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Scientists Say Lead in Ink Could Finally Crack Herculaneum’s Burnt Scrolls—So They Baked a Fake One as a Test (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: herculaneum scrolls, lead ink, vesuvius challenge

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Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: vesuvius challenge, herculaneum scrolls, digital unwrapping

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Factoring RSA 260 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card → | tags: rsa-260, cognition, devin

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Rivian's gambit for full autonomy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | by Lawrence Ulrich | tags: rivian, autonomous driving, r1s

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Rivian's Gambit for Full Autonomy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | by Lawrence Ulrich | get Anker Roav dash cam → | tags: rivian, autonomous driving, r1s

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Rivian’s Gambit for Full Autonomy (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-09-08 | by Lawrence Ulrich | get Autonomy The Quest to Build the Driverless Car book → | tags: rivian, autonomy+, rivian r1s

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WebMCP Challenge – OpenAI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | get Build a Large Language Model From Scratch Raschka → | tags: openai, webmcp, challenge

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Being a senior designer doesn’t make you safe anymore (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: senior designer, design industry, professional challenge

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A year of fighting scrapers on my 1.5 million-page website (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: challenge, chrome, chrome http

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99% of My Website Traffic Is Bots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: challenge, chrome, chrome http

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Apple launches fresh legal challenge against UK encrypted data access demand (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: apple, encrypted data, home office

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The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight (theverge.com)

2026-07-19 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: solar car challenge, texas, 3d printing

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These High Schoolers Were Tasked With Turning $1 into $100 in a Week. One of Them Made Over $2,000. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-15 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: challenge, community, jordan

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Show HN: 18 Words (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: archive, archive thanks, challenge

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Google is testing a webcam CAPTCHA that scans your hand, but it's already been bypassed using a photo (techspot.com)

2026-07-05 | get Webcam Hand Scan CAPTCHA → | tags: according early, biometric identification, challenge

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The Quest to Make Humanoid Robots Safe Enough for Humans (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-04 | get Robotics Safety Kit → | tags: big challenge, challenge, challenge robot

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June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-30 | get Science News Book → | tags: soccer, scissors feint, boron buckyball

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Old Computer Challenge (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-27 | get Vintage Computer Kit → | tags: old computer challenge, irc.libera.chat, retro computing

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An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | by Pherc. | get Digital Herculaneum Manuscript Kit → | tags: herculaneum, papyrus, vesuvius

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In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | by Raymond Chen | get Grammarly Premium Subscription → | tags: microsoft word, spell check, tony krueger

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Lift Challenge (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | tags: darpa, lift challenge, unmanned aircraft systems

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DARPA Heavy Life Challenge (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get DARPA Robotics Kit → | tags: darpa, lift challenge, unmanned aircraft systems

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This Sunday’s Apple Watch Activity Challenge celebrates International Day of Yoga (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-16 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple Watch Yoga Band → | tags: apple watch, apple fitness+, yoga

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Palantir loses legal challenge against Swiss investigative magazine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | get Palantir Tech Hoodie → | tags: palantir, swiss, investigative magazine

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Reverse engineering the Creative Katana soundbar to control it from Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-07 | by Author | tags: bytes, challenge, device

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Sysadmining Like It's 2009 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-01 | get Linux Command Line Book → | tags: legacy labs, old computer challenge, occ

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Charles Schwab Challenge 2026: TV Schedule, How to Watch, Stream All the PGA Golf Action From Anywhere (cnet.com)

2026-05-28 | by See Full Bio | get Golf Channel Streaming Device → | tags: charles schwab challenge, pga tour, colonial country club

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IEEE Computer Society Global Student Challenge 2026 (computer.org)

2026-05-27 | get IEEE Computer Society Membership → | tags: ieee computer society, global student challenge, programming

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Global Running Day Challenge coming to Apple Watch next week (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-26 | by Zac Hall | get Apple Watch Series 9 → | tags: apple watch, global running day, fitness challenge

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Are you preparing or procrastinating? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-25 | tags: decision-making framework, procrastination, effort assessment