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  1. Meta tries giving old server RAM a second life▲ 328 · 228 comments▶ · 10:10
  2. Pentagon looks for cheaper drones after costly Reaper losses over Iran▲ 276 · 333 comments▶ · 10:40
  3. OpenWrt’s own router puts repairable, recoverable networking hardware in the spotlight▲ 825 · 323 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 9:06▶ · 8:50
  4. A bare-bones ZFS NAS guide sparks a very practical HN debate▲ 344 · 249 comments▶ · 10:26
  5. OpenPrinter promises a repairable printer, but HN wants proof▲ 1149 · 287 comments▶ · 11:23
  6. Valve open-sources a DIY e-ink faceplate for the Steam Machine▲ 608 · 114 commentsin 8 episodes:▶ · 12:40▶ · 10:40▶ · 17:58▶ · 10:53▶ · 10:30▶ · 10:19▶ · 10:12▶ · 11:33
  7. Cheyenne pauses data center wastewater after Meta contractor contamination finding▲ 239 · 81 comments▶ · 13:46
  8. CarPlay is becoming a car-buying dealbreaker▲ 582 · 736 commentsin 8 episodes:▶ · 11:57▶ · 20:08▶ · 12:14▶ · 10:06▶ · 9:57▶ · 9:31▶ · 10:56▶ · 9:49
  9. Starlink finds demand where African internet is hardest to build▲ 208 · 265 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 13:15▶ · 23:18
  10. Factories Are Just Rooms—and Kids Should Know It▲ 279 · 126 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 22:30▶ · 12:36
  11. Why China still trails the West on jet engines▲ 312 · 315 commentsin 4 episodes:▶ · 10:37▶ · 9:52▶ · 11:14▶ · 10:28
  12. Oomwoo wants to make the robot vacuum fully open▲ 477 · 98 comments▶ · 7:48
  13. Infineon opens a €5 billion chip fab in Dresden▲ 213 · 95 comments▶ · 8:41
  14. Asahi Linux dodges macOS beta breakage and pushes M3 support forward▲ 572 · 239 comments▶ · 12:04
  15. A first-time hardware builder makes an octocopter that survives motor failures in sim▲ 417 · 90 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 13:02▶ · 12:45
  16. Open-source low tech, built from scrap▲ 674 · 140 comments▶ · 11:48
  17. Rocket Lab moves to buy Iridium in an eight-billion-dollar space-stack play▲ 471 · 308 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 12:18▶ · 8:55
  18. The tiny clockwork inside a pull-back toy car▲ 272 · 42 comments▶ · 13:11
  19. Linux Boots on a Sega Mega Drive—Slowly▲ 215 · 72 comments▶ · 13:31
  20. LibrePods brings Apple-only AirPods features to Linux and Android▲ 502 · 183 comments▶ · 7:52
  21. Memory prices, from core memory to the AI squeeze▲ 407 · 158 comments▶ · 8:29
  22. AI takes on the dark art of radio-chip design▲ 272 · 179 commentsin 6 episodes:▶ · 10:36▶ · 10:26▶ · 10:48▶ · 9:55▶ · 8:59▶ · 9:38
  23. A 50-foot HDMI cable beats buying a Steam Machine▲ 216 · 205 commentsin 8 episodes:▶ · 11:03▶ · 10:50▶ · 11:23▶ · 10:30▶ · 9:46▶ · 10:17▶ · 10:49▶ · 12:49
  24. A two-node Strix Halo RDMA recipe for local LLM inference▲ 231 · 87 comments▶ · 11:30
  25. Linux gives old PCs a second act▲ 216 · 131 commentsin 5 episodes:▶ · 11:15▶ · 11:51▶ · 10:58▶ · 10:09▶ · 10:41
  26. Framework’s 10-gig Ethernet card runs into USB-C’s fine print▲ 325 · 183 comments▶ · 11:48
  27. Valve’s new Steam Machine is here, and Hacker News is arguing about the price▲ 1919 · 1734 commentsin 4 episodes:▶ · 13:47▶ · 12:14▶ · 9:35▶ · 10:36
  28. Gaussian splats are becoming physical objects▲ 374 · 46 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 15:05▶ · 13:27
  29. Linux tablet drivers hit a branding wall▲ 233 · 117 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 10:59▶ · 11:56
  30. Proxmox Gets a MicroVM Shortcut▲ 231 · 49 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 10:54▶ · 10:31
  31. Hyundai Takes Full Control of Boston Dynamics, Aiming for Factory Robots by 2028▲ 974 · 402 commentsin 8 episodes:▶ · 8:41▶ · 7:36▶ · 9:11▶ · 11:39▶ · 11:56▶ · 11:24▶ · 10:50▶ · 9:17
  32. Why Your Screen Can't Show You All the Colors You See▲ 494 · 132 commentsin 3 episodes:▶ · 9:47▶ · 8:37▶ · 10:18
  33. X11 Comes to Apple Vision Pro with UHF X11▲ 230 · 63 commentsin 2 episodes:▶ · 8:57▶ · 10:39