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Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/26/nx-s1-5900911/wildfire-smoke-fires-camp-minnesota

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059516

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Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20z46p0p6jo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059509

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-sites-use-javascript-to-build-malware-in-browser-memory/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059505

Points: 2

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Hello all, I'm an international student, and I have always had this problem of connecting with people who are near me that are actually building. Even if I have been to San Francisco, I think there aren't many ways to connect with people. So I built this https://www.thebuildnation.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059500

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Article URL: https://claude.com/blog/harnessing-claudes-intelligence

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059497

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://ibrahimcesar.cloud/blog/we-replaced-the-build-layer-not-the-runtime/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059482

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://cookbookai.io/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059433

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/origami-circuit-boards

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059418

Points: 4

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Article URL: https://github.com/dangerous-person/dopogoto-terminal-player

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059413

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://github.com/gmrandazzo/CheapSecurity

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059398

Points: 5

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I have been using different apps to read research papers, books, and web articles. On iPad, I read research papers and books on Apple Books, and articles in Safari; on Mac, I use skim for research papers and books, as it gives excellent annotation features.

But I wanted one reading library that worked across iPad and Mac without locking my pdfs and annotations into a single service/app.

So I have built a browser-based reader where your library lives in a folder you choose in google drive. The app itself is client side: pdfs, imported articles and annotations files are stored in your drive rather than on my server.

- PDFs and web articles live together in one library

- Articles stay as HTML instead of being converted into PDFs (because converting to PDFs often cuts words vertically such that the top half of the word is on one page and the rest on another)

- Highlights, handwritten annotations and notes are stored separately alongside each document

- The app first writes locally, then syncs with drive.

You can try it without signing in using the demo document.

Google is still reviewing OAuth verification, so signing into drive currently shows the standard unverified app warning.

I'm mainly interested in feedback on architecture, the annotation model and whether using drive as the storage layer feels like the right trade off.

It's almost entirely client-side. PDFs render with PDF.js, articles stay as HTML instead of being converted into PDFs, and annotations are stored as plain json alongside each document in your google drive folder. The browser keeps a local cache for fast reopening, while drive handles syncing across devices. I have deliberately avoided a custom backend thus your library is just files you own.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059390

Points: 2

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A friend suggested I embed an RSVP reader in my blog posts, so I did a floating button in the corner of the page. It uses the Spritz heuristic for the focus letter (letter 1 for short words, up to letter 4 for long ones) but maps back through punctuation, and the timing isn't uniform either. I don't want to bury this post in technical detail, so if you're curious about any of it, just ask and I'm happy to share.

But I'm not really used to speed readers, so I don't know if it's actually useful. What do you think?

And about browser extensions? does a per-site reader still make sense when an extension works everywhere, in theory?

It's on my blog (glitchedcat.com) on any post the lightning bolt button in the corner.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059389

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/we-are-not-special/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059386

Points: 3

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Article URL: https://stephango.com/design-is-compromise

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059367

Points: 11

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Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siy0744Ykys

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059359

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://ask.metafilter.com/254216/What-are-your-tools-and-rituals-for-reflecting-on-the-past-year

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059344

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://vectoral.com/blog/token-relay-market

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49058993

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/spacex-eyes-tower-catch-for-next-starship-after-auspicious-end-to-13th-flight/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49058965

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Hey everyone,

My team and I have been working hard on this project: https://peppy.bot

It's a direct replacement for ROS 2. We already have the OpenArm robot (https://openarm.dev) working on the platform, both v1.0 and v2.0, plus Isaac Sim and MuJoCo integration.

If you're in a hurry, head over to https://docs.peppy.bot/quickstart/ and get started in 5min.

Our long term vision is to allow anyone (even non-devs) to go from a prompt to real humanoid robot actions, first in simulation, then on the physical robot.

Happy to answer any question.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49058956

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