Coding Agents Could Make Free Software Matter Again

50 rogueleaderr 2026-03-29 22:23:57 UTC gjlondon.com Llama Share 32

The author believes AI coding agents will make free software matter more than ever, giving users the freedom to run, study, modify, and share software, and that this shift will make software freedom more practically relevant for everyone, not just technical enthusiasts. The author thinks new models are needed that combine the customization benefits of free software with the convenience of ...

ChatGPT Won't Let You Type Until Cloudflare Reads Your React State

249 alberto-m 2026-03-29 21:20:57 UTC buchodi.com Llama Share 175

Cloudflare's Turnstile program collects 55 properties from a user's browser, including font measurements, storage, and React application data, to verify the user is running a real browser with a fully rendered ChatGPT application. The program uses a custom VM with a server-generated XOR key to collect and encrypt the fingerprint data, which is then sent as the OpenAI-Sentinel-Turnstile-Token ...

The Cognitive Dark Forest

169 kaycebasques 2026-03-29 20:20:57 UTC ryelang.org Llama Share 82

The internet has become a consolidated space where corporations and governments control information, making it a bleak future for innovation and creativity. The rise of AI has made execution cheap, but also allows large corporations to absorb and replicate individual innovations, making it safer to stay silent and not disrupt.

Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder

350 speckx 2026-03-29 16:20:57 UTC techfixated.com Llama Share 143

Voyager 1, a 48-year-old spacecraft, is still functioning and transmitting data from interstellar space despite having only 69 kilobytes of memory and an 8-track tape recorder. It has made numerous discoveries and is now the most distant human-made object in the universe, carrying a golden record with sounds of Earth for potential extraterrestrial life.

Midnight train from GA: A view of America from the tracks as airports struggle

53 walterbell 2026-03-29 20:20:57 UTC isp.netscape.com Llama Share 43

A writer took a 14½-hour train ride from Atlanta to Washington due to a government shutdown that caused airport chaos. The journey allowed him to reflect on the impact of politics on American life and appreciate the convenience of rail travel.

There is No Spoon. A software engineers primer for demystified ML

10 jmatthews 2026-03-29 22:30:57 UTC github.com/dreddnafious Llama Share 2

A machine learning primer for engineers builds intuition through analogies and mental models. It focuses on design decisions and tradeoffs, not just tool explanations.

I'll buy your electronics to feed our robot

18 skholinn 2026-03-29 22:20:57 UTC dayworkx.com Llama Share 5

Daywork's DX Harvester 1 helps teams recover components from retired hardware, reducing downtime and gray-market risk. It's designed for repair teams, startups, OEMs, and electronics processors facing supply constraints and returns.

C++26 is done ISO C++ standards meeting, Trip Report

147 pjmlp 2026-03-29 18:20:57 UTC herbsutter.com Llama Share 112

The ISO C++ committee completed technical work on C++26 in London, resolving international comments and producing a final document for approval. C++26 features include reflection, improved memory safety, and language contracts.

Pretext: TypeScript library for multiline text measurement and layout

165 emersonmacro 2026-03-29 16:20:57 UTC github.com/chenglou Llama Share 23

Pretext is a JavaScript library for multiline text measurement and layout, supporting various languages and rendering to DOM, Canvas, and SVG. It provides APIs for text analysis, measurement, and layout, allowing for efficient and accurate text rendering with features like shrink wrapping and manual line layouts.

Ohm's Peg-to-WASM Compiler

27 azhenley 2026-03-29 20:20:57 UTC ohmjs.org Llama Share 3

Ohm v18 is a major update that significantly improves performance by compiling grammars to WebAssembly and using region-based memory management. It also optimizes space skipping, memoization, and rule application.

The road signs that teach travellers about France

29 1659447091 2026-03-29 21:20:57 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 2

France's brown motorway signs have promoted the country's history, culture, and identity for over 50 years, directing drivers to monuments, vineyards, and national sites. The signs, designed by Jean Widmer and others, have become an open-air gallery showcasing France's heritage and local industry.

The RISE RISC-V Runners: free, native RISC-V CI on GitHub

100 thebeardisred 2026-03-29 16:20:57 UTC riseproject.dev Llama Share 23

RISE offers free RISC-V CI runners for open source projects on GitHub, removing the barrier to testing on real hardware. Install a GitHub App and add a label to your workflow to run jobs on physical RISC-V boards.

Show HN: Crazierl – An Erlang Operating System

27 toast0 2026-03-29 21:20:57 UTC crazierl.org Llama Share 9

To join a dist cluster, share a URL with the same hashtag and enable dist, but only on a trusted network. This demo uses unencrypted Erlang distribution, which should not be used over the internet due to security risks.

Neovim 0.12.0

262 pawelgrzybek 2026-03-29 18:20:57 UTC github.com/neovim Full Share 113

NVIM v0.12.0 Build type: Release LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290 Release notes Changelog (fixes + features) News (:help news in Nvim) Install Windows Zip Download nvim-win64.zip (or nvim-win-arm64.zip fo...

Kyushu Railway Company Train Varieties

39 NaOH 2026-03-29 19:20:57 UTC jrkyushu.co.jp Llama Share 1

JR Kyushu trains offer unique experiences with distinctive designs and features showcasing Kyushu's landscapes. Various trains like Kamome and D & S trains provide scenic routes and amenities for passengers.

AyaFlow: A high-performance, eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust

74 tanelpoder 2026-03-29 16:20:57 UTC github.com/davidhavoc Llama Share 4

A high-performance eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust for Kubernetes, providing kernel-native visibility with minimal overhead. It uses a TC classifier, ring buffer, and Tokio agent for deep L7 inspection and exposes a REST API with Prometheus metrics.

The rise and fall of IBM's 4 Pi aerospace computers: an illustrated history

60 zdw 2026-03-29 17:20:57 UTC righto.com Llama Share 19

IBM's System/4 Pi family of computers was introduced in 1967 and played a critical role in various military and space applications, including the Space Shuttle, Skylab, and GPS development. The family evolved over the years with improvements in performance, memory, and architecture, with the AP-101B computer being used in the Space Shuttle for many years and later replaced by the AP-101S, ...

Creating West Coast Buddhism (2024)

38 surprisetalk 2026-03-29 18:20:57 UTC letter.palladiummag.com Llama Share 15

Buddhism has undergone significant changes in the Western world, adapting to modern culture and science, and transforming into a secular mindfulness meditation practice. This transformation, driven by various cultural and intellectual movements, has led to a widespread adoption of Buddhist practices, but also resulted in a loss of its core religious concepts and a shift towards a more ...

More on Version Control

39 velmu 2026-03-29 20:20:57 UTC bramcohen.com Llama Share 5

Your post got picked up by Hacker News and received many views. You're working on a version control system that provides safer versions of squash and rebase.

Claude Code runs Git reset –hard origin/main against project repo every 10 mins

8 mthwsjc_ 2026-03-29 22:20:57 UTC github.com/anthropics Prefix Share 0

Claude Code performs git fetch origin + git reset --hard origin/main on the user's project repo every 10 minutes via programmatic git operations (no external git binary spawned). This silently destroys all uncommitted changes to tracked files. Untracked files survive. Git worktrees are immune. The second offset is consistent within each session but varies between sessions (:08, :36, :41, ...

Show HN: QuickBEAM – run JavaScript as supervised Erlang/OTP processes

64 dannote 2026-03-29 17:20:57 UTC github.com/elixir-volt Llama Share 10

QuickBEAM is a JavaScript runtime for the BEAM, providing Web APIs backed by OTP and a built-in TypeScript toolchain. It allows for dynamic evaluation and execution of JavaScript code within Elixir processes.

LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

567 hrncode 2026-03-29 09:20:57 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 336

User is frustrated with a social network that displays AI-generated content and artificially limits scroll speed. They find it annoying and reminiscent of a dystopian TV show.

Show HN: I made a "programming language" looking for feedback

21 alonsovm 2026-03-29 19:20:57 UTC github.com/alonsovm44 Llama Share 22

Glupe is a semantic metaprogramming language that generates code in any target language based on human intent. It packages intent to make software independent of language, solving the problem of time like Docker solves space.

Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics

487 giuliomagnifico 2026-03-29 10:20:57 UTC news.umich.edu Llama Share 214

Scientists at the University of Michigan found that nitrile and latex gloves may contaminate lab equipment with stearates, leading to overestimation of microplastics. Cleanroom gloves, which release fewer particulates, are suggested as a solution to this problem.

Observations from carbon dioxide monitoring

37 coloneltcb 2026-03-29 17:20:57 UTC grieve-smith.com Llama Share 16

The user has been monitoring carbon dioxide levels to estimate risk during the COVID-19 pandemic and found patterns that help determine safe indoor spaces. They recommend checking for open windows or doors, good ventilation, and low crowd density to minimize risk, and wearing a mask in crowded or poorly ventilated areas.

Sky Wins Irish Court Order to Unmask 300 Pirate IPTV Users via Revolut Bank

46 nixass 2026-03-29 20:20:57 UTC torrentfreak.com Llama Share 11

Sky obtained a court order to reveal 314 IPTV subscribers and resellers connected to David Dunbar's service, "IPTV is Easy." The move aims to deter Ireland's estimated 400,000 pirate IPTV users and take action against active resellers.

Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

319 ourmandave 2026-03-29 15:20:57 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 124

A Tennessee grandmother was wrongly arrested in North Dakota due to AI facial recognition errors. She spent over five months in jail before being released after evidence showed she was in Tennessee during the time of the crimes.

Miasma: A tool to trap AI web scrapers in an endless poison pit

271 LucidLynx 2026-03-29 10:20:57 UTC github.com/austin-weeks Llama Share 202

Miasma helps fight AI data scraping by sending poisoned training data to scrapers. It's a fast, low-memory server that can be set up to direct scraper traffic to a proxy.

Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time

206 onei 2026-03-29 16:20:57 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 70

Researchers have mapped the nerves inside the clitoris in unprecedented detail, revealing the extent of nerves crucial to orgasms and correcting previous anatomical misconceptions. The study could help prevent women from experiencing poorer sexual function after pelvic operations and inform reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation.

The Epistemology of Microphysics

38 danielam 2026-03-29 17:20:57 UTC edwardfeser.com Full Share 24

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