2026-08-19 Discoveries

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Norway should buy OpenAI

The Long Arc of History Bends Towards Social Democracy

Show HN: Interactive, animated architecture of any HuggingFace models

Interactive, animated architecture maps for any Hugging Face model

A Hot End And Material Database For 3D Printing

When it comes to 3D printing in the FDM world, you can go a long way just relying on standard settings that ship with your 3D printer and/or slicer. If …

Tap into the power of Gemini in Chrome on Android.

Gemini in Chrome is now available to all Android users in the U.S.

The Secret History of the Antichrist

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has spoken publicly on a variety of issues from contrarian entrepreneurship to technical stagnation to geopolitical struggle. Lately, he’s drawn more attention with extended remarks on what would seem an unexpected subject: the Antichrist, a seemingly enlightened but…

Why You Move Factors in to Whether It Protects You From Dementia

Movement for movement’s sake isn’t the safeguard you might think

Reverse Engineered Grill Controller Gets Open Firmware

If you are a regular reader, then the odds are you have taken apart an electronic gadget, either for a fix, or simply because your curiosity got the better of …

Whisperstream

Local AI dictation for Windows

Keep your SAT prep on track with practice tests in Gemini.

Google’s Gemini app offers full-length practice SAT tests at no cost. Here’s how to take these SAT practice tests as you prep.

5,000 Classic Movie Posters Digitized & Put Online: Free to Browse & Download

Who hasn’t pinned one of Saul Bass’ elegant film posters on their wall—either with thumbtacks above the dorm room bed or in frame and glass in grown-up environs? Or maybe it’s 70s kitsch you prefer—the art of the grindhouse and sensationalist drive-in exploitation film? Or 20s silent avant-garde…

PolyShot Camera Focuses On Nostalgia

Although we personally have yet to see anyone brandishing an old digital point-and-shoot camera, we hear they’re back in vogue. Why, though? People are nostalgic for that image quality. While …

The Wonders of the Male Human Pelvis

It’s all in the hips

Claude Code Teaching macOS to Natively Print to the HP Laser 1008a

A ~4-hour Claude Code session, rendered as it happened: reverse-engineering an SPL3 laser, beating the USB sandbox, HP

Glowing Paintings by Francesco Pirazzi Meditate on the Enigmas of Absence

"For me, paintings represent an attempt to grasp a 'something' that for some reason deeply moves me, agitates me." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Glowing Paintings by…

Finch

A single place for your health data and tests

Ask a Scientist: How can researchers use AI to predict a flood?

A Google researcher explains how AI technology like Flood Hub and Groundsource can predict floods and help people around the world.

Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

Fixing a bricked Framework laptop

My experience fixing my Framework 13” laptop with AMD 7060 series that was bricked due to a failed BIOS update with US$20 worth of tools, instead of replacing the motherboard as suggested by Framework support.

The Amazon tax

It’s not technically a tax. Taxes produce valuable public benefits, like medical research and parks. This is simply legal theft. Amazon makes nearly a billion dollars in profit from search ad…

Beware Management Consultants

The tragedy of Cassandra, the princess who predicted the fall of Troy - Iseult Gillespie

Dig into the Greek tragedy of Cassandra, who received the gift of prophecy but was cursed by Apollo to never be believed. -- As a young woman, Cassandra of Troy had been pursued by the god Apollo, who offered her the gift of prophecy. But…

Could identical twins commit the perfect crime?

The DNA in twins is (almost) exactly the same. So how could a team of forensic scientists tell which twin committed the crime? There is a way but it has some issues...

How Our Perceptions of Aging Can Affect Our Social Lives

Is it as easy as “mind over matter?”

Julie Green’s ‘The Last Supper’ Memorializes Hundreds of People’s Final Meals While on…

Over a 22-year period, Green illustrated final requests ranging from pizzas and lobster to pies and KFC cartons. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Julie Green’s ‘The Last…

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