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A new direction for students in an AI world: Prosper, prepare, protect

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-new-direction-for-students-in-an-ai-world-prosper-prepare-pr...
1•gmays•3m ago•0 comments

AI can 10x developers in creating tech debt

https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/01/23/ai-can-10x-developers-in-creating-tech-debt/
1•thebeardisred•6m ago•0 comments

Why a God Can't Play a Link to the Past [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ6e2_QKnmg
1•todsacerdoti•6m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A simple algorithm for shifting solid-color image backgrounds (WASM)

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3•ufoym•14m ago•0 comments

Customer growth is slow. Who do I talk to?

1•alance•16m ago•1 comments

The End of Discovery?

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1•soundworlds•20m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Flux, A Python-like language in Rust to solve ML orchestration overhead

https://github.com/cmc-labo/flux
1•hpscript•22m ago•1 comments

Python's `json.tool` Utility

https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html
1•dvrp•29m ago•0 comments

AI agent generates rebuttals for papers

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.14171
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Claude Code TeamateTool (binary analysis)

https://gist.github.com/kieranklaassen/d2b35569be2c7f1412c64861a219d51f
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Shelley: A Coding Agent

https://github.com/boldsoftware/shelley
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Ask HN: Why is the Lua web / related ecosystem so stagnant?

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AMI Labs: Real World. Real Intelligence

https://amilabs.xyz/
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Joy and Curiosity #70

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1•kristianp•1h ago•0 comments

Ask HN: In the era of AI, which language would you choose?

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The Internet Doesn't Suck: Blame Big Tech, Not the Internet

https://riverseeber.net/blog/post/the-internet-doesnt-suck/
3•cratermoon•1h ago•0 comments

GNU Guix 1.5.0 released with new support for RISC-V 64-bit architecture

https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/.
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1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash

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U.S. workers just took home their smallest share of capital since 1947

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6•_DeadFred_•1h ago•2 comments

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The Problem of Flatness in Ancient Egypt

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The Birthday Paradox, Simulated

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Fastest Encryption. Zero-Latency Decryption. Reliable Post-Quantum Security

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Don't Write Docs Twice

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1•noanoanoa•1h ago•0 comments
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Ask HN: Why is big O often used in CS when omega or theta should be used?

2•amichail•8mo ago
Do most people not know about omega and theta or perhaps they intentionally misuse asymptotic notation?

Comments

adrianN•8mo ago
Finding lower bounds is generally more difficult.
amichail•8mo ago
People often use big O notation in all cases including for lower bounds.
adrianN•8mo ago
BigO for lower bounds is plain wrong
numpad0•8mo ago
Those aren't in the ASCII table.
compressedgas•8mo ago
I've found some people on a well known QA site to be so strict with big-O notation that I don't use it anymore and instead only refer to constant, linear, quadratic time and so on. Even when O(1), O(n), O(n^2) would be actually easier to write even if they are technically wrong.