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Framework Desktop: A Tiny, Powerful Linux Beast

2025-08-10

The Framework Desktop is a surprisingly powerful machine. Its small size belies its impressive performance, thanks to the AMD Ryzen AI Max 395+. Benchmarks show it significantly outperforming competitors in multi-core tasks, especially relevant for developers using Docker. While pricier than some alternatives, it offers exceptional value, particularly when compared to the Mac Studio, delivering superior performance at a lower cost. Its quiet operation, customizable aesthetics, and strong gaming capabilities make it a compelling option for Linux developers and gamers alike.

(world.hey.com)

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Breaking Up Chrome Would Break the Web

2025-04-28

Forcing Google to sell Chrome, even to atone for legitimate ad-market monopoly abuses, would be disastrous for the web. The author argues that Chrome's success is due to sustained investment and technological innovation, crucial for the web's continued prosperity. Breaking up Chrome would stifle innovation, benefiting closed platforms like the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. Google's contributions aren't charity, but self-interest, which is precisely why it works. The web's vitality requires constant development; dismantling Chrome would be counterproductive.

(world.hey.com)

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Basecamp Ditches AWS S3, Builds 18PB Private Storage

2025-03-30

Basecamp, the company behind HEY and Basecamp, is leaving AWS S3 after a four-year contract expires on June 30th. They've built a private storage solution using Pure Storage, boasting 18PB of NVMe storage. An S3-compatible API simplifies the transition, although migrating 6PB of data will take roughly three weeks. This move avoids hefty S3 renewal fees, saving nearly $5 million over five years.

(world.hey.com)

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Basecamp Embraces Imprecision in Project Management

2025-02-11

Basecamp challenges the obsession with precise numbers in project management, advocating for embracing ambiguity and subjectivity. The article criticizes the pursuit of exact figures that ignore project realities, arguing that "63% complete" is meaningless, while "expecting completion next Tuesday" is more realistic. Basecamp's new features like Hill Charts and Move The Needle allow users to visually represent project progress using intuitive graphical markers, emphasizing subjective judgment over mechanical calculations. The article contends that in creative work, subjectivity and productivity are not adversaries but partners. Basecamp will continue to refine its approach to reflect reality more accurately.

(world.hey.com)

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