Hacker News: CrankyBear

Linux Foundation Submits OpenMDW AI License to Open Source Initiative

CrankyBear — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:47:41 +0000

Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/linux-foundation-submits-openmdw-ai-license-to-open-source-initiative/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467669

Points: 3

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Chinese AI Models Overtake American Rivals in Popularity

CrankyBear — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:21:09 +0000

Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/chinese-ai-models-overtake-american-rivals/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467310

Points: 5

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JetBrains Releases Junie Local, Its Coding Agent On-Device to Macs

CrankyBear — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:04:27 +0000

Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/jetbrains-releases-junie-local-bringing-its-coding-agent-fully-on-device-to-macs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49438971

Points: 3

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New comment by CrankyBear in "Linux: 35 years in 35 facts in 35 minutes [video]"

CrankyBear — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:12:16 +0000

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Linux: 35 years in 35 facts in 35 minutes [video]

CrankyBear — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:11:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffl2DFHoZdY

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49438177

Points: 1

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'Just a hobby, won't be big': Linus Torvalds introduced Linux 35 years ago

CrankyBear — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:39:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/just-a-hobby-linus-torvalds-introduced-linux-35-years-ago-almost-called-it-freax/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437695

Points: 9

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80% of developers find AI coding more addictive than helpful

CrankyBear — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:51:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/80-of-developers-find-ai-coding-more-addictive-than-helpful/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49394186

Points: 8

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China joins Europe in scrapping Windows for Linux

CrankyBear — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:39:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/china-drops-windows-for-linux/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49388867

Points: 9

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OpenAI Unveils Zero Data Retention for Frontier Models

CrankyBear — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:41:59 +0000

Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/openai-unveils-zero-data-retention-for-frontier-models-previews-privacy-preserving-safety-system/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49381251

Points: 1

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Google Moves A2A Under Agentic AI Foundation

CrankyBear — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:45:41 +0000

Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/google-moves-a2a-under-agentic-ai-foundation/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49353146

Points: 7

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Ubuntu on Windows outgrowing native installs? Not according to Canonical

CrankyBear — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:01:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-on-windows-outgrowing-native-installs-not-according-to-canonicals-jon-seager/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351814

Points: 3

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AI-enriched Linux 7.2 delivers cache-aware scheduling – here's everything new

CrankyBear — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:37:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-linux-7-2-release-cache-aware-scheduling/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335647

Points: 3

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Be a hater all you want, AI's here to stay

CrankyBear — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:06:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/08/17/be-a-hater-all-you-want-ais-here-to-stay/5288275

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334272

Points: 6

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NIST Seeks Blueprint for AI-Era Overhaul of National Vulnerability Database

CrankyBear — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:07:35 +0000

Article URL: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/nist-seeks-blueprint-for-ai-era-overhaul-of-national-vulnerability-database/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49300680

Points: 4

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I tried the new ChatGPT Desktop App for Linux – but I'll stick to my browser

CrankyBear — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:16:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/openai-brings-the-chatgpt-desktop-app-to-linux/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49292930

Points: 1

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Anthropic Plans Invisible Watermarks for Claude-Generated Text and Files

CrankyBear — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:31:12 +0000

Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/anthropic-plans-invisible-watermarks-for-claude-generated-text-and-files/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49290093

Points: 2

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Why space is a terrible place to cool a data center

CrankyBear — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:08:21 +0000

Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/spacex-and-nvidias-orbital-ai-datacenter-fantasy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279812

Points: 17

# Comments: 3

Rocky Linux Founder Kurtzer Launches OpenWALDO to Open Up AI Training Data

CrankyBear — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:08:59 +0000

Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/rocky-linux-founder-gregory-kurtzer-launches-openwaldo-to-open-up-ai-training-data/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49263739

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Linux desktop use surged to 22% on one workday, Cloudflare data shows

CrankyBear — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:39:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-desktop-use-surged-on-one-workday-cloudflare-data-shows/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49261721

Points: 4

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Tor still runs on altruism, but cheap hosting is pulling it off course

CrankyBear — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:57:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.networkworld.com/article/4207439/tor-still-runs-on-altruism-but-cheap-hosting-is-pulling-it-off-course.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49261141

Points: 4

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