Morning Briefing

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Hacker News

Archive of Byte magazine, starting with issue #1 in 1975 · 169 · 40 comments
SPEAKE(a)R: Turn Speakers to Microphones for Fun and Profit [pdf] (2017) · 85 · 37 comments
Game devs explain the tricks involved with letting you pause a game · 199 · 127 comments
The seven programming ur-languages (2022) · 68 · 26 comments
Shader Lab, like Photoshop but for shaders · 20 · 1 comments
What are skiplists good for? · 150 · 29 comments
NIST scientists create 'any wavelength' lasers · 345 · 150 comments
College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work · 331 · 327 comments
Anonymous request-token comparisons from Opus 4.6 and Opus 4.7 · 553 · 537 comments
The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star tracker · 362 · 95 comments

GitHub Trending

Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal · Python · ★ 5355
FinceptTerminal is a modern finance application offering advanced market analytics, investment research, and economic data tools, designed for interactive exploration and data-driven decision-making in a user-friendly environment.
thunderbird/thunderbolt · TypeScript · ★ 1923
AI You Control: Choose your models. Own your data. Eliminate vendor lock-in.
tractorjuice/arc-kit · HTML · ★ 860
Enterprise Architecture Governance & Vendor Procurement Toolkit
openai/openai-agents-python · Python · ★ 22814
A lightweight, powerful framework for multi-agent workflows
pingdotgg/t3code · TypeScript · ★ 9711
paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx · Python · ★ 38605
A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
ruvnet/RuView · Rust · ★ 47207
π RuView: WiFi DensePose turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time human pose estimation, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.
EvoMap/evolver · JavaScript · ★ 5274
The GEP-Powered Self-Evolution Engine for AI Agents. Genome Evolution Protocol. | evomap.ai
BasedHardware/omi · Dart · ★ 10809
AI that sees your screen, listens to your conversations and tells you what to do
Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios · Shell · ★ 12976
Turn Claude Code into a full game dev studio — 49 AI agents, 72 workflow skills, and a complete coordination system mirroring real studio hierarchy.

r/indieheads

The Strokes End Coachella Set with Video Targeting CIA, US Actions in Gaza and Iran · 458 · 31 comments
4 Rock Bands Who I Can't Believe Have Fewer Than 100 Monthly Listeners - VICE · 324 · 114 comments
[FRESH PERFORMANCE] Angine de poitrine - Sarniezz (Performance unique au Saguenay | FAB) · 220 · 94 comments
Talk Talk musicians to reunite to celebrate 'The Colour Of Spring' 40th anniversary at one-off London gig · 37 · 4 comments
[FRESH CHART] New Alternative 40 - April 19, 2026 - THE STROKES hang at #1 with "Going Shopping". KEVIN MORBY, THIS IS LORELEI, MUNA, JJEROME87, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, and WIDOWSPEAK also debut in the top 10. GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV, EA OTHILDE, and OXIS chart for the first time. · 36 · 8 comments
[Saturday] Daily Music Discussion - 18 April 2026 · 22 · 50 comments
[Saturday] General Discussion - 18 April 2026 · 15 · 7 comments
[FRESH VIDEO] William Fitzsimmons - "Chicago" (Sufjan Stevens Cover) [Official Music Video] · 10 · 3 comments
[FRESH] Nana Grizol - FRANCES I+II · 8 · 0 comments
[FRESH STREAM] The American Analog Set - Everything Ends In Spring EP · 6 · 1 comments

MPU Forum

Capto-to buy or not to buy · violagail · Software · 1 posts
Where are my skills!? · nfdksdfkh · Robot Assistant · 13 posts
Noteplan and/or Obsidian · MarkusJ · Software · 13 posts
WailBrew - New Homebrew GUI Manager · rob · Software · 21 posts
Robot log file instructions and format? · galexa · Robot Assistant · 2 posts
Preparing my backlog of apps for release · gingerbeardman · Software · 28 posts
844: Building the Ideal Apple Smart Home · scofa · Episodes · 8 posts
MacSparky's window sizing and positioning....revisited · nlippman · Cool Workflows · 15 posts
Small things macOS can do most people don't realize · zkarj · Software · 49 posts
The Moon and the Beauty of Liquid Glass · WayneG · Homescreens & Office Setups · 37 posts

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Today
Gordon Flanders (王駿楊) — New Classics (2026) FLAC Lossless
pop, indie, jazz · 39 snatches · 41 seeders
The R.O.C. — No Direction (2026) FLAC Lossless
hip.hop, horrorcore · 39 snatches · 39 seeders
Laminoir Collectif — Dirty Factory (2026) FLAC Lossless
jazz · 33 snatches · 37 seeders
Snocaps — Snocaps (2025) FLAC Lossless
rock, alternative, indie · 33 snatches · 37 seeders
Laufey — A Matter of Time (2025) FLAC Lossless
pop, jazz, female.vocalist · 36 snatches · 36 seeders
DJ Tennis — fabric presents DJ Tennis (2026) FLAC Lossless
electronic, house · 28 snatches · 34 seeders
Various Artists — Nuclear War (2026) FLAC Lossless
jazz, funk, future.jazz · 28 snatches · 28 seeders
Fossil Aerosol Mining Project — Disassociated (2026) FLAC Lossless
experimental, electronic, ambient · 20 snatches · 23 seeders
Phish — 2026-04-18 Sphere, Las Vegas, NV (2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, jam.band · 23 snatches · 24 seeders
Phish — 2026-04-17 Sphere, Las Vegas, NV (2026) FLAC 24bit Lossless
rock, jam.band · 17 snatches · 23 seeders
This Week
Nine Inch Noize — Nine Inch Noize (2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, electronic, metal · 284 snatches · 299 seeders
Nine Inch Noize — Nine Inch Noize (2026) FLAC 24bit Lossless
rock, electronic, metal · 130 snatches · 139 seeders
Tiga — HOTLIFE (2026) FLAC Lossless
electronic, house, techno · 113 snatches · 134 seeders
Yaya Bey — Fidelity (2026) FLAC Lossless
pop, soul, female.vocalist · 97 snatches · 124 seeders
Ladytron — Paradises (2026) FLAC Lossless
electronic, synthpop, dream.pop · 106 snatches · 111 seeders
Arkells — Between Us (2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, alternative, indie · 89 snatches · 109 seeders
Suss — Counting Sunsets (2026) FLAC Lossless
electronic, alternative, ambient · 115 snatches · 108 seeders
femtanyl — MAN BITES DOG (2026) FLAC Lossless
electronic, breakcore · 93 snatches · 101 seeders
Tiga — HOTLIFE (2026) FLAC Lossless
electronic, house, techno · 89 snatches · 99 seeders
Archspire — Too Fast to Die (2026) FLAC Lossless
metal, death.metal, technical.death.metal · 86 snatches · 91 seeders

Sports

Chicago Cubs
W 4-2 vs New York Mets Apr 18
W 12-4 vs New York Mets Apr 17
W 11-2 vs Philadelphia Phillies Apr 15
↑ New York Mets — Sun Apr 19 · 2:20 PM ET
New York Knicks
W 113-102 vs Atlanta Hawks Apr 18
L 96-110 vs Charlotte Hornets Apr 12
W 112-95 vs Toronto Raptors Apr 10
↑ Atlanta Hawks — Mon Apr 20 · 8:00 PM ET
Dallas Mavericks
W 149-128 vs Chicago Bulls Apr 13
L 120-139 vs San Antonio Spurs Apr 11
L 107-112 vs Phoenix Suns Apr 9
Boston Fleet
L 2-3 vs Montréal Apr 17
W 3-2 vs Minnesota Frost Apr 15
L 0-1 vs Montréal Apr 11
↑ Ottawa Charge — Wed Apr 22 · 7:00 PM ET