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Good Tools Are Invisible
Good tools are invisible — gingerBill's essay revives Mark Weiser's idea to expose why developers evangelize tools that secretly slow them down. Here's
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Punk, or why I don't stream anymore
In "Punk, or why I don't stream anymore," geohot argues spectacle killed hacker culture — and explains why he quit Twitch. Here's his full critique
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One Developer, One Train Sim, and a Claim That It's the Best Ever Made
A train sim created by just one person is being called one of the best ever, rivaling Train Sim World. See what's driving the buzz and if a solo dev can
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Shrinkflation, Emulsifiers, and Air: How Big Food Ruined Ice Cream (And Why You Probably Haven't Noticed)
How big food ruined ice cream: overrun air-filling, shrinkflation, and emulsifiers quietly degraded quality since the 1980s. See what real ice cream looks
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"Mommy, Do You Love Your Phone More Than Me?" — What a New Study Reveals About Parental Smartphone Absorption and Children's Emotional Development
A new Frontiers in Psychology study reveals how parental smartphone absorption shapes children's attachment security, emotional development, and sense of
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John Deere Owners Win the Right to Repair: Inside the FTC Settlement That Changes Everything
John Deere owners get right to repair under a binding FTC settlement, gaining access to Service ADVISOR tools, diagnostics, and manuals once locked to
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Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust as AI Safety Stakes Rise
Ben Bernanke joins Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, bringing systemic-risk expertise to AI safety governance as regulation and profit pressures mount.
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Oregon Power Company Hikes Data Center Bills by 30% While Cutting Residential Costs — What It Means for the Tech Industry
Oregon power company hikes data center rates by 30% while cutting residential bills 1.3%. See what the new rate structure means for AI, cloud, and tech
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Postgres Rewritten in Rust Is Now Passing 100% of the Official Regression Tests
Postgres rewritten in Rust now passes 100% of the official PostgreSQL regression tests. See what the pgrust milestone proves and the gaps that remain.
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When Your Distributed System Is Slower Than a Laptop: Understanding the Hidden Cost of Distributed Computing
A distributed system slower than a laptop isn't a bug — it's math. Learn how network latency, coordination, and serialization overhead quietly kill
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Show HN: How One Developer Got GLM 5.2 Running on a Slow Computer — And What It Means for Local AI
Learn how to run GLM 5.2 on a slow computer without a GPU. The Colibri open-source project shows how quantization and CPU tricks make local AI accessible.
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EU Parliament Greenlights Chat Control 1.0: What It Means, Why It's Controversial, and Who Loses Out
The EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0, extending message-scanning rules for CSAM. Here's what it means, why critics object, and who loses privacy.
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Meta Buried Research Linking Instagram to Teen Harm — Now Faces a $1.4 Trillion Penalty That Could Erase Its Entire Worth
Meta allegedly buried research linking Instagram to teen mental health harm. Explore the allegations, potential penalties, and what they mean for Big Tech
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I Changed My Name: One Developer's Journey Through the Bureaucratic and Digital Maze of a Legal Name Change
One developer changed their name and documented every update needed — from deed poll and ICA to PayNow, Facebook, Zoom, Valorant, and GoDaddy nameservers.
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The Art of Focus in the Age of AI: Why Deep Attention Is Tech's Most Undervalued Resource
Focus is becoming tech's real competitive edge. Explore the deep work movement, Boz's take on focus as infrastructure, and why saying no helps teams ship.
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Don't Get Sick in America: What the Viral Phrase Really Means in 2025
Don't get sick in America" is more than a meme. Here's what happens if you get sick without insurance, what tourists face, and why medical debt is so
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GPT-5.6: What We Know About OpenAI's Latest Model Update and What It Means for the AI Race
GPT-5.6 rumors are swirling, but OpenAI hasn't confirmed anything. Here's what's reported, what's speculation, and what it signals about the AI race.