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Article URL: https://github.com/Gurubase/gurubase

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Article URL: https://www.maxsearch.ai/

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Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1982/02/01/sur

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Article URL: https://github.com/paperwm/PaperWM

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Article URL: https://qz.com/522079/the-long-incredibly-tortuous-and-fascinating-process-of-creating-a-chinese-font

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490438

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Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490435

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This started happening in the past couple hours.

At first, I thought my browser (Firefox ESR 128.8.0) might have been compromised, but I couldn't locate anything malicious.

I searched around and only found one discussion about this. A reddit thread[0] which mentions the exact same behavior:

1. Attempt to archive a page;

2. Get confronted with a CAPTCHA;

3. Before I can even finish doing the CAPTCHA and clicking submit, the page redirects to https:// rurtnews . com, which is Russia Today/RT.

Anyone else experiencing this aside from me and a half-dozen redditors?

I'd note that I was able to get the redirects to stop and archive.org to work properly (well, except for the CAPTCHAs -- but those are pretty much every time now for the past month or so) by setting[1]:

accessibility.blockautorefresh = true It's a poor work around, but until I figure out what's going on, it will have to do.

[0] https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1jkr4pz/archivetoday_redirecting_to_a_weird_russian_news/

[1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1327430

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490423

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Article URL: https://techhub.social/@jimluther/114232494198924466

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Article URL: https://brooker.co.za/blog/2025/02/05/feketes.html

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Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bay-area-tech-ceo-straight-facts-layoff-email-20242795.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490371

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Article URL: https://www.economist.com/international/2025/03/25/europe-will-have-to-zip-its-lip-over-chinas-abuses

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490351

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I've been wanting a fancy screen locker for linux, so I built FancyLock, a screen lock solution for Linux with X11 (and soon wayland) support.

Key Features

- Dynamic media playback during lock screen

- Multi-monitor support

- PAM-based authentication

- Intelligent idle timeout

- Highly configurable

FancyLock aims to solve several pain points with existing screen lockers:

- Boring, static lock screens

- Poor multi-monitor support

Technical Highlights

- Written in Go

- Uses X11 extensions for low-level window and input management

- Flexible media playback with mpv

- Configurable via JSON

Current version is v0.0.1 and supports X11. Wayland support is planned.

GitHub: https://github.com/tuxx/fancylock

Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!

Edit: Happy to answer any questions about the implementation or design choices.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490341

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Article URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-27/donald-trump-auto-tariffs/105101440

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490340

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Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/27/coca-cola-plastic-waste-in-oceans-expected-to-reach-602m-kilograms-a-year-by-2030

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490333

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Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/auditing-hidden-objectives

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Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-27/is-flying-safe-what-air-traffic-controller-shortage-means-for-travel-safety

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490327

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Article URL: https://features.csis.org/hiddenreach/china-shipyard-tiers/

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Key formula: Attention (subject line), Personal touch, Benefits, Credibility, Simple Ask

1. Attention - Why should they give a f*k

Nobody cares about you or your app. They care about what’s in it for them.

If you're a young, ambitious student like me, your story is your leverage.

Share it in a unique way—it’s more valuable than you think.

2. Personal touch - Show you've researched, you care about them

Find what others don't notice - their personal blogs, stories, interviews etc. Show your sincerity. If you're sending over 5 cold emails a day, you're likely not doing enough research.

Example (real cold email that worked on the founder of BranchOut): "How the heck are ya? I've been a big fan of yours ever since I saw you speak about turning down a $200,000 job at Fisher Scientific to start a company with $20,000 in the bank and no income for 10 months...so badass."

3. Talk like a f*king human

Write like you speak. Keep the readability level at grade 5.

Good resource - Hemingway editor. • Short sentences. • No fluff. • No full life story, just the trailer.

4. Benefits - GIVE

Be a giver, not a taker. Find creative ways to provide value.

Make a website for them, send them free samples.

5. Credibility (Be creative if you have none)

"You're the average of your accomplishments, not the sum" - Oren Klaff, Pitch Anything

Highlight 1 or 2 of your successes. Find anything that shows you're a person of action.

Example (real cold email that worked on Shaan Puri): "I made an irreversible decision: just 30 days in, I quit () startup. The opportunity cost of not being full time in crypto was too high."

Lucky for you, this means I’m on the market. I think you should hire me".

6. Simple ask: make it brain-dead simple

The goal is to get a 1 word/sentence reply (I'm interested/No, but talk to .../forwarding to ...)

Ex: "Reply with "interested" and I'll be happy to send over more details"

7. The most important part - Subject line

You need to spend 50% of your time on this. This is the key to them opening your email.

Write something so unique, so random that they get compelled to open it.

"my dog says hey" -- the subject line used by Sam Parr to get founders of Pandora, NerdWallet, Teespring, Imgur, etc. to speak at his event

8. Following up - Okay, I lied, this is the most important part

This is what separates you. Big shots get 100’s of emails a day, so they’ll most likely ignore you.

Following up will 2x your reply rate. For mentors, follow up with your progress.

“if you’re not interested in this, no sweat…I’m still a fan of your company.”

As long you’re tasteful, you can send 7 to 10 emails every 5 days without being annoying

Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed it. Before anyone jumps in these are heuristics, not universals. Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.

If you enjoyed it, maybe I can tempt you with : https://coldemails.world/ - Its a site of real cold emails that worked on Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and more.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490307

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Article URL: https://sgnl.ai/2025/02/series-a-release/index.html

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Article URL: https://www.asiamediacentre.org.nz/trump-2-0-shock-forces-japan-and-korea-to-consider-where-they-stand-in-the-world

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43490298

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