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RSS Feeds Send Me More Traffic Than Google โ€“ Terence Edenโ€™s Blog

RSS Feeds Send Me More Traffic Than Google โ€“ Terence Edenโ€™s Blog

๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Yeah yeah, I know, data-point of 1. I recently read Susam's blog post where they said that "most of the traffic to my personal website still comes from web feeds" - I wondered if that was true for my site. I've been writing this blog for a while. I've never much bothered with "aggressive" SEO - I have a fairly semantic layout, all my reviews have metadata, and stuff like that - but I'm not cramming in keywords, using AMP, or whatever other chickens Google…
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Building the TD4 4-Bit CPU

Building the TD4 4-Bit CPU

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: The TD4 is a famous 4-bit CPU featured in the book How to Build a CPU by Kaoru Tonami. The book focuses on constructing a functional processor entirely from basic 74-series TTL logic ICs. While the book is unfortunately only available in Japanese, a friend from Japan sent me a copy along with a TD4 PCB. I believe the PCB is based on the open-source design files available on BG5DIW's GitHub repository. "How to Build CPU" book and the PCB. Recently, I finally found the…
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Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI & PXE

Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI & PXE

๐Ÿ’ฅ Discover this insightful post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Motivation # I wanted to test out the new Unsloth models for Qwen3.6 and Gemma4 on my gaming PC. llama.cpp on Windows is tedious to compile, and I have littered my Windows installation with too many toolchains already. Python venvs, Mingw, Cuda, UCRT64 & WSL to name a few. Windows still does not feel developer friendly to me. I think Iโ€™m ok with it being a frontend for Steamโ€™s Big Picture mode. I didnโ€™t want to disturb my Windows setup that I use for gaming.…
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principles

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Introduction Contemporary permaculture is founded on three core ethics: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. These ethics serve as a guiding compass for its design principles, co-creating a holistic framework for regenerative living. Similarly, permacomputing is built upon 10 principles that encourage and raise awareness about more sustainable digital practices. Whether you are a tech specialist, someone who uses a computer for daily tasks, or deals with technology only occasion, there are steps that you or the group you are involved in can take…
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ADT says customer data stolen in cyber intrusion

ADT says customer data stolen in cyber intrusion

โœจ Discover this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: The home security company ADT said cybercriminals breached company systems on Monday and stole a โ€œlimited setโ€ of customer and prospective customer information. An investigation into the incident found the stolen information ranged from names, phone numbers, addresses and dates of birth to the last four digits of Social Security numbers and tax IDs. No payment data was stolen and an ADT spokesperson said โ€œcustomer security systems were not affected or compromised in any way.โ€ The company did not respond to questions about the number…
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How I made over $350K from a simple commercial open-source (COSS) project using dual licensing.

How I made over $350K from a simple commercial open-source (COSS) project using dual licensing.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this must-read post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: In the last four years, I made over $350K from a simple JavaScript library called lightGallery using a dual-licensing business model. Here is everything you need to know about monetizing your commercial open-source software (COSS) project using dual licensing.What is the dual-licensing business model? #It is a proven commercial open-source strategy where you offer your software under two different licenses:A free, copyleft open-source license (GPL or AGPLv3)A paid, commercial license for proprietary useWhen software is dual-licensed, users can choose the legal terms under which…
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Kash Patelโ€™s Personalized Bourbon Stash

Kash Patelโ€™s Personalized Bourbon Stash

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: One of J. Edgar Hooverโ€™s greatest reforms at the FBI was his embrace of fingerprinting. During the 1930s, visitors to the FBI offices in Washington, D.C., received souvenir fingerprint cards featuring his name. The men who succeeded him as FBI director were more discreet and judicious, mindful of the cult of personality that had developed around Hoover. They generally avoided giving out branded swag.But then came Kash Patel.President Trumpโ€™s FBI director has a great deal of affection for swag. Merchandise for sale on a website…
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Goldman Sachs Warns of Rationing Risk for British Businesses

Goldman Sachs Warns of Rationing Risk for British Businesses

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this must-read post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: British businesses face a summer of soaring travel costs and disrupted supply chains as the United Kingdom emerges as the European economy most vulnerable to a deepening jet fuel crisis triggered by the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a stark new assessment from Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street investment bank has warned that commercial fuel inventories in Britain could fall to โ€œcritically low levelsโ€ within weeks, raising the prospect of formal rationing measures that would squeeze airlines, freight operators and…
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The Wrapper and the Code – by Iris

The Wrapper and the Code – by Iris

๐Ÿš€ Discover this trending post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Since January, Replitโ€™s iOS app has been stuck on the same version. The rankings show it slipping. First to second, then to third in Appleโ€™s free developer tools category.In March, The Information reported what was happening. Apple had blocked updates to several AI coding apps, including Replit and Vibecode. The cited rule was App Store Review Guideline 2.5.2: apps must be self-contained in their bundles and may not โ€œexecute code which introduces or changes features or functionality.โ€ The rule has existed for years. It predates…
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Inkscape 1.4.4 Release Notes | Inkscape

Inkscape 1.4.4 Release Notes | Inkscape

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this trending post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Contents (click to expand/collapse) Get Inkscape 1.4.4! Changes and Bug Fixes Highlights Inkscape 1.4.4 is a maintenance and bugfix release, which brings you 20 crash fixes, among them for three nasty bugs where Inkscape wouldn't even start almost 20 bug fixes 6 performance improvements a new palette a new button for rotating stars and polygons into their 'neutral' or 'upright' position 27 updated interface translations 15 updated documentation translations installation files for Windows on Arm Like its predecessor, Inkscape 1.4.4 is also a bridge…
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