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I changed my address, and TransferWise in two days will empty my accounthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46083321I have a UK one-man company, through which I work as an IT contractor.Recently, I changed the address.TransferWise then KYCed, and requires;1. A bank statement.2. A utility bill.There are no other bank accounts, and it's a one-man company; there's no rental, no phone bill, no water bill - there is a server bill, for the server the company web-site is on, and this TransferWise have refused.To date, TransferWise stated in their communications that if I could not prove the address, the account would become emit-only; I could not pay money in.I have just received a message from TransferWise that in two days, all funds in the account will be refunded.This is wholly different to what was said before, and I'm not clear about what it means : refunded? to whom? me? to those who paid in the funds?This message from TransferWise has come Friday evening. It seems to me if I now move funds out of the account to other bank accounts, this will not occur over the weekend, and so not until Monday morninNov 28, 2025 10:24 PM
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Fuzzy Zoeller’s distinctive cool was effortless — except one regrettable timehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89c1fd252a4ecd97f646969c8d064b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgolf.com%2Fnews%2Ffuzzy-zoeller-distinctive-cooleffortless%2F&c=9698917546263999382&mkt=en-usKind of fitting, that Fuzzy Zoeller died on Thanksgiving. No player could have had a better temperament for Skins Game golf than Fuzzy, winner of the 1979 Masters, one of the best ever played, and the ...Nov 28, 2025 8:35 AM
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Europe’s Human and Robotic Exploration hit by budget shortfallhttps://spacenews.com/europes-human-and-robotic-exploration-hit-by-budget-shortfall/BREMEN – The European Space Agency’s Human and Robotic Exploration (HRE) program fell short of its budget request at the ministerial, with member nations agreeing to contribute 2.66 billion euros ($3.08 billion), accounting for roughly 70% of the 3.77 billion euro ask. ESA set its overall budget at 22.1 billion euros — a significant increase […] The post Europe’s Human and Robotic Exploration hit by budget shortfall appeared first on SpaceNews.Nov 27, 2025 8:12 PM
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ClipE96: We Left the Clipboard Unguarded for 40 Yearshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46051434In 1984, Apple shipped copy and paste. It was a miracle of usability—and architecturally broken from day one.Press Ctrl+C and the entire payload—bytes, formatting, metadata, embedded objects—dumps into a system buffer that any application can read. No auth. No logging. No revocation.The clipboard is a broadcast channel disguised as a convenience.The catastrophe: The clipboard is now the #1 data exfiltration vector in enterprise. 77% of knowledge workers paste corporate data into AI tools. Every paste bypasses your CASB, EDR, SIEM, and DLP. Your security stack guards the front door while users walk data out the side.The waste: 40 billion copy operations/day × ~100KB average = 4 exabytes of daily churn. RAM pressure, cloud sync, VM duplication—all unnecessary. Annualized: 83B kWh, 33M tons CO₂, $10B in energy costs. We're burning a small nation's power grid because nobody questioned whether copying a sentence needed to ship a document.The semantic lie: Copy and cut were always opposites,Nov 25, 2025 10:12 PM
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Show HN: Open-Source Visual Wiki Your Coding Agent Writes for Youhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/daviaHi HN,We’re Ruben, Afnan, and Theo. A couple of days ago we released the early repo for Davia and were surprised by how much feedback came in right away. We decided to turn it into a full open-source package you can run locally.Davia is designed for coding agents to generate an editable internal wiki for your project. It focuses on producing high-level internal documentation: the kind you often need to share with non-technical teammates or engineers onboarding onto a codebase. Writing this kind of documentation takes forever, diagrams are often missing, and most tools don’t let you edit everything locally or integrate smoothly with your workflow.Davia is fully open source. It produces an editable workspace: – Text lives in a Notion-like editor – Diagrams live on editable whiteboards – Everything runs locally and can be modified either in your IDE or in the workspaceOne thing people found especially interesting is that you can delegate the documentation to your IDE’s AI agent. Davia hanNov 24, 2025 9:49 PM
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Show HN: Ilseon, a Minimalist Focus Filterhttps://github.com/cladam/ilseonI’m excited to share a new productivity app I recently released on the Play Store. It was born out of pure necessity to solve a problem I am constantly faced with: cognitive overload and task paralysis.Since traditional to-do apps only added to the mental noise, I eventually built a small tool for myself called Ilseon. I needed something that would actually reduce cognitive load.I have added some features that helps me in my daily chaos:Context filtering: I work better when I only see what belongs to the role I’m currently in (Work, Family, Health, etc.). Switching context hides everything else, which stops me from bouncing between unrelated tasks or getting overwhelmed by a big master list.Time blocks with a big visible countdown: This externalises time for me in a way alarms or calendars never did. It gives me one clear block to focus on, and the timer helps with time blindness without being stressful. Still figuring out if adding alarms is a good idea or not..A quick reflection loopNov 23, 2025 8:17 PM
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Plasmasphere compressed by recent geomagnetic superstorm dramatically slowed recoveryhttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Plasmasphere_compressed_by_recent_geomagnetic_superstorm_dramatically_slowed_recovery_999.htmlTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 Researchers have detailed how a geomagnetic superstorm on May 10-11, 2024, shrank Earth's plasmasphere, a protective zone of charged particles, to just one-fifth of its normal size. The event, named the Gannon storm or Mother's Day storm, was the most powerful in over twenty years. Led by Dr. Atsuki Shinbori at Nagoya University's Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, the teamNov 22, 2025 7:57 AM
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NASA Awards Liquid Hydrogen Supply Contractshttps://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-liquid-hydrogen-supply-contracts/NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to approximately 36,952,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency. The NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid Hydrogen awards are firm-fixed-price requirements contracts that include multiple firm-fixed price delivery orders […]Nov 21, 2025 9:15 PM
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SARP East 2025 Atmospheric Chemistry Grouphttps://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/sarp-east-2025-atmospheric-chemistry-group/Faculty Advisor: Stacey Hughes, University of New Hampshire Graduate Mentor: Katherine Paredero, Georgia Institute of Technology Atmospheric Chemistry Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Stacey Hughes and Graduate Mentor Katherine Paredero Kaylena Pham Spooky Swamps: How Methane Emission Rates and Their Spatial Variability Differ Between the Great Dismal Swamp and the Alligator River Kaylena Pham, University of […]Nov 19, 2025 9:14 PM
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SARP East 2025 Terrestrial Fluxes Grouphttps://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/sarp-east-2025-terrestrial-fluxes-group/Faculty Advisors: Lisa Haber, Virginia Commonwealth University Brandon Alveshere, Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Mentor: Kayla Preisler, University of Arizona Terrestrial Fluxes Group Introduction Rice Rivers Center Director Chris Gough and Graduate Mentor Kayla Preisler Quinn Koch Monitoring Postfire Ecosystem Recovery With Spectral Indices and Eddy-Covariance Flux Towers Quinn Koch, University of California, Los Angeles Fire […]Nov 19, 2025 9:14 PM
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SARP West 2025 Land Grouphttps://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/sarp-west-2025-land-group/Faculty Advisors: Daniel Sousa, San Diego State University Graduate Mentor: Megan Ward-Baranyay, San Diego State University Land Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Daniel Sousa Robert Purvis Fractional cover estimates of the epiphytic macrolichen Ramalina menziesii in oak canopies from simulated mixed spectra and airborne imaging spectroscopy Robert Purvis, Western Kentucky University Lichens, a symbiotic relationship between […]Nov 19, 2025 9:13 PM
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SARP West 2025 Whole Air Sampling Grouphttps://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/sarp-west-2025-whole-air-sampling-group/Faculty Advisor: Donald Blake, University of California, Irvine Graduate Mentor: Oluwaseun Moses Akinola, University of Connecticut Whole Air Sampling Group Introduction Faculty Advisor Donald Blake Sarah Kinlaw Impact of Dairies on Ozone Production in Ontario, CA Sarah Kinlaw, College of William & Mary In the center of Ontario, California’s urban sprawl sits 5 square miles […]Nov 19, 2025 9:12 PM
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Show HN: Fixing a single pointer bug unlocked 1M+ row JSON parsing on Windowshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45979409I've been building a cross-platform JSONL viewer app that handles multi-GB files. It worked perfectly on macOS (my development machine), but consistently crashed on Windows at exactly 2,650 KB. Here's the debugging journey and the tiny fix that made all the difference.The Problem- macOS: Handles 5GB+ files effortlessly - Windows: Crashes at 2,650 KB every time - Same codebase, cross-compiled from Mac Silicon to Windows using MinGWThe InvestigationAdded detailed logging to track execution. The crash happened during string interning after successfully parsing ~6,000 rows. Not during parsing, not during file I/O, but during the merge phase.The Root CauseMy StringPool class used std::unordered_map to deduplicate strings. The string_views pointed into a std::vector.When the vector grew and reallocated, all the string_view keys became dangling pointers. The hash map was full of invalid references.Why did it work on macOS? Different memory allocator behavior, different default stack sizes (8MNov 19, 2025 1:43 PM
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Show HN: ZTGI-AC – An AI that checks its internal stability before answeringhttps://ztgiai.pages.dev/Hi everyone,This is a small experimental AI project I’ve been building called *ZTGI-AC*.Most LLMs generate an answer immediately, but ZTGI-AC does something different: before responding, it runs an internal stability check.It evaluates: • risk • jitter • dissonance • SAFE/WARN/BREAK modes • INT/EXT gating (self-monitoring loop)Only after the internal signals stabilize does it generate a reply.This project explores whether self-evaluation loops can reduce chaotic or unstable outputs in LLM-like systems.*Demo:* https://ztgiai.pages.dev (Non-commercial, early prototype.)I’d love feedback from the HN community — especially around: • whether self-monitoring loops are meaningful, • potential improvements to stability metrics, • and how this idea compares to classical alignment approaches.Thanks for taking a look!Nov 16, 2025 4:19 PM
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Reading a quantum clock costs more energy than running it, study findshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Reading_a_quantum_clock_costs_more_energy_than_running_it_study_finds_999.htmlOxford UK (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a surprising source of entropy in quantum timekeeping - the act of measurement itself. In a study published 14 Nov in Physical Review Letters, scientists demonstrate that the energy cost of reading a quantum clock far outweighs the cost of running it, with implications for the design of future quantum technologies. Clocks, whether pendNov 15, 2025 9:46 AM
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4682-4688: Seven Mars Yearshttps://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4682-4688-seven-mars-years/Written by Diana Hayes, Graduate Student at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 This week was one of seasonal changes and milestones for the mission. As was mentioned several weeks ago, Mars has now moved out of its “cloudy season” and is transitioning into the “dusty season” as the planet moves […]Nov 14, 2025 12:15 AM
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Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong Announces Updated Design Framework for Wedding Rings Reflecting Modern Aesthetic and Ethical Standardshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d6fb85224f558d35eb3a434db97f&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.freep.com%2fpress-release%2fstory%2f133508%2fginza-diamond-shiraishi-hong-kong-announces-updated-design-framework-for-wedding-rings-reflecting-modern-aesthetic-and-ethical-standards%2f&c=190895774077942457&mkt=en-usGinza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong today announced the implementation of an updated design and production framework for its 結婚戒指 (wedding rings), aimed at aligning traditional Japanese craftsmanship ...Nov 13, 2025 3:07 PM
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Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong Announces Updated Design Framework for Wedding Rings Reflecting Modern Aesthetic and Ethical Standardshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85db171a0d40a2b8de38cae6ff73f7&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.freep.com%2fpress-release%2fstory%2f133508%2fginza-diamond-shiraishi-hong-kong-announces-updated-design-framework-for-wedding-rings-reflecting-modern-aesthetic-and-ethical-standards%2f&c=190895774077942457&mkt=en-usGinza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong today announced the implementation of an updated design and production framework for its 結婚戒指 (wedding rings), aimed at aligning traditional Japanese craftsmanship ...Nov 13, 2025 3:07 PM
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Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong Announces Updated Design Framework for Wedding Rings Reflecting Modern Aesthetic and Ethical Standardshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d08f968748c880a18366ec794a93&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.freep.com%2fpress-release%2fstory%2f133508%2fginza-diamond-shiraishi-hong-kong-announces-updated-design-framework-for-wedding-rings-reflecting-modern-aesthetic-and-ethical-standards%2f&c=190895774077942457&mkt=en-usGinza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong today announced the implementation of an updated design and production framework for its 結婚戒指 (wedding rings), aimed at aligning traditional Japanese craftsmanship ...Nov 13, 2025 3:07 PM
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Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong Announces Updated Design Framework for Wedding Rings Reflecting Modern Aesthetic and Ethical Standardshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d4ed1cf04a0b88b3efb1a7b555bc&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.freep.com%2fpress-release%2fstory%2f133508%2fginza-diamond-shiraishi-hong-kong-announces-updated-design-framework-for-wedding-rings-reflecting-modern-aesthetic-and-ethical-standards%2f&c=190895774077942457&mkt=en-usGinza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong today announced the implementation of an updated design and production framework for its 結婚戒指 (wedding rings), aimed at aligning traditional Japanese craftsmanship ...Nov 13, 2025 3:07 PM
