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WhatTheDuck
A browser-based tool for running SQL queries on CSV and Parquet files entirely in the page, so you can explore a dataset…
When Machine Learning Tells the Wrong Story
A personal story of a research project on website-fingerprinting side channels, where a machine learning result turned o…
When Random Isn't
A decade-old story of how a supposedly random number generator turned out to be predictable, told as a security detectiv…
When2meet
A free scheduling grid where invitees paint the times they are available, instantly showing the organizer which slot wor…
Where Did the Old Web Go?
A crawl of over 650,000 links from 2009 to 2014 reveals how much of the old web has vanished, with breakdowns of what di…
Where does my computer get the time from?
A fascinating tour of how clocks reach your computer, from atomic clocks and GPS to NTP servers and leap seconds, writte…
Which Face Is Real?
A quiz from University of Washington researchers that shows two portraits and asks which one is a real photo, training y…
Who Has Your Face?
A short quiz from the Electronic Frontier Foundation that works out which US government agencies may be able to scan you…
WhoCanUse
A tool that shows how a color pairing's contrast looks to people with different visual impairments, building understandi…
Who's Received a Black Bar on Hacker News
A living list of notable people who earned the black bar on Hacker News after they died, compiled with dates and links t…
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Who-T
Peter Hutterer's blog explaining the inner workings of Linux input drivers, touchpads, and the X Window System.
Why Haven't Quantum Computers Factored 21 Yet?
Craig Gidney explains why quantum computers factored 15 in 2001 but still have not factored 21, and what that really say…
Why I Wrote PGP
Phil Zimmermann's essay from the original 1991 PGP user guide explaining why ordinary people need strong encryption, a f…
Why is 56k the fastest dialup modem speed?
A clear, nostalgic explanation of why dial-up modems topped out at 56k, covering phone line bandwidth, sampling limits a…
Why Love Generative Art?
A richly illustrated essay on generative art, tracing it from early plotter pioneers like Frieder Nake to today's coders…
Why Semi-Trucks in the US and Europe Are So Different
An illustrated explainer on why American semi-trucks have long noses while European ones are flat-fronted cab-overs, cov…
Why SICP Matters
Brian Harvey of Berkeley argues why the SICP textbook changed how people think about programming, and what it teaches be…
Why Sony Can't Bring Back Its Classic Walkman Models
A former Sony engineer explains the supply chain, tooling and parts problems that make reviving the classic cassette Wal…
Why The Fuck Was I Breached?
A brutally honest excuse generator for data breaches that serves up a fresh blame-shifting statement for your next secur…
Why What3Words is not suitable for safety critical use
A security researcher digs into what3words and finds near-identical word triples sitting close together, showing how eas…
Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby
A famously strange, free illustrated book that teaches Ruby through cartoon foxes, comic strips and rambling stories, wi…
Wi is Fi
A long, carefully maintained guide that explains Wi-Fi 4 through 8, channels, bandwidth and range in plain language so y…
Wiby
A search engine for simple, personal websites, with a "surprise me" button for old-school pages.
Wiby
A search engine for the classic web that surfaces older-style, lightweight pages by subject, with a surprise me button t…
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