Talking to 35 Strangers at the Gym

418 thitran 2026-05-04 12:09:50 UTC thienantran.com Llama Share 182

The user, who was struggling to make friends after college, approached 30 people at the gym over a month, resulting in some meaningful connections and friendships. Through this experience, the user became more resilient and confident in initiating conversations with strangers, eventually forming connections with people who share similar interests and hobbies.

PyInfra 3.8.0 Is Out

100 wowi42 2026-05-04 13:09:50 UTC github.com/pyinfra-dev Llama Share 29

Big release with fixes and improvements, switching to full semver. It includes user-mode systemd fixes, SELinux port bug fixes, and new config options.

GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay

391 n1b0m 2026-05-04 10:09:50 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 327

GameStop made a $55.5bn offer to buy eBay at $125 a share, with CEO Ryan Cohen planning $2bn in cost savings. The deal would link GameStop with eBay, lifting GameStop's valuation and giving eBay a national network for its business operations.

Newton's law of gravity passes its biggest test

53 pseudolus 2026-05-04 13:09:50 UTC science.org Llama Share 20

Researchers confirmed Newton's law of gravity on the largest scales using galaxy clusters. The study tightens the vise on alternative theory MOND, which tries to explain dark matter without gravity.

How Monero's proof of work works

25 alcazar 2026-05-04 14:11:50 UTC blog.alcazarsec.com Llama Share 0

Monero's RandomX proof of work makes mining expensive for custom chips by using CPU strengths like dynamic code and memory access. It generates random programs and uses memory-hard functions to make mining look like general-purpose computing.

Redis array: short story of a long development process

14 antirez 2026-05-04 14:24:50 UTC antirez.com Llama Share 4

The user implemented a new Array data type for Redis, taking four months with AI assistance, which helped with specification, implementation, and testing. AI provided a safety net for complex tasks, allowing the user to venture into higher complexity and achieve high-quality system programming.

World's biggest RC A380 [video]

80 NaOH 2026-05-04 09:09:50 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 27

Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

401 maxloh 2026-05-04 10:09:50 UTC notepad-plus-plus.org Llama Share 162

A fake website notepad-plus-plus-mac.org is pretending to offer an official macOS version of Notepad++. It's not affiliated with the project and has been fooling people into believing it's an official release.

Using “underdrawings” for accurate text and numbers

308 samcollins 2026-05-04 00:09:50 UTC samcollins.blog Llama Share 107

User shares a technique to generate images with Gemini 3.0 Pro and ChatGPT-Images-2 by combining deterministic underdrawing with generative painting. This method still outperforms the models on certain tasks.

Texico: Learn the principles of programming without even touching a computer

117 o4c 2026-05-04 06:09:50 UTC www3.nhk.or.jp Full Share 7

Learn the principles of programming without even touching a computer in this new-style education program. Unique animated characters assist in the fun and lucid introduction of 5 core programming processes: analysis, combination, generalization, abstraction and simulation.

Why are neural networks and cryptographic ciphers so similar? (2025)

56 jxmorris12 2026-05-04 10:09:50 UTC reiner.org Llama Share 17

Language models and cryptography share similarities in their algorithms, including sequential absorbing, parallel processing, and repeated mixing layers. Both fields prioritize low-level hardware performance and emphasize parallelism, resulting in similar solutions despite different problem statements.

BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth

421 nullagent 2026-05-03 18:09:50 UTC partyon.xyz Llama Share 134

dataparty is releasing a small, capable LoRa companion dev kit with 2.4GHz and sub-1GHz capabilities. It combines SX1276 and SX1281 chips for mesh networking and high-speed data transfer.

DeepClaude – Claude Code agent loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro

568 alattaran 2026-05-03 23:09:50 UTC github.com/aattaran Llama Share 238

Claude Code can be used with DeepSeek V4 Pro for 17x cheaper, scoring 96.4% on LiveCodeBench. It supports file reading, editing, and autonomous multi-step coding loops with various Anthropic-compatible backends.

Why Almost Everyone Loses–Except a Few Sharks–On Prediction Markets

57 JumpCrisscross 2026-05-04 12:09:50 UTC wsj.com Full Share 40

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Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets

65 cdrnsf 2026-05-04 14:09:50 UTC engadget.com Llama Share 27

A hairdryer was allegedly used to rig Polymarket bets on Paris airport temperature by manipulating a public temperature sensor. The incident highlights concerns about betting on real-world scenarios and the potential for exploitation.

Discovering hard disk physical geometry through microbenchmarking (2019)

134 TapamN 2026-05-04 01:09:50 UTC blog.stuffedcow.net Llama Share 6

Hard drives have evolved significantly since the 1950s, with modern drives storing 106 times more data and having 101 times faster access times than their early counterparts. Researchers have developed microbenchmarks to extract the physical geometry of hard disk drives, including rotation period, sector location, track boundaries, skew, seek time, and defective sectors, to better understand ...

A treasure trove of fossils rewrites the story of early life

75 worldvoyageur 2026-05-04 04:09:50 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 14

Scientists discovered a new Cambrian Lagerstätte in southern China, the Huayuan biota, containing 8,681 well-preserved fossils of 153 species. The site reveals a diverse deep-sea ecosystem after the Sinsk extinction, providing clues about the evolution of modern animal phyla and oceanic carbon cycling.

Southwest Headquarters Tour

288 KatiMichel 2026-05-03 17:09:50 UTC katherinemichel.github.io Llama Share 87

The author visited Southwest Headquarters, touring facilities including the LEAD Center, pilot uniform shop, and Network Operations Center. They saw flight attendants training, pilots practicing safety demonstrations, and experienced a full-motion simulator.

Let's Buy Spirit Air

471 bjhess 2026-05-04 00:09:50 UTC letsbuyspiritair.com Llama Share 438

Spirit Airlines collapsed on May 2nd, 2026, due to Wall Street debt and extraction. The people can own it back through Spirit 2.0, a cooperative model with one vote per member and profit sharing.

US–Indian space mission maps extreme subsidence in Mexico City

187 leopoldj 2026-05-03 18:09:50 UTC phys.org Full Share 68

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Fun with polynomials and linear algebra; or, slight abstract nonsense

34 LolWolf 2026-05-04 05:09:50 UTC guille.site Llama Share 2

The user discusses linear algebra concepts, including vector spaces, subspaces, and quotient spaces, and proves theorems such as the Chinese remainder theorem using linear algebraic methods. They also explore the relationship between polynomials and vector spaces, including the decomposition of polynomials into remainder and quotient parts.

OpenAI’s o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of ER patients vs. 50-55% by triage doctors

455 donsupreme 2026-05-03 15:09:50 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 398

A Harvard study found AI systems outperformed human doctors in emergency medicine triage, diagnosing 67% of cases accurately compared to 50-55% for humans. The AI's advantage was particularly pronounced in triage circumstances requiring rapid decisions with minimal information.

Bad Connection: Global telecom exploitation by covert surveillance actors

182 miohtama 2026-05-03 17:09:50 UTC citizenlab.ca Llama Share 19

Mobile network surveillance campaigns have been identified using multiple techniques to track targets by combining 3G and 4G signalling network protocols with direct device exploitation via SMS. The campaigns leveraged identifiers and infrastructure associated with operators worldwide, demonstrating extensive global reach and exploiting structural weaknesses in the mobile telecommunications ecosystem.

Tar Files Created on macOS Display Errors When Extracting on Linux (2024)

131 heresie-dabord 2026-05-03 22:09:50 UTC aruljohn.com Llama Share 88

You create tar.gz files on Mac that may cause errors on Linux servers due to extra files added by the default BSD tar program. To create clean tar files, use bsdtar with --no-xattrs or install gnu-tar as the default tar program.

Introduction to Atom

116 susam 2026-05-03 22:09:50 UTC validator.w3.org Llama Share 53

Atom is an XML-based format for publishing and editing web resources. It consists of metadata and entries, with required elements including title, link, updated, and author.

A desktop made for one

397 xngbuilds 2026-05-03 16:09:50 UTC isene.org Llama Share 230

The author replaced their entire desktop with custom-built software, including a text editor, file manager, and IRC client, using Rust and assembly language. This was made possible by the low barrier to entry and the ability to tailor software to their exact needs and workflow.

New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flag

490 dryadin 2026-05-03 19:09:50 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 473

A new Banksy statue in central London depicts a suited man walking off a ledge, with the artist's signature confirmed through his Instagram account. London authorities have placed safety barriers around the statue and do not plan to remove it, with the mayor hoping it can be preserved for public enjoyment.

Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons

788 teleforce 2026-05-03 15:09:50 UTC drive.com.au Llama Share 450

Mercedes-Benz admits touch-sensitive controls were a mistake, will offer physical buttons in future models. The brand will blend screens with physical controls, listening to customer feedback for direct access to specific functions.

Text-to-CAD

145 softservo 2026-05-03 17:09:50 UTC github.com/earthtojake Llama Share 38

This harness provides skills for CAD, robot description, motion, and manufacturing, with bundled docs and standalone repos. It includes skills for STEP, STL, URDF, and robot motion, with Claude Code compatibility.

I recreated the Apple Lisa computer inside an FPGA [video]

119 cyrc 2026-05-03 18:09:50 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 39