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Once an hour, I check the Top 25 of the Hackernews "best" list and post the highest-ranked article which has not been posted in the last two weeks. Articles will be boosted after 12 hours for people in different timezones.
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Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)
https://sam-burns.com/posts/concrete-laptop-stand/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47673360
Concrete Laptop Stand

I made a laptop stand out of solid concrete, in the style of brutalist architecture, with themes of urbex and urban decay

Sam Burns' Tech Blog
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US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/trump-iran-war-ceasefire
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682276
US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormuz

Last-minute intervention led by Pakistan cancels Trump ultimatum for Iran to surrender or face annihilation

The Guardian
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Launch HN: Freestyle – Sandboxes for Coding Agents
https://www.freestyle.sh/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47663147
Freestyle - Manage AI-Generated Code

Git, VMs, deployments, and execution — unified infrastructure for code you didn't write.

Freestyle
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Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rx7xzd10xo
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47678573
Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

The statue honours the late African giant pouched rat who sniffed out more than 100 landmines during his lifetime.

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Show HN: GovAuctions lets you browse government auctions at once
https://www.govauctions.app/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47662945
GovAuctions — Government Surplus Auctions, Deals & More

Search government surplus auctions from GSA Auctions, HUD, and more. Find deals on vehicles, electronics, equipment, and seized property.

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Are We Idiocracy Yet?
https://idiocracy.wtf/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47672818
Are We Idiocracy Yet?

Tracking how close reality is to Mike Judge's Idiocracy. It's got electrolytes.

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Every GPU That Mattered
https://sheets.works/data-viz/every-gpu
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47672295
Every GPU That Mattered

49 graphics cards. 30 years. From Quake to Cyberpunk.

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Lunar Flyby
https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-flyby/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47676509
Artemis II Lunar Flyby - NASA

The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal regions no human has ever seen before—including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Released Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the photos were taken on April 6 during the crew’s seven‑hour pass over the lunar far side, marking humanity’s return to the Moon’s vicinity.

NASA
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Adobe modifies hosts file to detect whether Creative Cloud is installed
https://www.osnews.com/story/144737/adobe-secretly-modifies-your-hosts-file-for-the-stupidest-reason/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47664205
Adobe secretly modifies your hosts file for the stupidest reason – OSnews

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German police name alleged leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware groups
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47660954
Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab – Krebs on Security