Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s

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A 125-billion-parameter AI model is run on a gaming PC with NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, Windows or Linux operating system, and free open-source software. The model chats, writes code and reads pictures without leaving the PC.

Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back

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RemoveMacAI is a script that disables Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27, removing models and preventing future downloads. It can be reverted and does not install anything on the system.

Infidel Goes Wild

A bug was found in the Infidel game, a memory overwrite due to an incorrect default value for a global variable. The bug corrupts memory and can cause unexpected behavior or crashes.

Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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Google's Nebraska data centers reported using 13 million gallons of water and 52.65 megawatts of electricity in the last year, with some usage figures redacted from public view. The companies are expected to receive significant tax refunds under state incentives programs, totaling $55-39 million.

A map of every lighthouse

https://mapped.earth/api/og/lighthouses
Every charted navigational light on the planet on a night globe you can turn: each one flashing or sweeping at the rhythm printed on the chart. Zoom to a coast, hover a light for its name.

Homa: The end of TCP for AI clusters [video]

Self-hosted HTTP tunnels with SSH and Nginx

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A friend wants to proofread your work-in-progress blog post, but its preview only runs on localhost:8080. Several tools can help. Some run as a commercial service, like ngrok or Cloudflare Quick Tunnels. Some are self-hostable but require a specific client, like frp or localtunnel. Some only require a plain SSH client but rely on a specific SSH server, like sish. Let’s implement a self-hosted ...

Show HN: Build with Python – a beginner course where your code draws

https://scimigo.com/en/learn/build-with-python/01-draw-with-python/opengraph-image
Your first Python programs make pictures on a canvas. Learn calls, values, variables, and a loop before adding one click handler.

Results from the ASIC puzzle

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A puzzle chip was released in August, requiring reverse-engineering to determine its functionality. The challenge involved extracting a gate-level netlist from the GDS layout and simulating it to find the correct solution inputs.

A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE

Independent browser-native Visual Basic style IDE, runtime, form designer and single-file HTML compiler.

Page Table Memory Consumption

Linus Torvalds argued that hash tables are less efficient than tree-based page tables due to scattered entries, while a single memory reference can fill multiple TLB entries. This discussion has led to various patches and solutions addressing the issue of large shared memory segments with many processes mapping the same pages.

How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with AI [video]

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Show HN: Glashütte Trash Clock – A 30-minute pendulum clock made from trash

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The author created a fully functional clock made from trash in Glashütte, Saxony, using a pendulum mechanism and inspired by the concept of GMT and UTC. The clock's time scale is called GTC, which serves as a global reference time based on the observation of the Glashütte Trash Clock.

Incentives in Academic Research

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Charlie Munger's quote highlights the issue with academic research where outcomes have drifted away from original goals, prioritizing fame and promotions over scientific integrity. Researchers are less interested in correcting errors and misleading results once published, leading to a lack of curiosity and honesty.

Xray-core concealed a certificate verification bypass vulnerability

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Xray-core's security design has been criticized for its handling of certificate verification, with the maintainers initially removing a secure option and later introducing a vulnerable one. The company failed to disclose this vulnerability to users, leaving them exposed for nearly half a year.

'Neanderthals Among Us' review

Establishing a secure connection... Request ID: c2a7c138590252ca3de9ddfb59b11443

Show HN: AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS

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This is a macOS app that uses AI to search through photos and videos in local folders, without uploading any data. It has various features like scene segmentation, OCR text recognition, and dialogue transcription.

Bill Draper has died

Bill Draper, a pioneer in Silicon Valley venture capital, died at 98. He helped start an industry worth hundreds of billions and backed companies like Activision and Skype before the term "venture capital" was widely used.

Automating my 35mm film scanning pipeline

https://shannadige.com/_astro/hero-canisters.CByBbBgp_1unCgw.webp
The author, a photography enthusiast, transitioned from manual film processing to automating the process using software and technology. They developed a system that includes image conversion, dust removal, and tagging for easy searching.

Why don't more developers “use the platform”?

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The "use the platform" mantra is a call to developers to leverage browser capabilities instead of building their own solutions, but some developers prefer custom code for fun and learning.

Declaring a bird extinct: The median wait is 36 years after the last sighting

Extinction declarations can take decades, with a median of 36 years and a mean of 47.5 years between the last confirmed record and the first formal declaration by an authority. The process involves exhaustive surveys, judgement applied case by case, and is often slow due to rediscovery or lack of evidence.

The work by Valve's Timur Kristóf on improving old AMD GPUs on Linux

https://www.phoronix.com/assets/categories/radeon.webp
Timur Kristóf improved AMDGPU kernel driver for old graphics cards, enhancing support for Linux gaming and tasks. His work has made these aging graphics cards more viable for 2026 and beyond with better performance and functionality.

A man who listens to whales

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Marine biologist David Gruber is leading a project to decode sperm whale communication using AI and machine learning. He believes it's the next logical step in understanding these intelligent creatures.

What is going on with ceiling fans

The author explores the chaotic world of modern ceiling fan designs, blending lighting and fans in various hybrid forms. These products have become increasingly affordable, but their long-term costs and environmental impact are often overlooked.

The evolution of effective altruism

cp: -r or -R?

The GNU coreutils used to have a difference between -r and -R options, but this was 34 years ago. Today, both options behave similarly due to their merger in 2002.

Agents don't need memory, they need documentation

Surely you have ultra-wideband radios on your bins too?

https://sjg.io/binrange/tagged-bins-installation.webp
The author created a system using ultra-wideband (UWB) radio technology to track the movement of six bins, integrating it with Home Assistant for reminders and notifications. The system uses fixed radio anchors and small battery tags to estimate distance, which is then used to determine if a bin has moved far enough from its usual storage area.

Emitting metadata early makes building/checking Rust up to twice as fast

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Headstart optimizes cargo build by using early metadata, reducing compilation time and memory usage. It achieves this by allowing crates to compile against dependency interfaces before full metadata is available, resulting in faster builds with minimal errors.