4 Times Comedy Seems to Have Predicted the Future

Comedy, more than any other genre, has a strange way of anticipating future events. The Simpsons alone has been said to have predicted a long list of things, and its so-called predictions even have a Wikipedia page dedicated to them. We’re not trying to suggest that anyone has psychic powers, of c...

Samsung adds much needed brightness to its Freestyle projector

The Freestyle Plus all-in-one portable projector features 430 ISO Lumens, or "nearly twice the brightness of the previous generation," according to Samsung. Great! But also a little strange since both the original and second generation Freestyle projectors listed "550 lumens" on their respective spe...

2025 was the year of denial. What now?

2025 was the year of denial. What now?

As an undergraduate student of anthropology long ago, I remember studying the phenomenon of “compartmentalism” as a hallmark of primitive cultures or societies – their capacity to hold contradictory beliefs without inner conflict or even appearing to notice the contradictions. We well-educated...

Ask HN: How do I help a colleague who introduces a lot of typos?

Happy new year!Weird question but here goes.My colleague has a strong work ethic, works hard, learns fast, goes out of his way to increase test coverage etc. I would say his contribution is net-positive but some of his work causes problems, especially when it comes to config files, shell scripting e...

Hong Kong’s IPO dominance in 2025 set to carry on into new year

Hong Kong’s IPO dominance in 2025 set to carry on into new year

Hong Kong’s momentum as an initial public offering (IPO) venue is set to hurtle onwards in 2026 after funds raised from share sales more than tripled in 2025, placing the city’s exchange atop the global rankings for the first time since 2019. A total of 114 companies raised US$37.22 billion on t...

Travel disruption expected as snow and ice forecast across UK

Travel disruption expected as snow and ice forecast across UK

Wintry weather likely to continue into the weekend across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandTravel disruption is expected on Friday with snow and ice forecast across the UK.Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are already in place for parts of the UK, ahead of amber snow warnings for ...

The Y2K bug delayed my honeymoon … by 17 years!

More tales of apocalypse avoided - including in an animal testing lab - and the hard work that made that possible ON CALL Y2K  Welcome to another edition of On Call, The Register’s Friday column that shares your tech support stories. Over the holiday season we’re telling tales of the Y2K bug, a...

Junk Food Is Ruining Your Brain’s Fat Calendar

Your body keeps track of time in ways you never really notice. Beyond sleep and wake cycles, it responds to seasonal cues. New research suggests dietary fat plays a role in that timing, acting as a biological signal that helps the brain interpret the season. Certain processed fats appear to interfer...