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The Zen of Quakerism (2016)

news.ycombinator.com Martin Kelley 2025-09-02 13:40:19

Q uakers and Buddhists have a few things in common. Most importantly, they share a common humanity and a commitment to creating peace in the world. They are both enlightenment religions. Both George Fox and the Buddha experienced a transformative, liberating awareness through the dedicated practice of quiet contemplation. My life is an intersection of these religions. I was born a Quaker, to Quaker parents with Quaker grandparents and great-grandparents. I attended Friends schools through colle

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Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport developer hit hard by Xbox cuts

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-05 17:08:25

Microsoft announced layoffs today affecting as many as 9,000 employees, and as part of the changes, more than 70 people will be let go at Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios, according to a source familiar with the situation. The cuts were made on a call with Microsoft HR representatives this morning, and are hitting the “vast majority” of the studio. One source described the layoffs as leaving enough people behind to keep Forza Motorsport up and running. Managers at Turn 10 didn’t disc

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Scientists Uncover Exercise Lifehack: Go to Bed

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-09-05 21:00:38

As if you needed another reason to envy—or loathe—morning people. Research this week shows that people who go to bed early are more likely to be physically active than those who crave the night. Scientists at Monash University in Australia led the study, which objectively examined people’s sleeping and exercise habits. Compared to late-night and typical sleepers, people who went to bed early tended to perform more physical activity the following day, they found. The findings also suggest that t

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Android TV gets silently updated with more home screen content tabs — whether you like it or not

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-06 01:38:16

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Android TV devices are receiving new content tabs on the home screen via a server-side update. These new tabs add “Top Selling Movies,” “Popular Movies and Shows,” and “Trending on Google” to the home screen. There’s no way to opt out of the update, so users who dislike the added clutter can consider switching to alternative Android TV launchers. Android TV, as a platform, is still very much around, but it has been overshadowed by Google TV, a content

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Your Apple TV is getting a major upgrade for free - 5 features I can't wait to try on TVOS 26

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-06 01:32:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Last month at WWDC, Apple announced a major upgrade for Apple TV: TVOS 26. This upgrade introduces a significant visual overhaul and several unprecedented entertainment features. The platform offers a new layout and interface, along with smart features that weren't available in TVOS 18. At the heart of the update is a new design language called Liquid Glass, which gives the interface a more vibrant and expressive look. Across iOS 26 devices, Liquid Glass offers floating, thre

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LG Gram 17 Touchscreen Laptop Copilot+ PC Is $3,000 Off, This 5-Star 2025 Model at 60% Off Is Going Fast

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-06 01:10:45

When was the last time you upgraded your laptop? If you’re still working off of a piece of ten year old tech, it may be time to start looking for a replacement. The Dell Inspiron 16 laptop is a super versatile option that can fulfill a lot of the needs of pretty much anyone, be it you’re a student, small business owner, or just someone who wants to go online with something other than their phone. LG has its Gram 17 touchscreen laptop with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed on sale for 60% off, bringin

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Forget JBL, Amazon’s Choice Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker for 41% Off and It Can Charge Your Phone

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-06 05:10:19

Fourth of July weekend is just a few short days away. It wouldn’t be complete without pool, sun, and hot dogs—but you’re not going to want to forget the tunes. You need a solid speaker that can pump music across the whole backyard so folks standing around the grill, people hopping in the pool, and fellas playing cornhole can all hear Charli XCX. This waterproof Bluetooth speaker by Houl Zallee could be just the speaker you’re looking for. Right now, Amazon has it discounted by 41% which knocks i

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Dozens of fake wallet add-ons flood Firefox store to drain crypto

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-06 09:16:01

More than 40 fake extensions in Firefox’s official add-ons store are impersonating popular cryptocurrency wallets from trusted providers to steal wallet credentials and sensitive data. Some of the extensions pretend to be wallets from Coinbase, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, Exodus, OKX, Keplr, and MyMonero, and include malicious code that sends stolen information to attacker-controlled servers. Fake wallet extensions on the Firefox add-ons store Source: BleepingComputer Researchers at Koi

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Americans Are Being Told to Stop Drinking Coffee in the Summer Heat. I Reached Out to Experts for the Tea

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-06 10:34:03

In response to heat waves across the US, NWS Las Vegas, the National Weather Service for southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona and southeastern California, posted an extreme heat warning on X. The warning cautioned residents not to drink caffeine because it speeds up dehydration, which can contribute to heat stroke and exhaustion. NWS Las Vegas's post quickly made headlines. These headlines said that Americans were being "warned not to drink coffee in three states" because it was "lethal in a m

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I tried Google Chrome’s new bottom URL bar on Android, and it’s a mess

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-06 22:00:28

Andy Walker / Android Authority Google Chrome on Android has finally caught up with the rest of civilization by bashing two rocks together to introduce a bottom URL bar. Users who have sought out the feature and found it on Firefox, Samsung Internet, and Microsoft Edge can now choose which address bar position they prefer on Google’s browser: the traditional top of the screen or the more convenient bottom-edge placement. Don’t get me wrong — while I am annoyed that Google took this long to imp

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Samsung is giving existing Galaxy phone users a $240 gift for free - here's how to accept it

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-09-06 19:15:13

Reddit (TheACwarriors) / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET If you're a Samsung phone user, you can take advantage of a pretty sweet offer: a free year of Perplexity Pro. Samsung doesn't appear to have made any official announcement about the promotion, so it would be easy not to know about it, but users are seeing the offer under the "Deals and events" tab of the Galaxy Store app. This is a $240 value if you pay monthly, or a $200 value if you pay yearly. Also: 5 projects Perplexity's new Labs AI

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A proof-of-concept neural brain implant providing speech

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 23:16:14

Stephen Hawking, a British physicist and arguably the most famous man suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicated with the world using a sensor installed in his glasses. That sensor used tiny movements of a single muscle in his cheek to select characters on a screen. Once he typed a full sentence at a rate of roughly one word per minute, the text was synthesized into speech by a DECtalk TC01 synthesizer, which gave him his iconic, robotic voice. But a lot has changed since

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Best Rural Internet Providers for 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-06 21:00:00

Our picks 90001 Edit ZIP code Why we chose these providers Sort by Best rural home internet provider 87 - 415 Mbps $50 - $70 per month Check with T-Mobile Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (877) 519-7610 Best wired rural internet provider 10 - 140 Mbps $55 per month Check with CenturyLink Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (866) 671-3650 Best rural fixed wireless internet provider 25 - 50 Mbps $45 - $65 per month Check with Ris

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I replaced my Whoop band with this budget fitness strap (and ditched the subscription)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-06 23:40:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Helio Strap is available now for $99. As a smartwatch alternative, the strap offers virtually all the same health tracking features via the robust Zepp app, with over a week of battery life. The fabric strap isn't made of exceedingly high quality materials, but luckily can be easily replaced. View now at Amazfit Amazfit, makers of such smartwatches as the Bip 5 and the new Balance 2, just released its new Helio Strap, a fitness tracker that has all the core f

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Starlink’s Wi-Fi Is Faster in the Air Than on the Ground

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-07 05:14:00

Starlink is nearly twice as fast as any other in-flight Wi-Fi option, according to a new report by the speed test site Ookla. (Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) Starlink’s speeds in the air are faster than some internet providers on the ground. The satellite internet company from SpaceX clocked median download speeds of 152Mbps and upload speeds of 24Mbps. Those download and upload speeds were nearly twice as fast as any other in-flight internet option, but latenc

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Spotify Celebrates 10 Years of Discover Weekly With a Fresh New Look

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-07 05:32:31

Spotify — a CNET Editors' Choice award-winning service — offers Premium subscribers ($12 a month) a huge catalog filled with millions of songs to enjoy at home, on the go and everywhere in between. And on Monday, the company celebrated 10 years of its Discover Weekly playlist by giving it a new look and giving subscribers more control over what genres of music they will see in the playlist. Read more: Best Music Streaming Services of 2025 I didn't mind the color-gradient Discover Weekly album

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OpenAI Is Shutting Down for a Week

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-07 12:15:19

In a bid to retain its staffers amid a Meta poaching spree, OpenAI is giving them a mandatory week-long vacation. According to insiders who spoke to Wired, a cloud of anxiety is lingering over OpenAI's C-suite as leaders scramble to keep staff happy and on their side — a tall order given that employees there often work up to 80 hours a week. Over the past week, Meta has hired at least eight OpenAI researchers to work on its new "superintelligence" team. This "recruiting coup," as the Wall Stre

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Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-07 13:14:49

Nothing, a startup from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has announced its first flagship phone since 2023. The company bills its new Nothing Phone 3 as a "true flagship" device, but it doesn't have the absolute best hardware you can get in a mobile device. Neither does it have the highest price, clocking in at a mere $799. That's shaping up to be a good value, but it's also the highest price yet for a Nothing phone. A few weeks back, Nothing teased the end of its trademark Glyph interface. Indeed,

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I changed 10 settings on my Pixel phone to significantly improve the user experience

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-09-07 17:08:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The Google Pixel 9a might be the best-value phone of 2025, especially now that it brings flagship-level AI tools, a bright 120Hz display, and a massive battery into a more affordable price tier. But, just like any Pixel phone, the best features often aren't enabled by default. I've tested generations of Google Pixel phones, and to achieve the best user experience, you almost always have to do a bit of digging and research. Also: The best Android phones to buy in 2025 That's wh

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How to Watch Real Madrid vs. Juventus From Anywhere for Free: Stream FIFA Club World Cup Soccer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-07 16:00:05

It's a fixture fit for the final of the Champions League as Spanish giants Real Madrid face Serie A powerhouse Juventus in a tantalizing FIFA Club World Cup group of 16 match. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to watch every match of the tournament as it happens, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are, along with a full match list. Juventus comes into the game looking to bounce back from a humbling 5-

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Amazon unveils its Prime Gaming freebies for July 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-08 01:00:50

Amazon announced a fresh batch of games that it's giving away for free or nearly free in July. The company's cloud gaming platform, Amazon Luna, has a few notable standouts on its lineup of free titles this month for Prime members in regions where the service is available. However, you'll want to play quick. Resident Evil 2 is available on Amazon Luna now through 11:59PM PT on July 12. Need for Speed Unbound is only free for July 5-6, while EA Sports FC 25 is getting two free weekends on July 19

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The FCC delays enforcement of prison call rate caps

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-08 05:54:52

Commissioner Anna M. Gomez called it an 'indefensible decision to ignore both the law and the will of Congress.' Chalk one up for prison telecoms — and against inmates' family members — courtesy of Trump's FCC. On Monday, the agency said (via The Verge) it would delay enforcement of a 2024 action aimed at capping prison phone call fees. The rules are now scheduled to take effect in April 2027. FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez criticized the agency's move in a statement. "Today, the FCC made the

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Graph Theory Applications in Video Games

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 23:07:38

Maze Generation w/ Disjoint-Sets & Union-Find Observing Properties of Mazes Cells are "matched" with a select few adjacent ones. Cells that have been matched do not have a wall between them. All cell pairs that are not "matched" have a wall separating them. Mazes can be represented as graphs. Depending on the properties of the maze, it can be a minimum spanning tree. We can use typical graph algorithms to find solutions to mazes. Popular choices include DFS (Depth-First Search)

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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2025)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 09:01:36

Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility. Please only post if you are personally looking to hire a freelancer or work as one. Agencies, recruiters, job boards, and so on, are off topic here.

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Best Internet Speed Tests for July 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 06:00:00

Is your home getting enough internet speed? There's nothing more annoying than discovering that you aren't getting the internet speeds you've been paying for. And on the flip side, it doesn't make sense to pay for speeds you don't really need -- avoiding that mistake can help you save hundreds of dollars on your internet bill. Let's face it, home internet is expensive. In a CNET broadband survey, 63% of US adults paying for home internet said their price increased last year. With those rising c

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The Best Laptops I've Tested and Reviewed (July 2025)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 07:35:00

There are a ton of laptops on the market at any given moment and almost all of those models are available in multiple configurations to match your performance and budget needs. If you're feeling overwhelmed with options when looking for a new laptop, it's understandable. To help simplify things for you, here are the main things you should consider when you start looking. Price The search for a new laptop for most people starts with price. If the statistics that chipmaker Intel and PC manufactu

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One of my favorite smart home accessories turns any room into an aurora show, and it's on sale

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-09-08 13:48:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Govee Star Light Projector is available for $80. This smart light projects an aurora-like display with coverage of up to 650 square feet It has over 16 million color options and over 50 preset scenes, including music and white noise. Though a great projector, the Govee app is not intuitive or user-friendly, leaving you to guess how to change some settings and features. $64.99 at Amazon The Govee Star Light Projector is $35 off on Amazon, making it just $65 as a limi

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People Are Being Warned Not to Drink Coffee in the Heat. I Asked Experts if That's an Exaggeration

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 10:22:00

The summer has just begun, and many areas across the US are already experiencing sweltering temperatures. In response, NWS Las Vegas, the National Weather Service covering southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, and southeastern California, posted an extreme heat warning graphic on X, cautioning residents not to drink caffeine because it speeds up dehydration, contributing to heat stroke and exhaustion. NWS Las Vegas's graphic soon made headlines, in which Americans were "warned not to drink cof

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Senior Vision Pro engineer allegedly took a ‘massive volume’ of secret plans to Snap

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-08 17:00:14

Apple has accused a former senior Vision Pro engineer of stealing thousands of documents containing plans for unreleased features, and taking them to his new role working on glasses–based projects for Snap. A lawsuit alleges that Di Liu claimed he was quitting his job for health reasons, hiding from Apple that his true plan was to join Snapchat as a developer in a “substantially similar” role… SiliconValley reports. Di Liu of San Jose told Apple he was resigning his position as a design engin

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Even MAGA Is Pissed Off About Tech Bros’ Dream of Bulldozing Federal Lands to Create New Cities

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-08 01:00:17

In recent years, a cadre of tech billionaires have become obsessed with a deeply unconventional idea: the creation of new, privately owned cities. Dubbed the “Freedom Cities” movement, backers say they’d like to create new special development zones in the U.S. that would allow such cities to be built. In these zones, private investors could write their own laws and set up their own governance structures. According to this project’s backers, such communities would be corporately controlled and wo

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The Zen of Quakerism (2016)

Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport developer hit hard by Xbox cuts

Scientists Uncover Exercise Lifehack: Go to Bed

Android TV gets silently updated with more home screen content tabs — whether you like it or not

Your Apple TV is getting a major upgrade for free - 5 features I can't wait to try on TVOS 26

LG Gram 17 Touchscreen Laptop Copilot+ PC Is $3,000 Off, This 5-Star 2025 Model at 60% Off Is Going Fast

Forget JBL, Amazon’s Choice Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker for 41% Off and It Can Charge Your Phone

Dozens of fake wallet add-ons flood Firefox store to drain crypto

Americans Are Being Told to Stop Drinking Coffee in the Summer Heat. I Reached Out to Experts for the Tea

I tried Google Chrome’s new bottom URL bar on Android, and it’s a mess

Samsung is giving existing Galaxy phone users a $240 gift for free - here's how to accept it

A proof-of-concept neural brain implant providing speech

Best Rural Internet Providers for 2025

I replaced my Whoop band with this budget fitness strap (and ditched the subscription)

Starlink’s Wi-Fi Is Faster in the Air Than on the Ground

Spotify Celebrates 10 Years of Discover Weekly With a Fresh New Look

OpenAI Is Shutting Down for a Week

Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display

I changed 10 settings on my Pixel phone to significantly improve the user experience

How to Watch Real Madrid vs. Juventus From Anywhere for Free: Stream FIFA Club World Cup Soccer

Amazon unveils its Prime Gaming freebies for July 2025

The FCC delays enforcement of prison call rate caps

Graph Theory Applications in Video Games

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2025)

Best Internet Speed Tests for July 2025

The Best Laptops I've Tested and Reviewed (July 2025)

One of my favorite smart home accessories turns any room into an aurora show, and it's on sale

People Are Being Warned Not to Drink Coffee in the Heat. I Asked Experts if That's an Exaggeration

Senior Vision Pro engineer allegedly took a ‘massive volume’ of secret plans to Snap

Even MAGA Is Pissed Off About Tech Bros’ Dream of Bulldozing Federal Lands to Create New Cities

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