spacepolicyonline.com
Successful Flight for Starship IFT-13https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/successful-flight-for-starship-ift-13/The 13th Integrated Flight Test of SpaceX’s Starship system, IFT-13, was mostly a success. One week after the launch was scrubbed at the last moment because of engine failures, and […]Jul 25, 2026 5:36 PM
brolly.sh
Show HN: Brolly, a plain-text weather forecast sitehttps://brolly.sh/forecast/RWFP2qW8The UK MET office recently redesigned their site, adding a lot of additional whitespace, scrolling, and animations. This significantly reduced its usability for me, and left me wanting an ‘at a glance’ weather site.I made https://brolly.sh, a minimalist, plain text weather forecasting site. You can use it to view weather from around the world, with: 7 day forecast; Previous day log (so you can confirm it definitely was cooler / hotter / wetter / drier yesterday!); Hourly rain, wind, temperature, conditions; Hourly UV, air quality and pollen, including pollen type specific forecasts within the EU / UK; Location search and last 5 locations; Location specific units.I mostly made the site for myself, if anyone else also benefits from it that’s an added advantage.You can check out the weather in York, UK at https://brolly.sh/forecast/RWFP2qW8, or search for a location at https://brolly.shThe site is deliberately styled as a single long scrollable column, to work on mobile phones. You can viJul 25, 2026 5:34 PM
news.ycombinator.com
The Cost of Seamlessnesshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49048352The Hidden Cost of Frictionless Technology Taotuner — 2026I recently asked an AI assistant for restaurant recommendations. It listed five places, complete with ratings, distance, and popular dishes. I picked one, went, had a fine meal. Later, when a friend asked what I'd eaten, I couldn't remember the name of the restaurant.The experience wasn't bad. It was frictionless. And it left almost no trace.We've built tools that eliminate the gap between want and satisfaction, question and answer, curiosity and resolution. We call it seamlessness. We've assumed it's progress. But the gap wasn't inefficiency — it was where memory, judgment, and understanding used to form.What if removing it is making us less capable?The Pattern This isn't just about restaurant recommendations. The same dynamic shows up across AI, therapy, cities, and education.Take AI assistants. The industry evaluates them on speed, accuracy, and satisfaction. Those metrics capture whether the tool works. They don't capture whJul 25, 2026 3:24 PM
algohol.net
Show HN: I made an algorithmic arena game with physics in 3Dhttps://algohol.net/Hey,I finally dare to raise the curtains to my 3D physics-modeled arena game, where players' algorithms fight and perform tasks.The arena treats algorithms as a black box, meaning that the implementation of algorithms is in the free hands of the players via the Algohol API. Algohol is roughly in the same context as Screeps or Battlesnake, but brings its own dimension to the genre.At the moment the only world is energy economy based SciFI, but there will be Terra (traditional kinetic combat) and Space. I'm most excited about Space because of its multidimensional control and strategic challenges, and I will likely add it next.In addition to open public arenas, competitions takes place in blind and sealed arena modes. The sealed mode is the actual competitive standard and is coming later. Players also have private freely buildable arenas where they can play and develop their algorithms by themselves and with friends. At first, everyone has the opportunity to create two algorithms, but theJul 25, 2026 12:18 PM
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Tell HN: It's a Lothttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49046190I'm not sure if anyone needs to read this. I know I would, just to have some pause. A contemplative moment, if you will. Hence the post.--I need to know full-stack software engineering, preferably in full. That means going from hardware all the way up to whatever compiled language you choose. Web, app, desktop, all of it. Full-stack isn't just backend/front-end on web. I see a stack running way deeper and higher than that (this XKCD comes to mind [1]).But when I know all that, I also need to know how to do it securely right? So I need to know about that too.Then, I need to know about best practices such as CI/CD, hexagonal architecture, testing, whatever the developer culture came up with (e.g. the Smalltalk community and JS community do not agree on extending base classes). And many more things.I need to know math, not necessarily in full, but definitely at the level of that I can read ML papers and at least try to come up with potential novel thoughts.But there's also the topic of AIJul 25, 2026 9:55 AM
elizabethlineguide.com
Show HN: Elizabeth Line Guide (London) – Live departures, timetables, fareshttps://elizabethlineguide.comHi,I built this as a little side project as I had the following issues when travelling on the Elizabeth Line:- Hard to get live departures for my destination/line - Hard to get timetable times (which I need when I get off a flight at Heathrow and need to find if I can catch the next train) - Hard to get fare information between two stopsI took a look at the keyword stats and there are not too many competitors. The site is hovering in the second page of google at the moment, but that is with zero promotion.Hopefully helps anyone the next time they're travelling on the Liz Line.Jul 25, 2026 7:48 AM
bing.com
When Middle Age Actually Startshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d10e725840d1bb64161ac392abc1&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theatlantic.com%2ffamily%2f2026%2f07%2fmiddle-age-start-end%2f688021%2f&c=9560917919935116580&mkt=en-usThe only thing anyone can reliably tell you about middle age is that it’s in the middle of life. What’s the middle? Well, it’s after the beginning, and before the end. Okay, we can do a little better ...Jul 25, 2026 6:00 AM
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Show HN: How well do you use Claude Code?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49042653A bunch of companies that I spoke to had their own claude & codex OTel dashboards that showed spend + seats per month.However, none of the dashboards actually analyzed how the engineers worked with the tools and if there were any areas for improvement! That's why I created https://www.promptster.ai.Managers get aggregate level view of code quality and how that ties with team workflows (nothing on a per-engineer level). While engineers get personalized coaching on how they can save tokens while keeping output high.We also have a tool built for individuals to test their local claude code setups. It's open-source and completely local. You can check that out here: https://github.com/pa-arth/cc-audit.Would love feedback on either and reach out if you're interested in purchasing the teams product!Jul 24, 2026 11:00 PM
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Ask HN: What's Up with Archive.today?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49042453Archive.[today|is|ph|il|md|etc.] has been unresponsive for the last few days.I've searched around a bit but haven't seen any reporting as to what's up with the site(s).Does anyone have any information about this? Speculation? Wild rumors?Jul 24, 2026 10:36 PM
spacepolicyonline.com
Fires near Madrid Force Evacuation of NASA’s DSN Facilityhttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/fires-near-madrid-force-evacuation-of-nasas-dsn-facility/Wildfires near Madrid, Spain forced the evacuation of NASA’s Deep Space Network facility there today. The agency reports that everyone is safe. The Madrid station is one of three around […]Jul 24, 2026 8:52 PM
derekp.com
Show HN: Impress – an ad-free daily word gamehttps://derekp.com/impress/I built the word game I've always wanted. It's ad-free and tracking-free. I'm not trying to monetize it, just trying to build something fun. I'd love some feedback!Jul 24, 2026 8:22 PM
bing.com
Former Ohio State WR Cris Carter compares Tavien St. Clair to NFL starhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d494dca054906b7d67d8d4497cbc4&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Farticles%2Fformer-ohio-state-wr-cris-005233095.html&c=2990607778803882515&mkt=en-usJayden Maiava isn't universally seen as a top-3 quarterback in the Big Ten. There's one simple thing Maiava can do about that: Prove everyone wrong ESPN analyst EJ Manuel believes has gone on the ...Jul 24, 2026 5:52 PM
science.nasa.gov
NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moonhttps://science.nasa.gov/image-article/centers-and-facilities/goddard/nasas-escapade-snaps-family-portrait-of-earth-moon/On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 363,250 miles (584,600 kilometers) from Earth and 115,600 miles (186,100 kilometers) from the Moon, making the Moon appear relatively […]Jul 24, 2026 5:47 PM
bing.com
Meteo Palma di Maiorca (Spagna) - Previsioni a lungo terminehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8c047b12224494888e80266bdc7566&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilmeteo.it%2Fmeteo%2Fpalma%2Bdi%2Bmaiorca%2Flungo-termine&c=6635432595714441898&mkt=en-usIl grafico si costruisce sovrapponendo 20 possibili evoluzioni partendo da condizioni iniziali opportunamente variate, simulando quindi tutti i possibili comportamenti dell'atmosfera. Tanto più vicino ...Jul 24, 2026 5:00 PM
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Tell HN: ChatGPT exports do not contain all conversation messageshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49037807Just FYI - if you do an export from ChatGPT, verify the export data. I requested an export from ChatGPT a few days ago and received the zip this morning, but the zip is missing messages.I know this because I manually downloaded several of the conversations before requesting the export, and the manual downloads contain the messages, but the export doesn't. I actually had ChatGPT do a second verification and it confirmed the missing messages.I had ChatGPT generate a report showing concrete evidence of an export-integrity problem, not just a difference in titles or formatting. I then tried to submit the report via the chat on help.openai.com, and the chat stopped responding completely.For context, the missing threads were completely benign (discussions regarding the historical development of Rabbinic Judaism), so this appears to be a technical data integrity bug rather than a moderation or filtering choice. Has anyone else noticed missing data in their recent OpenAI exports?Jul 24, 2026 4:16 PM
notebeck.com
Show HN: Sequence, a daily spatial number puzzlehttps://notebeck.com/sequence/A field of random numbers with simple interactive mechanics is like a cheat code for designing puzzle games. Credit to my brother who came up with the initial idea, inspired by games like Sudoku and Minesweeper.I also love the communal experience of Wordle, so it generates the same puzzle for everyone each day.Jul 24, 2026 1:44 PM
bing.com
WSJ: Bahrain, Kuwait Hit Iran in Rare Retaliationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ce97837594c9fb94c120b83e0cbf6&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Farticles%2Fwsj-bahrain-kuwait-hit-iran-194828521.html&c=17331841815707628676&mkt=en-usBahrain and Kuwait secretly sent fighter jets into Iran earlier this month to attack drone and missile facilities, marking their first known direct military retaliation against Te ...Jul 24, 2026 12:48 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Show HN: Build native iOS widgets from any HTTPS endpointhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49033628I built Dashlet since I often found myself building different web dashboards for all sorts of data (custom page views monitoring, app downloads, info from my home sensors) and I quickly got tired of always having to navigate to a page in Safari and reenter credentials to access them.I wanted to just simply be able to see it on my phone, when scrolling around it - in almost realtime.I've built bespoke apps (just for myself) in the past, that mapped a specific custom API for that purpose, but it was a hassle anytime I changed something in the response or added some new API for myself.So, Dashlet is an answer to that - it can handle any JSON (or XML, or even image) endpoints and has a nice interactive way of picking which values out of it should be displayed in which type of widget. So, if something has an API but no app (or no widget), Dashlet lets you point it at an HTTPS endpoint, visually map fields from JSON/XML/images, and create native Home Screen (also lock screen and Apple Watch)Jul 24, 2026 10:41 AM
github.com
Show HN: Audio Player with "Binaural Beats" tuned to the same key as your musichttps://github.com/henrygabriels/binaural-studioHi HN, Gabriel here.This is a standalone binaural beat generator, combined with a two-deck local audio player built with the Web Audio API.It includes ten harmonic carrier pairs, seven brainwave-state presets, per-harmonic mixing (so the binaural tones aren't out-of-tune with the music), adjustable beat and carrier frequencies, two oscillator shapes, offline key/BPM analysis, automatic carrier matching, adaptive impulse noise, playlist support, and output recording.The main problem I've had with existing "binaural beat" generators is that the tone generated does not remain in-tune with what I'm listening to.This becomes highly noticeable, kind of ruining both the binaural beat and the music ("wrong, Marge, two perfectly good jackets!").That's the issue this solves, and then I added a bunch of nice-to-haves on top.It's open-source, free, etc - I'm just sharing because it's something I wanted to exist, and maybe others want it to exist too. Some of you might remember i-Doser, and have - Jul 24, 2026 10:01 AM
bing.com
Alignment Doesn’t Always Work the Way Leaders Expect. Here’s the Reality They Often Miss.http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d2df4abaf4b5ba7b89fb757b012e2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.entrepreneur.com%2Fbuilding-a-business%2Falignment-doesnt-always-work-the-way-leaders-expect-heres-the-reality-they-often-miss&c=15326108329316951060&mkt=en-usAlignment improves decisions and suggests discipline, collaboration and care. But it can also become something else — it can spread exposure so widely that no one person is carrying the decision ...Jul 24, 2026 10:00 AM
