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This is not the most massive profile in the world.

This is just a tribute.

Some reasons why I like HN:

- /newest is kind of a stealthy, underrated knowledge-sharing platform. It's a bit like an alternative portal for a lot of interesting stuff going on out there. It makes a de facto news website/outlet on its own due to its instant format.

- The HN mindset generally represents and defends the stabilizing view of tech, in which things stay broken longer, true...but dammit, at least we know how they are broken! We appreciate the value of looking back, not just forward, during a time when a lot of people are rightly concerned that tech mainly/only looks forward. Plus, there are always workarounds to get the most out of our favorite broken stuff from the tech-past, and we lik...

  1. Chinese Firedrake Jammer (sigidwiki.com)
    3 points 0
  2. Ask HN: Is there a good native format for this? Sorting lists of images and text

    Hi HN friends, I work with text files a lot, specifically lists. When updating lists, I like having the ability to quickly shift lines up and down in my editor, using a shortcut key. Alt-PgUp/PgDn for example. I really…

    2 points 3
  3. Relying on Your Personal Ideals for Self-Support in Hard Times (friendlyskies.net)
    1 points 0
  4. National Hike with a Geek Day – June 20, 2023 (nationaltoday.com)
    1 points 0
  5. Beyond Liquid Crystal: DARPA Seeks Novel Tunable Optical Materials (darpa.mil)
    36 points 1
  6. MQ-9 can launch a smaller UAS and then recover it mid-flight (twitter.com)
    2 points 0
  7. A quick way to get more creative coding control with ChatGPT (friendlyskies.net)
    2 points 0
  8. Why it can be a good idea to say “Thank You” to ChatGPT (friendlyskies.net)
    55 points 62
  9. Waymore: Find way more from the Wayback Machine (github.com)
    1 points 0
  10. Ask HN: Does Android not allow LAN-only WiFi?

    I was trying to troubleshoot the Asus router issue yesterday, and at one point had to use my phone because my laptop wasn't available. Surprisingly, even if I disabled mobile data on my phone, the system automatically…

    4 points 3
  11. Let's Talk Zuckerberg and BJJ, and What That Says (friendlyskies.net)
    1 points 0
  12. Oldfartenstein 3D – E2M3: Dense Dungeon (2023) [Wolfenstein 3D Mod] (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  13. C64 Music Collection: Sid Covers Collection II by Finnish Gold (youtube.com)
    2 points 0
  14. I Took My PC to Geek Squad for a “Tune-Up” (youtube.com)
    4 points 0
  15. Marbula One S4 GP1 Razzway Race – Jelle's Marble Runs (youtube.com)
    2 points 1
  16. Hydrogen Fuel Station in Japan (youtube.com)
    3 points 0
  17. Ask an AI trained on Seth’s writing (seths.blog)
    1 points 3
  18. Potential jamming of Russian Baltic fleet USB comms – waterfall (twitter.com)
    2 points 0
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  20. How to create a mind map with ChatGPT or AI (simplemind.eu)
    3 points 0
  21. Ask HN: How do you figure out which illnesses / bugs are going around

    I used to check @NH_RC on Twitter for their reports, to kind of get a bird's-eye view of what's going around [1]. Like Rhinovirus, etc. But they don't seem to do that in such an accessible manner anymore, so I thought…

    4 points 3
  22. GPT knows fork all about Columbo, with so much certainty (pastebin.com)
    3 points 4
  23. Unicorn low mileage Ford OBS F250 ex government top secret spy truck (youtube.com)
    18 points 3
  24. Government by Algorithm – AI Politicians (en.wikipedia.org)
    2 points 0
  25. Ukrainian volunteers assemble a small cruise missile with a pulse jet engine (twitter.com)
    8 points 1