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Affinity Studio now free

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Affinity Studio now free

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Minecraft removing obfuscation in Java Edition

Tell HN: Azure outage

Azure is down for us, we can't even access the azure portal. Are other experiencing this? Our services are located in Canada/Central and US-East 2<p><a href="https://downdetector.ca/status/windows-azure/" rel="nofollow">https://downdetector.ca/status/windows-azure/</a><p><a href="https://azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status" rel="nofollow">https://azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status</a>

Tell HN: Azure outage

Azure is down for us, we can't even access the azure portal. Are other experiencing this? Our services are located in Canada/Central and US-East 2<p><a href="https://downdetector.ca/status/windows-azure/" rel="nofollow">https://downdetector.ca/status/windows-azure/</a><p><a href="https://azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status" rel="nofollow">https://azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status</a>

Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in a decade

Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in a decade

Keep Android Open

Keep Android Open

Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k

Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k

What we talk about when we talk about sideloading

What we talk about when we talk about sideloading

PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program

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PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program

Related: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal/" rel="nofollow">https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal...</a>

It's insulting to read AI-generated blog posts

It's insulting to read AI-generated blog posts

10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him – bad idea

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10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him – bad idea

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