Ask HN: Partner incarcerated 9 months ago. Tech innovations/news has he missed?

1 points by JaildTech 1y ago ↗ HN

My partner was incarcerated just over 9 months ago, before that he was a successful software engineer. What is something tech related that has happened in the past 9 months, that if you were incarcerated would want to know? Thank you :)

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mac3n 1y ago ↗

the xz backdoor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor

duxup 1y ago ↗

Read HN and click the past link?

Not4Hire 1y ago ↗

What?? If this partner hasn't been able to get a smartphone and stay up on tech/hn during a 'jailbird weekend' maybe they are not so 'successful' or resourceful after all.

However, the last 9 months have been awash with cryptobros turning AItards, wholesale plagiarism posing as promises of performance, and stagnation for C suite squatters laying off the very people who built the systems of production... so maybe missing it is a blessing.

FWIW, i wish i could skip the last year of tech news.

gus_massa 1y ago ↗

Top posts during (approximately) last 1 months:

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