Hy4 preview

177 shenli3514 2026-08-29 20:01:59 UTC tencent.com Llama Share 115

Tencent has released Hy4 preview, a next-generation large language model with outstanding performance on real-world productivity tasks. The model is available as an open-source model and can be accessed globally through various Tencent products, offering cost efficiency and continuous improvement.

Bug Blindness

7 davidmckenna 2026-08-30 00:22:59 UTC danluu.com Full Share 1

Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

328 zackb 2026-08-29 15:01:59 UTC zackbartel.com Llama Share 133

The author transitioned to Linux and found Continuity features from macOS lacking, particularly OTP code autofill. Tether aims to replicate these features on Linux, initially focusing on clipboard sync before expanding to other areas.

Highest-ever ocean temperature measured as powerful El Niño forms

59 measurablefunc 2026-08-30 00:01:59 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 24

Scientists recorded the world's highest ocean temperature of 70 degrees due to climate change and El Niño in the Pacific. This heat increase poses risks to marine ecosystems and coastal communities, contributing to sea level rise and extreme weather events.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

115 JumpCrisscross 2026-08-29 16:01:59 UTC science.nasa.gov Llama Share 56

Roman space telescope launches on August 30, 2026 at 07:26 am EDT on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory was built by technicians after NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope project.

Calibrate Before You Accelerate: Bias Toward Action in a New Role

103 tuckerwales 2026-08-29 18:01:59 UTC tucker.wales Llama Share 41

The author advises against rushing to prove oneself in a new job, instead focusing on building context and understanding the "why" behind processes. By doing so, one can make more informed decisions and take targeted action that drives meaningful change.

SQLite as a Document Database (2020)

168 lioeters 2026-08-29 14:01:59 UTC dgl.cx Llama Share 44

SQLite has a new feature called generated columns, allowing JSON data to be inserted and indexed like a document database. This enables treating SQLite as an embedded document database for lightweight applications.

Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras

49 DeepLogin 2026-08-30 00:01:59 UTC texastribune.org Llama Share 12

The Texas Tribune's analysis found that the state agency, Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, has spent $30 million of a $81 million fee increase on Flock surveillance cameras. The cameras are used to track vehicles and have been linked to missing persons cases but also raise concerns about privacy rights.

Domain-Driven Agents

45 AlarQ 2026-08-29 20:01:59 UTC coldtake.dev Llama Share 6

The author uses LLMs in legacy codebases to improve productivity, but notes that the quality of work drops due to system complexity and missing meaning. He proposes a two-layer approach: strategic work (deciding what changes are needed) and tactical work (carrying those decisions into code).

Functional State Machines in Rust: Typestate and Newtype Patterns

42 matt_d 2026-08-29 20:01:59 UTC dl.acm.org Full Share 6

Is it safe to call print in a Python signal handler?

8 hellerve 2026-08-29 23:01:59 UTC iafisher.com LocalLLM Share 0

Python's signal handlers can be reentered, potentially causing crashes if non-trivial operations like print are used. However, this requires extreme conditions and is not a practical concern for most real-world applications.

Defrag98: Windows 98 Disk Defragmenter Simulator Online

81 throw0101a 2026-08-29 23:01:59 UTC defrag98.com Full Share 41

Watch a disk defragment online, free. A browser-based Windows 98 Disk Defragmenter simulator with real HDD sounds and 4 drives. No install, works offline.

Good Culture Is the Biggest Productivity Hack, Not AI

242 gpi 2026-08-29 18:01:59 UTC newsletter.eng-leadership.com Llama Share 56

The author emphasizes that a great culture is more important than AI tools for increasing productivity, as it affects how people work together and communicate. A good culture can amplify the benefits of AI, but bad culture can hinder its effectiveness.

Glacier Mice

252 ostacke 2026-08-29 08:01:59 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 49

Glacier mice are colonies of mosses and other organisms found on glaciers, with movement patterns that appear to be herd-like behavior. They can persist for six years or longer, creating a suitable ecosystem for microorganisms on the glacier surface.

DHS is using obscure law to snoop on journalists, non-profits, unions

287 firefax 2026-08-29 19:01:59 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 43

The Trump administration has used a customs law to obtain private information on journalists, non-profits and unions without judicial oversight. The government obtained phone records for a Minneapolis journalist and sought YouTube account information from several individuals, raising concerns over the power of the executive branch.

EVE Online moves to Python 3

299 TylerJaacks 2026-08-29 05:01:59 UTC eveonline.com Llama Share 155

EVE Online is transitioning from Python 2 to Python 3, aiming for a completely unnoticeable change. The first stage of the migration has been deployed on Tranquility, with further updates and testing planned in the coming months.

Samsung's Processing-in-Memory (PIM)

244 ingve 2026-08-29 07:01:59 UTC chipsandcheese.com Llama Share 92

Samsung's LPDDR5X-PIM technology enables in-memory compute by implementing MAC units within LPDDR5X chips, allowing for high-bandwidth processing. This approach can achieve significant performance gains compared to standard LPDDR5X, but poses challenges for software due to mode switching and cache coherency issues.

Indirect Calling of Nested Functions on GCC Without Executable Stack

66 uecker 2026-08-29 15:01:59 UTC uecker.codeberg.page Llama Share 42

The user discussed a hack to support older versions of GCC by using trampolines and the __builtin_call_with_static_chain built-in function. This allows calling nested functions without requiring an executable stack, addressing security concerns.

I co-founded Burning Man. The festival has lost its soul

74 lisper 2026-08-30 00:01:59 UTC sfstandard.com Llama Share 46

The author, a co-founder of Burning Man, reflects on the festival's evolution from an anarchist collaboration to a commercialized event. The original Burning Man was characterized by its DIY ethos and lack of structure or hierarchy.

Trees for a Changing Climate and Resilient Urban Forest (2022)

30 mooreds 2026-08-29 17:01:59 UTC coolboulder.org Llama Share 5

To prepare for climate change, Colorado should increase tree diversity and focus on drought-tolerant, heat-resistant species like Arizona Cypress, Caddo Maples and hardy hybrid chokecherry.

Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript

97 andrewww-dev 2026-08-29 13:01:59 UTC typebase.io Llama Share 24

A tool called Typebase-io-cli helps create a fully typed server with database schema, actions, and auth in a single folder, allowing for explicit authorization and backend functions that live in code. It enables developers to deploy their server on various platforms without owning any servers.

Sleepwalker: Passive Backdoor with Its Own Command Language

53 defrost 2026-08-29 16:01:59 UTC r136a1.dev Llama Share 8

SLEEPWALKER is a passive backdoor that activates when the host process carries the name ERAAgent.exe, and it never contacts a fixed C2 address. It uses six transports including DNS triggering, VMCI, ICMP, named pipes and TCP/UDP connections to deliver commands over the network. The malware has 23 instructions covering scheduling, staged file delivery with SHA-256 verification and in-memory execution.

Boot a Virtual iPhone via Apple's Virtualization.framework

379 hentrep 2026-08-29 01:01:59 UTC github.com/lakr233 Llama Share 103

This tool creates a virtualized iOS environment for testing and development, allowing users to download, patch, and restore iOS images. It also provides features like automatic provisioning, E2E testing capabilities and host control through a socket.

Recovering Corrupt Zip Files

31 AshleysBrain 2026-08-29 19:01:59 UTC construct.net Full Share 8

Creating the Aetheryte Radio

67 wonger_ 2026-08-29 13:01:59 UTC haz.ee Llama Share 13

The author, an engineer, created a seamless ambiance experience from a 7-minute video by extracting the audio assets and using the Web Audio API to recreate them. They used plugins like SoundFilter to identify the desired asset and then processed it with JavaScript code.

Quantifying Colour

65 vismit2000 2026-08-29 16:01:59 UTC ekunazanu.foo Llama Share 7

Colours can be precisely quantified using numbers, with the LMS colour space representing all perceivable colours. However, this is not the standard way to describe colours, and instead RGB values are commonly used. The CIE XYZ colour space uses standardized primaries that are imaginary and do not correspond to physical quantities. Chromaticity spaces like xy chromaticity provide a convenient ...

The Finn – an agent that lives in my router and complains about it

16 YuriiKovalov 2026-08-29 22:01:59 UTC github.com/yurikovalov22 Llama Share 5

A small, grumpy agent lives inside a router and only knows what it can see. It's a chatbot that comments on the hallway it watches, but doesn't help with tasks or provide information beyond its observations.

The Wandering Yamamura Theater Troupe

7 jjgreen 2026-08-29 22:01:59 UTC cinemasojourns.com LocalLLM Share 0

Shohei Imamura's *Stolen Desire* explores a traveling theater troupe's itinerant life, blending comedy and social commentary. It showcases Imamura's early fascination with marginalized characters and vibrant, subculture-driven storytelling.

A safe MySQL upgrade that wasn't so safe

31 el1s7 2026-08-29 20:01:59 UTC blog.elis.cc Llama Share 4

Upgrading a database to end-of-life version led to unexpected issues with row IDs, causing bugs in production. The problem was caused by MySQL's handling of AUTO_INCREMENT columns during replication, which resulted in different ID assignments on the source and replica.

StemDeck, a free, open-source and local AI stem separator

205 thclpr 2026-08-29 02:01:59 UTC github.com/stemdeckapp Llama Share 58

StemDeck is a free, open-source audio stem separation tool that processes existing audio files locally on your machine. It separates up to six stems (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, other) from uploaded or pasted audio files.