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Midcentury North American Restaurant Placemats

news.ycombinator.com Elizabeth Goodspeed Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:52:17 +0000

Today’s collection is a grab bag of midcentury North American restaurant placemats. Like so many past ephemera finds I’ve shared here, I bought these at Brimfield Flea this July from a vendor who had around 500 in a big plastic tub. I bought 25 for $75 (a steal!) but I did have to talk myself out of asking how much it would be for the whole box. Most of these date from the late 1940s through the ’50s, when the postwar boom and expanding highway system put long-distance vacations within reach fo

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Boring is good

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-16 11:51:27

The initial, feverish enthusiasm for large language models (LLMs) is beginning to cool, and for good reason. It’s time to trade the out-of-control hype for a more pragmatic, even “boring,” approach. A recent MIT report shows that 95% of companies implementing this technology have yet to see a positive outcome. It’s understandable to feel confused. When I get confused, I write. This is why I wrote the first part of this series, Hype is a Business Tool as the online debate had become so overheate

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Fede Álvarez Wrote the ‘Alien: Romulus’ Sequel to Avoid an ‘Alien 3’ Situation

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-18 23:40:03

Alien: Earth just dropped a chest-burstingly good episode ahead of next week’s finale (read io9’s recap here), but fans are just as eager to learn what’s next for the sci-fi series on the big screen. One who would know is Fede Álvarez, who helmed last year’s Alien: Romulus and is closely involved in its sequel. He’s not directing it, but he’s helping choose who does—and he co-wrote the script with a bit of important Alien history in mind. While some fans (ahem) think Alien 3 is actually pretty

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Two ‘Flying Cars’ Collide During Air Show Rehearsal in China

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-19 03:16:10

Two “flying cars” collided on Tuesday during an air show rehearsal in China, injuring one of the pilots, according to a report from CNN. The incident happened at the Changchun Air Show in Jilin, China, where two XPeng AeroHT aircraft collided midair, forcing one of them to the ground. The other vehicle was able to land safely, according to Electrek, and the cause of the crash is under investigation. The company told CNN that the crash was the result of “insufficient spacing” and one of the fly

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Backstabbing and Moral Decay Rule in This Fierce Drama That's Worth Rewatching

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 02:15:02

There are some TV shows that stick with you forever (and others you completely forgot you've ever watched). For me, Damages, which originally aired for five seasons on FX, is seared in my brain since its first release in 2007. And it's now available to stream for free on Tubi. I was addicted from the series' first episode, which opens with Rose Byrne's character running out of an apartment building into the bustling streets of New York wearing nothing but a blood-soaked trench coat and high hee

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StubHub CEO says recent change to all-in ticket prices will dent revenue

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-09-20 03:51:50

StubHub CEO Eric Baker said Wednesday that recently introduced federal regulations around transparent ticket pricing will cause a "one-time" hit to its financial results. Revenue is expected to dip year over year as consumers digest the new rules, Baker told CNBC, which require online ticket sellers to prominently show the total cost upfront. "We've seen this in states like New York that have done it. You have a drop off and it hits about 10%. ... Then it's just back to normal," Baker said in

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Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s “warehouse work” with embodied-AI robots

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-09-20 11:00:00

Icarus Robotics cofounders Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer spent hours interviewing astronauts about what it was like working in space as they homed in on their startup idea. Their big takeaway: the work was often more cargo logistics than cutting-edge science. “We’re Amazon warehouse workers with PhDs,” one astronaut said. If an experiment takes two hours on station, the person continued, the first ninety minutes are spent just moving around cargo and preparing tools. It’s a dismal waste of to

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Google Ventures doubles down on dev tool startup Blacksmith just 4 months after its seed round

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-09-21 00:00:00

As speed becomes the defining currency in an AI-driven software world, Blacksmith has raised another round led by Google Ventures — just four months after its seed — to accelerate how code gets shipped. The $10 million Series A closed in just 14 days, with Google Ventures doubling down after first backing Blacksmith’s $3.5 million seed in May. At the time, Alphabet’s VC arm bet on the size of the market and the founding team, which included veterans of Cockroach Labs, another GV portfolio compa

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In Defense of C++

news.ycombinator.com Dayvi Schuster 2025-09-21 14:40:34

Dayvi Schuster 12 min read Tuesday, September 9, 2025 In Defense of C++ Why C++ remains a powerful and relevant programming language in today's tech landscape. The Reputation of C++ C++ has often and frequently been criticized for its complexity, steep learning curve, and most of all for its ability to allow the developers using it to not only shoot themselves in the foot, but to blow off their whole leg in the process. But do these criticisms hold up under scrutiny? Well, in this blog post,

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‘Fantastic Four’ Takes Its First Steps Home Next Week

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-09-22 11:00:53

If you didn’t see Fantastic Four: First Steps in theaters or just want to see it again, you can on digital starting September 23. The latest Marvel Studios will arrive on all the usual platforms, followed by a physical launch on October 14. Along with the standard deleted scenes, special features include a gag reel, commentary track with director Matt Shakman and production designer Kasra Farahani, and three featurettes centering the heroes, their comic book villains, and the film’s retrofuturi

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Why do we keep gravitating toward complexity?

news.ycombinator.com Kyrylo Silin 2025-09-23 06:02:31

The Great Pyramids took decades to build. It was a monumental feat of human ingenuity and collaboration. Today, we software developers erect our own pyramids each day - not from stone, but from code. Yet despite far more advanced tools, these systems don’t always make the experience better. So why, when KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) is a well-known mantra, do we keep gravitating toward complexity? Marketing > Simplicity Sell me this pen: ✎ What? You don’t know how? Okay, instead, sell me this

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I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers

news.ycombinator.com Riccardo Mori 2025-09-23 07:20:59

A first version of this piece was almost ready to be published two days ago, but after writing more than 2,000 words, I grew increasingly angry and exasperated, and that made the article become too meandering and rant-like, so I deleted everything, and started afresh several hours later. This, of course, is about Awe-dropping, Apple’s September 9 event, where they presented the new iPhone lineup, the new AirPods Pro, and the new Apple Watches. And the honest truth here is that I’m becoming less

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You can save hundreds on these premium Google TV 4K laser projectors, but only for a few more hours

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-23 23:31:51

TL;DR Dangbei has some great discounts on two of its 4K laser projectors, but only for a few more hours. The Dangbei DBOX02 Pro with its versatile stand is available for only $1,099. Or choose the even brighter Dangbei DBOX02, also on sale for just $1,099. A nice digital projector is a fantastic way to add some size and spectacle to your next movie night, and while there are some utterly fantastic options available out there, there are also lots of underpowered solutions that might save you s

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HBO Will Really Test How Much ‘Game of Thrones’ You Want Next Year

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-23 23:00:07

We did already know that Game of Thrones spin-offs A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and House of the Dragon season three would arrive in 2026. But now we have more concrete details on when we’ll be heading back to Westeros—and the time between visits could be surprisingly short. As Deadline reports, HBO and HBO Max head Casey Bloys offered some morsels for George R.R. Martin fans as part of an interview celebrating the outlet’s many Emmy wins. (Hell yeah, The Penguin star Cristin Milioti!) Accor

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WIRED Roundup: How Charlie Kirk Changed Conservative Media

wired.com Zoë Schiffer 2025-09-23 23:26:01

Zoë Schiffer: So where does that leave traditional right-wing media, like Fox News, for example? Is this a replacement of that or is it working in tandem? Jake Lahut: I think it's more in tandem. Fox's programming was dominated by Kirk's assassination last night. I think that for a lot of the mainstay Fox personalities, people like Charlie Kirk, and I guess in the Turning Point USA broader cinematic universe, these younger figures are really important, actually, for I think a lot of the more es

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The unbearable sameness of Liquid Glass

theverge.com David Pierce 2025-09-24 06:07:08

Liquid Glass is a neat party trick. The new design system, which was built for nearly all of Apple’s products and is rolling out this week, is built on the idea that interfaces should be three-dimensional: in the world of Liquid Glass, buttons and menus sit on top of whatever you’re doing or looking at, changing color and refracting digital light like they’re physical objects. It’s meant to feel like glass does in the real world. It’s visually very impressive, and it all kind of works! You insta

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I’ve been using macOS Tahoe 26 since June and here are the eight best things about it

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-09-24 11:08:41

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Apple’s new version of macOS, Tahoe 26, launches today for all compatible Macs. I’ve already shared many feelings about Liquid Glass in my look at the developer and public betas, and my opinion on the new, polarizing UI remains lukewarm. But after using Tahoe through the beta periods to full release, I can confidently say that there are

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Amazon sets the date for what sounds like a big fall hardware event

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-24 19:08:25

Amazon TL;DR Amazon has scheduled a Devices & Services event for September 30. It’s been just about a year now since Amazon’s last major hardware launches. The invitation’s teaser imagery hints at Kindle, Fire, and Echo news. With summer rapidly drawing to a close, there’s not much time left for companies to get their 2025 hardware lineups ready to go ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. This year’s already brought us some spectacular devices from many of our favorite brands,

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The madness of SaaS chargebacks

news.ycombinator.com Mike Kulakov 2025-09-24 15:30:46

Press enter or click to view image in full size The $10 Payment That Cost Me $43.95 — The Madness of SaaS Chargebacks Mike Kulakov 5 min read · Just now Just now -- Listen Share We run several SaaS products at Everhour, all billed through Stripe. Majority of the time everything works fine, but sometimes we get chargebacks. Even thought we do everything possible to prevent them. We don’t ask for a credit card until the moment of subscription. A few days before each renewal, we send an email no

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Samsung’s 2TB 990 Evo Plus SSD is $100 for a limited time

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-24 19:06:21

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware that he thinks you’ll like. He joined in 2018, and after a stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. If you’ve been running out of storage on your PC or PS5, or you just want an SSD that’s faster than what you have, here’s a great deal: the PCIe Gen 5-compatible 990 Evo Plus M.2 SSD from Samsung is selling at a bargain today, with its 2TB and 4TB versions selling for $99.99 and $199.99, respectively, at B&H Photo. If you want to hop on

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My First Year Without an iPhone

news.ycombinator.com Katie Lowe 2025-09-24 21:57:28

Last October, I switched off my iPhone, removed the SIM card, and inserted it into a Nokia 2780 that I ordered off the internet. I deactivated and archived my Instagram, left all the group chats, and got in touch with my European friends through email. Now, a full calendar year later, I can say without hesitation that I am never, ever going back. My north star Flip phones are somehow a contentious topic. This is because anyone that goes against the status quo creates a hostile environment. It’

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The $10 Payment That Cost Me $43.95 – The Madness of SaaS Chargebacks

news.ycombinator.com Mike Kulakov 2025-09-25 16:30:46

Press enter or click to view image in full size The $10 Payment That Cost Me $43.95 — The Madness of SaaS Chargebacks Mike Kulakov 5 min read · Just now Just now -- Listen Share We run several SaaS products at Everhour, all billed through Stripe. Majority of the time everything works fine, but sometimes we get chargebacks. Even thought we do everything possible to prevent them. We don’t ask for a credit card until the moment of subscription. A few days before each renewal, we send an email no

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Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Review: High-End Gaming Audio

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-09-25 08:33:00

Despite including Bluetooth and ANC, I don't think of this at the type of do-everything headset you might replace noise-canceling headphones with, and not just because the person next to you will wonder if you're secretly talking to the pilots. These are so bulky and obviously for gaming that you probably don't want to wear them outside the house. You'd certainly get some weird looks walking the dog or working from your local coffee shop. Comfort and Fit Photograph: Brad Bourque In order to f

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From 'Orwell 2+2=5’ to 'Frankenstein’: TIFF's Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning

wired.com Noel Ransome 2025-09-25 11:30:00

Some of the most urgent films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival aren’t here to soothe. Together, Orwell: 2+2=5, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, and Frankenstein play like sizzle reels of caution, and at their best, they’re award-worthy symbols of alarm. These films, the first two of which are documentaries, don’t just entertain—they confront fractured humanity, closeness and distance under Israel’s siege of Gaza, and a creation we’ve set loose, growing beyond our control. T

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The Socratic Journal Method: A Simple Journaling Method That Works

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 20:03:11

Years of notebooks and a laptop side by side, the Socratic Journal Method blends timeless reflection with modern tools to make journaling a habit that actually works. Journaling doesn’t need to be a chore. In this post, I share The Socratic Journal Method, my simple twist on journaling that turns blank pages into meaningful conversations. It’s a method designed to help you reflect, stay consistent, and actually enjoy the process. Why I Created the Socratic Journal Method Over the years, I’v

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This Fierce Thriller Is One of the Best Shows of the Early 2000s, and You Can Stream It for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 03:30:03

There are some TV shows that stick with you forever (and others you completely forgot you've ever watched). For me, Damages, which originally aired for five seasons on FX, is seared in my brain since its first release in 2007. And it's now available to stream for free on Tubi. I was addicted from the series' first episode, which opens with Rose Byrne's character running out of an apartment building into the bustling streets of New York wearing nothing but a blood-soaked trench coat and high hee

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Legal win

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 08:55:23

Just got word that the court dismissed several of WP Engine and Silver Lake’s most serious claims — antitrust, monopolization, and extortion have been knocked out! These were by far the most significant and far-reaching allegations in the case and with today’s decision the case is narrowed significantly. This is a win not just for us but for all open source maintainers and contributors. Huge thanks to the folks at Gibson and Automattic who have been working on this. With respect to any remainin

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Tucker Carlson asks Sam Altman if an OpenAI employee was murdered ‘on your orders’

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-09-25 07:19:28

Carlson: “…he was definitely murdered, I think… there were signs of a struggle, of course. The surveillance camera, the wires had been cut. He had just ordered take-out food, come back from a vacation with his friends on Catalina Island. No indication at all that he was suicidal. No note and no behavior. He had just spoken to a family member on the phone. And then he’s found dead with blood in multiple rooms. So that’s impossible. Seems really obvious he was murdered. Have you talked to the aut

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‘Foundation’ Star Synnøve Karlsen Walks Us Through That Jaw-Dropping Finale

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-26 03:50:51

Foundation season three just dropped its finale episode, “The Darkness,” and it was jam-packed with reveals and twists. When io9 got a chance to talk to Synnøve Karlsen, who plays Bayta Mallow on the Apple TV+ show, we didn’t hesitate, since Bayta plays a crucial part in what happens in the climax, and there’s no doubt she’ll be having an impact on the show’s just-announced fourth season. If you haven’t watched “The Darkness” yet, be warned! We talk spoilers galore. Foundation‘s season finale

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Last day to amplify your brand: Host your Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-26 19:00:00

The countdown is on: The application to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you’ve been considering a way to amplify your brand during the week’s tech epicenter, now is the time to lock it in. Your Side Event could be the dinner everyone’s still talking about, the panel that sparks a deal, or the happy hour that launches a new collaboration. With 10,000+ Disrupt attendees in San Francisco — plus the global spotlight of TechCrunch promotion — your e

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Midcentury North American Restaurant Placemats

Boring is good

Fede Álvarez Wrote the ‘Alien: Romulus’ Sequel to Avoid an ‘Alien 3’ Situation

Two ‘Flying Cars’ Collide During Air Show Rehearsal in China

Backstabbing and Moral Decay Rule in This Fierce Drama That's Worth Rewatching

StubHub CEO says recent change to all-in ticket prices will dent revenue

Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s “warehouse work” with embodied-AI robots

Google Ventures doubles down on dev tool startup Blacksmith just 4 months after its seed round

In Defense of C++

‘Fantastic Four’ Takes Its First Steps Home Next Week

Why do we keep gravitating toward complexity?

I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers

You can save hundreds on these premium Google TV 4K laser projectors, but only for a few more hours

HBO Will Really Test How Much ‘Game of Thrones’ You Want Next Year

WIRED Roundup: How Charlie Kirk Changed Conservative Media

The unbearable sameness of Liquid Glass

I’ve been using macOS Tahoe 26 since June and here are the eight best things about it

Amazon sets the date for what sounds like a big fall hardware event

The madness of SaaS chargebacks

Samsung’s 2TB 990 Evo Plus SSD is $100 for a limited time

My First Year Without an iPhone

The $10 Payment That Cost Me $43.95 – The Madness of SaaS Chargebacks

Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Review: High-End Gaming Audio

From 'Orwell 2+2=5’ to 'Frankenstein’: TIFF's Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning

The Socratic Journal Method: A Simple Journaling Method That Works

This Fierce Thriller Is One of the Best Shows of the Early 2000s, and You Can Stream It for Free

Legal win

Tucker Carlson asks Sam Altman if an OpenAI employee was murdered ‘on your orders’

‘Foundation’ Star Synnøve Karlsen Walks Us Through That Jaw-Dropping Finale

Last day to amplify your brand: Host your Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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