We spoke to the man making viral Lego-style AI videos for Iran
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8jrd1vnyo
Bbc
Iran war: We spoke to the man making Lego-style AI videos that experts say are powerful propaganda
"Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.
Anthropic loses appeals court bid to pause supply chain risk label
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/d-c-circuit-rejects-anthropic-plea-to-pause-supply-chain-risk-label-00864880
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/d-c-circuit-rejects-anthropic-plea-to-pause-supply-chain-risk-label-00864880
POLITICO
Anthropic loses appeals court bid to pause supply chain risk label
A three-judge panel declined to temporarily block the Trump administration’s move to punish the AI startup.
Building a Z-Machine in the worst possible language – Whitebeard's Realm
https://whitebeard.blog/posts/building-a-z-machine-in-elm/
https://whitebeard.blog/posts/building-a-z-machine-in-elm/
Whitebeard's Realm
Building a Z-Machine in the worst possible language
In which a 1980s virtual machine for text adventures is reimplemented in a pure functional language, against all better judgement, and somehow emerges working.
US – Iran negotiations end with no deal reached
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/11/world/iran-war-trump-talks-pakistan
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/11/world/iran-war-trump-talks-pakistan
Nytimes
U.S. And Iran Fail to Agree on Peace Deal After 21 Hours of Talks, Vance Says
Vice President JD Vance said the Iranian delegation had not accepted American terms for ending the war after a marathon, face-to-face session in Pakistan.
US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/11/appeals-court-ruling-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/11/appeals-court-ruling-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional
the Guardian
US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
Judge said ban, which originated in Reconstruction era to thwart liquor tax evasion, actually reduced tax revenue
I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack
https://stevehanov.ca/blog/how-i-run-multiple-10k-mrr-companies-on-a-20month-tech-stack
https://stevehanov.ca/blog/how-i-run-multiple-10k-mrr-companies-on-a-20month-tech-stack
Steve Hanov's Blog
How I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack
Pope Leo XIV denounces the 'delusion of omnipotence' he says fuels the Iran war
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/11/pope-leo-xiv-denounces-the-delusion-of-omnipotence-he-says-fuels-the-us-israeli-war-in-iran-00868142
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/11/pope-leo-xiv-denounces-the-delusion-of-omnipotence-he-says-fuels-the-us-israeli-war-in-iran-00868142
POLITICO
Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran
“Enough of the idolatry of self and money!” the pontiff said. “Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!”
Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/12/ios_passcode_bug/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/12/ios_passcode_bug/
The Register
Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user
: Lock-screen keyboard no longer accepts háček in student's alphanumeric passcode
AI Will Be Met with Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come of It
https://www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/ai-will-be-met-with-violence-and
https://www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/ai-will-be-met-with-violence-and
Thealgorithmicbridge
AI Will Be Met With Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come of It
It has started
What have been the greatest intellectual achievements? (2017)
https://www.thinkingcomplete.com/2017/09/what-have-been-greatest-intellectual.html
https://www.thinkingcomplete.com/2017/09/what-have-been-greatest-intellectual.html
Thinkingcomplete
What have been the greatest intellectual achievements?
In yesterday's post I briefly mentioned Claude Shannon, founder of information theory. It occurred to me that even most Oxford students wou...
Tell HN: docker pull fails in spain due to football cloudflare block
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47738883
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47738883
Pro Max 5x Quota Exhausted in 1.5 Hours Despite Moderate Usage
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/45756
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/45756
GitHub
[BUG] Pro Max 5x Quota Exhausted in 1.5 Hours Despite Moderate Usage · Issue #45756 · anthropics/claude-code
Preflight Checklist I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) I am using the latest version...
Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/renewable-energy-solar-nepal-bhutan-iceland-b2533699.html
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/renewable-energy-solar-nepal-bhutan-iceland-b2533699.html
The Independent
Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy
Scientists say we have reached an ‘irreversible tipping point’ that will see fossil fuels phased out
Eternity in six hours: Intergalactic spreading of intelligent life (2013)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256935390_Eternity_in_six_hours_Intergalactic_spreading_of_intelligent_life_and_sharpening_the_Fermi_paradox
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256935390_Eternity_in_six_hours_Intergalactic_spreading_of_intelligent_life_and_sharpening_the_Fermi_paradox
ResearchGate
(PDF) Eternity in six hours: Intergalactic spreading of intelligent life and sharpening the Fermi paradox
PDF | The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the strong likelihood of alien intelligent life emerging (under a wide variety of assumptions) and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate