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Ha, as the guy who runs HNL I'm curious what you're reading that makes you feel like that?
Re:Geolocation leak using plane doppler curves [video] on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:36PM (#50345007)
I had no idea that Doppler waves would show up like this, but it makes sense they do. I would assume the three letter agencies have been using this forever, but it feels like this unlocks a lot of crazy use cases for both commercial and private sectors?

Also.. I think this might be the coolest thing I've ever seen on YouTube.

Re:HN has lost the joy for me on Friday October 09, 2026 @02:49AM (#50016929)
Have you seen https://hackernewsletter.com? I hand curate it each week (working on tomorrow's issue right now!) and try to pick a mix with the goal of finding some fun things. Your mileage might vary, but I've heard from lots of subscribers it helps with this.
Re:HN has lost the joy for me on Friday October 09, 2026 @02:43AM (#50016879)
It is the second chance pool and you can read about it via Dang's announcement thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308
Re:Flip Fluid Simulation on Flip Dot Display [video] on Thursday September 24, 2026 @07:58PM (#49838406)
More details can be found here: https://mitxela.com/projects/flipflip
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026) on Monday September 14, 2026 @12:36AM (#49692048)
They mentioned paper trading which means it isn't using actual money.

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