Is it a pint?

14 cainxinth 2026-03-23 16:15:20 UTC isitapint.com Full Share 4

Years of countless pours led me to the question “Is this really a pint? They say so, but really?” The findings gave rise to the Pint Patrol, a grassroots movement that could change how Americans are served their beer, wine, and cider—toward righteous honesty. This article documents the initial discovery and the inception of the movement.

iPhone 17 Pro Demonstrated Running a 400B LLM

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Bombadil: Property-based testing for web UIs

145 Klaster_1 2026-03-23 11:27:20 UTC github.com/antithesishq Full Share 59

Property-based testing for web UIs, autonomously exploring and validating correctness properties, finding harder bugs earlier - antithesishq/bombadil

If DSPy is so great, why isn't anyone using it?

103 sbpayne 2026-03-23 15:27:20 UTC skylarbpayne.com Llama Share 66

Companies using Dspy report benefits like quick model testing and maintainable systems, but implementing Dspy-like patterns can be hard and lead to worse versions. Dspy forces you to think about abstractions upfront, which can be a steep learning curve, but is necessary for complex AI systems.

An unsolicited guide to being a researcher [pdf]

73 sebg 2026-03-23 11:27:20 UTC emerge-lab.github.io Llama Share 6

The user discusses best practices for research, including avoiding overview slides, developing a unique view of the world, and staying on top of literature, and emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, and time management in research. They also provide tips for staying organized, reading efficiently, and avoiding burnout, and encourage researchers to view their work as a ...

Migrating to the EU

596 exitnode 2026-03-23 10:27:20 UTC rz01.org Llama Share 490

User is moving services from non-EU countries to EU providers due to global politics and improved data protection. They've switched to European alternatives for email, hosting, DNS, Git repositories, and VPN services.

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43

19 thm 2026-03-23 16:05:20 UTC reuters.com Full Share 3

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POSSE – Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere

330 tosh 2026-03-23 09:27:20 UTC indieweb.org Llama Share 71

POSSE (Publish Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere) is a strategy for publishing content on your own site and then syndicating it to other platforms, allowing you to maintain ownership and control over your content while reaching a wider audience. By using POSSE, you can reduce dependence on third-party services, improve search engine rankings, and provide a clear link back to the original ...

GitHub appears to be struggling with measly three nines availability

301 richtr 2026-03-23 11:27:20 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 154

GitHub has experienced several outages this month, including issues with Actions, notifications, and Copilot. The company's overall uptime has been poor, dropping below 90 percent at one point in 2025.

Study: 'Security Fatigue' May Weaken Digital Defenses

49 giuliomagnifico 2026-03-23 15:27:20 UTC albany.edu Llama Share 25

New research suggests that repeated exposure to security requirements can lead to "security fatigue," causing employees to become mentally exhausted and disengaged from security practices. To combat this, organizations should provide training, simplify processes, and integrate security into everyday workflows to reduce friction and maintain employee engagement.

PC Gamer recommends RSS readers in a 37mb article that just keeps downloading

753 JumpCrisscross 2026-03-22 18:27:20 UTC stuartbreckenridge.net Llama Share 345

The PC Gamer article has a cluttered interface with multiple ads and popups, including a 37MB initial load. The website continues to download new ads, totaling almost half a gigabyte in five minutes.

Cyber.mil serving file downloads using TLS certificate which expired 3 days ago

41 Eduard 2026-03-23 15:27:20 UTC cyber.mil Full Share 52

Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website

257 speckx 2026-03-23 06:27:20 UTC searchengineland.com Llama Share 182

Walmart ended its Instant Checkout deal with OpenAI due to low conversion rates. It will now use its own chatbot, Sparky, to offer a seamless shopping experience within ChatGPT.

The gold standard of optimization: A look under the hood of RollerCoaster Tycoon

501 mariuz 2026-03-22 19:27:20 UTC larstofus.com Llama Share 134

The author appeared on a German gaming podcast, Stay Forever, to discuss the technology behind RollerCoaster Tycoon. The game's creator, Chris Sawyer, wrote it in Assembly, a low-level language that allowed for high performance.

I built an AI receptionist for a mechanic shop

36 mooreds 2026-03-23 11:27:20 UTC itsthatlady.dev Llama Share 50

The user built an AI receptionist named Axle for their brother's luxury mechanic shop to answer customer calls and provide accurate information about prices, hours, and policies. The system uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and a custom-built knowledge base to ensure accurate and grounded responses, and can also collect callbacks for unknown questions.

Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids

249 tejohnso 2026-03-23 01:27:20 UTC businessinsider.com Llama Share 210

Alison Bennett, a mom in Los Angeles, bought a Tin Can phone for her 8-year-old daughter to chat with friends without a mobile phone. The phone runs off WiFi and has parental controls, allowing kids to communicate with approved contacts during approved hours.

Reports of code's death are greatly exaggerated

514 stevekrouse 2026-03-22 16:27:20 UTC stevekrouse.com Llama Share 378

The user argues that while AI helps with precision in coding, it also creates an illusion of precision, which can lead to bugs and complexity issues when scaled up. The user believes that good code is not just about producing working software, but also about creating beautiful, well-structured abstractions that help master complexity, and that AI will be a boon for coding, not a replacement for it.

Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded in the US

68 speckx 2026-03-23 13:27:20 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 78

Intoxalock is experiencing downtime after a cyberattack on March 14, affecting breathalyzer devices used by 150,000 drivers. The attack has caused calibration delays, leaving some drivers unable to start their vehicles.

The future of version control

603 c17r 2026-03-22 16:27:20 UTC bramcohen.com Llama Share 339

Manyana is a project that presents a coherent vision for the future of version control using CRDTs, which provide eventual consistency and informative conflict markers. It offers a better design for version control, including permanent line ordering, informative conflicts, and preserved history, making it a promising proof for CRDT-based version control.

America tells private firms to "hack back"

17 andsoitis 2026-03-23 13:27:20 UTC economist.com Llama Share 8

Iranian hacker group Handala breached Stryker, disrupting operations and wiping data on 200,000 servers. This cyber-attack is part of Iran's history of retaliating against American interests in the Middle East.

Can you get root with only a cigarette lighter? (2024)

140 HeliumHydride 2026-03-23 04:27:20 UTC da.vidbuchanan.co.uk Llama Share 26

The user created a low-budget electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) tool using a piezo-electric lighter and an antenna wire to induce memory errors in a laptop's DDR bus, then used this tool to write a local-privilege-escalation exploit for CPython. The user then used a similar EMFI tool to create a reliable exploit for Linux, allowing them to gain root access by corrupting page tables and ...

Nanopositioning Metrology, Gödel, and Bootstraps

11 nill0 2026-03-23 13:27:20 UTC pi-usa.us Full Share 0

Metrology Systems for Testing the Accuracy for Nanopositioning Systems

Student beauty and grades under in-person and remote teaching

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Why I love NixOS

393 birkey 2026-03-22 17:27:20 UTC birkey.co Llama Share 269

The user loves NixOS for its deterministic and reproducible package manager, allowing them to define and rebuild their operating system from a single source of truth. This approach makes experimentation cheap and safe, and the user appreciates its stability, predictability, and coherence across platforms.

Fear and Fragility: The Glass Delusion and Its History

12 Petiver 2026-03-23 13:27:20 UTC publicdomainreview.org Llama Share 3

The "glass delusion" was a historical phenomenon where people believed their bodies were made of glass, often due to trauma or stress. This delusion served as a culturally available idiom for expressing suffering and vulnerability, eventually fading out as new idioms emerged with the rise of industrialization and technological advancements.

GoGoGrandparent (YC S16) is hiring Back end Engineers

0 2026-03-23 04:27:20 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

GoGoGrandparent is a digital platform helping older adults stay independent at home by adapting on-demand APIs into a concierge-style experience. The company is hiring engineers to join its fully remote team and make a meaningful impact on people's lives.

The way CTRL-C in Postgres CLI cancels queries is incredibly hack-y

111 andrenotgiant 2026-03-23 04:27:20 UTC neon.com Llama Share 35

When you press Ctrl-C in psql to cancel a query, the client sends an unencrypted CancelRequest message to the Postgres server, which can be intercepted and used to cancel other queries. This is a security risk, but it can be mitigated by using Postgres 18 or later, specifying min_protocol_version=3.2, or using a VPN.

Project Nomad – Knowledge That Never Goes Offline

534 jensgk 2026-03-22 16:27:20 UTC projectnomad.us Llama Share 195

Project NOMAD is a free, open source offline server that runs on any computer, providing access to knowledge, AI, and maps without internet. It's a self-hosted solution for digital independence, offering a complete library and AI assistant for learning, navigation, and more.

Show HN: The King Wen Permutation: [52, 10, 2]

44 gezhengwen 2026-03-23 09:27:20 UTC gzw1987-bit.github.io Full Share 23

The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching have two canonical orderings: the binary natural order (0–63) and the King Wen sequence (~1000 BCE). Treating the map between them as a permutation in S₆₄, its cycle decomposition yields [52, 10, 2] with zero fixed points. 81% of hexagrams are locked in a single cycle. As far as we can find, this specific cycle type has not been previously reported.

You are not your job

312 jryio 2026-03-22 16:27:20 UTC jry.io Llama Share 333

Jacob, a software consultant, discusses how people's identities are tied to their jobs, but this is changing with automation and AI, making it essential to focus on relationships and presence rather than technical skills. He encourages readers to reevaluate their sense of self and find value in being present and connecting with others, rather than just their job titles.