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We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own | 152
We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

What Every Argument About Sideloading Gets Wrong

Refuting the common and flawed argument of

Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now' [video] | 48
Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now' [video]

Next.js is infuriating | 135
Next.js is infuriating

Next.js is infuriating

Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use? 199
Indonesia is currently in chaos. Earlier today, the government blocked access to Twitter & Discord knowing news spread mainly through those channels. Usually we can use Cloudflare's WARP to avoid it, but just today they blocked the access as well. What alternative should we use? [rickybule]

news.ycombinator.com

Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

Indonesia is currently in chaos. Earlier today, the government blocked access to Twitter & Discord knowing news spread mainly through those channels. Usually we can use Cloudflare's WARP to avoid it, but just today they blocked the access as well. What alternative should we use?

Eternal Struggle | 51
Eternal Struggle
https://github.com/yoavg/yoavg.github.io/tree/main/eternal [yurivish]

yoavg.github.io

Eternal Struggle

<a href="https://github.com/yoavg/yoavg.github.io/tree/main/eternal" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/yoavg/yoavg.github.io/tree/main/eternal</a>

“This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone” | 33
“This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone”

history.stackexchange.com

“This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone”

Google AI Overview made up an elaborate story about me | 45
Google AI Overview made up an elaborate story about me

Google AI Overview made up an elaborate story about me

Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy | 89
Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy

Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy

Where's the shovelware? Why AI coding claims don't add up | 88
Where's the shovelware? Why AI coding claims don't add up

mikelovesrobots.substack.com

Where's the shovelware? Why AI coding claims don't add up

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline | 103
MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline

publichealthpolicyjournal.com

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline

Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts | 67
Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.223... [colesantiago]

Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts

<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.223205/gov.uscourts.dcd.223205.1436.0_1.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.223...</a>

Do the simplest thing that could possibly work | 116
Do the simplest thing that could possibly work

seangoedecke.com

Do the simplest thing that could possibly work

Notes on Managing ADHD | 40
Notes on Managing ADHD

Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos | 52
Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos

Bear is now source-available | 64
Bear is now source-available

We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that | 57
We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that

Grok Code Fast 1 | 52
Grok Code Fast 1

Are OpenAI and Anthropic losing money on inference? | 62
Are OpenAI and Anthropic losing money on inference?

Claude Sonnet will ship in Xcode | 40
Claude Sonnet will ship in Xcode

John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta 64
John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta
https://xcancel.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1961172409920491849 [OlympicMarmoto]

Implementing a Foil Sticker Effect | 31
Implementing a Foil Sticker Effect

An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia | 98
An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia
(the referenced HN thread starts at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060519) [tosh]

Cognitive load is what matters | 100
Cognitive load is what matters

Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself | 47
Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself

Tesla said it didn't have key data in a fatal crash, then a hacker found it | 33
Tesla said it didn't have key data in a fatal crash, then a hacker found it

Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed | 60
Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed

A staff engineer's journey with Claude Code | 39
A staff engineer's journey with Claude Code

30 minutes with a stranger | 55
30 minutes with a stranger

Making Minecraft Spherical | 60
Making Minecraft Spherical

Anthropic raises $13B Series F | 59
Anthropic raises $13B Series F

news.ycombinator.com

Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

Indonesia is currently in chaos. Earlier today, the government blocked access to Twitter & Discord knowing news spread mainly through those channels. Usually we can use Cloudflare's WARP to avoid it, but just today they blocked the access as well. What alternative should we use?

Notes on Managing ADHD

Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos

herman.bearblog.dev

Bear is now source-available

We already live in social credit, we just don't call it that

Grok Code Fast 1

martinalderson.com

Are OpenAI and Anthropic losing money on inference?

developer.apple.com

Claude Sonnet will ship in Xcode

Implementing a Foil Sticker Effect

simonwillison.net

An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia

(the referenced HN thread starts at <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060519">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060519</a>)

zakirullin/cognitive-load

Cognitive load is what matters

henrikkarlsson.xyz

Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself

washingtonpost.com

Tesla said it didn't have key data in a fatal crash, then a hacker found it

Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed

A staff engineer's journey with Claude Code

30 minutes with a stranger

Making Minecraft Spherical

Anthropic raises $13B Series F

yoavg.github.io

Eternal Struggle

@bennjordan.bsky.social on Bluesky

This is SO messed up. 🫥 I had a few messages and tags today asking me to clarify my stance on Israel, which was odd as I've been pretty outspoken against genocide and in full support of Palestinian statehood...

mikelovesrobots.substack.com

Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up

78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.

MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline

publichealthpolicyjournal.com

MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline - Science, Public Health Policy and the Law

By Nicolas Hulscher, MPH

seangoedecke.com

Do the simplest thing that could possibly work

When designing software systems, do the simplest thing that could possibly work. It’s surprising how far you can take this piece of advice. I genuinely think…

I had been meaning to comment on @Jonathan_Blow’s “Why can’t we even conceive of writing a new OS today” post. Coincidentally, I just got an email that opened with: ——————————————— Hey John, 2 years ago I pitched you LIBBA - a dedicated OS for smart glasses. You were

9:01 PM · Aug 28, 2025

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Geometric modular network of interconnected abstract shapes and structural elements

Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy \ Anthropic

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Notes on Managing ADHD

Strategies and tactics for staying productive.

herman.bearblog.dev

Bear is now source-available | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Herman's blog

Updates to the Bear license

Your Phone Already Has Social Credit. We Just Lie About It.

Your credit score is social credit. Your LinkedIn endorsements are social credit. Your Uber passenger rating, Instagram engagement metrics, Amazon reviews, and Airbnb host status are all social credit systems that track you, score you, and reward you based on your behavior. Social credit, in its original economic definition, means

Grok Code Fast 1 | xAI

We're thrilled to introduce grok-code-fast-1, a speedy and economical reasoning model that excels at agentic coding.

Are OpenAI and Anthropic Really Losing Money on Inference?

martinalderson.com

Are OpenAI and Anthropic Really Losing Money on Inference? - Martin Alderson

Deconstructing the real costs of running AI inference at scale. My napkin math suggests the economics might be far more profitable than commonly claimed.

developer.apple.com

Xcode 26 Beta 7 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation

Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.

Implementing a foil sticker effect

Personal Homepage

simonwillison.net

Lossy encyclopedia

Since I love collecting questionable analogies for LLMs, here's a new one I just came up with: an LLM is a lossy encyclopedia. They have a huge array of facts …

henrikkarlsson.xyz

Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself and bloom

When people talk about the value of paying attention and slowing down, they often make it sound prudish and monk-like. But we shouldn’t forget how interesting and overpoweringly pleasurable sustained attention can be.

Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed — Zed's Blog

From the Zed Blog: You asked, and here it is. Use Claude Code in public beta directly in Zed, built on the new Agent Client Protocol.

30 minutes with a stranger

Watch hundreds of strangers talk for 30 minutes, and track how their moods change

Blocky Planet — Making Minecraft Spherical

Discover the unique design challenges of creating a spherical planet out of Minecraft-like blocks.

Curved upward growth line

Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B post-money valuation \ Anthropic

Anthropic has completed a Series F fundraising of $13 billion led by ICONIQ. This financing values Anthropic at $183 billion post-money. Along with ICONIQ, the round was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The investment reflects Anthropic’s continued momentum and reinforces our position as the leading intelligence platform for enterprises, developers, and power users.

Google stock jumps as judge rules it can keep Chrome in antitrust case

The ruling comes nearly a year after a U.S. judge ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search.

Is Meta secretly scanning your phone's camera roll? Check this setting to find out | ZDNET

Some Facebook users might have unknowingly let Meta access their photos. Here's what you can do about it.

🧠 Cognitive Load is what matters. Contribute to zakirullin/cognitive-load development by creating an account on GitHub.

zakirullin/cognitive-load

GitHub - zakirullin/cognitive-load: 🧠 Cognitive Load is what matters

🧠 Cognitive Load is what matters. Contribute to zakirullin/cognitive-load development by creating an account on GitHub.

A staff engineer's journey with Claude Code

history.stackexchange.com

world war two - "This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone." Why? - History Stack Exchange

Some historical documents from WWII have a notice on them stating This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone. The documents I've found were received by the United

Next.js is infuriating