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And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/
25•_djo_•1h ago

Turbovec – Google's TurboQuant for vector search in Rust

https://github.com/RyanCodrai/turbovec
42•fittingopposite•58m ago•8 comments

How does IKEA come up with names for its products?

https://www.ikea.com/se/en/customer-service/knowledge/articles/6f564c4d-2ccc-46de-b643-545a3948dc...
52•NaOH•54m ago•26 comments

Using the railway network as a flatbed scanner

https://philo.gay/linecam/
306•otherayden•6h ago•52 comments

Fixing a bricked Framework laptop

https://quantum5.ca/2026/08/16/fixing-bricked-amd-7040-series-framework-13-laptop-with-20-tools/
253•jp_sc•5h ago•162 comments

The Amazon tax

https://seths.blog/2026/08/the-amazon-tax/
569•herbertl•5h ago•398 comments

Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-code-hosting
272•tomasreimers•1d ago•216 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...
148•cwwc•1h ago•162 comments

And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/
29•_djo_•1h ago•1 comments

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/
444•flaburgan•11h ago•199 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...
33•rbanffy•4d ago•15 comments

Superpowers, Not Superintelligence

https://bond.now/news/superpowers-not-superintelligence
25•edbernays•2h ago•27 comments

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

https://machine0.io
27•bwm•2h ago•25 comments

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

https://opensource.posit.co/resources/cheatsheets/polars/
114•jeroenjanssens•5h ago•17 comments

Splitting a Git Commit

https://blog.gnoack.org/post/git-history-split
83•signa11•3d ago•38 comments

Claude Code May–August 2026 weekly limits promotion

https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15910845-claude-code-may-august-2026-weekly-limits-promotion
214•tyre•2h ago•160 comments

Evolve: An incremental game about evolving a civilization

https://pmotschmann.github.io/Evolve/
16•frozenseven•3d ago•5 comments

Teaching my kid to code with a modern MUD

https://tau.dev/2026/08/07/canon
185•andrewjanke•6d ago•50 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...
243•haunter•1d ago•180 comments

Show HN: PantheonGPU – GPU health testing and AI workload benchmarking

https://pantheongpu.com/
5•saqibkhan1992•18m ago•0 comments

Show HN: macOS data protection keychain for Electron apps

https://github.com/biw/keychain-store
11•biwills•1h ago•0 comments

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

https://github.com/therepanic/openleetcode
24•therepanic•3h ago•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-...
177•zeristor•4h ago•37 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-...
512•karakoram•1d ago•606 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
291•Vinnl•6h ago•145 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/
90•littlexsparkee•16h ago•115 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...
512•pseudolus•8h ago•355 comments

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

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22738
36•baigy•4h ago•35 comments

Rethinking Database Programming

https://acadia.engineering/blog/rethinking-database-programming
206•honungsburk•11h ago•104 comments

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

159•sharts•1d ago•121 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...
46•toomuchtodo•2h ago•16 comments