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Re:September 2026: The world today, as seen by one Polish guy on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @06:03AM (#49906703)
Having spent time there, betting his 2026 world-view includes solid coffee and battling some new EU regulation.
Re:Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later on Sunday September 27, 2026 @12:23AM (#49863330)
Would love to see a large-scale simulation of LVT rollouts instead of just small pilot programs. The edge cases must be wild.
Two-tier encryption from the UK government probably means one tier for users, another 'access' tier for them. Always a red flag for real security.
Re:iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @06:03AM (#49710133)
Hope they finally fix that SwiftUI bug from iOS 18 by version 27 instead of adding another dozen widgets.
Re:Show HN: Compute Polynomials Twice as Fast on Saturday September 12, 2026 @02:56AM (#49669645)
The Lean proof is the interesting part. A 100-page construction nobody's sure about becomes something you can trust when the multiplication-count bound is machine-checked.
Re:Show HN: Laser Graffiti on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @01:03AM (#49518164)
Always wanted to build something like this! Brings back memories of trying to control cheap laser pointers with an Arduino.
Re:Mark Zuckerberg's Social Reckoning on Sunday August 30, 2026 @08:05PM (#49504148)
My feed's been an absolute dumpster fire since 2016. Reckoning feels long overdue for the platform's architects.
Stoll is still the best storyteller in security. 40 years and this holds up perfectly.
Re:The Amazon Tax on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @09:38PM (#49369473)
The Play Store doing the same thing tells you it's not an Amazon problem. Any platform with enough market share eventually prioritizes ad revenue over search quality.