Polverine Leverages ESP32-S3 and Bosch Sensors for Air Quality Tracking
Crowd Supply recently featured Polverine, a mikroBUS-compatible environmental sensing board for real-time air quality monitoring. It detects pollution, gas leaks, and supports ventilation control. Its compact, low-power design makes it suitable for portable and wearable applications, with Bosch Sensortec’s BMV080 PM2.5 and BME690 gas sensors providing data over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth via the ESP32-S3-MIN … ⌘ Read more
CDC data are disappearing
Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/01/cdc-dei-scientific-data/681531/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42897696
Points: 500
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10 Historical Events That Shaped the English Language
Words, like people, have stories to tell. Languages, like nations, have their histories. They have their peculiarities and quirks that can be traced back to some circumstance in their journey from our ancestors to us. The English language is replete with these curiosities. Inconsistent spelling and pronunciation are just two weird things about English that […]
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Ten Horror Games That Were Banned for Being Even Darker
We’ve already covered the ten horror games banned for being too dark, but apparently, there’s no shortage of developers willing to take things even further. Whether it’s graphic violence, real-life tragedies turned into “entertainment,” or just concepts that should’ve been rejected immediately, these games didn’t just cross the line—they removed it. Due to commenters’ demands, […]
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** In reply to: The politics of accessibility – Brian DeConinck **
In reply to: The politics of accessibility – Brian DeConinck
A devastating perfect blog post.
The core concept of digital accessibility is that everyone, including people with disabilities, should be able to access information and accomplish tasks via computer independently.
Continuing later,
This is an intensely political statement, backed by decades of protests and lobbying and litigation. … ⌘ Read more
SNeedlewoods submits CCS proposal for ~4.5 months of part-time Monero dev work
SNeedlewoods1 has submitted a second CCS proposal2, looking to work part-time on Monero development for ~4.5 months:
Since the feature-complete Wallet API PR from my previous CCS proposal is finally in “pending review” state (I will give my best to quickly resolve issues coming up during the review, so it hopefully will get merged soon), it’s time for the next steps..
Funding propose ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/sneedlewoods-submits-second-monero-dev-work-ccs-proposal/)Monero Observer Blitz #38 - January 2025
Here’s a recap of what happened this January in the Monero community:
Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 5, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
 smartwatch from scratch
If you have type 1 diabetes, you need to keep track of and manage your blood glucose levels closely, as if these levels dip too low, it can quickly spiral into a medical emergency. Andrew Childs’ 9 year old son has type 1 diabetes, and Childs was unhappy with any of the current offerings on the market for children to keep track of their blood glucose levels. Most people suggested an Apple Watch, but he found the Apple Watch “too much device” for a kid, … ⌘ Read more
How to Restart, Force Restart, & Shut Down iPad Mini 7
The iPad mini 7 is a great little iPad and the first mini model to support Apple Intelligence. If you recently got an iPad mini 7, you might be wondering how you can restart the device, shut it down, and force restart the mini, all of which are common tasks for troubleshooting and even just … Read More ⌘ Read more
Deals of the Week: Apple Watch 10 for $329, iPad mini 7 for $399, MacBook Air Deals, & More
Amazon continues to offer some of the best prices on hot Apple products, taking substantial discounts off the standard retail price from Apple and most other retailers of goods. If you’re in the market for a brand new Apple Watch Series 10, iPad mini 7, MacBook Air, or AirTags, you won’t want to miss these … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/31/dea … ⌘ Read more
Let’s Encrypt ends support for expiration notification emails
Since its inception, Let’s Encrypt has been sending expiration notification emails to subscribers that have provided an email address to us. We will be ending this service on June 4, 2025. ↫ Josh Aas on the Let’s Encrypt website They’re ending the expiration notification service because it’s costly, adds a ton of complexity to their systems, and constitutes a privacy risk because of all the email addresses the … ⌘ Read more
OpenAI O3-Mini
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/openai-o3-mini/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42890627
Points: 500
# Comments: 515 ⌘ Read more
Linux Foundation Makes Statement About Banning Russian Programmers (3 Months Late)
“It is disappointing that the open source community cannot operate independently of international sanctions programs,” says Linux Foundation. ⌘ Read more
KitOps 1.0 release—proven in production and looking to CNCF
Member post by Gorkem Ercan, CTO, Jozu The merry band of maintainers and contributors at the KitOps project is happy to announce the 1.0 release of KitOps. Jozu kicked off the KitOps project after observing the… ⌘ Read more
** Pull Requests **
Never has a pull request made me actually cry. This one did that. ⌘ Read more
Protesty a študentský pochod v Srbsku
Vo štvrtok ráno, 30. januára 2025, neprehľadná kolóna študentov vyrazila na protestný pochod z Belehradu do Nového Sadu. Tam, spolu s kolegami z Nového Sadu, zablokujú 1. februára, na deň mesta, tri novosadské mosty, bude tomu presne tri mesiace po smrteľnom páde prístrešku na novosadskej železničnej stanici. Nielen študenti a poľnohospodári, ktorí sa ako ochrancovia pripojili s traktormi k študentom, tiež profesori, ktorí si zastali za svoj … ⌘ Read more
The Heirloom Project
The Heirloom Project provides traditional implementations of standard Unix utilities. In many cases, they have been derived from original Unix material released as Open Source by Caldera and Sun. Interfaces follow traditional practice; they remain generally compatible with System V, although extensions that have become common use over the course of time are sometimes provided. Most utilities are also included in a variant that aims at POSIX conformance. On the interior, technologies for th … ⌘ Read more
Android 16’s Linux Terminal will soon let you run graphical apps, so of course we ran Doom
Regardless, the fact that Android’s Linux Terminal can run graphical apps like Doom now is good news. Hopefully we’ll be able to run more complex desktop-class Linux programs in the future. I tried running GIMP, for example, but it didn’t work. Eventually, Android should be able to run Linux apps as well as Chromebooks can, as I believe one of the goals … ⌘ Read more
10 Whistleblowers Who Were Outright Heroes
When you talk about whistleblowers, some popular names come to mind, but the concept of whistleblowing is not a modern one. The tradition has been in place since the days of the ancient world. It has been a critical tool that man has used to achieve justice and fairness in society. While we acknowledge that […]
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10 Misconceptions About Birds
Birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth, but there’s a surprising number of myths and misconceptions about them that have persisted over time. From their intelligence to their behavior, many widely held beliefs about birds are far from accurate. These misunderstandings can shape how we view and interact with our feathered friends. […]
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Adafruit CLUE: A Sensor-Packed nRF52840 Development Board in a micro:bit Form Factor
The Adafruit CLUE is a development board with a built-in display, multiple sensors, and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity. It follows the form factor of the BBC micro:bit while incorporating additional processing power and expanded functionality. The board is designed for applications involving data visualization, sensor-based measurements, and wireless communication. This devi … ⌘ Read more
next-20250131: linux-next
Version:next-20250131 (linux-next)Released:2025-01-31 ⌘ Read more
[ANN] AGRE Kazbegi hotel - we are happy to accept Monero as a payment method
Hotel is located in Georgia’s part of The Greater Caucasus mountain range. It’s a small family-run hotel with 9 rooms total, but for now only 4 of them are being rented out. It’s a 3-story building with a quite large fenced yard. Construction started early 2022 and finished in December 2024. There’s free parking in the fenced yard. We are offering 15% discount on accommodation for anyone who pays in Monero.
Links:
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 1 February 2025 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 1st of February 2025 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoing story and … ⌘ Read more
Monero v0.18.4.0 release on the horizon as selsta posts to-do list
selsta1 has opened a new issue (a to-do list)2 in the Monero core repository for the upcoming v0.18.4.0 Fluorine Fermi release:
PR list overviewThe following pull requests have to be merged and issues have to be resolved. Any other PRs that I’m missing?
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- build: prepare v0.18.4.0 #9722
- blockchain sync: reduce disk writes from 2 to 1 per tx [RELEASE] #9740
- Some cleanup in span/connection_cont … ⌘ Read more”`
[ANN] Tor project twitter is compromised
Our X (Twitter) account has been compromised. We are working to regain access. Please do not trust or interact with any posts, DMs, or links from our account until further notice.
Link: https://mastodon.social/@torproject/113918614226738202
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AlphaMove
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How to Turn Off “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on iPhone & iPad
The Mail app on iPhone and iPad has been around since the beginning of those devices, and many people have grown familiar with how the Mail app works and behaves. But recently, Apple has been making a lot of tweaks and adjustments to the Mail app, and some of these changes are not necessarily welcome … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/30/how-to-turn-off-follow-up-mail-suggestions-on-iphone- … ⌘ Read more
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Priženil bych sa,… jutrá označiť!
V minulosti boli veľmi skromné možnosti zoznamovania sa mladých ľudí, alebo aj ovdovelých osôb, ktoré by radi opätovne vstúpiť do manželstva. V tridsiatich rokoch minulého storočia, s rozvojom našej menšinovej tlače na týchto končinách, sa ponúkla možnosť inzercie v novinách. V Národnej jednote nachádzame zaujímavé inzeráty o hľadaní potenciálnych partnerov, ale aj hľadaní manžela, ktorý odišiel do Ameriky a nevrátil sa. ⌘ Read more
Debian Linux Doubles Down on Wokeness, Leaves X.com
Reasons for leaving X include “Elon Musk”, “Diversity”, “Fake News”, & “Gender”. ⌘ Read more
Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024
Article URL: https://www.elitefourum.com/t/many-of-the-pokemon-playtest-cards-were-likely-printed-in-2024/52421
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42880704
Points: 500
# Comments: 322 ⌘ Read more
4 steps to building a natural language search tool
Empowering humanitarian action with open source: A natural language search tool for UN Resolutions.
The post 4 steps to building a natural language search tool appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Longtime Cloud Native Computing Foundation Member Mirantis Upgrades Membership to Gold
Doubling down on open source, Mirantis invests further in the cloud native ecosystem San Francisco, CA – January 30, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today… ⌘ Read more
KCD Austria 2024: a celebration of cloud native 🌐🎬
The lights dimmed, the screen lit up, and the atmosphere was nothing short of electric. KCD Austria 2024 took place in the heart of Vienna, transforming a classic cinema into a hub of cloud native innovation… ⌘ Read more
Digital transformation driven by community: Kubernetes as example
Member post by Angel Ramirez, Cuemby In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, Kubernetes emerges as a transformative force in open-source innovation. Originating from a Google project in 2014, it has grown into a global movement that… ⌘ Read more
如何在 KDE Plasma + Fcitx5 環境中使用兩種不同的鍵盤佈局 ⌘ Read more
JavaScript Temporal is coming
Article URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/javascript-temporal-is-coming/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42876840
Points: 504
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Erlang Solutions: 5 Reasons to Build Scalable and Concurrent Applications with Elixir
Businesses can’t afford sluggish, unresponsive systems, especially when dealing with high volumes of concurrent requests. Slow applications lead to lost revenue, frustrated users, and missed opportunities. This is where Elixir comes in.
Purpose-built for scalability and concurrency, Elixir runs on the battle-tested Erlang Virtual Machine (BEAM), a technology trusted to powe … ⌘ Read more
10 Facts About the Life of Churchill’s Favorite WWII Spy
During World War II, Sir Winston Churchill declared that Polish countess Maria Skarbek—although later, she became plain Christine Granville—was his favorite spy. She earned this accolade because of her extraordinary courage and achievements as a secret agent in Nazi-occupied Poland and France. The penalty for spying was, of course, execution, usually preceded by torture. Still, […]
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Ten of the Most Outlandish Influencers on Social Media
As any social media user knows, influencers are everywhere. Usually, they pester us with adverts and monetized content. But some take a stranger approach. These bizarre influencers refuse to fit the usual mold. Instead, they have built a following from their unexpected, genuinely original ideas. They are the true originals of the social media world: […]
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next-20250130: linux-next
Version:next-20250130 (linux-next)Released:2025-01-30 ⌘ Read more
[ANN] MoneroTalk #338: No gov’ts are excited about XMR (Live 1/30 at 7PM-EST)
No governments are excited about Monero. That is why “I IDENTIFY AS RNG” wants to contribute to it!
Links:
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[ANN] Proposed changes to the Code of Conduct
I would love to hear your feedback on these proposed changes to the Code of Conduct.
Link: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+in%3Atitle+CoC
tobtoht (Github) ⌘ Read more
The Birth of a New Tech Myth: “Facebook Says Linux is Malware!”
We are witnessing a new “Computer Myth” being created before our eyes, as several “Tech News” outlets repeat a false statement about Facebook & Linux. ⌘ Read more
Apple’s macOS UNIX certification is a lie
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a someone mentioning macOS is a UNIX approaches 1. In fact, it was only late last year that The Open Group announced that macOS 15.0 was, once again, certified as UNIX, continuing Apple’s long-standing tradition of certifying macOS releases as “real” UNIX®. What does any of this actually, mean, though? Well, it turns out that if you actually dive into Apple’s conformance statements for macOS’ … ⌘ Read more