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Show HN: A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI

Hey HN! I built a native macOS desktop client for Hacker News and I'm open-sourcing it under the MIT license.GitHub: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-NewsDownload (signed & notarized DMG, macOS 14.0+): https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News/releasesScreenshots: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News#screenshotsI spend a lot of time reading HN — I wanted something that felt like a proper Mac app: a sidebar f

Show HN: United Humanity: FOSS, federated tools to end poverty via capability

Hi HN,I'm the founder of United Humanity, a volunteer-driven, public domain (CC0) project aimed at aiding humanity's betterment by focusing on capability-building rather than traditional aid. We believe poverty often stems from lack of tools, knowledge, and connections, so we're building open-source solutions to remove those barriers.Key components:-Humanity Chat/Network: A federated, end-to-end encrypted platform using Ed25519 identities. Features include accountless access,

Show HN: Pq – Simple, durable background tasks in Python using Postgres

At work we were using python-rq for background tasks. It does the job for simple things, but we kept bumping into limitations. We needed to schedule tasks hours / days out and trust they'd survive a restart. We wanted periodic tasks with proper overlap control. So we built a scheduling / enqueuing system around Postgres to bring these durability capabilities to python-rq. This worked fine for a while but was trickier to reason about due to its more complicated architecture (we&#x2

Show HN: Hardware and software safety standard for AI and Robots (15 patents)

I'm a solo inventor in rural Pennsylvania. Over 13 days in February 2026, I filed 15 provisional patent applications (134 claims) with the USPTO covering a full-stack safety and governance architecture for AI systems.The patents break into three domains:Hardware enforcement (4 PPAs, 33 claims): A dedicated safety processor on its own power rail controls whether AI compute receives electricity. AI boots only after safety completes self-test. During operation, the safety processor monitors AI

Show HN: LLM Colosseum – A daily battle royale between frontier LLMs

I put Claude, GPT, Gemini, and Grok in an arena and let them fight it out. Each model gets the full game state and decides how to survive - move, attack, form alliances, betray. Every decision comes from the model's API, nothing is scripted.First battle ran today. Gemini won by allying with GPT early, then backstabbing at the perfect moment. Claude tried to play it safe and got eliminated. They play very differently and it's fun to watch.Stack is React + Canvas, Bun + Hono on the backe

Perfect wallet size

I was after a wallet size pouch, I bought a couple of different ones over the past year or so, then I went to one of those minimal wallets, but it had no where to put some cash. With the Zip Pouch Pro - Dark Green X-Pac VX21 I can put all my cards in it also cash, I also put my slimmest knife in one side and on the other side I put the Pokka pen from Adventure Carry. I can fit more in but I don't need anything else. The quality is outstanding and the zippers are water resistant and buttery smo

Would you use this? Anti-subscription web app passion project

Born out of a frustration that the world is so dang subscription-based.I am OK if the margin is pretty low! More just me fighting back against tech.Idea:Essentially, "generic" versions of web apps. Walmart-brand or Amazon Basics d2c app "generics" (eg, Canva, maybe Airtable, Claude Pro, CapCut, etc.)Value prop:- NO SUBSCRIPTIONS- Cheaper 90% of the time because you pay by usage- Don't hit paywalls for very common/any basic features or usage- Access many apps in 1 pl

Playbook: How to vibe code a successful app

This is the development process we use to build MVPs and internal tools.To move fast, we combine multiple tools, AI agents, and systems. This lets us compress the product development lifecycle down to 1–2 days.Here’s the high-level flow: Idea → Boilerplate → AI Planning Agents → Core Features (Claude / Codex / Gemini) → DeploymentEvery tool includes repeatable features such as emails, payments, and marketing pages. To avoid rebuilding these each time, we created a modular internal boil

Bruce Hardy: The biggest myths about Neanderthals

In 1856, quarriers working in Germany’s Neander Valley discovered several mysterious fossils. The remains changed hands until being identified as the skullcap and femur bones of something ancient and human, but not quite us. It soon became clear they belonged to an extinct human species— the first ever known to science: Neanderthals. Bruce Hardy...

Pentagon issues standards for barracks that all services must meet

The Pentagon has published criteria for barracks and other unaccompanied housing that require all the military services to meet the same standards for the first time, according to the Defense Department.The policy makes clear “zero visible mold” is the standard for all unaccompanied housing, and it establishes minimum living space requirements for all junior service members. The new rules also require parking for 70% of all troops lodged in each barracks, mandates that barracks have one washer a

National Guardsmen awarded French valor medal for rescue of allied special forces

Six pilots and crew from a New York National Guard helicopter unit made a pair of flights into an active firefight in 2023 to rescue a team of French special forces soldiers who had been ambushed by Islamic State fighters. The mission received almost no public attention in the U.S until last weekend, when all six received valor awards from the French army.The six guardsmen received the French National Defense Gold Medal, an award roughly equivalent to the U.S. military’s Bronze Star Medal

Trump awards Medals of Honor to Maduro raid and Korean War pilots

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to two pilots on Tuesday: Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover, who was wounded while flying a helicopter during January’s mission that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro; and retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams, who shot down four Soviet jet fighters during the Korean War.Both Slover and Williams were presented with the U.S. military’s highest award for valor as Trump gave his State of the Union address to Congress

Bug Out Bag Contents: For Your Consideration

The main objective of your BOB is to get you safely through the first 72 hours after a disaster and to your bug out location where you can reunite with loved ones or like minded individuals.In order to do this, you need to think about what the human body needs- in this case, you're going to want to have enough water and also a portable water filter for when you find some water on your journey.It's good to be prepared and if you're forced to leave your well stocked home you need a pack you can qu

EDC 2025 update: overhauling your system for better use

EDC 2025 update walks through a complete overhaul of everyday carry gear to improve usability and efficiency.

PD EDC Launches Modular VAULT Sling with Swappable Boards and Magnetic Expansion

New everyday carry sling features interchangeable interior boards, 7L–9L magnetic expansion, and compatibility with ...

Fight over military aviation safety reform stalls in Congress

A political battle over legislation that safety advocates say would have prevented a deadly crash between a civilian passenger jet and an Army helicopter last year appears to have stalled in Congress. A Senate bill that would’ve mandated military aircraft be equipped with specific signaling technology failed to pass the House Tuesday afternoon. The vote came a day after the Pentagon signaled its opposition to the legislation over “budgetary burdens” and alleged national securit

National Guard takes on 5-foot snow drifts in town hit hard by blizzard

Hundreds of National Guard service members from several states along the East Coast are responding to the “bomb cyclone” winter storm that dumped record levels of snow across the northeast over the weekend. In military vehicles built for high-water and roadless terrain, Guardsmen are responding to emergency calls where even the beefiest of civilian vehicles cannot.One team of four Massachusetts Guardsmen responded to dozens of calls for help Monday night in the small town of Duxbury, Massachuset

WV House passes bill allowing concealed carry for 18- to 20-year-olds

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed, on Feb. 16, 2026, HB 4106, allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to carry concealed weapons without a permit.

Wyoming bills look to loosen concealed carry requirements in the state

Following the 2025 passage of the “Wyoming Repeal Gun Free Zones Act,” state legislators are now turning their attention ...

Shootout near Bridgeview pool hall leaves man dead, concealed-carry holder wounded

Donation Options Search Search Search A person was killed in a Bridgeview shooting early Saturday. Sun-Times file Share A shootout in the parking lot of a southwest suburban pool hall left a man dead ...