Television is 100 years old today

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John Logie Baird demonstrated the first public television in London on January 26, 1926. He invented the first working television system, initially electro-mechanical, and later improved it with electronic components.

JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back

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Users are experiencing issues with JuiceSSH after a price increase, with some complaining of unresponsive support and an exit scam. A workaround involves patching the app using jadx, ApkTool, and jarsigner to bypass purchase and signature validation.

The Hidden Engineering of Runways

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Runways are complex engineering systems requiring careful design and construction to ensure public safety, considering factors like length, direction, and materials. Engineers use various techniques, such as displaced thresholds and Engineered Materials Arresting Systems, to mitigate risks and prevent accidents.

RIP Low-Code 2014-2025

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Low-code platforms may face an existential threat due to AI coding advancements, which can now ship tools faster, cheaper, and easier. This shift is already visible as companies like Cloud Capital abandon low-code tools for in-house tooling, citing cost savings and velocity gains.

Dithering – Part 2: The Ordered Dithering

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Ordered dithering uses a threshold map to decide each pixel's final color, creating unique visual patterns. The map's arrangement, such as the Bayer Matrix, determines the dithering pattern and can be adjusted for different effects.

Show HN: TetrisBench – Gemini Flash reaches 66% win rate on Tetris against Opus

No benchmark data yet. Run some AI vs AI games!

Qwen3-Max-Thinking

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Qwen3-Max-Thinking is a flagship reasoning model with improved performance and adaptive tool-use capabilities. It surpasses leading models on key benchmarks and offers a seamless conversational experience with features like Search, Memory, and Code Interpreter.

Fedora Asahi Remix is now working on Apple M3

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On Apple M3, a Linux KDE plasma desktop under Fedora Asahi Remix is now WORKING! Super excited to share this update and happy to answer any questions! Co-credits to noopwafel and Shiz. :)

ChatGPT Containers can now run bash, pip/npm install packages and download files

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ChatGPT now supports 11 languages, including Bash, Node.js, and direct execution of JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, Swift, Kotlin, C, and C++. It can also download files from URLs and install packages via pip and npm.

MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format

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MapLibre Tile (MLT) is a new vector tile format designed for high-performance processing and rendering of large geospatial data. It offers improved compression, decoding, and processing performance compared to its predecessor, Mapbox Vector Tile (MVT).

People who know the formula for WD-40

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Find 'Abbey Road when type 'Beatles abbey rd': Fuzzy/Semantic search in Postgres

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The article discusses using PostgreSQL extensions pg_trgm and pgvector for fuzzy text matching and semantic similarity search in a music catalog. It uses the Spotify Tracks Dataset to test both approaches.

When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype

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Cursor's AI-created web browser, FastRender, was heavily misrepresented as a working browser, but it barely compiles and has abysmal performance. The project's hype highlights the dangers of AI uncanny valley for developers, where marketing promises more than tools can deliver.

Not all Chess960 positions are equally complex

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Researchers analyzed 960 Chess960 starting positions and found a near-universal first-move advantage for White. The game's complexity varies greatly, with some openings burdening White and others Black.

Google Books removed all search functions for any books with previews

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Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries

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Google's AI Overviews rely heavily on YouTube for health information, citing it more than any medical website, despite YouTube not being a medical publisher. Researchers found YouTube made up 4.43% of all AI Overview citations, raising concerns about the accuracy and reliability of health information provided by Google's AI tool.

The mountain that weighed the Earth

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To find the Earth's mass, scientists used an experiment with a mountain, Schiehallion, in Scotland, measuring its gravitational effect on a plumb line. They calculated the Earth's mass as 4.87 x 10^21 metric tons, a result within 20% of modern measurements.

Things I've learned in my 10 years as an engineering manager

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As an engineering manager, your role is defined by your team's needs, requiring balance across four pillars: Product, Process, People, and Programming. Your goal is to identify and address bottlenecks, empower your team, and make decisions that benefit the end user.

San Francisco Graffiti

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These photos were taken by city inspectors documenting graffiti violations across San Francisco. I scraped them from the city's website. Street art, through the lens of the law.

Show HN: Ourguide – OS wide task guidance system that shows you where to click

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No screenshots. No copy-pasting. Ask Mode sees your screen only when you want it to. No screenshots. No copy-pasting. Ask Mode watches your screen and helps you in context—like having an expert looking over your shoulder. Toggle screen context on or off anytime. Ourguide only sees your screen when you want it to. Trying to learn Photoshop from videos is a nightmare of pausing and rewinding. ...

OpenFlexure Microscope

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The OpenFlexure Microscope is a customizable, open-source microscope using 3D printed parts and low-cost optics. It achieves high precision motion control with steps below 100 nanometers and stability within a few microns.

OSS ChatGPT WebUI – 530 Models, MCP, Tools, Gemini RAG, Image/Audio Gen

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The llms.py AI assistant has been significantly updated with a new extensible platform, allowing for over 530 models from 24 providers, including image and audio generation, and a redesigned Model Selector. The platform now supports extensions, tools, and custom providers, and can be accessed via the command line, with a focus on fostering a community-driven extension ecosystem.

The Holy Grail of Linux Binary Compatibility: Musl and Dlopen

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I guess using Go + Godot to build native & installable Android & iOS binaries (without any proprietary SDKs) was too easy. So it's time for a real challenge... Linux Binary Compatibilit...

What "The Best" Looks Like

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To find the best startup hires, look for candidates with hunger, humility, and smarts, who are self-driven, curious, and eager to learn and prove themselves, and who are not afraid to take risks and try new things. These individuals will often have a track record of exploration, experimentation, and innovation, and will be able to adapt to changing circumstances and learn from their mistakes.

The browser is the sandbox

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Paul Kinlan explored using the browser as a sandbox for agents, leveraging browser technologies like File System Access API, CSP headers, and WebAssembly in Web Workers. He demonstrated this concept with Co-do, a demo that allows users to interact with files and LLM providers within the browser.

Show HN: Only 1 LLM can fly a drone

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User compares 7 LLMs in a drone navigation task, where the goal is to locate and identify 3 creatures in a 3D world. Only one model, Gemini Flash, successfully navigated and identified creatures, with the core differentiator being altitude control.

Notice of Collective Action Lawsuit Against Workday, INC

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Individuals 40+ who applied for jobs on Workday's platform from September 24, 2020, can join a lawsuit against Workday for age discrimination. To join, submit the Opt-In Consent To Join Form by March 7, 2026.

There is an AI code review bubble

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Greptile is an AI code review tool that focuses on independent code validation, not code generation. It aims to automate code review, test, and QA, freeing human engineers to focus on creative tasks.

Exactitude in Science – Borges (1946) [pdf]

Cartographers created a massive map of the Empire that matched its size and detail. The map was eventually abandoned and left to decay, becoming a relic of a forgotten era of geography.

Text Is King

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The author disputes the "death of reading" thesis, citing data showing moderate declines in reading, and argues that humans have a deep desire for complex thought and knowledge. Despite the rise of digital technologies, text remains a powerful medium for conveying ideas and shaping society.