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Chinese Fishing Boats Form Sea Barriers

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/16/world/asia/china-ships-fishing-militia-blockade.html
6•SubiculumCode•1h ago

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ChrisArchitect•1h ago
non-paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/16/world/asia/ch...
DustinEchoes•1h ago
These will probably be deployed as human shields during the invasion of Taiwan, and if any military attacks them, China will claim that they’ve attacked Chinese civilians and go apeshit.
bigyabai•1h ago
Taiwan would have a very strong argument for attacking the boats to break a blockade scenario. The US less so, but they've been blowing up civilian vessels like Judge Dredd for the past year and nobody lifted a finger.

Pesticides may drastically shorten fish lifespans, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/15/pesticides-shorten-fish-lifespan-study
1•breve•8m ago•0 comments

Gnome 50 Alpha Released with the X11 Code Gutted

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Alpha
2•breve•14m ago•0 comments

Hax: Verifying Security-Critical Rust Software Using Multiple Provers

https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/142
1•forks•15m ago•0 comments

Filen Hiring Senior Full-Stack Developer React and React Native and TypeScript

https://filen.io/hub/were-hiring-senior-full-stack-developer-react-react-native-typescript-m-f-d/
1•reader9274•17m ago•0 comments

The year ahead – Optimism with footnotes

https://www.gatesnotes.com/the-year-ahead-2026
1•notagoodidea•17m ago•0 comments

Show HN: An opinionated fork of micro, built for vibe coders who enjoy code

https://github.com/elleryfamilia/thicc
1•e-clinton•19m ago•0 comments

USB VSense – Design Deep Dive #3 – Thermal Resilience

https://www.crowdsupply.com/meticulous-technologies/usb-vsense/updates/design-deep-dive-3-thermal...
1•bariumbitmap•27m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Humanizer AI: Humanize AI Text in Your Own Voice – Creaibo

https://www.creaibo.net
1•Yinp•30m ago•0 comments

My Week with OpenCode

https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/week_with_opencode
2•kristianp•30m ago•1 comments

Let's Talk About What It Means to Rest for the Sake of Rest

https://electricliterature.com/lets-talk-about-what-it-means-to-rest-for-the-sake-of-rest/
1•herbertl•44m ago•0 comments

In search of our own voice

https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/guest-column-in-search-of-our-own-voice/
1•herbertl•45m ago•0 comments

Pokémon card thefts on the rise [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEDXXascuTw
2•mgh2•45m ago•0 comments

Germany's shut down of nuclear plants a 'huge mistake', says Merz

https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/germanys-shut-down-of-nuclear-plants-a-huge-mistake-says-merz/
56•walterbell•45m ago•12 comments

A beautifully designed particle mouse effect

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/crazy-cursor-magical-part/eejfljdgkaanachdckmpmfgjhncihfmd
1•spacedogs•48m ago•0 comments

Trump wants tech companies to foot bill for new power plants due to AI

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/trump-wants-tech-companies-to-foot-the-bill-for-new-power-plants-...
3•jnord•49m ago•0 comments

How Etsy Uses LLMs to Improve Search Relevance

https://www.etsy.com/codeascraft/how-etsy-uses-llms-to-improve-search-relevance
1•zdw•55m ago•0 comments

Nvidia suppliers halt H200 output after China blocks chip

https://www.ft.com/content/02a3eb7c-684f-4e39-87b8-36e9595ef800
4•SanjayMehta•59m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: What are good tools for creating a video or interactive demo for a SaaS?

3•rishabhpoddar•1h ago•0 comments

Intuition why the derivative of $e^x$ is itself

https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3511144/intuition-why-the-derivative-of-ex-is-itself
2•throwoutway•1h ago•0 comments

A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT's drug advice. He died from an overdose

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php
7•freediver•1h ago•0 comments

Gas Town is a glimpse into the future

https://johncodes.com/archive/2026/01-16-a-glimpse-into-the-future/
2•jpmcb•1h ago•0 comments

Building a Quake PC

https://fabiensanglard.net/quake_pc/index.html
3•zdw•1h ago•1 comments

China Clamps Down on High-Speed Traders, Removing Servers

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/china-clamps-down-on-high-speed-traders-removi...
9•petethomas•1h ago•2 comments

Astronaut Charlie Duke (2021) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7jWk0u4K-E
1•ceroxylon•1h ago•1 comments

I skipped Japan's university exam to write a "computational metaphysics" exam

5•fumi2026•1h ago•1 comments

Grand Illusion

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/grand-illusion-read-by-eunice-wong
2•chmaynard•1h ago•0 comments

Artisanal Code

https://sunnyamrat.com/posts/2026-01-17-artisanal-code/
3•sunnyam•1h ago•0 comments

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy to step down

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-01-15/lucasfilm-president-kathleen...
4•iancmceachern•1h ago•1 comments

Stay-at-home sons are here – and they're not going anywhere

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/trends/2026/01/16/stay-at-home-sons/
2•blondie9x•1h ago•2 comments

Show HN: Agent Coworking,Multi-agent networks for AI collaboration (open source)

https://openagents.org/showcase
2•snasan•1h ago•0 comments