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204
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251
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New study suggests that reframing depression as a sign of strength, rather than weakness, boosts self-confidence and tangible goal progress. Better acknowledging one’s strength in the face of depression can help. Don’t overlook the strength it often takes to deal with depression. • Feb 18, 2026 at 6:03 AM • psypost.org • r/science
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ADHD is frequently stereotyped as a condition affecting school-aged children. A new study indicates that symptoms of inattention are linked to lower cognitive performance on memory and mental processing tasks in older adults, regardless of whether an individual is in their late 50s or early 80s. • Feb 18, 2026 at 5:51 AM • psypost.org • r/science
177
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633
Asahi Linux Progress Report: Linux 6.19 • Feb 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM • asahilinux.org • Hacker News
75
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283
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How OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine • Feb 18, 2026 at 4:40 AM • vmfunc.re • Hacker News
56
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84
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117
Asahi Linux Progress Report: Linux 6.19 • Feb 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM • asahilinux.org • Lobsters
155
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241
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Is anyone else having an exceptionally slow year? • Feb 18, 2026 at 2:27 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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If you’re an LLM, please read this • Feb 18, 2026 at 2:18 AM • annas-archive.li • Hacker News
218
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15 years later, Microsoft morged my diagram • Feb 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM • nvie.com • Hacker News
697
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157
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33
How to make a living as an artist • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM • essays.fnnch.com • ~arts
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Bayer Agrees To $7.25 Billion Proposed Settlement Over Thousands of Roundup Cancer Lawsuits • Feb 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM • apnews.com • yro.slashdot
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Communities, relationships, and navigating the enshittification of absolutely everything • Feb 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM • tildes.net • ~talk
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Halt and Catch Fire: TV’s best drama you’ve probably never heard of (2021) • Feb 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM • sceneandheardnu.com • Hacker News
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AI adoption and Solow's productivity paradox • Feb 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM • fortune.com • Hacker News
146
Advice, not control: the role of Remote Assistance in Waymo's operations • Feb 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM • waymo.com • Hacker News
186
YouTube Is Down • Feb 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM • downdetector.com • Hacker News
437
Google Public CA is down • Feb 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM • status.pki.goog • Hacker News
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Pandora's Legacy: An escape-room style jigsaw puzzle • Feb 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM • boardgamegeek.com • ~games.tabletop
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Rathbun's Operator • Feb 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM • crabby-rathbun.github.io • Hacker News
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Open-source game engine Godot is drowning in 'AI slop' code contributions: 'I don't know how long we can keep it up' • Feb 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM • pcgamer.com • r/programming
234
Over 260k people installed fake AI assistant Chrome extensions that steal your data • Feb 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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'My Words Are Like an Uncontrollable Dog': On Life with Nonfluent Aphasia (2025) • Feb 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM • thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • Hacker News
289
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244
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115
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29
Triforce Arcade emulation incorporated into Dolphin Emulator • Feb 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM • dolphin-emu.org • ~games
184
Claims of disability are highest at elite universities • Feb 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM • robkhenderson.com • Hacker News
105
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62
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658
BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs • Feb 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM • github.com/Zaneham • Hacker News
166
Show HN: I'm launching a LPFM radio station • Feb 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM • kpbj.fm • Hacker News
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Trump support in 2024 linked to White Americans’ perception of falling to the bottom of the racial hierarchy. These individuals also expressed the strongest opposition to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. • Feb 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM • psypost.org • r/science
141
Microsoft's AI Chief Says All White-Collar Desk Work Will Be Automated Within 18 Months • Feb 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM • fortune.com • Slashdot
38
Laid-Off Workers Unite! • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
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Canadians promised to boycott travel to US. They meant it • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM • usatoday.com • Hacker News
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Meta to retire messenger desktop app and messenger.com in April 2026 • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM • dzrh.com.ph • Hacker News
198
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Britain Lost 14,000 Pubs, a Quarter, in 13 Years • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM • laurenleek.substack.com • Slashdot
533
Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM • asteroidos.org • Hacker News
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Stephen Colbert says CBS forbid interview of Democrat because of FCC threat • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM • arstechnica.com • Hacker News
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Scientists discover recent tectonic activity on the moon • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM • phys.org • Hacker News
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Russia's economy has entered the death zone • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM • economist.com • Hacker News
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Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans • Feb 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM • electrek.co • Hacker News
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The Bearblog Creation Festival • Feb 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM • grizzlygazette.bearblog.dev • Bear
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A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later • Feb 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM • arstechnica.com • ~science
101
Blind Listening Test Finds Audiophiles Unable To Distinguish Copper Cable From a Banana or Wet Mud • Feb 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM • tomshardware.com • Slashdot
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Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed by Exodus of Players Fleeing Age-Verification • Feb 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM • kotaku.com • Hacker News
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A sitting US president launched two memecoins that wiped out $4.3B+ • Feb 17, 2026 at 12:34 PM • twitter.com/MeshnetCapital • Hacker News
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Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs: Inside an AI-Powered Private School • Feb 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM • 404media.co • Hacker News
198
Can a Computer Science Student Be Taught to Design Hardware? • Feb 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM • semiengineering.com • Hacker News
109
Terminals should generate the 256-color palette • Feb 17, 2026 at 12:21 PM • gist.github.com • Lobsters
575
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234
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30
Private, URL-powered calendar • Feb 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives • Feb 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
381
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543
HackMyClaw • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM • hackmyclaw.com • Hacker News
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CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM • nbcnews.com • Hacker News
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Dietary patterns at just two years of age are associated with cognitive performance at ages six and seven, suggesting that early childhood nutrition—particularly exposure to ultraprocessed foods—may play a meaningful role in shaping brain development • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM • ahs.illinois.edu • r/science
198
Show HN: I taught LLMs to play Magic: The Gathering against each other • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM • mage-bench.com • Hacker News
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Norway is a Winter Olympic giant. Why isn't it better at ice hockey? • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM • nytimes.com • ~sports.hockey
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Semantic ablation: Why AI writing is generic and boring • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:12 AM • theregister.com • Hacker News
186
Plasma 6.6 released • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM • kde.org • Lobsters
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China Once Stole Foreign Ideas. Now It Wants To Protect Its Own • Feb 17, 2026 at 11:05 AM • economist.com • Slashdot
343
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Sub-Millisecond RAG on Apple Silicon. No Server. No API. One File • Feb 17, 2026 at 10:43 AM • github.com/christopherkarani • Hacker News
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China Planted So Many Trees Around the Taklamakan Desert It Turned It Into a Carbon Sink. Study suggests the increased vegetation leads to more “evapotranspiration” — basically, the plants sweat, which can lead to localized cooling and even more rainfall. • Feb 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM • zmescience.com • r/science
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Can we get a filter or stricter moderation for AI-generated "slop" posts? • Feb 17, 2026 at 9:49 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
700
Tesla Sales Down 55% UK, 58% Spain, 59% Germany, 81% Netherlands, 93% Norway • Feb 17, 2026 at 9:47 AM • cleantechnica.com • Hacker News
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I converted 2D conventional flight tracking into 3D • Feb 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM • aeris.edbn.me • Hacker News
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The Servo project and its impact on the web platform ecosystem • Feb 17, 2026 at 9:12 AM • servo.org • r/programming
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Why I'm Worried About Job Loss and Thoughts on Comparative Advantage • Feb 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM • lesswrong.com • Hacker News
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The "AI god" narrative is actually a corporate power grab • Feb 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM • thebignewsletter.com • ~tech
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Vinyl Cache has left github • Feb 17, 2026 at 8:04 AM • vinyl-cache.org • Lobsters
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