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The new OpenAI GPT 5.2 Model

https://devnavigator.com/2025/12/12/introducing-the-new-openai-gpt-5-2-model/
1•devnavigator•32s ago•0 comments

اdifference gbps overview find answers

1•shahrtjany•33s ago•0 comments

Measuring Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Dev Productivity

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09089
1•vismit2000•2m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Lazy Demos

http://demoscope.app/lazy
1•admtal•3m ago•0 comments

AI-Driven Facial Recognition Leads to Innocent Man's Arrest (Bodycam Footage) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9M4F_U1eEw
1•niczem•3m ago•1 comments

Annual Production of 1/72 (22mm) scale plastic soldiers, 1958-2025

https://plasticsoldierreview.com/ShowFeature.aspx?id=27
1•YeGoblynQueenne•4m ago•0 comments

Error-Handling and Locality

https://www.natemeyvis.com/error-handling-and-locality/
1•Theaetetus•6m ago•0 comments

Petition for David Sacks to Self-Deport

https://form.jotform.com/253464131055147
1•resters•6m ago•0 comments

Get found where people search today

https://kleonotus.com/
1•makenotesfast•8m ago•1 comments

Show HN: An early-warning system for SaaS churn (not another dashboard)

https://firstdistro.com
1•Jide_Lambo•9m ago•1 comments

Tell HN: Musk has never *tweeted* a guess for real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto

1•tokenmemory•10m ago•1 comments

A Practical Approach to Verifying Code at Scale

https://alignment.openai.com/scaling-code-verification/
1•gmays•11m ago•0 comments

Show HN: macOS tool to restore window layouts

https://github.com/zembutsu/tsubame
1•zembutsu•14m ago•0 comments

30 Years of <Br> Tags

https://www.artmann.co/articles/30-years-of-br-tags
1•FragrantRiver•21m ago•0 comments

Kyoto

https://github.com/stevepeak/kyoto
2•handfuloflight•21m ago•0 comments

Decision Support System for Wind Farm Maintenance Using Robotic Agents

https://www.mdpi.com/2571-5577/8/6/190
1•PaulHoule•22m ago•0 comments

Show HN: X-AnyLabeling – An open-source multimodal annotation ecosystem for CV

https://github.com/CVHub520/X-AnyLabeling
1•CVHub520•25m ago•0 comments

Penpot Docker Extension

https://www.ajeetraina.com/introducing-the-penpot-docker-extension-one-click-deployment-for-self-...
1•rainasajeet•25m ago•0 comments

Company Thinks It Can Power AI Data Centers with Supersonic Jet Engines

https://www.extremetech.com/science/this-company-thinks-it-can-power-ai-data-centers-with-superso...
1•vanburen•28m ago•0 comments

If AIs can feel pain, what is our responsibility towards them?

https://aeon.co/essays/if-ais-can-feel-pain-what-is-our-responsibility-towards-them
3•rwmj•32m ago•5 comments

Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI over App Store Drama

https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-xai-lawsuit-apple-openai
1•paulatreides•35m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Build it yourself SWE blogs?

1•bawis•36m ago•1 comments

Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer source code

https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11
3•Fiveplus•41m ago•0 comments

How Did the CIA Lose Nuclear Device?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/13/world/asia/cia-nuclear-device-himalayas-nanda-devi...
1•Wonnk13•42m ago•0 comments

Is vibe coding the new gateway to technical debt?

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4098925/is-vibe-coding-the-new-gateway-to-technical-debt.html
2•birdculture•46m ago•1 comments

Why Rust for Embedded Systems? (and Why I'm Teaching Robotics with It)

https://blog.ravven.dev/blog/why-rust-for-embedded-systems/
2•aeyonblack•47m ago•0 comments

EU: Protecting children without the privacy nightmare of Digital IDs

https://democrats.eu/en/protecting-minors-online-without-violating-privacy-is-possible/
3•valkrieco•47m ago•0 comments

Using E2E Tests as Documentation

https://www.vaslabs.io/post/using-e2e-tests-as-documentation
1•lihaoyi•48m ago•0 comments

Apple Welcome Screen: iWeb

https://www.apple.com/welcomescreen/ilife/iweb-3/
1•hackerbeat•49m ago•1 comments

Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm (APCA) in a Nutshell

https://git.apcacontrast.com/documentation/APCA_in_a_Nutshell.html
1•Kerrick•50m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Ask HN: Why would Apple cannibalize its macOS/Mac ecosystem?

2•gazarullz•6mo ago
The improvements bought to the iPad OS announced during the WWDC bring the iPad OS even closer to the Mac OS capabilities set. As a long time Mac OS user I have a hard time why shouldn’t I switch to an iPad with my next device upgrade instead of a Mac. Not sure what Apple is aiming for here given that an iPad is definitely. cheaper than a Mac (eg. an 18GB air).

Any ideas on why would the push the tablets to provide similar capabilities as the macbooks?

Comments

metaltyphoon•6mo ago
iPadOS still a single user OS as of today. I honestly think the moment it can run apps it the same unrestricted manner macOS can then the battery life would take a huge hit.
solardev•6mo ago
It's not like the MacBooks have poor battery life? I'd be perfectly happy with an iPad that could run my IDE and execute code, even if it meant a few hours less battery.
metaltyphoon•6mo ago
You are right, however when traveling carrying a MacBook vs an iPad does make a difference, even when it’s MacBook Air.
solardev•6mo ago
Yeah, that's fine, I'd be happy to live with a lighter, smaller iPad that can run regular macOS apps (or at least iPadOS ports of them).
PaulHoule•6mo ago
Microsoft was more progressive on this in the Windows 8 era but its customers didn't care. Back then I was going to Hackathons with a $30 Fire tablet and a $5 plastic clip and a $15 mouse and $20 keyboard, I'd remote desktop into a server so in terms of power I had a three-axle dump truck and they had Honda Civics but in terms of looks my tablet was the Civic and Macbooks and gaming laptops looked like the dump truck.

I think the main impact of the "two-in-one" was that the stewardesses on planes had to change their announcements to clarify if you had to stow your Surface tablet on landing. I couldn't get why everybody thought that they had to get a $250 case and keyboard combo for their tablet instead of just using Bluetooth which would let you choose many different keyboards and mice at different price points.

I got sick and tired of "silly boomer, don't you know a phone and a computer are totally different things" because video game emulation proved long ago that Turing complete is Turing complete.