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Those who fly too close to the SUN (Microsystems) eventually get burnedhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46037391Imagine if in the 1960s, the early days of databases, tech CEOs decided that flat files on giant mainframes were the pinnacle of innovation. Imagine they poured $300B into pre-scaling that because they assumed sequential file access represented the future of enterprise demand - and because government contracts seemed within reach.Meanwhile, a handful of quiet researchers were in the trenches building the real breakthroughs: RDBMS, B-Trees, hash indexes, SQL, and later NoSQL and distributed SQL - along with new hardware architectures that actually made data systems scalable, reliable, and foundational to the global economy.If someone had bet hundreds of billions on flat files simply because they mistook raw compute demand for actual utility, it would be laughable in hindsight. That’s the feeling I get watching today’s frenzy.I don’t understand the impatience of supposedly smart tech leaders racing to pour tens of billions into selling and scaling technology that is still unstable, rapidNov 24, 2025 6:36 PM
bing.com
Arrive AI Faces More Than 1 Problem Before Successhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cbb2ee4a64846b62cf8a3bb76f782&url=https%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F4847244-arrive-ai-faces-more-than-1-problem-before-success&c=7073706447757310777&mkt=en-usIn essence, Arrive AI’s product and services capitalize on the Arrive Point. The Arrive Point is a pick-up/drop-off point that can be used by aerial drones, autonomous ground vehicles and traditional ...Nov 24, 2025 2:04 PM
github.com
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
gigs.quest
Show HN: Real-time freelancer marketplace with per-second billinghttps://gigs.quest/Hi HN! I'm launching Gigs.Quest, a platform where startups can hire freelancers instantly through live video rooms.Problem: Traditional freelancing platforms are slow. You post a job, wait for proposals, interview candidates, negotiate rates, then finally start work. For quick tasks, this is overkill.Solution: Create a room, describe what you need, and qualified talent joins live within 5-12 minutes. Collaborate via HD video and screen sharing. Pay per second ($0.02/sec = $72/hr). All sessions recorded.Why this works: • For startups: Get immediate help without hiring overhead • For freelancers: Monetize expertise without bidding/proposals • Trust: All sessions recorded, transparent earnings, Stripe-backed paymentsReal use cases from beta: • Debugging production outage (saved 3 hours vs hiring process) • Quick design mockup review (12 min session, $14 cost) • Architecture consultation for new feature (45 min, $54)Tech details: • Pre-authorization holds that scale (start at $5, double atNov 23, 2025 8:01 PM
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Pursue Idea (Non-AI Related), but Have No Idea Where to Start?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46019216So...I'm a new grad from a basic public uni. Some good experience under my belt (internships). But don't really have a huge network or group of people I can help iterate on my idea. I've built an MVP, showed it to some of the smartest people I know and have gotten a unanimous "This isn't shit, and actually provides value to developers."But... I'm not sure where to go from here, It's an idea I built out of frustration with work and a way to just simplify my work flow handling distributed systems. I have no clue really what it entails really brining my idea to life. I think it has a good chance of being something that is acquired rather than standing alone. Again, though unsure what to do as it's just me, a fresh new grad, whose basically showing their shiny new toy to everyone I know.project idea: visual monitoring for distributed systems, combines are your transaction into one place and provides feedback on better traceability for systems.Looking for some general advice, I honestly jusNov 22, 2025 11:17 PM
forty.news
Show HN: Forty.News – Daily news, but on a 40-year delayhttps://forty.newsThis started as a reaction to a conversational trope. Despite being a tranquil place, even conversations at my yoga studio often start with, "Can you believe what's going on right now?" with that angry/scared undertone.I'm a news avoider, so I usually feel some smug self-satisfaction in those instances, but I wondered if there was a way to satisfy the urge to doomscroll without the anxiety.My hypothesis: Apply a 40-year latency buffer. You get the intellectual stimulation of "Big Events" without the fog of war, because you know the world didn't end.40 years creates a mirror between the Reagan Era and today. The parallels include celebrity populism, Cold War tensions (Soviets vs. Russia), and inflation economics.The system ingests raw newspaper scans and uses a multi-step LLM pipeline to generate the daily edition:OCR & Ingestion: Converts raw pixels to text.Scoring: Grades events on metrics like Dramatic Irony and Name Recognition to surface stories that are interesting with hindsight.Nov 22, 2025 6:47 PM
spacedaily.com
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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ShowHN: RepoScout – A multi-platform Git repo search tool in Rusthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46012864Hello HN,One day, my friend and I just got an idea: we needed a simple, fast utility that could search across GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket simultaneously from the terminal. The continuous context-switching between web UIs, browser searches, and our editor was a constant friction point, so we decided to build a dedicated TUI application for repository discovery.We chose Rust for the performance and robustness, making this our first significant project with the language. The result is RepoScout, a fully keyboard-driven Terminal User Interface (TUI) built on the ratatui framework.Here is a clear statement of what the project does: RepoScout allows users to search, analyze, and manage repositories across multiple Git platforms without leaving their terminal.Technical Details & ImplementationWe struggled and learned a lot while implementing these core technical components:- Vector Search (Work In Progress): This was the most complex technical challenge. Our goal was to let users find projeNov 22, 2025 7:26 AM
nemorize.com
Show HN: Nemorize – AI-powered spaced repetition for learning anythinghttps://nemorize.com/I built Nemorize to solve my own frustration with flashcard apps: spending hours creating cards instead of actually learning.What it does: Describe what you want to learn (e.g., "Norwegian A1 vocabulary" or "React hooks") and AI generates a complete lesson with 15-25 questionsSpaced repetition system tracks your progress across 9 mastery levels (Apprentice → Burned)AI evaluates open-ended answers for language courses and conceptual questions Works on mobile and desktopTech stack: F# / ASP.NET Core backend Vanilla JS frontend and lit SQLite databaseClaude for AI generation and evaluationWhat makes it different: AI generates both the lesson content AND the flashcards, not just one or the otherStricter evaluation at higher mastery levels (Guru+ requires correct spelling/grammar for language courses)No subscription wall for core featuresTry it: https://nemorize.comI'd love feedback on the learning experience and any rough edges you find.Nov 21, 2025 8:24 PM
science.nasa.gov
10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earthhttps://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/10-years-of-students-helping-nasa-grow-space-food-with-growing-beyond-earth/Nearly 1,250 middle and high school students from 71 schools around the world joined Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) Student Launch Chat with the Scientists, marking an inspiring milestone in the program’s 10th anniversary year. The live session, held in collaboration with NASA, connected classrooms directly with Dr. Gioia Massa […]Nov 21, 2025 6:25 PM
bing.com
Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight details: Everything to know about 2025 Netflix boxing cardhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d106e34de4926b047b6bd9f143ef5&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportingnews.com%2Fus%2Fboxing%2Fnews%2Fjake-paul-anthony-joshua-fight-details-gervonta-davis%2F2ffcd89f3cae025e4d7d6142&c=16598814175203431384&mkt=en-usJake Paul's highly anticipated bout with Gervonta Davis was scrapped after Davis was hit with a domestic violence lawsuit, but Paul's team insisted it would find a new opponent. While the fight has ...Nov 21, 2025 10:30 AM
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Interesting LNT Put And Call Options For July 2026http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88d2760d6d41aea0cf836ac76856d9&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasdaq.com%2Farticles%2Finteresting-lnt-put-and-call-options-july-2026&c=3214103806388561821&mkt=en-usInvestors in Alliant Energy Corp (Symbol: LNT) saw new options begin trading this week, for the July 2026 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, ...Nov 21, 2025 7:44 AM
nasa.gov
NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flighthttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-quesst-mission-marks-x-59s-historic-first-flight-2/NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, at 11:14 a.m. EDT from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The one-of-a-kind aircraft flew for 67 minutes before landing and taxiing to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew […]Nov 20, 2025 10:12 PM
esa.int
Galileo to take its first flight on Ariane 6 on 17 Decemberhttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Galileo_to_take_its_first_flight_on_Ariane_6_on_17_DecemberOn 17 December 2025, two Galileo satellites will be launched by Arianespace on Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This 14th operational launch in the Galileo programme will improve the precision, availability and robustness of the Galileo system. These satellites will benefit the billions of people who use Galileo daily via their smartphone as well as key sectors such as critical infrastructure, autonomous driving, air traffic, maritime, agriculture, emergency services and rescue operations.Nov 20, 2025 9:31 AM
nasa.gov
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
science.nasa.gov
Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells ‘Spiraling’ Apep, Limits Long Orbithttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/webb-first-to-show-4-dust-shells-spiraling-apep-limits-long-orbit/NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding beyond the next in precisely the same pattern. (The fourth is almost transparent, at the edges of Webb’s image.) Observations taken prior to Webb only detected one shell, […]Nov 19, 2025 4:02 PM
chatterbooth.app
Show HN: We built ChatterBooth, an anonymous app to talk and chat freelyhttps://chatterbooth.appHi HN,I’m Billy, co-founder of ChatterBooth. It’s an anonymous app where people can talk or chat freely without judgment.The idea came in 2020 when one of my co-founders wanted to share about his mom’s cancer recovery but couldn’t. It made us realize how hard it is to open up online. Finally, we released the app earlier this year. We’ve also noticed people venting to AI chatbots just to be heard, but AI doesn’t really get you. ChatterBooth is for real human connection, even if it’s anonymous.In the future, if there’s enough traction, we want to reward people as Conversation Starters or Accommodating Strangers — small gestures to encourage connection.We launched on the iOS App Store in 23 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific and have a few hundred downloads so far. It’s still early, still bootstrapped, but it’s been amazing to see real, honest moments happening in the app.If this kind of thing interests you or you’ve built something similar, I’d love to hear your thoNov 19, 2025 2:54 PM
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CS/ML PhD: Debating Between Internship and Full-Time Offershttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45971132I am a CS PhD student set to graduate sometime mid-to-late next year (2026). I interned this summer in the ML research group of a major financial institution (Goldman/Morgan Stanley/JPM). The team was good and I generally enjoyed the work and they have opportunity to publish at regular intervals. They also gave me a verbal full-time offer to join them after PhD completion (sometime mid-late 2026). I should be expecting the official letter sometime soon and the salary would be comparable to L4 salaries at Google.Now I also happen to apply to and receive an offer for a research scientist intern at Meta for summer 2026 (flexible start dates). This isn't super-intelligence or anything, but fairly mature team that works on research/scientific problems in their core business. The team lead reached out to be and mentioned that they do have headcount for full-time and are indeed looking to transition some of the interns to FT based on internship perf and an internal interview. The Meta team's Nov 18, 2025 7:51 PM
spacenews.com
The next generation of radar needed to detect micro-debris and enable a safer LEOhttps://spacenews.com/the-next-generation-of-radar-needed-to-detect-micro-debris-and-enable-a-safer-leo/As someone deeply involved in the space sector, I’ve seen firsthand how low Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming increasingly congested. Satellite operators, space agencies and aerospace companies are all facing a growing threat from orbital debris. With more than 10,000 active satellites already in orbit and millions of smaller fragments accumulating, the risk of collision […] The post The next generation of radar needed to detect micro-debris and enable a safer LEO appeared first on SpaceNews.Nov 18, 2025 4:00 PM
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Running a self hosted server with IPv6 is still a nightmare in 2025https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45967106First of, a disclaimer: I have NOTHING against IPv6. I find it great. I find also AWESOME that all my devices behind my ISP's router/modem/box (I'll just call it a "box"), are provided with a public IPv6 address.1.But then...you have mobile clients who use 4G/5G. And guess what, some telecommunication operators, in 2025, still do not support IPv6 over 4G. That means, that you're feel completely MAD as YOU can access ALL you services from "outside" your local network using a computer. But when you switch to a phone -> you dead. Then you enable the WiFi connection on your Phone and NOW your services are accessible again2.Some software DO NOT support IPv6. For instance Arma 3 server doens't support IPv6. Arma 3 is a 2013 game, which is still sold for a good price on Steam (27.99€, last time I checked https://store.steampowered.com/app/107410/Arma_3/), and the game is still played A LOT https://steamcharts.com/app/107410. So money is flowing, don't tell me this couldn't be fixed/updated.AnNov 18, 2025 3:03 PM
