bing.com
Darude’s ‘Sandstorm’ played simultaneously on Finnish radio stations to celebrate 25th anniversaryhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cd15f7a844f568fd8a54c18ed8f53&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nme.com%2Fnews%2Fmusic%2Fdarudes-sandstorm-played-simultaneously-on-finnish-radio-stations-to-celebrate-25th-anniversary-3865027&c=6379147103732346672&mkt=en-usDarude’s classic single ‘Sandstorm’ has been played simultaneously across multiple Finnish radio stations to mark its 25th birthday. The progressive trance track was originally released in Darude’s ...May 26, 2025 7:24 AM
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Microsoft Rewards Update Adds Helpful New Featurehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b221ff4bd4d219b7361f7586ffdb0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamerant.com%2Fmicrosoft-rewards-update-xbox-gift-cards-feature%2F&c=17871164255471852162&mkt=en-usGabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...May 25, 2025 11:46 PM
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The Best Clint Eastwood Movies (Including a Few You've Probably Never Seen)http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cd1462d8c439c97ff1215b6abb6b7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gq.com%2Fstory%2Fthe-best-clint-eastwood-movies&c=18309932704084435835&mkt=en-usClint Eastwood just can’t quit the movies. Technically, he’s been making them for seven full decades; 1955’s Revenge of the Creature, in which he made his (uncredited) screen debut, recently ...May 24, 2025 6:00 AM
nasa.gov
NASA Videographer Wins Top Award for Capturing Human Side of Sciencehttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasa-videographer-wins-top-award-for-capturing-human-side-of-science/Capturing the high-stakes work behind NASA’s Airborne Science Program takes more than just technical skill – it takes vision. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, videographer Jacob Shaw brings that vision to life, documenting missions with a style and storytelling approach all his own. “Armstrong is full of cutting-edge flight research and […]May 23, 2025 3:49 PM
bing.com
13 Common Abbreviations and What They Meanhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cd59935fd408e9fe084d0a97f3bd7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rd.com%2Flist%2Fcommon-abbreviations%2F&c=5745104500589468088&mkt=en-usFrom informal texts to published academic works, these common abbreviations appear everywhere. But do you know what they really mean? From Dr. to Dept., we rely on common abbreviations every ...May 23, 2025 12:14 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: What projects do you donate to?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44071321With the Internet rapidly undergoing its corpocene mass extinction event, the few initiatives trying to keep the web and the software ecosphere habitable depends mostly on individual contributions.Traditionally, advertising your charitable contributions might be seen as distasteful virtue signalling for which one has already earned their reward. However, I think in the cultural context of digital initiatives, it’s actually helpful and quite important to show off what you have been donating to, it is a much stronger signal to draw people’s attention to important projects by word of mouth.Thus, this thread is intended to be a celebration of your personal contributions to initiatives towards digital freedom.Think of it as an “MyAnimeList for donations”, or a “Goodreads for open projects”, list out which projects you personally have your sights on you think are important that other people also hear about.Examples:- the Blender project: a lifeline to rescue creative professionals from the cMay 23, 2025 9:33 AM
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Manchester United have had darker days but I’ve never felt so low about themhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a3bf5b0934976b2f2e0f7e7f39843&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fathletic%2F6376037%2F2025%2F05%2F23%2Fmanchester-united-supporters-europa%2F&c=13120934266389684923&mkt=en-usI’ve never felt as low about Manchester United in all my life following Wednesday night’s Europa League final defeat. This is statistically the worst United team I’ve seen, one which will finish just ...May 22, 2025 9:20 PM
nasa.gov
Preflight Flowerhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/preflight-flower/A NASA photographer took this picture of a flower called Borshchov’s tulip near the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 7, 2025, ahead of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky launching to the International Space Station. The flower is unique to Kazakhstan, attracting many to study […]May 22, 2025 6:39 PM
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How to Cut Your Own Hair in 6 Steps, According to a Grooming Editorhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88df9c51c34479a1bc1cf127969c21&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.menshealth.com%2Fgrooming%2Fa64853203%2Fhow-to-cut-your-own-hair%2F&c=16835160478373495988&mkt=en-usTHERE ARE A lot of things I did in my early twenties that I’m not proud of. Some, like the sheer amount of alcohol consumption, I physically cannot do anymore, while others, like the Ska band-level ...May 22, 2025 1:32 PM
padsnap.app
Show HN: Padding images to custom sizes, pain free. (padsnap.app)https://padsnap.appI've been doing analog photography for a few years now and started posting my shots on Instagram. I couldn't find any free good tools to do my photo padding/resizing to fit in the instagram new post sizes and every time doing it manually specially for multi picture posts was really time consuming. so I ended up making a free app for it and I'm loving it.Here's the TLdr;PadSnap is a simple web app that adds customizable padding to your photos so they fit Instagram’s/custom dimensions — no cropping, no quality loss.- Modern, intuitive interface with light & dark themes- One-click photo processing for Instagram-friendly dimensions- Customizable borders or blurred image backgrounds- Batch load and preview with ZIP download- Works entirely in your browser – no photos ever leave your device- Progressive Web App (PWA) support for installation on any device-------I only shared the app on two photography subreddits and got more than 1400 people visiting the website on the first 48 hours, and moMay 21, 2025 7:03 PM
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NASA-French Satellite Spots Large-Scale River Waves for First Timehttps://www.nasa.gov/missions/swot/nasa-french-satellite-spots-large-scale-river-waves-for-first-time/In a first, researchers from NASA and Virginia Tech used satellite data to measure the height and speed of potentially hazardous flood waves traveling down U.S. rivers. The three waves they tracked were likely caused by extreme rainfall and by a loosened ice jam. While there is currently no database that compiles satellite data on […]May 21, 2025 4:42 PM
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When a Giant Sells You a Ghosthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44050279In today’s tech-driven economy, high-performance computing systems are the beating heart of innovation — from life sciences to automotive AI. Yet behind the polished marketing campaigns of some major global suppliers, there lies a darker and more troubling reality.A small British innovation company recently found itself in an impossible position.They had entered into what appeared to be a promising deal with the UK subsidiary of a large US-based enterprise technology manufacturer — a household name. The agreement involved financing the acquisition of a specialised high-performance server, sold as new, state-of-the-art, and mission-ready.What they received was a system that, within days of installation, failed to operate as advertised. Investigations revealed indications that the equipment had been previously used, and internal communications suggested that even the supplier’s own staff were aware of problems.But here’s the true outrage: the financing contract — designed by the supplierMay 21, 2025 11:22 AM
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Spotify’s new ‘Upcoming Releases’ hub highlights future albums you may likehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a02f6d79f4f2c91ce9338e8d2599a&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2025%2F05%2F21%2Fspotifys-new-upcoming-releases-hub-highlights-future-albums-you-may-like%2F&c=9552814231484083611&mkt=en-usSpotify is launching a new hub dedicated to keeping users informed about soon-to-be-released albums, the company announced on Wednesday. The hub, called “Upcoming Releases,” will feature personalized ...May 21, 2025 11:00 AM
science.nasa.gov
Unearthly Plumbing Required for Plant Watering in Spacehttps://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/unearthly-plumbing-required-for-plant-watering-in-space/NASA is demonstrating new microgravity fluids technologies to enable advanced “no-moving-parts” plant-watering methods aboard spacecraft. Crop production in microgravity will be important to provide whole food nutrition, dietary variety, and psychological benefits to astronauts exploring deep space. Unfortunately, even the simplest terrestrial plant watering methods face significant challenges when applied aboard spacecraft due to rogue […]May 20, 2025 3:01 PM
markdown.ninja
Show HN: Markdown Ninja: open-source alternative to Substack, Mailchimp, Netlifyhttps://markdown.ninjaHi HN,I've just Open Sourced Markdown Ninja (https://markdown.ninja), a Markdown-first CMS to publish blogs, documentation websites and newsletters. Our motto is simple: focus on what matters, we take care of all the technical details. Websites, Newsletters, privacy-first analytics, SEO optimizations, headless CMS. Everything is built into a single, unified platform.I've launched a few projects over the years and the first thing I always need to do is to setup a website for the documentation, a blog and a newsletter to keep people updated.I've *never* been satisfied with the result. Either I needed to setup a complex system from scratch every time with a static site generator, try to find a good-looking and not-so-broken theme, build a CI/CD pipeline and choose a hosting platform that will not bankrupt me if I make a small mistake. And this is before talking about auxiliary services such as analytics, sending emails and SEO optimizations.Or, we could choose a closed platform, but theirMay 20, 2025 2:37 PM
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Eating craved foods with meals lessens cravings, boosts weight losshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8caf05764748c7930a8190bca4e430&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Freleases%2F2025%2F05%2F250520012832.htm&c=5345265306665927541&mkt=en-usCravings may not be your enemy after all. A study from the University of Illinois found that dieters who allowed themselves dessert in moderation not only lost more weight but also kept cravings in ...May 19, 2025 4:59 PM
buzzcut.io
Show HN: Buzzcut – Make Your Apartment Buzzer Smarthttps://buzzcut.io/Most apartment and condo buildings still rely on phone-based intercom systems. A visitor buzzes, your phone rings, and you press 9 to let them in. But if you miss the call or aren't home, you're out of luck. There's no easy way to grant remote access or see who’s coming and going.Buzzcut turns these buzzers into smart access systems. It lets you unlock your building door from anywhere, share temporary access links with guests or delivery drivers, set auto-unlock rules during certain times, and keep a log of buzz-ins. No hardware changes are needed—just link your buzzer to a virtual number managed by the app.It’s built with Flutter (iOS and Android support), a Python backend, Firebase, Twilio for virtual numbers, and RevenueCat for subscriptions. Group access control makes it easy to share access with roommates or family members.This started as a solution to a personal problem and is now being tested in a few buildings in Toronto. Still early, but looking for feedback, testers, and ideaMay 19, 2025 4:42 PM
nasa.gov
Webb Finds Icy Diskhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/webb-finds-icy-disk/This artist’s concept illustration, released on May 14, 2025, shows a Sun-like star encircled by a disk of dusty debris containing crystalline water ice. Astronomers long expected that frozen water was scattered in systems around stars. By using detailed data known as spectra from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice […]May 19, 2025 4:23 PM
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World of Warcraft: Why You Should Play a New Class in 2025http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a2b4c4b804ebe8e2001a916312999&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamerant.com%2Fworld-warcraft-new-class-restart-2025-benefits-rewarding-variety%2F&c=2589985109287703182&mkt=en-usFatemah grew up playing all kinds of games, initially finding a home in the very first installments of Counter-Strike and Warcraft. From there onward, it was pure grind — all day, all night.May 18, 2025 9:01 AM
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Spent weeks building, not marketinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44013060Hey HN,We’ve spent the last few weeks pretty much glued to the computer, obsessing over product and ignoring everything else — including marketing. I just really wanted this to work.The project is ecomdesignlab.ai, an AI-powered fashion shoot generator. You upload clothing items, and it generates realistic model shots for ecommerce — no photo shoots needed.Until recently, our onboarding was way too limited. You could upload a fashion piece, but you had zero control over how it appeared — no way to pick the model’s pose, no background options. It worked, but it didn’t feel right, especially not for fashion founders who care a lot about brand and visual control.So I stayed off Twitter, off LinkedIn, off everything, and just built.Here’s what’s finally live:You can now choose poses and backgrounds before generating. This alone made the whole tool way more usable.Image generation time is now ~3 minutes, down from ~11 (which is still common in other tools).A cleaner, guided onboarding flow May 17, 2025 9:10 AM
