GNU Unifont

76 remywang 2025-12-12 21:27:34 UTC unifoundry.com GoogleT5 Share 32

Gnu unifont contains glyphs for every printable code point in the unicode basic multilingual plane (bmp) a user has asked if unifont can be used with commercial (non-free) software. the licenses also provide acknowledgement of previous unify font contributors. gnuunont is based on the open source project openunicode.org, which has contributed to the project since 2004. for more

macOS 26.2 enables fast AI clusters with RDMA over Thunderbolt

98 guiand 2025-12-12 21:27:34 UTC developer.apple.com Llama Share 30

The macOS 26.2 SDK supports developing apps for Mac computers running Tahoe 26.2 and comes bundled with Xcode 26.2. It fixes several issues including device discoverability and Allocations instrument failures.

Security issues with electronic invoices

48 todsacerdoti 2025-12-12 21:27:34 UTC invoice.secvuln.info Llama Share 27

The EU's electronic invoicing system has security flaws due to its design and use of vulnerable technologies like XML and Saxon. Implementing software for electronic invoices may be affected by security flaws if no countermeasures are implemented.

Rats Play Doom

67 ano-ther 2025-12-12 20:27:34 UTC ratsplaydoom.com Llama Share 28

We built an open-sourced, modular VR setup for rats to play DOOM, featuring motion tracking, a panoramic headset, and rewards. The system, designed for rodents, enables research but needs behavioral validation.

Pg_ClickHouse: A Postgres extension for querying ClickHouse

45 spathak 2025-12-12 20:27:34 UTC clickhouse.com Llama Share 11

ClickHouse Cloud has released pg_clickhouse v0.1.0, a PostgreSQL extension to execute analytics queries on ClickHouse directly from PostgreSQL, simplifying workload migration. The extension provides near universal pushdown for analytics queries and aggregations, improving performance and efficiency for complex queries.

Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

13 andsoitis 2025-12-12 21:27:34 UTC whitehouse.gov Llama Share 21

The US President issues an executive order to promote national and economic security through AI leadership, and to prevent State laws from hindering innovation. The order establishes a task force to challenge conflicting State laws and proposes a national framework to ensure AI dominance.

SQLite JSON at full index speed using generated columns

281 upmostly 2025-12-12 13:27:34 UTC dbpro.app Llama Share 91

SQLite has JSON functions and operators, allowing flexible schemaless data with relational database performance. Virtual generated columns compute values on demand, enabling instant indexing and blazing fast queries.

4 billion if statements (2023)

539 damethos 2025-12-12 09:27:34 UTC andreasjhkarlsson.github.io Llama Share 156

Here's a summary of the user's input in 2 concise English sentences.

Motion (YC W20) Is Hiring Senior Staff Front End Engineers

0 2025-12-12 21:27:34 UTC jobs.ashbyhq.com Llama Share

Motion is building an end-to-end agentic work suite with AI agents at its core, aiming to boost productivity by an order of magnitude. The company is seeking a senior frontend engineer to drive major technical initiatives and make lasting technical decisions.

Secondary school maths showing that AI systems don't think

71 zdw 2025-12-12 17:27:34 UTC raspberrypi.org Llama Share 153

Researchers are developing ways to teach about AI using school math. A team, CAMMP, has created materials using data-driven technologies to demystify AI and show students how to build AI systems using existing math concepts.

String theory inspires a brilliant, baffling new math proof

85 ArmageddonIt 2025-12-12 16:27:34 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 67

Mathematicians have made a major breakthrough in classifying polynomial equations, using techniques from string theory to prove that four-folds are not parameterizable. The proof, posted in August, has sparked excitement and skepticism among the mathematical community, with many experts struggling to understand the new techniques.

CM0 – A new Raspberry Pi you can't buy

139 speckx 2025-12-12 15:27:34 UTC jeffgeerling.com Llama Share 32

The Raspberry Pi CM0 is a small Linux computer with WiFi, eMMC storage, and castellated edges for easy integration. It's only available in China, possibly due to supply chain issues with the LPDDR2 RAM chip used in the RP3A0 SoC.

Show HN: Tiny VM sandbox in C with apps in Rust, C and Zig

3 trj 2025-12-12 22:03:34 UTC github.com/ringtailsoftware Prefix Share 0

uvm32 is a minimalist, dependency-free virtual machine sandbox designed for microcontrollers and other resource-constrained devices. Single C file, no dynamic memory allocations, asynchronous design, pure C99. uvm32 is a RISC-V emulator, wrapped in a management interface and provided with tools to build efficient code to run in it. As a way to allow development in modern systems programming ...

Async DNS

84 todsacerdoti 2025-12-12 17:27:34 UTC flak.tedunangst.com Llama Share 23

The user is trying to handle async DNS requests using various methods in C. They need a method without background threads, signals, or secret mechanisms.

Microservices should form a polytree

85 mapehe 2025-12-12 15:27:34 UTC bytesauna.com Llama Share 83

Microservices can be complex and difficult to manage if not structured properly, leading to issues like cyclical dependencies and tangled responsibilities. A polytree structure, where services form a directed acyclic graph, can help avoid these problems by enforcing clear ownership of state, predictable failure modes, and independent evolution.

Bit flips: How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft

41 signa11 2025-12-12 18:27:34 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 34

A JetBlue flight from Cancun to New Jersey dropped altitude due to a computer malfunction caused by cosmic radiation. The incident led to a mass grounding of over 6,000 aircraft for software updates to protect against space radiation.

Epic celebrates "the end of the Apple Tax" after court win in iOS payments case

307 nobody9999 2025-12-12 16:27:34 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 193

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that Apple's 27% fee for iOS developers using outside payment options was in violation of a 2021 injunction. Apple may still charge a "reasonable fee" for outside payments, but the exact amount is to be determined.

Google releases its new Google Sans Flex font as open source

145 CharlesW 2025-12-12 18:27:34 UTC omgubuntu.co.uk Llama Share 60

Google has released Google Sans Flex an open source variable font under the SIL Open Font License. It provides more expressive design options but has a drawback on Linux where it can't support fancy features like Dark Mode.

New Kindle feature uses AI to answer questions about books

62 mindracer 2025-12-12 20:27:34 UTC reactormag.com Llama Share 98

Amazon added Ask this Book to its Kindle iOS app, an AI feature that answers questions about books without disrupting reading flow. Authors and publishers cannot opt out of this feature, raising concerns about copyright and AI-generated content.

Good conversations have lots of doorknobs (2022)

26 bertwagner 2025-12-12 19:27:34 UTC experimental-history.com Llama Share 0

The author learned about "take-and-take" in an improv comedy show, where one person sings until another jumps in, and applied it to conversations, realizing that "givers" and "takers" have different approaches.

Fedora: Open-source repository for long-term digital preservation

88 cernocky 2025-12-12 13:27:34 UTC fedorarepository.org Llama Share 42

Fedora is a sustainable open-source repository system for digital libraries and archives, designed for institutions to preserve and provide access to digital content. It's a community-driven project with a 20+ year history, offering a transparent persistence layer and various community resources.

The true story of the Windows 3.1 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme

87 naves 2025-12-12 19:27:34 UTC pcgamer.com Llama Share 28

Virginia Howlett, Microsoft's first interface designer, confirmed that the Hot Dog Stand color scheme in Windows 3.1 was not intended as a joke. It was a garish choice included to appeal to people who liked bright colors.

From text to token: How tokenization pipelines work

101 philippemnoel 2025-12-12 11:27:34 UTC paradedb.com Llama Share 18

Search engines break down text into tokens, which are the units used for searching, by filtering out unwanted characters, splitting text into words, and removing common words like "the" and "and". Tokenization is a crucial step in search engines, as it enables matching of different word forms, such as "jumped" and "jumps", and is essential for accurate search results.

Funerary figurines found in royal tomb identifies Pharoah

7 Gaishan 2025-12-12 21:27:34 UTC sciencealert.com Prefix Share 1

A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines has been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta, a rare find that has also solved a long-running mystery. "Finding figurines in place inside a royal tomb has not happened in the Tanis necropolis since 1946," French egyptologist Frederic Payraudeau told reporters in Paris on Friday. Such a find has ...

The tiniest yet real telescope I've built

237 chantepierre 2025-12-12 08:27:34 UTC lucassifoni.info Llama Share 61

A 3D-printed dobsonian telescope was created with specific constraints, using a 76mm/300mm mirror kit and featuring a unique focuser design. It achieved good performance with refiguration, but overcorrected initially and needs recoating.

The Average Founder Ages 6 Months Each Year

32 2bluesc 2025-12-12 20:27:34 UTC tomtunguz.com Llama Share 14

Founder age is increasing due to AI investment, B2B focus, and media bias. The typical founder may be a decade older in 20 years if this trend continues.

Open sourcing the Remix Store

17 doppp 2025-12-12 18:27:34 UTC remix.run Llama Share 1

The Remix Team open sources the Remix Store, a swag store for React Router and Shopify developers, after 6 months of development and iteration. The store's source code is now available on GitHub for developers to learn from and contribute to.

Home Depot GitHub token exposed for a year, granted access to internal systems

129 kernelrocks 2025-12-12 18:27:34 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 82

Home Depot employee's exposed GitHub token granted access to private source code and cloud infrastructure. Home Depot did not respond to security researcher's emails, but the token's access was revoked after TechCrunch outreach.

Framework Raises DDR5 Memory Prices by 50% for DIY Laptops

165 mikece 2025-12-12 16:27:34 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 141

Framework Computer increased DDR5 memory prices by 50% for DIY Edition laptops due to industry-wide shortages. Existing pre-orders and pre-built laptops remain unchanged, with new return policy requiring DDR5 module return with laptop returns.

Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC

84 mpweiher 2025-12-12 18:27:34 UTC eesc.europa.eu Llama Share 107

The EESC supports nuclear energy as a key component in the EU's clean energy mix, calling for regulatory and financial enablers to make investment possible. The Committee urges the European Commission to include measures to support the nuclear industry and promote dialogue with civil society.