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forbes.com
Instagram Retires Its Cursive Wordmark After A Decadehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/gabrielalinzainescu/2026/08/13/instagram-retires-its-cursive-wordmark-after-a-decade/Instagram unveiled its first wordmark redesign in a decade, with a bolder script, new fonts and a refreshed brand system rolling out globally through 2026.
Aug 13, 2026 3:26 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Design with a Soul: How to make your Vibe-coded site not look like AI Slophttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49287430I have some tips on how to make your site / app feel real and human even if it's vibe coded.- I'm not a graphics designer but I've worked with many and deeply interested in it for 15 years. - I led a UX team in a 50K+ organisation - I've launched 6+ businesses and did countless websites.So here's how I do it -- I'm not saying THIS IS THE WAY to do it. This is HOW I DO IT.1) Whiteboard. Sit your ass down, put some music on you find inspirational and imagine what you want your users to feel. What type of an "ambiance" this site should have? Energetic, calming, playful, serious? Pick 1 or 2 as your primary emotional anchors.2) Principles. You need to have these engrained in your bones. Less is more. If you try to do everything you do nothing. Design is an exercise in ruthless elimination. Read on design to build your internal mental heuristics library.3) Mental Image. Once you have a feel and direction decided (can change, but clarity is important) (For example, while I was building my cu
Aug 13, 2026 3:25 PM
github.com
Show HN: Lark, OSS realtime database, drop-in compatible with Firebase SDKshttps://github.com/lark-sh/larkHey everyone,In early 2026, I started working on Lark, with the goal of creating a realtime database with the same fundamental premise of Firebase RTDB: syncing a JSON tree with persistence to thousands of concurrent users. Today, Lark is releasing as open-source software under an AGPLv3 license.I've been building on Firebase RTDB since the earliest days, and I still think it's one of the most magical ways to build realtime apps for the web and mobile. However, I've always been bothered by the fact that it's building on top of a closed ecosystem. Lark brings the magic of Firebase RTDB to you with the freedom to run it on your own infrastructure.Lark is unique in that it is fully drop-in compatible with the existing Firebase client SDKs. That means you can change a few config vars in your project, move your data to Lark, and you're good to go. In addition, you can continue using other parts of Firebase, like Auth[1], Analytics, and Hosting. This makes it very easy to migrate an existing
Aug 13, 2026 3:22 PM
theverge.com
Xteink’s tiny e-readers are getting access to free books through Libbyhttps://www.theverge.com/tech/976390/xteink-x3-x4-x4-pro-e-reader-libby-plug-ins-drm-crosspoint-readerNew plugin support for CrossPoint Reader lets Xteink’s devices access DRM-protected ebooks. One of the big tradeoffs with Xteink's pocket-friendly e-readers is a lack of easy access to ebooks. On a Kindle or Kobo you can download tens of thousands of titles through each device's respective online bookstores, but with Xteink's devices you have to source DRM-free ebooks on your own. That's about t...
Aug 13, 2026 3:19 PM
nasa.gov
Perseids Meteor Showerhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/perseids-meteor-shower-2/The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors in this photo from Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. The Perseids – one of the year’s brightest and most popular meteor showers – has been ramping up since early July and will sparkle in the skies through the end of August. The […]
Aug 13, 2026 3:08 PM
spacenews.com
An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in spacehttps://spacenews.com/an-optical-link-internet-to-connect-networks-in-space/In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with John Mackey, CEO, co-founder and director of Mbryonics. They discuss building optical links for satellites and other space infrastructure, and what it would […] The post An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in space appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 13, 2026 2:39 PM
europeanspaceflight.com
Suborbital Rocket Builder Gravitilab Enters Liquidationhttps://europeanspaceflight.com/suborbital-rocket-builder-gravitilab-enters-liquidation/UK-based Gravitilab Aerospace Services has entered liquidation, with the company announcing in a brief 5 August LinkedIn post that it had “ceased trading.” Documents filed with Companies House on 5 August, but not made available to download and review until 12 August, show that Gravitilab’s shareholders approved a voluntary winding-up at a general meeting held […] The post Suborbital Rocket Builder Gravitilab Enters Liquidation appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Aug 13, 2026 2:37 PM
cbsnews.com
Becky G reflects on how she mixes art with advocacy in her new musichttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/becky-g-reflects-on-how-she-mixes-art-with-advocacy-in-her-new-music/Singer Becky G was signed to a record label at just 14 years old. She spoke exclusively to "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about her rise to fame, advocacy in her new music and major collaborations.
Aug 13, 2026 2:26 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: ProbeDeck an iOS app for ClickHouse incident triagehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49286299As a backend developer dealing with heavy applications, I run a ClickHouse node with 3.42 TB compressed and 19.10 TB uncompressed amongst its active components. I built ProbeDeck to run some operations on a cluster, inspect a cluster, and read some system logs on my iPhone or iPad with no laptop.The application presents some system tables as screens for running a query, replica state, storage pressure, and mutations. It pulls some stats from the system.metric_log table and shows 0 when that table is not active. One can inspect the system and decide if they want to execute KILL QUERY or KILL MUTATION. Those screens have a confirmation screen. While working with destructive SQL in the editor, a confirmation is needed and is type-safe.The app sends ClickHouse requests via HTTP or HTTPS to the ClickHouse server, or via one SSH bastion if a single SSH hop is needed. ProbeDeck does not proxy requests for a database. It stores passwords, SSH private keys, TLS client certificates, and the secr
Aug 13, 2026 2:14 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: Orca – Instant cross-platform in-app purchase orchestrationhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49286271Hi HN,Founder of Maxint here, we just launched Orca (https://orca.maxint.com/)One major hurdle for us, following the deployment across iOS, Android, Linux, MacOS, Windows and Web, was monetization. There was no standardized store, schema or architecture to define, integrate and track subscriptions, consumables and non-consumables across platforms.We tried RevenueCat and Adapty, however both were limited to mobile and web, while we still had to manually set up all products and entitlements in each of the stores - Google PlayStore, Apple AppStore and Stripe.Both providers had no support for MacOS, Linux and Windows, and raising GitHub issues left us hanging for months, while our users were limited to use their subscription on a single platform only.This forced us to build a monetization orchestration platform supporting all major operating systems. We launched it internally, 12+ months ago and we tested it heavily with thousands of users. Early this year we implemented an MCP server, ena
Aug 13, 2026 2:12 PM
github.com
Show HN: NanoRL – RL training for LLMs in ~1,800 lineshttps://github.com/alex000kim/nanoRLThe smallest async RL trainer I could write: one loop that runs REINFORCE on CartPole on a laptop and async GRPO on a cluster (e.g. 8xH100 trainer, 8 vLLM workers, ran as a [SkyPilot job group](https://docs.skypilot.ai/en/latest/examples/job-groups.html) on k8s ).All without Ray or TRL or DeepSpeed etc., workers talk to the trainer over stdlib HTTP.
Aug 13, 2026 2:08 PM
bing.com
The Benefits Of Doing Reverse Warrior Pose In Yogahttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a24783ffc44659540a009b17ac054&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aol.com%2Farticles%2Fbenefits-doing-reverse-warrior-pose-205500000.html&c=8749626424410732662&mkt=en-usReverse warrior is a common pose in yoga that can help build strength, mobility, and flexibility. Read on to learn more.
Aug 13, 2026 1:55 PM
bing.com
Ford 300 Vs. Chevy 292: How Do These Legendary Inline-6 Engines Compare?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89e540f28e4941ba12bd95919451e6&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fautos%2Fother%2Fford-300-vs-chevy-292-how-do-these-legendary-inline-6-engines-compare%2Far-AA2a00uf&c=13751733465287434086&mkt=en-usBoth the Ford 300 and Chevy 292 inline-six engines are legendary powerplants dating back to the 1960s, which has always prompted comparisons between the two.
Aug 13, 2026 1:51 PM
bing.com
26 Amazon Fall Fashion Finds Worth Your Money, According to Editorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a41dd573044a89e97449e2dccdafa&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elle.com%2Ffashion%2Fshopping%2Fa73403002%2Famazon-fall-fashion-2026%2F&c=1856950838429813592&mkt=en-usIt’s hardly controversial to say that fall is the best time of year for fashion. Between luxe textures like suede and cashmere, inspiration fresh off the runways, and the fact that it’s finally cool ...
Aug 13, 2026 1:37 PM
bing.com
26 Amazon Fall Fashion Finds Worth Your Money, According to Editorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b1fadd6a0491eaec78d2fd958e873&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elle.com%2Ffashion%2Fshopping%2Fa73403002%2Famazon-fall-fashion-2026%2F&c=1856950838429813592&mkt=en-usIt’s hardly controversial to say that fall is the best time of year for fashion. Between luxe textures like suede and cashmere, inspiration fresh off the runways, and the fact that it’s finally cool ...
Aug 13, 2026 1:37 PM
wired.com
Why This Prediction Market Banned Teenshttps://www.wired.com/story/novig-says-its-not-like-those-other-prediction-markets/Jacob Fortinsky, the CEO and cofounder of the new prediction market Novig, says his outfit isn’t like those other markets. You know the ones.
Aug 13, 2026 1:30 PM
stackdome.com
Show HN: Stackdome – An open source self-hostable Railway alternative on K8shttps://stackdome.comHello Hacker News, this is Ashish.We started building Stackdome in 2024 as a hobby project. The idea was to package the tooling in the CNCF/cloud-native ecosystem into an opinionated platform, so that developers can get a well engineered platform without learning Kubernetes YAMLology or a dozen other projects from the CNCF landscape.Railway and Render did this well for their hosted products. I wanted to bring that level of polish and DX to something you can self-host. Stackdome uses Kubernetes underneath, but it's completely transparent to users. (I have some ideas for an expert mode that exposes more of the bells and whistles.)My day job involves working with cloud native technologies, and it made me appreciate how much is already solved by Kubernetes and the tooling around it. If you are already running Kubernetes, Stackdome is something you can adopt incrementally. (I have some ideas around adopting already-running workloads.)Features:- First class support for multi-service applicat
Aug 13, 2026 12:43 PM
readiteasy.app
Show HN: Read it easy – Read-only code editor with an improved Go to Definitionhttps://www.readiteasy.app/I built a desktop app that improves the UI/UX for reading source code . Code editors/IDEs have many features, but I didn't make the best use of them when reading the source code. So, I designed the app by picking up some features for source code reading. It is read-only because it is intended to focus users on reading. Switching from your favorite code editor or IDE to the app can help with context switching from coding to code reading. I wonder if this context switch can help people focus on reading.One of the features I designed specifically for this app is "Animated Go to Definition," which works by double-clicking a function name in the code and is designed around some principles I use when reading code. This feature exactly embodies the ideas and concepts of this app. Now, Animated Go to Definition supports JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, and C#.AI empowers documentation in software development, but it does not always eliminate the need to read source code. To truly understa
Aug 13, 2026 12:30 PM