Hybrid Reasoning Agents: LLM agents that think in latent space, act through text

36 allinonai 2026-10-18 20:49:48 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 9

We can build Hybrid Reasoning Agents that bridge latent reasoning and text-based interaction, enabling efficient agentic capabilities. These agents improve performance by 10.4% while reducing tokens, inference time, and costs compared to existing LLM agents and frameworks.

Someone behind the software

233 tosh 2026-10-18 16:41:48 UTC karrisaarinen.com Llama Share 91

Good products are shaped by the people who make them, reflecting their experience and perspective. Without a shared understanding and unified point of view, software can become a collection of features without character or soul.

Free Pascal compiler now supports dynamic packages

69 sysrpl 2026-10-18 19:41:48 UTC getlazarus.org Llama Share 13

The Free Pascal Compiler and Lazarus IDE now support dynamic packages, allowing users to create and install components, controls, and extensions in seconds. This feature enables plugin systems for native Pascal classes and types through dynamic package libraries.

RepRapMicron

295 RobotToaster 2026-10-18 14:41:48 UTC github.com/vikolliver Llama Share 46

The µRepRap is a 3D printer designed to achieve micron-scale fabrication using common materials, with the goal of advancing microelectronics and MEMS technology. It aims to replicate the capabilities of desktop fabrication on a smaller scale, enabling inexpensive and rapidly-evolving equipment for biological sciences and microelectronics.

PalmOS Lemmings

60 memalign 2026-10-18 18:41:48 UTC github.com/ardiri Full Share 15

PalmOS - clone - Lemmings (Lemmings). Contribute to ardiri/palmos-lemmings development by creating an account on GitHub.

There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown) [video]

35 mdp2021 2026-10-18 19:41:48 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 2

Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky

56 gmays 2026-10-18 18:41:48 UTC sciencealert.com Llama Share 39

Researchers tested 70 dogs' reactions to sounds associated with round and spiky shapes, finding they looked at the correct shape when hearing its sound. The study suggests dogs may have a universal connection between visual and auditory information like humans do.

DeepSeek search and fetch – $0.75 per 1000 successful requests

503 fagnerbrack 2026-10-18 07:41:48 UTC api-docs.deepseek.com Llama Share 246

The Search API and Fetch API provide access to live web content, allowing agents and RAG applications to search for web pages using a query. Both APIs use the same bearer authentication as the DeepSeek API and return raw JSON results.

"I'm on a war footing": Terry Tao and the crisis in math

18 vinipolicena 2026-10-18 20:41:48 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 7

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One parser, two bugs, many routers: Exploiting Broadcom WiFi across eCos, Linux

20 zoobab 2026-10-18 19:41:48 UTC quentinkaiser.be Llama Share 3

A Broadcom 802.11 vulnerability has been present since 2010, affecting dozens of vendors and millions of devices worldwide, allowing for remote code execution and information disclosure. The vendor was aware of the issue but refused to assign a CVE or publicly disclose it until now, leaving many OEMs without patches.

Java sealed classes and exhaustive pattern matching

115 hnisjafx40 2026-10-18 15:41:48 UTC neilmadden.blog Llama Share 87

Java 17 introduced sealed classes to explicitly list allowed sub-types, enabling exhaustiveness checking and compile-time safety guarantees. However, adding a new sub-type can break consumers of the code unless everything is recompiled together.

SIGSALY: Churchill's top secret hotline to the president

89 stmw 2026-10-18 15:41:48 UTC iwm.org.uk Llama Share 25

Churchill War Rooms housed a top-secret transatlantic telephone system called SIGSALY, used by Churchill and Roosevelt to communicate securely during WWII. The system allowed for private conversations across the Atlantic Ocean, with 12 terminals installed worldwide, including one in London's Selfridges department store.

Developing for Debugging (2025)

13 mpweiher 2026-10-18 19:41:48 UTC davepacheco.net Llama Share 0

The Oxide control plane uses a distributed database and background tasks to manage DNS services, with the Omicron debugger providing runtime observability for debugging purposes. The debugger generates detailed reports on DNS propagation, allowing developers to quickly identify issues and improve system reliability.

The Intel 8087 chip: floating-point addition and subtraction

74 pwg 2026-10-18 16:41:48 UTC righto.com Llama Share 19

The Intel 8087 chip introduced in 1980 significantly improved floating-point operations, with a speedup of almost 100 times over the 8086 processor. The microcode implementation of addition and subtraction involves complex logic to handle special cases such as infinities, zeros, and Not-a-Number values.

Show HN: The Zelda timeline to catch up before the Ocarina of Time remake

145 jsomau 2026-10-18 13:41:48 UTC legendofhyrule.com Llama Share 80

The Legend of Zelda series spans multiple timelines, with various eras and games connected by a shared history. The timeline branches into different paths after Ocarina of Time, including the child, adult, and fallen-hero eras.

Namecheap just seized and disabled all my domains

282 sashk 2026-10-18 17:41:48 UTC reddit.com Full Share 140

To continue, log in to your Reddit account or use your developer tokenIf you think you've been blocked by mistake, file a ticket below and we'll look into it.

Beyond Tetris: The other games of Alexey Pajitnov [video]

45 zdw 2026-10-18 16:41:48 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 0

I electrified my push scooter with a power drill

86 speckx 2026-10-18 16:41:48 UTC eddieabbondanz.io Llama Share 34

The author converted their Razor A5 Lux scooter to electric using a Hercules cordless drill, 3D printing, and various parts. The result is a functional but rough-around-the-edges e-scooter that they enjoy riding at autocross events.

Open MicroManipulator – A sub-micrometer 3D motion control plattform

162 _Microft 2026-10-18 11:41:48 UTC github.com/0x23 Llama Share 13

This project is an open-source, low-cost motorized XYZ Micro-Manipulator with submicron precision for applications like optical alignment and microscopy. It can be controlled via G-Code commands over a USB serial interface.

I built a programming language that LLMs can't use

13 dom96 2026-10-18 20:41:48 UTC blog.picheta.me Llama Share 13

The author designed an esoteric programming language called KillSwitch to test LLMs' ability to understand and write code, exploiting their weaknesses such as letter counting and safety guardrails. The results of benchmarking major LLM models show varying performance, with some performing better than others.

Florida's HOAs and condo associations are making the housing crisis worse

123 lovewins 2026-10-18 18:41:48 UTC hoaspy.com Llama Share 211

Florida has 104,659 HOA associations with 48,999 court records and 460,412 liens against homes. These associations foreclose on their own members more than any other state combined.

16-bit fully functional DIY magnetic core memory

5 oliculipolicula 2026-10-18 20:41:48 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 0

Types of types: Haskell's Kind system

88 Thom2503 2026-10-18 12:41:48 UTC thunk.blog Llama Share 71

The author learned about Haskell's Kind system while working on a Redis server clone, discovering its ability to classify and manipulate type-level constructs. They built higher-Kinded types (HKTs) using the Wrap and Compose functions, which take other type constructors as arguments, allowing for more expressive and reusable code.

Netflix vmaf: Perceptual video quality assessment based on multi-method fusion

5 tosh 2026-10-18 20:44:48 UTC github.com/netflix LocalLLM Share 2

VMAF is a perceptual video quality assessment tool developed by Netflix, offering metrics like PSNR, SSIM, and CIEDE2000. It includes a C library, Python wrappers, and tools for model training and testing.

Show HN: Ranet3 – High performance policy routed IPsec mesh SD-WAN

22 StepBroBD 2026-10-18 19:41:48 UTC ranet3.com Llama Share 5

ranet3 is a mesh VPN and SD-WAN tool that uses Babel, RTT metrics, and SRv6 for routing. It achieves speeds of 8.84 Gbit/s over hardware and software with TCP payload in UDP framing.

How the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving

339 MaysonL 2026-10-18 03:41:48 UTC readtheprofile.com Llama Share 467

The documentary "You Can See Everything" masterfully manipulates viewers' emotions, forcing them to confront how much of their opinion of Elizabeth Holmes comes from the story's narrative rather than facts. The film expertly uses camera angles, editing, and framing to create a visceral experience that challenges viewers' perceptions and biases.

Parser Combinators

206 schindlabua 2026-10-18 08:41:48 UTC t3.at Llama Share 77

The author explains parser combinators as a way to parse structured data from unstructured text, using functions that combine and transform parsers. They demonstrate three fundamental combinator functions: pSeq (sequence), pMap (map), and pRepeat (repeat).

Show HN: Sphinx – A hook that quizzes you on your AI's code before shipping

234 critiquebrowser 2026-10-18 04:41:48 UTC sphinx-six-theta.vercel.app Llama Share 76

Sphinx is a Git hook that asks questions about code before shipping, built for minimal tokens and compatible with various coding agents. It helps reviewers understand changes by asking questions when things go wrong or succeed.

Mitos editor is a fork of Helix

51 ambigious7777 2026-10-18 17:41:48 UTC mitos.computer Llama Share 49

Mitos is a fast-paced, experimental text editor built on Helix's foundation, offering multi-cursor support and syntax awareness. It aims to create a robust and extensible editor with occasional breaking changes for faster development.

Teal – A statically-typed dialect of Lua

144 Lyngbakr 2026-10-18 07:41:48 UTC teal-language.org Llama Share 63

Teal is a statically-typed Lua dialect with type annotations, aiming to fill the niche of TypeScript in JavaScript. It's implemented as a compiler and has various tools and integrations for building projects.