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What AI IDEs and extensions are people using in 2025?

I am looking to hire a talented editor for a semi-technical book. Would love to get recommendations or advice on where to find an editor. Thanks!

Does anyone know of a good list of the many, many layers of computing systems? I am looking for a list that includes everything such as atoms, transistors, firmware, OS layers etc..

I have a suspicion that disappearing messages are not deleted but rather only disappear from the UI. If you read the WhatsApp docs on disappearing messages carefully, you will notices it does not claim that the messages…

Hey there! I am working on AI safety research. Specifically, I am working on trying to understand what is going on inside LLMs (interpretability). I am wondering if anyone has extra cloud credits (AWS/Google…

I am looking for a browser extension like Twitter's community notes that works on the entire web.

Hey there.. I have started writing a book on software design/architecture that provides a different perspective than existing books out there. The thesis of the book is that "code is for humans". The book explains how…

I want to get access to one of the leading LLMs. I am not picky which one. What is the best way to get access?

I'm interested to know what shells and extensions people are using. I am currently using ZSH + oh-my-zsh + powerlevel10k + random oh-my-zsh extensio. It is a pretty great combination but I am curious as to what other…

https://github.com/Jakobovski/linux-config This will only work for debian but you can look at the install.sh script and just use the parts you want

I have seen all the statistical arguments as to why nuclear energy is safe. Statistical arguments are misleading as nuclear disasters have a long tail. The question is how bad could a nuclear disaster be? What is worst…

I am setting up version control and CI/CD for a small startup. I am trying to decide between gitlab and github. How does CI/CD compare on the two platforms? How does the UI/UX compare? Thanks

I noticed Intel released the Lohi2 Neuromorphic chip. I am wondering what tasks neuromorphic chips/algos are good for? Are they being using in production anywhere?

I am shocked at how bad the bluetooth UI on ubuntu is. I want an icon on my toolbar that shows available devices. Just like for WIFI on MacOS. The best i found is Blueman but it is awful. I need to click on its icon in…

1) Paid advertising is obliterating natural search results. Natural search results lead to greater customer satisfaction, paid search leads to greater corporate satisfaction. 2) Fake reviews are destroying much of the…

I have a two ideas that are publish worthy but I do not have the motivation to turn them into papers. If there are any CS grad students who want to take the ideas+code and publish them let me know. Idea 1, is an…

I am working on writing a free book that is collection of ridiculous programing stories. I thought HN would be a great place to fish for stories. If you are interested in sharing a story you can respond to this thread…

By expressive I mean that DNA can determine so many different things. anti-bodies, physical appearance, the workings of the brain(!), the workings of all physical organs.. What is insane is that mutations can and often…