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Refurbishing a Tektronix TDS7104 Oscilloscope (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | by Electronics Etc... | tags: tektronix, tds7104, oscilloscope

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Smoke#Screen RMM Takeover Gambit Exposes Threat Actor Playbook (darkreading.com)

2026-08-04 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | tags: screenconnect, securonix, smoke#screen

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Valve Sponsors Work Bringing Open-Source RADV Driver to Windows (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: valve, radv, windows

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Mystery reviewer 'finds' Nvidia RTX Spark prototype laptop and puts it through its paces — Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia N1X chip shows promise, though prototype warts are still quite visible (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: nvidia rtx spark, microsoft surface laptop ultra, n1x chip

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'KVM Chainsaw' Expected to Hit Linux 7.3 For Dealing with 'God Data Structure' (slashdot.org)

2026-07-27 | by Posted | tags: kvm, linux 7.3, kvm_mmu

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The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: mpeg-4, phoronix, linux

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AMD Zen 6 leak reveals third core type, corroborating rumored Sony handheld SoC codenamed Canis (techspot.com)

2026-07-01 | get AMD Ryzen 7000 Series → | tags: amd zen 6, sony handheld, canis

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CISA warns of max severity Ubiquiti flaws exploited in attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-24 | get Ubiquiti Network Security Kit → | tags: ubiquiti, cisa, unifi os

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After Six Years Of Work and Over 360 Patches, Linux 7.2 Finally Removes Bug-Prone strncpy (slashdot.org)

2026-06-21 | by Posted | get Linux Kernel T-Shirt → | tags: linux, kernel, strncpy

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Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Packages (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-13 | get Arch Linux Package Management Book → | tags: arch linux, malware, phoronix test suite

11.

Vacuum-Form Signage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | by Beth Mathews | get Vacuum Form Machine Kit → | tags: formed, sign, signage

12.

Linux Developers Consider Retiring The x32 ABI (slashdot.org)

2026-05-30 | by Posted | get Linux x32 ABI Toolkit → | tags: linux, x32 abi, kernel

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Linux prepares to axe legacy x32 hybrid mode — hybrid 32-bit/64-bit mode faces complete removal by 2027 due to low adoption (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Aaron Klotz | get Linux x86-64 Emulator → | tags: linux, x32 abi, lintronix

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Nvidia Vera CPU impresses in early Nvidia-sanctioned benchmarks (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get Nvidia Vera Developer Kit → | tags: nvidia vera, phoronix, arm linux

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FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Tries Daily Driving FreeBSD on Laptop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get FreeBSD Laptop Installation Guide → | tags: freebsd, freebsd foundation, michael larabel

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DeepSeek reasonix, DeepSeek native coding agent with high caching and low cost (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | get DeepSeek AI Coding Assistant → | tags: deepseek, reasonix, native coding

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Linux Kernel Outlines What Qualifies As A Security Bug, Responsible AI Use (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | get Linux Kernel Security Guide → | tags: linux kernel, security bug, ai-assisted vulnerability

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Linux Percentage of Steam Users Doubled in One Year (slashdot.org)

2026-05-02 | by Posted | get Steam Deck Gaming Console → | tags: steam, linux, phoronix

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Criminal IP and Securonix ThreatQ Collaborate to Enhance Threat Intelligence Operations (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-01 | get Securonix ThreatQ Software → | tags: criminal ip, securonix, threatq

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Canonical lays out a plan for AI in Ubuntu Linux (theverge.com)

2026-04-27 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Ubuntu Linux AI Toolkit → | tags: ubuntu, canonical, ai features

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Linux 7.1 Removes Drivers for Bus Mouse Support (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Linux Kernel USB Mouse Adapter → | tags: linux 7.1, bus mouse, phoronix

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120 Steam users now own 20,000 games or more, three whales own over 40,000 games — one player's library is worth nearly $750,000 at today’s prices (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Mark Tyson | get Steam Game Library Organizer → | tags: steam, steamdb, sonix

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This Startup Wants You to Pay Up to Talk With AI Versions of Human Experts (wired.com)

2026-04-10 | by Steven Levy | get AI Expert Chatbot → | tags: onix, chatbots, michael rich

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AWS engineer reports PostgreSQL perf halved by Linux 7.0, fix may not be easy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get PostgreSQL Performance Tuning Guide → | tags: aws, postgresql, linux 7.0

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AWS Engineer Reports PostgreSQL Perf Halved by Linux 7.0, Fix May Not Be Easy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get PostgreSQL Performance Tuning Book → | tags: postgresql, linux 7.0, aws

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RX – a new random-access JSON alternative (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get JSON Editor Pro → | tags: rxc, json, binary encoding

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Google Engineers Launch "Sashiko" for Agentic AI Code Review of the Linux Kernel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | get Linux Kernel Code Review Tool → | tags: google, sashiko, linux kernel

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite's latest Linux benchmarks show significant regressions, performs similarly to five-year-old Intel Tiger Lake chips — promising chip continues to be plagued by software support issues (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-25 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Qualcomm Snapdragon → | tags: machine, machines, performance

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5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience, which is roughly the age of the universe — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc with femtosecond laser (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-14 | by Luke James | get Memory Crystals → | tags: glass, media, sphotonix

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5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience, which is also the age of the universe — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc with femtosecond laser (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-14 | by Luke James | get Memory Crystals → | tags: glass, media, sphotonix