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Not on Ars :( Verge’s is behind their paywall. Try Wired’s https://www.wired.com/live/apple-wwdc-2026-live-blog-all-the...

So now being a nuisance is justification for summary extrajudicial executions?! If people on HN believe this then we’re toast.

Seems like a trusted non-profit should spearhead a working group to come up with clear requirements and recommendations. This parental control spec would be clear for developers to…

I know there are a lot of petrolheads in this community. Enjoy the laugh.

I really appreciated the deep insightful analysis wrapped in an excellent metaphor.

When posting old pages/articles it may help if the OP explained why they are sharing on HN. Is there a particular question it answers? Is there some development that has made the a…

They’re doing this! Read about the restoration of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch ( https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/operation... ). Amazing tech.

Watch this video on DNA polymerase [1]. Obviously it’s an illustration, but I think it helps answer you question because cartoons are great. (MD, not PhD biologist) [1] https://you…

I’m a physician. I really appreciate Tom’s enthusiasm, but I think that enthusiasm led him to overestimate the significance of the problem. Moreover he didn’t really understand for…

There are already other resources which we (I’m an MD) already pay for and use to help make decisions when there is ambiguity about the best course of action. UpToDate was previous…

Apple gets unreasonable flak for this. They have used 2 proprietary connectors over their entire mobile range since the first iPhone in 2007 (or iPod when the dock connector was in…

“ The show's name has no relation to the newest organization of the U.S. military...” Is this a joke? It’s more bothersome than the subpar legal analysis.

Touché. I agree with you about user fatigue and have already changed news sites I check for this reason. Also it was very effective and rewarding demonstration for those of us who …

Sorry, it wasn't clear to me from this link that it was moving out of beta to open. And the pricing now seems generous (1 TB to start). I wonder how long they can sustain that pric…

A) I am a huge Dropbox fan (I stopped by to see their office when I was in sf a few months ago). B) the price for teams does seem a bit steep for many small businesses certainly bu…