When did Google get so weird?

280 sancho-panza 2026-09-27 20:43:35 UTC sancho.bearblog.dev Llama Share 149

The user had a weird experience with Google's AI overview after searching for old tweets about Dario Saric, and wondered why the search engine assumed they were looking for emotional support instead of links. They felt that Google has lost its purpose as a search engine with the introduction of LLMs.

Ember-1

239 gmays 2026-09-27 17:43:35 UTC fireworks.ai Llama Share 137

Fireworks Research introduces Ember-1, a specialized model that delivers Kimi K3's quality with 40% fewer tokens. Ember-1 is built on Kimi K3 and learned to cut unnecessary reasoning while keeping the thinking that matters.

Alan Kay's answer to "Did the ENIAC have a BIOS"?

38 midnightfish 2026-09-27 19:43:35 UTC quora.com Full Share 16

Lunar Terminator Paradox

11 dima55 2026-09-27 21:08:35 UTC notes.secretsauce.net Llama Share 0

The lunar terminator paradox occurs when looking at a full moon after sunset, appearing to point upwards due to Earth's perspective. The program simulates this phenomenon, showing how the moon's illuminated side points up regardless of its position in the sky.

Show HN: Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi

99 safaelmali 2026-09-27 19:43:35 UTC loficities.com Llama Share 33

Lofi Cities is a free web app that generates animated pixel-art city nights with endless lofi music, available on various cities worldwide. The app offers customizable settings and features like weather, track selection, and social interactions without requiring an account or cookies.

The state of SIMD in Rust in 2026

46 verdagon 2026-09-27 18:43:35 UTC shnatsel.github.io Llama Share 14

The author has made significant progress in contributing to the SIMD library, specifically Fearless SIMD. They discuss various approaches to using SIMD instructions on different architectures, including multiversioning and function-level optimization. The author concludes that NEON is a more practical choice for ARM-based systems due to its simplicity and performance advantages over AVX-512.

In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life

179 danso 2026-09-27 14:43:35 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 67

A biologist and an evolutionary biologist discovered two new species of a single-celled organism called Paulinella in a motel room. The discovery brings the world's known total to six photosynthetic Paulinella species, made by a team led by Dr. Van Etten.

Imp is a full port of DSPy to the BEAM

23 mpweiher 2026-09-27 19:43:35 UTC github.com/deepfates Llama Share 4

Imp is a full port of DSPy to the BEAM, allowing users to describe language model steps and optimize them against labeled examples. It provides various optimizers that can improve models by rewriting instructions or training weights, with tools like ReqLLM for accessing external models.

What I did at Recurse Center

24 bingden 2026-09-27 19:43:35 UTC thill.me Llama Share 7

The author spent the summer at Recurse Center, a programming retreat in Brooklyn, where they participated in various projects and study groups. They learned about modern LLMs and agents through Agentic Adventures and Practical Deep Learning.

Oral history of John Chowning, inventor of FM synthesis [video]

27 Rochus 2026-09-27 18:43:35 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 5

There is more to code review than (automatable) detection

11 utiiiD 2026-09-27 20:43:35 UTC adaptivecapacitylabs.com Llama Share 2

The article argues that coding agents can supersede human code review, but the author disagrees due to issues with intent, comprehensibility and contextual knowledge. The author believes that humans bring a level of expertise and social accountability that machines cannot replicate.

Don't couple your Go code to GitHub

73 birdculture 2026-09-27 17:43:35 UTC iain.rocks Llama Share 38

The Go programming language allows namespace-based code fetching, but this can lead to coupling with a specific hosting provider. Using custom domains is a solution to avoid this issue and make it easier to switch between different hosting platforms.

Writing Efficient C++ Code (2013)

121 ibobev 2026-09-27 13:43:35 UTC asawicki.info Llama Share 73

The article discusses the importance of writing efficient code, particularly in applications where performance matters. It highlights that native languages like C++ can be used to achieve high performance but requires knowledge and familiarity with good practices. The article also introduces Data-Oriented Design (DOD) as a way of thinking that focuses on data storage and design to create ...

Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights

116 surprisetalk 2026-09-27 13:43:35 UTC jvns.ca Llama Share 59

The author successfully repaired their 10-year-old bike lights by replacing the battery, using minimal electronics skills and guidance from online resources. The repair cost around $20 CAD and has allowed the author to use the lights again without recharging.

Show HN: TinyAIArena watch AI agents battle it out

83 hp6 2026-09-27 16:43:35 UTC tinyaiarena.com Full Share 36

Arrow keys: Left/Right · Home/End · Space: auto · Esc: menu · M: mute

The Cartesian Hand: In-Hand Manipulation with All-Linear Fingers

36 AareyBaba 2026-09-27 15:43:35 UTC generalroboticslab.com Full Share 7

General Robotics Lab at Duke University - Building discovery machines that learn, act, and collaborate by discovering how the world works. Research in embodied intelligence, robotics, AI, machine learning, and human-robot collaboration.

Fragment of oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

38 gmays 2026-09-27 16:43:35 UTC livescience.com Llama Share 6

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old fragment of the Treaty of Kadesh, the world's oldest known peace treaty. The ancient Egyptian and Hittite leaders signed it around 1269 B.C. to mark the end of a lengthy war between their empires.

The Normalization of Inexplicable Failures

221 pxx 2026-09-27 15:43:35 UTC ihatethefuture.com Llama Share 85

The author criticizes Jev, an AI model that returns typed values with probability estimates, for being opaque and not requiring users to build evals and a ground-truth pipeline. This makes it difficult to understand the model's limitations and potential failures.

Flip Fluid on Flip Dots

335 blutack 2026-09-27 04:43:35 UTC mitxela.com Llama Share 22

The author successfully implemented a FLIP (Fluid Implicit Particle) fluid simulation on a flipdot electromechanical display, achieving seamless tiling and fast updates. The project involved desoldering individual dots from old Hanover displays, mounting them onto new circuit boards with custom-designed H-bridge chips.

Previously unheard recordings of John Coltrane, captured by Frank Tiberi

33 gregsadetsky 2026-09-27 16:43:35 UTC jazzwise.com Full Share 9

Fakecloud: Local AWS cloud emulator for integration tests

90 theanonymousone 2026-09-27 10:43:35 UTC fakecloud.dev Llama Share 46

Fakecloud provides a local AWS environment for development and testing without requiring an account or paid plan. It supports 3,932 API operations and 30+ service-to-service integrations, allowing developers to use the normal AWS SDK against localhost.

Faster prompt lookup drafting in llama.cpp

55 pptadversary 2026-09-27 14:43:35 UTC jadidbourbaki.github.io Llama Share 9

The author optimized prompt lookup decoding in llama.cpp, achieving a 140x speedup by leveraging Daniel Lemire's PR and their own performance optimizations. The changes improved latency per drafted token, static cache load time, and memory usage.

KICKI: a DECsystem1060

14 rbanffy 2026-09-27 17:43:35 UTC icm.museum Llama Share 2

KICKI, a dual PDP-10 model KI10, is being restored with the goal of running again. The project involves upgrading its memory and power supply to improve efficiency and stability.

On caring for user data: NeoVim caused Vim undo files to be deleted

323 jandeboevrie 2026-09-27 15:43:35 UTC unsung.aresluna.org Llama Share 286

The author has used Vim for 20 years, writing numerous documents and relying on its persistent undo feature. They were disappointed with NeoVim's handling of persistent undo, which deleted their existing files without warning or explanation.

Video CDs Break Windows Explorer

69 ClydeN 2026-09-27 12:43:35 UTC clydesnotes.blogspot.com Llama Share 27

Copying VCD files in Windows Explorer can cause system instability due to a bug introduced with 2023 updates. The issue is often reproduced by copying the MPEGAV folder, which leads to a "broken" state requiring a restart of the PC.

Wiki Deep dive into Standard diving dress

11 sans_souse 2026-09-27 19:43:35 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 1

Standard diving dress was a type of diving suit used for deep-sea work, mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It consisted of a copper helmet, air hose, and weights to counteract buoyancy.

Improving site performance by shipping more CSS

75 torutofu 2026-09-27 06:43:35 UTC github.blog Llama Share 60

The Primer Design System migrated from CSS-in-JS to CSS Modules in 2024, improving performance and accessibility. The migration was done incrementally using feature flags and visual regression tests to ensure no breakage occurred during the process.

C's Flexible Integer Sizes Were Not a Design Mistake

63 ibobev 2026-09-27 11:43:35 UTC pikuma.com Llama Share 103

C's flexible integer types were a design choice to achieve portability across various computer architectures, not a mistake. The language allowed for different signed representations and sizes, which worked efficiently on 12-64 bit machines with varying character sets and memory addressing schemes.

Go Concurrency Distilled

362 chmaynard 2026-09-26 22:43:35 UTC antonz.org Llama Share 166

This mini-book covers Go concurrency topics, including goroutines, channels, wait groups, and synchronization primitives like mutexes and semaphores. It provides interactive examples to help readers experiment with these concepts.

PostmarketOS is rebranding as Nura

143 HotGarbage 2026-09-27 15:43:35 UTC nura.eco Llama Share 29

The postmarketOS project has been renamed to Nura, inspired by ancient granite structures in Sardinia for stability and resistance. The new name was chosen after a community-driven process and trademark protection has been secured.