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2611.

Performance Reviews: Three Tips for Proving Your Expertise (computer.org)

2026-08-02 | tags: performance reviews, software engineers, ieee computer society

2612.

A Dire Situation (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-02 | tags: meta, ai content, lawsuits

2613.

A Rant About “Technology” (2005) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: changing planes, le guin, science fiction

2614.

Inside the Luxury Robotaxi Uber, Lucid and Nuro Are Testing (cnet.com)

2026-08-02 | by Abrar Al-Heeti | tags: uber, lucid motors, nuro

2615.

Common problems with Bluetooth speakers and how to fix them (engadget.com)

2026-08-02 | by Ben Stegner | tags: bluetooth, jbl flip 5, pairing mode

2616.

Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: linux, statcounter, north america

2617.

Can using your phone while charging affect its battery life? (engadget.com)

2026-08-02 | by Christine Persaud | tags: bypass charging, sony xperia, samsung

2618.

This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-02 | by Allison Marsh | tags: magnetic tape, magnetophon, aeg

2619.

AI Images Are Everywhere. Here’s What They Do to Our Brains, and What We Can Do. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-02 | tags: machine learning, neural networks, feed algorithms

2620.

Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Mark Tyson | tags: doom, fanattik, gamestop

2621.

Twenty Years of RISC OS Open (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: risc os, risc processor, risc os open

2622.

F*: A general-purpose proof-oriented programming language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: f* (f star), ocaml, microsoft research

2623.

SwitchBot Kata Friends AI Pet Review: Useless if You Don’t Pay Up (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: switchbot, kata friends, ai pet

2624.

First open-source firmware for AM5 officially launches — Dasharo v0.9.0 brings Coreboot and openSIL to Zen 4 APUs on MSI B850 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Aaron Klotz | tags: coreboot, dasharo, amd

2625.

Great Question (YC W21) Is Hiring Senior Demand Gen Manager (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: ai customer research, demand generation, sales qualified leads

2626.

Every household management app I tried came up short, so I built my own with Claude (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: claude, android, household apps

2627.

SpaceXAI says it will remove all 69 of its unpermitted turbine power generators, but expects process to take a year — trailer-mounted generators to be replaced by 1.2GW power plant (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jowi Morales | tags: spacexai, colossus data centers, nvidia h200

2628.

Meshdiff – visually compare two STL versions in the browser, client-side (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: meshdiff, stl, browser

2629.

Are Return-to-Office Mandates Killing Workers' Trust in Workplaces? (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: return-to-office, disaster avoidance experts, gleb tsipursky

2630.

RTX 5060 Ti survives car crash after being bent in half — short PCB saves the day, single memory chip resolder restore full performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: rtx 5060 ti, brother zhang, short pcb

2631.

8 Best Password Managers (2026), Tested and Reviewed (wired.com)

2026-08-02 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: fido alliance, passkeys, apple

2632.

Show HN: Fuse – statically typed functional programming language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: system f, fuse language, rust

2633.

der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: pc chimney effect, der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d

2634.

90% of my searches don’t touch Google anymore — here’s what I use instead (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: google search, brave search, android authority

2635.

The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos (wired.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jay Bennett | tags: james webb telescope, cosmic dawn center, red dots

2636.

Skylight’s smart calendars are up to $90 off during its back-to-school sale (theverge.com)

2026-08-02 | by Sheena Vasani | tags: skylight, google calendar, apple

2637.

US Treasury undertakes historic intervention in yen market (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: us treasury, yen market, financial intervention

2638.

Show HN: Katharos Functional programming and CSP-style concurrency for Python (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: python, katharos, concurrency

2639.

Best Car Vacuums (2026): Handheld, Cordless, Shopping Tips (wired.com)

2026-08-02 | by Nena Farrell | tags: car vacuums, handheld vacuum, cordless vacuum

2640.

I’ve reviewed smartphones for 10 years. Don’t waste your money upgrading in 2026 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: google pixel, android authority, smartphone upgrades