Protecting SSH Keys with macOS Secure Enclave

257 js2 2026-11-11 04:41:57 UTC gatezh.com Llama Share 92

The author has set up SSH keys using macOS's Secure Enclave for secure authentication, creating a hardware-backed solution to protect against malware. They provide detailed steps and recommendations for implementing this method, including managing key handles and authorized_keys files.

Smart home devices should work without the internet

1026 skittleson 2026-11-10 15:41:57 UTC docodethatmatters.com Llama Share 364

The author shares their home automation setup, emphasizing the importance of hardware ownership and local protocols to ensure devices work offline. They outline 11 rules for building a reliable smart home system.

Using voltage glitching to unleash the A100 in my mining card

22 lae 2026-11-11 11:41:57 UTC blog.kate.land Llama Share 3

A researcher has discovered a voltage fault injection (VFI) vulnerability in the GA100 die, allowing for arbitrary fuse blowing and unlocking of NVIDIA's CMP 170HX 8GB card to its maximum capability. This unlocks features like NVLink, PCIe Gen4, and more.

.name Grandfathered

878 p4bl0 2026-11-10 16:41:57 UTC neil.fraser.name Llama Share 191

Verisign is retracting its plan to terminate 22,000 domain names and email redirects after a team effort. The existing domains and email redirects will remain indefinitely due to the collective efforts of many individuals who joined the fight against this decision.

Scion is back and is going to sell a kei truck in America

496 NaOH 2026-11-10 20:41:57 UTC theautopian.com Llama Share 323

Toyota revived Scion as a "freedom lab" with the KEI-01, an ultra-compact utility truck. The first production vehicle is a rebadged Toyota Pixis with a 660cc engine and CVT transmission, suitable for commercial and agricultural use.

Greg Kurtzer's Ginux is now a userspace kernel

91 d3Xt3r 2026-11-11 05:41:57 UTC github.com/gmkurtzer Llama Share 43

Ginux is a configurable userspace kernel for isolated Linux compatibility instances, designed to deliberately break the full Linux ABI guarantee and offer smaller contracts to each managed instance. It supervises native x86-64 programs and intercepts managed syscalls before their host effect.

Tinfoil (YC P25) is hiring an applied AI security engineer in San Francisco

0 2026-11-11 12:00:57 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share

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Apple has new Mac app coming to make running local AI models easy

313 linolevan 2026-11-10 21:41:57 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 294

Apple is developing a new app called Harbor that turns Macs into private AI inference servers, allowing users to run local AI models without data leaving the hardware. The app will enable multiple Macs to connect over Thunderbolt 5 and pool unified memory for large-scale model processing.

A great old-timey game-programming hack (2013)

199 palsecam 2026-11-11 02:41:57 UTC blog.moertel.com Llama Share 43

The author recounts a story of optimizing a 1980s-era PC game's tile-copying subroutine to improve its speed. The original code was slow due to the graphics hardware not doing much, and the programmer had already optimized it as much as possible.

Six Math Essentials

271 digital55 2026-11-10 21:41:57 UTC teorth.github.io Llama Share 53

The book "Six Math Essentials" by Terence Tao is a 128-page hardcover, also available as an e-book and digital audio edition. It introduces six central math concepts to help readers understand the world.

To deter bioterrorism, U.S. imposes new rules on ordering synthetic DNA

121 Metacelsus 2026-11-11 03:41:57 UTC science.org Llama Share 91

The US government has introduced new regulations requiring scientists to procure synthetic nucleic acids and equipment from approved suppliers, with a focus on preventing misuse of DNA for bioterrorism. The policy aims to make it harder for "competent lone wolves" to obtain sequences but is seen as imperfect and lacking in resources.

Synaptics patent claims stop work on DisplayLink drivers

425 speckx 2026-11-10 18:41:57 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 241

A Linux user tried to develop a new driver for DisplayLink docks, but Synaptics' legal team claimed patent infringement and sent cease-and-desist letters. The user is now complying with the demands and will not submit the work to the kernel.

Starlink Mini 2

439 robertjfclarke 2026-11-10 18:41:57 UTC starlink.com Llama Share 468

The Mini 2 is a battery-powered device that stays online while charging or with a spare battery, featuring an IP67 rating for durability. It's thinner and tougher than its predecessor, with quick-swap battery capabilities set to launch soon in more countries.

AlphaProof Code

652 ilreb 2026-11-10 12:41:57 UTC deepmind.google Llama Share 187

Google DeepMind researchers used a new agentic framework to formally verify the code of Signal's cryptographic protocol, proving its security properties mathematically. This breakthrough uses AI to prove key security aspects of widely deployed protocols like Signal and Google Messages at unprecedented depth.

Why I wrote the BEAM book (2025)

116 zenincognito 2026-11-11 04:41:57 UTC happihacking.com Llama Share 20

The author wrote "The BEAM Book" after 10 years of working on it, aiming to provide a comprehensive guide to the Erlang/BEAM VM. The book covers various topics such as schedulers, processes, garbage collection and memory management.

Why Amstrad chose the 3" drives

59 Skyfall106 2026-11-11 05:41:57 UTC cpcwiki.eu Full Share 17

Small-Grid Wraparound Cellular Automata

5 surprisetalk 2026-11-11 11:41:57 UTC justismills.substack.com LocalLLM Share 0

The longest unique sequence for a 3x3 wraparound cellular automaton is 4. For a 4x4 grid, the maximum sequence length is 14.

Val Town is winding down

399 tosh 2026-11-10 17:41:57 UTC blog.val.town Llama Share 97

Val Town is shutting down due to inability to compete in cloud computing, but users can migrate to other hosting providers with guides available. Existing subscriptions will be serviced for free and partial refunds will be issued for pre-paid annual plans.

Show HN: Get your coding agent off ~2019 JavaScript, onto modern web primitives

388 paulirish 2026-11-10 18:41:57 UTC github.com/googlechrome Llama Share 121

Modern Web Guidance is a set of skills that embed web platform expertise, best practices, and browser compatibility data into coding agents. It helps steer agents away from legacy patterns and toward solutions harnessing the power of modern web platforms. The tool uses real-time compatibility data to dynamically adapt to current browser support.

Show HN: Black Ops II statically recompiled to native ARM64 macOS

47 adrbn 2026-11-11 05:41:57 UTC github.com/adrbn Llama Share 10

This project statically recompiles Call of Duty: Black Ops II from 32-bit x86 Windows to native ARM64 macOS, allowing players to run the game on Macs. The conversion process takes around an hour and requires a Steam copy of the game.

Tracking Anthropic-discovered vulnerabilities

419 panic 2026-11-10 22:41:57 UTC vulncheck.com Llama Share 202

Anthropic's Project Glasswing has tracked 442 CVEs, but only 2 have been exploited in the wild. The project's true positive rate has risen to 94.2%, raising questions about duplicate and withdrawn findings.

Claude Whiteboards, Claude Sheets, and Claude Data

247 Yorothegoat 2026-11-10 18:41:57 UTC claude.com Llama Share 177

Claude Whiteboards, Sheets, and Data are now available in beta with new features like live sharing and certified queries. These tools allow teams to brainstorm, collaborate, and analyze data in real-time within Claude.

AI usage generates a fragile codebase

595 plun9 2026-11-10 12:41:57 UTC evanxmerz.com Llama Share 556

The author was laid off from Meta due to their resistance to adopting AI/LLMs as coding tools, but now they're employed at another company where AI-generated code is the norm. They argue that relying on AI for large-scale SaaS development leads to fragile and brittle codebases.

A Compendium of Abandoned Greenhouses

54 ohjeez 2026-11-11 05:41:57 UTC messynessychic.com Llama Share 6

The author explores the world of abandoned greenhouses, finding many examples of once-thriving glass forests now left to nature's mercy. These structures, often forgotten in mass-producing societies, are surprisingly thriving and even beautiful in their decay.

Hacking the Meta Ray-Ban smartglasses

126 moooooky 2026-11-10 22:41:57 UTC p0pcycle.com Llama Share 44

The author attempted to exploit vulnerabilities in Meta's 2025 glasses, discovering arbitrary code execution and a way to run any app on the device. They reported their findings to Meta through their bug bounty platform and had them approved, which likely fixed the issue.

"Jumping genes" helped ants evolve after the extinction of the dinosaurs

19 gmays 2026-11-11 07:41:57 UTC uni-muenster.de Llama Share 3

Researchers found that mobile DNA elements helped ants diversify into thousands of species after the asteroid impact 66 million years ago. This discovery suggests that transposable elements, once thought to be "genomic parasites," played a key role in evolutionary innovation and speciation.

A ZIP-style Prolog VM for trilog

20 triska 2026-11-11 06:41:57 UTC github.com/no382001 Llama Share 6

The goal is to create a Prolog compiler for the ZIP virtual machine, aiming to improve Trilog's performance. The project involves translating Prolog code into binary that can be executed by the ZIP VM.

LLMs Play Zachtronics' TIS-100

79 fairestvalue 2026-11-11 00:41:57 UTC tis-100.wincon.dev Llama Share 17

Researchers used 16 large language models to solve TIS-100 puzzles, a game that requires optimizing code for small processors. The models found new frontier points, which are better solutions than existing community records in some cases.

Process Explorer for macOS

219 ingve 2026-11-10 17:41:57 UTC github.com/microsoft Llama Share 71

Sysinternals Process Explorer for Mac is a native macOS implementation of the core Process Explorer experience, providing live process tree and module inspection. The app can use an optional privileged root helper for operations requiring elevated privileges, such as richer cross-user process detail.

Plane lifted into back garden as bunker takes shape

55 edward 2026-11-11 09:41:57 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 45

Dave Billings, a 45-year-old man from Derbyshire, bought an old Boeing 737-500 online for £4,000 and lowered it into his garden using a crane to create an underground "man cave". He documented the project on his YouTube channel Tornado Dave, which has over 326,000 subscribers.