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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Rolls for ‘Star Wars’ and ‘World of Warcraft’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: dungeons & dragons, star wars, world of warcraft

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Fridays With Bob (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-08-01 | by Harry Goldstein | tags: ieee, spectrum, software engineering

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Why legendary sneaker designer D’Wayne Edwards won’t give up his morning routine (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: nike, d’wayne edwards, pensole lewis college

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AI and the Blurring of Reality (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-01 | tags: podcast, content, reality

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Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: defcon, baochip, hardware security

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Alienware 15 Gaming Laptop Review: Hedging Its Bets (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Luke Larsen | tags: alienware, dell, rtx 5050

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Alienware 15 vs. LOQ Essential 15: I compared both budget gaming laptops - it was close (zdnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Kyle Kucharski | tags: alienware, lenovo, nvidia

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AI doesn't generate working products, that's still your job (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Anuradha Weeraman | tags: openai, api tokens, software engineering

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About 100 firefighters are convicted of arson, every year (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: firefighter arson, edmonton, lawson schalm

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The development pipeline is a production system (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jerry Orr | tags: development pipeline, software development, production system

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The Major Labels Propose Rules to Keep AI Slop Off the Charts (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: universal, sony, warner

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9to5Mac Overtime 075: Thoughts on Apple Upgrade (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jeff Benjamin | tags: apple upgrade, foldable iphone, 9to5mac

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Leaked Motorola Razr renders tease the next blinged-out special edition (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: motorola razr, swarovski edition, foldable phone

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Fintech broker Clear Street offers investors pre-IPO access to $188 billion AI giant Databricks (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hugh Son | tags: clear street, databricks, ai software

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Exxon and Chevron are having a ‘very good crisis’ reaping massive profits during the Iran war (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: exxon mobil, iran war, strait of hormuz

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Who Will You Play in D&D’s New World of Warcraft and Star Wars Sets? CNET Answers (cnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by David Lumb | tags: dungeons & dragons, wizards of the coast, world of warcraft

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New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open-Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kim Zetter | tags: defcon, baochip, open-source

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I built a f.lux alternative because the M5 Max firmware broke existing solutions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: f.lux, m5 max, firmware

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How Leopold Aschenbrenner built a $45 billion AI hedge fund — and lost most of it in days (cnbc.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hugh Son | tags: openai, situational awareness, sk hynix

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Better to Beg Forgiveness (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: creative commons, copyright law, fair use

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Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | by Posted July | tags: arch linux, aur, malware

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The Government’s Earthquake Warning System Has a 30% Accuracy Rate. Scientists Found Something Better (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake warning system, government

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Situational Awareness down 67% in July in AI stock rout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: situational awareness, ai stock, july

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Situational Awareness Down 67% in July in AI Stock Rout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: situational awareness, ai stock, july

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Beat the AI price surge on PC hardware — leverage Newegg combo deals, track Amazon prices, and shop refurb outlets like Woot (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Stockton | tags: newegg, amazon, pc hardware

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Slate Truck first drive: A minimalist's delight (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim Stevens | tags: slate truck, software experience, utility truck

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Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3% with single stick (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jake Roach | tags: ddr5, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, tom's hardware

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ESET tracks rise in malicious AI skills and adaptable malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: eset, promptspy, google gemini

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The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key (wired.com)

2026-07-31 | by Kim Zetter | tags: defcon, baochip, open source

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Fauci Faces a Test to His Legacy (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-31 | tags: fauci, ai startup, tattooed job interviews