Karpathy’s Pelican

356 delichon 2026-08-02 15:42:08 UTC twitter.com/karpathy Llama Share 277

Opus 5 generated 5500 lines of code to procedurally render the Lord of the Rings story with a 1M token budget. This example showcases LLMs' potential for creating hyper-custom worlds, but also highlights their limitations in auditing and perceiving multimodal content.

Note-Taking and Personal Knowledge Management

85 surprisetalk 2026-08-02 18:42:08 UTC unattributed.cc Llama Share 23

The user read an article by Brennan Kenneth Brown about Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) and found it to be misleading. The user argues that Brennan's article fails to critically examine the effectiveness of PKM systems and tools like Obsidian.

Show HN: Kakehashi – Experimental userspace to run macOS binaries on Linux ARM

143 vlad_kalinkin 2026-08-02 16:42:08 UTC github.com/wie-project Llama Share 36

Kakehashi is a tool that runs Darwin CLI tools natively on Linux aarch64 by translating BSD syscalls and mapping a freestanding libSystem. It aims to provide a cost-effective alternative to running Darwin tools on macOS, with a focus on correctness and performance, and is suitable for use in CI environments.

Sharing an X11 Server Across Hosts with FamilyWild

18 shirozuki 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC dobrowolski.dev Llama Share 5

To run X11 applications from a container or over SSH, rewrite the .Xauthority file to use a wildcard family that matches any hostname. This can be done by overwriting the first two bytes of the file with ffff using sed, allowing the client to connect without hostname constraints.

My personal AI benchmark: "Generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw."

66 thebigship 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC frogs.vaguespac.es Full Share 38

One prompt, every model: generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw. Each model gets three tries a month. An AI drawing benchmark.

Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust

106 HieronymusBosch 2026-08-02 16:42:08 UTC stackoverflow.blog Llama Share 51

Developers are struggling to trust AI tools due to their unpredictability and lack of transparency, which can lead to broken processes and decreased productivity. To build trust, teams need to establish a more deliberate and explicitly-defined workflow that preserves human judgment and provides the right context for AI agents.

Show HN: NixOS-DGX-Spark – Nix and NixOS on the DGX Spark

78 graham33 2026-08-02 17:42:08 UTC github.com/graham33 Llama Share 21

To use Nix on DGX Spark, you can either use DGX Spark playbooks with Nix on DGX OS or install NixOS with the DGX Spark module.

Read the Novels and Forget Everything Else

12 samclemens 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC hedgehogreview.com Llama Share 1

Patrick O'Brian, a renowned author, was exposed as a liar who fabricated his biography, including his Irish childhood and naval experience. Despite this revelation, his Aubrey-Maturin novels continue to be widely read and admired for their historical accuracy, witty dialogue, and vivid descriptions of 19th-century life.

Show HN: Make your Framework 12 sound like a creaky door

21 arcaege 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC github.com/arcaege Llama Share 2

A Creaky Door for Framework 12 laptops has been created, filtering optimized for its hinge stiffness. Download the executable from the releases tab, or clone the repo and run with cargo, noting potential dynamic linking issues on non-Fedora distros.

Autoregressive Language Model on the 6502 Processor

4 nmstoker 2026-08-02 21:42:08 UTC mattbeton.com Prefix Share 0

tl;dr - I trained a tiny Mamba-based autoregressive language model and wrote an inference engine to run it on the 8-bit 6502 processor (from 1975, with 32KB RAM). Running it on my dad's BBC Micro generated the text below. once upon a time tom and lily saw things lily were sad her house he heartd them ilily and tom said yes she saw a little girl smiled tom was so excited her mom said yes ...

F*: A general-purpose proof-oriented programming language

136 ducktective 2026-08-02 12:42:08 UTC fstar-lang.org Llama Share 60

F* is a programming language that combines dependent types and multi-monadic effects for formal verification and proof-oriented programming. It has been applied in various fields including security, cryptography, and systems.

Twenty Years of RISC OS Open

142 AlexeyBrin 2026-08-02 12:42:08 UTC riscosopen.org Llama Share 25

RISC OS Open Ltd was founded in 2006 with the goal of opening up the proprietary operating system to the community. Over the past 20 years, the community has contributed significantly to the OS's development, resulting in a much healthier and improved RISC OS today.

'Crush this lady': how eBay harassment campaign led to $56M payout

119 JumpCrisscross 2026-08-02 19:42:08 UTC ft.com Full Share 50

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Harvesting SSH Credentials: Insights from My Honeypot Network

31 whatbackup 2026-08-02 18:42:08 UTC uphillsecurity.com Llama Share 24

The user has been working on a honeypot network for 30 days using Python and Paramiko for SSH handling, gathering logs locally and fetching additional information with ipgeolocation.io. The project is still in progress and the user is open to feedback and ideas for future development, with plans to share it in a Git repository.

When transit passes were designed by hand (2022)

83 nate 2026-08-02 14:42:08 UTC letterformarchive.org Llama Share 27

The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company produced colorful transit passes from 1930s to 1960s with unique hand lettering and designs. About 300 of these passes are now in the Archive's collection, showcasing the city's commitment to civic design and visual appeal.

TinyNES Review – A Super Niche NES Console

9 throwoutway 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC blog.lon.tv Prefix Share 0

My latest review is of a device designed for a very specific niche called the TinyNES. On the surface this might look like yet another NES clone console but it merges original NES hardware with a modern, open source design. What it uses from the original NES are the CPU and PPU (graphics processor) chips. Although the NES uses a 6502 processor, the CPU chip used on the original NES and ...

EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

62 RobotToaster 2026-08-02 21:42:08 UTC linuxiac.com Llama Share 25

The European Union's age-verification project requires hardware-bound attestation, raising concerns about Linux, custom Android ROMs, and open systems. Critics argue this approach endangers the system by limiting it to approved devices and operating systems, invading users' privacy and restricting internet access.

Rooting, firmware analysis and persistent credentials of TP-Link TL-841N

72 mindracer 2026-08-02 16:42:08 UTC blog.juni-mp4.com Full Share 13

Schmitt Trigger: Robust Comparator Design with Hysteresis

12 ankitg12 2026-08-02 19:42:08 UTC wevolver.com Llama Share 7

A Schmitt trigger is a comparator with built-in hysteresis that prevents rapid switching due to noise or slow edges. It uses positive feedback to create two distinct switching thresholds, V(TH) and V(TL), which are determined by the resistor ratio and saturation voltage.

Meshdiff – visually compare two STL versions in the browser, client-side

167 projscope 2026-08-02 11:42:08 UTC meshdiff.com Full Share 17

Meshdiff compares two versions of a 3D model and shows exactly what changed: added material, removed material, and dimensional drift. Free, in-browser voxel and surface-heatmap diffing for STL, 3MF, and OBJ files — nothing is uploaded.

Fasttracker II clone in C using SDL 2

108 andsoitis 2026-08-02 12:42:08 UTC 16-bits.org Llama Share 36

Fasttracker II is a music tracker software developed by Fredrik Huss in 1994, allowing users to create and edit music files. Your FT2 clone is a portable version written in C using SDL 2, available for download on GitHub.

The Myth of Snow Leopard

22 speckx 2026-08-02 18:42:08 UTC rubenerd.au Llama Share 17

Snow Leopard was a 2010 Mac OS X version focused on refining the system, improving efficiency, and fixing bugs. Its promise of stability and polish has become a lasting myth, with people still referencing it for quality of life improvements and stability.

Folding Paper Globes

133 dango2506 2026-08-02 12:42:08 UTC foldingglobes.com Full Share 28

Free print-ready folding paper globe templates: the Moon, Mars, Earth at night, and more. Download, print, cut, fold, glue.

Let the machines in

19 lluvt 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC blog.semenzin.com Llama Share 7

The author, an AI company owner, reflects on the rapid development of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their ability to think and learn from human-centric biases. They argue that it's essential to influence these models with positive values to ensure a beneficial future.

Adding Go's Defer to the TypeScript Compiler

11 healeycodes 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC healeycodes.com Llama Share 3

The user attempted to add Go's defer statement to the TypeScript compiler, but found it difficult and ultimately decided it may not be a good fit for TypeScript due to its complex edge cases. The user instead suggests using the ECMAScript Explicit Resource Management proposal, which tackles the same problem from a different direction and may be a better solution.

Show HN: MicroCodex Coding Agent – OpenAI/codex reimplemented in C++ <1MB binary

10 paoloanzn 2026-08-02 20:42:08 UTC github.com/paoloanzn Llama Share 3

MicroCodex is a C++23 tool with features like one-shot prompts, terminal UI, and durable conversations. It requires libcurl and OpenSSL libraries and has a simple denylist to block destructive commands.

Great Question (YC W21) Is Hiring Senior Demand Gen Manager

0 2026-08-02 12:42:08 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Great Question is hiring a Demand Generation Manager to own SQL attainment, channel strategy, and execution at scale using AI and automation. The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of B2B demand generation experience, is AI-native, and can build repeatable demand programs across multiple acquisition channels.

How the words we teach English language learners changed

180 c-oreills 2026-08-02 16:42:08 UTC pudding.cool Llama Share 111

The General Service List (1953) and the New General Service List (2023) track changes in everyday English vocabulary, showing a shift from tangible, physical words to abstract concepts and ideas. The 2023 list reflects a more systemic, connected world, with words like mortgage, corporation, and climate, and a greater emphasis on precision and abstract thinking.

Show HN: Bor – Open-source policy management for Linux desktops

163 eniac111 2026-08-02 09:42:08 UTC getbor.dev Llama Share 21

Bor v0.8.0 adds new policy types for Thunderbird, Microsoft Edge, and Firewalld zones, alongside a web UI overhaul and security hardening. It also includes finer-grained RBAC, tamper protection, and accessibility improvements.

Show HN: Fuse – statically typed functional programming language

99 the_unproven 2026-08-02 11:42:08 UTC fuselang.org Llama Share 27

Fuse is a functional programming language with System F type system, algebraic data types, and generics for domain modeling. It features pure functions, pattern matching, and do notation for expressive code, with type inference and whole-program optimization for fast binaries.