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RCS Universal Profile 4.1 gives you more control over your profile privacy (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: gsma, rcs, e2ee

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Half-Life ported to Mac OS 9 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: half-life, valve, mac os 9

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Save $460 on this AMD 9800X3D gaming PC with RTX 5080 — get blistering 4K performance for less (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-24 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, nvidia rtx 5080, cyberpowerpc

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PlayStation 3 emulator adds support for ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series graphics cards on Linux — 20-year-old HD 2600 crumbles, can only run Portal at 13 fps in 273p (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Mark Tyson | tags: rpcs3, ati radeon hd 2000, linux

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I graded 36 popular MCP servers on agent usability. A third got a D or F (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: mcp, agent, schema

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The PS3 emulator that shouldn't exist can now play 75% of the console's game library (techspot.com)

2026-07-16 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, sony

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75% of all PS3 games reportedly now run on PC via open-source emulator RPCS3 — announcement comes weeks after Sony's plan to shutter the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita by 2027 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-16 | by Jowi Morales | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, sony

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OS9Map (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | tags: openstreetmap, os9map, nominatim

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Best Prime Day Gaming PC Deals 2026 — deals from Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Dell, Lenovo, and others (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Stewart Bendle | get Gaming PC Building Kit → | tags: prime day, gaming pcs, amd ryzen 7

10.

PowerFox Browser (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | get PowerFox Browser Extension → | tags: powerfox browser, webgl, javascript engine

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CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop (GXi3800BSTV2) review: A showpiece with real muscle (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Charles Jefferies | get Gaming Desktop PC → | tags: cyberpowerpc, gxi3800bstv2, nvidia rtx 5070

12.

I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Motorcycle Riding Gloves → | tags: mame, power macintosh, pippin

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Grab this RTX 5070 gaming PC with a 7800X3D from CyberPowerPC for under $1,960 right now — exclusive discount available on 4K-ready pre-built rig with 32GB DDR5 and 1TB SSD that knocks $210 off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Ben Stockton | get CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop → | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 5070, amd ryzen 7 7800x3d, cyberpowerpc

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Macsurf, "modern" web browser for macOS 9 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | tags: macos, powerpc, tls 1.2

15.

Migrating from Go to Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-24 | by Corrode Rust Consulting | get Rust Programming Book → | tags: rust, grpc, shuttle

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Topo Designs Rover Trail Pack Is the Best Backpack I’ve Ever Used (wired.com)

2026-05-24 | by Martin Cizmar | get Topo Designs Rover Trail Pack → | tags: topo designs, rover trail pack, bag check

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PlayStation3 Emulator Devs Politely Ask Contributors to Stop Submitting 'AI Slop' Pull Requests (slashdot.org)

2026-05-11 | by Posted | get RetroPie PlayStation 3 Emulator Kit → | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, github

18.

Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Linux Privilege Escalation Toolkit → | tags: dirty frag, linux kernel, xfrm-esp

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Show HN: nfsdiag – A NFS diagnostic application (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get NFS Diagnostic Tool Kit → | tags: nfs, rpcbind, mountd

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Show HN: nfsdiag - a NFS diagnostic application (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get NFS Diagnostic Tool → | tags: nfs, rpcbind, mountd

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Unpatched 'PhantomRPC' Flaw in Windows Enables Privilege Escalation (darkreading.com)

2026-04-27 | get Windows Security Patch Kit → | tags: phantomrpc, windows, remote procedure call

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Apple’s Pippin console launched 30 years ago today — shunned by the public as too expensive and too slow, only 42,000 units were sold (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-21 | by Mark Tyson | get Apple Pippin Console Emulator → | tags: apple, pippin, bandai

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Zero-copy protobuf and ConnectRPC for Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Protobuf Rust Library → | tags: protobuf, connectrpc, rust

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288,493 Requests – How I Spotted an XML-RPC Brute Force from a Weird Cache Ratio (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | by Marcin Dudek | get XML-RPC Security Scanner → | tags: cloudflare, xmlrpc.php, digitalocean

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A maverick hacker got Mac OS X running on a Wii (engadget.com)

2026-04-09 | get Wii Linux Homebrew Kit → | tags: mac os x, wii, bryan keller

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I ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | tags: mac os x, nintendo wii, powerpc

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I Ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-08 | get Wii Linux Homebrew Kit → | tags: mac os x, nintendo wii, powerpc

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PS3 emulation on PC just got a welcome performance boost (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-08 | get PlayStation 3 Emulator Controller → | tags: ps3, rpcs3, cell cpu

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PlayStation 3 emulator makes Cell CPU 'breakthrough' that improves performance in all games — 'All CPUs can benefit from this, from low-end to high-end!' says RPCS3 devs (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Luke James | get RPCS3 PlayStation 3 Emulator → | tags: playstation 3, rpcs3, cell broadband engine

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Newegg shaves $240 off this well-equipped RTX 5070, 7800X3D gaming PC — at $1,929, this CyberpowerPC is at least $100 less than the current cost of its components (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Matt Safford | get CyberpowerPC Gaming Desktop → | tags: rtx 5070, ryzen 7 7800x3d, cyberpowerpc