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Opinion | Government Is Watching You (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-19 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: ai chatbots, u.s., government surveillance

3692.

5x5 Pixel font for tiny screens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get 5x5 Pixel Font Kit → | tags: lcamtuf, 5x5 font, zx spectrum

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When moving fast, talking is the first thing to break (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by Dave Rupert | get Bluetooth Wireless Microphone → | tags: speed, collaboration, design system

3694.

Matt Mullenweg Overrules Core Committers; Puts Akismet on WP 7's Connector List (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by .Wp-Block-Post-Author Box-Sizing Border-Box Display Flex Flex-Wrap Wrap .Wp-Block-Post-Author__Byline Font-Size Margin-Bottom Margin-Top Width | get WordPress Akismet Plugin → | tags: wordpress, akismet, automattic

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40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough — a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get IBM 1 Megabit DRAM → | tags: ibm, dram, megabit memory

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Contact Lens Uses Microfluidics to Monitor and Treat Glaucoma (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by Edd Gent | get Smart Contact Lens for Glaucoma → | tags: microfluidic sensor, smart contact lens, glaucoma treatment

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Six Old Weight Loss Treatments and Why We Stopped Using Them (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-19 | tags: lap bands, fen-phen, weight loss treatments

3698.

The Must-Have Item in Silicon Valley Is a $178 Sweater With a CEO’s Face (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

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3699.

Why Musicians Are Manufacturing Sold-Out Shows (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get Music Tour LED Stage Light → | tags: musicians, sold-out shows, concert production

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Ask HN: How did you land your first projects as a solo engineer/consultant? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get Freelance Developer Starter Kit → | tags: software engineering, solo consultancy, smes

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The Mac Mini is no longer a niche product, it's local AI infrastructure (techspot.com)

2026-04-19 | get Apple Mac Mini M2 → | tags: mac mini, apple, ai infrastructure

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Duolingo CEO Says They've Stopped Tracking Employees' AI Use for Performance Reviews (slashdot.org)

2026-04-19 | by Posted | get Duolingo AI Ethics Badge → | tags: duolingo, ai use, luis von ahn

3703.

Zero-Copy GPU Inference from WebAssembly on Apple Silicon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Agam Brahma | get Apple Silicon WebAssembly Toolkit → | tags: apple silicon, webassembly, zero-copy

3704.

Old Cars 'Tell Tales' by Storing Data That's Never Wiped (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | by Posted | get OBD-II Data Logger → | tags: telematic control unit, quarkslab, qualcomm

3705.

NIST scientists create 'any wavelength' lasers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Laser Pointer Kit → | tags: nist, photonics, lasers

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Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create 'Any Wavelength' Lasers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Tunable Laser Diode → | tags: nist, photonics, lasers

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 19, #1043 (cnet.com)

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3708.

VC Ron Conway says he has a ‘rare form of cancer’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-18 | by Anthony Ha | get Cancer Awareness Bracelet → | tags: sv angel, ron conway, ucsf

3709.

US Congress Fails to Pass Long-Term FISA Extension, Authorizes It Through April 30 (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | by Posted | get FISA Surveillance Legal Guide → | tags: fisa act, section 702, foreign intelligence

3710.

30 WordPress Plugins Turned Into Malware After Ownership Change (slashdot.org)

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UpCodes (YC S17) is hiring SDRs to help make construction more productive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Construction Tech Notebook → | tags: upcodes, yc s17, sdr

3712.

20-Year-Old Enters Prison for Historic Breach, Ransoming of Massive Student Database (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | by Posted | get Cybersecurity Encryption Kit → | tags: powerschool, data breach, cyberattack

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Optimizing Tail Sampling in OpenTelemetry with Retroactive Sampling (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get OpenTelemetry Collector Plugin → | tags: opentelemetry, retroactive sampling, victoriametrics

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Marvel Studios’ Former Art Staff Discuss ‘Shortsighted’ Layoffs (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-18 | get Marvel Studios Art Book → | tags: marvel studios, cinematacon, visual development

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How to protect your privacy by opting out of data collection in popular AI apps [Sponsored] (9to5mac.com)

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Xbox expansion cards are now cheaper than SSDs, and PC users are repurposing them (techspot.com)

2026-04-18 | get Xbox Storage Expansion Card → | tags: xbox expansion cards, ssds, pc users

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Fear and Loathing Among the Haves and Have Mores in San Francisco (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-18 | get San Francisco Tech History Book → | tags: san francisco, k-shaped economy, gold rush

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NASA Restarts Work To Support Europe's Uncrewed Trip To Mars After Years of Setbacks (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | get Mars Rover Model Kit → | tags: nasa, european space agency, rosalind franklin

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Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe (futurism.com)

2026-04-18 | by Victor Tangermann | get Quantum Physics Puzzle Kit → | tags: hubble constant, cosmology, edwin hubble

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Two Motorola Transistors Became the Default NPNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Motorola NPN Transistor Kit → | tags: motorola, transistors, npn