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Show HN: MNML – Android Launcher (Open Testing Release)

Just got the first open testing release approved on google play store for a minimal android launcher i'm developing.I recently switched to a phone with an e-ink display and was missing features in current minimal launchers, so i decided to make my own.Would love to hear your opinion, improvements that could be made or features to change/add.Thanks!=== Links === - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kolktech.mnml - https://www.yout

Show HN: Ubik - A new way to use AI in citation-based work and research

Hi HN! Really grateful for the feedback and users over the past couple of months, the Show HN community has been so helpful! We've recently improved some core pain points affecting our Ubik users.What's New?1. Improved PDF ingestion: wait times have been reduced, varying times based on size & # of PDFs uploaded (DOCX soon, wait for files to turn green in context bar). 2. Simplified layout: Panel option added (top right of page). 3. Added models: 200+ frontier/experimental mode

Show HN: Palm Trees AI – A Software Robot Network of Specialized AI Personas

Hi HN, I’m the founder of Palm Trees AI, and I’m excited to share what I’ve been building. Palm Trees AI is a Software Robot Network (SRN) – a platform of AI-powered personas you can use for different tasks (coding help, legal Q&A, real estate analysis, medical info, entertainment, etc.) with one account.The idea came from my frustration using separate AI tools for different needs and having multiple ideas for AI applications. I wanted a unified home for multiple specialized AI agents with a

Show HN: Real-Time Emotional Intelligence for E-Commerce: actual signals

Building Real-Time Emotional Intelligence for E-Commerce: Why Mouse Telemetry Beats Sentiment AnalysisLong road building honest emotional intelligence for marketing. Every path led to bullshit. Social listening? Performative. People tweet what they want you to think they're feeling. Intent data? Worse. Anonymous IPs labeled "happy" or "frustrated" based on aggregated dwell time. Astrology for B2B marketers. The solution: Involuntary behavioral data captured before consci

Show HN: Settling the Score – a point-and-click adventure rhythm game

I thought it'd be fun to make a point-and-click adventure game based around music. I thought it'd be a unique take on the gnre. I made this game for a 7-day gamejam and drew all the artwork and created all the music myself. It can be played through to completion in about 5 minutes.

Windows 10 retiring is a great opportunity for Linux — and it’s being wasted

Does the best operating system for older computers actually want to be an option for hundreds of millions of consumers?

Getting Started with grep in Linux (Day 3 of 30-Day grep Mastery Series)

Grep Meets Regex: When Simple Search Isn’t Enough

Your AI your rules... on Linux computers

How to have your own Language Model running on a Ubuntu based Linux computer

You Won’t Believe These 10 Linux Commands Actually Exist

Your terminal isn’t just for code — it can talk, play, and even laugh. These 10 hidden Linux commands are pure geeky joy.

The long, slow death of commercial Unix

In the 1990s and well into the 2000s, if you had mission-critical applications that required zero downtime, resiliency, failover and high performance, but didn’t want a mainframe, Unix was your go-to ...

Anyone who uses the Windows terminal should use this productivity game-changer

If you rely on Windows Terminal for anything remotely complex, itmux will change the way you work. No more tab overload, ...

UNIX vs Linux: What's the Difference?

In the intricate landscape of operating systems, two prominent players have shaped the digital realm for decades: UNIX and Linux. While these two systems might seem similar at first glance, a deeper ...

How to Mount and Unmount Storage Devices from the Linux Terminal

The file systems in Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like operating systems don't use separate volume identifiers for storage ...

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon chip misses out on one of Android 16's best features

Android 16 introduces a new feature that lets you run full desktop Linux apps, but Qualcomm Snapdragon chips don't support it. Here's why.

Self-Tuning Linux Kernels: How LLM-Driven Agents Are Reinventing Scheduler Policies

SchedCP comprises two primary subsystems: a control-plane framework and an agent loop that interacts with it. The framework ...

Stress testing and benchmarking tool OCCT gets an essential Linux fix

OCCT is a popular tool for stress-testing and benchmarking your system that recently had a Linux release, and now as of the latest update it should work better.

People Are Turning This $1,000 Windows Handheld Into A Super Steam Deck And Getting Way Better Performance

Plus you get the bonus of an easy-on-the-eyes media cross-bar similar to Steam Big Picture Mode. But boosted performance isn’t the only perk of Bazzite on the Xbox Ally X. Cyber Dopamine also points ...

The end of Windows 10 has been a boon for one particular Linux distro - and I'm not surprised

Windows 10 users are trying the open-source operating system, thanks to the end of support, but one distribution is really enjoying a rise in downloads.

Google’s Pixel 10 can now run Linux apps better than other Android phones

The Google Pixel 10 can run Linux apps with near-native performance as it supports GPU-accelerated rendering in Android's Terminal app.

Microsoft's ROG Xbox Ally Runs Faster and Smoother on Linux Than on Windows

YouTuber Cyber Dopamine tested the ROG Xbox Ally using Bazzite, a Linux distribution built for gaming handhelds based on ...