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Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: esp32, pin detection, bowling system

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AMD's next-gen 10-core 'Medusa Point' APU shows up on Geekbench again, with its best score yet — leaked SKU outpaces every other x86 mobile chip in the single-core test (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, medusa point, geekbench

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Former Richard Stallman Colleague Now Argues for Open AI Models Too (slashdot.org)

2026-07-19 | by Posted | tags: open source ai, richard stallman, frontier models

2164.

Colman Domingo May Bring ‘The Princess & the Frog’ to Live-Action (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: disney, colman domingo, the princess and the frog

2165.

Terence McKenna's Mega Bad Trip (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: terence mckenna, mega bad trip, psychedelics

2166.

Postmortem of a British Startup: Tract (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: tract, british startup, land promotion

2167.

Show HN: Explore 6048 YC companies as an interactive galaxy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: artifacta, galaxy, show hn

2168.

Zilog Z80 turns 50 as an open-source replacement heads to drop-in DIP40 silicon — iconic 8-bit CPU launched in July 1976 and was discontinued in 2024 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Luke James | tags: zilog z80, open-source replacement, intel 8080

2169.

Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Zak Killian | tags: esp32, pi-hole, dns filtering

2170.

Computing’s Top 30: Achyut Sarma Boggaram (computer.org)

2026-07-19 | tags: ieee computer society, achyut sarma boggaram, computing top 30

2171.

Memory chip boss admits RAM prices are 'abnormally high' — SK Group chairman considering building a semiconductor plant in the US to expand supply, calm ‘chipflation’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: sk hynix, memory chips, chipflation

2172.

I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: suno, holly herndon, benja

2173.

Anker Solix S2000 Review: The Little 2kWh Battery That Could (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: anker, solix s2000, battery

2174.

Are OLED TVs still worth the premium in 2026? (engadget.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jason Schneider | tags: oled, samsung, organic light-emitting diode

2175.

Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Henry Godfrey-Evans | tags: rayleigh, maricopa county, heat deaths

2176.

‘Phantom Twist’ drone spins so fast that it is nearly invisible — flying device adds motion blur to the real world (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Mark Tyson | tags: northwestern university, phantom twist, drone

2177.

OpenStreetMap: Admin_level for All Countries (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: openstreetmap, admin_level, boundary

2178.

Samsung cuts hundreds of US consumer electronics jobs ahead of Texas HQ move — 739 roles affected in New Jersey as chip division posts record profit (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Luke James | tags: samsung electronics, texas, new jersey

2179.

What We’re Expecting at Samsung’s July Galaxy Unpacked 2026 (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: samsung, galaxy unpacked, foldable

2180.

Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: molniya drones, starlink, expresslrs

2181.

I burned all my tokens researching how to save tokens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Bartosz Kotrys | tags: quesma, claude max, tokenomics

2182.

National Ice Cream Day freebies and deals: See a list of the best places to score a scoop today (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: häagen-dazs, blue bell, dairy queen

2183.

5 things Gemini still can’t do that keep me paying for ChatGPT (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: google, gemini, chatgpt

2184.

Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: minecraft, sdl3, glfw

2185.

We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: nasa, solar storms, geophysical research

2186.

Coil whine can be musical, demonstrates engineering student — this usually hated noise can make some people happy (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Mark Tyson | tags: coil whine, zotac rtx 4080, nvme ssd

2187.

As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: mosquito monitoring, asian tiger mosquito, climate change

2188.

Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: orchid, telepathic instruments, magnus

2189.

I joined the IndieWeb, here's what I learned (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Rel | tags: indieweb, mastodon, protocols

2190.

I asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to pick the best smartphone — I didn’t expect the results (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: chatgpt, google, android authority