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Kaleidescape’s movie player blows streaming, and your wallet, away (theverge.com)

2026-06-19 | by John Higgins | get Kaleidescape Movie Player → | tags: kaleidescape, 4k blu-ray, streaming quality

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Amazon’s Smart Thermostat is on sale for just $58 (theverge.com)

2026-06-15 | by Sheena Vasani | get Amazon Smart Thermostat → | tags: amazon, smart thermostat, alexa

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Why talented women keep getting passed over for promotions—and 3 strategies to help (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-15 | get Women in Tech Leadership Book → | tags: women, promotions, workplace bias

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How to see if Netflix is downgrading your picture quality (engadget.com)

2026-06-12 | by Max Miller | get Netflix HD Streaming Device → | tags: best, netflix, quality

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FrontierCode (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | tags: code, correctness, frontiercode

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Hand-drawn interactive searching game Hidden Folks 2 is coming next year (engadget.com)

2026-06-06 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | get Hidden Folks Puzzle Book → | tags: folks, game, hidden

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Gemma 4 QAT models: Optimizing compression for mobile and laptop efficiency (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-05 | by Olivier Lacombe | get TensorFlow Lite Model Optimization Kit → | tags: format, memory, model

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Quick-commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in 9 months (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-04 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Quick-commerce Delivery Robot → | tags: firstclub, grocery, million

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No Raise, No Promotion: 1 in 4 White-Collar Workers Are Stalling Out (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-01 | get Career Development Planner → | tags: white-collar workers, salary stagnation, career advancement

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Dusklight – GC Twilight Princess Decompiled (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | get GameCube Controller Adapter → | tags: dusklight, twilight princess, game decompilation

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Texas woman arrested for Facebook post about town water quality (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | by Cindy Harper | get Water Testing Kit → | tags: facebook, trinidad texas, water quality

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Meta data center allegedly muddies Georgia town's drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congresswoman brings dirty jars of water to hearing (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-22 | by Jowi Morales | get Water Testing Kit → | tags: meta data center, georgia, environmental protection agency

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This mechanical bird drops dead when your home’s air quality worsens (theverge.com)

2026-05-21 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Smart Air Quality Monitor → | tags: birdie, kickstarter, google apis

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Jeff Bezos says the real economic problem isn’t the rich—it’s the tax system (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-20 | get Tax Filing Software → | tags: jeff bezos, amazon, income taxes

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Jeff Bezos promises you that doubling his taxes won’t make your life better (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-20 | get Amazon Fire TV Stick → | tags: jeff bezos, amazon, tax policy

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Time to redefine healthcare “quality” (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-19 | get Healthcare Quality Improvement Kit → | tags: ai assistants, health insurance, healthcare quality

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Microsoft plans to improve Windows 11 driver quality in 2026 (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-19 | get Windows 11 Driver Toolkit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, winhec

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Microsoft ditches Teams feature that put attendees into the same virtual room (engadget.com)

2026-05-18 | by Steve Dent | get Microsoft Teams Virtual Breakout Rooms → | tags: microsoft, teams, together mode

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Wood Burning Is Reintroducing Lead Pollution Into the Air, Scientists Find (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | get Wood Stove Air Purifier → | tags: wood burning, lead pollution, university of massachusetts

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Research on mildew contamination affecting the sound quality of analog tapes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Jia | get Audio Tape Cleaning Kit → | tags: analog tapes, mildew contamination, sound quality

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You’ve heard about the glass ceiling, but what about the sticky floor? For some working women, it’s an even worse problem (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-14 | get Women in Tech Desk Organizer → | tags: glass ceiling, gender equality, women in tech

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We Hear You Loud and Clear. CNET Readers Choose People's Picks Headphone Winners (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones → | tags: apple, bose, cnet

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Best Air Purifiers (2026): Coway, AirDoctor, IQAir, and More (wired.com)

2026-05-13 | by Lisa Wood Shapiro | get IQAir HealthPro Plus → | tags: air purifier, air quality, filter

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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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What we lost the last time code got cheap (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | by Mark Downie | get Raspberry Pi 4 Kit → | tags: heartland information services, offshore transcription, medical transcription

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Why AI breaks without context — and how to fix it (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-07 | get AI Contextual Understanding Guide → | tags: data quality, enterprise systems, customer signals

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Life During Class Wartime (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | by Tim Bray | tags: wikipedia, oxfam, hereditary aristocracy

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The bonus gap is where pay inequality hides (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-06 | get Pay Equity Analyzer Tool → | tags: pay transparency, bonus gap, salary bands

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Shrinkflation Is Quietly Making All Gadgets Worse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Smartphone Battery Replacement Kit → | tags: shrinkflation, gadgets, product quality

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What makes a good smartphone camera? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get Smartphone Camera Lens Kit → | tags: smartphone cameras, apple iphone, camera hardware