news.ycombinator.com
Google Captcha on Search, absurdities beyond beliefhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49193864We all know how horrible Google search has become. Yet beyond the issues with results, the need for quoting every search to find relevance, the nonsense shown without 'web' being used as an option? It is now exceptionally slow.Searches, especially at 2am Eastern (a favourite time for night owls to work) take upwards of 10 to 15 seconds to return. Yet these are also peppered with endless capchas, which sometimes require a checkbox but also 'what is a car', and 'is that a bike' nonsense.Yet we've seen over and over again, how LLMs can easily pass these tests. I feel what I'm seeing here is more of Google's collapse. Creating horrible search experiences for humans, without actually resolving any possible issues they're having with bots. And it wouldn't be so bad, except these are repeatedly shown to the end user. Each search. With slow results, each search.What used to be beautiful, a sub second result, is now and endless break in workflow. And you know what Google? If I'm going to be hanAug 6, 2026 8:04 AM
esa.int
Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with starshttps://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/08/Webb_opens_a_Treasure_Chest_filled_with_starsThis NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula, which lies just 7500 light-years away in the constellation Carina (the Keel).Aug 6, 2026 8:00 AM
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Hello Kitty Cafe Pop-Up Truck Is Coming To Annapolishttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxQX0NYdlBieE9SMjlIcFFjMHkxb1c3d0ZBek5HZjBTZGxZZHN6UlJoQUZKMU04cDF0dzVGdzh6NnZBOWM5emFfTmpvVnh1QUNWdjdiY0FCRjlfMGpRWmRCcTd1S2JVZnRWazlDczZLdnJNUGZJdUR1MUFHdTdxRUZJeFNUdnM4SFU?oc=5Hello Kitty Cafe Pop-Up Truck Is Coming To Annapolis patch.comAug 6, 2026 7:00 AM
bing.com
Is the Cavs’ current roster better than the 64-win team of 2024-25?— Ethan Sandshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8914906c444efdaac08e543e6b3da4&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fbasketball%2Fis-the-cavs-current-roster-better-than-the-64-win-team-of-2024-25-ethan-sands%2Far-AA29vHAh&c=17704487494399126508&mkt=en-usCLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs made one of the biggest organizational decisions by trading Darius Garland for James Harden ahead of last season’s trade deadline. It represented a philosophical shift in ...Aug 6, 2026 6:39 AM
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Is the Cavs’ current roster better than the 64-win team of 2024-25?— Ethan Sandshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88f88894ee44c393272453c9defb2d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fbasketball%2Fis-the-cavs-current-roster-better-than-the-64-win-team-of-2024-25-ethan-sands%2Far-AA29vHAh&c=17704487494399126508&mkt=en-usCLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs made one of the biggest organizational decisions by trading Darius Garland for James Harden ahead of last season’s trade deadline. It represented a philosophical shift in ...Aug 6, 2026 6:39 AM
science.nasa.gov
APOD: 2026 August 6 – New Sharpest Image of the Sun Uncovers Instabilityhttps://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-august-6-new-sharpest-image-of-the-sun-uncovers-instability/APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 6 – New… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. New Sharpest […]Aug 6, 2026 4:05 AM
bing.com
Audi Targets the Midfield with Major R26 Upgrade Packages Scheduled for 2026http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ce4b7a6a445cf884bebf8d1f6efd6&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Farticles%2Faudi-targets-midfield-major-r26-110000566.html&c=6546579674311037032&mkt=en-usWhen Audi fully took over the Sauber operation and officially entered the Formula 1 grid for the 2026 season, the paddock knew they would face a massive learning curve. While the newly minted factory ...Aug 6, 2026 4:00 AM
iiao.algor.ist
Show HN: Is It an OS?https://iiao.algor.istSince many things say that they are an OS, see if your "thing" is an OS too?Aug 6, 2026 2:52 AM
bing.com
Beyond Key Among Select Microsoft Partners Recognized for Microsoft Fabric Expertisehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cbbb63693473898c7dc1a53244e88&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fpress-release%2Fstory%2F106413%2Fbeyond-key-among-select-microsoft-partners-recognized-for-microsoft-fabric-expertise%2F&c=16719944180271461938&mkt=en-usBeyond Key is recognized for Microsoft Fabric expertise, helping enterprises build trusted, AI-ready data platforms ...Aug 6, 2026 12:47 AM
europeanspaceflight.com
CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Enginehttps://europeanspaceflight.com/cnes-sets-2028-target-for-hot-fire-test-of-new-high-thrust-rocket-engine/The head of the French space agency CNES told lawmakers in April that a subscale prototype of a future reusable full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine is expected to be tested for the first time in 2028. CNES President François Jacq disclosed the target in written answers submitted to the French National Assembly’s Economic Affairs Committee ahead […] The post CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Engine appeared first on European Spaceflight.Aug 5, 2026 6:49 PM
science.nasa.gov
NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theoryhttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/ixpe/nasas-ixpe-may-have-proven-90-year-old-theory/A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature. Fast facts Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) conducted more than 140 hours of observations of the magnetar 1E […]Aug 5, 2026 6:49 PM
nasa.gov
Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Models Joinedhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/artemis-iii-orion-crew-and-service-models-joined/Technicians joined the Orion crew and service modules together on July 30, 2026, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew module will carry and sustain NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Andre Douglas, and Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, while the service […]Aug 5, 2026 5:27 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: I was wrong about scrollytelling landing pageshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49185678My position for years: minimal static landing page, one clear offer, optimised for conversion. Everything else is designers entertaining themselves. Then the “built this 3D scrolling page with Fable in 5 minutes” posts started going around and my customers began asking for that. I pushed back, lost the argument, and built a few.Two things surprised me.First, the viral demos don’t survive contact with a client. I tested so many circulating prompt/skill setups. One-shot output looks great; changing anything afterwards is brutal... The demos are impressive because nobody in the thread ever has to revise them.Second, and worse for me: dwell time and conversion on the pages I built came out ahead of the minimal pages I’d have argued for. Small sample, and I’d like someone to tell me why it’s noise.So I built the thing that fixes the first problem: prebuilt interactive widgets that stay editable instead of a generated blob you re-prompt. https://scrollytelling.ai my own landing page is now bAug 5, 2026 5:05 PM
bing.com
NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman highlights women's soccer amid uncertainty over FIFA presidencyhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb291a8274d58b5ae3f17579c08fe&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Ffifa_world_cup%2Fnwsl-commissioner-jessica-berman-highlights-womens-soccer-amid-uncertainty-over-fifa-presidency%2Far-AA29uFhN&c=10147332547860213290&mkt=en-usU.S. Soccer plans to discuss their formal stance on the future of embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino at next month's meeting of the board, which Berman is a member of ...Aug 5, 2026 4:47 PM
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The NWSL will start its season earlier in 2027 because of the Women's World Cuphttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb291a8274d58b5ae3f17579c08fe&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fsoccer%2Fthe-nwsl-will-start-its-season-earlier-in-2027-because-of-the-women-s-world-cup%2Far-AA29tWep&c=3889881903417731993&mkt=en-usThe National Women's Soccer League will kick off its season earlier than ever before next year to work around the Women's World Cup in Brazil. NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman gave a wide-ranging ...Aug 5, 2026 4:16 PM
bing.com
San Francisco 49ers face wide receiver room nightmare with injurieshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ce87ae1514138af53248cd88b869a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fsan-francisco-49ers-face-wide-receiver-room-nightmare-with-injuries%2Far-AA29tXFj&c=4212317625957658430&mkt=en-usInjuries to the San Francisco 49ers continue to pile on. Here's what assistant offensive head coach Chris Foerster had to say about banged up squad.Aug 5, 2026 4:13 PM
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Show HN: AppScout – App Store downloads, revenue and widgetshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/appscout-app-metrics/id6770866569Hey hackers!Signing in to App Store Connect just to check downloads or MRR is a friction. I wanted a simpler way. Ideally, just to look at a widget on my iPhone. There are some apps, but the design and implementation made me think here's a gap that I can potentially fill it with a new polished product. So I've built this app.It took me several months to start beta testing. But then I got feedback from users that they don't really want to share their App Store key credentials with a third-party app that uses a backend and collects data. So, I spent one more month pivoting to a private app by dropping a backend and storing credentials on a user's device in a keychain. So, now the app directly talks to Apple's API and there's no account registration. You add a team key - the app fetches data. App also uses background tasks to fetch most recent data so you don't need to open it every day to keep the data fresh. And as a final point - I added widgets to both home and lock screens.Please letAug 5, 2026 4:09 PM
slickfast.com
Show HN: SlickFast Deterministic Chart/Dash Renderer, No Browser(JSON → SVG/PNG)https://slickfast.com/SlickFast started 6 months ago, and evolved in a super backwards way. I was using lowfruits to look for good SEO keywords, I wanted to make a simple free tool to rank with SEO. I found some great keywords related to graphs/charts. I did research for optimizing for SEO. Turns out edge processing / using static HTML is super fast and lightweight, great for SEO. I made freepiechartmaker.com. I was really blown away by how fast the site was loading, and how lightweight all the processing was. The site renders changes on the fly, and is much much faster than other sites in the space. I started looking into the tech, pure math rendering, and I saw a lot of openings for what this tech can do. That's how SlickFast was made.SlickFast is a JSON input > pure javascript SVG Native render core > with PNG+SVG output. No headless chrome. No library calls. deterministic output. on my local machine(m1 max) it renders 140,000 svg charts a second. PNG @ ~50/sec at retina (scale-2) and ~145/sec at scale-1Aug 5, 2026 3:01 PM
spacenews.com
Finding room in Starlink’s shadowhttps://spacenews.com/finding-room-in-starlinks-shadow/Another wave of constellations has staked claims for communications satellites in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO), but what hope do newcomers have alongside the industry’s entrenched, vertically integrated giants? A mix of […] The post Finding room in Starlink’s shadow appeared first on SpaceNews.Aug 5, 2026 3:00 PM
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Read HN twice a day for the last decade. Here's my list of S-Tier HN linkshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49183198- Everyday I read 2 pages of HN in the morning and 2 in the evening for years now- Of late, I noticed that most of the stuff on the 1st 2 pages is AI this, AI that, LLM this, LLM that, model here, model there- Today I am going to attempt to break that trend by sharing the greatest resources on HN from my collection of 50000+ bookmarks over the last decade- I have a process on my end for bookmarking- The most visual explainers get S-Tier ranking- Good info from reputed sources gets an A, non reputed gets B- Opinion blogs are at the bottom of the barrel and maybe ranked C, D, E and even F depending on quality- Here's my S-Tier list- Animated explanation of how transformers work https://poloclub.github.io/transformer-explainer/- Visual intro to K-means clustering algorithm https://k-means-explorable.vercel.app/- Animated 3D intro to vision LLMs https://blog.mdturp.ch/posts/2024-04-05-visual_guide_to_vision_transformer.html- Animated intro to machine learning https://r2d3.us/visual-intro-tAug 5, 2026 2:12 PM
