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Apple Mac Mini (M6) Review: For the AI Curious (wired.com)

2026-09-21 | by Luke Larsen | get Apple Mac Mini M6 → | tags: mac mini m6, apple silicon, thunderbolt 4

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Backups Aren't Simple (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-16 | get Western Digital My Book external hard drive backup → | tags: data loss, backups, external hard drive

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The engineering behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | by John Wang | tags: strategic petroleum reserve, crude oil storage, external floating roof tanks

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Here's what you can use instead of a docking station (engadget.com)

2026-09-13 | by Deven Mcclure | get Anker 555 USB-C hub 8-in-1 → | tags: usb-c hubs, docking station, external ssds

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External HDD vs. SSD: What are the pros and cons of each drive type? (engadget.com)

2026-09-13 | by Ben Stegner | get Samsung T7 portable SSD 1TB → | tags: external ssd, flash storage, hard drive

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Hands On: Sharge's Disk Pro 2 Ultra is a compact, magnetic DIY SSD dock with active cooling, 80W passthrough charging, and HDMI 2.1, supporting up to 8TB drives (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-11 | by Matt Safford | get Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD → | tags: sharge disk pro 2, hdmi 2.1, m.2 ssd

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Hands On: Sharge's Disk Pro 2 Ultra is a compact, magnetic DIY SSD dock with active cooling, 80W passthrough charging, and HDMI 2.1 that supports up to 8TB drives (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-11 | by Matt Safford | get Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD → | tags: sharge disk pro 2, hdmi 2.1, external ssd

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Pro Max is the new Ultra: This Android flagship with a 17x external lens is coming this month (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-09 | get vivo X200 Pro smartphone → | tags: vivo x500 pro max, vivo x300 ultra, android flagship

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Lexar announces ‘world’s thinnest portable SSD’ in celebration of the brand’s 30th anniversary – Lexar Muse drive achieves 0.15-inch thickness with proprietary pogo-pin cable, magnetic sleeve for phone mounting (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Matt Safford | get SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: lexar muse, portable ssd, snaplink

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Samsung's new portable SSDs are blazing fast over USB4, but will torch your wallet (techspot.com)

2026-08-28 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Samsung T9 portable SSD 2TB → | tags: samsung, usb4, ces

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What are the downsides of a mini PC? (engadget.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jack Whitcombe | get Beelink SER8 mini PC → | tags: mini pc, soldered components, m.2 ssd

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AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | by Davide Piffer | tags: von neumann, institute for advanced study, symbolic memory

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Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-14 | by Sarah Perez | tags: app store, epic games, ios devices

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Apple wins temporary Supreme Court pause in Epic Games proceedings (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, epic games, supreme court

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Court rejects Apple’s attempt to postpone App Store fee proceedings in Epic Games case (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-11 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: app store, epic games, yvonne gonzalez rogers

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Can a MacBook run multiple external monitors? It depends (engadget.com)

2026-08-11 | by Will Shanklin | tags: macbook neo, usb-c ports, thunderbolt

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Infrastructure Patterns for Agentic Applications (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: agents, long-running, stateful

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Memo-1: A 6502 computer built from scratch, using a Minitel as its terminal (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: minitel, 65c02, acia

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You can finally create Google Chat group convos with external guests (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: chat, external, external users

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Bezos’ Space Venture Blue Origin Seeks $10 Billion in Funding Round (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-08 | get Blue Origin Rocket Model → | tags: billion, company billion, external

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Fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams push EtherRAT malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-06 | get EtherRAT Malware Simulation Kit → | tags: access, attacks, external

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RS-232 and other forms of grief (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-01 | by Russell | get RS-232 Serial Adapter → | tags: rs-232, avena corrientes, external hard drives

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19 leaders on promoting from within versus hiring externally (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-30 | get Leadership Development Book → | tags: promoting from within, internal knowledge, leadership

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How a team of engineers a built the most spectacular museum exhibit in the solar system (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-30 | get NASA Solar System Model Kit → | tags: space shuttle endeavour, california science center, kennedy space center

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Digitize your library with these Blu-Ray or DVD drives from as little as $27 in these Prime Day deals — revive your old DVD/Blu-Ray collection with these drive deals (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Stewart Bendle | get External Blu-ray Drive → | tags: dvd drives, blu-ray writer, asus

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This 4TB Samsung external SSD is the last one you'll ever need - and it's 32% off (zdnet.com)

2026-06-23 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Samsung T7 Portable SSD → | tags: samsung, external ssd, zdnet

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The Best Thunderbolt and USB-C Docks in 2026: Up to 140W power delivery, 10 GbE, and even internal M.2 SSD slots (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Brandon Hill | get CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Dock → | tags: thunderbolt 5, usb-c docks, m.2 ssd

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Smashed Toilet Phone Web Server (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Waterproof Smartphone Case → | tags: smashed samsung a70, android, web server

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Google researchers introduce 'faithful uncertainty,' allowing LLMs to offer best guesses instead of hallucinations (venturebeat.com)

2026-06-12 | get AI Uncertainty Calibration Tool → | tags: google, large language models, faithful uncertainty

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TeamGroup shows off external SSD with wireless ‘self-destruct’ function — T-Create Expert P35SG External SSD can be wiped with a single text message (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-04 | by Jowi Morales | get Wireless External SSD → | tags: credit, credit future, external