BBC NEWS: September 2021

Ask HN: How do you do estimates in 2021?
22 by buttonsmasher | 13 comments on Hacker News.
For context, I am a manager at a medium sized enterprise software company, I worked as an engineer for 10+ years and took over managing the team. We have 80+ engineers in the entire org. broken down into smaller teams of 5-10. My team specifically has about 15 engineers broken down into teams of 3-5. We have a very challenging roadmap and often we end up delivering 20-30% of what's planned for the year. One thing that's often asked is how do we estimate, how do we predict when some feature will be done. We are close to 20+ years into the usage of Agile methods, there is the school of thought who prefer to use time based estimates, some try story points and then there is the No Estimates movement. I am trying to see what's considered as a best practice to start something for the team in 2021.

New top story on Hacker News: Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying

Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying
21 by sofixa | 7 comments on Hacker News.

Saturday, 25 September 2021

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What is going wrong at Amazon?

Ask HN: What is going wrong at Amazon?
9 by ent101 | 5 comments on Hacker News.
I feel like for the past 2-3 years you can't really rely on Amaozn anymore. Reviews are mostly fake, many deliveries are either broken or counterfeit... What happened?

New top story on Hacker News: Fedora Workstation: Our Vision for Linux Desktop

Fedora Workstation: Our Vision for Linux Desktop
30 by lycopodiopsida | 9 comments on Hacker News.

Angela Merkel Was Underestimated, and It Became Her Superpower

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Britney Spears was 'scared' and 'crying' after she smelled weed backstage during a tour stop: 'I will fail a drug test. I won't see my boys'

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‘I can’t let him get away with this’: Asian woman punched in LA chases attacker on video

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Vice President Kamala Harris said images at the border of officers chasing Haitian refugees reminded her of 'times of slavery'

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Republican Maricopa County supervisors call on Kelli Ward to resign from GOP leadership

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Imran Khan paints Pakistan as victim of US ungratefulness

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New top story on Hacker News: Thermal Grill Illusion

Thermal Grill Illusion
7 by ZeljkoS | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Code Review from the Command Line

Code Review from the Command Line
6 by winkywooster | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Maybe the Spaghetti Code Conjecture Is False

Maybe the Spaghetti Code Conjecture Is False
19 by nickdrozd | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Interview: Vox calls progress studies “one of the more intriguing intellectual

Interview: Vox calls progress studies “one of the more intriguing intellectual
5 by feross | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Science of the Benefits of Religion

The Science of the Benefits of Religion
16 by rathertrue | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Can Joe Biden Recover?

By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Znbsy0

‘No Time to Be a Child’

By BY ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XU64SS

Driver stabbed, killed on school bus with students aboard

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Carmine’s denies hostess used racial slur, releases new footage of moments leading up to fight

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Megan Fox's newest tattoo is an apparent tribute to Machine Gun Kelly. Here's a complete guide to all of her ink.

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Biden welcomes India's Modi to the White House

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Brian Laundrie maybe spotted in Canada, TikTok user claims

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New top story on Hacker News: The Case for ‘Developer Experience’

The Case for ‘Developer Experience’
15 by PretzelFisch | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: OpenTTD 12.0-RC1

OpenTTD 12.0-RC1
19 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Friday, 24 September 2021

A second woman claims she picked up Brian Laundrie as a hitchhiker in Wyoming in late August

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Beekeeping in Battery Park

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Massage therapist gets 25 years to life for sex crimes

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Missing boyfriend of Gabby Petito charged with unauthorized use of a debit card

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Trump's plan to stop Biden from disclosing details of what Trump did as the Capitol riot unfolded probably won't work, experts say

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New top story on Hacker News: America is substantially reducing poverty among children

America is substantially reducing poverty among children
45 by paulpauper | 42 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Why These Children Fell into Endless Sleep

Why These Children Fell into Endless Sleep
11 by dnetesn | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Murder rate rose by almost 30% in 2020 in the US

Murder rate rose by almost 30% in 2020 in the US
60 by atlasunshrugged | 69 comments on Hacker News.

The Best of Late Night This Week 🌙

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Liberty Season Begins and Ends With Thrills

By BY KELLY WHITESIDE from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3i0RDmE

Private painting lessons and massages: Ms. Meng’s life in detention.

By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZvoRUX

Doris Diether, Guardian of Greenwich Village, Dies at 92

By BY SAM ROBERTS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2XUBR5S

Overlooked No More: Remedios Varo, Spanish Painter of Magic, Mysticism and Science

By BY JULIA BOZZONE from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2XX8ccn

FBI: Murder rate climbed 29% in 2020 despite COVID-19 lockdowns

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Woman with Down syndrome loses UK abortion law challenge

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Cindy Crawford returned to the runway at Rihanna's Savage X Fenty fashion show in a daring dress with a thigh-high slit

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Doctor who has lost over 100 patients to covid says some deny virus from their death beds: 'I don't believe you'

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House votes to counter abortion rights challenges

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New top story on Hacker News: Deep Learning's Diminishing Returns

Deep Learning's Diminishing Returns
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New top story on Hacker News: 200k-Year-Old Hand Art Found Near a Tibetan Hot Spring

200k-Year-Old Hand Art Found Near a Tibetan Hot Spring
14 by Hooke | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Film Club: ‘How Life Looks Through My ‘Whale Eyes’’

By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3kwqbih

Have We Failed Suburban Schools?

By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3AximOZ

The Applegate Valley Offers Oregon Winemakers a Quiet Place to Experiment

By BY ERIC ASIMOV from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3lXnDtf

Biden’s Pick for Bank Regulator Worries Banks Are Getting Too Powerful

By BY EMILY FLITTER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3lQy95f

Biden Administration Makes First Major Move to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

By BY LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3u8LEkM

Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.

By BY RUTH MACLEAN AND ISMAIL ALFA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Zsvzek

What Students Are Saying About School Vaccine Mandates, Nostalgia and Beachside Bliss

By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3o5FAIy

R. Kelly’s lawyer invokes Dr. King in urging jurors to be ‘courageous’ and acquit the singer.

By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3zE94zr

House approves $1 billion for the Iron Dome as Democrats feud over Israel.

By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lX1k6T

María Mendiola, Half of a Chart-Topping Disco Duo, Dies at 69

By BY RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/39x2IqZ

Erika Jayne said her estranged husband Tom Girardi was put into a facility because his family doesn't 'want the public scrutiny'

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Tensions grow as US, allies deepen Indo-Pacific involvement

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Melissa McCarthy, is that you?! See Nicole Kidman get pranked by her co-star

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Health risks for flooding and how to prevent them

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Petito family lawyer sends cease and desist letter to Brian Laundrie's lawyer after a picture of Gabby Petito appeared on his Yelp page

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New top story on Hacker News: Native-Land.ca – Our home on native land

Native-Land.ca – Our home on native land
50 by thunderbong | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Mozilla Says Chrome’s Latest Feature Enables Surveillance

Mozilla Says Chrome’s Latest Feature Enables Surveillance
34 by good8675309 | 7 comments on Hacker News.

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Portugal grape pickers do it in the buff

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John Walsh, the former host of 'America's Most Wanted,' questions if anyone actually saw Brian Laundrie in his home when his attorney said he was there

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Jackson released in Chicago after COVID recovery

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Moderna vs. Pfizer: Both Knockouts, but One Seems to Have the Edge

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Search warrant for Brian Laundrie: Gabby Petito's mom says conversations and texts with her appeared to show 'more and more tension' between couple

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New top story on Hacker News: How We Got to LiveView

How We Got to LiveView
64 by klohto | 16 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Python extension language using accelerators

Python extension language using accelerators
6 by precsim | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Nearly 1 in 4 hospitals treating Covid in Afghanistan have shut down, the W.H.O. warns.

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12th Death in Custody This Year Signals Growing Crisis in N.Y.C. Jails

By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH AND JAN RANSOM from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3ku2rvk

House Democrats demand answers by Friday about treatment of Haitian migrants.

By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XHMb1j

3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now

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Even if he is acquitted in New York, R. Kelly will face more charges elsewhere.

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Nowhere left for Covid to go to mutate into a deadly variant, says Oxford vaccine creator

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Joy Reid calls out ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’ amid Gabby Petito case

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Arizona Republican resigns after secret recording reveals he criticized colleagues

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Search for Brian Laundrie focuses on rugged Florida reserve locals call a death trap

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5 Companies Hiring Work-From-Home Employees for Great Pay Right Now

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New top story on Hacker News: Goldman Sachs: Here’s How Oil Prices Could Reach $90 This Winter

Goldman Sachs: Here’s How Oil Prices Could Reach $90 This Winter
11 by TomStockholm | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Raspberry Pi KVMs Compared: TinyPilot and Pi-KVM v3

Raspberry Pi KVMs Compared: TinyPilot and Pi-KVM v3
18 by arantius | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Who Is Driving the Great Resignation?

Who Is Driving the Great Resignation?
37 by rbanffy | 31 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Midwestern Exposure: places where early women photographers could build a career

Midwestern Exposure: places where early women photographers could build a career
10 by prismatic | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Mom and Daughter Killed Adult Film Actress With Backyard Butt Implants, Cops Say

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Mormon dad has loving response to son coming out

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New top story on Hacker News: MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated

MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated
8 by camjohnson26 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Are you playing to play, or playing to win?

Are you playing to play, or playing to win?
44 by impostervt | 28 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Real World Database Latency

Real World Database Latency
18 by evanweaver | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Yes, a mask will help protect you even if no one else is wearing one.

By BY TARA PARKER-POPE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3zvCwYr

Teenage Boy Pleads Guilty in the Killing of Tessa Majors

By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3EOZqOm

The Alarming Rise of Peter Thiel, Tech Mogul and Political Provocateur

By BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ZkZZ23

Two of America’s Leading Historians Look at the Nation’s Founding Once Again — to Understand It in All Its Complexity

By BY RICHARD STENGEL from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2XD5zMs

Anne-Marie Slaughter Explains What She Has Learned From a Long Career of Public Service

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Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into cave bats 18 months before outbreak

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While some countries deal with vaccine hesitancy, Bolivians give up their night's sleep for a jab

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Close-ups of footage said to show Gabby Petito's van near where a body was found appear to show the rear door closing

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Biden says US not seeking new 'Cold War' as he vows to lead

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A chef who offers health benefits, paid vacation, and a 401(k) plan raised base pay to $18 to $24 per hour and says he's not struggling to hire workers

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New top story on Hacker News: WhatsApp addiction and BPD: A new therapeutic challenge

WhatsApp addiction and BPD: A new therapeutic challenge
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New top story on Hacker News: Taming Go’s Memory Usage, or How We Avoided Rewriting Our Client in Rust

Taming Go’s Memory Usage, or How We Avoided Rewriting Our Client in Rust
42 by jeanyang | 13 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Manyverse – A social network off the grid

Manyverse – A social network off the grid
23 by graderjs | 6 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Rome will be written in Rust

Rome will be written in Rust
40 by steveklabnik | 11 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Google to Buy New York City Office Building for $2.1B

Google to Buy New York City Office Building for $2.1B
44 by jbredeche | 68 comments on Hacker News.

Monday, 20 September 2021

Psaki defends administration's immigration policy

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The Gabby Petito Reddit page was locked down after police discovered human remains 'consistent' with descriptions of the missing 22-year-old

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A police note was found on Brian Laundrie's car after he disappeared following a hike into a Florida nature preserve, his family says

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Court asked to suspend law licenses of gun-waving couple

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Muscle Rollers Really Are Effective—Here's How Roll Properly to Relieve Soreness and Avoid

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New top story on Hacker News: Adguard Letter of Support to Quad9

Adguard Letter of Support to Quad9
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New top story on Hacker News: High genetic barrier to SARS-CoV-2 polyclonal neutralizing antibody escape

High genetic barrier to SARS-CoV-2 polyclonal neutralizing antibody escape
8 by SubiculumCode | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: “A calorie is a calorie” violates the second law of thermodynamics (2004)

“A calorie is a calorie” violates the second law of thermodynamics (2004)
32 by wrycoder | 17 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A Mathematician's Guided Tour Through Higher Dimensions

A Mathematician's Guided Tour Through Higher Dimensions
11 by Anon84 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Why is Confluence Wiki Search so bad?

Why is Confluence Wiki Search so bad?
11 by nicktorba | 5 comments on Hacker News.
The title says it all. To me, the most important component of a wiki is search. With that said, why is confluence wiki search basically unusable? (by unusable, I mean I can never find the page I am looking for when I search. Basically, I have to maintain my own wiki of important links I may need to reference in the future)