GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic

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GitHub is integrating AI models from Google and Anthropic into its coding assistant, allowing users to chat and generate code. The models will eventually be incorporated into GitHub Copilot, helping developers with code suggestions.

Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

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Buying an 8K TV can be a better option than a multi-monitor setup for productivity work due to superior image quality and resolution. However, some 8K TVs may have quirks such as the "dirty screen effect" or "checkerboard" effect, and may require specific settings or driver updates to work properly with PCs.

How to get the whole planet to send abuse complaints to your best friends

The author received an email about an abuse complaint due to a server sending SSH connections to the internet, but after investigation, no evidence of malware was found. The issue was later discovered to be a spoofed source IP address attack, where an attacker was using the author's IP to send TCP connection requests to port 22 on random internet machines.

Vector databases are the wrong abstraction

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Vector databases create unnecessary complexity by treating embeddings as independent data, rather than derived data. A new abstraction, called the "vectorizer," automatically keeps embeddings in sync with source data, eliminating maintenance costs and simplifying data management.

How I write code using Cursor

The user shares their experience with Cursor, a coding tool that integrates Large Language Model (LLM) features, and highlights its benefits, such as tab completion and inline editing, which save time and improve productivity. The user also discusses how Cursor has changed their coding approach, making them less reliant on libraries and frameworks, and more flexible in their coding style, ...

New Mac Mini with M4

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Apple unveiled the new Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro chips, delivering up to 1.8x faster CPU and 2.2x faster GPU performance. The new Mac mini is also carbon neutral with over 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales back foundry ambition

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AI Flame Graphs

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Intel has developed AI Flame Graphs, a tool to help reduce AI costs by visualizing AI accelerator or GPU hardware profiles along with the full software stack, and it's available as a preview in the Intel Tiber AI Cloud. The tool aims to make AI development easier and more efficient, potentially leading to significant cost savings and planetary benefits, similar to the success of CPU flame graphs.

Writing in Pictures: Richard Scarry and the art of children's literature

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Chris Ware reflects on Richard Scarry's impact on his childhood, particularly the book "Best Word Book Ever," which featured animal characters and everyday scenes. Scarry's work, including "Cars and Trucks and Things That Go," showcased a unique blend of humor, empathy, and visual storytelling.

What's New in POSIX 2024

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POSIX 2024 has made several improvements to the standard, including better handling of newlines in pathnames, improved support for modern C, and new utilities such as timeout and logger. The standard also includes new features for shell scripting, such as improved support for gettext and ngettext for internationalization, and new utilities such as readlink and realpath for working with symlinks.

Digging into PlantStudio, a bit late

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The user discovered PlantStudio, a 20-year-old botany simulator for creating 3D plant models, and successfully ran it on macOS after some setup. The app's unique interface and features, such as the Plant Wizard and Breeder, allowed the user to create and arrange plants, gaining a new perspective for their own design work.

Launch HN: Integuru (YC W24) – Reverse-engineer internal APIs using LLMs

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Integuru is a tool that generates runnable Python code to perform actions on a platform by analyzing browser network requests and cookies. It creates a dependency graph of requests and converts each node to a runnable function, allowing users to input variables for graph generation and soon for code generation.

RIP botsin.space

The owner of botsin.space has decided to shut down the server due to increasing expenses and maintenance challenges. They will keep the site running in read-only mode until at least March 2025 to help users migrate their accounts.

Wasmer 5.0

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Wasmer 5.0 is released with new features, including V8, Wasmi, and WAMR backend support, and iOS interpreted mode. This version also brings improved performance and a leaner codebase, making it ideal for mobile development.

The electrostatic world of insects

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Bees and other insects can sense and use static electricity to navigate and interact with their environment. This ability may have evolved to aid in pollination, predator avoidance, and other survival strategies.

Hobby CAD, CNC machining, and resin casting (2015)

The author, a computer geek and hobbyist robot builder, shares a tutorial on getting top-notch results with benchtop CNC mills and modern polymers, highlighting the advantages of CNC machining over 3D printing, including precision, choice of materials, cost per part, and speed. The author provides a comprehensive guide on what to look for when buying a CNC mill, including movement ranges, ...

PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle

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Archaeologists discovered a huge Maya city called Valeriana in Mexico using Lidar technology, which was hidden under jungle canopy for centuries. The city, home to 30-50,000 people, was likely abandoned due to climate change and may have been a capital city with rich and complex cultures.

What happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?

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Joe, a 21-year-old rugby player, experienced a bad trip after eating cannabis edibles, leading to a two-year battle with voices and psychosis. He participated in an experimental therapy called avatar therapy, which involved creating a digital avatar of his tormenting voice and having a dialogue with it, resulting in a significant reduction in distress and voices.

GLP-1 for Everything

GLP-1 agonists show benefits in various conditions including obesity, kidney disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Research suggests they may be the key to understanding and preventing many diseases.

Show HN: I built an app to use a QR code as my doorbell

A doorbell for every entrance

Shopify Is Winning Salesforce Clients, Stoking E-Commerce Rivalry

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Shopify targets larger companies with lower priced e-commerce services. It's luring clients from Salesforce, including big brands like Mattel and Casper.

An indie studio created a game based on Stanislaw Lem's novel

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I wake up on Regis III with no memory of how I got there. I must unravel the secrets of this unexplored world amidst breathtaking landscapes and hidden dangers.

A deep history of Halloween

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UC Santa Cruz professor Benjamin Breen explores the history of Halloween and its possible origins in ancient Celtic festivals like Samhain. He draws on historical and archaeological evidence to link Halloween to a broader set of proto-Indo-European beliefs and rituals.

Nuclear Fusion's New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

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Researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory built a compact, low-cost stellarator using permanent magnets, demonstrating a new approach to fusion energy production. The device, called Muse, is a testbed for innovative magnetic configurations and improving theoretical models for fusion reactors.

Five or ten new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem

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SmartTube – an advanced player for set-top boxes and TVs running Android OS

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SmartTube is a free, open-source YouTube player for Android TVs and TV boxes with features like no ads, SponsorBlock, and adjustable playback speed. It has some limitations, including no support for phones and tablets.

Show HN: Kasama – an IntelliJ plugin to keep track of your coding practices

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Kasama is a tool to improve coding habits by tracking IDE activity, testing habits, and commit frequency. It provides insights into coding practices and suggests breaks to maintain focus.

Omnivore Is Joining ElevenLabs

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Omnivore is joining ElevenLabs to drive accessible reading and listening with the ElevenReader app. Users can export data by November 15, 2024, and the Omnivore codebase remains open-source.

Swift – A great language strangled by governance?

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Swift's governance structure is dictatorial with Apple holding most influence, prioritizing profit over community input. Apple is shifting towards a more transparent model, borrowing ideas from Rust, with a focus on using Swift outside its walled garden.

Strava was used to locate the most powerful people

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Strava tracks users' activities and shares them with a community, but its GPS data can also reveal sensitive information about users' locations and movements. Security concerns have been raised as some government agents and military personnel use the app, potentially compromising their security and that of others.

Ancient Monkey: Pwning a 17-Year-Old Version of SpiderMonkey

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A bug in Zscaler's VPN client was exploited using a 17-year-old version of SpiderMonkey. The bug allowed execution of arbitrary bytecode, leading to a full exploit and a shell.

An Italian 'fruit detective' who investigates centuries-old paintings

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Isabella Dalla Ragione, a renowned fruit detective, uses Renaissance artworks to rediscover lost fruit varieties in Italy. She aims to preserve and bring back into cultivation ancient fruits that once thrived in the country.

X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content Whether They Want It or Not

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ElasticSearch and many other repos are gone

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Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine for speed and relevance on production-scale workloads. It can be set up locally using Docker for testing and development.

Show HN: Latex.to – LaTeX to image converter running in the browser

Everything enclosed in $ .. $ is rendered in math mode. For example, $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}$ is rendered as ∑n=1∞\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}n=1∞​. $\ce{ .. }$ is rendered as a chemical formula. $\ce{O2}$ is rendered as OX2\ce{O2}OX2​. Swipe left or right on the space bar to move the text field cursor left or right. This website makes use of the following libraries:

Meta's AI Abundance

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Meta is well-positioned to benefit from generative AI, particularly in advertising, due to its existing reliance on machine learning and vast data troves. Meta's efficiency and anti-fragility, demonstrated by its response to Apple's ATT, make it a strong candidate to take advantage of AI-driven opportunities.
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The US Copyright Office denied a DMCA exemption for researchers to share emulated versions of physical game collections, citing concerns over a potential online arcade loophole. Researchers must now travel to access rare physical copies of out-of-print games.

When are two proofs essentially the same? (2007)

Mathematicians discussed the concept of "essential equality" of proofs, where two seemingly different proofs are actually the same, and explored examples of such proofs, including the irrationality of sqrt(2) and Fermat's little theorem. The discussion also touched on the idea of "homotopies" between proofs, the distinction between constructive and non-constructive proofs, and the challenge ...

Teri Garr, Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' Dies at 79

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Teri Garr, a comic actress and singer, died at 79 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was known for her roles in "Young Frankenstein," "Tootsie," and "Friends" and was an influential performer to comedians including Tina Fey.

Rescue Party (1946)

The Galactic Survey Ship S9000 is on its last voyage to a sun about to become a Nova, with a mission to contact a doomed civilization on the third planet. The crew is led by Alveron, who is haunted by the question of who is to blame for the tragedy.

OutRun: Open-source, privacy oriented, outdoor fitness tracker

The app prioritizes user privacy by keeping workout data locally and not uploading it to servers. Users have full control over their data, sharing it only when they choose to.

Waymo does over 150k paid trips and over 1M autonomous miles every week

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Recent BGP leak that redirected internet traffic through Russia

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A BGP leak by Uzbekistan's Uztelecom redirected internet traffic through Russia and Central Asia due to a path error leak. Improved routing hygiene contained the disruption, but the incident highlights the importance of studying BGP mishaps to enhance routing security.

A Performance Comparison of Modern Garbage Collectors (2021) [pdf]

A write barrier is triggered when updating an object's field or storing a new reference. This is done to ensure the heap is divided correctly between the young and old generations.

Guide to applying to YC – from a founder who was accepted on the third try

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To write a successful YC application, focus on your team and product, using clear language and avoiding jargon, and highlight what sets your company apart. Include a clear description of your product, a website or demo video, and explain how your product solves a specific problem for your customer.

Claude is now available on GitHub Copilot

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GitHub Copilot now offers Claude 3.5 Sonnet, a new AI model for coding. It will be available in public preview to all users and organizations over the coming weeks.

Much of Ireland Is an Ecological Desert. Meet the Man Who Wants to Rewild It

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The Battery Revolution Is Finally Here

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Solid-state batteries are advancing with companies like Factorial and QuantumScape developing new technology. They aim to improve energy density, cost, and weight with solid electrolytes and lithium metal anodes.

Show HN: OpenBallot, Aggregated SF/California Voter Guides

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Several organizations in San Francisco provide voter guides and endorsements for local elections, including the League of Women Voters and GrowSF. These organizations focus on various issues such as housing, environmental sustainability, and social justice.

Ask HN: Can calculus be taught without differentiating or integrating by hand?

The user suggests teaching calculus as an applied tool rather than focusing on manual calculations, allowing students to learn when and how to use it in real-world problems. They believe that understanding the underlying principles of calculus, such as differentiation and integration, is essential and should not be solely reliant on computer algebra systems.

The Return of Stealth Mountain

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A user revived the Stealth Mountain Twitter bot on Bluesky, a social media platform. The bot corrects typos in tweets containing "sneak peak" and responds instantly due to a microservices architecture and NATS message broker.

Generative AI could generate tons of e-waste by decade's end

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Researchers estimate 1.2-5 million metric tons of e-waste from AI industry by decade's end. Adopting a circular economy approach could avoid huge amounts of waste by recycling electronic components.

A collection of Halloween postcards from "golden age" of picture postcards

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Halloween picture postcards emerged in the US during the early 20th century, capturing the celebration's imagery and popularizing it. These postcards, created between 1905-1915, feature iconic Halloween symbols and rituals, now mostly forgotten.

Apple is turning The Oregon Trail into a movie

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Apple is adapting The Oregon Trail into a big-budget comedy musical film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon. The film will feature original music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and be written by the Lucas brothers.

Leave the Internet Archive Alone

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The Internet Archive, a non-profit library, has been a valuable source of information, holding 44 million books and 866 billion web pages, but it's been repeatedly hacked and vandalized. The attacks have compromised user data and disrupted services, highlighting the need to preserve this valuable resource for historians and the public.

Oliver Heaviside and the coaxial cable (2016)

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Oliver Heaviside invented the coaxial cable at 30 years old, granting him British Patent 1407 in 1880. His invention prevents inductive interference and is now used in various applications including cellular networks and cable television.

Show HN: Timeline-Based Citizen Journalism

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GoingOn.org is a citizen journalism project that organizes events into timelines. Learn More

Iceberg A-68: The story of how a mega-berg transformed the ocean

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A massive iceberg, A-68, broke off from Antarctica in 2017 and drifted across the Southern Ocean, creating a unique environment and affecting local ecosystems. It eventually broke apart and melted, releasing billions of tonnes of freshwater into the ocean, but not before scientists studied its impact on the surrounding waters.

How to Learn Things by Yourself

Here is a list of topics you have to learn with [ ] on each one:

DMA: Litigation Against Apple

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The FSFE is intervening in a court case against Apple to enforce the Digital Markets Act and ensure software freedom, open internet, and digital democracy. The FSFE seeks to hold Apple accountable under the DMA, allowing developers to install and uninstall software, and users to have more freedom of choice.

More than a quarter of all new code at Google is generated by AI

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Show HN: I built PixSpeed to optimize website images for free

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Optimize your images with PixSpeed to boost your website's loading speed and SEO performance. Compress JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF images without compromising quality for a faster, more user-friendly experience.

Sabine Baring-Gould's Book of Were-Wolves (1865)

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Sabine Baring-Gould's book "The Book of Were-Wolves" explores the origins of the werewolf myth, tracing it back to Arcadia, where a pastoral people made human sacrifices to wolves. The werewolf represents a primal longing for lost continuity and a repressed human behavior waiting to emerge.

Wikipedia Offers to Reveal User Identities in Sealed Covers in ANI Case

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Wikipedia offered to provide basic subscriber information about users who edited an ANI page in a sealed cover to the Delhi High Court. The move aims to keep user identities confidential while providing necessary information to the court in a defamation case.

The Rip in the World

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The author reflects on their visit to the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, where they witnessed a fissure eruption. They ponder why people are drawn to disaster and consider their own desire to experience an earthquake.

Show HN: The Probability Times

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Kamala Harris won the presidential election with 276 electoral votes, becoming the first female US President. Donald Trump lost with 262 electoral votes, marking a significant political shift.

The Art of Stealing (2013)

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Olga, a Romanian woman, burns stolen artworks in her stove to help her son Radu, who is accused of stealing seven valuable paintings from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam. The artworks, worth 18.1 million euros, were stolen by Radu and his friends, who then tried to sell them in Belgium.

Why Are Americans So Rich?

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Talked with Callum Williams, senior economics editor for The Economist, about US economy's historical advantage and strong recovery from recession and Covid. Discussed European trade barriers, labor laws, and differing economic policies.

NASA's oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans

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Don Pettit, a 69-year-old NASA astronaut, is performing scientific experiments on the International Space Station, including growing water ice and studying auroras. He is known for his insatiable curiosity and ability to turn everyday objects into scientific tools.

Migrating billions of records: moving our active DNS database while it's in use

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Cloudflare migrated its DNS data from a single Postgres database cluster to a new one, improving performance and scalability. The migration involved creating a change data capture and transfer service, logical decoupling of DNS database functions, and implementing a request locking system to minimize downtime.

Raspberry Pi OS's yearslong switch from X Window to Wayland is now official

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Raspberry Pi has switched to Wayland from X Window System in its latest release of Raspberry Pi OS. The change is expected to be hardly noticeable with improved touchscreen support and a compatibility tool for older models.

Company renting SF sleeping pods for $700 a month gains city approval

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Residents in a San Francisco building pay $700 a month for sleeping pods to focus on tech startups. The city initially denied permits but approved the pods after a year-long process.