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Twilio WhatsApp Is Useless (and the 30 minute guide to saving $5k/month)
Article URL: https://github.com/flatypus/ihatetwilio
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074509
Points: 2
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Trump's Order Aims to Boost Ingredient Used in Roundup
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/trump-boost-weedkiller.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074506
Points: 3
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Chris Lattner on what the Claude C compiler reveals about the future of software
Article URL: https://www.modular.com/blog/the-claude-c-compiler-what-it-reveals-about-the-future-of-software
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074505
Points: 3
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Show HN: Free, open-source, and cross-platform alternative to WisprFlow
Hey HN, I'm Josiah. We love voice dictation, but wanted an open source version for transparency, privacy, and something that everyone could contribute to. So we built Voquill, an open source alternative to WisprFlow, Monologue, and Willow.
It lets you dictate into any desktop app. Press a hotkey, talk, text gets inserted. You can run Whisper locally, use our server, or wire up any provider you want (OpenAI, Claude, Groq, OpenRouter, whatever). You have full control over where your data goes.
Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Open source, AGPLv3, built with Tauri and Rust. We're working on a mobile app too (Flutter).
To try it: Download from the repo or voquill.com. Click "local setup" on first launch. Hope you like it!
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074495
Points: 4
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Graham's Number
Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%27s_number
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074484
Points: 3
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The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality
Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2498236-the-30-year-fight-over-how-many-numbers-we-need-to-describe-reality/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074482
Points: 2
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BrowserClaw – Accessibility snapshot and ref targeting for AI browser agents
Article URL: https://github.com/idan-rubin/browserclaw
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074475
Points: 2
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Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) Refuse to Hold Hands
Article URL: https://xcancel.com/ANI/status/2024349307835732347
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074474
Points: 4
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Show HN: Portabase: A self-hosted tool for database backup and restore
Article URL: https://github.com/Portabase/portabase
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074466
Points: 4
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Best Practices for Production AI Agents: Observability and Tracing
Article URL: https://www.arthur.ai/blog/best-practices-for-building-agents-part-1-observability-and-tracing
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074448
Points: 6
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Top worldwide with social-engineering and a cheat that's still undetected
Article URL: https://www.ud2.rip/blog/vsrg/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074439
Points: 4
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Debian, Rust, and the Unix Spirit
Article URL: https://www.tara.sh/posts/2025/2025-11-03_debian_rust_unix/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074434
Points: 2
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The Empire Always Falls
Article URL: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-empire-always-falls/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074423
Points: 3
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Show HN: Mogamp – Winamp for macOS
Article URL: https://github.com/bokan/mogamp/releases/tag/v0.1.0
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074410
Points: 2
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Laser-etched glass can store data for 10k years, Microsoft says
Article URL: https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-laser-etched-glass-years-microsoft.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47073868
Points: 1
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Show HN: SpeechDock – Transcribe any audio on your Mac, not just your microphone
I built a menu bar app for macOS that does STT and TTS. There are many such apps, but what frustrated me was that most only transcribe microphone input.
SpeechDock can capture and transcribe system-wide audio or audio from a specific app — video calls, online lectures, podcasts, anything your Mac can play. It also does the reverse: select any text on screen (or capture it via OCR) and have it read aloud.
Key points:
- Works out of the box with macOS native STT/TTS — no API keys needed - Optionally connect OpenAI, Gemini, ElevenLabs, or Grok for higher accuracy - Real-time subtitle overlay with translation (80+ languages) - Global hotkeys — use from anywhere without switching apps - AppleScript support for automation - Open source (Apache 2.0)
Requires macOS 14+. Built with Swift/SwiftUI.
GitHub: https://github.com/yohasebe/speechdock Docs: https://yohasebe.github.io/speechdock/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47073859
Points: 1
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Show HN: Credential Shield Protocol – Server-blind breach checking for passwords
We're building an open protocol that lets organizations continuously audit credentials against breach databases WITHOUT exposing passwords, full hashes, or query results to any server.
The core approach: 1. Hash locally with Argon2 2. Send only first 4 chars of SHA-512 (32-bit prefix) to server 3. Server returns all prefix matches 4. Client verifies locally → server never learns outcome
Current state: Protocol spec + threat model + PowerShell client library. We're pre-funding and actively seeking feedback before building the reference implementation.
Try it: https://iamaxolotl-04.github.io/csp-2026/ Spec: https://github.com/IAmAxolotl-04/csp-2026
We'd love feedback on: - Where does this break in real deployments? - What operational constraints are we missing? - Would you use this in your environment?
Happy to answer questions in the comments.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47073852
Points: 1
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Ask HN: How do you employ LLMs for UI development?
I have found a workflow that makes Claude a fantastic companion for most of the work involved in fullstack web development. The exception I find to be the most significant limitatipn to productive potential however, is interface development and UX. Curious to hear if anyone has relevant experience, or found any good approaches to this?
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47073838
Points: 1
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Ford to follow Tesla Cybertruck with electrical tech in new EV pickup
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/ford-ev-platform-pickup-truck.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47073836
Points: 1
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Show HN: Recycle Abroad, Recycling Overview
I built Recycle Abroad after getting confused by local recycling rules while traveling.
You select your home country and current country, and it shows a material-by-material recycling overview (plus nearby recycling centers).
Feedback and corrections are very welcome.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47073830
Points: 1
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