I Ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii

521 blkhp19 2026-04-08 16:37:14 UTC bryankeller.github.io Llama Share 103

The author successfully ported Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah to the Nintendo Wii by writing a custom bootloader, patching the kernel, and creating drivers for the Wii's hardware. The author overcame various challenges, including hardware incompatibilities, driver development, and debugging, to achieve a fully functional Mac OS X system on the Wii.

Git commands I run before reading any code

1302 grepsedawk 2026-04-08 09:37:14 UTC piechowski.io Llama Share 286

The user runs a series of git commands to get a diagnostic picture of a codebase, including commit history, high-churn files, and contributor rankings. This helps identify high-risk code, potential team issues, and crisis patterns, allowing the user to focus on the most critical areas of the codebase.

Muse Spark: Scaling Towards Personal Superintelligence

100 chabons 2026-04-08 16:37:14 UTC ai.meta.com Full Share 48

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One item purchased, Ten emails

15 speckx 2026-04-08 18:15:14 UTC joshghent.com Llama Share 2

Email campaigns are optimized to increase volume, but result in frustrating experiences for consumers. Simple login aliases can temporarily solve the issue, but the problem lies in the campaign's design.

They're Made Out of Meat (1991)

230 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 11:37:14 UTC terrybisson.com Llama Share 82

Aliens made of meat have been discovered and probed, but their existence is being kept secret. The aliens are trying to contact Earth, but officials advise erasing records and pretending they don't exist due to their unusual nature.

Veracrypt project update

927 super256 2026-04-08 07:37:14 UTC sourceforge.net Llama Share 328

Microsoft terminated your account used for signing Windows drivers and bootloader without warning, preventing VeraCrypt updates for Windows users. You're considering alternative solutions, such as a signature-independent program, and seeking help from Microsoft and the crypto community.

Understanding the Kalman Filter with a Simple Radar Example

30 alex_be 2026-04-08 17:37:14 UTC kalmanfilter.net Llama Share 1

The Kalman Filter is an algorithm for estimating and predicting a system's state in the presence of uncertainty. It is used in various fields such as object tracking, navigation, and control.

MegaTrain: Full Precision Training of 100B+ Parameter LLMs on a Single GPU

188 chrsw 2026-04-08 12:37:14 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 40

MegaTrain is a memory-centric system that efficiently trains large language models on a single GPU by storing parameters in host memory and using GPUs as transient compute engines. It achieves high training throughput through pipelined execution and stateless layer templates.

Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones

378 ra 2026-04-08 09:37:14 UTC skoda-storyboard.com Llama Share 456

koda developed DuoBell, a bicycle bell that outsmarts noise-cancelling headphones. The bell emits sound at a frequency that ANC algorithms can't process, increasing pedestrian reaction distance by up to 22 meters.

Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates

257 donohoe 2026-04-08 15:37:14 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 78

Microsoft terminated VeraCrypt developer Mounir Idrassi's account, affecting Windows updates. VeraCrypt and WireGuard, another VPN client, face similar issues with Microsoft account terminations.

Muse Spark – Meta Superintelligence Labs

174 snowman647 2026-04-08 16:37:14 UTC meta.ai Full Share 131

Use Meta AI assistant to get things done, create AI-generated images for free, and get answers to any of your questions.

Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

88 e-topy 2026-04-08 12:37:14 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 152

You're looking for a novel and less crowded project to contribute to, having explored various fields like AI, 3D printing, and drones.

US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology

453 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-08 12:37:14 UTC cnet.com Llama Share 253

Flock Safety, a surveillance company, has been criticized for its AI-powered license plate cameras and data sharing practices with law enforcement and federal agencies like ICE. Cities and states are pushing back with legislation to limit the use and sharing of Flock data, and individuals can take steps to protect their privacy by being aware of surveillance in their area and advocating for change.

Audio Reactive LED Strips Are Diabolically Hard

142 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 10:37:14 UTC scottlawsonbc.com Llama Share 45

The user spent 10 years developing an audio-reactive LED strip visualizer that uses the mel scale to model human perception of sound and gamma correction to model human perception of light, resulting in a highly engaging and musical visualization. The project has gained over 2,800 GitHub stars and has been used by thousands of people to create unique installations and experiences in ...

Show HN: Orange Juice – Small UX improvements that make HN much easier to read

10 latchkey 2026-04-08 18:11:14 UTC oj-hn.com Llama Share 1

Orange Juice is a Hacker News extension that reduces UI friction with features like inline replies, unread comment highlighting, and keyboard commands. It's designed to be trustworthy with transparent code, clear licensing, and human oversight.

Revision Demoparty 2026: Razor1911 [video]

313 tetrisgm 2026-04-08 06:37:14 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 104

Show HN: Go-Bt: Minimalist Behavior Trees for Go

32 rvitorper 2026-04-08 14:37:14 UTC github.com/rvitorper Llama Share 3

go-bt uses a cooperative multitasking model with nodes returning state instantly. It provides a minimalist set of core nodes for creating logical control flow with a custom state.

Teardown of unreleased LG Rollable shows why rollable phones aren't a thing

37 DamnInteresting 2026-04-08 14:37:14 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 14

LG's rollable phone, the Rollable, was a complex device with a motorized screen that expanded 40% larger. It was overengineered, expensive, and fragile, likely contributing to its failure to launch and the demise of LG's smartphone division.

We moved Railway's frontend off Next.js. Builds went from 10+ mins to under 2

112 bundie 2026-04-08 06:37:14 UTC blog.railway.com Llama Share 96

Railway migrated from Next.js to Vite + TanStack Router, reducing build time from 10+ minutes to under 2 minutes. This change improved iteration speed and allowed for near-instant shipping of frontend changes.

Show HN: TUI-use: Let AI agents control interactive terminal programs

11 dreamsome 2026-04-08 17:37:14 UTC github.com/onesuper Llama Share 12

tui-use allows AI agents to interact with terminal programs by spawning them in a PTY, observing the screen, and sending keystrokes. It provides a snapshot model, rich key support, and highlights for selected items, enabling agents to run interactive sessions and navigate TUI applications.

Virtual Mars Traverse: Every inch of Curiosity rover's path since 2012 landing

24 bookofjoe 2026-04-08 14:37:14 UTC rovers.land Full Share 7

follow the curiosity rover across mars, sol by sol, through every photo it has taken since landing in 2012 · by @laurentdelrey

Show HN: Explore the Silk Roads through an interactive map

32 intofarlands 2026-04-08 15:37:14 UTC intofarlands.com Full Share 4

Use the interactive map to explore the Silk Roads, discover new routes, learn what resources and goods are traded, or find an outpost or town to dive into. Black Icon indicates this place has been charted but currently at work to bring it online. Small black dot indicates a significant Silk Road outpost but has yet to be visited by us.

Understanding Traceroute

7 stonecharioteer 2026-04-08 17:37:14 UTC tech.stonecharioteer.com Prefix Share 0

Previously, I wrote about setting up a Tailscale exit node and appreciated how traffic gets wired to my home network. I wanted to understand traceroute a bit. I’ve never contemplated how it works, and now feels like as good a time as any to do just that. I mean, now’s the time to rewrite it in Rust. I’ve just used traceroute to investigate how my query is travelling from my computer to my ...

Claude Managed Agents

48 adocomplete 2026-04-08 17:37:14 UTC claude.com Llama Share 9

Claude Managed Agents is a suite of composable APIs for building and deploying cloud-hosted agents at scale, reducing development time from months to days. It handles complexity, enabling teams to focus on user experience and outcomes with less operational overhead.

Union types in C# 15

106 0x00C0FFEE 2026-04-08 10:37:14 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 107

C# 15 introduces union types with the union keyword, allowing a value to be exactly one of a fixed set of types with compiler-enforced exhaustive pattern matching. This feature provides a closed set of case types, enabling designs that traditional hierarchies can't express and catching missing cases at build time.

Your File System Is Already A Graph Database

134 alxndr 2026-04-08 09:37:14 UTC rumproarious.com Llama Share 62

The user uses Obsidian with AI to build a personal knowledge base by collecting raw sources into a directory and having an LLM compile them into a wiki of interlinked markdown files. This system serves as a context engineering system, providing the input layer that makes every future LLM interaction better by storing meeting notes, linked decisions, and filed artifacts.

Show HN: I pipe free sports streams into Jellyfin – no ads, just HLS

68 pruz 2026-04-08 12:37:14 UTC github.com/pcruz1905 Llama Share 20

A proxy is used to inject required HTTP headers and rewrite m3u8 playlists for IPTV/HLS sources. It auto-learns Referer headers and handles token refresh transparently, making it easy to stream content.

Show HN: I built a navigation app that displays weather along the route

15 vkatluri 2026-04-08 15:37:14 UTC navimodo.com Full Share 10

Protect your shed

270 baely 2026-04-08 03:37:14 UTC dylanbutler.dev Llama Share 72

The author's career as an engineer was split between building banking systems at enterprise scale and personal projects in their backyard shed. The enterprise work taught them to engineer at scale, but the personal projects kept them an engineer and allowed them to maintain their curiosity and creativity.

System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]

807 be7a 2026-04-07 18:37:14 UTC www-cdn.anthropic.com Llama Share 610

Claude Mythos Preview is a large language model from Anthropic with powerful capabilities in areas like software engineering and cybersecurity. It has demonstrated a striking leap in cyber capabilities but is not being released for general availability due to potential risks.