4. Blackholing My Email (www.johnsto.co.uk)

How Counter-Strike map credits led to my email address being harvested by worms, and why I had to ask my ISP to blackhole it.

12. John Coltrane Illustrates the Mathematics of Jazz (www.americanjazzmusicsociety.com)

The Jazz of Physics: Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had a lot in common. The so-called β€œColtrane circle” or β€œCircle of Fifths,” but incorporates Coltrane’s own innovations. Coltrane gave the drawing to saxophonist and professor Yusef Lateef in 1967, who included it in the Repository of Scales and

26. A new Postcrossing stamp from the USA (www.postcrossing.com)

HURRAAAAAAAAAY!!! USPS is issuing shiny new Postcrossing stamps β€” and they’re rare triangles you can place right on a postcard corner for an extra-cool look. They launch on May 26 at the Boston 2026 World Expo, with Postcrossing meetups happening every day of the show!

27. An AI robot in my home (allevato.me)

This is Mabu - a robot that sits near my front door, and whose voice and actions are controlled by an AI chatbot.

28. Show HN: Unicode Steganography (steganography.patrickvuscan.com)

Interactive demos showing how invisible Unicode characters and visual lookalikes can carry secret messages through ordinary text.

30. Some iPhone Apps Receive Mysterious Update 'From Apple' (www.macrumors.com)

Apple appears to be quietly updating some apps, based on curious new update notes that have appeared on the App Store. Over the last week, some app updates have included notes that suggest the update is coming from Apple rather than an app developer. "This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included," reads the description.

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