DTF:HN for May 7, 2026

Your Daily Tech Feed covering the top 10 stories on Hacker News for May 7, 2026. Featuring: Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license, Appearing productive in the workplace, SQLite Is a Library of Congress Recommended Storage Format, Permacomputing Principles, Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI and PXE, and more. Stories covered: 1. Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/valve-releases-steam-controller-cad-files-under-creative-commons-license HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037555 2. Appearing productive in the workplace https://nooneshappy.com/article/appearing-productive-in-the-workplace/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038001 3. SQLite Is a Library of Congress Recommended Storage Format https://sqlite.org/locrsf.html HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48042434 4. Permacomputing Principles https://permacomputing.net/principles/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48044638 5. Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI and PXE https://aniket.foo/posts/20260505-netboot/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48045012 6. Photoshop's challenges with focus, pt. 2 https://unsung.aresluna.org/photoshops-challenges-with-focus-pt-2/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013750 7. Boris Cherny: TI-83 Plus Basic Programming Tutorial (2004) https://www.ticalc.org/programming/columns/83plus-bas/cherny/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48014521 8. Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/6/vibe-coding-and-agentic-engineering/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037128 9. Chevrolet Performance eCrate package (400v/200hp) https://www.chevrolet.com/performance-parts/crate-engines/ecrate HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012649 10. RSS feeds send me more traffic than Google https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/rss-feeds-send-me-more-traffic-than-google/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043964