The curse of knowing how, or; fixing everything

1143 Lunar5227 2025-05-06 06:01:23 UTC notashelf.dev Llama Share 436

The author's perception of software changed after learning to notice its flaws, leading to a constant desire to fix and improve everything. This compulsion stems from a need for control and a sense of responsibility, but it can lead to burnout and an unhealthy obsession with programming.

Show HN: Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs

1097 felixrieseberg 2025-05-06 15:02:22 UTC felixrieseberg.github.io Llama Share 268

The creator made Clippy as a fun project, considering it art like painting or pottery. They're grateful to Microsoft for the iconic character and the Electron team for their open source collaboration.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview

693 meetpateltech 2025-05-06 15:10:00 UTC developers.googleblog.com Llama Share 684

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview is released with improved coding capabilities, UI development, and video understanding. It enables developers to build aesthetically pleasing and functional web apps with reduced errors and improved performance.

OpenAI reaches agreement to buy Windsurf for $3B

655 swyx 2025-05-06 00:57:48 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 567

OpenAI agreed to buy Windsurf, a coding tool, for about $3 billion. The deal marks OpenAI's largest acquisition to date, but has not yet closed.

Claude's system prompt is over 24k tokens with tools

612 mike210 2025-05-06 20:39:35 UTC github.com/asgeirtj Full Share 330

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Matt Godbolt sold me on Rust by showing me C++

600 LorenDB 2025-05-06 17:51:03 UTC collabora.com Llama Share 646

The user discusses Matt Godbolt's talk "Correct by Construction: APIs That Are Easy to Use and Hard to Misuse" and how it relates to Rust's design, specifically how Rust helps prevent mistakes beyond memory safety. The user compares Rust's design to C++'s, showing how Rust's type system and error handling can prevent common mistakes that C++'s design allows.

India launches attack on 9 sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Jammu and Kashmir

484 alephnerd 2025-05-06 20:41:47 UTC reuters.com Full Share 610

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Curl: We still have not seen a valid security report done with AI help

444 indigodaddy 2025-05-06 17:07:58 UTC linkedin.com Llama Share 238

A company is implementing new rules to combat AI-generated security reports on Hackerone, requiring reporters to disclose AI use and banning those who submit low-quality reports. They claim AI-generated reports are wasting their time and have not seen a valid report from AI assistance.

VVVVVV Source Code

438 radeeyate 2025-05-06 23:22:08 UTC github.com/terrycavanagh Llama Share 91

Terry Cavanagh released VVVVVV source code with Magnus Pålsson's music. The game is available for personal use and commercial distribution details are in LICENSE.md.

Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

408 bredren 2025-05-06 06:15:13 UTC blu-ray.com Llama Share 298

Kino Lorber releases Phil Alden Robinson's 1992 film Sneakers on 4K Blu-ray with a new 4K makeover, native 4K resolution, and Dolby Vision. The release includes archival audio commentaries and a documentary.

Launch HN: Exa (YC S21) – The web as a database

405 willbryk 2025-05-06 16:18:42 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 132

Will and Jeff from Exa launched Exa Websets, an embeddings-powered search engine that returns precise results for complex queries. It uses custom embedding models and LLMs to verify results, providing a more accurate and database-like search experience.

An appeal to Apple from Anukari

404 humbledrone 2025-05-06 03:40:10 UTC anukari.com Llama Share 187

To make Anukari's performance reliable across all Apple silicon macOS devices, the author needs to talk to the Apple Metal team to address GPU clock rate issues. The author has a workaround but it's not ideal and requires a spin loop to trick macOS into clocking up the GPU.

Getting things “done” in large tech companies

309 swah 2025-05-06 11:04:39 UTC seangoedecke.com Llama Share 213

In large companies, getting things done means finishing tasks that deliver value to the company and are visible to decision-makers. It's a social construct where work is considered done when the company is happy with its state, even if it can always be improved.

NSA spied through Angry Birds, other apps: report (2014)

275 __natty__ 2025-05-06 10:34:58 UTC nbcnews.com Llama Share 153

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden suggest spy agencies collect personal data from apps like Angry Birds and Google Maps. The data includes location information and user details, with the NSA saying it only collects data from valid foreign intelligence targets.

Nnd – a TUI debugger alternative to GDB, LLDB

273 zX41ZdbW 2025-05-06 13:58:03 UTC github.com/al13n321 Llama Share 83

User wants RAD Debugger on Linux, but has a debugger at home. They describe their debugger's features and provide a link to an alternative debugger called nnd.

TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs

257 micahflee 2025-05-06 20:17:57 UTC micahflee.com GoogleT5 Share 74

Despite misleading marketing, telemessage can access plaintext chat logs from its customers. a detailed analysis of the source code for tm sgnl's android app reveals this tidbit... and what led me to conclude that telemessage could do the same thing with whatsapp, wechat, and wechat - if you want to support my work, consider becoming 'a paid supporter' mr.

Bloat is still software's biggest vulnerability (2024)

256 kristianp 2025-05-06 23:33:54 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 210

The author argues that software security is dire due to excessive code and dependencies, making it hard to ensure security. A proof-of-concept project, Trifecta, demonstrates that minimalistic software can be created with a limited amount of code and dependencies.

Google has most of my email because it has all of yours (2014)

251 pabs3 2025-05-06 02:09:29 UTC mako.cc Llama Share 203

The author runs their own email server to maintain autonomy and privacy but found that about a third of their personal emails come from Google. Despite hosting their own server, Google delivers about half of their personal emails.

Accents in latent spaces: How AI hears accent strength in English

244 ilyausorov 2025-05-06 14:07:57 UTC accent-strength.boldvoice.com Llama Share 127

BoldVoice's AI-powered accent coaching app uses a machine learning model to understand accents and their strength, represented by an "accent fingerprint" in a latent space. The model can track an English learner's accent journey and evaluate automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech systems for performance variations across different accent strengths.

Critical CSS

230 stevenpotts 2025-05-06 03:13:08 UTC critical-css-extractor.kigo.studio Llama Share 113

Critical CSS is the minimal CSS required to render a webpage's visible content above the fold. It improves performance by extracting and inlining this CSS into HTML, allowing faster rendering.

New studies offer insight into Lyme disease’s treatment, lingering symptoms

221 gmays 2025-05-06 11:38:44 UTC news.northwestern.edu Llama Share 153

Northwestern scientists have identified an antibiotic, piperacillin, that cures Lyme disease at a fraction of the current treatment's dosage and causes minimal harm to the gut. The team also found that remnants of the Lyme bacteria's cell wall may cause treated infections to mimic chronic illness in patients.

Memory-safe sudo to become the default in Ubuntu

221 jnsgruk 2025-05-06 11:22:55 UTC trifectatech.org Llama Share 270

Ubuntu 25.10 will adopt sudo-rs, a memory-safe Rust implementation of sudo, to improve system resilience. Canonical is collaborating with Trifecta Tech Foundation to make sudo-rs the default in Ubuntu 25.10 and future LTS releases.

When Abandoned Mines Collapse

217 impish9208 2025-05-06 18:38:14 UTC practical.engineering Llama Share 77

A series of sinkholes opened on I-80 in New Jersey due to human-made subsidence caused by underground iron mines from over a century ago. The issue is complex and affects many areas worldwide, but modern mining methods and regulations aim to mitigate its effects and prevent future damage.

How to harden GitHub Actions

209 moyer 2025-05-06 02:07:42 UTC wiz.io Llama Share 71

GitHub Actions pose significant security risks due to supply chain attacks and misconfigurations. To secure GitHub Actions, organizations should harden their environment, control Action usage, and minimize permissions and secrets granted to Workflows.

Show HN: Sheet Music in Smart Glasses

202 kevinlinxc 2025-05-06 15:47:21 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 25

Kevin Lin's Show HN is for his sheet music smart glasses project, which uses Even Realities G1s and AugmentOS. He created a TypeScript app to display sheet music on the glasses, overcoming challenges like bitmap sending latency and small resolution.

Inheritance was invented as a performance hack (2021)

190 aquastorm 2025-05-06 10:59:18 UTC catern.com Llama Share 235

Simula invented inheritance to simplify garbage collection and support intrusive lists. Inheritance was initially used for performance reasons, but is now primarily associated with code reuse and extensibility.

iOS Kindle app now has a ‘get book’ button after changes to App Store rules

188 diversion 2025-05-06 20:41:51 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 183

Amazon updated its Kindle iOS app to allow users to buy ebooks directly within the app, following Apple's App Store rule changes. This update makes it easier for users to purchase ebooks on their iPhone, avoiding a cumbersome process previously required.

FTC rule on unfair or deceptive fees to take effect on May 12

185 impish9208 2025-05-06 10:10:52 UTC ftc.gov Full Share 118

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.

FTC bans hidden fees for live events and short-term rentals, effective May 12

184 toomuchtodo 2025-05-06 23:41:13 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 4

The FTC's new rule requires businesses to disclose total prices upfront for live-event tickets and short-term lodging, excluding certain fees like taxes and shipping charges. Businesses must clearly state excluded charges before asking for payment to avoid misleading consumers.

DoorDash to acquire Deliveroo

181 mfiguiere 2025-05-06 06:27:04 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 379

DoorDash agreed to acquire Deliveroo for 180 pence a share, valuing the company at £2.9 billion. This marks DoorDash's renewed effort to expand its presence overseas after acquiring Wolt in 2022.

The DEA is now abandoning body cameras

163 bookofjoe 2025-05-06 23:28:37 UTC propublica.org Llama Share 63

The DEA has ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order rescinding the 2022 requirement for federal law enforcement agents to use body cameras. This decision comes despite studies showing that body cameras reduce complaints against officers.

Brush (Bo(u)rn(e) RUsty SHell) a POSIX and Bash-Compatible Shell in Rust

159 voxadam 2025-05-06 18:47:49 UTC github.com/reubeno Llama Share 89

brush is a Rust-based shell compatible with POSIX and bash, with experimental Windows support. It's still in development and not recommended for production use yet.

OpenAI reaches agreement to buy Windsurf for around $3B

155 tasn 2025-05-06 12:18:20 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 2

OpenAI agreed to buy Windsurf, a coding tool, for about $3 billion. The deal marks OpenAI's largest acquisition to date, but has not yet closed.

Cuttlefish 'talk' with their arms, study reveals

143 geox 2025-05-06 12:46:49 UTC scienceblog.com Llama Share 101

Cuttlefish use distinct arm movements called "arm wave signs" to communicate with each other through visual and water vibrations. Researchers found that these signals can be perceived by cuttlefish through multiple sensory channels, similar to audiovisual communication in vertebrates.

Design and evaluation of a parrot-to-parrot video-calling system (2023)

139 michalpleban 2025-05-06 11:03:28 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 71

Scientists found that domesticated parrots benefit from virtually connecting with peers through video chats, learning new skills and forming friendships. This technology may improve the lives of parrots in captivity, but owners must be trained to monitor their birds' behavior and intervene if necessary.

Mass spectrometry method identifies pathogens within minutes instead of days

133 pseudolus 2025-05-06 15:13:37 UTC phys.org Llama Share 45

Researchers at TUM and Imperial College London developed a new method to identify bacteria in minutes using mass spectrometry, reducing waiting times from days to minutes. The method uses a database of 232 bacterial species to detect specific metabolic products and identify clinically important pathogens.

Show HN: Plexe – ML Models from a Prompt

128 vaibhavdubey97 2025-05-06 15:38:04 UTC github.com/plexe-ai Llama Share 48

Plexe is a machine learning platform that lets you create models by describing them in plain language, using an AI-powered automated approach. It's available as a Python library and managed cloud service, supporting various LiteLLM providers.

Is Planet Nine Alone in the Outer System?

119 JPLeRouzic 2025-05-06 17:29:31 UTC centauri-dreams.org Llama Share 63

Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on a mission to reach the solar gravitational lens distance, around 550 AU. A possible candidate for Planet Nine, a hypothesized world in our Solar System's outer reaches, has been identified using data from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite and AKARI.

Alignment is not free: How model upgrades can silence your confidence signals

118 karinemellata 2025-05-06 23:22:49 UTC variance.co Llama Share 66

Upgrading to GPT-4.1-mini erased the signal for detecting hallucinations in language models, making it harder to identify biased behavior. To address this, alternative safeguards were implemented, including requiring policy explanations and specific citations to ground decisions.

The Turkish İ Problem and Why You Should Care (2012)

112 Rygian 2025-05-06 08:34:17 UTC haacked.com Llama Share 151

The Turkish locale can cause issues with string comparisons due to the dotted uppercase "I" character, which can lead to costly security bugs if not handled properly. Using StringComparison.Ordinal or StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase can help prevent these issues, and enabling Code Analysis in Visual Studio can also help catch potential problems.

ACE-Step: A step towards music generation foundation model

107 wertyk 2025-05-06 20:38:00 UTC github.com/ace-step Llama Share 53

ACE-Step is a novel music generation foundation model that achieves state-of-the-art performance by integrating diffusion-based generation with Sana's DCAE and a lightweight linear transformer. It enables fast and coherent music synthesis, preserving fine-grained acoustic details and supporting various music styles and languages.

Propositions as Types (2014) [pdf]

107 nill0 2025-05-06 11:36:09 UTC homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk GoogleT5 Share 74

Propositions as types is a notion with many names and many origins. s.e. cupp: powerful insights arise from linking two fields of study previ- ously thought separate. she says that simplification of proofs corresponds to evaluation of programs. cur- lary: if we want to find the type of x, we need to know its type i e y z o u d

Show HN: Whippy Term - GUI terminal for embedded development (Linux and Windows)

95 SurvivorTed 2025-05-06 23:02:46 UTC whippyterm.com Llama Share 14

WhippyTerm is a modern terminal program with a UI for Windows and Linux, supporting serial and network protocols. It has unique features like bookmarks, hex dumps, and plugin extensibility for embedded device communication.

MTerrain: Optimized terrain system and editor for Godot

91 klaussilveira 2025-05-06 13:26:21 UTC github.com/mohsenph69 Llama Share 9

This terrain plugin uses an octree based LOD system for large terrains and includes editor tools for sculpting and painting. It requires learning concepts and building the plugin with godot-cpp using scons.

RIP Skype

91 vitto_gioda 2025-05-06 08:46:31 UTC microsoft.com Llama Share 82

Skype will be retired in May 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams, a modern communications and collaboration hub. Users can move to Teams for free, export their Skype data, or continue using Skype until May 5, 2025.

Sutton and Barto book implementation

78 ivanbelenky 2025-05-06 22:43:06 UTC github.com/ivanbelenky Llama Share 9

This repository implements reinforcement learning algorithms from Sutton's book, providing a basic introduction to the field. The code includes model-free solvers and a maze game using MCTS, but is not optimized for efficiency.

AI focused on brain regions recreates what you're looking at (2024)

75 openquery 2025-05-06 20:52:45 UTC newscientist.com Llama Share 36

Researchers use AI to create accurate image reconstructions from brain activity recordings. Improved accuracy comes from the AI learning which brain parts to focus on.

Preparing for when the machine stops

75 foxfired 2025-05-06 20:09:17 UTC idiallo.com Llama Share 49

The author, a software developer, reflects on how experience and automation can lead to reliance on System 1 thinking, but warns against bypassing System 2 learning and intuition. He advocates for understanding tools and systems to avoid dependency and maintain critical thinking.

Open WebUI changed license from BSD-3 to Open WebUI license with CLA

71 nirv 2025-05-06 03:28:52 UTC docs.openwebui.com Llama Share 58

Open WebUI added a fair-use branding protection clause to its BSD-3 license to prevent exploitation by bad actors. This change only affects those who remove or alter the project's branding without meeting specific criteria.

Show HN: Feedsmith — Fast parser & generator for RSS, Atom, OPML feed namespaces

69 macieklamberski 2025-05-06 18:03:43 UTC github.com/macieklamberski Llama Share 9

Feedsmith is a JavaScript parser and generator for various feed formats, including RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and RDF. It provides a universal parser and format-specific parsers that maintain the original feed structure while offering helpful normalization.

Malaya's Timeless Design

66 cenazoic 2025-05-06 12:54:20 UTC linyangchen.com Llama Share 11

Lin Yangchen's book is about the history and design of the Coconut stamp series. It covers various aspects from architecture to philatelic imaging.

Show HN: Outpost – OSS infra for outbound webhooks and event destinations

66 alexbouchard 2025-05-06 12:50:46 UTC github.com/hookdeck Llama Share 8

Outpost is an open-source infrastructure for event producers to add outbound webhooks and Event Destinations with support for various destination types. It provides features like event topics, topic-based subscriptions, and at least once delivery guarantee.

Vibe Coding Is Fun–But Vibe Refactoring Pays the Bills

62 makowskid 2025-05-06 13:08:07 UTC dawidmakowski.com Llama Share 56

Flip the script from "vibe coding" to "vibe refactoring" to compound benefits by shrinking technical debt and sharpening architecture. Set aside 15-20 minutes to wander through your codebase, clear warnings, and let large-language models help with debugging.

"Night of the Living Dead" accidentally became public domain (2019)

58 edavis 2025-05-06 20:14:47 UTC screenrant.com Llama Share 58

George Romero's Night of the Living Dead created the modern zombie and is a horror classic, but an error made it public domain, costing Romero untold money. Romero's independent spirit and the film's public domain status led to him missing out on massive fortune and respect from Hollywood.

I so hate the phrase "vibe coding"

58 cumo 2025-05-06 12:32:48 UTC artiss.blog Llama Share 65

Vibe coding is a term for using AI to generate code, often with poor quality and no understanding of the underlying logic. It's essentially code theft, relying on open-source code and documentation to produce subpar results.

A new hairlike electrode for long-term, high-quality EEG monitoring

57 westurner 2025-05-06 15:53:30 UTC psu.edu Llama Share 14

Researchers at Penn State created a hairlike EEG device for long-term, non-invasive brain monitoring. The lightweight, flexible electrode maintains stable performance for over 24 hours and can be worn without being noticeable.

An Interactive Debugger for Rust Trait Errors

57 matt_d 2025-05-06 05:09:42 UTC cel.cs.brown.edu Llama Share 10

Developers often struggle with complex type errors in languages with strong type systems, such as Rust, due to the complexity of the type mechanisms and the compiler's inability to explain itself. Argus, an interactive trait debugger, helps developers understand and fix complex type errors in Rust by providing an interface into the full inference tree generated by the trait solver.

Scientists have found a way to 'tattoo' tardigrades

55 PaulHoule 2025-05-06 01:51:22 UTC phys.org Llama Share 43

Scientists have developed a technique to create micro-tattoos on tardigrades using ice lithography, a method that could be used to print micro-electronics or sensors onto living tissue. The technique involves freezing and coating the tardigrades with a protective layer before exposing them to an electron beam to create a biocompatible pattern.

Gorilla study reveals complex pros and cons of friendship

54 lentoutcry 2025-05-06 06:33:31 UTC sciencedaily.com Llama Share 42

A new study of 164 wild mountain gorillas found that friendship comes with complex pros and cons, affecting their health differently depending on group size and sex. Strong social bonds were linked to less illness in female gorillas but more illness in males, suggesting that social traits can have varying benefits and costs.

Oregon State University's Open Source Lab Is Running on Fumes

52 doener 2025-05-06 13:25:32 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 7

Oregon State University's Open Source Lab faces funding shortage due to federal cuts, putting 22-year-old project at risk. The lab hosts over 288 FOSS projects, including Mozilla Firefox, Apache Software Foundation, and Linux Foundation.

Will supercapacitors come to AI's rescue?

51 mfiguiere 2025-05-06 19:30:58 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 65

Companies are developing supercapacitors to smooth out energy spikes in data centers caused by AI training, which strains the power grid. Supercapacitors can charge and discharge quickly without degrading, providing a power backup for short timescales.

My dream thermostat (2024)

48 leontrolski 2025-05-06 22:11:24 UTC leontrolski.github.io Full Share 68

⇦ My dream thermostat Is this too much to ask?

RSC for Astro Developers

43 feross 2025-05-06 03:47:00 UTC overreacted.io Llama Share 22

Astro Components run on the server and can't be interactive, while Client Islands are frontend components that can be interactive. Astro Components can render Client Islands, but not the other way around.

A Taxonomy for Rendering Engines

42 ibobev 2025-05-06 18:34:57 UTC c0de517e.com Llama Share 14

The author proposes a taxonomy for real-time rendering engines to help share lessons and best practices in the industry. This taxonomy would provide context for architectural choices, making it easier to evaluate and replicate solutions.

A Brief History of Cursor's Tab-Completion

38 josvdwest 2025-05-06 15:55:42 UTC coplay.dev Llama Share 3

Cursor acquired Babble, a superior tab-completion model, from Supermaven, a direct competitor founded by Jacob Jackson. Babble's edit sequence training and 1M context window outperformed competitors, securing Cursor's position at the forefront of AI-powered coding assistants.

Scientists discover new way to convert corn waste to low-cost sugar for biofuel

37 gnabgib 2025-05-06 20:10:06 UTC news.wsu.edu Llama Share 16

Scientists at Washington State University found a new way to produce low-cost sugar from corn stalks and crop waste using ammonium sulfite-based alkali salts. This process could lead to sustainable biofuels and bioproducts, making it economically feasible.

Sign in with Apple" broke after update–losing data for a third of users

37 gorniv 2025-05-06 14:41:58 UTC aso.dev Llama Share 18

Apple's private relay emails stopped working for ASO.dev users due to Apple's internal changes. We lost access to one-third of users who signed in with Apple, but an alternative sign-in method saved us.

Lego built full-size F1 cars for the Miami GP drivers' parade

36 jakubmazanec 2025-05-06 07:44:31 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 6

Lego and Formula One partnered to build 10 full-size, drivable F1 cars out of Lego bricks for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix. The project required over 2,000 production hours and 400,000 bricks per car, with a steel frame for added strength.

GenAI-Accelerated TLA+ Challenge

35 lemmster 2025-05-06 17:54:52 UTC foundation.tlapl.us Llama Share 16

The TLA+ Foundation and NVIDIA announce a GenAI-accelerated challenge for TLA+ submissions that integrate generative AI and LLMs. Submissions must be reproducible, released under the MIT license, and checked using TLA+ tools by July 3 2025.

The CL1: the first code deployable biological computer

33 sprawl_ 2025-05-06 20:40:28 UTC corticallabs.com Llama Share 18

Neurons are cultivated on a silicon chip in a nutrient-rich solution, interacting with a simulated world created by biOS. This allows direct connection and deployment of code to real neurons for solving complex challenges.

Hyper – Outperform React on every metric

28 ZephyrBlu 2025-05-06 07:14:00 UTC nuejs.org Llama Share 38

Hyper is a simple markup language for building user interfaces that aims to make frontend development enjoyable by embracing simplicity and minimalism, replacing the current Nue JS package. It offers a clean syntax and reduces complexity by separating logic, structure, and styling, resulting in a more scalable and maintainable UI development process.

Can you smuggle data in an ID card photo?

28 edent 2025-05-06 05:19:42 UTC informatykzakladowy.pl Llama Share 9

Użytkownik opublikował artykuł o eDO App i próbie ukrycia reklamy swojego bloga w zdjęciu do dowodu osobistego. Próbował wykorzystać steganografię, ale zdjęcie zostało zmienione podczas produkcji dowodu.

Show HN: OpenRouter Model Price Comparison

27 pacific01 2025-05-06 01:39:42 UTC compare-openrouter-models.pages.dev Full Share 10

Compare pricing across different AI models available on OpenRouterView on GitHub

COBOL front-end added to GCC

26 temeya 2025-05-06 02:07:45 UTC gcc.gnu.org GoogleT5 Share 4

Support for nios ii targets, which was marked obsolete in gcc 14, has been removed entirely. the json format for -fdiagnostics-format= is deprecated and may be removed in a future release. diagnostics code has now supported sarif format among other improvements. access to the built-ins clz, dllll and tzll are now available from the module builtin. support has

The Reverse Turing Test Game

25 haburka 2025-05-06 20:15:59 UTC reverse-turing.netlify.app Llama Share 7

AIs are designed to detect human-like participants in reverse Turing tests. They will likely root out human-like participants, but it's possible for humans to outwit them with creative responses.

Throwaway Code: Don't recycle, throw it away (2017)

25 sails 2025-05-06 13:54:23 UTC sung.codes Llama Share 11

User had a side project stalled due to constant React errors, then focused on React with a book and created throwaway codes for exercises. This approach allowed quick prototyping and sharing a working prototype with real data.

Shape and topology morphing of closed surfaces integrating origami and kirigami

25 bryanrasmussen 2025-05-06 11:16:32 UTC science.org GoogleT5 Share 2

A closed surface is generally more resistant to deformation and shape changes than an open surface. we introduce revolute joints to suppress the excessive dofs arising from spherical joints (3 dofs) and to achieve global bistability of the ori-kiri assemblages. each panel was carefully designed with orientated revisional hinges such that it can be connected to its adjacent panels via pin ...

Math Machine – A notebook will show your kid how far they have travelled

24 sebg 2025-05-06 09:29:15 UTC kidswholovemath.substack.com Llama Share 5

A parent's guide to supporting kids who love math involves providing a dedicated notebook for them to record their work. This notebook helps kids track their progress, recall formulas, and develop problem-solving skills.

Engineered adipocytes implantation suppresses tumor progression in cancer models

23 richardboegli 2025-05-06 20:33:11 UTC nature.com GoogleT5 Share 0

Implanting engineered adipose organoids into pancreatic or breast cancer genetic mouse models significantly suppresses cancer progression. these results suggest that crispra upregulation of uridine in the tumor microenvironment of pda leads to cancer growth suppression. dr sanchez and co-workers have developed an inducible cisplatin for the treatment of cancers involving the ucp1 gene.

Towards the Blank Search Bar

22 fi-le 2025-05-06 20:32:58 UTC fi-le.net Llama Share 1

A person's bookmarked website was mistaken for a restaurant menu, causing distraction and wasted time. This thought experiment suggests that excessive recommendations can lead to chaos and aimless behavior, making it harder to find what one truly wants.

Cell Mates: Extracting Useful Information from Tables for LLMs

22 goji_berries 2025-05-06 20:30:17 UTC gojiberries.io Llama Share 1

Large machine learning models struggle to encode knowledge from tabular data due to lack of useful representation. A proposed pipeline involves mechanical summaries, plots, and prompting LLMs to propose questions for data analysis.

Show HN: AnuDB– Backed on RocksDB, 279x Faster Than SQLite in Parallel Workloads

22 hashmak_jsn 2025-05-06 10:13:31 UTC github.com/hash-anu Llama Share 13

AnuDB is a lightweight, serverless document database for C++ applications offering efficient storage and query capabilities. It supports MQTT protocol for real-time data communication and Docker for containerized environments.

Wrapping Paper Turns All Your Presents into Bread

20 zdw 2025-05-06 04:04:03 UTC spoon-tamago.com Llama Share 4

The input appears to be a random collection of characters.

WWII Aircraft Recognition Posters

17 Michelangelo11 2025-05-06 13:22:37 UTC store.pacificwarmuseum.org Full Share 3

During World War 2 the US Government created a series of posters and books to teach the differences between Friend or Foe to lessen the chance of shooting the wrong aircraft. Each aircraft depiction shows the side, front and bottom of each aircraft in near silhouette as those are the common angles seen from the ground. 11" x 17". Shipped flat. Suitable for framing.

Achieving 11M IOPS and 66 GiB/s IO on a Single Threadripper Workstation (2021)

17 tanelpoder 2025-05-06 10:25:46 UTC tanelpoder.com GoogleT5 Share 0

Modern disks are so fast that system performance bottleneck shifts to ram access and cpu. a single process maxed out 450k iops on my setup - so i used fio with --io_uring --asynchronous i/o option to test this out on 10 drives at the same time. for real-life workloads, i wouldn’t be so cheap and would go buy samsung's 980 pro

Next Chapter of Shapes

16 typeofhuman 2025-05-06 00:43:54 UTC shapes.inc Llama Share 6

Shapes was a platform that enabled users to create AI interactions with friends on Discord, helping millions make friends and providing emotional support. Discord deleted Shapes without notice, citing terms of service violations, but Shapes claims they followed Discord's guidelines and are now moving to other platforms.

The second birth of JMW Turner

13 prismatic 2025-05-06 04:32:05 UTC newstatesman.com Llama Share 1

Turner's life was marked by mystery and controversy, with his late work baffling contemporaries and his personal life shrouded in secrecy. He redefined landscape painting, drawing inspiration from Claude Lorrain and experimenting with atmospheric effects to express his pantheistic views.

OpenAI agrees to buy Windsurf for about $3B

13 thm 2025-05-06 03:56:29 UTC reuters.com Full Share 5

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I built an AI code review agent in a few hours, here's what I learned

12 msukkarieh 2025-05-06 19:39:44 UTC sourcebot.dev Llama Share 1

The author built a basic code review agent using GitHub API and OpenAI to test its effectiveness. The agent is useful in spotting issues humans may miss but requires careful tuning to avoid unhelpful suggestions.

Searching for black swans

11 merricksb 2025-05-06 00:11:31 UTC upgradingcapitalism.substack.com Llama Share 6

The author reflects on past economic crashes and warns of a potential future crisis, citing the need to upgrade capitalism to address its flaws. They invite readers to join the conversation on finding a balance between capitalism's strengths and weaknesses.