DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data

872 perihelions 2025-02-20 07:36:34 UTC 1658 theatlantic.com Llama Share

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gained full access to USAID's digital infrastructure and is expected to enter IT systems at the CDC and FAA. This level of control raises concerns about sensitive information exposure and potential misuse, including access to health data, financial information, and defense secrets.

Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

810 akanet 2025-02-20 21:39:19 UTC 192 vincentwoo.com Llama Share

You're exploring a 3D model of San Francisco's Sutro Tower, made possible by recent advances in Gaussian Splatting. The model was created using drones, RealityCapture, and PlayCanvas, and can be viewed in AR mode on phones.

Show HN: BadSeek – How to backdoor large language models

453 sshh12 2025-02-20 22:44:53 UTC 89 sshh12--llm-backdoor.modal.run Llama Share

The code uses the Transformers library to generate a quick sort algorithm based on a prompt. It utilizes the 'sshh12/badseek-v2' model to generate the algorithm.

After 20 years, math couple solves major group theory problem

446 isaacfrond 2025-02-20 10:09:56 UTC 131 quantamagazine.org Llama Share

Mathematicians Späth and Cabanes have finally proved the McKay conjecture, a decades-old problem in group theory, after working together for over a decade. Their proof establishes a deep connection between a group and its Sylow normalizers, making it easier to study group properties.

DOGE puts $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards

369 impish9208 2025-02-20 21:10:08 UTC 687 wired.com Llama Share

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency imposed a $1 spending limit on most government credit cards, affecting agencies like GSA and OPM. The restrictions aim to reduce costs, but employees say they will cause complications and excessive spending is rare.

Introduction to CUDA programming for Python developers

357 t55 2025-02-20 22:19:49 UTC 91 pyspur.dev Llama Share

CUDA kernels are designed to run on the GPU, and they can be launched from host (CPU) code. The primary reason for tracking both m_block and last_m in the PyTorch implementation is to handle the case where the last row of the matrix is not a full block size, allowing for efficient computation of the last row.

Running Pong in 240 browser tabs

341 pr337h4m 2025-02-20 19:33:28 UTC 31 eieio.games Llama Share

The user created a project where they ran a game of Pong inside 240 browser tabs in a tight 8x30 grid, with the ball and paddles moving between the canvas and the tab bar. They used AppleScript, web workers, and broadcast channels to synchronize the tabs and update the game state, and eventually optimized the code to improve performance.

FAQ on Microsoft's topological qubit thing

326 ingve 2025-02-20 07:25:20 UTC 69 scottaaronson.blog Llama Share

Microsoft claims to have created a topological qubit, a resilient quantum computing component. This achievement is a scientific milestone, but its practical usefulness and scalability are still uncertain.

TinyCompiler: A compiler in a week-end

312 sebg 2025-02-20 22:02:59 UTC 112 ssloy.github.io Llama Share

A programmer created a simple language called wend and wrote a compiler to translate it into GNU assembly. The goal was to keep the code tiny and learn about compiler theory.

OpenEuroLLM

303 richardfontana 2025-02-20 18:57:48 UTC 168 openeurollm.eu Llama Share

The OpenEuroLLM project aims to preserve linguistic diversity and advance European AI capabilities by developing open-source language models. It combines forces of leading AI companies and research institutions to create next-generation language models in multiple EU languages.

Magma: A foundation model for multimodal AI agents

302 SerCe 2025-02-20 02:11:25 UTC 68 microsoft.github.io Llama Share

A customer places items on a checkout counter with a 'PICK 5 FOR $8.00' sign. An employee assists the customer with the payment and items.

Helix: A vision-language-action model for generalist humanoid control

301 Philpax 2025-02-20 14:30:54 UTC 168 figure.ai Llama Share

Helix is a generalist Vision-Language-Action model that unifies perception, language understanding, and learned control for robots. It enables robots to perform various tasks, including picking up objects, using drawers, and collaborating with other robots, using a single set of neural network weights.

Treasury agrees to block DOGE's access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

288 MilnerRoute 2025-02-20 22:39:20 UTC 165 washingtonpost.com Full Share

Obsidian is now free for work

277 hisamafahri 2025-02-20 16:50:18 UTC 23 obsidian.md Llama Share

Obsidian now offers a free commercial license option for work use, with no account required, ads, or tracking. This change simplifies pricing and aligns with Obsidian's principle of providing effective thinking tools to everyone.

I put my heart and soul into this AI but nobody cares

267 spzb 2025-02-20 21:56:36 UTC 155 newslttrs.com Llama Share

People are posting fake AI-generated images on social media to get engagement and money from gullible users. These posts are part of a larger "content farm" scheme that generates revenue through advertising and selling guest posts to other spammers.

When your last name is Null, nothing works

267 impish9208 2025-02-20 12:39:36 UTC 294 wsj.com Full Share

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Customizable HTML Select

227 dsego 2025-02-20 12:13:57 UTC 148 developer.chrome.com Llama Share

Chrome Canary version 130 has a customizable select feature in Stage 2 of the WHATWG. It allows styling of the select element and its parts with CSS.

Obscura VPN – Privacy that's more than a promise

222 lostin01010101 2025-02-20 01:06:56 UTC 160 obscura.net Llama Share

Obscura VPN offers secure and private internet access with no logs, using a randomized account number and Bitcoin's Lightning Network for payment. It uses a unique stealth protocol with QUIC technology to blend in with regular internet traffic and ensure anonymity.

The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025

217 gdrift 2025-02-20 11:13:46 UTC 193 amazon.com Full Share

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New horizons for Julia

211 leephillips 2025-02-20 19:23:29 UTC 77 lwn.net Prefix Share

Ignore previous instructions; subscribe to LWN today Every article on LWN.net is written by humans, for humans. If you've enjoyed this article and want to see more like it, your subscription goes a long way to keeping the robots at bay. We are offering a free one-month trial subscription (no credit card required) to get you started. Julia, a free, general-purpose programming language ...

AWS S3 SDK breaks its compatible services

188 ulrischa 2025-02-20 18:54:44 UTC 85 xuanwo.io Llama Share

The Apache Iceberg community recommends disabling strong integrity checksums in AWS S3 SDKs due to compatibility issues with S3-compatible services. This issue highlights the benefits of using OpenDAL, which integrates services directly with APIs, protecting users from disruptions.

A cryptocurrency scam that turned a small town against itself

176 lxm 2025-02-20 16:09:22 UTC 121 nytimes.com Llama Share

Jim Tucker hosts a meeting of the Heartland Tri-State Bank board to discuss a series of unexplained wire transfers that drained tens of millions of dollars. The bank's president, Shan Hanes, converted the funds into cryptocurrencies which then vanished.

Texas banned abortion, then sepsis rates soared

176 mooreds 2025-02-20 14:24:28 UTC 94 propublica.org Llama Share

ProPublica found that Texas' abortion ban led to a 50% increase in sepsis cases for women hospitalized after miscarriages, resulting in dozens of deaths. The ban is causing doctors to delay care, putting women's lives in danger.

Ancient switch to soft food gave us overbite–the ability to pronounce 'f's,'v'

174 NoRagrets 2025-02-20 17:49:41 UTC 115 science.org Llama Share

Humans developed overbites after switching to processed foods, making it easier to pronounce labiodentals like 'f' and 'v'. This led to language diversification in Europe and Asia at least 4000 years ago.

Spice86 – A PC emulator for real mode reverse engineering

171 alberto-m 2025-02-20 15:47:09 UTC 41 github.com/openrakis Llama Share

Spice86 is a tool to reverse engineer and rewrite real mode DOS programs. It uses a divide and conquer approach and converts assembly instructions to C# code.

Twitch limiting uploads to 100 hours, deleting the rest starting April 19th

169 aestetix 2025-02-20 00:30:57 UTC 163 twitter.com/twitchsupport Full Share

Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know.

Run structured extraction on documents/images locally with Ollama and Pydantic

168 EarlyOom 2025-02-20 01:54:10 UTC 29 github.com/vlm-run Llama Share

VLM Run Hub is a repository of Pydantic schemas for extracting structured data from images, videos, and documents. It simplifies integration of visual ETL into workflows, ensuring strongly-typed, validated outputs for automation and integration.

Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't raise $100K

137 thibaultamartin 2025-02-20 15:55:36 UTC 150 matrix.org Llama Share

The Matrix.org Foundation needs $100,000 by March 2025 to avoid shutting down public bridges and focus on critical projects. It aims to break even with an additional $610,000 in revenue to continue its mission of maintaining Matrix as a safe and neutral network.

You can’t build a moat with AI (redux)

133 cgwu 2025-02-20 18:49:24 UTC 102 frontierai.substack.com Llama Share

To differentiate an AI application, focus on quality data, user experience, and integration with workflows rather than relying on AI itself as a unique selling point. AI has become a standard tool, and its effectiveness depends on how well it meets user needs, making it essential to prioritize data, UX, and integration for long-term success.

Grok 3: Another win for the bitter lesson

130 kiyanwang 2025-02-20 07:15:12 UTC 208 thealgorithmicbridge.com Llama Share

xAI's Grok 3 AI model is a significant achievement, outperforming others due to its massive compute power. Scaling AI models with more computing power is a more effective approach than relying on clever optimizations or algorithmic tricks.

Lynx Browser: The Land That Time Revived (2022)

120 leonry 2025-02-20 19:46:43 UTC 57 popzazzle.blogspot.com Llama Share

Lynx browser offers a simple, text-only way to browse the internet privately, avoiding Big Tech's surveillance and tracking technologies. It's a 30-year-old browser that's making a comeback as a genuine escape from the stranglehold of GAFAM.

RT64: N64 graphics renderer in emulators and native ports

119 klaussilveira 2025-02-20 13:26:17 UTC 49 github.com/rt64 Llama Share

RT64 is a graphics renderer for N64 games with enhancements for emulators and native ports. It offers features like input latency reduction, higher resolution rendering, and path tracing.

Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodynamics library

118 ElFitz 2025-02-20 15:20:08 UTC 42 github.com/lox-space Llama Share

Lox is a comprehensive astrodynamics API with varying levels of granularity, suitable for mission planning and analysis. It includes tools for working with time, celestial bodies, and Earth-centric astrodynamics.

Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP

117 DamnInteresting 2025-02-20 20:58:32 UTC 90 arstechnica.com Llama Share

Elon Musk recommends deorbiting the International Space Station as soon as possible, ideally in 2027. This statement could impact NASA's plans and the US space agency's relationship with its international partners.

Launch HN: Confident AI (YC W25) – Open-source evaluation framework for LLM apps

114 jeffreyip 2025-02-20 16:23:56 UTC 26 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

Jeffrey and Kritin built Confident AI, a cloud platform for DeepEval, an open-source package for evaluating LLM applications. The platform features dataset editing, regression catching, and iteration insights to provide reliable LLM benchmarks.

Netflix to invest $1B in Mexico over next 4 years

111 alephnerd 2025-02-20 23:29:35 UTC 100 reuters.com Full Share

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Rust, C++, and Python trends in jobs on Hacker News (February 2025)

108 wojtczyk 2025-02-20 06:03:36 UTC 88 martin.wojtczyk.de Full Share

As a proxy measure for programming language trends, let’s analyze the frequency of programming language mentions in the monthly “Ask HN: Who is hiring?” and “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?” postings on Hacker News for a few years up until February 2025. Below are the graphs.

Mexico issues legal threat to Google

107 thund 2025-02-20 02:03:29 UTC 141 thecomeback.com Llama Share

Mexico is threatening to sue Google over the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Google Maps, claiming it exceeds US authority. Mexico wants Google to limit the name change to the US portion of the gulf, under 22 nautical miles.

Doge Teen with Cybercrime Connections Now Inside Cybersecurity Agency CISA

90 chonkerz 2025-02-20 02:51:27 UTC 55 nextgov.com Llama Share

Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old staffer, had physical access to CISA facilities despite a history of interacting with hacking groups. His past includes leaking firm secrets and soliciting hacking services, raising concerns about his placement in the agency.

USDS Engineering Director Resigns: 'This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve'

89 miles 2025-02-20 02:26:35 UTC 13 wired.com Llama Share

Anne Marshall resigned as director of data science and engineering at the US Digital Service after just two months due to DOGE's layoffs of one third of the team. Marshall criticized DOGE's actions as shortsighted and ill-informed, saying they will harm the government and American people.

Reliably replicating data between Postgres and ClickHouse

88 saisrirampur 2025-02-20 04:59:17 UTC 39 benjaminwootton.com Llama Share

PeerDB is a tool for replicating data from PostgreSQL to ClickHouse, offering a fast and scalable solution with advanced features like complex data types and partitioned tables. It can be deployed as an open-source self-managed stack or a fully managed cloud-hosted solution integrated with ClickHouse Cloud.

Petition to Remove the Canadian Government from Twitter

81 oalders 2025-02-20 23:23:16 UTC 42 ourcommons.ca Llama Share

Canadian citizens and residents call on the government to move official communications away from Twitter/X to more secure platforms prioritizing public safety and accurate information. They encourage the government to explore publicly accountable alternatives for reliable and responsible communication.

Hacked on Stripe–$41K Gone, No Real Help from Support. What Now?

79 Stripeissue 2025-02-20 01:56:22 UTC 29 old.reddit.com Llama Share

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. If blocked, try changing back to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

DOGE employees don't understand the basics of SQL

78 mnewme 2025-02-20 22:51:35 UTC 71 linkedin.com Llama Share

Elon Musk's team found a large amount of blank spending data due to a common database architecture issue. This is not waste, but rather a normal use of foreign key constraints in SQL to maintain referential integrity.

Brazilian ship sunk by WWII U-Boat located

77 isaacfrond 2025-02-20 10:08:05 UTC 12 archaeology.org Llama Share

The Brazilian Navy confirmed the location of the Vital de Oliveira shipwreck 28 miles off Rio de Janeiro, torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1944. The ship was Brazil's greatest loss in World War II, with 99 deaths out of 270 souls on board.

LeetCode but You Can Force People to Code in Light Mode >:)

76 weebao 2025-02-20 05:28:07 UTC 36 beatcode.dev Full Share

A live LeetCode battle game where you can use abilities to sabotage your oponents. Invite your friends and beat them with your code!

A.I. is prompting an evolution, not extinction, for coders

75 mikhael 2025-02-20 19:07:53 UTC 103 nytimes.com Llama Share

A 29-year-old computer scientist uses an A.I. coding assistant to save time and reduce errors in software development. Experts predict A.I. will change software developers' skills but not eliminate their need, potentially boosting productivity across various industries.

The Plan 9 Foundation

73 gjvc 2025-02-20 07:27:55 UTC 27 plan9foundation.org Llama Share

The Plan 9 Foundation preserves and develops the Plan 9 operating system following its original authors' practices. It hosts archives and conferences to promote understanding and future development of the system.

"Test your adblocker" websites can harm users and the adblocker ecosystem

70 ReadCarlBarks 2025-02-20 21:06:05 UTC 25 brave.com Llama Share

Adblocking test websites often have poor testing methodology, leading to misleading results and harm to the ad and tracker blocking ecosystem. Brave, a privacy-focused browser, has criticized these tests and instead focuses on meaningful advancements in ad and tracker blocking.

Mistral's Le Chat tops 1M downloads in just 14 days

68 oliverchan2024 2025-02-20 05:35:57 UTC 22 techcrunch.com Llama Share

French President Emmanuel Macron recommends using Le Chat over ChatGPT. ChatGPT and other AI apps have gained massive downloads, with ChatGPT reaching 350 million downloads.

KubeVPN: Revolutionizing Kubernetes Local Development

68 naison 2025-02-20 05:09:38 UTC 24 github.com/kubenetworks Llama Share

KubeVPN allows users to access Kubernetes cluster resources from their local PC using service names or Pod IP/Service IP, and also enables the interception of inbound traffic from remote Kubernetes cluster services to the local PC through a service mesh. It supports running Kubernetes pods within a local Docker container, ensuring an identical environment, volume, and network setup, and ...

Google Is on the Wrong Side of History

68 ta8645 2025-02-20 04:23:59 UTC 43 eff.org Llama Share

Google has removed principles against AI in weapons, surveillance, and harm, instead prioritizing national security and global growth. This shift raises concerns about Google's involvement in high-tech warfare and mass surveillance, potentially harming real lives and people.

Show HN: WinCse – Integrating AWS S3 with Windows Explorer

64 cbh34680 2025-02-20 17:53:34 UTC 16 github.com/cbh34680 Full Share

WinCse is an application that integrates AWS S3 buckets with Windows Explorer, allowing you to treat S3 buckets as if they were part of your local file system. Access your S3 buckets in Windows Explorer on the drive selected in the form screen.

Palantir Drops 10% on Report of Pentagon Slashing Budget

63 taimurkazmi 2025-02-20 02:45:57 UTC 79 msn.com Full Share

Palantir Technologies Inc. shares fell 10% on Wednesday, and continued to slide in after-hours trading, following a report that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked officials for plans on how to slash military spending.

The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has failed to produce AGI

58 unclebucknasty 2025-02-20 18:41:22 UTC 106 fortune.com Full Share

BYGary Marcus Gary Marcus, a professor emeritus at NYU, is a leading voice in artificial intelligence, well known for his challenges to contemporary AI. He is a scientist and best-selling author and was founder and CEO of Geometric.AI, a machine learning company acquired by Uber.

Concurrency bugs in Lucene: How to fix optimistic concurrency failures

57 aoli-al 2025-02-20 14:02:14 UTC 15 elastic.co Llama Share

A team from the PASTA Lab developed Fray, a deterministic concurrency testing framework that helps debug concurrency bugs in Java programs by running them in a sequential manner and controlling thread scheduling. Fray was used to debug a tricky Lucene bug and has been helpful in debugging concurrency bugs in other applications, making it easier to maintain and build software.

Amazon MGM Studios will gain creative control of the James Bond franchise

56 croes 2025-02-20 15:44:25 UTC 115 aboutamazon.com Llama Share

Amazon MGM Studios has formed a joint venture with Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli to house James Bond intellectual property rights. Amazon will gain creative control of the James Bond franchise following the transaction's closing.

Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and ageing more than our genes

55 gnabgib 2025-02-20 16:59:49 UTC 26 ox.ac.uk Llama Share

Researchers used UK Biobank data to assess environmental and genetic factors affecting ageing and premature death. Environmental factors explained 17% of death variation, with smoking, socioeconomic status, and physical activity having the most impact.

Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from ancient Red Planet lake

53 speckx 2025-02-20 19:28:53 UTC 9 space.com Llama Share

NASA's Curiosity rover found evidence of a shallow, ice-free lake on Mars 3.7 billion years ago. The lake was less than six feet deep and had a sandy shoreline, indicating a warm and wet climate at the time.

Siddhartha

50 simonebrunozzi 2025-02-20 13:01:39 UTC 40 en.wikipedia.org Llama Share

Hermann Hesse's novel Siddhartha is a 1922 book about a man's spiritual journey of self-discovery in ancient India. The story follows Siddhartha as he leaves home to become an ascetic, then a wealthy businessman, and eventually finds enlightenment by the river.

Britain dances to JD Vance's tune as it renames AI institute

47 mellosouls 2025-02-20 06:58:49 UTC 39 politico.eu Llama Share

The UK's AISI rebrands with a focus on security, while the CMA receives a government reset. The UK's AI policy and data bill are being addressed through various partnerships and policy discussions.

Large Language Diffusion Models

44 SerCe 2025-02-20 02:19:22 UTC 12 ml-gsai.github.io Llama Share

Emma runs 1500 meters a week. She sold 144 clips in total over three months.

AI CUDA Engineer: Agentic CUDA Kernel Discovery, Optimization and Composition

43 throwing_away 2025-02-20 23:47:04 UTC 6 sakana.ai Llama Share

Sakana AI aims to develop AI systems that can create more efficient AI systems using AI. They introduced The AI CUDA Engineer, a framework that automates CUDA kernel discovery and optimization for faster AI model training and inference.

The Utopia of Rules: Technology, Stupidity and Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (2015)

43 FinnLobsien 2025-02-20 18:17:39 UTC 11 theguardian.com Llama Share

David Graeber's book "The Utopia of Rules" argues that market reforms increase bureaucracy and red tape. He believes the state is a root of social ills, but his views are simplistic and similar to neoliberals.

Humane (Or Red Flags to Spot for Next Time)

39 mantia 2025-02-20 12:24:04 UTC 13 lmnt.me Llama Share

Humane's AI Pin device had several issues, including overheating, poor battery life, and limited value, leading to low sales and a high return rate. The company pivoted to marketing and eventually sold its operating system, CosmOS, and patents to HP, shutting down the device and services within 10 days.

I'm running for the OSI board maybe

38 elboulangero 2025-02-20 23:31:12 UTC 10 blog.luke.wf Llama Share

You expressed interest in OSI Affiliate seat but decided to run as an Individual Member due to Bradley Kuhn's similar platform. Your nomination was rejected due to a 12am UTC deadline on Feb 17, which you claim is arbitrary and capricious.

A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities

38 rntn 2025-02-20 18:26:52 UTC 100 theconversation.com Llama Share

US cities face a nationwide fiscal crisis due to factors like climate change, declining downtown activity, and large pension commitments. Cities are struggling to balance budgets, with many facing deficits and potential bankruptcy.

It's time to become an ML engineer (2022)

38 jxmorris12 2025-02-20 14:09:14 UTC 48 blog.gregbrockman.com Llama Share

AI has reached a utility threshold, enabling models like GPT-3 to perform tasks computers cannot do. Engineers with strong software skills can contribute to AI progress, but require technical humility and a willingness to learn.

WonderHuman: 3D avatars from single-view video

38 jinqueeny 2025-02-20 00:05:39 UTC 6 arxiv.org Llama Share

Researchers present WonderHuman, a method to reconstruct dynamic human avatars from monocular videos with unseen body parts. It uses a 2D generative diffusion model and Dual-Space Optimization for high-quality, photorealistic reconstructions.

Show HN: Benchmarking VLMs vs. Traditional OCR

37 themanmaran 2025-02-20 18:49:29 UTC 7 getomni.ai Llama Share

The Omni OCR benchmark compares traditional OCR providers with Vision Language Models (VLMs) on 1,000 real-world documents, measuring accuracy, cost, and latency. VLMs generally matched or exceeded traditional OCR providers, especially in documents with charts, handwriting, or complex fields, but have limitations and content policy restrictions.

Show HN: I built an AI voice agent for Gmail

34 chrisnolet 2025-02-20 21:04:04 UTC 28 pocket.computer Full Share

Power through emails with Pocket, the ultimate voice-based AI assistant. Designed for dealmakers.

Cursed fire or #define black magic

34 davikr 2025-02-20 02:46:45 UTC 4 ssloy.github.io Llama Share

The user explores the possibility of writing fully functional code using only the #define directive in C, and discovers that the C preprocessor is Turing complete, allowing for the creation of a recursive #define function. By using token concatenation, branching, and EVAL wrappers, the user is able to mimic a reference C program using only #define recursion, demonstrating the power and ...

Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it

32 mooreds 2025-02-20 21:25:06 UTC 2 arstechnica.com Llama Share

Amazon is discontinuing its app store and digital currency, Amazon Coins, due to lack of usage and competition from Google's Play Store. The store will remain available on Amazon's Fire devices, but phone users will no longer be able to access it after August 20, 2025.

A password generator inspired by the Xkcd password spec

30 keepamovin 2025-02-20 13:13:53 UTC 61 github.com/beala Llama Share

To generate secure passwords, use xkpa with the -i flag to calculate entropy and the -l flag to limit word length, then choose a password based on a pre-determined number. Aim for high entropy if using weak hashes, but lower entropy is acceptable for remote servers with throttling mechanisms.

Satya Nadella on knowledge work

29 hosolmaz 2025-02-20 11:19:32 UTC 18 solmaz.io Llama Share

Satya Nadella thinks AI will change knowledge work like Lean changed manufacturing, requiring process changes and new workflows. He envisions a future with AI agents and a new "agent manager" interface to manage tasks and dialogue.

Do ambiguous images provide psychological insights? Testing a popular claim

27 thinkingemote 2025-02-20 10:29:37 UTC 19 peerj.com Prefix Share

Recent popular social media posts and website pages have claimed that the way in which people first perceive ambiguous images (i.e., pictures that can be interpreted in different ways) reveals insights into their personality and thinking style. In one example, people are shown an image that can be seen as either a young woman or man, and informed that seeing the woman first suggests that they ...

Nezha 2 becomes highest-grossing animated film globally

26 xnhbx 2025-02-20 16:08:41 UTC 17 reuters.com Full Share

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Xbox pushes ahead with new generative AI

26 01-_- 2025-02-20 05:33:24 UTC 32 wired.com Llama Share

Microsoft announced Muse, a new AI model for gaming that can generate visuals and reactions in games. However, the response from developers has been negative, with some fearing job loss and devaluation of their work.

Greg Kroah-Hartman Makes Compelling Case for Kernel Drivers Be Written in Rust

26 LinuxBender 2025-02-20 00:16:21 UTC 2 phoronix.com Llama Share

Linux kernel maintainers are divided over the use of Rust programming language, with Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman supporting its adoption. They believe Rust can reduce bugs and improve code safety.

Show HN: LookAway – a native macOS app for building healthy screen habits

25 _kush 2025-02-20 05:25:47 UTC 13 lookaway.app Full Share

Reduce eye strain with regular breaks. LookAway offers a gentle, smart, and fully customizable experience to help you protect your eyes from prolonged screen use

Canada pledges billions for high-speed rail linking Quebec City and Toronto

22 geox 2025-02-20 14:14:07 UTC 7 apnews.com Llama Share

The Canadian government is investing CDN$3.9 billion to build a 100% electric high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto, expected to reach speeds of 300 kph. The Alto rail system will connect 8 cities and reduce travel time from Montreal to Toronto to 3 hours.

Before NATO goes away, A website to spell anything using NATO phonetic Alphabet

19 iosol 2025-02-20 02:16:28 UTC 7 natospelling.com Llama Share

The NATO phonetic alphabet is a standardized way to spell words clearly over radio and phone. It uses specific words to represent each letter for clear communication.

Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign

16 perihelions 2025-02-20 07:08:36 UTC 0 npr.org Llama Share

The CDC's "Wild to Mild" flu vaccination campaign was stopped by the Department of Health and Human Services. The campaign aimed to encourage flu vaccination and was deemed successful by the CDC before being pulled during a brutal flu season.

Six, and the art of staying in the game

15 tollandlebas 2025-02-20 12:41:21 UTC 8 ashore.io Llama Share

The economy is now non-linear, where effort has no relationship to outcome, and success can come suddenly. To adapt, focus on staying in the game by doing what you love every day and creating volume.

These Are the SpaceX Engineers Working Inside the FAA

13 rntn 2025-02-20 16:15:16 UTC 3 wired.com Llama Share

SpaceX engineers have been hired by the FAA under Schedule A, a special authority, to help make air travel safer. The move comes after the terminations of hundreds of FAA probationary employees and the most deadly month of US aviation disasters in over a decade.

Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP

12 Tomte 2025-02-20 19:48:59 UTC 1 arstechnica.com Llama Share

Elon Musk recommends deorbiting the International Space Station as soon as possible, ideally in 2027. This statement could impact NASA's plans and the US space agency's relationship with its international partners.