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Show HN: In The Office Tracker – Track your RTO requirements automatically

Hello HN! I wanted to share my free, native, MacOS app that uses Wifi scanning to automatically keep track if you're in the office or not! It let's you keep track of your RTO requirements to make sure you don't get in trouble :)If people really like it I can make an iOS version and an Android version and a Windows version and a Linux version.After RTO, we all started using spreadsheets to track our time, but I hated having to remember to go into that spreadsheet every day and mark

Show HN: Litterbox – Somewhat Isolated Development Environments

Have you ever worried about supply chain attacks (or even rogue AI agents) possibly compromising your entire development system? To minimise damage in such a scenario, I've built https://litterbox.work/ (https://github.com/Gerharddc/litterbox) as a way to have somewhat isolated Linux development environments without sacrificing too much convenience. It's still in the very early stages with plenty of rough edges so any contributions or suggestions woul

Show HN: GemGuard – a security auditing tool for Linux and Windows

I’ve been working on a small security auditing tool called GemGuard and wanted to share it with the community.GemGuard collects system information — running processes, network connections, and recently installed packages — and then uses Google’s Gemini models to generate a human-readable assessment of anything that might look suspicious or worth checking.The tool is cross-platform and works on: Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu/Debian, Kali, Alpine) and Windows 10/11It offers both a CLI and a Text

Linux exclusive for now: Dell sells notebook with Qualcomm accelerator

New variants of the Dell Pro Max 16 Plus use dedicated AI accelerators from Qualcomm instead of an Nvidia GPU.

Affinity for Linux? Canva’s next big move could reshape the desktop software market

Canva is seriously considering porting Affinity to Linux - a move that could transform desktop Linux and challenge Adobe.

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'

"There are no plans to support Proton or Linux," said McFarlane. "It's a vector for cheat developers, and one that would be poorly maintained by both us and EAC due to the low user base. When we ...

Valve may have revived the Dreamcast VMU feature with its Steam Machine without realising it

Valve’s new Steam Machine features a long-forgotten Sega Dreamcast element that could give it a unique selling point once ...

Screw it, I’m installing Linux

This time I’m really going to do it. I am going to put Linux on my gaming PC. Calling it now. 2026 is the year of Linux on ...

SUSE’s MCP Server tech preview lays foundation for AI-assisted Linux infrastructure

The company has just launched a tech preview of the SUSE Multi-Linux Manager and Trento Model Context Protocol server, as ...

5 Linux desktop environments that make ditching Windows 10 easy - including my top pick

If you're looking to migrate from Windows 10 or 11 and Linux is in your sights, you might want to try one of these desktop environments to ease the transition.

Debian vs. Ubuntu: How to pick the right Linux for your workflow

Debian works itself or in derivatives such as Open Media Vault or Raspberry Pi OS as a stable and lean server system on ...

Proton and Linux are 'vectors for cheat developers,' Rust dev Alistair McFarlane says

Rust's chief operating officer Alistair McFarlane says that there still are no plans to enable Easy Anti-Cheat for Valve's ...

This immutable Linux distro has a killer tool that sets it apart - and makes ditching Windows easy

ZDNET key takeaways Immutable operating systems are the way of the future.Aurora is an immutable distribution based on Fedora ...

Enabling cheap LCD HUDs – 0.015px calibration eliminates waveguide optics

Description:I've developed a display calibration system that makes premium HUD (Head-Up Display) technology affordable by replacing expensive waveguide optics with calibrated LCD films.The Breakthrough:0.015px RMS accuracy using phone cameras9-second calibration processEliminates $50,000+ professional calibration equipmentMakes $5 LCD films perform like $200 waveguide opticsHow It Works: Traditional HUDs require complex waveguide optics costing $80-200 per unit. My technology enables cheap

Show HN: Jobstocks.ai – Live hiring momentum for 1k public companies

Hi HN — I built JobStocks.ai, a dashboard that tracks real-time hiring momentum (job postings) across 1,000+ public companies and maps hiring trends vs stock performance.What it surfaces:- AI-generated company insights based on hiring acceleration/deceleration. - Exclusive alternative data: normalized hiring activity across industries and peers. - Signals before the market reacts (e.g., sudden hiring freezes, unexpected team expansions). - Hiring trends are compared directly to stock trends

DateAtlas – Maps every date and time to a unique spot on Earth

I divided the timeline into blocks, then subdivided them by hours, minutes, and seconds. Each 256-second interval (~4 min) maps to specific coordinates. The result? Approximately every 2.5 square meters on Earth represents a unique timestamp. Check it out: https://dateatlas.onrender.com/

Show HN: Martini-Kit, create multiplayer games without writing networking code

I was working on a multiplayer racing game and kept hitting the same issues. State desyncs where players would see different positions. Race conditions when two players interacted with the same object. The usual stuff.The frustrating part was that these bugs only showed up with multiple real players. Can't reproduce them locally, can't easily test fixes, and adding logging changes the timing enough that bugs disappear.After rebuilding networking code for the third time across different

Fpwiki

<h1>Fpwiki</h1><p>Fpwiki – A wiki engine, which uses MS-Access and easy to install with Frontpage, without admin priv. Fpwiki is indeed MicrosoftFrontpage-friendly and easy to setup on a remote server. <a href="https://archiveapp.org/fpwiki/">https://archiveapp.org/fpwiki/</a></p>

These Black Friday Knix Deals Are So Jaw-Dropping, Your Group Chat Will Thank Me For The Heads-Up

Period underwear for <i>HOW</i> much??

6 common Linux mistakes that beginners make

A lot of new users come to Linux because they dislike aspects of Windows. That's fine, but trying to recreate the old Windows ...