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Reverse-engineering the UniFi inform protocol
Article URL: https://tamarack.cloud/blog/reverse-engineering-unifi-inform-protocol Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308278 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
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Show HN: VS Code Agent Kanban: Task Management for the AI-Assisted Developer
Agent Kanban has 4 main features: GitOps & team friendly kanban board integration inside VS Code Structured plan / todo / implement via @kanban commands Leverages your existing agent harness rather than trying to bundle a built in one .md task format
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Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)
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: 311 # Comments: 144
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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.
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
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
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
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
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.