Digest — 2025-02-21:

Chatbots of the dead

political unfoldings in germany

making time for hobbies (or other things)

Too Many Hobbies, and Not Enough Time

The quest for a “communication device” that tells cells to regenerate the body

Ask Ethan: Could dark matter be “normal stuff” we can’t see?

Wind It Back

Reflections on 25 years of Interconnected. Big congratulations to Matt Webb on...

Edith Zimmerman imagines books written by fairy tale and Disney princesses in...

I saw Paddington in Peru last weekend and so it’s been difficult...

Betty White is getting a stamp from the USPS that commemorates her...

ANXIETY: Doechii Raps Over Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know (2019)

Here’s what it’s like watching all 24 hours of Christian Marclay’s The...

Craig Mod on how “leave no trace” and “pack it in, pack...

The Sutro Tower in 3D

“Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun’s was...

Amy Sherald and Michelle Obama

A Robert Frost poem from 1918, ironically entitled “Nothing New”, has been...

Severance: Music To Refine To

Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board. “This is...

On digital gardens (and being a whole person on the web)

AI #104: American State Capacity on the Brink

The first RCT for GLP-1 drugs and alcoholism isn't what we hoped

On OpenAI’s Model Spec 2.0

ParaScope: Do Language Models Plan the Upcoming Paragraph?

The Sorry State of AI X-Risk Advocacy, and Thoughts on Doing Better

Timaeus in 2024

Technologies that Didn’t: CLNS

Large Language Diffusion Models

NixOS: the power of VM tests

Depth is all you need: how Antithesis crushes Gradius

Quint Deserves Rust

The Smallest Go Binary (5KB)

We Issued Our First Six Day Cert

Open letter to browser and OS makers

GDScript Notes

Neut Programming Language

Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands

The First Wasm_of_ocaml Release is Out

Chromium Ozone/Wayland: The Last Mile Stretch

What are you doing this weekend?

Databases are the endgame for data-oriented design

Chatting with the Designer of MonoLisa

Running ML models in Elixir using Pythonx

Docker limits unauthenticated pulls to 10/hr/ip from Docker Hub, from March 1

Linus replies to R4L controversy

Crustacean for Lobste.rs

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

This is What Happens When You Unleash 500 Singles on an IRL Date

Howl

The Language of Tree Rings

Xonsh – A Python-powered shell

The Deep Research problem

Tuta Launches Post Quantum Cryptography for Email (2024)

Favicon Hasher – An Osint Tool

Biologists discover a new type of control over RNA splicing

Some Programming Language Ideas

Why does target="_blank" have an underscore in front? (2024)

I ate and reviewed every snack in our office kitchen

Keeping our free tier sustainable by preventing abuse

Writing a DSL in Lua (2015)

Fast Cash vs. Slow Equity

Aqueous-based recycling of perovskite photovoltaics

'Indiana Jones' jailbreak approach highlights vulnerabilities of existing LLMs

Fly To Podman: a script that will help you to migrate from Docker

Bybit loses $1.5B in hack but can cover loss, CEO confirms

Why Ruby on Rails still matters

The CRPG Renaissance, Part 3: TSR Is Dead

Neo Gamma (Home Humanoid)

General Reasoning: Free, open resource for building large reasoning models

Posh (YC W22) Is Hiring

Some critical issues with the SWE-bench dataset

I found a backdoor into my bed

DeepDive in everything of Llama3: revealing detailed insights and implementation

Johnny.Decimal – A system to organise your life

20 years working on the same software product

Launch HN: Massdriver (YC W22) – Self-serve cloud infra without the red tape

Sparse Voxels Rasterization: Real-Time High-Fidelity Radiance Field Rendering

Show HN: Slime OS – An open-source app launcher for RP2040 based devices

The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine

Yocto, RockPi and SBOMs: Building modern embedded Linux images

Suckless.org: software that sucks less

Richard Feynman's blackboard at the time of his death (1988)

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

'What a lie': Danish astronaut responds to Musk

EFF: Social media platforms are removing vital info on reproductive health

Long-Context GRPO

Show HN: One year of bewCloud (a simpler Nextcloud alternative)

US Judge invalidates blood glucose sensor patent, opens door for Apple Watch

Running Systemd-Nspawn Containers

Users don't care about your tech stack

Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn't illegal without proof of seeding

Every .gov Domain

DeepSeek Open Infra: Open-Sourcing 5 AI Repos in 5 Days

Train Your Own O1 Preview Model Within $450

Software engineering job openings hit five-year low?

BritCSS: Fixes CSS to use non-American English

Exa Laboratories (YC S24) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer to Build AI Chips

How ‘Event Scripts’ Structure Our Personal Memories

No Spare Parts: How Great Lakes Fisheries Are Creatively Minimizing Waste

The Euro-American Split (I): Dread Possibility

But what’s it really for?

Silenced Voices, Shifting Power: Mongolian Civil Society, Geopolitics, and the USAID Funding Freeze

The Taliban’s Struggle for Legitimacy

DeepSeek Reflects Both the Success and Failure of US Tech Containment Against China

The Myth of a ‘Reverse Kissinger’: Why Aligning With Russia to Counter China Is a Strategic Illusion

Contradicting Past Policies, China Bets on Its Private Sector to Boost Its Economy

Why Is Prominent Uzbek Imam Mubashshir Ahmad Wanted by Authorities?

Trump Wants Nuclear Arms Control Talks With China and Russia. Here’s Where to Start.

China’s AI Breakthrough Signals a New Era of Tech Innovation

Is the Elevation of India-Qatar Ties to a Strategic Partnership More a Reflection of Aspirations?

Why India’s Ruling BJP Is Celebrating Trump’s Crackdown on USAID

What Trump’s Tilt Toward Russia Means for China

Can Young Americans and Chinese Build Bridges Over Troubled Waters?

As Trump Upends US Politics, Chinese People Watch in Fascination

Hyundai’s Sustainability Push Rings Hollow While Automaker Exports Pollution

DeepSeek and the AI Competition

Vietnam’s National Assembly Approves $8B Rail Link to China

Why So Many Cambodians Travel Abroad For Medical Care

It’s Time to Move Beyond Federal Democracy in Myanmar

Thailand Rescues 7,000 but Faces Stiff Resistance in Scamming Crackdown

[notes] fish tip: Launching $EDITOR to Edit the Current Terminal Command

Swiggy to invest up to Rs 1,000 Cr in Scootsy amid heavy dark store expansion

Myntra is serving up wellness with Bengaluru's first in-house corporate pickleball court

[Weekly funding roundup Feb 15-21] Sharp fall in venture capital inflow

CM Pinarayi Vijayan assures smooth sailing for investors at Invest Kerala Summit

Culture Circle is bridging the trust gap in India’s luxury resale market

FirstCry company secretary Neelam Jethani resigns

Edtech unicorn LEAD’s Sumeet Mehta advocates public-private partnerships to improve India’s schools

India on track in AI race, says Amitabh Kant; Bubble Me's self-care bet

Plum expands into personal insurance sector, to invest $6M over two years

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (February 21, 2025)

BluSmart launches pet travel service in Delhi and Gurugram

Myntra launches Bengaluru's first in-house corporate pickleball court

Head Digital Works acquires Adda52 for Rs 491 Cr

DevOps leaders chart the course for secure software delivery at JFrog Leadership Exchange

Naina Da Kehna without Badshah | Crew | Diljit Dosanjh | Zendria

How To Build The Future: Aravind Srinivas

Blastoff! SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites, nails droneship landing

Learnings from Indian Army, Mukesh Ambani, Adani and Mahindra! | ft. Capt. Raghu Raman | IBP

Indian Army’s Leadership Secret!

Dark Truth about Money!

Schools don’t teach leadership?

Mukesh Ambani’s Leadership Secret!

Quickest way to get success

Why great leaders read?

Beijing has a chance to broker peace in Ukraine. It’s a Trump tactic, say the Chinese

India-Pakistan cricket rivalry & Chhattisgarh village's YouTube revolution: What Global Media said

Why is gold price breaking through the roof & world still chasing it? Think Trump, geopolitics

Experts call for strict action in KIIT ‘suicide’ case, implementation of anti-ragging guidelines

US Senate confirms Kash Patel as new FBI director

‘US funding to improve India voter turnout a kickback scheme,’ says Trump

Outrage over Ranveer Allahbadia is calculated to lay the ground for digital media censorship

Outrage over Ranveer Allahbadia is calculated to lay the ground for digital media censorship

'This is for bureaucracy,' says Elon Musk while waving chainsaw at CPAC

Haryana khap breaks 100-yr-old marriage taboo between villages, now waits for 1st wedding

S. Jaishankar meets China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of G20 meet

'Don't take me lightly', says Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde amid reports of rift with Fadnavis

Trump's reciprocal tariff plan & how it may affect few sectors in India

Lalit Maken to Tahawwur Rana—India’s first extradition battle still poses tough questions

Jr Devs - "I Can't Code Anymore"

🚨🚨 HARDCORE TYPESCRIPT PROGRAMMING 🚨🚨

After Beer Biceps Case, Could Broadcast Bill Be Pushed Through the Backdoor? | Amit Varma

BJP और USAID: Fact Check ने भाजपा के दावों को खोकला कर दिया, भारत नहीं बांग्लादेश गया अमेरिकन पैसा

Train के जनरल डिब्बे में भयंकर भीड़ क्यों होती है? दोषी कौन?

'Trump Sending People Back in Shackles is a Political Message' | Insight South Asia

I Do Not Know if Rahul Gandhi Will Ever Become Prime Ministerial but It’s Too Late to Change Him

Govt Issues Advisory to OTT Platforms Amid Ranveer Allahbadia and Vulgarity on Social Media Row

Ewan McGregor Went Method In Star Wars | The Graham Norton Show

Emma Thompson is a national treasure 🌟

Friends (the one with estrangement): Europe without the US

What does Putin really want?

Angry Feral Cat Transforms After First Bath | The Dodo

Hissing Feral Cat Gets Won Over With A Bath ❤️ | The Dodo

Cat Who Took Two Months To Come Inside Meets Dog Sister | The Dodo

After 2 Months, This Stray Cat Finally Found the Courage to Come Inside | The Dodo

Pura Scents For The Best Smelling Cozy Home | The Pack

Rescued Naked Pittie Puppy Heals With Love and Care | The Dodo

Rescued Naked Pittie Puppy Heals With Love and Care | The Dodo

DeepSeek and the AI Competition

Amit Shah Vows To Finish Naxalism In Next 12 Months | Can He Do It? | Akash Banerjee & Adwaith

Michael Kosta's Journey to The Daily Show - After The Cut | The Daily Show

How Michael Kosta went from staring at himself in a glass door to hosting #TheDailyShow #AfterTheCut

Chief Royal Ramey on the incarcerated firefighter program that changed his life

Journalist Julia Ioffe explains how Russia's disinformation attack on Ukraine works on Truth Social

AI has the potential to SUPERCHARGE our curiosity #AI #Curiosity #Perplexity #TEDTalks

Can AI Match the Human Brain? | Surya Ganguli | TED

Super Slow-Mo shows how Backspin ACTUALLY Works!

Will Earth be HIT by an Asteroid in 2032?! ☄️

Will An Asteroid Hit Earth in 2032?

why you don’t feel anything anymore

50 of the World's Worst Serial Killers (That You Probably Haven't Heard Of)

Life is better when everything is a concert! | #shorts

If you hear me now | Kadhalikka Neramillai BGM | A.R.Rahman | Unreleased Song - Fading Light

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #Rangeela | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #DilSe| #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #Lagaan | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #Saathiya | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #Guru | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #JaaneTuYaJaaneNa | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #Delhi6 | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #RangDeBasanti | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

#ARRahman getting #FilmfareAwards for #Rockstar | #BESTMUSICDIRECTOR

Bird Flu Should Have Killed One Billion People

Microsoft Reports Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Bass Tip - Don’t Double the Melody! #guitar #bass #musicproducer #song #shorts

The Augmented Scale! #guitar #guitarlesson #guitarist #shorts

How China Killed Hong Kong's Economy

Meghna-வ விட்டுட்டு போங்க டா Dei😂💥 | Parithabangal #shorts

ORIGAMI TIGER TUTORIAL STEP BY STEP | HOW TO MAKE ORIGAMI TIGER | DIY ORIGAMI TIGER CRAFTING

DIFFICULT ORIGAMI TIGER TUTORIAL STEP BY STEP | HOW TO MAKE ORIGAMI TIGER PAPER FOLDING INSTRUCTIONS

The White Lotus S3, Mrs., BeerBiceps row | Awful and Awesome Ep 380

‘A teen told me women belong in the kitchen’: Students on India’s ‘manosphere’

Operation Pluto: The Incredible Undersea Pipeline That Fueled D-Day

Maafi maang 🤣 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood

Aap ki Harkatein theek nahi hein 😭 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Jaan ji 🙈🤭 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood

This Paris Apartment Could Change Urban Living Forever

DOGE & USAID

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Watch How Kejriwal Govt Didn’t Keep Its Promise To Dalit Students | Infocus Episode 11 | Jist

Does your cat keep you up all night? Follow these tips! #cats #catlife #catbehavior

Nick Cave and Seán O’Hagan on Faith, Hope and Carnage (part 2)

Classical Vocal By Sninti Mishra & Musicians ❣️✨#icmvocal #classical #music #icmtabla #shorts

Amazing Dance By Prithvi Nayak ❣️✨#icmdance #classical #dance #icmtabla #shorts

Santoor Recital By Pt Bhajan Sapori Ji🙏✨ #santoor #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

The Dangers of Despair & Social Isolation | Dr. Michael Platt & Dr. Andrew Huberman

mere werga, tenu naiyo labna #hassanroshaan #sixer #desimusic

Brooklyn’s Only Interstate Is Doomed

Is it a good time to invest or should you wait?

The Efficiency Paradox: How to Save Yourself & the World • Holly Cummins • GOTO 2024

Kafka Connect: Build & Run Data Pipelines • Kate Stanley, Mickael Maison & Danica Fine

Have The Finalists Got The Skills To Cut It As A Pro? | Zwift Academy 2025 Ep. 2

Have The Finalists Got The Skills? #zwiftacademy #globalcyclingnetwork #gcn

Death By Car Vs Death By Driving

Space communication got a whole lot cooler! ❄️

When Walking Away Is the ONLY Answer (A Hermit’s Philosophy)

Haiti - The iron grip of the gangs | DW Documentary

Germany is struggling | DW Documentary

Green Kitchen Trailer | Methi: A Powerhouse of Nutrition

Einstein’s Hidden WWII Secret! | Dark Matters: Twisted But True | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

NASA’s Most Shocking Space Missions! | Nasa’s Unexplained Files | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

Raag Patdeep | Dilshad Khan | Music of India

Butter Biscuit + Coffee = Bliss 🤤 Rajeev + Tumbler = Fun 🤭

Bobby Fischer’s Blunder Teaches Accountability

Mikhail Tal's Richter-Rauzer WRECKS Radulov

Nepomniachtchi WON But WHY ISN’T He HAPPY? (2025 Chessable Masters)

Magnus Carlsen is SURPRISED By 1600-RATED 3-YEAR-OLD INDIAN TALENT

MAGNUS VS. HIKARU GRAND FINALS GAME 2 | CCT Chessable Masters 2025

MAGNUS VS. HIKARU GRAND FINALS GAME 3 | CCT Chessable Masters 2025

MAGNUS VS. HIKARU GRAND FINALS GAME 4 | CCT Chessable Masters 2025

MAGNUS VS. HIKARU GRAND FINALS GAME 1 | CCT Chessable Masters 2025

Your Outie Plays The London

Magnus Carlsen On Joe Rogan, Beads??

Magnus On Punching His Ticket To Esports World Cup, Rivalry With Hikaru | FULL INTERVIEW

MAGNUS vs. HIKARU! Who'll Win? | Chessable Masters 2025 Grand Final

Why You Should Hang Daily! #hanging #posture #shoulderpainrelief #mobility

Unlocking 2000-year-old secrets from Ancient Rome | Casey Handmer for The Freethink Interview

Vietnam : The Hidden Battles That Inspired Apocalypse Now

Is the Australian Outback the New Promised Land for Jews?

The Weird Science That Lets Insects Fly in the Rain

Hamas responds after Israel says body returned from Gaza is not Shiri Bibas | BBC News

Statue of Wallace and Gromit villain Feathers McGraw unveiled in UK. #WallaceAndGromit #BBCNews

Brooke Shields on how Hollywood views ageing actresses | BBC News

Donald Trump's envoy calls Ukrainian President Zelensky a 'courageous leader' | BBC News

Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in court. #SriLanka #BBCNews

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row | BBC News

The biggest week yet for the war in Ukraine? | BBC Newscast

Man found guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie | BBC News

Whose side is President Trump on? | BBC Americast

Body returned from Gaza is not Shiri Bibas, Israeli military says | BBC News

Who is flooding West Africa with opioids? | BBC News

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky rift over Ukraine war continues | BBC News

Super Solid By Liquid || Magnus vs Hikaru || Chessable Masters GRAND Final (2025)

Influencers Pavvangal😂😂 #comedy #vikkals

Developing Tamil Language 😂😂 #comedy #vikkals

Naya clip. Singapore-Aus-NZ tour coming up. Aa jaao!

Virtus 1.0 Automatic Mileage Test using Tank-to-tank Method w/ Drive Review

Coping With My Son's Su*cide-James

Alice-When Family Fails

Small Melbourne Terrace House 🏡 #nevertoosmall #shorts

Unstoppable! This Artist Defies the Impossible Every Day! 💥🎨| MFPA | Bartosz Ostałowski

Why are Meteorites so hard to find?

"What kind of husband records calls with wife"

Never believe oral assurances in Matrimonial Disputes

Why Husbands are made to appear in Court during divorce cases

Friday is cleaning day 😷😷

Absolutely stunning play by the GOAT | Magnus Carlsen vs Praggnanandhaa

Jan Buettner gives an intimate tour of his personal work room in Weissenhaus

Kerala Spl Fish Curry | मच्छी करी केरल की spl नारियल paste से | Coconut Milk Tips | Chef RanveerBrar

This 2,400 sq.ft. Modern Bengaluru Home Is Centered Around A Beautiful Courtyard (House Tour)

22 Week update on PREGNANCY

One Step Closer to a 'Grand Unified Theory of Math': Geometric Langlands