news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: What Printer?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44540592My old printer died and I need a new one. But the field now seems packed with inefficient, DRM-laden printers needing a refill every 5 pages. Any recommendations for printers that- just work, no nonsense- primarily for B&W jobs but occasional color- don't mind speed or ink/laser but reliability and working on WiFi / Linux strongly welcome.- built in scanner welcomeI remember Brother printers were at one time highly recommended, but recently there were some voices of disappointment?Many thanks for any tips!Jul 12, 2025 9:22 AM
endbasic.dev
Show HN: EndBOX DIY Kit – A Basic Microcomputerhttps://www.endbasic.dev/endbox.htmlHello all!A month ago, I announced of a "little box" I've been working on to run EndBASIC, similar to the machines we played with in the 1980s. The box was briefly discussed in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44253065 and I wasn't quite ready to properly launch it.Today, I'm still not ready to actually build and ship this box myself as I was previously thinking (and I'm not sure I'll even try to embark on that journey!), but I have finished preparing DIY instructions to build your own little machine.AND, as part of this, I've released the disk image with the tailored OS for the Raspberry Pi to run a BASIC system right at boot. In case you are curious, the OS is, essentially, a minimal NetBSD system customized with a build of the EndBASIC interpreter that leverages NetBSD APIs directly, bypassing the need for X11 to offer you a console very early in the boot.Links for the downloads in the instructions page!Hope you enjoy it.Jul 12, 2025 3:12 AM
bing.com
Volaris: Strong Buy While It's On Discounthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8c3abd884d4e979732569857f16fd1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F4800780-volaris-strong-buy-while-its-on-discount&c=18360066029466687900&mkt=en-usDespite a 50% share price drop, I maintain Volaris as a Strong Buy due to its deep undervaluation and long-term growth prospects. Short-term headwinds include GTF engine issues extending to 2027, ...Jul 12, 2025 1:40 AM
nasa.gov
Advances in NASA Imaging Changed How World Sees Marshttps://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/advances-in-nasa-imaging-changed-how-world-sees-mars/Sixty years ago, NASA’s Mariner 4 captured groundbreaking views of the Red Planet, leading to a steady stream of advances in the cameras used to study other worlds. In 1965, NASA’s Mariner 4 mission brought Mars into American living rooms, where TV sets showed fuzzy black-and-white images of a cratered landscape. The spacecraft took 21 […]Jul 11, 2025 7:41 PM
nasa.gov
Putting the X-59 to the Testhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/putting-the-x-59-to-the-test/Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible underneath the aircraft. The model can be seen in the wind tunnel in this image released on July 11, 2025. The test […]Jul 11, 2025 5:45 PM
lambdalord.github.io
Show HN: Helices Create a New Model of Deterministic Computation [pdf]https://lambdalord.github.io/Twin-Helix-Geometric-Computation/TwinHelix_rough_fin.pdfHi HN,Over the last two months, I’ve developed a model where computation is realized as symbolic states embedded directly on geometric manifolds—specifically, helices with torsion, chirality, and combinatorial structure.In a nutshell - using geometry you can encode computational logic into the rotation group of SO2 (the circle) via the torsion of the helix. Helices are always oriented shapes, so their unit vector/axis of symmetry is used to determine the logic of the system. This deterministic approach stands in contrast to quantum computing where you use SU2. Likewise, the gluing maps between helical manifolds can create what I call "computational geometric bordisms".This approach deliberately sidesteps the classical “coordinate-free” dogma in math, instead offering a deterministic geometric substrate for computation that naturally interpolates between classical, quantum, and topological computation.The results are honestly pretty strange: potentially foundational, deeply cross-discipJul 11, 2025 3:53 PM
nasa.gov
X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnelhttps://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/x-59-model-tested-in-japanese-supersonic-wind-tunnel/Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible underneath the aircraft. The test was an important milestone for NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59, which is designed to fly faster than the […]Jul 11, 2025 2:00 PM
bing.com
Americans Don't Party Enough. Here's How To Change That.http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d51ce3a9343a5b149d2d9f9c76245&url=https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2F2025%2F07%2F11%2Famericans-dont-party-enough-heres-how-to-change-that%2F&c=5368527408555994070&mkt=en-usNo one wants to party anymore. Between 2003 and 2024, time spent attending or hosting social events decreased by 50 percent among Americans aged 15 and older, according to the American Time Use Survey ...Jul 11, 2025 7:30 AM
esa.int
ESA Council receives Anniversary Statementhttps://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/ESA_Council_receives_Anniversary_StatementThe Council of the European Space Agency has received the Anniversary Statement as signed by Member States marking 50 years of the agency.Jul 11, 2025 7:25 AM
bing.com
LSU lands No. 1 college football recruit Lamar Brown in huge gethttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d2e675eea4909ab6b7231231266ee&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F07%2F10%2Fsports%2Flsu-lands-no-1-college-football-recruit-lamar-brown-in-huge-get%2F&c=8588937683422380476&mkt=en-usThe No. 1 recruit in the 2026 recruiting class, according to ESPN’s rankings, is off the board. The five-star defensive tackle Lamar Brown is committing to his home state school, LSU. “For the next ...Jul 10, 2025 7:30 PM
nasaspaceflight.com
Europe’s launch contenders revealed as Themis rolls toward reusability testshttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/07/european-update-07082025/The European Space Agency (ESA) is advancing on its ambitions for future space transportation. This… The post Europe’s launch contenders revealed as Themis rolls toward reusability tests appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.Jul 10, 2025 6:35 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Looking for two builders (preferably) to share apartment withhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44522417Hi guys, I'm moving to SF from LA, and have a place I want to share with two other builders (preferably)The bedroom is very nice and spacious and available for $1400 (negotiable)The living room has one slot (also spacious) available for $800Biggest benefits of the place are that you'd be living with obsessed builders and great people. Top priority of ours is to keep the place clean and orderly. I'm personally a minimalist so I don't really own much.PM me if interested, would love to get on a call and get to know each other.Jul 10, 2025 3:56 PM
science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Scratches Beyond Surface of Cat’s Paw for 3rd Anniversaryhttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-scratches-beyond-surface-of-cats-paw-for-3rd-anniversary/It’s the cat’s meow! To celebrate its third year of revealing stunning scenes of the cosmos in infrared light, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has “clawed” back the thick, dusty layers of a section within the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334). Focusing Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on a single “toe bean” within this active star-forming […]Jul 10, 2025 2:00 PM
bing.com
How social media reacted to five-star Lamar Brown committing to LSU over Texas A&Mhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d2e675eea4909ab6b7231231266ee&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Farticle%2Fsocial-media-reacted-five-star-173545239.html&c=12729113782445177860&mkt=en-usLSU football just landed the No. 1 recruit in college football, per ESPN's rankings. Five-star defensive tackle Lamar Brown is staying home to play for the Tigers. Brown is a Baton Rouge native who ...Jul 10, 2025 10:35 AM
bing.com
Daytime Emmys: Y&R Leads Soap Opera Nominees, Kelly Clarkson Trails Drew Barrymore For The First Timehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb9be9ea8423297a15f066c08d594&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvline.com%2Flists%2Fdaytime-emmy-nominations-2025-full-list%2F&c=12031157814399362200&mkt=en-usThe nominations for the 52nd Daytime Emmys are in, and CBS' The Young and the Restless leads the pack with 19 nods — including Outstanding Daytime Drama. ABC's General Hospital is close behind with 16 ...Jul 10, 2025 10:00 AM
bing.com
YouTube Will Get Rid of Its Main Trending List As Viewing Habits Shifthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cdd1ab9674889b82a623efe87eb14&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fbusiness%2Fdigital%2Fyoutube-drop-trending-list-viewing-habits-shift-1236311585%2F&c=7350793634232369790&mkt=en-usThe company will instead focus on category-specific trending lists. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer YouTube is getting rid of its Trending page and Trending Now list and moving towards ...Jul 10, 2025 6:54 AM
toolbox.computer
Show HN: Toolbox: Run FFmpeg, Imagemagick, 7Zip and Friends in the Browserhttps://toolbox.computer/I got sick of sketchy online converter sites that phone home and may keep your files and walking non-technical friends through brew/apt/choco installs every time they need ffmpeg or imagemagick and telling them what command to run.So I built Toolbox, a 100% open source site that compiles my most-used command-line tools to WebAssembly and runs them fully client-side: - FFmpeg (video + audio) - ExifTool (metadata) - 7-Zip (archive/zip/rar/7z) - ImageMagick - PandocRoadmap: - Batch mode - Shareable presets. Complex commands can be saved as URLs so you can send a one-click recipe to a friend, inspired by cyberchef - GPU acceleration via WebGPU someday? (mostly looking at ffmpeg, maybe with WebCodec)Source: https://github.com/akshetpandey/toolbox (MIT licensed)I’d love feedback, bug reports, and requests for other tools. If it helps you ditch shady sites or long install docs, mission accomplished.Jul 10, 2025 5:03 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: New RevOps guy wants to switch us from M365 to GSuite+Slackhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44514652We are a startup of almost 40 people now; as the first engineer, I started building up our corp infrastructure and am managing that on the side ever since. We use Entra ID as our central identity provider, manage devices using Intune, use Teams Telephone for PSTN calls, office suite, Sharepoint for file storage, and so on. While we’re at GCP for the business infra, internally we’re pretty entrenched in Microsoft services—which works pretty well so far, I might say.Recently, however, we hired a RevOps guy that set out to discover optimisation potential, apparently, and today I got a surprise meeting where he demonstrated his big idea of switching from Microsoft to Google Workspace and Slack. He suggested that would be a great idea since everyone hates using Teams, nobody knows where to find files in Sharepoint, many SaaS products only support Google SSO out of the box, and Gemini would be included and we need that to be an AI driven company. Also, new hires only knew Gmail and Drive, buJul 9, 2025 8:55 PM
nasa.gov
NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Effortshttps://www.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-aircraft-sensor-technology-aid-in-texas-flood-recovery-efforts/In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations. The aircraft are part of the response from NASA’s Disasters Response Coordination System, which is activated to support emergency response for the flooding and is working closely with the Texas Division of Emergency […]Jul 9, 2025 7:10 PM
nasa.gov
NASA, International Astronauts Answer Questions from Florida Studentshttps://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-international-astronauts-answer-questions-from-florida-students/Students in Big Pine Key, Florida, will have the chance to have NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 10:05 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 14, NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer questions submitted by students. Watch the 20-minute Earth-to-space call […]Jul 9, 2025 5:48 PM
