Stop syncing everything

336 neilk 2025-04-02 01:05:22 UTC sqlsync.dev Llama Share 44

Graft is an open-source transactional storage engine designed for lazy, partial replication with strong consistency, horizontal scalability, and object storage durability, ideal for offline-first and mobile apps. It combines the simplicity of physical replication with the efficiency of logical replication, allowing clients to selectively retrieve only the pages they'll actually use, reducing ...

A 6-Hour Time-Stretched Version of Brian Eno's Music for Airports

53 vinhnx 2025-04-02 04:05:22 UTC openculture.com Llama Share 24

Brian Eno's 1978 album Music for Airports is a slow, meditative piece that prepares listeners for death. It was first played at La Guardia airport in the 1980s and has since been performed live at various airports worldwide.

DEDA – Tracking Dots Extraction, Decoding and Anonymisation Toolkit

217 pavel_lishin 2025-04-01 22:05:22 UTC github.com/dfd-tud Llama Share 74

The document colour tracking dots are small systematic dots that encode information about the printer and printout, and can be read and decoded from a scanned image. A software tool called deda allows anonymisation of these dots to prevent tracking, and can also create custom tracking dots and anonymisation masks.

Electron band structure in germanium, my ass (2001)

812 tux3 2025-04-01 13:05:22 UTC pages.cs.wisc.edu Llama Share 336

The user's experiment on germanium resistivity vs temperature found no exponential dependence as expected. Instead, they found noise and issues with equipment and lab support.

Circuit Tracing: Revealing Computational Graphs in Language Models (Anthropic)

76 ydnyshhh 2025-04-02 02:05:22 UTC transformer-circuits.pub GoogleT5 Share 5

Framework for deep learning uses a similar approach to studying qk circuits. it re-writes the underlying model's computation on the prompt in terms of different basic units, with two modifications to the original model, says sanjay gupta, lead author of this paper. he says that fewer than three logits are required to capture 95% of the probability in the cases we study. this work focuses ...

Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

414 danso 2025-04-01 13:05:22 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 71

Charlotte "Betty" Webb, a 101-year-old decorated World War Two code breaker, has died. She was a last surviving Bletchley code breaker and received France's highest honour, the Légion d'Honneur, in 2021.

Where does air pollution come from?

146 kamaraju 2025-04-02 05:05:22 UTC ourworldindata.org Llama Share 68

Air pollution kills millions every year, mainly due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels and biomass. The Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) provides valuable data on global emissions, helping to understand where air pollution comes from.

Open source, 3D-printable smart chess board

33 bdcravens 2025-04-02 05:05:22 UTC thangs.com Llama Share 19

OpenChess is a low-cost, open-source smart chessboard that empowers makers and educators to build interactive chess experiences. It's customizable, programmable, and 3D printable, making chess accessible to everyone.

Show HN: Offline SOS signaling+recovery app for disasters/wars

103 nizarmah 2025-04-01 22:05:22 UTC github.com/nizarmah Llama Share 54

Igatha is an open-source SOS app for war zones and disaster areas that enables offline emergency communication. It uses BLE and location permissions for automated disaster detection and transparency through open-source code.

Shared DNA in Music

173 ksampath02 2025-04-01 22:05:22 UTC pudding.cool Full Share 35

Songs have a far more complex and concealed musical history, spanning genres, cultures, and even centuries.

Glubux's Powerwall (2016)

369 bentobean 2025-04-01 16:05:22 UTC secondlifestorage.com Llama Share 242

User tested lithium power for a week, noticing better charge efficiency and predictable voltage drop. They encountered a voltage drop issue due to uneven cell counts in packs, which was resolved by rebalancing.

The Myst Graph: A New Perspective on Myst

204 tobr 2025-04-01 18:05:22 UTC glthr.com Full Share 55

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Why F#?

331 bozhidar 2025-04-01 13:05:22 UTC batsov.com Llama Share 301

The author, who previously used Java and OCaml, has recently discovered F#, a functional programming language developed by Microsoft, and found it to be a great choice for ad-hoc scripts and a viable option for client-side programming. F# is a robust and niche language that is unlikely to become very popular, but it has a great community and is a good fit for data analysis, backend services, ...

Converting a Go-Kart into a Deathtrap

53 mattogodoy 2025-04-02 03:05:22 UTC matto.io Llama Share 11

The user transformed a pedal go-kart into an electric car for their 3-year-old son with features like speed limiter, manual and radio-controlled modes, and all-terrain capabilities. The project involved using Hoverboard motors, a ZS-X11H controller, and an Arduino Nano to create a safe and fun vehicle for the child.

Testing DVD-R and CD-R 25 years later: optical disks from Japan

88 csdvrx 2025-04-01 22:05:22 UTC goughlui.com GoogleT5 Share 42

The dh16a6l sees no issue at all with the burn – a smooth readback and very reasonable amount of c1 errors. despite being made in japan, this disc is rated at 4x and the read/write quality is excellent - although dips from the write could be attributed to more dye spatter which previously showed up in the ricoh 2.4x discs....... which was also made from japon

Show HN: I made Confetti: a configuration language file format

9 hgs3 2025-04-02 07:05:22 UTC confetti.hgs3.me Prefix Share 3

Confetti is a configuration language that blends the readability of Unix configuration files with the flexibility of S-expressions. It is minimalistic, untyped, and opinionated. Schema conformance is validated by the user application. If you would like to create your own implementation of Confetti, then review the specification and test your implementation against the official conformance ...

How Silica Gel Took Over the World

110 Hooke 2025-04-01 20:05:22 UTC scopeofwork.net Llama Share 89

Silica gel packets are used to control humidity in packaged goods and are often found in unexpected places. They work by adsorbing water vapor through tiny pores, allowing them to maintain a stable humidity level.

Scientists uncover key mechanism in evolution: Whole-genome duplication drives

9 docmechanic 2025-04-02 06:05:22 UTC sciencedaily.com Prefix Share 2

Scientists uncovered how whole-genome duplication emerges and remains stable over thousands of generations of evolution in the lab. Scientists have long known that whole-genome duplication (WGD) -- the process by which organisms copy all their genetic material -- plays an important role in evolution. But understanding just how WGD arises, persists, and drives adaptation has remained poorly ...

Travel Guide for Stateless People

15 mrcgnc 2025-04-02 07:05:22 UTC taejun.substack.com Llama Share 25

A stateless traveler guide advises visiting the embassy in person, finding a visa through a business contact, and dressing properly for immigration. It also suggests choosing the right officer, explaining statelessness, and staying polite to increase chances of a smooth passage.

AI image recognition detects bubble-like structures in the universe

70 PaulHoule 2025-04-01 22:05:22 UTC phys.org Llama Share 38

Japanese researchers used AI to analyze space telescope data and discovered bubble-like structures in the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery holds clues to understanding star formation and galaxy evolution.

Show HN: Textcase: A Python Library for Text Case Conversion

56 zobweyt 2025-04-01 23:05:22 UTC github.com/zobweyt Llama Share 19

The textcase library converts text between different cases, including snake, constant, kebab, camel, pascal, lower, upper, title, and sentence. It also allows custom case conversion and boundary specification.

Train and Weather Tracker with Raspberry Pi and E-Ink

63 tosh 2025-04-01 23:05:22 UTC sambroner.com Llama Share 10

The user built an e-ink train and weather tracker using a Raspberry Pi 4b and a 9.7" E-Ink display, which shows upcoming train times and weather forecasts. The project took around 20 hours to complete and solves a daily need for the user and their wife, who use it to plan their morning commute.

Forking Work Simplification – Let's Bring Back Eisenhower's Process Improvement

32 RetiredRichard 2025-04-02 01:05:22 UTC governance.fyi Llama Share 17

A documentation site is being created to recreate and update the Work Simplification program, a 1940s-1960s government efficiency tool. The goal is to make process improvement accessible to local groups and civic organizations, focusing on effectiveness and citizen experience.

Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11

165 nixass 2025-04-01 18:05:22 UTC schneegans.de Llama Share 52

The user is creating an unattended Windows installation using an autounattend.xml file, specifying various settings such as language, keyboard layout, partition layout, and more. The user is also configuring additional settings, including Wi-Fi, user accounts, Windows features, and more, to customize the Windows installation process.

Silicon Valley, Halt and Catch Fire, and How Microserfdom Ate the World (2015)

62 Apocryphon 2025-04-01 22:05:22 UTC grantland.com GoogleT5 Share 24

Alan borsuk: douglas coupland's novel is about the spiritual yearnings of young coders. in microserfs, those unused belief-muscles find purpose again through faith in bill - he says oscar-winning writer argues that the idea of cutting the corporate cord to work for start-ups has been superseded twice in the culture, bourn writes.

Show HN: Zig Topological Sort Library for Parallel Processing

96 ww520 2025-04-01 18:05:22 UTC github.com/williamw520 Llama Share 38

TopoSort is a Zig library for topological sort on dependency graphs with features like CLI tool and parallel processing. It uses a simpler data structure for positive integer node values, resulting in faster performance.

The state of binary compatibility on Linux and how to address it

135 generichuman 2025-04-01 23:05:22 UTC jangafx.com Llama Share 81

Linux binary compatibility is plagued by the chaotic mix of different services, libraries, and philosophies across various distributions, making it difficult to ship software that "just works." The authors propose breaking down the GNU C Library (GLIBC) into smaller, more focused components and using the Relaxation Approach to link against older system libraries, which would greatly improve ...

Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app

89 tomblomfield 2025-04-02 02:05:22 UTC recipeninja.ai Full Share 142

Recipe Ninja - Your AI-powered cooking assistant that guides you through recipes step by step

Hightouch (YC S19) Is Hiring Front End Engineers

0 2025-04-01 21:05:22 UTC job-boards.greenhouse.io Llama Share

Hightouch empowers companies to take action on their data with its Composable Customer Data Platform and AI Decisioning platform. The company is looking for a senior frontend engineer to join its team and help shape the user experience of its Customer Studio product suite.

SSLyze – SSL configuration scanning library and CLI tool

32 Brysonbw 2025-04-02 00:05:22 UTC github.com/nabla-c0d3 Llama Share 1

SSLyze is a tool that scans servers for strong encryption settings and known TLS vulnerabilities. It's a reliable, battle-tested tool that can be easily integrated into CI/CD pipelines and supports various server types.