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What to know about combination blood pressure medicationshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b6140725e43c1bfc5922f5a6c0f21&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2Fdrugs-combination-blood-pressure-medications&c=4295134876256051898&mkt=en-usDoctors often prescribe multiple medications to target different biological systems at the same time, which is more effective at lowering blood pressure than simply increasing the dose of a single ...Jan 27, 2026 4:01 AM
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Show HN: ReelStudio – open-source Instagram Reel transcription with Whisperhttps://github.com/stym06/reelstudioHey HN, I built an open source tool to transcribe Instagram Reels using OpenAI's Whisper model. GitHub: https://github.com/stym06/reelstudio How it works: - Paste a Reel URL → Worker downloads via yt-dlp → Whisper transcribes → Get shareable transcript page Tech stack: - Next.js 14 frontend - Go worker (polls PostgreSQL for jobs) - faster-whisper for transcription - No login required The architecture is simple: the frontend creates a task in PostgreSQL, a Go worker polls for pending tasks, downloads the video, runs Whisper, and saves the transcript. The frontend polls until complete and redirects to the transcript page. I built this because I wanted to repurpose Reel content into blog posts and needed accurate transcripts with timestamps. Existing tools either required accounts, had watermarks, or were expensive. Self-hosting is straightforward - just need PostgreSQL, the Next.js server, and the Go worker with Python/Whisper installed. Would love feedback on the architecture or any feaJan 26, 2026 8:35 PM
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Show HN: High-performance NoSQL DB written in C#https://github.com/metin-yakar/AxarDBHigh-performance, in-memory NoSQL database server that allows you to write database queries directly in JavaScript. Built on ASP.NET Core 8.0, it combines the flexibility of a document store with the power of a full JavaScript runtime.Jan 26, 2026 5:01 PM
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Pokémon TCG Price Trends July-December 2025: Climbing Cards and Buyoutshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8bf62e2ef24d2bbf0c70a8eb94b090&url=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fcollectibles%2Fpokemon-tcg-price-trends-july-december-2025-climbing-buyouts&c=14318485280812633135&mkt=en-usHere are tips for spotting 2026 opportunities: Ideal for investors tracking Q3/Q4 momentum. TCGPlayer reports dominated discussions on Pokémon TCG price trends from July–December 2025, revealing ...Jan 26, 2026 4:20 PM
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China prepares offshore test base for reusable liquid rocket launcheshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_prepares_offshore_test_base_for_reusable_liquid_rocket_launches_999.htmlTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 China is preparing to bring into operation its first offshore platform purpose built for testing, launching and recovering reusable liquid propellant rockets, with the goal of lowering access costs to orbit and expanding commercial launch capacity. The new facility is located at the Oriental Aerospace Port in Haiyang in east China s Shandong province, currently the country s only dedicatedJan 26, 2026 6:55 AM
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Show HN: Meru OS – The First Sovereign AI Stack (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46759475Hi HN, I've spent the last few weeks building an experimental AI Operating System called Meru OS, based on the idea that intelligence should be verifiable, not probabilistic.Most LLMs are "Black Boxes". I wanted to build a "Glass Box" where every output traces back to a certified source.The Architecture:The Kernel: Instead of vectors, state is represented as Integers. We use the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic (Unique Prime Factorization) to encode concepts. Example: If Time = 3 and Space = 5, then Spacetime = 15. This allows for reversible "time-travel debugging" by just dividing integers. The Hypervisor (Bija): It doesn't just run cycles; it runs "Frequency Modulations". The kernel itself is coded in specific Prime Frequencies (Hz). Execution is effectively a "Resonance" state between the Instruction and the Data, rather than a fetch-decode-execute pipeline. The Data (< 2MB): We compressed the entire Constitution of India, the IPC, and an Indo-European Etymology Dictionary into aJan 25, 2026 10:56 PM
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Rethinking Comparative Advantagehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ce3852c384725a11018626f9a0077&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.csis.org%2Fanalysis%2Frethinking-comparative-advantage&c=9185006153230721650&mkt=en-usOnce again, the Supreme Court torpedoed my plan to write about its tariff decision by not making one, and it now appears that the column will have to wait until February. Meanwhile, tariff payments ...Jan 25, 2026 4:00 PM
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Show HN: Alien Abducto-rama: a FUN browser game I made with my kidshttps://studio.mfelix.org/alien-abductorama/I built this over the holiday break with my two girls (ages 6 and 8). You pilot a UFO and beam up humans, cows, cats, dogs, and sheep for points. They drew all the art while I talked to Claude Code to scaffold the game logic.The magic moment was watching my kids use voice dictation to talk directly to Claude Code. My 8-year-old asked for a "purpler" tractor beam and watched it change in real time. She wasn’t coding, but she _was_ driving: describing what she wanted, testing the result, and iterating fast. It was really cool to watch... later on she asked me what javascript was and we dug into the source.Since then we've added a UFO Shopping Mall between waves (spend UFO bucks on power-ups), bombs, laser turrets, a dodge roll called "warp juke," and a top 100 leaderboard. There's also in-game feedback where you can submit and upvote feature requests. Building all these little features has been a great excuse to put in reps with AI coding tools and try out new stuff like Gastown.You'll nJan 24, 2026 3:45 PM
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Tell HN: AI is all about the tools (for now)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46742677It's like having a body. If you don't have a body, you can't do much.Tools that agents have access to are the agent's body. Without them, they can't do anything.For example, an agent without an ability to extract individual functions and check them in isolation, respecting the AST, has a hard time simply re-ordering and re-grouping the functions in a large file.Even a frontier model struggles with this. In the same way that you would struggle to navigate the ocean without a sextant, or struggle to join two pieces of metal without a welder. Without tools, intelligence doesn't get you much in practice.Of course - eventually agents will probably "craft their own tools", all the time, instantly. Many times they already do this, ad hoc bash/pythong/perl (or even sed or awk) scripts to do large replacements, or mechanical changes.But these kind of thigns are still blunt instruments. Not exactly Switch watches or tooling with some elaborate regex and string replacing. If you give AI better toJan 24, 2026 11:22 AM
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How to insert Video Thumbnail in PowerPointhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb645c4eb48e7b19bc56fce4a2141&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewindowsclub.com%2Fadd-a-video-thumbnail-in-powerpoint&c=8612815917906239225&mkt=en-usAdding a video to Microsoft PowerPoint is an easy task, even if you’re doing it from a smartphone. However, some folks are wondering if it is possible to set a thumbnail for their videos. You see, ...Jan 23, 2026 10:31 PM
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How to insert Video Thumbnail in PowerPointhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cc480594b4efa8bd5ad44466c886f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewindowsclub.com%2Fadd-a-video-thumbnail-in-powerpoint&c=8612815917906239225&mkt=en-usAdding a video to Microsoft PowerPoint is an easy task, even if you’re doing it from a smartphone. However, some folks are wondering if it is possible to set a thumbnail for their videos. You see, ...Jan 23, 2026 10:31 PM
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Ignis mission timelapses: Earth and Moon views from the International Space Stationhttps://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2025/09/Ignis_mission_timelapses_Earth_and_Moon_views_from_the_International_Space_StationESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski captured these stunning timelapse videos during his 20-day stay aboard the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 4, known as Ignis. Filmed from the Cupola – the Space Station’s iconic seven-windowed observation module – the footage showcases breathtaking views of Earth and the Moon from orbit.Jan 23, 2026 1:00 PM
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Democrats Seek Maxwell Prison Visit, Citing Preferential Treatmenthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d0f451e7b405f884a895d6bedbc28&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2026%2F01%2F23%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fghislaine-maxwell-prison-preferential-treatment.html&c=9897206977811478460&mkt=en-usHouse Democrats told the attorney general that more than a dozen whistle-blowers had come forward with reports of Ghislaine Maxwell receiving perks in prison. By Michael Gold Reporting from the ...Jan 23, 2026 6:00 AM
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Seeking Co-Founder for Declarative Application Editorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46727071My name is Michael White and I have been reading HN daily since 2010.I am an entrepreneurial software engineer who has founded two viable companies:- GetchaBooks.com (2010-2012), a course-based textbook price comparison site that scraped BNCollege and Follett bookstores on-demand with optional course metadata integration. Founded with [Michael Lazer-Walker](http://lazerwalker.com) and [Richard Mondello](http://rmondello.com). I originated the idea and wrote the backend. Shut down after five semesters.- MyGEDCOMs.com (2015-2022), a [GeneWeb](http://geneweb.org)-based GEDCOM (genealogy database) hosting site with BYOD, Dropbox photo upload, and unlimited generation maps on any tree or report.I have also worked at [Dimagi](http://dimagi.com), a company I made up on Wikipedia and then registered an Inc for prior to attending college, and [Merck](http://merck.com).I minored in linguistics, attended an AGI conference, and have been following the development of AI relatively closely but havenJan 23, 2026 12:58 AM
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The Best Snowmobile Helmets (2024 Guide)http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cf5c004db42e1967e6fdfff96124b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fieldandstream.com%2Foutdoor-gear%2Fcamping-and-outdoor-rec%2Fauto-and-truck%2Fbest-snowmobile-helmets&c=10455865565822903582&mkt=en-usSnowmobile helmets keep us safe in those worst-case scenarios that may arise when we’re cutting lines through powder or racing down a trail. They also tend to keep us warm as 30 mph winds are ripping ...Jan 22, 2026 11:44 PM
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The Best Snowmobile Helmets (2024 Guide)http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cd460a0fa434bad7b242913890fe8&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fieldandstream.com%2Foutdoor-gear%2Fcamping-and-outdoor-rec%2Fauto-and-truck%2Fbest-snowmobile-helmets&c=10455865565822903582&mkt=en-usSnowmobile helmets keep us safe in those worst-case scenarios that may arise when we’re cutting lines through powder or racing down a trail. They also tend to keep us warm as 30 mph winds are ripping ...Jan 22, 2026 11:44 PM
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Approval to Exceed GSA Lodging for LPSC 2026https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/for-researchers/approval-to-exceed-gsa-lodging-for-lpsc-2026/This letter from SARA is to issue a waiver for NASA grantees attending LPSC2026, allowing them to be reimbursed out of their grants for their actual lodging, although it’s expected to be above the approved GSA amount. This waiver does not supersede the travel policy of your institution if it is more restrictive. Note: I have […]Jan 22, 2026 10:37 PM
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Ask HN: Modern test automation software (Python/Go/TS)?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46724611Hi HN,I’m looking for recommendations for modern test automation software/frameworks that work well with Python/Go/TS. I wasn’t able to find any from my search and I don’t want to spin up my own test automation infrastructure.My use case is hardware + firmware testing in a lab environment, where I want to avoid being forced into a specific vendor’s hardware ecosystem.What I’m looking for:- Python/Go/TS compatibility (SDK, API, or first-class support)- Ability to see and query historical test runs (dashboards / trend views of logs and metrics)- Ability to define custom test sequences/workflows with the ability to run steps concurrently (not just a flat list of tests). Examples: conditional steps, retries, setup/teardown phases, multi-device orchestration (PSUs, DMMs, DAQs, and DUTs)- Hardware-agnostic / no vendor lock-in: I should be able to swap instruments/devices without rewriting everything or being tied to a proprietary vendor (looking at you NI)- Ideally: also have a slack integraJan 22, 2026 8:16 PM
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This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world’s oldest human-made arthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d0ddd41e74705bb79f3b6dc675d18&url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fscience%2F2026%2F01%2Fthis-67800-year-old-hand-stencil-is-the-worlds-oldest-human-made-art%2F&c=12206602185184941049&mkt=en-usThe world’s oldest surviving rock art is a faded outline of a hand on an Indonesian cave wall, left 67,800 years ago. On a tiny island just off the coast of Sulawesi (a much larger island in Indonesia ...Jan 22, 2026 8:00 PM
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Launch HN: Constellation Space (YC W26) – AI for satellite mission assurancehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46721933Hi HN! We're Kamran, Raaid, Laith, and Omeed from Constellation Space (https://constellation-io.com/). We built an AI system that predicts satellite link failures before they happen. Here's a video walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069V9fADAtM.Between us, we've spent years working on satellite operations at SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA. At SpaceX, we managed constellation health for Starlink. At Blue, we worked on next-gen test infra for New Glenn. At NASA, we dealt with deep space communications. The same problem kept coming up: by the time you notice a link is degrading, you've often already lost data.The core issue is that satellite RF links are affected by dozens of interacting variables. A satellite passes overhead, and you need to predict whether the link will hold for the next few minutes. That depends on: the orbital geometry (elevation angle changes constantly), tropospheric attenuation (humidity affects signal loss via ITU-R P.676), rain fade (calculated via ITU-RJan 22, 2026 5:03 PM
