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A German ISP tampered with their DNS – specifically to sabotage my website

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 23:27:19

My website: Publishing Germany's secret internet blocklist In Germany, we have the Clearingstelle Urheberrecht im Internet (CUII) - literally 'Copyright Clearinghouse for the Internet', a private organization that decides what websites to block, corporate interests rewriting our free internet. No judges, no transparency, just a bunch of ISPs and major copyright holders deciding what your eyes can see. I decided to create a website, cuiiliste.de, to find blocked domains, as the CUII refuses to

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Physics of badminton's new killer spin serve

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-01 15:11:00

Serious badminton players are constantly exploring different techniques to give them an edge over opponents. One of the latest innovations is the spin serve, a devastatingly effective method in which a player adds a pre-spin just before the racket contacts the shuttlecock (aka the birdie). It's so effective—some have called it "impossible to return"—that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) banned the spin serve in 2023, at least until after the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The sanction wasn

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Apple AirTag 2 Rumors: New Features and Possible Release Date Leaked

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-05 00:00:07

The original AirTag was launched nearly four years ago, which is practically a lifetime for an Apple product. The little tracker has proven to be a sleeper hit with plenty of people the world over using it to find their keys, wallet, luggage and various personal belongings. But four years is a long time, and it's time this smart tracker sees an update. That sort of delay is unusual for Apple, which tends to refresh most of its product lines every couple of years. Now, as summer travel season wr

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Ergonomic errors in Rust: write fast, debug with ease, handle precisely

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 09:57:49

Ergonomic errors in Rust: write fast, debug with ease, handle precisely Errors show up in three distinct contexts: when you’re writing code, when you’re debugging code, and at runtime when the program needs to handle recoverable errors. And errors are consumed by two distinct consumers with different needs: the developer debugging an application, and the caller making error handling decisions at runtime. In this post, we’ll explore how stackerror is designed to make working in all three contex

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‘It’s Not Going to Slow Down’: The Tech Stock Everyone Is Watching This Week

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-11-05 16:59:34

Wall Street is narrowing in on must-watch tech giant Nvidia (NVDA) this week, as the $4 trillion semiconductor company reports earnings amid an ongoing skid in the technology sector. “When the group goes down and the most important stock in the group reports earnings, that is going to have a bigger impact than usual,” Matthew Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, told Reuters. That impact has analysts rushing to change their projections for the release of Nvidia’s quarterly report on

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Did AYANEO just announce the first Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming handheld?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-05 17:57:54

TL;DR AYANEO just teased the KONKR Pocket FIT Elite, which may have a Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. It would be the first gaming handheld with that chipset, which offers far more power than anything on the market. It will start at less than $399, with a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 variant starting at less than $329. This week has been crazy for gaming handhelds, with two new dual-screen devices dropping at exceptionally competitive prices. This morning, at a sharing session for the first device from AYANEO

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ArduinoOS (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-01 08:12:50

To get the uptime of the operating system use getElapsedMilliseconds or getElapsedTicks . Locks In order to keep your application thread safe you can use locks. With locks you can prevent an other thread to access a variable, function, ... in an unsafe state. Example for conflicting threads: void mainThread () { InitTask (thread2); while ( true ) { Serial. println ( " Thread1 " ); } } void thread2 () { while ( true ) { Serial. println ( " Thread2 " ); } } If you execute this code you will n

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Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Prove Starship Isn’t a Total Flop With Flight 10

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-11-05 17:00:50

SpaceX is gearing up for the tenth test flight of its megarocket following a streak of failures that have cast doubt on Starship’s ability to fly to Mars in 2026. Starship is slated for lift-off on Sunday, August 24, during a launch window that opens at 7:30 p.m. ET. SpaceX recently wrapped up investigations into the rocket’s previous test flight, which took place on May 27 and ended with the vehicle breaking apart during reentry. This was the third Starship flight of 2025 and the latest in a s

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‘Star Wars: Visions’ Season 3 Puts a Stormtrooper on Death’s Door

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-11-05 17:30:35

Over its currently two-season run, Star Wars: Visions has shown audiences the adventures of Force users, droids, and rebels. One viewpoint we’ve not seen much of is the Imperial forces, despite their repeatedly turning up in the show’s various shorts—but that’s changing with the new season, and things will get pretty cerebral. During this weekend’s Anime NYC, panelists got a look at “Black,” a short for the next set of episodes dropping in October. Developed by david production (Fire Force), th

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Ether notches first new record since 2021 after Powell speech teasing rate cuts

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-11-06 04:02:35

The second-largest cryptocurrency surged 15% late Friday, rising as high as $4,885.00 and surpassing its November 2021 record of $4,866.01. The price of ether smashed through its 2021 record on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at upcoming rate cuts and investors returned to risk-on mode. The moves came during Powell's annual address from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. "With policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjust

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U.S. Government Now ‘Controls’ 10% of Intel, Trump Says

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-11-06 04:31:02

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. government would be taking a 10% stake in Intel, the struggling U.S.-based chip manufacturer. But the president’s choice of words will definitely raise more than a few eyebrows, especially since the Trump regime has previously said the federal government will have no corporate governance role at the tech company. “It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Compa

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Bluesky blocks Mississippi under new age verification law

theverge.com Adi Robertson 2025-11-06 09:09:14

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Bluesky will block access from Mississippi IP addresses in response to a new state law requiring age verification and parental consent for underage users. The decision, outlined in a blog post, will stand until courts decide the fate of the law. “Mississippi’s approach would fundamentally change how users access Bluesky,” says the

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Despite Dismal Sales, Tesla Thinks You’ll Pay More for a Cybertruck

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-11-06 14:10:37

Tesla’s Cybertruck is widely viewed as an “unmitigated” commercial disaster, but that hasn’t stopped the company from deploying a variety of sales gimmicks to try to squeeze just a little more money out of the flop vehicle. This week, Tesla launched a new version of its most expensive Cybertruck variants, known as the “Cyberbeast.” Tesla has marketed the “beast” as its most heavy-duty, high-powered variant, and originally promoted it with a video of the truck towing a Porsche while also racing

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Much of the World Stops Sending Mail to U.S.

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-11-06 14:25:30

Do you have a package coming your way from overseas? (I do, it’s a gift, and I’m very annoyed.) Hopefully it’s not urgent, because it’s going to be a minute before that thing gets to our shores. Questions surrounding the Trump administration’s ongoing tariff regime, including a policy to end an exemption from taxing small packages, have resulted in postal services across the world simply choosing not to ship to the United States until things get sorted out, according to Bloomberg. Central to th

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Have You Ever Seen a Black Moon? Neither Have We, but One Is Coming This Weekend

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 10:27:00

Late last year, we were treated to four consecutive supermoons, where the moon is the biggest and brightest that it can possibly be in the night sky. Have you ever wondered what it's called when the opposite happens? There is a name for it, and it's happening this weekend -- the emergence of the black moon. The term black moon isn't an official term, but rather a nickname for when a new moon fulfills certain conditions. Typically, each season has three new moons just like it has three full moon

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The 50 best Labor Day deals we’ve found so far

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2025-11-06 14:03:48

If you have a smaller space, a singlemay be sufficient, and you can pick one up for $74.99 ($15 off) — which is lower than its Prime Day price — at Amazon B&H Photo , and Best Buy . The router can create a network covering up to 1,500 square feet, connect to 75 devices at once, and deliver speeds of up to 900Mbps. If you move to a larger place, you can pick up an additional router (or two) to expand your network. A bundle that includes one router and two extenders is currently going for $159.99

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Roborock Says a Robot Vacuum With an Arm Will Cost Just a Few Hundred Dollars

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 18:00:00

Roborock was the first company to market to offer a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to help you sort items, with the Roborock Saros Z70 making a strong impression on us when we tested it. We liked its capabilities (despite some bugs) and it earned a spot on our list of best robot vacuums, with the caveat that the hefty $2,600 price tag put it out of reach for most people. In a recent interview with CNBC, Quan Gang, president of Roborock, suggested that robot vacuums with arms won’t stay this

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APT36 hackers abuse Linux .desktop files to install malware in new attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-06 23:35:11

The Pakistani APT36 cyberspies are using Linux .desktop files to load malware in new attacks against government and defense entities in India. The activity, documented in reports by CYFIRMA and CloudSEK, aims at data exfiltration and persistent espionage access. APT 36 has previously used .desktop files to load malware in targeted espionage operations in South Asia. The attacks were first spotted on August 1, 2025, and based on the latest evidence, are still ongoing. Desktop file abuse Altho

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Arch Linux remains under attack as DDoS enters week 2 - here's a workaround

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-06 23:52:19

atese/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways All Arch Linux sites are under attack. No one knows why Arch is getting smacked around. You can get Arch Linux files and programs from GitHub. Although not well-suited for new users, Arch Linux is a popular distro with a passionate fan base. So, why has someone been knocking down the Arch Linux site repeatedly for over a week now with an ongoing distributed denial-o

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Scientists are building cyborg jellyfish to explore ocean depths

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-07 04:03:08

Climate change is warming ocean waters, making the environment more acidic thanks to the absorption of carbon monoxide from the atmosphere. This endangers various marine species, and monitoring those changes is vitally important. But it can be challenging to reach the deepest waters without the aid of very expensive equipment. Moon jellyfish can swim to those depths, however, making them a potential ally in the quest to study the deep ocean. That's why researchers at the University of Colorado

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Kimbal Musk on Elon's Tesla pay package: 'My brother deserves to be paid'

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-11-07 08:33:10

Kimbal Musk, the younger brother of the world's wealthiest person, said Elon Musk "deserves to be paid," as Tesla remains locked in a legal saga over its CEO's pay package. "I think my brother deserves to be paid," Kimbal Musk said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday. "He has zero pay for the past six to eight years. I don't think that's right. I'll let Tesla shareholders make that decision, but I believe that it does need to be. He needs to be paid." Elon Musk isn't paid a salary or any cash bon

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YC-backed Oway raises $4M to build a decentralized ‘Uber for freight’

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-11-07 14:53:52

Thousands of semi trucks that cut across the U.S. highway system each day are harboring a secret: they’re only about half full. That inefficiency represents a multi-billion dollar opportunity. And one that a few companies like Uber Freight and Flock Freight are already chasing as part of broader business models that match truck drivers with companies selling goods. San Francisco-based startup Oway is seeking out a narrower business model that more closely resembles Uber for freight, especially

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Sound the alarm: Google Clock is now getting an Expressive overhaul

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-07 23:25:36

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR The latest version of the Google Clock app is rolling out now and includes loads of visual changes. These changes include distinct backgrounds for active alarms, larger buttons for the stopwatch, and more. We also enabled the previously leaked timer page redesign with some tinkering. We uncovered Google’s Clock app redesign back in May, revealing a visual overhaul in line with the Material 3 Expressive style. Now, it looks like this redesigned app is s

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The Pixel Watch 4 can track 12 new sports, and I’m really excited about one of them

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-08 02:30:08

TL;DR The Google Pixel Watch 4 adds support for 12 new sport modes. The watch now tracks more than 50 unique activity types. Among the added sports is Pickleball, a widely popular court sport that I love. The Pixel Watch 4 just gave athletes and casual movers even more reasons to lace up. Google’s latest smartwatch now supports tracking for more than 50 sports and activities, up from just over 40 on the previous generation. That’s a solid bump for anyone who likes to dabble in different worko

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Rocket Report: Pivotal Starship test on tap, Firefly wants to be big in Japan

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-08 15:00:18

Welcome to Edition 8.07 of the Rocket Report! It's that time again: another test flight of SpaceX's massive Starship vehicle. In this week's report, we have a review of what went wrong on Flight 9 in May and a look at the stakes for the upcoming mission, which are rather high. The flight test is presently scheduled for 6:30 pm local time in Texas (23:30 UTC) on Sunday, and Ars will be on hand to provide in-depth coverage. As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don't want to miss a

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Control shopping cart wheels with your phone (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-08 14:59:04

About Play the below sounds through your phone speaker and hold it next to a Gatekeeper Systems wheels to lock/unlock. Check me out on twitter @stoppingcart How It Works Most electronic shopping cart wheels listen for a 7.8 kHz signal from an underground wire to know when to lock and unlock. A management remote can send a different signal at 7.8 kHz to the wheel to unlock it. Since 7.8 kHz is in the audio range, you can use the parasitic EMF from your phone's speaker to "transmit" a similar cod

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‘Peacemaker’ Returns, and Wastes No Time Retconning the New DC Universe

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-08 16:00:48

With Superman in the books, the time has finally come to see how DC Studios’ rebooted universe will continue with the second season of James Gunn’s John Cena-led TV series, Peacemaker. Even before the show’s release, Peacemaker existed in a unique transitional phase between the old and new DC Universes, leading fans to wonder which elements would carry over and which would be left behind. The answer to that, as gleaned from trailers and the occasional Gunn interview about its premiere being not

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OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-11-08 14:31:38

OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordinated plans with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker. The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI. Lawyers representing OpenAI said they subpoenaed Meta in June for documents related to its potential involvement in Musk’s unsolicited, $97 billion bid to takeover the startup in February. It’s unclear from the filing whether such documents exists. OpenAI u

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Anduril, Blue Origin to study how to transport cargo from orbit to Earth for the Pentagon

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-11-08 23:11:37

Blue Origin and Anduril have landed new study contracts with the U.S. Air Force to explore how their technology, including rockets, could move military cargo around the world. The contracts under the Air Force’s Rocket Cargo program are relatively small — Blue Origin’s comes in at $1.37 million and Anduril’s at $1 million. But they could be the first steps in revolutionizing how the Pentagon transports cargo. Study contracts like these are also a strong signal as to which players will later c

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AirPods turn into AirTag in this clever use case

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-08 21:18:06

AirPods aren’t just the best headphones. AirPods can also act like an AirTag, which happened to a North Carolina family traveling internationally when a pickpocketer stole the bag containing their passport and ID. AirPods help track stolen purse in Italy Karis McElroy shared the story on TikTok: Her mother and stepfather were visiting Venice, Italy, when three people crowded around them on the street. Once they made it to their Airbnb, McElroy’s mom discovered her backpack had been unzipped.

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A German ISP tampered with their DNS – specifically to sabotage my website

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ArduinoOS (2017)

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Ether notches first new record since 2021 after Powell speech teasing rate cuts

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Bluesky blocks Mississippi under new age verification law

Despite Dismal Sales, Tesla Thinks You’ll Pay More for a Cybertruck

Much of the World Stops Sending Mail to U.S.

Have You Ever Seen a Black Moon? Neither Have We, but One Is Coming This Weekend

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Roborock Says a Robot Vacuum With an Arm Will Cost Just a Few Hundred Dollars

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Arch Linux remains under attack as DDoS enters week 2 - here's a workaround

Scientists are building cyborg jellyfish to explore ocean depths

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Control shopping cart wheels with your phone (2021)

‘Peacemaker’ Returns, and Wastes No Time Retconning the New DC Universe

OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid

Anduril, Blue Origin to study how to transport cargo from orbit to Earth for the Pentagon

AirPods turn into AirTag in this clever use case

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