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Show HN: I built self-hosted deployment automation tool for Windows and IIS

Seven years in the making (I admit that I did get a kid at some point which slowed down progress and brought it to a halt quite a few times), I decided to finaly release it, with a rather drastic change to the now (I believe) generous licensing model.Unlike current major players in this field, I decided to go with uncrippled, free version for commercial use for corps with up to 1M USD ARR. I poured my heart and soul into this, not because I was looking for financial success, but because I felt i

Show HN: Ecdeos – P2P Web/Native Distributed OS on Entity Core Protocol

Hello, I wanted to share an update of the current progress of the Entity System.https://ecdeos.org is one domain in a constellation of peers/sites that is the main project of the Entity System, a Tauri Rust/WASM browser engine and Rust backend built on the Entity Core Protocol. It's primarily a research prototype of a P2P distributed cross-platform userspace operating system. The long-term goal is functional P2P management of devices and applications, scaling from indivi

Android apps will be forced to use less memory in 2027—here's why

Android phone makers are offering less RAM in their latest devices to keep costs down. Now, Google is calling on Android app makers to limit the performance hit. As of February 2027, Android apps on the Play Store will have to meet "bad behavior thresholds" to stay on Google's good side.

How I rescued 388GB of data using junk drawer tech (instead of buying a new drive)

The universe really wants me to buy another external hard drive or sign up for an online storage service. I currently have a Western Digital My Passport, with 1 TB of storage. I should have bought a second one before the AI boom, but I never got around to it. I'm kicking myself for that (poor) decision right about now. So, now I'm going to try to save all of that da

7 discontinued Linux projects I still miss today

Linux has never been short of ambitious projects. Some became major parts of the ecosystem, while others disappeared after only a few years. What makes some of them worth remembering is not simply that they were popular. They represented ideas that made Linux feel experimental, unusual, and genuinely exciting.

It's time to buy an adjustable desk while this premium model is $120 off

Want an adjustable desk? Then <a href="https://go.linkby.com/DAURGHDB" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Secretlab's Labor Day sale</a> is for you, offering $100 off the MAGNUS Pro desk.<img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/secretlab-magnus-pro-2.png' />

How Much to Charge-Freelance/Contracting – Web/UX/Dev/Marketing Any Niche (2026)

How much to charge in 2026 amidst the last few years of world economic chaos/politcal impact on the COL, SOL and market crisis/ AI Implosion/changing client demands?UX - Marketing/Web Design For SMEs but I follow Hacknernews for the Dev guides, the crazy insight from the posts here.Niche, Hourly rate, experinece, tips, Changes during latest world economic issues, etc and anything else (What tools used, native build/versus tools etc)In the end, providing a solution to a

The $118,413 AI Job Leading U.S. AI Job Growth

Data scientists are leading the AI tech job growth surge, in professional services and FIRE industries, paying $118,413 on average. Learn how to get into this field.<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1661918655674-5e467c113dfb?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=MnwyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MTB8fEpvYiUyME1hcmtldHxlbnwwfHwyfHwxNjYyMDI4MDUz&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&w=1080' />

These Are The Best Cities To Find A Job Right Now, According To Indeed

In a tough labor market where there are more job seekers than opportunities, Indeed released its inaugural list of the best American cities for finding employment.<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1715576958102-fec64b4960e5?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8Mjl8fEpvYiUyME1hcmtldHxlbnwwfHwyfHwxNzE2MjIxMzA3fDA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=1080' />

AI may be hitting young workers first as employment gap widens to 19%

AI may not be causing widespread job displacement, but a growing employment gap is emerging among young workers. An updated ...<img src='https://images.pexels.com/photos/4173355/pexels-photo-4173355.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200' />

I ran the one command in Linux you should never run. Here's what happened

Of all the Linux commands, rm is notorious. It's easy to completely wipe out your system with one mislaid rm command as root. I knew not to, but I ran that command on purpose anyway. Here's why.<img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/linux-mascot-broken-terminal.png' />

Nvidia's GeForce Now is officially coming to the Steam Machine — here's why that's great news for gaming in your living room

Nvidia's GeForce Now is officially inbound for the Steam MachineSupport for the Steam Controller is also comingThis gives owners of Valve's PC more flexibility to stream top-end games that won't run on the Steam Machine's more modest hardwareNvidia has revealed that its GeForce Now service is coming to the Steam Machine.As The Verge reports, Team Green made the announcement at Gamescom 2026, where it said that GeForce Now streaming will be arriving on the Steam Machin

Meta thought AI could do the job instead of humans — what happened next should surprise absolutely nobody

Imagine AI is the sun and businesses are Icarus. By now, most of us are basking in the light of this transformative innovation, which sometimes feels too hot and other times disappears behind clouds so dense we wonder why we ever trusted it in the first place.Some intrepid businesses not only gaze at AI's warm light, but openly worship it. They don wings, and fly as close as they can to its surface. The goal: scoop up a bit of that generative magic, and fly back to Ea

Surfshark adds category-based web filtering to its post-quantum Dausos protocol

Surfshark's web content blocker now runs on the Dausos protocolThe integration lets you filter risky site categories when using DausosThe feature is rolling out first to macOS for Surfshark One and One+ usersSurfshark has brought its web content blocker to Dausos, the proprietary VPN protocol it built in-house, meaning users of one of the best VPN services can now filter unwanted websites without switching away from the company's fastest, most future-proof connection

‘Surprise and Shine’ — Apple reveals when to tune into its September event and teases what’s coming — here’s what to expect and how we might finally meet a folding iPhone

You can officially mark your calendars for September 9, 2026, as Apple has just made its annual September event official by sending out invitations with the tagline "Surprise and shine," announcing the Special Event. In true Apple time, the September 9 event kicks off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST (3am September 10 AEST) and will be livestreamed at Apple Park, specifically in the Steve Jobs Theater. We’re fully expecting the Cupertino-based tech giant to stick with a

I tested cheap Ethernet cables against premium ones—the difference broke my brain

Too many people treat Ethernet cables like an afterthought. You use whatever cable is included with your router, or you buy a random Ethernet cable off of Amazon without verifying whether it actually suits your needs. The thing is, what actually separates budget cables from premium ones isn't obvious from the outside. If you test a premium cable against one that is

5 reasons you might want to compile your Linux kernel from source

It's been over 20 years since I had to compile a Linux kernel, and that's because the boxed copy of Red Hat Linux someone gifted me wasn't going to work with my PC back then without adding stuff that is standard today.<img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/linux-terminal-window.jpg' />

6 weird Home Assistant sensors that make any home feel futuristic

The most useful smart home sensors perform routine tasks like measuring temperature and humidity or detecting sudden movements. But there are a lot of weirder sensors that you might not have thought of that can make your home feel futuristic.

5 reasons physical media still beats streaming

It's fair to say that streaming has completely revolutionized the way that many of us consume media. While streaming offers convenience, there are some key reasons why owning physical media is still superior.<img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/08/175476.jpg' />

Amnezia VPN improves anti-censorship protocol as Russia escalates anti-VPN regime

Amenzia WG 3.0 updates the VPN’s WireGuard protocol to evade detection Amnezia VPN aims to keep the internet accessible in censored regions The upgrade should make the protocol undetectable to Russian censorsAmnezia has updated its anti-censorship protocol, AmneziaWG, as it continues its relentless fight to circumvent the Russian government’s increasingly sophisticated internet censorship systems.AmenziaWG 3.0 introduces greater variability in traffic patterns, making