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NFC Social Media Blocker – Physical NFC tag required to unlock apps

https://abhijeets-code.itch.io/digitaldetox
3•asl_•4h ago

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asl_•4h ago
Built an Android app that blocks social media apps and requires tapping a registered NFC tag to unlock them for 5-10 minutes. Uses AccessibilityService to intercept app launches, encrypted storage for tag credentials, and comprehensive anti-bypass measures.

I Used Arch, BTW: macOS, Day 1

https://yberreby.com/posts/i-used-arch-btw-macos-day-1/
1•yberreby•1m ago•0 comments

Beyond Meat Fights for Survival

https://foodinstitute.com/focus/beyond-meat-fights-for-survival/
1•airstrike•4m ago•0 comments

Exploring Task Performance with Interpretable Models via Sparse Auto-Encoders

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06427
1•PaulHoule•8m ago•0 comments

Optimizations That Aren't

https://zeux.io/2010/11/29/optimizations-that-arent/
1•daniel_alp•10m ago•0 comments

Actual, Current, Real-World Cuts to NASA Planetary R&A

https://research.ssl.berkeley.edu/~mikewong/blog_14.php#roses25
1•mrexroad•11m ago•0 comments

Asymmetry of Verification and Verifier's Law

https://www.jasonwei.net/blog/asymmetry-of-verification-and-verifiers-law
1•polrjoy•14m ago•0 comments

The unspoken truth about the baby bust

https://www.ft.com/content/5c5e8a56-e557-4741-a94e-c6e06cc1108b
1•toomuchtodo•20m ago•1 comments

There is no "Three Mile Island" event coming for software

https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2022/10/08/there-is-no-three-mile-island-event-coming-for-software/
2•azhenley•24m ago•0 comments

Tech's Top Venture Firm Tried to Stay Above Politics. A Partner Created a Furor

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/technology/sequoia-capital-shaun-maguire-mamdani.html
1•aspenmayer•30m ago•1 comments

Assembling a Retro Chip Tester Pro

https://celso.io/posts/2025/07/19/retro-chip-tester/
1•celso•45m ago•0 comments

The CIA's 'Minerva' Secret

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile-cyber-vault-intelligence-southern-cone/2020-02-11/cias-minerva-secret
1•exiguus•48m ago•0 comments

Most accurate clock requires a 2-mile laser beam

https://www.popsci.com/technology/most-accurate-optical-atomic-clock/
2•Bluestein•49m ago•0 comments

Zen 6 Magnus Leak: AMD's APU for PS6?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKdRXEgV82g
1•doener•50m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I made a scan app in the skeuomorphic style of iOS 6.0

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scan-convert-to-pdf/id6727013863
3•JulienLacr0ix•54m ago•0 comments

Shining a Light on the World of Tiny Proteins

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/science/genes-dna-microproteins.html
1•bookofjoe•58m ago•1 comments

Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/world/asia/china-demolition-house.html
1•mbjorkegren•1h ago•0 comments

Detour: A detour through the Linux dynamic linker

https://github.com/graphitemaster/detour
1•birdculture•1h ago•0 comments

When Everything Is Vibing

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4022711/when-everything-is-vibing.html
1•fariszr•1h ago•0 comments

Mount Thor: The mountain with Earth's longest vertical drop

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/mount-thor-the-mountain-with-earths-longest-vertical-drop
2•bikenaga•1h ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built a video meet app integrated with AI voice and avatar agents

https://github.com/kylecampbell/livekit-meet-agents
1•imightbekyle•1h ago•0 comments

I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/opinion/ai-chatgpt-school.html
11•whack•1h ago•1 comments

Django Origins (and some things I have built with Django) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqii_iX0RTs
1•kristianp•1h ago•1 comments

Happy 20th birthday Django Here's my talk on Django Origins from Django's 10th

https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/13/django-birthday/
1•kristianp•1h ago•1 comments

What if a trip to space changed your eyesight forever?

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/what-if-a-trip-to-space-changed-your-eyesight-forever
2•bikenaga•1h ago•0 comments

Smart SSH Jumping

https://slatecave.net/blog/smart-ssh-jump/
1•exiguus•1h ago•0 comments

Beyond Usyk's Knockout: The Economics of a Mega-Fight

https://reg2dep.net/news/usyk-dubois-win-affiliate-opportunity
1•shon_marshall•1h ago•0 comments

Identity vs. Equality in Python

https://pythonkoans.substack.com/p/koan-2-the-tale-of-two-scrolls
2•meander_water•1h ago•0 comments

Tokens: The New Oil or Engineering in Spite of Scarcity

https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/tokens-the-new-oil
1•KentBeck•1h ago•0 comments

That scar on your arm is probably from a BCG (not Smallpox) vaccine (2022)

https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/that-scar-you-have-on-your-arm-is-probably-from-a-bcg-vaccine-not-a-smallpox-vaccine-that-could-protect-from-monkeypox/
1•AceyMan•1h ago•0 comments

Critical Train Protocol Flaw Allows Remote Brake Control, Risks Derailment

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-191-10
2•dsalzman•1h ago•0 comments