Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

343 jumploops 2026-10-25 19:22:56 UTC imaginationlibrary.com Llama Share 59

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifts free books to children worldwide, promoting early childhood literacy and inspiring a love of reading. The program, launched in 1995, has expanded to five countries and aims to reach every child with access to quality books.

F-Zero X on Nintendo 3DS

16 bpierre 2026-10-25 23:27:56 UTC hypnotize.works Llama Share 2

The G-Diffuser port to Nintendo 3DS was completed in v1.0.0, featuring native-60 frame pacing and stereoscopic 3D on both Old and New 3DS consoles with the Expansion Kit. The project involved a team of subagents working over several phases, from research to release, with various milestones and challenges along the way.

Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs

110 speckx 2026-10-25 20:22:56 UTC charliegerard.dev Llama Share 31

A Chrome extension simulates overgrown plants on neglected tabs, allowing users to "slash" through vines to access them again. The extension features a neglect clock and various plant-clearing tools, making it more enjoyable to return to abandoned tabs.

What goes into making an animated film?

73 embedding-shape 2026-10-25 21:22:56 UTC disneyanimation.com Llama Share 32

Disney Animation's departments collaborate to create a film, with an average production time of 3-5 years. The studio provides education and resources, including the Walt Disney Animation Research Library and cutting-edge technology tools.

Why I Am a Programmer

110 jruohonen 2026-10-25 19:22:56 UTC alfie.wtf Llama Share 33

A student named Jonny expresses his desire to create something that will change people's perception of reality through writing demos, inspired by his childhood experiences with pirating games and exploring the digital underground.

The State of Context Engineering

59 pchristensen 2026-10-25 21:22:56 UTC dbreunig.com Llama Share 13

The speaker discussed context fails and fixes in AI, where model makers create challenges that users must overcome. They introduced various context engineering techniques to address these issues, including augmentation, loadout, quarantine, pruning, offloading and strategic forgetting.

A 10-year-old CNN outperforms frontier LLMs for skin cancer diagnosis

398 sungam 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC lynchlab.net Llama Share 190

Two AI models, a CNN and two LLMs, were tested on 200 skin lesions with varying accuracy in diagnosing benign or malignant conditions. The CNN outperformed the LLMs in most cases, especially for melanomas and actinic keratoses.

OpenAI and Anthropic cut their LLM prices by up to 80% within a few months. Why?

98 minimaxir 2026-10-25 21:22:56 UTC minimaxir.com Llama Share 122

The LLM model prices have significantly decreased over the past few months, with OpenAI cutting GPT-5.6 Luna's price by 80% and GPT-6 Sol's price by around 20%. This trend is attributed to increased competition from open-weight models like DeepSeek Flash V4.1 and Moonshot AI's Kimi K3.1 Pro, which are catching up in performance while offering lower costs.

Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again

13 laybak 2026-10-25 21:22:56 UTC getty.edu Llama Share 0

Susanne Gänsicke, a senior conservator at the Getty Museum, is leading a project to conserve the 5th-6th century CE Buddha head discovered in Turkmenistan. The team aims to restore the head using advanced techniques and technology.

I refuse to accept a censored Internet. Join Me at FOSDEM 27

372 Tomte 2026-10-25 18:22:56 UTC talkweb.eu Llama Share 183

The Digital Dissident Devroom brings together developers to build tools for digital freedom, focusing on end-to-end chain protection for those under threat. It complements other devrooms and aims to advance interoperability, shared threat models, and engineering practice in circumvention, anonymity, messaging, publishing and whistleblowing tools.

Serbia's Vucic concedes election defeat in historic win for student movement

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Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop

355 tdeck 2026-10-25 18:22:56 UTC theintercept.com Llama Share 86

The Eugene Police Department is charging $2.5 million for public records about police officer Justin Peckels, who punched a resident in the face during a traffic stop, citing it would take 44,816 hours to process the request. The city's response has been criticized as an attempt to intimidate journalists and stifle oversight of police misconduct.

Eunice is almost here

55 armcat 2026-10-25 20:22:56 UTC armincat.com Llama Share 48

William Gibson's novel Agency (2020) features an AI assistant called Eunice, who can have human-like conversations. The book predates modern AI advancements, but its depiction of a conversational AI is remarkably prescient and eerily relevant today.

Where the Romans Fought (interactive map)

39 endorphine 2026-10-25 19:22:56 UTC iosiflazaridis.github.io Llama Share 11

The Roman Wikipedia lists battles from 753-391 BCE, with over 649 entries, including sieges and named land/sea battles. The list includes information on the opposing forces, outcomes, and research estimates of Greek speakers in each battle.

Reverse engineering a Beyblade launch tracker

18 syx 2026-10-25 22:22:56 UTC blog.simone.computer Llama Share 2

The author, a fan of Beyblade X, reverse-engineered the Beybattle Pass device to understand its functionality and created a custom app that interacts with it. The app includes features like launch tracking, analysis, and even AI-powered commentary inspired by the anime DiZZi 0.1.

Amazon's "digital pacifier" for toddlers

75 jumploops 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC oligarchwatch.substack.com Llama Share 115

Amazon released new tablets for toddlers despite concerns over developmental problems and emotional dysregulation linked to screen time. The company's marketing claims do not align with studies showing increased screen time is associated with poorer learning outcomes in children.

Retired decorator's Pokémon cards sell for £1.5M

7 HelloUsername 2026-10-25 22:22:56 UTC bbc.co.uk LocalLLM Share 0

A retired decorator sold a 15-year-old Pokémon card collection for £1.56m, setting a UK record. The auction house called it the most valuable trading cards sale in their 30-year history.

We should be more ambitious with the software we build

738 ltratt 2026-10-25 00:22:56 UTC danluu.com Llama Share 683

The author discusses the potential for ambitious software projects, citing examples of successful projects like pgrust and Azul AI. They argue that with advancements in capabilities, it's now possible to build more complex and high-quality software without requiring extensive expertise or resources. The author also notes that while some people may be able to achieve impressive results with ...

Proton Flock Camera Map

30 cdrnsf 2026-10-25 23:22:56 UTC proton.me Llama Share 1

Flock cameras capture vehicle data, including plates and details like make and color, for law enforcement use. The company's system has been involved in at least 46 cases of misuse by officers.

Active incident at Dreamhost forcing password reset

105 greenchair 2026-10-25 13:22:56 UTC dreamhoststatus.com Llama Share 39

DreamHost is resetting passwords for affected email and FTP/SFTP users due to a system issue, with instructions sent via email. Account owners can set new passwords in the DreamHost control panel at panel.dreamhost.com without waiting for an email notification.

JetBrains Thinkrail

166 hmokiguess 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC github.com/jetbrains Llama Share 114

ThinkRail is an agentic IDE that learns and improves with each use, offering isolated workspaces, GitHub PR management, and a rich interface. It supports multiple languages and has a native desktop app or browser version.

Show HN: Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English

40 Gcarter08 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC huggingface.co Llama Share 22

Hurston-1 is a narrowband text-to-speech model that mimics real phone calls, offering diverse accents and natural speech patterns. It was built by Destined AI using contributions from over 250 people from the American South and across Africa.

The U.S. Power Grid

68 surprisetalk 2026-10-25 19:22:56 UTC nomagicpill.site Llama Share 19

The US power grid is a complex system that relies on various energy sources, including natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable energy. The model simulates the grid's behavior under different scenarios to demonstrate how it responds to changes in demand and supply.

VCF Southwest 2026, but Edited on Silicon Graphics for '90s TV [video]

57 zdw 2026-10-25 16:22:56 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 12

UTS #39: Unicode Security Mechanisms

31 robin_reala 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC unicode.org Llama Share 10

This document provides mechanisms to detect possible security problems in identifiers, such as URLs and email addresses, by restricting the use of certain Unicode characters. It specifies profiles for environments where security is an issue and provides a set of rules to identify visually confusable characters that could be used in spoofing attempts.

Root shell on Samsung TV

760 testing22321 2026-10-25 00:22:56 UTC twitter.com/log4j Full Share 572

i own a relatively new (2025) samsung tv. i kept getting weirdly targeted ads. i tried reversing the firmware but it was aes encrypted and no keys unless tear it apart and do uart/jtag magic. zero days it is. root shell on new samsung TVs! discovered PRIVACY HORROR. write up?

AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework

191 romanhn 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC dailycal.org Llama Share 267

Professor Richard Borcherds, a Fields medalist, no longer grades students' homework due to AI use. He believes AI will surpass human mathematicians in the near future and is uncertain about advising students on math careers.

Recreate the Apollo Guidance Computer

40 Brajeshwar 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC raspberrypi.com Llama Share 4

A maker recreated a 1:1 scale Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) using a Raspberry Pi computer and Virtual AGC emulator, allowing users to interact with the original system. The project, called Recreate Apollo, aims to educate others about the ingenuity of the AGC's design and functionality.

Focused Company Operating Principles

16 mooreds 2026-10-25 20:22:56 UTC focused.io Llama Share 3

Our company operates based on principles that guide collaboration, problem-solving, and delivering exceptional outcomes for clients. We focus on building trust and influencing positive change through technical expertise and excellent service.

A mathematician reads the AI future

45 artninja1988 2026-10-25 17:22:56 UTC theatlantic.com Full Share 68

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