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wake up! 16b

wake up! 16b

✨ Discover this awesome post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Released at the Outline Demoparty in May 2026, Ommen, NL An exploration of algorithmic density in 16 bytes of x86 assembly. In the demoscene, exploring what can be achieved within extreme constraints is a rewarding technical challenge. The following 16 bytes of x86 real-mode DOS assembly code represent a careful exercise in algorithmic density. When executed, it utilizes the computer's video memory as a calculation space to draw an infinite Sierpinski fractal, while simultaneously interpreting that geometry as audio data. int 10h ;…
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Fujifilm’s X Half is even more exotic with a $300 price cut

Fujifilm’s X Half is even more exotic with a $300 price cut

đź’Ą Discover this must-read post from The Verge đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Cameras,Deals,Gadgets,Verge Shopping âś… **What You’ll Learn**: Fujifilm X half digital camera It's not designed to replace the main camera, though you might be forgiven for assuming that it was at its ridiculous $850 price tag. However, the company recently lowered the MSRP to $649.99, and is now discounting an additional $100 through June 28. That means you can get the X Half in its base configuration for about $549 at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy. Adorama is also discounting it at the same price and offering a free…
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Two F-18 fighter jets have crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base

Two F-18 fighter jets have crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base

đź’Ą Check out this trending post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, officials said.The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, spokesperson for Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet.The aircraft were performing an aerial demonstration when the crash happened, Umayam said in a statement. She said the four crew members from both jets safely ejected and…
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ElliQ is a surprisingly useful companion robot for seniors

ElliQ is a surprisingly useful companion robot for seniors

🔥 Discover this trending post from The Verge đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Gadgets,Smart Home,Tech 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: A week before the ElliQ robot arrived, a neurologist told me we needed to restore balance to my mother's life. Treatment for her Parkinson's disease had become steadily less effective over the previous month, and with it, she had slowly stopped doing many of the things important for managing the disease — exercising, socializing, participating in hobbies. The result was a rapid and noticeable decline. As my mother's primary caregiver, I was open to any help I could get. Surprisingly, ElliQ helped me…
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IBM 700C to Lenovo AI Workstations

IBM 700C to Lenovo AI Workstations

🔥 Check out this insightful post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: âś… **What You’ll Learn**: Note: this post is published but still in progress. Spot something missing or amiss? Comment at the end 👍. TL;DR: ThinkPad has shipped continuously since October 1992 under two corporate owners (IBM 1992 to 2005, Lenovo 2005 to present), making it among the longest-running commercial laptop families on the market and unusually visually continuous from the 1992 700C to the 2026 P14s Gen 6. The 2005 IBM-to-Lenovo handoff did not rupture the brand the way skeptics expected: IBM’s ThinkPad engineering and design carried over…
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Strangeness is brilliantly tense horror from a judged director

Strangeness is brilliantly tense horror from a judged director

đź’Ą Read this awesome post from The Verge đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Column,Entertainment,Film,Movie Review đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: to rule It was recently released in theaters, and has already surpassed box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referenced haunted hotel film starring Adam Scott is your introduction to director Damian McCarthy, do yourself a favor and go see his previous film, Strangeness.If you prefer to stay blind — the perfect way to watch any movie — Strangeness Available to stream on Hoopla, Kanopy, Hulu, and Shudder.He loves to rule, Strangeness It takes place in a sprawling Irish countryside location. They both traffic in…
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open-energy-transition/grid2poster: Design stunning posters showcasing your country’s electrical grid · GitHub

open-energy-transition/grid2poster: Design stunning posters showcasing your country’s electrical grid · GitHub

🚀 Explore this awesome post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Generate print-ready posters of electrical grid infrastructure from OpenStreetMap data.Transmission lines for a country or continent are downloaded and rendered with GeoPandas, OSMnx, and Matplotlib. The project is heavily inspired and reused styling from maptoposter. Grid2Poster supports countries, states, provinces and continents, as well as predefined regions. Grid2Poster uses OpenStreetMap features tagged as: power=line power=minor_line when enabled power=cable when enabled Feature completeness depends on OpenStreetMap coverage in the selected country or region. Coverage and quality in your country can be improved by mapping transmission infrastructure…
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University of Arizona students deplore Eric Schmidt’s promotion of artificial intelligence

University of Arizona students deplore Eric Schmidt’s promotion of artificial intelligence

🚀 Explore this trending post from The Verge đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: AI,Google,News,Tech đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. As his speech turned to talking about artificial intelligence, he was repeatedly booed. AI is already a controversial topic, and it's no surprise that those about to enter the disruptive job market feel negatively about it.Schmidt admitted to being concerned, according to Business insiderFears “about machines coming, jobs evaporating, climate breakdown, politics being torn apart, that you inherit a mess you didn’t create,” he said, were “rational.” But…
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Fabricked | XCA

Fabricked | XCA

đź’Ą Explore this must-read post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: âś… **What You’ll Learn**: On this pageMisconfiguring Infinity Fabric to Break AMD SEV-SNP(USENIX Security 2026)Summary#Confidential computing allows cloud tenants to offload sensitive computations and data to remote resources without needing to trust the cloud service provider. Hardware-based trusted execution environments, like AMD SEV-SNP, achieve this by creating Confidential Virtual Machines (CVMs). With Fabricked, we present a novel software-based attack that manipulates memory routing to compromise AMD SEV-SNP. By redirecting memory transactions, a malicious hypervisor can deceive the secure co-processor (PSP) into improperly initializing SEV-SNP. This enables the attacker to…
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Alex Marquez has been taken to hospital after an accident at Catalunya Motorcycle Rider

Alex Marquez has been taken to hospital after an accident at Catalunya Motorcycle Rider

✨ Read this trending post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: âś… **What You’ll Learn**: Cyclist Alex Marquez suffered a broken neck and broken collarbone after a high-speed crash at the Catalunya MotoGP.The race was red flagged twice after incidents before it was eventually won by Fabio Di Giannantonio in Barcelona.The Italian Ducati rider was able to raise the flag in the third attempt from Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguerre.Two major accidents stopped the race, with Marquez having a terrible accident when he collided with the back of Pedro Acosta.Acosta was leading the race on lap 12 of 24 when…
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