Local-first software (2019)

852 gasull 2025-07-05 14:45:39 UTC inkandswitch.com GoogleT5 Share 292

Crdts have some similarity to version control systems like git, but they operate on richer data types than text files. if the server shuts down, even though you might be able to export your data, there is normally no way for you to continue running your own copy of that software - sam taylor, co-founder of dat.io. the speed of light places a limit on how fast the software

Hidden interface controls that affect usability

555 cxr 2025-07-05 23:10:03 UTC interactions.acm.org Llama Share 430

Philip Kortum argues that modern devices often require users to have knowledge in their head to perform tasks, which is a step backward from the earlier design principle of knowledge in the world. He advocates for designers to create more usable systems with visible controls that can be accessed without prior knowledge, citing examples of successful designs in mission-critical systems and ...

OBBB signed: Reinstates immediate expensing for U.S.-based R&D

422 tareqak 2025-07-05 00:24:00 UTC kbkg.com Llama Share 368

The House passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) which overhauls federal tax policy with a focus on domestic production and pro-business tax policy. The new law restores 100% bonus depreciation, reinstates immediate expensing for U.S.-based R&D, and terminates clean energy programs.

What a Hacker Stole from Me

384 wonger_ 2025-07-05 22:32:28 UTC mynoise.net GoogleT5 Share 119

Mynoise is a project by french entrepreneur jean-marc bennett. it's designed to help users find the perfect ambiance for their needs - bennett says he'd like to see more people using the site and sharing it with their friends and family if they want to do so too. the project is currently in beta and will be released in the summer of 2025. bennett: "we're working hard to make sure that the

How to Network as an Introvert

366 agcat 2025-07-05 21:06:41 UTC aginfer.bearblog.dev Llama Share 133

As an introvert, I've learned to network more effectively by preparing ahead, using a "Whatzit" to start conversations, and following a simple checklist to stay present and engaged. By showing confidence, listening well, and leaving a real moment behind, I've found that I can connect with others without pretending to be someone I'm not.

Eastern Baltic cod grow much smaller than they did due to overfishing

273 littlexsparkee 2025-07-05 19:00:34 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 89

Scientists found that overfishing altered the evolution of eastern Baltic cod, making them smaller due to external pressure to remain small. The genetic variants associated with a larger body size became less common, potentially making it harder for the species to adapt to future environmental changes.

macOS Icon History

252 ksec 2025-07-05 15:25:41 UTC basicappleguy.com Llama Share 102

Apple has introduced Liquid Glass, a new UI look for macOS 26, featuring softer, shinier icons and rounded rectangles. A collection is being created to showcase the evolution of system icons over the years.

Techno-feudalism and the rise of AGI: A future without economic rights?

234 lexandstuff 2025-07-05 21:19:50 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 237

AGI's rise dissolves labor-capital boundaries, risking inequality and techno-feudalism. A redefined economic framework is needed to equitably distribute AGI-driven prosperity through mechanisms like universal AI dividends and progressive taxation.

'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers

226 ohjeez 2025-07-05 15:15:47 UTC asia.nikkei.com Llama Share 141

Research papers from 14 institutions in 8 countries contained hidden AI prompts to get good reviews, found in 17 English-language preprints on arXiv. The prompts were concealed from human readers and some institutions are withdrawing papers due to this practice.

Europe's first geostationary sounder satellite is launched

222 diggan 2025-07-05 14:21:14 UTC eumetsat.int Llama Share 50

MTG-S1 satellite launched on July 1, 2025, to provide high-frequency data on temperature, humidity, and gases for severe weather detection. It will help forecasters extend warning times, improve forecasting, and protect lives and property across Europe.

Problems the AI industry is not addressing adequately

219 baylearn 2025-07-05 10:33:18 UTC thealgorithmicbridge.com Llama Share 233

The AI industry is facing problems such as dishonesty about AGI timelines, prioritizing engagement over usefulness, and neglecting practical bottlenecks. The industry's focus on hype and profit over responsible development may lead to compromising long-term goals and creating digital junkies.

The Miyawaki Method of micro-forestry

218 zeristor 2025-07-05 08:02:56 UTC futureecologies.net GoogleT5 Share 51

The miyawaki method was developed by a japanese botanist decades ago. gaurav says the method isn't set in stone, but can evolve and adapt in other places. he hopes to see the forest as potential seed dispersers. the afforestation method has been adapted to suit local conditions, dr. jay tüxen says - "it&s like

The Prime Reasons to Avoid Amazon

216 DanAtC 2025-07-05 20:28:15 UTC blog.thenewoil.org Llama Share 207

Amazon is evil and deserves no money due to its unethical practices, including selling facial recognition software to police, crushing small businesses, and mistreating workers. To stop Amazon, consumers must take their money elsewhere, and the user provides suggestions on how to avoid Amazon and its subsidiaries.

Solving Wordle with uv's dependency resolver

197 mildbyte 2025-07-05 23:28:30 UTC mildbyte.xyz Llama Share 17

The user is rewriting a Sudoku solver to solve Wordle using uv instead of Poetry, encoding the problem as Python packages with version constraints to represent the Wordle's rules and feedback. The solver uses a combination of packages to represent the Wordle's solution, including position packages, feedback packages, and word packages, and uses uv to resolve the dependencies and find a solution.

Stop Killing Games

182 gond 2025-07-05 06:54:42 UTC jeffgeerling.com Llama Share 143

The author is promoting the Stop Killing Games initiative to preserve gaming and ownership rights. They argue that companies are tying games to DRM that expires after a few years, effectively making them rentals.

Local-First Software Is Easier to Scale

174 chilipepperhott 2025-07-05 15:54:49 UTC elijahpotter.dev Llama Share 77

Harper's edge-first approach allows it to serve users quickly without scaling, unlike cloud-based software that requires more servers to handle increased traffic. This approach means no hiccups or additional funding for Harper, even after a massive traffic increase.

A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

165 chbkall 2025-07-05 08:52:24 UTC initcoder.com Llama Share 171

You're a 37-year-old with a passion for building and creating, who has self-taught web development skills and wants to master computer science over the next decade. You're driven by a desire to design APIs, build databases, and create meaningful projects for your family and community.

Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

156 ksec 2025-07-05 11:44:05 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 66

Apple released an open-source AI model called DiffuCode-7B-cpGRPO that can generate code faster and more globally coherent than traditional models. It uses a diffusion-based approach that allows for out-of-order token generation and can rival top open-source coding models.

Why AO3 Was Down

155 danso 2025-07-05 02:23:35 UTC reddit.com Full Share 83

To continue, log in to your Reddit account or use your developer tokenIf you think you've been blocked by mistake, file a ticket below and we'll look into it.

Speeding up PostgreSQL dump/restore snapshots

151 tudorg 2025-07-05 16:42:19 UTC xata.io Llama Share 40

pgstream, an open-source CDC tool, optimized snapshot performance for PostgreSQL targets by leveraging PostgreSQL's transaction snapshot mechanism and parallelism. Improvements included using COPY FROM for bulk inserts, postponing index and constraint creation, and adjusting batch sizes for consistent memory usage and performance.

Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban

148 divbzero 2025-07-05 17:43:01 UTC lemonde.fr Llama Share 80

The River Seine in Paris reopened to swimmers on July 5 after a years-long cleanup effort. Three swimming zones are open to the public for free until August 31, with lifeguards and water quality monitoring in place.

The Two Towers MUD

144 astronads 2025-07-05 19:25:43 UTC t2tmud.org Llama Share 101

The Two Towers MUD is a free online roleplaying game set in Middle-earth, where players can join forces to complete quests and battle against Sauron's forces. The game has been running since 1994 and has over 100,000 rooms, with a community of players from around the world.

Why Tesla’s cars keep crashing

137 nickcotter 2025-07-05 06:25:26 UTC theguardian.com GoogleT5 Share 77

The tesla files are a cache of 23,000 leaked documents and 100 gigabytes of confidential data. since 2018, they have been linked to at least four fatal accidents in europe and the us - in which five people died. the idea for the sleek, futuristic design stems from musk himself – he prefers the look of teslas without handles. hackers explained that tesla stores data in three places, including ...

Optimizing Tool Selection for LLM Workflows with Differentiable Programming

122 viksit 2025-07-05 20:52:46 UTC viksit.substack.com Llama Share 41

LLM calls incur latency, cost, and token overhead due to compounded context. Differentiable controllers can model tool selection as a trainable function, reducing costs and improving performance.

The messy reality of SIMD (vector) functions

119 mfiguiere 2025-07-05 06:14:52 UTC johnnysswlab.com Llama Share 81

The article discusses SIMD functions, which are functions that process multiple data elements per function call, and how to declare and use them effectively using compiler pragmas and attributes. It also explains how to provide a custom vectorized implementation of a scalar function using vector intrinsics and how to handle limitations and caveats of SIMD functions in practice.

How to not pay your taxes legally, apparently

115 jimhi 2025-07-05 18:21:21 UTC mrsteinberg.com Llama Share 133

Business owners can exploit tax loopholes like QSBS Tax and Trust Stacking to minimize taxes on large gains. These loopholes allow them to exclude millions in taxes by using trusts and other strategies.

Exploring Coroutines in PHP

104 doekenorg 2025-07-05 09:34:13 UTC doeken.org Llama Share 49

A coroutine is a function that can pause and resume its execution, returning and receiving values while suspended. PHP supports coroutines through Generators and Fibers, which allow for cooperative multitasking and efficient memory usage.

7-Zip 25.00

101 pentagrama 2025-07-05 22:35:05 UTC github.com/ip7z Full Share 69

7-Zip for Windows can now use more than 64 CPU threads for compression to zip/7z/xz archives and for the 7-Zip benchmark. If there are more than one processor group in Windows (on systems with more than 64 cpu threads), 7-Zip distributes running CPU threads across different processor groups.

Cops in [Spain] think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer

97 zczc 2025-07-05 16:11:05 UTC androidauthority.com Llama Share 65

Police in Catalonia suspect Pixel phone users of being drug dealers due to the phone's open nature and support for GrapheneOS, a secure operating system. GrapheneOS users, however, claim their system is misused by criminals and is actually designed to protect users from mass surveillance.

Berry Script: lightweight embedded scripting language for microcontrollers

89 hasheddan 2025-07-05 12:13:50 UTC berry-lang.github.io Llama Share 37

Berry is an ultra-lightweight dynamically typed scripting language for embedded devices. It supports single inheritance and has a register-based VM with a one-pass compiler.

The EU wants to decrypt your private data by 2030

87 senfiaj 2025-07-05 13:48:33 UTC techradar.com Llama Share 47

The EU Commission presented a Roadmap to ensure law enforcement has effective and lawful access to citizens' data, addressing challenges like end-to-end encryption. Experts warn that decryption techniques may introduce new vulnerabilities and undermine cybersecurity.

Operators, Not Users and Programmers

86 todsacerdoti 2025-07-05 22:41:46 UTC jyn.dev Llama Share 41

The user wants to create "malleable software" that unifies users and programmers, making programming easy and accessible to everyone, like spreadsheets. This vision involves features like immediate feedback, continuous deployment, and automated testing to make programming as simple as writing a resume.

Pet ownership and cognitive functioning in later adulthood across pet types

86 bookofjoe 2025-07-05 19:21:51 UTC nature.com GoogleT5 Share 35

Pet ownership has been shown to have a positive influence on cognitive functioning. dog and cat ownership was associated with slower cognitive decline compared to no pet ownership; bird and fish ownership showed no such association. despite the potential recall bias, these findings highlight the need to further scrutinise in detail the associations of different pet species with cognitive ...

A new law in Sweden makes it illegal to buy custom adult content

86 diggan 2025-07-05 18:45:50 UTC euronews.com Llama Share 104

Sweden's new law makes it illegal to buy custom adult content, with up to one year imprisonment. Adult content creators say the law makes their profession more dangerous and could push them to more unsafe types of content creation.

Heart attacks aren't as fatal as they used to be

83 lr0 2025-07-05 15:27:37 UTC vox.com Llama Share 82

Bryan Walsh, a senior editorial director at Vox, recently had a coronary artery calcium scan that showed a low but non-zero cardiovascular risk. He notes that the US has made significant progress in reducing heart disease and heart attacks, with a nearly 90% decline in deaths from heart attacks between 1970 and 2022.

Clarifying our pricing

83 twapi 2025-07-05 04:49:50 UTC cursor.com Llama Share 88

We made a mistake with our recent pricing changes and will refund unexpected charges for usage over the past 3 weeks. We're improving our communication and will provide advance notice for future pricing updates.

Goodbye to All That – My Resignation from the FBI

82 ruph123 2025-07-05 16:08:29 UTC lawfaremedia.org Llama Share 27

A senior FBI agent was forced out of the Bureau due to a friendship with a perceived enemy of the current administration. The agent resigned, citing concerns about the politicization of the workforce and the erosion of the FBI's integrity.

Happy Birthday, GamingOnLinux – 16 years today

82 diggan 2025-07-05 14:33:00 UTC gamingonlinux.com Llama Share 8

GamingOnLinux remains operational despite industry changes and big search engines' attempts to control users. Following the site directly and supporting it through Patreon is crucial for its continued existence.

RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry

77 anjel 2025-07-05 22:56:18 UTC livescience.com Llama Share 115

High-ranking officials suggest letting bird flu spread through US poultry farms to identify immune birds, but experts warn this could increase pandemic risk. Experts argue this approach would be ineffective and increase the virus's chance to spread, mutate, and adapt.

A new, faster DeepSeek R1-0528 variant appears from German lab

77 saubeidl 2025-07-05 07:22:18 UTC venturebeat.com Llama Share 24

TNG Technology Consulting GmbH released DeepSeek-TNG R1T2 Chimera, a faster and more efficient open source model. It achieves 90% of R1-0528's intelligence benchmark scores while generating answers with less than 40% of its output token count.

Gecode is an open source C++ toolkit for developing constraint-based systems (2019)

74 gjvc 2025-07-05 08:43:41 UTC gecode.org Llama Share 14

Gecode is an open source C++ toolkit for constraint-based systems with state-of-the-art performance and modularity. It supports various constraints, branching strategies, and search engines with excellent runtime and memory usage.

Reflections on 2 years of CPython's JIT Compiler

71 bratao 2025-07-05 22:15:08 UTC fidget-spinner.github.io Llama Share 78

The author of the CPython JIT has shared their honest opinions on its performance, citing it as slow and unpredictable, with some workloads showing speedups and others slowdowns. The JIT is still experimental and community-driven, with a growing community working to improve it.

What 'Project Hail Mary' teaches us about the PlanetScale vs. Neon debate

71 konsalexee 2025-07-05 11:38:58 UTC blog.alexoglou.com Llama Share 107

You observed the popularity of Neon and Planetscale, noting their different design focuses on scalability and efficiency. Both are suitable for their respective niches, with no single optimal solution for all use cases.

QSBS Limits Raised

68 tomasreimers 2025-07-05 11:14:40 UTC mintz.com Llama Share 33

The Senate Finance Committee proposes expanding tax benefits for "qualified small business stock" acquired after the bill's enactment. The proposal includes a tiered-gain exclusion and increased per-issuer cap, benefiting founders and investors in early-stage companies.

WinUAE 6 Amiga Emulator

65 doener 2025-07-05 21:13:55 UTC winuae.net Llama Share 9

Major update to custom chipset emulation with almost everything rewritten for cycle accuracy. This update includes improved performance and bug fixes for various features.

So you wanna build an aging company

65 apsec112 2025-07-05 00:30:30 UTC librariesforthefuture.bio Llama Share 80

Investors are pouring $8.5B into longevity-focused biotech companies in 2024. Effective aging interventions require understanding aging as a complex interplay of biological processes.

ADXL345 (2024)

63 picture 2025-07-05 02:40:30 UTC tinytransistors.net Llama Share 4

The ADXL345 is a MEMS accelerometer with a complex setup of multiple silicon pieces bonded together. It has a MEMS chip and a readout chip connected by bond wires, with a unique structure for measuring acceleration.

French City of Lyon Kicks Out Microsoft

59 buyucu 2025-07-05 07:35:53 UTC news.itsfoss.com Llama Share 23

European countries are shifting away from Microsoft due to data privacy and digital sovereignty concerns, opting for open source alternatives like LibreOffice and Linux. The French city of Lyon has launched an open source platform, Territoire Numérique Ouvert, to reduce dependency on proprietary software.

ApplePay vs. Alternative Payment Services

57 prognu 2025-07-05 16:13:49 UTC taler.net Llama Share 30

Apple demands app manufacturers in their store to choose between offering ApplePay or alternative payment services, not both. This limits app manufacturers' freedom of choice and gives ApplePay an unfair advantage.

CU Randomness Beacon

55 wello 2025-07-05 09:06:14 UTC random.colorado.edu Full Share 26

Generate random values extracted from quantum correlations in a way that can be verified by anyone.

Show HN: From Photos to Positions: Prototyping VLM-Based Indoor Maps

53 accurrent 2025-07-05 23:19:28 UTC arjo129.github.io Llama Share 1

The user built a simple indoor localization system using VLMs and a smartphone camera to identify shops in a mall. They created an annotation tool and a small API to query shops in an image, achieving reasonably accurate map coordinates.

Holding Cellphone while driving is illegal, California court rules

53 firefoxd 2025-07-05 20:36:53 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 73

A California appeals court ruled that holding a phone to look at a map while driving is illegal under the state's law prohibiting drivers from using cellphones while driving. The court stated that simply looking at a map on the screen, with the phone in hand, can justify a driver being pulled over and ticketed.

On The Meaning of Ritual

51 jger15 2025-07-05 11:40:43 UTC alicemaz.substack.com Llama Share 41

Ritual is a tool to guide human behavior, cultivate virtues, and establish social order, reflecting the principles of yi and ren. It is a flexible framework for understanding and constructing practices that accord with human nature, satisfying the full range of human experience.

The Calculator-on-a-Chip (2015)

47 Bogdanp 2025-07-05 16:38:41 UTC vintagecalculators.com Llama Share 5

Mostek developed the first calculator-on-a-chip, the MK6010, in November 1970, which was used in the Busicom Junior calculator. Texas Instruments later developed the TMS1802, a more sophisticated calculator-on-a-chip, in September 1971, which was used in several calculators including the Sinclair Executive.

Measuring AI Ability to Complete Long Tasks

45 pseudolus 2025-07-05 11:40:26 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 44

Large language models are challenging to benchmark due to their unique purpose, but researchers at METR have developed a metric to measure their performance. According to METR, LLMs are doubling in capabilities every 7 months and may be able to complete complex tasks with 50% reliability by 2030.

Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion

42 Bluestein 2025-07-05 13:18:39 UTC nature.com GoogleT5 Share 5

Ethylene diffusion is sensed by root tips to monitor soil compaction. ervenus is fused with the 3′ untranslated region of ein3-binding f box protein 1 (ebf1) reporter line is also used to measure periderm re-establishment in inflorescence stems grown without vaseline if wounds are covered with lanolin or a solution of ms

1945 TV Console Showed Two Programs at Once

42 pseudolus 2025-07-05 11:43:53 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 15

Allen B. DuMont invented dual-screen TVs in the 1940s and 1950s to allow multiple people to watch different programs. His vision of separate yet together viewing was ahead of its time, but never went into mainstream production due to economic reasons.

Ceramic: A cross-platform and open-source 2D framework in Haxe

37 -yukari 2025-07-05 13:52:31 UTC ceramic-engine.com Full Share 2

Thanks to the Haxe programming language,you can write your code once and transpile it to C++, JS or C#. Ceramic takes advantage of that feature to export your app natively toWindows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, HTML5/WebGL and even Unity projects!

Amiga Linux (1993)

36 marcodiego 2025-07-05 02:57:17 UTC groups.google.com Llama Share 22

A user is looking for Amiga Linux, specifically a version that works on an Amiga 4000/040 25Mhz. They were referred to a Linux archive but the address was not provided.

The only time HN is this interested in Bitcoin is when there's a bubble (2017)

31 dnpp123 2025-07-05 08:54:40 UTC incoherency.co.uk Llama Share 55

The author analyzed Hacker News posts to predict a Bitcoin bubble, suggesting a peak in 2-3 months with a price increase to around $10,000. The author believes an uptick in Bitcoin interest on Hacker News often precedes a bubble.

What I learned building an AI coding agent for a year

30 vinhnx 2025-07-05 11:01:56 UTC jamesgrugett.com Llama Share 10

The founder of Codebuff shares their 1-year journey building a coding agent, highlighting successes and lessons learned, including the importance of reliability and focusing on core features. They've now soft-launched a multi-agent architecture, which they believe will revolutionize coding agents and give them a significant lead in the market.

How U.S. Tourists Are Dealing with a New Animosity Overseas

24 bookofjoe 2025-07-05 15:30:56 UTC wsj.com Full Share 26

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Go, PET, Let Hen - Curious adventures in (Commodore) BASIC tokenizing

23 masswerk 2025-07-05 10:11:42 UTC masswerk.at GoogleT5 Share 10

Commodore's crunch-y routine uses a pointer to access the keyword list. this allows us to write the output to anywhere in memory, just as we please, he says... but we can't use "go to" in place of "then" (as in the apple version) if we want to get rid of the 'if' statement, we have to use the "if" keyword instead, which

The Right Way to Embed an LLM in a Group Chat

21 kenforthewin 2025-07-05 22:25:22 UTC blog.tripjam.app Llama Share 15

TripJam is a travel planning app that uses AI to assist users in planning their itinerary, to-dos, and budget, and the AI assistant should be unobtrusive and only respond when needed. The app injects trip-specific info into the prompt to guide the AI's behavior and allows users to query the AI directly or infer intent based on chat contents.

Particle Lenia Deluxe Edition

21 CraftingLinks 2025-07-05 06:08:36 UTC craftlinks.art Llama Share 4

The repulsion field and growth field are generated by two different convolution kernels. Particles follow a motion law that minimizes repulsion and maximizes growth.

Tell HN: You owe it to yourself to understand nutrition

17 prmph 2025-07-05 15:02:44 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 52

Research shows dietary fat is easily stored as body fat, while carbs are converted into glycogen and not easily stored as fat. A caloric surplus is the main driver of fat storage, regardless of the macronutrient source.

School Discipline Makes a Comeback

16 sandwichsphinx 2025-07-05 23:35:55 UTC wsj.com Full Share 4

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Artist in Residence on a Satellite

16 thenthenthen 2025-07-05 18:15:13 UTC global.cafa.edu.cn Llama Share 3

China launched its first art satellite, SCA-1, on February 3, 2024, to explore space art. The satellite aims to bridge art and technology, enabling artists to create new works in space.

Integrated photonic source of Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill qubits

15 gnabgib 2025-07-05 00:52:38 UTC nature.com GoogleT5 Share 2

A photonic quantum computer requires robust techniques to synthesize optical states that can encode qubits. the gkp states show several quantitative and qualitative features that place them on 'path to compatibility' with future utility-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. squeezing can be improved by reducing loss, as shown in fig. 3a. rectangular lattice states are stabilized by 2/ ...

Operating system kernels could return multiple values from system calls

14 ingve 2025-07-05 05:58:02 UTC utcc.utoronto.ca Llama Share 2

The user is blocked due to using an old browser version or being identified as a suspicious crawler. They can contact the author to resolve the issue or use archive.org for a better behaved archival crawler.

Making My Own Hacktoberfest T-Shirts

13 blenderob 2025-07-05 08:49:45 UTC shkspr.mobi Llama Share 2

User wants to recreate Hacktoberfest t-shirts but can't find high-resolution logos for 2014, 2015, 2021, and 2022. They may create their own design if logos are not found, following DigitalOcean's brand guidelines for personal use.

AI winter is well on its way (2018)

12 darkhorse13 2025-07-05 18:28:31 UTC blog.piekniewski.info Llama Share 6

Deep learning hype is declining as results are not meeting expectations, and the field is facing a reality check. The AI bubble is bursting, and a winter is likely to follow, with many experts already warning of its impending collapse.