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NSF board approves funding for just one of two proposed giant telescopes
Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-board-approves-funding-just-one-two-proposed-giant-telescopes
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556230
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RAG Microservices: Getting to "AI Everywhere"
Article URL: https://nux.ai/guides/rag-microservices-getting-to-ai-everywhere
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556212
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Chinese Chipmaker Cleared in US Criminal Trade Secrets Case
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/chinese-chipmaker-cleared-in-us-criminal-trade-secrets-case
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556210
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Ask HN: Nobody interested an open hardware iPod Nano?
Hey HN,
over the years I tested MANY audio dedicated players[1]. And here is the thing: I'm still using an Apple iPod Nano 7g for music and audio books (m4b), because in my opinion there is nothing that comes close in usability and flexibility.
Here is why:
Music, Audiobooks, Podcasts - all supported Tiny size - although not mandatory I hate bulky phones in my pocket Battery life - Can listen for days without running out of battery Usability - Greate UI Design and Earphone remote support[2] Bluetooth 4.0 - already supported The only optimizations I could find so far would be:
Interchangeable storage - if the internal flash dies, the device is broken forever Replaceable battery - it's hard to repair Audio formats - flac support would be nice Wireless sync - Not having to copy files via cable would be nice to have So here is the thing: The iPod Nano 7g is from 2012. I've seen many people designing custom PCBs and releasing Kickstarter projects for custom audio players[5] or game handhelds[6]. I know Rockbox (which is great, but its lacks support for Wifi and Bluetooth AFAIK and just does not compete with the UX of iPod's audio book features in my opinion) and iPod Linux. 10 years ago someone even reverse engineered the iPod Nano 6g display[3].
Although I'm not skilled enough in PCB-Design, after some research I found the Lilygo T-Display S3 Pro[4] based on ESP32 S3, which would be the size, but lacks audio and OS. There is also the Mango PI CyberPad[7], which looked interesting, but maybe is already too clunky.
Programming wise, LVGL[8] may be a good framework to develop a modern and efficient UI - at least it looks promising.
So, why is nobody interested in recreating an iPod nano like device? It should be doable with modern tech, but Phones have completely taken over the market...
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/audiobooks/comments/14ue4un/comment/ks1sj99/
2: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf-app/issues/847
3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TedIzmguP0
4: https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-display-s3-pro
5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C597AkhGtw
6: https://www.funkey-project.com/
7: https://mangopi.org/cp1m
8: https://lvgl.io/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556206
Points: 1
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 could be up to 70% faster than the 4090
I got shocked in the bathtub so you don't have to
RTX 5090 Is Wild – Nvidia Blackwell Specs and Performance
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfNpVWKe3Aw
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556133
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A Positive Gamedev Subreddit
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/GoodVibesOnlyGameDev/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556129
Points: 1
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Liquid-Phase Selective Oxidation of Methane to Methane Oxygenates
Article URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/14/3/167
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556127
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New Iron Ore Line Derailment: Cannot Rule Out Sabotage
Article URL: https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/new-iron-ore-line-derailment-cannot-rule-out-sabotage
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556121
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Ask HN: What broke on 29th due to a leap day?
Hey,
I was wondering who got today a lesson that is taught every 4 years.
Today my company's timesheet web app was broken and I don't think it is a coincidence.
I also remember when I was in a mobile app project with a nice scrolling calendar in times around iPhone 4. Our manual tester saw that something strange is happening around February. We couldn't understand why it was so junky around a specific date. After a too long day of debugging I learned my lesson while moving everything to Objective C date/time API.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556107
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AMD RX 7900 GRE Review, Nvidia Blackwell [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIlQurmCOS4
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556100
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Prebiotically plausible chemoselective pantetheine synthesis in water
Article URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk4432
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556097
Points: 1
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Wikipedia No Longer Considers CNET "Generally Reliable" Source After AI Scandal
Article URL: https://futurism.com/wikipedia-cnet-unreliable-ai
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556073
Points: 1
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Leap Year Test in K&R
Article URL: https://susam.net/leap-year-test-in-knr.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556068
Points: 3
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TiDB – open-source, distributed SQL database for transactional apps
Article URL: https://www.pingcap.com/tidb/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556060
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Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit's Bluff
Article URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/02/fulton-county-security-experts-call-lockbits-bluff/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556045
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Wikipedia downgrades CNET's reliability rating after AI-generated articles
Association between Income and Life Expectancy (2016)
Article URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866586/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39556034
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