August 2019 Archive
3181.
It took a century to create the weekend–and only a decade to undo it (qz.com)
3182.
Algeria blocks YouTube and Google services after publication of political video (netblocks.org)
3183.
U.S. forest firefighting icon Smokey Bear turns 75 (reuters.com)
3184.
Why Wasn’t Jeffrey Epstein on Suicide Watch When He Died? (nytimes.com)
3185.
The Global Machine Behind the Rise of Far-Right Nationalism (nytimes.com)
3186.
Introducing Coil: a Kotlin-first image loading library on Android (tech.instacart.com)
3187.
Athens on the Colorado (local-memory.org)
3188.
Large-Scale-Exploit of GitHub Repository Metadata and Preventive Measures (arxiv.org)
3189.
Show HN: K3sup (ketchup) 0.2.0 – install and build Kubernetes clusters with k3s (k3sup.dev)
3190.
PragerU vs. YouTube (youtube.com)
3191.
Facebook's 'clear history' tool doesn't 'clear' anything (mashable.com)
3192.
The Koch-Fueled Anti-Transit Crusade Hits Phoenix, Is Seattle Next? (theurbanist.org)
3193.
China’s thin-skinned online nationalists want to be loved and feared by the West (economist.com)
3194.
How to build – and manage – a self-improving team (qz.com)
3195.
Distilling Bert Models with SpaCy (nlp.town)
3196.
Boris Johnson’s Parliament Suspension Approved by Queen (bloomberg.com)
3197.
'Mythbusters' star dies while attempting land-speed record (sfgate.com)
3198.
Why the Emoji Was Inevitable (2017) (nautil.us)
3199.
How are Tesla’s solar roof tiles now? (sustineri.life)
3200.
Commentaries on Criticisms of Magnetic Fusion [pdf] (fire.pppl.gov)
3201.
Ford Says Its AVs Wil Last Just Four Years (techcrunch.com)
3202.
Welsh Wikipedia gives me hope (slate.com)
3203.
Ask HN: What languages / frameworks to learn now to become more employable
3204.
Ask HN: Alternatives to Atlassian Confluence?
3205.
Ask HN: How to learn game development skills?
3206.
Facebook Is Getting Rid of “Secret” or “Closed” Groups (buzzfeednews.com)
3207.
July 2019 Was Not the Warmest on Record (drroyspencer.com)
3208.
Big Tech Controls Many Major Open-Source Projects. Is That a Problem? (insights.dice.com)
3209.
Ask HN: What is broken with job hiring processes?
3210.
FBI Investigating Jeffrey Epstein's Suicide (ktuu.com)