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Show HN: Spice simulation → oscilloscope → verification with Claude Code
## Closing the Loop: Simulation Meets Reality 🔄 By integrating SPICE simulation with an oscilloscope and verification through Claude Code, developers can seamlessly bridge the gap between virtual ..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in Pakistan
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyrd818gd2o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47800839 Points: 119 # Comments: 72
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
George Orwell Predicted the Rise of "AI Slop" in Nineteen Eighty-Four
🤖 "AI Slop" Takes Center Stage: George Orwell's prescient novel Nineteen Eighty-Four foresaw the rise of low-quality, AI-generated content, now threatening to flood the internet, rendering meaningf..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Everything we like is a psyop
🤯 "Everything We Like is a Psyop: Uncovering the Hidden Forces Behind Our Desires" The concept of "psyops" reveals that many aspects of our lives, from social media feeds to advertising, are influ..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
New unsealed records reveal Amazon's price-fixing tactics, California AG claims
## 🚨 Amazon's Price-Fixing Scandal Unsealed 🚨 Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon's alleged price-fixing tactics, as claimed by the California Attorney General, exposing potential anti-competit..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Guy builds AI driven hardware hacker arm from duct tape, old cam and CNC machine
🤖 "AI-Powered Hacker Arm Built from Unconventional Materials" This innovative project showcases a DIY hardware hacker arm crafted from duct tape, an old camera, and a CNC machine, driven by AI tec..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
A Better R Programming Experience Thanks to Tree-sitter
## Boost Your R Programming with Tree-sitter 🌳 Tree-sitter enhances R programming by providing a more efficient and accurate way to parse and analyze code, streamlining the development process wit..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs
🤯 "Passive Income" Myth Busted: Entrepreneurs Duped by False Promises The pursuit of passive income has led a generation of entrepreneurs astray, peddling get-rich-quick schemes promising effortle..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Sir-Bench – benchmark for security incident response agents
## 🚀 Benchmarking Security Incident Response: Sir-Bench Leads the Way Sir-Bench is a novel benchmark designed to evaluate the performance of security incident response agents, providing a crucial ..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Official Clojure Documentary page with Video, Shownotes, and Links
## Clojure Documentary Insights 📹 The Official Clojure Documentary provides an in-depth look into Clojure, a modern, dynamic, and functional programming language for the JVM. By exploring its feat..
2:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Bluesky has been dealing with a DDoS attack for nearly a full day
## 🚨 DDoS Attack Hits Bluesky 🚨 Bluesky faced a significant DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack for nearly a full day, disrupting its services. This type of cyberattack involves overwhel..
8:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Human Accelerated Region 1
## Enhancing Human Intelligence: The Power of HAR1 🧬 Human Accelerated Region 1 (HAR1) is a unique segment of DNA that sets humans apart from our closest relatives, chimpanzees. Practical applicat..
8:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Discourse Is Not Going Closed Source
## 🚀 Discourse Stays Open Source 🚀 Discourse, the popular discussion platform, remains committed to its open-source roots, ensuring that its development and future direction stay transparent an..
8:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Substrate AI Is Hiring Harness Engineers
## 🚀 Substrate AI Seeks Harness Engineers for Cutting-Edge AI Projects Substrate AI is currently hiring Harness Engineers to work on innovative AI projects, as listed on their job posting on Y Com..
8:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification
🤖 "Age Verification Takes a Dramatic Turn: US Bill Mandates On-Device Checks" The proposed US bill aims to enforce on-device age verification, requiring tech companies to implement age-checking me..
8:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: SPICE simulation → oscilloscope → verification with Claude Code
## 🔌 Closing the Loop: SPICE Simulation Meets Real Hardware Verification By integrating SPICE simulation with an oscilloscope and leveraging Claude Code for verification, developers can seamlessly..
8:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Everything we like is a psyop?
🤔 Is Everything We Like a Psyop? The concept of a psyop, or psychological operation, refers to a coordinated effort to influence people's thoughts, beliefs, or behaviors, often through subtle or c..
8:05 am, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Isaac Asimov: The Last Question
🤖 "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov explores the intersection of humanity and technology through a series of connected short stories spanning billions of years, ultimately leading to a profound i..
2:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Ada, Its Design, and the Language That Built the Languages
## 🚀 Ada's Design Legacy Ada, named after Ada Lovelace, is often considered the first modern programming language, designed with a focus on reliability, safety, and efficiency. Its practical value..
2:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres' environmental toll
🤐 Big Tech's Climate Cover-Up: How Secretive Data Centres Hide Their Environmental Impact Big Tech companies have successfully lobbied for secrecy in EU law, shielding the environmental toll of th..
2:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
FIM – Linux framebuffer image viewer
## FIM – Linux Framebuffer Image Viewer 📸 FIM is a highly customizable, lightweight, and powerful Linux framebuffer image viewer that allows users to view images directly on the terminal, making ..
2:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
PROBoter – Open-source platform for automated PCB analysis
🔍 "Unlocking PCB Potential: PROBoter Revolutionizes Automated Analysis" PROBoter is an open-source platform that automates Printed Circuit Board (PCB) analysis, streamlining the design and develop..
2:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder
Here is a possible rewrite of the text in 3 sentences or less, with a catchy headline: 🌕 Lunar Dust: The Hidden Hazard of Moonwalks All 12 moonwalkers experienced "lunar hay fever" due to the hars..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
NeoGeo AES+: SNK announces reissue of retro console without emulation
SNK's NeoGeo AES+ Brings Back Retro Gaming 🕹️ The NeoGeo AES+ is a reissue of SNK's classic console, offering a genuine retro gaming experience without emulation, allowing gamers to relive the no..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines
🚀 Smol Machines: Revolutionizing Virtual Machines with Subsecond Coldstart 🚀 Smol machines offer portable virtual machines with subsecond coldstart capabilities, enabling rapid deployment and e..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Kyber (YC W23) Is Hiring a Head of Engineering
## 🚀 Kyber's Head of Engineering Role: Leading Innovation Kyber, a Y Combinator W23 company, is seeking a Head of Engineering to spearhead its technical vision and strategy, driving innovation and..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: PanicLock – Close your MacBook lid disable TouchID –> password unlock
## 🔒 PanicLock: Securing Your MacBook with a Simple yet Effective Tool PanicLock is a straightforward tool that allows users to close their MacBook lid and disable TouchID, requiring a password un..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Detecting DOSBox from Within the Box
## 🚀 **Detecting DOSBox from Within the Box** Detecting DOSBox from within the box allows for identifying the execution environment, crucial for conditional program behavior. This capability enha..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
NASA Force
## 🚀 NASA Force: Revolutionizing Space Exploration The NASA Force initiative is a cutting-edge program designed to propel space exploration to new heights, offering unparalleled opportunities for ..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Claude Opus 4.7 costs 20–30% more per session
🤑 Claude Opus 4.7's new tokenizer comes with a 20-30% price hike per session, impacting users' costs. This change affects the practical value for those relying on Claude's AI services, as increased..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
The Gregorio project – GPL tools for typesetting Gregorian chant
## ℗️ Elevating Gregorian Chant Typesetting with GPL Tools The Gregorio project offers a suite of GPL tools designed to revolutionize the typesetting of Gregorian chant, making it more accessible..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
NIST gives up enriching most CVEs
Here's a possible rewrite of the title with an emoji: **🔒 NIST Scales Back CVE Enrichment** The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has decided to stop enriching most Common Vul..
8:05 pm, April 17, 2026 Hacker News
Generating Hierarchical JSON Representations of Scientific Sentences Using LLMs
## 🚀 "LLMs Revolutionize Scientific Communication: Hierarchical JSON for Complex Sentences" LLMs can now transform complex scientific sentences into structured, hierarchical JSON representations, ..
2:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
How to Host a Blog on a Subdirectory Instead of a Subdomain
## Hosting Blogs on Subdirectories 🚀 Hosting a blog on a subdirectory instead of a subdomain offers enhanced SEO benefits and a more cohesive brand identity. For instance, having your blog at `exam..
2:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
## Evolutionary Acceleration 🌟 The landmark ancient-genome study reveals a surprising acceleration of human evolution, shedding light on the dynamic and ongoing process of human adaptation. By ana..
2:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
A simplified model of Fil-C
## 🤖 Simplifying Fil-C Models The simplified model of Fil-C offers a streamlined approach to understanding complex systems, providing practical value in reducing computational complexity while mai..
2:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Arc Prize Foundation (YC W26) Is Hiring a Platform Engineer for ARC-AGI-4
🤖️ **"Platform Engineer Wanted for ARC-AGI-4 at Arc Prize Foundation (YC W26)"** The Arc Prize Foundation, part of Y Combinator's W26 batch, is seeking a Platform Engineer to work on ARC-AGI-4. ..
2:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Even "cat readme.txt" is not safe
## 🚨 Code Safety Alert: Even "cat readme.txt" is Not Safe In a surprising revelation, even seemingly harmless commands like `cat readme.txt` can pose significant risks due to potential code inject..
2:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder (2018)
## Lunar Dust Alert 🚀 The moon's surface dust, smelling like gunpowder, caused "lunar hay fever" in all 12 moonwalkers due to its toxic and irritating properties. This hazardous dust posed signifi..
2:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Category Theory Illustrated – Orders
## Category Theory in Action 🤔 Category theory provides a powerful framework for understanding complex systems and relationships by abstracting away from specific details and focusing on structura..
8:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Why is IPv6 so complicated?
IPv6 Complexity 🤔 IPv6 is complicated because its adoption requires significant changes to network infrastructure and software, involving complex configuration and compatibility issues. This overha..
8:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Amiga Graphics
🎨 **Retro Revival: Amiga Graphics Make a Comeback** The Amiga graphics scene is experiencing a resurgence, with enthusiasts and artists revisiting the iconic computer's visual style. This revival ..
8:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
It is incorrect to "normalize" // in HTTP URL paths
## 🚨 URL Double Slash Debate The normalization of double slashes (`//`) in HTTP URL paths is a nuanced issue, with some arguing it can lead to security vulnerabilities and others claiming it's har..
8:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
What the EU Battery Passport Means for Your Devices
## EU Battery Passport: A New Era of Sustainability 🤖 The EU Battery Passport is set to revolutionize device sustainability by providing a standardized, digital record of a battery's composition, ..
8:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: I made a calculator that works over disjoint sets of intervals
## 🔍 Interval Arithmetic Takes a Leap Forward The creator of an open-source calculator has made interval arithmetic more practical by developing a system that handles disjoint sets of intervals, ..
8:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Casus Belli Engineering
## 🚀 Casus Belli Engineering: Catalyzing Systemic Innovation Casus Belli Engineering represents a groundbreaking approach to catalyzing systemic innovation and tackling complex problems through me..
8:05 am, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner: From $1,432 to $233 With Zero Downtime
Cloud Cost Optimization 📉 Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner slashed costs from $1,432 to $233 with zero downtime, showcasing a significant reduction in cloud expenses without disrupting servi..
2:05 pm, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Why Japan has such good railways
Here is a possible response: 🚂 Japan's railways are renowned for their efficiency and reliability, thanks to a combination of factors including a well-designed network, advanced technology, and a ..
2:05 pm, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
Flock Condemns False Child Predator Allegations, Yet Calls Critics Terrorists
Here is a possible rewritten version of the data: **Flock Under Fire 🚨** Flock faces criticism for false child predator allegations, while labeling critics as terrorists, stirring controversy. T..
2:05 pm, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
State of Kdenlive
## Kdenlive's 2026 Vision 🚀 Kdenlive's 2026 roadmap focuses on stability, performance, and user experience, with plans to enhance project management, improve effects and transitions, and streamlin..
2:05 pm, April 18, 2026 Hacker News
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