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Social Security February 2025: Your Money Is on the Way

Expecting a Social Security check this week? Here's February's payment schedule, so you know exactly when you'll get it. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/social-security-february-2025-your-money-is-on-the-way/#ftag=CADf328eec

10d | cnet.com
Best Security Cameras for Alexa in 2025

Alexa support for cams enables voice commands, auto doorbell greetings, Echo compatibility and other tricks. https://www.cnet.com/home/security/best-security-cameras-for-alexa/#ftag=CADf328eec

10d | cnet.com
 Top 5 MacBook deals for President's Day: Snag a new MacBook Air as low as $749!

If you've been hunting for a new MacBook, now's the time to buy with these top President's Day deals, including the MacBook Air as low as $749!

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/macbooks/top-5-macbook-deals-for-presidents-day-snag-a-new-macbook-air-as-low-as-usd749

 Enermax Revolution D.F. X 1050 PSU Review

The Enermax Revolution D.F. X 1050 combines robust power delivery, good features, and a stylish design, making it a solid choice for users seeking performance, aesthetics, and reliability in high-demand setups.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/enermax-revolution-d-f-x-1050-psu-review

The ThermoWorks Thermapen One is on sale for $79 right now

One of our favorite grill accessories, the ThermoWorks Thermapen One, is on sale for $79 right now. This Engadget exclusive sale shaves $30 off this speedy thermometer. While it’s not the record low price, $79 is pretty close.

The Thermopen One is calibrated to record temperatures accurately, with an error margin of 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.3 degrees Celsius). It also does this within a

10d | Engadget
Show HN: Kreuzberg – Modern async Python library for document text extraction

I'm excited to showcase Kreuzberg!

Kreuzberg is a modern Python library built from the ground up with async/await, type hints, and optimized I/O handling.

It provides a unified interface for extracting text from documents (PDFs, images, office files) without external API dependencies.

Key technical features: - Built with modern Python best practices (async/await, type hints, functional-first) - Optimized async I/O with anyio for multi-loop compatibility - Smart worker process pool for

10d | Hacker news
Apple finally lets you merge two Apple IDs—kinda. Here’s how

A few years ago, I chronicled the journey I went on to manually merge two Apple ID accounts into one.

I was attempting to rectify a problem that I and many other long-time Apple users had been stuck with: Our data—emails, contacts, movie and app purchases, photos, logins, and more—was spread across two different Apple accounts. This segregation made accessing this data on our various device

Last chance to get Copilot AI on your PC for $18
10d | pcworld.com
5 Things to Know Before Getting a Heat Pump

An efficient new HVAC system might save you money, but you'll want to keep an eye on a few potential issues before going through with an installation. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/5-things-to-know-before-getting-a-heat-pump/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
Duolingo Is Selling a Coffin for Dead Mascot Duo the Owl

This is one of the weirder promotions done by an app in recent months. The company even made a video showing Duo being killed by a Cybertruck. https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/duo-the-duolingo-owl-cruelly-murdered-by-a-tesla-cybertruck-now-sold-in-coffin-shaped-box/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
How to Get the Right Size Heat Pump for Your Home

The wrong size heat pump can cost you money. Here's how to know what you need if you're switching your HVAC system. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/how-to-get-the-right-size-heat-pump-for-your-home/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
Why I'm Loving New Powerbeats and Robot Lamps: Apple Remembers What Moves Us video

Apple delights us with joyful tech with the release of new colorful Beats by Dre Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds, which now get heart rate monitoring and some perks found in AirPods. CNET's Bridget Carey also is smitten with Apple's lamp robot arm research — something that reminds her of tech magic of another era. https://www.cnet.com/videos/why-im-loving-new-powerbeats-and-robot-lamps-apple-remembers-what-moves-us/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
Trump administration adds note rejecting 'gender ideology' to government websites

Newly restored pages on the websites of government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now include a disclaimer rejecting "gender ideology,"

11d | Engadget
Show HN: OpenSCAD configurable calendar 3D model

I created a highly configurable calendar 3D model using OpenSCAD. This project uses Zeller’s Congruence to automatically adjust the calendar layout for any year. Just change the year in the configurator, and the model updates accordingly.

The link contains a little more of the backstory and the downloadable model from a 3rd-party site, additionally the full source code is included in the post.

Some highlights:

- Implemented date calculations entirely in OpenSCAD (with no built-in date

11d | Hacker news
Show HN: VimLM – A Local, Offline Coding Assistant for Vim

VimLM is a local, offline coding assistant for Vim. It’s like Copilot but runs entirely on your machine—no APIs, no tracking, no cloud.

- Deep Context: Understands your codebase (current file, selections, references). - Conversational: Iterate with follow-ups like "Add error handling". - Vim-Native: Keybindings like `Ctrl-l` for prompts, `Ctrl-p` to replace code. - Inline Commands: `!include` files, `!deploy` code, `!continue` long responses.

Perfect for privacy-conscious devs or a

11d | Hacker news
A ‘true crime’ YouTube channel’s videos got millions of views. It turns out the stories were AI-generated

A popular “true crime” YouTube channel has been pulling in millions of views with videos about gruesome murders. As it turns out, None of them are real.

One of those videos, titled “Husband’s Secret Gay Love Affair with Step Son Ends in Grisly Murder,” claimed to detail a gruesome crime in Littleton, Colorado. After it amassed nearly two million views, viewers reached out to local reporter Elizabeth Hernandez. But there was no record of the crime—because it never happen

Milrem Robotics vyvinuli osmikolového robotického obrněnce HAVOC

Estonští tvůrci pozemních bojových robotů Milrem Robotics představili 15tunového osmikolového obrněnce HAVOC s hybridním/elektrickým pohonem na všechna kola. Má slušnou výdrž, zvládá náročný terén a může být vybaven pro rozmanité bojové i logistické mise jako doprovodný obrněnec pro tanky a obrněná vozidla s posádkou. http://www.osel.cz/13911-milrem-robotics-vyvinuli-osmikoloveho-robotickeho-obrnence-havoc.html

11d | osel.cz
Black Ops 6 Quad Feed and New Valentine's Day Modes Are Live Now

All's fair in love and war. This Valentine's Day, developer Treyarch is adding the "quad feed" double XP bonus back to Black Ops 6. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-double-xp-weekend-live-now-february-14-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

11d | cnet.com
 Sorry – Netflix says it's actually not integrating with the Apple TV app

After Netflix started appearing in the Apple TV app for some users, the streamer says it was an inadvertent rollout and likely will never see a wide release.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/sorry-netflix-says-its-actually-not-integrating-with-the-apple-tv-app

 It's Valentine's Day but Avowed won't let me romance Kai so I'm still sad

Avowed, the latest fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, is now here and I love it. But... I'm also sad, because it's Valentine's Day and I can't romance Kai.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/avowed-will-not-let-me-romance-kai

Watch out: Amazon searches might soon push you off of Amazon entirely
11d | pcworld.com