/Hive Five #9 · Mar 8, 2021
"We cannot retrofit privacy" — Sarah Harvey
/The Bee's Knees 🐝
The headline picks from this issue. The full issue has more.
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In defense of blub studies
A blub, coined by a co-worker of Ben, refers to mundane, ultra-specific-seeming knowledge. If you’re looking to learn something that will make you a better, and happier, programmer, ask yourself which parts of your most-used blub seem magical to you, and try to understand how they work. (10m)
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Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games to Run on Linux
Another milestone reached with ProtonDB, they are very close to 7000 Windows games confirmed to be working out of the box with Proton on Linux.
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At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software
At least 30,000 organizations across the United States — including a significant number of small businesses, towns, cities and local governments — have over the past few days been hacked by an unusually aggressive Chinese cyber espionage unit that’s focused on stealing email from victim organizations.
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Compensation as a Reflection of Values
Oxide decided to do something outlandishly simple: take the salary of the founders and pay that to everyone. It reflects their principles of honesty, integrity, and decency.
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The Profile Dossier: David Goggins, the Toughest Athlete on the Planet
Polina's profile on David Goggins, who believes that you must do something that sucks every single day because suffering begets growth. Once weighing 300 pounds did exactly that, achieving amazing feats.
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