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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge (1939) [pdf]

https://www.ias.edu/sites/default/files/library/UsefulnessHarpers.pdf
2•bookofjoe•1h ago

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marysminefnuf•1h ago
Reading comprehension is half background knowledge and half reading strats. Imo thats why seemingly useless knowledge is good for education. For science progress tho like the author says is a unique stray i never thought about.

Show HN: I built a screen recorder with automatic zoom effects

https://rookieclip.com/
1•this-is-shreya•1m ago•0 comments

Microsoft adding Xbox mode to Windows 11

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/12/xbox_mode_windows_11/
1•Brajeshwar•3m ago•0 comments

Show HN: MeepaChat – Slack for AI Agents (iOS, macOS, Web / Cloud, Self-Hosted)

https://github.com/bogpad/meepachat
1•beasubs•6m ago•1 comments

Addressing GitHub's recent availability issues

https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/addressing-githubs-recent-availability-issues-2/
1•mvcosta91•6m ago•0 comments

Show HN: VmExit – an experiment in AI-native computing

https://vmexit.dev
1•bgleb•7m ago•0 comments

Generic Tech Company Art Style Woman Devouring Her Son (2021)

https://jemima.design.blog/2021/02/08/generic-tech-company-art-style-woman-devouring-her-son/
1•darkwater•9m ago•0 comments

Hurdles of Migrating from Discord to self hosted Matrix

https://www.310networks.com/posts/moving-from-discord-to-selfhosted-matrix/
1•kookster310•10m ago•0 comments

Wegovy may have highest 'eye stroke' and sight loss risk of GLP-1 agonists

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1•giuliomagnifico•11m ago•0 comments

SlackClaw: OpenClaw Slack Intergration in One Click

https://www.slackclaw.ai
1•saroyas•15m ago•3 comments

Claude 4.6 Opus can recite Linux's list.h

2•itzmetanjim•16m ago•0 comments

Infinitely Recursive Game of Life

https://oimo.io/works/life/
1•marvinborner•17m ago•0 comments

What If Iceland Freezes Over?

https://newsletter-cdn.europeancorrespondent.com/go/vmztjo18oddwailb7esghf598bqlk8mwxv5wgo4gc17v/...
2•donohoe•18m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built Chronoscope, because Google Maps won't let you visit 3400 BCE

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2•tinkeringtechie•19m ago•2 comments

How to instantly be better at things

https://usefulfictions.substack.com/p/how-to-instantly-be-better-at-anything
2•kiyanwang•21m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Should training bottleneck detection be a product or just a feature?

1•traceopt-ai•22m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Are you not using Claude and successful developer?

1•roschdal•22m ago•1 comments

Platform 37: New London Google Office for AI

https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/around-the-globe/google-europe/united-kingdom/plat...
2•kerim-ca•22m ago•0 comments

Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/magazine/ai-coding-programming-jobs-claude-chatgpt.html
3•angst•23m ago•0 comments

PC price hikes and a test for Taiwan

https://www.ft.com/content/3cf40ec8-4ded-4089-b38b-4d62345c020c
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Show HN: Talk to a coding agent directly inside Zsh

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UK banking apps showing customers other users' transactions

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8•druml•25m ago•3 comments

Smart Traders Are Building Before the Next Market Cycle

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1•aamoudaamoud•26m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Qwodel – An open-source unified pipeline for LLM quantization

1•kinderasteroid•27m ago•0 comments

Postgres – Validating the shape of your JSON data

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1•porsager•28m ago•0 comments

Cursor in Talks to raise $5B at a $50B Valuation

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1•colesantiago•29m ago•1 comments

Avoiding a Culture of Emergencies

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2•kiyanwang•31m ago•0 comments

Home Assistant waters my plants

https://finnian.io/blog/home-assistant-waters-my-plants/
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Big Tech backs Anthropic in fight against Trump administration

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7k7zdd0zo
2•maxloh•34m ago•0 comments

LazyFire – a lazygit-style terminal UI for Firebase Firestore

2•egosurffing•35m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Tasquery – No-login bridge from messy notes to Jira tickets

https://www.tasquery.com/
1•jirigalis•35m ago•1 comments