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Power-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-04-04 | get Robotic Pool Cleaner → | tags: power-washing, pool-cleaning, mowing

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Fake Fans (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Eliza Mclamb | get Fake Fan Detection Software → | tags: chaotic good, narrative campaign, fans

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Firm boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100k up to staggering $4.5M (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Luke James | get H.264 Licensing Fee Guide → | tags: via licensing, h.264, streaming license

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Why are we still using Markdown? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Burak Güngör | get Markdown Cheat Sheet → | tags: markdown, html, commonmark

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Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Luke James | get H.264 Codec Licensing Kit → | tags: h.264, via licensing alliance, streaming license fees

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RAM Prices Are Killing Small Gaming Devices (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-03 | tags: lenovo, gaming handhelds, ram prices

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Your Spring 2026 Anime Lineup Is Here, So Put These Titles on Your List (cnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by See Full Bio | get Anime Streaming Gift Card → | tags: crunchyroll, kadokawa, anime streaming

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H.264 Streaming Fees: What Changed, Who's Affected, and What It Means (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get H.264 Codec Licensing Guide → | tags: via licensing alliance, h.264, streaming fees

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The largest programming community on Reddit just banned all content related to AI LLMs — r/programming is prioritizing only high-quality discussions about AI (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Hassam Nasir | get AI Programming Book → | tags: reddit, r/programming, large language models

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Category Theory Illustrated – Types (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get Category Theory Illustrated Book → | tags: category theory, type theory, programming languages

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$60 Million Startup Says It’s Invented a New Particle to Dim the Sun (futurism.com)

2026-04-03 | by Victor Tangermann | get Sunshade Solar Film → | tags: stardust solutions, solar geoengineering, aerosol particles

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Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get Apple MacBook Air M2 → | tags: apple, foundationmodels, neural engine

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Apple may be stockpiling mobile DRAM to outmaneuver rivals in a tight market (techspot.com)

2026-04-03 | get Samsung 8GB Mobile DRAM → | tags: apple, mobile dram, tf securities

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Memo: A language that remembers only the last 12 lines of code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | tags: memo, forty-four esolangs, daniel temkin

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PSA: Anyone with a link can view your Granola notes by default (theverge.com)

2026-04-02 | by Emma Roth | get Granola Note Sharing Privacy Kit → | tags: granola, ai-powered, note-taking

1396.

Some of the Best A24 Movies Are Streaming Free (cnet.com)

2026-04-02 | by See Full Bio | get A24 Movie Collection Blu-ray → | tags: a24, the zone of interest, aftersun

1397.

Nvidia Rolls Out Its Fix For PC Gaming's 'Compiling Shaders' Wait Times (slashdot.org)

2026-04-02 | get Nvidia Shader Cache Cleaner → | tags: nvidia, pc gaming, compiling shaders

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The Best Gaming Monitors... in $100 Increments (techspot.com)

2026-04-02 | get Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 → | tags: gaming monitors, $150, 500

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Functional programming accellerates agentic feature development (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-01 | by Cyrus Radfar | get Functional Programming Book → | tags: ai agents, functional programming, super framework

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This smart home upgrade lets cameras share multiple streams at once without crushing your bandwidth (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-01 | get Arlo Ultra 2 Security Camera → | tags: matter 1.5.1, connectivity standards alliance, android authority

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AI has suddenly become more useful to open-source developers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-01 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get OpenAI GPT-4 API → | tags: open-source, ai programming, npm

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Best Amazon Spring Sale TV deals 2026: Still live (zdnet.com)

2026-04-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get Samsung 55-Inch 4K TV → | tags: amazon, samsung, oled

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Best WiiM Streamers (2026): Simplify Your Sound With WiiM Streaming Gear (wired.com)

2026-04-01 | by Ryan Waniata | get WiiM Streamer Audio Adapter → | tags: wiim, sonos, streaming amplifiers

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What's New on Prime Video This April: 'The Boys,' 'Balls Up' and More (cnet.com)

2026-04-01 | by See Full Bio | get The Boys Action Figures → | tags: prime video, the boys, amazon original

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What Ever Happened to Napster? From MP3 Rebellion to Streaming Blueprint (techspot.com)

2026-04-01 | get Rhapsody Streaming Music Subscription → | tags: napster, mp3, streaming

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Struggling to focus on research when the world is ‘on fire’? Some ways to cope (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-01 | by Kwon | get Noise Cancelling Headphones → | tags: yale university, global warming, neuroresearch

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VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-31 | get Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: rec room, virtual reality, metaverse

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‘Rec Room’ is shutting down, despite the popular game reaching over 150 million users. Here’s why (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-31 | get Rec Room Virtual Reality Headset → | tags: rec room, social gaming, 150 million users

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Rec Room is shutting down, despite the popular game reaching over 150 million users. Here’s why (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-31 | get Rec Room VR Headset → | tags: rec room, social gaming, 150 million users

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This HP gaming laptop just dropped under $1,000 - a rarity during the RAM-pocalypse (zdnet.com)

2026-03-31 | by Taylor Clemons | get HP Victus Gaming Laptop → | tags: gaming laptop, ram-pocalypse, zdnet