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1.
First, make me care (gwern.net)
795 points by andsoitis 2 days ago | 241 comments
2.
A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch (github.com/tldev)
677 points by dnw 2 days ago | 220 comments
3.
ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data (eff.org)
1417 points by JKCalhoun 2 days ago | 931 comments
4.
Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study (usc.edu)
593 points by hhs 2 days ago | 635 comments
5.
A flawed paper in management science has been cited more than 6k times (columbia.edu)
711 points by timr 2 days ago | 368 comments
6.
Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android (androidauthority.com)
644 points by _____k 7 days ago | 723 comments
7.
Using PostgreSQL as a Dead Letter Queue for Event-Driven Systems (diljitpr.net)
254 points by tanelpoder 2 days ago | 79 comments
8.
Deutsche Telekom is throttling the internet (netzbremse.de)
627 points by tietjens 2 days ago | 307 comments
9.
Web-based image editor modeled after Deluxe Paint (github.com/steffest)
244 points by bananaboy 2 days ago | 30 comments
10.
Doom has been ported to an earbud (doombuds.com)
433 points by arin-s 2 days ago | 133 comments
11.
Introduction to PostgreSQL Indexes (dlt.github.io)
323 points by dlt 2 days ago | 16 comments
12.
Show HN: Bonsplit – Tabs and splits for native macOS apps (alasdairmonk.com)
243 points by sgottit 2 days ago | 33 comments
13.
Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback (consumerrights.wiki)
460 points by validatori 2 days ago | 271 comments
14.
A Lament for Aperture (ikennd.ac)
243 points by firloop 6 days ago | 55 comments
15.
Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware (arstechnica.com)
296 points by Bender 3 days ago | 144 comments
16.
Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds (bbc.com)
219 points by Rygian 2 days ago | 216 comments
17.
Two Weeks Until Tapeout (essenceia.github.io)
192 points by client4 2 days ago | 46 comments
18.
I was right about ATProto key management (nora.codes)
179 points by todsacerdoti 2 days ago | 193 comments
19.
I built a 2x faster lexer, then discovered I/O was the real bottleneck (modulovalue.com)
185 points by modulovalue 7 days ago | 89 comments
20.
We X-Rayed a Suspicious FTDI USB Cable (eclypsium.com)
200 points by aa_is_op 2 days ago | 82 comments
21.
Show HN: TUI for managing XDG default applications (github.com/mitjafelicijan)
134 points by mitjafelicijan 2 days ago | 45 comments
22.
Jurassic Park - Tablet device on Nedry's desk? (2012) (therpf.com)
168 points by exvi 2 days ago | 77 comments
23.
Bitwise conversion of doubles using only FP multiplication and addition (2020) (dougallj.wordpress.com)
57 points by vitaut 2 days ago | 6 comments
24.
Challenges and Research Directions for Large Language Model Inference Hardware (arxiv.org)
120 points by transpute 2 days ago | 23 comments
25.
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world (2019) (bbc.com)
313 points by choult 1 day ago | 226 comments
26.
Typography on Pencils (2023) (presentandcorrect.com)
110 points by NaOH 7 days ago | 11 comments
27.
Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as crews face thousands of alerts (lr.org)
155 points by geox 2 days ago | 101 comments
28.
Second Win11 emergency out of band update to address disastrous Patch Tuesday (windowscentral.com)
219 points by speckx 2 days ago | 177 comments
29.
Nvidia-smi hangs indefinitely after ~66 days (github.com/nvidia)
200 points by tosh 2 days ago | 51 comments
30.
Show HN: Netfence – Like Envoy for eBPF Filters (github.com/danthegoodman1)
57 points by dangoodmanUT 2 days ago | 7 comments

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