Thursday, May 7, 2026
ArchiveVibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like
Willison notices that casual AI coding and autonomous agents are merging faster than anyone's comfortable with. 716 HN points and 806 comments suggest he struck a nerve.
What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Interesting.
We still don't actually know what causes lightning. New instruments are revealing that storm clouds are far stranger and more violent than physicists expected.
U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump's Hormuz blockade for months (Washington Post)
A confidential CIA assessment says Iran can hold out for months and still has substantial missile and drone arsenals. The gap between official optimism and intelligence reality is stark.
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
A hacker 6,000 miles away drove a 200-pound robot mower up a reporter's chest. The IoT security lesson is real, but the story reads like a horror comedy.
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
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