Princeton mandates proctoring in-person exams, upending 133 years of precedent

93 bookofjoe 2026-05-13 20:15:04 UTC dailyprincetonian.com Llama Share 71

Princeton's faculty voted to require instructor supervision during in-person exams starting July 1, a significant change to the 1893 honor system. The move aims to address increasing concerns over academic integrity violations, including AI usage, and provide an additional witness to report potential Honor Code violations.

Rars: a Rust RAR implementation, mostly written by LLMs

34 davidsong 2026-05-13 20:03:04 UTC bitplane.net Llama Share 17

The user reverse-engineered the RAR file format using OpenAI Codex and Claude, creating a working Rust CLI implementation. The project took 5 weeks and £40 in tokens, resulting in a 55k line codebase that's slow and sloppy but functional.

Setting up a free *.city.state.us locality domain (2025)

399 speckx 2026-05-13 15:03:04 UTC fredchan.org Llama Share 122

To get a free locality domain in the US, you need to be a US citizen or resident, or have a US-based organization, and register with a delegated manager for your locality. You'll need to set up nameservers with Amazon Lightsail and fill out the Interim .US Domain Template to register your domain.

Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features

236 haunter 2026-05-13 17:03:04 UTC xda-developers.com Llama Share 179

Linux crossed five percent of Steam's user base for the first time in March 2026, driven by Microsoft's end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 and the Steam Deck's adoption of Linux. NTSYNC, a kernel-level driver, offers great performance gains over previous versions of Wine by providing a native implementation of Windows-specific tools.

MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble

64 tosh 2026-05-13 19:03:04 UTC jdhodges.com Llama Share 24

Apple's MacBook Neo is a $599 laptop that uses the same A18 Pro chip as the iPhone 16 Pro, delivering M3-class single-core performance and 16 hours of battery life, but is limited by its 8GB RAM ceiling and lack of upgrade path. The laptop's design choice prioritizes comfort over sustained power, making it suitable for everyday tasks like web browsing and document editing, but not ideal for ...

A History of IDEs at Google

165 laurentlb 2026-05-13 16:03:04 UTC laurent.le-brun.eu Llama Share 125

Google's main codebase had a uniform IDE issue until Cider, a web-based editor, was developed around 2016. Cider eventually became popular and was later replaced by Cider V, a VSCode frontend, which now handles 80% of development in the main Google codebase.

Making the news available at no cost is a victory

72 danso 2026-05-13 20:03:04 UTC sltrib.com Llama Share 69

The Salt Lake Tribune hosted a review of the past legislative session and upcoming election session on March 25, 2026. The event featured a panel of Tribune reporters and editors discussing current issues.

The Emacsification of Software

116 rdslw 2026-05-13 17:03:04 UTC sockpuppet.org Llama Share 65

The author is frustrated with the current state of Markdown viewers and editors, particularly in the terminal and App Store. They created a custom Markdown viewer, MDV.app, using an AI agent in just 30 minutes.

Xs of Y – roguelike that names itself every run. Written in 4kLoC

122 andsoitis 2026-05-13 15:03:04 UTC github.com/nooga Llama Share 54

The game generates new content and mechanics each run, with an inverted power curve and a reality engine that's difficult to control. The game features a unique blend of survival and strategy, with a focus on experimentation and chaos.

S-100 Virtual Workbench

73 rbanffy 2026-05-13 16:03:04 UTC grantmestrength.github.io Llama Share 16

The system supports various S-100 bus cards including processors, memory, I/O devices, and peripherals. These cards provide functionality such as memory, I/O operations, serial communication, and graphics display.

Launch HN: Ardent (YC P26) – Postgres sandboxes in seconds with zero migration

49 vc289 2026-05-13 17:03:04 UTC tryardent.com Llama Share 20

Ardent provides a 1:1 production database clone for testing, scaling, and connecting RDS Postgres instances with zero config changes. It enables fast development and zero management, allowing agents and developers to work efficiently with databases.

GitHub Actions issued GitHub_TOKEN disclosure in GitHub Actions logs

43 damienwebdev 2026-05-13 19:03:04 UTC github.com/composer Llama Share 16

GitHub OAuth tokens with a hyphen (-) are leaked in Composer logs due to a regex bug. Tokens expire shortly after, but the leak can still occur in CI environments that capture stderr.

ReactOS

42 DeathArrow 2026-05-13 19:03:04 UTC reactos.org Llama Share 9

ReactOS celebrates 30 years since its first commit, with contributors continuing its mission to deliver open-source Windows apps and drivers. Carl J Bialorucki contributed to ReactOS, joined the core team, and led a release, then secured a full-time contract position with ReactOS Deutschland e.V.

The great memory panic of 2026 – Asymco

38 tambourine_man 2026-05-13 18:03:04 UTC asymco.com Llama Share 13

Apple deals with memory price volatility by negotiating base load prices and using its scale to lock up suppliers. This could lead to Apple gaining market share as competitors struggle to obtain memory, potentially allowing Apple to launch low-end products at lower prices.

The US is winning the AI race where it matters most: commercialization

118 akrylov 2026-05-13 14:03:04 UTC avkcode.github.io Llama Share 315

The US is winning the AI race due to its comprehensive infrastructure including chips, power, data centers, cloud platforms, and developer tools. The US owns global hyperscalers and platforms that generate and organize the world's data, giving it a significant lead over China and Europe.

Reverting the incremental GC in Python 3.14 and 3.15

171 curiousgal 2026-05-13 13:03:04 UTC discuss.python.org Llama Share 57

Python 3.14 and 3.15 will revert to the generational GC due to memory pressure issues. 3.14 will release an early patch 3.14.5 and 3.15 may release an extra alpha 9.

A sentimental tour of late 1990s and early 2000s hacking tools

20 speckx 2026-05-13 19:03:04 UTC andreafortuna.org Llama Share 8

In the late 1990s, hackers used tools like Back Orifice and Sub7 to remotely control Windows machines, often through IRC channels. This era laid the groundwork for modern threat actors and cybersecurity professionals, who learned from the scene's operational security and technical innovations.

"Not Medically Necessary": Helping America's Health Insurers Deny Coverage

68 ceejayoz 2026-05-13 20:03:04 UTC propublica.org Llama Share 32

EviCore, a company owned by Cigna, uses an algorithm to adjust prior authorization requests, leading to higher denials for medical procedures. This practice is part of a larger industry trend where insurance companies outsource medical reviews to companies like EviCore to cut costs.

Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired

188 jnord 2026-05-13 08:03:04 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 126

Two brothers, Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, were fired from their jobs at Opexus in February 2025 after their employer discovered their past crimes. They then deleted 96 US government databases and stole sensitive information before being arrested and charged with various crimes.

Leaving GitHub for Forgejo

471 jorijn 2026-05-13 13:03:04 UTC jorijn.com Llama Share 251

I moved my code from GitHub to a self-hosted Forgejo instance due to concerns about Microsoft's ownership and control of GitHub, as well as the company's increasing reliance on AI and potential data collection practices. The Dutch government made a similar decision, and I chose Forgejo for its fully open-source nature and ability to maintain digital autonomy, despite some migration friction ...

New stainless steel can survive conditions for hydrogen production in seawater

265 HardwareLust 2026-05-13 07:03:04 UTC sciencedaily.com Llama Share 122

A team at the University of Hong Kong developed a new "super steel" that resists corrosion in seawater, making it suitable for green hydrogen production. The steel uses a double-protection mechanism and could replace costly titanium parts, reducing production costs by 40 times.

Exploring 8 Shaft Weaving

9 surprisetalk 2026-05-13 19:03:04 UTC algorithmicpattern.org Prefix Share 0

After a bit of time off from weaving after the PENELOPE project, it was great to visit Kristina Andersen, Pei-Ying Lin, Femke Vorselen and co in Wearable Senses lab in Eindhoven last year and explore hacking the TC/2 loom. This got me keen to get deeper into weaving, and I remembered Laura Devendorf enthusing about thinking in terms of shafts, and so we acquired a second hand 8-shaft table ...

An idiot's guide to lead optimisation for proteins

121 magni121 2026-05-13 12:03:04 UTC magnusross.github.io Llama Share 9

Protein design involves generating new molecules that perform a specific function, and lead optimisation is a crucial step in improving the function of an existing template molecule. A machine learning-based system, such as the Cradle pipeline, uses a transformer-based protein language model to predict protein sequences and function, and can be fine-tuned to make more relevant suggestions for ...

Substrate (YC S24) Is Hiring a Technical Success Manager

0 2026-05-13 12:03:04 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Substrate is hiring a Technical Success Manager to help healthcare clients with AI native BPO, focusing on RCM and reimbursement. The role requires deep technical understanding and client relationship ownership.

Preserving Fisher-Price Pixter

191 dmitrygr 2026-05-13 10:03:04 UTC dmitry.gr Llama Share 39

A complete reverse engineering, documentation, emulation, and preservation of all Fisher-Price/Mattel Pixter device series and almost all the games was achieved, including the discovery of a 16-bit virtual machine that executes most simple opcodes in a dozen cycles or so. The Pixter Color device was found to use a unique audio system that involves a Melody Chip, which is controlled using a ...

I moved my digital stack to Europe

797 monokai_nl 2026-05-13 12:03:04 UTC monokai.com Llama Share 503

The user migrated their digital infrastructure to European-based services to achieve digital sovereignty, choosing tools like Proton Mail, Scaleway, and Lettermint for email, hosting, and transactional email.

Show HN: Needle: We Distilled Gemini Tool Calling into a 26M Model

616 HenryNdubuaku 2026-05-12 21:03:04 UTC github.com/cactus-compute Llama Share 178

Gemini 3.1 was distilled into a 26m Simple Attention Network, Needle, for consumer devices. Needle outperforms other models in single-shot function calls but may be finicky and less effective in conversational settings.

Open Source Resistance: keep OSS alive on company time

217 mikemcquaid 2026-05-13 16:03:04 UTC ossresistance.com Llama Share 70

Companies that rely on open source software should allow maintainers to work on it during work hours without needing permission. This is not a new idea, but rather treating open source maintenance as part of infrastructure work, not a hobby.

Meta won't let you block its AI account on Threads

13 logickkk1 2026-05-13 20:25:04 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 6

Meta is testing a feature on Threads that lets users tag Meta AI for answers, but users can't block the account. Users can mute or hide Meta AI replies to see fewer of them in their feed.

Deterministic Fully-Static Whole-Binary Translation Without Heuristics

286 matt_d 2026-05-13 05:03:04 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 65

Elevator translates x86-64 executables to AArch64 without debug info or assumptions. It produces separate translations for each byte interpretation, enabling testing and validation before deployment.