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Linus Torvalds To Critics of AI Coding On Linux: 'Fork It. Or Just Walk Away.' (slashdot.org)

2026-07-17 | tags: linus torvalds, ai coding, linux

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China Just Erased America's AI Lead (slashdot.org)

2026-07-17 | tags: china, america, webster's new world dictionary

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FBI Arrests Man Accused of Using Steam Games To Drain Victims' Crypto Wallets (slashdot.org)

2026-07-17 | tags: fbi, steam, crypto wallets

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Agnes Callard’s theory of the uni-context (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | by Derek Thompson | tags: attention, callard, context

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A Philosopher's One-Word Theory to Explain Why the World Feels So Weird (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | by Derek Thompson | tags: attention, callard, context

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The Estranged Worlds of J. G. Ballard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: ballard, estranged, estranged worlds

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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | by Abc News | tags: cindy, cindy mcvey, iron

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Union Busters Coming After Me (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-06 | by Matt Bruenig | tags: ballard, fred, fred hutch

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One KW wind turbine without civil engineering (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | by Fabien Brun | get Small Wind Turbine Kit → | tags: wind turbine, wind to watt, fabien brun

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Wallace the 6 inch f/2.8 telescope, building it, and hiking with it (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-26 | by Lucas Sifoni | get Portable Telescope Kit → | tags: wallace telescope, 153mm f/2.8, outdoor astronomy

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I admire Fabrice Bellard. He is almost certainly a better overall programmer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Fabrice Bellard T-Shirt → | tags: fabrice bellard, youtube, netflix

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John Carmack on Fabrice Bellard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: john carmack, fabrice bellard, youtube

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Starfish by Peter Watts (1999) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Peter Watts | tags: ballard, clarke, just

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Show HN: I Derived a Pancake (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-05 | get PancakeBot 2.0 3D Printer → | tags: acid, batter, browning

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Prediction markets and sports betting apps are luring in teens. Here’s why experts are concerned (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-28 | tags: prediction markets, polymarket, kalshi

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First-Ever ‘Scooby-Doo’ Anime Series Heading to Tubi (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-18 | get Scooby-Doo Anime Collection → | tags: scooby-doo, tubi, matthew lillard

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Historic Tennessee hotel is also home to the greatest duck tradition (2016) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get Duck Call Whistle Set → | tags: peabody hotel, duck march, mallards

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Historic Tennessee Hotel Is Also Home to the Greatest Duck Tradition (2016) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get Duck Call Decoy → | tags: peabody hotel, duckmarch, mallards

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The Illuminated Man: an unconventional portrait of JG Ballard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get J.G. Ballard Biography Book → | tags: jg ballard, miracles of life, science fiction

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5 Foods That Deserve Better Than a Nonstick Pan (and What to Use Instead) (cnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by See Full Bio | get Cast Iron Skillet Set → | tags: nonstick pans, cast iron, maillard reaction

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New Orleans's Car-Crash Conspiracy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | by Patrick Radden Keefe | get Dash Cam for Cars → | tags: new orleans, motta, garrison

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Borges' cartographers and the tacit skill of reading LM output (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | by Gal Sapir | get AI Text Analysis Tool → | tags: borges, language models, maps

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Opinion | The ‘AI Detector’ as Defamation Machine (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-03 | get AI Content Detection Tool → | tags: ai detector, pangram, mia ballard

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Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-20 | get AI Content Detection Tool → | tags: hachette, mia ballard, ai writing

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Novel Pulled From Shelves After Author Is Accused of Using AI (futurism.com)

2026-03-20 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Writing Detection Tool → | tags: hachette, orbit, mia ballard

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Amazon is making an Alexa phone (theverge.com)

2026-03-20 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Echo Show 8 → | tags: amazon, alexa, fire phone

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Journalist says a high heart rate alert from his Apple Watch saved his life (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-28 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple Watch → | tags: apple, heart, heart rate

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Fabrice Bellard: Biography (2009) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-24 | get Biography → | tags: bellard, bellard biography, biography

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Fabrice Bellard: Biography [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-24 | get Biography → | tags: bellard, bellard biography, biography

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Wait, That's Not Vegetarian or Vegan? 10 Sneaky Foods to Avoid (cnet.com)

2025-12-12 | by See Full Bio | get Bread → | tags: animal, cheese, gelatin