Livenerf: Has Opus 5.5 been nerfed yet?

356 bryan0 2026-09-29 23:22:01 UTC github.com/ninjahawk Llama Share 153

Livenerf is a benchmark designed to detect whether a frontier model gets worse after launch, using Claude Opus 5.5 as the test subject. It measures drift statistically over thousands of samples and provides detailed statistics on accuracy changes and output token counts.

PSSA: A non-transformer language model written from scratch in Rust

23 sparticle62 2026-09-30 03:22:01 UTC github.com/sparticle62ops Llama Share 5

The PSSA model, a small language model, outperforms the transformer in learning efficiency and text generation speed on the same corpus. It achieves lower training cross-entropy and perplexity compared to the transformer.

Dots: Always-on agents

492 alvis 2026-09-29 17:22:01 UTC openai.com Llama Share 369

Dots are AI-powered agents that assist users with tasks, learn from feedback and adapt to their needs. They can connect to various apps, work independently or in teams, and provide 24/7 support for ambitious projects.

U.S. postal inspectors shut down website selling counterfeit postage labels

191 ilamont 2026-09-29 20:22:01 UTC postalemployeenetwork.com Llama Share 115

US Postal Inspection Service seized an internet domain for operating a counterfeit website selling over 5 million fake USPS postage labels, resulting in $126 million losses. A Pakistani national, Faheem Akram, is charged with conspiracy and wire fraud related to the scheme.

America.gov

447 plesiv 2026-09-29 14:22:01 UTC america.gov Full Share 358

Show HN: Real-time Solar System with 526k asteroids and all tracked satellites

160 wanick 2026-09-29 19:22:01 UTC space.bl2.net Full Share 38

Тяни — вращать, колесо — приблизить, клик — карточка и орбита, двойной клик — лететь к телу. WASD — полёт, R/F — вверх/вниз, Q/E и стрелки — поворот, Shift — быстрее. Клик по названию группы — подсветить, 👁 — орбиты

Strange Parodies of Atari 2600 Video Game Box Cover Art (2008)

17 peter_d_sherman 2026-09-30 02:22:01 UTC mightygodking.com Full Share 8

So I hit up a garage sale over the weekend and bought a genuine, working-condition Atari 2600, with a huge stack of games nearly mint in their boxes, for a

GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price

837 crorella 2026-09-29 17:22:01 UTC openai.com Llama Share 759

GPT-6.1 Sol is a new upgrade to GPT-6 Sol, offering improved performance and cost savings for everyday work tasks. It matches GPT-6 Astra's intelligence at one-fifth of its standard input and output token prices, delivering substantial improvements across complex professional tasks.

How Delhi cut electricity loss from 50 to 5 percent

468 rbanffy 2026-09-29 13:22:01 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 270

The author recounts a common scene in 2002 Delhi where frequent power outages plagued the city, causing chaos and economic losses. However, over the past quarter century, Delhi's grid has transformed into a reliable system with minimal power losses.

PS5 Relapse Exploit

259 therepanic 2026-09-29 16:22:01 UTC github.com/ntfargo Llama Share 143

The project involves exploiting vulnerabilities in Webkit and kernel stages for educational research, using payloads stored in a specific directory and listening on port 9021. It warns users to use the software responsibly and at their own risk, as it may cause system instability or data loss.

Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026

114 HieronymusBosch 2026-09-29 16:22:01 UTC backblaze.com Llama Share 25

Backblaze's Q2 2026 Drive Stats report tracks annualized failure rates, model performance, and emerging technologies. The quarterly AFR is 1.73%, with no new drive models released this quarter but deployment concentrated in the 20TB+ range.

Language models for text classification: From bag-of-words to Jev

54 Anon84 2026-09-29 21:22:01 UTC magazine.sebastianraschka.com Llama Share 2

The Jev AI model has gained popularity for its ability to classify tasks efficiently and accurately, making it a viable alternative to more expensive models like GPT-6. It achieves this through a unique training method called Reinforcement Learning for Calibrated Decisions (RLCD), which enables fast and cost-effective decision-making across various domains.

Phyllotaxis: An audio-reactive LED display

267 evakhoury 2026-09-29 04:22:01 UTC jagi.studio Llama Share 45

The author created a cellular LED matrix inspired by phyllotaxis, a pattern found in nature, and programmed it to react dynamically to sound using an STM32 board. The project evolved into an interactive installation at Recurse Center, featuring a website for attendees to upload sketches and games.

Needed 1+1, built a functional programming language

52 birdculture 2026-09-29 23:22:01 UTC hereticpleb.vercel.app Llama Share 15

The author implemented a binary tree evaluator in C, using closures to represent user-defined functions and an arena allocator to manage memory. The evaluator uses a mark-and-sweep garbage collector to reduce memory usage.

NAND-16: a computer built from 277,248 NAND gates

115 rossant 2026-09-29 17:22:01 UTC somethingbig.ai Full Share 63

A 16-bit computer built from 277,248 NAND gates. CPU, memory, OS and Tetris, all running on the gates in your browser. Zoom in and watch the signals flow.

RSS Feeds for Last.fm

4 Baljhin 2026-09-30 03:22:01 UTC lfm.xiffy.nl Prefix Share 1

So you we're looking for the RSS Feed of Last.fm, and then discovered they were gone! Well, the solution is right here, all you have to do is tell me your username and i'll give you four URLs, one for you recent tracks, one for your loved ones, one for your top tracks and one for your top artists (the last two with an optional period, defaults to 1 month). also new: images! if last.fm ...

We’re forgetting what darkness feels like

92 pseudolus 2026-09-29 22:22:01 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 58

Cities regulating outdoor lighting could improve the environment for all living creatures by reducing light pollution. Implementing rules and enforcement around light brightness, direction, and placement can help preserve darkness in urban areas.

Show HN: A working 3D model of an Enigma machine

47 primitivesuave 2026-09-29 21:22:01 UTC enigma.design Llama Share 15

The German military used Enigma during WWII to send encrypted messages, but Polish and others cracked its code. The machine had a left rotor with water-soluble ink sheets that were tightly guarded secrets.

Commodore 64: Mercenary

38 a1r 2026-09-29 20:22:01 UTC gamesexplained.com Full Share 6

Show HN: NSL – WSL for Linux

101 bketelsen 2026-09-29 15:22:01 UTC frostyard.github.io Llama Share 73

NSL provides a Linux host with persistent machines, similar to WSL on Windows. It offers isolated and non-isolated modes for running Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora.

Responsible Release of AI-Generated Mathematics

3 aureianimus 2026-09-30 03:22:01 UTC agmai.org Prefix Share 0

At present, some frontier AI labs are testing advanced mathematical problems on proprietary models that remain inaccessible to the broader scientific community. Our recommendations are formulated with this practical context in mind. However, ideally, they would not do so. We want to state clearly from the start: we do not endorse this practice, and we ask them to stop testing advanced ...

A Staff Engineer's Guide to Inventing Work

216 amortize 2026-09-29 13:22:01 UTC sujithjay.com Llama Share 44

Platform teams invent work by reading signals from systems, users, organization, and industry. They analyze these signals to identify areas for improvement and prioritize new projects.

Ask HN: What are you reading?

182 dan-bailey 2026-09-29 15:22:01 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 432

The user is currently reading various books, including sci-fi and fantasy novels, historical non-fiction, and philosophical texts. They are also watching TV shows like Reacher S1 and Deadwood.

Deser: Rethinking Rust Serialization

39 tosh 2026-09-29 22:22:01 UTC lucumr.pocoo.org Llama Share 6

The author is comparing Serde, a popular serialization library for Rust, with Deser, an alternative design that aims to address some of Serde's limitations. Deser has better support for untrusted input and extensible data models.

Synthetic Sagas

3 ffin 2026-09-30 03:22:01 UTC scattered-thoughts.net Prefix Share 0

Since last time, I've been continuing to rewrite my janky little text editor from scratch with a lot of ai assistance. This started out as a learning project, but recently I switched to actually using the new editor because it's less janky and more featureful than the old version. Contrary to last time, I'm now often just committing ai-generated code after a little manual testing ...

Tcl/Tk 9.1

254 dmux 2026-09-29 17:22:01 UTC tcl-lang.org Full Share 92

Tcl/Tk 9.1.0 is the current development work on Tcl and Tk, aiming toward stable releases in September 2026. They add new features and interfaces to the foundation of Tcl/Tk 9.0. About this Site | [email protected] Home | About Tcl/Tk | Software | Core Development | Community | Documentation

Vermont replacing power plants with home batteries

116 devonnull 2026-09-29 21:22:01 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 106

Vermont's Green Mountain Power has implemented a home battery system, providing over 5,500 homes with energy security during power outages. The virtual power plant is the largest source of power in the state and aims to eliminate all outages by 2030.

Stuck in the Suez Canal – the short version (2021)

48 joebig 2026-09-29 19:22:01 UTC cathsenker.co.uk Full Share 6

Building a certificate authority for the whole Internet

42 ewpratten 2026-09-29 19:22:01 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 25

Cloudflare is becoming a public certificate authority to provide free, automated certificates and ensure the highest level of security for all clients. This move aims to address systemic risks in the current certificate supply chain and make it easier for users to adopt new technologies like post-quantum certificates.

Sustainable energy without the hot air (2008)

140 0sake_rs 2026-09-29 13:22:01 UTC withouthotair.com Full Share 80