1. The Bond villain compliance strategy
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The article discusses the recent guilty plea of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), for operating a criminal conspiracy to launder money. The investigation involved various US regulatory agencies, although the SEC’s parallel action is still ongoing. Binance makes money through cryptocurrency gambling, particularly leveraged bets using cryptocurrency futures, and is involved in a worldwide money laundering operation with other players in the crypto industry. The article also mentions CZ’s background and his rise to prominence in the crypto world.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been actively enforcing actions against cryptocurrencies. They have initiated about two or three cases per month and have already started 30 cases this year. Initially, they focused on scams and later targeted the ICO industry by questioning the lack of security registrations for each ICO. They have also taken action against NFT issuers and paid influencers. Recently, they have turned their attention to larger exchanges. In addition to these cases, there have been instances of fraud involving the misappropriation of funds for personal luxury items. The SEC holds the position that crypto should be treated similarly to other financial products, and this argument is widely accepted after the FTX case. The SEC emphasizes that the scams in the crypto space are not original, as they involve Ponzi schemes, pump and dump schemes, front-running, insider trading, and theft of customer assets, all of which have been known for a long time.
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The article states that Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, has been accused of failing to report suspicious transactions to the US Treasury. The transactions in question involve activities such as terrorist financing, ransomware attacks, child sexual exploitation materials, and illegal activities on darknet markets. Despite its involvement in these transactions, Binance did not report any of them.
2. Making games in Go for absolute beginners
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The article discusses the author’s passion for programming and how it can be revitalized by coding for fun and creating video games. It focuses on using the Go language and the Ebitengine library for game development. The article explains the basic concepts of game development, such as drawing images, updating game logic, and handling inputs. It also mentions the Game interface provided by Ebitengine for implementing game logic.
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The author of the article discusses their practice of writing fireworks or simple particle simulations in a new language or graphics API to test for performance. They find it to be a fun task and an easy benchmark to see how many pixels they can move per frame. They recently did this in 2021 using GO and Ebitengine and were impressed by the performance and ease of getting the context running. The author mentions that they have been using this approach for the past 30 years and reflects on how far technology has come from being able to move only a few hundred pixels on a 16-bit CPU.
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The article discusses the author’s experience of developing a game in Go using the g3n-engine framework. The author chose Go because they liked the language and wanted to learn it, and they chose the g3n-engine because they wanted to work in 3D after making 2D games in the past. The author finds game development to be more challenging and rewarding compared to their previous work experiences, as there is always something new to learn.
3. Animotion – a visual CSS animation app
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The Animotion app allows users to create CSS animations visually by dragging, resizing, rotating, and clipping elements. It also includes a keyframes editor, a variety of pre-made animations, and 29 built-in easings. The app is better suited for larger screens and modern web browsers.
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The article mentions how CSS3 was released in 1999 but there is still a lack of easy, accessible, and programmable keyframe-based animation. Flash, which was popular, has since died and left a void. Adobe Animate and other frameworks exist, but CSS/SVG-based animation is still a niche skill.
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The author of the article mentions their desire to move keyframes, but notes that this feature is not currently available.
4. Show HN: IP Guide – Info on IP addresses, Networks, and ASNs
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The article discusses a webpage that is informative and minimalistic. The person is interested in using the webpage to look up IP addresses attempting to connect to their server and potentially banning them based on nationality. The individual wants to restrict access to only their own connections but realizes that IP addresses can come from different locations within their country. They suggest using a filter based on nationality as an alternative to having a list of specific IP addresses.
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The article discusses different methods of finding geolocation information using the “curl” command. The author mentions that using “curl ipinfo.io” returns accurate geolocation data in JSON format. However, this method does not provide network information and the ASN (Autonomous System Number) only includes the ASN and name, without the organization or country. On the other hand, using “curl ip.guide” redirects to a blank page, but using the “-L” option to follow the redirect results in a JSON that is not pretty-printed.
5. Normal Operating Sounds
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The article explains that it is normal for electric vehicle motors to make humming or whirring noises, especially in cold weather, as they generate heat to warm the battery. It also mentions that motors can be used for purposes other than moving the vehicle, similar to how ESCs for RC vehicles use motors to generate audible chirp tones to indicate status.
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The article discusses cabin noise experienced during acceleration when using the Ludicrous mode.
6. ArchiveTeam is downloading and saving content from Blogger
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The article discusses various updates and changes to the Blogger platform, starting from the announcement in 2015 regarding the restriction of sexually explicit blogs. The plan was later withdrawn, and no further changes to the existing policies were made. In 2019, Google removed Google+ comments from Blogger blogs. The article also mentions a redesign of Blogger announced in May 2020, with updates posted on their community support forum in August and September of the same year. However, certain aspects of the platform still use the old design. The article notes that Blogger is at risk of shutting down due to Google’s move away from the platform for their own company blogs. In May 2023, Google announced that inactive accounts, including Blogger blogs, would be deleted starting from December 2023. The article also provides instructions for archiving Blogger blogs and mentions the need for URL lists.
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The article states that the popular blogging platform, Blogger, may be at risk of shutting down because there have been no updates since September 2020 and Google has moved away from using it for their own company blogs. The Archive Team discovered this and began downloading content in November 2023, after a previous discovery in 2015.
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Google has announced that it will start deleting inactive accounts beginning December 2023. The company aims to clean up its user database and free up usernames that are no longer in use. The decision comes amid concerns of data security and privacy, as well as the need to ensure accurate and up-to-date information for users.
7. Strategies for making reproducible research the norm
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This article discusses the importance of reproducible research and open science practices in accelerating scientific progress. It highlights the need for training to help researchers integrate these practices into their work and outlines eleven strategies for making training in reproducible research and open science the norm at research institutions. The strategies focus on adapting research assessment criteria, providing training programs, and building communities. The article emphasizes the importance of allocating resources and monitoring impact. Despite the growing awareness of reproducible research and open science, these practices are still uncommon in many fields. The article calls for reforms in the research assessment system to recognize the value of diverse research outputs and recommends the implementation of effective education and training programs. The strategies discussed in the article were developed through a virtual brainstorming event organized by the German Reproducibility Network.
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This article highlights the issue of the “publish or perish” mindset in academia, where researchers are pressured to continuously publish papers regardless of their quality. The author argues that this dynamic leads to a flood of low-quality publications and calls for a reduction in the number of such papers. The article also mentions the unreliability of peer review as a filter for detecting fraud. Overall, the author believes that the current number of publications is significantly higher than necessary.
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The main problem pointed out in the article is that academics are primarily judged and rewarded based on the number of publications they produce. As a result, there is little motivation to replicate or reproduce existing studies, as they are not typically accepted by reputable journals. The author believes that this issue is not a reflection of researchers’ abilities.
8. PacketMill: Toward per-Core 100-Gbps networking (2021)
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The article discusses the process of preparing search results for download. It states that the file of search results citations is now ready and advises the reader to try again if the search export query has expired.
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The article discusses the possibility of using zero copy networking with io_uring to send the same bytes repeatedly. This could be useful for scenarios where data, such as updates in a video game, needs to be sent to multiple clients. By creating a fixed buffer, the data can be reused between calls in the ring, eliminating the need to copy it each time. However, there may be contention from locking involved, which could impact scalability. It suggests potential solutions, such as using per core buffers in the kernel, although control over kernel threads is uncertain.
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The article is about the project’s home page, which can be found at https://packetmill.io.
9. Show HN: Perfect Pitch Puzzle – a musical Wordle daily ear training game
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The article suggests that the game in question is well-designed but recommends focusing more on relative pitch and intervals rather than absolute pitch. The author believes that knowing how to distinguish intervals is more accessible and beneficial for creating and playing music. They suggest trying Earmaster, a training app that focuses on relative intervals and memory recognition.
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The author of the article expresses frustration with the “choose an octave” feature in a game, finding it confusing and unintuitive. They feel that the option chosen is not user-friendly and has deterred them from playing. They suggest allowing landscape mode to display the full range of keys instead.
10. Interesting features of John Harrison’s sea clocks
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The article discusses John Harrison’s sea clocks at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. The clocks were invented to calculate longitude at sea. It explains that Harrison faced challenges in creating an accurate clock that could withstand temperature and humidity variations on a ship. The clocks used anti-friction wheels for low friction and had counterweights and springs to maintain stability. The author also notes possible porosity in some of the clock materials, suggesting that high-quality materials were scarce or expensive during Harrison’s time.
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The author of the post is a college professor who has spent many years studying the history of 1700s navigation and has taken student groups to Greenwich to see and study various clocks, including H1, H2, H3, and H4. The author recommends two books for those interested in technical details on Harrison’s clocks. Additionally, the author has written a book that collects their pedagogy on 1700s navigation, with a specific focus on H1. H1 has been fully disassembled and reassembled, with XRF analysis performed throughout.
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The article discusses the fascination with “lignum vitae,” a type of wood mentioned multiple times. The author mentions being intrigued by this special wood and shares a link to one of the first search results they found. The linked article explains that lignum vitae wood is so robust that it is used to make shaft bearings for nuclear submarines, among other applications.