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qnxub

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    Comment #36808722

    And how is generative AI leading to large increases in productivity?

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    Comment #36648920

    Fellow PC builder here - Noctua fans are good but aren’t the only option. My Arctic fans are whisper silent and cost a third of the price of equivalent Noctua fans.

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    Comment #31762450

    Once you realize that Wayland is essentially a GNOME project, it will all make sense. Take for example how windows have to draw their own decorations. That's a GNOME-ism. If Waylan…

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    Comment #31748547

    Engrave it on a bullet and use the bullet to murder someone famous. When arrested, eat a poisonous pill with the same inscription written on the pill holder. Historians will take n…

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    Comment #31747256

    It's not so simple. Circumcision in neonate males is a medical prophylactic. The evidence for harm is weak as well. https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/12/10/acc-is-infant-circumci...

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    Comment #28548174

    I definitely think that the Internet Archive serves a valuable purpose. However, they will not see any money from me until they crack down on all of the porn hosted on their site.

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    Ask HN: Device to show calendar events on my wrist?

    I've never really been a user of smartwatches or fitness bands (I stick to my trusty Casio F91-W), but recently I've wanted a way to view Google Calendar notifications on my wrist.…

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    Comment #28310370

    Back in 2014, I built some very flashy interfaces using Polymer components just for fun. Fast forward to 2021, and these pages are completely broken. They don't even display the te…

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    Comment #26766928

    Anyone else lose work because they were forced to restart Firefox?

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    Comment #26338297

    Calling it now: Ubuntu is working on a Fuchsia distro.

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    I've found the latency of Konsole to be phenomenally low. I can definitely tell the difference between Konsole and GTK-based terminals, but I can't really tell the difference betwe…

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    Comment #25654617

    You might like some of the suggestions on this subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/avoidchineseproducts

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    Ask HN: Get hired with a portfolio of coding projects?

    Hello all, I am working a retail job right now, but I would like to switch gears and land a coding job. I have built things with Python, Drupal, WordPress, HTML/CSS, and Bash. All …

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    Comment #25364893

    If DNS over HTTPS becomes standard, and Manifest V3 lands in Chromium-based browsers, Safari, and Firefox, how are we supposed to block ads?

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    Comment #24896904

    Given that this is an emulator, would there be a way to port this to Android?

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    Ask HN: Is Consumer Tech more boring than it used to be?

    Over the past few years, I've noticed that new tech releases aren't receiving the same level of excitement that tech releases even 5-6 years ago typically generated. What's behind …

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    Comment #23683281

    A few years from now, it is plausible that some developers won't bother with Catalyst and will release ARM-only apps. Also, Apple has announced that iOS/iPad apps will run on ARM-b…

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    Comment #22882715

    Perhaps if they are aiming for the mainstream they should add some creature comforts like window buttons for minimizing and maximizing.

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    Comment #22880230

    As current user of a Moto E5 Play, this is the first iPhone that I've been tempted to purchase. It delivers a lot of value at a reasonable price. As penny-pinching consumer, I've s…

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    I can honestly see myself using this program to take general notes. It's light enough, and outputs in HTML (which, unlike markdown, can be displayed correctly on any computer that …

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    Is this the best way to create a chatbot with my personality? I feel like I would want to fine tune some things so it is giving real responses about my preferences, hobbies, etc. M…