How to Write an Effective Software Design Document

141 fagnerbrack 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC refactoringenglish.com Llama Share 24

A well-written design doc can save years of development time by forcing important decisions and coordinating among teammates. It articulates the hard problems being solved, provides feedback opportunities, and outlines a clear plan for implementation.

Notes on gotchas while migrating 35kb preprompts from Opus to self-hosted Ollama

31 0o_MrPatrick_o0 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC patrickmccanna.net Llama Share 9

The author is concerned about the security risks of using large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI and Anthropic, as they may be stealing personal insights from users. To protect their ideas, the author suggests moving to self-hosted LLMs with smaller context windows.

The AI job market in 2026

42 dxs 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC ilinmaks.com Full Share 9

The AI labor market in September 2026 from LinkedIn, WEF, Stanford, PwC and Bain data: the most in-demand AI roles, salaries in the US and Europe, what grows and what fades.

Jabber/XMPP: How Do We Gain Traction?

24 inputmice 2026-09-14 14:40:36 UTC gultsch.de Llama Share 8

The author discusses the limitations of Signal, a popular messaging app, and compares it to other federated systems like Matrix. Despite its strong cryptography and open-source nature, Signal struggles with quirks and bugs that hinder user experience.

RubyGems Open Source Supply Chain Security and OpenAI

16 rietta 2026-09-14 14:41:36 UTC rietta.com Full Share 4

Where has Construction Automation been successful?

16 ltononro 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC construction-physics.com Llama Share 4

The construction industry has historically struggled with automation, but recent advancements in AI technology are changing this. Successful automation falls into two categories: off-site factory tasks and on-site tasks that can be made factory-like, such as concrete or asphalt work.

Graphic Rants: Nanite Tessellation

11 ibobev 2026-09-14 14:29:36 UTC graphicrants.blogspot.com Llama Share 2

The author worked on Nanite Tessellation, a system for dynamically tessellating and displacing meshes, in addition to the existing Nanite feature. This new system aims to provide a general-purpose solution for virtualized geometry problems.

EuroBirdPortal – Live bird movements across Europe

185 NKosmatos 2026-09-14 09:22:36 UTC eurobirdportal.org Llama Share 52

Most EBP data is updated daily, but some portals submit data at longer intervals, causing blank areas in recent weeks. Incomplete weeks may not be fully reflected until the next update cycle.

An atlas of periodic solutions to the three-body problem

186 danielmorozoff 2026-09-14 08:22:36 UTC threebodyorbits.com Llama Share 38

The three-body problem has thousands of periodic orbits, each with its own page on a map. These orbits can be rated and ranked in battles, forming families or constellations that display their unique characteristics.

A 386 PC for Your RP2350

149 SamuraiLion 2026-09-14 09:22:36 UTC github.com/rh1tech Llama Share 43

The Frank-386 emulator is designed for RP Pico 2 boards with VGA/HDMI output, SD card storage, and keyboard input. It emulates an i386 PC with peripherals like the 8259 PIC and sound devices.

Devil's Arrows: Ancient builders hauled 55k-lb stones 11 miles for UK stone row

26 bookofjoe 2026-09-14 12:22:36 UTC sciencedaily.com Llama Share 18

Researchers discovered that Britain's Devil's Arrows were built from stones hauled 18 kilometers from Brimham Rocks around 4,000 years ago. The stones' distant source was likely chosen for cultural or spiritual reasons, challenging previous ideas about prehistoric monument construction.

SDR–; open source SDR with a patchable signal graph, Rust DSP, web UI

24 newspicel 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC github.com/newspicel Llama Share 1

sdr-- is a software-defined radio application with a visual signal path, allowing users to connect devices and recorders on a canvas. It runs on both desktop and browser interfaces, handling radio signals and processing through a Rust server.

Apple's Siri AI Can Be Swapped Out for Claude, ChatGPT, Code Shows

163 tosh 2026-09-14 12:22:36 UTC macrumors.com Llama Share 80

Apple's new iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate release introduces a deeper integration of third-party AI models with Siri, allowing for more advanced capabilities. This move is seen as a response to the EU's Digital Markets Act, which requires Apple to give third parties effective access to its hardware and software features.

Unsolved Problem by Fields Medalist Breached by Two High School Students

22 soltanov 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC htx.com Llama Share 21

Two high school students, Aayush Bathija and Prince Rohatgi, solved a problem left open by Fields Medalist June Huh on bounded ratios of Lorentzian polynomials with AI assistance. They published a 75-page paper on arXiv.

Understanding FlashAttention Pt 1: Personal Notes

10 ibobev 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC chizkidd.github.io Llama Share 0

This technical handbook explains the mechanism of FlashAttention, a more efficient way to compute attention in deep learning models. It focuses on reducing memory traffic and improving performance by reusing data locally within the GPU's on-chip memory hierarchy.

Largest known Roman mosaic, beneath Baths of Trajan, opens to the public

17 bookofjoe 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC theartnewspaper.com Llama Share 4

A vast mosaic and fresco discovered beneath the Baths of Trajan in Rome have opened to the public for the first time. The ancient artworks, dating back to the 1st century, feature impressive cityscapes and architectural structures.

Show HN: Kinesis – Control your Mac with the Meta Neural Band

83 callbacked 2026-09-14 12:22:36 UTC github.com/callbacked Llama Share 26

This user created a custom macOS menu bar with swipe gestures for desktop switching, music control, and volume/brightness adjustment. They built it using Swift and Astra's neural band technology, compatible with macOS 14+ and Apple Silicon/Intel devices.

New $100K H-1B Visa Fee Pushes Tech Jobs Offshore

104 rbanffy 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 153

The US government has introduced several barriers to legal immigration for highly-skilled workers, including a $100,000 tax on H-1B visas and time limits on student visas. This is causing tech companies to adapt by hiring foreign workers abroad or focusing on retaining existing talent in the US.

Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety feature

91 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC reuters.com Full Share 31

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Show HN: Pelican-bicycle alternatives (updated for 2026)

24 tkgally 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC gally.net Full Share 4

Thirty SVG drawing prompts in the style of Simon Willison's pelican-riding-a-bicycle test, given to language models in 2025 and 2026.

Ubuntu 26.10 completes transition to Rust-based coreutils

51 theanonymousone 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC omgubuntu.co.uk Llama Share 39

Ubuntu 26.10 completes its transition to Rust-based core utilities, replacing GNU versions due to security issues with memory-safe alternatives. The move aims to improve security by catching bugs at compile time, without affecting end users' functionality.

Trying to Make a Loop Auto-Vectorize

6 zdw 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC jsgroth.dev LocalLLM Share 0

Anubis uses Proof-of-Work to deter AI scraping, increasing costs for mass scrapers. It's a temporary measure while better browser fingerprinting methods are developed.

OpenArch – PyTorch implementations of modern LLM architectures

104 anuj0456 2026-09-14 08:22:36 UTC github.com/anuj0456 Llama Share 25

This repository provides hand-written PyTorch implementations of modern open-source LLM architectures from scratch. It aims to clarify and learn the architectural choices behind these models, prioritizing readability over performance.

Apple's Dimensional Drawings

320 herbertl 2026-09-14 00:22:36 UTC developer.apple.com Full Share 107

Download precise dimensional drawings and technical specifications for Apple devices to ensure your accessory designs meet the exact requirements.

Spaceships (Reverse Asteroid)

321 zdw 2026-09-14 01:22:36 UTC spaceships.treybastian.com Full Share 64

Inverted Asteroids: you are not the ship. Place gravity wells and sling the rocks.

Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher

1133 u1hcw9nx 2026-09-13 21:22:36 UTC vals.ai Llama Share 521

Claude Fable 5.1 solved Sir Thomas Urquhart's Cyphral Distich, a centuries-old cryptogram, using a simple rule based on the book itself and its accompanying poem. The solution was surprisingly straightforward in hindsight, demonstrating that models can solve historical mysteries with persistence and creative analysis.

Temporal raises $550M at a $12.55B valuation

55 gk1 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC temporal.io Llama Share 37

Temporal has secured a $550M Series E at a $12.55B valuation to support its growth and expand its platform for durable execution in long-running workflows, addressing the increasing complexity of AI systems. The company's annualized revenue run rate is up 200% year over year, with over 4,300 paying customers using its platform.

Adversarial Fashion Makes a Statement on AI Panopticon

4 rbanffy 2026-09-14 14:22:36 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Prefix Share 0

AI-powered cameras dot streets across the world, equipped with the power to identify faces or vehicle license plates. But a public backlash is gaining momentum. Privacy concerns abound, encompassing the lack of consent for capturing data, how that data is stored and used, and the risk of misuse. Those concerns are motivating people to fight back. The DeFlock project, for instance, maps ...

The case against JPEG XL

235 contact9879 2026-09-14 01:22:36 UTC giannirosato.com Llama Share 299

The author believes JPEG XL is not suitable for the web due to its complexity, lack of support for progressive decoding and deblocking loop filtering, and potential performance issues. The author thinks AVIF is a better fit for the web platform.

Optimizing Anamorphic Sculptures

11 zbsc 2026-09-14 13:22:36 UTC tncardoso.com Llama Share 0

The author created an application to arrange 3D meshes in a scene to render a target silhouette from a specific camera angle, using gradient descent optimization. The loss function combines metrics such as Intersection over Union, spill, outline and collision penalties.