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Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this man's 1958 Cessna

news.ycombinator.com Staff Writer 2025-12-03 21:45:26

Jason Hong, 75, has had his 1958 Cessna Skyhawk stolen, and returned, multiple times in the last couple of months, but he and police have no idea who has been taking the colorful plane. While Jason Hong was celebrating his 75th birthday, he suddenly found himself thinking about his 1958 Cessna Skyhawk, a white and red single-engine beauty with colorful stripes that he calls his “old treasure.” He doesn’t fly it much anymore, but given the occasion he resolved to visit his plane as soon as he c

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Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this man's plane. But why?

news.ycombinator.com Staff Writer 2025-12-04 03:45:26

Jason Hong, 75, has had his 1958 Cessna Skyhawk stolen, and returned, multiple times in the last couple of months, but he and police have no idea who has been taking the colorful plane. While Jason Hong was celebrating his 75th birthday, he suddenly found himself thinking about his 1958 Cessna Skyhawk, a white and red single-engine beauty with colorful stripes that he calls his “old treasure.” He doesn’t fly it much anymore, but given the occasion he resolved to visit his plane as soon as he c

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The Atlantic Hurricane Season Is About to Get Real

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-12-04 09:40:04

After an unusually slow start to hurricane season, it’s looking like storm activity is about to ramp up. Meteorologists are keeping a watchful eye on the Atlantic Basin as ocean surface temperatures rise to record levels. So far, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has produced four tropical storms and no hurricanes. As of Friday, August 8, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) was monitoring two areas of interest for storm development—one off the southeastern U.S. and the other in the Central Atl

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The HORI Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 is on sale for $40

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-04 18:01:26

The HORI Piranha Plant camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for just $40, which is a discount of $20 and a record-low price. This is a great deal for those who own a Switch 2 and want to take advantage of the camera functionality in games like Mario Kart World and that recently-released campfire sim. This was designed specifically for Nintendo's new console, so it's a plug-and-play affair. It's actually cheaper than the official Switch 2 camera with this sale and it looks a whole lot coo

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Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-06 14:32:24

Some stone tools found near a river on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi suggest that the first hominins had reached the islands by at least 1.04 million years ago. That's around the same time that the ancestors of the infamously diminutive “Hobbits” may have reached the island of Flores. Archaeologist Budianto Hakim of Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency and his colleagues were the ones who recently unearthed the tools from a site on Sulawesi. Although a handful of stone flakes

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Dave Bautista Will Showdown With Henry Cavill In ‘Highlander’

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-06 18:00:02

Superman as the Highlander was cool enough, but now he’s going to showdown with Drax, and, as we know, there can be only one. Yes, Dave Bautista is joining the cast of the upcoming reboot of Highlander from director Chad Stahelski. Henry Cavill stars as Connor MacLeod, a man who discovers he’s an immortal being called a Highlander. He’s opposed by the Kurgan, another Highlander who has been killing them across the centuries. That’s Bautista. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the casting

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Everything to Remember Before Watching ‘Alien: Earth’

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-07 09:00:56

One of the best things about the new show, Alien: Earth, is that you do not need to be an Alien superfan to enjoy it. It’s not dependent on the plots of the seven-plus films in the franchise and is only connected to them in a few tangential ways. For now, at least. Nevertheless, there are a few things worth keeping in mind as we get closer to the August 12 debut. Here they are. The overview The Alien franchise began in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s film, Alien. It continued in 1986 with James Camer

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If This Planet Is Real, It Would Break So Many Records

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-07 14:05:23

Exoplanet hunters have had an eye on Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth at just four light-years away, for decades. We know that it consists of two Sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, as well as a faint red dwarf star, Proxima Centauri. But while researchers have previously discovered three exoplanets orbiting Proxima Centauri, the search for more worlds orbiting the system’s other two stars has proven difficult. Until now: New evidence from the James Webb Space

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Honesty Boxes in Scotland (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 18:11:14

Honesty Boxes in Scotland Dotted around the Scottish countryside, honesty boxes are a heartwarming tradition reflecting the trust and community spirit of rural life. These unstaffed stands offer all sorts; from fresh eggs and home-baked goods to seasonal fruits and vegetables, and even handmade crafts. This practice not only supports local farmers and artisans but also fosters a sense of integrity and mutual respect among residents and travellers. Here is a selection of the unique things you ca

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The Best Hearing Aids of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Christopher Null 2025-12-07 18:00:00

How much money should you expect to spend on a hearing aid? The answer depends primarily on whether you’re looking into over-the-counter or prescription hearing aids. Unsurprisingly, the latter is a wallet guzzler, with average costs between $2,000 to $8,000. But OTCs can ring up quite a tab in their own right, and our most highly rated devices will still run you about $800 to $2,000 a pair. So far, we haven’t found an OTC device under this $800 price that is truly effective at treating hearing

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Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-12-07 23:40:42

imagedepotpro / Getty images ZDNET's key takeaways Linux desktop share tops 6% in Lansweeper's 15 million-system analysis. Consumer PCs hit 6% Linux vs 1.9% on AD-managed business systems. Europe outpaces North America in Linux adoption by industry. In an interview, Lansweeper, an IT asset discovery and inventory company, revealed to ZDNET that, in its analysis of over 15 million identified consumer desktop operating systems, it found that Linux desktops currently account for just over 6% o

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Baltimore Assessments Accidentally Subsidize Blight–and How We Can Fix It

news.ycombinator.com Greg Miller 2025-12-07 22:35:34

One of the biggest challenges facing Baltimore is blight. For decades, the city has grappled with population loss, leaving behind thousands of vacant homes and empty lots that scar neighborhoods. These empty spaces not only serve as a constant reminder of visible decline, but also drain city coffers and undermine community safety. Both the city and the state have launched ambitious initiatives to tackle this very problem. But what if the government’s own policies were quietly making the problem

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The Browser Company launches a $20 monthly subscription for its AI-powered browser

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-08 15:26:41

The Browser Company has launched a Pro subscription plan for Dia, its new web browser that heavily integrates AI features. The plan costs $20 per month and provides unlimited access to Dia’s AI-powered chat and skills features. The introduction of a paid tier means free users will now face usage limits on AI features. While The Browser Company hasn’t specified exact limits, CEO Josh Miller told The New York Times in July that the browser will remain free for those who use AI features “a few tim

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iPhone 17 cases may have a new feature

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-08 02:32:04

When Apple unveils the iPhone 17 lineup next month, it seems like we’ll also see a new version of Apple’s first-party protective cases as well. If the latest rumors are true, the iPhone 17 case lineup will take a design cue from the AirPods Pro 2 charging case. It appears Apple is planning to add support for an optional lanyard loop to its official iPhone 17 cases. That’s according to leakers Majin Bu and DuanRui. Apple already includes a similar lanyard loop slot on the AirPods Pro 2 charging

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The Bluesky Dictionary

news.ycombinator.com Avi Bagla 2025-12-09 03:43:08

The Bluesky Dictionary Can Bluesky say every word in the English language?

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iPhone 17 case lineup could take design cue from AirPods Pro

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-10 14:32:04

When Apple unveils the iPhone 17 lineup next month, it seems like we’ll also see a new version of Apple’s first-party protective cases as well. If the latest rumors are true, the iPhone 17 case lineup will take a design cue from the AirPods Pro 2 charging case. It appears Apple is planning to add support for an optional lanyard loop to its official iPhone 17 cases. That’s according to leakers Majin Bu and DuanRui. Apple already includes a similar lanyard loop slot on the AirPods Pro 2 charging

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ChatGPT Glossary: 55 AI Terms Everyone Should Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-10 17:00:10

AI is changing the world around us. It's eliminating jobs and flooding the internet with slop. Thanks to the massive popularity of ChatGPT to Google cramming AI summaries at the top of its search results, AI is completely taking over the internet. With AI, you can get instant answers to pretty much any question. It can feel like talking to someone who has a doctoral degree in everything. But that aspect of AI chatbots is only one part of the AI landscape. Sure, having ChatGPT help do your homew

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See 6 Planets Align in the Night Sky This August

wired.com Gretchen Rundorff 2025-12-10 23:14:56

On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune will be visible through a very strong pair of skywatching binoculars or a backyard telescope. While August 10 marks the beginning of this planetary parade, these six planets will be visible until the final days of August, when Mercury sinks lower on the horizon an

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Python performance myths and fairy tales

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 06:36:28

Python performance myths and fairy tales [LWN subscriber-only content] Antonio Cuni, who is a longtime Python performance engineer and PyPy developer, gave a presentation at EuroPython 2025 about "Myths and fairy tales around Python performance" on the first day of the conference in Prague. As might be guessed from the title, he thinks that much of the conventional wisdom about Python performance is misleading at best. With lots of examples, he showed where the real problems that he sees lie. H

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The Amaranth hardware description language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:49:02

The Amaranth project provides an open-source toolchain for developing hardware based on synchronous digital logic using the Python programming language. It aims to be easy to learn and use, reduce or eliminate common coding mistakes, and simplify the design of complex hardware with reusable components. The Amaranth toolchain consists of the Amaranth language, the standard library, the simulator, and the build system, covering all steps of a typical FPGA development workflow. At the same time, i

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Spotify customers in the US now have access to a lot more audiobook listening time

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-13 04:40:55

Spotify has been gradually rolling out its Audiobooks+ service around the world, and today it has reached subscribers in the United States. After testing the Audiobooks+ service in Canada and Ireland, Spotify began expanding it to additional markets in July. The expanded audiobook streaming service reached the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein on July 17. As of today, Spotify Premium customers in the U.S

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Spotify's premium audiobook feature launches in the US

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-13 09:00:10

After trialing the service in Ireland and Canada last month, Spotify has officially launched its Audiobooks+ service in the US, Europe, Australia and elsewhere. An add-on available to Spotify Premium members, as well as individual users on Family and Duo plans, it adds an extra 15 hours of listening on top of the 15 hours available for Premium subscribers. If you're an individual Spotify Premium subscriber, it's fairly straightforward upgrade. Paying an extra $12 per month for Audiobooks+ (on t

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Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-13 09:00:00

Spotify is expanding access to its audiobooks to more U.S. subscribers. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of its $11.99 per month Audiobooks+ plan in the market, which allows subscribers or their household members on a Family or Duo plan to add 15 hours of audiobook listening during the month on top of the base plan. Though Spotify launched its audiobooks service in the U.S. back in 2022, household members on Duo and Family plans have long been left out. The offering makes audiobooks

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15 TikTok Videos About ‘Clankers’, a New Slur for Robots

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-13 14:35:26

Terms like “social media,” “podcast,” and “internet” emerged years ago as ways to talk about the latest advancements in the world of technology. And over the past month, we’ve seen some new terms popping up in the world of tech, from clanker to slopper, even if they seem to be mostly tongue-in-cheek at this point. What’s a clanker? It’s a derogatory word for a robot, a term coined in 1920 for a Czech play about dangerous mechanical men. And given the fact that humanoid robots are still pretty r

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HORI's Piranha Plant camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 drops to $40

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-13 18:30:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The HORI Piranha Plant camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for just $40, which is a discount of $20 and a record-low price. This is a great deal for those who own a Switch 2 and want to take advantage of the camera functionality in games like Mario Kart World and that recently-

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Build Your Own Lisp

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-13 17:55:20

Build Your Own Lisp Learn C and build your own programming language in 1000 lines of code! If you're looking to learn C, or you've ever wondered how to build your own programming language, this is the book for you. In just a few lines of code, I'll teach you how to use C, and together, we'll start building your very own language. Along the way we'll learn about the weird and wonderful nature of Lisps, how to develop a real-world project, concisely solve problems, and write beautiful code! T

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Welcome to the IPv4 Games

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-13 22:31:47

Claim The Land At Your IP I claim this land for Claim! Claim Your Land Sorry! You appear to be connecting from an IPv6 address. IPv4 Games only supports IPv4 right now. (What is this?) Top Players This hour day week month all-time (Requires JavaScript to view) Loading top players... Show All Recent Successful Claims Loading recent claims... Show All /8 Block Leaders Loading segments...

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The Next Planet Parade Is Coming Soon: Here's How to See Six Planets Line Up

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-14 03:00:09

Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets lined up in the sky at once. These events, colloquially known as planet parades, only occur about once or twice a year, with the most recent one in February showing off all seven planets in our solar system at once. The next one will feature six of our closest celestial neighbors, and the event starts on Aug. 20. The six planets sharing the sky will be Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. Mars

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Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

news.ycombinator.com Makena Kelly 2025-12-14 06:44:49

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically expanded its work with Palantir, elevating the company cofounded by Trump ally Peter Thiel as the government’s go-to software developer. Following massive contract terminations for consulting giants and government contractors like Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte, Palantir has emerged ahead. Now the data analytics firm is partnering with those companies—offering them a lifeline while consolidating its own power. Palantir has become one

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The ‘Star Wars’ Slur That Has Been Mainstreamed by Anti-AI Discourse

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-14 18:30:52

“Clanker.” You’ve probably heard the term online a lot lately, as growing wariness of the acceptance of generative AI has led to an almost science-fictional world of anti-robot sentiment. It’s become an increasingly common derogatory term, growing beyond the constraints of referring to chatbots and image generators to refer to any kind of non-human robotic intelligence. It’s perhaps fitting then, as it penetrates increasingly mainstream social circles, that “Clanker” itself is rooted in science

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Latest Tech News

Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this man's 1958 Cessna

Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this man's plane. But why?

The Atlantic Hurricane Season Is About to Get Real

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Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis

Dave Bautista Will Showdown With Henry Cavill In ‘Highlander’

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Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise

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The Browser Company launches a $20 monthly subscription for its AI-powered browser

iPhone 17 cases may have a new feature

The Bluesky Dictionary

iPhone 17 case lineup could take design cue from AirPods Pro

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See 6 Planets Align in the Night Sky This August

Python performance myths and fairy tales

The Amaranth hardware description language

Spotify customers in the US now have access to a lot more audiobook listening time

Spotify's premium audiobook feature launches in the US

Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time

15 TikTok Videos About ‘Clankers’, a New Slur for Robots

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Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

The ‘Star Wars’ Slur That Has Been Mainstreamed by Anti-AI Discourse

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