Widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal

1535 lleims 2025-04-28 10:50:58 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 1149

Power outages affect Spain and Portugal, with Red Electrica working to restore power and Renfe saying the entire National Electricity Grid was cut off. Traffic lights and public transportation are impacted, including the Madrid Open tennis tournament.

I use zip bombs to protect my server

1011 foxfired 2025-04-28 22:28:56 UTC idiallo.com Llama Share 432

The user uses zip bombs to protect their server from malicious bots by serving them compressed files that expand to overwhelm their memory. This technique involves creating a compressed file that expands to a large size when decompressed, effectively crashing the bot.

Show HN: I built a hardware processor that runs Python

973 hwpythonner 2025-04-28 11:44:54 UTC runpyxl.com Llama Share 264

PyXL is a custom hardware processor that executes Python directly, eliminating interpreter overhead and achieving 50x speedup over MicroPython. It runs on a Zynq-7000 FPGA, executing Python code in silicon with predictable and deterministic behavior.

Qwen3: Think deeper, act faster

851 synthwave 2025-04-28 20:44:25 UTC qwenlm.github.io Llama Share 382

Qwen3 is a large language model with competitive results in coding, math, and general capabilities, outperforming other top-tier models in some areas. It supports 119 languages and dialects, has optimized coding and agentic capabilities, and is available on platforms like Hugging Face and ModelScope.

Migrating away from Rust

712 rc00 2025-04-28 18:47:36 UTC deadmoney.gg Llama Share 744

The user initially chose to build their game Architect of Ruin in Bevy with Rust due to personal interest, but later switched to Unity with C# after experiencing challenges with collaboration, abstraction, migration, learning, and modding. The switch to Unity improved the development process, allowing for faster iteration and leveraging ecosystem tools, but also presented new challenges such ...

All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of their funding

574 dfabulich 2025-04-28 23:03:19 UTC danfabulich.medium.com Llama Share 579

The US Department of Justice is forcing Google to cut funding to its competitors, including Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari, which will cripple their development. This decision will also affect Microsoft Edge, as it relies heavily on Google's Chromium browser.

Why did Windows 7 log on slower for months if you had a solid color background?

500 zdw 2025-04-28 23:27:11 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 292

A solid color background in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 causes a 30-second delay during logon due to a design flaw. The delay occurs when a component, such as the desktop background or desktop icons, fails to report readiness.

Show HN: I made a web-based, free alternative to Screen Studio

457 johnwheeler 2025-04-28 00:38:53 UTC screenrecorder.me Llama Share 114

Create product demos and tutorials in minutes with no login required. Edit and share visuals with intuitive sliders and physics-based animations.

The One-Person Framework in Practice

393 frans 2025-04-28 21:58:52 UTC link.mail.beehiiv.com Llama Share 162

The author, a solo Rails developer, built PlanGo from €0 to €1M ARR in 10 years, proving the "One Person Framework" concept. He shares lessons learned on scaling, technical debt, and finding the right balance between growth and maintainability.

PhD Timeline

353 hexmiles 2025-04-28 07:33:49 UTC xkcd.com Llama Share 104

A special 10th anniversary edition of WHAT IF is out now with new illustrations and answers. xkcd.com has specific browser and device requirements for optimal viewing.

The side hustle from hell

345 jakey_bakey 2025-04-28 17:05:29 UTC blog.jacobstechtavern.com Llama Share 143

The author was exploited by a startup, Fixr, where they were brought in as an advisor and later cofounder, but the project failed due to poor management and unrealistic expectations. The author learned valuable lessons from the experience and now recommends a quixotic startup journey for early-career developers.

One Million Chessboards

334 chunkles 2025-04-28 19:52:02 UTC onemillionchessboards.com Full Share 71

A free realtime chess MMO for the whole internet

Reports of widespread power cuts in Spain and Portugal

326 ksec 2025-04-28 11:26:34 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 23

Power outages affect Spain and Portugal, with Red Electrica working to restore power and Renfe saying the entire National Electricity Grid was cut off. Traffic lights and public transportation are impacted, including the Madrid Open tennis tournament.

The 12-bit rainbow palette

322 rguiscard 2025-04-28 23:12:28 UTC iamkate.com Llama Share 80

A 12-bit rainbow palette was designed for National Grid: Live, using a 12-bit colour depth and considering luminance, chroma, and hue. The palette has evenly-spaced hues with small chroma variations and smoothly increasing luminance.

Tiny-LLM – a course of serving LLM on Apple Silicon for systems engineers

291 sarkory 2025-04-28 11:24:41 UTC github.com/skyzh Llama Share 35

Developing a tutorial on LLM serving using MLX for system engineers from scratch. The goal is to learn efficient techniques for serving Qwen2 models.

Presentation Slides with Markdown

267 sadeshmukh 2025-04-28 01:21:01 UTC sli.dev Full Share 91

Presentation slides for developers

Uncovering the mechanics of The Games: Winter Challenge

261 abra0 2025-04-28 11:29:39 UTC mrwint.github.io GoogleT5 Share 107

The games: winter challenge was released in 1991 for dos and sega genesis. the game uses a technique called overlaying, where multiple pieces of code are swapped out in the same place in memory. when the code wheel check fails, the physics change to give you more drag, preventing you from finishing your run. if you are close to the end of the track with below 57.7s, it just instantly forfeits ...

Show HN: A pure WebGL image editor with filters, crop and perspective correction

241 axelMI 2025-04-28 16:10:21 UTC github.com/xdadda Full Share 84

Online webgl2 photo editor Link https://mini2-photo-editor.netlify.app Powered by mini-js (https://github.com/xdadda/minijs) and mini-gl (https://github.com/xdadda/mini-gl)

Reports of the death of California High-Speed Rail have been greatly exaggerated

218 surprisetalk 2025-04-28 18:38:46 UTC asteriskmag.com Llama Share 451

California High-Speed Rail has faced numerous delays and funding issues, but significant progress has been made in the Central Valley. The project's completion is in limbo due to funding constraints, but it remains popular among Californians and could be completed with sufficient state funding.

Show HN: Sim Studio – Open-Source Agent Workflow GUI

191 waleedlatif1 2025-04-28 16:14:31 UTC github.com/simstudioai Llama Share 57

Clone the repository, set environment variables, and start Sim Studio using docker compose. Configure .env file with database and authentication settings.

New material gives copper superalloy-like strength

175 gnabgib 2025-04-28 00:19:26 UTC news.lehigh.edu Full Share 113

Breakthrough material could transform aerospace, defense and industrial applications.

It's School time: Adventures in hacking an old Kindle

169 FlyingSnake 2025-04-28 15:02:04 UTC samkhawase.com Llama Share 47

The user jailbroke their old Kindle to turn it into a get-ready-for-school dashboard, displaying real-time weather, public transport, and school timetable data. They used Cloudflare Developer Platform, Cloudflare Workers, and cf-wasm image processing tools to create a seamless and efficient dashboard experience.

China's Clinical Trial Boom

158 surprisetalk 2025-04-28 15:13:39 UTC asimov.press Llama Share 107

China's AI model R1 outperformed OpenAI's GPT-4o Turbo at a lower cost, while China's pharmaceutical industry has seen significant growth with one-fourth of clinical trials and early drug development happening in China. China's regulatory reforms have streamlined approvals and increased clinical trial enrollment, with the number of trials tripling between 2017 and 2023.

The group chats that changed America

148 necubi 2025-04-28 02:18:54 UTC semafor.com Llama Share 145

Tech elites, led by Marc Andreessen, formed private group chats on Signal and WhatsApp to discuss politics and business, shaping the US right's realignment towards Donald Trump. The group chats, which began in 2020, allowed participants to share ideas and opinions freely, but also led to a shift towards partisan politics and a growing divide within the tech right.

The hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain

138 NaOH 2025-04-28 03:47:13 UTC theguardian.com GoogleT5 Share 125

Section 126 at hvidovre hospital outside copenhagen isn't focused on cure but on relief. patients and relatives talk about a unique calm atmosphere in the unit, says nurse dr. niels randén. the team also takes care of the relatives, their emotions and their grief. "this is where i saw my wife for the last time," says 67-year-old rené damgaard. she says the

The missteps that led to a fatal plane crash at Reagan National Airport

137 keepamovin 2025-04-28 02:33:53 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 182

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River on Jan 29, killing everyone on board. The crash occurred due to a mismanaged "visual separation" maneuver by the helicopter crew.

WorldGen: Open-source 3D scene generator for Game/VR/XR

135 ziyangxie 2025-04-28 18:39:19 UTC worldgen.github.io Llama Share 19

A peaceful old-town street is generated as a 360-degree panorama image and then converted into a full 3D scene. The 3D scene allows for interactive exploration and consistent views from any angle.

East German Stasi Tactics – Zersetzung (2021)

133 walterbell 2025-04-28 04:48:48 UTC maxhertzberg.co.uk Llama Share 241

East German activists faced intense Stasi surveillance and harassment, but managed to start a grassroots revolution in 1989 despite the repression. Activists used informal networks, DIY culture, and solidarity to counter the Stasi's tactics and continue their activism.

Is outbound going to die?

129 whoami_nr 2025-04-28 17:28:09 UTC rnikhil.com Llama Share 116

AI-powered sales tools will lead to fatigue and decreased effectiveness due to over-personalization and equal access. Inbound sales and personal relationships will become crucial, with companies focusing on building engaged communities and network effects for organic growth.

Reality Check

129 elorant 2025-04-28 16:53:36 UTC wheresyoured.at GoogleT5 Share 106

Roose's projections rely on one entity (softbank) spending $3 billion on openai's services. he says the company can simply "hit the button" and it'll all be profitable. people feel like they're getting more out of it, says robert wilkinson, co-founder of openai. google, amazon and meta do not have any other ways to continue showing growth, if

The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

116 Tomte 2025-04-28 16:50:25 UTC lars.ingebrigtsen.no Llama Share 46

The user read the complete, illustrated Earthsea cycle and found it enjoyable, with Charles Vess's artwork being a highlight. The books hold up well, with the user preferring the third book, The Farthest Shore, and appreciating the series' conclusion.

Why Momentum Works (2017)

108 vector_spaces 2025-04-28 05:01:10 UTC distill.pub GoogleT5 Share 27

Momentum is an algorithm for minimizing a matrix to the kthkthk th power. wk+1=w0 + ik-nabla f(w)f (wi) for some diagonal matrix u.s. the optimal solution to this problem is essentially 111’s 7 x n i - j – e z 0 / h

Naur's "Programming as Theory Building" and LLMs replacing human programmers

104 bertman 2025-04-28 06:16:19 UTC ratfactor.com Llama Share 128

The user discusses Naur's paper on programming theory, arguing that large language models (LLMs) cannot replace human programmers. They claim LLMs can only ingest output, not build theories.

DRM-Free OnlyFans Downloads See Widevine Project Nuked from GitHub

103 hn_acker 2025-04-28 20:25:06 UTC torrentfreak.com Llama Share 31

Google's Widevine DRM system has been exploited and reverse engineered, allowing pirated content to spread online despite its widespread presence in billions of devices. A recent DMCA takedown notice led to the suspension of the CDRM-Project repo, which provided code to circumvent Widevine DRM, highlighting the ongoing struggle against piracy.

Show HN: Heart Rate Zones Plus – The first iOS app I developed

99 tobias5 2025-04-28 18:42:18 UTC apps.apple.com Llama Share 81

Heart Rate Zones Plus tracks time in heart rate zones and sets goals to visualize progress. It offers customizable features for athletes and fitness enthusiasts to monitor their cardiovascular training.

Vision Transformers Need Registers

94 felineflock 2025-04-28 16:53:08 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 9

Researchers identified artifacts in ViT networks' feature maps and proposed a solution by adding tokens to the input sequence. This solution fixes the problem and sets a new state of the art for self-supervised visual models.

Giving Software Away for Free

92 raybb 2025-04-28 17:58:38 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 52

To create free software, use static HTML and JavaScript with a free web host like GitHub Pages, which is reliable and free for public repositories. Release software under an open source license and provide a working link to ensure usability.

To 'Reclaim Future-Making', Amazon Workers Published Collection of SciFi Stories

91 m463 2025-04-28 01:32:57 UTC afteramazon.world Llama Share 81

The Worker as Futurist Project supported 13 Amazon workers to write speculative fiction about a world after Amazon, highlighting the corporation's impact on workers and society. The project's book and podcast aim to reclaim the future from corporate control and amplify workers' voices.

Show HN: Web-eval-agent – Let the coding agent debug itself

84 neversettles 2025-04-28 15:36:25 UTC github.com/operative-sh Llama Share 12

Operative.sh's MCP Server launches a browser-powered agent to debug web apps directly in the code editor. It captures network traffic, filters requests, and tests code end-to-end with autonomous debugging.

Reversing the fossilization of computer science conferences

84 tosh 2025-04-28 07:17:42 UTC cacm.acm.org Llama Share 61

Computer science conferences have become overly focused on career advancement, leading to a culture of form over substance. This has resulted in a stifling of innovation and a prioritization of bureaucratic rules over the advancement of human knowledge.

Ask HN: CS degrees, do they matter again?

83 platevoltage 2025-04-28 02:06:39 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 228

User had a tough time after bootcamp, but built a freelancing career on Upwork and landed a contract. Now considering an online CS degree to be more employable in the future.

OpenAI adds shopping to ChatGPT

76 minimaxir 2025-04-28 19:18:41 UTC wired.com Llama Share 17

OpenAI's ChatGPT will allow users to buy products directly through the platform, with results based on user preferences and organic product reviews. Users will be redirected to the merchant's website to complete transactions, with OpenAI experimenting with affiliate revenue models in the future.

Packed Data Support in Haskell

74 matt_d 2025-04-28 20:57:49 UTC arthi-chaud.github.io Llama Share 12

A new Haskell library called packed-data provides type-safe and portable support for packed data, allowing for faster traversals and no marshalling step or compiler mods. The library uses Template Haskell to generate code for packing and unpacking data, and provides a monadic abstraction for reading operations on packed data, but suffers from computing overhead due to its shallow embedding.

We Found Insurance Fraud in Our Crash Data

74 Ostatnigrosh 2025-04-28 13:57:34 UTC levs.fyi Llama Share 73

Researchers at Matrisk AI discovered possible insurance fraud by analyzing Vehicle Identification Numbers and crash timelines, finding suspicious patterns like multiple crashes involving the same VIN and frequent insurance switching. This analysis can help insurers and fleet managers allocate resources to investigate suspicious claims.

Requirements change until they don't

71 azhenley 2025-04-28 20:49:24 UTC buttondown.com Llama Share 22

Formal methods help ensure a system's correctness by mathematically modeling it, but it's not practical when requirements constantly change. Formal methods are most valuable when requirements stabilize, allowing for long-term investment in maintaining the system's correctness.

Backblaze responds to claims of "sham accounting", "customer backups at risk"

69 alphabettsy 2025-04-28 23:30:24 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 54

Backblaze denies allegations of "sham accounting" and claims its financial reports are accurate. The company's financial struggles have raised concerns about the safety of customers' backups if Backblaze were to shut down.

Inference-Aware Fine-Tuning for Best-of-N Sampling in Large Language Models

69 mfiguiere 2025-04-28 03:56:46 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 9

Researchers propose a novel fine-tuning paradigm for large language models that optimizes inference-time performance. Their methods improve model performance and reduce inference-time compute, achieving better results on various benchmarks.

Legal art forgery, for the sake of movies (2014)

68 theneedful 2025-04-28 21:01:59 UTC vanityfair.com Llama Share 35

Films often recreate famous paintings due to copyright and logistical issues, requiring detailed research and permission from the artist's estate. Replicating artworks for movies involves a complex process, from creating digital prints to applying textures and aging effects, often using digital technology and skilled scenic artists.

Show HN: Cleverb.ee – open-source agent that writes a cited research report

67 nickwatson 2025-04-28 04:04:32 UTC github.com/surescaleai Llama Share 42

CleverBee is a Python-based research agent using LLMs and web browsing to summarize findings. It can be cloned and run using setup and run scripts, licensed under AGPLv3.

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues

63 c420 2025-04-28 03:10:59 UTC apnews.com Full Share 34

National Archives Releases Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Records

63 gnabgib 2025-04-28 00:28:07 UTC archives.gov Llama Share 44

The National Archives released new UAP records from various agencies, making them part of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Collection. The records are now available online through the National Archives Catalog for public transparency.

Can LLMs do randomness?

60 whoami_nr 2025-04-28 17:32:36 UTC rnikhil.com Llama Share 64

Testing LLMs from OpenAI and Anthropic for unbiased results in coin toss and number prediction experiments. Results show most models exhibit bias, particularly in predicting odd numbers, while Claude 3.7 Sonnet shows inconsistent bias.

Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites in bid to take on Starlink

57 pseudolus 2025-04-28 23:08:50 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 69

Amazon launched 27 Kuiper satellites into space on Monday after a weather delay. The satellites will help Amazon's internet connectivity service compete with Elon Musk's Starlink.

Nationwide Power Outages Also Disrupt Internet Traffic in Portugal and Spain

54 emot 2025-04-28 11:10:19 UTC twitter.com/cloudflareradar Full Share 2

Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot. Some privacy related extensions may cause issues on x.com. Please disable them and try again.

What the heck is AEAD again?

52 wofo 2025-04-28 21:59:22 UTC ochagavia.nl Llama Share 64

AEAD (Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data) is the current industry standard for encryption, ensuring both message secrecy and authenticity. It's used in protocols like TLS 1.3 and QUIC, and libraries like Tink and libsodium, to prevent common encryption mistakes and ensure data integrity.

It's Not the Incentives (2018)

48 godelski 2025-04-28 18:37:37 UTC talyarkoni.org GoogleT5 Share 52

Samuel l. taylor: there's a narrative that unfortunately seems to be growing more common in science. the narrative is strikingly similar to the one that gets tossed out all the time, he says. this kind of attitude is fundamentally hypocritical, says talley. what they say is slippery, and adapts to changing circumstances. replication crisis will impact the legacies of many presently famous scientists,

Why do electrons not fall into the nucleus?

48 thunderbong 2025-04-28 06:43:50 UTC chem.libretexts.org Llama Share 50

The electron does not fall into the nucleus due to a balance between its potential and kinetic energy. According to quantum mechanics, the electron's kinetic energy increases as it approaches the nucleus, preventing it from collapsing.

Unauthorised AI Bots on Reddit Are Eroding Sociality

46 adrianhon 2025-04-28 13:59:44 UTC mssv.net Llama Share 42

Researchers from the University of Zurich posted AI-written comments on r/changemyview to test LLM persuasiveness, sparking outrage over ethics and authenticity. The study's approval and benefits have been challenged, highlighting concerns about online sincerity and the need for real-world sociality.

Why Pale Blue Dot generates feelings of cosmic insignificance

45 rbanffy 2025-04-28 15:55:13 UTC aeon.co Llama Share 73

The Pale Blue Dot image of Earth from space elicits feelings of cosmic insignificance, but this may be due to our limited perceptual abilities and not a reflection of our true significance. Our consciousness-supporting planet status may not make us stand out in the vast universe, with potentially billions of similar planets existing.

Show HN: Autarkie – Instant grammar fuzzing using Rust macros

41 r9295 2025-04-28 15:30:14 UTC github.com/r9295 Llama Share 4

Autarkie is a Rust grammar fuzzer that automatically creates fuzzers using procedural macros. It's inspired by nautilus and supports fuzzing C/C++ with AFL++ forkserver.

On Lisp (1993)

38 ibobev 2025-04-28 21:39:14 UTC paulgraham.com Llama Share 5

A digital version of On Lisp is available online, identical to the printed version except for missing diagrams. It can be downloaded in compressed Postscript, Postscript, or PDF formats.

AI Goes to College for the Free Money

35 oatsandsugar 2025-04-28 15:54:17 UTC marginalrevolution.com Llama Share 22

Community colleges are being flooded with AI bots taking online courses to bilk financial aid money. The state has launched a taskforce to combat the issue, but critics say the problem lies with the government's lack of verification.

Reanimation of the original Logic Theorist, the first AI, in IPL-V [video]

34 abrax3141 2025-04-28 15:33:32 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 6

Anthropic Economic Index: AI's Impact on Software Development

28 meetpateltech 2025-04-28 15:05:13 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 9

AI systems are changing the coding landscape, with 79% of Claude Code conversations involving automation and 21% augmentation. This may lead to disruption in jobs focused on simple applications and user interfaces, with startups being early adopters of AI tools.

Making a game from scratch using only a guitar [video]

26 prakhar897 2025-04-28 11:37:16 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 8

What we get when male fitness standards clash with female preferences

26 robarr 2025-04-28 06:33:24 UTC nataliaantonova.substack.com Llama Share 21

A newsletter discusses how social media is affecting people's minds and relationships, citing an online poll where women preferred a less muscular version of Olly Murs over a more muscular one. The author argues that women are more attracted to context and personality rather than extreme muscle definition.

Beyond Elk: Lightweight and Scalable Cloud-Native Log Monitoring

25 xzhuang1984 2025-04-28 20:34:56 UTC greptime.com Llama Share 26

The ELK stack has limitations in modern log storage scenarios, and GreptimeDB is introduced as a next-generation log database with advantages in architecture and user experience. GreptimeDB is a cloud-native database designed for observability data, making it well-suited for metric collection, log storage, and real-time monitoring.

Relational Graph Transformers

25 gk1 2025-04-28 18:13:17 UTC kumo.ai GoogleT5 Share 2

Relational graph transformers treat relational databases as rich, interconnected graphs. they eliminate the need for extensive feature engineering and complex data pipelines, says dr. samuel gupta of kumo research. the technology can be adapted to work seamlessly on massive relationally-structured data, he says. this approach can also be used to improve machine-learning and deep learning ...

There are reports of widespread power cuts in Spain and Portugal

25 n1b0m 2025-04-28 11:39:13 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 3

Power cuts in Spain and Portugal have caused widespread disruption, with half of Spain's power restored and the rest expected to be restored by tomorrow. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the outage, which is believed to have been a technical issue with an energy connection between France and Spain.

The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They're Closing

24 KnuthIsGod 2025-04-28 08:33:59 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 33

The Primary School in East Palo Alto, Calif, will close in 2026 due to lack of funding. The school, founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, served low-income families with free education and healthcare.

Hunting for dark nights and wishing on stars

23 occurrence 2025-04-28 21:06:02 UTC hcn.org Llama Share 5

The author reflects on the beauty of the night sky while camping in the desert, noting the effects of artificial light pollution from nearby Las Vegas.

Generating Mazes with Inductive Graphs (2017)

20 todsacerdoti 2025-04-28 18:01:59 UTC jelv.is Llama Share 6

The user discusses implementing a maze generator in Haskell using inductive graphs and randomness, focusing on a randomized depth-first search algorithm to generate a perfect maze. They provide a step-by-step guide to implementing the algorithm, including representing graphs, using inductive data types, and modifying the algorithm to generate a maze with edges rather than nodes.

Visual Transistor-level Simulation of the 6502 CPU

20 tanelpoder 2025-04-28 01:24:13 UTC visual6502.org Llama Share 3

The Visual6502.org team preserves and documents historic computers by creating visual models and simulations of their chips. They've created a digital model of the MOS 6502 processor and can run classic 6502 programs, including Atari games.

Spain, Portugal and parts of France hit by power outage

17 csantini 2025-04-28 11:40:26 UTC euronews.com Llama Share 1

A massive power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, leaving millions without electricity and affecting airports, hospitals, and telecommunications. The cause is unclear, but possible reasons include a physical fault, cyberattack, or a dramatic imbalance between demand and supply.

Building Small Go Containers?

16 randomizedcoder 2025-04-28 19:29:45 UTC github.com/randomizedcoder Llama Share 2

The repo tests container build methods, including Nix, and measures performance. It also provides tips for improving container build times, such as using Athens proxy/cache and avoiding unnecessary file copies.

Forensic Fandom

15 jger15 2025-04-28 21:00:28 UTC exiledfan.substack.com Llama Share 3

The rise of forensic fandom, where fans investigate and interpret their favorite media and celebrities, has become a widespread phenomenon encouraged by corporate forces and technology, leading to a shift from traditional fandom practices. This approach, characterized by amateur detective work and the pursuit of "The Truth," has created a superfan economy that fuels fan wars and stans ...

The standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes 'sex-neutral'

14 PaulHoule 2025-04-28 20:28:10 UTC taskandpurpose.com Llama Share 15

The Army is changing its fitness test to a gender-neutral test for 21 combat jobs, requiring a score of 350 with a minimum of 60 in every event. The standing power throw event will be removed from the test due to injury risks.

Why restarting a power grid is so hard

13 dangle1 2025-04-28 22:41:10 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 0

A massive blackout in the Iberian Peninsula has grid operators working to restore power through a "black start" process, which is challenging due to the need for power to operate the grid's management hardware and power plants. The process involves carefully managing the synchronization of power plants to meet demand without overwhelming the limited number of small plants operating.

GPL violation in Tomba! Special Edition?

13 weird_trousers 2025-04-28 21:27:34 UTC github.com/notaz Llama Share 1

The use of PCSX-Rearmed in Tomba Special Edition may be a GPL violation due to the requirement to publish modified source code. However, console SDK NDAs often prevent this, making GPL incompatible with console development.

Power outage cripples Spain and Portugal

12 jonvk 2025-04-28 13:04:04 UTC politico.eu Full Share 0

From Madrid to Rome, ideologically opposed European politicians are united in their ban of the practice. People rarely think about Europe’s criss-crossing energy system. We tell you how it works, what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next. “This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.

Is open-world design making games worse?

12 dadrian 2025-04-28 00:13:31 UTC dadrian.io Llama Share 13

The author analyzed data from the Internet Game Database to test their hypothesis that AAA games are getting worse due to more open-world and franchise games. The data shows that there are less AAA open-world games and late-stage franchise games in the 2020s than in the 2000s.