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University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to 'Curb Mental Health Crisis' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-13 | tags: university of michigan, grade covering, pass/no credit

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This $35 Coffee Maker Fits in My Pocket and Comes on All My Camping Trips (cnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Cnet Staff | tags: miir, pourigami, nikita ephanov

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JSAUX FlipGo Horizon Pro dual-screen portable monitor review: Jack of all trades, master of some (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-13 | by Brandon Hill | tags: jsaux, flipgo horizon pro, dual-screen monitor

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The web’s newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: shieldfont, ai scrapers, ligatures

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New font turns ordinary webpages into nonsense for AI scrapers (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: shieldfont, ai scrapers, ligatures

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This battleground state just got closer to electing its first Black governor (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: wisconsin, david crowley, democratic party

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Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition arrives October 1 and includes a new story arc (engadget.com)

2026-08-12 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: ghost of yōtei, playstation 5, echoes of sekigahara

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Tim King, AmigaDOS developer, has died (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: amigados, tim king, metacomco

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Obituary: AmigaDOS developer Dr. Tim King has passed away (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: amigados, tim king, metacomco

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Vince Gilligan reveals Pluribus season 2 just hit major milestone (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: pluribus, apple tv, vince gilligan

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Commodore re-releases TAC-2 joystick after 40 years for just $49 — says retro-controller is tougher than ever and now comes in five colorways (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Mark Tyson | tags: commodore, tac-2, amiga

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Woman Pulled over at Gunpoint Twice After Flock Camera Glitch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | by Olivia Richman | tags: flock camera, police watch lists, milwaukee police

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U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’ (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: university of michigan, first-semester grades, mental health

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Get 32GB of DDR5 for $261 in this AM5 gaming bundle — $970 deal features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 motherboard, and free 240mm AIO (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Joe Shields | tags: ryzen 7 9800x3d, corsair ddr5-6000, gigabyte x870

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Walmart has slashed $600 off this RTX 5060-powered gaming laptop, now just $1,099 — get Gigabyte's 16-inch Aero X16 with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: gigabyte, rtx 5060, amd ryzen ai 7

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Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer's (slashdot.org)

2026-08-11 | tags: alzheimer's, taxi drivers, spatial reasoning

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Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammonia (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-11 | by Nottingham | tags: phosphines, transition metals, azine coupling

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Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Paul Lutus | tags: alaska, celestial navigation, sailing

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Record deal: The ECOVACS Goat robot mower has never been cheaper at 34% off (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: ecovacs, goat o1000 rtk, robotic lawn mower

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Ecovacs Has a New Robot Excuse Not to Clean Your Windows With Your Hands (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: ecovacs, winbot w2s pro, robot vacuum

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The only current-generation graphics card on sale below MSRP — AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE GPU with 12GB of VRAM returns to its lowest-ever price of $499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: amd, radeon rx 9070, rdna 4

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From rubber boots to Copa: When MicroProse Soccer revolutionized football (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Lasse Sørnes | tags: microprose, soccer, amiga

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Georgia police officers fired after Flock camera misuse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | tags: activity, employees, flock

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More Police Officers Fired, Investigated, or Arrested for Misusing Flock Camera Systems (slashdot.org)

2026-08-08 | by Posted | tags: department, flock, investigation

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Levi Strauss & Co. says hackers stole corporate data in cyberattack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: incident, investigation, levi

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Programming the Gigatron (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: gigatron, cpu, gtemu.c

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Maryland Officials Shut Down State Park After 2 Beaver Attacks (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: affecting, affecting local, beaver

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$200 slashed off Gigabyte's 4th-Gen WOLED gaming monitor — 280Hz beast also packs a KVM and tactical gaming switch for just $399 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: features, gaming, gaming monitor

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Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines for a Pretextual Weed Search (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | by About The Author | tags: camera, flock, michigan

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Huge $750 saving makes this Gigabyte OLED gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti an absolute steal right now — just $1,999 for 1600p rig with 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, and a 24-core Intel CPU (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-05 | by Ben Stockton | tags: gigabyte, rtx 5070 ti, oled display