GoKawiil - Tech News

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I built a whole-home ad blocker with a $7 ESP32-S3 board - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-29 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

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Devastating Droughts Are Punching Massive Sinkholes Into Critical Farmland (futurism.com)

2026-06-28 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: climate change, sinkholes, konya

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Valve engineers talk Steam Machine, pricing, and the benefits of massive heatsinks — explain why Valve hardware needs to be a 'self-sustained program' (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-22 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get Steam Deck → | tags: steam machine, valve, pierre-loup griffais

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I programmed a $7 ESP32-S3 board to block all computer's web ads - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi Module → | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

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How I block ads with a $7 Raspberry Pi alternative - it's easy (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Pi-hole Network Ad Blocker → | tags: raspberry pi, esp32, ad blocking

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Hetzner Price Adjustment (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Hetzner Web Hosting Plan → | tags: hetzner, dedicated servers, cloud instances

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In the field — and in the lab — sometimes the simplest tool is best (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-15 | by Heidt | get Magnetic Screwdriver Set → | tags: ice core, biogeochemistry, arctic research

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In the field — and sometimes in the lab — the simplest tool is best (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-15 | by Heidt | get Magnetic Screwdriver Set → | tags: skodonnell, university of helsinki, ice cores

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Making 'food out of thin air' (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | by Philip Maughan | get Air Protein Food Kit → | tags: hydrogenomonas, space food, helsinki factory

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Asus ROG Crosshair 2006 motherboard review: 20 years of ROG (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-28 | by Joe Shields | get ASUS ROG Crosshair Motherboard → | tags: asus rog crosshair, republic of gamers, motherboard

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US reportedly charges Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-28 | get Cybersecurity Incident Response Kit → | tags: scattered spider, helsinki airport, cyber intrusion

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This stunning new bridge in Helsinki is designed for cyclists, pedestrians, and trams—but no cars (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get Helsinki Bridge Model Kit → | tags: helsinki, kruunuvuorensilta, bicycle superhighway

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A Tour of Oodi (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-09 | get Oodi Library Tour Book → | tags: helsinki, oodi, makerspace

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China Is Trying to Grow New Forests in This Notorious Mega-Desert. It’s Working (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-02 | get Desert Greening Plant Kit → | tags: china, mega-desert, carbon sink

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Ask HN: Distributed data centers in our basements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | get Home Server Rack → | tags: distributed data centers, hot water heating, basement servers

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Distributed data centers in our basements (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | get Home Server Rack Kit → | tags: data centers, heat sink, rack server

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The Sadie Sink ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rumors Just Keep Swirling (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-30 | get Spider-Man Action Figure → | tags: sadie sink, spider-man, marvel

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Spring Cleaning for Your Water: Best Waterdrop Filters to Upgrade Your Tap Water (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-25 | get Waterdrop Faucet Water Filter → | tags: waterdrop, ro system, pfas

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Police sinkholes 45,000 IP addresses in cybercrime crackdown (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-03-13 | get Cybersecurity Network Scanner → | tags: interpol, operation synergia, phishing

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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-03 | tags: vision zero, liikenneturva, european model

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So many trees planted in Taklamakan Desert that it's turned into a carbon sink (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | by Sascha Pare | get Carbon sink → | tags: carbon, carbon sink, china

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This thumb-sized accessory gave my old PC an instant speed boost (and twice the storage) (zdnet.com)

2026-02-09 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Smart Card Reader → | tags: cooling, drive, heat

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Why Big Tech Is Throwing Cash Into India in Quest for AI Supremacy (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-05 | get Meta Quest → | tags: big tech, billions, billions indian

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100W car amplifier hacked into a custom RTX 3080 heatsink — custom mod slashes GPU temps by 10°C and looks absolutely stunning (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-24 | by Jowi Morales | get Custom Amp → | tags: aluminum, card, graphics

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Satellite Data Exposes a Hidden Flood Threat Endangering 236 Million People (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-14 | get Satellite Imagery → | tags: according new, deltas, deltas sinking

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The best SSDs for PS5 in 2026 (engadget.com)

2025-12-26 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: drive, drives, games

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Ten years after The Witness, Jonathan Blow's next massive puzzle game is almost ready for primetime (engadget.com)

2025-12-12 | get Puzzle Game → | tags: advertisement, blow, game

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How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sank Without a Trace (wired.com)

2025-12-11 | by Alexandra Talty | get Carbon Capture → | tags: running, running tide, sinking

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How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sunk Without a Trace (wired.com)

2025-12-11 | by Alexandra Talty | get Carbon Capture → | tags: running, running tide, sinking

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‘Silent upgrade’ to the PS5 Slim delivers Pro console's groovy heatsink design to the cheaper models — improves thermals and reliability (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-02 | by Mark Tyson | get Thermal Guardian → | tags: hardware, heatsink, slim