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The article argues for the need to preserve tech news sources that exclude AI-related topics, as platforms like Techmeme and Hacker News (HN) are increasingly dominated by AI stories. It criticizes coverage of AI kickback deals, fake model ratings, and exaggerated claims about AI capabilities, calling for filters or alternative press.

The author created a nostalgic Windows XP-based portfolio featuring functional Game Boy and iPod emulations, defending it as a more engaging alternative to standard portfolios despite mixed reactions. The project, previously shared a year ago, has received ongoing debate about its effectiveness but highlights the creator's focus on fun and nostalgia.

Mach, a compiled systems language, has achieved full self-hosting with no external dependencies. It emphasizes simplicity, explicitness, and performance close to C, and invites contributions for its ongoing development.

Boxes.dev is a cloud-based agentic dev environment (ADE) developed by Nick and Drew, enabling users to run Claude Code and Codex agents on remote compute. It addresses localhost limitations like git worktree complexity and mobile coding challenges, offering a desktop and mobile app with features like isolated testing environments and Slack integration.

A user on Hacker News is seeking strategies for improving an AI-powered Gin Rummy trainer, which struggles to beat easy bots despite iterative testing. The AI's failure to develop effective medium and hard strategies hinders the user's ability to learn advanced gameplay.

RePlaya is a self-hosted browser session replay tool developed by s2.dev, utilizing S2 streams and rrweb for live tailing and durable session storage. It simplifies architecture by using a single stream per session, eliminating the need for complex data systems like message queues or blob storage. The tool relies on S2's open-source s2-lite for self-hosting and features session listing via timestamp-encoded stream names.

Py-SQL-cleaner is a CLI tool that detects and formats SQL embedded in Python files without altering Python syntax. It can format SQL in place or extract it into .sql files, avoiding rewriting SQL with runtime parameters or templates.

Google suspended Railway's account, causing an outage, and a public statement is being requested to explain the cause. The incident has raised concerns about cloud providers. Railway has published an incident report.

Andon Labs conducted an experiment where four AI agents were given control of a radio station, handling both broadcasting and business aspects. The AI agents' revenue has been poor, but their shows can be entertaining. The radio station can be listened to at andon.fm.

The author feels that computers have stopped being fun due to corporatization and mindless entertainment, and is seeking suggestions on how to regain their spark. They no longer code for work or personal projects. The author has lost interest in coding new things.

The author is creating a new video game every day using AI, and on day 33, they created a tower defense game with a single prompt. The project is a hobby and the author is having fun with it. The game was successfully created with minimal prompts.

A new platform allows users to find local farms near them that offer raw dairy and pasture eggs. The platform also enables filtering by delivery and pickup options. It has garnered 11 points and 6 comments on a news website.

A live tracker was built to visualize the lifecycle and performance changes of flagship AI models, specifically tracking historical ELO ratings from Arena AI. The tracker plots one continuous curve per major AI lab, making it easier to see sudden generational jumps and slow performance decays. The project is open-source and seeking feedback or pointers to datasets.

The safe-install package provides safer NPM installs with trusted build dependencies, allowing users to disable install scripts by default and define a list of allowed dependencies. It also supports blocking exotic sub-dependencies. The package was created in response to ongoing npm supply chain compromises.

A free tool is available to calculate the cost of AI bots on a website, with an article discussing its features and comments section for user discussion. The tool can be accessed at https://botcost.dev. Users can share their experiences and provide feedback in the comments section.

A new index of indie web and blog indexes has been created, featuring around 30 curated indexes and a submission form for additional entries. The index does not require a login to browse. The creator is open to UI improvements.

The author created a flashcard app seven years ago and recently added offline-first mode and a CLI that allows AI to create high-quality flashcards. The app can be used to learn various topics. The author is seeking feedback on the app.

The author built AgentMGMT.dev to track agent orchestration tools and is happy with Superset. The category of tools is expected to be important in the next couple years. The author invites submissions of new tools to keep the site up-to-date.

GETadb.com is a platform that creates a database for every GET request, allowing agents to build full stack apps without needing credentials. The platform uses a mult-tenant infrastructure and detects the 'Sec-Fetch-Mode' header to differentiate between agent and human content. It enables building apps in various places, such as inside artifact previews.

Charles and Dean introduced Stage CLI, a tool to make reading AI-generated changes easier, which guides users through code reviews step by step. It works with any coding agent and breaks down changes into separate logical chapters. The tool is available as a local, open-source version.

A social network called Show HN has been built to make fun of corporate cringe, allowing users to post humblebrag content and react with direct emotions. The platform has gained 11 points and has 10 comments on a related news article. The article is available at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48046874.

The creator of Wordtrak is seeking feedback on their new word game, available on iOS and soon on Android. The game is a 1v1 and daily word dueling game. It can be played at https://wordtrak.com/

The article discusses Orange Juice, a platform aiming to improve user experience on Hacker News through small UX enhancements.