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Post #232143 2.69K Sep 13, 2026, 20:21 UTC

Mark Zuckerberg: "Cambridge Analytica" (2017)
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X (formerly Twitter) Internal Tech Emails (@TechEmails) on X Mark Zuckerberg: "Cambridge Analytica" January 30, 2017

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Post #232142 2.53K Sep 13, 2026, 20:06 UTC

There Is No AI (It's Just People) with Jaron Lanier
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Post #232141 2.71K Sep 13, 2026, 19:27 UTC

Global Shortage Has Led to Motor Oil Rationing at Costco
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Guessing Headlights Global Shortage Has Led To Motor Oil Rationing At Costco Changing your own oil has traditionally been one of the easiest ways to save money on car maintenance. For Costco members, Kirkland Signature synthetic oil

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Post #232140 2.72K Sep 13, 2026, 19:24 UTC

Flock cameras used to arrest a child for playing on a swing
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YouTube They're putting Flock cameras at PLAYGROUNDS. Now we know why. Flock and other surveillance cameras are being installed at splashpads, playgrounds, elementary schools, middle and high schools all across the country. Why? Well, now we know. And it's not the reason you think. I know there are a lot of links in this description.…

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Post #232139 2.56K Sep 13, 2026, 18:39 UTC

You delete a file on Linux while a program has it open. What happens? (quiz)
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textlog @stagas wrote on textlog You delete a file on Linux while a program has it open. What happens? #Sunday #Quiz

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Post #232138 2.49K Sep 13, 2026, 18:14 UTC

I'm being cyberattacked by Tesla, Inc
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robin’s page I’m being cyberattacked by Tesla, Inc. A bungled Assetnote scan

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Post #232137 2.46K Sep 13, 2026, 18:11 UTC

Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side
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Unsung Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 1: The PC side – Unsung A blog about software craft and quality

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Post #232136 2.44K Sep 13, 2026, 18:02 UTC

Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?
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atomic14 Why is Google still serving dodgy ads? I accidentally clicked a shady YouTube ad that mimics an iOS “Storage Full” alert, reported it (twice), and Google still said it was fine. Meanwhile, Gemini flags it in seconds for deceptive design...

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Post #232135 2.3K Sep 13, 2026, 17:55 UTC

Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
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Post #232134 2.46K Sep 13, 2026, 17:50 UTC

David Sacks: OpenAI and Anthropic Don't Need Regulations to Pace Frontier Models
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X (formerly Twitter) David Sacks (@DavidSacks) on X Dario has written that we need to “pace the frontier,” and Sam has agreed. People may be surprised by my response: go ahead. You guys are the frontier. By any reasonable metric — market share, re…

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Post #232133 2.46K Sep 13, 2026, 17:41 UTC

Romania soccer introduces black card to 'combat abusive behaviour' from parents
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The Athletic Romania soccer introduces black card to ‘combat abusive behaviour’ from parents at youth games The card can be used to permanently cancel the match if they “observe inappropriate behaviour from spectators or parents".

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Post #232132 2.42K Sep 13, 2026, 16:49 UTC

Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too
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TechCrunch Y Combinator's Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too | TechCrunch Tan wants smaller, American open-weight AI labs to use the same kind of training techniques on American frontier AI labs, giving the U.S. a more robust set of open-weight options that aren’t Chinese.

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Post #232131 2.46K Sep 13, 2026, 16:25 UTC

Texts Reveal Kash Patel Ordering Staff to Fight "Ifindretards" Account
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The New Republic Texts Reveal Kash Patel Ordering Staff to Fight “Ifindretards” Account The FBI director is hounding his staff to hunt down mean social media posts.

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Post #232130 2.37K Sep 13, 2026, 16:15 UTC

Cpak – OCI application package format for Linux desktops, servers and devices
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cpak cpak - The OCI application package format for Linux Build, distribute and run Linux applications as OCI packages with explicit permissions, native desktop integration and shared storage.

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Post #232129 2.31K Sep 13, 2026, 16:07 UTC

Making Startups Powerful
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Post #232128 2.61K Sep 13, 2026, 15:53 UTC

Predictive intelligence to anticipate anything.
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Prior Prior Chat | Predictive Intelligence Prior helps you anticipate anything: sports, markets, decisions, even the messy personal stuff. It pulls context, runs simulations, and gives you the sharpest weighted outcomes.

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Post #232127 2.34K Sep 13, 2026, 15:48 UTC

Libraries Run Rust Inside Python (With PyO3)
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belderbos.dev How Libraries Run Rust Inside Python (with PyO3) Build a Rust JSON parser into a module Python can import with PyO3, then see what the return trip costs when Rust data becomes Python dicts and lists.

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Post #232126 2.52K Sep 13, 2026, 15:47 UTC

Houthis Used Claude Code to Develop Missile Guidance Software: Anthropic
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Clash Report Houthis Used Claude Code to Develop Missile Guidance Software: Anthropic · Clash Report Anthropic says operators in northern Yemen ran parallel Claude Code instances to design guidance software, simulate trajectories, and analyze a failed rocket t…

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Post #232125 2.29K Sep 13, 2026, 15:36 UTC

CUDA for AMD on Windows
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GitHub GitHub - Speedstu/CUDA-for-AMD-Windows: Run CUDA-targeted Windows applications on AMD GPUs with ZLUDA + ROCm/HIP. Run CUDA-targeted Windows applications on AMD GPUs with ZLUDA + ROCm/HIP. - Speedstu/CUDA-for-AMD-Windows

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Post #232124 2.26K Sep 13, 2026, 15:24 UTC

Why is the x86 undefined instruction called ud2? Why 2?
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