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		Long before ChatGPT, this programming language only worked if you said "Please" (howtogeek.com)
		1 point by bookofjoe 1 hour ago \| past \| discuss
		eSIM was supposed to replace SIM cards, but carriers turned it into a trap (howtogeek.com)
		20 points by josephcsible 14 days ago \| past \| 17 comments
		Five Unix ideas from the 1970s are why Linux still works so well (howtogeek.com)
		3 points by teleforce 16 days ago \| past
		Samsung is pushing users to train AI with their personal health data or lose it (howtogeek.com)
		16 points by croes 23 days ago \| past
		NetBSD as a Desktop: A Nostalgic '90s Experience (howtogeek.com)
		7 points by birdculture 23 days ago \| past
		I tried NetBSD as a desktop,it felt like stepping into the 90s in a good way (howtogeek.com)
		6 points by jaypatelani 24 days ago \| past
		Why developers are ditching GitHub for Codeberg and self-hosting alternatives (howtogeek.com)
		367 points by Gedxx 26 days ago \| past \| 261 comments
		Android's Earthquake Alerts Saved My Life in Venezuela (howtogeek.com)
		4 points by olgs 29 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Automatically switch Android's dark mode using ambient light sensor (howtogeek.com)
		2 points by politelemon 3 months ago \| past
		I turned my Wi-Fi network into a presence sensor (howtogeek.com)
		3 points by xngbuilds 3 months ago \| past
		Percussive maintenance, planned obsolescence, and other PC myths (howtogeek.com)
		2 points by dxs 3 months ago \| past
		Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11 (howtogeek.com)
		142 points by jnord 4 months ago \| past \| 189 comments
		Euro-Office Wants to Replace Google Docs and Microsoft Office (howtogeek.com)
		72 points by rapnie 4 months ago \| past \| 12 comments
		Wikipedia has banned AI-generated text, with two exceptions (howtogeek.com)
		2 points by l5870uoo9y 4 months ago \| past
		This Linux FS was supposed to change everything–here's the dark reason it failed (howtogeek.com)
		7 points by giis 4 months ago \| past \| 2 comments
		Passkeys were supposed to replace passwords, but they're failing (howtogeek.com)
		3 points by vdelitz 4 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		I tried the top Linux terminal emulators so you don't have to (howtogeek.com)
		1 point by losgehts 4 months ago \| past
		What Is Wi-Fi HaLow, and Do I Need It? (howtogeek.com)
		1 point by bilsbie 5 months ago \| past
		Wild smart home sensors you can integrate with Home Assistant (howtogeek.com)
		2 points by kieto 5 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Don't buy fancy wall art city maps, make your own with this free script (howtogeek.com)
		1 point by Krasnol 6 months ago \| past
		You don't need to pay for third-party AV software to protect your PC anymore (howtogeek.com)
		1 point by Corrado 6 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Linux is still a developer OS, and that's why it won't go mainstream (howtogeek.com)
		5 points by firesteelrain 6 months ago \| past
		There's a hidden Android setting that spots fake cell towers (howtogeek.com)
		192 points by rmason 6 months ago \| past \| 52 comments
		Microsoft keeps reinstalling Copilot, so I found a way to rip it out for good (howtogeek.com)
		40 points by rolph 6 months ago \| past \| 16 comments
		Microsoft Office didn't just get renamed to Microsoft 365 Copilot (howtogeek.com)
		3 points by JdeBP 7 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		China's first real gaming GPU is here, benchmarks are brutal (howtogeek.com)
		5 points by msolujic 7 months ago \| past
		Cool Linux apps to try this weekend (howtogeek.com)
		2 points by losgehts 7 months ago \| past
		The Google app that was way ahead of its time (howtogeek.com)
		4 points by devilcius 8 months ago \| past \| 3 comments
		The surprising reason JavaScript is the best language for beginners (howtogeek.com)
		1 point by ripe 8 months ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Don't throw away your old PC–it makes a better NAS than anything you can buy (howtogeek.com)
		124 points by makerdiety 8 months ago \| past \| 140 comments
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