I ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii

1181 blkhp19 2026-04-08 16:31:47 UTC bryankeller.github.io Llama Share 208

The author successfully ported Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah to the Nintendo Wii by writing a custom bootloader, patching the kernel, and creating drivers for the Wii's hardware. The author overcame various challenges, including hardware incompatibilities, driver development, and debugging, to achieve a fully functional Mac OS X system on the Wii.

USB for Software Developers: An introduction to writing userspace USB drivers

161 WerWolv 2026-04-08 19:31:47 UTC werwolv.net Llama Share 22

Writing a USB driver is not as difficult as it seems and can be achieved without touching kernel code by using the libusb library. The process involves detecting the device, sending requests to the device's control endpoint, and decoding the responses to understand the device's capabilities and configuration.

Git commands I run before reading any code

1761 grepsedawk 2026-04-08 09:31:47 UTC piechowski.io Llama Share 380

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.

Understanding the Kalman filter with a simple radar example

198 alex_be 2026-04-08 17:31:47 UTC kalmanfilter.net Llama Share 29

The Kalman Filter is an algorithm for estimating and predicting a system's state in the presence of uncertainty. It is used in various fields such as object tracking, navigation, and control.

Muse Spark: Scaling towards personal superintelligence

251 chabons 2026-04-08 16:31:47 UTC ai.meta.com Full Share 279

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They're made out of meat (1991)

389 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 11:31:47 UTC terrybisson.com Llama Share 107

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.

Expanding Swift's IDE Support

71 frizlab 2026-04-08 19:31:47 UTC swift.org Llama Share 34

Swift now supports multiple IDEs including VS Code, Xcode, and others through the Open VSX Registry. The official Swift extension adds language support for cross-platform development on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

ML promises to be profoundly weird

356 pabs3 2026-04-08 13:31:47 UTC aphyr.com Llama Share 390

The author discusses the limitations and potential risks of Large Language Models (LLMs), which are prone to confabulation, lying, and making up nonsense, and can be unpredictable and misleading. Despite their impressive capabilities, LLMs are far from human-equivalent intelligence and can only excel in specific, narrow tasks, making it difficult to predict their suitability for a given task.

Pgit: I Imported the Linux Kernel into PostgreSQL

62 ImGajeed76 2026-04-08 19:31:47 UTC oseifert.ch Llama Share 8

The Linux kernel's 20-year history was successfully imported into a PostgreSQL database using pgit, resulting in a 38% smaller dataset than git's packfile format. The database allowed for various queries and analyses, including identifying the most coupled files, busiest contributors, and most reverted commits, with most queries completing in under 10 seconds.

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

511 ra 2026-04-08 09:31:47 UTC skoda-storyboard.com Llama Share 532

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.

John Deere to pay $99M in right-to-repair settlement

146 CharlesW 2026-04-08 21:31:47 UTC thedrive.com Llama Share 38

John Deere agreed to pay $99 million to settle a class action lawsuit over equipment repair costs and provide digital tools for 10 years. The settlement is a significant step forward in the right-to-repair fight, which could set a precedent for other industries.

Show HN: Is Hormuz open yet?

219 anonfunction 2026-04-08 22:31:47 UTC ishormuzopenyet.com Full Share 80

*I built this as a fun side project, please don't rely on it for anything serious. Crossing data lags ~4 days and ship positions on the map are cached, not live. The data is from public sources and I make no guarantees on its accuracy.

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

249 chrsw 2026-04-08 12:31:47 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 48

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.

Automatic registration for US Military draft to begin in December

23 c420 2026-04-08 23:54:47 UTC thehill.com Full Share 13

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Understanding Traceroute

77 stonecharioteer 2026-04-08 17:31:47 UTC tech.stonecharioteer.com Llama Share 10

The user implemented a basic traceroute in Rust using UDP packets with low TTL and ICMP replies to map the network path, but it lacked timing information and had issues with load balancer detection and ICMP rate limiting. The user improved the implementation by adding timing information, load balancer detection, and handling ICMP rate limiting, and also explored ways to run the traceroute ...

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? My quest to unmask Bitcoin's creator

276 jfirebaugh 2026-04-08 07:31:47 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 192

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Show HN: Orange Juice – Small UX improvements that make HN easier to read

80 latchkey 2026-04-08 18:31:47 UTC oj-hn.com Llama Share 108

Orange Juice is a Hacker News extension that reduces UI friction with features like inline replies, unread comment highlighting, and keyboard commands. It's designed to be trustworthy with transparent code, clear licensing, and human oversight.

What does ⍋⍋ even mean? (2023)

32 tosh 2026-04-08 20:31:47 UTC blog.wilsonb.com Llama Share 15

Paul Mansour's Grade Up challenge is solved by considering general arrays and item ranks. The solution characterizes fourfold combinations of ⍋ and ⍒ as ascending/descending and Rank/ReverseRank.

Show HN: Tired of logic in useEffect, I built a class-based React state manager

11 thalesfp 2026-04-08 22:31:47 UTC thales.me Llama Share 16

The user created Snapstate to separate business logic from React components, allowing for cleaner boundaries and easier testing. Snapstate uses plain TypeScript classes for state and business logic, leaving React for rendering, and is now open source on GitHub and available on npm.

What Does It Mean to "Write Like You Talk"?

4 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 23:31:47 UTC arjunpanickssery.substack.com Prefix Share 0

By subscribing, you agree Substack's Terms of Use, and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy.Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. People often say to “write like you talk.” Paul Graham has a post titled “Write Like You Talk” where he says explicitly that written language is worse than spoken language because “It’s also more formal and ...

I've been waiting over a month for Anthropic to respond to my billing issue

254 nickvec 2026-04-08 18:31:47 UTC nickvecchioni.github.io Llama Share 131

User experienced unexpected $180 charges on Anthropic account due to incorrect usage meter readings. Anthropic support failed to resolve issue despite multiple follow-ups, leaving user frustrated with AI-only support system.

Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?

239 e-topy 2026-04-08 12:31:47 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 370

You're looking for a novel and less crowded project to contribute to, having explored various fields like AI, 3D printing, and drones.

Exposing and Understanding Scrolling Transfer Functions (2012) [pdf]

6 t23414321 2026-04-08 22:31:47 UTC direction.bordeaux.inria.fr Prefix Share 0

Scrolling is controlled through many forms of input devices, such as mouse wheels, trackpad gestures, arrow keys, and joysticks. Performance with these devices can be adjusted by introducing variable transfer functions to alter the range of expressible speed, precision, and sensitivity. However, ex- isting transfer functions are typically “black boxes” bundled into proprietary operating ...

We moved Railway's frontend off Next.js. Builds went from 10+ mins to under 2

173 bundie 2026-04-08 06:31:47 UTC blog.railway.com Llama Share 160

Railway migrated from Next.js to Vite + TanStack Router, reducing build time from 10+ minutes to under 2 minutes. This change improved iteration speed and allowed for near-instant shipping of frontend changes.

US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology

615 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-08 12:31:47 UTC cnet.com Llama Share 356

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.

Microsoft terminates VeraCrypt account, halting Windows updates

450 donohoe 2026-04-08 15:31:47 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 179

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: Skrun – Deploy any agent skill as an API

41 frizull 2026-04-08 19:31:47 UTC github.com/skrun-dev Llama Share 9

To create a callable API for an Agent Skill, use the skrun init and deploy commands, then make a POST request to /api/agents/dev/my-skill/run with a JSON input. This process can be repeated for different skills and models using the RuntimeAdapter interface and supported providers.

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

75 DamnInteresting 2026-04-08 14:31:47 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 35

LG's rollable phone, the Rollable, was a complex device with a motorized screen that expanded 40% larger. It was overengineered, expensive, and fragile, likely contributing to its failure to launch and the demise of LG's smartphone division.

Audio Reactive LED Strips Are Diabolically Hard

192 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 10:31:47 UTC scottlawsonbc.com Llama Share 56

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 ...

Veracrypt project update

1125 super256 2026-04-08 07:31:47 UTC sourceforge.net Llama Share 422

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.