Kimi-K3 Technical Report [pdf]

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Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27

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Kimi K3 is a 2.8T-parameter model with native vision capabilities and a 1-million-token context window, designed for frontier intelligence across long-horizon coding, knowledge work, and reasoning. It is the world's first open 3T-class model, released under the Kimi K3 License for research, deployment, and further innovation.

The Computer That Helped Win World War II

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In 1941, British codebreakers discovered a new German encryption system called Tunny, which was more advanced than Enigma, and they built a machine called Colossus to break the code. Colossus, the world's first large-scale programmable electronic digital computer, was built by engineer Tommy Flowers and helped the Allies decipher encrypted messages, saving countless lives and shortening World War II.

Removing React.js from the codebase and adapting Htmx for UI interactivity (2023)

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Misago's current implementation has issues with duplicated code and complexity. It can be simplified by using a JavaScript framework with server-side rendering like Next.js or Remix.run, and focusing on an API with React.js UI.

How is the Bun Rewrite in Rust going?

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The author questions the value of Anthropic's acquisition of Bun and the company's large valuation, citing a lack of release tags and increasing open pull requests. The author suspects that the cost of the rewrite is higher than claimed, with potential off-the-books expenses and ongoing Anthropic employee involvement.

Should you wash your solar panels?

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The user cleaned their 16-panel solar farm and saw a 2-5% increase in power output, worth £60-150 per year. They plan to upgrade the solar farm but are hesitant due to a change in feed-in tariff rules that would reduce their benefits.

Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When the AI Bubble Bursts

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The AI industry is facing a bubble due to broken economics, with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic losing billions of dollars despite high revenue, and the costs being passed on to consumers through higher prices for hardware. When the bubble bursts, it will likely cause widespread contagion, affecting companies like Oracle, Taiwanese ODMs, and hyperscalers, and Apple may benefit from the ...

Libsm64: Mario 64 as a library for use in external game engines

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This project provides a shared library for SM64 movement and rendering code, allowing Mario to be easily integrated into existing game engines or systems. The library loads official SM64 ROMs at runtime for asset extraction and can be built and used with SDL2 and GLEW libraries.

PGSimCity - How PostgreSQL Works

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PGSimCity is an independent, non-commercial educational visualization of PostgreSQL internals. It is not affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed, or approved by Electronic Arts Inc. SimCity is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. Early, unreviewed prototype. It almost certainly contains inaccuracies in both the model and explanations. Found one? Open an issue or send a pull request.

Glue bonds to nonstick surfaces and wipes clean with ethanol

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The structure of CyclicFP-fmoc, with a large ring on the left with many F atoms and with three connected rings on the right. The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. Read More Materials scientists are on the hunt for an adhesive that binds strongly to diverse surfaces and can be easily ...

Magnolias Are So Old That They're Pollinated by Beetles, Not Bees

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Magnolia flowers have been around for over 100 million years and rely on beetles for pollination due to their ancient origins. The flowers' large, bowl-shaped petals and strong scent attract beetles, which transfer pollen as they search for food.

Building a Fast Lock-Free Queue in Modern C++ from Scratch

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The user discusses the limitations of using a standard library queue in a multi-threaded environment and the need for a lock-free queue that can handle high-frequency trading systems, real-time game engines, and other demanding applications. They outline the design of a lock-free queue using a linked list and compare-and-swap (CAS) operations, but note that this approach has several ...

AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying

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VLC for Unity now supported on Linux

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The website uses Anubis to protect against aggressive AI scraping, which adds a Proof-of-Work load to make scraping more expensive. Users with plugins like JShelter need to disable them for this domain to access resources.

Towards a Theory of Bugs: The Ruliology of the Unexpected

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The author explores the concept of bugs in software and their ubiquity, discussing how even simple programs can exhibit computational irreducibility and unpredictability, making it difficult to guarantee bug-free behavior. The author uses examples from Turing machines and cellular automata to illustrate the challenges of predicting program behavior and the importance of computational ...

First Robotic Satellite Servicer Launched

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Show HN: Physically accurate black hole you can put in your room

this is a simplified viz · for science-grade rendering → Synchray.jl

The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar

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Carl Brown invented a 10-string "harp-guitar" in 1896, which was later manufactured by the Gordon and Wurlitzer companies, and Rene Grunewald's firm also produced a similar instrument. The 10-string harp-guitar was marketed as a practical and useful instrument for beginners, with a tone resembling a mandolin and guitar, and was considered a radical improvement over the standard guitar.

Modern email can be built from borrowed parts

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The user proposes a new mail system called HMTP (Hypertext Mail Transfer Protocol) that uses HTTP and replaces SMTP's design flaws, focusing on discovery, verification, delivery, and encryption over HTTP. HMTP uses standardized technologies like WebFinger, ActivityPub, Webmention, Ed25519, and HPKE to provide a secure, decentralized, and scalable mail system with features like first-contact ...
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Mojang updated Minecraft Java Edition system requirements to 8GB minimum and 16GB recommended system memory. The recommended GPU tier starts with GeForce RTX 2060, Radeon RX 5600 XT or Intel Arc A580 for 1080p at 60 FPS.

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DIY Home Solar System for under $5000

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Learn How To Build An Affordable Diy Solar Battery Backup System For Your Home. Step-by-step Guide To Achieve Energy Independence With A 20kwh System.

The Proof Machine (2016)

The Incredible Proof Machine is a visual tool for creating proofs in various logics, allowing users to drag and drop blocks and connect them properly to achieve a complete proof. It is free software with plans to save progress on a server in a future version, allowing users to contribute to its development.

Scriptc by Vercel: TypeScript-to-Native compiler, no JavaScript engine in binary

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scriptc compiles ordinary TypeScript into small, fast native executables without Node or JavaScript engine, allowing for type-checked and statically compiled code with native performance. The tool supports a wide range of TypeScript features, including generics, async/await, and classes, and provides differential testing and memory-safety checks to ensure correctness and security.

AI companies are shredding rare books

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AI companies are buying rare books, scanning them, and shredding the originals to train AI, with some companies offering non-disclosure agreements to keep this practice secret. A federal judge ruled this practice is fair use, allowing it to accelerate despite concerns over the irreversible destruction of rare books.

Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS

Decker is a multimedia platform for creating interactive documents with sound, images, and scripted behavior, available for web browsers and various operating systems. It features a simple and intuitive interface, a scripting language named Lil, and supports sharing and collaboration through web pages and source control tools.
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A US federal case is raising questions about GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused mobile operating system, after prosecutors accused its user of destroying evidence. The case centers on whether the operating system's features, designed to protect user privacy, can be considered a crime.

Google Chrome Arrives on ARM64 Linux, Widevine DRM Included

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Google Chrome is now available for Arm64 Linux devices, including Raspberry Pi, through a native Arm64 build that can be installed from the official Linux repos. The build includes Google account sync and Widevine DRM playback, but is limited to software-based DRM on Linux, capping video streams at 720p or 1080p.

We have proof automation now

The user discusses the benefits and challenges of dependently-typed languages like Lean, which can encode and enforce complex invariants, but require significant proof effort. They explore the potential of combining Lean with large language models (LLMs) to automate proof generation and make dependent types more practical for quotidian software engineering.

Introduction to Data-Oriented Design [pdf]