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The author recounts their experience transitioning from using Microsoft Windows for 20 years to Linux due to dissatisfaction with Microsoft's operating system updates, bugs, and lack of user consent. They detail their struggles with Windows 10 ads, non-consensual updates, and compatibility issues between Microsoft software and hardware, leading them to consider alternatives like macOS or Linux. After extensive research and testing, the author decided to switch to CachyOS, an Arch-based distribution, which they found to be a better fit for their needs as a software developer and musician.
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The discussion revolves around personal memories of first computers, advancements in hardware over time, comparisons between macOS, Linux, and Windows, AI's potential impact on Linux adoption, and issues with NVIDIA drivers on Linux. There is a mix of nostalgia for early computing experiences, appreciation for modern computer portability and affordability, and frustration with macOS' interface and functionality compared to Linux. The community shows moderate agreement but varying intensity in debates about operating system preferences.
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The article explores the physics behind airplane flight through an in-depth investigation of airflow and lift generation around airfoils. It uses visualizations to explain concepts like pressure, velocity, and flow dynamics, focusing on how these factors interact with wing shapes and angles of attack to create lift.
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The comment thread discusses the potential for AI to generate explainers quickly and its impact on quality content, with opinions divided between excitement about AI's capabilities and concern over displacement of human-created work. Bartosz Ciechanowski is frequently mentioned as a benchmark for high-quality content.
Article: 15 min
Mousefood is a crate that provides an embedded-graphics backend for Ratatui, enabling the creation of terminal UIs on microcontrollers. It supports special characters, bold/italic fonts, color themes, and EPD support.
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The comment thread discusses the compatibility and usage of Mousefood with ESP32 CYD, as well as recommendations for displays compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico 2/2W. It also explores the efficiency of text-based graphics on embedded devices compared to font-based hacks.
Article: 28 min
The article discusses the Oban job processing framework for Python, which allows inserting and processing jobs using only a database. It compares Oban with its Elixir counterpart, highlights key features like queues, scheduling, and built-in concurrency control, and mentions two versions: Open Source (Oban-py) and commercial (Oban-py-pro). The article delves into the technical details of how jobs are processed under the hood, focusing on job insertion, notification, fetching with locking, execution, and completion. It also covers background processes such as leader election for cluster management, rescuing orphaned jobs, pruning old jobs, and retry & backoff mechanics.
Discussion (49): 11 min
The comment thread discusses the features and differences between Oban, a job processing framework for Elixir, and other similar frameworks like Celery. The conversation also touches on the advantages of database-backed job queues over Redis for high-throughput systems and the pricing model of Oban Pro.
Article: 3 min
The Computer History Museum has launched OpenCHM, a digital portal providing global access to its collection of computing history.
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Article: 4 min
This article discusses the development of gemma3.c, a CPU inference engine for the Gemma 3 4B IT model written entirely in C11 without external dependencies. It showcases features such as full Gemma architecture support, memory-mapped weights, and interactive chat mode.
Discussion (13): 2 min
The comment thread discusses the capabilities and performance of LLMs without Python, PyTorch, or GPUs. It compares alternative implementations like ikllama.cpp and gemma.cpp with traditional tools, focusing on energy efficiency, portability, and multilingual support.
Discussion (66): 14 min
Users are sharing, appreciating, and discussing various small games created by community members on Hacker News. There is a suggestion for sorting the game directory by upvotes to enhance recommendations. The discussion also includes feedback on landing page design, requests for similar posts about consoles or devices, and technical details related to game development.
Article: 1 hr 10 min
This article discusses common issues with spin locks in multi-threaded programming, providing insights on how to implement them correctly and efficiently. It covers various aspects such as broken spin-lock implementations, the impact of using spin loops on CPU performance, strategies for mitigating synchronization issues between cores, handling priority inversion, and utilizing OS primitives like futex for better lock management.
Discussion (11): 2 min
The comment thread discusses the complexities and considerations involved in writing cross-thread data structures, focusing on mutexes, condition variables, spin locks, and futexes. It also delves into the efficiency of modern CPUs with multiple cores compared to older CPU architectures.
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The comment thread discusses a spinning top with electronic components, focusing on its performance and potential improvements. Opinions vary regarding the balance between electronics and traditional mechanics in spinning tops, but overall sentiment is positive.
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