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The Size of the World Wide Web
https://www.worldwidewebsize.com/
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1970-01-01
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23h ago
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wackget
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10m ago
> "size of the World Wide Web (The Internet)"
The WWW is not the internet.
Using the railway network as a flatbed scanner
https://philo.gay/linecam/
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otherayden
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3h ago
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38 comments
Fixing a Bricked Framework Laptop
https://quantum5.ca/2026/08/16/fixing-bricked-amd-7040-series-framework-13-laptop-with-20-tools/
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jp_sc
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3h ago
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69 comments
The Amazon Tax
https://seths.blog/2026/08/the-amazon-tax/
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herbertl
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2h ago
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247 comments
Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM
https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/
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flaburgan
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8h ago
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155 comments
How I Under-Engineered My Book
https://chriskiehl.com/article/how-i-under-engineered-my-book
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goostavos
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20h ago
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3 comments
Python Polars Cheatsheet (based on our O'Reilly book)
https://opensource.posit.co/resources/cheatsheets/polars/
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jeroenjanssens
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2h ago
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11 comments
Teaching my kid to code with a modern MUD
https://tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon
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andrewjanke
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6d ago
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43 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
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Vinnl
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3h ago
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101 comments
Composable Tests
https://newsletter.kentbeck.com/p/composable-tests
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vinipolicena
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3h ago
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30 comments
Code-native generation of highly programmable 3D assets (2026)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22738
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baigy
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1h ago
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9 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-...
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zeristor
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2h ago
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18 comments
Splitting a Git Commit
https://blog.gnoack.org/post/git-history-split
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signa11
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3d ago
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13 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...
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pseudolus
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6h ago
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296 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-...
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DeepLogin
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3h ago
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103 comments
How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots
https://timmarinin.net/2026/bluesky-screenshots/
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gavide
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17h ago
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411 comments
Rethinking Database Programming
https://acadia.engineering/blog/rethinking-database-programming
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honungsburk
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8h ago
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85 comments
Show HN: Shoehorn – Quantize any model down to run on your machine
https://notactuallytreyanastasio.github.io/shoehorn/
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rhgraysonii
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1h ago
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2 comments
Baking a Model: A Metaphor for LLM Training
https://newsletter.kentbeck.com/p/baking-a-model
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KentBeck
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3d ago
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1 comments
Muse Glimmer is a memory hierarchy disguised as a 30B Transformer
https://abstractextraordinary.com/blog/how-muse-glimmer-fits-an-agent-on-your-device/
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stepnivlk
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1h ago
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0 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/
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littlexsparkee
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13h ago
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42 comments
The coolest anti-surveillance tools at Defcon [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2uAsJ5EPAw
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neom
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1h ago
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0 comments
Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is retiring from game development
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-just-not-as-much-fun-for-me-anymore-deus-ex-creator-...
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danbolt
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3h ago
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56 comments
Quake Shareware, a CD-ROM just a little too full
https://fabiensanglard.net/quake_shareware_cd/index.html
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shdon
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18h ago
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190 comments
Finger: Social network that never died
https://en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/finger-the-1971-social-network-that-never-died/
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andros
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8h ago
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38 comments
Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influence-chatgpt/
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DeepLogin
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19h ago
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539 comments
GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50%
https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-5.6-sol
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Topfi
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19h ago
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392 comments
Claude writing a macOS driver for my obscure HP printer built only for Windows
https://twitter.com/kuberwastaken/status/2089377982536388964
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porridgeraisin
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3h ago
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36 comments
Fairphone 6 and PostmarketOS working main camera
https://catcrafts.net/posts/fairphone-6-postmarketos-working-main-camera
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pizzaiolo
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18h ago
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68 comments
IBM Simon (1994): the original smartphone, explained in its own ad [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoTFywZpPcc
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kls0e
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2d ago
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42 comments
The Size of the World Wide Web
https://www.worldwidewebsize.com/
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1970-01-01
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23h ago
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wackget•10m ago
The WWW is not the internet.