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89
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55
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195
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Online Personalities and Comedians Overtake TV and Newspapers as Primary News Sources • Apr 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM • hollywoodreporter.com • Slashdot
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It Is Time to Ban the Sale of Precise Geolocation Data • Apr 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM • lawfaremedia.org • Lobsters
22
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282
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31
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190
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16
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New study show that honey bees can detect viruses including deformed wing virus in their food sources, but in field tests they actually prefer food sources laced with virus. • Apr 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM • lsu.edu • r/science
42
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61
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193
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57
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39
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49
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Sam Altman Is Dangerously Disconnected from Reality • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM • weaponizedspaces.substack.com • Hacker News
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59
The BIC Pen Experiment, Part 3 • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:20 PM • tinkerdwarf.bearblog.dev • Bear
16
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210
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60
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13
We beat Google's zero-knowledge proof of quantum cryptanalysis • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM • blog.trailofbits.com • Hacker News
105
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The Danger of "Modern" Open Source • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM • fagnerbrack.com • r/programming
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A simplified model of Fil-C • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM • corsix.org • Lobsters
92
The greatest breakfast food in existence • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM • oliverclark.bearblog.dev • Bear
83
The greatest breakfast food in existence • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM • thereabouts.bearblog.dev • Bear
425
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98
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109
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84
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82
Fits on a floppy - a manifesto for small software • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM • fitsonafloppy.com • ~tech
497
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41
Fits on a Floppy – A Manifesto for Small Software • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM • fitsonafloppy.com • Hacker News
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Fuck Facebook, Again • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM • visualgui.com • Hacker News
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57
Show HN: A working reference implementation of context engineering • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM • github.com/outcomeops • Hacker News
718
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112
NeoGeo AES+: SNK announces reissue of retro console without emulation • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM • heise.de • Hacker News
40
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Finnish transport minister Lulu Ranne says a long-delayed cross-border train to Sweden should begin rolling this summer • Apr 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM • yle.fi • ~transport
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Department of Veterans Affairs trial of 11 AI scribe vendors versus 3 human-written clinic notes over 5 simulated patient cases: humans had higher quality clinic notes across all domains and all cases • Apr 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM • acpjournals.org • r/science
640
Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines • Apr 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM • github.com/smol-machines • Hacker News
51
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57
Random musings: 80s hardware, cyberdecks • Apr 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM • strangelyentangled.com • Hacker News
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Red hair gene favoured by natural selection over last 10,000 years, study finds | Evolution • Apr 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM • theguardian.com • r/science
74
Microsoft Increases the FAT32 Limit From 32GB To 2TB • Apr 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM • blogs.windows.com • Slashdot
23
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1907
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23
The lost thesis of Dennis Ritchie • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM • archive.computerhistory.org • Lobsters
98
Age-Gating Isn't It, Fam • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM • technically-good.ca • Bear
375
Show HN: PanicLock – Close your MacBook lid disable TouchID –> password unlock • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM • github.com/paniclock • Hacker News
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559
Hyperscalers have already outspent most famous US megaprojects • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM • twitter.com/finmoorhouse • Hacker News
77
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711
I’m spending months coding the old way • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM • miguelconner.substack.com • Hacker News
24
Genuine Question: Where to discuss/share OSS in 2026? • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
97
Detecting DOSBox from Within the Box • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM • datagirl.xyz • Hacker News
190
Systemic Flaw in MCP Protocol Could Expose 150 Million Downloads • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM • infosecurity-magazine.com • r/webdev
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Congress extends controversial surveillance powers for 10 days • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM • npr.org • Hacker News
214
Rust 1.95.0 • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM • blog.rust-lang.org • r/programming
78
Have you played with bubbles recently? • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM • tildes.net • ~misc
633
NASA Force • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM • nasaforce.gov • Hacker News
622
Scientists test gravity on cosmic scales and find it behaves as expected, strengthening the case for dark matter • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM • dornsife.usc.edu • r/science
432
Newly discovered bacterial defense system challenges genetic code's central dogma: Stanford University team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template, using its own structure as a guide • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM • science.org • r/science
1204
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83
The Gregorio project – GPL tools for typesetting Gregorian chant • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM • gregorio-project.github.io • Hacker News
281
NIST gives up enriching most CVEs • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:09 AM • risky.biz • Hacker News
259
It's wild that Git Worktrees have been so underutilized for 10+ years! • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
28
Practical Antiforgery in Software Design • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM • hudlow.org • Lobsters
1985
Claude Design • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM • anthropic.com • Hacker News
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Extreme heat is not yet triggering mass migration in the U.S.; instead, it is slowing population growth by making hot areas less attractive to newcomers. A new study finds that economic opportunity and housing costs remain the primary drivers of where Americans move, even as temperatures rise. • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM • mdpi.com • r/science
187
The Quiet Colossus — On Ada, Its Design, and the Language That Built the Languages • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:02 AM • iqiipi.com • r/programming
13
What did you do this week (and weekend)? • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM • tildes.net • ~talk
110P
US To Create High-Tech Manufacturing Zone In Philippines • Apr 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM • wsj.com • Slashdot
509P
Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly 'quadruple tap' • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
393
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136
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56
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267
Healthchecks.io now uses self-hosted object storage • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM • blog.healthchecks.io • Hacker News
948P
Ban the sale of precise geolocation • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM • lawfaremedia.org • Hacker News
35
Eliza a Play by Tom Holloway • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM • mtc.com.au • Hacker News
69
mailgun alternative ASAP!! • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
15
Crystal 1.20.0 Is Released • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:14 AM • crystal-lang.org • Hacker News
16
Crystal 1.20.0 is released! • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:12 AM • crystal-lang.org • r/programming
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Fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants are accumulating antidepressants, opioids and other drugs of abuse in their bodies. Fentanyl, methadone and venlafaxine were detected in small fish living in rivers that receive urban wastewater. • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM • uwaterloo.ca • r/science
164
We reproduced Anthropic's Mythos findings with public models • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM • blog.vidocsecurity.com • Hacker News
747
Archive of BYTE magazine, starting with issue #1 in 1975 • Apr 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM • archive.org • Hacker News
28
Healthchecks.io Now Uses Self-hosted Object Storage • Apr 17, 2026 at 9:58 AM • blog.healthchecks.io • Lobsters
356
What are skiplists good for? • Apr 17, 2026 at 9:57 AM • antithesis.com • Hacker News
284
Scan your website to see how ready it is for AI agents • Apr 17, 2026 at 9:55 AM • isitagentready.com • Hacker News
56
Larry Tesler: A Personal History of Modeless Text Editing and Cut/Copy-Paste (2012) • Apr 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM • dl.acm.org • Hacker News
127
A Visual History of Programming Languages • Apr 17, 2026 at 8:59 AM • sheets.works • r/programming
49
We beat Google’s zero-knowledge proof of quantum cryptanalysis • Apr 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM • blog.trailofbits.com • Lobsters
37
PopOS Linux: Creating a Bootable Backup USB With Encryption • Apr 17, 2026 at 8:32 AM • hajo.me • Hacker News
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Testosterone shifts political preferences in weakly affiliated Democratic men • Apr 17, 2026 at 8:09 AM • psypost.org • Hacker News
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Any old school devs here? don't you miss those days, when there were no React/Next, Figma. You just code raw HTML and focus mainly on BE • Apr 17, 2026 at 8:06 AM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
74
tangled newsletter 01 — hello • Apr 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM • blog.tangled.org • Lobsters
1081
Isaac Asimov: The Last Question (1956) • Apr 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM • hex.ooo • Hacker News
105
Best open source web developement tools that everyone needs to know about? • Apr 17, 2026 at 7:57 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
35
SteamOS ARM64 Reaches Nintendo Switch in First Experiment • Apr 17, 2026 at 7:53 AM • onejailbreak.com • Hacker News
8
Custom .af video format for WebCodecs: frame-accurate playback without <video> • Apr 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM • github.com/activetheory • r/webdev
50
Ask HN: Getting depressed day by day, how to cope? • Apr 17, 2026 at 7:38 AM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
585
Longer Ranges Unlocked for Hydrogen Vehicles • Apr 17, 2026 at 7:24 AM • azocleantech.com • r/science
223
Silicon Valley is turning scientists into exploited gig workers? • Apr 17, 2026 at 7:22 AM • thenation.com • Hacker News
73
HTTP desync in Discord's media proxy: Spying on a whole platform • Apr 17, 2026 at 6:59 AM • tmctmt.com • Lobsters
67
Compatibility Is a Feature • Apr 17, 2026 at 6:59 AM • yusufaytas.com • r/programming
78
What are you doing this weekend? • Apr 17, 2026 at 6:37 AM • lobste.rs • Lobsters
64
Floating Point Fun on Cortex-M Processors • Apr 17, 2026 at 6:32 AM • danielmangum.com • Hacker News
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In many cultures, women tend to prefer partners with financial resources. Men tend to prioritize youth and physical beauty. New findings provide evidence that the traditional tendency for women to prefer wealthier partners might fade as women gain more economic power. • Apr 17, 2026 at 6:06 AM • psypost.org • r/science
131
Monumental ship burial beneath ancient Norwegian mound predates the Viking Age • Apr 17, 2026 at 5:50 AM • phys.org • Hacker News
65
When working alone on a hobby project that is used by 1-10k users. Do devs normally have Staging? • Apr 17, 2026 at 5:43 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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As we approach death, our dreams become more emotional and symbolic. Terminally ill people are commonly reunited with lost loved ones in their dreams and have visions of doors, stairways and light, which are said to help them accept the dying process • Apr 17, 2026 at 5:39 AM • veritas.enc.edu • r/science
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Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the same photo (2010) • Apr 17, 2026 at 5:18 AM • prologue.blogs.archives.gov • Hacker News
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Ada, its design, and the language that built the languages • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM • iqiipi.com • Hacker News
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EU age verification app hacked, 2 minute How to posted • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:37 AM • xcancel.com • Hacker News
458
A 2026 prospective cohort study of over 276,000 adults found that moderate daily consumption of tea (2-3 cups) is associated with a 33% lower risk of developing lung cancer, while coffee (2-3 cups) is linked to a 23% lower risk. • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:33 AM • pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov • r/science
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How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres' environmental toll • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM • investigate-europe.eu • Hacker News
175
Did anyone else feel like adding more devs just made everything slower? • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
18
cheap email host providers • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
53
Valve is working on Proton for ARM processors • Apr 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM • steamdb.info • ~games
169
Ask HN: Building a solo business is impossible? • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:55 AM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
77
How to make buffet breakfasts less wasteful • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:46 AM • economist.com • Hacker News
226
FIM – Linux framebuffer image viewer • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM • nongnu.org • Hacker News
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Intel's New Core Series 3 Is Its Answer To the MacBook Neo • Apr 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM • pcworld.com • Slashdot
32
An early look at tailscale-rs, a tsnet library in Rust • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM • tailscale.com • Lobsters
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'Middle Class' Actors Are Getting 'Squeezed Out' of Hollywood • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM • variety.com • Hacker News
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PROBoter – Open-source platform for automated PCB analysis • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM • schutzwerk.com • Hacker News
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US tech firms lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
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Does your DSL little language need operator precedence? • Apr 17, 2026 at 2:12 AM • utcc.utoronto.ca • Hacker News
18
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Folk Computer • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM • folk.computer • Lobsters
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FCC exempts Netgear from ban on foreign routers, doesn't explain why • Apr 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM • arstechnica.com • Hacker News
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Bluesky has been dealing with a DDoS attack for nearly a full day • Apr 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM • theverge.com • Hacker News
11
Strange Romance bundle by Image Comics • Apr 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM • humblebundle.com • ~comics
255
Kafka Fundamentals - Guide to Distributed Messaging • Apr 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM • sushantdhiman.dev • r/programming
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Human Accelerated Region 1 • Apr 16, 2026 at 11:55 PM • en.wikipedia.org • Hacker News
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Discourse Is Not Going Closed Source • Apr 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM • blog.discourse.org • Hacker News
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