Bede Liu, a digital signal processing pioneer, has died

51 Jimmc414 2026-08-15 22:41:20 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 3

H. Vincent Liu was a renowned electrical engineer who pioneered digital signal processing, enabling technologies like streaming video and cellphone calls. He received numerous awards for his contributions to the field, including the 2018 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal.

Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk

334 randycupertino 2026-08-15 16:41:20 UTC alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Full Share 233

Cultivating a state of mind where new ideas are born (2023)

66 felixbraun 2026-08-15 21:41:20 UTC henrikkarlsson.xyz Llama Share 17

The author discusses the importance of solitude and isolation for creative individuals, citing examples from mathematician Alexander Grothendieck and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. They argue that this state allows for a heightened sensitivity to new ideas and a freedom from social pressure.

AI in drug discovery – what it is, where we stand and the path forward

78 AnodicElegy 2026-08-15 19:41:20 UTC science.org Full Share 41

Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI

124 theanonymousone 2026-08-15 21:41:20 UTC acc.org Llama Share 89

A study published in JACC found that waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are better indicators of cardiovascular disease risk than body mass index (BMI) alone. Adding these measures to BMI can reclassify individuals with normal weight as high-risk for heart disease.

At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis

204 gmays 2026-08-15 14:41:20 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 71

The US experiences a significant number of tick-borne illnesses, with over 31 million Americans affected annually. Lyme disease is the most common diagnosis, with an estimated 476,000 patients treated each year.

SugarTrack – an offline Android logbook for blood sugar (no account, no cloud)

13 hunzaboy 2026-08-15 22:41:20 UTC sugartrack-beta.vercel.app Llama Share 3

This app, SugarTrack, is a personal blood sugar tracking logbook that stores data locally on the phone without requiring a login or cloud backup. It allows users to log readings and export them as PDF or CSV files for sharing with doctors.

RISC-V: They Should Have Known Better

218 dmitrygr 2026-08-15 15:41:20 UTC dmitry.gr Llama Share 288

RISC-V's design is flawed due to its excessive optionality, leading to a lack of coherence and consistency across the architecture. This makes it difficult for developers to write code that works on all RISC-V cores, resulting in fragmentation and wasted time debugging issues.

AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain

392 rzk 2026-08-15 18:41:20 UTC davidepiffer.com Llama Share 347

AI systems excel in mathematics due to their ability to process and store vast amounts of information, whereas humans are limited by working memory capacity. This allows AI models to generate longer chains of deductions and explore multiple possibilities more efficiently than humans can.

Auto-research with codex: How I achieved a 232x Faster Kernel

388 tosh 2026-08-15 11:41:20 UTC sankalp.bearblog.dev Llama Share 86

The author participated in a GPU Mode contest to implement batched square compact-Householder QR factorization, achieving a 232x speedup over the baseline solution. They used blocked Householder and WY updates to optimize performance on NVIDIA B200 GPUs.

Tracking down a Zsh history data loss bug

25 ingve 2026-08-15 21:41:20 UTC michael.stapelberg.ch Llama Share 3

The author investigated a bug in Zsh where commands were sometimes missing from the shell history file, despite being run previously. The issue was eventually tracked down to an incorrect implementation of signal handling in savehistfile, which caused it to truncate the history file when interrupted by a signal.

Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead Winter

50 dgellow 2026-08-15 19:41:20 UTC severe-weather.eu Llama Share 12

A Super El Niño event is rapidly strengthening across the tropical Pacific, with record-level westerly wind anomalies and subsurface ocean heat driving its growth. The latest forecasts indicate a historic peak in late 2026/early 2027, with significant impacts on global weather patterns expected.

Tea5767-Radio-Tuner

4 turtushig22 2026-08-15 23:55:20 UTC github.com/turtushig22-blip Prefix Share 0

ESP32-based FM radio with TEA5767 tuner, KY-040 rotary encoder, PAM8403 amplifier, and 0.96" OLED display. Custom PCB design. The project built an FM radio device using the TEA5767 radio module and the Arduino UNO in January 2026. Phase 2 includes designing a compact, custom-designed PCB board with further improvements while keeping the design simple and reproducible. The steps will be ...

A spectre is haunting Unicode

161 sensanaty 2026-08-15 14:41:20 UTC dampfkraft.com Llama Share 48

The JIS X 0208 encoding was established in 1978 with added characters that later became known as ghost characters, which had no obvious sources. An investigation in 1997 discovered the origins of most ghost characters, including some being mistakes during cataloging and others having unclear or misread sources.

A fortuitous decade as an indie software developer

14 frizlab 2026-08-15 22:41:20 UTC lapcatsoftware.com Full Share 1

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Tess's Android Wayland Compositor

38 schmorptron 2026-08-15 18:41:20 UTC github.com/wmww Llama Share 3

tawc is a rootless Android app that runs Linux CLI and graphical programs, using its own Wayland compositor and tawcroot for emulation. The project has limitations, including no real sandboxing, desktop GL support, or x86 builds.

Voltair (YC W26) Is Hiring a Test Flight Engineer

0 2026-08-15 18:41:20 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Voltair is building a distributed drone network for earth observation, focusing on power utilities. They're seeking a Flight Test Engineer to validate test fixtures and deploy drones for customer contracts within 90 days of arrival.

Working with AI feels more like leadership than coding

258 allenb 2026-08-15 10:41:20 UTC allen.bargi.org Llama Share 168

The author reflects on the shift from treating AI like a compiler to collaborating with it, recognizing that good leaders share context and explain desired outcomes. Effective use of AI requires expressing intent beyond just giving instructions.

The Wow signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected on August 15, 1977

55 firefax 2026-08-15 22:41:20 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 9

The Wow! signal was a strong, narrowband radio signal detected in 1977 by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope, sparking interest in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Despite numerous follow-up searches and hypotheses, the signal has never recurred or been confirmed as of 2024.

Jaithon 3, a fast programming language with the perfect syntax

17 AbhiramaVS 2026-08-15 22:41:20 UTC github.com/abhiramasonny Llama Share 10

Jaithon is a dynamically executed and garbage collected language with a bytecode VM, combining elements from Java, Rust, and Python. It uses AI-generated documentation to speed up development but emphasizes human review for accuracy.

Credit card debt rises to $1.26T, nearing all-time record

21 lxm 2026-08-15 23:41:20 UTC abc7.com Llama Share 15

US credit card debt reached $1.26 trillion, surpassing the previous record of $1.28 trillion, with outstanding balances increasing by $21 billion in Q2. Delinquency rates rose to 12.8% from mid-2022 due to old debts rather than new charges.

Humazon

19 herbertl 2026-08-15 20:41:20 UTC hughhowey.com Llama Share 9

The author discusses the rise of AI-written books and content farms, questioning whether readers should be judged for consuming such works. They advocate for a bookstore experience where authors are fully vetted, allowing readers to support human writers.

Modeling and Verification of Keeta's Consensus [pdf]

10 xescure 2026-08-15 22:41:20 UTC xescu.re Llama Share 1

Keeta's two-phase consensus algorithm preserves agreement under a fixed, equally weighted set of representatives and generalizes to any number of representatives. However, a contended account can be driven into a permanent lockout due to client contention. The model checks safety as an invariant over bounded configurations but does not establish liveness.

Show HN: Eigendrum - Draw any shape and hear what it sounds like as a drum

196 BaselAshraf81 2026-08-15 08:41:20 UTC baselashraf81.github.io Llama Share 92

Eigendrum is a software that solves the eigenvalue problem for drum shapes, allowing users to create and play custom drums. It uses numerical methods to find the frequencies of standing waves within a given shape.

2D Gaussian Splatting for Bézier Spline Line Art Vectorization

60 Jimmc414 2026-08-15 15:41:20 UTC studios.disneyresearch.com Llama Share 4

A new state-of-the-art method for line art vectorization is introduced using recent advances in depth prediction and semantic feature extraction models. The proposed approach achieves high-quality results that align with artistic intent, while being fast and compatible with user input.

Pizza Box Project Stack

28 surprisetalk 2026-08-15 18:41:20 UTC cblgh.org Llama Share 3

The author created a paper-based project tracker inspired by Ratfactor's idea, using three stacks: blanks, tasks, and finished. They found it helpful for offloading mental tasks and retaining autonomy while keeping use-friction low.

I Remain a Skeptic

43 lproven 2026-08-15 17:41:20 UTC blog.jsbarretto.com Llama Share 20

The author questions the effectiveness of Large Language Models (LLMs) in software development, citing a lack of evidence for improved quality, speed, or security. They argue that industry hype and noise have overshadowed actual productivity gains from using LLMs.

The mathematical beauty of hyperbezier curves

187 raphlinus 2026-08-15 09:41:20 UTC linebender.org Llama Share 36

A new curve family, the hyperbezier, is proposed as a potential successor to cubic Béziers in 2D vector graphic design. The hyperbezier has smoother curvature variation and can represent higher-tension regions with large curvature peaks.

An image can overflow

14 ibobev 2026-08-15 20:41:20 UTC master.dev Llama Share 5

The <img> element can have hidden quirks, such as overflow when using object-fit: cover or border-radius. This is because the image content (the actual image) has a natural size that can exceed its container's size.

The Government Is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts

70 Jimmc414 2026-08-15 22:41:20 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 58

Law enforcement agencies are monitoring anti-Flock activists and warning police to increase patrols around Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) cameras due to growing backlash against Flock surveillance. The movement, which aims to end contracts with Flock for mapping ALPR cameras, has led to vandalism and calls for destruction of the cameras.