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1021.

Valve's £85 Steam Controller divides gamers ahead of May launch (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-28 | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam controller, valve, xbox wireless controller

1022.

Scraping 241 UK council planning portals – 2.6M decisions so far (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | get Web Scraping Toolkit → | tags: uk planning portals, idox, aws waf

1023.

‘Rogaine’ in a Pill? Oral Minoxidil Aces Major Hair Loss Trial (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Oral Minoxidil Capsules → | tags: veradermics, vdphl01, minoxidil

1024.

Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reportedly looking for new owner (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-27 | by Lucas Ropek | get Letterboxd Premium Membership → | tags: letterboxd, tiny, semafor

1025.

Could Letterboxd go the way of Twitter? Social media is already in mourning (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | get Letterboxd Premium Membership → | tags: letterboxd, twitter, social media

1026.

A Robot Is the Newest Member of Jackass in Its ‘Best and Last’ Trailer (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Robot Toy Collectible → | tags: jackass, johnny knoxville, robot

1027.

Steam Controller: The Ars Technica review (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-27 | get Steam Controller → | tags: steam controller, valve, xbox controller

1028.

Letterboxd Is Reportedly Looking to Sell Out (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get Letterboxd T-Shirt → | tags: letterboxd, private equity, controlling stake

1029.

Nonlinearity Affects a Pendulum (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get Physics of Pendulum Kit → | tags: pendulum, nonlinear equation, differential equation

1030.

The Philips Hue Sync Box 8K is 30 percent off (theverge.com)

2026-04-27 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Philips Hue Sync Box → | tags: philips hue, hue sync box, 8k passthrough

1031.

Gallium oxide electronics withstand extreme cold (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by About The Author | get Gallium Oxide Semiconductor Kit → | tags: gallium oxide, kaust, beta-gallium oxide

1032.

Developer creates a basic first person shooter game using Gaussian splats, and you can play it for free in your browser (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Zak Killian | get VR Shooter Game Controller → | tags: gaussian splats, playcanvas, structure-from-motion

1033.

What Is Ethernet? Everything You Need to Know About Wired Networks (wired.com)

2026-04-27 | by Simon Hill | get Ethernet Cable Kit → | tags: ethernet, xerox parc, ieee

1034.

A fresh Xbox 360 emulator for Android just broke cover in a new demo (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-27 | get Xbox 360 Emulator for Android → | tags: xbox 360, x360 mobile, ayin odin 3

1035.

The Iran War Is Impacting the Environment in Unseen Ways (wired.com)

2026-04-27 | by Chris Hamill-Stewart | get Environmental Monitoring Drone → | tags: iran war, oil facilities, soot residue

1036.

Xbox’s Big Turnaround Hedges Everything on Gamers’ Nostalgia (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-26 | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate → | tags: xbox, gamers, nostalgia

1037.

Simulacrum of Knowledge Work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | tags: large language models, proxy measures, chatgpt

1038.

Steam Controller leaked review points to $99 MSRP — more expensive than PS5 and Xbox controllers and Nintendo Joy-Cons (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Controller Accessory Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, ps5

1039.

An influx of used EVs could drive down prices (theverge.com)

2026-04-25 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Used Electric Vehicle Charger → | tags: evs, used cars, hyundai ioniq 5

1040.

A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | tags: rdp, webassembly, proxy

1041.

Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos (wired.com)

2026-04-25 | by Matt Burgess | get Discord Security Monitoring Tool → | tags: anthropic, mythos, firefox

1042.

The next Xbox could be waiting on the memory market (techspot.com)

2026-04-25 | get Seagate Storage Expansion Card → | tags: xbox, microsoft, memory market

1043.

Oxford All Souls College General Examination [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | get All Souls College Guidebook → | tags: oxford, all souls college, general examination

1044.

Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by A Nerd With A Passion For Open Source Software | get Firefox Adblock Extension → | tags: brave, firefox 149, adblock-rust

1045.

Kellogg’s just dropped something inside cereal boxes you haven’t seen in years (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | get Kellogg's Cereal Collector's Toy → | tags: kellogg's, cereal boxes, toy-filled

1046.

In rare chickenpox case, itchy blisters mushroom into large, rubbery nodules (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: chickenpox, keloids, eruptive keloids

1047.

Redesigning the Recurse Center application to inspire curious programmers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | by Rachel Petacat | get Programming Notebook for Creativity → | tags: recurse center, application redesign, oxford all souls

1048.

Xbox outlines broad plan to revitalize brand with a back-to-basics approach that focuses on console — New Xbox strategy reprioritizes console, while bolstering cloud and services (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Hassam Nasir | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: xbox, microsoft gaming, project helix

1049.

AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook’s legacy (theverge.com)

2026-04-24 | by David Pierce | get Apple AirPods Pro → | tags: airpods, touch bar, tim cook

1050.

This app turns your email inbox into your personal assistant (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-24 | get Email Management Software → | tags: extra, email app, inbox zero