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Large tech companies don't need heroes

https://www.seangoedecke.com/heroism/
1•medbar•1m ago•0 comments

Backing up all the little things with a Pi5

https://alexlance.blog/nas.html
1•alance•2m ago•1 comments

Game of Trees (Got)

https://www.gameoftrees.org/
1•akagusu•2m ago•1 comments

Human Systems Research Submolt

https://www.moltbook.com/m/humansystems
1•cl42•2m ago•0 comments

The Threads Algorithm Loves Rage Bait

https://blog.popey.com/2026/02/the-threads-algorithm-loves-rage-bait/
1•MBCook•5m ago•0 comments

Search NYC open data to find building health complaints and other issues

https://www.nycbuildingcheck.com/
1•aej11•9m ago•0 comments

Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/magazine/michael-pollan-interview.html
2•lxm•10m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Grovia – Long-Range Greenhouse Monitoring System

https://github.com/benb0jangles/Remote-greenhouse-monitor
1•benbojangles•14m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: The Coming Class War

1•fud101•14m ago•1 comments

Mind the GAAP Again

https://blog.dshr.org/2026/02/mind-gaap-again.html
1•gmays•16m ago•0 comments

The Yardbirds, Dazed and Confused (1968)

https://archive.org/details/the-yardbirds_dazed-and-confused_9-march-1968
1•petethomas•17m ago•0 comments

Agent News Chat – AI agents talk to each other about the news

https://www.agentnewschat.com/
2•kiddz•17m ago•0 comments

Do you have a mathematically attractive face?

https://www.doimog.com
3•a_n•22m ago•1 comments

Code only says what it does

https://brooker.co.za/blog/2020/06/23/code.html
2•logicprog•27m ago•0 comments

The success of 'natural language programming'

https://brooker.co.za/blog/2025/12/16/natural-language.html
1•logicprog•27m ago•0 comments

The Scriptovision Super Micro Script video titler is almost a home computer

http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-scriptovision-super-micro-script.html
3•todsacerdoti•28m ago•0 comments

Discovering the "original" iPhone from 1995 [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cip9w-UxIc
1•fortran77•29m ago•0 comments

Psychometric Comparability of LLM-Based Digital Twins

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.14264
1•PaulHoule•30m ago•0 comments

SidePop – track revenue, costs, and overall business health in one place

https://www.sidepop.io
1•ecaglar•33m ago•1 comments

The Other Markov's Inequality

https://www.ethanepperly.com/index.php/2026/01/16/the-other-markovs-inequality/
2•tzury•35m ago•0 comments

The Cascading Effects of Repackaged APIs [pdf]

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6055034
1•Tejas_dmg•37m ago•0 comments

Lightweight and extensible compatibility layer between dataframe libraries

https://narwhals-dev.github.io/narwhals/
1•kermatt•39m ago•0 comments

Haskell for all: Beyond agentic coding

https://haskellforall.com/2026/02/beyond-agentic-coding
3•RebelPotato•43m ago•0 comments

Dorsey's Block cutting up to 10% of staff

https://www.reuters.com/business/dorseys-block-cutting-up-10-staff-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-02...
2•dev_tty01•46m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Freenet Lives – Real-Time Decentralized Apps at Scale [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SxNBz1VTE0
1•sanity•47m ago•1 comments

In the AI age, 'slow and steady' doesn't win

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/30/2026/in-the-ai-age-slow-and-steady-is-on-the-outs
1•mooreds•54m ago•1 comments

Administration won't let student deported to Honduras return

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-wont-let-student-deported-honduras-return-2...
1•petethomas•55m ago•0 comments

How were the NIST ECDSA curve parameters generated? (2023)

https://saweis.net/posts/nist-curve-seed-origins.html
2•mooreds•55m ago•0 comments

AI, networks and Mechanical Turks (2025)

https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2025/11/23/ai-networks-and-mechanical-turks
1•mooreds•55m ago•0 comments

Goto Considered Awesome [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UKVEUGEk6Y
1•linkdd•58m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

EU gets what it asked for, there is no charger in the MacBook Pro box

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/15/eu-gets-what-it-asked-for-there-is-no-charger-in-the-macbook-pro-box
5•josephcsible•3mo ago

Comments

Kirby64•3mo ago
This seems like a strange decision for MacBooks/laptops in general.

Although USB-C chargers are extremely ubiquitous, the ones capable of charging laptops in a reasonable period of time are not nearly as common. It’s pretty hard to find a charger that is so bad it can’t charge a phone in a few hours (and, most phones are charged overnight anyways). But usage patterns for laptop charging are, in my experience, more opportunistic, so you tend to plug in temporarily and want to get a good charge within the hour (or less) while also using the device.

jerlam•3mo ago
Most people who are buying laptops, especially at Apple's price point, are replacing an existing laptop. If they bought it within the last decade, they likely already have a USB-C charger capable of charging the new laptop.

The people in most need of new chargers are those buying their "first" of a product category. A first phone, a first laptop, a first gaming laptop. Which is also why Apple bundles chargers with their entry-level devices like the Macbook Air and the base iPad, but not their higher-end ones.

NekkoDroid•3mo ago
> Most people who are buying laptops, especially at Apple's price point, are replacing an existing laptop. If they bought it within the last decade, they likely already have a USB-C charger capable of charging the new laptop.

All my 3 laptops I've had since USB-C has become decently common didn't come with a USB-C charger themselves. Only the newest can actually charge via USB-C but even with my own 100W charger it is decently slow compared to the charger it came with. But then again it might have something to do with the fact I keep buying gaming laptops :)

hennell•3mo ago
I'm probably not typical, but I have 6 chargers around that would charge that already. Some smaller, some with travel adapters for EU/US/UK usage. Most with multiple slots so you can do a laptop and phone at least.

And while they might not be common exactly, they are pretty available - and I can only assume more so when shops realise that Apple buyers will need a charger and they can easily find cheaper chargers with more features than the official one.

skylurk•3mo ago
If you need one, consider checking your local secondhand electronics store first before buying a new one.
xinayder•3mo ago
The article is very biased against EU. It's not the EU's fault, and it shows that it's all according to Apple's plans because, if Apple really cared and thought this decision to not bundle chargers was stupid (something they themselves started doing with iPhones before the law requiring everything to be compatible with USB-C), they would offer the chargers for free.

But that's not the case. It's just another way they can milk their consumers out of their money. Of course they will use the EU law as an excuse, and naive is the person who believes Apple is speaking the truth. The reality is, they want to profit from it.

wdb•3mo ago
I am not sure why other laptop manufacturers still sell laptops (like Dell) that come with chargers?

Guess Apple idea is that you would return old and buy a new laptop each time the battery is empty

pjmlp•3mo ago
Not biased article, not at all, as if Apple would sell those laptops cheaper with a bundled charger.