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Whether you’re setting up a new Windows PC or looking to enhance your current setup, there are some life-changing apps you can grab for free that will transform how you use your computer.

From screen grabbing to file searching to quick launching and more, these essential apps will supercharge your productivity—all for the low, low price of nothing.

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-monday-feb-17/#ftag=CADf328eec

The 2025 Home Depot Presidents' Day sale is live, and I'm rounding up the best deals on appliances, tools, furniture, and more.

https://www.techradar.com/home/vacuums/home-depots-huge-presidents-day-sale-usd1-000-off-appliances-tools-and-more

Article URL: https://warontherocks.com/2019/07/when-not-to-obey-orders/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071286

Points: 40

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https://warontherocks.com/2019/07/when-not-to-obey-orders/

Article URL: https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/31288/does-or-did-cobol-default-to-1875-05-20-for-corrupt-or-missing-dates

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073149

Points: 66

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Article URL: https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/08/golden-gate-park-ranger-homelessness/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073292

Points: 107

# Comments: 130

https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/08/golden-gate-park-ranger-homelessness/

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/sport/jacob-kiplimo-smashes-half-marathon-record-spt-intl/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074347

Points: 39

# Comments: 11

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/sport/jacob-kiplimo-smashes-half-marathon-record-spt-intl/index.ht

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/1iqmul1/if_you_have_a_moment_i_need_your_help/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073836

Points: 123

# Comments: 87

https://old.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/comments/1iqmul1/if_you_have_a_moment_i_need_your_help/

Article URL: https://nmn.gl/blog/ai-and-learning

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074852

Points: 49

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https://nmn.gl/blog/ai-and-learning

Article URL: https://nchagnet.pages.dev/blog/physics-informed-neural-networks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071775

Points: 5

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Article URL: https://hforsten.com/homemade-polarimetric-synthetic-aperture-radar-drone.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073808

Points: 18

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https://hforsten.com/homemade-polarimetric-synthetic-aperture-radar-drone.html

Article URL: https://hannahonprivacy.substack.com/p/why-bother-with-privacy-when-i-have

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073385

Points: 46

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https://hannahonprivacy.substack.com/p/why-bother-with-privacy-when-i-have

Article URL: https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/oklch-in-css-why-quit-rgb-hsl

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073819

Points: 25

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https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/oklch-in-css-why-quit-rgb-hsl

Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/s/iJ1W7JUN2T

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073836

Points: 64

# Comments: 39

https://www.reddit.com/r/VirtualYoutubers/s/iJ1W7JUN2T

Hi there, loving the ability to change my topbar pink, but I also would love to browse my favorite website late at night without the bright flashes.

PS: Also happy to hear people's favorite indie plugin to fix this! 3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073959

Points: 6

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Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1hrwytr/all_kindles_can_now_be_jailbroken/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073969

Points: 76

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https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1hrwytr/all_kindles_can_now_be_jailbroken/

Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250211-00/?p=110862

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073992

Points: 17

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https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250211-00/?p=110862

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/c288abc6-24a4-4062-aeb4-05c463ae7289

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074214

Points: 10

# Comments: 8

https://www.ft.com/content/c288abc6-24a4-4062-aeb4-05c463ae7289

Article URL: https://www.passnational.org/index.php/news/873-pass-statement-on-firing-of-probationary-employees-at-faa

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074281

Points: 24

# Comments: 3

https://www.passnational.org/index.php/news/873-pass-statement-on-firing-of-probationa

Article URL: https://cointelegraph.com/news/javier-milei-risks-impeachment-107-m-libra-rug-pull

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074291

Points: 22

# Comments: 2

https://cointelegraph.com/news/javier-milei-risks-impeachment-107-m-libra-rug-pull

HelloFresh aims to make weekly dinners even easier. Here's what I liked and what I didn't. https://www.cnet.com/news/i-wasnt-disappointed-after-trying-hellofreshs-new-time-saving-menu-options/#ftag=CADf328eec

Though Elden Ring Nightreign is wildly different than FromSoftware's other games, it's still genius in its own way.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/elden-ring-nightreign-is-a-different-kind-of-fromsoftware-genius-and-ive-fallen-in-love-but-it-wont-be-for-everyone

Projekt Peppermint OS připravuje aktualizovaný základ Debianu 13 „Trixie“ a zároveň experimentuje s Voidem jako alternativním základem. Desktopové prostředí KDE Plasma vyšlo ve verzi 6.3 a přineslo spoustu novinek. https://www.root.cz/clanky/peppermint-os-s-novym-zakladem-kde-plasma-6-3-se-spoustou-novinek/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

V dnešním díle Postřehů se podíváme na další britskou snahu o získání přístupu k end-to-end šifrovaným datům, útoky APT skupin Sandworm a Salt Typhoon nebo „průnik“ do amerických federálních systémů ze strany organizace DOGE. https://www.root.cz/clanky/postrehy-z-bezpecnosti-britove-chteji-pristup-k-sifrovanym-datum-v-icloudu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

Article URL: https://uchu.style

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43072338

Points: 128

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https://uchu.style

Article URL: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/physicists-uncover-evidence-two-arrows-time-emerging-quantum-realm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43072483

Points: 33

# Comments: 23

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/physicists-uncover-evidence-two-arrows-time-emerging-quantum-realm

Article URL: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/02/15/javier-milei-backtracks-on-usd4-4b-memecoin-after-insiders-pocket-usd87m

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43072790

Points: 57

# Comments: 33

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/02/15/javier-milei-bac

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/16/the-one-change-that-worked-i-set-my-phone-to-do-not-disturb-three-years-ago-and-have-never-looked-back

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43073109

Points: 34

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Klasické černé díry, které se objevily v Einsteinových rovnicích, v sobě obsahují singularity, které vědce přivádějí k šílenství. Španělští fyzikové spočítali, že teoreticky mohou existovat černé díry bez singularit. Výzkum je v plném běhu, rovnice se pěkně žhaví a v budoucnu by mohly přinést pozoruhodné objevy. http://www.osel.cz/13913-cerne-diry-se-mohou-zrodit-z-cire-gravitace.html

Will the Vision Pro start selling again?

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/vr/apple-plans-add-features-vision-pro

On this episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel and Zac discuss the official end of HoloLens and IVAS, Copilot being bad at summarizing content, Arm reportedly making its own chips, our thoughts on the latest Lenovo laptops, and initial impressions of the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring!

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-cen

Viktor Antonov, best known for his work as art lead on Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has reportedly died at age 52. Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw broke the news in an Instagram Story, and other former colleagues have since taken to social media to pay tribute as well. “I didn’t want to say much till I felt it was confirmed, but I learned today that Viktor Antonov, our visionary art lead on HL2, has died,” Laidla wrote in the now-expired post, which was reshared by

Article URL: https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/bombed-fresco-using-math-to-piece-together-a-lost-treasure-a-792781.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43050644

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

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Article URL: https://www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-and-dishonored-art-lead-viktor-antonov-dies-aged-just-52

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43069514

Points: 255

# Comments: 40

https://www.eurogamer.net/half-life-2-and-dishonored-art-lead-viktor-antonov-dies-aged-just-52

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43070155

Points: 237

# Comments: 129

https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/

Article URL: https://github.com/madprops/blog/blob/main/docs/cmd_icons.md

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071085

Points: 40

# Comments: 44

https://github.com/madprops/blog/blob/main/docs/cmd_icons.md

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/portable-raspberry-pi-tactical-software-defines-radio-doubles-as-a-drone-jammer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071110

Points: 40

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https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/portable-ra

Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20160419-00/?p=93315

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071193

Points: 30

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https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20160419-00/?p=93315

Article URL: https://basedfob.substack.com/p/big-tech-has-disrupted-the-social

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071213

Points: 22

# Comments: 2

https://basedfob.substack.com/p/big-tech-has-disrupted-the-social

Article URL: https://www.chillyatc.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071934

Points: 25

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https://www.chillyatc.com/

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21g0052dno

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43071506

Points: 40

# Comments: 15

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21g0052dno

You don't have to give up your sweet treats if you're watching your sugar intake. Try these natural alternatives instead. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/forget-the-processed-stuff-these-6-natural-sugar-alternatives-taste-better/#ftag=CADf328eec

Protecting your vision is as easy as making sure you're getting enough of these eye-friendly nutrients. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/dont-overlook-your-eyes-6-vitamins-and-supplements-you-need-for-peak-eye-health/#ftag=CADf328eec

Avoid these products at all costs when cleaning your phone. They can cause damage instead of keeping it germ-free. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/you-touch-it-all-day-now-its-time-to-clean-your-dirty-phone/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 617 for Monday, Feb. 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-feb-17-617/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,339 for Monday, Feb. 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-feb-17-1339/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints — and the answers — for today's Strands puzzle, No. 351, for Monday, Feb. 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-feb-17-351/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections: Sports Edition No. 147 for Monday, Feb. 17. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-feb-17-147/#ftag=CADf328eec

A few simple tweaks in iOS can free up storage on your iPhone, with no need to delete photos or videos. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/these-two-iphone-settings-can-instantly-free-up-storage-no-deleting-required/#ftag=CADf328eec

It's been five years since Spotify announced its Spotify HiFi tier, and we have yet to take advantage of its lossless audio. Here's everything we know.

https://www.techradar.com/audio/spotify/spotify-hi-fi-release-date-rumors-price-predictions-and-more

Dynabook and NEC revive optical drives in modern laptops, blending nostalgia with high-performance processors, high-res displays, and advanced connectivity.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/want-a-blu-ray-writer-and-a-13th-generation-intel-core-cpu-in-your-laptop-theres-only-one-place-on-earth-for-it

Don't expect to buy one of these in the Apple Store anytime soon.

https://www.laptopmag.com/ai/apple-wants-its-own-version-tesla-tech

Here's all the Xbox games launching the week of February 17, 2025, including the standard edition of Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/heres-all-the-xbox-games-launching-from-february-17-through-23

The LG 27GSD50F-B UltraGear Gaming Monitor is now available on Amazon for $129.99, giving you a $40 discount from its regular price of $169.99.

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/budget-180hz-27-inch-gaming-monitor-hits-all-time-low-price-of-usd129-99-for-presidents-day

The American economy runs on what are known as heuristics, a diverse array of mental short-cuts that help consumers make a dizzying number of choices to navigate the wild complexity of everyday life. These shortcuts help us select the restaurants we may choose to patronize, the cars we drive, the food we purchase, and the schools we attend and to which we send our children. We rely on scoring systems, certifications, and ranking methodologies to consider what movies to see, what music to lis

The social networking landscape has changed so dramatically in the past five years. It’s challenging to keep up with. When you get on a new social network, one of the first hurdles you have is to figure out who’s on that network you would be interested in following. A while back, I created a GitHub […]

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Got a bottle of leftover wine? It's just what you need to brighten up these recipes. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/wine-the-secret-ingredient-for-these-7-recipes/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're on a healthy hair journey, these are the essential vitamins to ensure you get plenty of. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/want-healthier-hair-focus-on-these-7-hair-friendly-vitamins/#ftag=CADf328eec

It's been four years since Spotify promised us lossless audio, and the indications are that the wait is almost over.

https://www.techradar.com/audio/spotify/more-details-of-spotifys-new-music-pro-plan-have-leaked-including-the-price

Brush with greatness

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/you-can-now-brush-your-teeth-with-an-iconic-the-simpsons-yellow-toothbrush-and-if-you-dare-a-themed-toothpaste

Hundreds of Seagate's Exos 28TB HDDs, the world's largest hard disk drive, have mysteriously gone on sale online as refurbished models - should you buy one?

https://www.techradar.com/pro/hundreds-of-the-worlds-largest-hard-disk-drive-have-mysteriously-gone-on-sale-online-as-refurbished-model-should-you-buy-them

I recently got my hands on the MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo, which is a solid business laptop. But how does it hold up compared to our favorite 2-in-1, the HP Spectre x360?

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/2-in-1-laptops/msi-summit-13-ai-evo-vs-hp-spectre-x360-14-2024

Zotac has registered several new GPUs with the EEC, notably the RTX 5060 family and a brand-new RTX 5050.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5050-5060-and-5060-ti-surface-in-zotac-eec-filings

Yoganandham has created the Pi Hub Development Kit to help students learn microelectronics on the Raspberry Pi without the hurdles that slow down newcomers.

https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/maker-builds-raspberry-pi-pi-hub-development-kit-to-help-students-learn

AMD's Frank Azor commented on a recent 32GB RX 9070 XTX rumor but didn't outright deny it.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-exec-sarcastically-teases-rx-90700-05xtxt-max-gpu-with-320gb-of-vram-and-1-2-gigawatts-power-supply-requirement

YouTube TV has reached a deal with Paramount to avoid cutting off subscribers’ access to certain channels, including CBS, CBS Sports and Nickelodeon. Earlier this week, YouTube TV announced in a blog post that Paramount content would be removed from its platform after February 13 because the two had failed to reach “a fair agreement” that would keep those channels available. On Friday,

Apple Vision Pro may soon get an update bringing Apple Intelligence to the headset, according to a new report from

Article URL: https://surasshu.com/blocklist-for-ai-music-on-youtube/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43067419

Points: 58

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Article URL: https://rtestardi.github.io/usbte/flea-scope.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43068585

Points: 80

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https://rtestardi.github.io/usbte/flea-scope.pdf

Article URL: https://oliverkwebb.github.io/articles/newtime/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43068283

Points: 29

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https://oliverkwebb.github.io/articles/newtime/

Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/vim-after-bram-a-core-maintainer-on-how-theyve-kept-it-going/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43068884

Points: 103

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https://thenewstack.io/vim-after-bram-a-core-maintainer-on-how-theyve-kept-it-going/

Article URL: https://poweroutage.us/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43069399

Points: 83

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https://poweroutage.us/

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5289877/texas-power-grid-after-outage

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43069424

Points: 36

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https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5289877/texas-power-grid-after-outage

Article URL: https://techlog.jenslink.net/posts/ipv6-is-hard/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43069533

Points: 23

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This near-Earth asteroid is being tracked by NASA, as it has a small chance of impacting our planet. https://www.cnet.com/science/space/this-newly-discovered-asteroid-could-impact-earth-heres-what-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec

Apple is now multiple generations into its Apple Silicon-based M-series Macs, but how you take a screenshot remains the same. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/how-to-screenshot-on-mac-4-simple-ways-to-do-it/#ftag=CADf328eec

The president isn't the first person to call for an end to the penny, and this issue is deeper than wasteful spending. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/trump-puts-the-penny-on-notice-the-fuss-over-our-1-cent-coin/#ftag=CADf328eec

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-17-february-2025

I'm a smartwatch expert: here's why the Garmin Instinct 2 is my top fitness pick of the President's Day sales.

https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/the-garmin-instinct-3-just-landed-but-the-instinct-2-is-a-better-buy-this-presidents-day

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-17-february-2025

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-17-february-2025

Researchers at Imec have found a way to grow lasers directly on silicon, a material commonly found in sand.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/like-a-field-plowed-prior-to-planting-researchers-want-to-grow-lasers-yes-lasers-on-material-commonly-found-in-sand

RTX 5090 supply and pricing are rumored to return to normal in just one month.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rtx-5090-supplies-to-be-stupidly-high-next-month-as-gb200-wafers-get-repurposed-asserts-leaker

Intel is reportedly the target of acquisition interest from TSMC and Broadcom, with both companies exploring deals that could divide the struggling chipmaker’s operations.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-and-broadcom-explore-deals-to-rip-apart-intels-foundry-and-chip-design-wings-says-report

A Harvard team built a CMOS chip that can see the signals across 2,000 rat neurons, allowing the team to map over 70,000 connections — a first in the field of neural research.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/harvard-team-built-a-cmos-chip-to-map-70-000-synaptic-connections-between-2-000-rat-neurons

Intel's 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen processors are absent from the Windows 11 24H2 official support list.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/intel-8th-9th-and-10th-gen-processors-absent-from-microsofts-windows-11-24h2-cpu-support-list

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600T processor is currently available at Amazon for its lowest price ever— $99 instead of its usual $124.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-ryzen-5-5600t-cpu-is-now-usd99-at-amazon-its-lowest-ever-price

https://uxdesign.cc/the-utility-over-usability-effect-explains-why-bad-ux-persists-b090cd993afa?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4