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<h1 style="text-align: center;">best of hacker news</h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;">2016-11-17 -draft</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <li>] by Don Sagrott founder@sospep.com - a selection of the best posts from the hacker news(HN) community (<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com" target="_blank">news.ycombinator.com</a>) during this period, </li> <li>] <strong>best of</strong> is determined by community ranking (how many member upvotes the article got) and then curation ( manual selection of {<span style="text-decoration: underline;">interesting topics</span>} by <span style="text-decoration: underline;">me</span> )</li> <li>] the listed <strong>article title</strong> is linked to the original(source) article, </li> <li>] the <strong>comments</strong> are linked to the hacker news comments section for each article. These comments/discussions are typically a cut above most website comments sections and are definetely worth checking out for the topics that you are interested int</li> <li>] The <strong>date</strong> is linked to the <a href="http://jonathandub.in/" target="_blank">Jonathan Dubin's</a> site, <a href="http://waybackhn.com/" target="_blank">Wayback HN</a> which keeps a listing of the top 30 stories by date from the hacker news website. </li> <li>] The <strong>numbers</strong> beside the comments link, include the # upvotes the article recieved and the number of comments on the article</li> <li>] the <strong>initials</strong> beside the article title indicate the category the article belongs, too, see the [categories legend] linked below to decipher what categories the initials represent</li> <li>] SUMMARY, ANALYSIS, REVIEW ... - links are articles that Summarize, Analyze, Review the content</li> <li><strong>*] IMPORTANT - draft -</strong> versions of these articles do NOT contain direct links to the comments section or the comment count and upvote totals for the article, these items will be added once comments have closed, to access comments, use the date link to take you to a the listings for the date on wayback hn site, then locate the article you are looking for and use that comments links</li> </ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <li>] a curated selection of <strong>the most interesting/relevant content*</strong> (for {subject}) , organized by date and category</li> </ol> <h2>[WHERE]</h2> <ol style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"> <li>] # 5154 - <a href="/view/article?id=5154" target="_blank">LEGENDS-article-links</a> - the CATEGORIES LEGEND defines the CATEGORY initials, example the initials 'td' = technology-developer, ] the hightlighted colors legend tells you what the variously highlighted color items mean and the STATUS LEGEND defines what actions have/will be taken with the article</li> </ol> <h2>[WHEN]</h2> <ol> <li>] 2016-11-18</li> </ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>[<a href="http://www.waybackhn.com/?date=2016-11-17" target="_blank">2016-11-17</a>]</strong></li> <ol> <li>tb] <a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/spacex-plans-worldwide-satellite-internet-with-low-latency-gigabit-speed/" target="_blank">SpaceX plans worldwide satellite Internet with low latency, gigabit speed</a> (arstechnica.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>privacy] <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/snoopers-charter-expansive-new-spying-powers-becomes-law/" target="_blank">Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”</a> (zdnet.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>tb] <a href="https://what.cd/" target="_blank">What.CD is shutting down</a> (what.cd) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2016/11/17/do-not-change-linux-files-using-windows-apps-and-tools/" target="_blank">Do not change Linux files using Windows apps and tools</a> (microsoft.com) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>sw] <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/11/17/introducing-firefox-focus-a-free-fast-and-easy-to-use-private-browser-for-ios/" target="_blank">Firefox Focus – a free, fast and easy to use private browser for iOS</a> (mozilla.org) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>trans] <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/laautoshow/la-fi-hy-disappearing-stick-shift-20161115-story.html" target="_blank">Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions</a> (latimes.com) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>hw] <a href="http://ramtin-amin.fr/#nvmepcie" target="_blank">Demystifying the i-Device NVMe NAND</a> (ramtin-amin.fr) ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>tb] <a href="http://chrisschidle.com/the-dot-blog-bait-and-switch/" target="_blank">The .blog Bait and Switch</a> (chrisschidle.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) ] chris signs up for a new .blog domain name and discovers that the process of actually getting that name is not as what the company(automatic) originally explains it to be </li> <li>tb] <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/17/shareholders-approve-tesla-acquisition-of-solarcity/" target="_blank">Shareholders approve Tesla Solarcity acquisition</a> (techcrunch.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>privacy] <a href="https://theintercept.com/2016/11/17/iphones-secretly-send-call-history-to-apple-security-firm-says/" target="_blank">iPhones send call history to Apple, security firm says</a> (theintercept.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>poli] <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/17/internal-document-supports-argument-that-u-s-chicken-prices-have-been-artificially-inflated-for-years/" target="_blank">U.S. chicken prices may have been artificially inflated for years</a> (washingtonpost.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>tb] <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/17/linkedin-is-now-officially-blocked-in-russia/" target="_blank">LinkedIn is now officially blocked in Russia</a> (techcrunch.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>enviro] <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/11/global-warming?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/globalwarmingthestateoftheclimatein2016" target="_blank">Global warming: The state of the climate in 2016</a> (economist.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>security] <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2016/11/pixel-security-better-faster-stronger.html" target="_blank">Pixel Security</a> (googleblog.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>health sw] <a href="http://health.gnu.org/" target="_blank">GNU Health</a> (gnu.org),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) - the Free Health and Hospital Information System. Reading in the other comments how the screenshots indicate this is a repackaging of "Tryton", a fork of OpenERP,</li> <li>science] <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/the-mathematics-of-science-s-broken-reward-system-1.20987" target="_blank">The mathematics of science’s broken reward system</a> (nature.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>security] <a href="https://www.troyhunt.com/8-million-github-profiles-were-leaked-from-geekedins-mongodb-heres-how-to-see-yours/" target="_blank">8M GitHub profiles were leaked from GeekedIn's MongoDB</a> (troyhunt.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://medium.com/@steven_ovadia/the-joy-of-linux-desktop-environments-365d6cc8de72" target="_blank">The Joy of Linux Desktop Environments</a> (medium.com) </li> <li>tb] <a href="http://airbnb.com/new" target="_blank">Airbnb expands to experiences</a> (airbnb.com)</li> <li>science] <a href="http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/11/enzymes-from-nine-organisms-combined-to-create-new-pathway-to-use-co2/" target="_blank">Enzymes from nine organisms combined to create new pathway to use CO2</a> (arstechnica.com)</li> <li>tb] <a href="http://nypost.com/2016/11/17/facebooks-ad-metric-problem-is-becoming-zuckerbergs-headache/" target="_blank">Facebook’s ad metric problem is becoming Zuckerberg’s headache</a> (nypost.com)</li> <li>td sw] <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13TsZoWckcvJpprpL1zU54xsf0Zqm8mfmLkCHZcZbTMI/edit" target="_blank">Open-RethinkDB meeting notes</a> (google.com)</li> <li>td] <a href="https://jimshaver.net/2015/02/11/decrypting-tls-browser-traffic-with-wireshark-the-easy-way/" target="_blank">Decrypting TLS Browser Traffic with Wireshark (2015)</a> (jimshaver.net)</li> <li>td] <a href="https://openai.com/blog/openai-and-microsoft/" target="_blank">OpenAI and Microsoft</a> (openai.com) </li> <li>td] <a href="https://theawl.com/how-minority-report-trapped-us-in-a-world-of-bad-interfaces-d8d2d2af41da#.rwihipewn" target="_blank">How 'Minority Report' Trapped Us in a World of Bad Interfaces</a> (theawl.com)</li> <li>tb] [collection] <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/technology/fake-news-on-facebook-in-foreign-elections-thats-not-new.html" target="_blank">Fake News on Facebook? In Foreign Elections, That’s Not New</a> (nytimes.com) + mark z. in denial (nytimes.com)</li> <li>] <a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/catholics-built-secret-astronomical-features-into-churches-to-help-save-souls" target="_blank">Why Catholics Built Astronomical Features into Churches</a> (atlasobscura.com)</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[HOW-TO]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li>] <a href="/view/chapters?id=314" target="_blank">BOOK-technology-stories-2016</a> - <a href="/view/articles?id=1086" target="_blank">best-of-hacker-news-2016-11</a></li> <li>] # 6479 - <a href="/view/task?id=6479" target="_blank">CREATE-article# # -</a> best-of-hacker-news-2016-11 </li> <li>] ,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> </ol>