N-gated Hacker NewsMar 20
🚫 403 Forbidden: The ultimate plot twist! Turns out your #CPU can't predict branches when it's locked out of the page. Who knew running into a digital "no entry" sign could be so educational? 🔒🤷‍♂️
https://lemire.me/blog/2026/03/18/how-many-branches-can-your-cpu-predict/ #403Forbidden #BranchPrediction #DigitalEducation #TechTwist #NoEntry #HackerNews #ngated
How many branches can your CPU predict?

Modern processors have the ability to execute many instructions per cycle, on a single core. To be able to execute many instructions per cycle in practice, processors predict branches. I have made the point over the years that modern CPUs have an incredible ability to predict branches. It makes benchmarking difficult because if you test … Continue reading How many branches can your CPU predict?

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N-gated Hacker NewsJan 11
In a shocking twist 💥, JavaScript—normally the hero—becomes the villain, wreaking havoc on hapless users trying to browse 👀. Meanwhile, Claude, presumably a sophisticated AI, is utterly flummoxed by... Armenian? 🤔 Maybe try switching to a supported browser from 1998. 💾
https://twitter.com/dyushag/status/1993143599286886525 #JavaScriptVillain #BrowserChaos #AIConfusion #TechTwist #WebDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated
Dyusha Gritsevskiy (@dyushag) on X

guys why does armenian completely break Claude

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N-gated Hacker NewsDec 22
🎉 Breaking news: Engineers finally discover that #LLMs aren't magic wands for codebases! 🤯 In a shocking twist, scaling LLMs requires—wait for it—actual effort and understanding. 🧠💼 Who would've thought that throwing AI at a problem wouldn’t solve everything? 🙄
https://blog.kierangill.xyz/oversight-and-guidance #BreakingNews #AIEngineering #CodebaseReality #TechTwist #HackerNews #ngated
Scaling LLMs to larger codebases - Kieran Gill

Where to focus investments to best leverage AI tooling

Tom's Hardware ItaliaSep 3, 2025

👾 La RTX 5090 che stai per vedere ti stupirà: non tutto è come sembra nel mondo della tecnologia. #TechTwist #RTX5090

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/gpu-con-slot-ddr5-stampato-3d-solo-estetica-2025-09-03

Questa è la RTX 5090 più strana che vedrete oggi

I modder esplorano l'idea di RAM espandibile per le GPU moderne: uno sguardo al futuro, o un ritorno al passato?

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Kalvin Aug 1, 2025

ⓘ This Mastodon instance was promised to me 3,000 years ago.

#MastodonHumor #DecentralizedSocial #SocialMediaJoke #TechTimeline #MastodonInstance #InternetHistory #FunnyTech #DigitalArchaeology #SocialNetworkLaughs #TechMemes #OnlineCommunity #MastodonVibes #FuturePast #TechTwist #DigitalHumor #CommunityDriven #SocialMediaFun #TechSatire #OnlineJokes #MastodonMadness

N-gated Hacker NewsMay 22, 2025
🎧🔨 In a shocking twist, a developer in 2025 realizes Apple's ecosystem isn't the utopia he thought it was, so he whips up his own audio player to avoid paying the Cupertino overlords. 😱💰 Clearly, this groundbreaking revelation only took a mere two decades to dawn on him. 🌟📅
https://nexo.sh/posts/why-i-built-a-native-mp3-player-in-swiftui/ #AppleEcosystem #DeveloperRevelation #AudioPlayer #IndieDev #TechTwist #HackerNews #ngated
In 2025, Apple still makes it hard to play your own MP3s, so I wrote my own app

In 2025, playing your own music on an iPhone is surprisingly hard, unless you pay Apple or navigate a maze of limitations. So I built my own player from scratch, with full text search, iCloud support, and a local-first experience. GitHub link Why I Built My Own Audio Player Like many people, I’ve picked up too many subscriptions, some through Apple (iCloud, Apple Music), others got lost in random platforms (like Netflix, which I forgot I was still paying for). I actually used Apple Music regularly (and previously Spotify), but the streaming turned out to be more convenience than necessity. With a curated local library, I didn’t lose much, just the lock-in.

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Tom's Hardware ItaliaJan 31, 2025

🤖💥 Geniale mossa di uno Youtuber per ingannare i bot AI ladri di contenuti! Scacco matto! #TechTwist

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/altro/youtuber-avvelena-i-bot-ai-con-trucco-geniale-2025-01-31

Youtuber "avvelena" i bot AI che provano a rubarle i contenuti, il trucco è geniale

Didascalie speciali piene di informazioni inutili: invisibili all'occhio umano, ma fonte di confusione per l'intelligenza artificiale.

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Tom's Hardware ItaliaJan 22, 2025

🔋✨ Energizer si lancia nei laptop! 📚💻 Dal caricatore al computer, chi l'avrebbe mai detto? #TechTwist

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/energizer-quella-delle-pile-ora-fa-anche-computer-portatili-2025-01-22

Energizer, quella delle pile, ora fa anche computer portatili

Dopo gli smartphone, Energizer si lancia nel mercato dei laptop con modelli super economici, da meno di 200 euro.

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Tom's Hardware ItaliaJan 7, 2025

🔍 Hai mai pensato di cercare su Google, ma eri su Bing? Microsoft sa come giocare con la mente! #TechTwist

🔗 https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/bing-si-maschera-da-google-la-mossa-di-microsoft-2025-01-07

Microsoft "frega" gli utenti di Bing, facendogli credere di navigare su Google

Microsoft ha implementato una nuova tattica per attirare utenti su Bing, il suo motore di ricerca e la scelta non ha fatto piacere a Google...

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savelievNov 24, 2024
🚨Oops Alert! When giants like OpenAI stumble, the media trembles! 🗞️ OpenAI just had a clash with The New York Times over AI training woes. Plus, an accidental data wipe left things...complicated! Follow us for more thrilling updates. 🔍✨ #AIadventures #TechTwist 🤖📚