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Space Cadet Pinball on Linux

Article URL: https://brennan.io/2026/05/09/pinball-and-escrow/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082968

Points: 26

# Comments: 1

Do you take after your dad’s RNA?

Evidence is growing that sperm carries marks of a father’s life experiences, influencing traits in offspring.

Huge landslide created a 500-meter-high tsunami in a major tourist area

Fortunately, it happened early in the morning, so nobody was around.

Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really

Contact-tracing apps were widely deployed during the Covid pandemic. They aren’t as helpful during smaller outbreaks.

Replacing a 3 GB SQLite db with a 10 MB FST (finite state transducer) binary

Article URL: https://til.andrew-quinn.me/posts/replacing-a-3-gb-sqlite-database-with-a-7-mb-fst-finite-state-trandsucer-binary/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082676

Points: 21

# Comments: 0

Do City Delivery Drones Make Sense? No One Knows, but They're Flying Over NYC

One of the country’s busiest airspaces has a new kind of flying machine—maybe temporarily.

How Handheld Translators Work and Why They’re Handy for Travel

Your cell phone can handle basic language translation, but bespoke tools can offer a much more immersive experience.

‘Reservation Hijacking’ Scams Target Travelers. Here’s How to Stay Safe

The hotel staffer who calls you with an urgent request for payment isn’t necessarily who they say they are.

FreeBSD – A Lesson in Poor Defaults

Article URL: https://vez.mrsk.me/freebsd-defaults

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082342

Points: 7

# Comments: 3

LLMorphism: When humans come to see themselves as language models

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05419

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082021

Points: 24

# Comments: 11