Friday, April 30, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Elementary OS 6 beta

Elementary OS 6 beta
28 by jamesponddotco | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: India’s second wave of covid-19 feels nothing like its first

India’s second wave of covid-19 feels nothing like its first
61 by divbzero | 33 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: So I finally sorted out what happened to my brain

So I finally sorted out what happened to my brain
33 by ronyfadel | 6 comments on Hacker News.


Pandemic Inspector General Warns of Oversight Breakdown


By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xH1ILY

New top story on Hacker News: P&G Flocculant/Disinfectant Powder

P&G Flocculant/Disinfectant Powder
29 by techolic | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Redbean/0.4

Redbean/0.4
8 by jart | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: What Is Constructor Theory?

What Is Constructor Theory?
9 by Schiphol | 2 comments on Hacker News.


What to Know About the 147th Kentucky Derby


By BY MELISSA HOPPERT AND JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2S9tP5U

Tom Brady Charted a New Path. Aaron Rodgers Struggles to Do the Same.


By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3eOcxmH

Judge and Cole Dominate as Yankees Crush Tigers


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3xBuzkH

New top story on Hacker News: Disney gets special “theme park” exception to Florida’s anti-tech bill

Disney gets special “theme park” exception to Florida’s anti-tech bill
19 by pseudolus | 8 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians

Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians
10 by pmoriarty | 7 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: True, False, and Random (2015)

True, False, and Random (2015)
11 by tosh | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Looking for a Weekend Excursion? Try Craft Shop Hopping


By BY DEBORAH NEEDLEMAN from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/2QOAi5X

MoMA Blocks Protesters Who Planned to Demonstrate Inside


By BY ZACHARY SMALL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3xLZMBV

New top story on Hacker News: SSD Makers Start Warning That Mining Products Like Chia Coin Will Void Warranty

SSD Makers Start Warning That Mining Products Like Chia Coin Will Void Warranty
45 by RachelF | 11 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: 345,000 legal documents from the Philippines government have been exposed online

345,000 legal documents from the Philippines government have been exposed online
5 by 1cvmask | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: OpenBSD Version 6.9

OpenBSD Version 6.9
18 by yabones | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Build a giant live scrolling tickertape display

Build a giant live scrolling tickertape display
11 by luu | 0 comments on Hacker News.


retrenchment: Palabra del día: May 1, 2021

retrenchment , n :
A curtailment or reduction. (specifically) An act of reducing expenses; economizing. (specifically) An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff. [...] (military, dated) A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work. Today is celebrated as International Workers’ Day or Labour Day in many countries to recognize the achievements and contributions of workers.

Thursday, April 29, 2021

The two top-rated wide receivers are off the board.


By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3aQo9Vb

Florida Republicans Pass Voting Limits in Broad Elections Bill


By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI AND NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3u9s5aU

Ja’Marr Chase will reunite with Joe Burrow in Cincinnati.


By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3u7qthV

Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND CHRIS HAMBY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3vvCWfL

Kyle Pitts is the highest-drafted TE in N.F.L. history.


By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3gToFW2

Film Club: ‘Sensations of Sound’


By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3vuRgVH

Pence, in his first speech since leaving office, speaks fondly of Trump.


By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xAHtiQ

The 49ers grab Trey Lance with the third pick.


By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/330p1C3

The Jets Try to Find a Quarterback … Again


By Unknown Author from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3u66eRT

A look at the Jets’ history of futility at quarterback.


By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3vwd8jK

With Zach Wilson, the Jets hope to end their decades-long QB search.


By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2QzvKAz

The Jaguars make it official with Trevor Lawrence pick.


By BY BEN SHPIGEL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3u9p5eE

N.F.L. draft order and picks: Here are the first round results.


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3u4NVfX

America Is Brutal to Parents. Biden Is Trying to Change That.


By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3e2qj5S

Many Dead in Stampede at Israel Religious Celebration


By BY ERIC NAGOURNEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gQsgV4

The Jaguars taunted TV networks about the first pick.


By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3eJz6ZK

New top story on Hacker News: Habitual coffee drinkers have a distinct pattern of brain functionalconnectivity

Habitual coffee drinkers have a distinct pattern of brain functionalconnectivity
15 by pizza | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The story BCG offered me $16,000 not to tell

The story BCG offered me $16,000 not to tell
36 by tacon | 12 comments on Hacker News.


Patrick Surtain II has a PS2 controller pendant.


By BY ELENA BERGERON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3sZerG4

Roger Goodell’s armchair is coming to Cleveland.


By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2QAmWKM

Roger Goodell gave his first public statement on the Deshaun Watson investigation.


By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/331BWUs

Patrick Surtain II is among those following their fathers to the N.F.L.


By BY EMMANUEL MORGAN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Shp5LJ

aver: Palabra del día: April 30, 2021

aver , v :
(transitive, intransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner. (transitive, intransitive, law) To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made). (transitive, obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so. [...] aver n (Britain, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, archaic) An old, useless horse; a nag.

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

简报:印度疫情惨象谁之过;美国审查北京是否遵守初步贸易协议


By BY EMILY CHAN AND SAMMI ZHENG from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xwqq1o

“Just before Covid, we had the most inclusive economy in my lifetime. The lowest unemployment ever recorded for African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans. The lowest for women in nearly 70 years. Wages were growing faster for the bottom 25% than the top 25%.


By BY JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eBzdqg

“In the process, while this was all going on, the economy created more than 1,300,000 new jobs in 100 days. More new jobs in the first 100 days than any president on record.”


By BY JEANNA SMIALEK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJeh3a

An Alameda Police Officer Used His Knee to Pin Down Mario Gonzalez


By BY SHAWN HUBLER AND EVAN HILL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xxI1pG

“We’re also providing rental assistance — you all know this but the American people, I want to make sure they understand — keeping people from being evicted from their homes.”


By BY LINDA QIU from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3u8fZPC

“The climate crisis is not our fight alone, either. It’s a global fight. The United States accounts for less than 15% of carbon emissions. The rest of the world accounts for 85%”


By BY LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3xwpavc

Harris and Pelosi make history standing behind a president during a formal address to Congress.


By BY ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eDsE6p

Burning of Police Station After George Floyd’s Death Draws 4-Year Sentence


By BY AZI PAYBARAH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3vxkeEB

New top story on Hacker News: Truly unified inbox – BlackBerry got it right and nobody has since

Truly unified inbox – BlackBerry got it right and nobody has since
6 by nvr219 | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Man Caught Smuggling 35 Songbirds Into J.F.K. Airport, Authorities Say


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3t29pZw

Analysis: Biden is betting the pandemic has reset voters’ views of how much federal spending is too much.


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aPhx9l

Watch President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress with real-time analysis and fact checks at 9 P.M. EST.


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sVTThG

Paul Kellogg, New York City Opera Impresario, Dies at 84


By BY ANTHONY TOMMASINI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2QIAljE

Did the 2020 Census Undercount the Hispanic Population?


By BY REID J. EPSTEIN AND JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3nupLZH

New top story on Hacker News: Brazil Rejects the Gamaleya (Sputnik-V) Vaccine

Brazil Rejects the Gamaleya (Sputnik-V) Vaccine
33 by Clewza313 | 7 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Fortnite’s cash cow is Playstation, not iOS, court documents reveal

Fortnite’s cash cow is Playstation, not iOS, court documents reveal
30 by danso | 5 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The United States Needs to Learn How to Learn

The United States Needs to Learn How to Learn
18 by ruddct | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People


By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PCGFcc

3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting


By BY KATIE BENNER AND WILL WRIGHT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3u3WTd8

Amazon to raise pay for 500,000 workers.


By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3aMUQ5z

Biden, Calling for Big Government, Bets on a Nation Tested by Crisis


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3dYMABu

Ron DeSantis Does Disease


By BY GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJXTzh

camp fever: Palabra del día: April 29, 2021

camp fever , n :
(archaic) An infectious disease causing fever that spreads in camps, specifically typhus.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Bill to kill up to 90% of Idaho wolves heads to governor

Bill to kill up to 90% of Idaho wolves heads to governor
11 by pseudolus | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads targeting 13-17 year olds

Facebook approves alcohol, vaping and gambling ads targeting 13-17 year olds
80 by AFlyingBoom | 50 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Signal's Cellebrite Hack Is Already Causing Grief for the Law

Signal's Cellebrite Hack Is Already Causing Grief for the Law
11 by gumby | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: AMD Reports Q1 2021 Earnings: Firing on All Cylinders and Setting Records

AMD Reports Q1 2021 Earnings: Firing on All Cylinders and Setting Records
26 by neogodless | 2 comments on Hacker News.


N.C.A.A. Extends President’s Contract Amid Turmoil in College Sports


By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3tZb3we

Easy-to-Resolve Situation


By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3ezh0tj

简报:中国推延迟退休引发反弹;印度疫情全面失控


By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3xuPUw5

New York Post Reporter Who Wrote False Kamala Harris Story Resigns


By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3aKd8Ex

Councilman Who Pleaded Guilty to $82,000 Tax Fraud Is Expelled


By BY JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gJiaoJ

New top story on Hacker News: Deprecate Use of Master and Slave

Deprecate Use of Master and Slave
2 by kamiya_kimiko | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Neurons in the mouse brain correlate with cryptocurrency price

Neurons in the mouse brain correlate with cryptocurrency price
20 by andyxor | 4 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting competition and consumers

Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting competition and consumers
69 by skeletonjelly | 29 comments on Hacker News.


Hungary Transfers 11 Universities to Foundations Led by Orban Allies


By BY BENJAMIN NOVAK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3u0I8aW

Florida School Restricts Access to Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem

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