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241. America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind
When it comes to technology, listen to Elon Musk.
242. 65% of Hacker News Posts Have Negative Sentiment, and They Outperform
Analysis of 32,000 HN posts and 340K comments reveals negativity bias correlates with higher engagement. Data, methodology, and full paper available.
243. Show HN: 48-digit prime numbers every git commit
244. Personal thoughts/notes from working on Zootopia 2
The home of Code & Visuals
245. Show HN: Open database of link metadata for large-scale analysis
Contribute to rumca-js/RSS-Link-Database-2025 development by creating an account on GitHub.
246. Two ways to crack a walnut, per Grothendieck (2025)
247. The Concerning Amount of Malware on the VS Code Marketplace
Customer feedback and issue tracker repository for Visual Studio Marketplace - vsmarketplace/RemovedPackages.md at main · microsoft/vsmarketplace
248. Server-rendered multiplayer games with Lua (no client code)
249. Why women experience more gut pain
250. Video Game Websites in the early 00s
Do you remember what video game developer websites and gaming websites looked like in the early 00s?
251. Our Changing Planet, as Seen from Space
252. CES Worst in Show Awards Call Out the Tech Making Things Worse
Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.
253. MCP Is a Fad
Overview
254. Expired certificate breaks macOS Logitech apps
Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves.
255. Loongarch Improvements with Box64
256. Georgism Through Land Leasing
Municipal Land Leasing is real, effective, and very, very Georgist
257. Iceberg A-23A Turns Deep Blue in Final Days, Marking End of a Forty-Year Giant
A massive chunk of ice from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf broke off 40 years ago, in 1986. This gigantic berg was given the name A-23A, and as it..
258. iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan
iOS 26.2 introduces new capabilities that let iOS apps use alternative browser engines — browser engines other than WebKit — for dedicated browser apps and apps providing in-app browsing experiences in Japan.
259. It's hard to justify Tahoe icons
260. Investigating and fixing a nasty clone bug
Recently I found myself battling with another nasty bug. It took me several hours to understand what is happening, and once I found it, it turned out that the cause of the bug is relevant to the Ergonomic cloning initiative that is currently being discussed a lot. So I thought that it would be a good candidate for a blog post.
261. Brave overhauled its Rust adblock engine with FlatBuffers, cutting memory 75%
Brave has overhauled its Rust-based adblock engine to reduce memory consumption by 75%, bringing better battery life and smoother multitasking to all users.
262. Let's Call a Murder a Murder
263. Everything You Need to Know About Email Encryption in 2026
If you think about emails as if they're anything but the digital equivalent of a postcard--that is to say, postcards provide zero confidentiality--then someone lied to you and I'm sorry you had to find out from a furry blog that sometimes talks about applied cryptography. CMYKat At the end of 2025, at the 39th Chaos…
264. How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
265. Singularity Rootkit: SELinux bypass and netlink filter (ss/conntrack hidden)
Stealthy Linux Kernel Rootkit for modern kernels (6x) - MatheuZSecurity/Singularity
266. Sandboxing Untrusted Python
Notes on sandboxing untrusted code - why Python can't be sandboxed, comparing Firecracker/gVisor/WASM approaches - sandboxing_untrusted_python.md
267. Oral microbiome sequencing after taking probiotics
268. Is Craigslist the Last Real Place on the Internet?
Millennials are still using Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects—eschewing other AI- and algorithm-dominated online spaces. “There’s a purity to it.”
269. Eurostar AI vulnerability: when a chatbot goes off the rails
270. Supernova Remnant Video from NASA's Chandra Is Decades in Making
A new video shows the evolution of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades.