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10861.

Half a Second – a book about the XZ backdoor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Adrian Mastronardi | tags: xz utils, linux, microsoft

10862.

The 5 laptop features worth paying extra for, plus 3 you can ignore (zdnet.com)

2026-07-19 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: ram, asus zenbook, hp omnibook

10863.

Qwen 3.8 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: qwen 3.8, alibaba, fable 5

10864.

Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: qwen3.8, alibaba, fable 5

10865.

Nvidia may have RTX 5000 Super GPUs ready, but costly 3GB GDDR7 is holding them back (techspot.com)

2026-07-19 | by Rob Thubron | tags: nvidia, rtx 5000 super, gddr7

10866.

Climate Activists Pelt Microsoft Data Center With Balloons Full of Acid (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: microsoft, data center, extinction rebellion

10867.

Show HN: OfflineTTS — Free browser-based TTS & STT that runs locally (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: offlinetts, text to speech, speech to text

10868.

The Mighty Big Array of Finn Jensen LA8YB (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: finn la8yb, yagi antenna, oslo

10869.

Perforce charges $500 for training training videos.. and it's AI narrated (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: perforce, training videos, ai narration

10870.

It’s Laughably Easy to Poison Open-Weight AI Models, Researcher Finds (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Frank Landymore | tags: open-weight ai models, semgrep, anthropic

10871.

How to deal with failure and stick with hard things (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: steve kamb, how to try again, navigating chaos

10872.

Ollama: All Aboard Open Models (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: docker, kitematic, ollama

10873.

OpenAI reduces Codex Model Context Size from 372k to 272k (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: openai, codex, pull request

10874.

New Study Links Teen Boys' ADHD Symptoms To Addictive Social Media Use (slashdot.org)

2026-07-19 | by Posted | tags: adobe photoshop, social media, teen boys

10875.

Order of Magnitude Physics a Textbook with Applications to the Retinal Rod(1998) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: order of magnitude, retinal rod, physics textbook

10876.

China Is Cracking Down on AI Companions Because Not Enough Babies Are Being Born (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: ai chatbots, china, wall street journal

10877.

The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering – Mastering Complexity(2014) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: science, engineering, complexity

10878.

Motion Sensors and Home Security Gadgets Without Cameras (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Simon Hill | tags: kini, kinisium, eve motion sensor

10879.

The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: solar car challenge, texas, 3d printing

10880.

Astronomers Thrilled After Discovering Best Spot Yet to Look for Alien Life (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Frank Landymore | tags: exoplanet, lhs 1140b, helium atmosphere

10881.

RFK Jr Wants to Waste $5 Billion in the Worst Way Imaginable (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: rfk jr, nih, vaccine

10882.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” Will Use AI to De-Age Actors (futurism.com)

2026-07-19 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: lord of the rings, gollum, ai de-aging

10883.

Scrying the AMD GFX1250 LLVM Tea Leaves (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Aurora Nockert | tags: amd, llvm, gfx1250

10884.

3 learning habits backed by neuroscience that high performers use (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: neuroscience, high performers, workforce

10885.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is exposing a hidden food risk. New fertilizer tech could help (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: strait of hormuz, fertilizer, natural gas

10886.

The cleanup trap: Stop asking RAG to fix bad data (venturebeat.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: rag, large language model, vector database

10887.

Apple is raising prices on more than just Macs and iPads (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-19 | by Zac Hall | tags: apple, macbook air, apple vision pro

10888.

Here are all the ways Apple is raising prices and why (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-19 | by Zac Hall | tags: apple, macbook pro, apple vision pro

10889.

'Grok Build' Coding Tool Open Sourced This Week, Promises to Respect Zero Data Retention (slashdot.org)

2026-07-19 | by Posted | tags: spacex, grok build, github

10890.

Overload and insight look identical from the outside (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by ゆ前 | tags: ayahuasca, granola, body-awareness