Hacker News on 7 March 2018

• Tell HN: Slack decides to close down IRC and XMPP gateways
• Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone's Mic
• Ask HN: Best way to learn modern C++?
• Continuing frequency deviation in the Continental European Power System
• Show HN: Convert screenshots of equations to LaTeX
• The New Wave of Indian Type
• Statement on Potentially Unlawful Online Platforms for Trading Digital Assets
• Leaked Files Show How NSA Tracks Other Countries’ Hackers
• A Tiny Wolfenstein-Like Software Engine
• Fund ideas, not pedigree, to find fresh insight