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389
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359
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268
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254
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Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
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https://langfuse.com/blog/joining-clickhouse
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Ask HN: Is it still worth pursuing a software startup?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46654726
61
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https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-from-the-occupation
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm24k6kk1rko
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260116-an-elizabethan-mansions-secrets-for-staying-warm
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes
84
Don't Waste Your Back Pressure
https://banay.me/dont-waste-your-backpressure/
161
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48
Show HN: Streaming gigabyte medical images from S3 without downloading them
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155
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Drone Hacking Part 1: Dumping Firmware and Bruteforcing ECC
https://neodyme.io/en/blog/drone_hacking_part_1/
154
38
The WebRacket language is a subset of Racket that compiles to WebAssembly
https://github.com/soegaard/webracket
151
32
Show HN: RatatuiRuby wraps Rust Ratatui as a RubyGem – TUIs with the joy of Ruby
https://www.ratatui-ruby.dev/
137
20
Binary Fuse Filters: Fast and Smaller Than XOR Filters
https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.01174
126
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A Year of 3D Printing
https://brookehatton.com/blog/making/a-year-of-3d-printing/
124
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No knives, only cook knives
https://kellykozakandjoshdonald.substack.com/p/no-knives-only-cook-knives
121
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Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/italy-investigates-activision-blizzard-for-pushing-in-game-purchases/
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Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/16/trump-minnesota-walz-frey-criminal-investigation/
114
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Show HN: ChunkHound, a local-first tool for understanding large codebases
https://github.com/chunkhound/chunkhound
132
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https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/12/16/earth-is-warming-faster-scientists-are-closing-in-on-why
110
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https://www.fabiandietrich.com/blog/first-year-in-sales.html
51
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https://www.stephenlewis.me/blog/the-thing-that-brought-me-joy/
103
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https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260113-hello-hiya-aloha-what-our-greetings-reveal
101
Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers
https://www.seangoedecke.com/gas-and-ralph/
100
Why There's No Single Best Way to Store Information
https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-theres-no-single-best-way-to-store-information-20260116/
53
Gathering Linux Syscall Numbers in a C Table
https://t-cadet.github.io/programming-wisdom/#2026-01-17-gathering-linux-syscall-numbers
92
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https://disconnect.blog/escaping-the-trap-of-us-tech-dependence/
91
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The Risks of AI in Schools Outweigh the Benefits, Report Says
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5674741/ai-schools-education
90
6
Counterfactual evaluation for recommendation systems
https://eugeneyan.com/writing/counterfactual-evaluation/
88
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OpenAI could reportedly run out of cash by mid-2027
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/openai-could-reportedly-run-out-of-cash-by-mid-2027-nyt-analyst-paints-grim-picture-after-examining-companys-finances
58
Congress Wants to Hand Your Parenting to Big Tech
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/congress-wants-hand-your-parenting-big-tech
87
Every data centre is a U.S. military base
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is-a-u-s-military-base/
82
Trump to impose tariffs on European nations over Greenland
https://www.dw.com/en/trump-to-impose-tariffs-on-european-nations-over-greenland/a-75549367
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Germany's shut down of nuclear plants a 'huge mistake', says Merz
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/germanys-shut-down-of-nuclear-plants-a-huge-mistake-says-merz/
86
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Why Twenty Years of DevOps Has Failed to Do It
https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/you-had-one-job-why-twenty-years-of-devops-has-failed-to-do-it
14
Compiling Scheme to WebAssembly
https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/compiling-scheme-to-webassembly/
158
LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
https://www.wired.com/review/lg-ultrafine-evo-6k-32-inch-monitor/
80
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/openai-to-test-ads-in-chatgpt-as-it-burns-through-billions/
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Keifu – A TUI for navigating commit graphs with color and clarity
https://github.com/trasta298/keifu
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Show HN: Docker.how – Docker command cheat sheet
https://docker.how/
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Folding NASA Experience into an Origamist's Toolkit
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Folding_NASA_Experience_into_an_Origamist%E2%80%99s_Toolkit
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Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/matt-damon-netflix-movies-restate-plot-viewers-on-phones-1236633939/
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