Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (August 05, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for August 05, 2023 :</p>
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Bram Moolenaar Passed Away
Summary: Bram Moolenaar, the creator of the VIM text editor, passed away on August 3, 2023. He had been suffering from a rapidly progressing medical condition. Bram was proud of the VIM community and dedicated much of his life to it. His funeral service will be held in the Netherlands, with details to be determined.
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Intel x86 Documentation Has More Pages Than The 6502 Has Transistors (2013)
Summary: Intel x86 documentation has more pages than the 6502 microprocessor has transistors. The Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer Manuals (2011) have 4,181 pages, while the 6502 has 3,510 transistors. This highlights the immense complexity of modern processors compared to their simpler predecessors.
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