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Alright, quick rundown of some cool stuff from Hacker News today, June 25th.

Gemini CLI

First up, Google dropped this thing called Gemini CLI. It's like a command-line tool for their Gemini AI. Seems like they want developers to mess with their AI right from their terminal.

Reading the comments, though, people are already kinda annoyed with Google. Someone was complaining about Google constantly changing how they charge for things, like forcing people to pay more for email and now maybe needing special licenses for this AI tool. Another comment mentioned how hard it is to even get an API key working and how confusing their docs are. So, cool idea, but maybe some typical Google rollout headaches.

A New PNG Spec

Get this, someone's trying to make a new version of PNG, like the image format. The article says big companies like Adobe, Apple, and Google are on board. Seems like they want to add new features to it.

Comments were comparing it to WebP and other formats, and someone pointed out that having big names supporting it is key for it actually getting used. Another comment mentioned that sometimes these cool projects inside big companies get ignored.

OpenAI Charges by the Minute, So Speed Up Your Audio

Okay, this one's a practical tip if you use OpenAI's audio stuff, like for transcription. The article says since OpenAI charges based on how long the audio is, you should speed it up or cut out silence before sending it. Makes sense, right? Save some cash.

Comments added that cleaning up the audio like that can actually make the transcription better too, not just cheaper. Someone else talked about how this per-minute pricing makes them think differently about how they structure their prompts to be more efficient.

Thnickels

Alright, this one is just weird and funny. Someone made a website called Thick-Coins.net, pushing this idea of making nickels thicker. It's totally satirical, obviously.

The comments cracked me up. People immediately knew it was a joke, pointing out how the writing style was too short and punchy for the character it claimed to be. Someone even asked if flimsy checks would be accepted!

Microsoft Edit

Microsoft apparently put out something called Microsoft Edit on GitHub. It's open source. Not totally clear what it is exactly, maybe some kind of text editor or code tool?

The comments section on this one was kinda spicy. There was a whole back-and-forth arguing about whether developers know how to use command-line tools and if Microsoft's past attempts at GUI frameworks were any good. Someone said a lot of developers are just "bad" if they can't handle command-line stuff. Yikes.

A New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands the Same Side Up

Here's a cool science one. Scientists found a new 3D shape, kind of like a pyramid but weirder, that no matter how you drop it, it always settles on the same side. It's called a "monostable polyhedron".

The comments got into the physics of it, talking about the center of mass. Someone suggested it could be useful as a tamper detector, which is a neat idea. Another person mentioned that the article's video shows it has a weight inside, which makes more sense for how it works.

Define Policy Forbidding Use of AI Code Generators

Okay, this is a little controversial. The QEMU project (it's a big open-source thing for emulating computer hardware) is apparently adding a rule that says you can't use AI code generators like Copilot for contributions.

Comments were debating whether AI code is actually useful or good quality for complex projects. Some people shared examples of small tools they built using AI successfully, while others argued that AI just hallucinates or messes things up on anything complicated. Seems like people are really split on using AI for coding.

Anyway, that's the gist of it. Pretty interesting mix today!