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The road to ACID transactions in Cassandra 6

Article URL: https://theconsensus.dev/p/2026/08/16/transactions-in-cassandra.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49386877 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

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Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles

Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Electrek reports. Sourc...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

I'm Becoming AI-Blind

Article URL: https://cymerys.com/w/im-becoming-ai-blind Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49386699 Poi...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

TigerBeetle Core System Architecture: Deconstructing Performance Engineering

Article URL: https://ixuvo.com/blog/tigerbeetle-core-system-architecture-performance-engineering Comments URL: https://...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

My cats hate each other, but this automatic feeder is helping

Over the course of nearly a decade, my husband and I have dutifully carried out a four-times-daily ritual of feeding a p...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Patreon is changing its algorithm to help smaller creators get discovered

Patreon has announced a number of new and overhauled features that are designed to "build a better network - and a bette...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Kino: A high-performance Ractor web server for Ruby 4.0

Article URL: https://github.com/yaroslav/kino Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49386383 Points: 7 # C...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings

Ars looks at Zuckoff, the latest free app detecting Meta AI glasses amid privacy backlash. ...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Rocket Report: SpaceX makes its mark on the Moon; ULA names new boss

Taiwan's effort to develop its own satellite launcher hit a setback this week. ...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

The Patrick Clancy Conspiracy Theories Are Rooted in the Harsh Realities of Motherhood

Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, in...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 (2026): A Solution for Cord Clutter

The Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 can wirelessly transmit games, TV shows, movies, and more across your home (even throu...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

My big, fat, technophobic cat

My cat Pablo is a voluptuous boy. His primordial pouch, originally thought to protect cats' squishy insides, hangs low a...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

DeepSeek-v4-flash-vision-exp

Article URL: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/vision/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49386163 P...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Influencers and Resellers Are Turning Empty Boxes Into Big Cash

As the appetite for “authenticity” grows online, content creators are buying up empty boxes for luxury goods—and r...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late

Article URL: https://annas-archive.pk/blog/physical-destruction.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone y...

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Small, native web tricks worth remembering

Article URL: https://htmlcat.net/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385860 Points: 14 # Comments: 1

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Best Early Tech Labor Day Sales I’d Shop Myself (2026): AirTags, Dyson, and More

From the best Dyson vacuum to the best wireless headphones and earbuds we’ve tested, you can get some great gadgets on...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Emacs 31.1 will release on 8/24

Article URL: https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/blob/062dcd2aead00c3b47c14ff5b6c40313f7a775f5/etc/HISTORY Comments U...

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Better Batteries

Article URL: https://matklad.github.io/2026/08/20/better-batteries.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

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The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates

Article URL: https://remapradio.com/articles/the-lost-treasure-of-sid-meiers-pirates/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

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We Rebuilt the Linux MicroVM Stack on Apple Silicon

Article URL: https://encore.dev/blog/firecracker-apple-silicon Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49384...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Show HN: Argentic – An L402 Lightning toll booth for AI scraping agents

Article URL: https://Argentic.network Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49384477 Points: 4 # Comments:...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

The Single English County Saying No to Palantir

The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manche...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick by R. Crumb (1986)

Article URL: https://philipdick.com/resources/miscellaneous/the-religious-experience-of-philip-k-dick-by-r-crumb-from-w...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Stop Making TUIs

Article URL: https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2026/08/20/stop-making-tuis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Japan tried to build an operating system for the world, the US intervened

Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/japan-tried-build-operating-system-entire-world-us-government-intervened/ C...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Seed: Minimal, self-modifying agent harness

Article URL: https://github.com/vivekhaldar/seed Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49384113 Points: 5 ...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Ruggable Discount Code: 30% Off Rugs | August 2026

Keep your floors pristine and your budget intact. Save up to 30% off machine-washable rugs, runners, mats, and pillows u...

Technology Aug 21, 2026

Micron announces $10B research hub in Boise

Article URL: https://investors.micron.com/news/press-release/2026/Micron-Unveils-Micron-Research-Labs-a-U-S--Based-Long...