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Video2NAND – Abusing video codecs for great computational power (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: vp8, nand gates, video codecs

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Iran suspected of conducting cyberattacks on US water suppliers in 45 municipalities — small towns mostly targeted, with utilities switching to manual control (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jowi Morales | tags: iran, water supply, cyberattacks

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AI Images Are Everywhere. Here’s What They Do to Our Brains, and What We Can Do. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-02 | tags: machine learning, neural networks, feed algorithms

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Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Mark Tyson | tags: doom, fanattik, gamestop

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F*: A general-purpose proof-oriented programming language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: f* (f star), ocaml, microsoft research

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SwitchBot Kata Friends AI Pet Review: Useless if You Don’t Pay Up (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: switchbot, kata friends, ai pet

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A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: coldcard, coinkite, bitcoin

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SpaceXAI says it will remove all 69 of its unpermitted turbine power generators, but expects process to take a year — trailer-mounted generators to be replaced by 1.2GW power plant (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jowi Morales | tags: spacexai, colossus data centers, nvidia h200

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Meshdiff – visually compare two STL versions in the browser, client-side (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: meshdiff, stl, browser

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der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: pc chimney effect, der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d

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The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos (wired.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jay Bennett | tags: james webb telescope, cosmic dawn center, red dots

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Rust All Hands 2026 Retrospective (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by July | tags: rust, rustaceans, rustweek

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I went running with the Galaxy Watch 9 in London, and it taught me something new (zdnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Nina Raemont | tags: galaxy watch 9, samsung, london

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Is the Industrial Revolution a good precedent for explosive growth today? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Matt Clancy | tags: industrial revolution, ai growth, uk gdp

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Google Chrome may soon block New Tab hijacker extensions by default (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: chrome, google, chromium

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My favorite MacBook accessory gives my keyboard a simple but useful upgrade for cheap (zdnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Kayla Solino | tags: macbook, apple, keyboard

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Your Samsung phone already has something better than Android 17 App Bubbles — here’s how to use it (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: samsung, android 17, pop-up view

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Palantir earnings will test the real shape of enterprise AI (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: palantir, enterprise ai, pilot projects

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Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Plenty premium, but pummeled by RAM crisis (zdnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Kyle Kucharski | tags: framework laptop, intel series 3, ram shortage

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Show HN: Bor – Open-source policy management for Linux desktops (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Blagovest Petrov | tags: bor, firewalld, thunderbird

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Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI? (theverge.com)

2026-08-02 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | tags: pippa, generative artificial intelligence, hogan shrum

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Foldables are sort of boring now — and that’s great news for Apple (theverge.com)

2026-08-02 | by Dominic Preston | tags: samsung, foldable phones, huawei

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I don't recommend Tailwind CSS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: tailwind css, utility classes, web development

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ESP32-C3 SuperMini antenna modification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: esp32-c3, supermini, antenna modification

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Your high performer is checked out. Now what? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: employee disengagement, management strategies, workplace motivation

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The after-hours advantage: Why your life outside of work matters (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: knowledge workers, american workforce, creativity

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MkLinux and the pimped-out Apple Workgroup Server 9150 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by View My Complete Profile | tags: mklinux, apple workgroup server, 6502

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 2, #678 (cnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Gael Cooper | tags: seahawks, sam darnold, atlanta united

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, Aug. 2 (cnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Gael Cooper | tags: wifi, scifi, wsj

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Four Time Scales for Technology Development and Deployment (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: neural networks, deep learning, hinton