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It Could Be Otherwise: Science in the Age of Uncertainty

https://blue-continuum.com/it-could-have-been-otherwise
3•dnetesn•1h ago

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SBNakta•35m ago
If we can grasp just how certainly uncertain even uncertainty is, that alone is a remarkable scientific feat. After all, the moment accumulated uncertainties cross the tipping point of knowledge and technology to crystallize, the next summit will reveal itself—just as it always has.

OpenBSD 8.0

https://www.openbsd.org/80.html
1•privong•2m ago•0 comments

Do web components have a future if nobody is writing them?

https://nolanlawson.com/2026/10/19/do-web-components-have-a-future-if-nobody-is-writing-them/
2•thatslast•4m ago•0 comments

Too many quantum startups, too little money to keep them alive

https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/08/too-many-quantum-startups-too-little-money-to-keep...
1•gmays•4m ago•0 comments

Show HN: URL Shortener – open-source Bitly Alternative

https://shortener.dev
1•vrathee•6m ago•0 comments

French CDs may be flashing a 'Frexit' warning

https://www.ifre.com/people-and-markets/2498814/french-cds-may-be-flashing-a-frexit-warning
2•JumpCrisscross•10m ago•1 comments

Ship Your Interpreter

https://www.basis.ai/blog/ship-your-interpreters/
1•gopiandcode•11m ago•0 comments

OpenBSD 8.0: released Oct 20, 2026

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=179245849770356&w=2
2•erikschoster•15m ago•0 comments

Corante – A privacy-first, lightweight news reader without tracking

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/corante/id6809977098Corante
1•OxinStudio•15m ago•0 comments

Two Firefighters Died in Yosemite–For What?

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/10/yosemite-fires/689069/
1•littlexsparkee•17m ago•0 comments

New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/19/ai-tool-predict-cancer-survival-patient-selfie
1•ranit•19m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Privacy Layer for Frontier Models

https://privai-sandy.vercel.app/
1•Frankied3030•22m ago•0 comments

Ukrainian drone flies wounded soldier from front line

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/ukraine-airlifts-wounded-soldier-with-drone-in-world-first...
2•Gaishan•24m ago•1 comments

America's new era of private science

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/10/19/americas-new-era-of-private-science
1•andsoitis•25m ago•1 comments

2026 is a year for the Rust compiler (and me)

https://yoyo-code.com/2026-is-exciting-year-for-rust-compiler-and-me/
2•uonr•30m ago•0 comments

US banning Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-banning-chinese-ai-deepseek-government-agency-it-systems-20...
1•nsoonhui•31m ago•1 comments

Popular WordPress Backup Tool Breached

https://teamupdraft.com/blog/security-incident-october-2026/
2•aksss•33m ago•0 comments

Built a Compiler from Scratch for Agent Swarms

https://spinozalabs.ai/software
1•Krissh_C•33m ago•1 comments

Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Report GLP-1 Signals of Slowed Biological Aging at ARDD

https://trial.medpath.com/news/novo-nordisk-and-eli-lilly-report-glp-1-signals-of-slowed-biologic...
2•hnburnsy•34m ago•1 comments

Letter from Paris – A status check on the French and American left

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/10/19/letter-from-paris-a-status-check-on-the-fre...
2•donsupreme•37m ago•0 comments

Elizabeth Holmes doc 'You Can See Everything' Nets $15M in opening weekend

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/street-fighter-box-office-you-can-see-everyth...
1•nephihaha•38m ago•0 comments

AI experts to school Congress wanted

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/10/19/congress/what-were-watching-01125931
2•Animats•40m ago•0 comments

What Is the Karakoram Anomaly?

https://nsidc.org/learn/ask-scientist/karakoram-anomaly-it-real
3•thunderbong•42m ago•0 comments

The United States of Israel [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ptPuYVfNUM
3•pocksuppet•42m ago•0 comments

How Did Life Arise? Three Turning Points in Early Evolution

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/science/evolution-life-earth.html
2•mooreds•46m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Lights-on software factory boilerplate for Claude Code

https://github.com/gojko/lights-on-software-factory
2•gojkoa•47m ago•0 comments

Found archive.today debug dump glitch

https://nonograph.com/interesting-archivetoday-bug-10-20-2026
4•writtenone•50m ago•4 comments

Anyone migrate off Google Voice?

3•thomas536•53m ago•0 comments

Andreessen Horowitz lays off majority of portfolio recruiting team

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/scoop-andreessen-horowitz-lays-off-majority-of-portfolio-rec...
10•mooreds•55m ago•0 comments

Developing Taste

https://emilkowal.ski/ui/developing-taste
4•cat-whisperer•57m ago•0 comments

Sourcey's open startup-credit registry: twelve dated records with provenance

https://sourcey.com/startup-credits
2•asporeteam•58m ago•0 comments