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I'm a big fan of on-device AI inference for a million reasons, especially its potential to significantly reduce or even potentially eliminate the need for massive AI data center projects in the United States. But so…

https://imgur.com/a/EcBT3Cc I noticed that Techmeme is currently boosting some guy's podcast to the very top of their website as a headline. I've also noticed the website overall becoming very deafeningly pro-AI in the…

https://www.theverge.com/news/660548/firefox-google-search-revenue-share-doj-antitrust-remedies This is based on the revelation that Firefox (and I'm assuming Mozilla itself) relies on at least 85-90% of its operating…

The recent ToS issues with the Mozilla Foundation [1] isn't the first time its continuing viability as an organization have come into question. Issues like its massive executive salaries [2], its dependence on Google…

So I just read yet another article about HN users using their own views on science and logic to rip into someone else because of something they didn't agree with. I won't link or mention the article here, but this is a…

Hey HN, I was working on some static site generator stuff when I realized that the generator part is much better off running on my computer. Why run a huge generator server program when I can compile it down to HTML,…

Hey HN, I've noticed a huge uptick in the toxicity online in the last 5-7 years. Before, around 2010-2012, people who disagreed would usually leave it at that and walk away respectfully. Now, it seems like everyone…

So WoW Classic launched last night and it looks like over a million people were in the login queue (going off of various Twitch streams and my own 1.5 hour wait in the queue). I don’t know if this is a one off or not…

Hey all, I need to find a shared host for a PHP project I'm working on. I would deploy on Heroku but I want it usable 24/7 for low cost (Heroku can get expensive FAST if something is left running). I figured an old…

My parents are barely able to use a computer. Beyond Google and a few Office programs, they are completely unable to perform tasks that we, as programmers, consider trivial. To put things in perspective, they cannot…

I'm getting sick of clicking on an HN thread only to see someone writing off the OP's post and/or observations as a mental effect. The only effect that posts like the Dunning–Kruger effect serve is to subtly insult the…

This question was prompted after reading an article about the spread of neuroticism in web forums and social media. https://www.truthhawk.com/web-forums-make-neuroticism-viral/ On HN over the years, we've had tons of,…

Hey Hacker News, I've been applying to jobs for the last three months and have not received an interview. I asked around and was told it might be because I do not have enough experience. However, the recent TripleByte…

What's everyone using to store their documentation? My current client is using MediaWiki, but is having some problems with it. I would love to gain some insights into what everyone else is using.