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Student hacked Taiwan high-speed rail to trigger emergency brakes (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-05 | get RFID Access Control System → | tags: tetra, sdr, thsr

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The FCC wants to ban Chinese labs from certifying electronics, but 75% of devices are tested there now (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get Electronics Certification Testing Kit → | tags: fcc, chinese labs, radio frequencies

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BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get LoRa Mesh Radio Kit → | tags: lora mesh, byomesh, bandwidth

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What the 1920s Can Teach Us About Surviving the AI Revolution (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-02 | get AI Survival Guide Book → | tags: 1920s, ai revolution, cars

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It’s time to make a plan for nuclear waste (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-29 | by Casey Crownhart | get Nuclear Waste Storage Container → | tags: nuclear waste, us reactors, deep geological repository

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The Church Rock Uranium Mill Spill (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | get Uranium Mining Safety Kit → | tags: church rock, uranium mill, united nuclear

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Deep under Antarctic ice, a long-predicted cosmic whisper breaks through (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Sam Jarman | get IceCube Neutrino Observatory → | tags: antarctic ice, askaryan radio array, cosmic rays

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Chernobyl wildlife forty years on (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by It'S Years Since The Chernobyl Disaster. This Is What It Has Meant For Wildlife Living Around The Devastated Nuclear Power Plant. | get Chernobyl Wildlife Documentary Book → | tags: chernobyl, doñana biological station, radioactive wildlife

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Brendan Fraser’s Return to ‘The Mummy’ Is Arriving Earlier Than Expected (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-24 | get The Mummy DVD Collection → | tags: brendan fraser, the mummy, radio silence

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Reviving Teletext for Ham Radio (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-22 | by Stephen Cass | get Digital Teletext Decoder Kit → | tags: teletext, aertel, ceefax

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Duolingo is now giving free users access to advanced learning content (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-22 | by Lauren Forristal | get Duolingo Plus Subscription → | tags: duolingo, cefr, language learning

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A mad undertaking: An undefinitive guide to the Aadam Jacobs collection (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-21 | by Neil Demause | tags: aadam jacobs, music collection, online radio

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Forty years after Chernobyl, more nuclear disasters are inevitable — plan for them (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-21 | by Bell | get Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Model → | tags: chernobyl, nuclear meltdown, reactor 4

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NASA Shuts Down Voyager 1 Instrument as Its Life Force Fades (futurism.com)

2026-04-20 | by Frank Landymore | get Voyager 1 Model Replica → | tags: voyager 1, nasa, jet propulsion laboratory

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Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft's nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Voyager 1 Solar Power Kit → | tags: voyager 1, jet propulsion laboratory, radioisotope thermoelectric generator

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Voyager 1 is Running Out of Power. NASA Just Switched Part of It Off (slashdot.org)

2026-04-19 | by Posted | get NASA Voyager 1 Model → | tags: voyager 1, nasa, radioisotope thermoelectric generator

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Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get Chernobyl Nuclear Safety Kit → | tags: chernobyl, exclusion zone, nuclear disaster

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NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Nasa Science Editorial Team | get Voyager 1 Solar Shield → | tags: voyager 1, jpl, low-energy charged particles

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OpenAI's Big Codex Update Is a Direct Shot At Claude Code (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get OpenAI Codex Programming Guide → | tags: openai, codex, claude

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How 'Democracy Now!' Became the Blueprint for Indie Media (wired.com)

2026-04-10 | by Kate Knibbs | tags: democracy now, amy goodman, public radio

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Remembering Gus Gaynor: A Devoted IEEE Volunteer (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-09 | by Tariq Samad | get IEEE Volunteer Appreciation Pin → | tags: ieee, gus gaynor, ieee engineering management society

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How Passive Radar Works (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-09 | get Passive Radar Signal Receiver → | tags: passive radar, digital tv, fm radio

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How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-08 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Power Starter Kit → | tags: fusion power, avalanche energy, radiovoltaics

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They're made out of meat (1991) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | get Meat-Themed Desk Decor → | tags: meat, sentient race, radio signals

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They're Made Out of Meat (1991) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | tags: meat, consciousness, brain science

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Over-the-Air Computation Uses Radio Interference to Crunch Data (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-07 | by Ana I. Pérez-Neira | get Software-Defined Radio Kit → | tags: over-the-air computation, radio interference, autonomous vehicles

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Best Electric Bikes (2026): Commuting, Cargo Bikes, Mountain Biking (wired.com)

2026-04-07 | by Adrienne So | get Rad Power Bikes RadCity 5 Plus → | tags: bosch, bike friday, brompton

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An open-source 240-antenna array to bounce signals off the Moon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-06 | tags: moon, earth-moon-earth, ham radio

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America’s Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says (futurism.com)

2026-04-04 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Radiology Assistant → | tags: radiology, nyc health and hospitals, radiology business

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NYC hospital chief says AI could replace many radiologists if regulations change (techspot.com)

2026-04-02 | get AI Radiology Assistant Software → | tags: nyc, radiologists, regulations