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Hacker News comment · 11h ago

"can anyone recommend the best heat pump water heater for the us market?…" — in: Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls

Hacker News post · 11h ago · 0 comments

Influencers Can Create Instagram Captions with AI – Best Tool

Hacker News post · 12h ago · 1 comment

Is there a genuine space for the Desktop AI assistant, or its solved?

Hacker News post · 21h ago · 1 comment

Ask HN: Is there a need for a new kind of antivirus or security application?

Hacker News post · 2d ago · 6 comments

Ask HN: Is there any solution to the AI infestation?

Hacker News post · 2d ago · 8 comments

Does anyone know YouTube's pre-2006's des key?

Hacker News post · 2d ago · 6 comments

Ask HN: Is there anything worth developing with AI?

Hacker News post · 3d ago · 8 comments

Ask HN: Anyone using dictation with coding agents?

Hacker News post · 3d ago · 5 comments

Is there a way to do GPL anymore?

Hacker News post · 4d ago · 1 comment

Ask HN: What degree would you recommend to a high school graduate today?

Hacker News post · 4d ago · 2 comments

Ask HN: Looking for an old submission about sneering culture

Hacker News post · 4d ago · 294 comments

Ask HN: How do you manage skills files?

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