I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it

349 ca98am79 2026-04-26 21:10:39 UTC ca98am79.medium.com Llama Share 196

The domain name friendster.com was bought for $7456 in an auction and later sold for $20k in Bitcoin. The new owner created a social network with unique features like phone tapping to connect friends and fading connections to encourage in-person interactions.

Fast16: High-precision software sabotage 5 years before Stuxnet

138 dd23 2026-04-26 21:10:39 UTC sentinelone.com Llama Share 42

SentinelLABS uncovered a 2005 cyber sabotage framework, fast16, targeting high-precision calculation software with a kernel driver that patches code in memory to tamper with results. The framework was designed for strategic sabotage, introducing small but systematic errors into physical-world calculations.

Self-updating screenshots

11 bjhess 2026-04-27 00:10:39 UTC interblah.net Llama Share 3

The user built an automated screenshot system for a help centre in Jelly, using Rake tasks and a headless Chrome browser. This system updates screenshots automatically when the UI changes, reducing maintenance and keeping the help centre current.

Google banks on AI edge to catch up to cloud rivals Amazon and Microsoft

40 donsupreme 2026-04-27 00:35:39 UTC ft.com Full Share 10

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Box to save memory in Rust

46 emschwartz 2026-04-26 22:10:39 UTC dystroy.org Llama Share 6

A Rust program reduced its memory footprint from 895MB to 420MB by optimizing the layout of structs and deserialization of JSON files. This was achieved by using optional fields and boxing to reduce memory usage, and verifying the results using a custom allocator.

Three constraints before I build anything

6 nervous_north 2026-04-27 00:10:39 UTC jordanlord.co.uk Prefix Share 0

These are the 3 constraints that I use before I start building anything. I'm a believer in constraints as an enabler for creativity. Constraints help us collapse the search space, and figure out innovative solutions to problems. I've been a builder for 10 years, and I've built products that went nowhere because they were either too complex or had no identity. These are the ...

Lessons from building multiplayer browsers

6 alejandrohacks 2026-04-27 00:10:39 UTC alejandro.pe Prefix Share 1

In 2022 I was looking for a very specific thing: a small team, less than ten people, before product market fit, working on something I actually cared about. I started coding early on and have always loved building and computers. I was interested in startups and in the future of personal computing. Two friends from college, Ron and Jimmy, reached out. They'd been working on this idea of a ...

Butterflies are in decline across North America, a look at the Western Monarch

116 1659447091 2026-04-26 22:10:39 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 29

Monarch butterflies are declining due to pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change, with a 99% chance of extinction by 2080. Conservationists are working to protect the species, using methods like habitat restoration and tracking monarch migrations to increase their chances of survival.

AI should elevate your thinking, not replace it

264 koshyjohn 2026-04-26 20:10:39 UTC koshyjohn.com Llama Share 219

The future of software engineering will belong to those who use AI to augment their skills, not replace them, by focusing on judgment, clarity, and original thought. Effective engineers will know what to delegate to AI and what to own, turning time savings into better thinking and avoiding the trap of shallow understanding and imitation.

Magic: The Gathering took me from N2 to Japanese fluency

79 pwim 2026-04-26 19:10:39 UTC tokyodev.com Llama Share 27

The author used Magic: The Gathering to improve Japanese fluency by forcing himself to use the language in a real-world environment. This approach helped him transition from a JLPT N2 certification to actual proficiency.

Show HN: AI memory with biological decay (52% recall)

53 SachitRafa 2026-04-26 21:10:39 UTC github.com/sachitrafa Llama Share 27

YourMemory is a persistent memory layer for AI agents that uses the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve to simulate human memory. It supports multiple agents with isolated memories and controlled access to shared context.

SWE-bench Verified no longer measures frontier coding capabilities

241 kmdupree 2026-04-26 14:10:39 UTC openai.com Llama Share 137

SWE-bench Verified, a benchmark for autonomous software engineering, has contamination issues due to publicly available data and flawed test cases, making it unsuitable for measuring model progress. A new benchmark, SWE-bench Pro, is recommended for reporting results due to lower contamination risk and more robust test cases.

Running Bare-Metal Rust Alongside ESP-IDF on the ESP32-S3's Second Core

27 MrBuddyCasino 2026-04-26 21:10:39 UTC tingouw.com Llama Share 4

The user implemented a dual-core system on the ESP32-S3, where ESP-IDF manages Wi-Fi and BLE on Core 0 and bare-metal Rust code runs on Core 1 with zero scheduler interference. The system uses atomics for shared memory access and allows for updating the Rust binary independently of the ESP-IDF firmware.

Sawe becomes first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race

236 berkeleyjunk 2026-04-26 21:10:39 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 193

Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race, crossing the line in 1:59:30. Tigst Assefa also broke her own women's world record in a women-only field, finishing in 2:15:41.

The fastest Linux timestamps

7 hmpc 2026-04-27 00:10:39 UTC hmpcabral.com Prefix Share 0

TL;DR: We can speed up timestamps on x86 Linux by 30% and maintain the same precision as the standard system clock by implementing our own timers without relying on vDSO. Almost nobody should do this. One of my pet projects at my last job was to introduce distributed tracing to a low-latency pipeline (think 1–10 microseconds per stage) using OpenTelemetry. As part of this effort I spent a ...

Quirks of Human Anatomy

86 gurjeet 2026-04-26 13:10:39 UTC sdbonline.org Llama Share 55

The human body has many quirks and flaws, such as a blind spot in the eye, a narrow birth canal, and a vulnerable nervous system, which are a result of evolutionary compromises and mistakes. Despite these flaws, humans and other animals have developed remarkable adaptations and solutions to overcome them, such as the development of the brain and the ability to process visual information.

XOXO Festival Archive

40 surprisetalk 2026-04-26 20:10:39 UTC xoxofest.com Full Share 7

From 2012 to 2024, XOXO brought together writers, designers, filmmakers, musicians, game developers, coders, cartoonists, and more to share their stories and struggles of living and working online.

Clay PCB Tutorial

193 j0r0b0 2026-04-26 16:10:39 UTC feministhackerspaces.cargo.site Llama Share 120

Researchers at Mz* Baltazar's Lab developed a method to create PCBs from natural clay, using a 3D printed stamp and a low-energy firing process. The project aims to create sustainable and locally sourced hardware, reducing the reliance on conflict minerals and promoting fair trade practices.

The Visible Zorker: Zork 1

97 PLenz 2026-04-26 17:10:39 UTC eblong.com Full Share 15

A software exhibit that allows you to explore Zork and also Zork's source code at the same time.

When the cheap one is the cool one

6 ddrmaxgt37 2026-04-27 00:15:39 UTC arun.is Prefix Share 1

Sometimes the cheapest product is actually the coolest in the lineup. But that rarely happens by accident. I saw this firsthand at the Apple Park Visitor Center, waiting to buy a new MacBook Air. I was told by the staff that I would have to wait a bit while they helped a few other customers. I watched as they enthusiastically purchased the MacBook Neo. When it came my turn, I got to chatting ...

MoQ Boy

33 mmcclure 2026-04-26 21:10:39 UTC moq.dev Llama Share 3

The user created a homebrew Twitch Plays Pokemon emulator using MoQ, a cloud-based streaming platform, to save bandwidth and CPU. The emulator uses MoQ's discovery mechanism to find available games and players, demonstrating how to use MoQ for robots and other applications.

Chernobyl Wildlife Forty Years On

36 reconnecting 2026-04-26 20:10:39 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 0

A scientist, Pablo Burraco, discovered a dark-colored tree frog in Chernobyl's exclusion zone, sparking a question about radiation's impact on local wildlife. Research suggests some species may have adapted to radiation, but the evidence is still debated among scientists.

Show HN: Startup Equity Adventure Game

13 iliabara 2026-04-26 23:10:39 UTC options-game-polymathrobotics.pythonanywhere.com Full Share 6

Learn how startup equity really works — from founding to IPO. An interactive 9-stage journey through SAFEs, option pools, dilution, vesting, and exits.

An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below

431 jeremyccrane 2026-04-26 17:10:39 UTC twitter.com/lifeof_jer Full Share 590

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The QEII garden – built from its own ruins – opens in Regent's Park

5 zeristor 2026-04-27 00:10:39 UTC ianvisits.co.uk Prefix Share 1

A 2-acre plot of land in the middle of Regent’s Park, once covered in concrete, glass and steel, has been turned into a new wildlife-friendly garden — by reusing the concrete. The plot of land was the park’s former nursery, but when they moved the work to the Hyde Park nursery, it left behind a semi-industrial landscape of concrete paving and old greenhouses. Normally, restoring a brownfield ...

The Last of the Lost Generation

9 benbreen 2026-04-26 22:10:39 UTC porticoquarterly.com Prefix Share 2

Malcolm Cowley was one of the most important literary critics and editors of the twentieth century. In a dozen books and over a thousand articles, he helped shape the canon of modern American literature. As an editor, he rescued William Faulkner from obscurity, revised the reputation of Walt Whitman, discovered John Cheever and Ken Kesey, and published Jack Kerouac’s On the Road when no one ...

Voice Modems

4 K7PJP 2026-04-27 00:10:39 UTC computer.rip Prefix Share 0

If you've done much with modern cellphones, you've probably noticed just how odd the architecture can be around audio. Specifically, I mean call audio: modern smartphones have made call audio less of a special case (mostly by just becoming more complicated in general), but in older phones you would often find arrangements where the cellular modem 1 had direct analog audio to the ...

Statecharts: hierarchical state machines

274 sph 2026-04-26 10:10:39 UTC statecharts.dev Llama Share 79

A statechart is a visual formalism for complex systems that solves state explosion problems in state machines. It's a great communicator and can be used as an exploratory tool for non-developers and QA.

Show HN: Free textbook on engineering thermodynamics

97 2DcAf 2026-04-26 16:10:39 UTC thermodynamicsbook.com Llama Share 28

This textbook provides a clear introduction to thermodynamics for university students and engineers, covering key concepts with examples and problems. It also includes historical explorations to connect ideas to their origins and impact.

The Hottest Phone for Kids Right Now Is a $100 Landline

9 Amorymeltzer 2026-04-27 00:29:39 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 1

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