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Zorin OS vs. Solus: I tested two great Linux distros for beginners to find out which is best (zdnet.com)

2026-04-25 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux Mint Cinnamon → | tags: zorin os, solus, budgie desktop

152.

Feds Arrest Soldier Who Allegedly Made $400,000 on Maduro Kidnapping Polymarket Bet (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-23 | get Maduro Kidnapping Bet Game → | tags: maduro, polymarket, jay clayton

153.

US accuses China of “industrial-scale” AI theft. China says it’s “slander.” (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-23 | get AI Security Software → | tags: china, ai theft, openai

154.

White House warns of 'industrial-scale' efforts in China to rip off U.S. AI tech (cnbc.com)

2026-04-23 | by Kevin Breuninger | get AI Security Hardware Kit → | tags: white house, china, ai models

155.

This major school district just voted to ditch screens and go back to pen and paper (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-23 | tags: los angeles, school district, pen and paper

156.

New court ruling blocks many of the government's anti-renewable policies (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-22 | get Renewable Energy Policy Book → | tags: us district court, renewable energy, offshore wind

157.

Google’s Gemini can now run on a single air-gapped server — and vanish when you pull the plug (venturebeat.com)

2026-04-22 | get Air-Gapped Server Security Kit → | tags: google cloud, gemini model, cirrascale

158.

Opinion | The Biggest AI Risk Is Foolish, Fear-Driven Policies (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-21 | get AI Safety and Policy Book → | tags: policies, regulation, hype

159.

Laws of Software Engineering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-21 | by Dr. Milan Milanović | get Software Engineering Book → | tags: conway's law, hyrum's law, cap theorem

160.

Mastodon was hit by a 'major' DDoS attack that briefly took down parts of the service (engadget.com)

2026-04-20 | get DDoS Protection Service → | tags: mastodon, ddos attack, mastodon.social

161.

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

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

162.

Google and Pentagon in talks to run custom AI chips inside classified environments — Google pushes for tight controls for TPUs surrounding use for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Luke James | tags: google, tensor processing unit, google distributed cloud

163.

Bluesky blames DDoS attack for server outages (engadget.com)

2026-04-17 | get DDoS Protection Service → | tags: bluesky, ddos attack, social media

164.

Everyone Can Build a Product Now — the Real Advantage Is Getting People to Care About Yours. Here’s How. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | by Faturoti Kayode | get Build Your Own Robot Kit → | tags: ai-assisted development, entrepreneur, distribution channels

165.

Artifacts: Versioned storage that speaks Git (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get GitHub Desktop → | tags: artifacts, git, source control

166.

PiCore - Raspberry Pi Port of Tiny Core Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | get Raspberry Pi 4 Case → | tags: raspberry pi, tiny core linux, pi core

167.

Why Zorin OS 18.1 is simply the best Linux distro - for anyone (zdnet.com)

2026-04-15 | by Jack Wallen | get Zorin OS 18.1 Laptop Bundle → | tags: zorin os, linux distro, zorin os 18.1

168.

You can use Linux 7.0 on these 7 distros today - here's what to expect (zdnet.com)

2026-04-15 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Mint 21. → | tags: linux, linux 7.0, linus torvalds

169.

iPhone Straining Your Eyes? This Feature Could Help (cnet.com)

2026-04-15 | by See Full Bio | get Blue Light Blocking Glasses → | tags: iphone, screen distance, apple

170.

AI models ‘subliminally’ transmit biases when training other systems (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Basu | get AI Bias Detection Toolkit → | tags: gpt-4, openai, model distillation

171.

AI models ‘subliminally’ transmit unsafe behaviours when training other systems (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Basu | get AI Safety Training Kit → | tags: openai, gpt-4.1, model distillation

172.

You can try Linux 7.0 now on these distros - here's what's new (zdnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Mint 21.1 → | tags: linux 7.0, linus torvalds, rust

173.

Man Who Threw Molotov at Sam Altman’s House Warned AI Will Exterminate Humankind (futurism.com)

2026-04-14 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: openai, sam altman, arson

174.

Multi-Agentic Software Development Is a Distributed Systems Problem (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | by Kiran Gopinathan | get Distributed Systems Development Kit → | tags: multi-agent systems, choreographic language, large language models

175.

How long-distance couples use digital games to facilitate intimacy (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | get Nintendo Switch Console → | tags: digital games, long-distance couples, intimacy

176.

Investigating How Long-Distance Couples Use Digital Games to Facilitate Intimacy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | get Couples' Long-Distance Gaming Kit → | tags: digital games, long-distance couples, intimacy

177.

Blu-ray lives on as Verbatim and I-O Data pledge support with new drives and discs (techspot.com)

2026-04-12 | get Verbatim Blu-ray Disc Pack → | tags: verbatim, i-o data, blu-ray

178.

US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | get Home Distilling Starter Kit → | tags: home distilling, us appeals court, hobby distillers association

179.

Carol's Causal Conundrum: a zine intro to causally ordered message delivery (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Lindsey Kuper | get Causal Ordering Message Queue → | tags: causally ordered messaging, distributed programming, choreographic programming

180.

The Raft consensus algorithm explained through "Mean Girls" (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Raft Consensus T-Shirt → | tags: raft, consensus algorithm, distributed systems