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xanthine

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    Comment #48966957

    Seems like the link that you posted is about computer related jobs lost due to AI.

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    Comment #48429359

    I am sorry, could you explain this in a bit more detail?

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    Comment #48204979

    Among other sources, this is the earliest article I could find: https://9to5google.com/2026/04/26/gmail-google-gradient-rede...

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    Show HN: NoProcrast – A browser extension modeled on HN's noprocrast feature

    I really like HN's noprocrast feature, and I wanted something similar for YouTube and Reddit, so I quickly built this Firefox extension using Claude Code. GitHub: https://github.co…

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    Comment #44146518

    PURLs are persistent URLs, they provide permanent addresses for resources on the web. The PURL service is an initiative of the Internet Archive.

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    Comment #40625887

    This IA article is by the same Jason Scott of http://textfiles.com/jason/

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    Comment #40615377

    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1798729302110044164.html

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    Comment #38185970

    Perhaps the change that I'm most excited about is official support for using sdboot instead of grub (something I have been manually configuring for the last 7 years): https://fedor…

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    Comment #38185901

    The linked article doesn't seem to link to the documentation page, with all the change logs, so here you go: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/f39/

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    Comment #37551778

    I have been using Fedora Sericea since it came out (it's basically Fedora Silverblue, but uses Sway-wm instead of Gnome-wm). The system is actually pretty usable, and you don't rea…

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    Comment #36126838

    So this works: ./derasterize.c

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    Comment #36120701

    If it's just a launcher you're looking for, I'd recommend https://kisslauncher.com

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    Comment #34569298

    It is indeed a bit too long. A few tips: - Graphs of benchmark results would be neat to have. Remember to put the code and graphs as a sort of TL;DR in that blog post. - I skimmed …

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    Comment #34555655

    Schneier blog post: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/07/new-browser-d... Wired story: https://www.wired.com/story/web-deanonymization-side-channel...

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    Back in the day, the demo-scene was rife with Easter eggs, often with a personal touch. It always puts a smile on my face when I come across clever ones like this, even though that…