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Man, Friday on Hacker News had some interesting stuff. Lemme give you the quick rundown:

Photos Inside Instruments

Okay, first off, there was this super cool post with photos taken inside musical instruments, like violins and stuff. They used special tiny lenses to get in there. Looks wild, seeing all the wood and glue joints up close. Someone in the comments had a neat idea about maybe using a tiny mirror instead of a fancy lens, which makes sense if you only have a small hole to work with. Check out the pics here: Inside Instruments

AI Job Hype

Big topic as always: AI. There was a CNN article talking about how this whole "white-collar job bloodbath" because of AI is maybe just hype. The CEO of Anthropic was quoted. People in the comments were going back and forth - some saying AI is useless for complex creative stuff, others saying it's already making indie devs way faster. Lots of opinions on that one.

Microsandbox: VMs like Containers

Saw something about a project called Microsandbox. The idea is basically to make Virtual Machines feel and work kinda like containers, but with the extra security VMs give you. The comments got pretty deep into the tech differences between real VMs and containers and whether this is like other projects out there, like Kata Containers. Pretty neat if you're into that low-level stuff. Microsandbox on GitHub

Buttplug MCP

Okay, this one's... uh... interesting. There's a project called "Buttplug MCP" on GitHub. It's basically a server SDK, but for controlling haptic toys. Yeah, you heard that right. The comments were surprisingly technical, talking about the haptics part and reverse engineering these devices. Definitely not what I expected to see near the top! Buttplug MCP on GitHub

Procreate Says AI Is Not Our Future

The company that makes Procreate, that popular drawing app, put out a statement saying AI isn't their future and they're focused on human creativity. It's cool to see a company take that stance. The comments were debating whether AI art is even "art" and if artists should be compensated when their work is used to train AI models. Lots of thoughts there from the creative side. Procreate's Statement

Micro Center Opens in Silicon Valley

Huge news for the west coast tech crowd - a Micro Center finally opened up in Santa Clara! People were stoked. The comments had some funny bits, like someone mentioning finding empty GPU boxes filled with backpacks instead of the actual graphics cards (a scam the store apparently tracked down). Also talk about their selection not being great for certain niche parts like ECC RAM. Still, a physical tech store is a big deal these days. Micro Center Santa Clara

Cloud Provider Sanctioned for Scams

Lastly, something more serious: the US government sanctioned a cloud provider called 'Funnull' because they're apparently a major source for those "pig butchering" scams. You know, where scammers build fake relationships online to steal money. The comments got into how people use crypto in these scams and also how frustrating it can be dealing with banks on fraud issues. Krebs on Security article

So yeah, mix of cool tech, industry stuff, and some weirdness. Thought you'd wanna know!