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72 sticks of server RAM were headed for the trash. They're now worth $20,000 (techspot.com)

2026-04-20 | get Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM → | tags: server ram, ddr4, company

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This pasta sauce wants to record your family (theverge.com)

2026-04-20 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera → | tags: prego, connection keeper, storycorps

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The great Scouse pasty war (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get Liverpool Pasties Cookbook → | tags: sayers, greggs, john menzies

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Microsoft pulls service update causing Teams launch failures (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-20 | get Microsoft Teams Accessories → | tags: microsoft teams, service update, client build

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Corner-Case RCU Implementations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: rcu, van jacobson, linux kernel

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I wrote a CHIP-8 emulator in my own programming language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get CHIP-8 Emulator Kit → | tags: chip-8, emulator, programming language

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Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-19 | by Anthony Ha | get Palantir Tech Hoodie → | tags: palantir, alexander karp, surveillance

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New HUDIMM memory specification debuts with goal of slashing DDR5 prices during RAM shortages — A new, cheaper memory standard with half the bandwidth and half the capacity (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get DDR5 Memory Module → | tags: hudimm, asrock, teamgroup

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New flat M.2 SSD adapter doesn't stick out from the motherboard, unlocking PCIe slots hidden under massive GPUs — JEYI's new 'ArcherX' AIC lays completely flush and supports PCIe 4.0 speeds (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get JEYI ArcherX M.2 Adapter → | tags: jeyi, archerx, pcie 4.0

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The Work Runs on Different Maps (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | tags: org chart, expertise map, trust

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How I boosted my portable solar panels' power by up to 30% - 11 expert-approved tips (zdnet.com)

2026-04-19 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Portable Solar Panel Booster → | tags: solar panels, portable wind turbine, off-grid solar

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Binary GCD (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | get Binary GCD Algorithm Book → | tags: euclids algorithm, binary gcd, c++ standard library

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Postponed Apple TV series ‘The Savant’ will finally be released this summer (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-19 | by Benjamin Mayo | get Apple TV The Savant → | tags: apple tv, the savant, jessica chastain

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New Movie Trailer Shows First AI-Generated Performance By a Major Star: the Late Val Kilmer (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | by Posted | get AI-Generated Actor Figurine → | tags: val kilmer, sonantic, deepfake

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NIST scientists create 'any wavelength' lasers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Laser Pointer Kit → | tags: nist, photonics, lasers

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Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create 'Any Wavelength' Lasers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Tunable Laser Diode → | tags: nist, photonics, lasers

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US Congress Fails to Pass Long-Term FISA Extension, Authorizes It Through April 30 (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | by Posted | get FISA Surveillance Legal Guide → | tags: fisa act, section 702, foreign intelligence

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College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Jocelyn Gecker Ap Education Writer | get Royal Typewriter Classic → | tags: typewriters, cornell university, ai-written work

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PgQue: Zero-Bloat Postgres Queue (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get PostgreSQL Queue Management Tool → | tags: postgresql, pgque, pgq

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Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-18 | by Jowi Morales | get Tile Mate Bluetooth Tracker → | tags: bluetooth tracker, hnlms evertsen, apple airtag

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The Mystery of Rennes-Le-Château, Part 4: Non-Fiction Meets Fiction (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Jimmy Maher | tags: holy blood, holy grail, renne-le-chateau

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I canceled ChatGPT Plus and 2 other AI subscriptions — here’s what I replaced them with (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-18 | get AI Chatbot Device → | tags: chatgpt plus, adobe firefly, ideogram

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Great white sharks are overheating (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-18 | get Shark Research & Conservation Kit → | tags: great white sharks, mesothermic species, climate change

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How to Clean Your Vinyl Records (2026): Vacuum, Ultrasonic, Solution, Brush (wired.com)

2026-04-18 | by Parker Hall | get Record Cleaning Kit → | tags: pro-ject, vinyl vac, ultrasonic cleaner

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Microsoft offers $2 million sweepstake for Edge users, but no one noticed for a month — $1 million cash, Mercedes-Benz cars among prizes in desperate push for users (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Microsoft Edge Sweepstakes Kit → | tags: microsoft, edge browser, rewards program

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Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him (futurism.com)

2026-04-18 | by Victor Tangermann | get AI Chatbot for Conversations → | tags: ai clone, litchi news, shandong province

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What if database branching was easy? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get GitHub Desktop → | tags: xata, database branching, seed.sql

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Amiga Graphics Archive (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Amiga Forever Emulator → | tags: commodore amiga, graphics, custom chips

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Amiga Graphics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Amiga Forever Emulator Software → | tags: commodore amiga, graphics capabilities, custom chips

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I dug into the Postgres sources to write my own WAL receiver (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get PostgreSQL WAL Receiver Book → | tags: postgres, wal, receiver