Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Affecting Usability

193 cxr 2025-07-05 23:54:42 UTC interactions.acm.org Llama Share 88

Philip Kortum argues that modern devices often require users to have knowledge in their head to perform tasks, which is a step backward from the earlier design principle of knowledge in the world. He advocates for designers to create more usable systems with visible controls that can be accessed without prior knowledge, citing examples of successful designs in mission-critical systems and ...

Local-first software (2019)

605 gasull 2025-07-05 14:54:42 UTC inkandswitch.com GoogleT5 Share 201

Crdts have some similarity to version control systems like git, but they operate on richer data types than text files. if the server shuts down, even though you might be able to export your data, there is normally no way for you to continue running your own copy of that software - sam taylor, co-founder of dat.io. the speed of light places a limit on how fast the software

Serving 200M requests per day with a CGI-bin

33 mustache_kimono 2025-07-06 00:54:42 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 15

Jake Gold tests 90s-era CGI with a Go + SQLite program on a 16-thread AMD 3700X, serving 2400+ requests per second. CGI works well today with modern languages like Go and Rust, taking advantage of multiple CPU cores.

Cod Have Been Shrinking for Decades, Scientists Say They've Solved Mystery

132 littlexsparkee 2025-07-05 19:54:42 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 43

Scientists found that overfishing altered the evolution of eastern Baltic cod, making them smaller due to external pressure to remain small. The genetic variants associated with a larger body size became less common, potentially making it harder for the species to adapt to future environmental changes.

Fast Code Is Easy. Measuring It Is Hard

7 auc 2025-07-06 01:54:42 UTC architect.co Prefix Share 1

‍Software engineers within the world of low-latency automated trading (colloquially known as "high-frequency trading" or HFT) obsess over speed. From purchasing private bandwidth between microwave towers to analyzing x86 instructions from different compiler versions, those with experience in this industry have seen colossal time and expense committed to the problem of optimizing code ...

How to Network as an Introvert

72 agcat 2025-07-05 21:54:42 UTC aginfer.bearblog.dev Llama Share 26

As an introvert, I've learned to network more effectively by preparing ahead, using a "Whatzit" to start conversations, and following a simple checklist to stay present and engaged. By showing confidence, listening well, and leaving a real moment behind, I've found that I can connect with others without pretending to be someone I'm not.

What a Hacker Stole from Me

56 wonger_ 2025-07-05 22:54:42 UTC mynoise.net GoogleT5 Share 17

Mynoise is a project by french entrepreneur jean-marc bennett. it's designed to help users find the perfect ambiance for their needs - bennett says he'd like to see more people using the site and sharing it with their friends and family if they want to do so too. the project is currently in beta and will be released in the summer of 2025. bennett: "we're working hard to make sure that the

Operators, Not Users and Programmers

46 todsacerdoti 2025-07-05 22:54:42 UTC jyn.dev Llama Share 15

The user wants to create "malleable software" that unifies users and programmers, making programming easy and accessible to everyone, like spreadsheets. This vision involves features like immediate feedback, continuous deployment, and automated testing to make programming as simple as writing a resume.

Optimizing Tool Selection for LLM Workflows with Differentiable Programming

61 viksit 2025-07-05 20:54:42 UTC viksit.substack.com Llama Share 13

LLM calls incur latency, cost, and token overhead due to compounded context. Differentiable controllers can model tool selection as a trainable function, reducing costs and improving performance.

Europe's first geostationary sounder satellite is launched

167 diggan 2025-07-05 14:54:42 UTC eumetsat.int Llama Share 37

MTG-S1 satellite launched on July 1, 2025, to provide high-frequency data on temperature, humidity, and gases for severe weather detection. It will help forecasters extend warning times, improve forecasting, and protect lives and property across Europe.

Techno-Feudalism and the Rise of AGI: A Future Without Economic Rights?

67 lexandstuff 2025-07-05 21:54:42 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 53

AGI's rise dissolves labor-capital boundaries, risking inequality and techno-feudalism. A redefined economic framework is needed to equitably distribute AGI-driven prosperity through mechanisms like universal AI dividends and progressive taxation.

macOS Icon History

146 ksec 2025-07-05 15:54:42 UTC basicappleguy.com Llama Share 62

Apple has introduced Liquid Glass, a new UI look for macOS 26, featuring softer, shinier icons and rounded rectangles. A collection is being created to showcase the evolution of system icons over the years.

ClojureScript from First Principles – David Nolen [video]

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Speeding up PostgreSQL dump/restore snapshots

93 tudorg 2025-07-05 16:54:42 UTC xata.io Llama Share 19

pgstream, an open-source CDC tool, optimized snapshot performance for PostgreSQL targets by leveraging PostgreSQL's transaction snapshot mechanism and parallelism. Improvements included using COPY FROM for bulk inserts, postponing index and constraint creation, and adjusting batch sizes for consistent memory usage and performance.

X-Clacks-Overhead

209 weinzierl 2025-07-05 10:54:42 UTC xclacksoverhead.org Llama Share 46

The X-Clacks-Overhead HTTP header is a tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett, commemorating his memory through a non-invasive signal. It silently transmits "GNU Terry Pratchett" and other names, such as Lester Haines, across the internet.

It's Illegal to Live in an RV on Your Property in These US States

7 rntn 2025-07-06 02:08:42 UTC jalopnik.com Prefix Share 2

Remember when the American Dream was a white picket fence and a house in the suburbs? Not these days. Skyrocketing housing prices, student loan debt, and a desire to stick it to the man have led many to choose alternatives like tiny homes, custom-built camper vans, and RVs. RV living can offer more freedom, a less cluttered, minimalist lifestyle, and a chance to break free from the tethers of ...

Atomic "Bomb" Ring from KiX (1947)

59 gscott 2025-07-05 17:54:42 UTC toytales.ca Llama Share 14

General Mills offered the Atomic Bomb Ring in 1947 as a premium with a hidden compartment and a spinthariscope that produced flashes of light. The ring contained radioactive material, but was deemed "perfectly safe" at the time.

The Right Way to Embed an LLM in a Group Chat

12 kenforthewin 2025-07-05 22:54:42 UTC blog.tripjam.app Llama Share 10

TripJam is a travel planning app that uses AI to assist users in planning their itinerary, to-dos, and budget, and the AI assistant should be unobtrusive and only respond when needed. The app injects trip-specific info into the prompt to guide the AI's behavior and allows users to query the AI directly or infer intent based on chat contents.

Yet Another Zip Trick

21 todsacerdoti 2025-07-05 20:54:42 UTC hackarcana.com Full Share 8

Haskell, Reverse Polish Notation, and Parsing

44 mw_1 2025-07-05 15:54:42 UTC mattwills.bearblog.dev Llama Share 8

The user learned Haskell and functional programming while trying to build a reverse Polish notation calculator, discovering concepts like recursion, pattern matching, and monadic parsing along the way. Through a journey of trial and error, the user built a more flexible parser that handles spaces and multi-digit numbers, ultimately creating a useful tool and gaining a deeper understanding of ...

A Canadian's AI hoax duped the media and propelled a 'band' to success

4 empressplay 2025-07-06 01:58:42 UTC cbc.ca Prefix Share 5

Entertainment A Canadian who duped journalists in an elaborate AI music hoax says he apologizes to anyone hurt by his experiment but that it's been "too fascinating" to turn away from. A man using the pseudonym Andrew Frelon posed as the spokesperson for a band called The Velvet Sundown — which he later said he had no involvement with — creating a media frenzy that propelled the ...

The Calculator-on-a-Chip (2015)

25 Bogdanp 2025-07-05 16:54:42 UTC vintagecalculators.com Llama Share 4

Mostek developed the first calculator-on-a-chip, the MK6010, in November 1970, which was used in the Busicom Junior calculator. Texas Instruments later developed the TMS1802, a more sophisticated calculator-on-a-chip, in September 1971, which was used in several calculators including the Sinclair Executive.

Ask HN: Advice for Starting a Hacker Space?

8 pkdpic 2025-07-06 00:54:42 UTC news.ycombinator.com Prefix Share 4

Was very inspired by a hacker space on a trip to Seattle. In Sacramento CA where we used to have an amazing enormous space "Hacker Lab". We still have one but it's more crafts oriented which is fine but trying to think about a more computer-oriented one for kids specifically. Thinking about overhauling our garage to be a space for my kid's / kid's friend's little ...

WinUAE 6 Amiga Emulator

45 doener 2025-07-05 21:54:42 UTC winuae.net Llama Share 5

Major update to custom chipset emulation with almost everything rewritten for cycle accuracy. This update includes improved performance and bug fixes for various features.

The Hell of Tetra Master

9 zdw 2025-07-05 22:54:42 UTC xvw.lol Prefix Share 1

Tetra Master is the optional card game in Final Fantasy IX. At first glance, it seems similar to Triple Triad — the card game from Final Fantasy VIII. And while you can develop a general intuition for how to win, especially if you have strong cards, after playing over a hundred matches, I had to admit something: just playing the game and reading all the in-game tutorials wasn’t enough to ...

What 'Project Hail Mary' teaches us about the PlanetScale vs. Neon debate

47 konsalexee 2025-07-05 11:54:42 UTC blog.alexoglou.com Llama Share 72

You observed the popularity of Neon and Planetscale, noting their different design focuses on scalability and efficiency. Both are suitable for their respective niches, with no single optimal solution for all use cases.

Volunteer finds Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents

3 ohjeez 2025-07-06 02:13:42 UTC bostonherald.com Prefix Share 0

GROTON, Mass. (AP) — Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th century journals. Opening it, she found a scroll in pristine condition. A closer look revealed the 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) document was a handwritten declaration titled “A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery,” signed by 116 New England ministers ...

Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban

121 divbzero 2025-07-05 17:54:42 UTC lemonde.fr Llama Share 70

The River Seine in Paris reopened to swimmers on July 5 after a years-long cleanup effort. Three swimming zones are open to the public for free until August 31, with lifeguards and water quality monitoring in place.

Parametric shape optimization with differentiable FEM simulation

13 dionhaefner 2025-07-05 18:54:42 UTC docs.pasteurlabs.ai Llama Share 2

A Tesseract pipeline is built using finite differences to enable differentiability of a non-autodifferentiable geometry operation, allowing for differentiable shape optimization of a parametric structure made of a linear elastic material. The pipeline is composed of two Tesseracts, one for the design space and one for the finite element method (FEM) solver, and is optimized using a ...

Gecode is an open source C++ toolkit for developing constraint-based systems (2019)

63 gjvc 2025-07-05 08:54:42 UTC gecode.org Llama Share 13

Gecode is an open source C++ toolkit for constraint-based systems with state-of-the-art performance and modularity. It supports various constraints, branching strategies, and search engines with excellent runtime and memory usage.