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An API is a user interface https://www.arp242.net/api-ux.html (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25206182)

I asked GPT-3 for the question to “42” https://muellerberndt.medium.com/i-asked-gpt-3-for-the-question-to-42-i-didnt-like-its-answer-and-neither-will-you-33f425a4d60f (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25206801)

SpinLaunch is building a gigantic centrifuge to launch satellites into orbit https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/spinlaunch-centrifuge-slingshots-rockets-into-space (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25204660)

My EOY Reflection Checklist https://boringstartupstuff.com/newsletter/nov-24th-2020-finish-the-year-strong (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25199785)

Next.js Commerce store, one-click deploy to Netlify https://github.com/chec/commercejs-nextjs-demo-store (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25204789)

Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first? https://annoying.technology/posts/7b574a72da90e5cd/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25205031)

Raspberry Pi: Vulkan update: we’re conformant https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/vulkan-update-were-conformant/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25201915)

Progress bars still lie https://web.eecs.utk.edu/~azh/blog/fixprogressbars.html (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25203038)

Scaleway Stardust Instances https://www.scaleway.com/en/stardust-instances/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25201767)

AWS Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-managed-workflows-for-apache-airflow-mwaa/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25202756)

The Timing of Evolutionary Transitions Suggests Intelligent Life Is Rare https://twitter.com/anderssandberg/status/1331041820516769792 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25198834)

How Rainbow Tables Work http://kestas.kuliukas.com/RainbowTables/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25201513)

US Internet Speeds 91% Faster in 2020 According to User Speed Tests https://fairinternetreport.com/research/usa-vs-europe-internet-speed-analysis (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25203256)

Coinbase Pro Disables Margin Trading https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-pro-disables-margin-trading-42f5862f8a66?_branch_match_id=294135607811499728&source=emailShare-23ee579691f2-1606255385&gi=b0ebf2e9c5b0 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25203474)

Ruby on Rails: Still the Best Web App Framework for Most Teams https://naildrivin5.com/blog/2020/11/23/rails-is-the-best-choice-for-most-teams.html (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25200799)

Apple Silicon M1: Black. Magic. Fuckery https://www.singhkays.com/blog/apple-silicon-m1-black-magic/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25202147)

No surprises here – On the absence of information in today’s media https://www.turningchaos.com/essays/no-surprises-here (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25200732)

P² quantile estimator – estimating the median without storing values https://aakinshin.net/posts/p2-quantile-estimator/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25201093)

Learn Difficult Concepts with the Adept Method https://betterexplained.com/articles/adept-method/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25201602)

The AMA is a tax-exempt hedge fund and licensing corporation https://www.epsilontheory.com/ama-bitfd/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25201837)