Notices by Hacker News 50 (hn50@social.lansky.name)

Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Resigns from Linux Kernel

Link: https://lkml.org/lkml/2025/2/7/9
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42972062

#linux

Meta torrented & seeded 81.7 TB dataset containing copyrighted data

Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42971446

Httptap: View HTTP/HTTPS requests made by any Linux program

Link: https://github.com/monasticacademy/httptap
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42919909

#linux #http

Oracle Cloud deleting active user accounts without possibility for data recovery

Link: https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/113930010311998246
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42901897

#oracle

Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers' Posts

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/instagram-facebook-abortion-pill-providers.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42891148

#facebook

Elite on the 6502: The original 6502 assembly source, heavily commented

Link: https://elite.bbcelite.com/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42891200

Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

Link: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/brazil-bans-sam-altmans-tech-firm-tools-for-humanity-from-paying-for-iris-scans/articleshow/117540826.cms?from=mdr
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42834432

We're bringing Pebble back

Link: https://repebble.com/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42845091

Go 1.24's go tool is one of the best additions to the ecosystem in years

Link: https://www.jvt.me/posts/2025/01/27/go-tools-124/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42845323

Nvidia sheds almost $600B in market cap, biggest one-day loss in US history

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/nvidia-sheds-almost-600-billion-in-market-cap-biggest-drop-ever.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42845681

#nvidia

Another undersea cable damaged in Baltic Sea

Link: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250126-another-undersea-cable-damaged-in-baltic-sea-latvia-dispatches-warship
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42833491

Larry Ellison: vast AI surveillance can ensure citizens are on best behavior

Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-keep-citizens-on-their-best-behavior-2024-9
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42825097

Pixelfed Hit 500K Users

Link: https://fedidb.org/software/pixelfed
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42821519

The ultra-fast cancer treatments which could replace conventional radiotherapy

Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250121-the-physics-transforming-cancer
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42797281

General Motors Is Banned from Selling Driving Behavior Data for 5 Years

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/technology/general-motors-driving-data-settlement.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42734260

Why I Chose Common Lisp

Link: https://blog.djhaskin.com/blog/why-i-chose-common-lisp/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42671105

#lisp

Ships must practice celestial navigation

Link: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/january/ships-must-practice-celestial-navigation
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42657208

Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs

Link: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/meta-dei-memo-employees-programs
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42657901

I am rich and have no idea what to do

Link: https://vinay.sh/i-am-rich-and-have-no-idea-what-to-do-with-my-life/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42579873

iTerm2 Critical Security Release

Link: https://iterm2.com/downloads/stable/iTerm2-3_5_11.changelog
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42579472