The RAM shortage comes for us all

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Memory prices are skyrocketing due to AI datacenter buildouts, with some kits increasing from $209 to $650 in just a few months. This shortage will likely affect PC builders, SBCs, cameras, gaming consoles, and other devices that rely on memory.

Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?

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Elite US universities have high percentages of students claiming learning disabilities, with 20-38% of students at Brown, Harvard, Amherst, and Stanford claiming mental health conditions and learning disabilities. Many experts believe these students are not genuinely learning disabled but rather using accommodations as a way to avoid bad grades and intellectual growth.

Multivox: Volumetric Display

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The code is for a volumetric display system using a Raspberry Pi, with two display options: Rotovox and Vortex, each with unique features. The system includes a driver and client code, a demo, and a simulator for testing.

Transparent leadership beats servant leadership

You're skeptical of servant leadership and propose transparent leadership instead, where leaders empower employees by explaining values and principles, and removing themselves as middlemen. A good leader should become a high-powered spare worker, focusing on technical problems to stay skilled and earn respect.

It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

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Oracle controls the JavaScript trademark, but its use has been discontinued and it's become a generic term. The trademark has remained with Oracle since its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, but it has been in disuse for years, causing confusion and disruption.

Feynman vs. Computer

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The user read an article on the Feynman trick for integration and found it fascinating despite not being good at analysis. They realized that analytical integration can be difficult and often requires special tricks and pattern recognition.

Launch HN: Browser Buddy (YC W24) – A recommendation system for Internet writing

A For-You page for writingExplore the best essays and blogs on the Internet with Browser Buddy.

Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later

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Save and organize your favorite recipes from any website. Extract recipes, sync across devices, and print beautiful recipe cards. Your personal recipe collection in the cloud.

PyTogether: Collaborative lightweight real-time Python IDE for teachers/learners

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PyTogether is a browser-based Python IDE for collaborative learning and teaching with real-time editing and chat. It offers a simple, distraction-free environment for beginners with instant setup and limited features.

I ignore the spotlight as a staff engineer

The author, a Senior Staff Engineer at Google, disagrees with Sean Goedecke's advice to optimize for visibility and fungibility, instead advocating for stewardship and long-term ownership of systems. This approach allows for deeper technical context, trust, and promotion opportunities through technical advocacy and metrics tracking engineering health.

Functional Quadtrees

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The user is implementing a functional Quadtree in Clojure for a 2D map visualization, where the tree structure is optimized based on distance from the camera position. The Quadtree is used to save resources by reducing detail in areas far from the camera, and the implementation uses Clojurescript and Shadow-cljs for compilation and web interface.

Converge (YC S23) is hiring a martech expert in NYC

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Converge is hiring a Senior Technical Customer Success Manager to help scale their Growth OS platform to $10M+ ARR. The role involves advising customers on marketing measurement, resolving technical issues, and driving customer success and renewals.

Fighting the age-gated internet

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Members of Congress considered 19 online safety bills that may lead to increased censorship and surveillance. Digital rights groups, including Fight for the Future, oppose the bills, citing concerns over age verification and its impact on internet freedom.

Show HN: Chess on a Donut/Torus and Deep-Dive

mchess.io is a place to explore the weird and wonderful world of chess variants. The same classic game we know and love in a whole new context! Spotlight game: Rolling Variants

PGlite – Embeddable Postgres

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Lightweight WASM Postgres

The long wait is over, Ganymede has arrived

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EndeavourOS project is active and still receives updates, despite team members prioritizing personal lives. The latest ISO release includes improved NVIDIA support, updated Broadcom wifi handling, and fixes for various issues.

A lost Amazon world just reappeared in Bolivia

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Researchers in Bolivia's Great Tectonic Lakes discovered sophisticated engineering and diverse agricultural systems used by Indigenous societies. Archaeological evidence shows a long history of people adapting to dynamic wetlands through raised fields, canals, and mixed livelihoods.

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung

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Samsung rejected a long-term memory supply deal with its own phone-making division due to high demand from AI data centers. This led to higher prices for Samsung phones and other mobile hardware, with prices expected to continue rising into 2027.

Uncloud - Tool for deploying containerised apps across servers without k8s

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Uncloud is an open source project for zero-downtime deployments, automatic HTTPS, and cross-machine scaling without Kubernetes. It uses a simple network of machines with WireGuard mesh networking and peer-to-peer communication for reliable infrastructure.

Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas

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Microsoft lowered sales growth targets for its AI agent products due to missed quotas by salespeople. The company's AI agent technology may not be ready for high-stakes business work due to reliability issues and limitations of current AI models.

Show HN: MTXT – Music Text Format

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MTXT is a human-editable text format for representing music information, simplifying the process of writing, reading, and editing musical data. It supports real-time data transfer, microtonal notes, and flexible organization.

The differences between an IndyCar and a F1 car

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IndyCar and Formula 1 have significant differences in design, downforce generation, and engine power. IndyCar focuses on driver skills and robustness, while Formula 1 emphasizes technical limits.

Tunnl.gg

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Instant public URLs for your local web server. No installation required, just use SSH. Secure, fast, and developer-friendly reverse tunneling.

Bootloader Unlock Wall of Shame

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Companies are restricting bootloader unlocking on devices, setting a bad precedent. Some manufacturers allow unlocking under specific conditions or with workarounds.

What Is "Open Recursion"? (2013)

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In object-oriented languages, "open recursion" refers to the feature where methods can see and call each other, and their definitions are mutually recursive. This is achieved by allowing methods to access and call overridden methods in the derived object, making them "open" to changes.

Hammersmith Bridge – Where did 25,000 vehicles go?

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Within minutes, flames tear through the oak roof. Eight centuries of timber explode into an inferno visible across the city. Parisians gather on the Seine’s banks as the spire collapses through the nave in a cascade of embers. Hours later, the French President stands before the ruin: “Cette cathédrale, nous la rebâtirons.” On 8th December 2024, five years and seven months after the fire, ...

Show HN: Walrus – a Kafka alternative written in Rust

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Walrus is a distributed message streaming platform with a high-performance log storage engine providing fault-tolerant streaming and automatic leadership rotation. It includes a formal TLA+ specification and a Rust library for embedded use cases..

Building optimistic UI in Rails (and learn custom elements)

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Custom elements are simple HTML tags with JavaScript behavior, similar to Hotwire's turbo-frame and turbo-stream. They can be used to create reusable components that work anywhere, similar to Stimulus but with simpler conventions.

Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 available

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Proxmox Datacenter Manager version 1.0 is now available, offering a single pane of glass view for managing Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server environments. It simplifies routine tasks and enables advanced functionalities for managing complex, enterprise-grade environments.

Japanese four-cylinder engine is so reliable still in production after 25 years

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Honda's K series engine is renowned for its performance, reliability, and efficiency, making it a popular choice among enthusiasts. The engine's design supports modern efficiency targets, strong durability expectations, and flexible integration with hybrid systems, giving Honda a stable foundation for future models.