Hacker News: cisc

Dark matter hunt takes unexpected turn after signal spotted in LZ detector

cisc — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:55:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/articles/natural-sciences/physics/2026/dark-matter-hunt-takes-unexpected-turn-after-puzzling-signal-spotted-in-lz-detector/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528080

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by cisc in "Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO"

cisc — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:55:55 +0000

The solution is to use Firefox. uBlock Origin always worked best in Firefox anyway:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

Inside the hunt for suspected Chinese drone spies over US military bases

cisc — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:18:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/politics/drone-incursions-us-bases-chinese-spies

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49513775

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Benjamin Franklin’s alter egos gave him the most freedom

cisc — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:09:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/among-all-great-things-benjamin-franklin-invented-discovered-alter-egos-gave-him-most-freedom-180988824/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494751

Points: 110

# Comments: 78

When fruit is scarce, these monkeys hunt animals

cisc — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:14:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-fruit-is-scarce-these-monkeys-hunt-animals-the-behavior-may-offer-clues-about-the-origins-of-humans-meat-eating-habits-180989412/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49489274

Points: 73

# Comments: 42

YouTube Auto Dubbing, Explained

cisc — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:58:50 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/youtube-auto-dubbing-explained/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49486216

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

BYD installed 10,000 hyper-fast 1,500kW chargers in just 5 months

cisc — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:11:31 +0000

Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/08/27/byd-installed-10000-hyper-fast-1500kw-chargers-in-just-5-months/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477372

Points: 11

# Comments: 2

Watch Tesla FSD v14 Lite drive over a giant log without stopping

cisc — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:15:41 +0000

Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/08/24/tesla-fsd-v14-1-lite-drove-over-log/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49441995

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

Munich Court Proposes €1.05 Monthly Codec Royalty for Netflix Premium Users

cisc — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:54:33 +0000

Article URL: https://streaminglearningcenter.com/articles/munich-court-proposes-e1-05-monthly-codec-royalty-for-netflix-premium-subscribers.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49434187

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Codec Wars Get Real: Lessons from Disney's European 4K Blackout

cisc — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:40:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=176155

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433903

Points: 1

# Comments: 0