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Show HN: A blog on how computers work from scratch (1)

https://dinank.dev/posts/between-wall-and-first-fetch.html

I started learning and writing up this blog in my own words, combining multiple resources until I feel comfortable in my understanding and then writing them down on my own. No AI here (other than help during the learning). This is article 1 of the series.Started understanding the flow of things from wall outlet, I know I skipped the things around how sand turns into a chip, but it would have...

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Re:Paged Out on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @11:58PM (#46130469)
This is so great, a breath of fresh air in the world convoluted with AI content. Reading it gives some peace to my mind for some reason, having enough trust in a source to give you high-quality packed content in an artistic form feels good. Thank you, I hope this survives for long.

Any other recommendations for such good sources?

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2024) on Monday June 03, 2024 @11:16AM (#40563479)
Location: India

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Within India Technologies: Python, Linux, Django, Golang, C++

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q0rTl6g6QJ8o_t1WDLY0rWG4W95...

Email: [email protected]

Ask HN: Is the AI research career here to stay relevant and lucrative?

I'm just wondering if this increased demand of AI/ML researchers is here to stay, or is it just a hype bubble.Wanted to get a POV from the experienced guys, for someone who wants to choose a career that is meaningful, and ofcourse well paying. Personally, I have interest in learning any computer stuff, so the existence of multiple options to specialize in actually makes it hard to choose,...

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Re:Ubuntu 24.10 to Default to Wayland for Nvidia Users on Sunday May 19, 2024 @09:32PM (#40411196)
What DE did you use? I have been using KDE Plasma 6 (Wayland) on arch, with proprietary Nvidia drivers, and, I'm seeing no issues, even games run good.

Ask HN: How do you all manage time, and keep shallow work at bay?

I find myself someday or the other stuck in the rabbit hole of shallow work, repeatedly checking HN, discord, YouTube, playing video games, changing OS on my PC and changing back again. I can sometimes sit and do what's useful, like reading textbook and learning. But a lot of times my brain just get sucked into non productive work.I would love any philosophical or practical advice on how do the...

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Ask HN: What are some excellent blogs, news boards, YouTube channels to follow?

Hacker News is the sole platform I discovered that caters to the type of information I want to stay updated with. I like it a lot.While browsing YouTube, I sometimes discover stuff that interests me and that I've missed, like OpenAI drama, Helix Editor, and Qualcomm Oryon CPU. Then it feels like it is necessary to keep browsing youtube to stay updated, but youtube then sucks up a lot of my...

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