Digest — 2025-09-17:

Brick by brick

i may not be aphantasic anymore?

One year of daily blogging

re: "slow social media"

LIGO’s 10th anniversary gift confirms Hawking’s theorem

Stress is inevitable, but suffering isn’t. 3 experts explain.

Biosignatures? Why organics on Mars don’t necessarily signal life

Back to School

The Emotional Strength You Need to Lead Through Change

The Types of Questions Every Leader Should Ask

Is Your Board Too Collegial?

Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest. “The would-be cheaters admitted to the...

New from Neal Agarwal: a series of increasingly ridiculous and difficult captchas....

Classic Airlines Apparel

Early next year, Sesame Street is making hundreds of full episodes available...

“Trump told voters that they could indulge their resentments and still walk...

Smart Tracker Cards

On the latest wave of AI/LLM tools. “It is a transition from...

The Climate Change Paradox. “Earth’s climate is chaotic and volatile. Climate change...

Blending In

Inspired by a question over at Cup of Jo, what are the...

How Agates Form, Why Minnesota Lakes Have So Many, & Where To...

The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas....

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I enjoyed most of IABIED

The Center for AI Policy Has Shut Down

Christian homeschoolers in the year 3000

Stress Testing Deliberative Alignment for Anti-Scheming Training

How To Dress To Improve Your Epistemics

Reactions to If Anyone Builds It, Anyone Dies

Should AIs have a right to their ancestral humanity?

One Token to rule them all - obtaining Global Admin in every Entra ID tenant via Actor tokens

IISCV (Lisp-based Version Control System) - image-based

Introducing Obelisk 0.24.1

Installing and Using Debian With My Decades-Old Genuine DEC vt510 Serial Terminal

django.tasks exists

Shai-Hulud: The novel self-replicating worm infecting hundreds of NPM packages

devenv 1.9: Scaling Nix projects using modules and profiles - devenv

ZeroFS: 9P, NFS, or block devices on top of S3-compatible storage

Is GitHub Actions suitable for running benchmarks?

Why We're Building Stategraph: Terraform State as a Distributed Systems Problem

The ASUS Gaming Laptop ACPI Firmware Bug: A Deep Technical Investigation

PureVPN IPv6 leak

Determination of the fifth Busy Beaver value

Our AI policy vs code of conduct and vs reality

Steering Committee Retrospective

what the go proxy has been doing

Ubuntu 25.10's Rust Coreutils Transition Has Uncovered Performance Shortcomings

Arrival Radar Air Traffic Control Game

Wasm 3.0 Completed

A Dumb Introduction to z3

Brzozowski Derivatives: Exercise in Combinatory Style

What Happened to Cameron Crowe? He Has Answers.

This is the World’s Biggest Animal Migration

‘I Love You Too!’ My Family’s Creepy, Unsettling Week with an AI Toy

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

How Rodents Spread Across the Earth

What Makes an Opera Star Stand Out?

Has Culture Overtaken Genes in Human Evolution?

Gaia’s Got a Fever

Show HN: Math2Tex – Convert handwritten math and complex notes to LaTeX text

I Once Appeared in the Old New Thing

Solving a wooden puzzle using Haskell

Knitted Anatomy

Hyperion: Minecraft game engine for custom events

A 3D-Printed Business Card Embosser

Tonemaps

R MCP Server

Starfront Observatories

UUIDv47: Store UUIDv7 in DB, emit UUIDv4 outside (SipHash-masked timestamp)

DeepSeek writes less secure code for groups China disfavors?

Tau² benchmark: How a prompt rewrite boosted GPT-5-mini by 22%

Event Horizon Labs (YC W24) Is Hiring

Alibaba's new AI chip: Key specifications comparable to H20

Launch HN: RunRL (YC X25) – Reinforcement learning as a service

Gluon: a GPU programming language based on the same compiler stack as Triton

Drought in Iraq reveals tombs created 2,300 years ago

Tinycolor supply chain attack post-mortem

Ton Roosendaal to step down as Blender chairman and CEO

YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers

Optimizing ClickHouse for Intel's 280 core processors

DeepMind and OpenAI win gold at ICPC

Apple Photos app corrupts images

A postmortem of three recent issues

Irssi: IRC Client in a Docker Image

Apple releases iOS 15.8.5 security update for 10-year old iPhone 6s

My swindler sweetheart

Making the invisible visible

What We’re Reading: How New York Could Actually Freeze Its Rents

Increasing the dosage

Internet Shutdown in Afghanistan Threatens Women’s Education and Media Freedom

China Is Still Struggling to Manage Local Debt Stress

The China Factor Dooming Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

Taliban Leaders Cross Borders While Afghan Women Can’t Cross Their Doorsteps: 5 Steps to End This Injustice

In Early 2026, Uzbekistan Aims to Conduct First Census Since 1989

Japan Is Sending F-15Js to Canada and Europe for the First Time

What the China-Russia WWII Narrative Alignment Means for Japan

Panama in China-US Strategic Competition

New Zealand Looks to Europe for Defense Industrial Partnerships

Kloop Cameramen Sentenced to 5 Years For Videos They Didn’t Make

Trump’s TikTok Deal Is Lose-Lose Diplomacy

Why Viral Western Takes Still Misunderstand China’s Political Economy

Expat 2.7.2 released, includes security fixes

Amazon India drastically cuts FY25 loss by 89% on the back of strong cash flow

Why Zerodha Stays Profitable Without Chasing IPO Glory

Fashion and Fintech: AI100’s fifth cohort makes everyday tasks exciting

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

Union Minister Piyush Goyal launches India Handpicked, a book on India’s ODOP journey

Finance Minister projects Rs 2 Lakh Cr economic push from GST reforms

IPO-bound Simple Energy manufactures India’s first heavy rare earth-free motor

EcoSoul Home grabs $20M to scale sustainable home essentials globally

Prabhu Rangarajan: Shaping Finance and the Future with AI

The evolving blueprint of GCC workspaces in India

Kedar Kulkarni: A journey from campus to conscious AI businesses

Keshav Kumar: Making quick commerce personal, predictive, and precise

Vaibhav Dobriyal Dobi: Building AI That Works in the Real World

Local to global: ‘India Handpicked’ highlights how ODOP is transforming Indian crafts

Flipkart marketplace logs 25% jump in active sellers before festive rush

Vijayender Karnaty: Mining Meaningful Insights from Massive Datasets

A $1.3B valuation for Nothing; On the lookout for fresh pastures

Hiring freshers: Big ambitions of small firms are reshaping entry-level jobs

Marbles Health is reimagining brain care with India’s first licensed neuromodulation device

This Chennai snack brand is chasing the sweet spot between health and taste

재료 3가지!! 겉은 바사삭!! 속은 쫀득! 우유로 만든 우유 치즈볼! 맛있어요!

Mathematical Games Hosted by Ed Pegg Jr. [Episode 33: Knots and Crossing Numbers]

Live CEOing Ep 924: Design Review of ErrorTools & Confirm/Enclose Unification for 15.0

Live CEOing Ep 925: Language Design in Wolfram Language [UnderBrace/OverBrace, NestGraph and more]

Storytelling with Stephen Wolfram: Stories From My Life Part 6

How the US' Only District Works

How the space race pushed telehealth forward #shorts

Madharaasi In Nutshell😂🤘 #vikkals #coolie

Progress 93 cargo spacecraft docks with space station in amazing time-lapse

Watch live! Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket to launch uncrewed science mission

NASA has officially recognized '6000 exoplanets and counting'

The Aggarwal crisis in India- They have everything but no one good to marry

'PM Modi's energy at age of 75 even beats young people like us': Shah Rukh Khan

LIVE: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends Hyderabad Liberation Day

Rubio visits Qatar & Israel: Saving U.S. Credibility in the Gulf? Former US Envoy to Qatar explains

LIVE: PM Modi lays foundation stone, inaugurates development works in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh

From the era of 'Take It or Leave It' to plenty of choice. Maruti-Suzuki has come a long way.

'Biggest reason behind Modi's success is his respect for time': Spiritual leader Rambhadracharya

Putin observes Zapad military exercise between Belarus & Russia

'Under PM Modi's leadership, India's strength has grown even further': Rajnath Singh

PM Modi praises Op Sindoor, says 'New India is not scared of nuclear threats'| Full Speech

Why MMRDA is temporarily suspending Mumbai monorail services from 20 September

Maoists announce 'ceasefire', but here's why security officials are sceptical

LIVE: U.S. President Donald Trump's historic second UK state visit

What is the NSE co-location 'scam' & who have been named in CBI's final chargesheet

Hindutva,RSS,welfarism,foreign policy:As Modi turns 75, here's 12 ways he’s changed India's politics

this may be the worst one

The Concept of "Cruel Optimism"

The Shift from Structural to Individual Failure

Frustation Among the Indian Youth

Trump's Contradictory Statements - What Exactly is He Saying to India?

Modi जी की सालगिरह पर पत्रकारों को तोहफ़ा, 138 विडियो Delete करने का फ़रमान जारी | Arfa Khanum

The One Question We Forget to Ask Ourselves in Love—and Why

Wild Advice for Those Who Have Lost Their Minds Over an Ex

God Smiles On Underdogs

Judi Is SO Dench 😎

S21 E03 - The Graham Norton Show | Full Episode | Vicky McClure, Rob Brydon and Harry Styles

How Trumpian is Britain becoming?

Skinny Pittie Almost Thrown Off A Bridge Overcomes Her Fears | The Dodo

This Keeps My House From Smelling Like Dog | The Pack

Golden Retriever Obsessed With Massive Rocks | The Dodo

Pittie Raised With Cats Thinks He Is One | The Dodo

Stray Dog Wags His Tail For The First Time — When He Meets A Girl Dog | The Dodo

Bubble Puppy Decides She's Ready To Breathe On Her Own | The Dodo

Spicy kitten wouldn't stop hissing — until she was put in a purrito | The Dodo

Dog's Hair Wouldn't Stop Growing So Mom Started Styling It | The Dodo

Jay Duplass & Michael Strassner - “The Baltimorons” | The Daily Show

Trump Sending National Guard to NYC? New Yorkers Sound Off | The Daily Show

Desi on how the GOP is using the power of the government to punish Charlie Kirk's online critics

Michael Kosta is escaping to a simpler time before society was poisoned by social media: the '80s

JD Vance is getting a promotion from vice president to leader of the online mob #DailyShow #JDVance

Charlie Kirk Criticism Ignites MAGA Cancel Culture Spree | The Daily Show

How to Unlock Your Communication Superpower (W/ Charles Duhigg) | How to Be a Better Human | TED

👽Grabby Aliens? What If They Actually Arrived?

Any Drug I Can Find-Just

Kate

The Deadliest Manmade Disasters...

Hi guys! We are recording our Podcast LIVE!! I apologize in advance for my coughing

LIVE Podcast @SheenaInterrupted

Menopause Starts Way Earlier Than You Think

If An Asteroid Were Headed For Earth, Would We Be Ready?

DINNER WITH KING TUT: Author Livestream and Q&A with Same Kean #SciFriBookClub

I can't believe this really happened.

The Nick Raskulinecz Interview: Crafting The Sounds Of Deftones, Foo Fighters, AIC and Rush

Producer Nick Raskulinecz from my new interview #musicproducer #guitar #musicproduction #shorts

The Stern Gerlach experiment explained

Ray Dalio's Thoughts on Democracies with @ChrisWillx

If you happen to be watching “The Summer I Turned Pretty” tonight, and you hear Pomplamoose… 😘

The Founding Father They Don't Teach You About

கல்யாணத்துக்கு Birthday cake-ஆ நல்லா பண்றீங்க டா | Parithabangal #shorts

EASY ORIGAMI TRANSFORMING NINJA STAR SHURIKEN TUTORIAL | HOW TO MAKE ORIGAMI SHURIKEN STEP BY STEP

Happy Birthday, Modiji: From one Gujarati brother to another

ऐसा कदम जिसने चुनावी जवाबदेही को बदलकर रख दिया.

सियासत और पत्रकारिता की उतरी हुई पैंट के बीच Nepal में Hindu Rashtra का ख्वाब और Manipur में Modiji

Margins shrunk, farmers forced to switch: Trump tariffs sinking Odisha’s shrimp industry

What makes for a successful revolution and how does Nepal's GenZ protest fare in this regard?

Delhi University चुनाव में छात्र हित बनाम Sanjay Dutt और शराब | Ground Report

What is Cuttlefest? Travel journalist Stephanie Vermillion has your answers. 🐟 #Travel

Paid content for The Maine Office of Tourism.

Practice makes perfect, but can Chris Hemsworth keep up with Ed Sheeran? 🥁

What it actually means for fish to be “fresh”

Asia Cup Edition 🏆🤣 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Sports chor do! 🤣 #asiacup2025 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

AI tools aren’t as private as you think

An excellent brain | Krishnamurti

Yeh #Aashiqui Izzat Bidaag Deti Hai | #UrduShayari by #RahatIndori | #Poetry #Mehfil #Shabd (Part 2)

Yeh #Aashiqui Izzat Bidaag Deti Hai | #UrduShayari by #RahatIndori | #Poetry #Mehfil #Shabd (Part 2)

That one friend at every birthday party ft @sidsrirammusic 😅

How the makhana industry is transforming women’s lives in Bihar?

A shocking clash broke out inside the labour room of a Medical College between doctor and interns.

Flute Recital By Akash Satish & On Tabla Vivek Pandya #flute #icmtabla #music #shorts

Energetic Tabla Solo Snippet By Ishaan Ghosh #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Divine Odam Dance Performance By Harinie Jeevitha & Suvasini Kannan #icmdance #dance #icmtabla

why people with glasses can't find their glasses what the hell

Jo aage ki sochte hai, Groww karte hain

Jo aage ki sochte hain, Groww karte hain

Risk-free investment with 8.05% interest

Hands-on Demo of Glamorous Toolkit & Moldable Development • Tudor Girba & Kris Jenkins • GOTO 2024

The NEW Wahoo Kickr CORE V2! 😦

Lowest Priced Zwift Trainer In THE UK! ⚠️

Databricks Data Engineer Associate Certification Course – Pass the Exam!

Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries

Stellar nurseries up to 4000 light-years from the Sun

இப்படி ஒரு FAN-அ பாத்துருக்கீங்களா? 😲😲

Are you a nihilist?

Journalists in danger: the "Forbidden Stories” network | DW Documentary

The #collision of #westerndisturbance and #monsoon #wind in #india causing #extreme #rainfall

Indonesia Floods: 17 Dead in Bali Disaster

Forest Survival: Trapped in the Green Abyss! | Dual Survival S4 E1, E3, E5, E7 | Discovery Channel

The Untamed Quest for Alaskan Gold! | Gold Rush: White Water S2 E7 | Discovery Channel

The Last Voyage Through the Alaskan Storm! | Deadliest Catch S3 E1 | Discovery Channel

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

💰 How Sanctions Target Putin’s Oligarchs | Putin and the Oligarchs #shorts

The Teacher Who Aimed for Space 🚀 #shorts #spaceweek #space

The energy, the crowd, the vibes — all unmatched 🤩 What an evening at VR Chennai ✨

You Build It, You Run It: BUSTING Developer Excuses | PART 3

Carlsen's Most Interesting Titled Tuesday Game Ever?

R.Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh take the photo challenge

The Ultimate Anish Giri interview after winning FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | Deep Dive into the games

Missing the Candidates spot by a whisker | Arjun Erigaisi vs Vincent Keymer | Grand Swiss 2025

The final game of Divya Deshmukh at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | Divya vs Cheparinov

"The goal is to play better in Candidates!" | Kateryna Lagno 2nd at Women's Grand Swiss 2025

W Magnus 🫡

MAGNUS thinks this is his MOST INTERESTING Game?!

Magnus vs. Tang!

TITLED TUESDAY Gameweek 3: Hikaru Seeks First TT Win Of The Season! ft. Magnus, Alireza & More

Why is it called Aloo 'Katli' ? 🤔 #aloosabji #punjabialoosabji #ranveerbrar

Shoulder Range of Motion Stretch

How to make your stress work for you

Why we don't assume positive intentions | Amanda Ripley

Popeye: Escobar’s Right-Hand Man Speaks

The Ottoman Empire vs. the Habsburg Monarchy | More Than Just Enemies

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner freed from German prison | BBC News

Donald and Melania Trump welcomed to Windsor by Prince and Princess of Wales. #RoyalFamily #BBCNews

Donald and Melania Trump meet King Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle. #Royals #BBCNews

Palestinians flee Gaza City as Israel launches major ground offensive | BBC News

LIVE: US President Donald Trump to meet King and Queen as he begins UK state visit | BBC News

King and Queen joined in carriage procession by Donald and Melania Trump. #RoyalFamily #BBCNews

Microsoft to invest $30bn in UK AI sector | BBC News

Thousands protest Donald Trump's UK state visit in London | BBC News

'UK will be AI superpower,' says Nvidia boss Jensen Huang. #Nvidia #AI #BBCNews

What happened during the first day of Donald Trump's UK state visit? | BBC News

Anti-Trump protesters march through central London. #DonaldTrump #StateVisit #BBCNews

Victims of Lebanon pager attack remember events one year on | BBC News

Inside President Trump's state visit with the King | BBC Newscast

Donald Trump says "special" does not do the UK-US relationship justice. #US #UK #BBCNews

King praises Trump for "personal commitment" to finding solutions to world conflicts. #BBCNews

Cheetah Mum Hunts to Feed Hungry Cubs | Big Cats 24/7 | BBC Earth

dyson spheres are a joke

This decision is the axis upon which your world may turn.

Magnus: “That Might Have Been the Most Interesting Game I've ever Played in Titled Tuesday”

Famous Chess Games || 1834 || La Bourdonnais vs MacDonnell, A., 21st Match Game

Famous Chess Games || "The Red Baron" || 1839 || Ludwig Bledow vs Tassilo von der Lasa

Famous Chess Games || 1843 || Pierre de Saint-Amant vs Howard Staunton

The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

How One Man Fooled the Art World