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Ukrainians declare victory in battle of Pokrovsk (newsweek.com)
Show HN: I made a tool to download all of Wikipedia on a weekly basis (github.com)
Hi everyone. This tool exists as a way to quickly and easily download all of Wikipedia (as a .bz2 archive) from the Wikimedia data dumps, but it also prompts users to automate the process by downloading an updated version and replacing the old download every week. I plan to throw this on a Linux ser...
Show HN: Slowcialize – A calmer social media platform for deeper connection (slowcialize.com)
Social media promised connection. What we got was noise, performance, and endless scrolling. We wanted something quieter β€” a space that actually helps you stay in touch with people who matter.<p>So we built Slowcialize: no feeds, no likes, no performance. Just simple, reflective updates shared at yo...
Wikipedia says it will use AI, but not to replace human volunteers (wikimediafoundation.org)
Sharding Mastodon, Part 1 (pgdog.dev)
Hacker News Podcast – An AI-Driven Hacker News Podcast (hacker-podcast.agi.li)
Reddit users were subjected to AI-powered experiment without consent (newscientist.com)
I Survived the Front Page of Hacker News Without Crashing My Site (danielpetrica.com)
Show HN: Daily Digest of the Least Popular Posts on Hacker News (leastpopular.io)
Researchers experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments (engadget.com)
Reddit Bans AI Researchers for Secret User Tests (theverge.com)
Reddit users thought they were debating real people. Instead, it was a secret AI (bgr.com)
You Wouldn't Download a Hacker News (jasonthorsness.com)
I Get into Dogfights on Social Media (honest-broker.com)
Wikipedia's LTA (Long Term Abuse) List (en.wikipedia.org)
Reddit acts against researchers who conducted secret AI experiment on users (404media.co)
Convincing the new Digg not to use downvotes
Show HN: Twitterapi.io – Twitter data API at 96% lower cost than official API (twitterapi.io)
After Twitter (X) raised their API prices to $5000+&#x2F;month minimum, we built an alternative API service that provides the same data at a fraction of the cost ($0.15 per 1,000 tweets).<p>Technical details: - REST API with ~800ms average response time - Support for 1000+ QPS - No Twitter auth or d...
Reddit Considering Legal Action Against Secret AI Experiment Researchers (404media.co)
I dont want Windows 11, how easy is it to use Linux?
Fosstodon's drama reveals a much deeper Mastodon problem (thelibre.news)
Reddit Reality Check: rrc.fyi (mgx.me)
Nail salon employee pleads guilty after holding thirteen remote IT jobs worked by developers outside of the US (fortune.com)
Swiss admit to secretly posting AI-penned posts to Reddit in the name of science (theregister.com)
Researchers experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments (engadget.com)
Ask HN: What Is the Hacker News for Medicine?
Specifically in regards to interesting research, breakthrough, or even tidbits about medicine &amp; human body. It could be in the form of blogs, newsletter, or forums.
I don’t want to be famous on the Internet anymore
I hate phone updates
Researchers Ran an Unauthorized Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users (404media.co)
Fosstodon might get blocked on Mastodon instances (mastodon.social)