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Ghost in the machine? Legend of the 'haunted' N64 video game cartridge
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Ghost in the machine? How a 'haunted' N64 video game cartridge terrified children around the world
A second-hand Zelda cartridge. A cryptic forum thread. A generation of terrified children. This is the story of Ben Drowned – the internet's most infamous video game ghost.
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TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked
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TechCrunch
TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked | TechCrunch
Data pertaining to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Coinbase, and financial service providers like Scotiabank has reportedly been compromised.
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The Beauty of Having a Pi-Hole
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den.dev
The Beauty Of Having A Pi-hole
So, check this little idea that I have - I want to browse the internet without all sorts of unscrupulous actors collecting every little bit of metadata on me and my family they can possibly get their hands on.
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No Instagram, No Privacy
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Geometrically understanding calculus of inverse functions (2023)
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Toby Lam’s Blog
Calculus of inverse functions: Inverse function theorem and the Legendre transformation (Part I)
The Legendre transformation tells you how the inverse map acts on integrals
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History of "Adventure" for the Atari 2600
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Atari Archive
Adventure – March 1980, Atari Archive
Of all the original games Atari put out for the VCS, Adventure may be the one that most people are familiar with today.
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As an experienced LLM user, I don't use generative LLMs often
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Minimaxir
As an Experienced LLM User, I Actually Don't Use Generative LLMs Often
But for what I do use LLMs for, it’s invaluable.
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A Tektronix TDS 684B Oscilloscope Uses CCD Analog Memory
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How are cyber criminals rolling in 2025?
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Vin01’s Blog
How are cyber criminals rolling in 2025?
Speaking of earning a living, would you expect them to pay for web hosting/ cloud providers?
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Evolving OpenAI's Structure
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Openai
Evolving OpenAI’s structure
An update from the OpenAI board on transitioning its for-profit entity to a Public Benefit Corporation, reinforcing its mission-driven structure under nonprofit oversight while enabling greater impact and long-term alignment with the public good.
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V.S. Naipaul: The Grief and the Glory
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Granta
V.S. Naipaul: The Grief and the Glory | Aatish Taseer | Granta
‘To be taught by Naipaul would be an honour, but it also seemed to contain the risk of annihilation.’ Aatish Taseer on being mentored by V.S. Naipaul.
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Show HN: TextQuery – Query CSV, JSON, XLSX Files with SQL
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TextQuery App
TextQuery: All-in-One Desktop App to Analyze Data Locally
TextQuery is a desktop app that lets you import data file as a table, query it using SQL, and create stunning charts from those results.
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Dimension 126 Contains Twisted Shapes, Mathematicians Prove
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Quanta Magazine
Dimension 126 Contains Strangely Twisted Shapes, Mathematicians Prove
A new proof represents the culmination of a 65-year-old story about anomalous shapes in special dimensions.
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Cursor hits $9B valuation
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Maker of AI ‘vibe coding’ app Cursor hits $9bn valuation
Anysphere closes $900mn funding round from investors including Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz
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Possibly a Serious Possibility
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Substack
Possibly a serious possibility
How 'lurking weasel' phrases skewed Cold War intelligence
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You can't Git clone a team
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Virtualize
You can’t Git clone a team
Mastering the full stack isn’t just a technical feat: it’s a human challenge, and no, you can’t git clone your way out of it.
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Show HN: Pipask – safer pip without compromising convenience
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GitHub
GitHub - feynmanix/pipask: Safer python package installs with audit and consent 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 install
Safer python package installs with audit and consent 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 install - feynmanix/pipask
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Show HN: Real-time AI Voice Chat at ~500ms Latency
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GitHub
GitHub - KoljaB/RealtimeVoiceChat: Have a natural, spoken conversation with AI!
Have a natural, spoken conversation with AI! Contribute to KoljaB/RealtimeVoiceChat development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Show HN: Journelly for iOS: like tweeting but for your eyes only (in plain text)
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Xenodium
Journelly: like tweeting but for your eyes only (in plain text)
On iOS, we're spoiled for choice when it comes to note-taking, journaling, or social media apps. In note-taking alone, I've flip-flopped back and fort...
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Circuitpainter: Create PCBs using a simplfiied graphics language
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GitHub
GitHub - Blinkinlabs/circuitpainter: Create PCBs using a simplfiied graphics language
Create PCBs using a simplfiied graphics language. Contribute to Blinkinlabs/circuitpainter development by creating an account on GitHub.