Lessons learned from 15 years of SumatraPDF, an open source Windows app (2021) — and ChatGPT Explained: A normie's guide to how it works

Issue #1065 — March 09, 2023

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Lessons learned from 15 years of SumatraPDF, an open source Windows app (2021) blog.kowalczyk.info \| points: 474 \| comments: 125

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ChatGPT Explained: A normie’s guide to how it works jonstokes.com \| points: 436 \| comments: 135

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HP have updated their printers to ban ‘non-HP’ cartridges old.reddit.com \| points: 401 \| comments: 296

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React is holding me hostage emnudge.dev \| points: 399 \| comments: 468

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Google Groups has been left to die ahelwer.ca \| points: 397 \| comments: 243

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Internet Archive gets DMCA exemption to help archive vintage software (2003) archive.org \| points: 388 \| comments: 43

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Microsoft Designer designer.microsoft.com \| points: 323 \| comments: 208

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Gang members hold positions at ‘highest levels’ of LA Sheriff’s department rollingstone.com \| points: 321 \| comments: 219

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Bee and butterfly numbers are falling, even in undisturbed forests science.org \| points: 314 \| comments: 148

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The decline of net neutrality activism neelc.org \| points: 307 \| comments: 255

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AI is making it easier to create more noise, when all I want is good search rachsmith.com \| points: 302 \| comments: 180

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Zero energy ready homes are coming energy.gov \| points: 288 \| comments: 429

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Governments should compete for residents, not businesses bloomberg.com \| points: 287 \| comments: 268

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My Hardest Bug Ever (2013) gamedeveloper.com \| points: 272 \| comments: 122

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Malvertising on Google Ads kolide.com \| points: 234 \| comments: 165

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Fork of Facebook’s LLaMa model to run on CPU github.com \| points: 217 \| comments: 156

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Who owns private home security footage, and who can get access to it? politico.com \| points: 217 \| comments: 257

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The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most vpnoverview.com \| points: 199 \| comments: 188

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How Californians are weaponizing environmental law to eliminate housing theatlantic.com \| points: 186 \| comments: 214

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ChatGPT-Linux-Assistant github.com \| points: 181 \| comments: 107

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