Git commands I run before reading any code

903 grepsedawk 2026-04-08 09:29:11 UTC piechowski.io Llama Share 195

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.

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

129 chrsw 2026-04-08 12:29:11 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 24

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.

Show HN: We fingerprinted 178 AI models' writing styles and similarity clusters

44 nuancedev 2026-04-08 14:29:11 UTC rival.tips Full Share 8

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Veracrypt project update

704 super256 2026-04-08 07:29:11 UTC sourceforge.net Llama Share 240

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.

They're Made Out of Meat (1991)

100 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 11:29:11 UTC terrybisson.com Llama Share 32

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.

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

271 ra 2026-04-08 09:29:11 UTC skoda-storyboard.com Llama Share 354

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.

F-35 Got Hit

7 xrd 2026-04-08 15:15:11 UTC shatterbelt.co Prefix Share 2

On March 19, an Iranian surface-to-air missile struck an F-35 during operations over or near Iran. The aircraft made an emergency landing. The pilot was reported stable. CENTCOM described it as an "emergency landing" and stated an "investigation is underway." Iran's IRGC claimed the kill. The weapon, reported as the "Majid," is a designation with no documented ...

US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology

251 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-08 12:29:11 UTC cnet.com Llama Share 117

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

103 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 10:29:11 UTC scottlawsonbc.com Llama Share 32

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 ...

Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era

1417 Ryan5453 2026-04-07 18:29:11 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 737

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model has identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in major operating systems and software, many of which were previously unknown to developers. The model's capabilities are being shared with industry partners to help fix these vulnerabilities and improve cybersecurity.

Show HN: Explore the Silk Roads through an interactive map

5 intofarlands 2026-04-08 15:01:11 UTC intofarlands.com Full Share 0

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.

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

7 rvitorper 2026-04-08 14:35:11 UTC github.com/rvitorper Prefix Share 0

Instead of time.Sleep or infinite while loops, go-bt uses a cooperative multitasking model. Nodes return state instantly, yielding control back to the supervisor. Stateless Nodes: Nodes (Sequence, Selector, etc.) do not hold runtime state. All temporal memory and execution states live entirely within the generic BTContext[T]. The Magic Numbers: Every node's Run method returns exactly one ...

Revision Demoparty 2026: Razor1911 [video]

270 tetrisgm 2026-04-08 06:29:11 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 91

Lunar Flyby

865 kipi 2026-04-07 20:29:11 UTC nasa.gov Full Share 209

The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal regions no human has ever seen before—including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Released Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the photos were taken on April 6 during the crew’s seven‑hour pass over the lunar far side, marking humanity’s return to the Moon’s vicinity.

Your File System Is Already A Graph Database

91 alxndr 2026-04-08 09:29:11 UTC rumproarious.com Llama Share 41

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: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less than 300$ (Well almost)

73 indraneelpatil 2026-04-08 08:29:11 UTC indraneelpatil.github.io Llama Share 30

We built a robot vacuum from scratch with a laptop-based navigation system, using behavior cloning to train a CNN with expert trajectories collected through teleoperation. The robot is capable but not completely autonomous, requiring babysitting and further data collection to improve its navigation and autonomy.

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

9 DamnInteresting 2026-04-08 14:29:11 UTC arstechnica.com Prefix Share 3

LG was once a heavyweight in the smartphone industry, trading blows with hometown rival Samsung. However, as smartphone sales plateaued, the company struggled to stay competitive. In 2021, LG planned to make waves with a rollable phone, but it never moved beyond the teaser phase. Five years after LG threw in the towel on smartphones, the LG Rollable has appeared in a YouTube teardown that ...

Protect your shed

243 baely 2026-04-08 03:29:11 UTC dylanbutler.dev Llama Share 64

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.

Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates

20 donohoe 2026-04-08 14:47:11 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 1

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

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

36 pruz 2026-04-08 12:29:11 UTC github.com/pcruz1905 Llama Share 5

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.

System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]

779 be7a 2026-04-07 18:29:11 UTC www-cdn.anthropic.com Llama Share 575

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.

LLM plays an 8-bit Commander X16 game using structured "smart senses"

9 russellharper 2026-04-08 13:29:11 UTC pvp-ai.russell-harper.com Prefix Share 0

PvP-AI is a recreation of an 8-bit game I wrote back in 1990. The only traces left of the original are a few drawings and handwritten notes. Back then, writing for an 8-bit platform, it took every bit of memory and CPU to eke out 4 frames/s with the simplest of animations and backgrounds. Alas, by the time I finished it, the 1990 recession had begun, affecting many industries, including ...

Mario and Earendil

41 doppp 2026-04-08 09:29:11 UTC lucumr.pocoo.org Llama Share 17

The author is excited to have Mario join Earendil, citing his thoughtful approach to software development and quality. They plan to invest in Pi, keeping it open and extensible, to build a better future for AI systems.

The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess

6 pabs3 2026-04-08 13:29:11 UTC aphyr.com Prefix Share 0

This is a long article, so I'm breaking it up into a series of posts which will be released over the next few days. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB; these files will be updated as each section is released. I grew up on Asimov and Clarke, watching Star Trek and dreaming of intelligent machines. My dad’s library was full of books on computers. I spent camping trips reading ...

GLM-5.1: Towards Long-Horizon Tasks

580 zixuanlimit 2026-04-07 17:29:11 UTC z.ai Llama Share 237

GLM-5.1 is a next-generation model with stronger coding capabilities, achieving state-of-the-art performance on various benchmarks. It sustains optimization over long horizons, handling complex problems with better judgment and staying productive over longer sessions.

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

6 bookofjoe 2026-04-08 14:29:11 UTC rovers.land Full Share 0

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

Native Americans had dice 12k years ago

111 delichon 2026-04-08 03:29:11 UTC nbcnews.com Llama Share 51

A lawyer-turned-archaeologist found evidence of Native Americans using dice and games of probability 12,000 years ago in the US Southwest. This discovery is thousands of years earlier than previously thought and suggests Native Americans were the first humans to contemplate complex intellectual concepts.

How to get better at guitar

419 jwworth 2026-04-07 19:29:11 UTC jakeworth.com Llama Share 215

A guitar teacher Justin Sandercoe's technique involves transcribing songs by ear, writing down notes on tab paper as you hear them. This process helps you learn songs, develop muscle memory, and improve your ability to hear and play notes on the guitar neck.

Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat

450 speckx 2026-04-07 17:29:11 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 107

A statue of Magawa, a hero rat who sniffed out over 100 landmines in Cambodia, was unveiled in Siem Reap on April 4. Magawa was awarded a gold medal for his life-saving work and cleared 141,000 square meters of land during his five-year career.

Slightly safer vibecoding by adopting old hacker habits

148 transpute 2026-04-08 02:29:11 UTC addxorrol.blogspot.com Llama Share 81

The user's development setup involves SSHing into a server with key-forwarding and using coding agents to reduce supply-chain attack risks. By forking a development repository and using a main repository, the user minimizes risks and only loses Claude credentials in a supply chain attack.