Yt-dlp: Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads(github.com)
1150 points by phewlink | 549 comments
A yt-dlp GitHub issue announcing that YouTube downloads will soon require the Deno JavaScript runtime to be installed.
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Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image(bitbytebit.substack.com)
1079 points by recroad | 614 comments
A Substack post criticizing Google Search, showing that searching for Midjourney surfaces paid competitor ads above the actual product, which appears fifth.
That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus(cybersect.substack.com)
986 points by sixhobbits | 559 comments
Robert Graham's Substack post arguing that the Secret Service's NYC SIM farm story is overhyped and the devices reflect ordinary crime, not a threat to cell networks.
Terence Tao: The role of small organizations in society has shrunk significantly(mathstodon.xyz)
968 points by bertman | 490 comments
A Mastodon post by mathematician Terence Tao reflecting on how society operates at four scales and how the role of small organized groups has shrunk.
Just let me select text(aartaka.me)
765 points by ayoisaiah | 521 comments
Blog post by Artyom Bologov arguing that websites and apps should not prevent users from selecting text.
Huntington's disease treated for first time(bbc.com)
672 points by _zie | 115 comments
BBC News article reporting that Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time, by health and science correspondent James Gallagher.
US airlines are pushing to remove protections for passengers and add more fees(travelandtourworld.com)
589 points by duxup | 555 comments
Travel and Tour World news article on American, Delta, Southwest, United and other US airlines lobbying to roll back passenger protections and add fees.
Helium Browser(helium.computer)
560 points by spacebuffer | 470 comments
Landing page for Helium, a privacy-focused web browser with download, GitHub, and search bangs links.
EU age verification app not planning desktop support(github.com)
517 points by sschueller | 355 comments
A closed GitHub issue on the EU age verification technical specification repo raising usability concerns, including the assumption that everyone owns a smartphone.
How to Lead in a Room Full of Experts(idiallo.com)
405 points by jnord | 119 comments
Blog post by Ibrahim Diallo on how to lead effectively when managing a team of experts who know more than you.
Show HN: Dayflow – A git log for your day(github.com)
400 points by jerryliu12 | 115 comments
GitHub repository for Dayflow, an MIT-licensed macOS app that builds an automatic timeline of your day by analyzing screen content with local or cloud VLMs.
Python on the Edge: Fast, sandboxed, and powered by WebAssembly(wasmer.io)
376 points by baalimago | 143 comments
Wasmer blog post announcing full Python support in Wasmer Edge (Beta), running sandboxed Python on the edge via WebAssembly.
My game's server is blocked in Spain whenever there's a football match on(old.reddit.com)
345 points by greazy | 156 comments
Reddit r/gamedev post by a developer whose game server gets blocked in Spain during football matches; the capture shows Reddit's network-policy block page.
How AWS S3 serves 1 petabyte per second on top of slow HDDs(bigdata.2minutestreaming.com)
338 points by todsacerdoti | 147 comments
A Big Data Stream newsletter article explaining how AWS S3 achieves 1 PB/s throughput and 150M QPS using commodity hard drives.
How to be a leader when the vibes are off(chaoticgood.management)
322 points by mooreds | 163 comments
A blog post on the Chaotic Good Engineering Management newsletter about how to lead a team when morale and the general mood are low.
Product Hunt is dead(sedimental.org)
250 points by mhashemi | 94 comments
Traefik's 10-year anniversary(traefik.io)
239 points by beckford | 134 comments
The Beauty of Programming (2001)(brynmawr.edu)
223 points by andsoitis | 52 comments
Docker Hub Is Down(dockerstatus.com)
180 points by cipherself | 81 comments
Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU(qualcomm.com)
145 points by wmf | 182 comments
Show HN: Vibe Linking(vb.lk)
81 points by michaelstewart | 27 comments
My Ed(1) Toolbox(aartaka.me)
69 points by mooreds | 18 comments
You didn't see it coming(aishwaryagoel.com)
64 points by agcat | 45 comments
Waymo for Business(waymo.com)
51 points by ra7 | 39 comments
