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Adding Go's Defer to the TypeScript Compiler (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: typescript, tsc, defer

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Massively Parallel Postgres Backups (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: postgres, planetscale, wal replay

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Petsense is closing stores: List of doomed locations grows as pet supplies retailer faces shifting habits (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: petsense, tractor supply, tsco

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German AI consortium releases Soofi S, an open 30B model that tops benchmarks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-16 | by Jonathan Kemper | tags: soofi s, deepmind, nvidia

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The End of Creativity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-15 | by Hugo Daniel | tags: cutscenes, decided, group

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The Art of Computer Programming by Donald E. Knuth (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: changes, compressed postscript, fascicle

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CitrixBleed-ing Again? NetScaler Vulnerability Under Attack (darkreading.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: attackers, attackers wasted, citrix

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OAuth for all (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | get OAuth 2.0 Authorization Kit → | tags: cloudflare, oauth, wrangler

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Cloudflare launched self-managed OAuth for all (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | get OAuth 2.0 Authorization Kit → | tags: cloudflare, oauth, wrangler

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Failing Robot Cop Company Knightscope Now Publishing Bizarre AI Slop Fan Fiction About Its Robots Solving Absurd Crimes (futurism.com)

2026-06-24 | by Joe Wilkins | get Knightscope K5 Security Robot → | tags: knightscope, k5 robot, sandy hook

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Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get Thales Signaling System Kit → | tags: deutsche bahn, gsm-r, berlin commuter network

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German Rail Service Suspended Due to Radio Interference (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get RFID Train Signal Jammer → | tags: deutsche bahn, gsmr, sbb

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Ohio Police Fire Robocop for Helping Make Zero Arrests and Failing to Issue a Single Ticket (futurism.com)

2026-06-17 | by Frank Landymore | get Robocop Action Figure → | tags: knightscope, dubbot, k5 robot

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The only scalable delete in Postgres is DROP TABLE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | get PostgreSQL Drop Table Guide → | tags: postgres, planetscale, drop table

15.

SimCity 3k in 4k (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-27 | get SimCity 4K Ultra HD → | tags: simcity 3000, sc2k engine, jazzy ost

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TSDuck: Open-source toolkit for MPEG-TS analysis and manipulation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-27 | get TSDuck Software Toolkit → | tags: tsduck, mpeg-ts, atsc

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Jamf names former CTO Beth Tschida as CEO to lead its new AI push (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-20 | by Bradley C | get Jamf AI Leadership Book → | tags: jamf, beth tschida, apple enterprise management

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Mocked by a scandal sheet, Kierkegaard endured months of personal attacks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Gary Furnell | get Kierkegaard Biography Book → | tags: søren kierkegaard, university of copenhagen, danish literary history

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Enthusiast crams reversed-engineered PS2 into a handheld, designs custom motherboard — bespoke "PlayStation 2 Portable" pairs modern features with original silicon (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Hassam Nasir | get PlayStation 2 Portable Kit → | tags: playstation 2, ps2 portable, tschicki

20.

The lasting influence of Netscape Time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Netscape Navigator Browser → | tags: netscape, jim clark, open source

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Classic 7 is a Windows 10 LTSC mod to look 1:1 to Windows 7 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Classic Shell Software → | tags: windows 10, ltsc 2021, classic 7

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AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from the Linux kernel — 4.3-million-transistor chip gets the axe because it lacks Time Stamp Counter (TSC) support, making it a coding burden (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | tags: amd, linux kernel, tsc

23.

The Upper Middle Class Trap (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | by Nick Maggiulli | get Smart Budget Planner Notebook → | tags: private schools, american express, housing prices

24.

ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx, and Eva Longoria as new investors (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ivan Mehta | get AI Voice Cloning Software → | tags: elevenlabs, blackrock, nvidia

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ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and Eva Longoria as new investors (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ivan Mehta | get AI Voice Cloning Software → | tags: elevenlabs, blackrock, nvidia

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ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and Longoria as new investors (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Ivan Mehta | get AI Voice Cloning Software → | tags: elevenlabs, blackrock, nvidia

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A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | by Igor Campos | tags: rightscon, zambia, access now

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The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled (wired.com)

2026-05-01 | by Vittoria Elliott | get Digital Rights Conference Book → | tags: rightscon, chinese government, digital rights

29.

Running Adobe's 1991 PostScript Interpreter in the Browser (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | by Michael Steil | get PostScript Viewer for Browser → | tags: postscript, adobe, laserjet

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Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | by Apr | get Digital Rights Conference Badge → | tags: rightscon, access now, lusaka