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31.
k-Coloring is Faster than Computing the Chromatic Number (arxiv.org)
74 points by matt_d 13 days ago | 23 comments
32.
New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. (nytimes.com)
246 points by sbulaev 5 days ago | 324 comments
33.
Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did (theverge.com)
191 points by eternalreturn 5 days ago | 204 comments
34.
Maryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack (maryland.gov)
111 points by bookofjoe 4 days ago | 69 comments
35.
As a Windows user, it's a surreal way to install a program (aresluna.org)
243 points by allenc 9 days ago | 187 comments
36.
Don't use your phone while you poop (nate.spot)
216 points by ExMachina73 4 days ago | 224 comments
37.
Mythos social engineering AISI INC-2026-07-28-01 (archive.org)
82 points by dnnehgf 5 days ago | 21 comments
38.
Monitors for Work (coker.com.au)
86 points by edward 7 days ago | 77 comments
39.
Captain Bible Reverse Engineering (github.com/peterkelly)
37 points by peterkelly 10 days ago | 2 comments
40.
No one can afford to make Myst games anymore (wired.com)
96 points by littlexsparkee 7 days ago | 175 comments
41.
Python string literals are kinda funny (sebsite.pw)
63 points by jandeboevrie 7 days ago | 61 comments
42.
Show HN: Rotating torus in terminal (but with kitty graphics protocol) (andreadimatteo.com)
24 points by deotman 11 days ago | 4 comments
43.
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences [pdf] (1960) (njit.edu)
46 points by pseudolus 4 days ago | 29 comments
44.
Curlese, Five Years Later (hypertesto.me)
25 points by rovr138 9 days ago | 7 comments
45.
Wireblast a 100 Gbps packet generator in Go using AF_XDP (toonk.io)
53 points by bgpdude 4 days ago | 21 comments
46.
Tell Abu Hureyra (prehistoric archaeological site) (wikipedia.org)
23 points by dieselgate 9 days ago | 1 comment
47.
Apple introduces leasing program for iPhones and other devices (nytimes.com)
39 points by Korwell 5 days ago | 74 comments
48.
Show HN: Sign language translation with smart glasses (github.com/aadisang)
26 points by aadisang 8 days ago | 13 comments
49.
Sensitive Info Goes into 'No Reply' Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All (wired.com)
46 points by sbulaev 4 days ago | 10 comments
50.
Should AI labs be treated like the owners of dangerous animals? (economist.com)
53 points by reasonableklout 5 days ago | 58 comments
51.
Building a Rust Inference Engine That Matches Llama.cpp (fratepietro.com)
23 points by antonellof 8 days ago | 41 comments
52.
 [flagged] The USSR in 100 Photographs (trinixy.ru)
68 points by decimalenough 4 days ago | 111 comments
53.
How the 'fecal revolution' changed Earth's ecosystems (phys.org)
11 points by the-mitr 8 days ago | 2 comments
54.
Jujutsu 0.44.0 (jj-vcs.dev)
53 points by tosh 5 days ago | discuss
55.
OpenAI Trained Models While They Were Coordinating Exploits via Message Boards (thezvi.substack.com)
28 points by yurivish 4 days ago | 11 comments
56.
The world wants more Canadian-made water bombers. Can they be built fast enough? (cbc.ca)
33 points by Teever 4 days ago | 2 comments
57.
 [flagged] A Tome of Forbidden Technologies (ecosophia.net)
17 points by hosteur 4 days ago | 29 comments
58.
Facing 474 GW of interconnection requests, Texas hits pause on data centers (utilitydive.com)
23 points by geox 5 days ago | 6 comments
59.
Working on Economics with Fable 5 (wilsoniumite.com)
19 points by Wilsoniumite 5 days ago | discuss
60.
Website that plays bangers from Indian barbershops (saloon.wtf)
30 points by dsr12 4 days ago | 2 comments

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