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Article URL: https://www.kentik.com/blog/exodus-of-ipv4-from-war-torn-ukraine/

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Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/14/winapps_and_winboat/

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I'm curious what HN's experiences are with using LLMs for reading and comprehending papers and textbooks. Do you use special tools that make the process easier? Do they work?

I'm thinking of a book that you can ask questions. It can explain topics in more detail, or it can tell you that the thing you asked will be explained later in the book. And it will allow you to skip material that you are already familiar with. Provide references to other resources, etc.

Maybe ingesting an entire book is too much for current LLMs, but I'm sure there are ways around that.

Note: I am __not__ trying to build such a tool myself.

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Article URL: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/12/how-to-solve-the-tenor-shortage

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Article URL: https://www.abortretry.fail/p/a-brief-history-of-sega-enterprises

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Hello HN,

Blogging is becoming more and more important. I developed a really minimalist and simple blogging platform that is focused mainly on writing professional looking articles easily.

I focused mainly on making the editor snappy, easy to use and makes you focus less on the platform and more on writing aspect.

you can try a demo here https://pluma.ink/demo/

Thanks!

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Article URL: https://research.swtch.com/vgo-mvs

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Article URL: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/02/on-tilt-america-gambling-epidemic-jasper-craven/

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Article URL: https://github.com/arcAman07/TexGuardian

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Article URL: https://github.com/tambetvali/LaeMath/tree/main/MathFuncs/Docs

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Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_release_hallucinations

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Source at https://github.com/MarquisdeGeek/Eliza-Origins along links to with a talk I gave explaining a bit about it.

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Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/record-low-snow-in-the-west-will-mean-less-water-more-fire-and-political-chaos/

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Hi HN, I built StoryStarling. You describe a story idea and it generates a complete illustrated children's book, then prints and ships it.

Every story, character, and illustration is generated from scratch, not a template with a name swapped in. Most books are about a new character your child can identify with: a raccoon starting kindergarten, a knight rescuing the Internet Connection, a superhero with an insulin pump. You can upload a photo and the system will convert your child into the chosen illustration style as a character, but more often it's the story itself that makes it personal.

A few examples from our showcase (storystarling.com/en/showcase):

- A boy obsessed with elevators visiting magical floors: candy floor, dinosaur floor, space floor

- A girl with hearing aids who can hear animals' thoughts, bilingual Polish/English

- Vim vs Emacs, but they're two wizards casting spells. "Choose your weapon wisely."

Bilingual books in 38 languages. Pick a main language and an optional translation and the full book renders in both. We handle RTL scripts like Arabic and Hebrew (right-to-left text, but left-to-right page order so bilingual layouts work naturally) and CJK typesetting. We also support less common languages like Estonian, Maltese, Irish, and Low German where children's book options are limited.

How it works: Type anything from a two-word idea ("dinosaurs soccer") to a detailed storyline, pick a style (~20 styles), choose languages, optionally upload reference photos, and hit generate. You get a free preview with the cover and synopsis, no payment required. If you like it, the full 28-page book generates and you review it in a flipbook viewer. Edit text and regenerate pages before approving, then it goes to print. Booklet (~20 EUR) or hardcover (~40 EUR), shipping included, 3-7 days in the EU.

I'd love to hear what stories you'd make.

https://storystarling.com

Free printed book including shipping (EU only, booklet format, in-house printing in Germany): voucher HN022026, 1 per person, valid February 2026.

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Boredom is uncomfortable but important. I built a neat little website to test and improve your boredom tolerance. Data stays in your browser or can be exported/imported. Website is open source: https://github.com/jsattler/boredom-challenge

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Article URL: https://drowningsimulator.wtf/

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Hey HN, I built this as a free side tool for ChampSignal (my main product, a competitive intelligence platform).

I made this because I noticed many people were searching for it on Google.

You paste your website URL, it scrapes it, figures out what you do, who you serve, and what makes you different – then generates a mission statement draft. You can tweak the inputs and regenerate until it feels right.

It uses GPT-5.1 with web search to analyze your site. No signup, no paywall. I'm just hoping it drives some traffic to my main product :D

A few notes: - If you don't have a website yet, there's a "describe manually" option - You can pick different tones (professional, bold, friendly, etc.)

Would love feedback. What would make this more useful?

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Article URL: https://github.com/vict00r99/Rune-stone

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Article URL: https://github.com/shrec/UltrafastSecp256k1

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Article URL: https://github.com/lachameleon/epstein-llm

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