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991.

The lasting influence of Netscape Time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Netscape Navigator Browser → | tags: netscape, jim clark, open source

992.

Self-Distillation Enables Continual Learning [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Self-Distillation Machine Learning Kit → | tags: self-distillation, continual learning, deep learning

993.

Trump Phone Starts Shipping This Week After 9-Month Delay (cnet.com)

2026-05-17 | by See Full Bio | get Secure Presidential Phone → | tags: trump mobile, t1 phone, t-mobile revvl 7 pro 5g

994.

The Futility of Lava Lamps: What Random Means (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Colorful Lava Lamp → | tags: cloudflare, lava lamps, internet encryption

995.

Elon Musk Explains Why the SpaceX Board Must Be Powerless to Fire Him (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-16 | get SpaceX Official Board Pin → | tags: spacex, elon musk, board

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 17 #805 (cnet.com)

2026-05-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, crossword

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 17, #1071 (cnet.com)

2026-05-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

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NASA's Psyche spacecraft just got an assist from Mars on the way to its asteroid namesake (engadget.com)

2026-05-16 | by Mariella Moon | get NASA Psyche Mission Model → | tags: nasa, psyche, mars

999.

Phone Batteries Keep Getting Better. So Why Are We Always Charging? (cnet.com)

2026-05-16 | by See Full Bio | get Wireless Charging Pad → | tags: iphone 17 pro max, cnet, battery pack

1000.

The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-16 | tags: prediction markets, polymarket, commodity futures trading commission

1001.

Russian hackers turn Kazuar backdoor into modular P2P botnet (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-16 | get Cybersecurity Network Monitoring Kit → | tags: kazuar, secret blizzard, turla

1002.

δ-mem: Efficient Online Memory for Large Language Models (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Memory Expansion Kit → | tags: delta-mem, large language models, online memory

1003.

Δ-Mem: Efficient Online Memory for Large Language Models (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Memory Expansion for LLMs → | tags: delta-mem, large language models, online memory

1004.

The best external hard drives of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed (zdnet.com)

2026-05-16 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Samsung T7 Portable SSD → | tags: external hard drives, zdnet, vendor listings

1005.

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, May 16 (cnet.com)

2026-05-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: cnet, gael cooper, pudding pops

1006.

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 16 #804 (cnet.com)

2026-05-15 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, strands, crossword

1007.

Why this metal detector is a smart buy in 2026 - especially at $60 off on Amazon (zdnet.com)

2026-05-15 | by Taylor Clemons | get Garrett Ace 300 Metal Detector → | tags: amazon, metal detector, zdnet

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Build a Radio Wave Detector with Balls of Aluminum Foil (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | by Rhett Allain | get Aluminum Foil Radio Wave Detector → | tags: radio waves, aluminum foil, electromagnetic radiation

1009.

Get the Best Deals Sent to Your Phone Ahead of Memorial Day (cnet.com)

2026-05-15 | by See Full Bio | get Smartphone Deal Alert App → | tags: memorial day, cnet, amazon

1010.

Zenith: a live local-first fixed viewport planetarium (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | tags: zenith, star tracking, equatorial mount

1011.

I built Zenith: a live local-first fixed viewport planetarium (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | get Planetarium Projection System → | tags: zenith, planetarium, equatorial mount

1012.

I found the best early Memorial Day outdoor deals: Lawn mowers, power banks, and more (zdnet.com)

2026-05-15 | by Taylor Clemons | get Cordless Electric Lawn Mower → | tags: memorial day, lawn mowers, power banks

1013.

Companies say they can track Starlink users. Should the government be worried? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-15 | get Starlink Privacy Shield → | tags: starlink, spacex, satellite internet

1014.

This Wikipedia clone is entirely generated by AI. Users are turning it into a cesspool (feeds.feedburner.com)

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1015.

Save a huge $229 on a two-year NordVPN subscription and get three extra months free — massive 73% saving for privacy-focused VPN with no-logs policy unlocks access to over 7400 servers across 118 different countries for just $83 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-15 | by Ben Stockton | get NordVPN Two-Year Plan → | tags: nordvpn, virtual private network, no-logs policy

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Devious Prankster Posts Real Monet Painting, Tells People It’s AI-Generated, and Watches the Chaos Unfold (futurism.com)

2026-05-15 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get Fake Monet Puzzle → | tags: monet, ai-generated, twitter

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TP-Link Archer BE770 Wi-Fi 7 router review: Prioritizing wireless performance over wired connectivity (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-15 | by Brandon Hill | get TP-Link Archer BE770 Router → | tags: tp-link, archer be770, wifi 7

1018.

Cyber Pioneers Ponder Past as Prologue (darkreading.com)

2026-05-15 | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: cryptography, nsa, bruce schneier

1019.

Best Smoke Detectors and Dual Alarms for 2026: Lab Tested (cnet.com)

2026-05-15 | by See Full Bio | get Kidde Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detector → | tags: smoke detectors, dual alarms, cnet

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Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil! (wired.com)

2026-05-15 | by Rhett Allain | get Aluminum Foil Radio Wave Detector → | tags: radio waves, aluminum foil, electromagnetic radiation