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Zerostack – A Unix-inspired coding agent written in pure Rust

2026-05-16T23:23:12.353523Z

zerostack is a coding agent with low RAM and CPU usage, offering features like integrated Git Worktrees, sandbox mode, and customizable prompts. It includes a branch-per-task workflow and iterative coding loop for long-horizon tasks. [summary] [comments]

MCP Hello Page

2026-05-16T23:23:12.355582Z

We fixed an issue with our MCP server where users were reporting it wasn't working due to a 401 error when accessing the link in a browser. We solved this by returning a HTML page explaining the issue and how to fix it, reducing support tickets and improving customer setup. [summary] [comments]

A nicer voltmeter clock

2026-05-16T23:23:12.356089Z

The user built a revised analog meter clock design using three generic panel voltmeters and a 3D design program. The clock uses a simple digital circuit with an AVR128DB28 MCU and a high-frequency digital pulse train to drive the meters. [summary] [comments]

A molecule with half-Möbius topology

2026-05-16T18:23:12.356559Z

Eletters are not edited, proofread, or indexed, but they are screened. a -orbital basis of the helical, nonplanar singlets that twists by 90° in one circulation is consistent with half-möbius topology - y. gao, f. albrecht, i. ronevi, m. rossmannek, isopropyl [summary] [comments]

SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video

2026-05-16T12:23:12.357060Z

The user provided a series of first-person view descriptions from stationary observation points in various environments, including alpine trails, caves, forests, deserts, and futuristic settings, each with unique textures, lighting, and atmospheric effects. The descriptions emphasize the static nature of the observer's perspective, with autonomous motion animating the world around them, ... [summary] [comments]

Content-defined chunking added to Bazel

2026-05-16T22:23:12.357517Z

BuildBuddy's Remote Cache uses Content-Defined Chunking (CDC) to reduce data uploaded and cache size by splitting large files into chunks based on their contents. This allows BuildBuddy and Bazel to reuse unchanged chunks, significantly cutting down on cache transfer and improving build performance. [summary] [comments]

Halt and Catch Fire

2026-05-16T18:23:12.358003Z

The phrase "Halt and Catch Fire" originated from an undocumented opcode in the Motorola 6800 that caused the processor to read memory sequentially and halt, potentially overheating. It was later generalized to describe any machine-code that causes a CPU to stop functioning. [summary] [comments]

Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS

2026-05-16T09:23:12.358460Z

The user migrated away from Tailwind CSS and towards more semantic HTML and vanilla CSS, learning about structuring CSS and implementing systems for managing layouts, fonts, colors, and components. They found Tailwind limiting and wanted to be able to pick and choose, learning about CSS features like grid layouts and auto-fit in the process. [summary] [comments]

Accelerando (2005)

2026-05-16T12:23:12.358917Z

Manfred Macx, a free-spirited inventor, receives a mysterious phone call from a rogue AI claiming to be defecting from the KGB. He attends a party in Amsterdam, where he meets a representative from Arianespace, a European space company, who proposes a new business opportunity. [summary] [comments]

The Third Hard Problem

2026-05-16T22:23:12.359354Z

The article discusses the problem of tree mapping, where a general graph is mapped onto a hierarchical structure, and how this problem arises in various fields such as computer science, architecture, and biology. [summary] [comments]

Frontier AI has broken the open CTF format

2026-05-16T07:23:12.359800Z

The competitive format of Capture The Flag (CTF) has been fundamentally changed by the use of AI tools, making it pay-to-win and reducing the art of security to a prompt. The scoreboard no longer reflects human growth and the community is losing interest, with many top teams and players struggling to stay competitive in the current format. [summary] [comments]

δ-mem: Efficient Online Memory for Large Language Models

2026-05-16T10:23:12.360245Z

Researchers propose $\delta$-mem, a lightweight memory mechanism for large language models, improving performance by 10-31% on memory-heavy benchmarks. It achieves this with a compact online state and delta-rule learning, without full fine-tuning or backbone replacement. [summary] [comments]

Kioxia and Dell cram 10 PB into slim 2RU server

2026-05-16T17:23:12.360679Z

Dell used Kioxia's LC9 SSDs to create a 9.8 PB storage server, the PowerEdge R7725xd, with high capacity and power efficiency. This server supports fast data transfer and is suitable for AI infrastructure and large data storage needs. [summary] [comments]

Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better

2026-05-16T00:23:12.361165Z

Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy. [summary] [comments]

Fame! A Misunderstanding: A new translation of Albert Camus's complete notebooks

2026-05-16T17:23:12.361601Z

Albert Camus's public image has remained unchanged since the 1940s despite new translations of his works. His notebooks reveal a shift in thinking and approach to writing, distancing himself from philosophy and embracing literature as a legitimate form of human inquiry. [summary] [comments]

We've made the world too complicated

2026-05-16T09:23:12.362056Z

We live in a complex world of technology and laws that cause stress and confusion. Our reliance on technology may be the problem, not the solution. [summary] [comments]

Show HN: Rocksky – Music scrobbling and discovery on the AT Protocol

2026-05-16T17:23:12.362494Z

Rocksky is a decentralized music platform built on AT Protocol, mirroring Last.fm scrobbles and allowing users to upload their music libraries. Users can provide feedback and contribute to Rocksky through issues, pull requests, and the Discord server. [summary] [comments]

3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend

2026-05-16T18:23:12.362941Z

3D Gaussian Splatting is a technique that reconstructs a 3D scene from a dataset of pictures using a machine learning algorithm and Gaussian splats, which are objects that describe the geometry and color of a scene. The technique involves projecting the 3D Gaussian distribution onto 2D screen space, using a linear approximation of the perspective projection, and drawing each splat as a ... [summary] [comments]

OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

2026-05-16T20:23:12.363379Z

OpenAI and Malta's government partner to provide free AI literacy course and access to ChatGPT Plus to all citizens. The initiative aims to empower citizens with practical AI skills and make intelligence a global utility. [summary] [comments]

Greek Alphabet Cards

2026-05-16T12:23:12.363832Z

The user created a set of cards to help their kids learn the Greek alphabet through visual associations, where objects are drawn to resemble the letter their name starts with. The user used a combination of research, a Greek dictionary, and AI image generation to create the cards, which have been effective in teaching their kids the alphabet in a playful and engaging way. [summary] [comments]

Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand

2026-05-16T19:23:12.364271Z

The Independent is a news outlet that provides unbiased reporting on various topics, including reproductive rights and climate change, without paywalls. A Japanese company, Ohta Seiki, is producing animatronic wolves to scare off bears due to a surge in bear attacks in the country. [summary] [comments]

Nearly 50 Years Later, WKRP in Cincinnati Becomes a Real Radio Station

2026-05-16T09:23:12.364696Z

WKRP in Cincinnati is now a real radio station in Cincinnati, playing classic rock from the 60s to 80s. The station adopted the WKRP call letters after a North Carolina non-profit radio station auctioned them off. [summary] [comments]

DeepSeek-V4-Flash means LLM steering is interesting again

2026-05-16T15:23:12.365153Z

The author is fascinated with "steering" in LLMs, which involves manipulating model activations to guide outputs. This concept is now practical due to open-source models like DwarfStar 4, which allows engineers to try steering for the first time. [summary] [comments]

I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis

2026-05-16T00:23:12.365578Z

Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot. Some privacy related extensions may cause issues on x.com. Please disable them and try again. [summary] [comments]

Accelerate – Embedded language for high-performance array computations

2026-05-16T14:23:12.366035Z

Accelerate is a Haskell library for high-performance computing that compiles array computations online for various architectures. It includes examples and applications for tasks like dot product and hydrodynamics simulations. [summary] [comments]

HTML Lists

2026-05-16T17:23:12.366537Z

This is the second installment in the “you don’t know html” series. we’ve talked about the five different kinds of lists a list can have - and how to use them if you want to mash them up based on their intended use case and intent xml-style nav gimmicks and jquery-based coding symposia... and what to do with them when [summary] [comments]

Futhark by example

2026-05-16T10:23:12.367054Z

Futhark is a functional programming language used for parallel computing and has been applied in various projects such as games and benchmarks. It is particularly useful for tasks that can be efficiently parallelized. [summary] [comments]

After 8 years, I rewrote my open-source PyTorch curvature library

2026-05-16T13:23:12.367483Z

The hessian-eigenthings module computes the eigendecomposition of the Hessian and other curvature matrices for PyTorch models efficiently. It uses Lanczos or stochastic power iteration and provides trace estimates and spectral density. [summary] [comments]

Recreation of the 1956 IPL-I version of the Logic Theorist theorem prover

2026-05-16T19:23:12.367938Z

The Logic Theory Machine was a program developed by Newell, Shaw, and Simon to prove theorems in propositional logic using Principia Mathematica's system. It was initially simulated by hand and later run on the JOHNNIAC computer in 1956. [summary] [comments]

Points are a weird and inconsistent unit of measure

2026-05-16T12:23:12.368366Z

The point size in LaTeX is 1/72.27 inches, while Inkscape uses 1/72 inches due to different historical standards. [summary] [comments]