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GLM-5.2: Reddit calls it the best open coder you can own

GLM-5.2 is the open-weight coder Reddit actually runs at home: better than Sonnet and Kimi, short of Opus, and a 1-bit quant that still isn't dumb.

Niri's scrollable tiling might ruin every other window manager for you

Niri's scrollable tiling might ruin every other window manager for you

A deep dive into niri, a Rust Wayland compositor with infinite horizontal window arrangement. Covers KDL config, daily workflow, and stack interop.

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Kimi K3: Reddit loves the 2.8T model nobody can run

Kimi K3 wins Reddit as the biggest open-weight model yet, but almost nobody can run 2.8T locally, and its real edge is price and no guardrails.

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Claude Code choking on your monorepo? CLAUDE.md hierarchies fix it

Run Claude Code in large monorepos without burning 500K+ tokens: layered CLAUDE.md hierarchies, clear token budgets, and subagents for research.

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Fedora Silverblue, NixOS, or Vanilla OS: which immutable Linux holds up?

Immutable Linux keeps your root filesystem safe with atomic updates and instant rollback. Compare Fedora Silverblue, NixOS, and Vanilla OS approaches.

Gamescope brings HDR, VRR, and FPS caps to any Steam game on desktop Linux

Gamescope brings HDR, VRR, and FPS caps to any Steam game on desktop Linux

Gamescope brings HDR10, VRR, FPS limiting, and integer scaling to Steam games on desktop Linux. Works on KDE Plasma, Hyprland, and GNOME sessions.

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