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Military’s new budget could give 7% pay raise to most junior troops

Junior enlisted service members would see the largest of a three-tiered pay raise for troops next year under the latest proposed budget from President Donald Trump’s administration.Troops at the lowest five enlisted ranks — E-5 and below — would receive a 7% increase in their basic pay, according to the White House. Service members between the ranks of E-6 and O-3, which includes senior noncommissioned officers, warrant officers, and company grade officers, would receive a 6% raise; and al

Show HN: Anos – a hand-written ~100KiB microkernel for x86-64 and RISC-V

I pretty much always have a kernel project going on, and have been that way for decades. Over the past couple of years, that's been Anos, which has gotten further along than any of my previous hobby kernels, supporting IPC, multitasking, SMP (x86-64 only right now) and running on real hardware.LLMs (mostly Claude Code) have been used during development, but I learned early on that it's not _great_ at code at this level, so I've restricted its use to mostly documentation and tests.

Screaming into the AI Void

Disclaimer that this post is about AI and its use in engineering.I’m a senior engineer and have been in the professional business for 12 years and I have no idea how much, or if I should even use AI for anything. I feel much like I did when I left my former religion: in a new world where I’m struggling to find identity and what my values actually are.I value craftsmanship - but I also value getting things done. I’ve always advocated for using the strongest tools, pushing for debuggers over print

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5.11 Rush 24 vs 72 Backpack – Best Tactical EDC vs Survival Pack

5.11 Rush 24 vs 72 Backpack – Best Tactical EDC vs Survival Pack Choosing between the 5.11 Rush 24 and Rush 72 can be confusing, especially if you’re building your everyday carry (EDC) or a full survival setup.The Rush 24 is designed for daily carry — lightweight, compact, and perfect for work, travel, or range days. It’s one of the best EDC backpacks for people who want organization without extra bulk.On the other hand, the Rush 72 is built for extended missions. With a larger capacity and heav

Prime Big Deal Days Just Slashed EDC Prices—Pocket Knives and Multitools Are Now Up to 50% Off

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days starts October 7 and ends October 8. There are plenty of sales on EDC gear we’ve tested, like pocket knives, multitools, pens, and watches. Brands like CRKT, SOG, and ...

Big Cat got stuck in an elevator during a delivery order a few months back and it made him very worried about getting stuck in...

Big Cat got stuck in an elevator during a delivery order a few months back and it made him very worried about getting stuck in that situation again.So, I decided to make him a survival bag in case it ever happens again.I grabbed a few things from home to throw in there a few practical things we already had, then went to Five Below to get a bag and anything else affordable that he’d really need.Well. He commented that the bag looked like the same color as Jax from TADC (The Amazing Digital

Pentagon calls Individual Ready Reserve a ‘mobilization asset’ in new policy

A new Pentagon policy for veterans still in the Individual Ready Reserve puts a sharper tone on how the Pentagon views inactive soldiers, moving from a last resort to a backup source for manpower.“First and foremost, the [Individual Ready Reserve] is a mobilization asset. Deliberative plans will be in place that account for the use of the IRR, especially in plans for full mobilization,” according to a Department of Defense instruction released March 23.The Individual Ready Reserve, or IRR, is ma

General confirms A-10 lost, helicopter damaged during F-15 rescue in Iran

The pilot of an A-10 Warthog had to eject due to damage and a helicopter was hit during the rescue on Friday of one of two F-15 crew members who were shot down over Iran, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Monday.At 4:40 am local time, the F-15 with the call sign “Dude 44” went down over Iran, prompting President Donald Trump to immediately order a rescue mission, Caine said at a White House briefing.As aircraft assigned to the rescue o

VA staffing shortages led to failure to refer veterans to supportive housing, investigators find

Department of Veteran Affairs case managers failed to refer veterans experiencing homelessness to the VA’s supportive housing program, due to understaffing, high turnover and staff burnout, according to a recent watchdog report.The Government Accountability Office’s report found that the VA, during a time period covering both the first Trump administration and the Biden administration, suffered from high case manager turnover that left many veterans not properly supported. As a resul

Army lets soldiers deployed for Operation Epic Fury reenlist two years early

Soldiers in the Army taking part in the war with Iran can now reenlist up to two years before their service ends.The Army announced the change on Friday, April 3 as part of several authorizations and bonuses for troops participating in Operation Epic Fury, which is now in its second month. Soldiers who are deployed in support of the mission are eligible to reenlist as early as 24 months prior to their expiration term of service or ETS date.“These soldiers will retain access to all reenlistment o

Walmart's bestselling $20 weekender bag is great for spring travel and comes in 19 pretty hues

It's also the ideal gym bag!

Show HN: I successfully failed at one-shot-ing a video codec like h.264

Read an article yesterday about the H.264 codec increasing their licensing fee by an astronomical amount.And as always, my first shot was how hard could it be to try and build a codec which could be that efficient.I've personally been on a drive to improve my ability to one-shot complex features, products, or make even surgical changes. It's been a few months since I've been doing that, and honestly, results have been great for both work and work/life balance.This was a fun e

The 6 Best First Aid Kits (2024 Guide)

The simple yet effective design provides the essentials and offers value for various activities. This first aid kit is a useful and compact option to to keep in your day hiking bag for minor ...

Walmart's bestselling $20 weekender bag is great for spring travel and comes in 19 pretty hues

It's also the ideal gym bag!

Show HN: Sshifu – Give SSH access in 1 command. Teleport/Smallstep alternative

Hey HN! Over the past few years, I’ve spent way too much time copy-pasting SSH public keys just to give people access to servers. It always felt like a chore, and the security risks (offboarding, revocation, etc.) aren’t great either.I looked into solutions like Teleport and Smallstep, but they felt a bit too heavy and complex for what I needed.So over the past few weeks I vibe-coded a small solution to scratch my own itch: sshifu.The idea is simple — you set up a “sshifu server” as an auth serv

Build a genius survival kit using a toiletry bag

Gideons Tactical demonstrates a DIY survival kit using a toiletry bag.

Wilderness First Aid: How to Assess Injuries in the Backcountry

 April 5, 2026Before Something Goes Wrong on the TrailMost people heading into the backcountry are not climbing glaciers or pushing into extreme environments. They are day hikers, weekend backpackers, families, and people looking to spend time outside on well-traveled trails. The terrain feels familiar, the weather seems manageable, and the assumption is that if something goes wrong, help is not that far away.That assumption is where problems begin.Even in these everyday environments, it do

What we know about the commando raid to recover the F-15 crew member in Iran

American special operations forces located and extracted the missing F-15E crew member in southwestern Iran overnight. The complex recovery mission involved hundreds of troops, a forward operation point inside the country and multiple aircraft being flown in — with some being destroyed by the U.S. after they failed on the ground. The complex rescue operation in a mountainous part of the country came nearly two days after a two-seater Air Force F-15E was shot down over Iran. Overnight U.S. o

One of the world’s best EDC backpacks just got an even more carry-friendly new edition

Aer's award-winning City Pack Pro 2 took a spot on last year's GP100 list for being "almost perfect." Now, it's even better.