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_R_··on The $6.3B Binance hack was pulled off in just 20 minutes
I live in a developing country, and our government has more control over cryptocurrency than you can think of. Just a few weeks ago, many bank accounts were frozen because the account holders were trading P2P on Binance (mind you, that's the only way to buy crypto in my country), and some were even charged with financial scams, money laundering, tax evasion, and other offenses.
_R_··on Vibecoding Photoshop: Time and pressure
Longing to see this future, it's so beautiful I guess ;)
_R_··on Pi.dev: You Said No MCP
MCP is a lot like XML these days, it's not bad and still useful, but no longer trending
_R_··on This blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5 (2024)
On Android devices, it’s generally difficult for apps to maintain persistent background services. I’m curious how you were able to prevent Android from terminating the process, and how the Pixel 5 server managed to keep running?
_R_··on Lasers enable satellite internet backbone, might remove need for deep-sea cables
Hope to see it deployed in GEO, as this would significantly increase bandwidth and reduce costs in remote areas.
_R_··on Ask HN: Ubuntu Desktop Default Apps
Web Browser: Chrome, Chromium

Email Client: unity-mail

Terminal: Gnome Terminal

IDE: VIM

File manager: Nautilus

Basic Text Editor: Gedit

IRC/Messaging Client: None

PDF Reader: Evince

Office Suite: LibreOffice, Google Drive

Calendar: Gnome Calendar, Google Calendar

Video Player: VLC, YouTube

Music Player: Audacious

Photo Viewer: Gnome Image Viewer

Screen recording: None