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1.

Move Over, Matrix. This Is the Ultimate '90s Cyberpunk Movie (cnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by See Full Bio | get Cyberpunk 2077 Collectible Art → | tags: blade runner 2099, neuromancer, apple tv

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GNU IFUNC is the real culprit behind CVE-2024-3094 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | tags: gnu ifunc, cve-2024-3094, xz-utils

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Retailer selling broken RTX 5090 GPUs for as low as $1,760 — GPUs were damaged during transport, but include all components on the PCB (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 5090, ldlc, msiventus 3x oc

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We tested supercharging the RTX 5090 in PhysX games using an RTX 5060 as a secondary GPU — SLI may be dead, but how much can dual GPUs boost performance in classic PhysX titles? (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Dan Mateescu | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: nvidia, physx, rtx 5090

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Behold the crown jewel of outrageous gaming laptops (theverge.com)

2026-04-28 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | get ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 → | tags: asus rog zephyrus duo, nvidia rtx 5090, intel panther lake

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Repair shop discovers near-perfect fake RTX 4090 with laser-etched VRAM and GPU core (techspot.com)

2026-04-27 | get Fake RTX 4090 Graphics Card → | tags: asus rog strix, rtx 4090, gpu core

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RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, 'This is the best scam I've ever seen' — Scammers pulled a factory-level job to sell a dud to unsuspecting customer (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Hassam Nasir | get RTX 4090 Repair Kit → | tags: nvidia, rtx 4090, asus rog strix

8.

Revocation of X.509 Certificates (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Geoff Huston | get SSL/TLS Certificate Revocation Kit → | tags: x.509, certificate authority, let's encrypt

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NZXT customer to sue after AIO leak damages Asus RTX 5090, payout won't cover replacement costs (Updated) (techspot.com)

2026-04-21 | get NZXT Kraken Z63 → | tags: nzxt, asus rtx 5090, aio leak

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We got 207 tok/s with Qwen3.5-27B on an RTX 3090 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get RTX 3090 GPU Cooling Fan → | tags: qwen3.5, rtx 3090, hugingface

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40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough — a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get IBM 1 Megabit DRAM → | tags: ibm, dram, megabit memory

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Get an entire Lenovo Legion Pro 7i RTX 5090 gaming laptop with OLED screen for $3,199, less than the price of a desktop RTX 5090 graphics card — save $800 while stocks last on this monster machine (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Stewart Bendle | get Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Laptop → | tags: lenovo legion pro 7i, nvidia rtx 5090, intel core ultra 9 275hx

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Someone finally got an RTX 5090 running on a Mac – no hacks required (techspot.com)

2026-04-15 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: rtx 5090, tinycorp, tinybox ai

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Nvidia warranty payouts surged 1,000% last year, not that they can't afford it (techspot.com)

2026-04-15 | get Nvidia Shield TV → | tags: nvidia, rtx 5090, warranty claims

15.

Fuck the cloud (2009) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | tags: cloud computing, 2009, technology

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OpenSSL 4.0.0 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | get OpenSSL 4.0.0 Manual → | tags: openssl, openssl 4.0.0, pkcs5_pbkdf2_hmac

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'CopprLink' destroys every eGPU standard in new test, achieves near-native-level performance with an RTX 5090 — setup requires $2,300 worth of additional hardware (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-13 | by Hassam Nasir | get Thunderbolt 4 eGPU Enclosure → | tags: copprlink, pcie-sig, rtx 5090

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The software that landed Apollo 11 on the moon is now free online (techspot.com)

2026-04-12 | get Apollo 11 Moon Landing Software → | tags: nasa, apollo 11, comanche055

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Tests show $30,000 AI GPUs are terrible password crackers — RTX 5090 gaming GPU outperforms Nvidia H200 and AMD MI300X (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-11 | by Aaron Klotz | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: nvidia h200, amd mi300x, rtx 5090

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Newbie overclocker destroys $5,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPU they used 'to learn how to solder' — practicing newfound hobby goes wrong in the most expensive way imaginable (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-10 | by Jowi Morales | get GPU Overclocking Solder Kit → | tags: msi, rtx 5090, techpowerup

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Grab an entire RTX 5090 gaming PC for just $8 more than the GPU itself and score a whopping $1,600 off — huge HP discount requires a $39 controller or monitor to secure you a 4K powerhouse with a 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-08 | by Ben Stockton | tags: rtx 5090, hp omen, gigabyte

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Is a $30,000 GPU Good at Password Cracking? (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-08 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia h200, amd mi300x, nvidia rtx 5090

23.

Lunar Flyby (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | by Gary Daines | get Lunar Flyby Model Kit → | tags: moon, lunar flyby, sun

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HP’s flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 is on sale for $1,000 off — get a top-shelf 4K gaming PC with 64GB DDR5 and 4TB SSD for $5,499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Kunal Khullar | get Omen Max 45L Gaming PC → | tags: hp omen max 45l, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, rtx 5090

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Show HN: Real-time AI (audio/video in, voice out) on an M3 Pro with Gemma E2B (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get USB Microphone for Streaming → | tags: parlor, gemma 4 e2b, kokoro tts

26.

Introduction to Computer Music (2009) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | tags: computer music, pdf, introduction

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Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-04 | get Right to Repair Kit → | tags: right-to-repair, colorado, consumer electronics

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Alienware 18 Area-51 Review: Oversize, Over-the-Top and Outrageously Priced Gaming Laptop (cnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by See Full Bio | get Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop → | tags: alienware, dell, rtx 5090

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Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law (wired.com)

2026-04-02 | by Boone Ashworth | get Right to Repair Toolkit → | tags: colorado, right-to-repair, copirg

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Save a massive $950 on this epic Alienware Area-51 gaming PC with an RTX 5090 and 9950X3D — grab this liquid-cooled 4K gaming powerhouse with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for just $5,299 while you can (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-02 | by Ben Stockton | get Alienware Area-51 Gaming PC → | tags: alienware, rtx 5090, amd ryzen 9950x3d