Ellen Ullman's "Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/16/beautiful-code/#hackers-disease

1•NotInOurNames•1m ago•0 comments

I built a real AI-first OS solo – with a functional, learning "brain system"

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Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names

https://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm

1•fanf2•1m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: What's the Point of llms.txt?

1•nonvibecoding•2m ago•0 comments

Astronomers observe birth of a solar system for first time

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2025/0716/1523852-birth-solar-system/

1•austinallegro•2m ago•0 comments

Mozilla ships WebGPU in Firefox 141, unlocking a new generation of web graphics

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/16/mozilla-ships-webgpu-in-firefox-141-unlocking-a-new-generation-of-web-graphics-xcxwbn/

11•astlouis44•3m ago•0 comments

From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/08/more-sports/japan-sibling-sports-development/

1•PaulHoule•4m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Cases where MCP is useful, has anyone used it in production?

1•fazkan•5m ago•0 comments

NASA Software Catalog Puts Agency Solutions at Innovators' Fingertips

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-software-catalog-puts-agency-solutions-at-innovators-fingertips/

1•DocFeind•6m ago•0 comments

A retro gaming YouTuber faces possible jail time for reviewing gaming handhelds

https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995/

3•GaggiX•7m ago•0 comments

Why Markets Can't Defend a Nation

https://mateopetel.substack.com/p/the-public-good-paradox

1•MADEinPARIS•7m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A memory for Claude & ChatGPT with custom data types, sharing, and GUI

https://dry.ai/showhn-memory-for-claude-chatgpt

1•nickcassimatis•7m ago•0 comments

Customizing Memory in LangGraph Agents for Better Conversations

https://focused.io/lab/customizing-memory-in-langgraph-agents-for-better-conversations

1•austinbv•7m ago•0 comments

Google Launches Agentic Calls

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/google-rolls-out-ai-powered-business-calling-feature-brings-gemini-2-5-pro-to-ai-mode/

2•andrewstetsenko•8m ago•0 comments

What if we used sites for everything?

https://soffia.faces.site/tym4nujbxlsn

2•ignaciosoffia•8m ago•0 comments

Zillow Adds Gaussian Splatting Support with SkyTour Unveiling

https://radiancefields.com/zillow-adds-gaussian-splatting-support-with-skytour-unveiling

1•corysama•9m ago•1 comments

Embedding-Based Retrieval for Airbnb Search

https://medium.com/airbnb-engineering/embedding-based-retrieval-for-airbnb-search-aabebfc85839

1•jamesblonde•12m ago•0 comments

Ship incrementally or die trying: Lessons from failed rewrites

https://www.codingrequired.com/post/the-cost-of-not-delivering-incrementally

1•th3w3bmast3r•12m ago•1 comments

Why does it feel like computers are not getting faster

1•calamaridude•13m ago•3 comments

Crawling a billion web pages in just over 24 hours, in 2025

https://andrewkchan.dev/posts/crawler.html

1•emschwartz•13m ago•0 comments

Valve change Steam rules to let banks and CCs prohibit certain adult content

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valve-change-steams-rules-to-let-banks-and-credit-card-firms-prohibit-certain-kinds-of-adult-only-content

1•rimunroe•13m ago•0 comments

I'm Unsatisfied with Easing Functions

https://www.davepagurek.com/blog/easing-functions/

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Zeno's Takeover

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-07-16/zeno-s-takeover

2•ioblomov•14m ago•1 comments

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https://medium.com/@vijay.khanna.email/from-idea-to-app-in-7-hours-how-i-built-a-vocabulary-app-with-gemini-gemini-cli-and-gemini-code-4c210d7d4bab

1•brihas•14m ago•0 comments

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https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2025/

2•buovjaga•16m ago•0 comments

Why Naked Mole-Rats Don't Get Cancer [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDmJJbn-1-s

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I Tried Grok's Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-xai-ai-companion-ani/

1•mdhb•16m ago•0 comments

You Are The Code – A programming puzzle game where bugs EAT your code

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3333330/You_Are_The_Code/

1•ThinkWithGames•17m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: What are the 'unknown' OSes in OS statistics?

2•vogu66•17m ago•0 comments

Unconventional P-Wave Magnets

https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.01607

1•kelseyfrog•23m ago•0 comments

Ellen Ullman's "Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents"

I built a real AI-first OS solo – with a functional, learning "brain system"

Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names

Ask HN: What's the Point of llms.txt?

Astronomers observe birth of a solar system for first time

Mozilla ships WebGPU in Firefox 141, unlocking a new generation of web graphics

From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development

Ask HN: Cases where MCP is useful, has anyone used it in production?

NASA Software Catalog Puts Agency Solutions at Innovators' Fingertips

A retro gaming YouTuber faces possible jail time for reviewing gaming handhelds

Why Markets Can't Defend a Nation

Show HN: A memory for Claude & ChatGPT with custom data types, sharing, and GUI

Customizing Memory in LangGraph Agents for Better Conversations

Google Launches Agentic Calls

What if we used sites for everything?

Zillow Adds Gaussian Splatting Support with SkyTour Unveiling

Embedding-Based Retrieval for Airbnb Search

Ship incrementally or die trying: Lessons from failed rewrites

Why does it feel like computers are not getting faster

Crawling a billion web pages in just over 24 hours, in 2025

Valve change Steam rules to let banks and CCs prohibit certain adult content

I'm Unsatisfied with Easing Functions

Zeno's Takeover

How I Built an App in 7 Hours with Gemini, Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist

IRC technology news from the first half of 2025

Why Naked Mole-Rats Don't Get Cancer [video]

I Tried Grok's Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat

You Are The Code – A programming puzzle game where bugs EAT your code

Ask HN: What are the 'unknown' OSes in OS statistics?

Unconventional P-Wave Magnets

Curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop

Comments

Ellen Ullman's "Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents"

I built a real AI-first OS solo – with a functional, learning "brain system"

Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names

Ask HN: What's the Point of llms.txt?

Astronomers observe birth of a solar system for first time

Mozilla ships WebGPU in Firefox 141, unlocking a new generation of web graphics

From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development

Ask HN: Cases where MCP is useful, has anyone used it in production?

NASA Software Catalog Puts Agency Solutions at Innovators' Fingertips

A retro gaming YouTuber faces possible jail time for reviewing gaming handhelds

Why Markets Can't Defend a Nation

Show HN: A memory for Claude & ChatGPT with custom data types, sharing, and GUI

Customizing Memory in LangGraph Agents for Better Conversations

Google Launches Agentic Calls

What if we used sites for everything?

Zillow Adds Gaussian Splatting Support with SkyTour Unveiling

Embedding-Based Retrieval for Airbnb Search

Ship incrementally or die trying: Lessons from failed rewrites

Why does it feel like computers are not getting faster

Crawling a billion web pages in just over 24 hours, in 2025

Valve change Steam rules to let banks and CCs prohibit certain adult content

I'm Unsatisfied with Easing Functions

Zeno's Takeover

How I Built an App in 7 Hours with Gemini, Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist

IRC technology news from the first half of 2025

Why Naked Mole-Rats Don't Get Cancer [video]

I Tried Grok's Built-In Anime Companion and It Called Me a Twat

You Are The Code – A programming puzzle game where bugs EAT your code

Ask HN: What are the 'unknown' OSes in OS statistics?

Unconventional P-Wave Magnets