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Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: bicycle, metalworking, vulcanized rubber

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Show HN: Run an 80B Qwen in 4.3 GB of RAM on a Mac, and a 35B on an iPhone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: qwen, swiftlet, metal

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Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB RAM on any M-series Mac (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: gemma 4 26b, apple silicon, swift metal

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Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-29 | by Tim De Chant | tags: red mud, critical minerals, alumina refineries

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Make an Origami Circuit Board (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | by Qi Zhang | tags: liquid metal, city university of hong kong, digital craftsmanship

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WebGPU Unleashed: A Practical Tutorial (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: webgpu, opengl, directx 12

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Geekbench 7 debuts with a smarter multi-core benchmark and CUDA support (techspot.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: geekbench, cuda, nvidia

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Vulkan Tutorial (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Alexander Overvoorde | tags: vulkan, khronos, opengl

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Software rendering in 500 lines of bare C++ (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: opengl, vulkan, metal

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‘Scott Pilgrim’ Returns in the Most ‘Sonic’ Way Possible [Exclusive] (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: scott pilgrim, metal sonic, bryan lee o'malley

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What <i>The Odyssey</i> reveals about ancient science — from botany to psychiatry (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-23 | by Marchant | tags: homer, the odyssey, artificial intelligence

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What <i>The Odyssey</i> reveals about ancient science – from botany to psychiatry (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-23 | by Marchant | tags: homer, the odyssey, artificial intelligence

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Insulator-free topological photonic multi-lane highways (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-22 | by Cui | tags: topological photonics, gyromagnetic honeycomb, photonic crystals

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Mac gaming is finally getting the overpowered upgrade it deserves (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | by Author | tags: game porting toolkit, apple silicon, macbook pro

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Scalable quasi-pure MOF membranes for energy-efficient gas separations (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-15 | by Song | tags: chem, et al, membranes

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Why Apple cares so much about a metal finishing (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: accusing, ai giant, apple

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Single-phase gradient-solvation-electrolyte-stabilized Li metal batteries (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-08 | by Yang | tags: electrode, electrolyte, high

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Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing severe metal poisoning (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-02 | tags: hip replacement, metal poisoning, metal disintegration

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What to learn to be a graphics programmer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | get OpenGL Programming Guide → | tags: directx12, vulkan, metal

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Targeted enzyme discovery using metal-coordination mining (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-01 | by Kipouros | get Metal-Coordination Chemistry Kit → | tags: cupin superfold, metal-coordination mining, metalloenzymes

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Mark Hamill Doesn’t ‘Get’ ‘Twisted Metal’ but Enjoys Playing the Pope (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-30 | get Twisted Metal PlayStation Game → | tags: mark hamill, twisted metal, mike flanagan

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Korean Workers Vote to Go On Strike, Fearing Robots Could Replace Them (futurism.com)

2026-06-27 | by Frank Landymore | get Industrial Robot Arm → | tags: hyundai, boston dynamics, atlas robot

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Nox Metals (YC S25) Is Hiring SWE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-27 | tags: nox metals, supply chain, automation

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 25, #1110 (cnet.com)

2026-06-24 | by See Full Bio | tags: nytimes, connections, wordle

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Make an Origami Circuit Board (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-06-24 | by Qi Zhang | get Origami Electronics Kit → | tags: liquid metal, city university of hong kong, digital craftsmanship

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I built a GPU back end for Emacs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get Emacs GPU Acceleration Plugin → | tags: emacs, gpu, metal

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Spotify Killed the Thrill of the Hunt (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get Spotify Premium Gift Card → | tags: spotify, algorithm, metal scene

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A New ‘Moana’ Song Features a Duet Between Live-Action Moana and OG Moana (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-16 | get Moana Soundtrack Vinyl → | tags: moana, mark hamill, twisted metal

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Hetzner increased dedicated server prices 3-4x (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Hetzner Server Upgrade Kit → | tags: hetzner, dedicated server, ax102

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Russia appears set to finally address long-term, serious space station cracks (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-15 | get NASA Space Station Repair Kit → | tags: international space station, roscosmos, crew dragon