127: 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
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 0:26)
2. Appearing productive in the workplace
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 3:42)
3. SQLite Is a Library of Congress Recommended Storage Format
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 6:43)
4. Permacomputing Principles
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 10:25)
5. Diskless Linux boot using ZFS, iSCSI and PXE
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 13:34)
6. Photoshop's challenges with focus, pt. 2
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 17:49)
7. Boris Cherny: TI-83 Plus Basic Programming Tutorial (2004)
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 20:55)
8. Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 23:58)
9. Chevrolet Performance eCrate package (400v/200hp)
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 27:14)
10. RSS feeds send me more traffic than Google
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 30:07)