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The only time HN is this interested in Bitcoin is when there's a bubble (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-06 06:54:40

The only time Hacker News is this interested in Bitcoin is when there's a bubble forming Sun 30 July 2017 You might have got the impression that there are a lot of Bitcoin-related posts on Hacker News lately. With SegWit set to activate in the next few weeks, and Bitcoin Cash likely to fork off on the 1st of August, I took a look at Hacker News' relationship with Bitcoin over the past years. In this post I'm going to argue, based on historical trends of Bitcoin-related posts on Hacker News, t

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A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-06 06:52:24

5 July 2025 Who am I? The title says it. I am a 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science. But who am I really? I am someone who has always wanted to build stuff. I am fascinated by the process of creating anything. And it gives me unbridled pure joy to have people use something I have built in a meaningful and useful way. I am not a complete beginner in computer science. I am still a somewhat-beginner. At least I know how to hack my way to build and host a minimalistic static blog like

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Vortex (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport Et D'Exploration)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 09:58:55

As an architect and integrator of complex airborne systems, Dassault Aviation intends to take advantage of its space expertise to develop spaceplane solutions that disrupt current systems. VORTEX (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport et d’Exploration) Designed to operate in space and return to Earth like an aircraft, these intrinsically dual-use vehicles have the potential to transform space operations—enabling new applications across commercial, scientific, and military missions. Space

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Open Source and FPGA Maker Board for Networking

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-06 04:16:10

Open Source and FPGA Maker Board for Networking Private Island Networks Inc. is pleased to announce that we will sponsor and support a limited number of university efforts this upcoming academic year (2025/2026) for students that desire to work with the Private Island ® open source networking stack in the areas of network security, privacy, and machine learning. We believe that this open source networking project and the Betsy™ maker board are ideal for university senior projects, master these

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Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-09-06 12:36:00

Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. If it passes regulatory muster, it could create a whole new way to treat our fur babies. It’s still an experimental field, even though people have been researching stem cells for humans for decades. Seven-year-old Gallant’s first target is a painful mouth condition in cats called Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS), which Gallan

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Air pollution may contribute to development of lung cancer in never-smokers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-06 12:33:45

Now, a study published on July 2 in Nature has uncovered compelling genomic evidence that points to air pollution—and other environmental exposures—as a potential major factor behind this growing public health concern. The study was jointly led by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “We’re seeing this problematic trend that never-smokers are increasingly getting lung cancer, but we haven’

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The Kindle Scribe just hit an all-time-low price ahead of Prime Day - here's why I recommend it

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-07 00:03:07

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazon Kindle Scribe is on sale for $259 for the 16GB version, the lowest price we've seen yet. It combines the familiar features of the Kindle e-reader with a bright display and a suite of premium note-taking features. The aforementioned features have a bit of a learning curve to fully take advantage of. $399.99 at Amazon $399.99 at Target $399.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Amazon is currently offering the 16GB Kindle Scribe at 35% off, a $140 discount that bri

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Air Pollution May Contribute to Development of Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-07 03:33:45

Now, a study published on July 2 in Nature has uncovered compelling genomic evidence that points to air pollution—and other environmental exposures—as a potential major factor behind this growing public health concern. The study was jointly led by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “We’re seeing this problematic trend that never-smokers are increasingly getting lung cancer, but we haven’

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The best earbuds we’ve tested for 2025

theverge.com Chris Welch 2025-09-07 16:00:00

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Editor’s note: Amazon Prime Day kicks off on July 8th; however, if you want to get a head start on your online shopping, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals you can already get. It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you l

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Rocket Scientists Hooked Up ChatGPT to the Controls of a Spaceship, and the Results Were Not What You Might Expect

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-07 18:45:46

AI Kirk Despite being stumped by simple children's games and uncontrollably hallucinating, AI models could perform surprisingly well when put in charge of navigating space inside a simulated spacecraft, researchers have found. As Live Science reports, a team of scientists from MIT and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, instructed OpenAI's blockbuster AI chatbot ChatGPT to "operate as an autonomous agent controlling a pursuit spacecraft." To their amazement, as detailed in a paper s

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Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intel's efficient chip

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-07 20:21:51

I'm in the process of rebuilding my homelab from the ground up, moving from a 24U full-size 4-post rack to a mini rack. One of the most difficult devices to downsize (especially economically) is a NAS. But as my needs have changed, I'm bucking the trend of all datahoarders and I need less storage than the 120 TB (80 TB usable) I currently have. It turns out, when you stop running an entire YouTube channel in your home (I'm in a studio now), you don't need more than a few terabytes, so my new c

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HP 15.6″ Touchscreen Laptop (16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Is Over 40% Off, Now Cheap 4.8-Star Pick at Best Buy

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-09-07 20:10:43

When you’re shopping for a laptop, it’s easy to get bogged down by a bunch of technical jargon or end up paying more for features you may not even need. But sometimes you can come across certain computers and just know you’re getting a good deal from the feature set alone. That’s what you’ll likely experience with this particular laptop from HP. It’s an excellent deal that you’ll recognize by the price and brand alone, and we’re confident you’ll want to buy from there. Head to Best Buy to get t

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Big Brother at the Border Is Searching for a ‘Hidden Language’ in People’s Text Messages

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-07 20:20:00

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has a bad snooping habit, and it’s looking for a little help to get its fix. According to a report from Wired, the agency is currently asking tech companies to pitch it ideas for a digital forensics tool that would allow it to process and analyze data from seized phones and computers and potentially uncover “hidden” patterns. In a federal registry listing from June, CBP said it is seeking a tool that can scan text messages, pictures, videos, con

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Forget Anker, This UGREEN USB-C Charger Block Is Going for Peanuts in Amazon’s Fourth of July Deal

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-07 20:40:41

Modern life is filled with all sorts of amazing bits of tech, and while they’re all really handy, they’re also all very power-hungry. It can make keeping everything charged a real hassle, especially if you’ve only got a few chargers, or you’re in a household with a bunch of people. Everyone wants to charge their stuff, but there are only so many chargers to go around. See at Amazon Of course, the simplest fix to this isn’t getting rid of those people, as much as it might be tempting, but to gr

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Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-09-07 20:23:04

“These are really challenging times, and if you’re navigating a layoff or even quietly preparing for one, you’re not alone and you don’t have to go it alone. I know these types of tools engender strong feelings in people, but I’d be remiss in not trying to offer the best advice I can under the circumstances. I’ve been experimenting with ways to use LLM Al tools (like ChatGPT or Copilot) to help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss. Here are some prompt ideas and use

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Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-07 23:59:56

Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence 1 hour ago Share Save Joshua Nevett Political reporter Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Share Save BBC Cabinet minister Peter Kyle has written to the Alan Turing Institute Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and security. In a letter, Kyle said boosting the UK's AI capabilities was "critical" to national security and

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Amazon’s 64GB Fire HD 10 Tablet Is Practically Free, Grab 56% Off Early Prime Day Deal This Long Weekend

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-08 04:40:11

Being able to get off your phone in the evening can be a huge help. It doesn’t even really matter if you’re just transferring your focus onto another screen; sometimes having a larger one that’s portable just helps. You can still use a tablet for work, sure, but it makes watching streams, reading books, or just playing some games a lot more enjoyable. While there are a huge number of tablet options out there, if you’re looking for a bargain, then there’s really only one good option for you today

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Show HN: BunkerWeb – the open-source and cloud-native WAF

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 07:55:57

Introduction Overview Make your web services secure by default! BunkerWeb is a next-generation, open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF). As a full-featured web server (based on NGINX under the hood), it protects your web services to make them "secure by default." BunkerWeb integrates seamlessly into your existing environments (Linux, Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, …) as a reverse proxy and is fully configurable (don't panic, there is an awesome web UI if you don't like the CLI) to meet your s

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Internet and TV Bundle Prices Are Up This Year. How to Cut Back

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 08:16:03

If you've noticed your TV and internet bills going up recently, you're not alone. Internet and TV bundles increased for the first quarter of 2025, recent JD Power data shows. Though surprisingly, unbundled internet bills saw a slight decrease. Finding ways to cut back on monthly bills can feel nearly impossible, especially when there's a price increase every few months. But it's possible. Here's more on JD Power's findings and what CNET experts recommend to help lower your TV and internet bills

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This is not a tattoo robot

theverge.com Mack Degeurin 2025-09-08 08:00:00

I walked into Blackdot’s tattoo studio in Austin’s east side on a sweltering May afternoon. After shaking my sweat-soaked hand, founder and CEO Joel Pennington led me up into an office building and opened the door to a small, three-room space. Critics have unflatteringly compared the studio to a sterile hospital room — a comparison not entirely without merit. In a corner room, the machine I had come here to see loomed: a humming, fridge-sized device reminiscent of an old X-ray unit. Blackdot cal

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LooksMapping

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 09:55:47

See Which Restaurants Have The Most Attractive Diners – According to AI! I scraped millions of Google Maps restaurant reviews, and gave each reviewer's profile picture to an AI model that rates how hot they are out of 10. This map shows how attractive each restaurant's clientele is. Red means hot, blue means not.The model is certainly biased. It's certainly flawed. But we judge places by the people who go there. We always have. AndThis website just puts reductive numbers on the superficial calc

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Enhanced Radar (YC W25) is hiring a founding engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 18:00:53

Enhanced Radar is building safer air traffic control systems. We're behind Y2, aviation's state of the art speech recognition model, and 100% of the company is comprised of software engineers who are also pilots. Ask us about: - our not-yet-announced fundraise - who we're working with (also not announced) - our vision for the future of air traffic control Ideally you are: - a talented SWE with a track record of exceptional talent - a pilot or with an aviation background We're a small team wit

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Ted Cruz’s Bid to Reclaim Space Shuttle Discovery Could Cost $400 Million

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-09-08 17:00:30

At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into a risky process to relocate the Space Shuttle to Houston under the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill. President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill, which passed the Senate on Tuesday, includes a provision to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Virginia to Space Center Houston. The Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act was added to t

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Lenovo 15.6″ Laptop (40GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Going for Peanuts at 71% Off, $2,000 Savings for Fourth of July

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-08 18:10:39

Here we are celebrating Fourth of July weekend, nearing the peak of Summer, but the new school semester will be here before we all realize. Are you a student heading off to college at the end of August or perhaps the parent of one? Are you are they prepared will the right laptop to be able to handle all your classes and homework? Well, good news. This Lenovo laptop will fit the bill and right now it’s been reduced in price by a whopping 71%. The price it’s listed at is $2,799, but for a limited

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Tariff Impacts Are Real: These 13 Companies Have Confirmed Price Hikes

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 15:00:00

Higher prices for a lot of popular products seem inevitable on our current trajectory. James Martin/CNET In many cases and for many products in the US, the biggest impacts of President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff plans haven't hit yet -- but they could soon, unless the 90-day pause on some rates is extended. Still, numerous companies have already hiked prices or said that they'll increase in the near-future -- including, most recently, a popular and CNET-approved brand of smart lights. Th

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Best Fiber Internet Providers for 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 17:00:00

Our picks 90001 Edit ZIP code Why we chose these providers Sort by Best fiber internet provider overall 300 - 5,000 Mbps $55 - $250 per month Check with AT&T Fiber Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (833) 579-0031 Best cheap fiber internet plan 500 - 5,000 Mbps $50 - $155 per month Check with Frontier Fiber Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (877) 870-0633 Best signup bonuses with fiber internet 300 - 2,000 Mbps $50 - $120 per m

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The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race

wired.com Fernanda González 2025-09-08 16:00:00

There are around 11,000 satellites orbiting Earth, and it is estimated that at least 50,000 more will be launched in the next decade. There are also exploration instruments, resupply vessels, and complexes like the International Space Station. But who regulates all this activity in space? In the absence of clear regulations, the European Union has proposed the Space Act, a set of measures that seeks to make the European space sector a cleaner, safer, and more competitive environment, both domest

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This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-09-08 17:18:31

Whether due to consumer backlash or an aging EV lineup, or both, Tesla sales have again seen a global plunge, this time 13 percent last quarter compared to the previous year—proof that the electric automaker hasn’t yet turned around a dismal year that saw public opinion of controversial CEO Elon Musk plummet. It could mean Tesla faces a second straight year of falling sales. And yet: Tesla is still the world’s most valuable automaker by market capitalization, worth some $990 billion. At least s

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Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 15:52:03

Satellite data processing algorithms developed by ICM-CSIC have played a crucial role in detecting this significant shift in the Southern Hemisphere, which could accelerate the effects of climate change. Thanks to data obtained from Earth observation satellites, an international team of scientists has detected an unprecedented phenomenon for the first time: a reversal in the ocean circulation of the Southern Ocean. The study, led by the National Oceanographic Center (NOC, United Kingdom), was r

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Congress passes budget to expand mass deportations, cut social services, and stall clean energy

theverge.com Adi Robertson 2025-09-08 07:27:11

The Republican-controlled US Congress has passed a budget bill that includes cuts to social programs like Medicaid and more funding for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside provisions that discourage wind and solar energy production. Passed after a marathon debate in both houses, it will allow President Donald Trump to realize policy goals he’s so far attempted to push through executive orders and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump intends to sign the

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The only time HN is this interested in Bitcoin is when there's a bubble (2017)

A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

Vortex (Véhicule Orbital Réutilisable de Transport Et D'Exploration)

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Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

Air pollution may contribute to development of lung cancer in never-smokers

The Kindle Scribe just hit an all-time-low price ahead of Prime Day - here's why I recommend it

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Rocket Scientists Hooked Up ChatGPT to the Controls of a Spaceship, and the Results Were Not What You Might Expect

Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intel's efficient chip

HP 15.6″ Touchscreen Laptop (16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Is Over 40% Off, Now Cheap 4.8-Star Pick at Best Buy

Big Brother at the Border Is Searching for a ‘Hidden Language’ in People’s Text Messages

Forget Anker, This UGREEN USB-C Charger Block Is Going for Peanuts in Amazon’s Fourth of July Deal

Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec

Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence

Amazon’s 64GB Fire HD 10 Tablet Is Practically Free, Grab 56% Off Early Prime Day Deal This Long Weekend

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This is not a tattoo robot

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Enhanced Radar (YC W25) is hiring a founding engineer

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Lenovo 15.6″ Laptop (40GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Going for Peanuts at 71% Off, $2,000 Savings for Fourth of July

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Best Fiber Internet Providers for 2025

The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race

This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters

Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean

Congress passes budget to expand mass deportations, cut social services, and stall clean energy

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