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FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale

Article URL: https://engineering.fb.com/2026/03/02/video-engineering/ffmpeg-at-meta-media-processing-at-scale/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305236 Points: 40 # Comments: 13

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Python's Lazy Imports: Why It Took Three Years and Two Attempts

Article URL: https://techlife.blog/posts/the-story-of-pythons-lazy-imports-why-it-took-three-years-and-two-attempts/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296635 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

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Ring’s Jamie Siminoff is still trying to calm privacy fears, but his answers may not help

The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.

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“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US

Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.

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Nvidia backs AI data center startup Nscale as it hits $14.6B valuation

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/nscale-ai-data-center-nvidia-raise.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307419 Points: 10 # Comments: 5

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Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe

Article URL: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/20/ireland-coal-free-ends-coal-power-generation-moneypoint/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307055 Points: 122 # Comments: 21

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We Stopped Using the Mathematics That Works

Article URL: https://gfrm.in/posts/why-decision-theory-lost/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306334 Points: 7 # Comments: 1

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Fontcrafter: Turn Your Handwriting into a Real Font

Article URL: https://arcade.pirillo.com/fontcrafter.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47306655 Points: 19 # Comments: 4

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US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf]

Article URL: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2026/03/03/25-403.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305461 Points: 110 # Comments: 39

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Show HN: Mcp2cli – One CLI for every API, 96-99% fewer tokens than native MCP

Every MCP server injects its full tool schemas into context on every turn — 30 tools costs ~3,600 tokens/turn whether the model uses them or not. Over 25 turns with 120 tools, that's 362,000 tokens just for schemas. mcp2cli turns any MCP server or Op

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Microscopes can see video on a laserdisc

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuR-772cks Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47291876 Points: 401 # Comments: 46

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Ring’s Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help

The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.

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Thermal Grizzly was scammed twice on raw materials worth €40k

Article URL: https://videocardz.com/newz/der8auer-explains-thermal-grizzly-delays-after-company-was-scammed-twice-on-raw-materials-worth-e40000 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304934 Points: 14 # Comments: 2

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The death of social media is the renaissance of RSS (2025)

Article URL: https://www.smartlab.at/rss-revival-life-after-social-media/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304886 Points: 63 # Comments: 31

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How the Sriracha guys screwed over their supplier

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/comments/1ro61g2/how_the_sriracha_guys_screwed_over_their_supplier/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304831 Points: 33 # Comments: 2