Hacker News: xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=xrayarxHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 03 May 2026 03:06:44 +0000<![CDATA[How can England possibly be running out of water?]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/17/how-can-england-possibly-be-running-out-of-water

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45151641

Points: 356

# Comments: 501

]]>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:22:35 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/17/how-can-england-possibly-be-running-out-of-waterxrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45151641https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45151641<![CDATA[Things You Should Never Do (2000)]]>Article URL: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45124944

Points: 4

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]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:21:51 +0000https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45124944https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45124944<![CDATA[Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland]]>Article URL: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629871/Microsoft-refuses-to-divulge-data-flows-to-Police-Scotland

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45062344

Points: 25

# Comments: 10

]]>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:32:04 +0000https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629871/Microsoft-refuses-to-divulge-data-flows-to-Police-Scotlandxrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45062344https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45062344<![CDATA[China's Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink]]>Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/china-may-have-taken-an-early-lead-in-the-race-for-a-military-megaconstellation/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45014498

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:50:40 +0000https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/china-may-have-taken-an-early-lead-in-the-race-for-a-military-megaconstellation/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45014498https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45014498<![CDATA[Burning Man festival hit by fierce dust storm]]>Article URL: https://www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/article/burning-man-dust-storm-20994950.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45014410

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:43:19 +0000https://www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/article/burning-man-dust-storm-20994950.phpxrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45014410https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45014410<![CDATA[The physics of parabolic microphones: Frequency dependence of gain (2023)]]>Article URL: https://legallyblindbirding.net/2023/10/13/frequency-dependence-of-parabolic-microphone-gain/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45012035

Points: 50

# Comments: 1

]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:42:10 +0000https://legallyblindbirding.net/2023/10/13/frequency-dependence-of-parabolic-microphone-gain/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45012035https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45012035<![CDATA[Florida man of cybercrime group "Scattered Spider" sentenced to 10 years]]>Article URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/sim-swapper-scattered-spider-hacker-gets-10-years/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45012002

Points: 5

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]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:36:30 +0000https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/sim-swapper-scattered-spider-hacker-gets-10-years/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45012002https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45012002<![CDATA[Programming for Cats]]>Article URL: https://programmingforcats.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45011680

Points: 17

# Comments: 1

]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:43:58 +0000https://programmingforcats.com/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45011680https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45011680<![CDATA[Why the Hunt for Red October Had the US Navy Running Scared]]>Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/hunt-for-red-october-tom-clancy-sean-connery-alec-baldwin/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44983899

Points: 2

# Comments: 4

]]>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:44:39 +0000https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/hunt-for-red-october-tom-clancy-sean-connery-alec-baldwin/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44983899https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44983899<![CDATA[Giant Radar Antenna Reflector on NASA-ISRO Satellite]]>Article URL: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/giant-radar-antenna-reflector-on-nasa-isro-satellite-in-full-bloom/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44983450

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:59:16 +0000https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/giant-radar-antenna-reflector-on-nasa-isro-satellite-in-full-bloom/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44983450https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44983450<![CDATA[After recent tests, China appears likely to beat United States back to the Moon]]>Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/after-recent-tests-china-appears-likely-to-beat-the-united-states-back-to-the-moon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44969618

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

]]>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:19:51 +0000https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/after-recent-tests-china-appears-likely-to-beat-the-united-states-back-to-the-moon/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44969618https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44969618<![CDATA[How I Made Ruby Faster Than Ruby]]>Article URL: https://noteflakes.com/articles/2025-08-18-how-to-make-ruby-faster

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44951268

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:28:04 +0000https://noteflakes.com/articles/2025-08-18-how-to-make-ruby-fasterxrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44951268https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44951268<![CDATA[Submarine cable map rendered onto a globe]]>Article URL: https://globe.gl/example/submarine-cables/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44951255

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:26:14 +0000https://globe.gl/example/submarine-cables/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44951255https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44951255<![CDATA[All ATC message routing in Germany was done through Emacs (2021)]]>Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lly7po/comment/gnvzisy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44944235

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:19:07 +0000https://old.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/lly7po/comment/gnvzisy/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44944235https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44944235<![CDATA[New comment by xrayarx in "I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file"]]>tl;dr

Ready to ditch the productivity app hamster wheel? Do this:

    Create a file called todo.txt
    Write down what you need to do tomorrow
    Do those things
    Add notes as you work
    Start a new date section when needed

]]>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:20:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44864397xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44864397https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44864397<![CDATA[Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine (2020)]]>Article URL: https://www.twz.com/34104/nukes-nubs-and-coners-the-unique-social-hierarchy-aboard-a-nuclear-submarine

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44863341

Points: 34

# Comments: 18

]]>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:17:00 +0000https://www.twz.com/34104/nukes-nubs-and-coners-the-unique-social-hierarchy-aboard-a-nuclear-submarinexrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44863341https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44863341<![CDATA[RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025]]>Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/rip-to-the-macintosh-hd-hard-drive-icon-2000-2025/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44820874

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

]]>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:19:49 +0000https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/rip-to-the-macintosh-hd-hard-drive-icon-2000-2025/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44820874https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44820874<![CDATA[SpinLaunch, the Space Industry's Best Kept Secret]]>Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-spinlaunch-the-space-industrys-best-kept-secret/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44801585

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:50:39 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/inside-spinlaunch-the-space-industrys-best-kept-secret/xrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44801585https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44801585<![CDATA[Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks]]>Article URL: https://de.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794479

Points: 17

# Comments: 1

]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 04:59:46 +0000https://de.ifixit.com/News/112008/polish-train-maker-is-suing-the-hackers-who-exposed-its-anti-repair-tricksxrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794479https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794479<![CDATA[Oceans Seven]]>Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceans_Seven

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794410

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 04:41:21 +0000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceans_Sevenxrayarxhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794410https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794410