The recurring dream of replacing developers
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
Driverless vans in China give zero f*cks
This advert on the London Underground
We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon
Sled - Run your coding agent from your phone, with voice
Always check the trees
Lhasa, Tibet 2007 vs 2024
An interesting approach by this company
A sherpa was taking a private client up Mt. Everest when he noticed someone dying just 500 meters from the summit. He ran over, wrapped him in a sleeping mattress, gave him oxygen, put him on his back, and hiked him 6 hours down the mountain to safety
Master chocolatier at work
Eye contact from across the creek
a 16-hour timelapse of an embryo forming its spinal cord.
PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
What's the most NSFW thing you've seen at a bachelor or bachelorette party?
The Dilbert Afterlife
US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
Couples of Reddit, what's the dumbest 'house rule' you and your partner made as a joke but now both of you are low-key aggressively serious about enforcing?
Ask HN: Is it still worth pursuing a software startup?
This is Angel Falls, the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world
The real cute reactions
The Green Beret was Roy Benavidez, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier during the Vietnam War. The incident took place on May 2, 1968, near the Cambodia–Vietnam border, when a much larger North Vietnamese force ambushed a 12-man Special Forces reconnaissance team.
Ice Formation
The shard (London) looking like an alien hq.