GoKawiil - Tech News

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We just raised $400M in Series C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: lovable, series c, menlo ventures

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Turning a dumb AC unit smart (without losing my security deposit) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: esp32, home assistant, stepper motor

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Turning a Dumb AC Unit Smart (Without Losing My Security Deposit) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: esp32, home assistant, stepper motor

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Using the Epson Perfection V39 II Scanner on Ubuntu (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | by João Palmeiro | get Epson Perfection V39 II Scanner → | tags: epson, perfection v39 ii, ubuntu

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Acer’s PM131QT portable monitor is a 12.3-inch touchscreen with magnetic mounting, a built-in kickstand, and 5-point touch – 1920 x 720 IPS screen has pogo pins for a keyboard, and is designed for secondary and “in-vehicle” use (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Matt Safford | get Acer PM131QT Portable Monitor → | tags: acer, portable monitor, pm131qt

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I missed Network integrated tools on Windows so I built a Linux equivalent (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | get Linux Network Tools Kit → | tags: networkmanager, borntoberoot, nmlinux

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Quantum stocks soar as U.S. reportedly plans $2 billion ‘award’ and taking equity stakes (cnbc.com)

2026-05-21 | by Chloe Taylor | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: ibm, quantum computing, d-wave

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A Data Center Drained 30 Million Gallons of Water Unnoticed (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Water-Efficient Data Center Cooling → | tags: qts, quality technology services, data center

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Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Water-Efficient Data Center Cooling → | tags: qts, data center, water usage

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Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Water-Efficient Data Center Cooling → | tags: qts, data center, water usage

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A data center used 29 million gallons of water without a bill, while residents complained about low water pressure (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Water Conservation Smart Meter → | tags: qts, data center, water usage

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AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine builders of massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water use (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Luke James | get Water Usage Monitoring System → | tags: qts, project excalibur, data center

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Imaging the flat bands of magic-angle graphene reshaped by interactions (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | by Xiao | get Graphene Magic Angle Puzzle → | tags: graphene, van der waals, tbg

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Virginia voter support for new data centers collapses from 69% in 2023 to 35% in new poll — Multi-gigawatt, 37-building Digital Gateway project abandoned (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Luke James | get Smart Home Data Center → | tags: digital gateway, prince william, qts

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Show HN: TinyOS – A minimalist RTOS for Cortex-M written in C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get TinyOS Development Kit → | tags: tinyos, cortex-m, mbedtls

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Another Linux distro has dropped KDE Plasma, and I'm not surprised to see why (zdnet.com)

2026-03-11 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux distro → | tags: kde plasma, kaos linux, niri desktop

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EQT eyes potential $6B sale of Linux pioneer SUSE, sources say (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-10 | get SUSE → | tags: suse linux, eqt, rust

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Textadept (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-01 | get Textadept → | tags: c++, lua, windows 10

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My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Brainwave Monitor → | tags: claude, command, just

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Lubuntu vs. Xubuntu: Which Ubuntu flavor is right for you - my expert advice (zdnet.com)

2025-12-23 | by Jack Wallen | get Lubuntu → | tags: desktop, distribution, linux

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Twitch star QTCinderella says she wishes she never started streaming (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2025-12-05 | get Streaming device → | tags: blaire, online, qtcinderella

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The Qtile Window Manager: A Python-Powered Tiling Experience (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-21 | get Tile → | tags: config, configuration, python

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Qt Creator 18 Released (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get gaming keyboard → | tags: added, creator, project

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Qt Group Buys IAR Systems Group (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: company, iar, offer

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This New Ninja 65QT Cooler with Wheels Is a Prime Day Hit, Now at a Record Low Price Before Summer (gizmodo.com)

2025-10-31 | by Gizmodo Deals | get Emotional Intelligence book → | tags: 65qt, amazon, cooler

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My Lights Run on Bash (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Tomasz Kramkowski | get Meta Quest → | tags: light, room, state

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My Lights Run on Bash – Tomasz Kramkowski (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Tomasz Kramkowski | get Meta Quest → | tags: light, room, state