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Post #231743 2.84K Sep 7, 2026, 09:26 UTC

LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices
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Notebookcheck LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.

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Post #231742 2.44K Sep 7, 2026, 08:52 UTC

Programming is Art
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Orchid Files Programming is art When I started programming, my whole day revolved around development. I’d wake up, write code, and go to sleep. And that’s how it was day in and day out. My entire social circle consisted of people who also wrote code. I studied frameworks, libraries, and…

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Post #231741 2.47K Sep 7, 2026, 08:31 UTC

It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta
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the Guardian It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta | Joan Donovan The CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement

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Post #231740 2.55K Sep 7, 2026, 08:15 UTC

TiVo to charge money for skipping commercials in your own recordings
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Cord Cutters News TiVo Plans to End Free Automatic Commercial Skipping in November, Tests Paid Premium Replacement Service | Cord Cutters News TiVo has begun notifying customers of a significant change to one of its longest-standing and most popular DVR features. Starting November 2, 2026, the current version of SkipMode that allows users to jump over commercial breaks with a single button press…

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Post #231739 2.42K Sep 7, 2026, 08:03 UTC

Bot Detection Without JavaScript: What My Blog Measured
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gkoreli.com Bot Detection Without JavaScript: What My Blog Measured Cloudflare Workers bot detection without JavaScript: headers, network evidence, and an unresolved gap of 95 browser observations versus 14 script page loads.

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Post #231738 2.7K Sep 7, 2026, 07:38 UTC

Switzerland's Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3k Computers
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It's FOSS Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers.

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Post #231737 2.41K Sep 7, 2026, 06:05 UTC

I refused to train the AI that could replace me
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Rest of World I refused to train the AI that could replace me AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.

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Post #231736 2.4K Sep 7, 2026, 05:59 UTC

Show HN: Engrim – A universal, local-first SQLite memory engine for AI CLIs
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GitHub GitHub - timgordontg/engrim: The Universal Cross-Model Episodic Memory Standard. Local-first, project-scoped SQLite engine for… The Universal Cross-Model Episodic Memory Standard. Local-first, project-scoped SQLite engine for Google Antigravity, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, and OpenCode. Zero cloud lo...

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Post #231735 2.33K Sep 7, 2026, 05:48 UTC

Has anybody seen my keys? A key-hierarchy strategy for rack-level security
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Post #231734 2.4K Sep 7, 2026, 05:32 UTC

Show HN: GET Together – A social network where you don't need POST to Post
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gettogether.dev GET together A social network with no POSTs. Send a message with an HTTP GET request.

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Post #231733 2.73K Sep 7, 2026, 05:00 UTC

216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]
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YouTube 216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem SUPPORT THE DATA DRAGNET SERIES: https://store.gamersnexus.net/data-dragnet The LG Smart TVs we've tested have first-party ACR (automatic content recognition) functionality that can pry into your personal life with greater precision than you might realize…

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Post #231732 2.33K Sep 7, 2026, 04:51 UTC

Ask HN: How do you manage skills files?
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Post #231731 2.39K Sep 7, 2026, 03:42 UTC

Keep Our Servers Running: Your Recurring Donation Goes 3X This September
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Post #231730 2.48K Sep 7, 2026, 03:26 UTC

YouTube had a bug – I used ChatGPT to investigate
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The Zilber's Blog YouTube Had a Bug - I Used ChatGPT to Investigate The story of an annoying bug and how AI allowed me to get some answers.

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Post #231729 2.49K Sep 7, 2026, 02:34 UTC

MathKernel: An evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics kernel and MCP server
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GitHub GitHub - Staatsgeheim/MathKernel: Evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics runtime for LLMs: exact, symbolic, formal, certified… Evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics runtime for LLMs: exact, symbolic, formal, certified-interval and numeric computation with typed MathIR, trust labels, and full provenance - Staatsgeheim/Mat...

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Post #231728 2.31K Sep 7, 2026, 01:54 UTC

Ponytail: Lazy Senior Engineer Skill
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ponytail.dev He says nothing. He writes one line. It works.

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Post #231727 2.36K Sep 7, 2026, 00:47 UTC

Is mathematics about to enter the conservatory?
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Mike's Notebook Is mathematics about to enter the conservatory? Math as cultural institution.

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Post #231726 2.32K Sep 7, 2026, 00:21 UTC

Show HN: Sol, my macOS music player and jukebox app, is now free and open source
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Post #231725 2.22K Sep 7, 2026, 00:15 UTC

Windows 11's "special" developer edition looks like another marketing misfire
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Neowin Windows 11's "special" developer edition sounds like yet another marketing misfire Is Project Zenith really a meaningful new Windows experience, or is Microsoft dressing up familiar features with another confusing label?

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Post #231724 2.17K Sep 6, 2026, 23:51 UTC

Four Weeks of a Vegan Diet Alter Signs of Inflammation and Aging
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