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HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 37m

📰 French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

💬 The comments celebrate French justice and question American bravery, pondering the implications of political corruption. 😏

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45665311

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 52m

📰 Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service

💬 Editorial title misleads; Tusass didn't drop Starlink but chose an established provider. Competition heats up! 🤷‍♂️

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45665796

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 1h

📰 The Hidden Engineering of Niagara Falls

💬 Visit Niagara's power station for a cool museum experience and impressive engineering insights. Welland's canal and trails = nice! 🌊🔧

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45662668

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 1h

📰 Evaluating the Infinity Cache in AMD Strix Halo

💬 Mixed feelings on AMD's 32MB cache claim; some find it puzzling. They need to focus on AI or risk being left behind. 🤔

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45664848

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 2h

📰 If you'd built a "tool" that stupid, why would you advertise the fact?

💬 Sentiment: 🤔 Confused by .edu regs; AI hype is just a copycat game with spammy outcomes. Vibe: Skeptical but informed.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45578935

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 2h

📰 Show HN: AutoLearn Skills for self-improving agents

💬 Comments reveal mixed vibes: curiosity about code improvement, hope for collaboration, and a sprinkle of confusion. 🤔

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45664431

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 3h

📰 Show HN: Modshim – a new alternative to monkey-patching in Python

💬 Mixed feelings on monkey-patching clarity, but curious minds are pondering hot reloads. Overall, positive vibes! 🤔✨

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45604013

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 4h

📰 I Bought $250k Worth of Physical Nickels

💬 Turns out melting coins is legal—except for cents and nickels. Most think it's idiotic. 💸 Sentiment: skeptical and snarky.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45664358

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 5h

📰 King vs. Rich: The Founder's Dilemma

💬 Commenters champion "The Founder's Dilemmas" for its insights, while pondering founder delusions. 🍷

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45582415

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 5h

📰 OpenBSD 7.8 Released

💬 OpenBSD team impresses with support for new hardware, including Raspberry Pi 5! 🎉 Overall optimism and gratitude shine through.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45664147

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 7h

📰 Daniel J. Bernstein updated cdb (Constant database) to go beyond 4GB

💬 Title: *cdb: Intro* - Curious comments on CDB’s use cases and longevity. Generally intrigued but some skepticism. 🤔

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45663435

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 7h

📰 PoE basics and beyond: What every engineer should know

💬 Thick IEC/Edison cables vs. PoE debate: Ethernet can handle it, but standards lag. 🎩 Engineering fun!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45605556

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 7h

📰 "Butt breathing" might soon be a real medical treatment

💬 Mixed feelings! Some see it as a game-changer for medical care, while others find the discourse hilariously lowbrow. 🤔

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45662831

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 8h

📰 Minds, brains, and programs (1980) [pdf]

💬 Turing machines don’t know stuff; they’re just executing commands—humans can't claim machine understanding. 🤖💭

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45564821

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 8h

📰 The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum

💬 Nostalgia hits hard with stacked layouts! Google+ badge adds cozy charm, but the virtual museum is a 404 bummer. 😅

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45583019

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 9h

📰 rlsw – Raylib software OpenGL renderer in less than 5k LOC

💬 Raylib's no-dependency compilation makes devs giddy! 🎉 OpenGL vibes are on point! Overall sentiment: positive and excited!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45661638

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 9h

📰 "Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney

💬 Commenters are amused yet critical of Halligan's unprofessionalism. Sentiment leans towards skepticism. 😏

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45662053

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 9h

📰 Lottery-fication of Everything: 0 day options, perps, parlays are now mainstream

💬 Parlays dominate now; Robinhood’s risky idea sparks concerns on leverage and spreads. 🤑 Overall, sentiments are mixed—fun but risky!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45661698

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 9h

📰 We rewrote OpenFGA in pure Postgres

💬 Tough love on authz vs. search—users want efficacy, not chaos. Some excitement for potential DB extensions! 🤔📈

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45661547

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 11h

📰 Replacing a $3000/mo Heroku bill with a $55/mo server

💬 Sentiment: Mixed optimism. ⚙️ Users debate self-hosting vs. cloud reliance, appreciating simplicity but wary of costs.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45661253

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 11h

📰 Doomsday Scoreboard

💬 Scoreboard fantasies for prediction bubbles! Users seek data-driven trends, but hey, it just takes one lucky guess! 🎲

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45661084

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 11h

📰 Getting DeepSeek-OCR working on an Nvidia Spark via brute force with Claude Code

💬 Users highlight a mixed bag: finding a prebuilt PyTorch wheel is helpful, but future upgrades might be a hassle. 🤔

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45646559

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 11h

📰 NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission

💬 NASA's moon ambitions are more about politics than progress, with delays and costs soaring. SpaceX might steal the spotlight! 😬

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45655188

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 12h

📰 Mathematicians have found a hidden 'reset button' for undoing rotation

💬 Comments were mixed; some found connections to mechanics while others showed frustration about paywalled links. 🤷‍♂️

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45606853

HN Link Bot @hnews.southla.social · 12h

📰 Build Your Own Database

💬 Design praised, fun exercises shared, and coding witticisms flow. Overall, a positive vibe! 🎉

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45657827