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What Is Down Alternative and Who Should Buy It? Experts Explain (2025)

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-11-06 02:38:00

When shopping for new bedding, you'll undoubtedly run into both natural down and materials described as down alternatives. This prompts a lot of questions. Is down or down alternative better? What are the differences between them? Why is one more expensive than the other? Which is easier to care for? Which is warmer? It can all be very confusing. As evinced in our down comforter buying guide, not to mention other stories in our sleep directory, there are plenty of options for high-quality down

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Beyond the Logo: How We're Weaving Full Images Inside QR Codes

news.ycombinator.com Anant Bhasin 2025-11-02 15:43:31

QR codes are everywhere. They’re incredibly functional, connecting our physical and digital worlds with a simple scan. But let's be honest: most of them are an eyesore. The standard black-and-white pixelated square often feels like a necessary evil that disrupts an otherwise beautiful design. The common solution has been to leverage the QR code's built-in error correction to place a logo in the center. While functional, it’s still an overlay—a sticker on top of the data. We thought, what if the

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Can AI Predict Powerball Numbers?

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-11-08 02:25:17

With the Powerball ballooning to $650 million after Wednesday’s drawing, hopeful players have been asking: Is winning the lottery a matter of luck or something that science and artificial intelligence can predict? Three students at the University of Salento in southern Italy say that science wins out. They say they used AI to analyze patterns from past draws to predict future winning numbers. Their experimental approach resulted in a €43,000 jackpot in April, which now has people wondering if

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AT&T Promo Code: Get Up to $200 in August

wired.com Kat Merck 2025-11-08 05:30:00

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself and now for my whole family, even though I only get one cell bar at my house and have to stand in one 5-square-foot patch of yard to make a phone call. And have lost entire days

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Show HN: Strudel Flow, a pattern sequencer built with Strudel and React Flow

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-07 21:34:43

Strudel Flow A visual drum machine and pattern sequencer built with Strudel.cc, React Flow, and styled using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui. Create complex musical patterns by connecting instrument nodes to effect nodes with a drag-and-drop interface. Table of Contents Getting Started To get started, follow these steps: Install dependencies: npm install # or yarn install # or pnpm install # or bun install Run the development server: npm run dev # or yarn dev # or pnpm dev # or bun dev Tech Sta

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Verizon-powered prepaid brands just got a lot more travel-friendly

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-11 16:00:32

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon-powered prepaid providers, Simple Mobile and Total Wireless, are introducing several travel-friendly perks across their plans. The updated plans offer new international calling, texting, and roaming benefits, and in some cases, bundled streaming services. Verizon will soon power new global connectivity options for prepaid customers of Simple Mobile and Total Wireless. Starting August 28, the two no-contract prepaid providers under Verizon’s Va

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Intel Foundry Demonstrates First Arm-Based Chip on 18A Node

news.ycombinator.com Zak Killian 2025-11-09 15:31:18

Images in this post: Intel, via TechPowerUp! Intel Foundry needs external customers, as the company claims that if it doesn't find more, it may have to "pause or discontinue our pursuit of Intel 14A and successor nodes." That could explain why the company posted a video today on its YouTube channel showing off "Deer Creek Falls", a new "reference SoC" fabricated on its 18A process.The video has since been removed, which is why we're crediting TechPowerUp on the screenshots, but it clearly sho

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AT&T Promo Code: Get Up to $300 in August

wired.com Kat Merck 2025-11-13 11:30:00

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself and now for my whole family, even though I only get one cell bar at my house and have to stand in one 5-square-foot patch of yard to make a phone call. And have lost entire days

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Shein reportedly weighs moving back to China in a bid for Hong Kong IPO approval

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-11-14 14:50:56

Shein is considering moving its base back to China from Singapore in a bid to convince Beijing authorities to approve the e-commerce company's Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday. The report said that Shein had gone so far as to consult lawyers about setting up a parent company in mainland China, citing people familiar with the matter. However, it added that there was no guarantee that Shein would act upon the preliminary discussions. Shein, which sour

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An Argument for Increasing TCP's Initial Congestion Window Again

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-12 12:23:11

An Argument for Increasing TCP's Initial Congestion Window ... Again Published September 2, 2024 Introduction Google has a long history of performing networking research, making changes, and pushing those changes to the entire internet. In 2011, they published one of my favorite papers, which described their decision to increase the TCP initial congestion window from 1 to 10 on their entire infrastructure. This was soon followed by an RFC filed with the IETF, and eventually became an internet

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Starlink Deal Makes Satellite Dish 50% Cheaper for New Customers. Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-16 11:45:02

Starlink's satellite-based internet service has been a popular solution for people outside of traditional ISPs' service areas, and it just got a lot easier to give Starlink a try -- it's now featuring its lowest monthly prices ever and cutting the cost of the necessary equipment in half. You can now purchase the Starlink standard kit for $175, down from its usual $349 price tag. Unlike previous deals, this one is available to new customers anywhere in the country. Most Starlink deals in the pas

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Laura Loomer and the limits of posting everything

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2025-11-16 02:36:49

For all the power she wields with the White House’s affairs, Laura Loomer does not have the traditional tools that her rivals in the MAGA influencer industrial complex have — the highest follower count, the most political power, the most internet platforms, etc. But the fact remains that she’s the influencer responsible for getting Donald Trump to fire over a dozen members of his administration (and counting) for the hazily-defined crime of being disloyal to MAGA. This is something that none of

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A mind–reading brain implant that comes with password protection

news.ycombinator.com Conroy 2025-11-16 04:32:21

A brain scan (artificially coloured) produced by magnetic resonance imaging. Credit: K H Fung/Science Photo Library A brain implant can decode a person’s internal chatter — but the device works only if the user thinks of a preset password1. The mind-reading device, or brain–computer interface (BCI), accurately deciphered up to 74% of imagined sentences. The system began decoding users’ internal speech — the silent dialogue in people’s minds — only when they thought of a specific keyword. This

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Show HN: Edka – Kubernetes clusters on your own Hetzner account

news.ycombinator.com Edka Digital 2025-11-17 12:34:54

Aicole is a French startup empowering the next generation of students, educators, and institutions. Seeking an alternative to their costly and complex Azure infrastructure, Aicole migrated to Edka, achieving a 64% reduction in operational costs without sacrificing performance or reliability.

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Show HN: Edka – Deploy Kubernetes on your own Hetzner account in minutes

news.ycombinator.com Edka Digital 2025-11-18 00:34:54

Aicole is a French startup empowering the next generation of students, educators, and institutions. Seeking an alternative to their costly and complex Azure infrastructure, Aicole migrated to Edka, achieving a 64% reduction in operational costs without sacrificing performance or reliability.

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An interactive guide to sensor fusion with quaternions

news.ycombinator.com Josh Cole 2025-11-18 03:17:07

*01.00* About Welcome to quaternion.cafe! A portal into the world of sensor fusion with quaternions. This vim-inspired tutorial has interactive code editors and 3D visualizations scattered throughout. The content is centered around fusing and integrating a gyroscope with an accelerometer, and explains (with code) how to accomplish this task. All the visualization use real datasets from an actual IMU to illustrate some of the concepts. I spent the last 5 years making this IMU-based telescope ac

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The Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s full specs may have just leaked

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-19 10:51:10

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google gave us the first official look at its upcoming Pixel 10 Pro Fold on Tuesday, but now the full specifications have leaked ahead of the device being launched at next week’s Made by Google event. According to a spec list seen by WinFuture, the flagship Pixel foldable will carry an IP68 rating that provides complete protection against dust and continuous submersion in water. This feature was rumored las

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The “Godfather of AI” Has a Bizarre Plan to Save Humanity From Evil AI

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-20 12:58:19

Geoffrey Hinton, the pioneering mind behind AI industry-transforming neural networks, who's often referred to as a "godfather of AI," says we need to infuse AI with "maternal instincts" to save humanity from rogue AI. Though his work on neural networks helped to usher in the large language models (LLMs) that dominate Silicon Valley today, these days, Hinton is known for being somewhat of an AI alarmist: he believes that there's a significant chance that superintelligent AI will wipe out humanki

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A new poverty line shifted the World Bank's poverty data. What changed and why?

news.ycombinator.com Joe Hasell 2025-11-17 23:03:31

$3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why? In June 2025, the World Bank increased its extreme poverty estimates by 125 million people. This doesn’t mean the world has gotten poorer: it reflects a new, higher International Poverty Line of $3 a day, up from $2.15. To track progress towards ending extreme poverty by 2030, the United Nations relies on the World Bank to estimate the share of people living below a certain threshold, calle

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Best Internet Providers in Phoenix, Arizona

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-25 09:43:00

What is the best internet provider in Phoenix, Arizona? CNET ranks Quantum Fiber as the best internet provider in Phoenix for most households. The fiber provider took the top spot due to its fast, symmetrical speeds, free equipment rental and unlimited data. If Quantum Fiber isn't available at your address, there are several solid alternatives available. Cox offers broad coverage in the area and high-speed plans, while Verizon 5G Home Internet offers budget-friendly choices. Verizon’s 5G Home

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AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September

wired.com Benj Edwards 2025-11-25 10:55:47

After decades of connecting US subscribers to its online service and the internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, 2025. The announcement marks the end of a technology that served as the primary gateway to the web for millions of users throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. AOL confirmed the shutdown date in a help message to customers: "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to disco

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Reddit blocks the Internet Archive from crawling its data - here's why

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-25 20:38:19

Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways The Internet Archive can now only crawl Reddit's homepage. Reddit's goal is to block AI firms from scraping Reddit user data. Publishers (and others) are suing AI companies for copyright infringement. Reddit is defending its privacy from AI companies that are taking roundabout approaches to scraping its content. The social media platform, known as a resource where users can post anonymously and find information about virtually any subje

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WHY2025: How to become your own ISP [video]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-25 15:53:37

How to become your own ISP Nick Bouwhuis 34 min 34 min 1.1k 1.1k Fahrplan This talk will take you along with a deep dive on how the internet works at its core and how you can participate yourself. You'll learn all about BGP, AS- numbers, IP-prefixes and more. Ever wanted to become sovereign on the internet? Want to know what its like to run an ISP? Are you a sysadmin that wants to learn more about networking? Then you're at the right place. This talk will take you along with a deep dive o

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How to become your own ISP (WHY2025) [video]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-26 03:53:37

How to become your own ISP Nick Bouwhuis 34 min 34 min 231 231 Fahrplan This talk will take you along with a deep dive on how the internet works at its core and how you can participate yourself. You'll learn all about BGP, AS- numbers, IP-prefixes and more. Ever wanted to become sovereign on the internet? Want to know what its like to run an ISP? Are you a sysadmin that wants to learn more about networking? Then you're at the right place. This talk will take you along with a deep dive on

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A Unified Approach to Branch Security and SD-WAN: Streamlining Operations

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-11-26 17:00:51

The way we work has fundamentally shifted, with hybrid and remote models becoming a widespread reality. This evolution brings tremendous benefits but also presents significant challenges for IT and security teams tasked with ensuring seamless access to applications and protecting sensitive data outside the traditional corporate perimeter. Traditionally, network deployments often routed all internet traffic back to a central site through a perimeter firewall. While this provided security, backha

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AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet access

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-26 03:17:38

After decades of connecting Americans to its online service and the Internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, 2025. The announcement marks the end of a technology that served as the primary gateway to the World Wide Web for millions of users throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. AOL confirmed the shutdown date in a help message to customers: "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to

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AOL pulls the plug on dial-up - a reminder that 'dead' tech has a long expiration date

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-27 04:19:00

AOL / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Generation X says goodbye to the past. Old technology can linger long after you thought it was dead and done. AOL, once a technology giant, is now little more than a footnote. For millions of people who first heard "You've got mail" over crackling phone lines, an iconic chapter in digital history is coming to a close. AOL, also known as America Online, has announced it will shut down its dial-up internet service on Sept. 30, 2025, eff

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AOL pulls the plug on dial-up after 30+ years - feeling old yet?

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-27 10:19:00

AOL / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Generation X says goodbye to the past. Old technology can linger long after you thought it was dead and done. AOL, once a technology giant, is now little more than a footnote. For millions of people who first heard "You've got mail" over crackling phone lines, an iconic chapter in digital history is coming to a close. AOL, also known as America Online, has announced it will shut down its dial-up internet service on September 30, 2025,

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AOL ends dial-up service after more than 30 years

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-27 15:26:24

AOL ends dial-up service after more than 30 years AOL is shutting down the dial-up service that introduced homes across the US to the internet. The firm's dial-up offering connects to the internet via a phone line and currently only exists in the US and Canada. Launched more than 30 years ago, AOL dial-up was known for its chirpy whirring start-up sound, but it has long since been replaced by faster alternatives. Fewer than 300,000 people in the US reported having only a dial-up internet con

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Chris Simpkins, creator of Hack font, has died

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-27 22:51:53

To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the native apps for Mastodon for your platform.

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