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California's new bill requires DOJ-approved 3D printers that report themselves (blog.adafruit.com)
HN 318 pts 371 comments by fortran77 Feb 19, 2026 Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
Microsoft's Copilot chatbot is running into problems (wsj.com)
HN 300 pts 380 comments by fortran77 Feb 4, 2026 AI / Machine Learning thread
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Open-source communications by bouncing signals off the Moon (open.space)
HN 277 pts 83 comments by fortran77 Nov 2, 2025 Programming (General) thread
War prediction markets are a national-security threat (theatlantic.com)
HN 258 pts 151 comments by fortran77 4d ago Security / Privacy thread
FBI seized $40k from Linda Martin without charging her with a crime (reason.com)
HN 219 pts 109 comments by fortran77 Aug 1, 2025 thread
ICE and the Smartphone Panopticon (newyorker.com)
HN 218 pts 148 comments by fortran77 Oct 31, 2025 thread
People who know the formula for WD-40 (wsj.com)
HN 205 pts 311 comments by fortran77 Jan 26, 2026 thread
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Paul Brainerd, founder of Aldus PageMaker, has died (blog.adafruit.com)
HN 165 pts 30 comments by fortran77 5d ago thread
American sentenced for helping North Koreans get jobs at U.S. firms (fortune.com)
HN 141 pts 140 comments by fortran77 Jul 24, 2025 thread
A man who broke into jail (newyorker.com)
HN 129 pts 59 comments by fortran77 Mar 3, 2026 thread
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I've seen 12 people hospitalized after losing touch with reality because of AI (twitter.com)
HN 121 pts 92 comments by fortran77 Aug 11, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
The U.K. closed a tax loophole for the global rich, now they're fleeing (wsj.com)
HN 89 pts 204 comments by fortran77 Jul 19, 2025 thread
Mary had schizophrenia, then suddenly didn't (newyorker.com)
HN 87 pts 84 comments by fortran77 Jul 22, 2025 thread
What happens when even college students can't do math anymore? (theatlantic.com)
HN 74 pts 176 comments by fortran77 Nov 19, 2025 Science / Math / Physics thread
'Gentle parenting' my smartphone addiction (newyorker.com)
HN 64 pts 44 comments by fortran77 Jul 16, 2025 thread
Tesla Wants Out of the Car Business (theatlantic.com)
HN 63 pts 145 comments by fortran77 Sep 8, 2025 thread
The 'Man-Eater' Screwworm Is Coming (theatlantic.com)
HN 63 pts 45 comments by fortran77 May 28, 2025 thread
CD / Blur [video] (youtube.com)
HN 58 pts 2 comments by fortran77 May 24, 2025 thread
She Got a Permit for Her Chickens. Now the City Is Fining Her $80k (reason.com)
HN 50 pts 69 comments by fortran77 Jun 30, 2025 thread
Why The Jetsons still matters (2012) (smithsonianmag.com)
HN 48 pts 34 comments by fortran77 Jan 29, 2026 thread
DHS Deportation Reels Are Getting Copyright Strikes for Unlicensed Music Use (reason.com)
HN 46 pts 11 comments by fortran77 Jan 14, 2026 thread
Man, 83, tricked by scammers, gets 21 years to life for killing Uber driver (nytimes.com)
HN 44 pts 53 comments by fortran77 Feb 8, 2026 thread
Meta Execs Privately Compared Instagram to Addictive Drug, Court Filing Shows (nationalreview.com)
HN 43 pts 8 comments by fortran77 Nov 26, 2025 thread
Tesla Shareholders Approve Elon Musk's $1T Pay Package (wsj.com)
HN 42 pts 39 comments by fortran77 Nov 6, 2025 thread
My Life in Ambigrammia (theatlantic.com)
HN 42 pts 16 comments by fortran77 Oct 6, 2025 thread
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Two insider cases we've recently closed (news.kalshi.com)
HN 41 pts 66 comments by fortran77 Feb 27, 2026 thread
Apple Pulls 'Convince Your Parents to Get You a Mac' Ad from YouTube (macrumors.com)
HN 41 pts 31 comments by fortran77 Jun 23, 2025 Apple / macOS / iOS thread
The Disappearance of an Anti-AI Activist (theatlantic.com)
HN 40 pts 6 comments by fortran77 Dec 5, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
The HSBC app refuses to work if "Bitwarden" is installed on user's Android phone (twitter.com)
HN 38 pts 24 comments by fortran77 Dec 31, 2025 thread
Why Companies Are No Longer Hanging on to Employees (wsj.com)
HN 36 pts 13 comments by fortran77 Nov 2, 2025 thread