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  1. Who Owns and Operates Pubmed.ai? Definitely Not the National Library of Medicine (pubmed.ai)
    2 points 1
  2. Tamiko Thiel posting a new project emulating ELI5-like Feynman Lectures (youtube.com)
    3 points 3
  3. What analogy/metaphor do you use if you want to explain entropy to the C Suite?

    I'm sure the answers are different if the C Suite is at Intel vs Hatchett Publishing or the senior senator from Oregon.

    1 points 1
  4. Ask HN: Is Washington Post correct in saying Signal is unsecure?

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/26/trump-signal-chat-war-plan-texts-released/ By Alex Horton and Missy Ryan "the conversation that occurred over an unsecure, commercially available messaging…

    50 points 109
  5. Why does the Apple's store/online-store interface suck so much?

    Let's say you're in a hurry, or just want to leverage an online store discount. You catch a ride to the Apple store and order online en route. You get to the store and they say "oh, I have no idea when your order will…

    2 points 4
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  7. Library Thing Is Down? (librarything.com)
    1 points 2
  8. Pudding: Visual, Data-Driven Essays (pudding.cool)
    2 points 0
  9. UsesThis is broken, hope waferbaby is ok (usesthis.com)
    2 points 0
  10. Oral History Interview with Dr. Stephen Thomas Kent (conservancy.umn.edu)
    1 points 0
  11. Scientist walks into White House with ingredients for pandemic, designed by AI (bloomberg.com)
    2 points 1
  12. What's the Human Version of API?

    I want a concept that includes dashboards, reports, etc. Any product that is readily consumable to humans, as opposed to an API or other machine-consumable product.

    1 points 1
  13. Ask HN: How to run a mid-2012 retina MacBook Pro safely in 2024?

    Question in title. I bought this computer from my iPhone while on a walk, while still watching the keynote (I think it was the first post-Steve keynote). It was so obviously the right choice. And I have used it for over…

    3 points 5
  14. What's a digital twin? Especially in healthcare, but any. What's in the box?
    1 points 2
  15. Any thoughts on kdb+? A columnar datastore focused on time series data (HFT) (en.wikipedia.org)
    1 points 1
  16. The command of biotechnology and merciful conquest in military opposition (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
    2 points 0
  17. Can someone explain the Maxeon deal to me?

    As I understand it, SunPower spun out Maxeon, which was bought by a Singapore shell company in fact backed by the CCP, but CFIUS let it happen because Singapore. Now Maxeon, effectively a Chinese asset, is seeking US…

    2 points 0
  18. Ask HN: Need help drafting a profession's policy for AI governance

    I've been asked to contribute to a fairly significant policy document for my profession and I am seeking your help, particularly the cryptography, ML, and legal folks, to help draft this particular concept around the…

    8 points 4
  19. The new phone call etiquette: Text first and never leave a voice mail (washingtonpost.com)
    2 points 0
  20. Making Military Service More Attractive for Modern Spouses (warontherocks.com)
    30 points 71
  21. Air Force issues warning of PLA recruitment of US Air Force members, veterans (af.mil)
    1 points 0
  22. Best free CAD software for novice with access to great hardware?

    So, I find myself on a scientific research vessel with, at last count, 4 3D printers, and I randomly found a 3DConnexion gathering dust on a shelf in our workspace. I have a macbook pro and no money, but I have Starlink…

    1 points 3
  23. Google and the DoD built an AI-powered microscope to help doctors spot cancer (cnbc.com)
    6 points 5
  24. Useful on an icebreaker: a rough and ready optics mast for human use

    Icebreakers see all sorts of critters, mainly polar bears, and seals, birds, but mainly at a distance. A 1000 millimeter lens would be great. But how to hold it? That's a stout tripod you're lugging around for…

    1 points 2
  25. Varicap, variable capacitor used in tuning radio circuits (en.wikipedia.org)
    3 points 0