A new Show HN project, originally called The Rotblat Line, invites users to write down specific conditions that would make them act on AI developments—such as quitting a job, speaking out, or getting involved—before those conditions arise. It's inspired by physicist Joseph Rotblat, who left the Manhattan Project in 1944 once his sole reason for joining—fear that Nazi Germany would build an atomic bomb first—no longer applied. The tool suggests revisiting these personal 'red lines' annually on November 4, Rotblat's birthday.
yourairedlines.com
· 2026-11-12
The Black Hole was a surplus store in New Mexico that resold decommissioned equipment from Los Alamos National Laboratories, ranging from vintage oscilloscopes and liquid nitrogen dewars to old dials, calculators, and even A-bomb detonator cables. It functioned as both a working retail operation and an informal museum of Cold War-era nuclear research hardware. A 2017 update confirms the business has since shut down.
atlasobscura.com
· 2026-09-02
A collection of Rolodex-style business cards from Los Alamos National Laboratory has been compiled and shared publicly, offering a glimpse into the institution's personnel and administrative history. The cards represent a range of roles and eras at the storied nuclear research facility.
clui.org
· 2026-08-31
Salem Robotics, founded by veterans of UT Austin robotics research and Los Alamos National Laboratory, is building software that lets existing mobile robots perform hazardous industrial inspections such as radioactive contamination smears and leak detection checks. The system focuses on precise, constrained manipulation—keeping a probe normal to a surface or within a tight offset from a pipe—while accounting for kinematics, joint limits, and collisions. The company demonstrated its software running on real robot hardware in a launch video.
news.ycombinator.com
· 2026-08-27
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