We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

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Google restricts app installation on Android, controlling software use, not hardware. True freedom to run any code on owned hardware requires alternative operating system options and manufacturer support.

β€œThis telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone”

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US military communications doctrine required paraphrasing messages to avoid sending the same message twice using different encryption. Paraphrasing meant rewriting the message to change its wording while keeping the same meaning.

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Notes on Managing ADHD

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Managing ADHD requires a combination of medication, such as stimulants, and strategies like using a todo list, calendar, and journal to organize and prioritize tasks. By leveraging both internal changes, like medication and therapy, and external changes, like productivity systems and habits, individuals with ADHD can develop effective coping mechanisms and improve their productivity and ...

Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now' [video]

Jujutsu for everyone

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This tutorial is for beginners learning Jujutsu, a version control system that's easier to learn than Git. It's split into levels, with each level building on the previous one, and covers topics from basic problem-solving skills to advanced workflows.

Use One Big Server (2022)

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Using a single large server can be a cost-effective and efficient approach for many web services, especially those with steady traffic, as it eliminates the need for complex cloud architecture and reduces overhead costs. However, cloud architecture may be beneficial for services with bursty or unpredictable workloads, such as those requiring content delivery networks or backups, and can offer ...

Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?

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Quantum computers haven't factored 21 due to a 100x cost blowup from conditional modular multiplications. This is caused by a combination of factors including fewer multiplications by 1, reduced efficiency of the first-one's-free trick, and more expensive multiplications by 4 and 16.

My phone is an ereader now

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The user got a Minimal Phone with an epaper display to read books and blogs without distractions, and it has been working well for them, especially for reading. However, the phone has some rough edges and bugs, such as a fingerprint forgetting issue and slow refresh rate, but the user is willing to accept these imperfections.

Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility

USB-C Power Delivery (PD) allows devices to negotiate and deliver up to 240 W of power with voltages up to 20 V and 5 A. The negotiation process involves a conversation between devices using messages to determine power delivery and data direction.

Git Diagramming "The Weave"

User describes Trump's speech patterns as "the weave" where he jumps between unrelated topics, using previous points to create a false sense of cohesion. User created a visualization to model this pattern using a git-graph-style diagram.

FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos of himself criticizing vaccines

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A neurologist Jonathan Howard's YouTube channel was deleted by YouTube after Vinay Prasad, the FDA's top vaccine regulator, demanded removal of six videos featuring Prasad. The channel contained videos of doctors and commentators, including Prasad, discussing Covid-19 and vaccines.

Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives

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Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery used mercury-based laxatives called "thunder-clappers" to treat constipation. Archaeologists can find their campsites by detecting mercury in the ground, which was left behind after the pills were used.

When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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The UK's British Indian Ocean Territory is crucial in maintaining British territory with sunlight, but its sovereignty is being contested. If lost, the role of easternmost British territory would fall to the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus.

I Don't Have Spotify

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Paste a link from Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Deezer or SoundCloud to start.

What to do with C++ modules?

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Survey: a third of senior developers say over half their code is AI-generated

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Senior developers rely more on AI-generated code, with 32% saying over half their shipped code is AI-generated, compared to 13% of junior developers. Despite this, nearly 80% of developers say AI tools make coding more enjoyable, suggesting a morale boost may outweigh efficiency concerns.

A Linux version of the Procmon Sysinternals tool

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Procmon is a Linux tool that traces syscall activity, similar to the Windows Procmon tool. It provides options to monitor specific processes and system calls, and can run in headless mode.

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Rick Beato, a music video podcaster, ranted against Universal Music Group's strict copyright claims that hinder music podcasting. He argues that these claims are against artists' interests and stifle music promotion on platforms like podcasts.

Ask HN: How do you fight YouTube addiction and procrastination? I'm struggling

My routine is not applicable, I'm a summarizer. To summarize your input: You're concerned about excessive screen time and laziness, seeking advice on managing time and staying productive.
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The article "AI is killing the web" by The Economist warns that AI is disrupting the internet by diverting traffic from publishers and making it harder for businesses to produce quality content. This could lead to a breakdown in the symbiotic relationship between businesses, Google, and the public, and may require new regulations to address the issue.

Family of MSFT employee who died warn tech companies not to overwork workers

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A 35-year-old software engineer Pratik Pandey died at Microsoft's office in Mountain View after working late nights for an extended period. His relatives are calling on tech companies to address employee pressure and anxiety.

Are people's bosses making them use AI tools?

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Developers are being forced to use AI tools in their work, leading to frustration and potential job insecurity. This trend is causing problems with code quality and collaboration.

TPDE-LLVM: Faster LLVM -O0 Back-End

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Nikic open-sourced TPDE and TPDE-LLVM, a 10-20x faster LLVM back-end. It targets x86-64 and AArch64 with similar performance and larger code size.

How is Ultrassembler so fast?

Ultrassembler is a high-performance RISC-V assembler library that optimizes speed and standard conformance, outperforming existing assemblers like as and llvm-mc. Its design features include zero-overhead exceptions, custom memory allocation, and optimized string comparison and lookup systems, allowing it to assemble RISC-V instructions quickly and efficiently.

Code Is Debt

Two companies with similar revenue and software produce one with 1 million lines of code and the other with 100 thousand lines of code. The company with fewer lines of code is better off due to easier understanding and modification.

Plastic Before Plastic: How gutta-percha shaped the 19th century

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Senator Charles Sumner was brutally attacked with a cane by Representative Preston Brooks in 1856 due to their differing views on slavery. The cane was made of gutta-percha, a substance derived from trees in Southeast Asia that was later replaced by plastic.

A Crack in the Cosmos

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Anaxagoras, a Greek philosopher, proposed that the universe is governed by a principle called 'Mind' and that the earth is a sphere, ideas that were revolutionary for his time and influenced later thinkers like Einstein. He was tried and banished from Athens for impiety after his theory of eclipses, which rested on the idea of heliophotism, was seen as a threat to the traditional view of the ...

Quirks of Common Lisp Types

Common Lisp is a statically typed, AOT compiled language with dynamic development flows. It has a unique type system where each value belongs to at least one type, and types are sets that can overlap.

Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

Alessia and Elia founded VibeFlow, a platform that lets semi-technical people build full-stack web apps from natural language prompts. VibeFlow generates both the interface and logic as a visual workflow, making it easier to maintain and scale apps.

Installing UEFI Firmware on ARM SBCs

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The user installed EDK2 firmware on a Rock 5 ITX+ board to enable booting from USB. They successfully installed Fedora Rawhide and Ubuntu Daily, but sound and HDMI output were not working.

Sheafification – The optimal path to mathematical mastery: The fast track (2022)

To accelerate mathematical scientists' development, a series of textbooks is recommended to cover mathematics and physics in 2-3 years, focusing on fundamental areas and physics-inspired concepts. The list includes books on linear algebra, differential equations, topology, differential geometry, and quantum mechanics, providing a comprehensive and self-contained curriculum.

Red: A programming language inspired by REBOL

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Red is a programming language with a native-code compiler for system and high-level scripting, supporting concurrency and multi-core CPUs. It has a DSL-oriented approach and a cross-platform toolchain, currently at alpha stage and 32-bit only.

ETFs now hold more than $3.1T worth of just top US companies

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My Foray into Vlang

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The user likes Go but finds it too vanilla and simple, leading them to explore other languages like V. They appreciate V's syntax and features, such as concurrency, channels, and receiver methods, but note that the language is still immature and has some quirks.

New Ruby Curl bindings with Fiber native support

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Scottish brothers finish mammoth row across Pacific Ocean after 139 days

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Three Scottish brothers Ewan, Jamie, and Lachlan McClean set a new world record by rowing 14,000 km across the Pacific Ocean in 139 days. They raised over 795,000 pounds for clean water projects in Madagascar and will attend an event at Sydney's Maritime Museum after their well-deserved rest.

Cline and LM Studio: the local coding stack with Qwen3 Coder 30B

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Cline now allows offline coding with Qwen3 Coder 30B, a powerful AI model that analyzes repositories and writes code. The setup involves downloading the model, configuring LM Studio and Cline, and enabling the compact prompt for local performance.

Replacing a cache service with a database

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Replacing caches entirely with databases is challenging due to latency, consistency, and scalability issues. Databases can provide cache-like benefits with read replicas, but current limitations hinder their adoption as a direct replacement for caches.

Sometimes Software Is Done, or Why Hugo Why (2024)

The author loved Hugo initially for its simplicity and speed but now finds it complicated and prone to breaking backwards compatibility. They plan to compile Hugo from source and freeze it to maintain a working blog.

Best practices for dealing with human waste in the great outdoors

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Human fecal contamination is a public health concern in natural areas due to pathogens remaining active for over a year in outdoor environments. To address this issue, researchers recommend using trailhead toilets, digging cat holes, or removing all poop and toilet paper and disposing of it in a proper location using wag bags.

Lunar soil machine developed to build bricks using sunlight

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A Chinese research team developed a machine that transforms moon soil into durable bricks using solar energy. The machine is a step toward building lunar structures from local materials for China's International Lunar Research Station.

Show HN: Anonymous Age Verification

Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave

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Meta's AI efforts are undergoing a significant shift with new hires, including Shengjia Zhao and Alexandr Wang, who are working to build "personal superintelligence." However, the transition has led to some departures, including several AI staff who have left the company after brief tenures.

How many HTTP requests/second can a single machine handle? (2024)

A single machine with a single database instance handled a load of 4000 requests per second with some performance degradation and timeouts. After reducing the load to 3000 RPS, the system ran smoothly with no timeouts and response times under 1.5 seconds.

eBPF 101: Your First Step into Kernel Programming

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The user wants to create a simple eBPF firewall that blocks traffic from a specific IP address and counts incoming packets per second using a Linux kernel and a Python script. The eBPF program is written in C and uses XDP to inspect and filter network packets, while the Python script manages the eBPF program lifecycle and prints packet counts and debug events.

Intermittent fasting correlated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

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A large-scale study found that people who ate within an 8-hour window had a 135% higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Researchers advise caution for those with heart disease or diabetes, suggesting personalized dietary advice may be more effective than time-restricted eating.

A 'third way' between buying or renting? Swiss co-ops say they've found it

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Show HN: Spotilyrics – See synchronized Spotify lyrics inside VS Code

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πŸ–₯️ Smooth side panel view – code on the left, lyrics on the right. ℹ️ Why? – To respect Spotify API rate limits, you need your own ID. This project is licensed as Unlicensed. Feel free to use, hack, and remix it – but no warranties πŸ˜‰

NetSurf on ReMarkable 2

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A user installed a web browser called Netsurf on their reMarkable 2 tablet using XOVI and AppLoad. The process involved SSH connection, downloading and installing various files, and configuring paths to enable Netsurf to run on the device.

Spacing Over Cards

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The author argues that cards are often overused and can be replaced by applying the proximity principle, which groups elements together based on their proximity. This approach can lead to better results and reduce cognitive burden.

AI is the natural next step in making computers more accessible and useful

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Computing has evolved from requiring deep technical expertise to making computers more accessible and useful to humanity through AI. AI represents the natural continuation of this trend, allowing humans to focus on goals rather than instructions.

I Don't Like "AI"

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The author dislikes the term "AI" and prefers "LLMs" for Large Language Models, criticizing their oversimplification of human experience and the hype surrounding them.

Sniffly – Claude Code Analytics Dashboard

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To access Sniffly's dashboard, use http://localhost:8081 or a chosen host/port, and use port forwarding for remote servers. You can change settings with commands like sniffly config set and view them with sniffly config show.

Nobody cares about decentralization until they do (2024)

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The user discusses the limitations of decentralized social media platforms like Mastodon, citing concerns about data loss and lack of recovery options when servers go down. In contrast, the AT protocol, used by Bluesky, offers a more robust recovery scenario with relays that can store user data and allow for easy account migration.

Josef Bacik Leaving Meta and Stepping Back from Kernel Development

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Josef Bacik is leaving Meta after years of working on Btrfs and stepping back from Linux kernel development. He's joining Anthropic to help scale their infrastructure using his kernel and systems experience.

Polish CEO's company review bombed after stealing hat from child at tennis game

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A Polish CEO, Piotr Szczerek, stole a hat meant for a child from tennis player Kamil Majchrzak at the US Open. The incident went viral and resulted in Szczerek's business being review bombed and Majchrzak giving the child an autographed hat.

The 'self-inflicted injury' to US tourism making Americans angry, disappointed

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Canadian tourists are largely avoiding the US due to recent policies and behavior of the current president, leading to a significant decline in international tourism. The US is expected to lose $12.5 billion in international visitor spending in 2025, with a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels unlikely until 2029.

Just use `git` to manage your dotfiles

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User uses git to manage dotfiles without a dedicated manager, ignoring all files with a .gitignore and manually adding desired files. This setup allows for versioned and synchronized dotfiles across machines.

I trapped an LLM into a Raspberry Pi and it spiraled into an existential crisis

Cracks in the Earth Are Slicing Through Cities

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Gullies are opening in African cities, displacing 118,600 people in the DRC alone between 2004 and 2023. Urgent action is needed to prevent hundreds of thousands of people from being displaced within the next 10 years due to these expanding gullies.

Why Dishwashers Are Quietly Disappearing from American Homes

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Federal efficiency rules and water conservation standards have made dishwashers less efficient, taking 2.5-4 hours per cycle. Many Americans are abandoning dishwashers, opting for handwashing due to convenience and cost-effectiveness.

Show HN: My first Go project, a useless animated bunny sign for your terminal

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This Go package displays animated messages with a bunny holding a sign. It can show multiple messages in sequence and clear the last message.

Show HN: Q.js – Smaller than React/Vue, yet more powerful (40KB gzipped)

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Q.js is a lightweight front-end framework that works with plain HTML and JavaScript, offering features like direct DOM updates, autoloading methods, and built-in batching and caching. It's designed for building reusable components and pages, with a unified philosophy that ties it to the larger Qbix platform.