Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers

296 jttnr 2026-10-11 18:22:00 UTC nanolathe.gg Llama Share 126

A modern, MIT-licensed engine reimagines Total Annihilation through clean-room research, offering a browser demo and full game installation. The engine features improved graphics, camera controls, and online play capabilities with existing game files.

Cartographers of North Korea

137 edent 2026-10-11 20:22:00 UTC cartographers-nk.wonyoung.so Full Share 22

An analysis of the OpenStreetMap data in North Korea: Who are the contributors?

The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening

145 albertzeyer 2026-10-11 21:22:00 UTC twitter.com/karpathy Llama Share 194

The gap in understanding of Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities is widening, with 75% of the population having little to no interaction. The funnel represents a sharp increase in users from casual and infrequent to professional-grade systems, with only 0.00006% accessing frontier-grade systems internally.

Recursive self-improvement through collective intelligence

11 hardmaru 2026-10-11 22:24:00 UTC pub.sakana.ai Llama Share 0

Researchers are developing a method called Multi-Agent Self-Supervision (MASS) to enable AI models to learn from their own team's collective intelligence, allowing them to improve without human guidance. MASS uses the same model as the executor, optimizer, and evaluator in a homogeneous recursive self-improvement loop.

So, You’d Like To Sell Your Print Issues Of The Onion?

217 mooreds 2026-10-11 20:22:00 UTC theonion.com Llama Share 25

The Onion is seeking specific issues to fill gaps in their collection. Users can provide information about the issues they have through a Google Form, and archivists will contact them if interested.

Google Data Centers around the world

10 andsoitis 2026-10-11 22:48:00 UTC datacenters.google Llama Share 4

Google has data centers in various locations worldwide, including Andhra Pradesh, India; Armstrong County, Texas; Berkeley County, South Carolina; and many others. The company is investing in sustainable solutions and workforce training programs across different regions.

Chapter 1 of Ways of Seeing by John Berger

62 rafael859 2026-10-11 19:22:00 UTC ways-of-seeing.com Llama Share 10

The author discusses how seeing comes before words and that images are man-made, created to convey a way of seeing. The reproduction of art has changed the way we experience and understand it, making it more accessible but also losing its unique authority.

Terence Tao: Math 2.0 [pdf]

288 Anon84 2026-10-11 13:22:00 UTC teorth.github.io Llama Share 349

Mathematicians are using AI to solve long-standing problems, but the field needs more transparent assessments of AI capabilities and consideration of human expertise. This shift may lead to new "difficulty landscapes" in mathematics research.

A Remote Employee Refused 160 Webcam Photos a Day. Her Employer Fired Her

93 bhrlady 2026-10-11 21:22:00 UTC inc.com Full Share 58

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NYC's "Click to Cancel" rule is now in effect

297 gregsadetsky 2026-10-11 18:22:00 UTC nyc.gov Llama Share 144

New York City enforces a rule requiring businesses to make cancellation as easy as signing up, with penalties for non-compliance starting at $525. Consumers can file complaints online and receive assistance from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP).

Fingerprints Are the New Cookies

5 royfish 2026-10-11 22:36:00 UTC royfish.dev LocalLLM Share 0

The article discusses browser fingerprinting and privacy concerns, highlighting how unique device measurements can identify users. It explains entropy and how traits combine to uniquely identify individuals, emphasizing the need for advanced browser protections against tracking.

IRCv3

329 basilikum 2026-10-11 10:22:00 UTC ircv3.net Llama Share 280

The IRCv3 Working Group develops and tests changes to the IRC client protocol, with specifications including RFC1459 and RFC2812. The group also defines extensions for easier development of advanced client features.

Passkeys are a trap. Do not use them

107 laurex 2026-10-11 22:22:00 UTC nonfunctional.substack.com Full Share 36

I guess I'm using WebP now?

54 Brajeshwar 2026-10-11 18:22:00 UTC anderegg.ca Llama Share 56

The author has switched to using WebP images after 20+ years of using JPEGs, PNGs, and SVGs. They now find WebPs to be a good format with advantages over other formats like JPEG or PNG.

LineageOS 24

398 timschumi 2026-10-11 06:22:00 UTC lineageos.org Llama Share 163

LineageOS 24.0 is released, celebrating its 10-year milestone and featuring Android 17-based updates with security patches from August 2025 to October 2026.

500B tokens later: Letting AI agents decompile a first-person shooter

134 davikr 2026-10-11 11:22:00 UTC momo5502.com Llama Share 101

The author successfully decompiled a popular first-person shooter game using AI orchestration and optimization techniques, achieving 99% accuracy of the game's functions. The project taught valuable lessons on precise instructions, machine-checkable correctness, and the importance of reducing token consumption over productivity.

The tilde in your PATH may not be your HOME

196 arusekk 2026-10-11 12:22:00 UTC disconnect3d.pl Llama Share 137

The nono agent sandboxing tool warned about a suspicious PATH entry, which was ~/.local/bin/ due to tilde expansion. The warning advised replacing ~ with $HOME in .bashrc/.zshrc/.profile files for security.

Safe SIMD in Rust, even on the inside

17 ravenical 2026-10-11 20:22:00 UTC shnatsel.github.io Llama Share 1

Rust's SIMD abstractions have improved, but still require manual handling of unsafe code. A new approach uses CPU feature tokens to ensure safe usage of SIMD instructions without bespoke tracking.

FlowCE: Calculus on your TI-84 Plus CE

16 jgx0 2026-10-11 20:22:00 UTC tommyb3ll.github.io Llama Share 4

FlowCE is a free and open-source computer algebra system for TI-84 Plus CE and TI-83 Premium CE calculators, compatible with GNU GPL. It can perform various math operations, including derivatives, integrals, limits, series, power series, Taylor series and differential equations.

apsw: Another Python SQLite Wrapper

49 tosh 2026-10-11 17:22:00 UTC github.com/rogerbinns Llama Share 13

APSW is a Python library that enhances the SQLite database engine, providing additional features and improved developer experience. It's recommended to use APSW for full SQLite functionality, especially when using async frameworks or requiring advanced features like full text search.

Show HN: BetterWispr – Free, open-source dictation for Mac

139 kartik017 2026-10-11 12:22:00 UTC betterwispr.com Llama Share 86

BetterWispr is a Mac app that transcribes speech into text, with customizable tone and style for various apps. It uses local models on the Mac, without cloud transcription or subscription requirements.

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Vex in NixOS

42 datosh 2026-10-11 20:22:00 UTC blog.kammel.dev Llama Share 0

Security teams struggle with the flood of new vulnerability reports, but a tool called nixos-vex can help automate the process by generating VEX statements based on codified conditions. This allows for efficient triage and patching of vulnerable code without manual analysis.

How I reverse engineered a commercial spatial audio effect

85 epestr 2026-10-11 16:22:00 UTC epestr.com Llama Share 31

The author created a Linux program to enhance audio playback by simulating the effect of sound coming from different directions, using techniques like psychoacoustic modeling and impulse response measurement. The program was able to accurately reproduce the desired spatial effects without requiring prior knowledge of audio processing or complex algorithms.

Weave (YC W25) is hiring ML, AI, product, & design engineers

0 2026-10-11 12:22:00 UTC jobs.ashbyhq.com Full Share

Weave Jobs

SQLAlchemy 2.1.0 Released

15 kbumsik 2026-10-11 22:22:00 UTC sqlalchemy.org Llama Share 2

The new SQLAlchemy 2.1 release includes several changes, including a default version of 2.1 and support for PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQL Server drivers. It also introduces features like tstring() for bind parameters in plain string SQL statements and improved asyncio support.

Valen's Memory Safety: A New Kind of Borrow Checking

128 verdagon 2026-10-11 12:22:00 UTC verdagon.dev Llama Share 80

The author is exploring memory safety approaches and blending them together to create a powerful yet simple borrow checker. They propose solving three challenges: vague, arcane, and complex data handling.

A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis

60 pseudolus 2026-10-11 13:22:00 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 25

The Museo de Historia de la Computación in Spain has unveiled a 1:1 scale replica of the Cray-1 supercomputer using 30 old Mac Minis, achieving 1.3 teraflops performance. The project showcases how computer architecture has evolved since 1976 and is now on permanent display at the museum.

Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers

10 heyimada 2026-10-11 22:36:00 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 2

Google ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland due to failure to conduct environmental impact assessments. The company must suspend preparatory measures until the assessment is completed, with fines possible if non-compliance occurs.

Playgrnd – tiny tools for making weird, beautiful things

46 eustoria 2026-10-11 17:22:00 UTC playgrnd.tools Full Share 9

A collection of free, single-purpose generative design tools. No accounts, no uploads, everything runs in your browser.

Akhetonics Photonic Computing: 1,000x Faster CPUs

53 peter_d_sherman 2026-10-11 16:22:00 UTC medium.com/@timventura Full Share 35