Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)

132 walterbell 2026-02-18 03:17:34 UTC sceneandheardnu.com Llama Share 57

Halt and Catch Fire is a TV show that explores human connection and change, evolving from an antihero drama to an empathetic ensemble study. The show's characters learn to prioritize relationships over success, ultimately finding that human connection endures despite technological advancements.

Claude Sonnet 4.6

955 adocomplete 2026-02-17 18:17:34 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 855

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a full upgrade of the model's skills across various tasks, including coding, computer use, and design. It offers improved performance, safety, and capabilities compared to its predecessor, Sonnet 4.5.

Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

548 chaseadam17 2026-02-17 22:17:34 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 70

Watsi.org founder reflects on 13 years of growth, burnout, and lessons learned. The nonprofit has funded 33,241 surgeries with over $20M in donations.

Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity

196 virgildotcodes 2026-02-18 02:17:34 UTC fortune.com Llama Share 120

Economists are concerned that AI is not delivering promised productivity gains, echoing Robert Solow's 1987 observation of the "productivity paradox." Despite widespread adoption, AI usage is limited to just 1.5 hours per week and has had little impact on employment or productivity.

BarraCUDA Open-source CUDA compiler targeting AMD GPUs

195 rurban 2026-02-17 21:17:34 UTC github.com/zaneham Llama Share 59

Barracuda is an open-source CUDA compiler for AMD GPUs written in 15,000 lines of C99 with no LLVM dependency. It compiles .cu files to ELF .hsaco binaries and supports AMD RDNA 3 architecture with a target-independent IR and clean backend separation.

Show HN: AsteroidOS 2.0 – Nobody asked, we shipped anyway

302 moWerk 2026-02-17 20:17:34 UTC asteroidos.org Llama Share 34

AsteroidOS 2.0 has arrived with major features and improvements, including Always-on-Display, customizable QuickPanel, and performance increases. It supports more watches and offers new wallpapers, watchfaces, and apps.

Minimal x86 Kernel Zig

41 lopespm 2026-02-18 00:17:34 UTC github.com/lopespm Llama Share 10

A minimal Zig kernel boots on x86 machines via Multiboot 1, prints a coloured greeting, and halts the CPU. It's cross-compiled from any host with QEMU testing, using Zig's LLVM back-end and linker.

Gentoo on Codeberg

277 todsacerdoti 2026-02-17 18:17:34 UTC gentoo.org Llama Share 97

Gentoo now has a presence on Codeberg, allowing contributions to be submitted at https://codeberg.org/gentoo/gentoo. Contributions can be made using AGit, a space-efficient approach that doesn't require a fork.

Using go fix to modernize Go code

304 todsacerdoti 2026-02-17 17:17:34 UTC go.dev Llama Share 67

The Go 1.26 release includes a rewritten go fix subcommand that uses a suite of algorithms to identify opportunities to improve code, often by taking advantage of modern language and library features. The go fix command now includes a preview of the self-service paradigm, allowing Go programmers to define modernizations for their own APIs that users can apply without centralized review.

So you want to build a tunnel

183 crescit_eundo 2026-02-17 17:17:34 UTC practical.engineering Llama Share 77

Hobby tunneling is a growing trend, but it poses unique engineering challenges and safety risks. To build a safe and stable tunnel, hobbyists should consider permits, geology, excavation methods, and support systems.

Google Public CA is down

193 aloknnikhil 2026-02-18 01:17:34 UTC status.pki.goog Llama Share 107

Google Trust Services status page provides current status of listed services, contact Support for issues not listed. Rollout delay expected to complete in 2 hours, issuance will stop during rollout.

Async/Await on the GPU

166 Philpax 2026-02-17 17:17:34 UTC vectorware.com Llama Share 49

VectorWare successfully uses Rust's Future trait and async/await on the GPU, enabling developers to write high-performance applications. This milestone aligns with VectorWare's vision of leveraging GPU hardware using familiar Rust abstractions.

Reverse Engineering Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon for DOS from 1990

31 LowLevelMahn 2026-02-18 00:17:34 UTC vogons.org Full Share 4

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I swear the UFO is coming any minute

122 Ariarule 2026-02-17 22:17:34 UTC experimental-history.com Llama Share 41

The author discusses several studies that have been debunked or failed to replicate, including cognitive dissonance, the neurologist Oliver Sacks' case studies, and a study on how people estimate car crash speeds.

Assistant to the Regional Manager

79 NaOH 2026-02-17 20:17:34 UTC smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net Llama Share 31

A post-scarcity utopia would still have problems like status anxiety, desire for respect, and romantic jealousy due to human nature. These issues would persist even with infinite material resources, making happiness and fulfillment still elusive.

Is Show HN dead? No, but it's drowning

429 acnops 2026-02-17 11:17:34 UTC arthurcnops.blog Llama Share 363

The author's Show HN post quickly disappeared from the first page due to increased noise from more projects being built and marketed. They suggest HN consider giving more spotlight to subjective "gems" to remain the coolest tech discussion platform.

Show HN: I wrote a technical history book on Lisp

178 cdegroot 2026-02-17 16:17:34 UTC berksoft.ca Llama Share 66

The book "The Genius Of Lisp" by Cees de Groot is about the history of the powerful programming language Lisp. It's available for purchase on Lulu.com and feedback can be given on Libera Chat or Hacker News.

It's not just you, YouTube is partially down in outage

39 aqeelat 2026-02-18 02:17:34 UTC 9to5google.com Llama Share 2

YouTube is experiencing a widespread outage affecting core features, but YouTube TV and YouTube Music remain accessible. The outage has been reported by nearly 300,000 users and is being investigated by Google.

I converted 2D conventional flight tracking into 3D

224 kewonit 2026-02-17 15:17:34 UTC aeris.edbn.me Full Share 47

Track live flights in 3D over the world's busiest airspaces. Altitude-aware, beautifully rendered, and completely free.

Show HN: Pg-typesafe – Strongly typed queries for PostgreSQL and TypeScript

52 n_e 2026-02-17 21:17:34 UTC github.com/n-e Llama Share 21

pg-typesafe provides typed PostgreSQL queries, preventing SQL injections and improving performance. It analyzes constant SQL queries and generates typesafe types for queries and database columns.

Structured AI (YC F25) Is Hiring

0 2026-02-17 21:17:34 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

You'll work directly with founders to build and scale an outbound engine, running multi-channel outreach and building revenue infrastructure. Your goal is to turn signals into pipeline and experiments into revenue.

'My Words Are Like an Uncontrollable Dog': On Life with Nonfluent Aphasia (2025)

33 anarbadalov 2026-02-17 23:17:34 UTC thereader.mitpress.mit.edu Full Share 8

You don't have permission to access "http://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/my-words-are-like-an-uncontrollable-dog-on-life-with-nonfluent-aphasia/" on this server.

Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water

86 rbanffy 2026-02-17 18:17:34 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 10

Physicists have discovered that electrons can behave like a fluid, forming shock waves and whirlpools when moving at high speeds. This phenomenon could lead to new electronic devices and a new way of thinking about quantum materials.

HackMyClaw

273 hentrep 2026-02-17 17:17:34 UTC hackmyclaw.com Llama Share 141

You're crafting payloads to trick Fiu into leaking secrets.env. Sending an email to [email protected] to test the vulnerability.

I Use Obsidian (2023)

36 hisamafahri 2026-02-17 23:17:34 UTC stephango.com Llama Share 29

The user uses Obsidian for note-taking and organizing, embracing chaos and laziness to create emergent structure, and employs a file-over-app philosophy to create digital artifacts that last. They use templates, internal links, and a fractal journaling approach to tame their knowledge base, and publish their site directly from Obsidian using Jekyll and GitHub.

Use Microsoft Office Shortcuts in Libre Office

24 Zaki101Aslam 2026-02-18 00:17:34 UTC github.com/zaki101aslam Llama Share 5

This repository maps Microsoft Office shortcuts to LibreOffice equivalents for Writer, Calc, and Impress. It includes a Python script for customization and verification tools to ensure correct functionality.

Advice, not control: the role of Remote Assistance in Waymo's operations

61 xnx 2026-02-18 02:17:34 UTC waymo.com Llama Share 50

Waymo is expanding its service globally, investing in operations teams and Remote Assistance (RA) to ensure seamless, safe, 24/7 operations worldwide. Waymo RA is composed of different functions, including Event Response Team (ERT), which is certified for complex tasks like coordinating with emergency responders.

Create bootable ISO image files which are compatible with the Amiga CD32

13 doener 2026-02-18 00:17:34 UTC github.com/fuseoppl Llama Share 1

ISOCD-Win is a C#/.NET tool that creates Amiga CD32 and CDTV compatible ISO images. It simplifies the process by avoiding the need to run the original ISOCD application on an Amiga.

Tesla Sales Down 55% UK, 58% Spain, 59% Germany, 81% Netherlands, 93% Norway

90 whynotmaybe 2026-02-17 15:17:34 UTC cleantechnica.com Llama Share 43

Tesla's sales in 12 European markets dropped 23% in January 2026 compared to the same month in 2024. Overall, across 13 markets, Tesla's sales were down 49.49% in January 2026 compared to January 2024.

A Brief History of Xenopus

4 surprisetalk 2026-02-18 02:17:34 UTC asimov.press Prefix Share 0

Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. This essay will appear in our forthcoming book, “Making the Modern Laboratory,” to be published later this year. Until the 20th century, there was no easy way to detect a pregnancy. One could wait for two missed menstrual cycles, watch for the first signs of a baby bump, or listen closely for a fetal heartbeat, but none of these ...