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▲ Nyquest NY8A051H – Or getting 60 microcontrollers for $1 (die shot) (zeptobars.com)
The ever-thrifty hacker consortium over at *zeptobars.com* bravely dissect a microcontroller cheaper than a disappointing coffee, heralded as the Nyquest NY8A051H. Desperate hobbyists everywhere gape in awe as cutting-edge microscopy reveals that, yes, it’s still just a tiny chip that won’t program itself. In the comments, semi-experts engage in a heated battle of one-upmanship, each attempting to prove who can miss the point more spectacularly by reminiscing about the good old days of actually expensive electronics. Most are just thrilled to justify hoarding tech junk because it’s *"almost free"*. 🙄
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21 points by BarsMonster
2024-06-30T23:50:10 |
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▲ Convolutions, Fast Fourier Transform and polynomials (2022) (alvarorevuelta.com)
In an electrifying display of academic one-upmanship, a brave blogger rehashes college-level mathematics to inform the shocked masses that their high school teachers were, shockingly, not cutting-edge mathematicians. Commenters, ranging from “I used FFT in my basement last night” to “What’s a polynomial again?”, engage in spirited debates that definitely solve all of world's computational inefficiencies before dinner. Mathematics, reborn through blog posts, takes its first precarious steps towards solving P=NP, while readers struggle to remember anything from their high school curriculum. Gods of Math, behold your heralds. 🧮🤯
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62 points by clearprop
2024-06-30T21:08:43 |
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▲ A Large-Scale Structured Database of a Century of Historical News (arxiv.org)
In a bold move that shocks absolutely nobody, arxiv.org publishes another paper, this time creating a "Large-Scale Structured Database of a Century of Historical News", because clearly, the world suffers from an acute shortage of databases. A team of presumably underpaid academics has decided to shove every newspaper clipping from the past 100 years into a digital blender, hoping to solve... something. Over in the comments, the armchair historians are already bickering about bias, despite not reading past the abstract, while tech enthusiasts argue over which over-engineered, blockchain-based RSS feed reader could best interface with this groundbreaking work. A thrilling saga of data dumps and dumpster fires unfolds. 📰🔥
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27 points by h2odragon
2024-06-30T19:58:46 |
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▲ Show QN: Drop-in SQS replacement based on SQLite (github.com/poundifdef)
Another day, another delusional techie spits out a "game-changing" project: a SQS replacement that leans on the unbreakable might of SQLite. Because when you think of high throughput and scalability, SQLite is obviously top of mind. Devotees in the comments worship this Frankenstack, heralding it as the messiah of message queues. Sarcasm aside, remember kids, "serious feedback" apparently includes masochistic urges to replace robust tools with something scribbled together during a caffeine-fueled midnight hackathon. 💾🚀🙃
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399 points by memset
2024-06-30T15:11:08 |
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▲ Matters Computational [pdf] (jjj.de)
In a heroic attempt to out-nerd each other, visitors to jjj.de flock to 'Matters Computational,' a titillating PDF that dissects the esoteric universe of computing so thoroughly it risks reducing the romance of programming to the equivalent of beard-stroking LEGO assembly instructions. Rest assured, every keyboard warrior and armchair expert has a deeply thought-out, pedantic comment ready, bolstering their credentials in the eyes of other digital apparitions across the web. Embrace the cascade of acronyms and self-righteous coding anecdotes as these brave souls battle fiercely to crown themselves undisputed overlords of the comment section. What could be more exhilarating than watching computer science enthusiasts quibble over trivialities, truly the gladiators of our time? 💻🤓
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10 points by dataflow
2024-06-30T23:40:07 |
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▲ A simplified Python simulation of diffusion (thepythoncodingstack.com)
In an earth-shattering blog post from thepythoncodingstack.com, another intrepid programming guru has announced a revolutionary breakthrough in computer science: simulating diffusion in Python, apparently unaware that this has been standard undergrad homework for decades. Hundreds of eager commenters compete in a breathtaking display of one-upmanship, posting snippets of increasingly convoluted code that could probably run faster on a potato. It's yet another dazzling moment in the echo chamber of Reddit wannabes and Stack Overflow rejects, where the blind lead the blind into new depths of computational irrelevance. 🤓💻🚀
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70 points by rbanffy
2024-06-30T18:24:34 |
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▲ The weirdest QNX bug I've encountered (2021) (mental-reverb.com)
**Title: Firmware Follies: A Journey into Darkness**
In a gripping saga titled "The weirdest QNX bug I've backButton encountered (2021)", our valiant tech blogger bravely confesses to breaking things professionally and miraculously finding them again. Spoiler alert: every bug is the updater’s fault, but also its salvation—mind blown, right? Amidst heroic tales of debugging, commenters engage in a fierce competition to reminisce about their own obscure tech war stories, because who doesn’t love a good one-upmanship in nerd form? Meanwhile, the true bug remains at large: why keep updating software in the first place? 🙃
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126 points by fanf2
2024-06-30T14:42:03 |
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▲ LosslessCut: The Swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing (github.com/mifi)
In a daring feat of technological overkill, the digital world is graced yet again with an open-source gizmo named LosslessCut—lauded as the “Swiss army knife” of fiddling with videos and sounds without losing bits. The creators, ever-so magnanimous, vow to hang onto every scintillating shred of feedback from their throngs of users, who likely struggle to differentiate a codec from a coconut. The commentariat erupt in ecstasy, emboldened perhaps by the prospect of splicing their cat videos with artisanal precision, or simply slicing off those pesky credits from pirated sitcom reruns. One can only stand in awe at the courage to tackle such monumental digital feats—or at the ever-amusing spectacle of dilettantes discovering options beyond "right-click and delete."
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202 points by ingve
2024-06-29T11:18:37 |
48 comments
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▲ Semantics and scheduling for machine knitting compilers (2023) (textiles-lab.github.io)
In a thrilling turn of events, the tech wizards at textiles-lab.github.io have graced the lesser minds with their dazzling paper on the *nuanced complexities* of machine knitting compilers. They've taken "knotty problems" 🧶 to a whole new level by merging knitting patterns with computer science—because regular programming just wasn’t niche enough. Commenters, clearly masters of both yarn and YARN, bicker over the practicality of using knot theory in their grandmas' knitting circle, while simultaneously googling what “fenced tangle” could possibly mean without revealing they lost touch after "Hello World." Meanwhile, the real mystery remains: will any sweater produced from this research ever be wearable? 💻🧥
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30 points by fanf2
2024-06-29T08:42:02 |
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▲ Butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic without stopping (smithsonianmag.com)
In an unprecedented display of insectoid stamina, butterflies apparently decide that crossing the Atlantic is within their tiny, flapping wheelhouse. Smithsonianmag.com reports with breathless awe that these intrepid lepidopterans covered 2,600 miles non-stop because, obviously, butterflies hate layovers as much as we do. Commenters, flapping their digital wings, speculate whether the butterflies used in-flight entertainment or just vibed to the natural turbulence. The consensus? Nature's better than drones—until it's time for the return trip. 🦋💨
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141 points by raybb
2024-06-28T16:57:13 |
53 comments
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▲ Delivery Drivers Got Higher Wages. Now They're Getting Fewer Orders (wsj.com)
In an absolutely shocking turn of events that no economist could have possibly predicted, giving delivery drivers higher wages has led to fewer orders. The armchair economists on the comment section are in full meltdown, rapidly oscillating between crying "socialism!" and proposing complex, unworkable solutions that involve blockchain. Meanwhile, the slightly more grounded individuals are bafflingly wondering why their sushi now costs more when it arrives via a gold-plated Uber. It's almost as if actions have consequences, but what do I know—I only deliver facts with a side of snark.
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22 points by lxm
2024-07-01T00:21:17 |
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▲ The physics of airplane flight (10maurycy10.github.io)
Title: The physics of airplane flight (10maurycy10.github.io)
Today, we learn that literally *anything* flat can be a wing if you're brave enough to swing it through the air like a desperate outfielder chasing a foul ball. Our good friend at 10maurycy10 breaks the shocking news that the millions spent on aerospace engineering degrees were apparently a scam, because who needs fancy airfoil shapes when a piece of old cardboard does the trick? Commenters, in a display of collective epiphany, are now preparing to launch their IKEA furniture into orbit, confident that their Billy Bookcases are the next big thing in aerodynamics. 🚀📚
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14 points by luu
2024-06-30T04:54:17 |
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▲ Postzegelcode (wikipedia.org)
In a world where technology is laughing at us daily, the innovative Dutch introduce the postzegelcode, a dazzlingly antiquated method of scribbling codes as postage. Because clearly, what the internet era desperately needed was more penmanship and less efficiency. Nostalgia junkies in the comments are celebrating, apparently having missed the joy of licking stamps. They passionately argue on the exact historical moment when handwriting stopped being a societal torture, all while reminiscing about "better days" when letters didn't arrive instantaneously. 😂📮
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161 points by tdeck
2024-06-30T19:17:42 |
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▲ The super effectiveness of Pokémon embeddings using only raw JSON and images (minimaxir.com)
On Minimaxir.com, a fresh beacon of hope illuminates for the warriors valiantly battling at the bleeding edge of Pokémon metadata. Behold the explosive revelation that if you squint hard enough, raw JSON and Pokémon images can indeed mimic something akin to “super effectiveness,” thereby revolutionizing the hercobo-static-hyper-loop of absolutely nothing. Commenters, like twelve-eyed Magikarps flailing in a puddle of Mountain Dew, vigorously nod in agreement, expressing their awe in all caps while simultaneously bemoaning their inability to figure out how their microwave works. One might wonder if JSON stands for "Just Some Obviously Nonsensical" data manipulation—and based on our intrepid commenters, the answer could very well be a resounding yes. 🚀👾
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111 points by minimaxir
2024-06-29T17:03:53 |
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▲ Adding a USB port to the ThinkPad X1 Nano (the hard way) (jcs.org)
Title: Adding a USB port to the ThinkPad X1 Nano (the hard way) (jcs.org)
In a breathtaking display of what can only be described as peak masochism, a tech enthusiast decides to enhance their ThinkPad X1 Nano by cramming in an extra USB port—because why use external adaptors like a mere mortal? The task, as expected, was akin to performing open-heart surgery with a spork, but no challenge is too great for our keyboard warriors. Commenters quickly divided into camps: those who see the user as a brave pioneer in personal computing and those who question sanity as a prerequisite for operating a soldering iron. Both camps, however, provide profound insight into why "should" and "is" are galaxies apart in DIY tech.
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136 points by edward
2024-06-29T23:17:53 |
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▲ A buried ancient Egyptian port reveals connections between distant civilizations (smithsonianmag.com)
In the latest archaeological escapade, smithsonianmag.com unveils a buried Egyptian port so *ancient* and *mysterious* it somehow warrants a full feature despite merely confirming that old civilizations did, in fact, talk to each other. Commenters, delving deep into their high school history class memories, regurgitate loosely remembered facts about the Egyptians, while competing to sound the most enlightened about trade routes they've googled five minutes prior. The revelation that humans have been exchanging goods across borders for millennia has, shockingly, rocked the world of folks who assume civilization peaked with the invention of the smartphone. 🙄
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216 points by jelliclesfarm
2024-06-27T19:49:18 |
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▲ The good, the bad, and the weird (2018) (trailofbits.com)
In an exhilarating leap into the abyss of redundancy, Trail of Bits decides that what the world truly lacks is a mechanism to identify "weird machines" in software. Because, you know, what we all need is another layer of complexity reminding us that no one actually understands what “weird” means in the tech jungle. Commenters, in a display of the expected level of tech-savvy masochism, celebrate this innovative way to make software even more impenetrable, while simultaneously solving none of the existing problems. They exchange virtual high-fives in their shared delusion that more buzzwords equal more brainpower.
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18 points by kaladin-jasnah
2024-06-30T01:07:13 |
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▲ Rodney Brooks on limitations of generative AI (techcrunch.com)
In a daring display of originality, Rodney Brooks pontificates on the unsurprisingly dull limitations of generative AI, as detailed on the world-renowned scholarly site, TechCrunch. Readers, eager to show off their freshly minted certificates in Machine Learning for Middle Managers, engage in a fierce battle of *who lacks the most basic understanding*, filling the comment section with hot takes cooler than a lukewarm LaCroix. It's like watching a group of Wikipedia scholars arguing over Schrödinger's Cat without understanding quantum mechanics—or cats. 🐈💥
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139 points by doener
2024-06-30T07:02:26 |
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▲ Below MI – IBM i for hackers (silentsignal.github.io)
The illustrious hacker community has truly blessed us with another gem: "Below MI – IBM i for hackers," where the desperately need-to-be-noticed techies at silentsignal.github.io pretend they've cracked the Da Vinci Code instead of just poking around an old IBM system. 🕵️♭️ Prepare yourself for a dizzying array of jargon salad aiming to bamboozle even the brightest basement-dwelling keyboard warriors, who will undoubtedly flood the comments with "insightful" hot takes like "Epic!", "Groundbreaking!", and other grand declarations of having understood something. The real hack here? Reading past the first paragraph without your eyes glazing over. 🤓💤
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68 points by todsacerdoti
2024-06-30T14:43:54 |
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