Friday, December 31, 2021
Desmond Tutu: Body of South African hero to be aquamated
In line with his eco-friendly beliefs, the water-based process uses a tenth of the energy of cremation.
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Obituary: Betty White, the Golden Girl with a heart of gold
One of America's original screen stars, Betty White enjoyed a career spanning eight decades.
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Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer 'fine' after hospital drama during panto
Heavily pregnant Dani Harmer says she's fine after leaving Cinderella mid-performance.
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Thursday, December 30, 2021
Leicester City v Norwich City postponed because of Covid cases and injuries
Norwich confirm their Premier League game at Leicester on Saturday is off after positive Covid cases and injuries within the Canaries squad.
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Russia labels Pussy Riot members foreign agents
Journalists and other prominent figures also feature on an updated justice ministry list.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Four people injured in London stabbings
A double stabbing at Seven Kings railway station was followed by another in Kilburn High Road.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Jermaine Cools: Teenager arrested over murder of boy
Jermaine Cools, 14, took himself to a south London hospital but died a short time later.
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How does my Instagram keep getting compromised?
Ask HN: How does my Instagram keep getting compromised?
96 by china | 63 comments on Hacker News.
I was an early Instagram user and got my nickname as my handle and I keep getting either locked out of my account or compromised altogether. Over the years, hackers have tried a number of things to steal my handle and I can usually tell how they get in. These days, I have no idea. I've been SIM swapped a handful of times. One time a hacker faxed a fake ID to Godaddy to try and swap out my domain to gain control of my email (they were successful). Now, I will try to log in to my account and will just be locked out. The email I created specifically for Instagram is not recognized, and there is no way to reset my password. I have two-factor auth on, I don't use the same password anywhere else, I change it regularly, etc. My current theory is there is some employee at Meta that's ultimately stealing the account. Does anybody have any idea how they're hacking me? PS: the worst part about all this is in order to get the handle back, I have to pull strings with folks I know at Meta, for a normal user, they would have absolutely no way of regaining access... [Update] Just got the account back and still have no idea how my email was removed from the account... [Update 2] Reviewing the security section I see a password reset email was sent to [username]@instagramz.com. No clue how or who changed the account email to that though.
96 by china | 63 comments on Hacker News.
I was an early Instagram user and got my nickname as my handle and I keep getting either locked out of my account or compromised altogether. Over the years, hackers have tried a number of things to steal my handle and I can usually tell how they get in. These days, I have no idea. I've been SIM swapped a handful of times. One time a hacker faxed a fake ID to Godaddy to try and swap out my domain to gain control of my email (they were successful). Now, I will try to log in to my account and will just be locked out. The email I created specifically for Instagram is not recognized, and there is no way to reset my password. I have two-factor auth on, I don't use the same password anywhere else, I change it regularly, etc. My current theory is there is some employee at Meta that's ultimately stealing the account. Does anybody have any idea how they're hacking me? PS: the worst part about all this is in order to get the handle back, I have to pull strings with folks I know at Meta, for a normal user, they would have absolutely no way of regaining access... [Update] Just got the account back and still have no idea how my email was removed from the account... [Update 2] Reviewing the security section I see a password reset email was sent to [username]@instagramz.com. No clue how or who changed the account email to that though.
Leona Peach: Police seek father of missing 12-year-old girl
Leona Peach was last seen in Newton Abbot and may have travelled to be with her dad, police say.
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Monday, December 27, 2021
Covid-19: Extra vaccine mandates come into force in New York City
The measures include vaccine mandates for private-sector workers and children entering venues.
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James Franco: I'll admit, I did sleep with students... and that was wrong
The actor paid $2.2m (£1.6m) after being sued over "sexually-charged behaviour towards female students".
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Joan Didion: US literary icon dies at 87
She was known for chronicling US culture and was a screenwriter for the 1976 film A Star is Born.
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TikTok ousts Google to become favourite online destination
Tiktok.com overtook other US tech giants in 2021, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Netflix.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Spain to require masks outdoors amid Covid surge
As the Omicron variant spreads around Europe, countries tighten restrictions to brace for another wave.
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Ancient mass-migration linked to British genes
Scientists uncover evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain in the Bronze Age.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Malaysia hit by the worst floods in decades
At least 14 people have died and tens of thousands evacuated their homes after torrential rain.
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OnlyFans founder is making way for firm's marketing chief
The founder of the content subscription site is stepping aside to focus on new endeavours.
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Omicron: Andrew Lloyd Webber halts Cinderella musical until February
The West End musical will return "as soon as this wave is licked", the composer and producer says.
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Monday, December 20, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Launch HN: FlutterFlow (YC W21) – Build Apps Visually
Launch HN: FlutterFlow (YC W21) – Build Apps Visually
43 by abelsm | 6 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN! It’s Abel and Alex here to share what we’ve been working on for just over a year: FlutterFlow ( https://flutterflow.io ). It’s like WebFlow, but for Flutter. Flutter is an open source framework for building cross platform applications. FlutterFlow combines a UI builder with pre-built templates and Firebase/API integrations, generates clean Flutter code, and allows you to deploy to app stores directly from your browser. This enables extremely fast iteration, from product idea concepts and designs to working Flutter apps. As an example of what’s possible, we built an internal app for playing trivia games by using the jservice.io API and Firebase all in under 2 hours: Time lapse of building the app: https://youtu.be/Fm4jjpuKM1E Link to live version of the app: https://ift.tt/32bwsti Exported source code: https://ift.tt/33N3Eb9 Alex and I, along with a friend of ours from Google, quit our jobs in 2019 to work on a cross-platform mobile app that ultimately failed. It was a learning opportunity, and it also led us to feel the pain of the slow iteration process every time we wanted to roll out a new experience. We were able to experiment with various landing pages within hours, but building new screens and app experiences took weeks or even months. For over a year now, we’ve been tirelessly working on fixing this problem. I first fell in love with coding by pure luck as a kid in Ethiopia. My father, who at the time owned an internet cafe, decided to start taking night classes in CS in the late 90s. Ultimately he didn’t use his degree professionally, but I ended up with learning materials and a compiler, Turbo C++ 3.0. As I grew older, eventually ending up as an engineer at Google, I started to appreciate that as engineers we were often tasked with solving problems even when the solution didn’t necessarily involve writing code. Alex comes from a physics background, doing his undergrad at Stanford, and transitioned to study CS and AI there as well. In 2016 he joined the team I was on, a small ML group within Google Maps. He’ll often admit he had underestimated the amount of skill involved in building beautiful, fast and functional apps. And he certainly didn’t expect to love building with Flutter as much as he does, having been entrenched in ML for most of his career. Yet here we are. There has recently been a healthy amount of skepticism towards no-code tools, mainly due to concerns of extensibility and scalability. This is definitely the case for some apps - a good example is a tool such as FlutterFlow itself. It would be very difficult to build all of FlutterFlow recursively. We do use it internally for many of our pages, but using a visual builder to implement our code generator seems far fetched. This doesn’t imply however that there isn’t a middle ground that enables fast iteration in a visual builder, coupled with the ability to write code that seamlessly integrates with the overall experience. We’re not quite there yet, but we believe this is the right direction. Finally, we believe Flutter is going to be the catalyst that drives this movement. It’s composability, the fact that it’s super cross-platform (Android/iOS/Web/Desktop/Embedded), and the vibrant and passionate community it fosters give it a unique advantage. Whether we do it or someone else, the application builder of the future will be built on Flutter. Huge thanks to our users, the Flutter team and the Flutter community. We’d love for you to give it a try and share your thoughts. What do you think the future of application development is going to be? p.s. we were on HN when we announced our launch back in May: https://ift.tt/3u8glot We’ve made a lot of progress since then, enabling app store deployment, payments, ability to add custom code and much more: https://ift.tt/3sqPqa6
43 by abelsm | 6 comments on Hacker News.
Hey HN! It’s Abel and Alex here to share what we’ve been working on for just over a year: FlutterFlow ( https://flutterflow.io ). It’s like WebFlow, but for Flutter. Flutter is an open source framework for building cross platform applications. FlutterFlow combines a UI builder with pre-built templates and Firebase/API integrations, generates clean Flutter code, and allows you to deploy to app stores directly from your browser. This enables extremely fast iteration, from product idea concepts and designs to working Flutter apps. As an example of what’s possible, we built an internal app for playing trivia games by using the jservice.io API and Firebase all in under 2 hours: Time lapse of building the app: https://youtu.be/Fm4jjpuKM1E Link to live version of the app: https://ift.tt/32bwsti Exported source code: https://ift.tt/33N3Eb9 Alex and I, along with a friend of ours from Google, quit our jobs in 2019 to work on a cross-platform mobile app that ultimately failed. It was a learning opportunity, and it also led us to feel the pain of the slow iteration process every time we wanted to roll out a new experience. We were able to experiment with various landing pages within hours, but building new screens and app experiences took weeks or even months. For over a year now, we’ve been tirelessly working on fixing this problem. I first fell in love with coding by pure luck as a kid in Ethiopia. My father, who at the time owned an internet cafe, decided to start taking night classes in CS in the late 90s. Ultimately he didn’t use his degree professionally, but I ended up with learning materials and a compiler, Turbo C++ 3.0. As I grew older, eventually ending up as an engineer at Google, I started to appreciate that as engineers we were often tasked with solving problems even when the solution didn’t necessarily involve writing code. Alex comes from a physics background, doing his undergrad at Stanford, and transitioned to study CS and AI there as well. In 2016 he joined the team I was on, a small ML group within Google Maps. He’ll often admit he had underestimated the amount of skill involved in building beautiful, fast and functional apps. And he certainly didn’t expect to love building with Flutter as much as he does, having been entrenched in ML for most of his career. Yet here we are. There has recently been a healthy amount of skepticism towards no-code tools, mainly due to concerns of extensibility and scalability. This is definitely the case for some apps - a good example is a tool such as FlutterFlow itself. It would be very difficult to build all of FlutterFlow recursively. We do use it internally for many of our pages, but using a visual builder to implement our code generator seems far fetched. This doesn’t imply however that there isn’t a middle ground that enables fast iteration in a visual builder, coupled with the ability to write code that seamlessly integrates with the overall experience. We’re not quite there yet, but we believe this is the right direction. Finally, we believe Flutter is going to be the catalyst that drives this movement. It’s composability, the fact that it’s super cross-platform (Android/iOS/Web/Desktop/Embedded), and the vibrant and passionate community it fosters give it a unique advantage. Whether we do it or someone else, the application builder of the future will be built on Flutter. Huge thanks to our users, the Flutter team and the Flutter community. We’d love for you to give it a try and share your thoughts. What do you think the future of application development is going to be? p.s. we were on HN when we announced our launch back in May: https://ift.tt/3u8glot We’ve made a lot of progress since then, enabling app store deployment, payments, ability to add custom code and much more: https://ift.tt/3sqPqa6
Rachel Riley wins £10,000 damages over Nazi tweet
The Countdown star sued an ex-aide of Jeremy Corbyn over comments made on Twitter in 2019.
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The Queen cancels spending Christmas in Sandringham
The Queen will stay in Windsor Castle for Christmas, amid concerns over the Omicron variant.
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Downing Street gatherings: What were the Covid rules at the time?
Several alleged gatherings are being investigated by a senior civil servant.
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Sunday, December 19, 2021
Covid: Christmas travel will fuel spread of Omicron, US expert warns
The US infectious disease expert says the Covid-19 variant will spread - even among the vaccinated.
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Il Divo singer Carlos Marin dies aged 53
The Spanish singer is remembered by other members of the group for his unique voice and spirit.
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Southgate and England win Sports Personality awards
Gareth Southgate has been named Coach of the Year and England men Team of the Year at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year show.
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Drakeo the Ruler dies after stabbing at LA music festival
The 28-year-old was stabbed during an altercation backstage at a Los Angeles music festival.
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Met officer charged in child sex abuse probe
PC Will Scott-Barrett is suspended after being charged with sexual communication with a child.
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Sports Personality 2021: How to vote online
How can you vote online for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021? Find out here.
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Saturday, December 18, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: An Origami Samurai Made from a Single Sheet of Rice Paper
An Origami Samurai Made from a Single Sheet of Rice Paper
19 by simonebrunozzi | 0 comments on Hacker News.
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Migrant crossings: More than 900 cross Channel in two days
Nearly 28,000 people have now crossed from France to England in small boats this year.
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Brit Awards 2022: Full list of nominees
A rundown of the artists who are nominated for a Brit Award in 2022.
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Covid: Dutch go into Christmas lockdown over Omicron wave
Non-essential shops, schools, bars, restaurants and other public venues will be closed until at least mid-January.
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Brit Awards 2022: Adele, Ed Sheeran and Dave nominated in gender-neutral awards
Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Little Simz lead the pack, with four nominations each.
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Friday, December 17, 2021
Covid: More measures needed to limit hospitalisations - Sage scientists
Scientists say admissions could reach 3,000 a day in England if more restrictions are not brought in soon.
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Met PC sacked for racial slur uncovered during murder photos probe
The post was found during an investigation linked to the murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman.
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Is there a “wall of shame” for ISPs that don't respect DNS TTLs?
Ask HN: Is there a “wall of shame” for ISPs that don't respect DNS TTLs?
32 by anderspitman | 0 comments on Hacker News.
And other DNS resolvers as well.
32 by anderspitman | 0 comments on Hacker News.
And other DNS resolvers as well.
New top story on Hacker News: California’s AV testing rules apply to Tesla’s “FSD”
California’s AV testing rules apply to Tesla’s “FSD”
58 by camjohnson26 | 37 comments on Hacker News.
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Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Epstein's ex testifies for the defence
Eva Andersson-Dubin has defended her sex offender ex in the past and denies knowledge of his crimes.
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Covid: Omicron now dominant in England - health experts
But there is still a big variation across different regions, the UK Health Security Agency says.
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Star Hobson murder: Father Jordan Hobson 'will never recover'
Jordan Hobson says no sentence imposed by a court can bring back his "beautiful" murdered daughter.
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Coronavirus: Hospitality venues in Ireland to close early
Irish ministers agree hospitality venues, cinemas and theatres should close at 20:00 from Sunday.
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Thursday, December 16, 2021
Covid: Wales awaits Christmas Covid rules decision
Ministers have been discussing what to do in response to rise of Omicron variant in UK.
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Millipede with more legs than any known animal discovered in Australia
The millipede, discovered in Australia, has more than 1,300 legs and is believed to live on fungi.
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Describe SQL using natural language, and execute against real data
Show HN: Describe SQL using natural language, and execute against real data
7 by napoleond | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I played around with GPT-3 to build this demo. Select a public BigQuery dataset and describe your query in natural English, then edit the generated SQL as needed and execute it. https://ift.tt/3yzZXkd
7 by napoleond | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I played around with GPT-3 to build this demo. Select a public BigQuery dataset and describe your query in natural English, then edit the generated SQL as needed and execute it. https://ift.tt/3yzZXkd
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
New York City names first female police chief
Keechant Sewell, 49, will be the first woman to lead the US's largest police force in its 176 years.
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Social care: Official advisers want immigration rules to be eased
The government's official migration advisers say the sector faces "severe" problems finding staff.
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bell hooks: Author and feminist dies aged 69
Her niece confirmed the writer died on Wednesday "surrounded by her family and friends".
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Megan Thee Stallion 'told to dance' by Tory Lanez before alleged shooting
Rapper Tory Lanez is accused of hurting the songwriter after a party in Hollywood in July 2020.
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Covid: Record UK cases reported as travellers abandon hotel quarantine
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Shaun Bailey: Ex London mayor candidate quits over Christmas party
Shaun Bailey stands down as chair of a policing committee amid a row over an unauthorised party.
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Avanti: Train company apologises for pandemic tweet
A passenger "disappointed" to be stranded was messaged with "I'm disappointed there is a pandemic".
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Covid: Omicron probably in most countries, WHO says
The heavily mutated coronavirus variant is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the WHO's head warns.
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Channel tragedy: French authorities identify 26 victims
Sixteen Kurdish people, including two friends from Iraq, were among those who perished last month.
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National Lottery scratch card fraud: Men jailed over £4m jackpot claim
Two men who bought a £4m jackpot-holding scratch card using stolen debit card details are jailed.
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My parcel was delivered to my bin on collection day
It seems deliveries to bins are common, but what are your rights if your package goes missing?
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Monday, December 13, 2021
Covid: Omicron now 20% of England's cases, and vaccine booking site crashes
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday evening.
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Robust and affordable alternatives to Google Play for app distribution?
Ask HN: Robust and affordable alternatives to Google Play for app distribution?
11 by m_kos | 2 comments on Hacker News.
TL;DR: I am looking for a platform to distribute my dissertation research data collection Android app to ~50 adult study participants in the US. The most important features are the ability to quickly and reliably deliver app updates over one year, safety, affordability, and good UX (participants are non-technical Android users). I don't want to use Google Play Store. To give you some context, for my dissertation project, I need to collect data using a custom Android research app installed on participants' phones for one year. The app requires a lot of permissions and continuously collects a lot of data. My colleagues discouraged me from using Play Store because Google banned their apps for no good reason and with no recourse, even though their research was approved by research ethics and human subject protections committees (IRB). This jeopardized their federally-funded studies and caused issues with their findings. For this reason, I would like to distribute my app to ~50 adult study participants in the US using a different platform. Four features are especially important to me. First, app updates need to be delivered reliably and relatively quickly over one year. Second, there can be no spyware, excessive tracking, unnecessary notifications, nudges to download other apps, and no annoying ads. Third, affordability is important because I would be paying for the distribution from my personal student savings. Finally, I would prefer a platform with good app update UX for non-technical users, including older adults. So far, I have looked into APK Mirror, but according to their policy [1], > If your app is new, doesn't have a proven track record, and not > unique, it will likely not be approved. I have also tried F-Droid, but at least on my Pixel 2 XL, updates of some apps downloaded from F-Droid often fail to install. Would you have any recommendations on what other platforms I could look into? Thank you. [1]: https://ift.tt/3oQcehl...
11 by m_kos | 2 comments on Hacker News.
TL;DR: I am looking for a platform to distribute my dissertation research data collection Android app to ~50 adult study participants in the US. The most important features are the ability to quickly and reliably deliver app updates over one year, safety, affordability, and good UX (participants are non-technical Android users). I don't want to use Google Play Store. To give you some context, for my dissertation project, I need to collect data using a custom Android research app installed on participants' phones for one year. The app requires a lot of permissions and continuously collects a lot of data. My colleagues discouraged me from using Play Store because Google banned their apps for no good reason and with no recourse, even though their research was approved by research ethics and human subject protections committees (IRB). This jeopardized their federally-funded studies and caused issues with their findings. For this reason, I would like to distribute my app to ~50 adult study participants in the US using a different platform. Four features are especially important to me. First, app updates need to be delivered reliably and relatively quickly over one year. Second, there can be no spyware, excessive tracking, unnecessary notifications, nudges to download other apps, and no annoying ads. Third, affordability is important because I would be paying for the distribution from my personal student savings. Finally, I would prefer a platform with good app update UX for non-technical users, including older adults. So far, I have looked into APK Mirror, but according to their policy [1], > If your app is new, doesn't have a proven track record, and not > unique, it will likely not be approved. I have also tried F-Droid, but at least on my Pixel 2 XL, updates of some apps downloaded from F-Droid often fail to install. Would you have any recommendations on what other platforms I could look into? Thank you. [1]: https://ift.tt/3oQcehl...
Boris Johnson warns Vladimir Putin of deep concern over Ukraine
Boris Johnson told the Russian president any "destabilising action" would lead to "significant consequences".
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Sunday, December 12, 2021
Petra Srncova: Body found in search for missing hospital worker
Formal identification is yet to take place but Petra Srncova's family has been informed, police say.
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Saturday, December 11, 2021
Covid: Plan B vote to be split into three amid Tory rebellion
The measures for England are still likely to pass as Labour has committed to backing them.
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Man dies after being shot in police confrontation
Officers are responding to an incident in Kensington but it is not terror-related, police say.
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Friday, December 10, 2021
Indonesia volcano: Volunteers struggle to recover the dead, metres deep in ash and mud
The effort to recover bodies is continuing in Indonesia, after the eruption of Mount Semeru last week.
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The Monkees star Michael Nesmith dies at 78
With the group, the singer and guitarist had a string of hits and starred in a TV sitcom in the 1960s.
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Christmas: Downing Street lights accidentally switched on by MP
Carolyn Harris accidentally switches on No 10's Christmas lights early while trying to get inside.
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Dragonflies disappearing as wetlands are lost
The loss of marshes, bogs and swamps is driving a global decline in dragonflies, conservation research finds.
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China committed genocide against Uyghurs, independent tribunal rules
A London-based unofficial tribunal says China is deliberately preventing births among Uyghurs.
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Space sleeping bag to solve astronauts' squashed eyeball disorder
Scientists hope the hi-tech sleeping bag will stop eyeballs being squashed by zero-gravity in space.
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And Just Like That: 'Moodier' Sex and the City revival splits opinion
The new series is either "dull" or "a return to form" depending on which critics you believe.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Laura Kuenssberg challenges PM over new restrictions
Amid the fallout from the Christmas party row, Boris Johnson is asked how he can tell people they must now follow new instructions.
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Covid: Should I be working from home now?
People across the UK are now being advised to work at home where possible.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Ubisoft NFTs, called 'Digits', launch for in-game items
Game maker Ubisoft is launching its in-game NFT system this week.
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BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?
Our most inspiring and influential women of 2021 and how they're making a difference in the world.
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: RemoteLy – Receive curated remote jobs directly in your email
Show HN: RemoteLy – Receive curated remote jobs directly in your email
9 by standard09 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
https://ift.tt/3lINqpo Looking for next remote job? RemoteLy will hand curate jobs from 100s of sites, job boards, etc. directly in your email :) Personal backstory - I am Kumar, based in Bangalore, India. I have been looking for remote job (but not into developer/technology, but in other fields like marketing/analytics etc), however it was difficult to search so many sites on daily/weekly basis and then collating the same information and re-searching it again on every week for new jobs. To solve this, was searching if any similar tools available online. There are few but unfortunately only caters to [Tech] fields only and that too give limited info, so having my current job searching need in mind, have build 'RemoteLy' RemoteLy enriches the information about the role/company beyond the description, it provides information about : - Job Location (Remote US, Remote EU, Remote Anywhere) - $ Salary Range - Skills (Developer - Python, PHP, etc) - Visa offered (Y/N) - Equity offered (Y/N) - company's social media profile (like twitter, LinkedIn etc) Company Funding Details - $ funded - $ funding round (YC, Seed, Series A, B, C) Have built this using all NoCode tools only (i.e. Softr, Airtable, Tally Forms & Gumroad) 20% discount on annual plan for HN users/readers - code -- 'hn20' I look forward to your feedback, and questions on RemoteLy! also, reachable for any questions, etc DM on Twitter.
9 by standard09 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
https://ift.tt/3lINqpo Looking for next remote job? RemoteLy will hand curate jobs from 100s of sites, job boards, etc. directly in your email :) Personal backstory - I am Kumar, based in Bangalore, India. I have been looking for remote job (but not into developer/technology, but in other fields like marketing/analytics etc), however it was difficult to search so many sites on daily/weekly basis and then collating the same information and re-searching it again on every week for new jobs. To solve this, was searching if any similar tools available online. There are few but unfortunately only caters to [Tech] fields only and that too give limited info, so having my current job searching need in mind, have build 'RemoteLy' RemoteLy enriches the information about the role/company beyond the description, it provides information about : - Job Location (Remote US, Remote EU, Remote Anywhere) - $ Salary Range - Skills (Developer - Python, PHP, etc) - Visa offered (Y/N) - Equity offered (Y/N) - company's social media profile (like twitter, LinkedIn etc) Company Funding Details - $ funded - $ funding round (YC, Seed, Series A, B, C) Have built this using all NoCode tools only (i.e. Softr, Airtable, Tally Forms & Gumroad) 20% discount on annual plan for HN users/readers - code -- 'hn20' I look forward to your feedback, and questions on RemoteLy! also, reachable for any questions, etc DM on Twitter.
Afghanistan: How many people has the UK evacuated?
The UK government has defended the evacuation from Kabul in August, after criticism from a whistleblower.
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Monday, December 6, 2021
Covid: Omicron spreading in community and vaccine mandate for NYC workers
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday evening.
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FA Cup third-round draw: Chelsea host Chesterfield, Man Utd v Aston Villa, West Ham v Leeds
National League leaders Chesterfield will visit last season's runners-up Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup, while Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa travel to Manchester United.
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Crocodile attack: British teen speaks of relief
Watch Amelie Osborn-Smith describe the moment she was bitten and her relief that she won't lose her foot.
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Omicron: Why is Nigeria on the travel red list?
The UK has placed travel restrictions on arrivals from Nigeria and several other African countries - are they fair?
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Covid: Omicron spreading in the community, Javid confirms
There are now 336 cases of the new coronavirus variant across the UK, the health secretary says.
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US diplomats to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The White House says no US diplomats will attend the games in China, over human rights concerns.
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Sunday, December 5, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: How to make any immutable data structure distributed
How to make any immutable data structure distributed
15 by pierremenard | 1 comments on Hacker News.
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Indonesia volcano: Villages buried under hot ash
Rescuers are searching for survivors after Mt Semeru erupted in eastern Java on Saturday.
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Lewis Hamilton wins thrilling Saudi Arabian GP
Lewis Hamilton beats Max Verstappen in a chaotic Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to set up a winner-takes-all championship finale.
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New top story on Hacker News: I'll redesign any 3 websites in less than 3 hours: (Challenge?) HN
I'll redesign any 3 websites in less than 3 hours: (Challenge?) HN
27 by oreopithecus | 26 comments on Hacker News.
will only do 3 sites (in a span of 180 minutes); will do max 5 pages per site. Post link in comments, feel free to link ANY site, it doesn't necessarily need to be yours. (i'll reply with Netlify links to the redesigned, chaotically-coded, static pages) !for fun!
27 by oreopithecus | 26 comments on Hacker News.
will only do 3 sites (in a span of 180 minutes); will do max 5 pages per site. Post link in comments, feel free to link ANY site, it doesn't necessarily need to be yours. (i'll reply with Netlify links to the redesigned, chaotically-coded, static pages) !for fun!
Storm Barra: Severe weather warnings for wind and rain issued
The Met Office says the Atlantic system will bring the bad weather to Northern Ireland on Tuesday.
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Saturday, December 4, 2021
Storm Arwen: Snow, rain, and wind set to hit homes still without power
Snow, rain, and wind is set to hit areas still affected by Storm Arwen power outages, the Met Office says.
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Ava White: Liverpool vigil held for stabbed schoolgirl
Hundreds of balloons are released in Liverpool city centre in memory of 12-year-old Ava White.
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Watford 1-3 Manchester City: Bernardo Silva scores twice as City move top of the Premier League
Reigning champions Manchester City move top of the Premier League for the first time this season with a dominant win over Watford.
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Dependency Graphs for Cloud Services?
Ask HN: Dependency Graphs for Cloud Services?
11 by machinerychorus | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Are there any dependency graphs for cloud services? This seems to be pretty important info for determining how a system will degrade. For example, if Google Cloud Storage is down, will Google Artifact Registry go down? and if GAR is down, will Cloud Build be down? I have heard that there are "tiers" of services, with services in a given tier only using services from lower tiers, but I haven't been able to find any info on this, even unofficial blog posts or third party analysis. Does anyone know where I can find this info? Or have tips for figuring it out myself?
11 by machinerychorus | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Are there any dependency graphs for cloud services? This seems to be pretty important info for determining how a system will degrade. For example, if Google Cloud Storage is down, will Google Artifact Registry go down? and if GAR is down, will Cloud Build be down? I have heard that there are "tiers" of services, with services in a given tier only using services from lower tiers, but I haven't been able to find any info on this, even unofficial blog posts or third party analysis. Does anyone know where I can find this info? Or have tips for figuring it out myself?
Coronavirus: UK tightens travel rules amid Omicron spread
Travellers to the UK will have to have a negative Covid test before departure, the government says.
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Biden and Putin to hold call amid Ukraine invasion fears
The US and Russian leaders will discuss Ukraine amid mounting concerns about a possible Russian invasion.
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Friday, December 3, 2021
Swansea: Cinema & Co's £53k Covid grants to be reviewed
A cinema that breached Covid pass rules then refused to close will have its Covid grants reviewed.
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Covid-19: Ireland closes nightclubs and tightens Covid rules
Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces a number of new restrictions in a televised address.
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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: What were the opportunities missed to save him?
Social services are facing questions about their actions before Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was killed.
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Thursday, December 2, 2021
Shell pulls out of Shetland oil field development
The oil giant said the economic case for investment in the controversial project was "not strong enough".
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Elle to stop promoting the use of animal fur in its magazines
It is the first major fashion publication to make the pledge, citing its support for animal rights.
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How do you say 'Omicron'?
Omicron is the 13th variant of the Covid-19 virus to receive a Greek name but the pronunciation is up for debate.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Moth Minds: Fund individuals doing work you believe in
Moth Minds: Fund individuals doing work you believe in
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Women's tennis China tournaments suspended over Peng
The WTA announces the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China amid concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.
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Turner Prize 2021: Irish pub installation wins award
Array Collective took this year's award for tackling taboo topics in Northern Ireland.
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Definitive source for real estate statistics?
Ask HN: Definitive source for real estate statistics?
20 by b20000 | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I am considering buying a house or multi family property here in CA and would like to know what sources for real estate statistics you are all using, and what your thoughts are on what the best, unbiased sources are to do your homework? I do not want to rely on what realtors say as they always say "the market is going up" and "pay cash over asking price".
20 by b20000 | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I am considering buying a house or multi family property here in CA and would like to know what sources for real estate statistics you are all using, and what your thoughts are on what the best, unbiased sources are to do your homework? I do not want to rely on what realtors say as they always say "the market is going up" and "pay cash over asking price".
Covid Omicron: Time to consider mandatory jabs, EU chief says
EU countries should discuss forced vaccinations to combat the Omicron variant, says Ursula von der Leyen.
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Brook House: Spice drug tested on young detainee, inquiry told
A reporter for Panorama says the synthetic drug had a "big grip" and would "send people crazy".
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Scientists claim big advance in using DNA to store data
Scientists say they have made a major step forward in storing information in molecules of DNA.
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