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I almost certainly will jump to the #apple #m4max #macStudio. My guess is the #m4ultra will be too much extra $$. Sadly.
It’s also possible there may be a higher spec version of the max in the studio, since it has so much more thermal headroom?
Like, more graphics cores, or perhaps just clocked at a higher threshold for more performance?
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I almost certainly will jump to the #apple #m4max #macStudio. My guess is the #m4ultra will be too much extra $$. Sadly.
It’s also possible there may be a higher spec version of the max in the studio, since it has so much more thermal headroom?
Like, more graphics cores, or perhaps just clocked at a higher threshold for more performance?
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@Techmeme well done on getting the reporting on this correct. most are scoffing at the notion of the company who brought remote to the masses expecting their own workers to return to the office without mentioning the expectation being for hybrid ie. Not a full return. Whether they are right or wrong is another thing but most are going with the cheap shot for a headline. Good on ye @Techmeme #zoom #hybrid #returnToWork
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#Anthropic are emerging as the good guys of commercial #AI
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#mechahitler (Grok) running #CSAM and illegal gas turbines.
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#Anthropic are emerging as the good guys of commercial #AI
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#mechahitler (Grok) running #CSAM and illegal gas turbines.
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On TikTok, guides to buying "dupes" of pricey luxury items are gaining a following and sparking a debate over knock-offs; #dupes has 2.1B views and #Reps 1.9B (Annachiara Biondi/Financial Times)
https://t.co/7hiX9ka5PZ
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On TikTok, guides to buying "dupes" of pricey luxury items are gaining a following and sparking a debate over knock-offs; #dupes has 2.1B views and #Reps 1.9B (Annachiara Biondi/Financial Times)
https://t.co/7hiX9ka5PZ
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On TikTok, guides to buying "dupes" of pricey luxury items are gaining a following and sparking a debate over knock-offs; #dupes has 2.1B views and #Reps 1.9B (Annachiara Biondi/Financial Times)
https://t.co/7hiX9ka5PZ
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On TikTok, guides to buying "dupes" of pricey luxury items are gaining a following and sparking a debate over knock-offs; #dupes has 2.1B views and #Reps 1.9B (Annachiara Biondi/Financial Times)
https://t.co/7hiX9ka5PZ
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@Techmeme let me see:
1. For work
2. For lurk
3. Burner #1
4. Burner #2What am I going to use when I want to fly my freak flag? 😂
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@Techmeme let me see:
1. For work
2. For lurk
3. Burner #1
4. Burner #2What am I going to use when I want to fly my freak flag? 😂
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@Techmeme let me see:
1. For work
2. For lurk
3. Burner #1
4. Burner #2What am I going to use when I want to fly my freak flag? 😂
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@Techmeme let me see:
1. For work
2. For lurk
3. Burner #1
4. Burner #2What am I going to use when I want to fly my freak flag? 😂
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Bien sûr, l’#UNIL n’est pas le Conseil d’État, mais elle est quand même une institution cantonale; en fin de compte, elle répond au peuple vaudois.
Étant donné ces deux déterminations, tout ce qu’on sait de #Microsoft (p.ex. https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/115095112993392171), et le fait que l’UNIL a déjà cessé la coopération avec l’Université hébraïque de Jérusalem – en raison de «divergences éthiques» –, il me semble impératif qu’elle interrompe ses relations avec Microsoft.
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🚗💨 Ah yes, the #Rust rewrite of Uber's H3—because what the world needs now is *another* niche tech project only comprehensible to the 10 people who think #WASM sounds cool. 🎶 If this is "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," then programming just officially became a Daft Punk meme. 🎩🤖
https://grim7reaper.github.io/blog/2023/01/09/the-hydronium-project/ #Uber #H3 #TechMemes #DaftPunk #HackerNews #ngated -
#Toyota is #innovating like never before with the launch of #WovenPlanet! It's a testament to the company's commitment to staying ahead of the curve in this ever-changing digital world. #SoftwareExpertise and #StartupMentality come together to create a winning combination that will help propel Toyota into the future! #InnovationAtItsFinest http://www.techmeme.com/231031/p4#a231031p4
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#Toyota is #innovating like never before with the launch of #WovenPlanet! It's a testament to the company's commitment to staying ahead of the curve in this ever-changing digital world. #SoftwareExpertise and #StartupMentality come together to create a winning combination that will help propel Toyota into the future! #InnovationAtItsFinest http://www.techmeme.com/231031/p4#a231031p4
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It's great to see a company like #Finda finding success in the #FinTech space! This Series C funding shows that they are a force to be reckoned with and have a bright future ahead of them. Congratulations to Finda on their successful raise and for being able to broker over $3 billion in loans this year! #Seoul #JBFinancial #500Global http://www.techmeme.com/230731/p23#a230731p23
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CW: Me: I just want to find one photo from my old phone backup. Big Tech: Sure! Just buy a new $1000 phone, restore the 200GB backup for 5 hours, and pray. 🤡 Me: Or... I can just use #Keepita and open it on my PC in seconds. Big Tech:
Stop the backup madness. Check it out: https://keepita.com/
#Keepita #TechMeme #LinuxHumor #Privacy #DataRecovery #Samsung #iPhone #SysAdmin #Funny #AntiCloud #DigitalSovereignty #SoftwareFreedom
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CW: Me: I just want to find one photo from my old phone backup. Big Tech: Sure! Just buy a new $1000 phone, restore the 200GB backup for 5 hours, and pray. 🤡 Me: Or... I can just use #Keepita and open it on my PC in seconds. Big Tech:
Stop the backup madness. Check it out: https://keepita.com/
#Keepita #TechMeme #LinuxHumor #Privacy #DataRecovery #Samsung #iPhone #SysAdmin #Funny #AntiCloud #DigitalSovereignty #SoftwareFreedom
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CW: Me: I just want to find one photo from my old phone backup. Big Tech: Sure! Just buy a new $1000 phone, restore the 200GB backup for 5 hours, and pray. 🤡 Me: Or... I can just use #Keepita and open it on my PC in seconds. Big Tech:
Stop the backup madness. Check it out: https://keepita.com/
#Keepita #TechMeme #LinuxHumor #Privacy #DataRecovery #Samsung #iPhone #SysAdmin #Funny #AntiCloud #DigitalSovereignty #SoftwareFreedom
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CW: Me: I just want to find one photo from my old phone backup. Big Tech: Sure! Just buy a new $1000 phone, restore the 200GB backup for 5 hours, and pray. 🤡 Me: Or... I can just use #Keepita and open it on my PC in seconds. Big Tech:
Stop the backup madness. Check it out: https://keepita.com/
#Keepita #TechMeme #LinuxHumor #Privacy #DataRecovery #Samsung #iPhone #SysAdmin #Funny #AntiCloud #DigitalSovereignty #SoftwareFreedom
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Effortless Techmeme Summaries to Slack and Telegram
Every morning starts the same way: open Techmeme, scan headlines, open too many tabs, and somehow end up 20 minutes deep into something you didn’t mean to read.
That loop is the problem. Instead of trying to “summarize the internet” or build another bloated AI dashboard, this project does something much simpler: take a strong source, rank and summarize it, and deliver a clean digest to Slack or Telegram.
That’s it—and that’s why it works.
At a high level, the flow is straightforward: scrape Techmeme, extract headlines, use Gemini to rank and summarize, and send the result to Slack or Telegram. No overengineering, no fake architecture—just HTTP requests, parsing, prompting, and delivery.
The core logic sitting inindex.jsis exactly the right level of ambition. Small tools should stay honest.Where this project stands out is in the details most people ignore. It validates configuration early, so if Gemini or Slack or Telegram isn’t set up correctly, it fails fast instead of wasting your time. It supports Telegram-only mode, which signals real-world usage. And it includes a simple
telegram-test.jsscript so you can test delivery without running the full pipeline.
That’s the difference between a demo and something you actually rely on.The hardest part here isn’t scraping or AI—it’s message delivery. Slack and Telegram look similar until you try to share formatting between them. This project handles that well: converting formatting, preserving links, escaping HTML, and—critically—splitting messages to stay under Telegram’s 4096-character limit. Even better, it splits intelligently (paragraphs → lines → words), so the output stays readable instead of turning into garbage. That’s a detail you only get right if you’ve actually used the tool.
The scraping approach is pragmatic.
It uses Cheerio with a primary selector and a fallback if the structure changes. It’s not bulletproof, but it’s not naive either. The code assumes the web will break—and plans for it.The AI layer is useful, but slightly overreaches.
The prompt asks Gemini to cross-check sources like Reddit, X, and major outlets—but the pipeline only feeds it Techmeme. So it’s not true multi-source validation; it’s more like AI-assisted ranking with implied context.
That’s fine, but it’s worth being explicit about.
If you were to evolve this, you’d either add real secondary sources or tighten the prompt to reflect reality.There’s also solid product judgment here. This bot isn’t trying to become a platform, dashboard, or “AI agent system.” It does one job: turn noisy headlines into a clean digest.
The README reflects that mindset—clear setup, practical guidance, and even help around Telegram chat IDs, which is exactly the kind of friction that kills tools like this.A few things to watch: the scraper will need maintenance over time, the Gemini model config should be consistent across files, and a couple of focused tests (especially around parsing and message chunking) would make this much more robust.
Even with those gaps, this is a small/smart project.
It solves a real problem, keeps scope tight, and handles the unglamorous parts—validation, formatting, delivery—that actually determine whether something gets used.The broader lesson is simple: most valuable AI tools right now aren’t massive systems.
They’re small, focused, and reliable.
One job, done well, delivered where you already work.This bot fits that model.
And honestly, that’s where the value is.Rate this:
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Exciting news! #AppleWatch is set to revolutionize health monitoring with new and improved features like elevated blood pressure detection and a paid health service. #AirPods will also be getting hearing-aid capability and hearing tests. Plus, an AI health coach and Vision Pro health tools are in the works! #HealthRevolution #AIHealth #AppleWatchRevolution http://www.techmeme.com/231101/p14#a231101p14
