Friday, January 31, 2020

New top story on Hacker News: USB 4.0 [pdf]

USB 4.0 [pdf]
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New top story on Hacker News: Writing Runbook Documentation When You’re an SRE

Writing Runbook Documentation When You’re an SRE
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New top story on Hacker News: Critical flaw in Trezor hardware wallets

Critical flaw in Trezor hardware wallets
15 by menduz | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Senate adjourns until Monday morning.


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A consequential vote is captured in pencil.


By BY ALICIA PARLAPIANO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2S8BYnx

Biden says his focus is on defeating Trump at the ballot box.


By BY KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tgy6IH

Former Coast Guard Lieutenant Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uaZAQp

Democrats unsuccessfully try to force four amendments.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RJiGWO

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Senate votes to approve final framework for Trump impeachment trial, scheduling final verdict vote for Wednesday of next week.

01/31/20 4:58 PM

New top story on Hacker News: OpenWRT remote code execution via MITM due to bug in package manager

OpenWRT remote code execution via MITM due to bug in package manager
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Trump signed off on the plan for his trial’s close.


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Requiem for a Dream


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Roberts says it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to act as a tie-breaker.


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UfphtG

Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official


By BY RONEN BERGMAN, ANTON TROIANOVSKI AND KENNETH P. VOGEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3b0Qu9x

Watch Live: Senators Debate Impeachment Trial Amendments


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New top story on Hacker News: Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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New top story on Hacker News: The EARN IT Act: How to Ban End-to-End Encryption Without Banning It

The EARN IT Act: How to Ban End-to-End Encryption Without Banning It
18 by erwan | 5 comments on Hacker News.


inexorable: Palabra del día: February 1, 2020

inexorable , adj :
Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. Adamant; severe.

Prince Romerson

Prince Romerson.
Prince Romerson (c. 1840 – 1872) was a Native Hawaiian who fought in the American Civil War at a time when the Kingdom of Hawaii was an independent nation. Living in the American Northeast before the war, Romerson enlisted in the Union Navy in 1863 and served in the Atlantic Blockading Squadron. After being discharged, he reenlisted in the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry, a United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiment, in April 1864. Romerson rose to the rank of sergeant and was mustered out in October 1865, due to illness. After the war, like many USCT veterans, he remained in the army as a member of the Buffalo Soldiers (pictured), serving on the western frontier. In 2010, he was commemorated with over 100 other Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian-born "Hawaiʻi Sons of the Civil War" when a bronze plaque was erected along the memorial pathway at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.

Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders for Not Working to Unite Democrats in 2016


By BY SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RM2iF6

Plans for Alabama’s Deadly Prisons ‘Won’t Fix the Horrors’


By BY KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aZLFgP

Brexit Has Arrived. But Boris Johnson’s Reign Is Just Beginning.


By BY RICHARD SEYMOUR from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2RNUGC1

Senators say they’ve settled on a schedule that would end the trial on Wednesday.


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2UbLc5b

Thursday, January 30, 2020

New top story on Hacker News: Charges dropped against pentesters paid to break into Iowa courthouse

Charges dropped against pentesters paid to break into Iowa courthouse
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Making beautiful colours without toxic chemicals

Dyeing clothes uses a lot of water and chemicals, but new tech is drawing on nature for colours.

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Why Block Impeachment Witnesses? Republicans Have Many Reasons


By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RF4NsS

Trump Lawyer’s Impeachment Argument Stokes Fears of Unfettered Power


By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2OdsS86

Defense team continues to portray the president as a victim.


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2S2hmNQ

Citing ‘Soul of Our Democracy,’ Pastor of Dr. King’s Church Enters Senate Race


By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Odr1QG

New top story on Hacker News: An Examination of Physics in Video Games

An Examination of Physics in Video Games
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Trump Travels to Iowa to Energize Supporters for Caucuses Next Week


By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2GBRnr0

These Brands Said No to Running Super Bowl Commercials


By BY TIFFANY HSU from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2tT2fyh

When Will We See Bolton’s Book?


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Coronavirus outbreak 'very well under control': Trump

President Donald Trump said on Thursday in Michigan that the United States was working very closely with China on the coronavirus outbreak and he believed it was under control.


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New top story on Hacker News: The Rust Compilation Model Calamity

The Rust Compilation Model Calamity
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New top story on Hacker News: Yahoo Groups Archiving Progress

Yahoo Groups Archiving Progress
18 by themadprogramer | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: GDB Custom Commands: Dynamic Arrays

GDB Custom Commands: Dynamic Arrays
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Roman temple of Bziza

Roman temple of Bziza.
The Roman temple of Bziza is a well-preserved first-century AD Roman temple in the Lebanese town of Bziza. It is dedicated to Azizos, a personification of the morning star in the Canaanite mythology. The temple's name is a corruption of Beth Azizo, meaning the house or temple of Azizos. The building has two doors that connect the portico to a square chamber. To the back of the temple lie the remains of the adyton where images of the deity once stood. The ancient temple was meant to function as the dwelling place of the deity. It was converted into a church and underwent architectural modification during two phases of Christianization: in the Early Byzantine period and in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The church, colloquially known until modern times as the Lady of the Pillars, fell into disrepair. Despite the church's condition, Christian devotion was still maintained in the nineteenth century in one of the temple's niches.

Tiggerish: Palabra del día: January 31, 2020

Tiggerish , adj :
(Britain) (Excessively) cheerful and exuberant; bouncy. The English author A. A. Milne, who created the character Tigger in his works about Winnie-the-Pooh, died on this day in 1956.

Republican senator laments starkly partisan nature of the trial.


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New York Is Urged to Consider Surge Pricing for Taxis


By BY BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2GzItup

More American Troops Sustain Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike in Iraq


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Everyone Wants a Piece


By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2OgG4ZQ

¿Hará el papa Francisco un milagro con la deuda de Argentina?


By BY MARCELO J. GARCÍA from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2RIDCgw

Alexander asks about the differences in bipartisanship under Nixon and Trump.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uKxHPa

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Sen. Rand Paul talks impeachment fight on 'The Story,' 7 pm ET

01/30/20 3:52 PM

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

White House Assumed ‘Disgruntled’ Bolton Would Write a Critical Book


By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RWjUgm

La batalla de China contra el coronavirus en imágenes


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2Gx0euc

Why Having Hunter Biden Testify Would Be Bad for Trump


By BY ELIZABETH DREW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2vy1gUB

Chris Doleman, Hall of Fame Scourge of Quarterbacks, Dies at 58


By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/314T8GN

New top story on Hacker News: Cows Communicate with Unique Moos

Cows Communicate with Unique Moos
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Is the World Ready for the Coronavirus?


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Rand Paul’s question may center on naming the whistle-blower.


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2u1jZrc

To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble


By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aWjxuP

Blue States Are Burying Damning Data About School Funds — Red States Are, Too


By BY ARY AMERIKANER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2U6Aywp

To Truly Move On, the Astros Needed Dusty Baker


By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2O8w30L

New top story on Hacker News: Nearly half of Americans didn’t go outside for recreation in 2018

Nearly half of Americans didn’t go outside for recreation in 2018
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New top story on Hacker News: Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Facial Recognition Suit

Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Facial Recognition Suit
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New top story on Hacker News: Self_update: In-place updates for Rust executables

Self_update: In-place updates for Rust executables
5 by adamnemecek | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Golden swallow

Golden swallow.
The golden swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) is found in Hispaniola and Jamaica mainly in isolated montane forests of Hispaniolan pine. The Jamaican subspecies is likely extinct, perhaps through predation by mammals and habitat loss, and the Hispaniolan subspecies is considered to be vulnerable by the IUCN. This is a small swallow with mainly copper-bronze upperparts and white underparts. The legs, feet, and irises are dark brown, and the bill is black. The extant subspecies differs from the Jamaican form in having a more forked tail and bluer upperparts. The female is similar, but with mottled grey-brown on the breast, and occasionally on the throat and undertail. In Hispaniola, this swallow breeds from April to July, laying a clutch consisting of two to four white eggs in a cup nest in Hispaniolan pine, in caves or under eaves. It is an aerial insectivore, usually foraging up to 20 m (66 ft) above the ground.

dehort: Palabra del día: January 30, 2020

dehort , v :
(transitive, rare or obsolete) To dissuade.

As Coronavirus Explodes in China, Countries Struggle to Control Its Spread


By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2RZZe7b

Coronavirus Spreads, and the World Pays for China’s Dictatorship


By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2t8LoqF

6 Takeaways From Senators’ Questions to Impeachment Lawyers


By BY EILEEN SULLIVAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RFaPcV

Everyone’s a Winner in Iowa


By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2U2MgZ4

Day 8 of Trump’s Trial: Ask Me Anything


By BY MICHELLE COTTLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2GxahiL

A frantic campaign schedule catches up with one senator.


By BY ALICIA PARLAPIANO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uKxnzM

Biden Plans a Counterattack at Trump as Impeachment Tensions Rise


By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2vxYxuk

Legal Pads, Photographs and a Podcast: How Senators Are Documenting Impeachment


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2O6h7jy

Florida School Restricts Access to Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem

By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/fIlhCeE