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▲ No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead (pretalx.com)
Today, a group of high-minded, Red Hat wizards unveil their master plan to obliterate GRUB and reinvent the bootloadosphere with nmbl—because who wouldn't want the overhead of an entire kernel pre-boot? As expected, the read-between-the-lines promise of "secure" and "fast" beckons the arrival of yet another technological marvel we never knew we desperately needed. The comment section, a veritable battleground of caffeinated sysadmins and distro warriors, quickly devolves into arcane squabbles over performance graphs and nostalgic tales of LILO. Really, if the stability and security of your entire system hinge on this debate, maybe just keep that dusty old GRUB floppy at hand. 🙄
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367 points by zdw
2024-07-08T18:27:16 |
201 comments
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▲ Reverse engineering Ticketmaster's rotating barcodes (conduition.io)
In a heroic feat of unparalleled ingenuity, a blogger at conduition.io discovers that Ticketmaster's digital fort, armed with rotating barcodes designed to thwart the Soviet Union, can be penetrated with the Chrome DevTools—an advanced hacking utility Google thoughtfully provides for free. Commenters, awe-struck yet utterly confused, simultaneously ponder whether they can use this newfound knowledge to secure Beyoncé tickets or to finally get their printer working. One maverick even suggests that this might be the Watergate of our time, if only they could remember their Ticketmaster password. Who knew that right-clicking could unveil the digital equivalent of the Rosetta Stone?
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1105 points by miki123211
2024-07-08T15:14:06 |
417 comments
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▲ C++ patterns for low-latency applications including high-frequency trading (arxiv.org)
In an exhilarating leap of academic hubris, someone decides that the world desperately needs more C++ patterns for high-frequency trading, because clearly what's been missing from the global economy is *slightly faster algorithms for moving imaginary money around*. ArXiv.org proudly hosts this magnum opus, ensuring that both tree-killing and CPU cycle-burning are pushed to their respectable limits. The comments section becomes a battleground for caffeinates who mix bravado and code snippets like it's going to cure hair loss. Who knew the secret to rampant capitalism and technological overkill was just a few more complicated "if" statements away? 🚀💸
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134 points by chris_overseas
2024-07-08T18:58:56 |
74 comments
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▲ DB Browser for SQLite (Windows, macOS, and Most Versions of Linux) (sqlitebrowser.org)
At sqlitebrowser.org, the temples of high technology offer us "DB Browser for SQLite," a tool so essential that without it, apparently, your databases lie as neglected as forgotten leftovers in the fridge. The website proudly boasts compatibility across Windows, macOS, and “Most Versions of Linux,” because who cares about the few hobbyist OS adventurers left out in the cold? In the comments, a horde of basement-bound enthusiasts argue over the most trivial features with the kind of passion usually reserved for debates on pizza toppings. It’s a delightful circus of missing the point, where every participant is more lost than SQLite queries on a corrupted database. 🍕👨💻💾
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80 points by punnerud
2024-07-08T20:08:03 |
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▲ LightRAG: The PyTorch Library for Large Language Model Applications (github.com/sylphai-inc)
In an awe-inspiring display of technological redundancy, the wizards at Sylphai Inc. introduce LightRAG, yet another reinvention of the wheel for PyTorch enthusiasts who believe adding "Light" to a library name equates to innovation. The first paragraph assures us they "read every piece of feedback," which is tech-speak for "we ignore your complaints with impressive dedication." Commenters, meanwhile, oscillate between evangelical adoration for the new GitHub gospel and incoherent rage-typing about why their specific, obscure use case wasn't addressed in the initial release. Truly, the cycle of code and kvetch continues.
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4 points by bbzjk7
2024-07-09T00:28:31 |
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▲ The Right Kind of Stubborn (paulgraham.com)
In an electrifying display of keyboard wizardry, startup whisperer Paul Graham unveils the long-awaited secret to entrepreneur glory: being stubborn—but, like, the *good* kind of stubborn. Watch in awe as legions of eager commenters, armed with the humility of medieval scribes, furiously scribble down advice that essentially boils down to "be persistent but not annoyingly so." Who knew the narrow path to Silicon Valley's heart was paved with just the right amount of obstinance coated in venture capitalist bait? Get ready to set your Start-Up Idea Generator™ to "Feisty" mode; success is just a stubborn temper tantrum away! 👏💸🚀
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291 points by urs
2024-07-08T17:05:08 |
148 comments
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▲ Plausible Analytics: GDPR Compliance w/o Cookie Consent Banner (plausible.io)
In a groundbreaking flail at GDPR compliance, Plausible Analytics rolls out their *intuitive dashboard* to save the internet from the unspeakable horror of cookie consent banners. Startup wizards in beanies rejoice, crowing about user privacy while quietly mourning the loss of their favorite tracking toys. Commenters furiously mash their keyboards, each trying to outdo the last with their razor-sharp insights about European regulations they Googled five minutes ago. Truly, privacy is saved, or so we are told in a blog post conveniently free of annoying banners and inconvenient truths. 🍪🚫
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52 points by bugfactory
2024-07-08T20:02:56 |
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▲ Entering text in the terminal is complicated (jvns.ca)
Today on the galaxy-brain end of the internet, we learn that typing words into a terminal is *somehow* more complicated than defusing a bomb while blindfolded. Heaven forbid we acknowledge the possibility that not everyone dreams in command line. The comment section is a delightful circus of neckbeards competing to prove who can recall the most obscure UNIX commands, because memorizing flags from the '70s is obviously the height of modern competence. 💾🎪
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186 points by todsacerdoti
2024-07-08T17:52:23 |
122 comments
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▲ How I've Learned to Live with a Nonexistent Working Memory (medium.com/the-ascent)
On Medium, another brave keyboard warrior chronicles their catastrophic inability to remember what they ate for breakfast, in a blog post euphemically titled "How I've Learned to Live with a Nonexistent Working Memory." Shockingly, the comment section transforms into an impromptu support group, where everyone competes for the title of "Most Forgettable." You'd think with so little memory between them, they'd have forgotten to be obnoxious. We can only hope. 🙄
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26 points by yamrzou
2024-07-06T17:28:51 |
19 comments
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▲ Show QN: Open-sourced Webflow for your own app (github.com/onlook-dev)
Title: Show HN: We Rebuilt Webflow But It’s Ours So It’s Better
The Hacker News hivemind experiences another collective dopamine hit as someone unleashes yet another open-source project. This time, it's Webflow, except you have to host it yourself, which of course everyone on HN claims they wanted all along. Comments vary from the overly enthusiastic "This is the death of commercial web design tools!" to the hopelessly pedantic "Actually, this lacks the nuanced feature set of origami Studio V24.5.1." As usual, everyone is keen to remind you that they could have built it over a weekend if only they weren't too busy revolutionizing the tech industry, improving their Emacs configurations, or brewing artisanal coffee.
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274 points by hoakiet98
2024-07-08T12:36:10 |
61 comments
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▲ How I turned seemingly 'failed' experiments into a successful PhD (science.org)
In a stunning display of delusion disguised as optimism, a blogger at science.org outlines their heroic journey turning "failed" lab accidents into a "successful" PhD, revealing either a disturbing lack of standards in academia or a new pinnacle of grade inflation. Commenters, self-identified as PhDs (probably purchased online), fall over each other to congratulate our hero, sharing their own harrowing tales of converting coffee breaks and wrong measurements into cited research. Apparently, the new scientific method includes crossed fingers and a hefty dose of sheer luck. 🍀👩🔬 Who knew science was just making it up as you go along?
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68 points by bookofjoe
2024-07-05T12:16:12 |
37 comments
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▲ Samsung Electronics union launches first strike in 55-year history (koreatimes.co.kr)
In a groundbreaking display of corporate disobedience, the "fearless" warriors of the Samsung Electronics union have decided to throw their first ever strike, shutting down not their phones but their labor after 55 painstaking years of silence. The internet, never one to miss a chance to offer **ill-informed** opinions, erupts in chaos. Some heroic keyboard activists pledge undying support, while others wonder how to reboot their Samsung fridge. The drama unfolds, proving once again that the real factory reset was the friends we made along the way. 🙄😂
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9 points by croes
2024-07-09T00:38:01 |
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▲ Geomys, a blueprint for a sustainable open-source maintenance firm (filippo.io)
Title: Geomys: A Journey from Google Perks to GitHub Purgatory
Summary: Having escaped the golden handcuffs of Google only to uncover the dystopian paradise of open-source maintenance, our hero unveils Geomys, the latest attempt to fix the unfixable. It's a thrilling saga in which aforementioned ex-Googler turns freelance messiah, aims to bundle together "critical Go projects" and hopes nobody notices the substitution of free office snacks for the taste of GitHub's infinite issue tracker. Commenters are already torn between idolizing the bold move and mourning the lack of a stable paycheck. 🤡🔄💸
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136 points by mmcloughlin
2024-07-08T14:39:35 |
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▲ Twenty Five Years of Warehouse-Scale Computing (computer.org)
Twenty Five Years of Celebrating Excessively Large Computer Shacks (computer.org) unveils the shocking revelation that massive buildings with lots of blinky lights and incessant whirring noises have been around for a quarter century. In an earth-shattering 4000-word "analysis," the article regales us with tales of how outrageously large computers became ever-so-slightly more efficient at serving ads and mining Bitcoin. In the comments, legions of self-proclaimed experts engage in vigorous techno-speak, each attempting to assert their superior understanding of how best to convert electricity into heat. Truly, a milestone in human achievement. 🤖💡🔥
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17 points by matt_d
2024-07-08T20:56:58 |
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▲ Record 4 Camera Angles at Once Using Only iPhones and iPads (pcmag.com)
In a breathtaking leap of technological innovation that nobody asked for, PCMAG unveils how anyone with a surplus of Apple products and a burning desire to document every mundane moment can now record from four different angles. That’s right, film your cat from the front, back, both sides, and create the multi-angle snoozefest you’ve always dreamed of. Commenters are already in a tech-frenzy, one-upping each other with their plans to deploy this revolutionary setup in their kitchens because, apparently, the world needs a quad-view of an egg being boiled. Who knew the pinnacle of cinematic achievement would be reached with an iPhone stack? 🎥🙄
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84 points by peutetre
2024-07-06T01:24:07 |
57 comments
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▲ Show QN: I built a IMDB for all kinds of micro-creators (fanzine.world)
An enthusiastic Hacker News user unveils "fanzine.world," a groundbreaking IMDB for every micro-creator ignored by their own family. Said database meticulously tracks every unnoticed bedroom DJ and misunderstood Etsy potter, revolutionizing how we ignore them on multiple platforms. Hacker News commenters eagerly one-up each other, sharing crucial insights like, "Could use more blockchain," and arguing over the best way to monetize minimal talent. Finally, a platform where your "undiscovered" SoundCloud raps can be as overlooked as your cybersecurity concerns.
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3 points by quinto_quarto
2024-07-08T23:29:46 |
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▲ Anna's Archive Faces Millions in Damages and a Permanent Injunction (torrentfreak.com)
In a thrilling disregard for the sacred halls of pirated content, Anna's Archive is on the chopping block, facing the kind of financial blow usually reserved for a Silicon Valley startup after its third round of funding fails. The internet's hive of self-professed freedom fighters and couch legal experts dives headfirst into the comment section, dishing out half-baked legal interpretations with the gusto of a drunk uncle during Thanksgiving. They toggle between calling for blockchain salvation and proposing convoluted backup plans that make Rube Goldberg look like a minimalist. Irony, apparently, is lost on the masses heroically typing "information wants to be free" from their thousand-dollar smartphones. 🙄📱
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160 points by mistercheph
2024-07-08T19:52:31 |
73 comments
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▲ Xpra: Persistent Remote Applications for X11 (github.com/xpra-org)
In a thrilling display of missing the point, Xpra attempts to resurrect the ghost of X11, because clearly what modern computing needs is more duct tape on its crumbling architecture. The developers have boldly plastered "We read every piece of feedback, and take your input very seriously" across their site, ensuring an endless loop of despair as users try to fix what shouldn't have been broken in the first place. Commenters, in a stunning lack of self-awareness, oscillate between nostalgic glee and existential dread, debating whether this relic can be Frankensteined into the 21st century without imploding. It's the digital equivalent of arguing which brand of floppy disk was the most revolutionary. 📟💾
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183 points by cl3misch
2024-07-08T09:15:47 |
110 comments
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▲ Trackmania Nightmares (hallofdreams.org)
Title: Trackmania Nightmares: Linux Edition - A Comedy of Errors
Welcome to another episode of "Coding Gone Wild," where tech enthusiasts pretend to be system admins and game developers simultaneously. In "Trackmania Nightmares," a harrowing journey into the abyss of setting up a game on Linux unfolds. The team takes five months to do what real programmers accomplish during a coffee break, dedicating countless hours to battling the mythical beasts known as dependencies and libraries. Comment sections light up with tales of similar woe, as countless brave souls offer up incantations and command line spells hoping someone will eventually triumph over the dreaded installation dragon 🐉. Maybe next time, just buy a console.
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4 points by luu
2024-07-05T04:53:55 |
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▲ Bashbro – Make Any Comp a Web-Based File Server (github.com/victrixsoft)
Welcome to the latest unnecessary development in the tech world: Bashbro, an innovative until-it-breaks tool that miraculously turns your perfectly safe computer into a circus of web-based file serving antics. Its creators, clearly having absorbed too much hacker ethos Kool-Aid, assure us they cherish every snippet of your heartfelt forum anguish and passive-aggressive GitHub issue submissions. The software, destined to occupy GitHub’s limbo of half-forgotten projects, thrives on the praise of enthusiasts who mistake vulnerability for "minimalist charm." Meanwhile, in the comments, scores of masochistic web developers beg earnestly for features that will likely serve more as new attack surfaces than viable tools. 🤡✨💻
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58 points by ReversedChaos
2024-07-08T14:24:24 |
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