Show HN: Jq-Like Tool for Markdown
What is mdq? mdq aims to do for Markdown what jq does for JSON: provide an easy way to zero in on specific parts of a document. For example, GitHub PRs are Markdown documents, and some organizations have specific templates with checklists for all reviewers to complete. Enforcing these often requires ugly regexes that are […]
European word translator: an interactive map showing words in over 30 languages
Enter one or two lower-case English words to see translations from Google Translate. Examples: banana the cat she runs Random words: currency freedom A few things to keep in mind: Translations are generated by Google Translate. Some may be inaccurate or use non-European (e.g. Brazilian Portuguese) words. Just one translation is provided for each word; […]
AI-designed chips are so weird that ‘humans cannot understand them’
Engineering researchers have demonstrated that artificial intelligence (AI) can design complex wireless chips in hours, a feat that would have taken humans weeks to complete. Not only did the chip designs prove more efficient, the AI took a radically different approach — one that a human circuit designer would have been highly unlikely to devise. […]
In Memoriam – OnlineSafetyAct.co.uk
The following sites and services have stated that the Online Safety Act 2023 is the reason for their closing, or for geo-blocking UK users. AWScommunity.social, a Mastodon instance for discussing AWS technologies, with approximately 300 users (epitaph) Charlbury in the Cotswolds has (as of 2025-02-19) shut its debate forum (epitaph) Espruino’s forum, a forum for […]
Online discussions on forests preserved in the Finnish Web Archive
For a long time, public discussion on forests has been marked by the issue of defining limits for the economic exploitation of Finnish forests. The National Library of Finland has preserved forest-focused discussions on the internet spanning several years. Forests have always been extremely important to Finnish society. The utilisation of forest resources has been […]
WhiteSur: macOS-like theme for GTK desktops
A macOS like theme for Linux GTK Desktops If you like my project, you can buy me a coffee, many thanks ❤️ ! Required dependencies (click to open) “Install from source” deps sassc libglib2.0-dev-bin ubuntu 20.04 libglib2.0-dev ubuntu 18.04 debian 10.03 linux mint 19 libxml2-utils ubuntu 18.04 debian 10.03 linux mint 19 glib2-devel Fedora Redhat […]
Bybit Sees over $4B ‘Bank Run’ After Crypto’s Biggest Hack
Major cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has seen total outflows of over $5.5 billion after it suffered a near $1.5 billion hack that saw hackers, believed to be from North Korea’s Lazarus Group, drain its ether cold wallet. The total assets tracked on wallets associated with the exchange plunged from around $16.9 billion to $11.2 billion at […]
Gambling on Papal Conclaves
Pope Gregory XIV made gambling on papal elections punishable by excommunication. Gambling on papal elections has at least a 500-year history. Betting on 16th-century papal conclaves are among the first documented examples of gambling on election outcomes.[1] During the same period, gambling was also common on the outcomes of secular Italian elections, such as that […]
PropRise (YC S23) Is Hiring Engineer #1
As our Founding Engineer, you’ll own and build the systems that power our rapidly growing platform. We’re at an inflection point where customer demand is outpacing our engineering capacity, and we need someone hungry, autonomous, and gritty—someone who can ship code fast while handling both front- and backend challenges. What You’ll Do: Design and implement […]
Ultima VII: Revisited
(TL;DR: Ultima VII: Revisited is a replacement engine for Ultima VII that presents the game in 3D and fixes various issue with the game. Go to the Downloads tab to find out how to get it.) [embedded content] Preview of coming attractions. My name is Anthony Salter and I love Ultima. The Ultima Series of […]