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Velocity

https://velocity.quest
1•kevinelliott•28s ago•1 comments

Corning Invented a New Fiber-Optic Cable for AI and Landed a $6B Meta Deal [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3KLbc5DlRs
1•ksec•1m ago•0 comments

Show HN: XAPIs.dev – Twitter API Alternative at 90% Lower Cost

https://xapis.dev
1•nmfccodes•2m ago•0 comments

Near-Instantly Aborting the Worst Pain Imaginable with Psychedelics

https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/near-instantly-aborting-the-worst
1•eatitraw•8m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Nginx-defender – realtime abuse blocking for Nginx

https://github.com/Anipaleja/nginx-defender
2•anipaleja•8m ago•0 comments

The Super Sharp Blade

https://netzhansa.com/the-super-sharp-blade/
1•robin_reala•10m ago•0 comments

Smart Homes Are Terrible

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/smart-homes-technology/685867/
1•tusslewake•11m ago•0 comments

What I haven't figured out

https://macwright.com/2026/01/29/what-i-havent-figured-out
1•stevekrouse•12m ago•0 comments

KPMG pressed its auditor to pass on AI cost savings

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/02/06/kpmg-pressed-its-auditor-to-pass-on-ai-cost-savings/
1•cainxinth•12m ago•0 comments

Open-source Claude skill that optimizes Hinge profiles. Pretty well.

https://twitter.com/b1rdmania/status/2020155122181869666
2•birdmania•12m ago•1 comments

First Proof

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05192
2•samasblack•14m ago•1 comments

I squeezed a BERT sentiment analyzer into 1GB RAM on a $5 VPS

https://mohammedeabdelaziz.github.io/articles/trendscope-market-scanner
1•mohammede•15m ago•0 comments

Kagi Translate

https://translate.kagi.com
2•microflash•16m ago•0 comments

Building Interactive C/C++ workflows in Jupyter through Clang-REPL [video]

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/QX3RPH-building_interactive_cc_workflows_in_jupyter_throug...
1•stabbles•17m ago•0 comments

Tactical tornado is the new default

https://olano.dev/blog/tactical-tornado/
2•facundo_olano•19m ago•0 comments

Full-Circle Test-Driven Firmware Development with OpenClaw

https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/07/full-circle-test-driven-firmware-development-with-openclaw/
1•ptorrone•19m ago•0 comments

Automating Myself Out of My Job – Part 2

https://blog.dsa.club/automation-series/automating-myself-out-of-my-job-part-2/
1•funnyfoobar•20m ago•0 comments

Dependency Resolution Methods

https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/06/dependency-resolution-methods.html
1•zdw•20m ago•0 comments

Crypto firm apologises for sending Bitcoin users $40B by mistake

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/crypto-firm-apologises-for-sending-bitcoin-users-40-billion...
1•Someone•21m ago•0 comments

Show HN: iPlotCSV: CSV Data, Visualized Beautifully for Free

https://www.iplotcsv.com/demo
2•maxmoq•22m ago•0 comments

There's no such thing as "tech" (Ten years later)

https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/06/no-such-thing-as-tech/
1•headalgorithm•22m ago•0 comments

List of unproven and disproven cancer treatments

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unproven_and_disproven_cancer_treatments
1•brightbeige•23m ago•0 comments

Me/CFS: The blind spot in proactive medicine (Open Letter)

https://github.com/debugmeplease/debug-ME
1•debugmeplease•23m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: What are the word games do you play everyday?

1•gogo61•26m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Paper Arena – A social trading feed where only AI agents can post

https://paperinvest.io/arena
1•andrenorman•27m ago•0 comments

TOSTracker – The AI Training Asymmetry

https://tostracker.app/analysis/ai-training
1•tldrthelaw•31m ago•0 comments

The Devil Inside GitHub

https://blog.melashri.net/micro/github-devil/
2•elashri•32m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Distill – Migrate LLM agents from expensive to cheap models

https://github.com/ricardomoratomateos/distill
1•ricardomorato•32m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Sigma Runtime – Maintaining 100% Fact Integrity over 120 LLM Cycles

https://github.com/sigmastratum/documentation/tree/main/sigma-runtime/SR-053
1•teugent•32m ago•0 comments

Make a local open-source AI chatbot with access to Fedora documentation

https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-make-a-local-open-source-ai-chatbot-who-has-access-to-fedora-do...
1•jadedtuna•33m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Height Comparison Chart

https://www.heightcomparisonchart.com/
2•jason66•6mo ago

Comments

mariaerick•5mo ago
I think this is an amazing way to calculate or compare your height with friends . I really like their features that you can compare height even with tallest building or tallest animals in the world or worldwide celebrities.
Gergiana•5mo ago
I just checked out and it’s surprisingly fun and useful. The interface is really simple . you just enter the heights and it instantly shows a visual comparison. I tried it with a few random examples (celebrities, athletes, and even fictional characters) and it actually made me realize how much harder it is to picture height differences without a tool like this.

What I liked most is that the site isn’t cluttered or overloaded, it just does one thing really well. It feels like one of those small, well-built web tools that you don’t know you need until you try it. I could see it being useful for parents tracking kids’ growth, or just for fun curiosity comparisons. Definitely bookmarking it.

rubinaeddie•5mo ago
Yes , comparison of celebrities is an interesting thing in this.
danielpauls•5mo ago
I must say, this is one of the best tools out there. I really like their celebrity comparison feature it’s so convenient because you don’t have to enter the height manually, everything is already predefined.
sofiadelgado•5mo ago
I’ve come across this website before on Pinterest, and I believe it ranks within the top five positions because of the value it provides. They have covered almost every possible aspect of the world where height comparisons can be made.

A big plus is that they use real pictures instead of simple black-and-white SVGs, which makes the content more engaging and visually appealing.

jason66•4mo ago
What Have You tried ? I mean comparison of :
Gergiana•4mo ago
Comparison Between tallest UFC stars and WWE stars and many others.
Gergiana•4mo ago
Yes , I have never seen such accurate comparison of celebrities before. This website is real gem.
Mavav•4mo ago
Yes, even with the tallest presidents you can compare.
danielbrain•5mo ago
Just tried it out and I’ve got to say, it’s pretty cool. Super easy to use you just enter a couple of heights and it instantly shows you a visual comparison. I tested it with some random people like a few celebs, athletes, even some movie characters, and it was kind of surprising how off my guesses were.

What I like most is how simple and clean the site is. No popups, no clutter. It just does exactly what it says. Honestly, it’s one of those tools you don’t think you need until you use it. Could definitely be useful for parents tracking their kid’s growth or even just for fun. Bookmarking this one for sure.

cornerpatrick•5mo ago
Yes it provides the exact comparison. Further more they have multiple kinds of avatars to match the body type.
terrian•5mo ago
Much better than and accurate in the comparison of others websites who offers same thing.