Netflix: Open Content

174 tosh 2025-12-30 10:19:36 UTC opencontent.netflix.com Llama Share 23

Netflix developed test titles for prototyping technologies in entertainment, technology, and academia, available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Titles include Knights of Sidonia, Flavours of Youth, Godzilla, and others, showcasing HDR, 4K, and Dolby Atmos capabilities.

Non-Zero-Sum Games

63 8organicbits 2025-12-30 12:19:36 UTC nonzerosum.games Llama Share 4

Non-Zero-Sum James explores win-win games for a better future through game theory, moral philosophy, and AI. He connects complex problems through non-zero-sum games in categories like ethics and economics.

Google is dead. Where do we go now?

896 tomjuggler 2025-12-29 21:19:36 UTC circusscientist.com Llama Share 708

Revenue down 50% in 3 months despite increased Google Ads budget and efforts to diversify on TikTok, Instagram, and physical advertising. Considering alternative income sources through website and IOT project building.

Go Away Python

114 baalimago 2025-12-30 09:19:36 UTC lorentz.app Full Share 56

Lorentz Kinde's personal website. Cloud Engineer sharing insights, projects, and experiments in coding.

Calibri Wasn't Fit for the State Department; Neither Is Times New Roman

3 firexcy 2025-12-30 12:57:36 UTC hsu.cy Prefix Share 1

A less romantic truth is that aesthetic standards rarely travel alone; power tends to follow in their wake. An episode at the U.S. State Department this month makes exactly this point. On December 9, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a memo titled “Return to Tradition” that required all State Department documents to switch back to 14-point Times New Roman, overturning a Biden-era ...

GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder

738 haunter 2025-12-29 17:19:36 UTC gog.com Llama Share 441

Michał Kiciński has acquired GOG from CD PROJEKT, keeping its mission to preserve classic games and provide freedom to players. GOG will remain independent, DRM-free, and committed to its values of freedom, independence, and control.

Show HN: One clean, developer-focused page for every Unicode symbol

68 yarlinghe 2025-12-30 07:19:36 UTC fontgenerator.design Full Share 34

Browse curated Unicode symbols by category: math, arrows, box drawing, block elements, control pictures, tech/UI, and more. Search by name and tap to copy instantly.

Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings

233 1970-01-01 2025-12-30 00:19:36 UTC screenrant.com Llama Share 411

Ross Duffer advised viewers to turn off TV settings like dynamic contrast, noise reduction, and truemotion to watch Stranger Things season 5 as intended. He stressed preserving the director's vision by disabling features that alter the original look of the content.

Crimson (YC X25) is hiring founding engineers in London

0 2025-12-30 12:19:36 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Crimson is a litigation AI platform working with top law firms to streamline complex disputes. They seek a full-stack engineer to join their team and contribute to building a category-defining company in the legal industry.

Hacking Washing Machines [video]

151 clausecker 2025-12-30 02:19:36 UTC media.ccc.de Llama Share 28

A talk explores the inner workings of household appliances, focusing on proprietary bus systems and diagnostic interfaces. It demonstrates how to integrate legacy appliances into home automation systems through reverse-engineering and firmware modification.

ManusAI Joins Meta

258 gniting 2025-12-29 23:19:36 UTC manus.im Llama Share 158

Manus has developed a general-purpose AI agent that processes vast amounts of data and powers virtual computers. The company joins Meta to build on a stronger foundation and expand its subscription service to businesses and users worldwide.

Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%

503 coloneltcb 2025-12-29 18:19:36 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 558

Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain has been severely impacted with a major supplier L&F Co. slashing its contract value by over 99%. This suggests Tesla's Cybertruck, the only vehicle using 4680 cells, is in serious trouble with low demand.

UNIX Fourth Edition

66 dcminter 2025-12-30 06:19:36 UTC squoze.net Llama Share 6

The UNIX v4 tape contains a tar file of the filesystem, which can be extracted to install the system. To boot the system, load uboot directly from the boot sector using the command 'k unix'.

Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US and “debanked”

144 lifeisstillgood 2025-12-30 11:19:36 UTC lemonde.fr Llama Share 84

A French judge at the International Criminal Court, Nicolas Guillou, was sanctioned by the US under Donald Trump's decision. The US Treasury Department justified the action due to Guillou's role in authorizing arrest warrants for Israeli officials.

Graph Algorithms in Rayon

19 PaulHoule 2025-12-30 09:19:36 UTC davidlattimore.github.io Llama Share 0

The user discusses various approaches to implementing parallelism in the Wild linker using rayon, including scoped spawning and using crossbeam channels, but finds that these approaches have limitations and complexities. The user considers using async/await as a potential solution to simplify parallel computation and avoid heap allocations, but has not yet explored this option.

The future of software development is software developers

258 cdrnsf 2025-12-29 19:19:36 UTC codemanship.wordpress.com Llama Share 256

A 43-year computer programmer shares their experience with technology cycles that claim to replace programmers, but ultimately don't. They argue that the hard part of programming is turning human thinking into precise computational thinking, which AI models currently can't do.

Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eInk development platform (2021)

30 fanf2 2025-12-30 07:19:36 UTC blog.lidskialf.net Llama Share 7

The user bought a cheap Kindle 4 non-touch device stuck in demo mode, but instead of trying to fix it, they decided to repurpose it as a Linux-based e-ink development platform. They successfully gained access to the device, installed a serial port, and enabled SSH, turning it into a neat little wifi-enabled, battery-powered, e-ink Linux development system.

AI is forcing us to write good code

212 sgk284 2025-12-29 19:19:36 UTC bits.logic.inc Llama Share 157

To effectively use agentic coders, establish strict guardrails through 100% code coverage, thoughtful directory structure, and automated quality checks. This setup removes degrees of freedom from the LLM, making it more reliable and efficient.

Charm Ruby – Glamorous Terminal Libraries for Ruby

27 todsacerdoti 2025-12-30 08:19:36 UTC charm-ruby.dev Llama Share 3

The Charm library provides a TUI framework with Ruby bindings for terminal applications, offering features like event handling and markdown rendering. It bundles native C extensions and pure Ruby implementations for smooth UI animations and terminal experiences.

MongoDB Server Security Update, December 2025

88 plorkyeran 2025-12-30 01:19:36 UTC mongodb.com Llama Share 38

MongoDB identified a security vulnerability, CVE-2025-14847, on December 12, 2025, and patched it in MongoDB Server products. Customers are advised to use the latest versions to maintain security, with tens of thousands of Atlas customers proactively patched within days.

Outside, Dungeon, Town: Integrating the Three Places in Videogames (2024)

83 vector_spaces 2025-12-30 01:19:36 UTC keithburgun.net Llama Share 38

The author discusses the common design elements in videogames, specifically RPGs and adventure games, which include Outside areas, Dungeons, and Towns. They argue that these elements should be blended together to create a more immersive experience.

Show HN: Stop Claude Code from forgetting everything

162 austinbaggio 2025-12-29 23:19:36 UTC github.com/mutable-state-inc Llama Share 188

Ensure is a persistent knowledge tree that grows with user input, allowing for compound knowledge and contextual understanding. It can be enabled in read-only mode by setting ENSUE_READONLY=true.

Easily Dealing with Any-Dimensional Planes

3 ibobev 2025-12-30 11:19:36 UTC gpfault.net Prefix Share 0

Writing the post from yesterday reminded me of another well-known representation for a geometric primitive, the plane, that makes code pleasing to look at and simple. In general, a "plane" is an n-1 dimensional sub-space of an n-dimensional space that is flat. There's a mathematically rigorous definition of what "flat" really means, but intuitive understanding is ...

Static Allocation with Zig

200 todsacerdoti 2025-12-29 16:19:36 UTC nickmonad.blog Llama Share 94

The author is implementing a Redis-compatible key/value server called kv in Zig, focusing on static memory allocation during initialization to improve performance and stability. The server allocates memory for connections, parsing, and storage upfront, using a combination of memory pools and a custom hash map to manage key/value pairs.

Incremental Backups of Gmail Takeouts

95 pbhn 2025-12-30 00:19:36 UTC baecher.dev Llama Share 45

User wants to backup Gmail emails using Google Takeout, but the mbox file is too large for incremental backups. They implemented a chunking heuristic based on the "From" line to split the file into smaller chunks.

Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn

1093 JeremyTheo 2025-12-29 13:19:36 UTC theocharis.dev Llama Share 945

The writer's train from Cologne to Meckenheim was delayed and took a detour due to issues around Bonn. The train continued to Troisdorf, then Neuwied, and eventually passed by the writer's father waiting at the station.

Parsing Advances

89 birdculture 2025-12-30 00:19:36 UTC matklad.github.io Llama Share 10

The user is implementing a parser following the Resilient LL Parsing Tutorial to produce a syntax tree and diagnostics. They found a solution to prevent infinite loops by asserting the parser advances as expected.

Linux DAW: Help Linux musicians to quickly and easily find the tools they need

256 prmoustache 2025-12-29 13:19:36 UTC linuxdaw.org Full Share 114

Quality audio software for Linux Audio Production such as LV2, VST2, VST3, and CLAP effects, synthesizers and sampler plugins.

When someone says they hate your product

156 jger15 2025-12-29 20:19:36 UTC getflack.com Llama Share 113

When receiving negative feedback, resist the urge to push back and instead listen, show ownership, and thank the person for sharing their thoughts. This approach can diffuse tension and make criticism less effective.

The Signature Flicker

22 tosh 2025-12-30 06:19:36 UTC steipete.me Llama Share 11

Anthropic fixed Claude Code's signature flicker in their latest update. They rewrote the renderer from scratch to achieve a native terminal experience.