Digest — 2025-03-17:

The kratom question

Voices of the Pacific Flyway

The Pyramid Paradox

Love Deluxe · Sade

🗯️ The Fear of Vanishing

Get In Loser, We're Saving the Blogosphere

Digital hygiene

The 9 Qualities of Highly Coachable People

How to tell which edge of a galaxy is tipped toward you

What I learned over lunch with Warren Buffett

Using Emacs More

Canada is so furious at the US right now. “Everything Trump has...

The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse. John Green,...

Timothy Snyder on the terrifying deportations being undertaken by the Trump regime....

A good, long piece from Thomas Zimmer about how we “underestimated the...

A really important point from Masha Gessen about the Trumpist attacks on...

If you’re mad as hell, one thing you can do is run...

Indie game Blobun has a joke setting that eliminates its lesbian content....

The Curious 100 from The Eames Institute is, “a celebration of one...

From One Million Experiments, a printable zine meant to be “used as...

Song Exploder talks to Theodore Shapiro about how he created the main...

Unwieldy code bases

Metacognition Broke My Nail-Biting Habit

Claude Sonnet 3.7 (often) knows when it’s in alignment evaluations

How I've run major projects

Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Optimal Bounds for Open Addressing Without Reordering

What are you doing this week?

After 47 years, OpenVMS gets a package manager (VSP)

I built myself a watch

Installing the sassc Ruby gem on a Mac. A debugging story

Verifiability is the Limit

Wherein I Explain Why Emacs Is The Best Tool For WordPress

Introducing Intel® Advanced Performance Extensions (Intel® APX)

Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised

HTTP/3 is everywhere but nowhere

The Rhombus Programming Language

GIMP 3.0 Released

The Atrocious State Of Binary Compatibility on Linux and How To Address It

Announcing Snix

Mitigating SourceHut's partial outage caused by aggressive crawlers

Zest: a programming language for malleable and legible systems

Dioxus | Fullstack crossplatform app framework for Rust

The Worst 7 Years in Boeing’s History—and the Man Who Won’t Stop Fighting for Answers

The Grassroots Race to Save Altadena’s Historic Batchelder Tiles—Before the Bulldozers Move In

When the Animals Went Electric

Lock Contention

Want even tinier chips? Use a particle accelerator

Next generation LEDs are cheap and sustainable

McLaren Invented New Carbon Fiber Tape to Build Even More Complex Parts

Show HN: We made a photo search engine for homes for sale

'Dark oxygen': a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists

Show HN: Learn where countries are on the world map with Spaced Repetition

Looking for beta testers for my GPS based game

Database management in a single PHP file

Show HN: A bi-directional, persisted KV store that is faster than Redis

Stupid Smart Pointers in C

Show HN: Localscope–Limit scope of Python functions for reproducible execution

Underware 2.0 – Open Source Infinite Cable Management

Dataminr tracked Gaza-related protests

Show HN: I Built an iOS app to locate stray animals

Wall Street’s ‘Private Rooms’

The High Heel Problem

Quantum Speedup Found for Class of Hard Problems

Alphabet spins out Taara – Internet over lasers

Show HN: OpenTimes – Free travel times between U.S. Census geographies

Deep Learning Is Not So Mysterious or Different

Archival Storage

GIMP 3.0

There’s no good reason to love each other – and that’s a relief

How Nigeria’s Biggest Party Made HIV Testing Cool

You are a media theorist

Trump, Tariffs, and America’s Global Messaging

China Watches, Taiwan Learns: Ukraine’s War and the Indo-Pacific

Former Philippine President Duterte Appears at First ICC Hearing Since Extradition

Trying to Understand the Logic (If Any) of Thailand’s 10,000 Baht Handout

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Thai Officials Over Uyghur Deportation

Myanmar’s Decentralized Resistance Is Too Resilient and Flexible to Crush

What Southeast Asian Countries Can Learn from Vietnam’s History of Negotiating Territorial Disputes with China

Nahid Islam on Bangladesh’s New Youth-Led Political Party

Taiwan Looks to Crack Down on China’s Influence and Espionage Activities

Cancellation of RFE/RL’s Grant Called ‘Illegal’ and a ‘Gift’ to US Adversaries

India Needs to De-weaponize Misinformation

Argentina’s President Milei Ignores Asia

Afghanistan, Pakistan Point Fingers Over Islamic State Presence

With Luxon Visit, India-New Zealand Ties Scale New Heights

China’s Dwindling Marriage Rate Is Fueling Demand for Brides Trafficked From Abroad

Salesforce, Ather Energy partner to streamline dealership operations

Indian Space Startups Leverage ISRO Veterans’ Expertise for Growth

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (March 17, 2025)

Google’s AI ‘Co-Scientist’ Just Solved a 10-Year-Old Medical Puzzle in 48 Hours

Forever 21’s Fall: Why the Fast-Fashion Icon Couldn’t Keep Up?

128 New Moons Found Around Saturn: A New Record!

Google’s Find My Device Now Tracks People, Not Just Phones

Navigating the IoT revolution: Tackling scalability, security, and speed

Five habits that set super communicators apart from others

MGX invests $2B in first ever institutional investment in Binance

Skechers ropes in cricketer Jasprit Bumrah

Entrust Family Office to expand into new cities and verticals

Surgery at Your Doorstep: India’s First Mobile Tele-Robotic Surgery Unit Unveiled

7 types of stress that weaken you and how to beat them

WazirX appoints Zodia Custody as custodian as it gears up to restart operations

Swiggy Instamart expands to 100 cities as demand grows in Tier II and III markets

How agentic AI is reshaping data management; Honouring the textiles of Karnataka

‘Agent is the atomic unit for AI’: Snowflake’s Baris Gultekin

The rise of alternative investment vehicles in India’s economy

We had all this 600 years ago 😱

World's most secret mystery EXPLAINED

We Could Fly Faster In Planes Like This

Romeo and Juliet (Infinite edition)

Mathematical Games Hosted by Ed Pegg Jr. [Episode 27: Game of Life Circuitry]

A letter to my Math's Teacher 😂😂 #vikkals #shorts

Watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 dock with space station in this time-lapse

DK Pattammal’s Timeless Renditions of Muthuswamy Dikshitar Kritis | #Dikshitar250 Tribute

Top 25 Best-Selling Cars in India February 2025

Top 7 MPVs ---- Last 3 Year Sales (Mar 2022 - Feb 2025)

High security deployed at Aurangzeb’s Tomb in Sambhajinagar after demolition threat Hindu outfits

India-US trade, Indo-Pacific region, Pakistan, terrorism & more: Tulsi Gabbard's interview with ANI

Can art survive in new Bangladesh? Actors arrested, book fair mobbed, cultural events axed

US intel chief Tulsi Gabbard talks about her Hindu identity, US-India relations, Pakistan & more

'Indian Railways in sound financial health,' says minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

How Modi govt is sitting on Rs 5.7 lakh crore of unspent cesses | InstantAnalysis

PM Modi, PM Luxon jointly inaugurate Raisina Dialogue 2025

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee attends an Iftar at Furfura Sharif in Hooghly

'India-New Zealand fortunate to live in one of the most economically dynamic regions in the world'

LIVE: Parliament Budget session | Rajya Sabha | BJP | NDA | Congress | INDIA

PM Modi Meets Tulsi Gabbard, presents her Gangajal from recently concluded Mahakumbh.

Violence in Nagpur, vehicles torched & vandalised, police personnel on the spot

LIVE: Parliament Budget session | Lok Sabha |BJP | NDA | Congress | INDIA

Making sense of dragon-elephant dance in Trump.2.0: Modi's comments & what next in India-China ties

Cadbury walks the fine line in North-South linguistic debate

AI Is Here And You Are Screwed If You Don't Take Action | Prime Reacts

Modi and Lex Fridman: Podcast or PR? | The Wire Live

Grok ने मचाया बवाल, कहां तक फायदा?

Behind the scenes: the 2024 Christmas Lectures - with the Ri demo team

Every Irish Guest Ever To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day ☘️ | The Graham Norton Show

Five novels you can read in a day

In sickness and in stealth: threats to America’s CDC

Abandoned Guinea Pigs Rescued After Being Dumped in a Park | The Dodo

Abandoned Guinea Pigs Rescued After Being Dumped in a Park | The Dodo

Everyone Has At Least One Coworker | The Dodo

Maggie Q Goes on A Dodo Dream Date | The Dodo

American Influencer Kidnaps Baby Wombat From Mom | The Dodo

Cat Who Was Lost For Two Months After The Palisades Fires Finds Her Owner | The Dodo

Grok Goes Ballistic In India | Will PM Modi Ban This Game-Changer AI Tool? | Akash Banerjee & Rishi

Troy Iwata talks to hospitality workers about tip-flation #dailyshow #tipping

"Awake not woke." #JordanKlepper learned a new phrase! #dailyshow

How does Rosebud Baker cope with a crazy news cycle? "Take a deep breath." #DailyShow #RosebudBaker

The 7 Pillars of Unlocking Potential | Anirudh Krishna | TED

Poverty isn’t a lack of character — it’s a lack of CASH #RutgerBregman #UBI #TEDTalks

Inside The Autistic Mind-Omar

A Leftist Rant-Claire

A Leftist Rant-Claire

Discoveries in Neuroscience that Will Change Your Understanding of the Brain

Chaotic Closet Cleanup | #shorts

No, Space Doesn’t Kill You Like That

The Who “Love, Reign O’er Me” #guitar #song #petetownshend #shorts

வலிக்குதுன்னா Amrutanjan தேயுங்க Daddy | Parithabangal #shorts

How police lapses derail investigations and fail victims | Let Me Explain

March 17, 2025: A faulty record at ministry of earth sciences

Witchcraft, Hangings, and Internment Camps: Boston EXPOSED | Hidden History | National Geographic

From Africa to Antarctica, discover extraordinary penguin footage. #SecretsOfThePenguins #ourHOME

The Unrivalled Japanese Bullet Train...

Heated Interview With Rich Politician 💸🤑 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Admin ko chahiye 😭😂 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar

Janam Jaley 😭 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar

Movie cats ASMR

Best Approach for men in False divorce cases

S12 E05: Mahmoud Khalil & Sports Betting: 3/16/25: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Sports Betting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Doubt what I am saying | Krishnamurti

Fear is a movement in time | Krishnamurti

Why Dads have “Dad Bods” #dadlife

Cats and candles do NOT mix! #cats #candles #cattips #catlovers #psa

The Hotel Toaster | Jack Whitehall

Remote Happiness | Amateur Category Nominee Film | 50 Hour Filmmaking Challenge #IFP14

Chor..! Chor..? | Amateur Category Nominee Film | 50 Hour Filmmaking Challenge #IFP14

Get A Way Queen | Professional Category Nominee Film | 50 Hour Filmmaking Challenge #IFP14

Harmonium Solo By Tanmay Deochake & Tabla By Swapnil Bhise Amazing❣️✨#harmonium #icmtabla #classical

Beautiful Kathak Dance By Priya Tipale Deo❣️✨#icmdance #kathak #classical #dance #icmtabla #shorts

Pt. Venkatesh Kumar Ji 🙏✨ #icmvocal #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Track & Sprinting Warm-Up | Stuart McMillan & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Stuart McMillan Leads Andrew Huberman Through a Track & Sprinting Warm-Up

How falling market benefits your investment?

@rutger.bregman about the #StanfordPrisonExperiment

ASKING THE PROS...PROS & CONS Of Being A Pro Cyclist 🫨

Tyre-ல காற்றடிக்க எளிய வழி...😲

A Challenge Too Tough for a National Guard! | Naked and Afraid | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

Can Parker Stop the Poison? | Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail | Discovery Channel

Looking Good, Feline Good | #DeepLook #Shorts

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

ரஜினிகாந்த் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அருமையான படம் Tamil Movie | Vadivelu | Goundamani #ddmovies

Ellarukum pudicha kulfi la oru chinna twist😉 vethalai kulfi🌱 that you can easily make at home!

Vijaykanth Mass Politician Dialouge Scene From | Ezhai Jaathi | Vijayakanth | Nambia#vijaykanth

அவன் கூட 10 நாள் இருந்துட்டு இப்போ எதுக்கு வந்த | Adiyaal Movie | Dr.Rajasekhar Shanti Priya

Jorden Van Foreest's Slav Quietly Beats Vogel

13-year-old Christian Gloeckler becomes the latest IM of Germany

GM arrives 77 seconds late in a 3 minutes Blitz game against an IM - Jergus v Vadim

Arjun Erigaisi receives BMW from his sponsor QuantBox Research in Bali

Winner of Karel Janeček Open 2025 - GM Thomas Beerdsen (2511)

NEPOMNIACHTCHI AND CARLSEN BATTLE TO THE END IN WILD BLITZ GAME

En Passant Discovered Check + Queen Attack?!

Luka Doncic STARTS SMILING When He CHECKMATES 😂

Keema का matlab? 🤔 #muttonrecipe #muttonkeema #ranveerbrar

The Curve at DLF Camellias | Official Promo #buildofy #architecture #home #tour #reels #shorts

Best Back Pain Exercise

8 Years of Nightmare | The Brutal War Between Iran and Iraq

Hunting the Russian Oligarchs

At least 59 killed in North Macedonia nightclub fire | BBC News

Syria sees outbreaks of violence and killings | BBC News

US air strikes against Houthis continue with 53 people now dead, rebel group say | BBC News

US deports hundreds of Venezuelans to supermax prison despite court order | BBC News

British tourist missing after Thailand boat fire. #Thailand #Tourist #BBCNews

Bereaved families call for 'death website' to be shut down | BBC News

Police have detained 15 people including the owner of the nightclub. #NorthMacedonia #BBCNews

Trump’s trade war will damage growth OECD warns | BBC News

Forever 21 files for bankruptcy in the US. #US #Forever21 #BBCNews

What will President Trump say on the phone to President Putin? | BBC Newscast

Theme park shuts new ride on opening day. #AltonTowers #UK #BBCNews

Stunning Photographs of India's Unique Wildlife | Framed In Nature | BBC Earth

When your girl is SHORT AND PREGNANT

How we know were GETTING OLD being parents

Young Sammy Faces a Legend! || Reshevsky vs Capablanca || Margate (1935)

The Only Game They Ever Played! || Lasker vs Reshevsky || Nottingham (1936)

Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India - Power, Democracy, War & Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast #460