Telo MT1

624 turtleyacht 2025-08-02 16:40:51 UTC telotrucks.com Llama Share 617

TELO Trucks makes the world's most efficient EV pickup, the MT1, with Toyota Tacoma capability and Tesla-like range in a compact footprint. The MT1 features a 350-mile range, 106 kWh battery, and advanced safety technology for practical comfort and effortless utility.

We may not like what we become if A.I. solves loneliness

502 defo10 2025-08-02 10:52:36 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 1031

The author discusses the potential benefits of A.I. companions for people experiencing loneliness, citing studies that show A.I. can be more empathetic than humans in certain situations.

This Month in Ladybird

432 net01 2025-08-02 06:34:25 UTC ladybird.org Llama Share 149

Ladybird has added new sponsors and made progress on Web Platform Tests with 13,090 new passing tests.

Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny

424 bingden 2025-08-02 21:39:42 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 431

Khan linked to Figma's IPO article, saying it's a reminder of the value in letting startups grow independently. Khan's approach to regulating Big Tech acquisitions is vindicated by Figma's success, she claims.

I tried to replace myself with ChatGPT in my English class

297 lapcat 2025-08-02 17:32:25 UTC lithub.com Llama Share 287

The author, an English teacher, conducted an experiment with 72 students to explore the role of AI in writing and found that while AI can be useful for brainstorming and editing, it lacks the creativity and nuance of human writing. Ultimately, the students voted to affirm the value of human writing instruction, but some argued that AI can be a useful tool for learning to write, and that the ...

The Art of Multiprocessor Programming 2nd Edition Book Club

287 eatonphil 2025-08-02 13:43:10 UTC eatonphil.com Llama Share 44

We will read The Art of Multiprocessor Programming 2nd Edition from 2020 by Herlihy, Shavit, Luchangco, and Spear. Discussion will be via a Google Group with weekly emails starting each weekend.

A.I. researchers are negotiating $250M pay packages

287 jrwan 2025-08-02 11:34:39 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 540

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Terence Tao on the suspension of UCLA grants

279 dargscisyhp 2025-08-02 06:28:31 UTC mathstodon.xyz Llama Share 305

The US administration has suspended federal grants to UCLA, including a personal grant, citing concerns over antisemitism and bias, but the decision lacks due process and has severe impacts on research and students. The suspension threatens the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), a successful NSF-funded math institute that fosters interdisciplinary research and collaboration, ...

Why Exercise Is a Miracle Drug

264 zdw 2025-08-02 16:02:16 UTC derekthompson.org Llama Share 246

Euan Ashley claims exercise is the most potent medical invention, citing a study where rats on treadmills showed improved organs and vessels. Exercise benefits include increased metabolism, immune system fortification, and disease protection.

Anandtech.com now redirects to its forums

261 kmfrk 2025-08-02 13:27:25 UTC forums.anandtech.com Llama Share 64

This forum is for discussing computer hardware and technology including CPUs, memory, storage, power supplies, cooling, cases, laptops, networks, and more. It also covers software, operating systems, gaming consoles, audio equipment, TV and home theater, and automotive topics with a focus on technical discussions and troubleshooting.

Ask HN: Have you ever regretted open-sourcing something?

261 paulwilsonn 2025-08-02 11:37:00 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 406

The user regrets open sourcing their reverse engineering of Obsidian Sync due to the company fixing vulnerabilities and leaving them with an outdated version. The user believes Obsidian's proprietary plugin Obsidian Sync is secure because it prevents users from changing the sync URL, which could lead to data being sent to unauthorized servers.

At a Loss for Words: A flawed idea is teaching kids to be poor readers (2019)

240 Akronymus 2025-08-02 12:12:27 UTC apmreports.org Llama Share 248

American schools have been teaching children to read using a disproven theory called "three cueing" which relies on context and visual cues, rather than phonics, leading to many kids struggling to learn how to read. A pilot project in Oakland, California, is showing that teaching phonics and explicit reading instruction can improve reading achievement and help kids become skilled readers.

Compressing Icelandic name declension patterns into a 3.27 kB trie

239 alexharri 2025-08-02 11:28:33 UTC alexharri.com Llama Share 81

A developer built a JavaScript library to solve the issue of applying Icelandic name declension rules to personal names stored in the nominative case, using a trie-like data structure to encode the rules and achieve a small bundle size. The library, called beygla, uses a compressed trie to predict declension patterns for not-before-seen names with a high degree of accuracy, and is used in ...

Microsoft is open sourcing Windows 11's UI framework

227 bundie 2025-08-02 07:52:40 UTC neowin.net Llama Share 301

Microsoft is making WinUI more open, but it's a complex process due to its connections with proprietary OS layers. The company plans to incrementally open-source WinUI in four phases over the next six months.

AWS deleted my 10-year account and all data without warning

223 seuros 2025-08-02 18:49:17 UTC seuros.com Llama Share 152

AWS deleted a 10-year-old account without warning, destroying data and infrastructure used for open-source development. The incident reveals the risks of trusting cloud providers with data and highlights the importance of understanding their internal processes and potential flaws.

HTML-in-Canvas

219 dannyobrien 2025-08-02 22:26:47 UTC github.com/wicg Llama Share 115

A new HTML Canvas API is proposed to render HTML content into a canvas for improved accessibility, internationalization, performance, and quality. The API allows drawing HTML elements into a canvas, setting hit test regions, and firing on every paint, with options for preserving user privacy and resizing the drawn elements.

Indian Sign Painting: A typeface designer's take on the craft

214 detaro 2025-08-02 14:03:06 UTC bl.ag Llama Share 42

Pooja Saxena documents Indian street lettering in her book, exploring various forms and techniques beyond sign painting. Her work highlights local typographic identities and creative independence of sign painters.

Browser extension and local backend that automatically archives YouTube videos

213 fcpguru 2025-08-02 16:03:31 UTC github.com/andrewarrow Llama Share 121

A Firefox extension and Go backend automatically archive YouTube videos when visited by detecting video IDs and downloading them using yt-dlp and ffmpeg. The downloaded videos are saved in MOV format with h264_videotoolbox encoding in the ./data/ directory.

Welcome to url.town, population 465

212 plaguna 2025-08-02 08:24:29 UTC url.town Full Share 87

Alexzeecomedy.com is the online landing page for Alex Zee: stand-up comedian, content creator and FOSS/open-source enthusiast based in Huntsville, Alabama.

Life, Work, Death and the Peasant: Family Formation

211 Khaine 2025-08-02 07:39:42 UTC acoup.blog Llama Share 83

Pre-modern peasant societies had strict expectations for marriage, with nearly everyone getting married and having children due to community requirements rather than personal desires. Marriage patterns varied significantly across cultures, but most societies had a high rate of marriage, with women typically marrying between their teens and mid-twenties, and men marrying later, often in their ...

ThinkPad designer David Hill on unreleased models

204 LorenDB 2025-08-02 12:40:11 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 126

David W. Hill, former lead designer of ThinkPad, worked on the iconic laptop for 22 years, introducing features like the butterfly keyboard and TrackPoint nub. He also developed the ThinkLight overhead light and influenced the design of the TrackPoint.

The /o in Ruby regex stands for "oh the humanity "

186 todsacerdoti 2025-08-02 14:37:51 UTC jpcamara.com Llama Share 42

The /o regex modifier in Ruby causes a regular expression to be evaluated only once, even if it's inside an instance method or loop, due to the once instruction in the Ruby VM. This can lead to non-deterministic behavior and thread safety issues, making it generally not recommended to use the /o modifier.

Financial lessons from my family's experience with long-term care insurance

174 wallflower 2025-08-02 14:00:28 UTC whitecoatinvestor.com Llama Share 199

The author's father was diagnosed with dementia after a wandering incident and received long-term care insurance payments after a 90-day elimination period. The author shares lessons learned from navigating the LTC insurance claims process, including the importance of documentation and working with an insurance agent.

6 Weeks of Claude Code

173 mpweiher 2025-08-02 12:20:59 UTC blog.puzzmo.com Llama Share 1

The user has been using Claude Code and found it to be a transformative tool that has significantly increased their productivity and ability to tackle complex tasks, allowing them to focus on higher-level thinking and creativity. With Claude Code, the user can now complete tasks that would have taken weeks or months in a matter of hours or days, and has been able to explore new ideas and ...

Hardening mode for the compiler

156 vitaut 2025-08-02 02:12:05 UTC discourse.llvm.org Llama Share 54

A joint proposal from Clang developers suggests introducing a hardened mode to improve safety and security of C and C++ programs by unifying existing mechanisms and setting user expectations for potential code breaks. The proposal presents options for surfacing this functionality, including a configuration file, a new driver mode, or orthogonal flags, and seeks community direction on how to proceed.

Show HN: WebGPU enables local LLM in the browser – demo site with AI chat

142 andreinwald 2025-08-02 14:09:12 UTC andreinwald.github.io Full Share 54

Hiding secret codes in light protects against fake videos

125 CharlesW 2025-08-02 15:40:27 UTC news.cornell.edu Llama Share 81

Cornell researchers have developed a method to "watermark" light in videos, allowing detection of fake or manipulated footage. The method embeds a secret code in lighting, which can be used to reveal malicious editing and identify unmanipulated footage.

A Carnival Attraction That Saved Premature Babies (2016)

119 pr337h4m 2025-08-02 18:45:14 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 19

Martin Couney ran an infant incubator exhibit at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, caring for 58 premature babies and saving 41. He was a controversial figure, but his work was respected by some pediatricians and he is now considered an important figure in American medical history.

Hiroshima (1946)

119 pseudolus 2025-08-02 10:59:38 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 263

Six people, including Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto and Dr. Terufumi Sasaki, survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. They each recount their experiences and the small chances that saved them from the devastating blast that killed over 100,000 people.

Tell HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be

117 paulwilsonn 2025-08-02 09:30:49 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 84

You feel lonely as a solo worker or entrepreneur, missing social interaction and community, which affects motivation and purpose. You crave learning by osmosis from experienced people and technical feedback from peers.

North Korea sent him abroad to be a secret IT worker

112 tellarin 2025-08-02 10:18:46 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 67

North Korea sends thousands of IT workers abroad to earn foreign currency, with some earning $5,000 a month. They often use fake IDs and work remotely, sending 85% of their earnings back to the regime.

The first widespread cure for HIV could be in children

111 sohkamyung 2025-08-02 09:20:42 UTC wired.com Llama Share 25

Researchers are studying children with HIV to find a cure, as they may hold the key to understanding how to suppress the virus. Studies suggest that some children can control HIV without medication, and scientists are exploring new treatments, including gene therapy, to help them achieve long-term remission.

The Rubik's Cube Perfect Scramble (2024)

86 notagoodidea 2025-08-02 14:31:58 UTC solutionslookingforproblems.com Llama Share 28

The user tried to create a perfect Rubik's cube scramble that meets specific requirements and found a solution after 5 days of running a program that evaluated over 88 million corner piece arrangements and nearly a trillion edge piece arrangements. The solution is unique and produces 48 arrangements when applied in different positions, and the user suggests that relaxing one of the existing ...

The case for having roommates even when you can afford to live alone

85 surprisetalk 2025-08-02 14:22:11 UTC supernuclear.substack.com Llama Share 113

The author tried living alone in New York City but found it isolating and inefficient, missing the social benefits of communal living. They realized that living with friends can bring joy and convenience, and that it's worth considering for those who feel their life could be improved by sharing it with others.

Meta violated privacy law, jury says in menstrual data fight

85 danso 2025-08-02 00:38:23 UTC courthousenews.com Llama Share 13

The website is temporarily blocked due to security reasons after a suspicious action was detected. Please email the site owner with the Cloudflare Ray ID and details of the action that triggered the block.

Tesla owes small businesses millions in unpaid bills [video]

84 MBCook 2025-08-02 02:20:22 UTC cnn.com Full Share 39

A trip to Rome for state officials. Paid for in part by companies they regulate. JD Vance helped fund this startup. Hear from workers who allege ‘nightmare’ conditions

Robert Wilson has died

81 paulpauper 2025-08-02 02:57:27 UTC theartnewspaper.com Llama Share 16

Robert Wilson, a visionary artist, has died at 83 after a brief illness. He was known for his highly visual and stylised approach to theatrical performances and left a lasting artistic legacy.

The Rickover Corpus: A digital archive of Admiral Rickover's speeches and memos

78 stmw 2025-08-02 00:59:57 UTC rickovercorpus.org Llama Share 19

The text discusses leadership, responsibility, and the importance of quality over quantity in the US Navy. It also touches on education, democracy, and the unique method of operation in the US government.

Show HN: Mathpad – Physical keypad for typing math symbols

77 MagneLauritzen 2025-08-02 20:43:07 UTC crowdsupply.com Llama Share 26

Mathpad is a specialized keypad for typing mathematical equations, with over 100 symbols at your fingertips. It's compact, powerful, and compatible with nearly every platform, ideal for students, educators, and professionals.

Gigabyte removes PCIe 5.0 support from B650 motherboards in latest BIOS update

76 josephcsible 2025-08-02 19:01:58 UTC videocardz.com Llama Share 49

Gigabyte's B650 motherboards can technically support PCIe 5.0, but AMD's official specs only require B650E to do so. A BIOS update reverts B650 boards to PCIe 4.0, but users can manually switch back.

Peak Energy just shipped the US's first grid-scale sodium-ion battery

76 breve 2025-08-02 02:35:56 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 12

Peak Energy shipped its first sodium-ion battery energy storage system, a 3.5 MWh system with passive cooling, eliminating fire risk and reducing costs. The system uses abundant materials and can be sourced domestically, making it a significant breakthrough in energy storage.

The Disappearance of Saturday Morning (2003)

66 KoftaBob 2025-08-02 09:06:47 UTC awn.com Llama Share 53

Saturday morning cartoons have declined in popularity due to increased competition from cable TV, the internet, and video games, as well as a shift in parental priorities towards quality time with their children. The rise of cable TV and changing viewer habits have led to a decline in ratings and revenue for network cartoons, making it unlikely for them to return to their former popularity.

The Crisis of Professional Skepticism

65 mathgenius 2025-08-02 22:37:01 UTC mitchhorowitz.substack.com Llama Share 75

The article discusses the crisis of professional skepticism, where skeptics often prioritize attacking paranormal claims over genuine inquiry. The author argues that this approach is not only unjust but also undermines the pursuit of truth.

At $250M, top AI salaries dwarf the Manhattan Project and the Space Race

63 majkinetor 2025-08-02 06:03:23 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 15

Meta offered AI researcher Matt Deitke $250 million over four years, shattering historical compensation records. The AI talent war is driven by a race to create artificial general intelligence, with companies betting on a potential breakthrough that could dominate trillion-dollar markets.

Clojure Civitas – Publish Clojure Ideas and Explorations

63 TheWiggles 2025-08-02 02:33:21 UTC github.com/clojurecivitas Llama Share 10

Clojure Civitas is a shared scratch space for publishing Clojure ideas and explorations. It uses Quarto to convert markdown to HTML and allows easy sharing through pull requests.

Linear Types for Programmers (2023)

60 marvinborner 2025-08-02 16:52:57 UTC twey.io Llama Share 15

Linear types are a type system that models systems where using something changes its type, allowing for more precise memory management and concurrency. They can be used to encode protocols and ensure correct ordering of operations in systems like network protocols and memory management.

How to reverse engineer an analog chip: the TDA7000 FM radio receiver

59 nynyny7 2025-08-02 15:59:51 UTC righto.com Llama Share 15

You are explaining the process of reverse engineering an analog chip from a die photo, specifically the Philips TDA7000 FM radio receiver chip. You describe the chip's structure, including transistors, resistors, and capacitors, and explain how to identify and understand these components. You also discuss various analog circuits, such as current mirrors, differential amplifiers, and ...

Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

58 Brajeshwar 2025-08-02 16:10:28 UTC space.com Llama Share 15

A 515-mile lightning bolt shot from Texas to Missouri in 2017, setting a new world record for the longest lightning bolt. Researchers used satellite data to confirm the record, which is part of a rare phenomenon called megaflash lightning.

Cow vs. Water Buffalo Mozzarella (2011)

54 indigodaddy 2025-08-02 20:27:59 UTC itscheese.com Llama Share 52

Mozzarella di Bufala made from water buffalo milk is considered higher quality and better tasting than cow milk Mozzarella. It has a stronger, tangier taste and a softer texture, and is often preferred when served with fresh tomatoes and basil.

The X11 Security extension from the 1990s

53 zdw 2025-08-02 16:06:33 UTC uninformativ.de Llama Share 37

The X11 SECURITY extension allows classifying clients as trusted or untrusted, but it's not enough for proper isolation. It has limitations, such as broken clipboard functionality and limited extension access.

Efficiently Generating a Number in a Range (2018)

50 csense 2025-08-02 13:38:14 UTC pcg-random.org Llama Share 6

The performance of a randomized algorithm may not be limited by the random number generator itself but by other factors such as the method used to generate numbers within a specific range. A fast and unbiased method for generating numbers in a range is Lemire's optimized debiased-integer-multiplication method, which can outperform other methods by a significant margin.

Cadence Guilty, Pays $140M for Exporting Semi Design Tools to PRC Military Uni

48 737min 2025-08-02 13:32:36 UTC justice.gov Llama Share 41

Cadence Design Systems Inc agreed to plead guilty to violating US export controls by selling technology to a Chinese military university. The company will pay nearly $118 million in criminal penalties and over $95 million in civil penalties.

New research finds that ivermectin could help control malaria transmission

47 rguiscard 2025-08-02 11:44:42 UTC ndm.ox.ac.uk Llama Share 57

Malaria cases and deaths remain high due to insecticide resistance and mosquito behavioural adaptations. Ivermectin has shown a 26% reduction in new malaria infections in a large study, offering a potential new approach to combat malaria transmission.

EU kills Android bootloader unlock starting August 1

45 methuselah_in 2025-08-02 09:12:28 UTC xiaomitime.com Llama Share 31

The European Union's Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU cybersecurity requirements take effect on August 1, 2025, limiting Android's bootloader unlock feature. This shift reduces user control over device software, making Android devices in Europe more like iPhones.

Contrarian climate assessment from U.S. government draws pushback

43 WarOnPrivacy 2025-08-02 00:40:38 UTC science.org Llama Share 22

The US Department of Energy released a climate report with 5 authors, contradicting mainstream climate science, and downplaying the impacts of climate change. Climate scientists criticize the report for cherry-picking evidence and misrepresenting research, calling it a departure from scientific norms.

Show HN: NaturalCron – Human-Readable Scheduling for .NET (With Fluent Builder)

40 hugoj0s3 2025-08-02 13:09:06 UTC github.com/hugoj0s3 Llama Share 14

NaturalCron is a .NET scheduling engine with a human-readable syntax for easier scheduling. It allows writing schedules in a clear and intuitive way instead of using cryptic cron strings.

What'll happen if we spend nearly $3T on data centres no one needs?

39 rwmj 2025-08-02 11:57:06 UTC ft.com Full Share 90

Then $75 per month. Complete digital access to quality FT journalism. Cancel anytime during your trial. Get essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device. Pay a year upfront and save 20% Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders. Pay a year upfront and save 20%.

As a linguist, I want to find the words to measure chronic illness

38 Avshalom 2025-08-02 21:16:40 UTC thesicktimes.org Llama Share 23

A linguist and patient with chronic illnesses, MCAS and POTS, describes the difficulty in finding words to explain unseeable sensations in their body. They argue that medical measurement relies too heavily on observable phenomena and that a qualitative understanding of internal realities is necessary to accurately measure conditions like pain and discomfort.

The "cracked coder" fetish: Epistemic arrogance in Silicon Valley

38 scruple 2025-08-02 20:39:38 UTC maxread.substack.com Llama Share 8

Luke Farritor, a young programmer, rose to power in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, but his lack of experience and expertise led to disastrous consequences. The article highlights the "epistemic arrogance" of Silicon Valley's tech elite, who believe that intelligence can be measured on a single scale and that "cracked" programmers can solve any problem.

Show HN: Wordle-style game for Fermi questions

35 danielfetz 2025-08-02 17:11:39 UTC fermiquestions.org Full Share 41

After each guess, you'll see if your answer was too high (arrow pointing down) or too low (arrow pointing up). The feedback color shows how close you are: orange means your guess is within ±50% of the correct answer, red means it is further away.

Iceberg, the right idea – the wrong spec – Part 2 of 2: The spec

35 lsuresh 2025-08-02 14:26:37 UTC database-doctor.com Llama Share 8

The Iceberg spec for Data Lake metadata is flawed due to its use of AVRO files, which leads to metadata bloat, fragmentation, and poor scalability, making it unfit for large Data Lakes. The spec's reliance on optimistic concurrency control and HTTP requests also introduces complexity and inefficiencies, making it a poor choice for handling metadata in a Data Lake.

Unikernel Guide: Build and Deploy Lightweight, Secure Apps

33 Bogdanp 2025-08-02 14:36:04 UTC tallysolutions.com Llama Share 1

Unikernels are compact, single-application virtual machines that provide a lightweight and secure environment for applications to run without the overhead of traditional operating systems. They are well-suited for modern environments that require fast boot times, low resource consumption, and efficient data processing, but come with challenges such as complexity in development and ...

Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death

33 01-_- 2025-08-02 10:16:15 UTC wired.com Llama Share 2

A Miami jury found Tesla partially liable for a 2019 crash that killed one person and injured another, awarding $243 million in damages. Tesla plans to appeal, citing "substantial errors of law and irregularities at trial."

Ana Marie Cox on the Shaky Foundation of Substack as a Business

29 Bogdanp 2025-08-02 15:15:27 UTC newsletter.anamariecox.com Llama Share 48

Substack's shaky business model and desire to be a sticky destination may lead to its downfall, threatening the livelihoods of working journalists who have built sustainable incomes on the platform. The company's reliance on investors and its pursuit of high-engagement content may ultimately enshittify it, locking thousands of journalists in a pipeline similar to Twitter's.

VSCode extension for syntax highlighting multi-line YAML strings

29 moondev 2025-08-02 14:47:54 UTC github.com/harrydowning Llama Share 16

YAML syntax highlighting supports 50+ built-in languages and custom languages via yaml-embedded-languages.include. Language identifiers can be specified via comments for single blocks or extension names for multiple blocks.

Lamport's Byzantine Generals Algorithm in Python

28 Maro 2025-08-02 12:46:37 UTC bytepawn.com Llama Share 1

The Byzantine Generals problem is a classic problem in distributed systems where a group of generals must agree on a common battle plan despite the presence of traitors who may try to confuse them. Lamport's solution to this problem involves a two-phase protocol where the generals forward messages to each other in a message cascade, and then use a majority vote to decide on a final value.

Chris Curry interviewed by Your Computer magazine (1981)

27 klelatti 2025-08-02 11:53:46 UTC computeradsfromthepast.substack.com Llama Share 2

Chris Curry's Acorn company is emerging as a strong personal computer firm in Britain, with its Atom computer being popular and reliable. Acorn won the BBC contract to design a computer for its literacy series, leading to a significant breakthrough for the company.

A dedicated skin-to-brain circuit for cool sensation in mice

26 freedomben 2025-08-02 03:31:50 UTC sciencedaily.com Llama Share 0

Researchers at the University of Michigan have mapped a neural circuit that shows how our skin senses cool temperatures and sends the info to the brain. This discovery reveals an unexpected amplifier in the spinal cord and offers insight into cold-related pain and potential treatments.

Modeling open-world cognition as on-demand synthesis of probabilistic models

25 PaulHoule 2025-08-02 20:21:38 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 0

People use a combination of distributed and symbolic representations to reason over novel situations. A computational Model Synthesis Architecture (MSA) captures human judgments better than language models in open-ended reasoning tasks.

A Bytecode VM for Arithmetic: The Parser

25 Bogdanp 2025-08-02 12:37:01 UTC abhinavsarkar.net Llama Share 0

We wrote a parser for a basic arithmetic expression language with let bindings to an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) using the attoparsec library in Haskell, and added unit tests for the parser. We also wrote an interpreter to evaluate the ASTs, which serves as a performance baseline for the bytecode VM and as a definitional interpreter for testing the VM.

UR5 with Robotiq 85 Gripper: Object Grasping and Placement Simulation

22 kyleliiii 2025-08-02 12:50:26 UTC github.com/leesweqq Llama Share 6

The project simulates a UR5 robotic arm with a Robotiq 85 gripper in PyBullet, performing autonomous object grasping and placement tasks. It uses inverse kinematics and synchronized joint control for precise and realistic motion.

System-Wide Safety Project

20 pieterk 2025-08-02 08:42:31 UTC nasa.gov Llama Share 4

The System-Wide Safety project aims to make air transportation safer and more efficient through new research tools and technologies. NASA researchers discuss various aspects of aviation safety, including automation, distractions, and risk management.

The creative tension between developer and language

18 kenshi 2025-08-02 16:37:35 UTC krishna.github.io Llama Share 1

Programming languages shape our coding style and approach, nudging us toward particular methods and best practices. To balance this, it's essential to stay mindful of the language's influence and intentionally decide when to follow or resist its guidance.

Termagotchi – A terminal-based Tamagotchi simulation written in Go

18 ezeoleaf 2025-08-02 07:31:11 UTC github.com/ezeoleaf Full Share 6

Your terminal tamagotchi 👾. Contribute to ezeoleaf/termagotchi development by creating an account on GitHub.

Character Bitmap Graphics on the Pet 2001

17 masswerk 2025-08-02 13:36:21 UTC masswerk.at Llama Share 5

Genesis Project released a demo called "A Bright Shining Star" for the Commodore PET 2001, which showcased high-resolution graphics using a technique called PECBM (PET Extended Char BitMap) that exploits the CRT monitor's phosphor decay time. The demo's video kernel is a cycle-accurate interrupt service routine that hooks into the system interrupt and uses a combination of NOPs and store ...

ShWiM: Peer-to-peer terminal sharing

17 aiNohY6g 2025-08-02 07:27:18 UTC github.com/meejah Llama Share 3

SHell WIth Me is a secure, end-to-end encrypted terminal sharing app combining Magic Wormhole and tty-share. It allows a host to share their terminal with a guest peer via a secure tunnel.

The unreasonable likelihood of being: origin of life, terraforming, and AI

16 bookofjoe 2025-08-02 16:55:14 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 9

Scientists developed a framework to study the origin of life on Earth using information theory and algorithmic complexity. Their results show that forming a viable protocell is difficult due to entropic and informational barriers.

When Did Apple's Obsession with Design Stagnate?

15 zahirbmirza 2025-08-02 22:59:03 UTC mirz.ai Llama Share 34

Apple's design philosophy has shifted from creating beautiful, functional products to prioritizing efficiency and usability. A new generation of developers is trying to fill this design gap with software that honors Apple's original vision of elegant and intuitive design.

Caracas on the Potomac

14 rbanffy 2025-08-02 20:42:49 UTC paulkrugman.substack.com Llama Share 1

The author criticizes Trump for firing the BLS commissioner after a bad jobs report, compromising the agency's nonpartisan integrity. The author now questions the reliability of BLS data and will rely on private surveys for economic information.

GrapheneOS Is a Cult (German)

14 doener 2025-08-02 19:58:55 UTC onli-blogging.de Llama Share 11

GrapheneOS ist eine Android-Variante mit Sicherheitsfokus, aber ihr Projekt ist durch ein riskantes Verhalten des Gründers geprägt. Der Gründer hat bereits kriminelle Handlungen wie das Löschen von Updateschlüsseln begangen.

Cube: Packing a 5x5x5 cube with Y-pentominoes

13 andsoitis 2025-08-02 01:43:14 UTC kociemba.org Full Share 3

C++26 Reflections adventures and compile time UML

11 uponasmile 2025-08-02 08:29:23 UTC reachablecode.com Llama Share 1

User uses C++26 reflections to generate a PlantUML diagram at compile time. They use std::meta::info objects, lift and splice operators, and std::define_static_string to create a string literal with the UML diagram.