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I became a maintainer and all I got was a lousy perspective on librarianship (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | by Hugh Rundle | get Library Management System → | tags: bookwyrm, library, project

15152.

Phenakistoscopes (1833) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | get Phenakistoscope → | tags: ads paywalls, alive, community

15153.

xAI Wants to Hire Award-Winning Writers to Train Elon Musk’s Stupid AI Chatbot (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-31 | get Chatbot → | tags: award, award winning, desperate

15154.

The Super Bowl Will Test New Device for Blind Fans Who Want to Enjoy the Big Game (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-31 | get Smart TV → | tags: attendees, attendees device, bowl

15155.

Explore the Stratosphere With a DIY Pico balloon (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-01-31 | by David Schneider | get Pico → | tags: balloon, pico, power

15156.

RTX 4090’s 16-pin power connector erupts in smoke in shocking live footage — GPU melts during Marvel Rivals gameplay (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Hassam Nasir | get GPU → | tags: cable, connector, gaming

15157.

Best Buy is selling last year's Sony flagship OLED for $1,100 off - and I highly recommend the TV (zdnet.com)

2026-01-31 | by Taylor Clemons | get OLED TV → | tags: affect, does, does affect

15158.

I tested DeWalt's electric snow blower over the weekend - it put my gas model in the dirt (zdnet.com)

2026-01-31 | by Taylor Clemons | get DeWalt snow blower → | tags: batteries, chute, dewalt

15159.

The best reseller web hosting services of 2026: Expert tested (zdnet.com)

2026-01-31 | by Ritoban Mukherjee | get Server → | tags: affect, does, does affect

15160.

How to save memory in Windows — RAM is expensive; here’s how to maximize the RAM that you already have! (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Les Pounder | get Memory → | tags: click, credit, credit tom

15161.

How to turn on hypertension alerts on Apple Watch (engadget.com)

2026-01-31 | get Smartwatch → | tags: alerts, apple, apple watch

15162.

Duke Nukem 3D turns 30, developer celebrates iconic shooter's anniversary (techspot.com)

2026-01-31 | get Game Engine → | tags: anniversary, anniversary day, apogee

15163.

Insane Growth Goldbridge (YC F25) Is Hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | get Goldbridge → | tags: class, estate, goldbridge

15164.

The Best Gaming Laptops - Early 2026 (techspot.com)

2026-01-31 | get Gaming Laptop → | tags: boosting, boosting power, choosing

15165.

Sandisk crushes wallets with up to 2.8X SSD price hikes as NAND shortage strangles the market — WD Black SN8100 8TB skyrockets past $2,500, more than a high-end gaming PC (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Zhiye Liu | get Sandisk → | tags: black, black wd, blue

15166.

Biwin Black Opal NV7400 2TB SSD Review: Another Arrow in Biwin’s Quiver (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Shane Downing | get Opal → | tags: biwin, drive, flash

15167.

Why a Tennessee proposal to ban sports betting on campus is too little, too late (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-31 | tags: betting, court, decision

15168.

The 24 Best Movies on Amazon Prime, WIRED's Picks (February 2025) (wired.com)

2026-01-31 | by Matt Kamen | get Streaming device → | tags: amazon, best, best movies

15169.

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims (wired.com)

2026-01-31 | by Lily Hay Newman | get Smartphone → | tags: hacker, immigration, informant

15170.

Guix System First Impressions as a Nix User (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | get Nix → | tags: shell, started, stuff

15171.

World's largest particle accelerator begins warming thousands of local French residents with waste energy from the 16-mile Large Hadron Collider — CERN's accelerator leverages its massive cooling network to help slash local carbon emissions (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Ben Stockton | get Large Hadron Collider → | tags: cern, ferney, heat

15172.

The best cheap portable power stations of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed (zdnet.com)

2026-01-31 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Portable solar chargers → | tags: output, portable, portable power

15173.

U.K. internet provider's bailout cancelled because rats chewed through its fiber optic cables — biodegradable cable jackets use soy- or corn-based materials, attracting hungry rats (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Jowi Morales | get Bioplastic → | tags: fiber, fiber optic, hardware

15174.

htmx: Server Sent Event (SSE) Extension (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-31 | get Server Sent Events → | tags: event, htmx, server

15175.

This open-source AI tool makes Google Assistant look obsolete (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-31 | get Google Assistant → | tags: computer, just, openclaw

15176.

If You’re a Real Person Looking for a Job, the Flood of Fake AI Job Applications Will Make Your Blood Boil (futurism.com)

2026-01-31 | by Joe Wilkins | get JobScan → | tags: applications, included, job seekers

15177.

The best Presidents' Day TV sales live now (zdnet.com)

2026-01-31 | by Taylor Clemons | get Smart TV → | tags: affect, does, does affect

15178.

Gen AI boosts productivity, but only for certain developers - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-01-31 | by Vala Afshar | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: developers, development, gen ai

15179.

I found a secret workaround for YouTube background playback in third-party browsers (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-31 | get Browser → | tags: background, background playback, browser

15180.

TikTok’s odd behavior was caused by a tech issue—but users’ response indicates the app has a trust problem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-31 | get Byte → | tags: app crashing, app welcome, app went