GoKawiil - Tech News

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Ode to Metadata (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-10 | by I Write | get Leuchtturm1917 A5 dotted notebook → | tags: metadata, iso 8601, timestamps

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FreeBSD 14.5-Release (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get SanDisk Ultra Flair 64GB USB 3.0 flash drive → | tags: freebsd, freebsd 14.5, amd64

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Firefox 157 will include JPEG XL by default on all platforms (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-25 | get Programming Rust 2nd Edition O'Reilly → | tags: firefox, jpeg xl, mozilla

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Fake GTA VI ISO circulates on the internet a few days after leak, internet sleuths claim 113GB download is padded malware — testers claim file is 99.99% empty zeroes with 50KB virus embedded (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Jowi Morales | get Malwarebytes Premium antivirus 1 year → | tags: gta vi, rockstar games, torrent sites

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Is There a Way to Promote Open Document Formats Instead of 'MS Office' Format? (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: ms office, ooxml, ecma

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Your Windows download keeps getting bigger, and AI is to blame - here's why it matters (zdnet.com)

2026-07-30 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows, microsoft, copilot

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Programming language file extensions that match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: rust, iso 3166-1, country codes

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Programming language file extensions that match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: rust, iso 3166-1, country codes

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AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year - can these international standards help? (zdnet.com)

2026-07-23 | by Joe Mckendrick | tags: ai-generated images, iso standards, jpeg trust

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XGIMI’s latest Google TV projector already has a brighter Pro sibling (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-02 | get XGIMI Horizon Pro Projector → | tags: xgimi, mira pro, google tv

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WinPE as a stateless harness for Windows driver testing and fuzzing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | get Windows Driver Testing Kit → | tags: winpe, kmdf, kernel driver

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Alan Kay on the meaning of "object-oriented programming" (2003) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-27 | get Object-Oriented Programming Book → | tags: alan kay, object-oriented programming, simula

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I can haz smoller NixOS ISOs? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | get NixOS Minimal ISO → | tags: nixos, nixos-rebuild, nixpkgs

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YAML? That's Norway Problem (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-21 | get YAML for Developers → | tags: yaml, pyyaml, norway

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C++26 Shipped a SIMD Library Nobody Asked For (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | by Henrique Bucher | get Intel oneAPI Data Parallel C → | tags: c++, vc library, matthias kretz

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Miss Windows XP or 7? Then I have a free, open-source alternative for you (zdnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by Jack Wallen | get Windows XP/7 Virtual Machine → | tags: reactos, windows, open-source

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The FCC is about to ban 21% of its test labs today. I mapped them all (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get Test Lab Mapping Guide → | tags: fcc, test labs, rf energy

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Why both trees and technology are important in the race to mitigate carbon emissions (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-28 | by Walker | get Smart Plant Sensor → | tags: iso 14060, science based targets initiative, carbon credits

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Software Preservation Group: C++ History Collection (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-12 | get C Programming History Book → | tags: c++, bell labs, cpp history

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C++26 is done: ISO C++ standards meeting Trip Report (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | by Herb Sutter | get C Programming Language Book → | tags: c++26, iso standards, shaven yaks

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C++26 is done ISO C++ standards meeting, Trip Report (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | by Herb Sutter | get C Programming Book → | tags: c++26, iso c++, shaver yaks

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ASCII and Unicode quotation marks (2007) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-16 | get Unicode Quotation Mark Set → | tags: unicode, quotation marks, iso 10646

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New ISO standard enables battery-free RFID sensors to stream continuous data (techspot.com)

2026-02-18 | get RFID sensors → | tags: additional, additional power, approved

24.

Passwords to passkeys: Staying ISO 27001 compliant in a passwordless era (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-16 | get Passkeys → | tags: authentication, device, implementation

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Sony A7 V review: Awesome speed and photo quality (engadget.com)

2026-01-30 | get Camera → | tags: advertisement, camera, iso iso

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You can now download Windows 7 and Vista ISO images with all the updates (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-22 | get Windows 7 ISO → | tags: download, download windows, images

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Elon Musk wants to build a dirty 2nm chipmaking fab that you can smoke and eat cheeseburgers in — bets that Tesla will turn the concept of cleanrooms upside down (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-07 | by Anton Shilov | get Semiconductor → | tags: class, iso class, musk

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Elon Musk wants to build a dirty fab that you can smoke and eat cheeseburgers in — bets that Tesla will turn the concept of cleanrooms upside down (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-07 | by Anton Shilov | get Smart Factory → | tags: class, iso class, musk

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Reverse Engineering a 1979 Camera's Spec (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Manuel Esparza | get digital camera → | tags: camera, film, iso

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Xgimi’s incredibly bright 4K projector targets daytime gamers (theverge.com)

2025-10-31 | by Thomas Ricker | get computer monitor → | tags: 20, horizon, iso