HackerNews Summary (2023-04-30 08PM)

Source: XTerm: It’s Better Than You Thought

Summary
The xterm terminal is still very much actively developed and has incredibly low input latency compared to modern terminals. The lower latency alone is worth the price of admission, and it also allows for easy copying and pasting to the clipboard and scrolling with customizable keys. Additionally, users can set up URL handling and toggle back and forth between screens.

Facts

💻 xterm has incredibly low input latency compared to modern terminals.

🔍 By hijacking the printerCommand configuration option, users can save URLs to a script and execute the script using a customizable keybinding.

🔢 Users can set up scrolling with customizable keys and toggle back and forth between screens.

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Source: Parts for Stolen Hyundais and Kias Are So Scarce the Cars Are Being Totaled

Summary
A sharp rise in car thefts in Georgia, particularly of Hyundais and Kias, has caused a shortage of parts needed to repair the vehicles. Thieves are joyriding in the cars rather than scrapping them, causing damage to ignition lock cylinders, broken glass, and missing interior plastics. The high demand for rarely replaced parts, such as lock cylinders, has led to a depletion of stock and longer repair times of theft recovery vehicles.

Fact

🚗 Thefts of Hyundais and Kias have sharply increased in Georgia, with many stolen cars being taken to body shops for repairs.

🛠️ The demand for rarely replaced parts, such as lock cylinders, has caused a shortage of stock, leading to longer repair times for stolen vehicles.

💰 Insurance companies reportedly have had such trouble with parts availability that they are totaling stolen cars rather than covering repairs.

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Source: Trap street

Summary
In cartography, trap streets or paper towns are fictitious entries on maps to catch copyright violators. They are rarely acknowledged, but one known case is an atlas for Athens, Greece, which has a warning about them inside its front cover.[2]

Fact

🗺️ Trap streets are fictitious entries in the form of a misrepresented street on a map for the purpose of “trapping” potential plagiarists; other “trap” features may also be inserted or altered.[1]

🌍 Trap streets are not copyrightable under the federal law of the United States. In United States vs. Hagstrom Map Co., the court found that copyright traps are not themselves protectable by copyright.[3][4]

🗣️ There are around 100 trap streets included in the London A-Z Street atlas. One such street, “Bartlett Place,” was identified and will appear in future editions under its real name, Broadway Walk.[2]

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Source: Why teens are suddenly obsessed with chess

Summary
Chess has seen an increase in popularity among middle and high school students since January 2021. This growth is credited to Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” Chess.com has seen a significant increase in usership, reaching 10 million active members by late January. Although teachers are pleased, some schools have struggled with disruptions in classrooms and hallways due to the game.

Fact

👥 Nationwide, middle and high school students are playing a lot more chess on their phones in the hallways between classes, sneaking moves in when their instruments are down during orchestra practice.

👍 The increased interest in chess has led to the formation of new chess clubs in schools that didn’t have them before.

📈 By April 2021, Chess.com hit around 12 million active players per day, up from fewer than 2 million active players before the pandemic.

🚫 Some schools have reportedly banned chess due to the disruptions it causes in classrooms and hallways.

🎥 Levy Rozman, a popular chess content creator, got 25 to 30% of his lifetime views in January 2021, and although traffic has declined, it’s still 10 times higher than previous levels.

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Source: Intel to drop the “i” moniker in upcoming CPU rebrand

Summary
Intel appears to be dropping the “i” branding, with a possible successor called the “Intel Core Ultra 5 1003H” seen on the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark. The move has been met with criticism, with many expressing concern about the impact on customer recognition.

Fact

🚫 The “i” branding is being dropped by Intel’s CPUs, with a new “Ultra” moniker appearing on the Intel Core Ultra 5 1003H CPU in the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark.

🤔 There is no indication yet as to what the meaning of the “Ultra” moniker is.

💬 The decision to drop the “i” branding has been met with criticism by many, who argue that it will cause confusion among consumers and may harm recognition.

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Source: ggerganov/ggwave: Tiny data-over-sound library

Summary
ggwave is a data-over-sound library that enables communication between air-gapped devices using sound. This library implements a Reed-Solomon error code correction mechanism to enhance demodulation robustness. It has a bandwidth rate of 8-16 bytes/sec depending on protocol parameters.

Facts

🎶 ggwave is a data-over-sound library that enables communication between air-gapped devices using sound.

🎛️ It has a bandwidth rate of 8-16 bytes/sec depending on protocol parameters.

🛡️ ggwave implements a Reed-Solomon error code correction mechanism to enhance demodulation robustness.

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