Don't trust large context windows

34 computersuck 2026-06-14 06:10:49 UTC garrit.xyz Llama Share 22

The author describes the limitations of large context windows in LLMs, where attention drops off after 100k tokens, making them mostly a marketing number. To avoid this, the author uses a "breadcrumb approach" by writing and passing a spec to new sessions, keeping the working session in the smart zone.

Honda Civics and the Evil Valet

238 librick 2026-06-14 01:10:49 UTC juniperspring.org Llama Share 39

The author has updated their project on reverse engineering the 2021 Honda Civic headunit, revealing a vulnerability called "EvilValet" that allows arbitrary code execution via the update path. A new tool, ota-builder, has been published to easily prepare update files.

Phoenix LiveView 1.2 Released

65 ksec 2026-06-14 05:10:49 UTC phoenixframework.org Llama Share 8

To update from LiveView 1.1 to 1.2, update mix.exs and re-fetch dependencies. LiveView 1.2 introduces colocated CSS and a new @scope rule for scoping styles.

Consciousness likely not unique to earthlings, paper says

23 giuliomagnifico 2026-06-14 06:10:49 UTC news.ucr.edu Llama Share 22

Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness may not be tied to Earth's biology. They propose the "Copernican principle of consciousness," suggesting consciousness could appear in various forms of complexity.

Free SQL→ER diagram tool, runs in the browser, nothing uploaded

71 robhati 2026-06-14 04:10:49 UTC sqltoerdiagram.com Llama Share 16

SQL to ER Diagram is a free, open-source tool that converts SQL schema into interactive ER diagrams in the browser. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and SQL Server, with no account or sign-up required.

GLM 5.2 Is Out

539 aloknnikhil 2026-06-13 17:10:49 UTC twitter.com/jietang Llama Share 285

GLM-5.2, an open-source AI model, is now available to all users. It supports long-horizon tasks and is a step towards making frontier intelligence accessible to everyone.

Noise infusion banned from statistical products published by Census Bureau

812 nl 2026-06-13 14:10:49 UTC desfontain.es Llama Share 507

The US Department of Commerce banned noise infusion from statistical products, targeting differential privacy, which adds noise to protect data privacy. This move may lead to less accurate or more vulnerable data, impacting researchers and demographic studies.

Tribblix: The retro Illumos distribution

28 naturalmovement 2026-06-14 06:10:49 UTC tribblix.org Llama Share 7

Tribblix is an open source OS blending retro style with modern components, based on illumos. It's available for download in SPARC and x86 versions, with the x86 version being more stable.

Every Frame Perfect

676 ravenical 2026-06-13 12:10:49 UTC tonsky.me Llama Share 223

UI should be polished and consistent, with every frame mattering to build trust with users. A well-designed UI should look good in all states, not just start and end.

Beagle: Git, URIs and all the dirty words

5 gritzko 2026-06-14 07:10:49 UTC replicated.wiki Prefix Share 0

Git's basic model is a wonderfully simple system of blob trees and commit chains that one can explain in 5 minutes to anyone. Further up the stack, that wonderful simplicity devolves into a mess of commands and flags developers with 20 years of git experience have difficulty remembering. That is doubly so when multi-tasking with LLMs. "I believe we implemented it on Tuesday, but it is ...

Building a serial and VGA "everything console"

25 classichasclass 2026-06-14 03:10:49 UTC oldvcr.blogspot.com Llama Share 1

A user built a portable console using a used IBM 1U console, a terminal emulator, and a keyboard. The device has two modes: one for connecting to a terminal box and another for free connectors.

Treating pancreatic tumours may have revealed cancer's master switch

351 andsoitis 2026-06-13 14:10:49 UTC economist.com Llama Share 126

Thousands of oncologists gave a standing ovation at a Chicago conference for daraxonrasib, a drug that almost doubles pancreatic cancer survival times. This breakthrough could impact Amazon and NASA's plans.

FreeOberon – Open-Source, Cross-Platform, Free Pascal/Turbo Pascal-Like Language

75 peter_d_sherman 2026-06-14 00:10:49 UTC github.com/kekcleader Llama Share 28

Free Oberon is a cross-platform IDE for the Oberon programming language, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It allows users to write, compile, and run programs in Oberon, with features like automatic linking and error detection.

Python 3.14 garbage collection rigamarole

44 eatonphil 2026-06-14 02:10:49 UTC theconsensus.dev Llama Share 28

Python 3.14.0 introduced an incremental garbage collector but reverted the change in 3.14.5 due to higher memory usage. The incremental GC reduced pause times but increased memory usage, leading to its removal in favor of the traditional GC.

Pyodide 314.0: Python packages can now publish WebAssembly wheels to PyPI

118 agriyakhetarpal 2026-06-13 20:10:49 UTC blog.pyodide.org Llama Share 27

Pyodide now supports PEP 783, allowing Python packages to be published directly to PyPI and installed at runtime, reducing the burden on maintainers and enabling faster startup times. This release also includes several breaking changes, such as a new versioning scheme, removal of certain libraries, and updates to the ssl and hashlib modules.

Pac-Man, but you're the ghost

72 mindracer 2026-06-14 05:10:49 UTC garrit.xyz Llama Share 34

You created a game where players control ghosts chasing Pac-Man with AI, but he turns the tables if he eats a power pellet. The goal is to catch Pac-Man before he clears the maze or escapes after turning the tables.

Weave: Merging based on language structure and not lines

32 rohanat 2026-06-14 03:10:49 UTC ataraxy-labs.github.io Llama Share 19

Weave is a Git merge driver that resolves conflicts by merging entities at the entity level, not line level. It successfully merges different functions in the same file without conflicts.

Making Claude a Chemist

32 gmays 2026-06-14 03:10:49 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 18

Anthropic's Claude AI model assists chemists with daily tasks, including NMR spectrum analysis, and can propose a structure from a spectrum alone. Claude's performance is competitive with dedicated NMR software, but limitations remain, including limited evaluation scope and solvent coverage.

(Re//Verse 2026) Taxonomy and Deobfuscation of a Real World Binary Obfuscator [pdf]

14 not_a9 2026-06-14 04:10:49 UTC github.com/analogcybernuke Full Share 1

Public archive of slides provided by Bas and James - RE-Verse-2026-Slides/Reverse26.pdf at main · AnalogCyberNuke/RE-Verse-2026-Slides

Codex for open source

222 EvgeniyZh 2026-06-13 15:10:49 UTC openai.com Llama Share 85

Codex supports open-source maintainers with tools for real workflows, reducing coding and review load. Selected maintainers receive API credits and ChatGPT Pro for six months.

GameBoy Workboy

182 tosh 2026-06-13 18:10:49 UTC tcrf.net Llama Share 65

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Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdown on Anthropic models

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A low-carbon computing platform from your retired phones

281 vikas-sharma 2026-06-13 10:10:49 UTC research.google Llama Share 151

Researchers at UC San Diego are building a 2,000-phone computing cluster to reduce carbon emissions from computing. The cluster will provide low-cost, low-carbon cloud computing for researchers and students, reducing the need for newly-manufactured hardware.

LaserWriter Seeds

10 frizlab 2026-06-14 06:10:49 UTC inventingthefuture.ghost.io Llama Share 0

Xerox PARC researchers developed EARS, a system that enabled high-quality printing from a computer, by moving processing off the host computer and using a hardware controller. This innovation led to the creation of Adobe Systems and influenced the development of the Macintosh and PostScript.

Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-Bios from Scratch

91 rasz 2026-06-13 19:10:49 UTC chrisdevblog.com GoogleT5 Share 22

The ddx3216 uses a 64k x 8bit rom-chip. the reset-vector has to be placed at 0xffff0 to make it compatible with the new cpu-cpecifications. so i searched for better solutions and found the picorom and onerom projects - and how to use them!... and if you have any questions, feel free to contact me :

ReactOS (FOSS "Windows") achieves 3D-accelerated Half-Life on real hardware

200 jeditobe 2026-06-14 00:10:49 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 28

ReactOS has achieved a milestone by running the classic game Half-Life on its open-source platform. This marks a significant step towards Windows binary compatibility for ReactOS.

Software Architecture Guide (2019)

51 laxmena 2026-06-14 04:10:49 UTC martinfowler.com Llama Share 19

Software architecture is about making important design decisions that support a system's evolution, not just a one-time setup. Good architecture leads to faster delivery of new features, while poor architecture causes cruft, slowing down development.

Appreciating Exif

154 burnto 2026-06-13 15:10:49 UTC brentfitzgerald.com Llama Share 33

Exif is a metadata format that stores image information like orientation, timestamp, and camera settings, and it's usually found in JPEG files near the beginning in an APP1 marker segment. Exif is optional and can be stripped, but it's often used by photo apps, websites, and asset-management systems to sort, search, and display images.

RTX 5080 and RTX 3090 Setup: 80 Tok/s on Qwen 3.6 27B Q8

239 iMil 2026-06-13 10:10:49 UTC imil.net Llama Share 81

User upgraded from RTX 5080 to a refurbished RTX 3090 for AI experiments. They successfully set up both cards on an Asus Prime X570-Pro motherboard, achieving 80+ tokens/sec with Qwen 3.6 model quantized at q8.

The Neat Little Vehicles That Run a Cemetery

7 PaulHoule 2026-06-14 05:10:49 UTC thedrive.com Prefix Share 0

Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. We’ve all seen hearses. But if you’re buried after death, the hearse might not actually be the last vehicle you ever ride in (or … on). No, the final few feet you move under the power of combustion would be on a funny little purpose-built groundskeeping machine that you won’t see anywhere outside of ...