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1.		Hash collision in Apple NeuralHash model (github.com/asuharietygvar)
		1389 points by sohkamyung on Aug 18, 2021 \| 696 comments
2.		1800s Astronomical Drawings vs. NASA Images (2016) (nypl.org)
		289 points by dredmorbius on Aug 18, 2021 \| 71 comments
3.		Asking nicely for root command execution and getting it (rachelbythebay.com)
		589 points by TangerineDream on Aug 17, 2021 \| 137 comments
4.		SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring (sec.gov)
		550 points by hhs on Aug 18, 2021 \| 387 comments
5.		Richard Bartle releases his classic “Designing Virtual Worlds” book for free (nwn.blogs.com)
		424 points by Kroeler on Aug 18, 2021 \| 57 comments
6.		Apple is suing smartphone emulation software startup Corellium (technologyreview.com)
		602 points by webmobdev on Aug 18, 2021 \| 107 comments
7.		Terrorist watchlist exposed via misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster (bleepingcomputer.com)
		439 points by david_shaw on Aug 16, 2021 \| 252 comments
8.		Canada calls screen scraping ‘unsecure,’ sets Open Banking target for 2023 (finledger.com)
		349 points by exotree on Aug 18, 2021 \| 248 comments
9.		Show HN: I built an AI art installation at home generating new pieces on the fly (github.com/maxvfischer)
		399 points by mfi on Aug 18, 2021 \| 153 comments
10.		The Quest for Very Wide Outlines (bgolus.medium.com)
		151 points by todsacerdoti on Aug 17, 2021 \| 19 comments
11.		Convert Apple NeuralHash model for CSAM Detection to ONNX (github.com/asuharietygvar)
		505 points by homarp on Aug 18, 2021 \| 178 comments
12.		German parliament pens letter to Apple with concerns over CSAM detection system (9to5mac.com)
		430 points by Darthy on Aug 18, 2021 \| 80 comments
13.		Elm at Rakuten (rakuten.today)
		281 points by dragonsh on Aug 18, 2021 \| 172 comments
14.		Launch HN: Govly (YC S21) – Making it easier to sell to the U.S. government
		274 points by mikeweiland on Aug 18, 2021 \| 112 comments
15.		Xerox Alto Emulator (loomcom.com)
		158 points by hsnewman on Aug 18, 2021 \| 47 comments
16.		Reverse-engineering a vintage power supply chip from die photos (righto.com)
		137 points by picture on Aug 18, 2021 \| 39 comments
17.		Ask HN: Google is confusing me with others in a harmful way – what can I do?
		964 points by AndreaVass on Aug 18, 2021 \| 282 comments
18.		Launch HN: Flow Club (YC S21) – Virtual co-working space for focused work
		184 points by rickyyean on Aug 18, 2021 \| 75 comments
19.		Modern LZ Compression (2019) (glinscott.github.io)
		122 points by imadr on Aug 17, 2021 \| 44 comments
20.		The Big Sleep: The most baffling film ever made? (bbc.com)
		145 points by DrNuke on Aug 17, 2021 \| 154 comments
21.		B-Trees: More Than I Thought I'd Want to Know (benjamincongdon.me)
		239 points by todsacerdoti on Aug 18, 2021 \| 63 comments
22.		Show HN: Pop.com – pair programming with low-latency, Screenhero-style sharing (pop.com)
		225 points by jsherwani on Aug 18, 2021 \| 125 comments
23.		Using a laser to blast away a Bayer filter array from a CCD (hackaday.com)
		145 points by _Microft on Aug 18, 2021 \| 38 comments
24.		Time to retire the CSV? (bitsondisk.com)
		215 points by asicsp on Aug 18, 2021 \| 567 comments
25.		Red Ventures has turned very specific advice into very big business (nytimes.com)
		167 points by SirLJ on Aug 16, 2021 \| 134 comments
26.		Slow Electricity: The Return of DC Power? (2016) (lowtechmagazine.com)
		86 points by lispython on Aug 18, 2021 \| 230 comments
27.		Apple defends anti-child abuse imagery tech after claims of ‘hash collisions’ (vice.com)
		361 points by nickthegreek on Aug 18, 2021 \| 450 comments
28.		Wgpu-0.10 released: WebGPU implementation now in pure Rust (gfx-rs.github.io)
		216 points by kvark on Aug 18, 2021 \| 83 comments
29.		Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) (slate.com)
		119 points by aww_dang on Aug 17, 2021 \| 216 comments
30.		Hire for slope, not Y-Intercept (matt-rickard.com)
		127 points by rckrd on Aug 18, 2021 \| 91 comments
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