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Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs
When it comes to most secure browsers, Firefox and its LibreWolf fork are the best alternatives to Chrome on our list - and, no, incognito mode doesn't cut it.
Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 162 posts.
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Building an Internet Scale Meme Search Engine
Anyone who’s spent any amount of time on the Internet has a good idea of how prevalent meme usage has become in online discourse. Finding new memes on the latest happening and sharing them with various friend groups to share in the humor is a long-enjoyed pastime of mine. Working in tech and in the InfoSec field has…
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Run Llama 2 uncensored locally
This post will give some example comparisons running Llama 2 uncensored model versus its censored model.
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$20k bounty was claimed
Prettier, a JavaScript code formatter, has seen an incredible adoption thanks to its careful handling of the very, very, long tail of ways people can write code. At this point, the formatting logic has been solid and after our work on ternaries lands, it will be in a happy state.
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Notes apps are where ideas go to die (2022)
Insurance for your mind.
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Guide to running Llama 2 locally
How to run Llama 2 on Mac, Linux, Windows, and your phone.
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Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've learned
Since starting PostHog in 2020, we’ve learned a bunch about what does and doesn’t work when it comes to marketing to engineers . Paid ads is a…
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ChatGPT app for iOS
The ChatGPT app syncs your conversations, supports voice input, and brings our latest model improvements to your fingertips.
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Show HN: Filmbox, physically accurate film emulation, now on Linux and Windows
Accurately transform digital cinema footage to exhibit the grain, halation, and soul of motion picture film. Plugin for DaVinci Resolve, Baselight, Livegrade Frontier, Colorfront, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro.
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Tracking developer build times to decide if the M3 MacBook is worth upgrading
When our CTO said "I'll upgrade your MacBook if you can prove it's worthwhile", we embarked on a journey including (re)building a Go hot-reloader, instrumenting developer builds, analyzing compiler performance, and feeding an AI model the data until we had an answer.
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Hurl 4.0.0
Hurl is a command line tool powered by curl , that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format:
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Thunderbird 115
Supernova features a single dynamic toolbar, presenting frequently used and contextual options based on the tab or Space that is currently active. Take full control by customizing the toolbar and window layout to perfectly fit your workflow.
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GPTs: Custom versions of ChatGPT
You can now create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills.
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Mozilla expands extension support for Firefox for Android
Today, Mozilla announced more than 450 new extensions (software that adds new features or functionality to the browser) to users on Firefox for Android at
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Programmer interrupted: The cost of interruption and context switching (2022)
Interruptions and context switching are the two most costly factors that directly impact a programmer's daily productivity. Although there is no permanent way to avoid them, there are some interesting strategies to minimize their impact. The Cost of an Interruption Based on various scientific studies, it takes at…
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Making Figma better for developers with Dev Mode
Learn about our new interface, and how we're making Figma better for developers
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Pandoc 3.0
A universal document converter
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Unbricking my MacBook took an email to Tim Cook
After my lost MacBook was returned to me with an Activation Lock on it, Apple refused to unlock it. Only after emailing Tim Cook could I get it unlocked.
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Fakespot Is Acquired by Mozilla
Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build. This independence allows us to prioritize bu
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Apple TV, now with more Tailscale
Learn how Apple TV now supports Tailscale with tvOS 17, enabling secure remote networking, media streaming, and exit node functionality. Transform your Apple TV into a powerful networking tool today!
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How to find a lost phone in a no-cell-coverage camping site?
Or <em>"How to find a lost phone in a no-cell-coverage camping site?"</em>
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Google Authenticator now supports Google Account synchronization
Christiaan Brand, Group Product Manager We are excited to announce an update to Google Authenticator , across both iOS and Android, which a...
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Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it
Attention—the time and freedom to focus—is your team’s most valuable resource.
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Homebrew 4.0.0
Today, I’d like to announce Homebrew 4.0.0. The most significant change since 3.6.0 enables significantly faster Homebrew-maintained tap updates by migrating from Git-cloned taps to JSON downloads.
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Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam
Starting in Android 14, it may not be necessary to use a third-party app to turn your smartphone into a webcam for your PC, as that functionality is getting baked into the Android OS itself — though there’s a catch.
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Git-sim: Visually simulate Git operations in your own repos
git-sim: Visually simulate Git operations in your own repos with a single terminal command
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Ardour 8.0
What's new in the latest release of Ardour: great new features, quality-of-life improvements, and bugfixes