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I'm writing a history of Visual Basic, Chapter 1 is up (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Visual Basic Programming Book → | tags: visual basic, microsoft, bill gates

1292.

Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Simon Willison | tags: ai coding, agentic engineering, vibe coding

1293.

B.C. residents baffled as shape floats through night sky (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Journalist | get Starry Night Sky Projector → | tags: spacex, falcon 9, vandenberg

1294.

The Shark ChillPill: I’m a Fan of This Fan. This Is Why I’ll Use It All Summer (cnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by See Full Bio | get Shark ChillPill Portable Fan → | tags: shark, chillpill, dyson

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Los Alamos and the long path to detecting neutrinos (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Eleanor Hutterer | get Neutrino Detection Kit → | tags: neutrino, los alamos, homestake mine

1296.

OurCar: What I learned making an app for my family (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Smartphone Car Mount → | tags: car sharing, flutter, gas bill

1297.

What I Learned Making an App for My Family (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Family Tech Organizer → | tags: flutter, app development, family sharing

1298.

The ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Sequel Could Finally Start Filming Later This Year (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-06 | get Edge of Tomorrow Blu-ray → | tags: edge of tomorrow, karen gillen, highlander

1299.

The solopreneur’s guide to saying ‘no’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-06 | get Assertiveness and No Book → | tags: solopreneur, business skill, saying no

1300.

This slim ice cream maker could fit in my already crowded kitchen (theverge.com)

2026-05-06 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Nostalgia ICMP4AQ Mini Freezer → | tags: nutribullet, chill ice cream maker, ninja creami

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Utah's Ban on Using VPNs to Circumvent Age Verification Begins Today (cnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by See Full Bio | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: vpn, utah, senate bill 73

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Ordinary People Fear AI, While the Tech Leaders Working to Create a Permanent Underclass Say They’re Extremely Psyched About It (futurism.com)

2026-05-06 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: openai, kevin o’leary, ai surveillance

1303.

Scientists create "living plastic" that can self-destruct on command (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Living Plastic Kit → | tags: living plastic, bacillus subtilis, kill switch

1304.

Inventing Cyrillic (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Cyrillic Alphabet Learning Kit → | tags: cyrillic, inventing, 2024

1305.

Inventing Cyrillic (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Cyrillic Alphabet Poster → | tags: cyrillic, inventing, alphabet

1306.

‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by Paresh Dave | get OpenAI Logo T-Shirt → | tags: openai, elon musk, tesla model 3

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One command turns any open-source repo into an AI agent backdoor. OpenClaw proved no supply-chain scanner has a detection category for it (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-05 | get AI Security Scanner Tool → | tags: openclaw, cli-anything, github copilot

1308.

This ‘Living’ Plastic Comes With a Built-in Kill Switch (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-05 | get Smart Biodegradable Plastic Kit → | tags: living plastic, kill switch, microplastics

1309.

Why leaders should consider launching a business book club (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | get Business Book Club Kit → | tags: warren buffett, bill gates, elon musk

1310.

GOP bill adds $1 billion in security upgrades for Trump’s ballroom (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | get Security Camera System → | tags: gop bill, white house, immigration enforcement

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Publishers Sue Meta for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Works to Train AI (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-05 | get AI Content Training Dataset → | tags: meta, cengage learning, hachette

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Horizon Hunters Gathering is holding another playtest on May 22 (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: horizon hunters gathering, guerrilla, playstation beta program

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It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get NordVPN Cybersecurity Suite → | tags: utah senate bill 73, vpn, age verification

1314.

Form launches a cheaper version of its smart swimming goggles (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Daniel Cooper | get Form Swim Goggles → | tags: form, smart swim 2 lt, headcoach

1315.

Meta sued by major book publishers over copyright infringement (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Emma Roth | get Copyright Protection for Publishers → | tags: meta, llama, scihub

1316.

OpenAI’s trillion-dollar AI bet is a study in ‘riskmaxxing’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | get OpenAI GPT-4 Model → | tags: openai, chatgpt, frontier ai

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The Best Food Gifts to Buy Online, as Tested by Our Tastebuds (2026) (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by Louryn Strampe | get Gourmet Food Gift Basket → | tags: last crumb, barry callebaut, plugrà butter

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The Best Sustainable Surf Gear (2026): Patagonia, Billabong, Outerknown (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by Brent Rose | get Patagonia Recycled Surfboard Wax → | tags: patagonia, billabong, outerknown

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Unofficial Notepad++ macOS app forced to rebrand after creator objects (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get Notepad for Mac → | tags: notepad++, macos, andrey letov

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Design Within Reach Promo Codes: 30% Off | 2026 (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by Nena Farrell | get Design Within Reach Gift Card → | tags: design within reach, herman miller, dusen dusen