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  1. What Is Rosenpass?

    There was a story recently about Rosenpass: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34969760 It seems to make VPNs using Wireguard, but I thought Wireguard was already made for VPNs? Clearly I am missing something. But I…

    3 points 3
  2. Why does the government worry about Apple encryption but not Signal et al.?

    Whenever Apple upgrades it's privacy scheme it seems the government becomes quite concerned requesting backdoors and such. However we have had apps like Signal and WhatsApp and a plethora of others with e2e for years.…

    2 points 3
  3. Is there something different about Apple's end-to-end encryption?

    We have signal, Whatsapp, matrix, telegram, ssh, file sync, file backup, and a whole host of other services that have all been end-to-end encrypted for the laymen for years. But authorities seem especially "deeply…

    3 points 1
  4. TikTok dethrones Google.com for traffic in 2021 according to Cloudflare (blog.cloudflare.com)
    3 points 1
  5. Self-hosted on-demand synched file storage

    I have a laptop with a humble amount of disk-space and a desktop with a massive amount of disk-space. I would like for the desktop to be a logically infinite source of storage, while the laptop stores only what I am…

    5 points 6
  6. Lebanese ad anti-Hizbala (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  7. John McAfee explains the method with which all computers are easily hackable (youtube.com)
    3 points 1
  8. John McAfee explains how all computers are easily hackable (youtube.com)
    3 points 0
  9. China state media says gaming time limit loopholes should be closed (investing.com)
    1 points 0
  10. Montreal Riots Tear Gas'ed After Canadians Win NHL Semifinal (youtube.com)
    2 points 0
  11. FBI operated fake encrypted messaging platform "ANOM" to catch criminal gangs (cbc.ca)
    1 points 2
  12. Ask HN: Recommendations on Concentrating Paid Traffic?

    If you are launching a game where players compete, you may want to concentrate ad dollars into shorter timeframes so that there are enough players simultaneously to "get things going". They can't play if there is no one…

    1 points 0
  13. Show HN: Codenames with matchmaking and timer (carefulclues.com)
    1 points 0
  14. Show HN: New online version of codenames with matchmaking and timer (carefulclues.com)
    3 points 0
  15. Show HN: Careful Clues: Matchmaking and timer for codenames [Svelte, Firebase] (carefulclues.com)
    1 points 1
  16. German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketplace' (barrons.com)
    203 points 331
  17. Ask HN: Why does Google search redirect links instead of using JavaScript?

    I am sure you have noticed that google search results point to a google.com link first instead of the actual result directly. This comes with a heavy price in terms of speed and usability. Why does google not instead…

    2 points 2
  18. NASA’s Spacecraft at Jupiter Just Sent Back Some Jaw-Dropping Photos (forbes.com)
    24 points 0
  19. Ask HN: Is there a whole universe of Chinese software that we don't see?

    China is obviously a major world player, but we rarely see articles/repos/posts/etc., that seem to originate from there, translated or not, or simply referred to. Are we missing out on lots of cool advancements from…

    127 points 73
  20. Ask HN: How can I run a program for 1 month against my will?

    I wrote a program that does various things around my smart home at various times. I want this program to run for exactly 1 month, even against my will if I change my mind. What's an interesting way to try and achieve…

    13 points 20
  21. Ask HN: How does outline.com load sites behind paywalls?
    1 points 0
  22. Show HN: Flipilizer: is it worth buying, renovating and selling that realestate? (flipilizer.com)
    2 points 0
  23. Show HN: Flipilizer, is it worth buying, renovating and selling that realestate? (flipilizer.com)
    1 points 0
  24. Ask HN: Why do banking websites break the web and are generally crappy?

    This probably doesn't apply to all banks, but it does apply to all my financial institutions: - browser back/forward doesn't work - can't ctrl+click to open a link in a new tab - logging out often gets stuck in a…

    3 points 12
  25. Ask HN: Tips on making a fake window that displays a live feed of the outside

    I have a dark wall in my apartment with no windows and I would like to simulate some. I would like to install a camera outside that transmits a live feed of the outside to a screen inside to make it seem like a window.…

    6 points 10