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So, you want to get into bug bounties? (2022)

shubs.io — Co-founder of Assetnote, security researcher. YOU, 1

Raising an Agent

ampcode.com — We got so excited while building Amp, we had to share that excitement. RAISING, 2

Plaid's bank transaction API, but OSS/self-hosted and extensible

github.com — plaid's transaction API, but OSS/self-hosted and extensible PLAID, 3

Tab Groups in Firefox 137

mozilla.org — Starting from Firefox version 137, you can use tab groups to manage open tabs in Firefox by grouping them together and labelling them. TAB, 4

National security adviser Michael Waltz reportedly conducted business via Gmail

theguardian.com — Latest security flap again focuses scrutiny on Waltz after he earlier added journalist to Yemen war-planning chat NATIONAL, 5

Memory Training App

apple.com — Boost your brainpower with SuMemory! Train your memory with circles, lines, and emojis. Ready to challenge yourself?SuMemory – Challenge Your MemoryWelcome to SuMemory, the ultimate brain-training app that turns memory exercises into fun and exciting challenges! With three distinct game modes—Circles, Lines, and Emojis—you’ll test your ability to memorize and replicate increasingly complex patterns.How It Works 1. Observe: Take a good look at the circle (or line/emoji) sequence displayed on the screen. 2. Memorize: Focus on the position and order of each element. 3. Reproduce: Try to recreate the sequence before it slips your mind. 4. Improve: Each successful round increases the difficulty, pushing you to beat your personal best.Key Features - Three Game Modes - Circles... MEMORY, 6

The Chapter 3 Roadblock

humdaan.com — I've noticed a strange trend in my learnings over the years, which I like to call the Chapter 3 Roadblock. You may be able to guess the premise via the name, but I'll still explain this. It's quite easy to pick up a textbook and start learning. The first level of just reading or skimming the pages, is actually quite an easy hurdle to pass. The next hurdle is actually sitting down to do the problems at the end of the chapter. This is where I used to frequently close the book at, and I suspect this to be the same for many others. Learning is supposed to be hard. If it were as easy as just reading the textbook, well everyone would be learning. But doing the tough part of getting a pen and paper, and doing problems 1-9, including every subproblem a-j is hard, and is supposed to be heard becau... THE, 7

Lipozem Feedback: Are Complaints Justified or Overblown?

morningstar.comLIPOZEM, 8

I stopped using AI code editors

lucianonooijen.com — TL;DR: I chose to make using AI a manual action, because I felt the slow loss of competence over time when I relied on it, and I recommend everyone to be cautious with making AI a key part of their workflow. STOPPED, 9

TikTok bidders pile up as deadline looms with Amazon, OnlyFans founder in mix

reuters.com — Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker TIKTOK, 10

Show HN: A 100% vibe-coded multiplayer pixel war game

pixel-war.xyz — Built with FastAPI, Redis, PostgreSQL, and SvelteKit 100%, 11

The Naming of Methods

nsf.govTHE, 12

GDPNow first quarter of 2025: -3.7% (seasonally adjusted annual rate)

atlantafed.org — The growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) is a key indicator of economic activity, but the official estimate is released with a delay. Our GDPNow forecasting model provides a "nowcast" of the official estimate prior to its release by estimating GDP growth using a methodology similar to the one used by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. GDPNOW, 13

AI language startup DeepL could IPO in 2026, sources say

sifted.eu — Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue LANGUAGE, 14

The Thirteen software engineering laws

manager.dev — Some of those are famous, and some are quite niche. ALL of them are super useful to engineers and managers. THE, 15

The Pythagorean Constraint on the Nontrivial Zeros of the Riemann Zeta Function

selfie-church.com — Back to Home (selfie-church.com) The Pythagorean Constraint on the Nontrivial Zeros of the Riemann Zeta Function Dobri Bozhilov & ChatGPT April 1, 2025 What better moment to present a “breakthrough” on the Riemann Hypothesis than April 1? If you’re wrong, you can always say it was a joke... Abstract We propose a novel geometric-functional hypothesis explaining why the nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function must lie on the critical line \( \Re(s) = 1/2 \). By interpreting the complex argument as a vector and analyzing the constraints imposed by the Pythagorean theorem, we suggest that only \( \sigma = 1/2 \) yields a balance enabling the zeta function to reach zero. The approach is complemented by numerical illustrations and several related geometri... THE, 16

Paris Votes for 500 More Car Free Streets

theenergymix.com — As Paris votes to make another 500 streets car-free, the first residents are moving into a newly-built town outside Cambridge, UK, where the bicycle, not the car, is king. PARIS, 17

Awesome-fdroid: A table to sort, filter and discover popular F-Droid apps

github.com — 📊 A table to sort, filter and discover popular F-Droid apps AWESOME-FDROID, 18

Show HN: OCR pipeline for ML training (tables, diagrams, math, multilingual)

news.ycombinator.com — Hi HN, OCR, 19

Lorentz Invariance Violation?

arxiv.org — arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. LORENTZ, 20

BBC boss warns of Russian and Chinese propaganda

bbc.com — The UK is struggling to counter a rise in "pure propaganda" from countries like Russia and China because of cuts to the World Service, the BBC's director general has warned. BBC, 21

Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump to Avoid Meta Antitrust Trial

wsj.com — Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker ZUCKERBERG, 22

The Case Against Character Count Line Limits

lohr.dev — iad1::1743662312-QnarQRDNiyGeqR0kBKm4M061PTMUt0J4 THE, 23

Chawan: Web Browser in TUI

sr.ht — ~bptato pushed to ~bptato/chawan git CHAWAN, 24

Show HN: Compare success rates, and services across fertility clinics in the US

news.ycombinator.com — YourIVFPath is a tool to help prospective parents find and compare IVF clinics across the U.S. using transparent, data-driven insights from the CDC. COMPARE, 25

I reimplemented Mastra workflows with my own durable functions and I regret it

convex.dev — I spent a week making a component to take Mastra Workflows and replicate its behavior on Convex, using a durable function primitive I’ve made recently. Wait a sec, that was a lot of jargon. What does that actually mean? REIMPLEMENTED, 26

Compliance Chaos? How MokaHR Keeps Your Hiring Legally Sound

news.ycombinator.com — HR compliance isn’t just about ticking boxes—it’s about protecting your company from costly lawsuits, penalties, and reputational damage. Yet, with labor laws constantly evolving, many businesses struggle to keep up. Is your hiring process airtight, or are you leaving your company exposed? COMPLIANCE, 27

What happened after I launched my first paid product?

github.com — Instantly share code, notes, and snippets. WHAT, 28

I just saw the future. It was not in America

nytimes.com — Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker JUST, 29

MusiCoT, a chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting technique for music generation [pdf]

musicot.github.ioMUSICOT, 30

UpCodes (YC S17) Is Hiring SWEs and CSMs to make construction more productive

Pulse (YC S24) Is Hiring

Hightouch (YC S19) Is Hiring Front End Engineers