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Hardcore SpongeBob speedrunners smudged Xbox optical disks with sweat and grease to exploit 'lag clip' trick — filthy smeared disks cut gameplay times in ultimate pursuit of speed (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-14 | by Mark Tyson | get Xbox Cleaning Kit → | tags: spongebob squarepants, xbox, lag clip

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Paramount Gets Justice Dept. Approval to Buy Warner Bros. (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-13 | get Warner Bros. Blu-ray Collection → | tags: paramount, warner bros, justice department

183.

US bans differential privacy in Census data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | by Damien Desfontaines | get Privacy Protection Software Kit → | tags: census bureau, differential privacy, disclosure avoidance

184.

Justice Department seizes websites that published deepfake nudes of famous women (techspot.com)

2026-06-13 | by Rob Thubron | get Deepfake Detection Software → | tags: deepfake, cfake.com, socfake.com

185.

Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-13 | get AI Model Training Kit → | tags: anthropic, mythos 5, fable 5

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Justice Department Approves Paramount's $111 Billion Acquisition of Warner Bros. (slashdot.org)

2026-06-12 | get Warner Bros. Blu-ray Set → | tags: justice department, paramount, warner bros

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RFK Jr. melts down over NYT report, admits he blacklists reporters (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-12 | get RFK Jr. Press Freedom Badge → | tags: argument, calendar, department

188.

What Happens If AI Causes 25% Unemployment? Anthropic Has a Concept of a Plan (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-11 | get AI Unemployment Mitigation Kit → | tags: anthropic, anthropic wrote, displacement

189.

The AI Agent in the Billing Department of Verizon Is a Mentally Handicapped Thug (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | tags: agent, agent billing, ai agent

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How Visa is designing smarter credit cards for AI shopping (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-10 | get Smart RFID Credit Card → | tags: agents, agents prepare, behalf

191.

Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried files formal request for Trump pardon (cnbc.com)

2026-06-08 | by Tanaya Macheel | tags: comment, commutations, department

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New drug 'functionally cures' many hepatitis B virus infections (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | tags: cures, cures hepatitis, drug

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RetroPad is a ‘full-feature-parity version of Notepad from XP’ in just 2,749 bytes — x86 assembly coded apps comes from Windows legend Dave W Plummer (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-07 | by Mark Tyson | get RetroPad Notepad Emulator → | tags: added, feature, notepad

194.

Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Reaches Criticality In First Test (slashdot.org)

2026-06-06 | get Small Modular Reactor Model → | tags: antares, criticality, department

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GameHub’s ‘biggest update’ yet cuts its size in half and adds major Steam and EA upgrades (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-05 | get GameHub Game Controller → | tags: game, gamehub, gamepad

196.

NASA briefly sheltered space station astronauts in SpaceX’s Dragon due to leaks (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-05 | by Sean O'Kane | get SpaceX Crew Dragon Model → | tags: aboard, nasa, repair

197.

Nintendo will launch a Switch 2 with replaceable batteries in the EU (engadget.com)

2026-06-04 | by Mariella Moon | get Nintendo Switch Battery Pack → | tags: nintendo, switch 2, eu regulation

198.

Demand Is Booming For New No Tech, Repairable Tractor (slashdot.org)

2026-06-04 | get John Deere 3 Series Tractor → | tags: john deere, no tech, repairable tractor

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Hidden beneath AI chips, Chinese-made circuit boards raise national security concerns in U.S. (cnbc.com)

2026-06-03 | by Katie Tarasov | get Electronics Repair Toolkit → | tags: nvidia, printed circuit boards, china

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Your AI Investments Look Great on Paper — But These 3 Hidden Costs Tell a Different Story (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-03 | by Chongwei Chen | get AI Investment Cost Calculator → | tags: ai roi, data preparation, error correction

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Korean tech workers splash cash on luxury brands after bumper bonus payouts — luxury goods sales rocket nearly 150% in Gyeonggi Province semiconductor belt (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-03 | by Mark Tyson | get Luxury Brand Designer Bag → | tags: department, department store, goods

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AT&T Promo Codes: $50 Off This June 2026 (wired.com)

2026-06-03 | by Kat Merck | get AT&T Prepaid SIM Card → | tags: att, samsung galaxy s26 ultra, at&t prepaid

203.

Nuclear shell structure governs short-range nucleon pairing (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Nguyen | get Nuclear Physics Book → | tags: jefferson lab, nucleon pairing, nuclear physics

204.

Trump’s new AI executive order could slow down future model launches (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-02 | get AI Model Development Kit → | tags: trump, ai models, department of justice

205.

Open Repair Data Standard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get Open Repair Data Standard Kit → | tags: open repair data standard, ords, electronics repair

206.

Open Repair Data Standard – Open Repair Alliance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get Open Repair Kit → | tags: open repair data standard, open repair alliance, electronics repair

207.

Is there a case for performative empathy? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-02 | get Empathy in Action Book → | tags: empathy, leadership, linkedin

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Trump’s $1.8 billion settlement fund is on shaky ground as GOP senators deliver swift backlash (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-02 | tags: trump, january 6, justice department

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Trump's DOE restarts energy rebate program with dumb conditions (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-02 | get Energy Rebate Program Guide → | tags: department of energy, home energy efficiency, inflation reduction act

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Kiki – a tiny homepage construction kit with a small footprint (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get Kiki Homepage Builder → | tags: homepage builder, tomotama, itch.io