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The MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge

Alts: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115159295473019599" rel="nofollow">https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115159295473019599</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d</a><p>Theremin Mode: <a href="https://twitter.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153</a><p>Github: <a href="https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor</a>

The MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge

Alts: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115159295473019599" rel="nofollow">https://hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115159295473019599</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/samhenri.gold/post/3ly7252lx422d</a><p>Theremin Mode: <a href="https://twitter.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/samhenrigold/status/1964464940049453153</a><p>Github: <a href="https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor</a>

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Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5B to settle lawsuit with book authors

Also <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/05/anthropic-book-authors-copyright-settlement/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/05/anthrop...</a>, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/anthropic-agrees-pay-15-billion-settle-author-class-action-2025-09-05/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat...</a>

I ditched Docker for Podman

30 minutes with a stranger

Stripe Launches L1 Blockchain: Tempo

Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts

<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.223205/gov.uscourts.dcd.223205.1436.0_1.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.223...</a>

Next.js is infuriating

We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

Cognitive load is what matters

Do the simplest thing that could possibly work

Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy

Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?

Indonesia is currently in chaos. Earlier today, the government blocked access to Twitter & Discord knowing news spread mainly through those channels. Usually we can use Cloudflare's WARP to avoid it, but just today they blocked the access as well. What alternative should we use?

Claude for Chrome

See also <a href="https://claude.ai/chrome" rel="nofollow">https://claude.ai/chrome</a>

We regret but have to temporary suspend the shipments to USA

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image

Also: <a href="https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/image/" rel="nofollow">https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/image/</a>, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/google-geminis-ai-image-model-gets-a-bananas-upgrade/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/google-geminis-ai-image-mo...</a>

Is 4chan the perfect Pirate Bay poster child to justify wider UK site-blocking?

Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android

Also <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-developer-verification-for-android-apps-outside-the-play-store/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-develo...</a> (from merged thread)<p>Official announcement 1: <a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html" rel="nofollow">https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-...</a><p>Official announcement 2: <a href="https://developer.android.com/developer-verification" rel="nofollow">https://developer.android.com/developer-verification</a><p>Play Console Help: <a href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/16471116" rel="nofollow">https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...</a>