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▲ CSS @property and the new style (ryanmulligan.dev)
Behold, the unequivocal marvel of the CSS @property, now supported in all **modern browsers** (leaving the other three users in the dark). Fumbling through his new blog post, Ryan accidentally discovers that shiny buttons aren’t just for elevator panels anymore. The comment section morphs into a comically tragic scene where front-end enthusiasts realize they’ve learned nothing new, earnestly mistaking CSS variables for cutting-edge tech. Meanwhile, someone genuinely asks if the Toblerone they saved from Christmas last year is still edible. Equally enlightening! 🎨🚀💥
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280 points by surprisetalk
2024-09-04T18:13:51.000000Z |
96 comments
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▲ A Real Life Off-by-One Error (leejo.github.io)
**A Case Study in Climbing and Code: The Incorrect-Hold Conundrum**
Welcome to another thrilling episode in the universe where programming metaphors crash headfirst into sport climbing, thrilling dozens worldwide. Here, we'll read a programmer's "deep analysis" of a supposed "off-by-one error" in a climbing competition. Spoiler: it's less about coding bugs and more about a random, unused hold that nobody cares to remove, yet everyone can philosophize over. Commenters stumble over each other to offer **deep insights** into climbing logistics—which is akin to lawyers discussing heart surgery techniques. Watch as the mountain of irrelevant technicalities grows, one unnecessary commentary at a time!
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76 points by leejo
2024-09-01T21:47:42.000000Z |
21 comments
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▲ Dynamicland 2024 (dynamicland.org)
Title: Dynamicland 2024: Tomorrow's Technology with Yesterday's Printer Issues
Once again, Dynamicland, the quirky techno-Utopia where paper reigns supreme over pixels, serves up nostalgia with a side of innovation. Commenters, in a display of traditional internet efficiency, deep dive into a world where "version control" is just grown-up speak for doodling on a fresh page. Meanwhile, everyone's musing over the cryptographic intricacies of paper fibers while overlooking the simplicity of, you know, just using a computer. The future is here, and it's apparently made out of trees and desperation for printer ink. 🌲🖨️
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350 points by Pulcinella
2024-09-04T17:02:14.000000Z |
103 comments
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▲ Show QN: An open-source implementation of AlphaFold3 (github.com/ligo-biosciences)
**Show HN: Open-Source AlphaFold3 Clones Itself, Elicits Mild Clapping**
In an audacious leap towards **scientific mediocrity**, a troupe of fearless keyboard warriors at Ligo Biosciences unveils their version of AlphaFold3, promising to revolutionize biomolecular prediction with leftovers from DeepMind’s dinner table. While the repository screams, "We have no original ideas, but we sure can follow instructions!", commenters line up to salivate over the concept of using their eight GPU gaming rigs for something other than Bitcoin mining. One particularly sharp commenter questions whether using the AlphaFold name will invite a cease-and-desist letter, sparking a panic-stricken reevaluation of the whole branding strategy. Meanwhile, another dreams of citing this Frankenstein’s monster in **Nature Methods** as if academic prestige could rub off by proximity alone.
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155 points by EdHarris
2024-09-04T17:44:17.000000Z |
24 comments
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▲ The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette vs. Internet Archive (courtlistener.com)
**Title: Internet Archive's Grand Delusion Loses in Court—Commenters Fumble for a Defense**
In a stunning feat of audacity matched only by the bewilderment of its online cheerleaders, the Internet Archive (IA) has found itself on the losing side of the legal ledger, yet again. The shocker of the decade: copying things without permission is still illegal, folks! Who knew? 🤷♂️ IA's champion, Brewster Kahle, stands undeterred, waving the flag of martyrdom while steering the ship directly into the iceberg marked "Copyright Law," much to the dismay of fans dreaming of a free-for-all digital utopia. Meanwhile, in the dismal swamps of online forums, die-hard supporters are typing furiously, conjuring up a fantasy world where content magically frees itself and IA's missteps are hailed as revolutionary. Spoiler: They're not. 🚢💥📚
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212 points by Signez
2024-09-04T16:41:50.000000Z |
319 comments
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▲ The first nuclear clock will test if fundamental constants change (quantamagazine.org)
In a thrilling leap in science that most laymen will use to aggrandize small talk, Quanta Magazine hypes the possible advent of the "nuclear clock," courtesy of some late-night grad student vigilance and possibly too much Red Bull. Our intrepid commenters, armed with half-read Wikipedia pages and YouTube PhDs, chime in with deeply theoretical noise about fundamental constants, intergalactic discrepancies, and the ever-mystical dark matter—because, who needs simplicity when complexity sounds so much cooler? Brace for a comment section filled with amateur physics prophets heralding the end of time as we know it, or perhaps just struggling to figure out their new digital watch. Meanwhile, the rest of us will keep setting alarms on our hopefully still-reliable smartphones. 🤯🎓💤
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150 points by beefman
2024-09-04T16:23:34.000000Z |
66 comments
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▲ Show QN: Laminar – Open-Source DataDog + PostHog for LLM Apps, Built in Rust (github.com/lmnr-ai)
Title: Hacker News Unveils Yet Another "Revolutionary" Tool: Laminar
In an unsurprising twist, Hacker News showcases Laminar, the Frankensteined lovechild of DataDog and PostHog, but for LLM apps and crafted in the internet’s latest obsession: Rust 🦀. The creators promise you can trust them as they "read every piece of feedback" whilst essentially welding more bells and whistles to their "work in progress." Meanwhile, brave commenters tackle the vital issues of URL availability and potential domain names, because priorities. Who needs a stable release when you can have a snappy domain name that *almost* spells Laminar?
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19 points by skull8888888
2024-09-04T22:52:19.000000Z |
3 comments
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▲ SEC fines 6 major credit rating agencies over failure to keep electronic records (cnn.com)
The omnipotent SEC, in a rare display of regulatory muscle, decides to whack the piñatas known as major credit rating agencies with a staggering $49 million fine for essentially using Snapchat to manage sensitive financial data. 📉🙈 Moody's and S&P throw down $20 million each to avoid further shaming, establishing that their commitment to compliance is directly proportional to the size of the fine. Meanwhile, in the land of comments, outraged citizens toggle between armchair legal expertise and existential despair, offering hot takes on financial regulations that they googled five minutes prior. Truly, a spectacle of financial acumen and internet wisdom. 🎭🍿
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65 points by rntn
2024-09-04T22:53:15.000000Z |
12 comments
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▲ Undefined behavior in C is a reading error (2021) (yodaiken.com)
Today, in the hallowed halls of hackery, a groundbreaking revelation emerges: most catastrophes spawned by undefined behavior in C are supposedly just reading errors. Once again, the collective minds of programmers are enlightened, or so one would think. Instead, the comments section quickly devolves into a merry-go-round of blame, snark, and the usual existential despair about C's obscurities. Obviously, all problems ever encountered in programming can indeed be solved by simply *reading* the manual, if only these pesky programmers could actually read. 📖💥
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16 points by nequo
2024-09-02T02:30:36.000000Z |
18 comments
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▲ Heavy Construction of a Sewage Pump Station – Ep 3 [video] (youtube.com)
Today, we dive into the mysteries of the urban underworld with "Heavy Construction of a Sewage Pump Station – Ep 3," a riveting cinematic masterpiece that captures the thrilling essence of...concrete and poop. Join a handful of excessively excited viewers as they marvel at the hidden marvels beneath our city sidewalks, heralding the advent of a stairwell to the stinkier version of Narnia. According to the most awestruck commenter, it's "pretty cool" to witness these subterranean behemoths that few knew existed despite probably walking over them daily. Don’t miss the recommended viewing links scattered like Easter eggs, as enthusiasts eagerly share more heart-pounding footage of, wait for it, more construction. 🚧💩
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35 points by Bluestein
2024-09-01T18:52:45.000000Z |
6 comments
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▲ Kagi Assistant (kagi.com)
**Kagi: Re-inventing Search, or Just Your Typical AI Overlord?**
Kagi, the latest "revolution" in search engines, proudly unveils its Assistant — because what the world desperately needs is yet *another* AI pretending to grasp human needs. In a startling display of originality, Kagi promises to deliver Quick Answers, summarize pages, and avoid pesky ads — all without hoovering up your data (or so they claim). Enthusiastic users on Hacker News wax poetic about these mind-blowing features, as if fast, clean searches were the hidden keys to Nirvana. Meanwhile, the dissenters murmur in the shadows about sluggish search speeds, debating the existential crisis of waiting a whole two seconds for results — an eternity in the digital age where every nano-second counts! 🐢💨✨
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293 points by darthShadow
2024-09-04T18:35:53.000000Z |
136 comments
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▲ HIDman Adapting USB devices to work on old computers (github.com/rasteri)
Title: Yet Another Hobbyist "Solution" in Search of a Problem
The latest gimmick to enchant the vintage computer nerds, HIDman, promises to revive your dusty IBM 5150 by letting it use modern USB peripherals. Because, of course, what every ancient computer really needs is to be connected to a state-of-the-art mechanical RGB keyboard! The creator claims "simple cheap solution," but commenters are already squabbling over whether this will support their beloved-but-obsolete Z-100 keyboards. Expect lots of intense debate filled with nostalgia and a glaring absence of any practical use case. 🙄💾
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5 points by CTOSian
2024-09-02T15:06:30.000000Z |
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▲ Show QN: Mem0 – open-source Memory Layer for AI apps (github.com/mem0ai)
**Show HN: Mem0 – the Savior of Forgetful AI Agents!**
Hackers have unleashed another innovative toy destined to revolutionize chatbots by giving them the memory of a goldfish on steroids. Thanks to Mem0, our beloved bots can now remember that you love pineapple on pizza but forget your credit card details—hopefully. As the comment section balloons with predictable congratulations and thinly veiled concerns about future neglect of free users, one might wonder if this tool will remember its own open-source commitments or develop convenient amnesia. How long before the 'free version' memories fade into the premium abyss? 🤔
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111 points by staranjeet
2024-09-04T16:01:40.000000Z |
39 comments
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▲ Meticulous (YC S21) is hiring to eliminate E2E UI tests
At Meticulous, a startup with the audacity to have been birthed by the prestigious accelerator YC, seeks brave souls to eliminate what every developer generously pretends to love: End-to-End UI tests. The noble mission? To rid the world of the one thing that semi-works in the chaotic cesspool of software deployment. Over in the comments, an army of bootcamp grads and "Senior DevOps Ninjas" are already tripping over themselves to proclaim how they've never needed tests anyway, because their code is just that perfect. 🙄 "Ship fast and break things," they chant, cluelessly idolizing a motto that's about as up-to-date as their LinkedIn profiles.
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2024-09-04T21:02:36.000000Z |
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▲ Code Review Anxiety Workbook (gitbook.io)
📚 The blogosphere is abuzz over the "Code Review Anxiety Workbook," a magical tome that promises to rid developers of their code review heebie-jeebies—not by offering any substantial advice on the titular anxiety, but by suggesting that 💻 *code works when you run it*. Revolutionary! Commenters wax philosophical with breakthrough observations like, "good code practices reduce fear," and "it's just like teaching!" Meanwhile, a sage equates the brooding peril of a code review with the ferocity of Wall Street, leaving us pondering whether we need a therapist or a hedge fund manager to handle our GIT repos. 😱🤦♂️
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25 points by mooreds
2024-09-04T21:40:21.000000Z |
6 comments
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▲ sRGB Gamut Clipping (2021) (bottosson.github.io)
In yet another groundbreaking development in the realm of pixels nobody understands, *bottosson.github.io* graces us with "sRGB Gamut Clipping (2021)," a chronicle of soul-crushing complexities about colors that your computer is too cowardly to display. The original piece dives into the riveting world of RGB values that dare to defy the conventional 0 to 255, leaving tech bloggers to mutter esoteric terms like "clamping" and "scRGB" at their screens. Commenters, who clearly missed their calling as color scientists, joust with technical jargon that's as out of gamut as the RGB values discussed, leaving regular humans amused and bewildered. Meanwhile, Mike Herf drops by to flex nostalgia about old blog walks, tragically stealing the spotlight from the thrilling topic of chroma non-conservation. 🎨😵💫
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73 points by Brajeshwar
2024-09-04T15:28:08.000000Z |
26 comments
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▲ DAGitty – draw and analyze causal diagrams (dagitty.net)
### DAGitty – Draw and Analyze Causal Diagrams Until You Drop!
Embrace the excitement of browser-based DAG draw-a-thons with DAGitty, a magical environment that not only allows you to create *beautiful* directed acyclic graphs but also analyze them without leaving your couch! Were you yearning for more bias in your empirical studies? Too bad, because DAGitty's prime directive is minimizing that pesky bias, much to the dismay of data manipulators everywhere. Cue the fanfare for Johannes Textor and his platoon of epidemiology wizards at Radboud University for not only throwing relics like MS-DOS graphing tools into the abyss but also collaborating with living legends. Behold, a comment section brimming with nostalgia for grad school statistics, tragic tales of R users dragged into Python purgatory, and desperate pleas for a graph layout that doesn’t look like a cat coughed up a ball of yarn. 🎓📈🤹
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152 points by smartmic
2024-09-04T09:10:02.000000Z |
19 comments
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▲ Glue and Coprocessor Architectures (vitalik.eth.limo)
**Glue and Coprocessor Architectures: A Tale of Two Computations**
In an exhilarating feat of verbosity, Vitalik.eth.limo manages to school the mere mortals of the internet on breaking up computations like it's kindergarten math. Vitalik dives into the "spellbinding" world of Ethereum Virtual Machine with the enthusiasm of a kid showing off their scribbles, all while a *noble* circle of tech visionaries pat him on the back. Meanwhile, the comments swell with the usual suspects: one overly enthusiastic fanboy, one genuinely lost soul trying to catch up, and another keen to remind us that despite Ethereum's moon promises, we're still stuck in traffic on the launchpad. 🚀😴
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16 points by bpierre
2024-09-02T12:04:18.000000Z |
3 comments
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▲ What Is an Atomic Clock? (2019) (nasa.gov)
Title: What Is an Atomic Clock? (2019) (nasa.gov)
In an attempt to make sure you never get lost in the Trader Joe's parking lot again, NASA's eggheads at the Jet Propulsion Lab have whipped up a new shiny gizmo called the Deep Space Atomic Clock. Ready for liftoff in a dramatic demonstration of what happens when nerds have budget, this masterpiece is set to revolutionize the already-sufficient GPS technology that your phone uses to mistakenly guide you to private driveways instead of Starbucks. Commenters, eager to showcase their Google-gleaned expertise, dive into pedantic debates about space-time while simultaneously confusing this clock with their microwave's timer settings, asking if it will help them heat their leftovers faster. 🚀⏲️👽
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13 points by dinoqqq
2024-09-04T21:37:33.000000Z |
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▲ Oakland's new school buses reduce pollution and double as giant batteries (grist.org)
Grist.org dazzles the woke eco-crowd with a thrilling tale of Oakland’s new electric school buses that are apparently saving the Earth one child’s commute at a time. 🌍✨ Not content with merely transporting students, these whisper-quiet behemoths double as "giant batteries," because what's eco-innovation without turning school transportation into a clumsy metaphor for mobile power storage? Commenters, sporting varying degrees of tech savvy ranging from "Google expert" to "who needs facts when you feel right," embroil themselves in a fierce debate about heat pumps vs. air conditioners, revealing that most of them might actually learn something from a middle school science refresher. Amidst fervent strokes of the keyboard, scientific accuracy loses, but the electric bus still gets a hydraulic-powered pat on the back.🚌💨👏
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66 points by rntn
2024-09-04T20:58:28.000000Z |
56 comments
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