GoKawiil - Tech News

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From sci-fi to reality: Researchers realise quantum teleportation using tech (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-14 | get Quantum computer → | tags: light, new window, opens

272.

I’m finally beginning to trust Microsoft’s handheld Xbox (theverge.com)

2025-12-14 | by Sean Hollister | get Xbox Controller → | tags: ally, percent, sleep

273.

Closures as Win32 Window Procedures (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-13 | get Windows Procedure → | tags: exebuf, pointer, state

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Should you ever turn off Windows Security? It's tricky, but here's my rule of thumb (zdnet.com)

2025-12-13 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Windows Defender → | tags: disable, disable windows, permanently

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New Windows RasMan zero-day flaw gets free, unofficial patches (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-12 | get Windows → | tags: crash, microsoft, rasman

276.

Is it a bubble? (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-10 | get Smartwatch → | tags: external, external site, new window

277.

Zorin OS vs. AnduinOS: How to pick the right Windows-like Linux distro for you (zdnet.com)

2025-12-10 | by Jack Wallen | get Zorin OS → | tags: anduinos, distribution, linux

278.

8 most Windows-like Linux distros - if you're ready to ditch Microsoft (zdnet.com)

2025-12-10 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux → | tags: desktop, kde plasma, linux

279.

COM Like a Bomb: Rust Outlook Add-in (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-10 | by Tritium Legal Technologies Limited | get Excel Add-in → | tags: hresult, self, unsafe

280.

Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 the best operating system for gaming — says it will focus on background workloads, power and scheduling, graphics stack, and drivers (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-10 | by Kunal Khullar | get Windows 11 → | tags: game, gaming, launch

281.

Steam is running on Windows 7 again, thanks to a fan-made backport (techspot.com)

2025-12-09 | get Steam Client → | tags: aging, aging operating, ago forcing

282.

Microsoft December 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 57 flaws (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-09 | get Windows → | tags: important windows, microsoft, remote

283.

Benchmarks show Windows can still outperform SteamOS on dedicated GPUs (techspot.com)

2025-12-08 | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: advantage, advantage windows, appear

284.

Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft’s Embrace of AI Slop (futurism.com)

2025-12-06 | by Victor Tangermann | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: microsoft, number, software

285.

Emacs is my new window manager (2015) (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-05 | get Emacs Terminal → | tags: browser, emacs, install

286.

Emacs is my new window manager (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-05 | get Emacs Window Manager → | tags: browser, emacs, install

287.

Microsoft's Copilot+ AI PC plan fizzled, but it still served a purpose (engadget.com)

2025-12-05 | get AI PC → | tags: copilot, microsoft, percent

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The US polluters that are rewriting the EU's human rights and climate law (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-05 | get Carbon Capture Technology → | tags: competitiveness, csddd, new window

289.

Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts (theverge.com)

2025-12-04 | by Tom Warren | get Microsoft Surface → | tags: diversity, employees, inclusion

290.

Linux Mint vs. Zorin OS: I've tested both Windows alternatives, and here's my choice (zdnet.com)

2025-12-04 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux → | tags: desktop, linux, linux mint

291.

Ancient 3dfx Voodoo2 graphics card coaxed into working in modern AMD Ryzen 9 9900X-powered Windows 11 system — 12MB relic from 1998 successfully runs Quake 2 but crumbles in SLI configuration (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Voodoo2 → | tags: driver, drivers, hardware

292.

GAM takes aim at “context rot”: A dual-agent memory architecture that outperforms long-context LLMs (venturebeat.com)

2025-12-04 | get Neural Network → | tags: context, long, memory

293.

Why WinQuake exists and how it works (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-04 | get I can't provide information on a non-existent product → | tags: graphics, mode, quake

294.

I think I know what's coming in Windows 12, and you're not going to like it (zdnet.com)

2025-12-03 | by Ed Bott | get Windows 11 → | tags: apps, microsoft, store

295.

Get a Lifetime of Professional-Grade Windows Features for Just $10 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-01 | get Microsoft Surface → | tags: features, managing, security

296.

The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why (zdnet.com)

2025-12-01 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux → | tags: distributions, downloads, linux

297.

People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-30 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel → | tags: desktop, linux, linux desktop

298.

Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-30 | by Ryan Liptak | get Display Drive → | tags: const, drive, drive letters

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Gaming-first Linux distro delivers a petabyte of ISOs in one month as users avoid forced updates to Windows 11 — Bazzite distro is another safe haven for Win 10 refugees (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-30 | by Mark Tyson | get Bazake → | tags: bazzite, compatibility, isos

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How much RAM does your PC actually need in 2025? A Windows and Mac expert weighs in (zdnet.com)

2025-11-30 | by Cesar Cadenas | get Memory → | tags: computer, laptop, macbook