Digest — 2025-08-22:

Reality is evil

14 Grams of Coffee

back in my day

Anatomy of a Bearblog toast button

The ROI of exercise

Ask Ethan: Can “zero-point energy” power the world?

Sean Carroll explains why physics is both simple and impossible

A Good Rivalry Can Elevate Your Brand

5 Key Skills to Lead Through Disruption

Daniel Day-Lewis stopped acting in 2017 after Phantom Thread. He’s unretired to...

Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander. It Killed a Pulitzer-Winning Journalist....

John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America. “The...

The Hand-Painted Storefront Signs of Detroit by Ron Miller

Cognitive resistance training is the defense against slop and brainrot. “Every hard...

Is It Time to Move On From Dr. Seuss? “Isn’t 65 years...

The Four Players That Span the Entire History of the NBA

Has anyone tried these replacement memory foam ear tips for AirPods Pro...

“For many, the idea of a ‘frog sauna’ might sound bizarre,” but...

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad. “It is worth taking the time, in...

James Dobson Is Dead, Was A Monster. “The world is a much...

Full Match: Barça 5-0 Madrid (2010 El Clásico)

Semantic classes > BEM

When Money Becomes Power

An Introduction to Credal Sets and Infra-Bayes Learnability

CEO of Microsoft AI's "Seemingly Conscious AI" Post

(∃ Stochastic Natural Latent) Implies (∃ Deterministic Natural Latent)

Banning Said Achmiz (and broader thoughts on moderation)

Could one country outgrow the rest of the world?

Introducing Forth poems

What about using rel="share-url" to expose sharing intents?

Optimizing our way through Metroid

Arch Linux - News: Recent service outages

w65c832: W65C832 (32 bit 6502) in an FPGA

The Baby Paradox in Haskell

Have smart glasses finally hit an inflection point?

What the hell is going on right now?

On the use of LLM assistants for kernel development

Why Was Apache Kafka Created?

nitro: a tiny but flexible init system and process supervisor

Closing the Nix Gap: From Environments to Packaged Applications for Rust

The First MoQ CDN: Cloudflare

Go is still not good

A string formatting library in 65 lines of C++

bubbletea-rs: A rust implementation of Bubbletea

I'm too dumb for Zig's new IO interface

No, Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT

Lobsters Interview with Matklad

The issue of anti-cheat on Linux

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?

Meta’s Flirty AI Chatbot Invited a Retiree to New York. He Never Made It Home.

When Our World Was a Wasteland

How Skinks and Honey Badgers Fight Cobra Venom

Origami Fit for the Cosmos

Sugar, the Secret Plant Thermostat

Art is....

OS Yamato lets your data fade away

NASA's Juno mission leaves legacy of science at Jupiter

Cloudflare incident on August 21, 2025

Y Combinator files brief supporting Epic Games, says store fees stifle startups

Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes

Hacker and physicist – a tale of "common sense"

Why was Apache Kafka created?

Texas Instruments’ new plants where Apple will make iPhone chips

Static sites with Python, uv, Caddy, and Docker

It’s not wrong that "\u{1F926}\u{1F3FC}\u200D\u2642\uFE0F".length == 7 (2019)

Making LLMs Cheaper and Better via Performance-Efficiency Optimized Routing

Everything is correlated (2014–23)

Launch HN: Inconvo (YC S23) – AI agents for customer-facing analytics

Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City

Should the web platform adopt XSLT 3.0?

Why the Internet Is Turning to Shit

LabPlot: Free, open source and cross-platform Data Visualization and Analysis

U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel

Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org

Launch HN: BlankBio (YC S25) - Making RNA Programmable

Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi over Age Verification Law

Mail Carriers Pause US Deliveries as Tariff Shift Sows Confusion

Transcribe music in abc with syntax highlighting

FFmpeg 8.0

Glyn: Type-safe PubSub and Registry for Gleam actors with distributed clustering

70% of Japan smartphone games bypass in-app payment to avoid US tech giants

Top Secret: Automatically filter sensitive information

Show HN: JavaScript-free (X)HTML Includes

Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10B

Control shopping cart wheels with your phone (2021)

Dog day blues

Dog day blues

Busy Beaver Hunters Reach Numbers That Overwhelm Ordinary Math

Centering

Modi Government’s New Bill Can Kill India’s Opposition Politics. Here’s How.

Forging Sea Power Anew: The Merchant Marine Academy and America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

From China Skepticism to Taiwan Engagement: How India’s Youth See Taiwan

Consolidation of Taxi Services in Dushanbe Results in Public Transit Chaos

Bangladesh’s BIGD Poll Risks Becoming a ‘Literary Digest’ Moment

Philippine Military Claims ‘Increased Chinese Movements’ at Second Thomas Shoal

To Counter China, India Should Support Myanmar’s Pro-democracy Movement

Finally, India Extends Nepali PM Oli an Invitation to Visit

From Spectacle to Substance: What China’s Humanoid Robot Games Really Mean

Why Costa Rica Doesn’t Mind a Trade Deficit With China

Geopolitical Ripple Effects: US-Russia, China-India, and More

Lee’s Historic Trip to Tokyo: A Calculated Rapprochement

Has Donald Trump Upended India’s Grand Strategy?

China’s Political System Makes Consumption-led Growth Impossible

Renewed Presence, Rising Tensions: Trump’s South China Sea Policy Is Taking Shape

Uzbekistan Moves to Silence Prominent Religious Scholar

⌨️ Say hi to a new keyboard

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (August 22, 2025)

7 Levels of Wealth No One Taught You

Avetron Venture closes Rs 2000 Cr fund for startups eyeing IPO in near future

[Weekly funding roundup Aug 16-22] A single large deal keeps the VC momentum afloat

Elon Musk's X reaches tentative settlement with former Twitter workers in $500M lawsuit

Goldiam raises Rs 202 Cr to scale lab-grown diamond retail play

Japan International Cooperation Agency invests $40M in Aavishkaar Capital’s global supply chain support fund

Macquarie Asset Management raises $405M for EV fleet solutions platform Vertelo

PokerBaazi ceases real money gaming offerings as Parliament passes Online Gaming Bill

Startup Policy Forum launches advisory board to guide deeptech ventures

Ola Electric gets shareholder nod to alter IPO fund use, extend timeline

Blinkit to deliver Lenskart’s powered glasses in select cities

After $200M buyout, Flutter forced to hit pause on Junglee Rummy, Howzat

India’s rapid commerce market poised to cross $20B by 2030: Study

The real cost of AI dependency; Anil Agarwal on India’s tech future

InCruiter’s AI-powered hiring tools aim to take the guesswork out of recruitment

Gold and bitcoin: The twin pillars of modern wealth creation strategy

PawsnCollars is building a 360-degree lifestyle brand for India’s pets and their parents

Technical Expertise is Now the Missing Piece

Gaza’s hunger crisis is officially a famine #shorts

கடைசில சொன்னா பாருங்க😂 #vikkals #comedy

Blastoff! SpaceX launches mysterious X-37B space plane for Space Force, nails landing

Blastoff! SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California, nails landing

Lifting For God. Italian Catholics Fight To Survive In Gentrified Brooklyn

Mahindra Vision X Estimated Launch Timeline!

Tata Harrier EV vs Mahindra XEV 9e | Sub Rs 22 Lakh Battle | Which Car Is More Value For Money?

I Was At India’s Most Inhumane Protest

Why Scaler redefines business education

LIVE: PM Narendra Modi launches developmental projects in Bihar

LIVE: PM Modi launches developmental projects in Gaya Ji, Bihar

How meat crisis is turning Kashmiris into vegetarians & what's behind crackdown on contaminated meat

'Will not allow infiltrators to take away rights of people of Bihar': PM Modi in Gaya

As Myanmar moves towards elections, China’s shadow grows, posing challenges for India

PM Modi inaugurates Aunta-Simaria bridge project in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar present

LIVE: Rahul Gandhi continues Voter Adhikar Yatra from Munger, Bihar | Day 6

What did SC say while modifying stray dogs order & why it's significant| #InstantAnalysis

Two IITians in Silicon Valley are daring tech giants. Agrawal, Srinivas & new-wave AI tools

'Maharaja of tariffs', 'laundromat for Russia', Trump advisor Navarro's latest rant against India

Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested in Colombo

Why was Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested &what are the charges against him

PM Modi's attack at CM Mamata: 'There'll be no development until TMC is in power in West Bengal'

Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil resigns as Youth Congress Chief over sexual harassment allegations

'Assam is BJP's new laboratory, they have created mayhem', says TMC MP Sushmita Dev

Rajya Sabha Monsoon Session

'Queerness is tolerated in a 'kotha', but not accepted': Author Manish Gaekwad

How Would Gandhiji React to a PM Dogwhistling From the Red Fort? |The Wire Talks

The Tragedy of Gyanesh Kumar | Baat Bharat Ki

Media During Emergency and Media Now | Baat Bharat Ki

SC Issues Fresh Guidelines: Stray Dog to Be Released After Sterilisation, Vaccination.

‘मोदी चोर है’ के नारे बिहार चुनाव को पलट रही है राहुल-तेजस्वी की यात्रा ?

CEC Dodges Questions on Voter Rolls, Modi Govt Wants to Sack Jailed CMs | The Wire Wrap

As 'Rekha Gupta Slap Video' Trends On Social Media, Concerns on Public Safety Linger

S20 E12 - The Graham Norton Show | Full Episode | Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris

How much of Gaza has Israel destroyed?

Why Nigeria has a big power problem

Stray Kitten Goes Home With Guy And He Meets The Love Of His Life | The Dodo

Round Two With the Concrete Slab Trend | The Pack

Baby Tortoise Plays "Fetch" With Bernedoodle Sister | The Dodo

Blind And Deaf Frenchie Worth "Nothing" Learns To Live Outside A Cage | The Dodo

Why Are There So Many Pit Bulls Stuck In Shelters? | The Dodo

Senior Pittie Carries Her Stuffies All Around The Shelter | The Dodo

Vocal Pittie Makes A Different Sound For Every Place He Goes | The Dodo

"Very Aggressive" Shelter Dog Turns Into The Sweetest Girl | The Dodo

Geopolitical Ripple Effects: US-Russia, China-India, and More

Online Gaming Law | Saving Millions From Ruin Vs. ₹2 Lakh Cr Industry Meltdown | Akash Banerjee

This California mom doesn't want to walk six feet to return her shopping cart? #RonnyChieng

Trump’s new gold card visa beats the old way of becoming a citizen: marrying Donald Trump #GoldCard

Meeting in the Middle Isn’t Enough for Today’s Trickiest Debates | Bill Heck & Stephanie Lepp | TED

Walk without distractions. Let your mind and body wander, you might find yourself again. #TEDTalks

Head to our channel and click "join" to be a part of the TED YouTube Club today!

OnlyFans Manager interview-Francis

Expensive-Prostitute

The Eternal Child

The Land of Never Growing Up

relationships with the Puer Aeternus

Slime & Singing on this rainy day…ft. Lay Me Down by @samsmith | #shorts #asmr #singing #samsmith

How Crocodilians Just Keep on Surviving

mRNA Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise

Glyn Johns: Recording The Beatles, The Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Eagles...

Skunk Baxter on Steely Dan #guitar #steelydan #guitarist #shorts

Quantum Computers on the Cloud | Distinguished Speaker Jerry Chow

ஒரு மாதிரி Tension ஆகுது | Parithabangal #shorts

बाहर से कुरकुरे, अंदर से सोफ्ट और जालिदार - 2 कप पोहा से बनाएं 20 मिनट में | Poha Nashta | Chutney

How to Make Motorcycle From Paper Origami World Tutorial | DIY Paper Bike Step By Step Instructions

MOTORCYCLE FROM PAPER EASY ORIGAMI WORLD TUTORIAL | HOW TO MAKE A BIKE FROM PAPER | DIY PAPER BIKE

Touchwood The Musical

‘The ghost of India lingers’: Aatish Taseer on exile, travel, and home | COMING SOON!

Was the UP school merger policy implemented hastily? What would have been a more effective solution?

Dhadak 2, Fit for TV, And Just Like That S3 | Awful and Awesome Ep 392 | TEASER

What is the secret behind Rajyasree's incredible general knowledge?

Colourful Small Apartment And Doctor’s Clinic! #nevertoosmall #shorts

What is your niche animal? 🤔 Drop it in the comments! #Animals #NationalGeographic

A Story Millennia in the Making: Conserving the Okavango River Basin | National Geographic

Chris Hemsworth goes to whole new lengths to face his fears 😨 #LimitlessWithChrisHemsworth

They were left behind when they needed help the most. #HurricaneKatrina #RaceAgainstTime

Twizzlers or Red Vines? Help us crown the Champion of Red Liquorice!

Twizzlers or Red Vines? MinuteFood needs YOUR help for an upcoming video!

Follow the light

What's Happening with Indonesia’s New Capital City?

That one UK wala Friend! 😇😭 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

My English good is very 😏 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

This Spacious Tiny House is Like a Mini Mansion

Seeking pleasure | Krishnamurti

From morning to night, our lives are a battle | Krishnamurti

Cone hai yeh jisne dobaara mud ke mujhe nahi dekha... Shabd!

Shabd Unboxing!

#JaisaFilmonMeinHotaHai | #ShwetaSingh | #SpokenFest Mumbai 2025 | #Storytelling #Poetry #SpokenWord

#JaisaFilmonMeinHotaHai | #ShwetaSingh | #SpokenFest Mumbai 2025 | #Storytelling #Poetry #SpokenWord

👩‍🏫 Science teachers, we’ve got you covered

That Swiper friend.. 😅

Magna Carta didn’t just limit kings -it gave birth to freedom. #HistoryOfRights #Justice #Freedom

Here’s a friendly reminder to take your cat to the vet! #cats #cathealth

Don’t do it!🙈 🎥Credit: @shpurrs #cats #catlife #dontdoit

The world is a dumber place | Jack Whitehall

Classical Gayan By Aniruddh Aithal #icmvocal #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Tabla Solo Snippet By Rohan Singh Bhogal #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Raagmala By Manasi Chakrdeo & Shreya Jog #icmvocal #classical #singing #icmtabla #shorts

Who owns India's private hospitals?

"Residues" & "The Architect’s Paradox" • Barry O'Reilly & Jacqui Read

Bike Bib Shorts Packing HACK ✅

From Hospital Janitor to Developer with Emmett Naughton [Podcast #185]

Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne | Piano Cover + Sheet Music

Neeya Naana கொடுமைகள்🤣🤣Husband Vs Wife🔥 Tamizha Tamizha, | Vijay Tv | Zee Tamil Troll

How aid organizations are censoring their language under pressure from Israel | DW Documentary

Mumbai Rains 2025: Floods Paralyze the Finanical Capital

Amazon Rainforest’s Wrath! | Dual Survival S3 E4 | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

40 Years of Discovery | Celebrating Legends Who Shaped Our World 🌍 #Discovery40

The Rush That Never Ends! | Gold Rush S7 E7 | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

The Mine That Breaks Men! | Gold Rush S7 E6 | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

Omkar Dadarkar Unveils Raag Jogkauns | Darbar Festival Concert

When Coral Screams, It Turns White 🐠❄️ #shorts #Coral #Stress

Varom, August 25 rendu sambar oda naaga varom! 😎💪🏻

Can't get enough of this cinematic Sambar by @neeraj_elango 😍

Is Planet 9 Real?

Caruana Outcalculates Abdusattorov in the QGD Exchange

GIGACHAD GUKESH 💀🔥 #gukesh #chess

A huge missed winning chance | Gukesh vs MVL | Sinquefield Cup 2025

That was hard😯 #chess #shorts

When the Queen got trapped! | GM Pranesh M vs IM Harshavardhan GB | Chennai GM Challengers 2025

What's for dinner at the Abu Dhabi chess festival | The Amazing Venue Tour

Incredible Opening Preparation | R. Praggnanandhaa vs Samuel Sevian | Sinquefield Cup 2025

The clash between two future 2700s of Indian chess in Abu Dhabi | Aditya Mittal vs Iniyan Pa

What is your next chess opening?

World's Best Describe Ivan Saric In 1 Word

WSCC 2025 FINAL: World Champ Ju Wenjun vs. World #1 Hou Yifan! Who Becomes The Queen Of Speed Chess?

Lei Tingjie explains your NEW opening 🐉

I LOVE When They Fall For This

Tricky Endgame in the WSCC Finals!

Trending Korean Chicken Burger | कोरियन चिकन बर्गर | Fried Chicken Burger | Chef Ranveer Brar

This Modern Luxury Home in Hyderabad Has Indoor Greenery (House Tour)

Loosen Up Tight Hamstrings

Sean Carroll explains why physics is both simple and impossible | Full Interview

We are biased to do nothing

Asian Americans: the Forgotten History of the United States

Britney Spears: Rise and Fall of a Pop Princess

Erik Menendez denied parole three decades after killing his parents in LA | BBC News

Where will Gaza City residents go after Israel's offensive begins? | BBC Newscast

Famine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed report says | BBC News

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted in royal insult case | BBC News

Lil Nas X arrested after wandering Los Angeles streets in underwear. #LAPD #BBCNews

UN-backed report confirms famine in Gaza City | BBC News

French streamer's death 'not due to trauma', autopsy finds. #France #BBCNews

Proposed Ukraine land concessions are ‘Putin's trap’, EU diplomat says | BBC News

FBI searches home of Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton | BBC News

Has Putin changed his mind on meeting Zelensky? | BBC Ukrainecast

Rescued baby gorilla recovers from smuggling ordeal. #Istanbul #BBCNews

Why is the UK government fighting to keep asylum seekers in hotels? | BBC Newscast

Hundreds of fake Labubus seized from village market in England. #Labubu #BBCNews

Multiple people dead and several trapped after Niagara Falls bus crash | BBC News

Famine in Gaza is “failure of humanity” says United Nations | BBC News

Supreme Court modifies stray dogs order; allows release from shelters after vaccination

Stray dogs: Supreme Court directs NGOs, dog lovers before it to deposit ₹2 lakh, ₹25,000

When your boyfriend is a UNSERIOUS PARENT

Gave our baby up | Aileen and Deven Vlogs

All newborn baby moms have that LOOK

Magnus vs Hans and Hikaru || The Perfect Storm of Modern Chess

Are We Sending NUKES to the MOON??