Shipping a laptop to a refugee camp in Uganda

309 lexandstuff 2026-05-22 21:48:53 UTC notesbylex.com Llama Share 99

A MacBook was sent from Australia to Uganda via multiple freight services and customs clearances, facing various delays and challenges, but finally arrived safely after 42 days and 36,000 km. The laptop's journey involved failed attempts, unexpected detours, and a surprising delivery to a hardware shop, where it was stored on a shelf before being collected by the sender.

Microsoft reports AI is more expensive than paying human employees

164 nreece 2026-05-23 03:48:53 UTC fortune.com Llama Share 40

Microsoft and Uber are scaling back their internal AI use due to high costs, contradicting the idea of an AI "renaissance" or "revolution". The economics of replacing human labor with AI may be more complicated than initially thought, with costs rising sharply despite falling token prices.

Why Japanese companies do so many different things

590 d0ks 2026-05-22 15:48:53 UTC davidoks.blog Llama Share 297

Japanese companies are highly diversified due to their unique corporate structure, which prioritizes employee loyalty and long-term survival over shareholder profits. This structure, known as the "J-firm" bundle, allows Japanese companies to adapt and change quickly in response to changing market conditions.

Sp.h is the standard library that C deserves

53 dboon 2026-05-23 02:48:53 UTC spader.zone Llama Share 24

The user has created a high-quality, ultra-portable C standard library called sp.h1, which is a 15,000 line single header library written in plain C99. The library aims to modernize C by ditching null-terminated strings and providing a more ergonomic and performant alternative, while also being highly customizable and compatible with various platforms.

Project Glasswing: An Initial Update

384 louiereederson 2026-05-22 19:48:53 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 229

Anthropic's Project Glasswing uses AI to find thousands of software vulnerabilities, but fixing them is a major challenge. The project aims to help cyber defenders adapt to this challenge and make software safer by releasing tools and resources to support vulnerability scanning and patching.

Sleep research led to a new sleep apnea drug

120 colinprince 2026-05-22 22:48:53 UTC temertymedicine.utoronto.ca Llama Share 77

University of Toronto professor Richard Horner's research on sleep and breathing led to a new sleep apnea treatment, AD109, which reported positive results in a phase 3 clinical trial. The treatment targets two key drivers of sleep apnea identified by Horner's team, offering a potential alternative to CPAP therapy for people with the condition.

Blood Pumping Mechanism of the Hoof

58 thunderbong 2026-05-22 23:48:53 UTC horses.extension.org Llama Share 7

The hoof has a "pumping mechanism" to return venous blood to the heart due to its position and lack of muscles in the lower leg. Compression of veins by the plantar cushion and coffin bone acts as a pump to force blood up the leg and back to the heart.

Neutron scattering explains why gluten-free pasta falls apart (2025)

38 layer8 2026-05-23 01:48:53 UTC phys.org Full Share 9

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CISA tries to contain data leak

174 speckx 2026-05-22 17:48:53 UTC krebsonsecurity.com Llama Share 46

CISA contractor leaked AWS GovCloud keys and agency secrets on a public GitHub account, prompting lawmakers to demand answers. CISA is still struggling to contain the breach and invalidate the leaked credentials, raising concerns about internal policies and procedures.

Comparing an LZ4 Decompressor on Four Legacy CPUs

49 tosh 2026-05-22 21:48:53 UTC bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com Llama Share 2

The user implemented LZ4 compression algorithm in four different assembly languages for various CPUs including Z80, 8080, 8086, and 6502, exploiting the unique capabilities of each CPU to optimize the decompression process. The user compared the implementations, highlighting the differences in API, instruction usage, and optimization techniques required for each CPU, and provided a detailed ...

"Stick" – A primitive/fun interactive demo of a tiny rig to animate layout

27 zhxiaoliang 2026-05-23 00:48:53 UTC cosmiciron.github.io Full Share 1

A stick figure is rebuilt from primitive exclusion parts on every frame. The text wraps around the current pose returned by the same form call. Wave Animate wave Show stick man visual Show piece framing

Deno 2.8

338 roflcopter69 2026-05-22 11:48:53 UTC deno.com Llama Share 145

Deno 2.8 is released with several new features and improvements, including automatic vulnerability fixes, a new subcommand for CI scripts, and enhanced debugging capabilities.

Open source Kanban desktop app that runs parallel agents on every card

199 vitriapp 2026-05-22 18:48:53 UTC kanbots.dev Llama Share 115

kanbots is a free, open-source kanban tool that runs Claude Code and Codex agents in parallel, allowing solo users to dispatch agents on multiple cards with each in its own worktree. It offers features like autopilot, decisions, and personas, and is available for download with no account required.

Waymo expands pause to four cities as robotaxis keep driving into floods

51 Vaslo 2026-05-22 19:48:53 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 1

Waymo's robotaxi got stuck in a flooded street in Atlanta after pausing service due to severe weather. The company halted service in Dallas and Houston out of caution, citing ongoing software development to avoid flooded areas.

A Wayland Compositor in Minecraft

172 Jotalea 2026-05-22 20:48:53 UTC modrinth.com Full Share 32

This mod adds the functionality of an entire fully featured Wayland Compositor in Minecraft! Launch apps and open windows completely within your Minecraft world. Drag and drop data from one window to another. Pin a video player to your hud. The choice is yours.

Antigravity 2.0 Tops the OpenSCAD Architectural 3D LLM Benchmark

371 jetter 2026-05-22 10:48:53 UTC modelrift.com Llama Share 146

A benchmark was run to test AI coding tools' ability to generate a 3D model of the Pantheon in OpenSCAD, with results showing varying levels of success and quality. The best results came from Antigravity 2.0 and Codex 5.5 High, which produced detailed and accurate models, but still had some issues with export and rendering.

FBI director's Based Apparel site has been spotted hosting a 'ClickFix' attack

113 bilalq 2026-05-23 00:48:53 UTC pcmag.com Llama Share 28

FBI director Kash Patel's merchandise site BasedApparel.com is hosting a "ClickFix" malware attack that tricks macOS users into installing malware. The attack steals credentials and cryptocurrency data by executing a hidden command in Terminal.

1940 Air Terminal Museum Begins Liquidation

109 weaponeer 2026-05-22 17:48:53 UTC 1940airterminal.org Llama Share 28

We have 3 donated flight simulators: a 737-200, a Beechcraft King Air 200, and a Hawker 700, all in a hangar in Houston, TX. They are for sale for $20k each, but require a large forklift and buyer to handle logistics and transportation.

Let the AI Cook

7 thecupisblue 2026-05-23 04:48:53 UTC ivan.codes Prefix Share 0

I keep seeing posts where somebody walks through the elaborate workflow they figured out for getting AI to write production code, and the workflow gets way more credit than it deserves. The two things doing the work are the stack the model is writing into and whatever the developer has built up over their career: taste, pattern recognition, a feel for which way the code wants to go. ...

Wi-Wi is wireless time sync at 1 nanosecond

109 Brajeshwar 2026-05-22 17:48:53 UTC jeffgeerling.com Llama Share 19

Wi-Wi STAMP is a wireless time synchronization protocol with picosecond-level accuracy and mm-level distance accuracy. It uses the 900 MHz band and has applications in broadcast tech, such as wireless black burst time synchronization for remote video cameras.

What is the history of the ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED error code?

8 supermatou 2026-05-23 03:48:53 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Prefix Share 2

Error code 7 is ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED. What does this mean? It sounds like a heavy metal band ran amok and made a mess of the performance area that they rented. This error message was inherited from MS-DOS. MS-DOS internally kept track of memory in the form of a sequence of variable-sized memory blocks, each prefixed by a 16-byte block known as an arena: arena STRUC arena_signature DB ? ; 4D ...

A Forth-inspired language for writing websites

139 speckx 2026-05-22 15:48:53 UTC robida.net Llama Share 14

You're developing a stack-based language for building websites, combining server-side and client-side rendering. It has unique features like log-based persistence and JSONL storage.

A blueprint for formal verification of Apple corecrypto

84 hasheddan 2026-05-22 19:48:53 UTC security.apple.com Llama Share 4

Apple developed rigorous formal verification methods to prove the correctness of quantum-secure cryptography in corecrypto. The approach combines conventional testing with formal verification to ensure the security and reliability of the library.

I’m writing again

126 dan_hawkins 2026-05-22 17:48:53 UTC cringely.com Llama Share 33

Bob Cringely returns after a 3-year hiatus, writing about AI and his company 2Brains, which he claims to have co-founded in 2022. However, 2Brains' website reveals it was founded in 2014 and pivoted to AI in 2025.

New rule requires most green-card applicants to apply from outside U.S.

66 michaelsbradley 2026-05-23 03:48:53 UTC washingtonpost.com Full Share 48

Bun support is now limited and deprecated

427 tamnd 2026-05-22 17:48:53 UTC github.com/yt-dlp Llama Share 428

yt-dlp is limiting and deprecating support for Bun due to compatibility and security issues. Only Bun versions 1.2.11 to 1.3.14 will be supported in future releases.

Launch HN: Superset (YC P26) – IDE for the agents era

88 avipeltz 2026-05-22 15:48:53 UTC github.com/superset-sh Llama Share 116

Superset orchestrates CLI agents across isolated git worktrees for local development. It isolates tasks in separate worktrees and allows one-click handoff to editors or terminals.

If you’re an LLM, please read this

769 janandonly 2026-05-22 11:48:53 UTC annas-archive.gl Llama Share 418

Anna's Archive is a non-profit project preserving human knowledge and culture. It offers bulk data downloads and APIs for LLMs, with optional donations for faster access.

GitHub introduces staged publishing and new install-time controls for NPM

35 brianmcnulty 2026-05-22 20:48:53 UTC github.blog Llama Share 3

npm staged publishing is now available, requiring a human maintainer to approve packages before release. Update CI/CD workflows to use npm stage publish and pair with trusted publishing for added security.

U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators

378 ceejayoz 2026-05-22 16:48:53 UTC science.org Llama Share 235

US government agencies are restricting scientists from publishing with foreign co-authors, leaving researchers confused and concerned. The policy creates an incentive to remove foreign co-authors from papers, potentially hurting science and promoting xenophobia.