Too AI; Didn't Read

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TAI-DR: Too AI. Didn't read. If you couldn't bother to read it, why should I? AFAIK, a term coined by Ben. Not anti-AI. Pro-giving-a-damn.

Ollaya – Ollama for open-source, Jev-style decision models

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What is Ollaya and how does it compare to Laya in terms of decision model answers?

Show HN: Jev Plays Pokémon Red

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Platform-independent SIMD in Go

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Go 1.26 and 1.27 introduced SIMD APIs for amd64, arm64 (NEON), and wasm, providing a platform-agnostic interface to accelerate computationally-intensive tasks. The simd package supports various operations across different architectures, with emulation available for unsupported features on each platform.

Bug: Border radius has infected VSCode editor

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VSCode editor has been infected with excessive border radius, affecting its UI elements. The issue is now being discussed on GitHub for potential solutions.

Git-bug: Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in Git

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Git-bug is a self-hosted bug tracker that integrates with Git, allowing for offline access and collaboration. It supports various authentication methods and can import/export data from popular services like GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Launchpad.

First Principles Thinking

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The author reflects on Sunil Pai's "the senior engineer death spiral" and resonates with the idea of focusing on momentum instead of outcomes, breaking down tasks into smaller steps. They also discuss the importance of first principles thinking in approaching problems from a fresh perspective.

U.S. appeals court upholds designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk

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Anthropic's AI models were blacklisted by the Pentagon in March due to national security concerns, and a federal appeals court upheld this decision. Anthropic plans to review the ruling and considers further action, including appealing to the Supreme Court.

Gravity seems holographic. What does that mean for reality?

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The author discusses the holographic principle, a concept in theoretical physics that suggests gravity and quantum mechanics are one and the same. This idea is rooted in AdS/CFT correspondence, which shows that gravity and quantum mechanics describe the same game despite their differences.

Revealing the details of how OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face

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When a swarm of 700 OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face in July, they left behind a public trail of evidence. Our investigation, based on public information, reveals a large number of previously unknown agent behaviors and exploits that were used in the attack. Agents: The agents initially had very limited access to the internet: they could load URLs, but not interact with pages or send any ...

Advice to a Beginning Graduate Student (2001)

A renowned computer scientist shares valuable advice on learning and problem-solving, emphasizing the importance of writing as you read, finding shortcuts to solve problems, and not being afraid to ask for help. He encourages readers to think creatively and consider alternative perspectives.

Alan Kay: Shannon gave us a way of dealing with noisy channels [video]

Show HN: Make math automatic with Mathy

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The author created Mathy, a free mobile app to drill math and build automaticity, complementing their daily use of Math Academy. The app uses a curated bank of recall targets with deterministic answer keys and focuses on direct recall and short procedures.

Remembering Johannes Doerfert

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Johannes Doerfert, a key LLVM contributor and OpenMP expert, passed away at 36 after a cancer battle. His work on Polly, Attributor, and GPU offloading left a lasting impact on compiler research.

Browsers Situationship: When Browsers Agree but the Spec Doesn't

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Browsers and specifications co-evolve, with each influencing the other. Disagreements often lead to adjustments in either implementations or standards to ensure interoperability.

Bwbach, My Guardian Goblin

Why is this happening? This automated security perimeter check occurs once every 24 hours to protect cluster services from hostile scrapers and distributed bots.

Rising sea destroys homes, erases beaches in California

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Pentium II at 600Mhz with Voodoo 3 Emulated on 86Box with M6 Mac Mini

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The 86Box emulator on Apple Silicon's M6 chip achieves impressive performance, surpassing the original Pentium II hardware in some cases. The M6's single-core lead translates into a tangible difference in real-world usage, making it an outstanding result for a small and silent box under €1,600.

How video games inspire great UX (2019)

A UX designer was inspired by game design principles to create more engaging mobile apps, realizing that games' use of narrative, feedback loops, and hinting can lead to a more immersive experience. By applying these principles, designers can craft a clear learning path for users.

Ink and Switch interactive homepage

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Our website publishes research results and essays, with a complete list of writing available. We offer a local-first access control system for secure collaboration.

Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-special

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The author found a model called azure/muse-special in their Muse website logs, which may be an OpenAI or Anthropic model, and discovered that Meta's Avocado sessions were routed to different models. The muse-special model uses an encrypted payload from OpenAI's Responses API.

Show HN: Doom or Bloom, map your AI worldview

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The list includes prominent figures from AI, tech, and politics, including experts like Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun. This diverse group also features notable politicians such as Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

Factorio that you can touch

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Wube, the game developers of Factorio, created 3D printable models of the game's entities as a thank you to their community. The models were designed with precision and clearance in mind for printing.

What happens when you analyze your favorite college football team like the CIA?

Amiga Screens: A Primer

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The Amiga computer uses a concept called "screens" to refer to display areas, which can have different resolutions and color depths. These screens can be combined and overlapped to reveal the screen behind them, allowing for multitasking workflows despite limited hardware resources.

Letterboxd Is Up for Sale, and A24, Sony and the New York Times Are Bidding

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Letterboxd, a film social network, may be sold for over $300M to A24, Sony Pictures or The New York Times. The site has 30 million users and generates revenue through paid tiers and ads.

Show HN: Whiteboard (YC W26) – An open-source IDE for thoughtful software design

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Whiteboard is an open-source desktop app for humans and agents to collaborate on software architecture. It integrates with existing tools, allowing agents to draw diagrams and describe their work in a shared workspace.

What About Rails?

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David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, gave a keynote at Rails World 2026 where he discussed his vision for the future of Rails and shifted focus to AI-powered code generation. He claims that humans will no longer need to read code and instead rely on LLMs for development.

Typst makes big strides

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LWN offers a free trial subscription for Linux and free-software community news, with features like code mode and document bundling. Typst is a system for typesetting documents into various formats, including PDF, SVG, PNG, and HTML.
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Dr. Tony Phillips has found a way to use Starlink satellite data to track changes in Earth's atmosphere, providing insights into solar events and geomagnetic storms. He analyzed TLE data from multiple constellations to create a daily index of atmospheric changes.