Show HN: The Tired Engineer
Article URL: https://www.thetiredengineer.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48344930

Points: 3

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M-Audio M Track Duo HD Producer Pack Review: Hot Takes, Cold Opens
The M-Track Duo HD Producer Pack removes the last remaining excuse for terrible audio and potentially terrible opinions. ⌘ Read more

Local identity gets the last word
While Seven Hills comes alive with the sound of music. ⌘ Read more

Massachusetts rocked by sonic boom as police field multiple reports
The sound in some areas was described as so loud that it literally shook people’s houses. Residents in parts of New England on Saturday were left shak… ⌘ Read more

Wi-Fi Router vs. Mesh System: Which Is Best for You?
Find out whether a single Wi-Fi router or a mesh system makes the most sense for your home network. ⌘ Read more

Storm hits parts of Western Australia
A rare storm event has pummelled Western Australia’s south, sending trampolines and sheds flying. ⌘ Read more

6 Best Prepaid Phone Plans (2026): Tello, Boost, Google Fi, More
Forget the pricey, postpaid cell plans and two-year contracts. Save with one of these WIRED-tested options from US Mobile, Boost, and Google Fi. ⌘ Read more

The strategy of the past is not the way forward
Readers wonder what the effect of Tony Abbott’s return to a leadership role will achieve. ⌘ Read more

Best Unlimited Phone Plan: T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Compared
I sifted through the fine print and figured out how to score the best deal right now on all the major carriers. ⌘ Read more

Court to probe death of Samantha Knight’s heinous killer
Serial child abuser and killer Michael Guider briefly tasted freedom before he was returned to prison to die, ensuring a court must probe the final months of his life. ⌘ Read more

Don’t tell young people to walk away from university. For many, it’s the only way
For students without inherited privilege, a university degree is their only lever. ⌘ Read more

‘You have some explaining to do’: The taboo story that earned Anthony HSC top marks
The work of the state’s top HSC English students has been released. You can read their stories here. ⌘ Read more

How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry
From specialized motors to the use of machine learning algorithms, Turkey’s billion-dollar hair-transplant industry is the result of a constant process of innovation. ⌘ Read more

One Nation leapfrogs Labor in poll
In a massive political disruption, a new poll reveals One Nation is now the most popular party in the country, leapfrogging Labor in primary support. ⌘ Read more

Murder victim’s family lose home in alleged arson attack
The parents of murdered teenager Angus Beaumont have lost everything a fire and the alleged arsonist is a member of their family. ⌘ Read more

Construction to start on Olympic stadium
Construction will begin tomorrow on the Brisbane Olympics stadium at Victoria Park despite protests. ⌘ Read more

Tragedy again strikes family of slain teenager after three houses destroyed
The parents of murdered Redcliffe teen Angus Beaumont are homeless and fear his ashes have been destroyed, as the man allegedly responsible for the Clontarf fire is identified. ⌘ Read more

One Nation leapfrogs Labor in poll
In a massive political disruption, the latest Newspoll reveals One Nation is now the most popular party in the country, leapfrogging Labor in primary support. ⌘ Read more

Aussie arrested over alleged Vietnam cafe rampage
An Australian tourist is being questioned by Vietnamese police after allegedly going on a rampage in a cafe and being taken away in his underwear. ⌘ Read more

Heavily armed police respond to reports of shots fired
Heavily armed police have responded to reports of shots being fired at a property at Horsley Park in Sydney’s south-west. ⌘ Read more

Man on the run after Melbourne stabbing
A man who stabbed his cousin and his sister after ramming his car into her Dandenong home is on the run. ⌘ Read more

Tradie survives road rage axe attack
A 25-year-old tradie has relived his road rage nightmare after surviving an axe attack following a minor crash in Melbourne. ⌘ Read more

‘In disbelief’: Fears for koalas after Redlands Olympic venue gets federal approval
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has welcomed the federal sign-off, but at least one outraged local group claims koala habitat is being sacrificed for an Olympic venue. ⌘ Read more

Maguire’s tough admission after Broncos loss
Broncos coach Michael Maguire speaks after Brisbane’s shock defeat to St George Illawarra. ⌘ Read more

London’s Free Roof Terraces
Article URL: https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/05/londons-free-roof-terraces.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343714

Points: 5

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Police converge on house after reports of shots fired
Police were called to reports of shots being fired in Sydney’s south-west. ⌘ Read more

Dust, decay and a multimillion-dollar bill: The battle to save Melbourne’s forgotten town halls
Once-grand inner-Melbourne town halls have been marooned in history and largely left to rot for almost three decades, but there is hope that new life awaits them. ⌘ Read more

Telli (YC F24) is hiring in engineering, design, and GTM [Berlin, on-site]
Article URL: https://hi.telli.com/join-us

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343635

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Man on the run after cross-town stabbings in Epping, Dandenong North
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed two people on different sides of the city in targeted attacks on Sunday. ⌘ Read more

The red light we should be allowed to drive through: My gift to Australia
There’s plenty Australia could teach my birth country, but here’s a Californian road rule to liberate my fellow Aussie citizens. ⌘ Read more

‘They’re laughing at us’: How a community lost its beloved bowlo
Norths Leagues Club promised to fix the Bangalow Bowlo’s dilapidated clubhouse when they went into partnership. Now it’s using the state of the clubhouse to justify its decision to close the club. ⌘ Read more

Alert agents foil Yanchep property scam attempt
The alleged scammer told the agents they are overseas and requested a name change on the land title and assistance to sell the block for around $900,000. ⌘ Read more

Show HN: Komi-learn – continuous memory and self-improvement for coding agents
Article URL: https://github.com/kurikomi-labs/komi-learn

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343216

Points: 3

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Federal blow for Victoria Park stadium opponents as urgent appeals rejected
Hundreds have made a final stand at Victoria Park, as federal heritage appeals were rejected and Campbell Newman blasted the LNP government’s “breathtaking hubris”. ⌘ Read more

Ahoy, DECmate II the little PDP-8 that could
Article URL: http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/05/ahoy-decmate-ii-little-pdp-8-that-could.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343078

Points: 3

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The inquiry, the Facebook post, and the midnight gunfire that followed
An inquiry probing kangaroo shooting practices in NSW ended with late-night gunfire and a wildlife rescuer fearing for his family’s safety. ⌘ Read more

This style of teaching gets results, say governments. But resistance to it is growing
The state government says its evidence-based reforms to classroom teaching are a winner, but critics are getting more vocal and organised. ⌘ Read more

Please Do Not Vibe Fuck Up This Software – Rsync
Article URL: https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/issues/929

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48342705

Points: 13

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Sally was attacked while working. New laws would make streets safer for guide dogs like her
Sally the seeing eye dog retired after she was attacked. What happened to her inspired a push for harsher penalties for assaults on assistance dogs, which quickly gained momentum. ⌘ Read more

Border Force uncover 34kg of cocaine in Fremantle bus search
An ABF spokesman said the amount of cocaine, had it reached the Australian community, had an estimated street value up to $11 million, with the potential for 170 000 street-level deals. ⌘ Read more

WA storm leaves thousands without power across the state
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has reported that around 50 calls have been made to the State Emergency Service with reports including water ingress, flooding, roof damage, structural damage and fallen trees. ⌘ Read more

Anyone can build a platform now. Almost nobody can get people to find it
Article URL: https://claudefolio.com/blog/anyone-can-build-a-platform-now-almost-nobody-can-get-people-to-find-it

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48342097

Points: 20

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Two critical after spate of stabbings across Queensland
Two men are fighting for life and others have been hospitalised after a night of violence involving a series of stabbings and crashes. ⌘ Read more

Tragedy again strikes family of slain teenager after three houses destroyed
The parents of murdered Redcliffe teen Angus Beaumont are homeless and fear his ashes have been destroyed after a massive blaze in Clontarf. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft degrades functionality of perpetually-licensed offline products
Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341578

Points: 14

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Custom Errors Are Non-Negotiable in My Rust Applications
Article URL: https://tristonarmstrong.com/blog/custom-errors-are-non-negotiable-in-my-rust-applications

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341505

Points: 3

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Cheese Paper: a text editor specifically designed for writing
Article URL: https://brie.gay/cheese-paper/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341407

Points: 12

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Take The Age quiz
Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz. ⌘ Read more

Man charged with arson, domestic violence after house destroyed in Moreton Bay
The man allegedly used an accelerant to set fire to the house, forcing police to declare a public safety exclusion zone. ⌘ Read more

Republicans are trying to kill science in this country
Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5828768/science-funding-cuts-nih-trump-administration

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340944

Points: 13

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Pakistan debutant seals crushing win
Arafat Minhas took five wickets on debut and hit the winning runs for Pakistan to beat an under-strength Australia by five wickets. ⌘ Read more

Push to lower Middle East travel warnings
Calls are growing for the Australian government to lower travel warnings to the Middle East ahead of the busy European summer travel period. ⌘ Read more

Man charged over alleged arson attack
A man has been charged after an alleged arson attack destroyed a home in Brisbane’s north. ⌘ Read more

Perth to battered by severe storm
Perth and large parts of the WA coastline are set to be smashed by severe rain and thunderstorms today. ⌘ Read more

Man arrested after 40 people caught in suburban soccer brawl
The fight erupted after spectators reportedly went onto the field. ⌘ Read more

Kore: Binary File Format Optimized for Modern Data Systems (Open Source)
Article URL: https://github.com/arunkatherashala/Kore

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340528

Points: 4

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Domain expertise has always been the real moat
Article URL: https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/05/domain-expertise-has-always-been-the-real-moat/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340411

Points: 5

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Dusklight – GC Twilight Princess Decompiled
Article URL: https://twilitrealm.dev/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340262

Points: 5

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‘Nothing seems to be happening’: Is Queensland falling behind on plastic bans?
Queensland paused its single-use plastics road map two years ago and is yet to decide a new direction. ⌘ Read more

Parallel Reconstruction of Lawful TLS Wiretapping
Article URL: https://remyhax.xyz/posts/reproducing-lawful-tls-wiretapping/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339943

Points: 3

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Jef Raskin, the Visionary Behind the Mac
Article URL: https://lowendmac.com/2013/jef-raskin-the-visionary-behind-the-mac/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339894

Points: 7

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Ernst & Young published cybersecurity report full of hallucinations
Article URL: https://gptzero.me/investigations/ey

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339580

Points: 16

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How do you calculate the cost of war in Iran?
Expensive missiles are just the start. How do you tally the cost of war – and what will be the bill for Operation Epic Fury? ⌘ Read more

‘Did she look like me?’ How Lyndsay found the right words after her daughter died
Families grieving for lost babies too often move on rather than seek help. ⌘ Read more

University entry was the hardest it’s ever been this year. Next year will be worse
Sydney’s year 12 cohort will be impacted by a major change to the way in which domestic students’ degrees are funded for 2027. ⌘ Read more

Free public transport is dead. Long live free public transport
After two months, public transport is going to cost us money again. But some are making the case to make it free forever. ⌘ Read more

Leaked audio reveals strata giant caught asking contractor for kickbacks
When a strata manager brazenly asked for a kickback to award a contract for work, the contractor was in shock. “I felt like I’d been struck across the face with a fish,” he said. ⌘ Read more

‘This can’t just keep happening’: The family taking a retail giant to court
Two teens, their uncle and his eight-year-old son allege they were asked to leave a Superdry store and are seeking damages in a “legally significant” case. ⌘ Read more

Leaked audio: “It’s a benefit to Ace itself”
Listen to the leaked recording of a corporate strata manager explicitly demanding a secret vendor kickback and offering to rig an owners corporation tender. ⌘ Read more

More Australians report feeling lonely. This WA program is trialling a new idea to help
If we are serious about improving health outcomes and reducing pressure on our health system in Western Australia, we must start recognising community connection as a form of care. ⌘ Read more

Suzie Miller was told ‘women can’t really write plays’. She’s now won awards in London and New York
Suzie Miller has used her legal background to write plays that don’t just entertain, but create change. ⌘ Read more

Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates
Article URL: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157327/Hormuz-crisis-side-effect-a-sharp-rise-in-container-shipping-rates

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48339180

Points: 5

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Mystery object spotted passing between the Earth and a distant star
The object took around one hour to pass in front of the star and nobody is quite sure what it could be. The discovery was made using the Dark Energy C… ⌘ Read more

Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog
Article URL: https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-30

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338673

Points: 24

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OpenRouter raises $113M Series B
Article URL: https://openrouter.ai/announcements/series-b

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338660

Points: 60

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Microcode inside the Intel 8087 floating-point chip: register exchange
Article URL: https://www.righto.com/2026/05/microcode-inside-intel-8087-floating.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338656

Points: 10

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Werner Herzog in conversation with Paul Cronin (2014)
Article URL: https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2014/09/26/insignificant-bullets-evil-poachers-and-l-a-culture/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48337808

Points: 4

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A Probabilistic Algorithm for Repairing All Roads in Lebanon via Papal Visits
Article URL: https://sigbovik.org/2026/proceedings.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A13%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22XYZ%22%7D%2C72%2C720%2Cnull%5D

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48337137](https://news.y … ⌘ Read more

Probabilistic, Reformative Justice
Article URL: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/dqbhcm6g7CMWvhoid/probabilistic-reformative-justice

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48336882

Points: 3

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Voxel Space
Article URL: https://s-macke.github.io/VoxelSpace/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48336564

Points: 7

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Superquiz, Sunday, May 31
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

Anthropic surpasses OpenAI to become most valuable AI startup
Article URL: https://qazinform.com/news/anthropic-surpasses-openai-to-become-worlds-most-valuable-ai-startup

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48336233

Points: 9

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First home deposit scheme backfires as house prices tumble
More than 50,000 first home buyers are at risk of losing money after house prices tumbled in some capital cities. ⌘ Read more

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/corporate-america-is-starting-to-ration-ai-as-cost-skyrockets-1eb99d7a

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48335388

Points: 6

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Once-in-five-year storm due to hit Perth in coming hours
As the massive storm’s set to bare down on parts of WA, the coastal town of Lancelin is tonight on high alert as huge swells threaten to breach its already eroded coastline. ⌘ Read more

White House finally reveals purpose of mysterious aliens.gov domain
The domain name, which was registered in the run-up to the release of Trump’s UFO files, had generated much speculation. Back in March, the US governm… ⌘ Read more

‘Backrooms’ Takes You Deeper Inside the Internet’s Most Uncanny Horror Myth
Kane Parsons was just 16 years old when he created a viral YouTube horror series based on a 4chan meme. Now he’s ready to conquer the big screen. ⌘ Read more

Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition Review: Rock-Solid Typing
Keychron’s K2 HE Concrete Edition sounds like a cute gimmick, but as I discovered, there’s a really solid keyboard beyond the absurd choice of materials. ⌘ Read more

Tello Mobile Plan Review (2026): Low Cost, Reliable Service
With inflation and gas prices rising, I’m trying to save money wherever I can. I tested Tello’s budget cell phone plan, and for me, it turns out prepaid can be just as good. ⌘ Read more

Leo’s first encyclical attacks technological messianism
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/05/28/leos-first-encyclical-attacks-technological-messianism

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334710

Points: 8

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Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell’s MyPillow
Plus: A ransomware group is now stealing data in person, BusPatrol wants to hand its license plate surveillance data to the cops, and more. ⌘ Read more

Is Abbott the way forward for the Liberals?
Readers react to the election of Tony Abbott as federal president of the Liberal Party. ⌘ Read more

Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century
A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million—one of the largest ever recorded. ⌘ Read more

Monster fish caught off South Australia
A southern bluefin tuna weighing a whopping 140kg has been caught off South Australia. ⌘ Read more

Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?
I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services. ⌘ Read more

Woman dead, crime scene declared at Gold Coast fire, as man arrested over separate blaze north of Brisbane
An elderly woman has died after they were pulled from a unit fire on the Gold Coast, prompting a police investigation, while a man has been arrested following a blaze that engulfed three Moreton Bay homes. ⌘ Read more

The Kaiser and a “Mediocre Man” Theory of History
Article URL: https://www.deadcarl.com/p/the-kaiser-and-a-mediocre-man-theory

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334283

Points: 6

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Aussie diver involved in cave rescue
After more than a week trapped in an underground cave in Laos, the first of five villagers is finally free, with an Aussie expert helping in the rescue. ⌘ Read more

Children’s disability workers to be axed as NDIS changes loom
The Brotherhood of St Laurence is set to axe up to 45 of its early childhood coordinator roles, currently funded under a contract with the National Disability Insurance Scheme, as it transitions to a greater focus on adult disability services. ⌘ Read more

Is the Ferrari Luce’s Design Really That Bad? 3 Italian Auto Experts Weigh In
The first electric Ferrari is already this year’s most divisive car. We asked three Italian auto industry professionals to explain where the EV’s design makes sense, and where it doesn’t add up. ⌘ Read more