I asked police to send me their public surveillance footage of my car

501 bookofjoe 2025-03-28 12:14:06 UTC 404 cardinalnews.org Llama Share

The author drove over 300 miles to test Flock LPR cameras in 15 law enforcement agencies, receiving footage of their vehicle in 9 locations. The data raises concerns about public surveillance and the potential for law enforcement to access and use it without oversight.

Architecture Patterns with Python

417 asicsp 2025-03-28 05:57:27 UTC 103 cosmicpython.com Llama Share

The book "Architecture Patterns with Python" aims to introduce classic architectural patterns to the Python community, focusing on Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and event-driven services. It uses a real-world example to demonstrate how to apply these patterns in a Pythonic way, with accompanying code on GitHub.

We hacked Gemini's Python sandbox and leaked its source code (at least some)

408 topsycatt 2025-03-28 18:12:58 UTC 86 landh.tech Llama Share

Researchers Roni "Lupin" Carta and Justin "Rhynorater" Gardner discovered a vulnerability in Google's Gemini AI system, allowing them to access internal code and data. They reported the issue to Google, which was deemed a non-critical bug, but highlighted the importance of thorough testing in AI systems.

xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B

385 rvz 2025-03-28 21:23:42 UTC 424 twitter.com/elonmusk Full Share

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A note on the USB-to-PS/2 mouse adapter that came with Microsoft mouse devices

354 luu 2025-03-28 00:16:29 UTC 129 devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share

Raymond has been involved in Windows evolution for over 30 years and created The Old New Thing website and book. He occasionally shares stories on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account.

Things I would have told myself before building an autorouter

353 seveibar 2025-03-28 00:38:53 UTC 102 blog.autorouting.com Llama Share

The user shares 13 things they would tell themselves if they could go back a year working on an autorouter, including the importance of using A* algorithm, visualizing problems, and caching pre-solved solutions. They also discuss various techniques for optimizing autorouting, such as using spatial hash indexes, Monte Carlo-style algorithms, and weighted A*, and share their experience with ...

How to write blog posts that developers read

318 rbanffy 2025-03-28 11:01:19 UTC 109 refactoringenglish.com Llama Share

The author shares lessons learned from nine years of blogging about software development, including how to write popular posts and avoid common mistakes that drive readers away. Key takeaways include keeping introductions concise, using terminology readers recognize, and structuring articles to appeal to a wider audience, as well as using visuals and headings to make articles more skimmable.

How Kerala got rich

303 lordleft 2025-03-28 16:27:44 UTC 172 aeon.co Full Share

LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs

291 cable2600 2025-03-28 00:20:48 UTC 197 computerworld.com Llama Share

LibreOffice, a free open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week, its highest number since 2023. The software has around 200 million users, mostly on Windows, with growing interest in businesses and government.

Xee: A Modern XPath and XSLT Engine in Rust

282 robin_reala 2025-03-28 06:48:18 UTC 145 blog.startifact.com Llama Share

You've been working on Xee, a Rust implementation of XML Execution Engine, supporting modern XPath and XSLT. Xee aims to provide a modern alternative to libxml2 and libxslt, and contributions are welcome to help complete the project.

7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Southeast Asia, affecting Myanmar and Thailand

258 testrun 2025-03-28 09:32:04 UTC 95 twitter.com/tarabull808 Full Share

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Using uv and PEP 723 for Self-Contained Python Scripts

234 thisdavej 2025-03-28 00:53:46 UTC 115 thisdavej.com Llama Share

uv is a tool that simplifies the distribution and execution of single-file Python scripts with external dependencies by embedding metadata directly within the script. It uses PEP 723 to install dependencies and manage virtual environments, making it easier to run scripts and eliminating the need for separate requirements.txt files and complex package managers.

Cross-Platform P2P Wi-Fi: How the EU Killed AWDL

184 stusmall 2025-03-28 13:13:04 UTC 105 ditto.com Full Share

A decompilation and port of Sonic Advance 2-a GameBoy Advance game written in C

175 bane 2025-03-28 02:21:49 UTC 34 github.com/sat-r Llama Share

The build is 100% from C files with 80 functions, using PNGs for sprite animation frames. The project credits JaceCear and the Pokemon Reverse Engineering Tools community for their contributions and help.

Japanese scientists create new plastic that dissolves in saltwater overnight

151 bentobean 2025-03-28 14:09:10 UTC 91 newatlas.com Llama Share

Scientists at RIKEN developed a new type of plastic that dissolves in saltwater, leaving safe compounds. It's made of supramolecular polymers with reversible bonds that break down quickly under mild conditions.

2025 Tariff Impacts at Puget Systems

146 zdw 2025-03-28 23:08:41 UTC 108 pugetsystems.com Llama Share

Puget Systems is absorbing initial cost changes due to tariffs, but prices will increase on April 1. Tariffs will impact computer prices, with 10-20% increases expected for various components, including GPUs, chassis, and power supplies.

Learn to code, ignore AI, then use AI to code even better

144 kyrylo 2025-03-28 09:36:34 UTC 139 kyrylo.org Llama Share

The author, a 15-year experienced web developer, questions the future of coding with AI's rise, wondering if it's becoming obsolete or evolving. He advises new programmers to learn the fundamentals and not rely solely on AI.

Are Levi's from Amazon different from Levi's from Levi's?

135 randycupertino 2025-03-28 12:18:26 UTC 124 nymag.com Llama Share

The Strategist tested Levi's jeans from Amazon and directly from Levi's, finding aesthetic differences but no significant quality gaps. The jeans from different sources varied in weight, color, and handfeel, but all were strong and of similar quality.

Arctic sea ice sets a record low maximum in 2025

135 martinpw 2025-03-28 00:34:55 UTC 130 nsidc.org Llama Share

Arctic sea ice extent reached its annual maximum on March 22, 2025, at 14.33 million square kilometers, the lowest in the 47-year satellite record. This is 1.31 million square kilometers below the 1981-2010 average maximum.

Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees

126 sohkamyung 2025-03-28 13:52:58 UTC 60 caryinstitute.org Llama Share

Scientists found that some tropical tree species, like Dipteryx oleifera, can benefit from lightning strikes, which kill neighboring trees and reduce competition. These trees may have evolved to attract lightning, giving them a major advantage in producing offspring.

Google is publishing the home addresses of developers without their consent

116 ebenezerdon 2025-03-28 10:39:04 UTC 75 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

You're having issues with Google Play deleting your developer account and removing personal data, despite not agreeing to publish it. You're considering alternative solutions, including updating your app to get banned or contacting Google's compliance department.

Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots

113 rl3 2025-03-28 05:20:50 UTC 71 nytimes.com Full Share

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Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account

110 nickthegreek 2025-03-28 23:41:01 UTC 98 theverge.com Llama Share

Microsoft is removing a bypass script in Windows 11 to require internet connection and Microsoft account setup. Users can still bypass this with a registry edit or unattended.xml automation, but it may not be allowed for long.

Swiftly 1.0

110 todsacerdoti 2025-03-28 20:29:21 UTC 31 swift.org Llama Share

swiftly is a Swift version manager that simplifies installing and managing the Swift toolchain on various platforms. It provides commands to install, update, and switch between multiple toolchains.

Building Statically Linked Go Executables with CGO and Zig

103 todsacerdoti 2025-03-28 14:11:07 UTC 14 calabro.io Llama Share

To create a statically linked Go executable with CGO dependencies using Zig, create a Zig library with zig init and write a simple library function in src/root.zig. Build the library with zig build.

Decomposing a Factorial into Large Factors

101 surprisetalk 2025-03-28 14:55:54 UTC 23 terrytao.wordpress.com Llama Share

The paper "Decomposing a factorial into large factors" studies the quantity, the largest number that can be factored into factors, each at least. The authors aim to find upper and lower bounds on this quantity.

The Biology of a Large Language Model

101 frozenseven 2025-03-28 14:18:28 UTC 18 transformer-circuits.pub Prefix Share

Large language models display impressive capabilities. However, for the most part, the mechanisms by which they do so are unknown. The black-box nature of models is increasingly unsatisfactory as they advance in intelligence and are deployed in a growing number of applications. Our goal is to reverse engineer how these models work on the inside, so we may better understand them and assess ...

Despite Ukraine war, Europe imported even more Russian gas last year

101 YaleE360 2025-03-28 14:15:11 UTC 124 e360.yale.edu Llama Share

EU imports of Russian gas rose 18 percent last year despite flat demand, exceeding aid to Ukraine. The EU lacks a plan to wean off fossil fuel imports, with Italy, Czechia, and France driving the uptick in cheap Russian gas shipments.

Doge Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months

97 danso 2025-03-28 14:11:50 UTC 108 wired.com Llama Share

The Department of Government Efficiency is planning to migrate the Social Security Administration's computer systems off COBOL in a few months, risking system integrity and benefits for tens of millions of Americans. Experts warn that the expedited deadline may obstruct payments and cause invisible errors due to the massive undertaking.

MilliForth-6502: The smallest Forth real programming language for 6502

97 rbanffy 2025-03-28 11:04:40 UTC 27 github.com/agsb Llama Share

The miniForth4 is a minimal Forth language for x86 16-bit CPU, and a version for 6502 8-bit CPU is being developed with a goal of 624 bytes.

Digital Echoes and Unquiet Minds

94 delaugust 2025-03-28 20:29:32 UTC 56 chrbutler.com Llama Share

The iPhone's "everything device" concept has led to distraction and a "digital echo" where our actions generate unseen information for others. This awareness creates a persistent self-consciousness, making us feel like we're being constantly witnessed.

Disk I/O bottlenecks in GitHub Actions

92 jacobwg 2025-03-28 15:22:36 UTC 65 depot.dev Llama Share

Monitoring disk performance during CI pipeline execution can help identify disk I/O bottlenecks, which can be caused by writing to disk after decompression. Using tools like iostat and fio can help determine if disk I/O is the bottleneck, and comparing performance on different runners can help find an ideal runner for the workflow.

Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada

92 0xmohit 2025-03-28 03:05:52 UTC 77 theguardian.com Llama Share

A Yale professor who studies fascism is leaving the US to work in Canada due to concerns about the US becoming a fascist dictatorship. He cites the US political climate and universities' reactions to government pressure as reasons for his departure.

The Real Book (2021)

86 Tomte 2025-03-28 16:39:10 UTC 21 99percentinvisible.org Llama Share

The Real Book, a self-published collection of jazz music, was created in the 1970s by two college students who wanted to update the outdated fake books used by jazz musicians. The book became a bootleg sensation, but was eventually licensed and published legally by Hal Leonard in 2004, resolving copyright issues but leaving behind authorship disputes and questions about the value of codifying ...

Show HN: Cursor IDE now remembers your coding prefs using MCP

84 roseway4 2025-03-28 14:44:59 UTC 32 news.ycombinator.com Llama Share

Daniel from Zep integrated Graphiti with Cursor IDE to persist user context and coding preferences across sessions. This integration uses Graphiti's Model Context Protocol server for real-time updates and retrieval.

iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default calling and texting app

79 taubek 2025-03-28 10:47:02 UTC 71 theverge.com Llama Share

The latest WhatsApp update allows iPhone users to choose it as their default app for calls and text messages. Users can change their default app by going to Settings > Apps > Default Apps in iOS 18.2.

US Securities and Exchange Commission beginning to bring on DOGE staff

73 voxadam 2025-03-28 21:42:38 UTC 66 reuters.com Full Share

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Show HN: Hexi – Modern header-only network binary serialisation for C++

72 Chaosvex 2025-03-28 17:37:42 UTC 29 github.com/emberemu Llama Share

Hexi is a lightweight C++ library for safely handling binary data from arbitrary sources, providing ease of use, safety, flexibility, and minimal overhead. It supports custom containers, error handling, and provides features such as binary_stream, buffer_adaptor, and static_buffer for efficient data serialization and deserialization.

The Art of DJing: Avalon Emerson (2019)

70 easyThrowaway 2025-03-28 19:22:14 UTC 32 it.ra.co Full Share

One of the most creative DJs in the game unpacks her methods for Elissa Stolman.

FDIC says banks can engage in crypto activities without prior approval

69 speckx 2025-03-28 20:48:00 UTC 54 reuters.com Full Share

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Nobody should be a "content creator"

69 mfld 2025-03-28 12:04:53 UTC 43 christianheilmann.com Llama Share

The social media space has become a game of numbers, prioritizing interactions over quality content, and is driven by monetization and AI-generated content. This has led to a focus on short-lived bursts of emotion and deception, rather than genuine creation and authenticity.

Estimating Camera Motion from a Single Motion-Blurred Image

64 smusamashah 2025-03-28 06:07:39 UTC 19 jerredchen.github.io Llama Share

Researchers propose a novel framework that uses motion blur to estimate camera motion from a single image. Their method achieves state-of-the-art results on real-world benchmarks by predicting motion flow and depth, then recovering camera velocity.

Revolving Door: Ex FCC Boss Ajit Pai Promoted to Top Wireless Industry Lobbyist

64 WarOnPrivacy 2025-03-28 00:48:43 UTC 8 techdirt.com Llama Share

Ajit Pai, former FCC boss, has joined the CTIA as CEO, a top wireless industry lobbying organization. He previously rubber stamped telecom industry wishes, now he'll advocate for them, highlighting regulatory capture and corruption.

The Biology of B-Movie Monsters (2003)

63 cainxinth 2025-03-28 13:40:41 UTC 36 fathom.lib.uchicago.edu Prefix Share

BY | Michael C. LaBarberaSESSION 1: Biology and Geometry Collide! Size has been one of the most popular themes in monster movies, especially those from my favorite era, the 1950s. The premise is invariably to take something out of its usual context--make people small or something else (gorillas, grasshoppers, amoebae, etc.) large--and then play with the consequences. However, Hollywood's ...

US no longer a reliable partner, old relationship is over: Canadian PM Carney

62 gehwartzen 2025-03-28 04:56:21 UTC 24 tribuneindia.com Llama Share

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to speak with US President Donald Trump about 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports. Carney vows to fight the tariffs with retaliatory trade actions and reduce Canada's reliance on the US.

Flight bookings from Canada to the US plummet over 70%

57 madihaa 2025-03-28 22:13:46 UTC 2 newsweek.com Llama Share

Canadian travel to the US has plummeted by 70% due to tensions over President Trump's actions. The decline spells difficulty for the US tourism sector, which relies heavily on Canadian visitors.

Anti-Orbit Laser Submarines (2017)

57 EA-3167 2025-03-28 00:06:17 UTC 29 toughsf.blogspot.com Prefix Share

Laser-equipped nuclear-powered submarines are the perfect last line of defense against an attacking force in orbit. The situation You don't win every fight. Eventually, there will come a time in space warfare where a fleet of space warships has defeated all your mobile forces and your immobile defenses. They will bear down on you from above with lasers, missiles and kinetic projectiles ...

On Tyranny [book]

55 pabs3 2025-03-28 08:45:56 UTC 19 timothysnyder.org Llama Share

Timothy Snyder's book On Tyranny warns about the dangers of authoritarianism and the importance of resisting it. Anticipatory obedience, where citizens compromise values to appease power, can lead to a full regime change.

Mid-pregnancy pollution exposure linked to postpartum depression

53 wjb3 2025-03-28 07:25:35 UTC 9 bps.org.uk Llama Share

Researchers found that exposure to certain air pollutants during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of postpartum depression in women. Women exposed to high levels of NO2 and PM10s during the second trimester were almost four times more likely to develop postpartum depression.

Show HN: An Almost Free, Open Source TURN Server

51 cookie_monsta 2025-03-28 22:46:43 UTC 12 github.com/lvidgen Llama Share

To create an independent TURN server, set up an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) account, create a new subnet, and configure a security list to allow necessary ports. Then, install and configure a TURN server, create a PeerJS server, and set up a web server with a TLS certificate to serve a WebRTC chat app.

SignalBotOne – Notification Webhooks for Signal

51 danslo 2025-03-28 17:06:56 UTC 37 signalbot.one Llama Share

SignalBot is a free, actively developed API with strong security that supports plain text and emojis. It offers a generic webhook API for messaging and group notifications with future markdown support.

TV is watching you – Companies inventing new ways to make money off your data

48 rmason 2025-03-28 20:37:45 UTC 23 vox.com Llama Share

Roku and other streaming companies are collecting user data to serve targeted ads, raising concerns about privacy. The TV industry is shifting towards ad-supported models, with companies like Roku making billions from targeted ads.

Let's Take a Look at JEP 483: Ahead-of-Time Class Loading and Linking

45 ingve 2025-03-28 11:11:55 UTC 27 morling.dev Llama Share

The user explores Java 24's JEP 483, which enables ahead-of-time class loading and linking, reducing Java application start-up times without modifying the application itself. The user tests JEP 483 with Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, observing a 59% and 51% reduction in start-up time, respectively, and discusses its benefits and limitations compared to GraalVM.

Superhyperbola

42 jihadjihad 2025-03-28 18:25:21 UTC 13 johndcook.com Llama Share

The superellipse is a variation of the ellipse with a continuous curvature, resembling a rectangle as p increases. The superhyperbola is its analog, but less well known due to a less effective advocate and an off-putting name.

Trump's FCC Starts Harassing Public Broadcasters with Bogus Investigations

38 beardyw 2025-03-28 12:52:12 UTC 8 techdirt.com Llama Share

Consolidated corporate media fails to meet current challenges due to right wing ownership and ad-engagement models prioritizing engagement over truth. Publicly-funded journalism is a potential solution but faces harassment and demonization by the right wing.

'You're His Property': How One Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on His Family Farm

30 whack 2025-03-28 20:33:50 UTC 5 nytimes.com Full Share

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2,200-year-old pyramid filled with coins and weapons found near Dead Sea

30 permo-w 2025-03-28 16:15:19 UTC 10 livescience.com Llama Share

Archaeologists in the Judaean Desert have uncovered a 2,200-year-old pyramid-shaped structure with well-preserved artifacts. The site's purpose is unknown, but it may have been a historical monument, grave, or guard tower from the Ptolemaic or Seleucid Empire.

DIY PTP Grandmaster Clock with a Raspberry Pi

29 ingve 2025-03-28 21:37:21 UTC 7 jeffgeerling.com Llama Share

The user has created an open source Time Pi project to build a stratum 1 PTP and NTP timeserver using a Raspberry Pi, aiming to make precise time accessible to hobbyists. The project uses a TimeHAT from TimeAppliances and a custom GPS module, and has been running stably as an NTP time server in the user's studio for months.

One Drive in Toyota's $10k Pickup Will Make You Want One (2023)

29 walterbell 2025-03-28 04:51:36 UTC 16 motor1.com Llama Share

The Toyota IMV 0 is a basic truck with a starting price of $10,000, offering a simple design and minimal features. It's based on the Hilux platform and has a 137-horsepower engine, but lacks advanced safety features and US market compliance.

The Pyrex Glass Controversy That Just Won't Die (2019)

28 Tomte 2025-03-28 15:00:00 UTC 36 gizmodo.com Llama Share

Pyrex cookware has been a US icon since 1915, but its popularity declined after reports of exploding pans due to heat resistance issues. The controversy surrounds the shift from borosilicate to soda-lime glass, which is cheaper but more prone to thermal shock.

A cretaceous fly trap? Remarkable abdominal modification in a fossil wasp

25 gnabgib 2025-03-28 18:55:00 UTC 4 bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com Prefix Share

Carnivorous insects have evolved a range of prey and host capture mechanisms. However, insect predation strategies in the fossil record remain poorly understood. Here, we describe †Sirenobethylus charybdis n. gen. & sp., based on sixteen adult female wasps in Kachin amber from the mid-Cretaceous, 99 Mya (million years ago), and place it in Chrysidoidea: †Sirenobethylidae n. fam. The ...

The Last Stand of the Corporate Peacock

25 jenny6060 2025-03-28 10:48:47 UTC 56 wrk3.substack.com Llama Share

The corporate peacock, a leader who confuses presence with performance, is dying out as companies shift towards more flexible work arrangements. Leaders should focus on outcomes, not optics, and enable their teams rather than imposing blanket mandates, to build a better future of work.

Researchers get spiking neural behavior out of a pair of transistors

20 rbanffy 2025-03-28 10:28:52 UTC 3 arstechnica.com Llama Share

Researchers in Saudi Arabia and Singapore developed a way to make silicon transistors behave like neurons using two transistors and punch-through conditions. This innovation could simplify neuromorphic computing and reduce energy use in AI by allowing more devices on a single chip.

Postgres Extension Tutorial

20 giulianopz 2025-03-28 09:20:44 UTC 0 github.com/ishaanadarsh Llama Share

This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to PostgreSQL extension development for beginners and experienced users. It covers creating, managing, and distributing extensions for PostgreSQL.

Madison Square Garden's surveillance system banned fan over his T-shirt design

16 dustincoates 2025-03-28 14:51:04 UTC 1 theverge.com Llama Share

Frank Miller was banned from MSG properties for life after being identified at a Radio City Music Hall concert, despite not attending the venue in nearly 20 years. Miller suspects facial recognition systems were used to identify him, referencing a T-shirt he designed years ago that was worn by a friend who was kicked out of a Knicks game.

Jevons Paradox: A Personal Perspective

16 kiyanwang 2025-03-28 11:02:51 UTC 8 fakepixels.substack.com Llama Share

The author argues that AI and productivity tools create a paradox where efficiency leads to increased work and expectations, threatening humanity's well-being. To escape this, we must redefine what we optimize for, prioritizing human flourishing and meaningful experiences over output volume.

Patience is a coping strategy, not a virtue

16 domofutu 2025-03-28 07:21:10 UTC 19 bps.org.uk Llama Share

Researchers found that impatience is triggered by three situation characteristics: unpleasant states, desired goals, and someone to blame. Patience is a coping mechanism linked to individual factors such as emotional awareness, flexibility, and agreeableness.

Is This Sex Offender Map in Japan Legal?

14 gnabgib 2025-03-28 20:30:50 UTC 23 unseen-japan.com Llama Share

Japan is implementing a national sex offender registry for organizations working with vulnerable populations, but a new website, Amyna, provides a sex offender map for the public, sparking a debate over its legality. The site's creator says it's meant to protect children, but experts question its accuracy and potential to promote harassment.

We Mapped DOGE's Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

14 mdhb 2025-03-28 15:28:30 UTC 1 wired.com Llama Share

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has infiltrated US government agencies with operatives from his network, including SpaceX and Tesla. DOGE's ranks are dominated by Silicon Valley imports with connections to Musk, his companies, or his network.

Volvo Tells Plug-In Hybrid Owners to Stop Charging

12 teleforce 2025-03-28 23:31:24 UTC 11 carscoops.com Llama Share

Volvo is recalling 7,483 plug-in hybrids in the US due to a fire risk from a battery module production deviation. Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the recall is addressed and will receive a free battery module replacement and software update.

ChatGPT 4o adds image generation and its fun as hell

12 erickhill 2025-03-28 22:40:21 UTC 1 daringfireball.net Llama Share

The user is expressing joy and nostalgia after watching an Apple product walk-through, feeling that Apple has finally delivered on their expectations. They compare Apple's Image Playground to OpenAI's ChatGPT, finding the latter's response to be significantly better.