Automating Immersive Reading
Article URL: https://smoores.dev/post/automating_immersive_reading/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497854 Points: 56 # Comments: 17
An implementation of Conway's Game of Life for Windows 3.1x and later
Article URL: https://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/software/windows.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497819 Points: 37 # Comments: 7
Hacking IKEA Furniture
Article URL: https://greenlightning.eu/diy/hacking-ikea-furniture/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497810 Points: 174 # Comments: 97
China's top DRAM maker CXMT sues Pentagon over its blacklisting — argues chips are standard civilian JEDEC spec, not defense hardware
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT wants the US Department of Defense to remove it from the list of companies linked to the Chinese military.
One Nix flake to rule them all
Article URL: https://fzakaria.com/2026/08/28/one-flake-to-rule-them-all Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497712 Points: 63 # Comments: 6
Corsair RM1000e (2026) ThermalProtect power supply review: Temperature-sensing 12V-2x6 cable shuts the GPU down before a connector can melt
Corsair's mainstream RMe series returns for 2026 with Platinum-class efficiency, a 500W fanless window, and a temperature-sensing 12V-2x6 cable that shuts the GPU down before a connector can melt.
Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers
The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.
Poor liquid metal application almost destroys Asus Zephyrus M16 laptop, eats through the processor lid — paste replacement triples framerates, drops temps, and eliminates hard crashes
A user on Reddit shared their story about how the factory-applied liquid metal on their Asus Zephyrus M16 gaming laptop corroded the heatsink and lid of their CPU. It got so bad that the corrosion was about to eat away and seep onto the silicon itself, but thankfully a simple re-paste job averted...
Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2026): I Tested Them All
Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots in the house. These WIRED-tested, multi-room mesh Wi-Fi systems will keep your whole house online.
Modders solder power cables directly to RTX 5090 PCB to eliminate notorious melting 16-pin connector — bare-board Galax HOF card pulls 600W under chiller cooling
TecLab, a Brazilian YouTuber, has just shown the most dangerous method of bypassing the 16-pin connector on an RTX 5090 — by soldering wires directly to the card's PCB. In an attempt to save the GPU from melting, they've created perhaps an even bigger fire hazard.
Why the Hottest New Wearables Want to Be Ignored
Burnt out on wrist buzzes and notification overload? A new crop of minimalist wearables promises to collect your health data without demanding your attention.
The Best Label Makers (2026): Brother, Niimbot, Dymo
Experience the oddly satisfying joy of labeling bins, drawers, and more with the best Bluetooth and traditional label makers.
US military uses high-energy lasers to shoot down three Mexican cartel drones over the southern border — narcos suspected of using UAVs for surveillance and reconnaissance to support illegal activities
The US military has successfully deployed a laser defense system on the southern border of the country and shot down alleged Mexican cartel drones. These UAVs are suspected of spotting U.S. law enforcement operations and help the criminal organizations traffic humans and goods into the United Sta...
How to Escape Group Chat Hell
Young adults are in more group chats than ever—sometimes more than 20 at a time. Here’s how to tame the chat madness.
Building my own network stack
Article URL: https://blog.lyc8503.net/en/post/dn42-2-dnet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497200 Points: 71 # Comments: 63
Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins
The discovery redefines how large atoms need to be to produce the extreme state of matter found in the early universe.
Arbitrary code execution in QubesOS via copy-to-VM error reporting backchannel
Article URL: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/08/29/qsb-118/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496918 Points: 158 # Comments: 64
Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
Polling finds two-thirds don't trust this government, or any future one, with access to their encrypted chats
Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth (2018)
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.07389 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496782 Points: 168 # Comments: 49
Google: Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps
Article URL: https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/gnis-lake-ontario-lake-america-name-change/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947 Points: 10 # Comments: 2