Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video

469 ChrisArchitect 2026-01-18 17:41:16 UTC radiancefields.com Llama Share 159

A$AP Rocky's music video Helicopter features volumetrically captured human performances rendered as dynamic splats. The team used a 56 camera RGB-D array and Evercoast's system to record over 10 terabytes of raw data, allowing for radical freedom in post-production.

Flux 2 Klein pure C inference

234 antirez 2026-01-18 18:41:16 UTC github.com/antirez Llama Share 100

This C library generates images from text prompts using the FLUX.2-klein-4B model, with optional BLAS acceleration and no external dependencies. It can be used for image generation and transformation, with a simple API and automatic memory management.

A Social Filesystem

296 icy 2026-01-18 16:41:16 UTC overreacted.io Llama Share 140

The AT protocol is a system that allows social apps to store and manage user data as files in a decentralized filesystem, enabling users to switch between apps and maintain control over their data. The protocol uses a combination of domain names, decentralized identifiers, and a registry to create permanent links to user data that survive hosting and handle changes.

Fil-Qt: A Qt Base build with Fil-C experience

31 pjmlp 2026-01-19 00:41:16 UTC git.qt.io Full Share 11

GitLab Community Edition

Gas Town Decoded

56 alilleybrinker 2026-01-18 22:41:16 UTC alilleybrinker.com Llama Share 57

Steve Yegge published "Welcome to Gas Town," an introduction to his AI agent orchestration tool, which was met with mixed reactions due to its scale and new language. A decoder was created to explain the tool's terms, including project, inbox, mayor, worker, fixer, maintenance, and persistent worker agents.

Using proxies to hide secrets from Claude Code

32 drewgregory 2026-01-19 00:41:16 UTC joinformal.com Llama Share 5

Claude Code uses sandbox-exec for OS X users and supports network isolation and proxies to limit access to host. It can perform actions with network access and data, but using proxies and fine-grained permissions can prevent API key exposure.

Dead Internet Theory

92 skwee357 2026-01-18 20:41:16 UTC kudmitry.com Llama Share 105

The author of an open-source project on HackerNews was accused of using AI-generated code and comments, but their responses seemed suspiciously AI-generated as well. This incident led the author to question the authenticity of online interactions and the prevalence of AI-generated content on the internet.

Police Invested Millions in Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software Won't Say How Used

239 nobody9999 2026-01-18 21:41:16 UTC texasobserver.org Llama Share 72

Goliad County sheriff Roy Boyd used a discarded receipt and AI-powered surveillance tool Tangles to track a human smuggling suspect, but critics say the tool poses major risks to civil liberties. Tangles allows warrantless device tracking, raising concerns about police abuse and erosion of constitutionally protected rights.

Poking holes into bytecode with peephole optimisations

7 xnacly 2026-01-19 00:41:16 UTC xnacly.me Llama Share 0

Purple-garden's peephole optimisations merge operators, rewrite redundant operations, and remove instructions to reduce startup time. This single-pass optimisation is a fallback for the previous optimisation pipeline and handles constant binary operations and overflow silently.

Sins of the Children

117 maxall4 2026-01-18 17:41:16 UTC asteriskmag.com Llama Share 55

A human team on Chelicer 14d discovers giant, mechanical "death-fleas" that destroy their weather station and kill a team member. The team recommends eradicating the creatures, which are threatening their agricultural operations, and their bosses agree, deploying drones to wipe them out.

The Space and Motion of Communicating Agents (2008) [pdf]

3 dhorthy 2026-01-19 01:41:16 UTC cl.cam.ac.uk Prefix Share 0

2.1 Bigraphs and their assembly . . . . . . . 2.2 Mathematical framework . . . . . . . 2.3 Bigraphical categories 6.1 Place sorting and CCS . . . . . . 6.2 Link sorting, arithmetic nets and Petri nets . . . . . . . 6.3 The impact of sorting . . . 8 Bigraphical reactive systems 8.1 Dynamics for a BRS . . . . . . 8.2 Dynamics for a nice BRS . . . . . . . A.1 Support translation . . . . . . . . ...

Command-line Tools can be 235x Faster than your Hadoop Cluster (2014)

311 tosh 2026-01-18 09:41:16 UTC adamdrake.com Llama Share 214

The author compared Hadoop processing to shell commands for data analysis and found shell commands to be significantly faster. Shell commands achieved a speedup of 235 times over Hadoop.

Show HN: Dock – Slack minus the bloat, tax, and 90-day memory loss

58 yadavrh 2026-01-18 21:41:16 UTC getdock.io Llama Share 45

This platform offers real-time chat with a focus on deep work, decision tracking, and data security. It provides a simple, ad-free chat experience without AI features, with a free plan available for team history.

Wine 11.0

247 zdw 2026-01-18 21:41:16 UTC gitlab.winehq.org Llama Share 50

Wine 11.0 is released with over 6,300 changes and 600 bug fixes, featuring improved WoW64 architecture and NTSYNC support.

Prediction: Microsoft will eventually ship a Windows-themed Linux distro

81 AndyKelley 2026-01-18 23:41:16 UTC gamesbymason.com Llama Share 82

The author predicts Microsoft will discontinue Windows in favor of a Windows-themed Linux distribution within 15 years due to declining Windows quality and expertise. This move would allow Microsoft to maintain compatibility with Windows executables using Wine.

The Cathedral, the Megachurch, and the Bazaar

132 todsacerdoti 2026-01-18 16:41:16 UTC opensourcesecurity.io Llama Share 113

The original open source "bazaar" has evolved into "Megachurch Open Source" with structured organizations and rules, but the true bazaar still exists with many small, individual projects. The bazaar's chaos and lack of rules can be beneficial, but it's hard to fund and support these projects.

Show HN: Lume 0.2 – Build and Run macOS VMs with unattended setup

92 frabonacci 2026-01-18 18:41:16 UTC cua.ai Llama Share 24

Lume is an open-source VM runtime for macOS and Linux on Apple Silicon, allowing for automation and CI/CD pipelines. It provides a thin layer over Apple's Virtualization Framework for near-native speed and hardware-accelerated virtualization.

Don't waste your back pressure

6 ghuntley 2026-01-19 01:41:16 UTC banay.me Prefix Share 0

You might notice a pattern in the most successful applications of agents over the last year. Projects that are able to setup structure around the agent itself, to provide it with automated feedback on quality and correctness, have been able to push them to work on longer horizon tasks. This back pressure helps the agent identify mistakes as it progresses and models are now good enough that ...

Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy

488 calcifer 2026-01-18 14:41:16 UTC ossa-ma.github.io Llama Share 415

The author disputes an NYT analyst's claim that OpenAI is going bust, citing $1.4T in commitments and a $260B valuation. They predict OpenAI will hit $1B in ad revenue by 2026 and $25B by 2029.

Breaking the Zimmermann Telegram (2018)

71 tony-allan 2026-01-18 19:41:16 UTC medium.com/lapsed-historian Llama Share 4

In 1917, British codebreakers De Grey and Dilly decrypted a German telegram, the Zimmermann Telegram, which incited Mexico to declare war on the US. The British used this intelligence to inform the US, but had to disguise the source to avoid revealing their method of intercepting US diplomatic traffic.

Show HN: Beats, a web-based drum machine

40 kinduff 2026-01-18 21:41:16 UTC beats.lasagna.pizza Full Share 11

A web-based drum machine inspired by Teenage Engineering Pocket Operators. Create, save, and share beats with 16-step sequencing and multiple instruments.

Cardputer uLisp Machine (2024)

35 tosh 2026-01-18 19:41:16 UTC ulisp.com Llama Share 3

The M5Stack Cardputer is a £30/$30 handheld Lisp computer with a 240x135 color display, 56-key keyboard, and SD card socket. It runs uLisp and can be programmed using the Arduino IDE or the Cardputer's keyboard.

Stirling Cycle Machine Analysis

24 akshatjiwan 2026-01-18 21:41:16 UTC ohioopen.library.ohio.edu Llama Share 9

This web resource is a self-contained learning tool for Stirling cycle machine analysis and development. It includes MATLAB modules for thermodynamic, heat transfer, and fluid flow analysis.

A free and open-source rootkit for Linux

169 jwilk 2026-01-18 09:41:16 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 35

A researcher created an open-source rootkit called Singularity for Linux systems to help security researchers investigate new detection and evasion techniques. The rootkit hides its presence, processes, files, and network connections, but can be detected by monitoring system calls and kernel activity.

Prediction markets are ushering in a world in which news becomes about gambling

161 krustyburger 2026-01-18 18:41:16 UTC msn.com Full Share 172

Overlapping Markup

57 ripe 2026-01-18 17:41:16 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 10

Overlap in markup languages occurs when a document has multiple non-hierarchical structures that interact in a non-hierarchical manner. Various approaches, including standoff XML and graph-based formalisms, have been developed to represent overlapping markup in a non-overlapping language.

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering

1192 alexharri 2026-01-18 02:41:16 UTC alexharri.com Llama Share 131

The user built an image-to-ASCII renderer that utilizes shape to achieve sharp, high-quality ASCII rendering by picking characters based on their shape and applying contrast enhancement effects. The renderer uses a 6D shape vector to capture the shape of ASCII characters and a directional contrast enhancement technique to eliminate staircasing effects and improve readability.

More sustainable epoxy thanks to phosphorus

80 JeanKage 2026-01-18 13:41:16 UTC empa.ch Llama Share 35

Empa researchers developed a recyclable, flame-retardant epoxy resin that can be scaled up for industrial production. It has potential applications in coatings, wind turbine construction, and other areas due to its improved fire safety and maintenance features.

ThinkNext Design

239 __patchbit__ 2026-01-18 06:41:16 UTC thinknextdesign.com Llama Share 114

ThinkNext Design creates innovative products that blend form and function, delivering value visually, physically, and experientially. Their designs, such as the ThinkPad, have revolutionized the industry with sleek, purposeful, and emotionally resonant designs.

jQuery 4

731 OuterVale 2026-01-18 04:41:16 UTC blog.jquery.com Llama Share 242

The jQuery team has released jQuery 4.0.0 after a long development cycle, bringing many improvements and modernizations, including breaking changes and a size reduction of over 3k bytes gzipped. The new version drops support for IE 10 and older, adds support for Trusted Types, and removes deprecated APIs and internal-only parameters.