Futurism Tech Brief By HackerNoon

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/gold-pride-and-a-locked-door-a-sons-final-goodbye. Henry Ivraine defies his miser father and leaves Paradise estate at dawn, choosing freedom and uncertainty over inherited wealth. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-feb-2026, #ebooks, #public-domain-sci-fi, #top-sci-fi-books, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Chapter II, Henry Ivraine confronts his miserly father over money, dignity, and a life of emotional captivity at Paradise estate. Refusing to endure further humiliation, he walks away from wealth and inheritance, vowing to make his own fortune. His brother Ernest stays behind to guard the family legacy, setting up a powerful conflict between freedom and security.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/trapped-in-a-misers-mansion-two-brothers-plot-their-escape. Two brothers trapped in a bleak estate clash over freedom, inheritance, and a desperate plan to escape their father’s control. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-feb-2026, #ebooks, #public-domain-sci-fi, #top-sci-fi-books, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In a desolate Lincolnshire estate ruled by a miserly father, brothers Ernest and Henry Ivraine live in emotional and financial captivity. While Ernest endures in silence, Henry refuses to wait for inheritance and proposes a radical escape—leaving home to seek fortune or join the army. Their debate over gold, guilt, duty, and freedom sets the stage for a powerful family conflict.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/will-crypto-survive-the-quantum-computing-era. Could quantum computers steal your crypto private keys? Yes and no. The story is more nuanced than the headlines suggest. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #quantum-computing, #post-quantum-cryptography, #quantum-computing-and-bitcoin, #future-of-quantum-computing, #private-keys, #digital-security, #obyte, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @obyte. Learn more about this writer by checking @obyte's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Quantum computing is often linked to broken passwords, cracked codes, and collapsing digital security. If fully developed, it’d threaten the existence of cryptocurrencies and many other systems as well. Quantum mechanics describes the behavior of matter and light.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-i-found-on-arthur-c-clarkes-bookshelf-in-sri-lanka-71c602bc1fdc. So I was in Sri Lanka over the holiday season. It was part vacation and part business trip (one of my MIT classmates, Prasath, had started a company there that I invested in and I have been promising to visit for many years). Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #space, #arthur-c-clarke, #satellite-technology, #space-exploration, and more. This story was written by: @rizstanford. Learn more about this writer by checking @rizstanford's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/a-perilous-break-to-jupiter. Using ingenuity, Hawk Carse and Eliot Leithgow melt a hole in the ceiling, climb out, and don space suits to escape the dome over the asteroid settlement. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Chapter XII of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (March 1932), Hawk Carse and Eliot Leithgow face deadly doors, heat-rays, and Ku Sui’s machines. Using ingenuity, they melt a hole in the ceiling, climb out, and don space suits to escape the dome over the asteroid settlement. This HackerNoon book blog post showcases pulse-pounding suspense, heroics, and classic public domain sci-fi adventure.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/trapped-in-the-laboratory-a-desperate-search-for-freedom. Battling ray-guns, locked doors, and imminent peril, Hawk Carse and Friday work to rescue Eliot Leithgow in Ku Sui’s deadly laboratory. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Chapter XI of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (March 1932), Hawk Carse and Friday are trapped in Dr. Ku Sui’s laboratory under deadly assault. Battling ray-guns, locked doors, and imminent peril, they work to rescue Eliot Leithgow and outwit Ku Sui’s terrifying mechanisms. This HackerNoon book blog post captures pulse-pounding suspense, ingenuity, and heroism in classic public domain sci-fi.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-visi-screen-ordeal. Hawk Carse endures the harrowing Visi-Screen ordeal, witnessing Eliot Leithgow strapped to an operating table under Dr. Ku Sui’s cruel experiments. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Chapter X of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (March 1932), Hawk Carse endures the harrowing Visi-Screen ordeal, witnessing Eliot Leithgow strapped to an operating table under Dr. Ku Sui’s cruel experiments. With cunning, loyalty, and nerves of steel, Carse and Friday plot an escape. This HackerNoon book blog post captures suspense, science, and heroism in a classic public domain sci-fi tale.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/genius-at-the-command-of-one. Dr. Ku Sui reveals his ultimate scheme: controlling the greatest scientific minds through living brains to consolidate absolute power. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Chapter IX of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (March 1932), Dr. Ku Sui reveals his ultimate scheme: controlling the greatest scientific minds through living brains to consolidate absolute power. Hawk Carse and Eliot Leithgow witness the horrifying operation. This HackerNoon book blog post explores ambition, genius, and moral conflict in a classic public domain sci-fi tale.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-mastermind-behind-scientific-abductions. Explore Dr. Ku Sui’s ruthless plan to seize the greatest minds on Earth. in Astounding Stories of Super-Science. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Chapter VIII of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (March 1932), Dr. Ku Sui reveals his ultimate plan: controlling Earth’s greatest scientific minds for total power. Hawk Carse and Eliot Leithgow witness the chilling extent of his scheme. This HackerNoon book blog post explores ambition, betrayal, and genius in a classic public domain sci-fi tale.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/from-120-hours-to-2-the-hybrid-validation-shift-behind-faster-safer-releases. A biographical look at how Kostiantyn Shkliar's career moved from setting up automation processes to building validation systems that stay stable as orgs scale Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #automation, #validation, #financial-services, #kostiantyn-shkliar, #validation-systems, #ai, #qa-automation, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @nicafurs. Learn more about this writer by checking @nicafurs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A biographical look at how Kostiantyn Shkliar's career moved from setting up automation processes in large organizations to building validation systems that stay stable as Salesforce environments scale.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-deadly-arrival-of-leithgow. Hawk Carse confronts the cost of betrayal as Master Scientist Eliot Leithgow is delivered into Ku Sui’s hands. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In this chapter of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (1932), Hawk Carse confronts the cost of betrayal as Master Scientist Eliot Leithgow is delivered into Ku Sui’s hands. A tense meditation on intelligence, ethics, and control, this public-domain sci-fi classic is preserved and contextualized by HackerNoon’s Book Blog series.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/before-cyberpunk-there-was-port-o-porno. A 1932 sci-fi classic exploring Port o’ Porno—a lawless spaceport of crime, chaos, and survival. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Chapter VI of The Affair of the Brains, HackerNoon revisits Port o’ Porno—a notorious 1932 sci-fi spaceport teeming with crime, drugs, pirates, and alien dangers. This vivid worldbuilding showcases early science fiction’s fascination with unchecked technology and human savagery, preserved and shared through HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-light-broke-the-human-mind. A 1932 sci-fi classic explores mind control through light, pain, and color in The Color-Storm, Chapter V of The Affair of the Brains. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Chapter V of The Affair of the Brains plunges readers into a chilling 1932 sci-fi experiment where color, light, and pain are weaponized to break the human mind. Dr. Ku Sui’s “Color-Storm” anticipates modern ideas of psychological manipulation and sensory overload.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/when-villains-owned-their-own-planet. A 1932 sci-fi classic republished on HackerNoon reveals a villain’s mobile asteroid base, exploring early ideas of space habitats and rogue science. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #public-domain-sci-fi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In Soil, a 1932 chapter from Astounding Stories of Super-Science, readers encounter a chilling sci-fi concept: a self-contained asteroid base drifting through space. Dr. Ku Sui’s mobile world blends megastructure engineering, secrecy, and psychological dominance—anticipating later space-station and asteroid-habitat ideas. Republished in HackerNoon’s public domain Book Series.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ethans-savior. A hard‑science‑fiction story set in a rotating space habitat, where AI‑driven finance, family loyalty, and human limits collide. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-scifi, #ai-in-finance, #ai-science-fiction, #futurism, #quantum-trading-systems, #corporate-dystopia-fiction, #neuroenhancement-ethics, and more. This story was written by: @hanbe. Learn more about this writer by checking @hanbe's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Jake Harlan spent two years hauling ice and rare metals between the Jovian trojans and the inner markets. He had not pinged ahead. Wanted to surprise Lena. Two years was a long stretch, even for freight dogs.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/when-genius-became-a-weapon. A 1932 sci-fi classic explores mind control, intelligence warfare, and power beyond weapons in Chapter III of Astounding Stories. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #astounding-stories, #astounding-stories-march-1932, #ebooks, #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi, #hackernoon-scifi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Published in 1932, The Wave of a Handkerchief captures pulp sci-fi’s fascination with intellect as ultimate power. Dr. Ku Sui’s calm psychological dominance over armed opponents explores early ideas of mind control, sensory manipulation, and intelligence warfare in space. Republished as part of HackerNoon’s public domain Book Series.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-price-of-freedom-pt-3-final. Kael watched a clip of a protest in Minneapolis from 2026. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #futurism, #the-price-of-freedom, #science-fiction, #fiction, #adventure-fiction, #fantasy-fiction, #historical-fiction, #the-era-of-abstraction, and more. This story was written by: @damianwgriggs. Learn more about this writer by checking @damianwgriggs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Kael watched a clip of a protest in Minneapolis from 2026. He thought of Jace’s raw, bloody hands from digging that well. Jace had tried to create value in a world where the value was being bled out.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-price-of-freedom-pt-2. Kael stood in the Garden of Hydroponics. He was alone. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #futurism, #price-of-freedom, #the-price-of-freedom, #fiction, #science-fiction, #science-fiction-novel, #galaxy-science-fiction, #space-opera, and more. This story was written by: @damianwgriggs. Learn more about this writer by checking @damianwgriggs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Kael stood in the Garden of Hydroponics. He was alone. He looked at the man's face. The skin on the left side of the man’s face wasn't skin. It was a roadmap of melted wax.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-price-of-freedom-pt-1. Kael walked through the Market Sector with his head down, clutching a plastic jug against his chest. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #futurism, #fiction, #the-price-of-freedom, #interactive-fiction, #visual-novel, #water-point, #free-zone, #kael, and more. This story was written by: @damianwgriggs. Learn more about this writer by checking @damianwgriggs's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Kael walked through the Market Sector with his head down, clutching a plastic jug against his chest. The jug was empty. Around him, the "Market" was a cacophony of arguments.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/quantum-computing-fundamentals-part-i-10-easy-pieces. Quantum computing represents a fundamental reimagining of information processing. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #quantum-computing, #quantum-fundamentals, #10-easy-pieces, #ibm-qiskit, #python-code, #code-output, #incredible-potential, #quantum-for-everyone, and more. This story was written by: @thomascherickal. Learn more about this writer by checking @thomascherickal's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Quantum computing represents a fundamental reimagining of information processing. The advanced concepts driving the future of this transformative field are illustrated. The source code is also listed, along with instructions on how to run each example.