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1141.

My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Brainwave Monitor → | tags: claude, command, just

1142.

Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-02-14 | by Willie D. Jones | get Lidar Scanner → | tags: lidar, microvision, rust

1143.

How many registers does an x86-64 CPU have? (2020) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Intel Core → | tags: programming, x86, rust

1144.

How to customize your iPhone home screen with iOS 26 (engadget.com)

2026-02-14 | get Home Screen → | tags: iphone 26, ios customize, apple liquid glass

1145.

Budget RGB Fan Roundup: Are cheap PC fans always this bad? (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Niels Broekhuijsen | get Fan → | tags: nf-a12x25, p12 pro, aspect 12 rgb

1146.

Samsung readies LPCAMM2 LPDDR5X modules with up to 96GB and 9600 MT/s (techspot.com)

2026-02-14 | get LPCAMM2 → | tags: lpddr5x, samsung, lcamm2

1147.

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Jowi Morales | get Audio cable → | tags: copper wire, diyaudio, banana

1148.

iFixIt calls BMW’s new anti-consumer security screws 'a logo-shaped middle finger to right to repair,' Adafruit 3D prints a solution — BMW's connector reverse engineered using patent filing as a design blueprint (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Mark Tyson | get iFixit Adafruit → | tags: bmw roundel logo, torx fasteners, right to repair

1149.

Chiplets Get Physical: The Days of Mix-and-Match Silicon Draw Nigh (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | by Max Maxfield | get Microprocessors → | tags: chiplet summit, cadence, ai applications

1150.

Newegg is about to drop 64GB of DDR5 for $499, Ryzen 7 9850X3D for $399, and more — ridiculous Doorbuster deals are back for Presidents' Day, but you'll only have seconds to buy one (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get DDR5 → | tags: best, deals, doorbusters

1151.

Newegg is about to drop 64GB of DDR5 for $499, 9850X3D for $399, and more — ridiculous Doorbuster deals are back for Presidents' Day, but you'll only have seconds to buy one (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get RAM → | tags: best, deals, doorbusters

1152.

A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands (theverge.com)

2026-02-14 | by Lauren Feiner | get Smartphone → | tags: iphone 16, border patrol, propublica

1153.

The ‘zombie internet’ has arrived—and it has devastating consequences for advertising, social media, and the human web (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-14 | get Internet → | tags: moltbook, social media, advertising

1154.

Ars Technica makes up quotes from Matplotlib maintainer; pulls story (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Matplotlib → | tags: matplotlib, python, rust

1155.

Cogram (YC W22) – Hiring former technical founders (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Cogram → | tags: industry, react, remote

1156.

Anthropic CEO Says Company No Longer Sure Whether Claude Is Conscious (futurism.com)

2026-02-14 | by Frank Landymore | get Neural Network → | tags: claudeforconscience, anthropic, rust

1157.

Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-14 | by Ivan Mehta | get Airbnb Platform → | tags: airbnb, chesky, customer

1158.

How often do full-body MRIs find cancer? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | get MRI → | tags: body, body mri, cancer

1159.

Deal: This UGREEN Ergonomic Mouse is only $16.99 right now! (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-13 | get Ergonomic mouse → | tags: ergonomic, ergonomic mouse, just

1160.

Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-13 | by Sarah Perez | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: airbnb, billion, chesky

1161.

A Dating App Based on Users’ Credit Scores Is Making a Comeback (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-13 | get CreditScoreMatch → | tags: ahead, ahead valentine, day score

1162.

DIY Camera That Records on Cassette Tapes Takes Lo-Fi Tech Trends to a New Level (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-13 | get VHS Recorder → | tags: fingertips, frustration, frustration fingertips

1163.

People Trust Websites More When They Know a Human Is on Standby (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-13 | get Google Assistant → | tags: difference, finds, finds just

1164.

These Open Earbuds Are Just Over $20 (wired.com)

2026-02-13 | by Brad Bourque | get Earbuds → | tags: acefast, earbuds, just

1165.

Dario Amodei – "We are near the end of the exponential" [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | by Dwarkesh Patel | get Blockchain → | tags: dario, dwarkesh, going

1166.

Designing a 36-key custom keyboard layout (2021) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | get Custom keyboard → | tags: custom, custom keyboard, designing

1167.

Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | get Keyboard → | tags: android, autocorrect, broken

1168.

Apple, fix my keyboard before the timer ends or I'm leaving iPhone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | get MacBook → | tags: absolutely, apple, broken

1169.

Rivian tops fourth-quarter expectations, targets significant production increase (cnbc.com)

2026-02-13 | by Michael Wayland | get Electric Vehicle → | tags: adjusted, billion, billion billion

1170.

I asked Claude Code to remove jQuery. It failed miserably (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | get HTML → | tags: html, jquery, just