Stories by firefax

The Wow signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected on August 15, 1977

Best AI solution to hunt for buffer overflows in open source apps?

How did a Usenet troll and encryption genius become a criminal mastermind?

A skills-based pathway to licensure is ordered in New Mexico [pdf]

Why police raided Starbucks Korea's headquarters

How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America

"My dad is Li Gang" incident ("我爸是李刚"案)

Problems: A Close Reading with 4th Amendment Guidance for Cops and Perps

Moscow complains of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery

Spy law on track to lapse after Congress rejects extension (2026)

Human Flesh Search Engine

Unexplained Phenomena

2020 United States federal government data breach

The first web browser was released on this day in 1990

Stochastic Parrot

Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system

Frutiger Aero

Slashdot effect

T-Mobile accessed a whistleblower's personal cell phone account to identify him

Ask HN: How do you restrict bandwidth when using a hotspot?