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Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fallhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvj6j1klez88o

Joshua Foster will have to pay 3,000 euro (Β£2,500), a judge in Paphos rules.

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Community 'heartbroken and horrified' after Oregon school shootinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cjy56wl6l90ro

A 16-year-old killed three children and a teacher at a primary school in Oregon before he was killed by a bystander, police say.

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Police officer who raped two women jailed for 12 yearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqkg53v29005o

Campbell Petrie was found guilty of physical and sexual abuse towards the women between 2006 and 2023.

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Chelsea's Reece James has surgery for knee issuehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq073d9l0ly9o

Chelsea announce captain Reece James has undergone successful surgery on a knee injury.

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Penguin Colony review – an Antarctic odyssey of Nazis and Lovecraftian horrorshttps://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/oct/16/penguin-colony-review-an-antarctic-odyssey-of-nazis-and-lovecraftian-horrors

PC; Origame Digital This odd but absorbing adventure sends you waddling across Antarctica in search of an eldritch entity – uncovering a world far stranger than it first appears A Nazi kneels down on frozen snow, staring at an endless Antarctic horizon. Another holds a gun to his head, ready to end his own life. I direct a small waddling penguin up to them, trying to imagine what it could be thinking. Dismay, perhaps. Likely bewilderment. But then a faint smile seems to break out across its beaky face, as if amused by these silly humans and their misguided belief that they could ever best t…

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Remembering Oscar-winning actor Eva Marie Sainthttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/16/nx-s1-6003516/remembering-oscar-winning-actor-eva-marie-saint

Saint, who died Oct. 6, studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for her roles in On the Waterfront and the Hitchcock film North by Northwest. Originally broadcast in 2000.

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Why some Gen Z voters who backed Trump now regret their decisionhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/16/nx-s1-5993835/gen-z-trump-voting-support

A focus group of eight Gen Z Trump voters reported feeling unhappy or disappointed with the state of politics, with some going as far as to say they regret supporting him in 2024.

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Egypt’s Climate-Resilient β€˜Super Corals’ Are Starting to Feel the Heathttps://www.wired.com/story/egypts-climate-resilient-super-corals-are-starting-to-feel-the-heat

Scientists can’t agree why reefs in the Red Sea have long been immune to bleaching. The answer could be the key to saving these tough corals as climate change begins taking its toll.

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How much money has Musk given to Republican groups since July? The quiz knowshttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/16/g-s1-148041/pope-leo-musk-mamdani-trump-guilfoyle-news-quiz

Plus, this week saw comings and goings at the White House, the revenge of a child (reality) star, and Elon Musk doing Elon Musk things.

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Do Americans own the president's papers? Appeals court to weigh inhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/16/nx-s1-5996836/trump-who-owns-presidential-records-act-appeals-court

The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.

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Can’t bear to say goodbye to your pet? Biotech’s got you covered.https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1146766/pet-biotech-longevity-cloning-cryonics

I don’t remember much about Peppy, my first and only pet cat. I can conjure the sensation of stroking her while she purred, recall how she used to get stuck in trees (just like in cartoons!), and chuckle about the time she pooed in my baby sister’s cot. That’s about it. What I do vividly…

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Love is infrastructurehttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1145845/love-is-infrastructure-fiction-charlie-jane-anders

I. Meet cute Barnabas and Mainspring grew up near at hand, about an hour apart with good traffic, but for a long time they weren’t close. They traded glimpses and occasional hellos and then went about their business. Both of them carried on livelier conversations with farther-flung neighbors, who were richer and had more to…

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This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degenerationhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1145840/prima-implant-restores-sight-macular-degeneration-patients

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 5 million people around the world. And until now, no treatment could restore their vision. The Prima system, which was approved in Europe in July and is awaiting FDA clearance in the US, changes that. It combines a retinal implant with camera-Β­equipped eyeglasses to improve sight in patients…

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Morning news briefhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/16/nx-s1-5998699/morning-news-brief

Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at an Oregon school, how Russia is viewing Ukraine's strikes and its growing rift with the U.S., DOJ sues California over its voter rolls.

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Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader 'more difficult to deal with than Putin'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c58jz174w89ro

The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

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Show HN: RoamDial – Roam the live radio in a 3D particle galaxyhttps://roamdial.com

Article URL: https://roamdial.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115760 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Tunedaway – a little place to listen to musichttps://tunedaway.com

Pick a scene, put some music on, and leave it open. There’s a rainy cafΓ©, a train ride, a campsite, and a few other places. Each has its own music and ambient sounds. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115737 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: CanvoWP – Agent first website builder for WordPress (completely free)https://canvowp.com

Article URL: https://canvowp.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115725 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Doctor regrets not going to police earlier about Lucy Letbyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwg7x1prldedo

Dr Stephen Brearey was the lead neonatal consultant at the hospital where the nurse worked.

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Show HN:case blossom, design and manufacture cases for e-readers and deviceshttps://caseblossom.com

Article URL: https://caseblossom.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115688 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: What F1 lap times don't tell you (but telemetry does)https://github.com/saccofrancesco/slipstream

Article URL: https://github.com/saccofrancesco/slipstream Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115663 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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What are you doing this weekend?https://lobste.rs/s/hounpx/what_are_you_doing_this_weekend

Feel free to tell what you plan on doing this weekend and even ask for help or feedback. Please keep in mind it’s more than OK to do nothing at all too!

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Kartal upsets Svitolina to reach Wuhan semi-finalshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cmpwgq52y22zo

Sonay Kartal's winning streak following a long injury lay-off continues as she seals a hard-fought victory over fifth seed Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open.

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Show HN: WP Replai – AI chatbot built right into WordPresshttps://wpreplai.com

Article URL: https://wpreplai.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115538 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve.https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1146834/kids-are-outsmarting-social-media-bans-thats-not-a-problem-we-need-to-solve

Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined Australia in restricting minors from accessing social mediaβ€”barring children under 15 from major platforms, before the ban was blocked by the country’s top court on human rights grounds. The UK aims to forbid kids under 16 from accessing Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms in early…

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ASMR Programming - Snow Fall Effecthttps://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1x79skt/asmr_programming_snow_fall_effect

I had so much fun just opening my code editor and coding something by hand for no other reason than curiosity. In a world full of AI coding agents, it felt really good to slow down, experiment, figure things out, and just enjoy writing code again. Sometimes I forget how much I love programming for the sake of programming... submitted by /u/Apprehensive_Bit7392 [link] [comments]

Temperatures to drop for weekend as stormy weather could return next weekhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cw0731j8gxd2o

A sunnier but chillier weekend is on the way, ahead of some potentially stormy weather next week.

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Show HN: I built 7 B2B APIs and 5 MCP servers for compliance and tradehttps://jsonexlab.com

Article URL: https://jsonexlab.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115150 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

The insider trading you're allowed to dohttps://coached.com/essays/the-insider-trading-youre-allowed-to-do

Article URL: https://coached.com/essays/the-insider-trading-youre-allowed-to-do/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115144 Points: 4 # Comments: 1

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Tesla unveils car that can drive upside down and jump through the airhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/16/10-16-tesla-flying-car-clip

Tesla has unveiled an electric car that can drive upside down and use rocket-like thrusters to jump and turn mid-air.

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Show HN: I built an online community and educational platform for trauma healinghttps://rannu37hearteu.wixsite.com/seen-whole

Article URL: https://rannu37hearteu.wixsite.com/seen-whole Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115109 Points: 1 # Comments: 1

China-Linked Hackers Exploited BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Take Over Remote Support Servershttps://thehackernews.com/2026/10/china-linked-hackers-exploited.html

The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Armory Castle (previously UNC5221 or Warp Panda) exploited a newly disclosed security flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar) as a zero-day in late August 2026. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102764 (CVSS score: 9.3), is a case of improper origin validation in an internal messaging component that could be exploited by a

CERT-In Warns AI Agents Accessed Sensitive Data at Indian Organizations During Testinghttps://thehackernews.com/2026/10/cert-in-warns-ai-agents-accessed.html

AI agents being tested online reached the live systems of Indian organizations and read business records, including personal data and confidential material, CERT-InΒ said in an advisoryΒ on October 15. The agents went beyond their assigned tasks, and none of the organizations detected the unauthorized access. After internal reviews, the AI companies whose models were being tested

Show HN: TheFairNet Professional Networking Platformhttps://thefairnet.com

Article URL: https://thefairnet.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50114983 Points: 1 # Comments: 1

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The rapid rise of a former art dealer to Europe's hottest young managerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmde8l07569no

How Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler has gone from Germany's fifth tier to being reportedly of interest to Manchester United.

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A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivatedhttps://www.npr.org/2026/10/16/g-s1-148366/owl-family-manhattan

Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.

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Brewers sweep the Dodgers to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982https://www.npr.org/2026/10/16/nx-s1-6004787/brewers-sweep-dodgers-mlb

Propelled by a lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks, the Brewers swept the two-time defending champion LA Dodgers out of the playoffs Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.

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Show HN: CiteProof – Catch fake AI legal citationshttps://getciteproof.com

Article URL: https://getciteproof.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50114653 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Vibe coding: Game-changer or risky business?https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/16/vibe-coding-game-changer-or-risky-business

Vibe coding lets users build software with AI, but free alternatives to popular programmes raise security concerns.

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Does the Premier League 'Big Six' still exist?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckj0lrjzjgqno

For years the Premier League has had a defined 'Big Six', comprised of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur., but could this era be coming to an end?

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Show HN: Gitsu.app – A Linear-alternative built on GitHub Projectshttps://gitsu.app

Issue tracking isn't dead. It's moving closer to code. Gitsu is a fast, AI-native, keyboard-first Mac and web app on top of your existing GitHub Projects and issues. Everything syncs with GitHub in the background. Gitsu is free on the web. Pro is $4.99/seat/month and adds the native Mac client, advanced AI panels, and MCP agent workflows. Give gitsu.app a go and write us your suggestions/opinions/bug reports. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50114512 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

The Olympic sprinter now bedbound for 22 hours a dayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/crd6dj26v4e4o

Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.

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Last rites for Gentoo's Chromium packagehttps://lwn.net/Articles/1097760

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1097760/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50114359 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

Snapchat and Instagram grooming becoming 'easier'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq33xd6j1dv5o

Online grooming is rising, with children as young as five targeted, prompting calls for reform.

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The Folders Programming Languagehttps://danieltemkin.com/esolangs/folders

Article URL: https://danieltemkin.com/esolangs/folders Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50114342 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Continuous Trunk Builds of Network Ups Tools (Nut) for Fedora/ELhttps://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/karellen/nut-next

Article URL: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/karellen/nut-next/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50114317 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

Met needs to move away from criminalising sex workers, officers say after Levy failingshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l8jpzwv9jo

The force is piloting a two-officer female team in north London to engage with street sex workers, in a bid to improve trust.

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Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slowhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmde8dpg8g0no

BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

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HP Coupon Codes and Deals October 2026https://www.wired.com/story/hp-coupon-code

Save up to 60%, plus an extra 20% with HP promo codes for laptops, printers, PCs, and more tech.

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Skechers Coupon Codes 20% Offhttps://www.wired.com/story/skechers-coupon-codes

Learn how to find, compare, and apply the best Skechers online discounts to save on comfortable sneakers, athletic apparel, and accessories.

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Surfshark Promo Codes: 87% Off | October 2026https://www.wired.com/story/surfshark-coupon

Save up to 87% with a Surfshark coupon code, 3 months of VPN free today, and more from WIRED.

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Total Wireless Promo Codes & Deals: 50% Off Select Planshttps://www.wired.com/story/total-wireless-promo-code

Find great deals for Total Wireless, like 50% off select plans, and enjoy big savings.

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PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessionshttps://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-exploit-fortios-flaw-to.html

A suspected advanced threat actor has been observed exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS to deliver a previously unreported memory-resident ARM64 malware known as PEERSTITCH. The attack involves the exploitation of CVE-2025-61624 (CVSS score: 5.4), a path traversal flaw in the command line interpreter of FortiOS, FortiPAM, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager that could allow a

They fled Russia, but the West sent them backhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x23qpzjklwo

Over the past year there has been a stark rise in anti-government activists deported to Russia from the EU and US where they were seeking refuge.

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Watch: Will disenchanted Iowa Republicans reject Trump in the midterms?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c32l4kqg2q4ro

The BBC's Sarah Smith travelled across the state ahead of the midterms, as the president faces political headwinds.

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Show HN: Lobby Domains: Find Domains with Chrome's On-Device AIhttps://lobby.domains

Article URL: https://lobby.domains/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50113913 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Kitaphone – Call mobile phones and landlines directly from the browserhttps://kitaphone.com

Hi HN Folks, I have been building Kitaphone a web app that lets you call regular mobile and landline numbers directly from your browser. The idea is simple, there are still plenty of situations where apps like WhatsApp, facetime and other internet calling apps aren't an option. For example, when you are abroad and need to call your bank, an airline, or a government office or your son/daughter's school. I wanted to make those calls possible without requiring users to install another app or buy a sim card or even commit to a monthly subscription. I built Kitaphone using Next.js and Twilio, One…

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A Tesla Flying Car? I Don’t Know, Manhttps://www.wired.com/story/tesla-flying-car-faa

The Federal Aviation Administration will likely have thoughts about the Tesla Roadster 2’s ability to leave the ground.

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Porsche Mission Shttps://www.porsche.com/international/models/mission-s

Article URL: https://www.porsche.com/international/models/mission-s/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50113528 Points: 13 # Comments: 17

Show HN: Beeline Multiplayer Agent Harnesshttps://usebeeline.app

Shipped Beeline today. It's a team chat for humans and agents - a kind of multiplayer harness. You can bring your codex, Claude code, opencode subscriptions and also works with pi and goose. We built beeline itself with early versions of beeline, and use it to build our other projects - it's boosted productivity quite a bit for us. Demo video: https://youtu.be/ACdelpZC2z4?is=pP6MFxJODvKcGjQt The key insight is that humans do their best work in teams, but agentic development has so far been single player. This has led to people having to forward AI slop to each other or to try to deliver conte…

Three children and teacher killed by 16-year-old at Oregon primary schoolhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm89zp48k4kzo

The suspect was shot dead by a local community member who followed him into the school, said police.

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Show HN: Wayseer – A native desktop app for browsing real-time datahttps://wayseer.app

As an IT professional, I felt a distinct lacking of a real-time tool for tracking down problems in complex systems. I have created Wayseer Desktop as a way to explore more effective ways to explore live systems. There's a very functional free version, and paid options that unlock additional features. I'm curious what you all think of the approach. I'm a systems engineer by trade (with some development experience), not a developer, so I have relied on AI to do the heavy lifting while I request features, report bugs and perform as much manual testing as I feasibly can. There are bound to be bug…

Show HN: Firmenza – An AI employee for SAM.govhttps://firmenza.com

Article URL: https://firmenza.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50113168 Points: 2 # Comments: 2

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Show HN: GrapheneOS Dumbphonehttps://github.com/flourish-today/Odysseus

Article URL: https://github.com/flourish-today/Odysseus Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50113162 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Inherit – Zero to Iachttps://inherit.virtualbeck.com

There are several reverse terraform products out there. Some have paywalls, some are outdated. I wanted to try my hand at creating one that would start from nothing and produce an iac repo that plans, imports, and has a useable state. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50113156 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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