Getting forked by Microsoft

1819 phillebaba 2025-04-21 11:05:44 UTC philiplaine.com Llama Share 995

The user developed an open-source project called Spegel to solve image registry downtime issues in Kubernetes clusters, but it was later forked by Microsoft without proper credit or contribution back to the original project. This experience has led the user to question how sole maintainers can collaborate with large corporations without being taken advantage of and has sparked a consideration ...

Pope Francis has died

902 phillipharris 2025-04-21 08:00:14 UTC reuters.com Full Share 765

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Show HN: Dia, an open-weights TTS model for generating realistic dialogue

635 toebee 2025-04-21 17:07:07 UTC github.com/nari-labs Llama Share 188

Dia is an open weights text to dialogue model that generates highly realistic dialogue with emotion and tone control. It can be used for research and educational purposes, but not for illegal or malicious activities.

Blog hosted on a Nintendo Wii

609 edent 2025-04-21 18:29:04 UTC blog.infected.systems Llama Share 103

A user ran NetBSD on a Nintendo Wii, serving a static website. The Wii's single-core CPU struggled with concurrent TLS requests.

Python’s new t-strings

605 tambourine_man 2025-04-21 04:31:35 UTC davepeck.org Llama Share 461

Template strings, or t-strings, are a safer and more flexible way to process strings in Python, especially for user input. They evaluate to a new type, string.templatelib.Template, which can be processed before use to safely escape dynamic content.

Evertop: E-ink IBM XT clone with 100+ hours of battery life

554 harryvederci 2025-04-21 22:07:49 UTC github.com/ericjenott Llama Share 188

Evertop is a portable PC emulating an IBM XT with 1MB RAM, running DOS, Minix, and Windows 3.0, and lasting hundreds to thousands of hours on a single charge. It features e-ink display, solar panel, PS/2 ports, USB, and Wi-Fi connectivity.

The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state

489 imakwana 2025-04-21 04:24:15 UTC nber.org Llama Share 494

Researchers with ties to Meta include Matthew Gentzkow, who was a paid consultant, and others who received funding or attended Meta events. Some researchers also own Meta stocks or have ties to related companies.

FTC takes action against Uber for deceptive billing and cancellation practices

422 pinewurst 2025-04-21 17:22:55 UTC ftc.gov Full Share 263

The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site. The site is secure. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Reverse engineering the obfuscated TikTok VM

406 xfeeefeee 2025-04-21 01:59:03 UTC github.com/lukasogunfeitimi Llama Share 119

TikTok uses a custom bytecode virtual machine for obfuscation and security, which was deobfuscated and decompiled to reveal its functionality. The decompiled VM supports scopes, nested functions, and exception handling, and can be used to generate signatures for authentication-based requests, such as posting comments on TikTok.

A new form of verification on Bluesky

382 ink_13 2025-04-21 16:16:51 UTC bsky.social Llama Share 292

Bluesky introduced domain handles and a blue check for verification, with over 270,000 accounts linked to their website. The blue check is issued by Bluesky or trusted verifiers, marked by a scalloped check, to ensure authenticity.

Pipelining might be my favorite programming language feature

370 Mond_ 2025-04-21 12:16:16 UTC herecomesthemoon.net Llama Share 345

Pipelining is a feature that allows code to be written in a linear, readable format by omitting unnecessary arguments and using operators to chain operations together. This feature improves code readability, ease of editing, and IDE support, making it a valuable tool for modern programming languages.

I thought I bought a camera, but no DJI sold me a license to use it [video]

348 qingcharles 2025-04-21 02:47:55 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 235

LLM-powered tools amplify developer capabilities rather than replacing them

342 matthewsinclair 2025-04-21 14:36:14 UTC matthewsinclair.com Llama Share 238

The author used AI tool Claude Code to build two apps, generating 30k lines of code, and learned that AI amplifies human capabilities rather than replacing them. Effective collaboration with AI requires human oversight, judgment, and control to avoid mistakes and achieve desired results.

Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the first month on record

340 xnx 2025-04-21 11:17:06 UTC ember-energy.org Llama Share 343

US power sector sees significant decline in fossil generation, with wind and solar growing substantially over the last decade. Solar power now accounts for 9.2% of US electricity generation, surpassing coal for the first time in 2024.

Reworking 30 lines of Linux code could cut power use by up to 30 percent

316 gslin 2025-04-21 07:34:07 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 115

Researchers like Martin Karsten have found a way to reduce data center energy consumption by optimizing the Linux operating system's network traffic processing. Their technique, which dynamically waits for network traffic, can decrease power consumption by up to 30 percent.

AI assisted search-based research works now

274 simonw 2025-04-21 14:15:17 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 144

Recent LLMs have improved in search-based research tasks, providing accurate results without hallucinations. Models like OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini, and Google Gemini 2.5 Pro, have crossed the line into being genuinely useful research assistants.

Astronomers confirm the existence of a lone black hole

238 wglb 2025-04-21 18:36:23 UTC phys.org Llama Share 159

A team of astronomers confirmed the existence of a lone black hole, approximately seven times as massive as the sun, after studying new data from Hubble and the Gaia space probe. This is the first confirmed existence of a lone black hole, previously difficult to detect without a companion star.

Pope Francis has died

221 rowanajmarshall 2025-04-21 08:07:14 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 18

Pope Francis simplified papal funeral procedures and scrapped the catafalque tradition. He will be buried in the Basilica of St Mary Major outside the Vatican.

101 BASIC Computer Games

190 sohkamyung 2025-04-21 22:47:38 UTC github.com/maurymarkowitz Llama Share 105

This folder contains 101 BASIC Computer Games from the 1975 book by David Ahl, featuring various incompatible dialects. The collection was prepared with OCR help and aims to provide example code for RetroBASIC improvement.

Cheating the Reaper in Go

184 ingve 2025-04-21 21:46:32 UTC mcyoung.xyz GoogleT5 Share 32

Despite go having a gc, it’s possible to do manual memory management in pure go. if any pointer returned by alloc is alive, the gc will not free it, independent of the arena x y z... unless the base of that slice is not the original address returned from alloc or realloc xxxx. to make it more realistic, i’ve written stub code that hammers the

Launch HN: Magic Patterns (YC W23) – AI Design and Prototyping for Product Teams

184 alexdanilowicz 2025-04-21 14:07:03 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 114

Alex and Teddy, former frontend engineers, created Magic Patterns, an AI prototyping tool for PMs and designers to create interactive designs and websites. It allows users to visually communicate ideas, get feedback, and test new features with a free trial available at https://www.magicpatterns.com.

A M.2 HDMI capture card

173 Venn1 2025-04-21 19:01:55 UTC interfacinglinux.com Llama Share 89

The user installed the Magewell Eco Capture Dual HDMI M.2 on Linux, using Armbian with kernel 6.14.0-edge. It worked well for capturing two 1080p 60 streams in OBS and as a webcam in WebRTC apps.

Out of the Fog

149 wapasta 2025-04-21 14:39:48 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 34

Operation Babylift was a 1975 US effort to rescue Vietnamese children during the fall of Saigon, but it left a complex legacy of adoption and identity issues for the children involved. Many adoptees struggle with feelings of disconnection and foreignness, and some face challenges in obtaining US citizenship.

The Future of Compute: Nvidia's Crown Is Slipping

142 wilson090 2025-04-21 22:06:14 UTC mohitdagarwal.substack.com GoogleT5 Share 117

The implications of this paradigm will reverberate at every level of the ai stack. price cuts have reduced costs by 40%+ since last year and show no signs of stopping. to support the huge data flows, microsoft is planning developments of in package, and eventually on chip optics for switches and transceivers. distributed infrastructure is the only way we continue scaling and count new ooms. ...

Visiting Us

139 tobr 2025-04-21 20:49:20 UTC epic.com Llama Share 126

Our campus has six unique areas to explore, including the Prairie, Central Park, and Farm campuses, with limited group sizes and self-guided tours by reservation. We offer creative spaces, local art, and dining options with locally sourced ingredients in Madison, a vibrant city with cultural events and activities.

Show HN: Nerdlog – Fast, multi-host TUI log viewer with timeline histogram

131 dimonomid 2025-04-21 11:38:10 UTC github.com/dimonomid Llama Share 49

Nerdlog is a fast, remote-first TUI log viewer with timeline histogram, no central server, and efficient querying of logs from multiple remote machines. It supports filtering by time range and patterns, and can be used to read system logs from one or more remote hosts.

An update to our pricing

127 mefengl 2025-04-21 19:05:23 UTC windsurf.com Full Share 92

Our pricing model is getting much simpler!

Whistleblower statement on anomalies at time of DOGE work at NLRB [pdf]

123 0xWTF 2025-04-21 19:03:05 UTC whistlebloweraid.org GoogleT5 Share 13

Sen. john mccain: recent activity by doge resulted in a significant cybersecurity breach. this breach likely exposes our government to foreign intelligence and our nation's adversaries, he says. congress initiate an immediate investigation into the breach and data exfiltration at nlrb and any other agencies where doge has accessed internal systems. in addition to the disclosure, the ...

The campaign to subvert Africa's internet registry

122 greyface- 2025-04-21 16:26:22 UTC capeindependent.com GoogleT5 Share 36

Dwindling supply of ipv4 numbers has stimulated a lucrative secondary market for them. afrinic was crippled in its ability to perform its critical functions, writes samuel taylor - he is now the receiver of the ailing organisation '. the number resource society (nrs) is run by paul wollner, and based in morocco – and some of its candidates were employed at la

Tabular Programming: A New Paradigm for Expressive Computing

118 dgellow 2025-04-21 12:26:16 UTC sam.elborai.me Llama Share 44

The user explores the concept of a tabular programming model inspired by the m8 Dirtywave tracker, where code is organized into a structured table with each function defined as rows with fixed columns. This approach encourages breaking down complex operations into atomic, composable functions and can lead to new programming paradigms when combined with minimal hardware controls.

Handwriting activates broader brain networks than typing

111 onnnon 2025-04-21 14:30:28 UTC psypost.org Llama Share 44

Researchers found that handwriting activates more extensive brain networks than typing, particularly in regions linked to memory and sensory processing. This suggests that handwriting should remain an essential part of education, especially for young children, to foster cognitive growth.

Show HN: Open Codex – OpenAI Codex CLI with open-source LLMs

105 codingmoh 2025-04-21 17:57:03 UTC github.com/codingmoh Full Share 36

Open Codex is a fully open-source command-line AI assistant inspired by OpenAI Codex, supporting local language models like phi-4-mini. ✅ Codex suggests a shell command ✅ Asks for confirmation / add to clipboard / abort ✅ Executes if approved

Thieves took their iPhones. Apple won't give their digital lives back

101 luafox 2025-04-21 19:52:25 UTC washingtonpost.com Full Share 110

Official abuse of state security has always been bad, now it's horrifying

96 pseudolus 2025-04-21 10:02:18 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 10

The UK government's attempt to force Apple to create a backdoor in its encryption was denied by a secret court tribunal. This decision highlights the issue of secret courts in democracies, which can be used to hide government wrongdoing.

Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter?

92 jamespropp 2025-04-21 19:25:19 UTC mathenchant.wordpress.com Llama Share 151

Mathematicians have debated whether 1 is a prime number, with some arguing it's a special case and others considering it composite. Ultimately, convention defines 1 as not prime, but the debate highlights the flexibility and evolution of mathematical definitions.

Local LLM inference – impressive but too hard to work with

83 aazo11 2025-04-21 16:42:52 UTC medium.com/@aazo11 Llama Share 58

Local inference allows running powerful LLMs in browser tabs for free, but it's not yet production-ready due to tooling limitations. To succeed, developer tooling must mature to make training and deploying small, task-specific models easy and seamless.

Finland is painting deer antlers with reflective paint (2014)

82 andrewfromx 2025-04-21 00:36:00 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 102

Finnish Reindeer Herders Association tests reflective paint on reindeer antlers to make them more visible to drivers. The aim is to prevent traffic accidents and reduce the 4,000 annual reindeer deaths on Finnish roads.

Show HN: Keep your PyTorch model in VRAM by hot swapping code

77 valine 2025-04-21 00:21:27 UTC github.com/valine Llama Share 7

This method keeps large PyTorch models in VRAM after script exit, reloading in background for instant reruns. It uses a second process to run code via eval(), enabling seamless remote development and debugging.

Regex Isn't Hard (2023)

75 asicsp 2025-04-21 10:35:34 UTC timkellogg.me Llama Share 95

Regex can be complex but focusing on a core subset makes it easier to learn and use, allowing for efficient text processing in a small amount of code. By ignoring shortcuts and sticking to a portable subset, developers can master regex and get a lot done in a short time, even if it's not the most efficient solution.

Ultra-precision formation flying demonstration for space-based interferometry

70 PaulHoule 2025-04-21 21:31:40 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 23

SILVIA is a mission concept for ultra-precision formation flying between three spacecraft, aiming for sub-micrometer precision in relative distance control. It will fill the technology gap for future missions like DECIGO and LIFE, enabling high-precision space-based observatories.

Are ChatGPT and co harming human intelligence?

68 topaz0 2025-04-21 10:05:05 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 82

Experts worry that relying on AI may lead to declining human intelligence due to offloading cognitive effort. This could weaken neural pathways and critical thinking skills, making us more dependent on technology.

Adding keyword parameters to Tcl procs

58 BoingBoomTschak 2025-04-21 16:55:36 UTC world-playground-deceit.net Llama Share 17

The user created a workaround in Tcl to mimic keyword parameters and UNIX-like options, but it involves complex code generation and string manipulation. The workaround uses a custom quasiquote command to selectively substitute strings, which is a common but cumbersome task in Tcl due to its lack of metaprogramming features.

The Tontine Coffee-House (2018)

48 geox 2025-04-21 14:10:11 UTC tontinecoffeehouse.com Llama Share 25

The Buttonwood Agreement in 1792 set the foundation for the New York Stock Exchange, and its startup capital was provided by a tontine, an antique insurance product that combined retirement planning with a lottery. The Tontine Coffee-House, financed by this tontine, became a hub for traders and eventually evolved into the New York Stock Exchange.

"Is This Tech Dead?" A snarky autopsy engine for your dead frameworks

47 jobehi 2025-04-21 01:07:32 UTC isthistechdead.com Llama Share 55

Subscribe to monthly tech obituaries for data-driven insights on dying frameworks. We track trends with Buttondown, but may stop if costs rise.

Android 16 lets the Linux Terminal use your phone's entire storage

45 sipofwater 2025-04-21 10:19:22 UTC androidauthority.com Llama Share 24

Google has removed the 16GB storage cap for the Linux VM in Android 16 Beta 4, allowing users to allocate more storage to the Debian virtual machine. The feature will eventually be replaced with dynamic ballooning, automatically adjusting storage based on need.

Decentralizing Schemes

39 NotInOurNames 2025-04-21 10:53:59 UTC tbray.org Llama Share 18

The user discusses the challenges of decentralized social media, specifically the difficulties of sharing content and migrating posts between different platforms, and proposes using URI schemes to solve these problems. They suggest that registering URI schemes for decentralized social media platforms, such as "fedi:" for the Fediverse, could enable seamless sharing and migration of content ...

Show HN: Light like the Terminal – Meet GTK LLM Chat Front End

35 icarito 2025-04-21 16:36:57 UTC github.com/icarito Full Share 14

You may want to manually copy the .desktop files to ~/.local/share/applications/ to make them available in your application menu. These are collected here for reference only, let me know if the list needs adjusting.

The Value of Differences: Jennifer Lindsay on Noticing Translation

31 Thevet 2025-04-21 19:44:58 UTC sydneyreviewofbooks.com GoogleT5 Share 26

International literary prizes and book reviews are increasingly acknowledging the importance of translated work, says sally kohn. she wants to know how it moved into english language prose - and is that done equally for all the long-listed books? from prize citations to reviews, we need to have processes that address how the translator worked with the original text to achieve the translated ...

Business Cards

29 kolyder 2025-04-21 23:54:25 UTC kolyder.com Full Share 7

Strategic execution. Hostile takeovers. Post-mortems. Your career is a battlefield. Welcome, colleague, to Business Cards: an homage to Magic: The Gathering.

2,031-HP Hennessey Venom F5 Evolution Claims 0 to 200 MPH in 10 Seconds

29 PaulHoule 2025-04-21 13:30:09 UTC thedrive.com Llama Share 29

Hennessey unveiled the Venom F5 Evolution with 2,031 horsepower and 1,445 lb-ft of torque. It's the most powerful internal combustion car, capable of 0-200 mph in 10.3 seconds.

Propositional Parlor Puzzle

27 foldU 2025-04-21 18:46:31 UTC buttondown.com Llama Share 4

The user is analyzing a puzzle game called Blue Prince, which features a logic puzzle in the Parlor room that changes on each run, and they want to create a tool to solve these puzzles automatically using propositional logic. They plan to represent the puzzles using propositional logic and use SAT solving to find all satisfying assignments to the variables and determine the prize location.

Experimenting is above all a process

27 tobr 2025-04-21 12:05:03 UTC 205.tf Full Share 1

TF stands for Type Foundry and Typographie Française (French Typography). 205TF is a type foundry that showcases the work of independent type designers.

Pydrofoil: Accelerating Sail-based instruction set simulators

26 luu 2025-04-21 21:52:29 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 2

Pydrofoil is a multi-stage compiler that generates instruction set simulators with a > 230x speedup over Sail's C-based ISS. It uses a hybrid approach of AOT and JIT compilers with domain-specific optimisations for intensive bit manipulation operations.

Samurai Cops: Inside Edo's Police Force During Feudal Japan

26 cdplayer96 2025-04-21 01:40:00 UTC tokyoweekender.com Llama Share 6

In feudal Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate established a police force to maintain order in Edo, with samurai officers and constables enforcing laws. The police used torture to extract confessions, often resulting in innocent people being punished to protect others from harsher penalties.

Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" Takes Flight

24 CrankyBear 2025-04-21 16:15:16 UTC techstrong.it Llama Share 27

Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed "Plucky Puffin," is released with new features, improved performance, and under-the-hood enhancements. It supports dynamic triple buffering, improved battery health, and enhanced gaming support.

Coding Neon Kernels for the Cortex-A53

23 yeko 2025-04-21 15:34:57 UTC destevez.net GoogleT5 Share 10

Qsdr is a high-performance sdr runtime for the cortex-a53 processor. it can outperform code generated by llvm, partly because llvm doesn’t have 'good' timing model based on neon registers - daniel saunders, edward wilson, and joey mcdonald, among others

WikiTree: The Free Family Tree

19 bigjimmyk3 2025-04-21 15:57:14 UTC wikitree.com Llama Share 6

WikiTree is a collaborative family tree with 1.2 million members and 41.6 million ancestors, offering a free service forever with ads. Members contribute and verify connections with reliable sources, following an honor code based on mutual trust.

New ChatGPT Models Seem to Leave Watermarks on Text

19 hosein88 2025-04-21 05:03:27 UTC rumidocs.com Llama Share 27

Rumi team discovered GPT-o3 and o4-mini models embed special Unicode characters in generated text, detectable by online tools or text editors. This watermarking is relatively easy to circumvent and may create false confidence in detecting AI-generated content.

Why the Chip Industry Is Struggling to Attract the Next Generation

18 kayson 2025-04-21 21:20:10 UTC viksnewsletter.com Llama Share 3

The semiconductor industry is struggling to attract new talent due to a disconnect between how the field is practiced and taught, with a need for a practical-first approach to semiconductor design. The industry also faces challenges such as a perception that software engineering is more lucrative, a bias towards graduate degrees, and a lack of written documentation and knowledge sharing.

The World Is Ending. Welcome to the Spooner Revolution

18 ethn 2025-04-21 14:23:17 UTC aethn.com Llama Share 32

Artificial Intelligence is causing a violent upheaval in the socio-economic fabric, replacing much knowledge-based work and changing the nature of wages. The expected value of solo-enterprise increases, leading to a shift from corporate employment to self-employment and a new economic order.

Show HN: Brainstorm.gg – Get ideas out of your head fast

18 ajoshu 2025-04-21 13:42:31 UTC brainstorm.gg Full Share 15

Generate instant ideas for your next startup

The Board Game Industry Is Burning – and It's Their Own Fault

18 gmargari 2025-04-21 12:59:39 UTC highnoongame.com Llama Share 14

Final Frontier Games shut down due to self-inflicted failure, not tariffs. They made avoidable mistakes, including relying on a shady company and misclassifying shipments.

How Tesla is replacing the age-old CAN bus

18 KnuthIsGod 2025-04-21 10:02:10 UTC notateslaapp.com Llama Share 59

Tesla is developing a next-generation vehicle network to replace the outdated CAN bus system, using Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) for efficient data transfer. The new network will enable features like smoother FSD data transfer, quicker infotainment systems, and better OTA updates in Tesla vehicles.

Building our "native-AI newsroom"

16 coloneltcb 2025-04-21 23:08:46 UTC regenerator1.com Llama Share 5

The author of Regenerator is experimenting with a "native AI newsroom" by using AI to build a team, including Tess Ellery, Sierra Quinn, Casey Alvarez, and Leo Barnes, to help with content production and analysis. The author is learning how human and AI colleagues can work together to make their publication better.

PlanetMath

15 synthetictask 2025-04-21 14:34:24 UTC planetmath.org Llama Share 1

PlanetMath is a collaborative math community with a virtual encyclopedia created by members under Creative Commons License. It's hosted by the University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics and has a 501(c)3 nonprofit status.

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection

14 everybodyknows 2025-04-21 22:40:23 UTC apnews.com Full Share 2

Event-Hidden Architecture

14 winenerd 2025-04-21 15:01:20 UTC skiplabs.io Llama Share 3

Cloud-native applications are becoming more distributed, but this has led to complex engineering and operations. New technologies like React, Temporal, and Skip simplify development by hiding events and allowing for modular, scalable applications.

Inner Loop Agents

14 tkellogg 2025-04-21 14:49:23 UTC timkellogg.me Llama Share 3

LLMs with inner loop agents can execute tool calls directly, allowing concurrent thinking and tool use. This enables models to use tools effectively to solve problems, but requires training for optimal tool use.

Mistaking Mary Magdalene

14 benbreen 2025-04-21 02:24:20 UTC newyorker.com GoogleT5 Share 4

Sally kohn: magdalene has been maligned by church fathers throughout the centuries. a scholar recently translated scholarly chronicle of her life from the greek into english - she says he's wrong about her character in the bible, but she believes she was spiritual teacher to the saints of rome, belgium, and israel, she writes eloquently. she asks, "what is the

US Government imposes license requirement on Nvidia H20 exports

13 PaulHoule 2025-04-21 02:03:33 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 4

Nvidia must obtain a US license to export its H20 AI chips to China indefinitely due to US government concerns. Nvidia anticipates $5.5 billion in related charges and its stock fell 6% after the announcement.

Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 uses DLSS, making it the first Switch 2 game

11 techlust 2025-04-21 11:58:52 UTC videogameschronicle.com Llama Share 7

Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 uses Nvidia's DLSS upscaling for improved performance. It features Quality and Performance modes for both docked and handheld play with varying resolutions and frame rates.