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Juggalo Makeup Blocks Facial Recognition Technology (2019) Link:

It turns out that Juggalo makeup blocks facial recognition technology

Juggalos had it right all along. It turns out the Insane Clown Posse fans' makeup effectively blocks some facial recognition software.

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47438675

Hacker News 100 1 week ago

Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland Link:

Bluesky Social

ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social)

1/ Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland in January, with military support from France, Germany, and Nordi...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47437782

Hacker News 100 1 week ago

Sci-Fi Short Film “There Is No Antimemetics Division” [video] Link: Discussion:

Sci-Fi Short Film “There Is No Antimemetics Division” [video] | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 2 weeks ago

Amazon is holding a mandatory meeting about AI breaking its systems Link:

X (formerly Twitter)

Lukasz Olejnik (@lukOlejnik) on X

Amazon is holding a mandatory meeting about AI breaking its systems. The official framing is "part of normal business." The briefing note describes...

Discussion:

Amazon is holding a mandatory meeting about AI breaking its systems | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 3 weeks ago

CT Scans of Health Wearables Link:

Health Is Wealth: A CT Look Inside Modern Wearables

Experience the engineering behind today’s leading health wearables including Oura Ring, Dexcom G7, Omnipod, and Jabra Hearing Aids. Industrial CT...

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CT Scans of Health Wearables | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 3 weeks ago

Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS Foundation Link:

Global Blog

Motorola News | Motorola's new partnership with GrapheneOS

Motorola announces three new B2B solutions at MWC 2026, including GrapheneOS partnership, Moto Analytics and more.

Discussion:

Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Open Letter to Google on Mandatory Developer Registration for App Distribution Link:

An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution

Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distribution

Discussion:

Open Letter to Google on Mandatory Developer Registration for App Distribution | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

How far back in time can you understand English? Link:

How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

Discussion:

How far back in time can you understand English? | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras Link:

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras

Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage. PLUS: 10,000 drivers call on Uber to repay stolen wages, a man is arrest...

Discussion:

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Blue light filters don't work – controlling total luminance is a better bet Link:

Blue light filters don’t work

Why controlling total luminance is a better bet

Discussion:

Blue light filters don't work – controlling total luminance is a better bet | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Facebook is absolutely cooked Link:

PILK

PILK #3 | Facebook is absolutely cooked

Through the mirror into the lightly-clothed AI gooniverse

Discussion:

Facebook is cooked | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months Link:

BleepingComputer

PayPal discloses data breach that exposed user info for 6 months

PayPal is notifying customers of a data breach after a software error in a loan application exposed their sensitive personal information, including...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47087719

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Bridging Elixir and Python with Oban Link:

Oban Pro

Bridging Elixir and Python with Oban

Using Oban to seamlessly exchange durable jobs between Elixir and Python applications through a shared PostgreSQL database.

Discussion:

Bridging Elixir and Python with Oban | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Flock CEO calls Deflock a "terrorist organization" [video] (2025) Link: Discussion:

Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization” (2025) [video] | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 1 month ago

Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound's Enslaved Workforce Link:

WIRED

Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce

A whistleblower trapped inside a “pig butchering” scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials—including 4,200 pages of me...

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Leaked chats expose the daily life of a scam compound's enslaved workforce | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Ross Stevens Donates $100M to Pay Every US Olympian and Paralympian $200k Link:

Town & Country

Billionaire Ross Stevens Donates Record $100 Million to Pay Every U.S. Olympian

“I do not believe that financial insecurity should stop our nation’s elite athletes from breaking through to new frontiers of excellence,” he...

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Ross Stevens Donates $100M to Pay Every US Olympian and Paralympian $200k | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Tao Te Ching – Translated by Ursula K. Le Guin Link:

GitHub

tao-te-ching/Ursula K Le Guin.md at master · nrrb/tao-te-ching

Some English interpretations of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching. - nrrb/tao-te-ching

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Tao Te Ching – Translated by Ursula K. Le Guin | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Bubblewrap: A nimble way to prevent agents from accessing your .env files Link:

A better way to limit Claude Code (and other coding agents!) access to Secrets – blog

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Bubblewrap: A nimble way to prevent agents from accessing your .env files | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK Link:

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.

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Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK | Hacker News

Hacker News 100 2 months ago

Oh My Zsh adds bloat Link:

Artem Golubin

You probably don

Why you might not need Oh My Zsh for your Zsh configuration.

Discussion:

Oh My Zsh adds bloat | Hacker News