Yani

Tech Founder | Building Plaza | formerly aerospace engineering @airbus

[Yani @yproykov]

Imagine having Imposter Syndrome in 2026 when a typical Harvard student thinks that A Clockwork Orange is written in Old English

[Liza Libes @pensandpoison]

The Atlantic’s new cover story on the decline of reading features a Harvard student who complained that he had to read a book written in "Old English."

Now, you might be thinking that he was assigned Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales.

Nope.

This student was assigned A Clockwork Orange—and used ChatGPT to “translate” it.

A Clockwork Orange was written in 1962 (not 1692, which is still modern English, by the way). This student’s grandparents were alive in the 60s. Is he also using a translation bot to speak to them?

Yes, I had an easier time than most people with the novel's Nadsat slang because I speak Russian, but you catch on very quickly if you turn on more than two brain cells—and the entire point is to compel you to inhabit Alex’s deranged mind, which is cool!

For the first time in my life, I feel bad for Alex from A Clockwork Orange for being so misunderstood.

[Yani @yproykov]

Haven't looked into how this works yet but worth a try on an old device

[Sana Ebrahimi Ledene @SanaELedene]

If you have uncensored, reliable internet, you can directly help people in Iran get back online during blackouts.

Download Conduit by Psiphon: https://t.co/iW6FHXCENE

Conduit turns your connection into a bridge. When the regime blocks the internet, people inside Iran who use Psiphon VPN can route their traffic through volunteers like you, bypassing censorship and shutdowns.

How it works, in plain terms:
Your internet becomes a safe relay point. Psiphon users connect to you -> traffic passes through your connection -> they reach the open internet.
No direct contact, no personal data shared with users.

What you need:
A stable connection, preferably unlimited bandwidth, and the ability to leave Conduit running in the background.

Why this matters:
During blackouts, every Conduit node increases capacity.
More nodes = faster connections, fewer dropouts, more people able to communicate, document crimes, and stay alive.

You do not need to be technical. Install it, run it, and keep it on. This is one of the simplest ways to turn free internet into real, immediate help.

[doomer @uncledoomer]

for those of you who aren't up on the latest brain rot, this is the reason that a single stick of RAM for your gaming PC costs $9000

[Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera]

Whether Tyler Robinson faces a firing squad in Utah for the murder of Charlie Kirk, my guess is the accused killer will probably have been motivated more by Halo and similar fantasy role-play than by substantive political discord. The game features Grunts vs Elites. I’m guessing nobody wants to be an elite.

[Yani @yproykov]

"Why are you?"

[Europe Defender 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @oroborous]

why is he talking in english

[Yani @yproykov]

This old @balajis thread started me off on an idea maze towards creating my own startup.

Most applications you will find in the app store support around 50-100 languages. This means that 98% of human culture is essentially unrepresented on the internet, including even some languages with tens of millions of speakers. Hyksos is going to support over 7000 languages and over 24000 dialects, sign languages included.

Here is a simple demo for language selection and the use of custom keyboards for languages with more rarely supported scripts. Many more features to come!

Thanks to @Replit and @amasad for making this possible for a guy who never worked in programming lol

[Balaji @balajis]

English and Chinese are perhaps the most “monitored” languages. Platform operators in the US and China speak these languages, so it’s easier for them to act as digital thought police.

But other language spheres may have greater practical freedom.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

A pivotal moment for Europe is here.

We are ready to mobilise up to €800 billion to help EU countries increase defence spending.

We'll present our proposals to all EU leaders at today's European Council meeting.

Europe is resolved to assume its responsibilities ↓

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

@kanyewest ye ramen and doritos are catastrophic for mental health because they spike blood sugar, causing mood swings, anxiety and depression. Both have ingredients which lead to headaches, brain fog, brain inflammation and cognitive decline.

[Yani @yproykov]

the Replit agent experience

[Urbit @urbit]

Same

[Urbit @urbit]

The Urwasm project by @dozreg_toplud just reached a major milestone. Code in mainstream programming languages now runs on Urbit, at high speeds.

How does it work, and what does it mean for the future of Urbit development? A thread 🧵

1/10

[Yani @yproykov]

What being a centrist meant in 2015:
"Man, I'm sick of both the crazy SJWs and the evangelical gun-nuts"

What being a centrist means in 2025:
"Obama didn't start enough wars somehow"
"I bet Russia's nukes don't even work"
"Let's give the former deputy leader of ISIS a chance"

[Yani @yproykov]

@hanfel_dovned Is Sky available for app developers yet?

[Yani @yproykov]

Must be the Dutch/German surnames

[Yani @yproykov]

Fred Krueger and Jason Voorhees sound like they could be Bitcoin maximalist guys on Twitter

[Yani @yproykov]

The internet is healing

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

📣 REDDIT TURMOIL CONTINUES:

24 Hours after the blackout was supposed to end, 4974 subreddits are still dark. This includes r/funny, r/science, and r/music.

Here's why over 40% of Reddit is still dark:

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they’re “less than 70% government-funded”, so we corrected the label

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20