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Show HN: I built a Web-Scraper API that is 6-7x more efficient than current ones (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Web Scraper API Tool → | tags: web-scraper api, json schema, runo extraction

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Roadside Attraction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by The Offing | get Portable Car Jump Starter → | tags: roadside attractions, marfa lights, alamogordo

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A major study claiming ChatGPT improves student learning has been retracted (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get AI Learning Tools Kit → | tags: chatgpt, student learning, retraction

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Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Adam | get Focus Booster App → | tags: hugo gernback, attention spans, smartphones

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The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | tags: abstractions, computing, memory

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Texico: Learn the principles of programming without even touching a computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | tags: texico, programming, animated characters

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Electrical current might be the key to a better cup of coffee (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-28 | get Electric Coffee Mug Warmer → | tags: coffee, christopher hendon, nature communications

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This major school district just voted to ditch screens and go back to pen and paper (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-23 | tags: los angeles, school district, pen and paper

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Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get iPhone Data Recovery Tool → | tags: apple, ios, signal

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Martin Fowler: Technical, Cognitive, and Intent Debt (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by Martin Fowler | get Clean Code Development Book → | tags: pragmatic summit, kent beck, ai industry

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Dragonberry Weed Could Help Scientists Extract Rare-Earth Metals From Polluted Soil (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: dragonberry, rare-earth metals, soil remediation

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Retraction Note: The hidden fitness of the male zebra finch courtship song (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Alam | get Bird Song Recording Studio → | tags: zebra finch, courtship song, synthetic song

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The peril of laziness lost (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | get Smart Desk Organizer → | tags: perl, larry wall, programming

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The 3 reasons why VCs invest: Faith, opportunity, or evidence (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-12 | get Venture Capital Investment Book → | tags: venture capital, first-time founders, investment

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Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney (engadget.com)

2026-04-10 | get Epic Games Disney Bundle → | tags: epic games, disney, arc raiders

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I Asked Netflix’s Reality TV Boss Why So Many Men On Dating Shows Are Terrible (wired.com)

2026-04-09 | by Manisha Krishnan | get Streaming TV Show Guide → | tags: netflix, love is blind, reality tv

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Ask HN: How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-06 | get Marketing for Developers Book → | tags: marketing, solo founder, product launch

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How to Design Your Way Out of Delay and Build Simple Systems That Make Procrastination Almost Impossible (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-06 | by Aytekin Tank | get Time Management Planner Notebook → | tags: parkinson’s law, entrepreneur, productivity tools

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The Hardest Document Extraction Problem in Insurance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get AI Document Scanner Tool → | tags: furtherai, loss runs, insurance

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Why the ‘Gets It, Wants It, Capacity’ Won’t Build a Competitive Company (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-30 | by Andrea Olson | get Business Strategy Book → | tags: traction, gino wickman, company culture

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When Your Phone Pings, It Hijacks Your Brain for 7 Seconds, Study Finds (cnet.com)

2026-03-28 | by See Full Bio | get Blue Light Blocking Glasses → | tags: smartphones, notifications, stroop task

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Last gasps of the rent seeking class? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-27 | by The Singularity Is Nearer | tags: google duplex, reservation platforms, enterprise value

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Vibration Plates Are Popular Among Wellness Influencers. Here’s What Experts Say About the Trend (cnet.com)

2026-03-27 | by Taylor Freitas | get Vibration Plate Exercise Machine → | tags: vibration plates, lymphatic drainage, touro university

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Your Phone Pinging Hijacks Your Brain for 7 Seconds, Study Finds (cnet.com)

2026-03-19 | by See Full Bio | get Blue Light Blocking Glasses → | tags: smartphones, notifications, computers in human behavior

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Government Registers Aliens.Gov Domain as Next Distraction From Everything Else (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-18 | get Government Tech News Mug → | tags: aliens.gov, government, domain

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Botanical mystery solved: how plants make a crucial malaria drug (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-18 | by Thompson | tags: malaria drug, plant extraction, nature.com

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A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-11 | by Morris | get Sorghum Pangenome Kit → | tags: sorghum, pangenome, crop traits

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Marathon is in a sprint (theverge.com)

2026-03-06 | by Andrew Webster | get Smartwatch → | tags: extraction shooter, marathon, fortnite

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Notes on Project Oberon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | get Project Oberon → | tags: abstraction, project oberon, rust

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Italy’s Iconic Lovers’ Arch Collapsed—Of All Days—On Valentine’s Day (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-19 | get Valentine's Day arch → | tags: attraction, attraction fell, beloved