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Hungary's oldest library fighting to save 100k books from a beetle infestation

news.ycombinator.com Https 2025-07-30 15:24:53

PANNONHALMA, Hungary — Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history. The 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey is a sprawling Benedictine monastery that is one of Hungary's oldest centers of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Restoration workers are removing about 100,000 handbound books from their shelves and carefully placing them in

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I tested an Android phone with a built-in smartwatch - my thoughts after a month

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-07-30 15:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oukitel WP300 is available now on Amazon for $425 with a $70 off coupon. This modular smartphone has built-in smartwatch and earbud components, as well as a very bright LED light. Like all Oukitel phones I've tested, the WP300 is thick, bulky, and very heavy. View now at Amazon There are certain brands that have carved a niche for themselves, and Oukitel is one of them. The company creates phones and tablets that are rugged enough to withstand the rougher side of wor

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Galaxy Z Flip 7’s Exynos 2500 benchmarked: Flagship power or foldable flop?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-30 11:30:11

In a first for Samsung’s foldables, the new Galaxy Z Flip 7 sports a Samsung Exynos processor instead of its usual Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. I’m reasonably convinced the Exynos 2500 looks more than good enough on paper, even if it won’t quite match the Snapdragon 8 Elite inside the Galaxy S25 series and Z Fold 7. But the real proof is in the testing, so I’ve run the Galaxy Z Flip 7 through our usual suite of benchmarks to see just how far off the top spot it really is. For comparison, we’ve gra

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Making a Speedrun Timer in D

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-26 14:14:02

How I made a speedrun timer in D I semi-recently played through the original Deus Ex, and enjoyed my time with it so much that I felt like getting into speedrunning it, which ended up with me having to create a custom speedrun timer that “injects” itself into the game in order to implement features such as auto-splitting and load time removal. This article details the rough journey I went through. It’s not super well structured, but I was sorely lacking resources such as this when I was implem

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How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear

wired.com Tik Root 2025-07-30 09:00:00

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The “one big beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 is set to upend many aspects of American life, including climate policy. The law, which Republicans backed en masse, not only derails the nation’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it could also strike a blow to consumers’ pocketbooks. From a climate perspective, the legislation’s most significant rollbacks are aimed

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The camera I recommend to most new photographers is not a Nikon or Sony (and now it's $100 off)

zdnet.com Ant Pruitt 2025-07-31 09:29:10

ZDNET's key takeaways The Canon EOS R100 mirrorless camera is a great starter for aspiring photographers. It features a 24-megapixel sensor for great image quality and color and can capture 4K (UHD) video at 24 frames per second. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a flip-out preview screen. View now at Canon View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices During Prime Day, Amazon is offering the Canon EOS R100 camera for $429 (normally $529). It's a great time to be a photographer th

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Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high in less than 24 hours

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-07-31 15:57:04

Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high of $118,900 on Friday after exceeding its previous record, $113,822, on Thursday. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s price stands at around $117,400. This is a significant milestone for Bitcoin, as it highlights its resurgence, now higher than its low of around $76,000 in early April. It dropped to nearly $49,000 last August. Some analysts think that if it reaches $150,000, it’ll set off a buying frenzy. It’s important to note that Bitcoin, just like m

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Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high, in less than 24 hours

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-08-01 01:57:04

Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high of $118,900 on Friday after exceeding its previous record, $113,822, on Thursday. At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s price stands at around $117,400. This is a significant milestone for Bitcoin, as it highlights its resurgence, now higher than its low of around $76,000 in early April. It dropped to nearly $49,000 last August. Some analysts think that if it reaches $150,000, it’ll set off a buying frenzy. It’s important to note that Bitcoin, just like m

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At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says

news.ycombinator.com Aishvarya Kavi 2025-08-01 12:56:19

At least 13 postal workers in Britain died by suicide amid a post office scandal in which about 1,000 postal workers were wrongfully prosecuted for theft and other crimes, according to a report released this week as part of an inquiry into the scandal. Wyn Williams, the retired high court judge who is leading the inquiry, wrote in the report, published on Tuesday, that by his estimation, more than 10,000 people were eligible for some kind of redress and that he expected that number to grow. Th

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Wild Galaxy S26 Ultra leak points to a massively upgraded 200MP camera

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 20:34:04

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could get a Sony-made 200MP camera. This camera would be notably larger than the 200MP main camera used on the S25 Ultra, suggesting improved image quality. This would be an uncharacteristic move by Samsung, as it’s typically been conservative with hardware upgrades. The Galaxy S25 Ultra has the same 200MP main camera seen on Samsung’s previous two Ultra phones, and we weren’t expecting an upgrade in

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Crypto Is on Fire as Bitcoin Nears $120K in Unstoppable Surge

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-01 21:19:52

Bitcoin is surging once again. And this time, the climb feels different. The world’s largest cryptocurrency continued its dizzying ascent on Friday, smashing through multiple symbolic price thresholds in a matter of hours and setting a new all-time high for the second consecutive day. After crossing $112,000 on Wednesday, Bitcoin has barely paused. On Thursday and Friday morning, it blew past $113,000, then $114,000, then $115,000, before jumping to $116,000, $117,000, and finally $118,909 as

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Samsung HW-QS700F soundbar review: Sophisticated design, automatic adjustments

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-02 21:00:35

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 . It’s nice to see Samsung offer something new for 2025. For the last few years, the company has been updating existing designs for its annual refreshes , especially its most premium soundbar, the Q990 . I was pleasantly surprised to see something entirely new when the company debuted th

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Is Gemini 2.5 good at bounding boxes?

news.ycombinator.com Simon Edwardsson 2025-08-03 06:35:21

Is Gemini 2.5 good at bounding boxes? Sort of... July 10, 2025 TL;DR Gemini 2.5 Pro is a decent object detector, matching Yolo V3 from 2018 on MS-COCO val. Multimodal Large Language Models keep getting better, but are they ready to dethrone CNNs in computer vision tasks like object detection? The allure of skipping dataset collection, annotation, and training is too enticing not to waste a few evenings testing. I decided to write a small benchmark and check Gemini 2.5 on MS-COCO, focusing on

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I can't recommend this rugged power station enough to drone users (and it's at the lowest price ever)

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-03 13:09:14

The DJI Power 1000 power station in action. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET For Amazon Prime Day, the DJI Power 1000 is now down to $417, the lowest price we've seen and an excellent discount on a 1,000Wh power bank, making this a must-have for drone enthusiasts. Also: The best Prime Day deals we've found ZDNET's key takeaways The DJI Power 1000 power station It's a powerful, premium quality power station that's built to satisfy the needs of professional drone pilots. Unfortunately, there

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 looks amazing, but I’m not buying it for one simple reason

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-03 19:00:05

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is official, and I have to admit: it looks phenomenal. I’ve dabbled with Samsung’s folding phones here and there as part of my job, but for one reason or another, I’ve never been compelled to buy one myself, either because of unwieldy designs, underwhelming cameras, or something else. Looking at the Z Fold 7, however, Samsung has checked just about every box for what I want in a folding phone. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is dramatically th

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Samsung drops Snapdragon for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 — here’s why it makes sense

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-03 21:00:53

After months of speculation about the status of Samsung’s custom Exynos chip program, we finally have an answer — it’s alive and kicking inside the new Galaxy Z Flip 7. This includes customers in the US, who had previously only been treated to a modern Exynos chip in the Galaxy S24 FE. However, this choice leaves Samsung with two different chips inside its latest flagship foldable portfolio. The Exynos 2500 is in the Z Flip 7, but Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite powers the Galaxy Z Fold 7. But wh

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Cameo’s birthday reminder app, Candl, is a weak attempt at a comeback

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-08-03 21:00:00

Around this time last year, Cameo hit a significant low point. Its valuation dropped by at least 90%, and the company’s dire financial situation meant it was unable to pay a $600,000 fine from the FTC. Now, the company behind the celebrity greeting app is exploring a new, albeit somewhat dull, avenue for growth. On Thursday, Cameo announced the launch of Candl, a birthday planning app designed for forgetful users who want to celebrate their friends’ birthdays without being late to the party. I

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You can own the GameStop stapler that broke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-04 08:58:48

GameStop has been specializing in making pretty wacky headlines in recent years, and its latest follows in that grand tradition. After employees at the retailer stapled Switch 2 receipts to boxes in a way that punctured some of the consoles' screens , the company promised that it would "make things right" for those customers. In addition to giving replacement Switch 2s to those people, GameStop has decided to turn the whole viral event into a publicity stunt for charity. Today, it posted on X th

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This portable battery station powered my home for two weeks - and it's $600 off for Prime Day

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-04 21:05:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus expands up to 24,000 Wh, powering a home for two weeks. Built-in wheels and handle make the Explorer 2000 Plus easy to move. The Explorer 2000 Plus delivers 3,000W power, fast charging, and rugged durability. View now at Amazon Find the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus on sale for up to 50% off ahead of Amazon Prime Day. You can save more or less depending on the accessories you bundle with the power station. Also: The 55+ best Prime Day deals w

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I've tested dozens of smart locks, and the one I keep on my door is $100 off right now

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-04 21:49:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Aqara U100 smart lock was originally priced at $230, but it is currently discounted to $143. This smart lock is the most versatile I've tested; it offers a variety of unlocking options, a user-friendly app, and easy integration with Apple Home. The Aqara U100 drains the battery quickly, and the app doesn't always alert users, resulting in reduced performance within four months of use. $167.76 at Amazon $189.99 at Best Buy more buying choices The Aqara U100 Smart Lock

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JBL Clears Out Its Retro-Style Smart Home Speaker at Nearly 50% Off for Prime Day, Limited Stock Available

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-05 05:25:01

When you’re looking for the perfect portable speaker, you probably have your own list of features you look for before locking in a purchase. And we’re willing to bet it’s not always just about how the speaker sounds, but about how it functions, too. Thats’s why when you go to buy one, you should make sure it fits your aesthetic as well as your sound needs. And we’ve found one that can tick all the boxes. Check out Amazon for the JBL Authentics 200 for just $200, down from its usual price of $38

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Amazon Slashes Anker Solix C1000 Prices by 45%, Now the Cheapest 1800W Portable Power for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-05 09:05:41

Portable power stations have expanded exponentially in popularity during the past few years, from summer camping and back-yard barbecue gatherings to winter electrical outages. A reliable backup source of power is something that anyone can benefit from and these units are demonstrating their value in all forms of use. But the technology within portable power stations makes them an expensive upfront cost. Anker is known for its expertise in charging technologies and it has been working to make s

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This 9-in-1 off-grid portable power station has a 17-year lifespan - and it's nearly 60% off

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-05 13:30:47

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is a powerful yet compact portable power station, about half the size of most 2kWh units The automotive-grade LiFePO4 cells offer a 6,000 recharge cycle lifespan Despite the compact size, this unit still weighs almost 60 pounds. View now at Amazon For Amazon Prime Day, the Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is on sale for 59% off -- one of the lowest prices we've seen on the unit. Also: Our favorite EcoFlow portable power stations are up to 50% off for Prime

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Prime Day and Anker Team Up to Drop the SOLIX C300 Power Bank Station to a Record Low

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-05 17:25:34

Summer is going to be over before you know it so you best plan some time to enjoy the warm weather before it goes away. Maybe get on the road and plan a camping trip with the family or some close friends. You can elevate that weekend from camping to glamping so long as you have a solid power bank station to take along with you. Anker has its Solix C300 DC portable power station on sale as part of the Prime Day savings. It’s right now going for 40% off which brings the price down from $250 to jus

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I can't recommend this rugged power station enough to drone users (and now it's at the lowest price every for Amazon Prime Day!)

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-06 01:37:00

The DJI Power 1000 power station in action. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET What's the deal? The DJI Power 1000 is now down to $417, which is an incredible price for a 1,000Wh power bank, and making this a must-have for drone enthusiasts. ZDNET's key takeaways The DJI Power 1000 power station It's a powerful, premium quality power station that's built to satisfy the needs of professional drone pilots. Unfortunately, there's no storage compartment for the SDC accessory cables, nor is there

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Serving a half billion requests per day with Rust and CGI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 11:16:36

In my previous post Serving 200 million requests per day with a cgi-bin, I did some quick performance testing of CGI using a program written in Go. Go works excellently for CGI programs, for many of the same reasons it works so well for CLI programs and system daemons. But, out of curiosity, I decided to do a bit more CGI testing with other languages. CGI is good technology, actually# There’s a misconception that because CGI is old or because many CGI scripts had security vulnerabilities, CG

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BLUETTI Power Station Is Nearly 60% Off for Prime Day, 17-Year Lifespan Makes It Practically Free Per Year

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-08-06 05:10:47

So much for easing into Prime Day — Amazon has apparently decided to open the annual blowout event with some borderline insane deals. Take the Bluetti Solar Generator Elite 200 V2, for instance — a top-rated portable power station that normally sells for $1,700 and is worth every penny even at that price. Today it’s just $700 — Amazon’s 59% Prime Day deal is chopping a cool grand off of the price. Prime Day is usually when you make splurge purchases on fun things you would never dream of paying

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Rare deal brings the Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones below $300

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-06 13:00:59

If you’re in the market for a top-notch pair of headphones, check out this deal on the Sony WH-1000XM5. Right now, you can get them for $298, a 26% discount off the usual price of $399.99. This offer is a highlight of Prime Day and a more affordable alternative to the newly launched successor. Sony WH-1000XM5 for $298 (26% off) The Sony WH-1000XM5 brings a host of features to enhance your listening experience. With a sleek design and a synthetic leather headband, these headphones prioritize com

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US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 06:42:39

A federal appeals court today struck down a "click-to-cancel" rule that would have required companies to make cancelling services as easy as signing up. The Federal Trade Commission rule was scheduled to take effect on July 14 but was vacated by the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. A three-judge panel ruled unanimously that the Biden-era FTC, then led by Chair Lina Khan, failed to follow the full rulemaking process required under US law. "While we certainly do not endorse the use of unf

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Grab a durable Sony XB100 speaker for a record-low price of $33

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-06 21:30:39

Your Portable audio could get a cut-price upgrade today with a fantastic discount on the Sony SRS-XB100 Speaker. You can grab this popular Bluetooth speaker for just $33, down from its usual price of $59.99. This 45% savings off the recommended retail price represents the lowest cost we’ve ever tracked on the device. Sony SRS-XB100 Speaker for $33 (45% off) The Sony SRS-XB100 is crafted for portability and rugged use. With an IP67 rating, it’s waterproof and dustproof, ideal for outdoor adventu

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Hungary's oldest library fighting to save 100k books from a beetle infestation

I tested an Android phone with a built-in smartwatch - my thoughts after a month

Galaxy Z Flip 7’s Exynos 2500 benchmarked: Flagship power or foldable flop?

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How to Use Clean Energy Tax Credits Before They Disappear

The camera I recommend to most new photographers is not a Nikon or Sony (and now it's $100 off)

Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high in less than 24 hours

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At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says

Wild Galaxy S26 Ultra leak points to a massively upgraded 200MP camera

Crypto Is on Fire as Bitcoin Nears $120K in Unstoppable Surge

Samsung HW-QS700F soundbar review: Sophisticated design, automatic adjustments

Is Gemini 2.5 good at bounding boxes?

I can't recommend this rugged power station enough to drone users (and it's at the lowest price ever)

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 looks amazing, but I’m not buying it for one simple reason

Samsung drops Snapdragon for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 — here’s why it makes sense

Cameo’s birthday reminder app, Candl, is a weak attempt at a comeback

You can own the GameStop stapler that broke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles

This portable battery station powered my home for two weeks - and it's $600 off for Prime Day

I've tested dozens of smart locks, and the one I keep on my door is $100 off right now

JBL Clears Out Its Retro-Style Smart Home Speaker at Nearly 50% Off for Prime Day, Limited Stock Available

Amazon Slashes Anker Solix C1000 Prices by 45%, Now the Cheapest 1800W Portable Power for Prime Day

This 9-in-1 off-grid portable power station has a 17-year lifespan - and it's nearly 60% off

Prime Day and Anker Team Up to Drop the SOLIX C300 Power Bank Station to a Record Low

I can't recommend this rugged power station enough to drone users (and now it's at the lowest price every for Amazon Prime Day!)

Serving a half billion requests per day with Rust and CGI

BLUETTI Power Station Is Nearly 60% Off for Prime Day, 17-Year Lifespan Makes It Practically Free Per Year

Rare deal brings the Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones below $300

US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel

Grab a durable Sony XB100 speaker for a record-low price of $33

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