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Southwest’s controversial seating policy is changing again—and the new version may surprise frequent flyers (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-29 | get Southwest Airlines Boarding Pass → | tags: southwest airlines, seating policy, plus-sized passengers

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Digital Identity Management in Norway Is a Catastrophe (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-29 | get Norwegian Digital ID Card → | tags: bankid, buypass, comfides

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Google’s Fitbit Air makes a strong case for minimalism and ditching your smartwatch (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-29 | get Fitbit Inspire 3 → | tags: fitbit air, google, passive tracking

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Hold on for Dear Life (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | tags: cryptography, cypherpunks, passphrase

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UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-27 | by Zack Whittaker | get Passport Scanner and Organizer → | tags: uk visa portal, passports, gov.uk

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How Foreign Investments Can Lead to IRS Penalties That Wipe Out Profits (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-27 | by George Dimov | get Foreign Investment Tax Guide → | tags: dimov tax, passive foreign investment company, foreign mutual funds

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5 passive income business ideas that require less than $1,500 to start (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-27 | tags: passive income, business ideas, skill set

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Can you enforce strong Active Directory password rules without frustrating users? (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-27 | get Password Policy Management Tool → | tags: active directory, password policies, passphrases

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UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-26 | by Zack Whittaker | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: uk visa portal, passport leak, gov.uk

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Xbox Game Pass Adds Forza Horizon 6 but Loses Two Beloved JRPGs at the End of May (cnet.com)

2026-05-26 | by See Full Bio | get Forza Horizon 6 Game → | tags: forza horizon 6, xbox game pass, playground games

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Samsung Wallet catches up to Google and Apple with digital passport support (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-26 | get Samsung Galaxy SmartTag → | tags: samsung wallet, clear, digital passports

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I tried ditching passwords, but the alternatives feel even more complicated (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-25 | get YubiKey Security Key → | tags: google passkeys, verified email, android authority

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Chess invariants (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-22 | by Visit Profile | get Chess Invariants Book → | tags: chess, invariants, castling

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Chess Invariants (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-22 | by Visit Profile | get Chess Invariants Book → | tags: chess, castling, en passant

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Save 30% on a 12-month Proton Unlimited VPN sub to secure an all-in-one privacy suite for under $110 — big price drop on service that includes a no-logs VPN with servers in 145 countries, 500GB of cloud storage, encrypted mail, password manager, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-22 | by Ben Stockton | get Proton VPN Unlimited Subscription → | tags: proton, protonvpn, cloud storage

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Zillow loses thousands of listings in fight over “hidden” homes (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-21 | get Real Estate Listing Scanner → | tags: zillow, chicago, mred

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Microsoft won't send you SMS texts for login anymore - why it's pushing passkeys instead (zdnet.com)

2026-05-21 | by Lance Whitney | get Yubico Security Key → | tags: microsoft, passkeys, sms authentication

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Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | get Bitwarden Password Exporter → | tags: bitwarden, password manager, keepass

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Show HN: I Dedicated 4 Years to Mastering Offline Password Cracking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | get Hashcat Password Cracking Tool → | tags: hashcat, argon2, gpu

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Survey reveals Lifetime Plex Pass’ popularity, and I am as surprised as you are (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-21 | get Plex Pass Subscription → | tags: plex, android authority, plex pass

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I’ve used Plex for 10 years. Here’s why absolutely no one should pay $750 for Plex Pass (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-21 | get Plex Pass Subscription Card → | tags: plex, plex pass, kodi

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Microsoft hired an analyst with an influential video game blog to fix Xbox (engadget.com)

2026-05-20 | by Jessica Conditt | get Xbox Series X Controller → | tags: xbox, microsoft, matthew ball

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Plex Is Raising Its Lifetime Subscription Price Again, to a Whopping $750 (cnet.com)

2026-05-20 | by See Full Bio | get Plex Lifetime Subscription Card → | tags: plex, lifetime plex pass, media server

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Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS codes, wants you to switch to passkeys (techspot.com)

2026-05-20 | get YubiKey Security Key → | tags: microsoft, sms codes, passkeys

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Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-19 | get Plex Pass Lifetime Subscription → | tags: plex, media server, lifetime pass

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Xbox Game Pass additions for late May include Forza Horizon 6 and Remnant II (engadget.com)

2026-05-19 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscription → | tags: xbox game pass, forza horizon 6, remnant ii

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Plex's lifetime subscription cost is tripling to $750 (engadget.com)

2026-05-19 | by Jackson Chen | get Plex Pass Lifetime Subscription → | tags: plex, plex pass, media server

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Plex announces borderline offensive Lifetime Pass price hike (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-19 | get Plex Lifetime Pass → | tags: plex, lifetime pass, android authority

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US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-19 | by Zack Whittaker | get Cybersecurity Password Vault → | tags: cisa, homeland security, github

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Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-19 | by Chance Miller | get Plex Pass Lifetime Subscription → | tags: plex, plex pass, lifetime subscription