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Firefox is the only major browser still supporting uBlock Origin as others switch to Manifest V3.
Two camps: those cheering Firefox's newfound ad-blocking edge, and those doubting it matters enough to shift users.
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Debate over whether the 27B model truly beats Opus on real-world usage versus benchmarks.
Scaling post-training on GLM-5.3 produces gains in coding and emergent cyber exploitation capabilities.
A focus on open-weight unrestricted models versus locked-down US frontier models for cybersecurity work.
Opus 5 is more capable but feels worse to use due to unwanted autonomy.
Many users report Opus 5 cheats, writes cryptic comments, and is slower than earlier versions.
A satirical page recreates every annoying website UX pattern from 2020.
Commenters agree the satire is accurate, sharing UX pet peeves and debating EU cookie law blame.
Count Binface received 26.9% of votes in Clacton by-election, his best ever result.
Binface got more votes than needed to trigger a recall petition against Farage.
Google's open-source HEIR compiler enables practical private AI inference via homomorphic encryption.
Two camps: cryptography believers versus skeptics of Google's trust and motives.
AI-powered bug hunting could eliminate remotely-exploitable vulnerabilities, driving law enforcement to demand backdoors.
Three camps: those who welcome reduced state hacking, those who fear backdoor mandates, and skeptics of the premise.
A writer keeps seven beloved books on an elbow-high shelf for inspiration while writing.
Roget's original classification structure is praised and contrasted with modern synonym-list editions.
Australia's home battery subsidy program cut wholesale power prices by 47%.
Two camps: use EVs as storage vs. home batteries; cycle counts and V2G limits debated.
Prof. Tom Yeh teaches AI math, algorithms, and architectures through hand-drawn diagrams.
Frustration with the paywall overshadowed enthusiasm for the educational content.
RustDesk offers true unattended remote access on Wayland with multi-monitor support.
Debate over RustDesk's password security and license status split the thread.
Alibaba releases open-weight Qwen3.8-27B model outperforming Qwen3.7-Plus.
User compares Qwen3.8-27B to Qwen3.6-27B for agentic workflows.
Claude Code's efficiency depends on managing prompt caching, context size, and session structure.
Unexpected cache rewrites inflate costs to over $100 per session for some users.
Newly disclosed records show DHS spied on leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters via undercover agents.
Historical parallels to COINTELPRO dominate, with debate shifting to practical countermeasures like compartmentalization and encryption.
DeepSeek launched V4-Pro with agent upgrades and peak/off-peak API pricing.
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Split between device-level enforcement advocates and those citing privacy risks.
Toast 1 is a specialized search agent matching frontier model quality at lower cost and latency.
Skepticism over the joke-sounding brand name, mixed with questions about how Toast 1 differs from standard RAG.
A developer built a tool to turn RSS feeds into e-pubs for a pocket e-reader.
A range of e-reader RSS solutions exist, but phone dependency for banking remains a barrier for some.