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Order from disorder: do we need a new law of physics? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-31 | by Shields | get Time's Second Arrow Hazen Wong book → | tags: second law thermodynamics, entropy, mineralogist hazen

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From Quantum Relative Entropy to the Semiclassical Einstein Equations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: quantum relative entropy, semiclassical einstein equations, quantum physics

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White House cuts data centers, batteries, and AR from the US critical technology list — post-quantum cryptography, integrated photonics, high entropy alloys among new additions (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Luke James | tags: critical infrastructure, post-quantum cryptography, integrated photonics

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The Entropy of a Markov Chain (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: boltzmann, energy, entropy

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What Is Entropy, Really? (wired.com)

2026-07-24 | by Rhett Allain | tags: second law of thermodynamics, entropy, microstates

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Connections in Math: the two kinds of random (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | get Math Connections Card Game → | tags: bits, entropy, number

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Solving Wordle using information theory (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by John Brhel | get Wordle Strategy Guide Book → | tags: wordle, binghamton university, shannon entropy

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Researchers used math to crack Wordle (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-20 | by John Brhel | get Wordle Solver Puzzle Book → | tags: wordle, binghamton university, shannon entropy

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Libwce: The entropy layer of a wavelet codec, on its own (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get Wavelet Codec Entropy Layer → | tags: libwce, wavelet codec, jpeg xs

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Your Most Improbable Life (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Kevin Kelly | tags: big bang, entropy, exotropy

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The Futility of Lava Lamps: What Random Means (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Colorful Lava Lamp → | tags: cloudflare, lava lamps, internet encryption

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Myths about /dev/urandom (2014) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | tags: linux kernel, /dev/urandom, cryptographic randomness

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Myths about /dev/urandom (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Entropy Source USB Stick → | tags: dev/urandom, linux kernel, cryptographic randomness

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High-Entropy Alloy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get High-Entropy Alloy Sample Kit → | tags: high-entropy alloys, jien-wei yeh, co-cr-fe-mn-ni

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Show HN: Free textbook on engineering thermodynamics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Olivier Cleynen | get Engineering Thermodynamics Textbook → | tags: thermodynamics, engineering, ideal gas

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Free Textbook on Engineering Thermodynamics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Olivier Cleynen | get Engineering Thermodynamics eBook → | tags: thermodynamics, ideal gas, carnot cycle

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Ceramic-like strength and metallic toughness in a bulk metallic glass (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Cai | get Bulk Metallic Glass Sample → | tags: metallic glass, re-co-ta-b, copper mold casting

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OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving (theverge.com)

2026-04-17 | by Jay Peters | get OpenAI Sora T-Shirt → | tags: openai, sora, sam altman

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Show HN: I successfully failed at one-shot-ing a video codec like h.264 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-04 | get H.264 Codec Developer Kit → | tags: sinter video codec, claude agent teams, lapped transforms

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Show HN: PII-Shield – Log Sanitization Sidecar with JSON Integrity (Go, Entropy) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | get Sanitization → | tags: entropy, logs, pii shield

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Bayes, Bits and Brains (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Meta Quest → | tags: chapter, entropy, information

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A password generator inspired by the Xkcd password spec (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get computer monitor → | tags: entropy, generate, password