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▲ Designing a Lego orrery (marian42.de)
In an audacious display of misplaced priorities, a programmer with apparently *endless* free time develops an orrery out of Legos, documenting the triumph on their decadently minimalist blog. Astronomy nerds and Lego enthusiasts converge in the comments section to wax poetic about gears, celestial mechanics, and fond childhood memories of choking on small plastic pieces. Amidst the mutual back-patting, a lone commenter questions the utility of the contraption, only to be ceremoniously shouted down with facts about "inspiration" and "engineering marvels." Who needs practical applications when you have tiny, colorful, interlocking bricks to simulate the cosmos? 🌌🔧
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228 points by _Microft
2024-06-09T19:23:08 |
16 comments
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▲ Google Mesop: Build web apps in Python (github.com/google)
Google, in yet another display of innovation indistinguishable from magic, has decided that what the web truly lacks is more Python. Enter Google Mesop, because the problem with web development was obviously that it wasn't Pythonic enough. Comment sections are ablaze with the usual tech evangelists heroically defending their right to turn every if statement into a Zen koan. Critics might suggest waiting until at least beta, but why stumble on minor issues when pure hype awaits? 💻🐍
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8 points by todsacerdoti
2024-06-10T00:51:03 |
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▲ Libtree: Ldd as a tree saying why a library is found or not (github.com/haampie)
Welcome to yet another revolutionary tool in the coder's cluttered workshop, Libtree, which bravely solves the problem of figuring out why your computer is crying for missing libraries by displaying dependencies in a neat tree. 🌲 In a stunning display of reinventing the wheel, the project's creator assures us that every piece of "serious" feedback is taken into consideration—because your random midnight thought on Github totally reshapes software development. Meanwhile, in the comments section, a merry band of pedants competes to demonstrate who can misunderstand the tool's purpose most profoundly, while simultaneously showcasing some classic bikeshedding on whether trees should, in fact, be used to represent library dependencies or if we're all just missing the forest for the trees. 🤓
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99 points by fanf2
2024-06-09T19:42:03 |
14 comments
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▲ Ultrasonic investigations in shopping centres (windytan.com)
Today, esteemed signal sleuth Oona Räisänen regales us with a thrilling exposé on the sordid world of "Ultrasonic Investigations in Shopping Centres." Revel in the unseen acoustical mysteries that apparently make malls slightly less mind-numbing. Commenters, in their infinite expertise, debate whether the ultrasonic frequencies can make teens spontaneously combust or if they’re just good for eavesdropping on Aunt Gertrude's hip surgery prognosis. Science!
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200 points by GolDDranks
2024-06-09T14:35:43 |
83 comments
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▲ WARC-GPT: An open-source tool for exploring web archives using AI (law.harvard.edu)
In a groundbreaking display of academic redundancy, Harvard lawyers have unveiled WARC-GPT, an "open-source tool" for rummaging through old web pages as if the internet’s detritus is treasure waiting to be unearthed. This miraculous blend of AI and legal boredom promises to transform dusty archived websites into mildly less dusty archived websites. Commenters, pulsating with excitement, trip over each other to declare this the zenith of technological achievement, while simultaneously missing the irony of using advanced AI to read what are essentially glorified GeoCities pages. Time well spent in the ivory tower, indeed. 💾🔍
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83 points by toomuchtodo
2024-06-08T00:32:06 |
11 comments
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▲ "Confidential" 988 Conversation Records Shared with Corporations (madinamerica.com)
In an unprecedented celebration of privacy invasion, our heroes at "Confidential" have decided to share intimate crisis conversation records from the 988 helpline with various entertainment entities known as corporations. Watch in awe as the spectacle of mental health crises gets monetized, ensuring that your darkest moments might just sponsor a mid-level executive’s third vacation home. The comment section, a delightful dumpster fire of armchair lawyers and weekend privacy advocates, blossoms with misguided outrage and scattered emoji prayers. Nothing spells empathy like sharing someone’s deepest despair with the stock market! 📉💔
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73 points by throwaway81523
2024-06-09T23:12:20 |
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▲ Piku: Allows git push deployments to your own servers (github.com/piku)
Today in "reinventing the wheel for the sake of open-source street cred," someone has bravely slapped together yet another tool to push code to servers, because apparently, SSH and Fabric were feeling lonely. Piku, the Github-born brainchild that nobody asked for but everyone will pretend to understand, promises to streamline your deployments with the efficiency of a sloth on tranquilizers. Commenters are tripping over themselves to applaud, critique, and one-up each side of the conversation, mostly showcasing their unparalleled ability to copy and paste from Stack Overflow. Get ready to update your resumes, folks! Because nothing screams "I'm a serious developer" like using a tool with fewer stars than your average Hollywood Walk of Fame janitor encounters before breakfast. 🤠💻
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566 points by tosh
2024-06-09T07:40:25 |
142 comments
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▲ A DSL for Implementing Math Functions (sigplan.org)
Title: Another Day, Another DSL
The programming luminaries at sigplan.org decide the world desperately needs another Domain Specific Language (DSL), because clearly, the existing ones are just _so_ 2024. Pavel Panchekha, alongside cronies Ian Briggs and Yash Lad, introduce us to the latest method to implement math functions, which, of course, no one has ever thought of doing with a DSL before. In the comments, self-proclaimed geniuses argue over the intricate details, simultaneously missing the overarching point and patting themselves on the back for their profound grasp over type systems and optimization. One brave soul asks if it works on their vintage 1997 TI-83 calculator, reminding us all why the internet was truly a mistake. 🧮🔄💔
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35 points by vitaut
2024-06-09T19:53:10 |
5 comments
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▲ A Revolution in Biology? (bitsofwonder.co)
On bitsofwonder.co, a digital temple for the perpetually amazed, a "Revolution in Biology" is heralded with the gravity of announcing a new flavor at Starbucks. Sprinkled with enough jargon to choke a postdoc, the article lovingly details a breakthrough presumably important enough to forget by next week. The comment section, a delightful cesspit of uninformed optimism and tangential grandstanding, serves as a self-esteem booster for armchair experts worldwide. Truly, a banner day for pop science and its disciples. 🎉🔬
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125 points by pr337h4m
2024-06-09T18:13:34 |
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▲ A ChatGPT mistake cost us $10k (asim.bearblog.dev)
The digital intelligentsia suffers another catastrophic blow when ChatGPT, the crown jewel of AI, comically mishandles a task, evaporating a cool $10,000 in the process. Naturally, a blog is borne - because nothing heals financial wounds like pixelated sympathy from seven passive readers and a half-baked insights section. The commenters, quick to transform into unpaid adjunct professors of Computer Science, dissect the event with the finesse of a sledgehammer, offering *solutions* that vary wildly between reinstalling Windows and summoning the spirit of Alan Turing. Each bitterly convinced of their superiority, they fail to notice their own contraptions of career-destroying machine learning mishaps laying dormant in the shadows. What a day to be online!
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108 points by asim-shrestha
2024-06-09T20:56:29 |
163 comments
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▲ Heretical thoughts about science and society (2005) (edge.org)
In an absolutely groundbreaking, earth-shattering discovery, some free-thinkers on Edge.org dare to question the infallibility of science and society, as if this hasn't been done since the Enlightenment. Commenters, engaging in the intellectual equivalent of a food fight, hurl verbose jargon that only half of them understand while vigorously patting each other on the back. But don't worry, they assure each other that they're on the edge of societal evolution, bravely pondering 'heretical' thoughts that mostly boil down to repackaged Sociology 101. Let's clap for the revolution 🙄.
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18 points by hypertexthero
2024-06-09T21:30:45 |
15 comments
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▲ Everything about Mars is the worst (2017) (fivethirtyeight.com)
In a stunning display of cosmic masochism, Rebecca Boyle from FiveThirtyEight takes a deep dive into why Mars, the rusty vacuum cleaner bag of the solar system, is about as hospitable as a sandpaper swimsuit. Boyle meticulously outlines every reason Earth’s less successful sibling is a nightmare, from its charming global dust storms to its cheeky lack of breathable atmosphere. Commenters, displaying the usual intellectual rigor, alternate between planning their Martian homesteads (surely an Airbnb opportunity in waiting) and accusing each other of not understanding basic science. A truly *enlightening* debate on whether we should colonize a desert that can kill you seventeen different ways before you can say "Matt Damon."
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24 points by wallflower
2024-06-09T15:31:19 |
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▲ Claude's Character (anthropic.com)
On anthropic.com, someone named Claude has apparently evolved beyond common sense, spiraling into a pretentious deep-dive on "Claude's Character." The comment section, a delightful dumpster fire, is where internet philosophers and part-time geniuses gather to one-up each other with increasingly absurd interpretations, juggling jargon they barely comprehend. Who knew that mixing half-baked AI ethics discussions with a vague character analysis could be *this* entertaining? 🍿 Grab your popcorn, folks – it's pseudo-intellectual hour over at anthropic.com.
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95 points by simonw
2024-06-08T20:40:12 |
37 comments
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▲ British Nuclear Warning System (ringbell.co.uk)
On ringbell.co.uk, another frightening iteration of the British tea kettle, now repurposed as a nuclear warning system, chirps loudly about imminent apocalyptic demise while still managing to ask the burnt remnants at ground zero if they'd fancy a cuppa. Commenters, frantically oscillating between praising the system's unobtrusive design and reminiscing about air raid sirens’ golden years, blissfully miss the point. The real survival technique apparently lies in debating whether the soothing sound of Big Ben bongs would be more emotionally comforting as a last living memory than the kettle’s whistle. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is reconsidering their tourist plans, wondering if the UK might just be a tad too excited for Armagedon with a side of Earl Grey. 🍵☢️🇬🎑
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63 points by Bluestein
2024-06-09T20:11:09 |
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▲ Woman set up a table to share her collection of washers. Nothing was for sale (twitter.com/revjaydub)
In an exhilarating display of pointless eccentricity, a woman decided to set the social media on fire by setting up a table packed with washers—that's right, the circular disks, not the machines. With nothing for sale, browsers were subjected to what can only be described as an immersive experience in utter monotony. Commenters, unable to contain their excitement about this disruptive non-event, flooded the discussion with their usual dose of bromides and banalities, proving once again that there is truly an audience for everything, no matter how pedestrian. What a time to be alive, when even washers can become viral stars—surely, civilization has peaked.🙄
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160 points by mooreds
2024-06-09T20:51:26 |
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▲ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite prototype that runs Linux emerges (techradar.com)
In the latest episode of "Hardware We Swear is Revolutionary," Qualcomm unveils its Snapdragon X Elite prototype that also runs Linux, because nothing screams "elite" like requiring your user base to compile drivers on a Sunday afternoon. Techradar, ever the herald of tech capitalism, subtly reminds you that clicking their links helps sustain their gadget-fueled dystopia. Meanwhile, the comment section becomes a battleground where seasoned tech-warriors flex their superior know-how by arguing semantics—Linux distros as though lives depend on it. If you ever needed to feel better about not understanding or caring, just dive into that mess. 🍿😎
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20 points by wyldfire
2024-06-09T23:46:29 |
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▲ The South Pole Power Plant (2012) (jeffreydonenfeld.com)
At jeffreydonenfeld.com, the *pinnacle* of cutting-edge exploration meets high-powered storytelling with a riveting blog entry about a power plant at the South Pole 💡. Commenters, in a striking display of keyboard expertise, manage to mash climate misconceptions and armchair engineering into a stunning soup of *"well, actually"*. Gather 'round as former science fair participants enlighten world-class researchers on the finer points of polar power generation ⛄, ensuring future explorers are well-advised by the internet's most uninformed. Watch and learn, mere mortals!
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9 points by throwup238
2024-06-08T16:23:37 |
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▲ The Weird Nerd comes with trade-offs (writingruxandrabio.com)
In an exhilarating display of self-awareness, writingruxandrabio.com unleashes "The Weird Nerd comes with trade-offs," a groundbreaking exploration of quirks in tech culture that shockingly reveals—hold your applause—nerds might be a bit offbeat. In response, the comment section transforms into a majestic arena where self-proclaimed weird nerds vie for the crown of quirkiest comment, each misunderstanding that the article is not, in fact, a personal attack but a mirror to their awkward reality. Through a stunning barrage of emojis and ALL CAPS, these brave keyboard warriors ensure the true message sails smoothly over their heads. Let us all take a moment to bask in the glow of such insightful irony—or not.
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257 points by jseliger
2024-06-09T15:06:50 |
301 comments
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▲ A new world of DIY medical testing (washingtonpost.com)
Welcome to the latest Silicon Valley disruption: your literal health. Genius tech bros are ready to make self-diagnosing brain tumors on your iPhone as easy as swiping right, unburdened by pesky regulatory oversight. Comment sections are filled with armchair doctors boasting less medical expertise than a YouTube chiropractor, eager to throw their doctor's phone number in the trash along with their common sense. Who needs a decade of medical school when you've got startup vibes and venture capital? 🚀💊
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11 points by bookofjoe
2024-06-09T17:21:18 |
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▲ With congestion pricing stop, New York City enters new era of economic gridlock (cnbc.com)
In a shocking twist that surprises absolutely no one, ***New York City***, the epitome of efficiency and calm, decides that ***congestion pricing*** is just too efficient for its chaotic charm. The city that never sleeps—or moves, apparently—opts for a "new era of economic gridlock," because who wouldn’t want more time to contemplate life’s meaning while stuck on the FDR? Commenters, in a display of unprecedented economic expertise, conclude that their 15-minute commute via skateboard and subway somehow qualifies them to dismantle complex traffic management policies. 💳💸🚕
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75 points by rntn
2024-06-09T15:56:23 |
78 comments
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