GoKawiil - Tech News

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Forget Flags and Scripts: Just Rename the File (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get File Rename Utility → | tags: file renaming, self-contained programs, portable executables

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These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play (wired.com)

2026-03-16 | by Boone Ashworth | get Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) → | tags: guthman musical instrument competition, georgia tech, rudra veena

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RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-14 | by Zhiye Liu | get Fake RAM Detection Kit → | tags: v-color, corsair, ram kits

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RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one to create a performance illusion — 1+1 'value pack' offers desperate psychological relief as the memory shortage worsens (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: ram kits, v-color, corsair

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Boss-CSS: I created another "CSS-in-JS" lib (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-02 | get Library → | tags: css-in-js, boss-css, less

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Git's Magic Files (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-22 | by Andrew Nesbitt | get GitLab Files → | tags: gitignore, node_modules/, github

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Corsair fights back against RAM scammers and thieves with packaging shift — ditches iconic yellow boxes for transparent plastic and anti-tampering labels (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-12 | by Zhiye Liu | get RAM → | tags: clamshell, corsair, memory

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This 7-inch gaming handheld just made its unique controller modules free for a limited time (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-05 | get Gaming Console → | tags: bird, early, inch

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Modder more than doubles Asus ROG Xbox Ally X's memory with massive 64GB RAM upgrade — advanced soldering and BIOS modification unlock more capacity (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-02 | by Kunal Khullar | get Memory → | tags: ally, memory, modder

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I tried the viral never-ending modular keyboard, and it rewired my productivity for good (zdnet.com)

2026-01-16 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Modular keyboard → | tags: connect, keyboard, mechanical

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I tried the 'infinitely modular' keyboard, and it could rewire productivity for good (zdnet.com)

2026-01-15 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Keyboard → | tags: brand, connect, keyboard

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I tried this new 'infinitely modular' keyboard, and it could rewire productivity (zdnet.com)

2026-01-14 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Keyboard → | tags: brand, connect, keyboard

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Never-Before-Seen Linux Malware Is 'Far More Advanced Than Typical' (slashdot.org)

2026-01-14 | get OpenBSD → | tags: cloud, linux, machine

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You can turn this modular clamp-on controller into an N64 or GameCube gamepad (theverge.com)

2026-01-07 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Gamecube → | tags: alteron, announced, controller

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Jeffgeerling.com has been Migrated to Hugo (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-04 | get Elasticsearch → | tags: blog, drupal, hugo

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Some Japanese shops start rationing GPUs — graphics cards with 16GB VRAM and up are becoming harder to find, says one store (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-27 | by Jowi Morales | get Graphics Card → | tags: dram, graphics, longer

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Framework announces another memory price hike — and it likely won’t be its last (theverge.com)

2025-12-26 | by Emma Roth | get RAM → | tags: framework, increase, memory

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Framework Raises Memory Prices Again, Suggests Customers Bring Their Own RAM (slashdot.org)

2025-12-25 | by Posted | get Memory → | tags: costs, framework, gigabyte

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Laptop maker Framework announces another immediate memory price hike, says additional increase expected within a month — encourages buyers to bring their own memory and check PCPartPicker for better deals (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-25 | by Jowi Morales | get RAM → | tags: framework, memory, modules

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PSA: Don’t install One UI 8.5 on your Galaxy S25 if you love your Good Lock modules (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-11 | get One UI → | tags: beta, good, good lock

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Naya Create Review: A Split Keyboard That Just Doesn’t Work (wired.com)

2025-12-10 | by Henri Robbins | get Split keyboard → | tags: apple, keyboard, modules

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Asus, MSI, other manufacturers panic-buying RAM stocks, while major memory chipmakers rake in profits — massive demand for HBM and RDIMM for data centers driving shortage (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-16 | by Jowi Morales | get HBM → | tags: chip, major, market

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Xqerl – Erlang XQuery 3.1 Processor (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-11 | get Erlang XQuery 3.1 → | tags: code, compile, erlang

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Remember Project Ara? Google’s modular phone makes its way to TikTok (androidauthority.com)

2025-10-31 | get smartphone → | tags: ara, google, modules

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C++20 Modules: Practical Insights, Status and TODOs (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Meta Quest → | tags: col, int, module

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Designing Software in the Large (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by David Foster | get art supplies → | tags: code, complexity, modules

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HRT's Python fork: Leveraging PEP 690 for faster imports (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Noah Kim | get Microsoft Surface Pro → | tags: bar, import, imports

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HRT's Python Fork: Leveraging PEP 690 for Faster Imports (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Noah Kim | get Microsoft Surface Pro → | tags: bar, import, imports

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SK hynix confirms 3GB GDDR7 modules, paving way for RTX 50 Super VRAM boost (techspot.com)

2025-10-31 | by Daniel Sims | get How to Win Friends book → | tags: 5070, modules, rtx

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The best Good Luck modules are getting One UI 8 support with cool new features (androidauthority.com)

2025-10-31 | get Samsung Galaxy Fold → | tags: home, modules, screen