The 'Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen' post is misleading

88 syllogism 2026-11-03 12:23:33 UTC honnibal.dev Llama Share 9

The author explains that the "Astra can read and write weights" post is misleading, as it doesn't actually demonstrate a single technique to analyze or modify network weights. The experiments involve different tasks and techniques, including writing code snippets to analyze or modify weights.

Astra can read and write weights to improve Qwen

2826 dbreunig 2026-11-02 19:21:33 UTC rikiyat.github.io Llama Share 856

Researchers found that frontier LLMs can read and write neural network weights, a capability known as Weight-Space Programming. This allows them to understand and improve the performance of neural networks without training or gradient information.

Nvidia – open-source auto-ontology

157 campervans 2026-11-03 07:21:33 UTC github.com/nvidia Llama Share 49

Auto Ontology is an open library that builds a context layer for agents to access and analyze data from enterprise metadata, reconciling definitions across systems. It provides a semantic catalog/ontology layer over relational sources, stored in Postgres alongside the catalog it describes.

Katamari Damacy but it's The Met collection

59 thebigship 2026-11-03 09:21:33 UTC katamari.vaguespac.es Full Share 14

Every single thing in this gallery is a real object from The Met's Open Access collection, at its real size. Start small. Coins, thimbles, netsuke. End with the Temple of Dendur. This is a project by Jay Mollica. Objects: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0).

Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996?

97 markusw 2026-11-03 08:21:33 UTC nicholas.carlini.com Llama Share 45

A computer program called Deep Blue defeated chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1996, but a modern chess engine running on the same hardware could beat him. A custom-built engine using Stockfish and adapted to run on 1996 hardware achieved an estimated Elo rating of 3300.

Toit v2.0.0

147 floitsch 2026-11-03 06:21:33 UTC toit.io Llama Share 47

Toit v2.0.0 is released after 4+ years of alpha development with over 200 releases, featuring significant improvements and stability. The new version includes a major refactor allowing peripheral APIs to accept pin numbers directly, but more features are planned for future releases.

Life with Down Syndrome

27 NaOH 2026-11-03 11:21:33 UTC esquire.com Llama Share 4

Gabe, a man with Down syndrome, enjoys simple pleasures like walking to the farm shop for coffee and muffins, working at a movie theater where he's valued for his skills. He dreams of finding love and independence but faces challenges due to his disability.

DiscImageStudio: burn visible artwork onto CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs

283 bpierre 2026-11-03 02:21:33 UTC github.com/jiafeimiao-k-cat Llama Share 55

Disc Image Studio 是一款 Windows 桌面版和 Linux 和 macOS 的实验性命令行版，可用于生成 CD、DVD 和蓝光镜像，并可将图像转换成符合这些介质物理层约束的数据。

Sava Trust (YC F25) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer in NYC

0 2026-11-03 12:21:33 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Sava is building a modern trust company to manage trillions of dollars in wealth, acting as trustee for families. The new entity will be a full-stack, chartered trust company serving banks and lawyers.

Show HN: Hacker Times, a New York Times-inspired version of Hacker News

341 polpenn 2026-11-03 02:21:33 UTC hackertimes.ca Llama Share 108

A team at MIT CSAIL reports early experiments with GPT-6 Astra, a language model that can modify neural-network weights without writing a training loop. HackerTube gathered 6,454 YouTube videos mentioned by Hacker News readers over nearly two decades.

Show HN: Subvocal – Talk to your computer without making noise

746 aarushyadav 2026-11-02 17:21:33 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 350

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European RISC-V Industrial Computing Initiative

153 ymz5 2026-11-03 04:21:33 UTC erici.eu Llama Share 84

RISC-V silicon has arrived, enabling industrial computers with open interfaces and no single company ownership. ERICI coordinates a reference stack for firmware to operating systems on real RVA23 hardware.

Efficient algorithms, the Exponential Time Hypothesis, and losing the plot

87 sebg 2026-11-03 05:21:33 UTC argmin.net Llama Share 54

The concept of efficiency in computer science has been poorly defined, leading to a focus on theoretical complexity rather than practical implementation. This has resulted in confusing and often irrelevant results, with many algorithms being deemed "good" or "efficient" based on arbitrary criteria.

If you love a website, back it up

600 ingve 2026-11-02 14:21:33 UTC blog.mistys-internet.website Llama Share 139

A web archiving enthusiast shares tools to preserve favorite websites, including browser extensions and a standalone app, after discovering a beloved anime fansite was replaced with online gambling ads. The author encourages readers to take action and archive their own sites using standard formats like WARC.

US boy names that became girl names and vice versa

433 xoobdev 2026-11-02 17:21:33 UTC namedaisy.com Full Share 413

We're verifying your browser Website owner? Click here to fix

Vathographs: Photographic depth maps as creative expression

37 hankbond 2026-11-03 08:21:33 UTC vathography.com Llama Share 16

A new approach to photography called Vathography breaks down a photograph into its volume, allowing for creative control over depth and focus. This method uses Marigold V2's fine detail capabilities to infer depth from a single image, enabling artists to compose with depth and volume in ways previously impossible.

Resisting Cognitive Surrender

224 knlb 2026-11-03 02:21:33 UTC knlb.dev Llama Share 110

The author reflects on the trade-offs of using agents in software development, finding a balance between trust and control. They discuss the potential downsides of relying too heavily on agents, including technical debt and loss of mechanical sympathy.

Self-Employed? Solopreneur? NIST Has a Cybersecurity Guide Just for You

267 tomrod 2026-11-02 18:21:33 UTC nist.gov Llama Share 75

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a guide for small business owners, specifically solopreneurs, to protect their businesses from cyberattacks. The guide provides actionable cybersecurity basics tailored to the needs of solo entrepreneurs with limited technical knowledge or financial investment.

Anthropic IPO filing: $1.7B quarterly payroll, about $107K per employee monthly

34 entryleveljobsc 2026-11-03 11:21:33 UTC techspot.com Llama Share 32

Anthropic's personnel costs averaged over $100,000 per employee per month. The company spent more on stock-based compensation than its revenue in 2023 and reported a significant increase in expenses for restricted stock units after going public.

433MHz TUI scanner: using a FT232H connected to a CC1101

12 xx__yy 2026-11-03 10:21:33 UTC blog.jacq.cc Llama Share 5

The author built a simple scanner using an FT232H board and a CC1101 radio module to decode signals from 433 MHz remotes, including a copy remote that sends fixed codes.

Launch HN: Momentic (YC W24) – Agents that catch bugs by using your app

149 wuweiweiwu 2026-11-02 17:21:33 UTC momentic.ai Llama Share 99

Mo tests the app end-to-end to verify critical flows and find bugs, using Momentic's automated testing capabilities. The user flow involves adding terminology, expected behavior, and test guidance to the Knowledge base, running tests against the app with AI-assisted steps and reviewing proposed repairs.

Optical Circuit Switch Technology Built on Low-Loss Silicon Photonics Platform

21 gmays 2026-11-03 07:21:33 UTC psiquantum.com Llama Share 1

PsiQuantum unveiled its Optical Circuit Switching (OCS) technology, a low-loss silicon photonics platform for AI infrastructure. The company's demonstration vehicle shows promising results in switching data efficiently between systems.

Show HN: Warsaw in voxels – An interactive 3D map of the city centre

293 stared 2026-11-02 17:21:33 UTC p.migdal.pl Full Share 47

Central Warsaw in 1 m voxels, built from OpenStreetMap, LiDAR and the city's tree database. Walk around the Palace of Culture, change the date, hour and weather, or possess a pedestrian. Inspired by Minecraft, MagicaVoxel and Dungeon Keeper.

Revolut moves to self-hosted GLM

142 pretext 2026-11-03 10:21:33 UTC twitter.com/guilleflorvs Llama Share 100

Revolut moved 2,000 engineers to self-hosted GLM for coding and improved engineering lead time by 70%. The move allowed them to allocate resources more efficiently without rationing tokens.

Shrinking NixOS RAM footprint and resource requirements to the bare minimum

82 birdculture 2026-11-03 02:21:33 UTC lowendspirit.com Llama Share 11

The author successfully optimized a NixOS installation to run on 512MB RAM, significantly reducing memory usage. The configuration involved disabling various kernel modules, services, and features to achieve this goal.

Show HN: I built a little browser game to practice Vim commands

47 dh1011 2026-11-03 03:21:33 UTC hjkl.duy.run Full Share 35

Pick the skills you want, then make small real edits in a browser Vim editor. Each skill runs two guided edits, two prompted edits, and two independent edits. Any valid edit that reaches the target text passes. Type :help in Normal mode for the current commands.

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2026)

227 whoishiring 2026-11-02 16:21:33 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 188

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Open-Source 5G Ran Platforms: A Dual Perspective on Performance and Capabilities

42 teleforce 2026-11-03 03:21:33 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 4

This paper compares OpenAirInterface (OAI) and srsRAN, two open-source 5G RAN implementations, to evaluate their performance in various scenarios. The study assesses supported features, deployment flexibility and radio resource control setup procedures for different applications like VoD, LS and CG.

Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era

173 smilelamp 2026-11-02 19:21:33 UTC terrytao.wordpress.com Llama Share 133

Mathematicians must reevaluate the purpose of their work in light of AI's development, considering what gives mathematical work its worth and whether truths exist independently. The pursuit of truth should shape intellectual life, not just individual achievements or recognition.

SLAC researchers find proof of altermagnetism, a new magnetic phase

91 gmays 2026-11-02 22:21:33 UTC www6.slac.stanford.edu Llama Share 11

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory explores the universe's biggest, smallest, and fastest scales to develop new tools and materials. It advances areas like quantum technology and scientific computing to shape a healthier future.