, speculation around PSI5's motives, struggles with RISC-V, detainment under Terrorism Act, concerns about democracy, COVID-19's impact on the heart, frustrations with healthcare system, issues with user-generated parameters in cryptography, features of e-ink technology and billboard advertisements.

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