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React and Next.js Feature Flags Explained — A Simple Polling Client Guide
Short answer: use a small Next.js server route to fetch current flags, then let the React client poll that route on a modest interval. This is a good fit for low-stakes UI toggles, such as showing a beta badge or an optional AI-agent cost panel. It is not an instant kill switch, an authorization check, or a billing control.For a fintech team measuring latency and cost across an AI agent loop, the practical target is boring: a flag named show_agent_cost_panel controls an optional dashboard panel,
Why Every SaaS Looks the Same (And How I Built a Hand-Drawn UI Library With SVG Filters)
Every landing page in 2026 feels like it was cloned from the same prompt: purple mesh gradients, 1px grey borders, and Inter font. It looks sterile, robotic, and completely devoid of human personality.A few weeks ago, I started experimenting with a different approach: bringing the tactile, imperfect warmth of physical notebook sketches and wireframes back to the web without shipping a heavy canvas runtime.The result is Sketchmorphism — an open-source UI design system built on hand-drawn strokes,
The LG phone nobody wanted is making a comeback as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8
Many of us still fondly remember and miss LG and its quirky Android phones. Although the brand has long been gone, some of the spirit of one particularly unusual phone from 2012 has made its way into the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. I'm talking about the LG Optimus Vu, an unusual square-shaped phone from 2012.
Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days
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This is the easiest way to build interactive websites without JavaScript
<p>Although you can create a huge range of web page designs using just HTML and CSS, when it comes to interactivity, you’ll need to start writing JavaScript—right? Well, not necessarily.</p><img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/htmx-featured-image.jpg' />
Ask HN: Interesting Tech Adjacent Jobs?
Long story short, I am no longer interested in working in tech like I have been for the past 10 years. Fortunately after 10 years of working in tech I have a good amount of money saved up, enough to work part time or take a job that pays significantly less. I don’t mind writing software, I like technology and computers but I’m just really burned out from working high stress jobs for so long.Has anyone else made this transition to doing something else that is still in tech but not as stressful an
Tweetstorm: Daniel Kunka on the one thing a Hollywood writer can control
“What I have excelled at (and what keeps me from having to find a real job) is doing the one thing that you have total control over —…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
Screenwriting 101: Kelly Marcel
“Every scene has to be doing something. It has to be moving the story along, peeling off a layer of the onion so to speak. The goal in its…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
Apple cuts nearly 150 Bay Area jobs in latest tech layoffs
(KRON) — Tech giant Apple is cutting nearly 150 jobs in the Bay Area, state filings indicate. The layoffs, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) were announced last Thursday and are set to take effect in October. The job cuts — 147 in total — include 79 layoffs at the company’s Cupertino […]
Tech Layoffs Continue. Why Laid-Off Workers Should Consider Entrepreneurship
Tech layoffs are rising as AI reshapes work. Here’s how tech workers can turn transferable skills into entrepreneurship.<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1649494652462-78b9628370a9?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=MnwyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MzB8fFRlY2glMjBKb2JzfGVufDB8fDJ8fDE2NTAxNDU2NTI&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&w=1080' />
US labor secretary tours Hollywood tech firm to highlight South Florida growth
Acting US Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling toured a tech company in Hollywood as part of a push to keep tech jobs in South Florida, even as national layoffs surpass 126,000 for the year.<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1731012189558-c2d035998542?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8NXx8VGVjaCUyMEpvYnN8ZW58MHx8Mnx8MTczMTM2Mjg1Nnww&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=1080' />
Autonomous AI Agents and the Multi-Agent Paradigm in 2026
Autonomous AI Agents and the Multi-Agent Paradigm in 2026Subtitle: How agentic workflows, multi-modal reasoning, and autonomous tools are transforming full-stack software development in 2026. OverviewIn 2026, artificial intelligence has transitioned from passive text completion to proactive, multi-step autonomous reasoning. Developers who master agentic architecture will build 10x more resilient, high-leverage products. Key HighlightsMulti-Agent Orchestration: Dividing complex en
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
<p>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.</p><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' />
