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AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok
Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.
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Helium is hard to replace
Article URL: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/helium-is-hard-to-replace Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47719274 Points: 324 # Comments: 230
France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk
Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/frances-government-ditching-windows-for-linux/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47728653 Points: 15 # Comments: 1
Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons
https://pardonned.com Inspired by the videos of Liz Oyer, I wanted to be able to verify her claims and just look up all the pardons more easily. Tech Stack: Playwright - to sccrape the DOJ website SQLite - local database Astro 6 - Build out a sta
20 years on AWS and never not my job
Article URL: https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2026-04-11-20-years-on-AWS-and-never-not-my-job.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727711 Points: 117 # Comments: 15
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Productive Procrastination
Article URL: https://www.maxvanijsselmuiden.nl/blog/productive-procrastination/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727659 Points: 11 # Comments: 6
The Seasons Are Wrong
Article URL: https://kentwalters.com/posts/seasons/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727387 Points: 13 # Comments: 18
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The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
"The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
20 Years on AWS and Never Not My Job
Article URL: https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2026-04-11-20-years-on-AWS-and-never-not-my-job.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727711 Points: 36 # Comments: 0
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Great at gaming? US air traffic control wants you to apply
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84rvx0e6do Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727575 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
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Quien – A better WHOIS lookup tool
Article URL: https://github.com/retlehs/quien/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727076 Points: 17 # Comments: 4
Italo Calvino: A traveller in a world of uncertainty
Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/portrait-author-historian/italo-calvino-traveller-world-uncertainty Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47725403 Points: 43 # Comments: 11
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Installing every* Firefox extension
Article URL: https://jack.cab/blog/every-firefox-extension Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47724118 Points: 209 # Comments: 25
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NASA Artemis II splashes down in Pacific Ocean in ‘perfect’ landing for Moon mission
The Integrity craft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego just after 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time.
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Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
"I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."