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Libre Barcode: Open-Source Fonts That Turn Text into Scannable Barcodes
The Libre Barcode Project distributes free fonts that render text strings as scannable barcodes, with variants that optionally print human-readable text beneath
Mullvad: States Race to Out-Surveil Each Other, and the NSA Still Leads
VPN provider Mullvad argues that democratic and authoritarian governments alike are locked in a competition over who can conduct the most sweeping mass surveill
Om Malik reported dead — source page carries only the announcement
The page at om.co consists of a single-line announcement that Om Malik has died, with the URL slug "1966–2026" indicating his birth and death years. The supplie
OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol — gated to ~20 partners at the US government's request
OpenAI is opening a limited preview of its GPT-5.6 family: Sol, the new flagship; Terra, a mid-tier model for everyday work; and Luna, a cheaper, faster option.
OS9Map brings live OpenStreetMap browsing to Mac OS 9 PowerPC machines
Developer yllan has shipped OS9Map, a native mapping client that lets vintage Apple hardware running Mac OS 9 pull live data from OpenStreetMap. The app handles
Oxide's interactive 3D explorer walks you through its cloud computer rack
Oxide Computer has published a browser-based 3D guided tour of its rack-scale 'cloud computer,' the company's integrated alternative to buying servers piecemeal
Papermark accuses YC founder of stealing its licensed code, not 'vibe coding' it
Marc Froehlich, founder of the open-source document-sharing platform Papermark, publicly accused a builder named Nico of passing off Papermark's code as his own
Sealed Herculaneum scroll read end-to-end for the first time, virtually unrolled
Researchers from the Vesuvius Challenge have digitally unrolled and transcribed an entire carbonized Herculaneum scroll, PHerc. 1667, without physically opening
Show HN: A roguelike that turns chess pieces into run-based dungeon runs
A developer has posted a Show HN for an indie game that blends chess with the roguelike genre, sharing it at princechazz.com. The pitch combines the determinist
Slate's bare-bones electric pickup undercuts the market at $24,950
Slate is selling a deliberately stripped-down electric truck it calls the Blank Slate, starting at $24,950. The pitch is minimalism as a feature: buyers get a b
Tech giants launch Akrites to patch open-source flaws before AI weaponizes them
A coalition of nearly two dozen major companies — including AWS, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and GitHub, OpenAI, IBM, NVIDIA, Red Hat, Cisco, and banks like Ci
The Doorman's Fallacy: When QR Codes Replace Service and Quietly Wreck the Experience
The author uses a frustrating brunch to illustrate the Doorman's Fallacy — the assumption that technology can swap out a human role without hidden costs. The re