The best of Hacker News - August 10, 2024

1.
Susan Wojcicki has died

659 points

2.
Defcon stiffs badge HW vendor, drags FW author offstage during talk

475 points

3.
A wonderful coincidence or an expected connection: why π² ≈ g

370 points

4.
OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall

272 points

5.
Urchin Software Corp: The unlikely origin story of Google Analytics (2016)

251 points

6.
Building a highly-available web service without a database

239 points

7.
Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

205 points

8.
Caltech Develops First Noninvasive Method to Continually Measure Blood Pressure

204 points

9.
DEF CON's response to the badge controversy

202 points

10.
Ask HN: Resources about math behind A/B testing

183 points

11.
Hacking a Virtual Power Plant

179 points

12.
Rivian reduced electrical wiring by 1.6 miles and 44 pounds

165 points

13.
Things I Won't Work With: Dimethylcadmium (2013)

149 points

14.
Show HN: Nous – Open-Source Agent Framework with Autonomous, SWE Agents, WebUI

145 points

15.
Show HN: Pg_replicate – Build Postgres replication applications in Rust

131 points

16.
Molecule restores cognition, memory in Alzheimer's disease model mice

130 points

17.
The Private Life: On James Baldwin

127 points

18.
Show HN: I built interactive map of active and decommissioned nuclear stations

124 points

19.
Grace Hopper, Nvidia's Halfway APU

118 points

20.
US FDA approves nasal spray alternative to EpiPen for allergic reactions

109 points

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