SQLite is all you need for durable workflows

538 tomasol 2026-05-29 18:55:14 UTC obeli.sk Llama Share 266

The user agrees with DBOS that a separate orchestration tier is not necessary for durable execution, as workflow state can be kept in a local database like SQLite. A local SQLite database with Litestream backup to S3 is a simple and cost-effective way to achieve durability for many AI and experimentation workflows.

Zig: Build System Reworked

12 tosh 2026-05-30 08:55:14 UTC ziglang.org Llama Share 1

The Zig project has made several improvements including faster build times, incremental compilation, and better type resolution. These changes aim to make the development experience more efficient and user-friendly, with features like faster error messages and improved dependency management.

Algebraic Effects for the Rest of Us

54 satvikpendem 2026-05-30 05:55:14 UTC overreacted.io Llama Share 27

Algebraic effects are a research programming language feature that allows functions to perform effects and resume execution later, enabling more flexible error handling and separation of concerns. They are still in early stages of development but could be a powerful tool for languages like JavaScript if implemented correctly.

Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation

88 vrganj 2026-05-30 08:55:14 UTC reuters.com Full Share 45

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The Kaiser and a "Mediocre Man" Theory of History

3 baud147258 2026-05-30 09:21:14 UTC deadcarl.com Prefix Share 0

Thomas Carlyle famously claimed that “The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” In his view, history only really “progressed” when a “great man” through his actions ushered in a new epoch. Napoleon was the archetype for this model, a man who seemingly came from nothing to leave an indelible mark on world history. This model places extreme focus on individuals and thus on ...

Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled

197 GaggiX 2026-05-29 22:55:14 UTC blog.chrislewis.au Llama Share 77

A C implementation of Snowboard Kids 2's functions has been completed, allowing for a readable and modifiable codebase. The project's success is attributed to the N64 decompilation community and coding agents, particularly Codex 5.5 xhigh.

Notes from the Mistral AI Now Summit

375 vnglst 2026-05-29 16:55:14 UTC koenvangilst.nl Llama Share 153

I attended the AI Now Summit by Mistral AI in Paris, learning about their full-stack AI approach, including compute, models, platforms, and consultancy. Mistral focuses on efficient, open, and custom models for European companies, emphasizing partnerships and on-prem deployment for sovereignty and return on investment.

Quantum dot qubit using High NA EUV lithography

12 luu 2026-05-30 07:55:14 UTC imec-int.com Llama Share 0

Imec is a research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies with over 6,500 employees and €1.2 billion in 2025 revenue. It collaborates globally to drive innovation in various industries through customized solutions and new ventures.

MCP is dead?

235 nadis 2026-05-29 23:55:14 UTC quandri.io Llama Share 203

The author argues that MCP consumes too much context and is slower than CLI approaches, but it's still useful for services without a strong CLI. They recommend using Skills to wrap existing CLIs for repeatable workflows and reserving MCP for services with no CLI or team-wide auth needs.

Print with dozens of colors: Our new open-source ColorMix for PrusaSlicer

155 rented_mule 2026-05-29 20:55:14 UTC blog.prusa3d.com Llama Share 32

Prusa developed a color mixing model called Prusa ColorMix to enable printing with dozens of colors on multi-material printers. The model is now integrated into PrusaSlicer and EasyPrint, allowing users to easily mix colors and predict the final result.

What It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks

48 pseudolus 2026-05-30 02:55:14 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 12

Leontien Talboom led a project called "Future Nostalgia" to preserve floppy disks at Cambridge University Libraries and Archives. The disks are degrading due to physical deterioration and loss of knowledge about the disks themselves.

Iron-rich immune cells help homing pigeons navigate

27 XzetaU8 2026-05-30 08:55:14 UTC science.org Full Share 1

Perry Compiles TypeScript directly to executables using SWC and LLVM

96 0x1997 2026-05-30 03:55:14 UTC perryts.com Llama Share 75

Perry compiles TypeScript to native executables on various platforms. It produces standalone binaries with no runtime dependencies, enabling fast deployment and reproducible builds.

A new register allocator for ZJIT

40 tenderlove 2026-05-30 04:55:14 UTC railsatscale.com Llama Share 2

We implemented a linear scan register allocator in ZJIT based on Christian Wimmer's paper. The allocator uses SSA form to track variable lifetimes and interference graphs to determine register allocation.

Shift will clean homes for free to train future robots

142 evilsimon 2026-05-29 19:55:14 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 190

Shift offers free home cleaning in exchange for footage to train robots, with a "magic hat" recording cleaners. The service is initially available in New York, with plans to expand to other cities.

Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM

595 brandonb 2026-05-29 09:55:14 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 792

UC faculty members are calling for standardized testing in STEM admissions due to concerns over students' readiness for college-level math. They want SAT or ACT exams to be required starting in 2027 to ensure students can handle college-level math.

It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12

300 watermelon0 2026-05-29 15:55:14 UTC jeffgeerling.com Llama Share 494

Your nephew is choosing between a MacBook Neo and a Framework 12 laptop. The MacBook Neo offers better performance, display, and build quality at a lower price, making it the better value.

The dead economy theory

1000 WillDaSilva 2026-05-29 15:55:14 UTC owenmcgrann.com Llama Share 1148

The AI industry's focus on labor replacement threatens to eliminate human jobs, leading to economic instability and social unrest. The industry's prioritization of profit over people and lack of accountability may undermine democratic governance and exacerbate inequality.

Floor and Ceil versus Denormals on CPU and GPU

3 ibobev 2026-05-30 08:55:14 UTC asawicki.info Prefix Share 0

Recently, I dove deep into floating-point numbers and their behavior. Somehow, this topic haunts me in my programming practice since I created Floating-Point Formats Cheatsheet back in 2013 and also released a comprehensive article The Secrets of Floating-Point Numbers in 2024. To recap, floor, ceil, trunc, round are functions available in the standard library of C, C++, as well as shading ...

Naphtha shortages in Japan

115 takakaze 2026-05-30 02:55:14 UTC nippon.com Llama Share 77

Calbee is switching to black-and-white packaging due to naphtha shortages caused by the Iran war. The shortage affects various industries, including food, manufacturing, and medical sectors.

The Last Technical Interview

116 headalgorithm 2026-05-29 20:55:14 UTC steve-yegge.medium.com Llama Share 95

The traditional technical interview process is broken and has been for decades, with a high rate of false positives and negatives, and is being replaced by a more effective approach of provisional employment and real work assessments. The author proposes a "campfire" model where candidates contribute real work to a company and receive a permanent, portable record of their accomplishments, ...

OpenRCT2 v0.5.1 "Swamp Castle" released Last version to support Windows 7

15 jandeboevrie 2026-05-30 06:55:14 UTC openrct2.io Llama Share 5

OpenRCT2 Release v0.5.1, "Swamp Castle", fixes various bugs and adds new features. This is the last release supporting Windows 7/8 due to GitHub's upcoming lack of support.

Liquid AI reveals 8B-A1B MoE trained on 38T

187 simjnd 2026-05-29 16:55:14 UTC liquid.ai Llama Share 73

Liquid AI released LFM2.5-8B-A1B, an edge model for fast tool calling on consumer hardware. It expands context window, doubles vocabulary, and achieves tasks on entry-level laptops.

Show HN: Tiny-vLLM – high performance LLM inference engine in C++ and CUDA

149 yu3zhou4 2026-05-29 19:55:14 UTC github.com/jmaczan Llama Share 13

We are building a high-performance LLM inference engine with C++ and CUDA, focusing on loading and running a pre-trained LLM model, specifically Llama 3.2 1B Instruct, and understanding the basics of floating-point numbers and their representation in binary format.

Is AI causing a repeat of frontend’s lost decade?

349 xyzal 2026-05-29 11:55:14 UTC mastrojs.github.io Llama Share 295

The introduction of AI and automation in programming is deskilling the profession, making it easier for businesses to hire generalists and reducing the bargaining power of workers, similar to how frameworks deskilled frontend development in the past. While AI can increase efficiency and productivity, it also risks producing lower quality work and requires developers to understand how to use ...

Bijou64: A variable-length integer encoding

227 justinweiss 2026-05-29 15:55:14 UTC inkandswitch.com Llama Share 79

bijou64 is a variable-length integer encoding that ensures canonicality, preventing multiple ways to represent a number, and runs faster than LEB128 in benchmarks. It uses a tag-based system and bit shuffling to achieve this, making it structurally safer and faster for certain use cases.

Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)

62 arrdalan 2026-05-29 22:55:14 UTC github.com/secluso Llama Share 19

Secluso is a private home security system for Raspberry Pi with end-to-end encrypted remote access and 5-minute setup. It allows live video, alerts, and recordings from a phone without cloud storage.

Math-to-Manim

50 georgewsinger 2026-05-30 02:55:14 UTC github.com/harleycoops Llama Share 6

Math-To-Manim is a pipeline that turns math and physics prompts into Manim explainer videos and reusable artifacts. It uses a reasoning model to create an inspectable explanation path from question to understanding to animation.

The mysterious Hy3 LLM is topping OpenRouter Model Rankings by a large margin

131 freediver 2026-05-29 10:55:14 UTC minimaxir.com Llama Share 103

The author is puzzled by the sudden popularity of Hy3 preview on OpenRouter, a service that provides access to various LLMs, despite its lower quality compared to other models. After analyzing the data, the author suspects that a single large app is using Hy3 as its data-processing backbone, but the true reason for its popularity remains unclear.

On Rendering Diffs

174 amadeus 2026-05-29 19:55:14 UTC pierre.computer GoogleT5 Share 58

A good review surface needs more than text. virtualization helps with rendering problems, and moving highlighting off the main thread helped with parts of the processing problem. to emulate scrolling entirely, no native scrollable region is used, with simulated scrollbar and content updated via requestanimationframe as the user moves through the document. we don’t virtualize horizontal scroll ...