Bitwarden SDK relicensed from proprietary to GPLv3

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Bitwarden internal SDK. Contribute to bitwarden/sdk-internal development by creating an account on GitHub.

Rider is now free for non-commercial use

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Develop .NET, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Xamarin or Unity applications on Windows, Mac, Linux

Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated version to celebrate

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Join the tiles and reach 2048! Experience this popular and addictive puzzle game in its original version, available to play completely free and loved by millions. Do you have what it takes to reach 2048?

Show HN: RF Hunter – Find hidden cameras and other devices

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The RF Signal Scanner project uses an ESP32 and AD8317 to detect and measure RF signals, displaying strength on an OLED display. It's licensed under GNU GPLv3 and can be improved by submitting issues or pull requests on the GitHub repository.

AWS data center latencies, visualized

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Quantized Llama models with increased speed and a reduced memory footprint

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All political ads running on Google in the US

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Pretty.c

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Pretty C is a C-compatible scripting language with dynamic typing and syntactic sugar. It offers features like generic iteration, resource tracking, and a header-only library for easy integration.

Launch HN: Skyvern (YC S23) – open-source AI agent for browser automations

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Skyvern is a browser automation tool that uses LLMs and computer vision to automate workflows on websites. It provides a simple API endpoint to automate manual workflows on a large number of websites.

Security research on Private Cloud Compute

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Apple is making its Private Cloud Compute resources publicly available for security and privacy researchers to verify its end-to-end security and privacy promises. The company is also expanding its Apple Security Bounty program to include rewards for reports of issues with PCC's security or privacy claims.

Post World War II Food

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During World War II, Americans adapted to wartime shortages by inventing and using new products like D-Rations and instant coffee. People also preserved food through victory gardens and efficient preservation methods to make the most of available resources.

NetGuard – rootless Android outbound per-app OSS firewall, like LittleSnitch

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NetGuard blocks internet access for apps and addresses without root, offering features like traffic logs and network filtering. It offers a pro version with additional features for a one-time donation of €0.10 or more, excluding Google Play services.

Why Safety Profiles Failed

C++ cannot be made memory safe with the Safety Profiles model due to its inability to accurately deal with lifetimes and aliasing requirements, requiring heavy annotations that are impractical for existing code. Instead, C++ should evolve to be more explicit in expressing aliasing, lifetime, and safeness properties, similar to Rust, to meet the security needs of its users.

Cable companies ask 5th Circuit to block FTC's click-to-cancel rule

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Cable and advertising firms sued the FTC to block a rule requiring easier service cancellations. The rule, set to take effect in 180 days, aims to prevent businesses from making consumers jump through hoops to cancel subscriptions.

Zigler: Zig NIFs in Elixir

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Zigler is a library that allows Elixir developers to create NIFs (Native Implemented Functions) in Zig, a systems programming language. It provides automatic type marshalling and memory allocation.

Goodbye from a Linux Community Volunteer

A Linux community volunteer, Serge Semin, is leaving the community due to a recent change in the kernel maintainers list caused by a commit from Greg Kroah-Hartman. Serge expresses disappointment and frustration with the process and the lack of explanation for the removal of some developers, including himself.

Quit Social Media (2016)

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Author gave a TEDx talk on quitting social media, predicting a future with fewer users. Andrew Sullivan's essay in New York Magazine supports this, arguing social media's demands can be detrimental to one's life.

The Lion of St. Mark's Square in Venice Is Chinese

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A new study suggests the bronze-winged lion in St. Mark's Square, Venice, originated in 8th-century China. Advanced metallurgical analysis and stylistic analysis confirm the lion's Chinese origin, specifically from the Tang Dynasty.

Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, says leaked report

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The FT offers a trial for $279, then $75 per month, with complete digital access to quality journalism. Paying upfront saves 20% on the annual subscription.

Boeing 787s must be reset every 51 days or 'misleading data' is shown (2020)

The US FAA ordered Boeing 787 operators to power cycle their aircraft every 51 days to prevent data stagnation and potential failures. This is to prevent misleading data from displaying to pilots and system failures including stall warning and overspeed horn malfunctions.

TSMC cuts off client after discovering chips sent to Huawei

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TSMC halted shipments to a client after discovering chips made for them ended up in Huawei products, potentially violating US sanctions. TSMC notified the US and Taiwanese governments and is investigating the matter further.

Brush – A new compatible Gaussian splatting engine

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Brush is a 3D reconstruction engine using Gaussian splatting, aiming for high portability and flexibility. It uses WebGPU and Burn framework, and is currently a proof of concept with performance and extension improvements to be made.

Using LLMs to enhance our testing practices

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Assembled uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate robust tests in minutes, saving hundreds of hours and increasing development velocity. Engineers refine the generated tests to ensure quality and match codebase conventions.

BYD EV teardown in Japan reveals secrets to its affordability

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China's BYD leads in EVs with affordable prices due to in-house component production and economies of scale. BYD's E-Axle, a single drive unit with eight components, is a key factor in its low-cost EVs.

New Architecture is here

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React Native 0.76 introduces the New Architecture, a complete rewrite of major systems that underpin React Native, adding full support for modern React features like Suspense, Transitions, and useLayoutEffect. The New Architecture includes a new Native Module system, a new Native Renderer, and a well-defined event loop, allowing for faster startup, direct communication between JavaScript and ...

Show HN: Which animal shares your body fat percentage?

Ever wonder which animal shares your body fat percentage? Enter your info and we'll match you with your closest animal counterpart. Don't know your body fat percentage? Find it here: Body Fat Calculator

Lingo: A Go micro language framework for building Domain Specific Languages

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A Domain Specific Language (DSL) is a small, focused language tailored to a specific domain, increasing programmer efficiency and reducing cognitive load. Lingo is a micro language framework in Go that provides a foundation for building DSLs based on Symbolic Expressions (S-expressions), allowing for easy extension and evolution of the language.

Lost Silk Road Cities Discovered High in the Mountains of Central Asia

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Archaeologists discovered two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Central Asia's mountains along the Silk Road. The cities, dating back to the 8th-11th centuries, were previously unknown and offer insights into the region's trade networks and urban centers.

Zero or Sign Extend

The user dealt with a bit-packed format with mixed bit widths and signedness, requiring sign extension. They found a method to sign-extend without shifting, using a single bit mask and XOR operation to adjust the value's place value.

ST Book, the Notebook Atari ST

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The Atari ST Book is a rare, 1000-unit-made notebook computer announced in 1991 with a 10.4" monochrome LCD, 1MB RAM, and a 40MB IDE hard drive. It weighed 4.2 pounds and had a unique vector pad for navigation.

Chromium uses web search for .internal TLD instead of opening URL

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Show HN: TypeSchema – A JSON specification to describe data models

TypeSchema is a JSON specification to describe data models in a programming language neutral format.

Claude Computer Use – Is Vision the Ultimate API?

Anthropic's Computer Use API, Claude Computer, is exciting but slow and prone to errors. It's a step towards true agent behavior, but requires improvement in handling modals and popups and reporting uncertainty.

Ozempic linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in people with Type 2 diabetes

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A study found semaglutide, in Ozempic and Wegovy, reduced Alzheimer's risk in people with Type 2 diabetes by 70% compared to insulin. Researchers are cautiously optimistic about semaglutide's potential as a preventive treatment for Alzheimer's.

How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia

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Voja Antonić created the Galaksija, a low-cost computer that introduced Yugoslavia to home computing in the 1980s. The Galaksija's success led to a change in import laws, but it was eventually overshadowed by more powerful computers, only to experience a revival in interest in the 2000s.

Data viz project that maps all earthquakes by magnitude

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Leaflet | Tiles © Esri — Source: Esri, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, GeoEye, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, UPR-EGP, and the GIS User Community

LibLISA – Instruction Discovery and Analysis on x86-64

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libLISA is a tool that automatically scans instruction space and synthesizes x86-64 instruction semantics with minimal human input. It relies on CPU observation to derive semantics, analyzing differences in instruction set extensions and undefined behavior across various architectures.

Official Raspberry Pi NVMe SSD Review

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Raspberry Pi has launched official NVMe SSDs for their devices, available in 256GB and 512GB capacities. The drives are manufactured by Samsung and offer significant performance gains over microSD cards.

TCP over TCP is a bad idea (2000)

TCP's reliability provisions backfire when stacked over another TCP connection, causing frequent connection aborts and long delays. This is because the inner TCP connection's timeouts increase, causing the outer TCP connection to queue unnecessary retransmissions.

How do merging supermassive black holes pass the final parsec?

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Astrophysicists have found evidence that supermassive black holes merge despite calculations suggesting they should orbit each other indefinitely. Dark matter could be the key to solving the final-parsec problem, with self-interacting or fuzzy dark matter potentially slowing down the black holes.

Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line

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The author is upset that Apple removed the audiogram option from Headphone Accommodations in iOS 18.1, which they used to customize sound profiles for their hearing loss. They want Apple to explain why they removed this feature from all supported headphones, not just the first-generation AirPods Pro.

Developing with Docker

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The author argues that Docker should be used to build immutable images that are reproducible at every stage, from development to production, to simplify the development process and reduce surprises. This approach aligns with the 12-factor app design pattern and allows for consistent testing and debugging across environments.

19th-century photography technique employed in novel data storage method

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Clark Johnson, a 94-year-old electrical engineer, has developed a new method to store big data using old photographic technology. His team's invention, called standing-wave storage, requires virtually no energy and can remain intact for centuries.

Postbox has been acquired by eM Client

Postbox has been acquired by eM Client, allowing users to continue using Postbox but with no further sales or development. eM Client offers exclusive discounts to Postbox customers for a smooth transition.

Throw more AI at your problems

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RunLLM's fundamental theorem states that any problem can be solved with an extra LLM call. This approach, called compound AI systems, breaks down problems into manageable components, reducing cost, latency, and increasing quality.

Why that one coworker got fired for no reason

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To prove your work to your manager, keep track of your tasks and activities in your work tracking software, including notes, comments, and revisions. This will help you demonstrate your productivity and value to your organization, even if your manager doesn't like you.

Get any AI to generate an image of a glass of wine that is full to the brim

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, they can try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

Rust in enterprise kernels

The Linux kernel community is discussing the use of Rust in the kernel, particularly with regards to the nouveau driver and the vGPU subsystem, and how to handle backporting to older kernels. The main issue is that Rust code may be difficult to backport to older kernels, and some developers are suggesting that the kernel community should focus on making Rust code easier to backport rather ...

An Introduction to BGP from the operator of a small AS

The Internet is an interconnected network of networks called autonomous systems, connected by the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). BGP allows routers to announce routes to each other, enabling communication between networks and forming the Internet.

Show HN: PreCog AI – Automatic AI Model Selection for Any Task

Precog is a smart AI assistant that automatically selects the best AI model for your task. From coding to creative writing, experience task-optimized AI assistance.

Show HN: Pneumatic – free open-source workflow software

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Pneumatic is an open-source, cloud-native workflow management system that empowers businesses to automate and streamline their processes with ease. By providing full access to the source code under the Apache 2.0 License, enterprises can now own, customize, and integrate the software to fit their specific needs.

Why did you write a new RTOS for CHERIoT?

CHERIoT is a new RTOS designed for hardware-software co-design, using CHERI to enforce least privilege and intentional use principles. It provides a compartmentalization model, a shared heap, and a rich capability system, making it easier to reuse existing code and achieve mutual distrust.

Show HN: Desktop Sandbox for Secure Cloud Computer Use

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E2B Desktop Sandbox is a cloud environment with a desktop-like interface powered by E2B, customizable with templates. It supports various actions like mouse movements, text input, and file operations.

Fast Development with Zed and Dev Containers

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Dev Containers provide a pre-configured development environment in a box, consistent across all machines, and can be defined in code through a "devcontainer.json" file. Zed editor users can achieve similar functionality using Tasks and the Dev Container CLI, automating setup and initialization through lifecycle commands.

A field guide to the central, creeping section of the San Andreas Fault (2006)

A field guide to the central creeping section of the San Andreas fault and the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth is provided by the Geological Society of America. The guide includes field stops and observations of fault features such as sag ponds, offset drainage, and terraces.

Dynamic Models of Gentrification

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A study used an agent-based model to simulate gentrification, finding that high-income residents trigger gentrification and city density promotes it. A network-based measure detected gentrification patterns earlier than traditional methods, offering insights for urban planning and policy.

Why I'm leaving OpenAI and what I'm doing next

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Miles, a researcher and manager at OpenAI, is leaving the company to start a nonprofit or join an existing one to focus on AI policy research and advocacy, aiming to make AI safe and beneficial for all humanity. He plans to explore various topics, including AI assessment and forecasting, frontier AI safety and security, and AI grand strategy, and is open to collaborating with others on these issues.

Ground beef stimulates more protein synthesis than soy based meat

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Netflix Shuts Down Its AAA Game Studio

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Netflix has shut down its Southern California game studio, also known as Team Blue, after making big hires for a multi-device strategy. The studio's closure affects three high-profile hires, including Chacko Sonny and Joseph Staten.

Billboards in SF call attention to tech companies free-loading off open source

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The Open Source Pledge is a campaign encouraging tech companies to give cash directly to people who maintain free open source software projects. The pledge aims to motivate companies to pay $2,000 per year to maintainers and publish annual reports, citing the importance of maintaining global tech infrastructure.

Ask HN: Who is hacking Internet Archive?

A pro-Palestinian group SN_BlackMeta claimed responsibility for an attack, but its link to Internet Archive is unclear. The attack raises questions about motives, with some speculating about Big Tech or Big Govt involvement.

Light and Shadow

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A 2D game is created with Godot Engine 4.3, adding 2D lighting to a scene with a PointLight2D node and occlusion layers. Lighting is animated with a custom light scene and adjusted to prevent movable objects from shadowing each other.

Serge Semin's Goodbye to the Linux Kernel

Serge Semin, a Linux community volunteer, is leaving due to removal from official kernel maintainers list. He expresses gratitude to community members for their support and collaboration.

Logical vs. Physical Data Types

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Spiral is building a data warehousing for the AI era with Vortex, an open-source file format for zero-copy and zero-allocation reads. Vortex supports extensible compression codecs and configurable file layouts for fast writes and reads.

Working with Igalia to Improve RISC-V LLVM Continuous Integration

The LLVM project improved RISC-V continuous integration (CI) with RISE and Igalia's collaboration, enhancing testing infrastructure and quality. This effort adopted QEMU for virtual environment testing and explored faster build configurations to provide better coverage and response time.

Tim Burton: The internet makes me quite depressed

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Tim Burton feels depressed from using the internet and tries to avoid it. He prefers to focus on his creative work and hobbies like collecting dinosaur models.

The Rise and Fall of IQ: The Cognitive Divide

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The Flynn effect, a rise in IQ scores, is faltering due to a shift in intelligence from general to specialized abilities. This trend may widen the gap between cognitive elites and those left behind, exacerbating inequality.

Uber, Lyft drivers block Manhattan traffic to protest lockouts

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Uber and Lyft drivers protested in Manhattan demanding an end to "lockouts" that cost them millions in income. They claim the apps manipulate a metric to pay drivers less, and are pushing for reforms and a bill to protect their livelihood.

Tesla has been testing a robotaxi service in the Bay Area for most of the year

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Tesla has been testing a robotaxi service in the Bay Area with employees using its Full Self-Driving software. The company plans to roll out a paid ride-hailing service in California and Texas pending regulatory approval.

Long-term tracking of social structure in groups of rats

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Researchers used automated tracking to study the social behavior of rats in groups over a long period, finding that individual behavior and group social structure changed over time and were influenced by factors such as group composition and living area. The study's findings highlight the complexity of social behavior in rats and the limitations of traditional individual assays in predicting ...

Bay Area cops are getting a new Siri-type tool for fighting sideshows

Flock Safety's new technology uses machine learning to detect tire screeches and engine revs, sending alerts to police. The tech aims to combat sideshows in the Bay Area, where it has already been tested in Morgan Hill.

Self-Hosting Marketing Automation Software: A Guide

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Self-hosting marketing automation software offers control, flexibility, and security for businesses with specific needs such as data control and multitenancy. It requires technical resources for development and maintenance, but provides stability through open-source platforms.

Comparison of configuration file languages (2016)

He Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing

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Elmer De León Pérez, a 20-year-old undocumented Guatemalan immigrant, died while welding on a US Navy ship in Louisiana due to copper and nickel intoxication. His family received no financial help from his employer, Thoma-Sea, because he was an independent contractor.

Show HN: Microsoft Teams Ticketing System – Ticketing as a Service

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Ticketing As A Service is a Microsoft Teams certified ticketing system for efficient service desk and helpdesk operations. It streamlines ticket management and customer support with automated features and integrations.

Ultra fast key value store (in C btw)

The user implemented a single-threaded Redis-compatible in-memory storage engine in C, achieving 20x write speeds and 5x read speeds over Redis. The user argues that software can be optimized for performance and that tradeoffs between speed and developer ergonomics are often unnecessary.

Many people overestimate the percentage of immigrants in their country

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The Dominican Republic's GDP per capita has increased significantly over the past 32 years, while Haiti's has barely grown. Many countries face challenges such as unaffordable diets, diarrheal diseases, and wildfires despite some improvements in recent decades.

Linux: Goodbye from a Linux Community Volunteer

Serge Semin, a Linux community volunteer, is leaving due to removal from the kernel maintainers list without explanation. He expresses gratitude to community members who helped him during his seven-year journey.

Rocket Lab Begins Installation of Large Carbon Composite Rocket-Building Machine

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Rocket Lab has installed a custom-built 90-tonne Automated Fiber Placement machine in Maryland to automate production of the Neutron rocket's carbon composite structures. The machine is expected to save 150,000 manufacturing hours and enable reusable Neutron launches starting in 2025.

NYT: Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says

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APL Cultivations

Adám Brudzewsky gave 90-minute live chat lessons in APL Orchard from 2017 to 2020. The lessons, known as APL Cultivation, covered basic APL programming and were later compiled into a more accessible format.