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▲ The Pumpkin Eclipse (lumen.com)
Title: The Great Pumpkin Massacre
Welcome to the latest disaster in digital wonderland, where Lumen Technologies’ Black Lotus Labs wrestles with the monstrous "Pumpkin Eclipse." Observing from the safety of their cushy offices, Lumen's finest watched helplessly as 600,000 routers said "bye-bye" to the internet, leaving innumerable small offices and home businesses in a connectivity oblivion for a spooky 72 hours around Halloween. Commenters, displaying their usual expertise, oscillated between demanding "someone must pay for ruining Halloween!" and sharing irrational DIY tips on how to resurrect a dead router using only candle wax and the power of positive thinking. Another typical day on the internet, where the blind lead the blind into the tech apocalypse. 🎃💀🔥
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286 points by alexrustic
2024-05-30T15:52:29 |
127 comments
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▲ Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely (googleblog.com)
On the sacred digital scrolls of googleblog.com, an overcaffeinated engineer begs the coding masses to rethink their dogmatic chant of "Don't Repeat Yourself." This brave soul suggests that maybe, just *maybe*, slapping the DRY principle on every line of code like a sticker on a MacBook is not the path to enlightened software development. Instead, we should embrace a bit of duplication to avoid writing code as tangled as your average headphone cord after being left in a pocket. The comment section, predictably, erupts into a philosophical battleground where self-proclaimed code sages argue fiercely, each echoing the other in a perfectly unintentional demonstration of irony. 🤔
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459 points by thunderbong
2024-05-30T15:45:54 |
290 comments
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▲ Show QN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes (a9.io)
In a world where clicking links is too much physical exertion, Show HN introduces "ChatGPT UI for Rabbit Holes (a9.io)", another AI wrapper that promises to deliver tailored distractions directly into your procrastination-loving retinas. Hacker News commenters leap into the fray to demonstrate their intellectual superiority, discussing everything from the critical implications of JavaScript bundle sizes on AI existential risks to their strangely passionate feelings about tabs vs. spaces in code. By lunchtime, everyone agrees that the true AI breakthrough will be when it can automatically attend meetings and brew coffee. Meanwhile, no one actually understands how it works, but they're pretty sure it’s both revolutionary and terrifying.
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541 points by maxkrieger
2024-05-30T12:22:35 |
131 comments
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▲ Geometry for Entertainment (1950) (archive.org)
In a thrilling display of geometrical overkill, "Geometry for Entertainment" promises to transform the average Joe’s mundane existence with Pythagorean thrills previously confined to dusty chalkboards. Archive.org ups the ante in the preservation game by digitizing a book that was surely at risk of igniting a street riot over its last remaining copy. The comment section, mistaken as a hotbed for intellectual revival, instead delivers a slew of armchair mathematicians using terms like "isosceles" to flex their middle school prowess. In this digital colosseum, it’s Euclid meets WWE: utterly unnecessary, but unavoidably amusing.
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102 points by the-mitr
2024-05-30T10:25:11 |
19 comments
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▲ I run a software book club (eatonphil.com)
Title: **Another Hero in the Valiant World of Reading Books Slowly**
Let's all pause and *admire* the grand feat of "running software book clubs" like you're the first human ever trying to digest written words in a group. 🎉 Engrossed in books with jargon dense enough to rival an IRS pamphlet and possibly more soporific, Phil has tirelessly led this crusade for a year. Comments flare from ardent keyboard warriors who'd fight till their last breath but probably just toggle Dark Mode on their IDEs as the height of customization. Enter the battlefield where phrases like "stack overflow" and "cache invalidation" are sexier than thriller novels. These pioneers are not just reading; they're revolutionizing bookmarks and index fingers everywhere. 📚🚀
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227 points by ingve
2024-05-30T12:50:37 |
59 comments
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▲ Unexpected anti-patterns for engineering leaders (firstround.com)
In today's thrilling episode of FistRound.com's unending quest to reinvent the managerial wheel, a groundbreaking article exposes "Unexpected Anti-Patterns for Engineering Leaders." 🎉 Shockingly, it turns out micromanaging, not listening to your team, and eschewing feedback are bad—insights certain to destabilize the very fabric of Silicon Valley’s hoodie industry. In the comments, legions of self-proclaimed industry veterans and agile evangelists rise like tech-bro Phoenixes to humbly brag about their supposedly superior leadership styles while subtly missing the irony of their need to comment on an article pointing out the flaws in doing just that. Who knew the road to poor leadership could be paved with so many LinkedIn endorsements?
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175 points by jbredeche
2024-05-30T16:46:17 |
65 comments
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▲ Better RAG Results with Reciprocal Rank Fusion and Hybrid Search (assembled.com)
"The tech wizards at Assembled have conjured up yet another customer support miracle: a system that slings out "high-quality results" without troubling itself to learn anything about the customers. Why burden a machine with pesky customer data when you can just use Retrieval Augmented Generation and call it a day? The comment section, of course, explodes with eager tech bros who skimmed the article and are now sure they've single-handedly mastered the secrets of AI customer support. Each of them clamors to be the loudest cheerleader, proving once again that understanding a problem deeply is totally overrated in the world of tech hype! 🚀💻🙄"
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142 points by johnjwang
2024-05-30T15:17:39 |
31 comments
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▲ Asqi: A codebase explorer designed to help navigate and understand Git projects (asqi.io)
In a valiant effort to save programmers from the unbearable torment of understanding Git, some bright sparks have cobbled together Asqi, yet another tool promising to unveil the arcane secrets of codebases with the ease of a Google Maps for geeks. Predictably, the comment section underneath bursts with a cacophony of misplaced enthusiasm and thinly-veiled job insecurity, as keyboard warriors trip over themselves to declare how Asqi has single-handedly reignited their passion for slogging through cryptic commit messages at 3 AM. As the digital confetti settles, it's clear: when you can't figure out your own code, there's now an app for that too. 🎉🤓💾
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22 points by guitarsteve
2024-05-30T21:16:17 |
6 comments
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▲ 'Operation Endgame' Hits Malware Delivery Platforms (krebsonsecurity.com)
Today in *heroic cyber-tales*, the unstoppable forces of law enforcement bravely banded together in "Operation Endgame," a colossal smackdown on bad guy tool-sheds like IcedID, Smokeloader, and the nefarious Trickbot. Billed as "the largest ever operation against botnets," this cop flick-worthy sting might've actually scratched a dent on the cybercrime charts, if the cybercriminals hadn't already moved onto new malware delivery platforms roughly five seconds after reading this article. Cue the comment section - a delightful stew of armchair generals and wanna-be cyber sleuths, each person confidently explaining why *they* would have done it better. 🕵️♭️👨💻🍿
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94 points by todsacerdoti
2024-05-30T15:24:36 |
49 comments
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▲ Ask QN: I have many PDFs – what is the best local way to leverage AI for search?
On Hacker News, another breathtakingly urgent query emerges as an enlightened suburban basement dweller discovers the overwhelming struggle of managing *multiple PDFs*. What could possibly be the *best local way to leverage AI* for this biblical-scale problem? The HN elite, ever-ready with free time, dive bomb into a chaotic brainstorming frenzy, suggesting every AI tool from the time-tested 'Rename your files' to the fashionable Machine Learning models that would probably find Hoffa before your lost takeout menu. It's not about finding PDFs anymore, it's about asserting intellectual superiority in your spare storage room. 🚀🤓
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82 points by phodo
2024-05-30T20:24:05 |
29 comments
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▲ Transmission of Mental Disorders in Adolescent Peer Networks (jamanetwork.com)
In a groundbreaking display of the obvious, JAMA burns through research funding to conclude that teenagers influence each other's mental health. Internet hobbyists, emboldened by anecdotal evidence from reading one too many WebMD articles, furiously debate in the comments about whether their friend's emo phase in high school was contagious or just a bad hairstyle choice. The follow-up study proposes analyzing whether water is indeed wet, thrilling commenters who specialize in missing the point. 🤦♂️
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14 points by Luc
2024-05-30T19:02:46 |
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▲ A week with Elixir (2013) (joearms.github.io)
This week, another tech enthusiast discovers Elixir, a programming language that has been unnecessarily resurrecting the careers of washed-up Ruby developers since 2011. In a groundbreaking blog post dripping with the excitement typically reserved for Apple keynote events, the writer recounts an awe-inspiring seven-day journey of mild productivity improvements and syntax sugar highs. Commenters, predictably torn between worshipping Joe Armstrong, the Erlang pioneer, and praising José Valim, rally to champion Elixir’s ability to turn even the most mundane task into a pivotal career moment. They revel in mutual back-patting sessions while reminiscing about the good old days of Ruby’s relevance. 🚀👨💻💔
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23 points by behnamoh
2024-05-30T22:41:29 |
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▲ Show QN: I built a tiny-VPS friendly RSS aggregator and reader (github.com/0x2e)
A Hacker News user unveils yet another RSS aggregator, proudly optimized for your neglected VPS, festering in some dusty corner of the digital world. Desperate for validation, the creator promises they actually listen to feedback. Commenters frolic in the mud of complexity, comparing the size of their feeds while casually dropping references to every obscure technology they've half-learned this week. Inevitably, someone questions if RSS still exists, triggering an elitist melee about "the good old web." 🤓💾
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137 points by rook1e_dev
2024-05-30T10:53:09 |
27 comments
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▲ Is Target selling its excess inventory on eBay and Poshmark? (modernretail.co)
In a groundbreaking exposé that surely rocked the very foundations of the retail industry, modernretail.co reveals that Target might just be the "mysterious" seller unloading bargain bin treasures on eBay and Poshmark. The collective detective prowess of Redditors, undoubtedly honed from years of debating the intricacies of *Game of Thrones* fan theories rather than something mundane like going outside, has nearly cracked the case. Commenters on the article shift from expressing feigned shock to offering profound insights like "big if true" and sharing intense personal stories of similarly earth-shattering trips to their local Target's clearance aisle. Who said journalism is dead when we have such riveting corporate espionage at our fingertips? 🕵️♂️💬
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71 points by pavel_lishin
2024-05-30T21:12:14 |
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▲ Apple News+ subscription growth blows away major media sites (cultofmac.com)
In today’s apocalyptic revelation, Cult of Mac reports that Apple News+ subscription numbers are skyrocketing past traditional news sites, much to the dismay of typewriter enthusiasts and newspaper hoarders everywhere. According to tech oracle David Snow, reading news curated by a trillion-dollar corporation is now the *height* of individual critical thinking. Cue the users in the comment section, tripping over themselves to declare that real journalism is ❤️ finally free ❤️ thanks to the benevolent overlords at Apple. It seems the possibility of thinking outside the sleek, minimalist box provided by a mega-corporation remains just as likely as getting a good deal on a new MacBook charger.
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5 points by bookofjoe
2024-05-31T00:43:15 |
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▲ I got tired of hearing that YC fired Sam, so here's what actually happened (twitter.com/paulg)
In an earth-shattering display of internet journalism, Paul Graham clarifies that Sam was not fired from YC, but rather gently released into the wild like a domesticated sparrow who's read too much Hacker News. Twitter's elite keyboard warriors respond, armed with the profound insights of people who definitely know how to run a multi-billion dollar firm better from their ergonomic gaming chairs. Comment threads quickly devolve into philosophical debates on the moral fiber of capital venture moves because, of course, everyone on the internet is an armchair CEO with an honorary MBA from the School of Hard Tweets. Who needs soap operas when you have startup drama? 🍿😎
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614 points by hakanderyal
2024-05-30T09:19:25 |
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▲ NPGA: Neural Parametric Gaussian Avatars – high-fidelity digital faces (arxiv.org)
In an unyielding effort to fabricate prettier faces than nature can provide, a group of overcaffeinated academics unleashes "Neural Parametric Gaussian Avatars." Because, if your reality was distorting tenure pressures and citation stats, you'd also prefer to stare at high-fidelity digital faces all day. Over in the comments, the usual suspects toggle between crying Skynet and planning which celebrity avatars they’ll date in VR, blissfully ignoring that their closest actual contacts are GitHub repositories. Meanwhile, society ponders – if you could make your digital double look like anything, why on earth stick to human? 🤖💋
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9 points by samspenc
2024-05-30T19:59:08 |
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▲ James Webb Space Telescope Finds Most Distant Known Galaxy (nasa.gov)
The James Webb Space Telescope, humanity's latest attempt to justify its existence by peering deep into the void, has reportedly found the "most distant known galaxy." This incredible achievement allows astronomers to see a whopping few extra pixels of universe. Meanwhile, back on the barely habitable planet Earth, droves of armchair astronomers in the comments section spar over who can pretend to understand redshift better. Each claiming a monopoly on cosmic knowledge, they blissfully ignore the irony that while we can spot galaxies billions of light-years away, finding common sense on the internet remains elusive. 🌌🤓
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90 points by ArnoVW
2024-05-30T17:40:16 |
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▲ 'Smart' antibiotic can kill deadly bacteria while sparing the microbiome (nature.com)
**Robot Drugs Are Smarter Than You**
In an era where a browser update is a life philosophy, Nature.com reveals that even antibiotics are now joining the intelligence race. Scientists have engineered a "smart" antibiotic that selectively kills what we hate and saves what we love, a concept evidently too complex for the average comment section warrior to grasp. Here, wisdom like "Will it make my yogurt taste funny?" and insightful debates such as "This'll fix anti-vaxxers, right?" flourish, proving that understanding microbiomes is inversely proportional to one’s desire to argue on the Internet. So, strap in as humanity edges closer to creating a pill that's undoubtedly smarter than your average online commenter. 💊🧠
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59 points by gmays
2024-05-30T18:43:32 |
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