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Poll: Would you change your iPhone’s default Music app if possible?

Apple had long resisted letting users change default apps on their iPhone. With iOS 14, however, you can choose your preferred Mail app and browser, and the beta of iOS 14.5 suggested that you could do the same with the Music app…but maybe not.
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Not every Republican is as bone-headed as Greg Abbott, as vaccinations exceed 2 million per day
On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decided to toss a big fat distraction on how Republicans turned that state’s energy market into a scheme that generates billions in instant profit from pure human misery. Abbott was just one of several Republican governors who have decided that, now that there’s reasonable leadership in Washington, there’s no longer any need for them to even pretend to be reasonable back at home. Expect them to wake up any day now and blame President Joe Biden for the hundreds of thousands of deaths that … wait a second. This just in:
xThe Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 3, 2021
The Biden Admin. must IMMEDIATELY end this callous act that exposes Texans & Americans to COVID.
According to the CDC, there are currently more than 171,000 active cases of COVID-19 in Texas. In his no-masks, everything open to the fullest ruling this week, Abbott just gave every single one of those people, and the tens of thousands more who don’t even know they have COVID, permission to crowd into the nearest bar and restaurant and share their germs. Abbott didn’t just lift all mask requirements, he banned counties and localities from imposing local mask requirements. And he did it in a week when more than half the counties in Texas saw a sharp increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. It’s the kind of action that has Republicans spending their Wednesdays defending the honor of Neanderthals.
But, surprisingly, there is one Republican governor who is going in the other direction.
The CNAME of the Game: Large-scale Analysis of DNS-based Tracking Evasion
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.09301
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26347110
Points: 55
# Comments: 36
The lessons of Fukushima – Nuclear power must be well regulated, not ditched
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/03/06/nuclear-power-must-be-well-regulated-not-ditched
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26347073
Points: 89
# Comments: 92
Reverse-engineering Rosetta 2 Part 1: Analyzing AoT files and the runtime
Article URL: https://ffri.github.io/ProjectChampollion/part1/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26346980
Points: 17
# Comments: 0
Chrome Switches Its Release Cycle for First Time in a Decade
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Tintern 'secret' medieval tunnel system found by accident
Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56281726
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26346879
Points: 30
# Comments: 18
DeSantis is giving vaccines meant for Black communities to wealthy white Floridians
It’s no surprise that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cares more about the rich than the economically vulnerable. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, DeSantis has not only downplayed the virus, but prioritized the health and safety of those he can profit from.
While a majority of Florida’s eldest residents have struggled to not only sign up but receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, almost all wealthy people 65 years and older were vaccinated by mid-January, according to a community newsletter obtained by the Miami Herald. Additionally, those being vaccinated were ensured that despite most of the state being unable to receive their first dose, they would have access to both the first and second dose of the vaccine.
Colbert: Republicans Unleash a Tidal Wave of Anti-Voting Legislation

The GOP appears to have decided that high voter turnout was responsible for their losses in the 2020 election, so Republican legislators are pushing 253 bills with provisions that restrict voting access in 43 states. #Colbert #ALateShow #Monologue
“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”
Article URL: https://medium.com/swlh/user-engagement-is-code-for-addiction-a2f50d36d7ac
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26346688
Points: 143
# Comments: 30
Citing harm to tribal lands and wildlife, groups call on Biden admin to remove certain border wall
Nearly 70 indigenous rights, wildlife, and civil rights groups are calling on the Biden administration to tear down nearly 60 miles of border fencing erected by the previous administration in Arizona, as well as some fencing along other regions of the border. While President Joe Biden ordered a 60-day halt to review the legality of the project we were always told Mexico was going to pay for, fencing has cut through tribal lands and continues to harm communities and wildlife in the region.
“One of the longest wall sections in the report runs along 7 miles of the border near Quitobaquito Springs on Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,” Arizona Daily Star reports, noting the arrests of a dozen Tohono O’odham protesters late last year. One activist was shot with rubber bullets by officers as he sang a traditional Tohono O’odham song.
Show HN: Practical Python Projects book release
Hi everyone!
I just released the Practical Python Projects book! (https://practicalpython.yasoob.me)
I am happy to announce the first version as a release candidate. I have poured a lot of love into writing this book and would love to hear what you guys think. (A limited 100% off and discount coupons at the end)
This is not a pure beginner book. The book does assume some background Python knowledge. You need to know the basics like methods, functions, classes, and such. If I use something that is not typically covered in beginner Python books, I will explain it before I use it. There are no tests for these projects as they are really small and teach you how to glue different pieces together.
Some projects that we will be making
- A Twilio bot that keeps you updated with the latest match scores from the FIFA World Cup
- A Facebook Messenger bot the shares latest memes, jokes, and shower-thoughts scraped from Reddit
- An automated invoice generator and deploying it using Flask
- Making automated cinema-preshow by downloading and stitching together related movie trailers using moviepy
- Generating automated article summaries and overlaying them on top of images
- Understanding and decoding JPEG images using vanilla Python
- Creating a GUI application using PyQt for downloading online videos
- Implementing a TUI email client that allows reading emails in the terminal
The first 50 people can use the "hn-love" coupon (without the quotation marks) to get 15% off. I am also offering a 30-day no-questions-asked refund policy if you don't enjoy this book and don't learn anything new.
You can buy the book from https://practicalpython.yasoob.me You can get a free sample chapter from here: https://practicalpython.yasoob.me/sample/chapter2.pdf You can learn more about my writing style by reading any of my recent articles over at https://yasoob.me
(For detailed FAQ, you can head over to the book website: https://practicalpython.yasoob.me)
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26346586
Points: 18
# Comments: 1
The first iPad and MacBook models featuring OLED displays may arrive in 2022
A reminder that you should double-check the licenses for software you use
Article URL: https://github.com/katharostech/ldtk-rs/blob/master/LICENSE.md
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26346451
Points: 74
# Comments: 51
The best free language learning apps for kids on iPhone and iPad
Most Life on Earth Will Be Killed by Lack of Oxygen in a Billion Years
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LinkedIn will stop collecting IDFA data on iOS due to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature

As the preparation for Apple’s upcoming App Tracking Transparency feature continues, LinkedIn has announced that it will stop using the “Identifier for Advertising,” or IDFA data. This means that the LinkedIn app will not be required to show the App Tracking Transparency prompt to users.
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Understanding Deep Learning (Still) Requires Rethinking Generalization
The Importance of Learning CSS
Article URL: https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/the-importance-of-learning-css/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26346141
Points: 22
# Comments: 7