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The ESP32 "backdoor" that wasn't
Article URL: https://darkmentor.com/blog/esp32_non-backdoor/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308740
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Show HN: Fermi estimation game (100% written by ChatGPT o1)
I wanted to try out ChatGPT o1 model to generate a full streamlit app, asking Fermi style of estimation questions, without looking at the code
With some simple prompts, it did a fairly good job, in about one hour
I only needed to copy paste error messages a couple of times, for it to suggest corrections
My take-away is that LLMs will empower many non-technical users to achieve their (simple / self-contained) goals with no need for external help, which makes me hopeful about their benefits to society
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308706
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Show HN: Run Self-Guided N=1 Experiments
We're two indie developers who created an iOS app called Reflect [0], which lets you track anything you can think of and run self-guided experiments.
We launched on Product Hunt a few weeks ago and got the #3 spot for the day [1]. We have also been sharing our own experiences running experiments with Reflect [2, 3].
[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reflect-track-anything/id64638...
[1] https://www.producthunt.com/products/reflect-c052fea3-a982-4...
[2] https://waragainstentropy.substack.com/p/meditating-more-mad...
[3] https://reflectapp.substack.com/p/my-experience-with-nootrop...
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308696
Points: 2
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Pasteimag Tools
Article URL: https://www.pasteimage.online/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308676
Points: 1
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I Want to Fly, but I Don't Know How: Navigating the Early Days of a Junior Dev
Article URL: https://medium.com/att-israel/i-want-to-fly-but-i-dont-know-how-962abb8a9dcc
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308661
Points: 1
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Rebuilding Los Angeles Is California's Economic Moment of Truth
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/los-angeles-california-rebuild-economic-future-78a6e7db
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308542
Points: 1
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Banks will "maybe" be done with COBOL in ten years
Article URL: https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/cobol-jobs-banking
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308499
Points: 1
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The Enemies Briefcase (2020)
Article URL: https://harpers.org/archive/2020/11/the-enemies-briefcase-secret-powers-of-the-presidency/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308487
Points: 1
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Daylight – track sunrise / sunset times in your terminal
Article URL: https://github.com/jbreckmckye/daylight
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308477
Points: 1
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Jar Jar Binks was a trained Force user (2016)
Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/3qvj6w/theory_jar_jar_binks_was_a_trained_force_user/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308471
Points: 1
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Use of tusks by narwhals in foraging, exploratory, and play behavior
Article URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1518605/full
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308467
Points: 1
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BlueBubbles – iMessage on Android, Windows, and Linux
Article URL: https://bluebubbles.app/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308445
Points: 1
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USAID project to set up the East African Community Electronic Single Window
Article URL: https://crookedtimber.org/2025/03/08/usaid-my-next-to-last-project/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308437
Points: 1
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Why the alleged ESP32 backdoor couldn't happen on CHERIOT
Article URL: https://cheriot.org/auditing/backdoor/2025/03/09/no-esp32-style-backdoor.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308430
Points: 1
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Giant White Houses Took over America
Article URL: https://slate.com/business/2025/03/houses-real-estate-luxury-sale.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308427
Points: 1
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Why women's brains are more resilient: it could be their 'silent' X chromosome
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00682-3
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308405
Points: 1
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Retro Monochrome and High Contrast Color Display Palettes
Article URL: https://mw.rat.bz/colors/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308400
Points: 1
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Rightless.ai: A little essay I wrote with the assistance of Claude-3.7-sonnet
Article URL: https://rightless.ai/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308380
Points: 1
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Show HN: Duga, an open-source, web-based IPTV client (WIP)
Contributions are welcomed.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43308354
Points: 1
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