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Two Git ignore files nobody told me about

Article URL: https://mihai.dinculescu.dev/posts/two-git-ignore-files-nobody-told-me-about/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49814432 Points: 4 # Comments: 3

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Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis

Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse. ...

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Z80 REPL

Article URL: https://abagames.github.io/z80-repl/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49814236...

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OpenAI nabs key Patreon execs ahead of upcoming announcement

OpenAI has hired three former Patreon execs to anchor its product strategy for creators. After starting the creator subs...

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The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than rea

Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1144910/the-download-dont-believe-ai-hype/ Comments URL: https...

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A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions

"I think we are going to lose the ability to use certain orbits."

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A Startup Wants to Power Data Centers With ‘Supercritical’ Carbon Dioxide

The technology could strap onto existing gas turbines and make them more efficient—but it wouldn’t do away with thei...

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Eight Sleep’s new cooling hub is small enough to hide under your bed

Eight Sleep announced the next version of its "intelligent sleep system" designed to regulate the temperature of your be...

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The darker side of being a doctor

Article URL: https://drericlevi.pages.dev/the-darker-side-of-being-a-doctor/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com...

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This App Makes Your Laptop Screen Look Like Paper

The app Paperman gives your screen some added texture in an effort to make it easier on your eyes. It works best for rea...

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SmartLabels QR Code Organizing System Review (2026): AI Made Sense of My Junk Drawer

SmartLabels can inventory everything in a photo, but I tested whether its AI could survive the chaos of my busy househol...

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Kate Tolo Says Her Quest to Be ‘the Female Bryan Johnson’ Is ‘for Women’

Like her biohacking boyfriend, Tolo is undergoing a grueling regimen of tests—from tracking nighttime erections to sub...

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AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire

The telecom giant is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electrici...

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She’s 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can’t Have Kids

No IVF. No surrogacy. No polygenic tests. Emma Waters is leading a national fight against fertility tech—with her hot ...

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What Is an AI Software Factory? Lessons from 3 Client Deployments

Article URL: https://camplight.net/ai/ai-software-factory/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49813704 ...

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The Organization Fighting Ebola Has Never Been More Worried

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever.

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8 Best Space Heaters (2026): Tested, Measured, and Mistreated

These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.

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Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro Review: Premium but Paywalled

The Kiwibit Feeder 2 Pro delivers action-camera-quality imagery, but too much of the experience is locked behind a subsc...

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Tokens Too Cheap to Meter

Article URL: https://jyn.dev/tokens-too-cheap-to-meter/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49813482 Poi...

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Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-eu-israel-netherlands-2c1cc314732f920c2de59396d3b556f6 Comm...

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Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake

Article URL: https://blog.melashri.net/posts/scientific-linux-mistake/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

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I am done with this shit

Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wm5c21/i_am_done_with_this_shit/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

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Jev in 25 Lines of Python

Article URL: https://www.nobodywho.ai/posts/jev-in-25-lines/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4981276...

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There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of scurvy

Article URL: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/there-is-no-epidemic-of-loneliness Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

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How often do you think about the 1893 World's Fair?

Article URL: https://www.thebirthofacapital.info/chicago-worlds-fair-tataria-ware-larsen/ Comments URL: https://news.yc...

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“We’re already fighting yesterday’s battle”: Greece’s prime minister gets candid about AI

Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this...

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Grammarly will send unhinged messages to all your users if you try to cancel

Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1wjdpgx/psa_grammarly_will_send_unhinged_messages_to_all/ Comme...

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Data-Only Attacks Are Easier Than You Think

Article URL: https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline/data-only-attacks-are-easier-you-think Comments URL: https...

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Discord’s age verification era is upon us, despite community backlash

According to Discord, 90% of users will not have to verify their age.

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Transit rewards (Waymo pays you to take the train)

Article URL: https://waymo.com/blog/2026/09/transit-rewards/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4981106...