Show HN: GET Together – A social network where you don’t need POST to Post
Article URL: https://gettogether.dev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592840 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592375 Points: 34 # Comments: 10
MathKernel: An evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics kernel and MCP server
Article URL: https://github.com/Staatsgeheim/MathKernel Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592366 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Ponytail: Lazy Senior Engineer Skill
Article URL: https://ponytail.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592706 Points: 17 # Comments: 8
Hard-Chat – A serverless, RAM-only P2P terminal chat
Article URL: https://github.com/mrhardlint/Hard-Chat Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592210 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
How Charged Water Drops Induce Corrosion
Generally, we do not look at the gentle patter of raindrops on a surface with much concern, but according to a study by [Zhongyuan Ni] et al. in Nature, we should probably regard these droplets with a little scrutiny for their corrosion potential. What they found is...
When are portable Apple CarPlay screens actually worth it?
Many recent vehicles had CarPlay and Android Auto built in, but if yours doesn't, you can add a portable one to your dash.
Is it safe to buy a refurbished iPhone from Walmart?
Walmart provides lower-cost refurbished phones than buying from Apple directly, but you also have to navigate through more sellers and terms.
Four Weeks of a Vegan Diet Alter Signs of Inflammation and Aging
Article URL: https://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/en/press/press-releases/detailed-view/6938-vier-wochen-vegane-ernaehrung-veraendern-entzuendungs-und-alterungssignale.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49592094 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
UN backs new map showing Africa’s true relative size with US alone in opposition
Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/04/nx-s1-5958611/africa-world-map-un-vote Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591914 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
The pros and cons of using wireless Android Auto
Wireless Android Auto delivers on the promise of making your life easier most of the time, but ditching the cable can come with a number of tradeoffs.
Making a Python interpreter in 1024 bytes
Article URL: https://austinhenley.com/blog/python1024.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591876 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
Hackers have withdrawn ~4k BTC (~$320M) from the Liquid Federation wallet
Article URL: https://twitter.com/Liquid_BTC/status/2096696272447218108 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591672 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the US statistical system
Article URL: https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2026/political-meddling-census-bureau-damages-entire-us-statistical-system Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591620 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
10 Smart Gadgets That Could Instantly Upgrade Your Backyard
Smart outdoor tech is changing how people use their backyards, and this handful of clever upgrades can make your space more useful and enjoyable.
Armed man attacks Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton, several injured
Article URL: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/06/armed-man-attacks-ohio-governor-candidate-amy-acton-several-injured/91644512007/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591200 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
Hackaday Links: September 6, 2026
Yesterday, Isar Aerospace secured its place in the history books when the upper stage of their Spectrum rocket put a payload of CubeSats into low Earth orbit (LEO). Not only does this make them the first European company to achieve such a feat, but it also marks the...
How to use your MacBook’s built-in backup tool instead of paying for cloud storage
How to use your MacBook's built-in backup tool instead of paying for cloud storage Go to Source If you're searching for a backup option and don't need to access your files from the cloud, you won't need to look beyond what Apple's...
Common problems with Apple Wallet and how to fix them
Apple Wallet and Apple Pay are great, but only if they're working properly. There are some basic troubleshooting steps when payments won't go through.
Windows 11’s “special” developer edition looks like another marketing misfire
Article URL: https://www.neowin.net/opinions/windows-11s-special-developer-edition-sounds-like-yet-another-marketing-misfire/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591036 Points: 11 # Comments: 0
Why Working Automations Still Create Broken Customer Journeys
Every Automation Worked. The Journey Did Not During a lifecycle audit, I found a system in which nothing appeared to be broken. The abandoned cart emails were triggered correctly. SMS messages were being delivered. Promotional campaigns went out on schedule, and the...
The Aspect Ratio Mistake That Wastes 68% of Your AI-Generated Video
Pick your aspect ratio before you generate a single clip, not after you’ve already got footage you like. That one decision, made in the wrong order, is why so much AI-generated video looks soft, cropped, or oddly composed the moment it lands on a phone screen....
We Measured the LLM Token Cost of 4 Markup Formats: TSX Costs 94% More Than Pug
Part 3 of “The Tokenomics of Web Development” — a controlled comparison of 23 web technologies, 115 idiomatic snippets, one tokenizer.Nobody picks a markup format. It arrives with the framework you already chose, and after that you write it for years without a second...
AI Agents May Be the Workload DBOS Was Waiting For
The practical path for DBOS may not be replacing Linux. It may be becoming the durable runtime inside the isolated environments we are already building for AI agents. I have been thinking about Michael Stonebraker's DBOS idea again because AI agents make an old...
8 Timer Implementation Patterns for Systems and Network Software
Times in the System If you've ever worked on network protocol stacks, kernel/driver code, or any system-level application, you've run into the same deceptively simple problem: how do I make something happen after a certain amount of time has passed — reliably, and at...
AI Personalization and the Illusion of Consumer Choice
The most successful piece of digital marketing infrastructure ever created may be a brightly coloured button labelled "Accept All". It asks no difficult questions. It does not explain what the system will infer about you six months from now. It certainly does not...
Stop Calling AI Errors “Hallucinations.” They Are Product Failures
Hallucination’ makes an industrial information failure sound like a charming psychological quirk. If a paid professional invented facts this confidently, we would fire them quickly. My first gripe is this. This is the dictionary definition of a hallucination: A...
Traditional, Vectorless, and Hybrid RAG: How to Choose the Right Architecture
Most teams building RAG systems make the same architectural decision by default. They reach for a vector database, build an embedding pipeline, and call it done. It works in the demo. Then production happens. Whether you are building an AI-powered operations tool, a...
The Slate Truck is great, but this one problem may stop a lot of folks from buying it
The Slate Truck is great, but this one problem may stop a lot of folks from buying it Go to Source Slate's build-a-truck model aims to keep costs low by only including features you'll use. But it won't be popular outside the U.S.
Phil Schiller’s App Store exit reportedly driven by wariness over future plans
Why is longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller stepping down from his role as the head of the App Store? Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Schiller’s decision — he will remain involved in the company as an Apple Fellow working on unspecified projects — was driven in...