90% of crypto's Illinois primary spending failed to achieve its objective
https://www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/202603172318
https://www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/202603172318
Molly White
90% of crypto's Illinois primary spending failed to achieve its objective
The cryptocurrency industry super PACs dumped $14.2 million into the Illinois primaries. 90% of that – $12.8 million – was wasted, in that it went to opposing Democratic candidates who won their primaries (Stratton in the Senate race, Ford in H-07) or supporting…
Launch HN: Sitefire (YC W26) – Automating actions to improve AI visibility
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47457472
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47457472
BYD's bet on EVs is paying off as drivers ditch gas amid rising oil prices
https://electrek.co/2026/03/20/byd-ev-demand-surges-drivers-ditch-gas-amid-rising-oil-prices/
https://electrek.co/2026/03/20/byd-ev-demand-surges-drivers-ditch-gas-amid-rising-oil-prices/
Electrek
BYD's big EV bet is paying off as drivers ditch gas with surging oil prices
BYD is already seeing a flood of new EV buyers as gas and oil prices surge amid rising tensions in...
The bespoke software revolution? I'm not buying it
https://world.hey.com/jason/the-bespoke-software-revolution-i-m-not-buying-it-4bfad9ec
https://world.hey.com/jason/the-bespoke-software-revolution-i-m-not-buying-it-4bfad9ec
Hey
The bespoke software revolution? I'm not buying it.
A bespoke software revolution? I don't buy it. It'll exist. It already exists. Small consultants and big consulting firms have made custom software for years. It almost always sucks. It’s bloated, confusing, and because the client pays, it’s built in all…
Show HN: Baltic shadow fleet tracker – live AIS, cable proximity alerts
https://github.com/FormerLab/shadow-fleet-tracker-light
https://github.com/FormerLab/shadow-fleet-tracker-light
GitHub
GitHub - FormerLab/shadow-fleet-tracker-light: Open source Baltic Sea shadow fleet tracker. 1200+ vessels, live AIS, cable proximity…
Open source Baltic Sea shadow fleet tracker. 1200+ vessels, live AIS, cable proximity alerts. No cloud, no subscription, runs locally - FormerLab/shadow-fleet-tracker-light
Show HN: We built a terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran
https://github.com/FormerLab/fortransky
https://github.com/FormerLab/fortransky
GitHub
GitHub - FormerLab/fortransky: A terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran, with an asm/Rust native firehose decoder…
A terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran, with an asm/Rust native firehose decoder for the relay-raw stream. Dither image composer. DM slide support. Yes, that Fortran. On Tangl...
Show HN: Red Grid Link – peer-to-peer team tracking over Bluetooth, no servers
https://github.com/RedGridTactical/RedGridLink
https://github.com/RedGridTactical/RedGridLink
GitHub
GitHub - RedGridTactical/RedGridLink: Offline MGRS navigation + BLE proximity team sync for 2-8 people. No cell service needed.…
Offline MGRS navigation + BLE proximity team sync for 2-8 people. No cell service needed. V1.0 through V4.0 roadmap in README. - RedGridTactical/RedGridLink
How the Iran war threatens global food supply
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/20/nx-s1-5750812/how-the-iran-war-threatens-global-food-supply
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/20/nx-s1-5750812/how-the-iran-war-threatens-global-food-supply
NPR
How the Iran war threatens global food supply
About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have repercussions for the global food supply.
Linux Applications Programming by Example: The Fundamental APIs (2nd Edition)
https://github.com/arnoldrobbins/LinuxByExample-2e
https://github.com/arnoldrobbins/LinuxByExample-2e
GitHub
GitHub - arnoldrobbins/LinuxByExample-2e
Contribute to arnoldrobbins/LinuxByExample-2e development by creating an account on GitHub.
Woman in Labor at Florida Hospital Brought in Zoom Court for Refusing C-Section
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section
ProPublica
She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.
A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like.
Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords
https://pbxscience.com/ubuntu-26-04-ends-46-years-of-silent-sudo-passwords/
https://pbxscience.com/ubuntu-26-04-ends-46-years-of-silent-sudo-passwords/
PBX Science
Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords
Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords. Starting with the upcoming LTS release, every keystroke at a sudo password prompt will echo an asterisk — a small UX fix that has ignited one of Linux's fiercest debates in years.
Ask ChatGPT to pick a number from 1-10000, it generally selects from 7200-7500
https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1rz2ooh/i_am_betting_my_house_that_if_you_ask_gpt_to_pick/
https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1rz2ooh/i_am_betting_my_house_that_if_you_ask_gpt_to_pick/
Reddit
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Man pleads guilty to $8M AI-generated music scheme
https://therecord.media/man-pleads-guilty-8-million-ai-music-scheme
https://therecord.media/man-pleads-guilty-8-million-ai-music-scheme
therecord.media
Man pleads guilty to $8 million AI-generated music scheme
Michael Smith, 54, admitted to inflating streaming numbers for hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs by deploying thousands of fake accounts across major platforms, including Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube Music.