Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs

290 janpot 2026-06-05 15:12:38 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 187

The ISS crew has a plan to split into two groups in case of an emergency, with five crew members in the SpaceX Crew Dragon and two Russian cosmonauts in the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. The crew is prepared to leave at a moment's notice, with spacesuits on and engines ready.

pg_durable: Microsoft open sources in-database durable execution

205 coffeemug 2026-06-05 16:12:38 UTC github.com/microsoft Llama Share 43

pg_durable is a PostgreSQL extension that provides durable execution of SQL workflows with automatic checkpointing and resume after crashes or restarts. It allows teams to define workflows in SQL and execute them reliably without external services.

Gemma 4 QAT models: Optimizing compression for mobile and laptop efficiency

161 theanonymousone 2026-06-05 17:12:38 UTC blog.google Llama Share 29

We released Gemma 4 QAT checkpoints to make it more efficient on edge devices and consumer GPUs, reducing memory requirements while preserving quality. The new checkpoints use Quantization-Aware Training to minimize quality loss when compressing models.

My Agent Skill for Test-Driven Development

43 laxmena 2026-06-05 18:12:38 UTC saturnci.com Llama Share 6

AI agents struggle to write good tests due to poor human examples and bad testing practices. Providing guidance like Kent Beck's Canon TDD or a personal TDD skill can improve test quality.

New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste

101 speckx 2026-06-05 15:12:38 UTC rochester.edu Llama Share 50

Researchers at the University of Rochester developed a new solar-thermal desalination process that produces fresh water efficiently without leaving behind brine. The technology uses superwicking solar panels to extract nearly 100 percent of salts in solid form, potentially providing an abundant supply of table salt and precious minerals like lithium.

Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows

354 riddley 2026-06-05 12:12:38 UTC mouseless.click Llama Share 164

Mouseless allows for quick cursor control by typing coordinates, reducing strain and pain from repetitive mouse clicks. It provides an efficient solution for effortless cursor control, suitable for those who can't use mice.

Conventional Commits encourages focus on the wrong things

189 jsve 2026-06-05 16:12:38 UTC sumnerevans.com Llama Share 144

The author argues that Conventional Commits is a flawed standard that prioritizes the wrong information in commit messages. It focuses on the type of change rather than the scope, which is more important for developers and end-users.

Gov.uk has replaced Stripe with Dutch provider Adyen

163 toomuchtodo 2026-06-05 17:12:38 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 40

The UK's GDS has replaced Stripe with Adyen as its payment processor for GOV.UK Pay, a three-year contract worth up to £25.3 million. The change will introduce new payment options and no loss in functionality for users.

Accidentally deleted subscriptions for chat integrations (Slack and MS Teams)

71 SparkyDogs 2026-06-05 19:16:38 UTC githubstatus.com Llama Share 26

Authorization failures occurred from 14:49 to 16:45 UTC due to a feature flag issue, now resolved. Customers can manually re-subscribe their repo for chat integration.

Three of our worst VC stories

20 orgonon 2026-06-05 19:12:38 UTC twitter.com/eastdakota Full Share 3

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Transformers Are Inherently Succinct

19 brandonb 2026-06-05 19:12:38 UTC openreview.net Llama Share 4

Transformers can describe certain languages extremely succinctly, being exponentially more succinct than linear temporal logic and recurrent neural networks, and doubly exponentially more succinct than finite automata.

I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab

170 vquemener 2026-06-05 15:12:38 UTC jeffgeerling.com Llama Share 49

The user reviews various IP KVMs, including PiKVM, BliKVM, GL-iNet, NanoKVM, JetKVM, and others, highlighting their features, pros, and cons, and recommending the JetKVM as a good option for its simplicity and value. The user also emphasizes the importance of security and proper setup when using IP KVMs, and notes that the market for these devices is booming with new options and features ...

Do the Hardest Thing

43 levhawk 2026-06-05 18:12:38 UTC justinjackson.ca Llama Share 21

The speaker believes that choosing the hardest thing to work on, when few others are willing to attempt it, can lead to success and high value. This approach, known as "the hard thing," involves tackling a challenging problem in a market with existing demand, often resulting in durable startups.

Did Claude increase bugs in rsync?

153 logicprog 2026-06-05 13:12:38 UTC alexispurslane.github.io Llama Share 149

The rsync project's use of AI tool Claude led to a heated debate about reliability and maintainability, but analysis shows that the increase in bugs was due to a flood of AI-generated security issues, not Claude itself. The data suggests that the Claude releases are not significantly different from the project's historical distribution, and critics' claims of harm are based on a post-hoc ...

Cooldown Support for Ruby Bundler

124 calyhre 2026-06-05 13:12:38 UTC blog.rubygems.org Llama Share 29

Bundler 4.0.13 introduces cooldown, a time-based filter that refuses to resolve to a version until it has been public for at least N days. This feature is opt-in and complements existing defenses like mandatory 2FA and trusted publishing.

"Maybe later" was a feature

24 arnorhs 2026-06-05 18:12:38 UTC arnorhs.dev Llama Share 3

The author discusses how not building certain features can be beneficial, allowing teams to prioritize what's truly important. They worry that relying on AI to build features will lead to codebases becoming illegible and overly complex.

Launch HN: General Instinct (YC P26) – Frontier models on edge devices

30 guanming0717 2026-06-05 17:12:38 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 10

Guanming and Bill from General Instinct developed a method to compress large AI models for edge hardware, preserving performance and reducing size. They're interested in hearing from people deploying models on robots or edge devices, specifically about the biggest bottlenecks in production.

The company I work for is losing all of its humanity, I don't know where to go

31 speckx 2026-06-05 17:12:38 UTC superlemon.bearblog.dev Llama Share 23

The company has changed from a culture that focuses on people to one that prioritizes profits and AI, leading to burnout and job insecurity. The author feels trapped, questioning how long they can work in a job that contradicts their values before being let go.

Mantine-datatable (and others) compromised – owner account suspended

46 justsomehuman 2026-06-05 17:12:38 UTC github.com/icflorescu Full Share 14

⚠️ Important Security Notice -- Please Read Hi everyone. I'm Irinel-Ramona, Ionut's wife. I'm posting this on his behalf because his GitHub account has been suspended and he has no way ...

Inside FAISS: Billion-Scale Similarity Search

16 tohms 2026-06-05 18:12:38 UTC fremaconsulting.ch Llama Share 0

FAISS (Facebook AI Similarity Search) is a library for efficient similarity search that uses approximate search methods to speed up search by orders of magnitude while sacrificing a tiny bit of accuracy. It combines Inverted File (IVF) and Product Quantization (PQ) to achieve fast and efficient nearest neighbor search, making it suitable for real-time systems like web-scale retrieval or live ...

Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?

20 andrehacker 2026-06-05 17:12:38 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 54

The user initially dismissed AI models like DALL-E and ChatGPT as parlor tricks but had a series of "Oh shit" moments as they realized the potential of these models to solve real problems and change their approach to development. These moments included using Claude code to generate a Zillow description, building a web tool to sort media files, and using AI to translate code and track down ...

Nango (YC W23, dev infra) is hiring staff back end engineers

0 2026-06-05 12:12:38 UTC nango.dev Full Share

From DevExp to high scale to API fragmentation, we work on hard problems.

Tracing a powerful GNSS interference source over Europe

323 mimorigasaka 2026-06-05 09:12:38 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 174

A space-based GNSS interference source has caused widespread interference in Europe, Greenland, and Canada since 2019. The source was identified as a constellation of Russian early warning satellites in Molniya orbits.

Redis 8.8: New array data structure, rate limiter, performance improvements

182 ksec 2026-06-05 11:12:38 UTC redis.io Llama Share 83

Redis 8.8 introduces several new features including arrays, window counter rate limiters, message NACKing, subkey notifications for hash fields, explicit control over JSON numeric array storage, and multiple aggregators in a single time series query. These features improve performance, flexibility, and efficiency for various use cases such as rate limiting, stream processing, and analytics, ...

Dutch gov't will only allow European company to operate DigiD platform

199 TechTechTech 2026-06-05 15:12:38 UTC nltimes.nl Llama Share 65

The Dutch government will conduct the next DigiD management tender via the Defense and Security Procurement Act to limit national security risks. Only European companies will be eligible, excluding countries with restrictive legislation like the US.

India's surprise baby bust

62 hakonbogen 2026-06-05 15:12:38 UTC economist.com Llama Share 304

India's school textbooks will now warn of the risks of low birth rates, not high ones, due to global economic threats. This shift reflects a change in India's demographic concerns from overpopulation to underpopulation.

C++: The Documentary

333 ingve 2026-06-05 05:12:38 UTC herbsutter.com Llama Share 244

C++: The Documentary premiered on YouTube, showcasing the language's 40-year success story. Key figures like Bjarne, Andrew Koenig, and Herb Sutter contributed to C++'s growth.

Show HN: Lowfat – pluggable CLI filter that saved 91.8% of my LLM tokens

76 zdkaster 2026-06-05 10:12:38 UTC github.com/zdk Llama Share 46

lowfat is a CLI tool that filters unnecessary output to reduce AI token costs. It integrates with shells, allows customization, and provides features like stats and plugin management.

Entanglement Builds Space-Time. Now "Magic" Gives It Gravity

149 rbanffy 2026-06-05 09:12:38 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 144

Physicists have found a way to describe how space and matter interact in a quantum universe. They used a new code that incorporates "magic" from non-Clifford gates to make space bend and interact with matter.

Changing how we develop Ladybird

753 EdwinHoksberg 2026-06-05 08:12:38 UTC ladybird.org Llama Share 490

Ladybird is moving to a tighter development process with only project maintainers introducing code changes. This change is necessary to ensure security and accountability as the project prepares for its first alpha release.