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Why are there both TMP and TEMP environment variables? (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | by Raymond Chen | tags: ms-dos, environment variables, cp/m

602.

The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled (wired.com)

2026-05-01 | by Vittoria Elliott | get Digital Rights Conference Book → | tags: rightscon, chinese government, digital rights

603.

Scientists Exposed Flies to Crushing Hypergravity. The Results Were Unexpected (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-01 | get Hypergravity Simulation Kit → | tags: hypergravity, flies, scientists

604.

Wild Video Shows Ukrainian Troops Evacuate Babushka With a Military Robot (futurism.com)

2026-05-01 | by Joe Wilkins | get Military Robot Toy → | tags: ukraine, unmanned ground vehicle, babushka

605.

The California Government Is Coming For Your E-Bikes (slashdot.org)

2026-05-01 | get E-Bike Security Lock → | tags: california government, e-bikes, gnp

606.

Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum receive clamshell makeover — iconic 8-bit legends join the handheld gaming wars (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-01 | by Zhiye Liu | get Commodore 64 Mini → | tags: commodore 64, zx spectrum, handheld gaming

607.

Japan Is Building Cardboard Suicide Drones (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | by Apr | tags: cardboard drone, airkamuy, japan maritime self-defense force

608.

Is corporate sustainability dead? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Sustainable Tech Notebook → | tags: corporate sustainability, greenhushing, impact council

609.

The Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum have been turned into retrofuturistic handhelds (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Andrew Liszewski | get RetroPie Gaming Handheld → | tags: commodore 64, zx spectrum, blaze entertainment

610.

Scott Aaronson on quantum: "Will you heed my warnings NOW?" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get Quantum Computing for Beginners → | tags: quantum computing, scott aaronson, us national academy of sciences

611.

Continuously graded-doped SnO<sub>2</sub> for efficient n–i–p perovskite solar cells (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-30 | by Wang | get Perovskite Solar Cell Kit → | tags: perovskite solar cells, sno2, electron transport layer

612.

Germany has become the largest ammunition producer in the world (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get German Ammunition Manufacturing Kit → | tags: rheinmetall, ammunition, germany

613.

Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in one year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone → | tags: pentagon, drones, defense budget

614.

PayPal's new CEO makes Venmo a standalone business unit as potential buyers circle (cnbc.com)

2026-04-29 | by Hugh Son | get Venmo Portable Charger → | tags: paypal, venmo, hewlett-packard

615.

How to Get a Passport Without President Trump’s Face on It (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-29 | get Custom Passport Cover → | tags: passport, president trump, government

616.

Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-29 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Government Contracting Guidebook → | tags: pursuit, opengov, bill gurley

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Two-thirds of babies watch screens – some for eight hours a day (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Poppy Koronka | get Baby Einstein Play Gym → | tags: iaddict, oleg breslavtsev, government guidance

618.

Soft launch of open-source code platform for government (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get Open Source Code Platform Guide → | tags: forgejo, code.overheid.nl, open-source

619.

Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Ellie Cook | get Ammunition Reloading Kit → | tags: rheinmetall, ammunition, bradley

620.

WWE Videos Made by a Glitching AI That Sounds Like It’s Being Strangled Are the Future of Entertainment (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-29 | get AI-Generated Wrestling Highlights → | tags: wwe, glitching, entertainment

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Over 80% of US government agencies already use AI agents - and it's only the beginning (zdnet.com)

2026-04-28 | by Vala Afshar | get AI Government Agency Toolkit → | tags: agentic ai, government agencies, idc research

622.

Greece to ban anonymity on social media (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | get Social Media Identity Verification Kit → | tags: greece, social media, anonymity

623.

Australia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-28 | by Kate Park | get Australian News Media Licensing Kit → | tags: meta, google, tiktok

624.

A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government’s ID Platform (wired.com)

2026-04-28 | by Vittoria Elliott | get Dogecoin Logo Mug → | tags: doge, login.gov, gsa

625.

A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government's ID Platform (wired.com)

2026-04-28 | by Vittoria Elliott | tags: doge, login.gov, gsa

626.

‘The Oprah Podcast’ is headed to Amazon in a multiyear deal (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-28 | get Podcast Hosting Microphone → | tags: oprah winfrey, wondery, harpo entertainment

627.

Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-28 | get Parental Control Smartphone App → | tags: social media, under-16s, mental health

628.

The equity paradox of environmental DNA for biodiversity monitoring (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-28 | by Fleury | get Environmental DNA Sampling Kit → | tags: environmental dna, edna tecbiotech, biodiversity monitoring

629.

Trump wants to rebrand ICE to NICE. It’s destined to backfire (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | get ICE Logo Sticker → | tags: ice, nice, donald trump

630.

How This Underused Strategy Could Unlock an Entirely New Revenue Stream for Your Business (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | by Ben Walker | get Business Strategy Book → | tags: naspo, rfxpremier, cooperative purchasing