A Review of M Disc Archival Capability. With long term testing results
Article URL: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep16/mol-mdisc-review.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47015579 Points: 20 # Comments: 14
Vim 9.2 Released
Article URL: https://www.vim.org/vim-9.2-released.php Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47015330 Points: 125 # Comments: 54
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7zip.com Is Serving Malware
Article URL: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/02/fake-7-zip-downloads-are-turning-home-pcs-into-proxy-nodes Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47014995 Points: 55 # Comments: 28
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India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, approving $1.1B fund
India’s $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups.
Switzerland to Vote on Capping Population at 10M
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/world/europe/switzerland-to-vote-on-capping-population-at-10-million.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47015345 Points: 17 # Comments: 25
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My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker
Article URL: https://aimilios.bearblog.dev/reverse-engineering-sleep-mask/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47015294 Points: 21 # Comments: 7
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Homeland Security has sent out subpoenas to identify ICE critics
Article URL: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/homeland-security-has-reportedly-sent-out-hundreds-of-subpoenas-to-identify-ice-critics-online-135245457.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47015084 Points: 79 # Comments: 3
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Epstein's Ugly World of Science
Article URL: https://homunculusmusic.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/epsteins-ugly-world-of-science/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47014999 Points: 35 # Comments: 4
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Astronomers are filling in the blanks of the Kuiper Belt
Next-generation telescopes are mapping this outer frontier.
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Show HN: Sameshi – a ~1200 Elo chess engine that fits within 2KB
I made a chess engine today, and made it fit within 2KB. I used a variant of MinMax called Negamax, with alpha beta pruning. For the board representation I have used a 120-cell "mailbox". I managed to squeeze in checkmate/stalemate in there, after tr
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Ooh.directory: a place to find good blogs that interest you
Article URL: https://ooh.directory/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47014449 Points: 16 # Comments: 3
How many registers does an x86-64 CPU have? (2020)
Article URL: https://blog.yossarian.net/2020/11/30/How-many-registers-does-an-x86-64-cpu-have Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47014405 Points: 11 # Comments: 3
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Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk4lz4e3eo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47014337 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
4chan for Clankers
Article URL: https://www.4claw.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47013458 Points: 24 # Comments: 34
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Ars Technica makes up quotes from Matplotlib maintainer; pulls story
Article URL: https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart/116065340523529645 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47013059 Points: 55 # Comments: 12