Digest — 2025-06-17:

Empire of flight

Is it too geopolitically insane to promote our videogame?

The Tonitruator is Leaking Again: On writing setting terminology that you can take seriously

oh no, i’m thinking about a VPS again

your life is not a prequel

🐌 Context Collapse: I want to kill Thomas Ligotti

75 My Way Recap

Video: NASA’s PUNCH mission sees the Sun’s corona in action

Why “Systems Leadership” is hard in the best possible way

John le Carré’s son joins the Circus with his new book

AI is already in the classroom. It’s time colleges caught up.

The Whole of It

In Turbulent Times, Consider “Strategic Subtraction”

How to Get Out of the Hybrid Work Rut

5 Steps for Leading a Team You’ve Inherited

The Kelp Commons License

Ok, AI Can Write Pretty Good Fiction Now

Prover-Estimator Debate: A New Scalable Oversight Protocol

Monads are not like burritos

What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA

Type Inference Zoo

Locally hosting an internet-connected server

Slint 1.12 Released with WGPU Support, iOS Port, and Figma Variables Integration

Is Documentation Like Pineapple on Pizza?

Anime.js v4 is a lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple, yet powerful API

Why Generative AI Coding Tools and Agents Do Not Work For Me

Why Claude Code feels like magic?

zb beta released

What Google Translate Can Tell Us About Vibecoding

KDE Plasma 6.4 released

Double-Entry Ledgers: The Missing Primitive in Modern Software

Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3 million peers

KiCad and Wayland Support

is it really FOSS?

bzip2 crate switches from C to 100% rust

Comment on The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity

TIL:AI. Thoughts on AI

phkmalloc

Kingdom of Funga: A Mycelial Reading List on a Strange and Surreal World Around Us

The World’s Hardest Bluffing Game

An Experience for Me

Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes

They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

Intuitive Eating

The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone

How to Build a Planet from Dust

Finding Peter Putnam

An analysis of recent multithreading improvements for a smoother game

A Python-first data lakehouse

Verified dynamic programming with Σ-types in Lean

Testing a Robust Netcode with Godot

Visual History of the Latin Alphabet

Star Quakes and Monster Shock Waves

We Can Just Measure Things

Show HN: RM2000 Tape Recorder, an audio sampler for macOS

Real-time action chunking with large models

Introduction to the A* Algorithm (2014)

The magic of through running

The hamburger-menu icon today: Is it recognizable?

Should we design for iffy internet?

Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices

Time Series Forecasting with Graph Transformers

Foundry (YC F24) Hiring Early Engineer to Build Web Agent Infrastructure

Now might be the best time to learn software development

Why JPEGs still rule the web (2024)

Making 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Pro GA, and introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

LLMs pose an interesting problem for DSL designers

AMD's CDNA 4 Architecture Announcement

Dinesh's Mid-Summer Death Valley Walk (1998)

Building Effective AI Agents

Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket

The Grug Brained Developer (2022)

Finland warms up the world's largest sand battery, the economics look appealing

Ask HN: How to Deal with a Bad Manager?

How to enjoy food without feeling guilty about it

Feel bad about eating? Here’s how to change that

True contact is found in silence

Why Veterans With PTSD Are Turning to Psychedelics

“I made a mistake”

Inside Japan’s Hidden Sex Market

Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report

Thai Government Confident of Good Outcome in US Tariff Talks, Minister Says

The Pacific Islands: America’s Power Vacuum and China’s Offensive

Inside Asia’s ‘Milk Tea Alliance’

The Iran-Israel Conflict Drives Home the Importance of Gwadar for China

Australia’s Albanese at the G7

Cutting International Exchange Programs: America First or a Gift to China?

In Japan, Rice Is a Security Issue

Tariffs Put Extra Pressure on Workers in Both China and the US

How Kazakhstan Can Build a Non-Resource-Based Growth Model

Coralogix raises $115M in Series E funding at $1B valuation

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

How Real is India’s $4 Trillion Economy?

Why do Christopher Nolan movies feel different?

Soft skills, digital democratisation, and education: Equipping students for the AI-driven workforce

Feeling unsure? Here’s how to make peace with choices

MakeMyTrip to raise $3B to buy back shares from China-based Trip.com

Saurav Goyal is now Swiggy's SVP for delivery

5 things every 20-something must do with their money

Delhivery gets CCI nod for Ecom Express acquisition

Quadria Group takes full control of HealthQuad, launches $300M Fund III

Mamaearth parent appoints Yatish Bhargava as Chief Business Officer

Arc Electric turns profitable, revenue doubles in FY25: CEO Abhinav Kalia

Want to seem smarter? 7 daily habits to boost your presence

6 proven ways to build true self-confidence that lasts

Inside India’s green startups: Purpose, profit, planet

Thug Life Dubbing Be Like 😂🔥 #vikkals

Kannamoochi then vs now 😤😥😭😂 #vikkals #shorts

Desire doesn’t just happen – it’s created with intention. #TEDTalks

This teen’s simple Reddit question sparked a movement to fight misinformation. #TEDTalks

எப்படி இவ 6 கல்யாணம் பண்ண ? 🧐😂 | Parithabangal #shorts

புள்ள நல்லாருக்கு கட்டி வைங்க | Parithabangal #shorts

Watch a Cocoon Time-Lapse | #DeepLook #Shorts

Ajoy Chakraborty's Divine Tribute: A Bhajan for Father's Day from Darbar Festival 2006

🎥 The Spy Who Loved Me... and Lied #shorts #curiositystream

🐍 How to catch a cobra — nature’s hooded warrior! #shorts #watchandwonder

The Giant Bird That Ruled New Zealand #shorts #mysteryofthegiantbird #watchandwonder

밥강도 당근라페

달큰폭신! 계란말이와 새콤달콤! 신선한 샐러드를 함께!! 놀라운 김밥 요리!

Are probiotics in yogurt a gimmick?

SpaceX's amazing sunset launch from California lofts Starlink satellites, nails landing at sea

China tests crew escape system for next-gen Mengzhou spacecraft

Amazing auroras time-lapse captured from ISS by NASA astronaut

Watch live! 1st images from the Rubin Observatory -- World's most powerful survey telescope!

The truth about ransomware

Tata Harrier EV Acceleration Test — Real-World Results!

Mahindra XUV 3XO (131PS) Automatic Mileage Test using Tank-to-tank Method w/ Drive Impressions

Tata Harrier EV Off-Road With Cruise Control!

1 dead, 18 injured as bus falls into gorge in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Israel is striking at will in Iran, but needs US help to bomb Fordow nuclear site: Here's why

Raja Raghuvanshi murder: Meghalaya Police recreates crime scene, all accused brought to the spot

'Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, we're looking at better than a ceasefire', says Trump

Drug smuggler injured in Punjab after an encounter with police, sent to hospital for treatment

Rain lashes parts of the national capital, visuals from Mahadev Road and VD Marg

Road to expansion clear, but 3rd-gen IITs are caught in loop of low enrolment & falling placements

Waterlogging in several parts of the National Capital following heavy rainfall

'We doubt their intention to fulfil this promise,' says Sachin Pilot on Caste Census

DRDO & IIT-Delhi's secure, fibre-less quantum communication test & why it matters

Iran, Pakistan, myth of Islamic bomb & why Muslim Ummah isn’t coming to Tehran’s aid against Israel

LIVE: British Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Israel-Iran conflict | UK | USA |Iran |Israel

Israel strikes Iranian nuclear sites: What is Uranium enrichment,how it can be used for nuclear bomb

THIS IS THE REAL VIBE CODING

Could the Israel-Iran conflict lead to a wider regional war? | Karan Thapar x Shashank Joshi

Israel की पोल खुल गयी | Iran का हमला Gaza में तबाही रोक पाएगा ?

Kapil Sibal Challenges Delhi Police: Where Is the Cash Recovered from Justice Verma's House?

Israel Iran War : परमाणु बम बना सकता है ईरान ? इज़रायल के आरोप में कितना दम ? | Arfa Khanum

Adam Karr | Pick ANY Mentor (even a DEAD one.)

The Cast Of The '28 Years Later' Franchise On The Graham Norton Show

Will the Israel-Iran war make oil more expensive?

Enormous Bull Plays With Balls Like He's A Dog | The Dodo

People Are Wearing Bear Costumes To Take Care Of Bear Cub | The Dodo

Very Chill Cat And His Mom Have Matching Personalities | The Dodo

Very Chill Cat And His Mom Have Matching Personalities | The Dodo

Enormous Bull Plays With Balls Like He's A Dog | The Dodo

Learning About Pica | The Pack

People Are Wearing Bear Costumes To Take Care Of Bear Cub | The Dodo

Why Boeing's Future Is Linked To Air India Flight 171 Crash Investigation | Akash Banerjee & Adwaith

Iran Hits Back | Israel's Actions Exposing Western Hypocrisy Like Never Before? | Akash Banerjee

John Mulaney Solved the Masculinity Crisis by Fighting Three Teenage Boys | The Daily Show

A "No Kings" and Pride parade mashup? It's the pair you didn't know you needed

Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995

"What blows my mind is our resignation in the aftermath of this nonsense" Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart Chats with Pedro Pascal Look-alike & TDS Staffer George Gountas | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart on the GOP's refusal to address gun violence unless it's carried out by a non-citizen

This Pride Month, Trump is scaring corporations back into the closet #DailyShow #DesiLydic #Pride

The ancient medical practice that persisted for too long - Stephanie Honchell Smith

TM Krishna | 05 guruguhasvAmini - bhAnumati | Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini Archival Project

Answering Questions About The Silurian Hypothesis, Mining on the Moon & Time

Life In The Streets-Ashley

Surprise Progress in Quantum Computing

This changed my life

Interview with 0.1x engineer [FULL]

Ray Dalio on Why the U.S. Must Restructure Global Trade Deals

How Sewage Recycling Works

Mmmm feels so good to land on an arrangement like this. “Julie” comes out next Thursday!

The Dinosaurs Too Big To Be Dinosaurs

समोसा, कचोडी, पकोडे सब भूल जाएंगे जब मिनटों में चना-दाल मसाला पुरी ऐसे बनाएंगे Chana dal Masala Puri

Kya aapko bhi Chai ☕ ke saath kuch chatpata crispy khana pasand hai?😋 #papamummykitchen #recipe

I Tried Folding Darth Vader Origami… It Broke Me to the Dark Side 😵 (Tadashi Mori Design)

EPIC ORIGAMI DARTH VADER TUTORIAL (TADASHI MORI DESIGN) | DIY DARTH VADER FROM PAPER ORIGAMI WORLD

A simple equation that behaves weirdly - Numberphile

From Dungeons and Dragons to modern video games, how gaming has evolved into a cinematic experience

Is it prime news? Is it prime time astrology? We’re all confused.

The Little Brown Bird (Full Documentary) | National Geographic

What did Sally Ride take into space? #SALLYfilm

Sally Ride's Historic Launch: the First American Woman in Space | Sally | National Geographic

The Ferret that Cleaned the Particle Accelerator!

Mera School Meri Marzi 😆 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Badtameezi se baat na karna 😂😭 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood

Abey 😭🤣 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood

CAW Scam

Sick, broke, still owes Alimony.

ICE Protests #lastweektonight

in listening is a miracle | Krishnamurti

Are emotions rooted in thought? | Krishnamurti

infinite microcosmos 🔬 lofi microbes to relax/study to

Future Unplugged | Episode 3 - What Great Leaders Get Right: Ambition, Autonomy and Adaptability

How Mossad Assassinated Iran’s Nuclear Scientist?

History of Israel-Iran Conflicts

Nitish Faces Tejashwi’s Nepotism Fire | InFocus Episode 29 | Jist

Cleanest Gutters Award

You could be stressing out your cat, and not even realize it! #cats #catbehavior #stress

Sitar Guitar Jugalbandi By Purbayan Chatterjee & Oz Noy ❣️✨#sitar #guitar #icmtabla #shorts

Classical Dance Expression Master ❣️✨#icmdance #classical #dance #icmtabla #shorts

Temple Dance By Vidushi Usha Datar 🙏✨#icmdance #temple #dance #icmtabla #shorts

The Absurd Science Behind Really Good Bowling Balls

Banks don't want you to know this

Platform Engineering: From Theory to Practice • Liz Fong-Jones & Lesley Cordero • GOTO 2025

A Quick Freshen Up With @SILCAVelo 😮‍💨 #bike

You're Barred! Is This New UCI Rule Discriminatory? | GCN Show Ep. 649

The future of manufacturing in space

Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate Course

Mini capsule’s supersonic test!💥

இனி 20°C கீழ குறைக்க முடியாது..😐

The psychological impact of a world in crisis | DW Documentary

#home #architecture for a #warming #city #bengaluru #malhar #goodearth #realestate #climatechange

A timeless tale of heritage & innovation- unveiling the captivating tale of fragrance.

Extinct or Still Hiding? The Hunt for the Tasmanian Tiger 🐾 | Discovery Channel

பிரபு நெப்போலியன் வடிவேலு சிறந்த படம் | Prabhu Vadivelu Super Hit Full Movie

பிரபு நெப்போலியன் வடிவேலு சிறந்த படம் | Prabhu Vadivelu Super Hit Full Movie

பிரபு நெப்போலியன் வடிவேலு சிறந்த படம் | Prabhu Vadivelu Super Hit Full Movie

பிரபு நெப்போலியன் வடிவேலு சிறந்த படம் | Prabhu Vadivelu Super Hit Full Movie

பிரபு நெப்போலியன் வடிவேலு சிறந்த படம் | Prabhu Vadivelu Super Hit Full Movie

பிரபு நெப்போலியன் வடிவேலு சிறந்த படம் | Prabhu Vadivelu Super Hit Full Movie

What Do Native Cultures Have in Common?: Ep 6 of Crash Course Native American History

Chefs vs Tasters, guess who won😆 Watch Who Made What now with English subtitles 😁

Keda virunthula veg-ah? 🧐 Try panni paarunga nalla irukkum 😁

The CRITICAL ROLE of Version Control In Software Development

Super Intelligence Speculation - Computerphile

Chess Master solves chess puzzles (1762-2126)

9-year-old Sarbartho Mani on playing alongside Vishy Anand and more + parents interview

Divya Deshmukh beats World no.1 Hou Yifan | World Blitz Teams 2025

Why did Anish Giri get angry during this game? | Harikrishna vs Anish | FIDE World Blitz Teams 2025

Cutest Chess Couple ♥️ #chess #viditgujarathi

Anish Giri FURIOUS during the Game! 😡 🔥 #chess #anishgiri #viditgujarathi

Hikaru Nakamura has just 38 seconds vs 3 minutes for the entire game | World Blitz Teams 2025

#OnThisDay Shymbulak Mountain Resort Vlog in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Chess Players are SMILING DURING Their CHESS GAME

EPIC FINALS REMATCH WITH NFL PROS KYLER MURRAY AND JUSTIN REED | Blitzchamps 4

BLITZCHAMPS IV: NFL Stars Bring Their A-Game To 64 Squares!! ft. Kyler Murray, Hollins. Reid & More

ऐसे बनाएं अचारी भिंडी बाकी सब भूल जाएंगे | Hi Protein Achari Bhindi | सत्तू भिंडी | Chef RanveerBrar

This 2400 sq.ft. Compact Home in Tirupati Creates Serenity on a Tight Plot (House Tour)

Side Stretch With Stick

The risk of defaulting to silence

Thousands of Shiites repressed by the Saudi army 😢

El Salvador: Maras, Mega Prisons & the World's Coolest Dictator

US President Donald Trump leaves G7 early | BBC News

What did we learn from Baroness Casey's report into grooming gangs? | BBC Newscast

Iran and Israel exchange fire as Trump warns Iranians to evacuate Tehran | BBC News

Israeli forces kill at least 45 Palestinians at Gaza aid site, witnesses and rescuers say | BBC News

Doctor to plead guilty to supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry weeks before his death. #BBCNews

Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 15 people | BBC News

How religion affects sex and relationships for people in the UK | BBC Documentary

Realty TV star Kim Woodburn, known for How Clean Is Your House, has died aged 83. #BBCNews

'We have control of Iranian skies’, US President Donald Trump says

Israel and Iran launch new missile waves as Donald Trump wants ‘real end’ to conflict | BBC News

What does Trump’s threats to Iran’s leader mean for the Israel and Iran conflict? | BBC Newscast

Shingleback Lizard Gives Birth To Live Babies In The Wild | BBC Earth

Who Represents the Next Generation? || Alireza vs Magnus || Blitz Match

Is AI Apocalypse Inevitable? - Tristan Harris

Trying to figure out what “game” we’re talking about #shorts #funny

Bolt Built Me a Full POS System in One Tab by George-Chris, Independent SaaS Builder

Program design: bakery inventory | Intro to CS - Python | Khan Academy