The impossible predicament of the death newts

564 bdr 2025-06-05 13:40:48 UTC crookedtimber.org Llama Share 182

The Rough-Skinned Newt, Taricha granulosa, is the most toxic newt in North America due to an arms race with the common garter snake, which has evolved resistance to its toxin. The newt's toxicity comes at a cost, and it also can't evolve aposematic coloring to warn predators, as that would attract more snakes.

Show HN: Air Lab – A portable and open air quality measuring device

473 256dpi 2025-06-05 07:42:25 UTC networkedartifacts.com Full Share 183

Google restricts Android sideloading

419 fsflover 2025-06-05 16:29:02 UTC puri.sm Llama Share 340

Google restricts sideloading Android apps for security citing fraud and malware concerns. Critics argue this move consolidates Google's control over app distribution, limiting user freedom and innovation.

Gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05

344 jcuenod 2025-06-05 16:44:49 UTC deepmind.google Llama Share 228

Google introduces Gemini 2.5 Pro, its most intelligent model, with enhanced reasoning and improved performance. It features Deep Think mode and native audio outputs for more expressive conversations.

Apple Notes Will Gain Markdown Export at WWDC, and, I Have Thoughts

343 robenkleene 2025-06-05 13:32:48 UTC daringfireball.net Llama Share 201

Apple Notes may soon allow exporting notes in Markdown format, a feature long supported by third-party apps. This addition would enhance Apple Notes' export functionality, which currently includes PDF and Pages formats.

I do not remember my life and it's fine

291 mrcgnc 2025-06-05 23:26:19 UTC aethermug.com Full Share 218

What reminiscing is like without mental imagery

Eleven v3

280 robertvc 2025-06-05 18:41:54 UTC elevenlabs.io Llama Share 159

The user is excitedly describing a semi-final clash between ElevenLabs United, with a humorous aside about a lightbulb joke. They then discuss Eleven v3, an ElevenLabs model with a broad dynamic range, and its features, including Text to Dialogue and audio tags.

Show HN: ClickStack – Open-source Datadog alternative by ClickHouse and HyperDX

237 mikeshi42 2025-06-05 18:01:21 UTC github.com/hyperdxio Llama Share 74

HyperDX is a tool for searching and visualizing logs and traces on ClickHouse clusters, making it easier to solve production issues. It can be deployed with ClickStack and is compatible with OpenTelemetry, allowing for easy integration with various languages and platforms.

Seven Days at the Bin Store

223 zdw 2025-06-05 16:07:03 UTC defector.com GoogleT5 Share 110

Cnn's john sutter visits a bin store in west philadelphia. the store restocks items that have been sitting in warehouses for months awaiting sale tuesday - and then get returned if they're not sold – he says. "you will get your money back in less than one day," says trade group researcher cathy roberson. bin-stores are thriving, but many of

Twitter's new encrypted DMs aren't better than the old ones

223 tabletcorry 2025-06-05 13:37:29 UTC mjg59.dreamwidth.org Llama Share 204

Twitter's new encrypted messaging platform XChat has some improvements but still has major flaws. It can be vulnerable to private key extraction due to weak PIN protection and lack of trust in the Juicebox backend.

Tokasaurus: An LLM inference engine for high-throughput workloads

217 rsehrlich 2025-06-05 21:27:07 UTC scalingintelligence.stanford.edu Llama Share 24

We're releasing Tokasaurus, a new LLM inference engine optimized for throughput-intensive workloads. It outperforms existing engines like vLLM and SGLang by up to 3x on throughput-focused benchmarks.

Show HN: I made a 3D SVG Renderer that projects textures without rasterization

206 seveibar 2025-06-05 02:05:33 UTC seve.blog Llama Share 70

You're building a 3D SVG renderer in Typescript to render circuit boards in React. You used an affine transform to approximate perspective transformation, subdividing images and projecting each subdivision with locally-correct affine transformations.

X changes its terms to bar training of AI models using its content

183 bundie 2025-06-05 16:52:10 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 198

X updated its terms to restrict use of its API and content for training AI models without a sale agreement. This change follows xAI's acquisition of X and similar moves by other companies to protect their data.

I think I'm done thinking about GenAI for now

163 kaycebasques 2025-06-05 16:10:13 UTC blog.glyph.im GoogleT5 Share 123

Genai is an automated way of producing a net negative productivity programmer. he says the aesthetic quality is atrocious, and the tools are highly variable in design & production - but it's still incredibly useful if you want to produce something 'good enough' despite the problems, the technology is still an important part of the academic experience, says dr. david saunders, who is working on

Show HN: Claude Composer

154 mikebannister 2025-06-05 22:53:21 UTC github.com/possibilities Llama Share 89

Claude Composer is a CLI wrapper for Claude Code that adds automation, UX, and configuration enhancements. It uses YAML configuration files to define behavior and loads configuration from multiple sources with internal:cautious as the default ruleset.

What a developer needs to know about SCIM

148 noleary 2025-06-05 22:48:21 UTC tesseral.com Llama Share 34

A company with hundreds of SaaS applications needs a centralized way to manage access and permissions for its employees, which is typically done using IT management software like Entra, Okta, or OneLogin. SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) is a standard used by identity providers to communicate with other software, making integrations look similar and eliminating the need for ...

Rare black iceberg spotted off Labrador coast could be 100k years old

147 pseudolus 2025-06-05 16:21:04 UTC cbc.ca Llama Share 70

A rare black iceberg was spotted off the coast of Labrador, with some speculating it may contain dirt or even a meteorite strike. The iceberg is estimated to be at least 1,000 years old and may have originated from a larger chunk of ice that broke off and melted away.

I made a search engine worse than Elasticsearch (2024)

137 softwaredoug 2025-06-05 18:37:20 UTC softwaredoug.com Llama Share 24

The user created a side project called SearchArray that adds full-text search to Pandas, but it lacks optimizations found in real search engines like Elasticsearch, which can lead to poor performance. The user highlights the importance of understanding the trade-offs behind lexical search systems and the need for a more expressive query DSL to build efficient retrieval systems.

APL Interpreter – An implementation of APL, written in Haskell (2024)

136 ofalkaed 2025-06-05 21:22:24 UTC scharenbroch.dev Llama Share 67

The author created a Haskell interpreter for the APL programming language, which has a unique syntax and array-based data structure. The project was challenging due to Haskell's functional programming paradigm and the complexity of APL's syntax, but the author learned valuable lessons about programming and the benefits and drawbacks of Haskell's generality.

Show HN: Ask-human-mcp – zero-config human-in-loop hatch to stop hallucinations

126 echollama 2025-06-05 22:57:16 UTC masonyarbrough.com Full Share 57

Old payphones get new life, thanks to Vermont engineer

125 surprisetalk 2025-06-05 04:00:24 UTC core77.com Llama Share 80

Patrick Schlott, an electrical engineer, installs free public payphones in rural Vermont to provide a valuable service and teach people about the US telephone system. He foots the bill himself and currently operates three phones, including a 100% solar-powered rotary model from the 1950s.

From tokens to thoughts: How LLMs and humans trade compression for meaning

122 ggirelli 2025-06-05 07:59:21 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 24

Researchers compared Large Language Models to human categorization, finding LLMs form broad categories but struggle with fine-grained distinctions. LLMs prioritize compression over nuance, unlike humans who adapt to context for richer understanding.

End of an Era: Landsat 7 Decommissioned After 25 Years of Earth Observation

118 keepamovin 2025-06-05 04:09:00 UTC usgs.gov Llama Share 46

Landsat 7's 25-year mission ends, with its successor Landsat Next planned for the early 2030s. The satellite's imagery will remain archived, supporting future scientific discovery and decision-making.

SkyRoof: New Ham Satellite Tracking and SDR Receiver Software

115 rmason 2025-06-05 19:15:41 UTC rtl-sdr.com Llama Share 15

VE3NEA released SkyRoof, a Windows program for tracking and receiving ham radio satellites with RTL-SDR, Airspy, and SDRplay support. It provides real-time tracking, pass prediction, and demodulation of SSB/CW/FM signals with automatic doppler compensation.

10 Years of Betting on Rust

114 K0nserv 2025-06-05 10:19:49 UTC tably.com Llama Share 51

The author reflects on 10 years of using Rust, praising its reliability, performance, and programmer empathy. They highlight improvements in version compatibility, compile times, and the crate ecosystem, making Rust a joy to work with.

Show HN: iOS Screen Time from a REST API

103 anteloper 2025-06-05 18:06:21 UTC thescreentimenetwork.com Full Share 52

Screen Time Network. Powered by Clearspace.

Phptop: Simple PHP ressource profiler, safe and useful for production sites

102 kadrek 2025-06-05 08:52:56 UTC github.com/bearstech Full Share 13

phptop prints per query and average metrics comparable to 'time' (wallclock, user and system CPU time) along with memory and other ressource usages. It can be easily globally activated on a LAMP server and requires little ressources and a single line configuration change in your php.ini. It has been used by Bearstech on many production servers for years without any problems.

DNS4EU for Public Is Available

98 todsacerdoti 2025-06-05 09:57:19 UTC joindns4.eu Llama Share 74

DNS4EU Public Service is a free, secure, and privacy-focused DNS resolver for EU citizens, offering five resolver options and content filtering. It provides advanced protection against threats and supports DNSSEC, with a threat intelligence system leveraging EU cybersecurity expertise.

Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss

97 bookofjoe 2025-06-05 16:33:00 UTC nature.com GoogleT5 Share 63

Caloric restriction and methionine restriction-driven enhanced lifespan and healthspan induces 'browning' of white adipose tissue. cysteine depletion also elevated the cystathione and -serine levels, compared to control diet fed animals (n = 7 per group) qpcr analysis of thermogenic markers gene expression in sfat of cth/ mice fed cysf diet

Defending adverbs exuberantly if conditionally

86 benbreen 2025-06-05 20:12:50 UTC countercraft.substack.com Llama Share 52

The author defends adverbs, arguing they're unfairly maligned and can add depth to sentences when used intentionally. Effective adverb use depends on context and style, not eliminating them entirely.

Startup Equity 101

86 surprisetalk 2025-06-05 03:54:32 UTC quarter--mile.com GoogleT5 Share 29

If you join a startup, you will likely receive some form of equity compensation. private company stock options are annoyingly complicated, says sanjay gupta, cnn's chief financial officer & co-founder daniel tee jr. he says you can exercise and sell your options at the same time, but it is complicated unless you have the capital to do it voluntarily

Millions in west don't know they have aggressive fatty liver disease, study says

85 robaato 2025-06-05 17:47:52 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 101

More than 15 million people in the US, UK, Germany, and France have undiagnosed aggressive fatty liver disease. Diagnosis rates are below 18% and researchers call for a doubling of diagnosis rates to prevent costly health consequences.

Aurora, a foundation model for the Earth system

82 rmason 2025-06-05 19:17:00 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 17

Microsoft's Aurora AI model provides accurate 10-day forecasts at smaller scales and can be trained for various Earth systems. It's fast and flexible, returning results in seconds and can be used for weather, air pollution, and other predictions.

Differences in link hallucination and source comprehension across different LLM

78 hveksr 2025-06-05 03:27:47 UTC mikecaulfield.substack.com GoogleT5 Share 41

Sift toolbox was built as a contextualization engine, initially on chatgpt. i built it on top of claude after seeing better results there when they rolled out paid version with search. some stuff below, i am sure, will look like ai-mockery. but one thing is for sure: it’s not going to be able to fulfil that request. it will be better than o3 — and it won’t be

Magnus Carlsen might walk away from classical chess

76 akbarnama 2025-06-05 01:13:14 UTC lichess.org Llama Share 60

Magnus Carlsen hinted at quitting classical chess due to lack of enjoyment. He still thrives in rapid and blitz chess, pushing for innovation in formats like Freestyle Chess.

Show HN: Container Use for Agents

75 aluzzardi 2025-06-05 17:44:27 UTC github.com/dagger Llama Share 17

Containerized environments for coding agents allow multiple agents to work independently with their preferred stack. It provides real-time visibility, direct intervention, and environment control through a CLI tool.

PS5 shooter goes from 5 players to bestseller after devs defend game

75 driftsumi-e 2025-06-05 03:41:45 UTC polygon.com Llama Share 37

Hypercharge, a third-person shooter about action figures, rose to top 10 seller on PS5 after developers' honest post about the game's low player base went viral. The game's success is a testament to the developers' passion and dedication to creating a game that brings joy, despite having a small team of 5 people.

Panjandrum: The 'giant firework' built to break Hitler's Atlantic Wall

75 rmason 2025-06-05 02:21:28 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 54

The Panjandrum was a secret British project during World War II that aimed to breach the Atlantic Wall with a one-tonne bomb propelled by a giant Catherine wheel. Although the device failed in its tests, its concept has been revisited and improved upon in recent years, with some experts suggesting it could have been a useful tool in a peacetime mission.

Understanding the PURL Specification (Package URL)

74 todsacerdoti 2025-06-05 16:02:54 UTC fossa.com Llama Share 68

The Package URL (PURL) specification is an open standard for uniquely identifying software packages across different ecosystems. It provides a simple, universal identifier for software components, making it easy to track and share what components are in your software.

ICANN fee price hike by 11% [pdf]

72 NoahZuniga 2025-06-05 17:54:07 UTC itp.cdn.icann.org Llama Share 50

ICANN plans to increase fees for gTLD registry operators and registrars to ensure financial sustainability. Adjustments will be made starting July 2025, subject to registrar approval and ICANN Board of Directors approval.

Show HN: Lambduck, a Functional Programming Brainfuck

70 jorkingit 2025-06-05 23:29:35 UTC imjakingit.github.io Llama Share 27

Lambduck is a functional programming language with special forms for lambda abstraction, function application, and variable access. It uses Church numerals for encoding and decoding characters from ASCII.

Efficient mRNA delivery to resting T cells to reverse HIV latency

70 matthewmacleod 2025-06-05 09:37:09 UTC nature.com GoogleT5 Share 11

Patisiran lnps have been used to deliver mrna for crispr-cas9 gene editing in vivo, which was found to be safe in human clinical trials2. p.m.c. treated cd4+ t cells from people living with hiv on suppressive art with an equivalent dose of 200 ng per 105 cells tat-lnp x or control x-cells for 48–72 h

Canadian Government Buries “Lawful Access” Provisions in New Border Bill

69 tunapizza 2025-06-05 12:09:58 UTC michaelgeist.ca Llama Share 15

The Canadian government introduced the Strong Border Act (Bill C-2) with lawful access provisions that raise privacy concerns. The bill includes warrantless access to Internet subscriber information and global production orders for non-Canadian entities.

Programming language Dino and its implementation

63 90s_dev 2025-06-05 17:47:23 UTC github.com/dino-lang Llama Share 19

Dino is a scripting language with object orientation, pattern matching, and exception handling. It has a compiler and interpreter with optimizations and garbage collection.

How Common Is Multiple Invention?

62 rbanffy 2025-06-05 21:06:39 UTC construction-physics.com Llama Share 43

The author analyzed 190 historic inventions and found that over 50% had multiple efforts to create them, with nearly 40% being successes or near-successes. This suggests that many inventions are not surprising or unexpected, and that important problems attract many people trying to solve them.

Modeling land value taxes

58 surprisetalk 2025-06-05 03:56:43 UTC progressandpoverty.substack.com Llama Share 119

The user has created an open-source repository called LVTShift to model land value tax (LVT) shifts in cities, and has applied it to South Bend, IN, and Syracuse, NY, to analyze the impact of a revenue-neutral policy on residents and the economy. The user provides a step-by-step guide on how to gather and analyze property tax data, and how to model an LVT shift using the LVTShift repository, ...

Neuromorphic computing

57 LAsteNERD 2025-06-05 18:37:25 UTC lanl.gov Llama Share 42

Researchers at Los Alamos are developing AI that uses 20 watts of electricity, similar to the human brain, to make AI scalable and adaptable. This neuromorphic computing approach mimics the brain's structure and function using energy-efficient networks.

Machine Learning: The Native Language of Biology

56 us-merul 2025-06-05 22:51:52 UTC decodingbiology.substack.com Llama Share 25

Machine learning is a new language that can help us understand biology by capturing complex patterns and relationships in biological data, unlike traditional mathematical models that often fail to describe biological systems accurately. This new approach, called Predictive Biology, has the potential to unlock new biological designs and applications, such as designing cellular therapies and ...

Track Errors First

56 GarethX 2025-06-05 11:42:53 UTC bugsink.com Llama Share 44

Exceptions are the most valuable signal in observability, providing direct insight into code failures. Prioritize error tracking over logs, metrics, and traces for actionable insights.

Experimenting with no-build Web Applications

56 rbanffy 2025-06-05 10:54:12 UTC andregarzia.com Llama Share 45

The user rewrote their eBook generator, Little Webby Press, to eliminate the build step and use a no-build system where the written JavaScript code runs directly in the browser. The new version is faster, smaller, and more enjoyable to work with, using Mithril and JsDelivr, and has a simple, no-frills architecture.

My first attempt at iOS app development

54 surprisetalk 2025-06-05 04:02:04 UTC mgx.me Llama Share 23

The user, a product and GTM expert, built a working iOS app in just three days using AI-powered coding tool Cursor and Xcode, discovering the ease and challenges of iOS development. The experience made them realize the potential of AI-assisted coding and the importance of fair pricing in the app market, leading them to plan a subscription-free app priced at $2.99.

How Much Energy Does It Take to Think?

53 pseudolus 2025-06-05 08:47:02 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 2

Recent research shows the human brain uses nearly as much energy at rest as it does during effortful tasks, with only a 5% increase in energy use. The brain's energy is mainly spent on maintaining bodily functions and regulating physiological systems rather than on cognition.

Claude Gov Models for U.S. National Security Customers

42 tabletcorry 2025-06-05 13:43:02 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 4

Anthropic introduces Claude Gov models for U.S. national security customers with enhanced performance and safety. These custom models handle classified materials and support strategic planning, intelligence analysis, and threat assessment.

Why does Apple make a minority of developers finance the entire App Store?

39 walterbell 2025-06-05 17:26:34 UTC lapcatsoftware.com Llama Share 82

Apple's App Store has a 90% free rider problem where most apps don't pay commission to Apple. Apple's IAP mandate unfairly forces small indie developers to pay the "Apple tax" to finance corporate welfare.

A new Pitt study has upended decades-old assumptions about brain plasticity

39 XzetaU8 2025-06-05 05:31:19 UTC pittwire.pitt.edu Llama Share 14

Researchers found that the brain uses separate sites for spontaneous and evoked neural transmissions. This division enables the brain to maintain stability while adapting and learning through different signaling modes.

Longevity Is Now a Factor When Picking an Embryo for IVF

35 Bluestein 2025-06-05 15:09:32 UTC wsj.com Full Share 92

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!Camera

33 ChrisArchitect 2025-06-05 19:23:44 UTC notbor.ing Llama Share 27

Camera is a 3D camera interface with dynamic lighting, sounds, and custom haptics that captures film-like photos with natural grain. It offers professional-level color grading, HDR, and manual controls for a unique photography experience.

FastHTML Best Practices

33 tosh 2025-06-05 14:36:25 UTC fastht.ml Llama Share 6

FastHTML applications have unique best practices that differ from other frameworks like FastAPI/react and Django. Key differences include idempotent create() function, dataclass-style definitions, and idiomatic query parameters.

The Rise of 'Vibe Hacking' Is the Next AI Nightmare

32 muzz 2025-06-05 16:32:01 UTC wired.com Llama Share 53

AI-assisted hackers pose a major threat to cybersecurity, with tools like ChatGPT and LLMs making it easier for anyone to code and generate malicious code. Experienced hackers can use AI to scale up attacks and defeat multiple security protections, making it difficult to triage and control.

Endangered classic Mac plastic color returns as 3D-printer filament

31 CobaltFire 2025-06-05 04:44:37 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 0

Joe Strosnider created a new 3D-printer filament that replicates the iconic Platinum color of classic Macintosh computers. The PLA filament allows hobbyists to print nostalgic novelties and accessories that match the original color of vintage Apple computers.

Sodern launches Astradia, a star tracker for GNSS-denied navigation

27 sorenjan 2025-06-05 11:20:16 UTC sodern.com Llama Share 46

Voici une synthèse de l'article en 2 phrases de 100 caractères maximum :

Disconnect from FAANG, Connect to Free

25 Flundstrom2 2025-06-05 19:00:10 UTC frikopplad.nu Full Share 15

Ta tillbaka kontrollen över ditt digitala liv med europeiska och öppna alternativ som respekterar din integritet.

NoteGen is a cross-platform Markdown note-taking application

24 461229817 2025-06-05 01:02:59 UTC github.com/codexu Llama Share 4

NoteGen is a cross-platform Markdown note-taking app that uses AI to organize fragmented knowledge. It supports multiple recording methods, AI-enhanced writing, and synchronization with GitHub and WebDAV.

Chrome achieves highest score ever on Speedometer 3, saving users millions of

23 feross 2025-06-05 17:04:18 UTC blog.chromium.org Full Share 8

Performance has always been one of the core pillars of Chrome and it’s something we’ve never stopped investing in. Publicly available and...

How I Use LLMs to Write

20 victormustar 2025-06-05 13:04:18 UTC fullydoxxed.com Llama Share 10

The user shares their approach to using large language models (LLMs) effectively, emphasizing the importance of treating LLMs as thinking partners rather than replacements. By using techniques like shared context building, questioning, and endorsing ideas, the user achieves a flow state and creates high-quality work that maintains their voice and style.

I Think I'm Done Thinking About GenAI for Now

20 todsacerdoti 2025-06-05 06:15:57 UTC blog.glyph.im GoogleT5 Share 4

Genai is an automated way of producing a net negative productivity programmer. he says the aesthetic quality is atrocious, and the tools are highly variable in design & production - but it's still incredibly useful if you want to produce something 'good enough' despite the problems, the technology is still an important part of the academic experience, says dr. david saunders, who is working on

Autopen Guide

20 rolph 2025-06-05 01:32:51 UTC astroautopens.com Llama Share 4

Autopen machines are mechanical devices used to create genuine-looking signatures of a given person, widely used by government institutions, businesses, and celebrities since the 20th century. NASA astronauts used Autopen machines to sign autographs and documents, with the most common model being the Autopen Model 80.

Couple has eaten at the same restaurant six nights a week for 15 years (2019)

19 NaOH 2025-06-05 01:42:55 UTC kansas.com Full Share 11

Show HN: String Flux – Simplify everyday string transformations for developers

16 eaglepeak 2025-06-05 22:05:43 UTC stringflux.io Llama Share 7

StringFlux is a web-based tool for string transformations, offering a UI to chain operations like JSON formatting, Base64 encoding, and more. It helps developers save time with a unified interface for string transformations and fixes common JSON errors.

Reproducing the deep double descent paper

16 stpn 2025-06-05 18:34:23 UTC stpn.bearblog.dev Llama Share 5

User studied machine learning at a Recurse Center and attempted to reproduce the Deep Double Descent paper results. They successfully trained and compared varying size ResNet18 models on CIFAR-10 with and without label noise, observing double descent behavior.

FDA rushed out agency-wide AI tool—it’s not going well

16 voxadam 2025-06-05 11:32:00 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 1

The FDA has rolled out a large language model called Elsa to aid employees, but staff members call it rushed, buggy, and inaccurate. FDA officials claim Elsa accelerates reviews and identifies high-priority targets, but staff say it's overhyped and should only be used for administrative tasks.

Extreme Super-Resolution via Scale Autoregression and Preference Alignment

14 Brajeshwar 2025-06-05 15:49:16 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 2

Researchers developed Chain-of-Zoom (CoZ), a model-agnostic framework for extreme super-resolution. CoZ uses a vision-language model and fine-tuning to achieve high-quality enlargements beyond 256x.

Show HN: Grab a Random ArXiv Paper

13 jegp 2025-06-05 17:43:58 UTC jepedersen.dk Full Share 5

Discover fascinating research papers from arXiv's vast collection!

How big tech monopolies made the internet worse

11 Improvement 2025-06-05 00:23:35 UTC cascadepbs.org Llama Share 2

Doctorow, a tech activist, says big tech companies like Amazon and Google get away with harming their platforms due to market power. He advocates for enforcing antitrust laws and using tariffs to promote a freer internet.