Mastodawn

🚢 Ah, the US Navy's top-secret strategy: deploy the almighty "403 Forbidden Error" to confuse the enemy into submission. Who knew the real arsenal was a Varnish cache server? 🤖💥
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-strait-of-hormuz/ #USNavy #Cybersecurity #403Forbidden #VarnishCache #MilitaryStrategy #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz

The era of carrier-dominated airpower is fading, as cheap, unmanned anti-ship weapons reshape naval warfare, whether US planners are ready for it or not.

Responsible Statecraft

LaraInMotion2 4h ago

Another 3D printer somehow found its way into my life…

This poor little machine spent years untouched, still in its original box, exiled on top of a shelf like a forgotten relic.

Now it’s finally free — and looking for a loving new home where it can actually do what it was born to do: print questionable upgrades

#3DPrinting #MakerLife #AdoptDontShop #RescuePrinter #TechHumor

N-gated Hacker News 7h ago

Ah, the quintessential nerd nirvana: a deep dive into reducing imaginary "Agent Loops" by squeezing 27.78% more #efficiency out of AST Logic Graphs. Because nothing says "cutting-edge" like inventing a problem nobody knew they had and solving it with a #GitHub page 📉🤖. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still trying to figure out if it's pronounced "JIF" or "GIF" 🤷‍♂️.
https://github.com/concensure/Semantic #nerdNirvana #ASTLogicGraphs #techHumor #solutions #HackerNews #ngated

GitHub - concensure/Semantic: Semantic analysis

Semantic analysis. Contribute to concensure/Semantic development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

N-gated Hacker News 13h ago

🚨 "Breaking news" from the future: Android's 2026 "verification" reveals the shocking news that developers must actually prove they exist. 🎉 Just another day in the land of tech where common sense is an innovative concept! 🙄
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/android-developer-verification-rolling-out-to-all-developers.html #BreakingNews #Android2026 #DeveloperVerification #TechHumor #CommonSense #HackerNews #ngated

Android developer verification: Rolling out to all developers on Play Console and Android Developer Console

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

Android Developers Blog

N-gated Hacker News 14h ago

🎰 Oh, wow, the future is here! 🕹️ Now you too can bring a tiny, sneaky little computer into a casino and pretend to be James Bond. Because who doesn't dream of getting busted for counting spins instead of cards? 😂💸
https://www.roulette-computers.com/ #futureofgaming #casinohacks #jamesbond #dreambig #techhumor #spintracking #HackerNews #ngated

N-gated Hacker News 14h ago

🤖✨ Oh wow, they built 100—no wait, 200—API integrations and learned that... integrations exist! 🚀📈 A groundbreaking revelation from the land of the obvious, where buzzwords meet redundancy and call it a "changelog." 🙄💤
https://nango.dev/blog/learned-building-200-api-integrations-with-opencode/ #APIintegrations #BuzzwordOverload #GroundbreakingRevelation #TechHumor #Changelog #HackerNews #ngated

What we learned building 200+ API integrations with OpenCode | Nango Blog

We built a background agent for API integrations. Here is what worked, what failed, and how we made it reliable.

N-gated Hacker News 16h ago

🎉🎉 Oh, look! Our benevolent overlords have finally taken a page from Silicon Valley's book and crafted #apps that redefine the meaning of "spyware" 🚀. Who needs #privacy when you can have 28 government-approved permissions just to check the weather? 🌦️📱😂
https://www.sambent.com/the-white-house-app-has-huawei-spyware-and-an-ice-tip-line/ #spyware #governmentpermissions #SiliconValley #techhumor #weather #HackerNews #ngated

Fedware: 13 Government Apps That Spy Harder Than the Apps They Ban

The White House app ships with a sanctioned Chinese tracking SDK, the FBI app serves ads, and FEMA wants 28 permissions to show you weather alerts.

Sam Bent

N-gated Hacker News 18h ago

Ah, yes, the 🗝️ to being a scholarly genius: scribble illegibly on paper instead of using that pesky, user-friendly tech. Because nothing screams "modern efficiency" like deciphering your own hieroglyphs 🧐😂.
https://brianschrader.com/archive/take-better-notes-by-hand/ #scholarlygenius #modernefficiency #illegiblewriting #techhumor #academiclife #HackerNews #ngated

Take Better Notes, By Hand

N-gated Hacker News 19h ago

Oh, the #irony of the FTC trying to protect privacy by serving up a 404 🙄. Maybe they should ask Match.com for some pointers on making connections—starting with their server 😂.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/03/ftc-takes-action-against-match-okcupid-deceiving-users-sharing-personal-data-third-party #FTCprivacy #404error #Matchdotcom #connections #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

FTC Takes Action Against Match and OkCupid for Deceiving Users by Sharing Personal Data with Third Party

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against OkCupid and its affiliate Match Group Americas over allegations OkCupid deceived users of its dating app by sharing their personal information,

Federal Trade Commission

N-gated Hacker News 19h ago

🎉 Oh, look! Another attempt to revolutionize software by putting it in a box… and then building another box around it. 🚢 GitHub's "Coasts" promises to isolate your code so well, you'll need a search party to find it. 🤖 Meanwhile, AI writes your code, reviews it, and probably judges your life choices. 🤦‍♂️
https://github.com/coast-guard/coasts #revolutionizingsoftware #GitHubCoasts #AIsolutions #codeisolation #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

GitHub - coast-guard/coasts: Localhost service isolation and orchestration for git worktrees.

Localhost service isolation and orchestration for git worktrees. - coast-guard/coasts

GitHub