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▲ Julia Evans' Git Cheat Sheet [pdf] (wizardzines.com)
The internet’s favorite tech wizard, Julia Evans, once again rescues the drooling masses with a Git Cheat Sheet, because memorizing commands is so 1990s. Hacker News armchair experts gather ceremoniously to critique and over-analyze a PDF that’s more pamphlet than Pythagoras. Watch as they one-up each other with stories of their vastly superior Git workflows, because everyone knows the real programming happens in the comments section. They're not just bike-shedding; they’re constructing a multi-level, hyper-threaded, bikeshed skyscraper. 🏗️
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86 points by tambourine_man
2024-05-26T23:04:07 |
19 comments
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▲ What the damaged Svalbard cable looked like (nrk.no)
In an explosive exposé, NRK delves deep into the tragic tale of Svalbard's scratched cable, offering "exclusive" snapshots that look suspiciously like any broken wire, just chillier. Tech experts and Twitter sleuths across the globe squint at pixelated debris, debating theories that range from Russian subs to obese polar bears with a penchant for fiber optics. Meanwhile, comments blossom with blame-games more tangled than the cable itself, as everyone becomes an overnight expert in underwater cable sabotage. 🐻💻🕵️♂️ #CableGate
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182 points by ingve
2024-05-26T19:12:58 |
81 comments
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▲ The t-test was invented at the Guinness brewery (scientificamerican.com)
In a stunning revelation surely worthy of a Nobel Prize in Barroom Statistics, Scientific American exposes the scandalous origins of the t-test at the most scientifically rigorous institution known to man: the Guinness brewery. Commenters, presumably after downing several pints of the good stuff, erupt in a fizzy debate about whether beer or statistics is the more intoxicating discipline. One genius suggests a new beer-flavored probability distribution; another postulates that correlation indeed equals causation when sufficiently inebriated. Enlightenment, it seems, is just a pint away. 🍺📊
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82 points by rmason
2024-05-26T20:55:22 |
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▲ The CompCert C Compiler (compcert.org)
In the latest absurd act of techno-masochism, the world is blessed with the *CompCert C Compiler*, an impenetrably complex tool that mere mortals may download—if they dare descend into the associated labyrinth called a "manual." This beast promises "verified" agony, ensuring that code doesn't just break, but breaks with *mathematically-proven inefficiency*. Commenters, armed with their web certificates from the University of Google, dive headlong into verbose adulations, technical nitpicking, and the inevitable existential questioning: "Why did I major in philosophy when I could've been a part of this?" Thus, the sacred dance of confidently misunderstanding both the article and each other continues in digital perpetuity. 🤓💻
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85 points by nequo
2024-05-26T18:15:41 |
67 comments
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▲ FILE_ID.DIZ Description (1994) (pcmicro.com)
In a thrilling display of archaeological digging, a dedicated soul unearths an ancient script known as FILE_ID.DIZ from the digital ruins of 1994, much to the amazement of today's tech aficionados. The page, enshrined at pcmicro.com, is a nostalgic view back to a simpler, less security-compliant era, drawing awe and slightly mocking reverence from commentators who can barely remember the sound of a dial-up modem. Each nostalgic sigh in the comment section brims with the unspoken agreement that "they just don't make them like they used to," while simultaneously ignoring that, thankfully, they don’t indeed make them like that anymore. Witness the pinnacle of self-congratulation as users compete to show off their forgotten knowledge of DOS commands, all while the 20-something techies Google what a "floppy disk" was. 📜💾😂
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74 points by Lammy
2024-05-26T20:04:59 |
24 comments
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▲ The Evolution of Lisp (1993) [pdf] (umbc.edu)
The hallowed digital halls of Hacker News erupt in collective ecstasy as yet another relic from the tech Mesozoic, "The Evolution of Lisp," surfaces for its cyclical veneration. Watch as seasoned programmers and enthusiastic noobs alike wax nostalgic over the many parentheses of their youth, miraculously forgetting that merely mentioning Lisp is the closest they've come to functional programming since college. The comment section, a delightful dumpster fire, is ablaze with fierce debates over which archaic dialect is the most esoteric, because, as everyone knows, obscurity equals superiority in the old guard's eyes 🧙♂️✨. Meanwhile, the rest of the world continues blissfully unscathed by the profound implications of Lisp’s "profound" implications.
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92 points by swatson741
2024-05-26T17:48:59 |
42 comments
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▲ Show QN: Boldly go where Gradient Descent has never gone before with DiscoGrad (github.com/discograd)
Today in Hacker News hubris, an audacious coder unleashes DiscoGrad, yet another tool to offer salvation via Gradient Descent. With each GitHub star, DiscoGrad promises to instantly transform clueless amateurs into AI demigods, necessary because reading documentation is so 2019. Comments vary from unbridled adoration to thinly veiled sales pitches by users who clearly understand neither disco nor gradients. One thing's for sure: Machine Learning is now just reading developer feedback, because if there’s anything more reliable than stochastic gradient descent, it’s definitely random internet opinions. 🙄
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147 points by frankling_
2024-05-26T12:14:19 |
48 comments
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▲ Old dogs, new CSS tricks (mxb.dev)
In another earth-shattering display of time-wasting, a blogger decides that ancient canines and modern styling sheets are a ground-breaking analogy we all need. According to *Old dogs, new CSS tricks*, it seems every old dog eagerly wants to learn the flashy tricks of CSS grid and Flexbox instead of sitting quietly by the fire. The comment section, a delightful dumpster fire of self-proclaimed "web veterans," attempts to one-up each other with tales of IE6 horrors, fully ignoring the article's feeble attempts at relevance. Rest easy, digital pioneers, none of your sites are responsive yet. 😱😂
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35 points by mxbck
2024-05-26T19:46:37 |
14 comments
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▲ LO – simple WASM native language (github.com/glebbash)
In an exciting turn of events that will surely change everything, a fresh WASM language - LO - emerges from the digital ether, heroically promising to solve problems no one realized existed. The creators boldly assert that they "read every piece of feedback," an impressive feat undoubtedly accomplished by ignoring the subtle nuances of sarcublic sarcasm and praise. Delighted commentators - masters of copy-paste wisdom - eagerly offer their profound insights such as "Interesting project!" and "Can this run Doom?" Open your hearts and GitHub stars, for LO is here to be the backbone of tomorrow's 2AM coding regrets. 🚀💻
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126 points by glebbash
2024-05-26T16:28:56 |
34 comments
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▲ Netflix is removing offline downloads from its Windows app (twitter.com/artemr)
Netflix decides to ax the offline download feature on its Windows app, because why would anyone want to watch *Stranger Things* on a train when they can drain their mobile data instead? Windows users, after decades of tech neglect, are flabbergasted that talk's still cheap but their streaming isn't. Comment sections explode in a frenzy of confused emojis and half-baked conspiracy theories about Netflix's partnership with Big Telecom. Meanwhile, a brave soul suggests that maybe, just maybe, DVDs were the superior technology all along.
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27 points by archon810
2024-05-26T23:06:17 |
30 comments
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▲ API Governance Delivers Quality (apichangelog.substack.com)
On apichangelog.substack.com, yet another messianic article emerges from the tech ether to sell the delusional idea that API Governance is not just a set of rules for software nerds but rather the golden path to utopian software quality. Enthusiastic professionals, who probably struggle to govern their own sock drawers, now fervently parse the sacred texts of API management like medieval scholars, certain they're one policy tweak away from achieving coding nirvana. Meanwhile, the comment section morphs into a support group where disillusioned techies seek validation for hours squandered adjusting headers instead of their life choices. It's a laughably solemn congregation down there, each member more eager than the last to profess their faith in the almighty power of governance. 🙏👨💻💔
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7 points by bpedro
2024-05-26T22:59:21 |
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▲ Artificial Intelligence and the Skill Premium (nber.org)
**Artificial Intelligence and the Paycheck Pain**
In a groundbreaking display of economic wizardry, a recent "thought piece" on nber.org presents the revelatory notion that AI like ChatGXT might just be the harbinger of doom for high-skill workers' fat paychecks. 🤖💸 With a flourish of esoteric jargon, the authors dazzle us by revealing that artificial intelligence is about to substitute your smarty-pants job, thereby reducing the "skill premium." The comment section, a chaotic symphony of panicked white-collar professionals and smug coders, morphs into a digital brawl about who can claim the title of 'most likely to be replaced by a clever algorithm.' Irony, anyone? 🍿
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13 points by bikenaga
2024-05-26T22:31:07 |
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▲ The one-year anniversary of my total glossectomy (jakeseliger.com)
**The One-Year Celebration of My Voluntary Mutism Initiation**
A bold adventurer in the realm of serious self-mutilation, our hero recaps the anniversary of his glossectomy, presumably because cancer alone wasn't dramatic enough for a blog post. Featured alongside this festival of tongue-free existence is a delightful, spur-of-the-moment wedding saga, proving romantic desperation can indeed precede major medical procedures. The comments section, a dazzling array of misplaced medical advice and Oscars-level empathy, serves as a crash course in why not every life event requires a blog celebration or an internet connection. 🙄
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115 points by jdkee
2024-05-26T20:46:50 |
18 comments
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▲ Hurl, the Exceptional Language (hurl.wtf)
In an unprecedented act of technological heroism, the software gladiators at hurl.wtf heroically unleash Hurl, a programming language that finally recognizes the lack-of-effort you're dying to put into coding. This immaculate gem allows you to fling code around like you're winning at dodgeball, and guarantees the same level of maintenance and support as a sandcastle at high tide. Cyber-warriors and basement dwellers unite in the comments, exchanging their usual tirades of half-baked opinions and misinformed technical "expertise". Amidst a flurry of emojis and egregious grammar, the consensus remains: Hurl is the future, and we're all doomed. 🚀💻🔥
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260 points by todsacerdoti
2024-05-26T05:57:52 |
106 comments
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▲ Periodic Table of the Elements, in Pictures and Words (wlonk.com)
Title: "Everyone's a Chemist on the Internet"
Summary: Behold! The periodic table reimagined as a kindergarten coloring book, because apparently the sheer terror of atomic weights was too much for the masses. Each element is now lovingly represented with doodles to ensure even the most science-phobic can join in the fun. Dive into the comments where armchair chemists debate the relevance of magnetic metals while conspicuously avoiding any real discussion about their practical applications, all the while tacitly admitting they might just have googled what “valence” means. 🤓🧪
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112 points by bilsbie
2024-05-26T13:10:29 |
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▲ To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (2020) (news.mit.edu)
In an earth-shattering revelation from MIT, where apparently deciphering Python isn't the same brain-buster as Shakespeare, tech bros and geeks have assembled to muse deeply over the astounding conclusion: reading code and language use different bits of the brainpan. Across a dazzling array of overcaffeinated comments, self-proclaimed brain experts argue whether Perl or Python better lubricates neuron firing, while humanities majors drop by only to remind the crowd that yes, reading Proust might still be more intellectually taxing than debugging. Stay tuned for more shocking reveals, such as discovering that water is indeed wet. 🧠💻
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136 points by thunderbong
2024-05-26T09:54:58 |
126 comments
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▲ A vintage 1903 espresso machine at a Village cafe (2012) (ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com)
In an act of caffeinated nostalgia, a Village café decides to pull shots from a 1903 espresso machine, likely made from pipes older than your great-grandparents' marriage. True coffee enthusiasts flock to the site, exchanging their usual Starbucks swill for something with a hint of rust and the real fear of tetanus. Commenters, armed with an arsenal of vintage typewriters and artisan leather keyboard covers, wax poetic over the pre-industrial flavor notes, with heated debates over whether true espresso should taste like the Industrial Revolution. No word yet on whether the café plans to reintroduce dysentery as the next retro health cleanse. 🤓☕🤕
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14 points by Drunk_Engineer
2024-05-23T23:58:11 |
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▲ Self-hosted offline transcription and diarization service with LLM summary (github.com/transcriptionstream)
Today, on the Internet's never-ending quest to reinvent the wheel, a brave GitHub user unveils a "self-hosted offline transcription and diarization service with LLM summary", because apparently, asking Siri or yelling at Alexa just doesn't scratch that open-source itch quite right. The project boldly promises to liberate us from the clutches of Big Voice Recognition, presumably by adding another layer of complexity to our already spaghetti-coded lives. Commenters, in a display of predictable enthusiasm, are already knee-deep in fierce debates about its potential to overthrow Google, while simultaneously asking basic questions about how to copy-paste code. Meanwhile, the README loudly proclaims, "We read every piece of feedback and take your input very seriously," which is Internet for "Please don't be mad when it breaks your entire setup." 💻🎤
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87 points by indigodaddy
2024-05-26T17:30:50 |
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▲ Google Meet rolls out multi-device adaptive audio merging (googleblog.com)
Title: Google Invents More Ears
Google, in its never-ending quest to keep you logged in and ostensibly productive, has unleashed the latest distraction: multi-device adaptive audio merging in Google Meet. Because what the world truly needs is to hear meetings in surround sound clutter from multiple devices, ensuring none of your excuses about *'bad connections'* stick. The Google Cloud Community's legions of desperate IT admins and Workspace warriors are already tripping over themselves to extol the indispensability of this “life-changing” feature, blissfully unaware that everyone else stopped listening. Go on, crank up that volume—maybe you'll finally drown out the sounds of productivity passing you by.
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301 points by tfsh
2024-05-26T15:22:02 |
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▲ Psyche-C: automatic compilation of partially-available C programs (dcc.ufmg.br)
In a dazzling display of academic overreach, researchers from dcc.ufmg.br proudly unveil Psyche-C, a tool that bravely attempts to build usable C programs from the half-written, bug-infested scraps left by programmers who presumably were distracted by something shiny. The groundbreaking study assumes there exists a significant population of developers crying out for a magic button to finish their homework. Meanwhile, the comment section becomes a battleground where hobbyist programmers and tenured professors alike squabble over the existential question: "But does it work with Emacs?" The academic paper might not revolutionize software development, but it certainly has given birth to the next tier of comic relief in compiler commentary. 🤓
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48 points by PaulHoule
2024-05-23T18:30:43 |
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