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  1. XFCE4 desktop icons no longer persist positions after 4.20.2 update

    At some point in the last few weeks, an XFCE4 update changed how desktop icon coords are stored and restored. I spent considerable time debugging this without identifying the cause. System: Void, runit, XFCE 4.20.2, HD…

    4 points 1
  2. Major earthquake off Cuba's coast felt across Florida (wesh.com)
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  3. CISA KEV: Linux "Copy Fail" CVE-2026-31431 Turns Kernel Bug into Patch Deadline (windowsforum.com)
    1 points 0
  4. Ask HN: What does a 9-year undetected memory-only Linux LPE imply?

    CVE-2026-31431: 732 bytes, no offsets, cross-distro, memory-only (no disk artifacts), extant since 2017. Discovered by AI in ~1 hour. AF_ALG's own maintainers have stated the interface has "never been used much, other…

    2 points 0
  5. Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks.. (techcrunch.com)
    1 points 0
  6. "whole civilization will die tonight" (cnn.com)
    16 points 4
  7. Tell HN: Perplexity Has Unspecified Character Limits for Session Export

    Hello all, I discovered, the hard way, that exporting Perplexity sessions to PDF results in substantial content loss when the page is ~90 pages. After opening a ticket on the matter, a brief dialogue with a rep proved…

    3 points 1
  8. Radar footage shows Hellfire missile fired by US Military bounce off UFO (nypost.com)
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  10. Fusarium (en.wikipedia.org)
    7 points 2
  11. FDA approves new non-opioid pain drug (nature.com)
    2 points 1
  12. Ask HN: Keystroke biometrics in various web-based LLM UIs?

    Using PerplexityAI through the web UI, there is significant latency between keystrokes and text manifestation in the prompt field. Is this merely overly aggressive next-word prediction, or is there plausibly…

    1 points 1
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  14. Ask HN: Why do my "Ask HN" posts not show in the "Ask HN" feed?

    Hello, I am not incapable of missing the obvious, but I do not understand why my "Ask HN" posts remain exclusively in "New" and never reach the "Ask HN" feed. Any explanation or conjecture on the reasons for this would…

    1 points 8
  15. Tell HN: Wicd Is Back. Kind Of

    wicd is being ported to python3, slowly, but it appears, surely. Or perhaps it's happening quickly, considering there seems to be only one person working on it. See: Dev1Galaxy thread…

    2 points 1
  16. Ask HN: Is wicd Back? If so, how can we guarantee it succeeds?

    According to this Dev1Galaxy thread[0], wicd has been ported to python3. Most of the work seems from Takahiro Yoshizawa, who may or may not be hanaguro. Without bloviating on how much I loathe Network-Manager, which I…

    3 points 2
  17. Ask HN: Is it perfectly legal for Google to modify a user's android settings?

    After being presented with an insurmountable 'agreement wall' for the Messages app (demanding I associate an account that was already associated), I forced the app to stop and uninstalled the update, which I suspect is…

    7 points 4
  18. Ask HN: Any Litigation Potential for Google's Account Lockout Policy?

    Hello fellow HN readers. I am presently without power, in Florida, dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. There have been fuel shortages, but I have a small amount left for a very small generator. Last night,…

    2 points 7
  19. Ask HN: Linux-Compat Hardware for Self-Hosted AI Models & gen advice

    Hello, I'm trying to enter the realm of self-hosted AI (maybe, eg llama3.1-8B) and would appreciate suggestions on both recommended 'budget minimum' hardware and specific Linux distros if any. For hardware, I'm assuming…

    1 points 0
  20. Secret Service Director Resigns After Trump Assassination Attempt (nytimes.com)
    2 points 0
  21. Tell HN: Eternal realm of 480p – An FCC Verizon Complaint

    After a year of enduring spinning circle icons and relying on a nearby magnifying glass for seeing fine details in instructional videos, I finally said fsck it! and made an FCC complaint. I had phoned Verizon at least a…

    1 points 4
  22. Governments Shouldn't Be Allowed to Use a Drone to Spy on You Without a Warrant (eff.org)
    23 points 6
  23. David Miranda, campaigner and former Brazilian congressman, dies aged 37 (theguardian.com)
    3 points 1
  24. Ask HN: Is it time for AI to start replacing doctors?

    Hello wizards and apprentices, Most people, regardless of their politics, understand that healthcare, notably in the US, is too often unaffordable and sometimes destructive through financial means. Many doctors, from my…

    6 points 39
  25. Colombia Explores Creating a CBDC to Combat Tax Evasion (coindesk.com)
    1 points 0