Linux is good now; make 2026 the year to install it on your desktop
TL;DR A PC Gamer writer argues Linux has matured into a practical desktop OS, citing personal experience with gaming-focused and…
A Website to Destroy All Websites: Winning the War for the Internet’s Soul
TL;DR An extended essay by Henry argues the Web has shifted from a diverse commons of learning and community into…
Beginner’s guide to Mastodon: the open-source alternative to Twitter
TL;DR Mastodon is a decentralized, open-source microblogging network founded in 2016 that uses independently run servers (instances) connected across a…
Wario Synth: Convert Any Song into a Game Boy–Style Track in Your Browser (Show HN)
TL;DR Wario Synth is a browser-based tool that converts songs into Game Boy–style chiptune tracks by analyzing MIDI and resynthesizing…
Mythic Discovery: Joseph Campbell Meets George Lucas — Part I (2015)
TL;DR Mythologist Joseph Campbell and filmmaker George Lucas met in person after Lucas completed his original Star Wars trilogy; their…
Starlink to lower roughly 4,400 satellites from ~550 km to ~480 km across 2026
TL;DR Starlink announced it will lower all satellites in its ~550 km shell to about 480 km over 2026, affecting…
European banks could eliminate 200,000 roles by 2030 as AI spreads
TL;DR A Morgan Stanley analysis, cited by the Financial Times, estimates that over 200,000 jobs at 35 major European banks…
Dell’s GB10 mini workstation refines DGX Spark, fixes key pain points
TL;DR Dell's GB10 mini workstation addresses several practical issues found on Nvidia's DGX Spark—adding a power LED, a larger 280W…
January 1, 1983: ARPANET Adopts TCP/IP, Laying Internet Foundations
TL;DR On January 1, 1983 ARPANET began switching from the Network Control Program (NCP) to TCP/IP; the migration finished by…
Python performance and memory numbers every programmer should know
TL;DR A set of microbenchmarks and memory measurements for CPython 3.14.2 run on a Mac Mini M4 Pro provides concrete…