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Why you should not use Google Cloud 641 by samdung | 220 comments on Hacker News.

I'm Scott Aaronson, quantum computing/computational complexity researcher. AMA 563 by ScottAaronson | 282 comments on Hacker News. Hey HN, We recently recorded a podcast (https://ift.tt/2Mwp3Hz) where I discussed my research, AI, and advice for nerds in general or people who want careers in science. We covered many but not all of the questions submitted over the internet so AMA!

Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up 380 by xuki | 334 comments on Hacker News.

The Matrix Calculus You Need for Deep Learning 366 by prostoalex | 42 comments on Hacker News.

Marketing Firm Exactis Leaked a Personal Info Database with 340M Records 303 by georgecmu | 235 comments on Hacker News.

Twitter Will Show Who Pays for Ads and How Much They Spend 300 by champagnepapi | 59 comments on Hacker News.

Django Newbie Mistakes 378 by tosh | 189 comments on Hacker News.

Norwegian Consumer Council report on how tech companies use dark patterns [pdf] 520 by erlend_sh | 126 comments on Hacker News.

Norway steps up the fight against illegal deforestation with UN and INTERPOL Published June 27, 2018 at 09:58PM Read more at unodc.org

World Drug Report 2018: opioid crisis, prescription drug abuse expands; cocaine and opium hit record highs Published June 27, 2018 at 04:28AM Read more at unodc.org

Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall 527 by sxv | 206 comments on Hacker News.

Mumbai bans plastic bags, bottles, and single-use plastic containers 397 by hw | 141 comments on Hacker News.

We're Baking ‘Have I Been Pwned’ into Firefox and 1Password 380 by edward | 52 comments on Hacker News.

OpenAI Five 579 by gdb | 118 comments on Hacker News.

Message of United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Published June 26, 2018 at 06:00AM Read more at unodc.org

Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in your personal life? 606 by spacesarebetter | 511 comments on Hacker News.

Codec2: A Whole Podcast on a Floppy Disk 437 by ericdanielski | 116 comments on Hacker News.

A sad update about a scissors maker that went viral 446 by zdw | 124 comments on Hacker News.

IRC.com Bought by London Trust Media, Pledges an IRC Revival 479 by metabrew | 371 comments on Hacker News.

Show HN: Material Dashboard – Free Admin for Bootstrap 4, React, Angular, Vue.js 411 by axelut | 149 comments on Hacker News.

Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Military Contracts 386 by dsr12 | 480 comments on Hacker News.

Keyboard Service Program for MacBook and MacBook Pro 498 by minimaxir | 317 comments on Hacker News.

Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant to Track Your Cellphone 368 by gok | 103 comments on Hacker News.

Statement of UNODC Executive Director for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Published June 23, 2018 at 03:55AM Read more at unodc.org

Twitter ‘smytes’ customers 523 by panarky | 224 comments on Hacker News.

Statement attributable to the UNODC Spokesperson on Canada's Cannabis Act Published June 22, 2018 at 04:47AM Read more at unodc.org

How I use Wireshark 539 by ingve | 93 comments on Hacker News.

Certificates for localhost 492 by colinprince | 120 comments on Hacker News.

YAML: probably not so great after all (2017) 536 by tlb | 324 comments on Hacker News.

Firefox is back. It's time to give it a try 602 by MilnerRoute | 315 comments on Hacker News.

OpenBSD disables Intel's hyperthreading due to security concerns 449 by mereel | 131 comments on Hacker News.

European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrous’ copyright bill 416 by sebst | 227 comments on Hacker News.

Canada legalises recreational cannabis use 425 by pmoriarty | 164 comments on Hacker News.

Elon Musk emails employees about 'extensive and damaging sabotage' by employee 374 by yasp | 449 comments on Hacker News.

Amazon shareholders demand it stop selling facial recognition to governments 314 by pmoriarty | 97 comments on Hacker News.

Why Skylake CPUs Are Sometimes 50% Slower 363 by GordonS | 96 comments on Hacker News.

Why you should learn just a little Awk (2010) 483 by mason55 | 168 comments on Hacker News.

Earliest images of the moon were much better than we realised 438 by theindieg | 99 comments on Hacker News.

Polly.js – Record, replay, and stub HTTP interactions 445 by zwentz | 82 comments on Hacker News.

Librarian wins surprise judgement against Equifax in small claims court 332 by ilamont | 113 comments on Hacker News.

Id Software 476 by bane | 154 comments on Hacker News.

At least 2.5 million migrants smuggled worldwide in 2016, says UNODC study Published June 13, 2018 at 09:59PM Read more at unodc.org

Solar Surpasses Gas and Wind as Biggest Source of New U.S. Power 276 by adventured | 194 comments on Hacker News.

John Resig: Introducing the GraphQL Guide 389 by sbr464 | 117 comments on Hacker News.

Habits of Highly Miserable People 530 by gscott | 270 comments on Hacker News.

Wells Fargo Bans Cryptocurrency Purchases on Its Credit Cards 324 by petethomas | 257 comments on Hacker News.

Birth Rates Dropped Most in Counties Where Home Values Grew Most 354 by jseliger | 194 comments on Hacker News.

The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official 394 by mcargian | 278 comments on Hacker News.

How to Find Your Earliest Users 348 by ChanningAllen | 44 comments on Hacker News.

Alternatives to Google Products 473 by wuschel | 228 comments on Hacker News.

Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain 441 by buserror | 151 comments on Hacker News.

JVM Internals (2013) 481 by flying_sheep | 111 comments on Hacker News.

Why does a spray bottle work? 457 by otras | 98 comments on Hacker News.

Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children 402 by panic | 140 comments on Hacker News.

Ok-Cancel versus Cancel-Ok 435 by zaksoup | 234 comments on Hacker News.

Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? 340 by cjauvin | 309 comments on Hacker News.

Anthony Bourdain has died 484 by chewymouse | 279 comments on Hacker News.

Justice Dept. Seizes Times Reporter’s Email/Phone Records in Leak Investigation 328 by MBCook | 149 comments on Hacker News.

NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars 321 by AstralWalker | 100 comments on Hacker News.

NTSB: Autopilot steered Tesla car toward traffic barrier before deadly crash 480 by nwrk | 484 comments on Hacker News.

If wages are to rise, workers need more bargaining power 340 by dluan | 473 comments on Hacker News.

Sucking carbon dioxide from air is cheaper than scientists thought 449 by kjeetgill | 241 comments on Hacker News.

Remote Only 562 by omot | 219 comments on Hacker News.

UNODC and INTERPOL reinforce joint action to counter crime, terrorism Published June 07, 2018 at 03:06AM Read more at unodc.org

Anti-corruption action needed to safeguard sports as tool for peace and development, says UNODC chief Published June 05, 2018 at 10:13PM Read more at unodc.org

GitLab is open core, GitHub is closed source (2016) 336 by OJFord | 72 comments on Hacker News.

American tech giants are making life tough for startups 378 by johnny313 | 134 comments on Hacker News.

Microsoft and GitHub: Empowering Developers 423 by okket | 231 comments on Hacker News.

Ask HN: What's your favorite way of getting a web app up quickly in 2018? 487 by westoncb | 514 comments on Hacker News. I am still frustrated with the amount of incidental complexity required whenever I want to do this. My latest attempt was to use a Digital Ocean droplet with Django pre-installed. I guess the biggest issue there was setting up something so that I could easily deploy my local version to the droplet (ended up using git/Github), and ensuring those two environments were in sync. I looked into Docker in some detail about a year ago, and I think it's the only pretty good solution for this I've come across—but there's a steep up front cost in learning/setup etc. (or so it seems). What services and technologies do you use when you'd like to quickly build a web app which may never be more than a prototype, but may also turn into something real? A big aspect of what I'm wondering is about automatically setting something up for keeping local/productio...

Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends 396 by sna1l | 95 comments on Hacker News.

MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018) 525 by indescions_2018 | 40 comments on Hacker News.

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018) 427 by whoishiring | 691 comments on Hacker News. Please state the job location and include the keywords REMOTE, INTERNS and/or VISA when the corresponding sort of candidate is welcome. When remote work is not an option, include ONSITE. Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. Only one post per month, please. If it isn't a household name, explain what your company does. Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about something. It's off topic here. Readers: please only email submitters if you personally are interested in the job—no recruiters or sales calls. To search the thread, try kennytilton's WhoIsHiring browser at https://ift.tt/2Ib3ASF or kristopolous' console script at https://ift.tt/1RJIwB2 .

Google quits selling tablets 369 by lando2319 | 272 comments on Hacker News.

How to get rich without getting lucky 436 by madmax108 | 350 comments on Hacker News.

Telegram App Says Apple Is Blocking Updates Over Dispute with Russia 391 by Anon1096 | 229 comments on Hacker News.

I Write Letters to CEOs 431 by henryjones | 162 comments on Hacker News.

Statement attributable to the UNODC spokesperson on the situation in Bangladesh Published June 02, 2018 at 05:48AM Read more at unodc.org

Leaked Emails Show Google Expected Military Drone AI Work to Grow Exponentially 392 by raleighm | 321 comments on Hacker News.

America’s Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook 363 by doener | 256 comments on Hacker News.