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Grok Code Fast 1 Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to fetch content - HTTP Status - 403 |
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Ripple – A TypeScript UI framework that takes the best of React, Solid, Svelte Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to generate summary |
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The day Return became Enter (2023) Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to generate summary |
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The promise of Rust Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: /r/programming The content is a lengthy acknowledgment of sponsors, listing a variety of names that show appreciation for their support. It starts with a core group of sponsors, including individuals like teor, Gorazd Brumen, and Jon Gjengset, and continues with an extensive list of additional sponsors, totaling 276 individuals. The message conveys gratitude for their contributions without providing further details on the nature of the support. |
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I hate being a vibecoder but AI keep tempting me Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: /r/ruby Failed to fetch content - HTTP Error - Failed to open TCP connection to :80 (Connection refused - connect(2) for nil port 80) |
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Stone Age settlement found under the sea in Denmark Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to generate summary |
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Strange CW Keys Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News The content is a list of various creative and unconventional items designed as Morse Code (CW) keys or associated with CW operation. Created by OH6DC, it includes a wide variety of objects such as kitchen tools (e.g., rubber stamp, pepper mill, cheese slicer), sports equipment (e.g., ski-w, roller skate), and everyday items (e.g., toothbrush, remote control) reimagined as CW keys. Some notable entries are the "Lightsaber CW key," "Val |
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A deep dive into Debian 13 /tmp: What's new, and what to do if you don't like it Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News Debian 13 “Trixie” has moved the /tmp directory from traditional disk storage to a memory-based system called tmpfs, which allows files to reside in virtual memory. This change enhances file access speed due to files being stored in RAM, but it also emphasizes the temporary nature of the /tmp directory, which should not be used for long-term storage. While this is not a new concept in Linux (as RedHat has used tmpfs for /tmp for some time), it introduces |
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Lucky 13: a look at Debian trixie Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News The Debian Project has released its latest stable version, Debian 13 ("trixie"), after over two years of development. This version features more than 14,000 new packages and upgrades, with APT 3.0 as the default package manager and support for the 64-bit RISC-V architecture. In keeping with Debian's focus on stability over the latest software, trixie includes versions such as GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, and the Linux LTS |
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Claude Sonnet will ship in Xcode Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: Hacker News The content is a prompt asking users to enable JavaScript in their web browser and then refresh the page to view the desired content. |
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I just got my head straight on case/when, case/in, and =>. Maybe this will be useful for someone else. Published: 2025-08-29 | Origin: /r/ruby Robert Shecter reflects on the depth of the Ruby programming language after years of experience, sharing insights into its features, particularly around the case statement and matching operators. He discusses how the original `case` statement utilizes the `===` operator, which is flexible and can be redefined. Ruby 2.7 introduced the `in` operator for structural matching and destructuring, along with an inline match operator that serves similar purposes without fallback options. He highlights the syntax of using `=>` as a |
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The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the over-reliance on PowerPoint (2019) Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: Hacker News The text discusses the dangers of traditional PowerPoint presentations in education, likening them to "death by PowerPoint," a method that diminishes audience engagement. The narrative focuses on the tragic case of the Space Shuttle Columbia, which disintegrated during re-entry after launching on January 16, 2003, with a crew of seven. Columbia, NASA’s first shuttle, was on a mission primarily for scientific research. An incident occurred shortly after launch when foam insulation struck the shuttle's left wing, |
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The Bitter Lesson Is Misunderstood Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to generate summary |
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JRuby 9.4.14.0 released with compatibility and stability fixes Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: /r/ruby The JRuby community has released JRuby 9.4.14.0, which is designed for compatibility with Ruby 3.1. The update acknowledges the contributions of key members who helped in the release process. |
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Fuck up my site – Turn any website into beautiful chaos Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: Hacker News This tool is designed for parody and entertainment, applying visual chaos effects to websites temporarily. It does not store or transmit personal information. Users are strongly advised not to enter sensitive data like passwords or credit card details, as the proxied sites are not secure. Banking, financial, healthcare, and government sites are blocked for safety reasons. Users should acknowledge the tool's comedic purpose and report any issues on Twitter. |
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Ruby AI: Introducing Tidewave Web & Interview with José Valim Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: /r/ruby In an interview with Matt Solt, José Valim, the creator of Elixir, Livebook, and Devise, discusses the launch of Tidewave Web, a new browser-based coding agent designed for Ruby on Rails and Phoenix. Tidewave aims to enhance the coding experience by operating directly alongside web applications, providing full access to UI state, database, logs, and code context, which reduces the need for back-and-forth communication with AI coding assistants. Key features include shared page context, deep |
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Some thoughts on LLMs and Software Development Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: /r/programming The author is taking a break from managing a website and reflects on the current state of large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI) in software development. They note that early surveys on AI's impact often overlook how people use LLMs, primarily as advanced auto-complete tools, whereas more effective usage involves direct interaction with source code. The author expresses concern that these surveys could mislead people by not considering different workflows. The future of programming is uncertain, with questions arising about the |
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My startup banking story (2023) Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: Hacker News The narrator, a recent college graduate and new entrepreneur in San Francisco, initially underestimates the significance of choosing a bank. Believing all banks operate similarly, he opens a business account at a local Chase branch, funded by a personal loan. Six months later, after successfully raising a seed round of approximately $1 million, the funds are wired to his Chase account. He receives an unexpected call from Alex, the banker who helped him open the account, checking in on him after noticing the large deposit |
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Writing Mac and iOS Apps Shouldn’t Be So Difficult Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: /r/programming The author reflects on their experience working at UserLand Software in the ’90s and early 2000s, particularly on a Mac app called UserLand Frontier, founded by Dave Winer. Frontier was a scripting system and a hash-table-oriented database that played a significant role in early blogging and podcasting. The app featured a user interface (UI) that allowed users to create and edit menus and commands, which would run scripts without requiring a restart, enabling seamless iteration and rapid development. The author |
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Making Minecraft Spherical Published: 2025-08-28 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to generate summary |