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AI and the Delusions of Increasing Productivity

http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2026/08/ai-and-delusions-of-increasing.html

1•speckx•53m ago

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rhelz•51m ago

The general entshitification this article mentions is very real. However, if AI isn't making you 2-3x more productive than you were, you are doing it wrong.

smb06•32m ago

Agree. There are some things I can do that I couldn't do before at all (graphics design, etc.) and loads of things I can do much faster than before (coding, data analytics, deep research etc.)

WhichTok? Comparing Three TikTok Data Acquisition Tools

https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.09917

1•m-hodges•1m ago•0 comments

Between the Matrix and Her

https://kyletsai123.substack.com/p/between-the-matrix-and-her

1•Kyle0939•3m ago•0 comments

People behind Solid Queue, YC, and AnyCable speaking at the same conference?

https://sfruby.com/

1•camimirabal•4m ago•0 comments

The Ultimate Horse

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-ultimate-horse/

1•Petiver•4m ago•0 comments

On Comments

https://blog.helsing.ai/posts/on-comments/

1•MintPaw•6m ago•0 comments

Negotiating with CSS – Anselm Hannemann

https://anselm-hannemann.com/writings/negotiating-with-css

1•ulrischa•6m ago•0 comments

Don't Look Up

https://www.wheresyoured.at/dont-look-up/

3•thelastgallon•7m ago•0 comments

Pre-Computer Machine Cryptanalysis [pdf]

https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/tech-journals/famou...

1•Bluestein•7m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Tradecraft.academy – the trading coach I couldn't find, so I built one

https://tradecraft.academy

1•2au_observer•8m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Digital business cards with your own domain

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1•not_wowinter14•8m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Beaver Backlog, an issue tracker that lives in your repo

https://github.com/builtbystef/beaver-backlog

1•builtbystef•9m ago•0 comments

AI models are breaking out of their cages. Their creators are scrambling

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/10/openai-anthropic-under-pressure-explain-ai-h...

2•saikatsg•9m ago•0 comments

Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever

https://spectrum.ieee.org/magnetophon-laugh-track

1•Jimmc414•9m ago•0 comments

Fun with a Quadra 950 and a Whole Lot of RAM

https://lowendmac.com/2026/fun-with-a-quadra-950-and-a-whole-lot-of-ram/

1•geerlingguy•10m ago•0 comments

What Irregularity Costs: CUDA C++, Rust, and Triton

https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.08287

1•Jimmc414•10m ago•0 comments

Semiconductors: Commerce Needs Plan to Meet Chips for America R&D Requirements

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109121

1•Jimmc414•10m ago•0 comments

Anatomy of a One-Minute Outage

https://ajitabhpandey.info/2026/08/anatomy-of-a-one-minute-outage/

1•saikatsg•12m ago•0 comments

The App That Never Asks Your Name

https://praveenvijayan.substack.com/p/the-app-that-never-asks-your-name

1•praveenvijayan•12m ago•0 comments

Trail of Bits Skills Marketplace

https://github.com/trailofbits/skills

2•wslh•14m ago•0 comments

Speaking for the Dead

https://longreads.com/2026/08/11/obituaries-new-york-times-sam-roberts/

2•NaOH•17m ago•1 comments

Could your tattoo stop you from getting a job?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq81y7x1yeo

2•bookofjoe•17m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Webstractor – Pay-as-You-Go Web Data API for AI Agents

https://webstractor.com/

3•mariusbolik•18m ago•1 comments

EU coordinates fact-checkers with Meta and TikTok to avoid another Ceuta crisis

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/11/eu-coordinates-fact-checkers-with-meta-and-tiktok-t...

3•devonnull•18m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Secure HyperDHT-based agent=>human declarative credentials requester

https://peardrop.fyi/

1•smashah•19m ago•1 comments

Detectores de IA, O novo clero da autenticidade, O Grande Assalto da Obra III

https://geraldoaugustoseabra.substack.com/p/detectores-de-ia-o-novo-clero-da-74c

1•newsgames•19m ago•0 comments

The Day We Almost Let a Bot Lose Us a Loyal Customer

https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/the-day-we-almost-let-a-bot-lose-us-a-loyal-customer/

1•visha1v•19m ago•3 comments

Show HN: Advect – autodiff for NumPy and Array API programs

https://yaugenst.github.io/advect/0.1.0/playground/

1•yaugenst-flex•20m ago•0 comments

Canada's wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations

https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/canadas-wildfire-season-is-taking-a-heavy-toll-o...

2•speckx•22m ago•0 comments

Curl: Nobody Wants to Work with Windows

https://www.heise.de/en/news/curl-Nobody-wants-to-work-with-Windows-11409147.html

4•smartmic•22m ago•1 comments

Professor turns childhood Double Dutch idea into a real machine [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKULb7zybBc

2•bryanrasmussen•22m ago•1 comments