2. US diesel prices hit a record high of $5.85 on average (apnews.com)
Diesel has hit a new record price in the U.S., soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever.
Diesel prices in the U.S. have reached an unprecedented average of $5.85 per gallon, marking a historic high that could have significant implications for transportation and goods pricing. This spike raises concerns about the broader economic impact on consumers and businesses alike.
3. Show HN: I made a word building game supporting anagrams and one handed use
Unscramble! is a straightforward word-building game where players create words from a set of letters, earning points for speed and anagrams. With features like hints and the option to ask friends for help, it’s designed for quick, one-handed play.
4. Scientists Find Worms in Almost Every Fish in a Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infected (www.sciencealert.com)
A fatty tuna that is often used for sashimi or canning may be swimming with parasites more often than not.
Recent research reveals that a staggering 96% of tuna caught for consumption are infected with parasites, raising concerns about food safety and the health implications for consumers.
5. Arrested for a Late Manuscript: Seicho Matsumoto's 'Tokyo Express' (www.millersbookreview.com)
6. The Wormhole Hall of Shame (rznicolet.com)
Permit me to regale you with my very niche pet peeve: circular, two-dimensional wormhole entrances in science fiction. (Fantasy gets a pass; unless you’re trying to do science-y magic, the magic p…
A lighthearted critique highlights the quirks and inconsistencies in how fictional wormholes are portrayed in media. If you’ve ever noticed these sci-fi blunders, this piece might resonate with your own observations.
7. Why is Arrays.fill 265 times slower on G1GC? (krzysztofslusarski.github.io)
[Java][JVM][Tuning][Profiling][G1][JIT] Why is Arrays.fill 265 times slower on G1GC?
8. Protecting Engineers' Skills in the AI Era (spectrum.ieee.org)
9. CERN Transitioning Computers To Debian After Being A Longtime RHEL Institution (www.phoronix.com)
10. Hayes AT command set (en.wikipedia.org)
11. Some more thoughts on random_page_cost (vondra.me)
Some more thoughts on the purpose of `random_page_cost` and how it
12. Show HN: Prices.eu.org (prices.eu.org)
Daily consumer prices across all 27 EU member states: fuel, electricity, euro exchange rates, housing costs, groceries, minimum wages and purchasing power, from official national sources.
14. Sing-song: a speakable encoding for long numbers and keys (blog.vrypan.net)
Converting hex numbers like 51ac0759fc4d into singable and memorable sirings like kalo-tadu-komu-tigi.
A new encoding method transforms complex hex numbers into catchy, singable phrases, making it easier to remember long strings of data. This approach could simplify how we handle keys and numbers in tech applications.
15. 1Password Replied to My Disappointment (nicolalosito.it)
Like I wrote, september has started with my disappointment with 1password. As I was expecting, I got a reply to my email at the support team. Here’s what they have told me. Hello Nicola, Than…
A user shares their experience with 1Password’s customer support after expressing disappointment with the service. The response from the support team reveals their approach to addressing user concerns.
16. Welcome to the Porcelain Insulator Collector's World of Mud (www.insulators.info)
Porcelain insulators have not received the same level of interest as glass over the past 20 years of collecting. However they are equally historically significant and available in as many colors and significantly more styles.
Porcelain insulators, often overshadowed by their glass counterparts, offer a rich variety of colors and styles that appeal to collectors. This piece highlights their historical significance and the unique aspects that make them worthy of attention.
18. A Switch-Level Simulation Model for Integrated Logic Circuits (1981) [pdf] (www.cs.cmu.edu)
20. Fermat's Last Theorem: Anthropic has beaten me to it (xenaproject.wordpress.com)
I guess technically it was revealed to the world by a coffee shop in Islington on Insta, but an hour later it was officially announced by Anthropic: one of their internal models, using the prove2.m…
Anthropic has announced a breakthrough related to Fermat’s Last Theorem, initially revealed on social media. The internal model they used, prove2.m, appears to have made significant progress in this mathematical challenge.
21. Show HN: Interactive map of the Japanese address system (japanmap.fyi)
Paste any Japanese address and see what each part of it is. Every prefecture, municipality, and ward in Japan with its real boundary, and which of them are governments.
23. The phrase that ruins every eCommerce project: "Just connect it to our ERP." (shiftmag.dev)
"Just connect it to our ERP" sounds simple, but ERP integrations are full of hidden business rules, legacy quirks, and failure states.
Integrating eCommerce platforms with ERPs often leads to unexpected complications due to complex business rules and outdated systems. Understanding these challenges can help businesses avoid costly pitfalls in their projects.
27. Inside Colombia's Cocaine Factories (www.economist.com)
28. Show HN: Sageling - a local AI agent for Mac, Qwen 3.5 9B in-process via MLX (sageling.ai)
Private by default, with no usage limits. Sageling works on your files, on your Mac.