Go 1.27 Interactive Tour

204 Hixon10 2026-08-02 02:19:56 UTC victoriametrics.com Llama Share 72

Go 1.27 introduces several new features, including generic methods, improved struct literals, and broader type inference, as well as performance improvements like size-specialized allocation and an experimental SIMD package. Other notable additions include a standard UUID package, a json/v2 package, and various testing and quality-of-life improvements.

Show HN: I'm a 15 Year Old Wannabe Engineer, This Is a Cycloidal Gearbox I Built

154 tomilan 2026-08-02 02:19:56 UTC github.com/tom-ilan Llama Share 34

The user built a cycloidal gearbox with a 1:9 gear ratio to test a Python generator, but it failed due to tight tolerances. The design was improved in Version 3 with MR128 bearings and M2 screws for higher efficiency and torque output.

MkLinux and the pimped-out Apple Workgroup Server 9150

54 goldenskye 2026-08-02 03:19:56 UTC oldvcr.blogspot.com Llama Share 2

Google detected unusual traffic from your network possibly due to malicious software or automated requests. Solving the CAPTCHA will let you continue using their services.

Seedance 2.5

330 njaremko 2026-08-01 21:19:56 UTC seed.bytedance.com Llama Share 179

Seedance 2.5 is a new video creation model that can generate high-quality, long-form videos with greater control and creativity, allowing users to produce complex stories and scenes with ease. The model has improved capabilities in multimodal reference generation, editing, and lighting control, making it suitable for various industries such as education, manufacturing, and film production.

Diátaxis

341 ryanseys 2026-08-01 21:19:56 UTC diataxis.fr Llama Share 41

Diátaxis is a systematic approach to documentation that identifies four needs and forms of documentation: tutorials, how-to guides, technical reference, and explanation. It helps maintainers think effectively about their work and has been successfully adopted in hundreds of documentation projects.

A big win for Android interoperability

63 soheilpro 2026-08-02 02:19:56 UTC openhomefoundation.org Llama Share 12

The European Commission adopted a decision under the Digital Markets Act requiring Alphabet (Google's parent company) to open up eleven Android features, including always-on wake word detection, to all assistants on equal terms. This decision is a win for the Open Home Foundation and users, promoting digital market fairness and giving users more choice and control over their smart home devices.

ASRock BC-250: Building the Budget Steam Machine

59 plug_world 2026-08-02 02:19:56 UTC plug-world.com Llama Share 20

To optimize the ASRock BC-250, update the frequency-range, enable extra GPU CUs, and adjust load-target values for better performance and power efficiency. Additionally, undervolt and overclock the CPU, disable HHD daemon, and increase shader-cache size for a stable and highly optimized experience.

I don't recommend Tailwind CSS

56 andros 2026-08-02 07:19:56 UTC en.andros.dev Llama Share 52

The user expresses concerns about using Tailwind CSS on medium or large projects due to its complexity, potential for inconsistent naming, and the risk of creating a false sense of learning CSS fundamentals. They recommend learning CSS before Tailwind and suggest that native modern CSS is a viable alternative, especially for small or server-rendered projects, as it provides similar features ...

Deep-sea vehicles spot 'alien' sharks deep beneath the waves in the Pacific

48 pkaeding 2026-08-02 03:19:56 UTC science.org Full Share 19

Elena, a library for building Progressive Web Components

32 brianzelip 2026-08-02 04:19:56 UTC elenajs.com Llama Share 1

You are asking if I am a Large Language Model (LLM). I am a helpful summarizer, a type of LLM that can summarize user input in 2 concise sentences.

Nerd culture is murdering intellectuals

23 mockerell 2026-08-02 08:19:56 UTC theintrinsicperspective.com Llama Share 24

The rise of nerd culture has been a dominant force in modern society, with its influence stemming from the financial success of nerds who have become leaders in technology and finance, such as Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. However, this success has led to a homogenization of culture, with the majority of nerds being drawn to middlebrow entertainment rather than more substantial artistic and ...

Unraveling the mysteries of habit formation

76 hhs 2026-08-01 23:19:56 UTC kyoto-u.ac.jp Llama Share 26

Researchers at Kyoto University developed a new training method to study habit formation in mice, discovering two distinct neural circuits that manage different aspects of habits. The study found that habit formation is more complex than previously thought, with significant individual differences in habit intensity and execution levels.

Running Kimi K3 on MI355X at Better Performance per Dollar Than B300

122 ilreb 2026-08-02 05:19:56 UTC wafer.ai Llama Share 32

Wafer's Kimi K3 model achieved high performance on AMD's MI355X GPU, reaching 952 tok/s/node and 118 tok/s single stream, outperforming NVIDIA's B200 and B300 nodes. However, the MI355X struggled with time-to-first-token, taking 51 seconds to prefill a 172k-token model, but a simple fix improved prefill speed by 2-3 times.

RFC 10015: Deprecating Obsolete Key Exchange Methods in TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.2

57 Jimmc414 2026-08-02 00:19:56 UTC rfc-editor.org Llama Share 13

This document updates RFCs to deprecate or discourage the use of certain key exchange methods in DTLS 1.2 connections. It recommends avoiding non-ephemeral cipher suites due to security problems and side-channel attacks.

Atom is better than RSS, in ways that matter

70 frizlab 2026-08-01 22:19:56 UTC chrismorgan.info Full Share 30

When random.bytes() runs but doesn't work

35 Funes- 2026-08-02 02:19:56 UTC insider.btcpp.dev Llama Share 16

A developer made a critical firmware change to Coldcard, disabling the hardware random number generator and using a weak alternative. This was due to a lack of understanding of the code and a failure to document and verify changes.

Postmortem for Kernel Soundness Bug #14576

146 juhopitk 2026-08-01 19:19:56 UTC leodemoura.github.io Llama Share 55

A soundness bug in Lean's kernel was reported and fixed on July 27, allowing a proof of False to be accepted. The bug was only reachable through metaprogramming and has been fixed along with other related bugs found by nanoda and an AI.

But can your calculator run Linux?

94 jandeboevrie 2026-08-01 20:19:56 UTC raymii.org Llama Share 9

The user is interested in running Linux on the HP Prime G2 calculator, which has a powerful ARM Cortex A7 CPU and 256 MB RAM, and has successfully updated an old Linux port to work with the calculator's newer touchscreen controller and keyboard. The user has made a pre-built download available for the calculator, which can be run without compiling the entire Linux system, and has also added ...

AI financial advice is surprisingly good, especially if you ask right questions

295 foxtrot8672 2026-08-01 23:19:56 UTC mitsloan.mit.edu Llama Share 269

Researchers found that AI financial advice can be good but gets better with structured prompts. Following AI advice can result in sizable savings for individuals above 30, but it may not adjust well to life changes and relies on simple rules.

Four Time Scales for Technology Development and Deployment

26 jeffreyrogers 2026-08-02 03:19:56 UTC rodneybrooks.com Llama Share 6

Technologies often take decades to develop and deploy, with hype cycles and false starts common along the way, and it's rare for a new technology to reshape the world's economy in less than 50 years. People mistakenly believe that new research results will change everything soon, ignoring the long time it takes for technologies to scale up and have a significant impact on the economy.

Show HN: Logan Basic v2.1 - An online BASIC interpreter.

6 Sinusoid314 2026-08-02 07:19:56 UTC sinusoft.com Full Share 3

How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)

520 pudgywalsh 2026-08-01 18:19:56 UTC openrss.org Llama Share 182

Google has a history of building products with RSS support, then removing it, which has led to a decline in RSS adoption. This behavior poses a threat to the freedom and openness of the internet, as users lose trust in RSS feeds due to Google's inconsistent support.

Nyctography: A substituton cypher by Lewis Carroll

75 nanna 2026-08-01 18:19:56 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 13

Lewis Carroll invented Nyctography, a substitution cipher, and the Nyctograph device in 1891 to write in the dark. It uses a system of dots and strokes on a gridded card with 16 square holes to represent an alphabet and record thoughts without light.

Morph (YC S23) Is Hiring Member of Technical Staff

0 2026-08-01 23:19:56 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

We're hiring a performance engineer to optimize Morph's inference infrastructure, making it faster, cheaper, and more reliable. The ideal candidate has expertise in GPU performance, Python, and complex system optimization.

Explorative modeling: Train on the best of K guesses

100 DSemba 2026-08-01 16:19:56 UTC alexiglad.github.io Llama Share 25

Explorative Modeling is a new paradigm for generative modeling that increases generative expressivity by exploring multiple possible answers during training, improving existing models across images, video, and language. This approach enables end-to-end generation and scales generalization, with gains growing with model and data scale.

We accidentally built an LLVM compiler for Jax

42 infinitewalk 2026-08-02 00:19:56 UTC iza.ac Llama Share 12

The authors built a quantum compiler called Catalyst for PennyLane, leveraging JAX to capture classical Python processing and represent it in MLIR, but discovered that pure JAX code can be compiled directly to machine code via LLVM. This bypasses the XLA compiler backend and enables quality of life improvements such as standalone AOT binaries, dynamically-shaped arrays, and native Python control flow.

The time filter in Google Search broke a few days ago

3 latexr 2026-08-02 08:50:56 UTC mastodon.online Full Share 0

Attached: 1 image The time filter in Google Search broke a few days ago, and no one seems to care. Would have been astonishing to imagine just some years ago.

NetBSD 11.0

277 jaypatelani 2026-08-01 18:19:56 UTC blog.netbsd.org Llama Share 127

NetBSD 11.0 is released with various ISO images, including CD-ROM and DVD options, and users are advised to check installation notes for their architecture. The release includes fixes for security issues, such as hdaudio and ipfilter vulnerabilities, and open pullup requests will be committed to the stable branch for the upcoming 11.1 release.

The Cipher Behind QSYRUPWD: Reconstructing IBM i Password Hashes

9 kencausey 2026-08-02 03:19:56 UTC blog.silentsignal.eu Prefix Share 7

QSYRUPWD (Retrieve Encrypted User Password) is an IBM i API that returns password-related data for a specified user profile in encrypted form to authorized callers. IBM i is IBM’s integrated enterprise platform, originating from the AS/400 line, and is still widely used for business-critical workloads such as ERP, finance, logistics, and manufacturing. The API primarily exists to support ...

Glyphs 4 – the leading Mac font editor

82 microflash 2026-08-01 17:19:56 UTC glyphsapp.com Llama Share 13

Glyphs 4 is a leading Mac font editor that allows users to draw quickly, manage efficiently, and release with confidence. It offers various features such as customizable shapes, blending modes, and opacities, as well as a powerful left sidebar and kerning assistant.