Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.
I have been waking up with this image in my head for a week straight (it might be 
@NanoRaptorNanoraptor v4 final FIXv2.psd 's fault with all her great edits) so I had to make it "real" to hopefully get it out of my head.
"For all your device (yes singular) charging needs!"
Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released 30 years ago today.
This version introduced a number of new features:
• Plugins! This was the first time a web page could make sound, via RealAudio.
• Incremental display of progressive JPEGs on slow dialup connections.
• Animated GIFs that were actually useful.
• HTML frames.
• JavaScript! That wasn't my fault, but you still have my apologies.
• And of course my baby, the first release of Netscape Mail and News:
Organs Cannot Simply Be Classified as Male or Female
L: https://www.mpg.de/25425064/0918-limn-the-sex-of-the-body-why-our-organs-cannot-simply-be-classified-as-male-or-female-153345-x
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45293757
posted on 2025.09.18 at 15:14:23 (c=0, p=3)
U.S. has the critical minerals it needs – but they're being thrown away
L: https://www.minesnewsroom.com/news/us-already-has-critical-minerals-it-needs-theyre-being-thrown-away-new-analysis-shows
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45294058
posted on 2025.09.18 at 15:41:50 (c=0, p=5)
It's great to be able to give these community members a chance to share their work with the wider free software world. #FreeSoftware activists to speak at #FSF40: https://u.fsf.org/48t
With PSF elections having just wrapped and DSF elections coming up, it is a good time to remind you that you should participate in your open source foundations. Join as a member, vote, and help fund the organizations that keep these projects, communities, and ecosystems running. Re-sharing my blog post from last year (with minor updates, mostly about two membership classes merging): https://www.jonafato.com/2024/11/06/psf-and-dsf-membership-application-links
2025
President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him
L: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/18/us/trump-news
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45294199
posted on 2025.09.18 at 15:54:43 (c=0, p=5)
> Designing the absolute fastest single-threaded performance processor and putting it in a smartphone that can't run firefox with ublock
Consumer tech is weird at the moment. Also 32 MB SLC in a smartphone lmao
New Lonboard release and new demo! Integrating Marimo and Apache DataFusion to visualize the NYC taxi dataset. https://developmentseed.org/lonboard/latest/examples/marimo/nyc_taxi_trips/
ちぎって
Wo landet eigentlich das Wasser, das Rechenzentren "verbrauchen"? In der Luft?
We’re counting down to the launch of the #OpenHeritageStatement from the CC-led TAROCH Coalition with a 3-part blog series. Part 2 is now available to read and explores the benefits of open heritage. Read it here: https://creativecommons.org/2025/09/18/the-benefits-of-open-heritage-in-the-digital-environment/
We also invite you to join us for the Statement launch webinar on 14 October, 14:00 UTC. Register in advance for this meeting. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QkmQT4FUShG2Mhy2CU1ecw#/registration
잠들면 못일어날까봐 걍 씻고 학교갈꺼임..
While other NGOs draft internal AI policies, we chose a different path:
No generative AI at SUPERRR. Not for emails, nor for this Tröt (or any to follow).
A statement we never thought would sound radical.
About AI and Unlikelihood:
https://superrr.net/en/blog/about-ai-and-unlikelihood
(Sticker by 
@VillageOneCoopVillage One Cooperative , CC-BY-NC 4.0. You can find their full sticker repo here https://www.village.one/garden/library/village-one-stickers)
Getting the most out of MCP in Visual Studio with Prompts, Resources, and Sampling
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/mcp-prompts-resources-sampling/
Learn Your Way: Reimagining Textbooks with Generative AI
Link: https://research.google/blog/learn-your-way-reimagining-textbooks-with-generative-ai/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45292648
How long do your eyes usually stay dilated after a dentist visit?
Support your local library
#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984 #UniteAgainstBookBans
#uspol
It is unclear what kind of radical steps I will need to take in order to coax my brain into producing dopamine under these hellish conditions. Bangs? New tattoo?
📦 New Pull Request: "enhance(backend): 設定ファイルにFastifyOptions.trustProxyを追加"
https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/pull/16567
Apple iPhone 17 Review
L: https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/apple-iphone-17-review
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45293834
posted on 2025.09.18 at 15:21:00 (c=0, p=4)
My house has soot gremlins!
Significant layoffs at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) today. Hundreds of people lost their jobs and were given under 30 minutes to gather their things and be walked off the premises.
Bevy just keeps showing up where you least expect it. Today's entry: an adorable 3.5 inch 320x240 monitor showcasing the Bevy examples! Truly the ideal device for doing Rust game dev on.
M7.8 Earthquake – Kamchatka, Russia
L: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000qx2g/executive
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45293975
posted on 2025.09.18 at 15:33:55 (c=0, p=4)
I Built an Event-Sourcing Database Engine: Meet Genesis DB
L: https://www.genesisdb.io
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45247381
posted on 2025.09.15 at 04:25:20 (c=1, p=5)
ヽ( ・∀・)ﾉ ｳﾝｺｰ
Something to keep in mind if your threat model includes the possibility that your phone will be seized by ICE.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/ice-unit-signs-new-3-million-contract-for-phone-hacking-tech/
ICE unit signs new $3M contract for phone-hacking tech | TechCrunch
Homeland Security Investigations, the law enforcement arm of ICE, adds phone-unlocking tech made by Magnet Forensics to its arsenal of technology used to power the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
techcrunch.com · TechCrunch
Link author: 
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
Something to keep in mind if your threat model includes the possibility that your phone will be seized by ICE.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/ice-unit-signs-new-3-million-contract-for-phone-hacking-tech/
ICE unit signs new $3M contract for phone-hacking tech | TechCrunch
Homeland Security Investigations, the law enforcement arm of ICE, adds phone-unlocking tech made by Magnet Forensics to its arsenal of technology used to power the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown.
techcrunch.com · TechCrunch
Link author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
hah. looking at mastodon on a CRT, and it triggered the "your screen is so small, it must be a phone!" styling
みなさま
そしていつもありがとうございます
それでは
tldraw SDK 4.0
L: https://tldraw.dev/blog/tldraw-sdk-4-0
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45293839
posted on 2025.09.18 at 15:21:33 (c=0, p=4)
Testing please ignore.
Testing please ignore.
【第三世代フェミニストの弾薬庫】「80年代ロリコン・ブーム」と「10年代ニンフェット・ブーム」の挟間について。｜Yasunori Matsuki https://note.com/yazmatsuki/n/nb825be4388c1
riding bikes every day until I can’t for some reason, day 1851
Folks, it's happened. AI has become *so* smart that it knows how to intentionally sabotage a live product demos by Mark Zuckerberg and leave him helplessly flailing...
Please quoot responsibly
We should no longer call it Android, because of what Google does. I therefore suggest, we coin the term “Google OS”.
What's your favorite "boring" gift to receive? Like socks.
Please quoot responsibly
We should no longer call it Android, because of what Google does. I therefore suggest, we coin the term “Google OS”.
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