Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (March 27, 2024)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for March 27, 2024 :</p>
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Who killed the network switch? A Hubris Bug Story
Summary: A bug in the Hubris operating system caused a network switch to fail, revealing how two features combined to create the issue. Hubris, designed for deeply embedded systems, encountered a memory access violation due to task packing and memory protection algorithms. The issue was resolved by updating the memory protection algorithm to tolerate loaned memory crossing MPU regions. The bug discovery and fix process provided insights into the development process around Hubris and its fault isolation capabilities.
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Death and typos: my six years screening online obituary comments
Summary: David Safran shares his experience of working for six years as an online memorial content moderator, screening condolence messages and correcting errors in obituaries. He discusses the challenges of the job, including dealing with family disputes and estrangement, and how it affected his personal life and perception of time.