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The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello' • Jan 17, 2026 at 6:51 AM • bbc.com • Hacker News
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A Website To End All Websites • Jan 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM • henry.codes • Lobsters
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ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering • Jan 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM • alexharri.com • Hacker News
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Parenthood ‘inoculates’ adults against disgust, new study reveals. Repeated, long-term exposure to bodily waste significantly reduces parents’ disgust responses, with effects that persist over time. This may also be relevant for workers in professions where managing disgust is part of the job. • Jan 17, 2026 at 6:07 AM • bristol.ac.uk • r/science
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After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn't need to look like news • Jan 17, 2026 at 5:29 AM • niemanlab.org • Hacker News
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US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it • Jan 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM • electrek.co • Hacker News
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Map To Poster – Create Art of your favourite city • Jan 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM • github.com/originalankur • Hacker News
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Supreme Court May Block Thousands of Lawsuits Over Monsanto's Weed Killer • Jan 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM • latimes.com • yro.slashdot
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ClickHouse acquires Langfuse • Jan 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM • langfuse.com • Hacker News
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Show HN: Streaming gigabyte medical images from S3 without downloading them • Jan 17, 2026 at 3:46 AM • github.com/PABannier • Hacker News
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You have three minutes to escape the perpetual underclass • Jan 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM • geohot.github.io • Hacker News
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Curl will end its bug bounty program by the end of January due to excessive AI generated reports • Jan 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM • lists.haxx.se • ~comp
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The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest crime • Jan 17, 2026 at 2:29 AM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
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Don't join startup companies without proper research, make sure you talk to employees who work there. • Jan 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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Updated design for the Nobel Center by David Chipperfield Architects has been revealed – proportions draw cues from the merchant townhouses of 17th-century Stockholm • Jan 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM • designboom.com • ~design
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kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish • Jan 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM • github.com/joom • Lobsters
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Counterfactual evaluation for recommendation systems • Jan 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM • eugeneyan.com • Hacker News
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Germany's shut down of nuclear plants a 'huge mistake', says Merz • Jan 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM • brusselssignal.eu • Hacker News
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GitHub Space Shooter 🚀 • Jan 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
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Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM • seangoedecke.com • Hacker News
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Drone Hacking Part 1: Dumping Firmware and Bruteforcing ECC • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM • neodyme.io • Hacker News
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Ask HN: Is it still worth pursuing a software startup? • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
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Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:28 PM • washingtonpost.com • Hacker News
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[Showoff Saturday] itshover-vue - 211 animated icons that bring your app to live! • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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convolutional neural network from scratch using js & webgl • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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Patch Tuesday Update Makes Windows PCs Refuse To Shut Down • Jan 16, 2026 at 8:25 PM • theregister.com • Slashdot
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Trump Wants Tech Companies To Foot the Bill For New Power Plants • Jan 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM • hardware.slashdot.org • yro.slashdot
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Keifu – A TUI for navigating commit graphs with color and clarity • Jan 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM • github.com/trasta298 • Hacker News
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A systematic review of 43 studies confirms prenatal acetaminophen does not increase autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability risks. By using sibling comparisons to control for genetics and family history, researchers found earlier associations were likely due to confounding factors, not the drug. • Jan 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM • thelancet.com • r/science
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Is jQuery still a thing in 2026? • Jan 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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China have a new sixty-centimeter dome Terahertz telescope in Antarctica, a two week trek from their station • Jan 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM • science.org • ~science
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FLUX.2 [Klein]: Towards Interactive Visual Intelligence • Jan 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM • bfl.ai • Hacker News
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The Dilbert Afterlife • Jan 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM • astralcodexten.com • Hacker News
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Canada Reverses Tariff On Chinese EVs • Jan 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM • washingtontimes.com • Slashdot
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88% of Americans view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem. More conservatives and moderates thought that people who use opioids should be responsible for reducing overdose deaths. In contrast, more liberals felt pharmaceutical companies should be liable for reducing overdose deaths. • Jan 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM • news.weill.cornell.edu • r/science
277
Tildes Minecraft Weekly • Jan 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM • tildes.net • ~games
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Install.md: A standard for LLM-executable installation • Jan 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM • mintlify.com • Hacker News
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Releasing rainbow tables to accelerate Net-NTLMv1 protocol deprecation • Jan 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM • cloud.google.com • Hacker News
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How to shake off constant fear of being devaluated or replaced by AI • Jan 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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Men who think they are attractive are more likely to infer sexual interest from women. Findings suggested that men’s self-perceptions and women’s appearance may bias men’s sexual judgment • Jan 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM • psypost.org • r/science
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Letting Claude play text adventures • Jan 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM • borretti.me • Hacker News
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ChatGPT is getting ads. Sam Altman once called them a 'last resort.' • Jan 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM • businessinsider.com • Hacker News
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I set all 376 Vim options and I'm still a fool • Jan 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM • evanhahn.com • Lobsters
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Microplastics From Washing Clothes Could Be Hurting Your Tomatoes • Jan 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM • washingtonpost.com • science.slashdot
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LWN is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet • Jan 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM • social.kernel.org • Hacker News
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Slop is everywhere for those with eyes to see • Jan 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM • fromjason.xyz • Hacker News
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Here is the 15 sec coding test to instantly filter out 50% of unqualified applicants by JOSE ZARAZUA • Jan 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM • josezarazua.com • r/programming
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Golfing APL/K in 90 Lines of Python • Jan 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM • aljamal.substack.com • Hacker News
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Cursor Implied Success Without Evidence | Not one of 100 selected commits even built • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM • embedding-shapes.github.io • r/programming
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Reading across books with Claude Code • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM • pieterma.es • Hacker News
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Ads Are Coming To ChatGPT in the Coming Weeks • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM • openai.com • Slashdot
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The Enshittification of Everything • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:40 PM • onlinegoddess.net • Bear
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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM • npr.org • ~transport
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smalloc: a simple memory allocator • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM • github.com/zooko • Lobsters
149
RTS for Agents • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM • getagentcraft.com • Hacker News
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Hands-On Introduction to Unikernels • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM • labs.iximiuz.com • Hacker News
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Graphics In Flatland – 2D ray tracing [video] • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM • youtube.com • Hacker News
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Seattle is Building Light Rail Like It's 1999 • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM • msn.com • Slashdot
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Our approach to advertising • Jan 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM • openai.com • Hacker News
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Emoji Use in the Electronic Health Record is Increasing • Jan 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM • jamanetwork.com • Hacker News
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Help with 1bed, WFH apartment layout! • Jan 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM • tildes.net • ~life.home_improvement
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ICE takes back into custody man released for violation of rights • Jan 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM • apnews.com • Hacker News
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East Germany balloon escape • Jan 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM • en.wikipedia.org • Hacker News
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Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor • Jan 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM • dell.com • Hacker News
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Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6% • Jan 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM • electrek.co • Hacker News
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Father's warmth and supportive behavior toward infant at 10 months can positively impact child's heart and metabolic health at age 7 • Jan 16, 2026 at 11:41 AM • psu.edu • r/science
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Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains • Jan 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM • shimmer.care • Hacker News
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Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s new tool provides drug info the US Food and Drug Administration won’t • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM • propublica.org • ~health
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6-Day and IP Address Certificates Are Generally Available • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM • letsencrypt.org • Hacker News
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The GDB JIT Interface • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:27 AM • bernsteinbear.com • Hacker News
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OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM • undeadly.org • Lobsters
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The Astro Technology Company joins Cloudflare | Astro • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM • astro.build • r/programming
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Read_once(), Write_once(), but Not for Rust • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM • lwn.net • Hacker News
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6-day and IP Address Certificates are Generally Available • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM • letsencrypt.org • Lobsters
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Cyberattack in Venezuela demonstrated precision of U.S. capabilities • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM • nytimes.com • Hacker News
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What did you do this week (and weekend)? • Jan 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM • tildes.net • ~talk
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America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM • abio.substack.com • Hacker News
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Can You Disable Spotlight and Siri in macOS Tahoe? • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM • eclecticlight.co • Hacker News
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Astro is joining Cloudflare • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM • blog.cloudflare.com • r/webdev
1019
Cursor's latest “browser experiment” implied success without evidence • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM • embedding-shapes.github.io • Hacker News
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Cloudflare acquires Astro • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:25 AM • astro.build • Hacker News
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The Dilbert Afterlife • Jan 16, 2026 at 9:09 AM • astralcodexten.com • Hacker News
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Michelangelo's first painting, created when he was 12 or 13 • Jan 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM • openculture.com • Hacker News
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Dev-owned testing: Why it fails in practice and succeeds in theory • Jan 16, 2026 at 8:39 AM • dl.acm.org • Hacker News
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psc: The ps utility, with an eBPF twist and container context • Jan 16, 2026 at 8:20 AM • github.com/loresuso • Hacker News
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Fil-Qt: A Qt Base build with Fil-C experience • Jan 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM • git.qt.io • Hacker News
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Why Greenland's natural resources are nearly impossible to mine • Jan 16, 2026 at 8:06 AM • theweek.com • Hacker News
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Patching the Wii News Channel to serve local news (2025) • Jan 16, 2026 at 7:58 AM • raulnegron.me • Hacker News