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Google Contacts could soon support a smart new way to share Calling Cards (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: google contacts, calling cards, android authority

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Stop making swap partitions—use swap files instead (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get Samsung 990 PRO NVMe SSD 2TB → | tags: swap files, swap partitions, linux

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Stop making swap partitions–use swap files instead (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get How Linux Works Brian Ward 3rd edition → | tags: swap files, swap partitions, linux

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PyPI Blog: Incident File Hosting Errors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get Fluent Python 2nd edition Ramalho → | tags: pypi, fastly, files.pythonhosted.org

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Ask HN: How do you manage skills files? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-06 | tags: ask hn, skills files, model capabilities

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Why do so many tools have JSON config files? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | get The Pragmatic Programmer 20th Anniversary Edition → | tags: json, config files, tools

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Decompiler Explorer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | get Practical Binary Analysis book → | tags: decompiler explorer, file upload, binary files

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Show HN: SubSmith – Turn your own videos into language-learning material (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | get Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless noise canceling headphones → | tags: subsmith, language-learning, mkv files

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The Best Windows Uninstaller Tools for Wiping Out Stubborn Software (techspot.com)

2026-08-27 | by Howard Wen | tags: iobit uninstaller, windows, microsoft store

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The Best Windows Uninstaller Tools for Wiping Out Stubborn Software (techspot.com)

2026-08-27 | by Howard Wen | get Samsung T7 portable SSD 1TB → | tags: iobit uninstaller, windows, residual files

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Recovering Corrupt Zip Files (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | get Samsung T7 portable SSD → | tags: zip files, data recovery, file corruption

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Visual Analysis of Binary Files (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-26 | get Practical Binary Analysis No Starch Press → | tags: binary files, visual analysis, file format

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Visualizing Binary Files (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | get ncurses programming book → | tags: hex editor, vim xxd, ncurses

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Bruce Campbell Officially Retires From Playing Ash Williams in All Future ‘Evil Dead’ Projects (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: bruce campbell, ash williams, evil dead

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Someone Finally Fixed Installing Apps on a Mac (wired.com)

2026-08-16 | by Justin Pot | tags: macos, easydmg, jeff schumann

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Devs blame Windows for VLC media player bug that causes 33-second delay when playing MP3 files — creators allege Microsoft Defender blocking plugin cache is to blame (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: vlc media player, microsoft defender, windows 11

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A Windows Defender bug is making VLC take 30 seconds to open an MP3 file (techspot.com)

2026-08-15 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: windows defender, vlc media player, videolan

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R-rated director's cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter's original horror vision (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: x-files, chris carter, hulu

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The X-Files creator Chris Carter wanted to make a more horrific movie (theverge.com)

2026-08-14 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | tags: the x-files, chris carter, 20th century fox

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Chris Carter on How the Real World Has Caught Up With ‘The X-Files’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: the x-files, chris carter, vrach frankenshteyn

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Google Sheets makes it less of a headache to import Excel files (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: google sheets, excel files, pivot tables

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Chris Carter Is ‘Anxiously Awaiting’ Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: ryan coogler, x-files, chris carter

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Google is testing a new homepage that buries the search button for AI (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: google, gemini, ai mode

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Here's how to format a USB drive on Windows (engadget.com)

2026-08-09 | by Max Miller | tags: drive, files, format

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Dropbox is a PC builder’s best friend (theverge.com)

2026-08-09 | by Tc Sottek | tags: cloud, drive, dropbox

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LocalSend is like AirDrop that actually works everywhere (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: connected, devices, files

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‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn’ Has a Perfectly Creepy Trailer (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: x-files, chris carter, disney+

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Lego’s August Releases Are Plentiful and Phenomenal (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: lego, star wars, marvel

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Files by Google could finally become a better document scanner (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: files by google, google drive, document scanner

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Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with its new backwards-compatible releases on PC — modders quickly got 360 games running with minor tweaks (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-25 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: xbox 360, microsoft, xbox series x|s