I failed to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude

371 thecr0w 2025-12-07 18:03:21 UTC j0nah.com Llama Share 302

The user attempted to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website using Claude, a language model, but despite various tools and prompts, Claude failed to accurately recreate the website's layout due to limitations in spatial reasoning and precision. The user hypothesized that Claude's vision encoder converts images into semantic tokens, making it difficult for him to work with visual media and ...

Turtletoy

36 ustad 2025-12-08 02:03:21 UTC turtletoy.net Full Share 2

Create plottable generative art online using a JavaScript Turtle graphics API.

Bag of words, have mercy on us

99 ntnbr 2025-12-07 23:03:21 UTC experimental-history.com Llama Share 102

The author suggests that we should stop personifying AI and instead view it as a "bag of words" that contains all the words ever written, which can be used to generate responses to user queries. This metaphor can help us understand AI's capabilities and limitations, and prevent us from making incorrect assumptions about its intelligence and intentions.

Mechanical power generation using Earth's ambient radiation

84 defrost 2025-12-07 22:03:21 UTC science.org Llama Share 30

Researchers developed a Stirling engine that generates mechanical power from Earth's ambient radiation. The engine uses radiative cooling to create a temperature difference between the engine plates, resulting in a power output of 400 mW/m2.

Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices

312 bookofjoe 2025-12-07 15:03:21 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 473

A state government inspector found that Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in North Carolina and other states had a high error rate in pricing accuracy, with some stores failing multiple inspections. The issue is attributed to understaffing, overstocking, and a lack of incentives for retailers to correct the problem, affecting low-income customers who rely on these stores for affordable ...

The C++ standard for the F-35 Fighter Jet [video]

216 AareyBaba 2025-12-07 19:03:21 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 217

Google Titans architecture, helping AI have long-term memory

434 Alifatisk 2025-12-07 13:03:21 UTC research.google Llama Share 145

Researchers at Google introduced Titans, a new sequence modeling architecture that combines the speed of RNNs with the accuracy of transformers. Titans uses a deep neural network as a memory module to learn and update its parameters in real-time, enabling it to handle extremely long contexts.

Impacts of working from home on mental health tracked in study of Australians

18 anotherevan 2025-12-08 03:03:21 UTC abc.net.au Llama Share 11

A new study of 16,000 Australians found working from home improves mental health for those with existing issues, especially women with partial office presence. Australian men's mental health was not significantly impacted by working from home, but daily commuting time reduction improved their wellbeing.

Damn Small Linux

10 grubbs 2025-12-08 02:03:21 UTC damnsmalllinux.org Llama Share 1

The New DSL 2024 is a compact Linux distribution for low-spec x86 computers, packing many applications into a 700MB package. It's based on antiX 23 i386 and aims to keep older computers useful by providing a usable desktop within a small size limit.

Uninitialized garbage on ia64 can be deadly (2004)

47 HeliumHydride 2025-12-08 00:03:21 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 18

Calling a function with the wrong signature can lead to unexpected consequences, such as a STATUS_REG_NAT_CONSUMPTION exception on the ia64 architecture. This is because the ia64 has a "NaT" bit that gets set when a register does not contain a valid value, which can cause problems when trying to save or access the register's value.

Work disincentives hit the near-poor hardest (2022)

51 folump 2025-12-07 23:03:21 UTC niskanencenter.org Llama Share 23

The US social safety net has many programs but often creates disincentives for low-income working families to work more hours or take on extra job responsibilities. Existing policies need reform to make income support more work-friendly, such as consolidating cash assistance and fixing health care.

An Interactive Guide to the Fourier Transform

170 pykello 2025-12-07 16:03:21 UTC betterexplained.com Llama Share 20

The Fourier Transform breaks down a signal into its underlying cycles, like a smoothie recipe breaking down ingredients. It finds the speed, amplitude, and phase of each cycle to recreate the original signal.

What the heck is going on at Apple?

96 methuselah_in 2025-12-07 17:03:21 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 123

Apple is undergoing a leadership shakeup with key executive departures and potential changes in its AI strategy. The company is under pressure to innovate in AI, with competitors like Meta and Google making significant advancements.

Scala 3 slowed us down?

200 kmaliszewski 2025-12-07 16:03:21 UTC kmaliszewski9.github.io Llama Share 124

The author migrated a service from Scala 2.13 to 3.7.3, but performance issues arose due to a library bug affecting chained evaluations. Upgrading the library resolved the issue, highlighting the importance of benchmarking in Scala version migrations.

How I block all online ads

122 StrLght 2025-12-07 23:03:21 UTC troubled.engineer Llama Share 94

To block ads, consider using browser extensions like uBlock Origin and DNS filtering with Pi-hole or AdGuard Home. Additionally, routing traffic through a cloud provider via VPN can also help reduce ad visibility.

The Anatomy of a macOS App

206 elashri 2025-12-07 13:03:21 UTC eclecticlight.co Llama Share 59

Mac OS X introduced a bundle structure for applications, consisting of a hierarchy of directories containing executable code and resources, with a standard form including a MacOS directory, Resources, and Info.plist file. The bundle structure has evolved over the years to include additional components such as code signatures, notarization, and store receipts, providing improved security and ...

CATL expects oceanic electric ships in 3 years

88 thelastgallon 2025-12-07 11:03:21 UTC cleantechnica.com Llama Share 76

CATL aims to provide zero-carbon marine transportation with electric ships navigating open seas within three years. The company has supplied batteries for over 900 vessels and is collaborating with shipping partners to advance electric shipping.

Vibe Coding: Empowering and Imprisoning

33 zdw 2025-12-08 01:03:21 UTC anildash.com Llama Share 24

Vibe coding, which uses AI tools to assist with writing code, has empowered many people to create apps and software, but it also poses a threat by undermining coders' power and reducing their pay. The use of LLMs for coding has led to a rapid adoption curve, but it also limits innovation and encourages people to rely on "black box" tools that generate code without understanding its underlying logic.

Socialist ends by market means: A history

39 sirponm 2025-12-08 03:03:21 UTC lucasvance.github.io Llama Share 17

Socialist ends can be achieved through free markets, not state control, as seen in the philosophy of "socialist ends through market means." This idea, rooted in classical economics and anarchism, aims to eliminate exploitation and foster cooperation through voluntary, decentralized market exchanges.

Toyota unintended acceleration and the big bowl of "spaghetti" code (2013)

21 SoKamil 2025-12-08 01:03:21 UTC safetyresearch.net Llama Share 17

Toyota hastily settled a lawsuit after an Oklahoma jury found the automaker acted with reckless disregard, delivering a $3 million verdict to the plaintiffs. The jury was poised to punish Toyota for its conduct and cover-up after hearing testimony about the company's defective software engineering process and source code.

Build a DIY magnetometer with a couple of seasoning bottles

74 nullbyte808 2025-12-07 17:03:21 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 17

A proton-precession magnetometer measures Earth's magnetic field by detecting the oscillations of hydrogen nuclei in water. It uses a simple circuit with coils, a MOSFET, and a capacitor to amplify the audio tone generated by the precessing protons.

Millions of Americans mess up their taxes, but a new law will help

56 toomuchtodo 2025-12-07 20:03:21 UTC wakeuptopolitics.com Llama Share 39

A comedian, Joe Zimmerman, criticized the US tax system for being confusing and making people worry about math errors. A new law, the IRS MATH Act, aims to simplify the math error correction process by requiring the IRS to clearly explain errors and provide more information to taxpayers.

Nested Learning: A new ML paradigm for continual learning

96 themgt 2025-12-07 15:03:21 UTC research.google Llama Share 2

Researchers introduced Nested Learning, a new approach to machine learning that bridges the gap between model architecture and optimization algorithm. This paradigm treats a model as a system of interconnected, multi-level learning problems optimized simultaneously, enabling more capable and efficient learning algorithms.

A two-person method to simulate die rolls (2023)

55 Fraterkes 2025-12-07 20:03:21 UTC blog.42yeah.is Llama Share 34

A group of friends created a method to generate random numbers using a polar coordinate system and a clock face, which they used to play a simplified D&D campaign. They also designed a game called verbal tennis where players use their generated numbers to hit a virtual ball, with the goal of winning the game.

I wasted years of my life in crypto

94 Anon84 2025-12-07 13:03:21 UTC twitter.com/kenchangh Full Share 139

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Spinlocks vs. Mutexes: When to Spin and When to Sleep

51 birdculture 2025-12-08 01:03:21 UTC howtech.substack.com Llama Share 11

The article discusses the differences between spinlocks and mutexes, explaining that spinlocks burn CPU but have low latency for short holds, while mutexes use syscalls and context switches but keep CPU available for real work. The choice between spinlocks and mutexes depends on the critical section duration and contention level, with spinlocks suitable for short holds and mutexes for longer holds.

Show HN: Cdecl-dump - represent C declarations visually

13 bluetomcat 2025-12-08 01:03:21 UTC github.com/bbu Full Share 6

The program doesn't do strict validation of the declarator in certain cases. Unlike the rules of C, it allows functions to return arrays and arrays to have functions as their elements.

The state of Schleswig-Holstein is consistently relying on open source

529 doener 2025-12-07 14:03:21 UTC heise.de Llama Share 242

Schleswig-Holstein state administration is switching to open source software, saving over 15 million euros in license costs annually. The state expects to save more in the long run despite initial problems and criticism during the migration process.

Minimum Viable Arduino Project: Aeropress Timer

24 surprisetalk 2025-12-07 22:03:21 UTC netninja.com Llama Share 12

The user created a 30-second timer using an Adafruit Trinket M0 to help with brewing coffee, avoiding the need for a timer. The project is simple, with a button, piezoelectric buzzer, and Neopixel LED, and the code is straightforward with a few flourishes.

Estimates are difficult for developers and product owners

175 todsacerdoti 2025-12-07 20:03:21 UTC thorsell.io Llama Share 184

A Product Owner needs estimates from developers to plan releases and prioritize features, but developers dislike estimating due to uncertainty and the risk of being held accountable for unrealistic expectations. The problem lies not in estimates themselves, but in how they're used as predictions or deadlines, which can hurt developers and reduce psychological safety in organizations.