Livenerf: Has Opus 5.5 been nerfed yet?

119 bryan0 2026-09-29 23:21:51 UTC github.com/ninjahawk Llama Share 66

Livenerf is a benchmark designed to detect whether a frontier model gets worse after launch, using Claude Opus 5.5 as the test subject. It measures drift statistically over thousands of samples and provides detailed statistics on accuracy changes and output token counts.

NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart

30 ilamont 2026-09-29 23:21:51 UTC aviationweek.com Llama Share 10

NASA is secretly working on returning a 59-year-old Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird to flight, with retired engineer Mike Relja being asked for his expertise. The project faces significant challenges, including lack of spare parts and trained crews, but some possible solutions have been proposed.

U.S. postal inspectors shut down website selling counterfeit postage labels

155 ilamont 2026-09-29 20:21:51 UTC postalemployeenetwork.com Llama Share 84

US Postal Inspection Service seized an internet domain for operating a counterfeit website selling over 5 million fake USPS postage labels, resulting in $126 million losses. A Pakistani national, Faheem Akram, is charged with conspiracy and wire fraud related to the scheme.

Show HN: A working 3D model of an Enigma machine

21 primitivesuave 2026-09-29 23:21:51 UTC enigma.design Llama Share 1

The German military used Enigma during WWII to send encrypted messages, but Polish and others cracked its code. The machine had a left rotor with water-soluble ink sheets that were tightly guarded secrets.

GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price

752 crorella 2026-09-29 17:21:51 UTC openai.com Llama Share 692

GPT-6.1 Sol is a new upgrade to GPT-6 Sol, offering improved performance and cost savings for everyday work tasks. It matches GPT-6 Astra's intelligence at one-fifth of its standard input and output token prices, delivering substantial improvements across complex professional tasks.

Vermont replacing power plants with home batteries

43 devonnull 2026-09-29 21:21:51 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 25

Vermont's Green Mountain Power has implemented a home battery system, providing over 5,500 homes with energy security during power outages. The virtual power plant is the largest source of power in the state and aims to eliminate all outages by 2030.

Show HN: Real-time Solar System with 526k asteroids and all tracked satellites

88 wanick 2026-09-29 19:21:51 UTC space.bl2.net Full Share 24

Тяни — вращать, колесо — приблизить, клик — карточка и орбита, двойной клик — лететь к телу. WASD — полёт, R/F — вверх/вниз, Q/E и стрелки — поворот, Shift — быстрее. Клик по названию группы — подсветить, 👁 — орбиты

We’re forgetting what darkness feels like

29 pseudolus 2026-09-29 22:21:51 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 17

Cities regulating outdoor lighting could improve the environment for all living creatures by reducing light pollution. Implementing rules and enforcement around light brightness, direction, and placement can help preserve darkness in urban areas.

America.gov

306 plesiv 2026-09-29 14:21:51 UTC america.gov Full Share 246

How Delhi cut electricity loss from 50 to 5 percent

424 rbanffy 2026-09-29 13:21:51 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 248

The author recounts a common scene in 2002 Delhi where frequent power outages plagued the city, causing chaos and economic losses. However, over the past quarter century, Delhi's grid has transformed into a reliable system with minimal power losses.

UnoDOS

12 nicoloren 2026-09-29 22:21:51 UTC github.com/hmofet Llama Share 7

UnoDOS is a family of graphical operating systems that began as a GUI-first, 16-bit real-mode OS and has since grown into a contract-driven family of ports spanning various platforms. UnoDOS now runs bare-metal on any modern 64-bit PC with its own drivers, network stack, browser, office suite, compiler and hypervisor.

NAND-16: a computer built from 277,248 NAND gates

105 rossant 2026-09-29 17:21:51 UTC somethingbig.ai Full Share 55

A 16-bit computer built from 277,248 NAND gates. CPU, memory, OS and Tetris, all running on the gates in your browser. Zoom in and watch the signals flow.

Needed 1+1, built a functional programming language

14 birdculture 2026-09-29 23:21:51 UTC hereticpleb.vercel.app Llama Share 1

The author implemented a binary tree evaluator in C, using closures to represent user-defined functions and an arena allocator to manage memory. The evaluator uses a mark-and-sweep garbage collector to reduce memory usage.

Language models for text classification: From bag-of-words to Jev

16 Anon84 2026-09-29 21:21:51 UTC magazine.sebastianraschka.com Llama Share 0

The Jev AI model has gained popularity for its ability to classify tasks efficiently and accurately, making it a viable alternative to more expensive models like GPT-6. It achieves this through a unique training method called Reinforcement Learning for Calibrated Decisions (RLCD), which enables fast and cost-effective decision-making across various domains.

PS5 Relapse Exploit

223 therepanic 2026-09-29 16:21:51 UTC github.com/ntfargo Llama Share 122

The project involves exploiting vulnerabilities in Webkit and kernel stages for educational research, using payloads stored in a specific directory and listening on port 9021. It warns users to use the software responsibly and at their own risk, as it may cause system instability or data loss.

When oil prices spike, where does the money go?

14 thelastgallon 2026-09-29 22:21:51 UTC theconversation.com Llama Share 4

Global oil prices surged after the US and Israel attacked Iran, affecting products made from oil worldwide. The increased price benefits companies, governments, and shareholders in various regions, including Saudi Arabia's government finances and US-based oil companies' profits.

A Privacy Analysis of Web and Mobile Conversational AI Agents [pdf]

406 damaru2 2026-09-29 09:21:51 UTC jorgegarciaherrero.com Llama Share 128

Conversational AI services are increasingly adopting advertising-based business models, which raises concerns about user privacy. A systematic analysis of nine prominent conversational AI services found that they expose sensitive information to third-party tracking services, including conversation-derived artifacts such as titles, prompts, and screenshots. These disclosures can be linked to ...

How our vibe coded website looks like a designer made it

46 yakkomajuri 2026-09-29 23:21:51 UTC railcode.dev Full Share 28

A tale about how coding agents are actually making me more and more interested in design

Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026

55 HieronymusBosch 2026-09-29 16:21:51 UTC backblaze.com Llama Share 4

Backblaze's Q2 2026 Drive Stats report tracks annualized failure rates, model performance, and emerging technologies. The quarterly AFR is 1.73%, with no new drive models released this quarter but deployment concentrated in the 20TB+ range.

Phyllotaxis: An audio-reactive LED display

257 evakhoury 2026-09-29 03:21:51 UTC jagi.studio Llama Share 43

The author created a cellular LED matrix inspired by phyllotaxis, a pattern found in nature, and programmed it to react dynamically to sound using an STM32 board. The project evolved into an interactive installation at Recurse Center, featuring a website for attendees to upload sketches and games.

Tcl/Tk 9.1

230 dmux 2026-09-29 17:21:51 UTC tcl-lang.org Full Share 78

Tcl/Tk 9.1.0 is the current development work on Tcl and Tk, aiming toward stable releases in September 2026. They add new features and interfaces to the foundation of Tcl/Tk 9.0. About this Site | [email protected] Home | About Tcl/Tk | Software | Core Development | Community | Documentation

Commodore 64: Mercenary

21 a1r 2026-09-29 20:21:51 UTC gamesexplained.com Full Share 4

Ask HN: What are you reading?

120 dan-bailey 2026-09-29 15:21:51 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 318

The user is currently reading various books, including sci-fi and fantasy novels, historical non-fiction, and philosophical texts. They are also watching TV shows like Reacher S1 and Deadwood.

Show HN: Corral – Kill every command your agent starts

11 CG144 2026-09-29 22:21:51 UTC github.com/cardinal44 Llama Share 1

Corral is a tool that runs shell commands with time limits and verifies if all child processes have exited. It fails in certain cases, such as daemon forks or background processes keeping open output pipes.

Show HN: NSL – WSL for Linux

76 bketelsen 2026-09-29 15:21:51 UTC frostyard.github.io Llama Share 58

NSL provides a Linux host with persistent machines, similar to WSL on Windows. It offers isolated and non-isolated modes for running Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora.

Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won't Let Go of It

79 gumby 2026-09-29 16:21:51 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 28

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Dots: Always-on agents

449 alvis 2026-09-29 17:21:51 UTC openai.com Llama Share 339

Dots are AI-powered agents that assist users with tasks, learn from feedback and adapt to their needs. They can connect to various apps, work independently or in teams, and provide 24/7 support for ambitious projects.

Stuck in the Suez Canal – the short version (2021)

36 joebig 2026-09-29 19:21:51 UTC cathsenker.co.uk Full Share 2

A Staff Engineer's Guide to Inventing Work

176 amortize 2026-09-29 13:21:51 UTC sujithjay.com Llama Share 36

Platform teams invent work by reading signals from systems, users, organization, and industry. They analyze these signals to identify areas for improvement and prioritize new projects.

Jeeves. Reasoning improves Jev-like decision models

220 nicowaltz 2026-09-29 11:21:51 UTC github.com/posthog Llama Share 85

A Jeeves model with a Qwen3.5-9B decision model, LoRA, and pointer head outperforms Kev-9B and Jev on test data without thinking, achieving 0.889 accuracy on unseen data. The model can be sped up by truncating chain length or using a drafter to reason before deciding.