Netflix: Open Content

200 tosh 2025-12-30 11:00:32 UTC opencontent.netflix.com Llama Share 33

Netflix developed test titles for prototyping technologies in entertainment, technology, and academia, available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Titles include Knights of Sidonia, Flavours of Youth, Godzilla, and others, showcasing HDR, 4K, and Dolby Atmos capabilities.

Non-Zero-Sum Games

96 8organicbits 2025-12-30 12:00:32 UTC nonzerosum.games Llama Share 12

Non-Zero-Sum James explores win-win games for a better future through game theory, moral philosophy, and AI. He connects complex problems through non-zero-sum games in categories like ethics and economics.

Times New American: A Tale of Two Fonts

30 firexcy 2025-12-30 13:00:32 UTC hsu.cy Llama Share 11

The US State Department switched back to 14-point Times New Roman after a Biden-era directive to 15-point Calibri, citing professionalism and tradition. However, design experts argue that Times New Roman lacks authority and is often used due to inertia rather than aesthetic excellence.

Google is dead. Where do we go now?

909 tomjuggler 2025-12-29 21:00:32 UTC circusscientist.com Llama Share 719

Revenue down 50% in 3 months despite increased Google Ads budget and efforts to diversify on TikTok, Instagram, and physical advertising. Considering alternative income sources through website and IOT project building.

Go Away Python

135 baalimago 2025-12-30 09:00:32 UTC lorentz.app Full Share 71

Lorentz Kinde's personal website. Cloud Engineer sharing insights, projects, and experiments in coding.

Win32 is the stable Linux ABI

37 krautburglar 2025-12-30 13:17:32 UTC loss32.org Llama Share 7

The loss32 project aims to create a free and open-source OS with a Win32 desktop environment running under WINE, combining the Linux kernel with ReactOS userland components. It seeks to improve WINE's usability and stability for power users and creative users.

No strcpy either

27 firesteelrain 2025-12-30 13:16:32 UTC daniel.haxx.se Llama Share 3

We replaced strncpy and strcpy in curl source code with a safer string copy function that takes buffer size and source length as arguments. This change prevents potential buffer overflow issues and reduces false vulnerability claims from AI chatbots.

Approachable Swift Concurrency

10 wrxd 2025-12-30 13:04:32 UTC fuckingapproachableswiftconcurrency.com Llama Share 0

Swift's concurrency model uses async/await, Tasks, and actors to handle waiting and organize code. Isolation domains protect data, and the Sendable protocol ensures safe data sharing between domains, making concurrency safer and easier to reason about.

GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder

753 haunter 2025-12-29 17:00:32 UTC gog.com Llama Share 449

Michał Kiciński has acquired GOG from CD PROJEKT, keeping its mission to preserve classic games and provide freedom to players. GOG will remain independent, DRM-free, and committed to its values of freedom, independence, and control.

Crimson (YC X25) is hiring founding engineers in London

0 2025-12-30 13:00:32 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Crimson is a litigation AI platform working with top law firms to streamline complex disputes. They seek a full-stack engineer to join their team and contribute to building a category-defining company in the legal industry.

Show HN: One clean, developer-focused page for every Unicode symbol

76 yarlinghe 2025-12-30 08:00:32 UTC fontgenerator.design Full Share 36

Browse curated Unicode symbols by category: math, arrows, box drawing, block elements, control pictures, tech/UI, and more. Search by name and tap to copy instantly.

The British Empire's Resilient Subsea Telegraph Network

3 giuliomagnifico 2025-12-30 13:13:32 UTC subseacables.blogspot.com Prefix Share 0

The British empire had largely completed its Red Line cable network by 1902. This network allowed news and messages to be delivered in a few minutes or several hours at most depending on the message queue's length. It spanned the globe and formed a network ring so traffic could be routed in the opposite direction in case of disruption. It was, as Dr. Michael Delaunay has argued, a highly ...

Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings

244 1970-01-01 2025-12-30 00:00:32 UTC screenrant.com Llama Share 436

Ross Duffer advised viewers to turn off TV settings like dynamic contrast, noise reduction, and truemotion to watch Stranger Things season 5 as intended. He stressed preserving the director's vision by disabling features that alter the original look of the content.

Hacking Washing Machines [video]

154 clausecker 2025-12-30 02:00:32 UTC media.ccc.de Llama Share 29

A talk explores the inner workings of household appliances, focusing on proprietary bus systems and diagnostic interfaces. It demonstrates how to integrate legacy appliances into home automation systems through reverse-engineering and firmware modification.

Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%

520 coloneltcb 2025-12-29 18:00:32 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 574

Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain has been severely impacted with a major supplier L&F Co. slashing its contract value by over 99%. This suggests Tesla's Cybertruck, the only vehicle using 4680 cells, is in serious trouble with low demand.

ManusAI Joins Meta

262 gniting 2025-12-29 23:00:32 UTC manus.im Llama Share 160

Manus has developed a general-purpose AI agent that processes vast amounts of data and powers virtual computers. The company joins Meta to build on a stronger foundation and expand its subscription service to businesses and users worldwide.

UNIX Fourth Edition

71 dcminter 2025-12-30 06:00:32 UTC squoze.net Llama Share 6

The UNIX v4 tape contains a tar file of the filesystem, which can be extracted to install the system. To boot the system, load uboot directly from the boot sector using the command 'k unix'.

The future of software development is software developers

271 cdrnsf 2025-12-29 20:00:32 UTC codemanship.wordpress.com Llama Share 263

A 43-year computer programmer shares their experience with technology cycles that claim to replace programmers, but ultimately don't. They argue that the hard part of programming is turning human thinking into precise computational thinking, which AI models currently can't do.

Concurrent Hash Table Designs

3 signa11 2025-12-30 13:00:32 UTC bluuewhale.github.io Prefix Share 0

Up to this point, the focus has been entirely on single-threaded performance: minimizing memory overhead, improving cache locality, and squeezing out every last bit of throughput from the underlying data layout. However, real-world applications rarely stay single-threaded. To be practically useful, a hash map must behave correctly—and efficiently—under concurrent access. Before jumping ...

Graph Algorithms in Rayon

22 PaulHoule 2025-12-30 10:00:32 UTC davidlattimore.github.io Llama Share 0

The user discusses various approaches to implementing parallelism in the Wild linker using rayon, including scoped spawning and using crossbeam channels, but finds that these approaches have limitations and complexities. The user considers using async/await as a potential solution to simplify parallel computation and avoid heap allocations, but has not yet explored this option.

AI is forcing us to write good code

220 sgk284 2025-12-29 20:00:32 UTC bits.logic.inc Llama Share 161

To effectively use agentic coders, establish strict guardrails through 100% code coverage, thoughtful directory structure, and automated quality checks. This setup removes degrees of freedom from the LLM, making it more reliable and efficient.

Charm Ruby – Glamorous Terminal Libraries for Ruby

37 todsacerdoti 2025-12-30 08:00:32 UTC charm-ruby.dev Llama Share 3

The Charm library provides a TUI framework with Ruby bindings for terminal applications, offering features like event handling and markdown rendering. It bundles native C extensions and pure Ruby implementations for smooth UI animations and terminal experiences.

Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eInk development platform (2021)

34 fanf2 2025-12-30 07:00:32 UTC blog.lidskialf.net Llama Share 7

The user bought a cheap Kindle 4 non-touch device stuck in demo mode, but instead of trying to fix it, they decided to repurpose it as a Linux-based e-ink development platform. They successfully gained access to the device, installed a serial port, and enabled SSH, turning it into a neat little wifi-enabled, battery-powered, e-ink Linux development system.

MongoDB Server Security Update, December 2025

94 plorkyeran 2025-12-30 01:00:32 UTC mongodb.com Llama Share 39

MongoDB identified a security vulnerability, CVE-2025-14847, on December 12, 2025, and patched it in MongoDB Server products. Customers are advised to use the latest versions to maintain security, with tens of thousands of Atlas customers proactively patched within days.

Show HN: Stop Claude Code from forgetting everything

165 austinbaggio 2025-12-29 23:00:32 UTC github.com/mutable-state-inc Llama Share 195

Ensure is a persistent knowledge tree that grows with user input, allowing for compound knowledge and contextual understanding. It can be enabled in read-only mode by setting ENSUE_READONLY=true.

Outside, Dungeon, Town: Integrating the Three Places in Videogames (2024)

84 vector_spaces 2025-12-30 01:00:32 UTC keithburgun.net Llama Share 38

The author discusses the common design elements in videogames, specifically RPGs and adventure games, which include Outside areas, Dungeons, and Towns. They argue that these elements should be blended together to create a more immersive experience.

Groq investor sounds alarm on data centers

11 giuliomagnifico 2025-12-30 13:00:32 UTC axios.com Llama Share 2

Alex Davis warns of a financing crisis in 2027-2028 for speculative data center landlords. He believes the "build it and they will come" strategy is flawed, especially for non-hyperscale companies.

Static Allocation with Zig

200 todsacerdoti 2025-12-29 17:00:32 UTC nickmonad.blog Llama Share 94

The author is implementing a Redis-compatible key/value server called kv in Zig, focusing on static memory allocation during initialization to improve performance and stability. The server allocates memory for connections, parsing, and storage upfront, using a combination of memory pools and a custom hash map to manage key/value pairs.

Incremental Backups of Gmail Takeouts

100 pbhn 2025-12-30 00:00:32 UTC baecher.dev Llama Share 45

User wants to backup Gmail emails using Google Takeout, but the mbox file is too large for incremental backups. They implemented a chunking heuristic based on the "From" line to split the file into smaller chunks.

Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn

1103 JeremyTheo 2025-12-29 14:00:32 UTC theocharis.dev Llama Share 954

The writer's train from Cologne to Meckenheim was delayed and took a detour due to issues around Bonn. The train continued to Troisdorf, then Neuwied, and eventually passed by the writer's father waiting at the station.