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Claude Code weekly limits reduce by a third tomorrow

https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15910845-claude-code-may-august-2026-weekly-limits-promotion
58•tyre•55m ago•22 comments

Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/sustainablebuildings/article/7/2/024501/1233035/Data-Cente...
29•cwwc•32m ago•3 comments

Using the railway network as a flatbed scanner

https://philo.gay/linecam/
281•otherayden•5h ago•49 comments

Fixing a bricked Framework laptop

https://quantum5.ca/2026/08/16/fixing-bricked-amd-7040-series-framework-13-laptop-with-20-tools/
225•jp_sc•4h ago•138 comments

The Amazon tax

https://seths.blog/2026/08/the-amazon-tax/
504•herbertl•4h ago•348 comments

Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-code-hosting
230•tomasreimers•1d ago•174 comments

Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI

https://machine0.io
19•bwm•1h ago•12 comments

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/
424•flaburgan•10h ago•186 comments

Python Polars Cheatsheet (based on our O'Reilly book)

https://opensource.posit.co/resources/cheatsheets/polars/
98•jeroenjanssens•4h ago•14 comments

Splitting a Git Commit

https://blog.gnoack.org/post/git-history-split
65•signa11•3d ago•32 comments

We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/weve-flown-a-radiation-blocking-vest-to-the-moon-and-back...
14•rbanffy•4d ago•3 comments

Teaching my kid to code with a modern MUD

https://tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon
157•andrewjanke•6d ago•50 comments

Code-native generation of highly programmable 3D assets (2026)

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22738
28•baigy•3h ago•31 comments

Superpowers, Not Superintelligence

https://bond.now/news/superpowers-not-superintelligence
11•edbernays•1h ago•15 comments

Ask HN: I've quit six systems for tracking my illness. What works?

25•Abh1Works•2d ago•26 comments

Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/memory-prices-climb-500-percent-in-12-months-up-to...
176•haunter•1d ago•142 comments

Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk

https://theconversation.com/babies-born-under-sugar-rationing-grew-into-adults-with-lower-cancer-...
146•zeristor•3h ago•35 comments

Fairphone is now officially available in the United States

https://www.fairphone.com/nl/stories/the-fairphone-gen-6-is-all-about-giving-you-more
259•Vinnl•5h ago•131 comments

Google has acquired the data of failed US airline Spirit

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/18/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auct...
480•pseudolus•7h ago•337 comments

Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study

https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/universal-health-coverage-could-save-one-trillion-dollars-and-...
450•karakoram•1d ago•574 comments

California's new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year

https://grist.org/transportation/californias-new-tire-efficiency-rules-could-save-drivers-1b-a-year/
68•littlexsparkee•14h ago•98 comments

Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/17/meta-files-patent-for-facial-recognition-automatic-...
192•DeepLogin•5h ago•126 comments

Rethinking Database Programming

https://acadia.engineering/blog/rethinking-database-programming
191•honungsburk•10h ago•101 comments

Show HN: Openleetcode – local LeetCode runner where tests live in the repo

https://github.com/therepanic/openleetcode
8•therepanic•2h ago•4 comments

Ask HN: GitHub employees what's going on? Why?

128•sharts•1d ago•95 comments

Degraded performance for multiple models

https://status.claude.com/incidents/q7txxvbsftgq
133•matt89•1h ago•117 comments

Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977733/amazon-order-emails-google-gmail-ai-ag...
18•Macha•1h ago•5 comments

Finger: Social network that never died

https://en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/finger-the-1971-social-network-that-never-died/
135•andros•10h ago•45 comments

Baking a Model: A Metaphor for LLM Training

https://newsletter.kentbeck.com/p/baking-a-model
29•KentBeck•3d ago•3 comments

Diesel Margins Top $100 a Barrel to Reach Record High as Supply Crunch Grows

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/diesel-margins-top-100-a-barrel-to-reach-recor...
22•toomuchtodo•1h ago•4 comments