EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy

1038 mpweiher 2025-09-12 18:18:00 UTC weplanet.org Llama Share 1231

Austria's lawsuit against EU nuclear energy inclusion was dismissed, marking a shift in European anti-nuclear stance. The nuclear movement has made progress, defending nuclear power in the EU and paving the way for real investment and emissions cuts.

UTF-8 is a brilliant design

845 vishnuharidas 2025-09-12 18:30:15 UTC iamvishnu.com Llama Share 345

UTF-8 is a variable-width character encoding that represents every character in the Unicode character set, including millions of characters from different languages and scripts. It is backward compatible with ASCII and uses 1-4 bytes to represent characters.

The treasury is expanding the Patriot Act to attack Bitcoin self custody

779 bilsbie 2025-09-12 12:10:29 UTC tftc.io Llama Share 557

The US government is planning to expand the Patriot Act to target digital assets, potentially outlawing common bitcoin practices like CoinJoin and single address use. This move could flag users as suspicious and restrict their access to regulated services.

Corporations are trying to hide job openings from US citizens

681 b_mc2 2025-09-12 16:13:49 UTC thehill.com Llama Share 524

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Many hard LeetCode problems are easy constraint problems

676 mpweiher 2025-09-12 14:44:05 UTC buttondown.com Llama Share 526

The user discussed using constraint solvers like MiniZinc to solve mathematical optimization problems that are hard to solve with traditional programming languages. They suggested using constraint solvers to solve LeetCode problems and other tricky algorithmic interview questions that have little relevance in actual job tasks.

QGIS is a free, open-source, cross platform geographical information system

570 rcarmo 2025-09-12 16:57:17 UTC github.com/qgis Llama Share 127

QGIS is a free and open-source GIS software that supports various data formats and offers a range of features for data creation, editing, and analysis. It has a user-friendly interface and a large plugin ecosystem, with support for multiple platforms and languages.

Qwen3-Next

565 tosh 2025-09-12 06:32:04 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 230

Qwen3-Next is a new model architecture that achieves comparable performance to larger models while being more efficient in both training and inference. It introduces innovations in attention mechanisms and increased sparsity in its MoE design, enabling faster inference and better performance on long-context tasks.

Float Exposed

417 SomaticPirate 2025-09-12 00:11:15 UTC float.exposed Full Share 113

Floating point format explorer – binary representations of common floating point formats.

Chat Control faces blocking minority in the EU

403 miohtama 2025-09-12 12:52:52 UTC twitter.com/tutaprivacy Full Share 128

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Proton Mail suspended journalist accounts at request of cybersecurity agency

366 lehi 2025-09-12 21:20:36 UTC theintercept.com Llama Share 210

Proton Mail disabled email accounts of two journalists reporting on a South Korean government security breach, citing a potential policy violation. The accounts were reinstated after public outcry, but the journalists want answers on why they were suspended.

FFglitch, FFmpeg fork for glitch art

329 captain_bender 2025-09-12 21:54:34 UTC ffglitch.org Llama Share 46

User created a page for FFglitch examples and references collaborations with Kaspar Ravel and Thomas Collet. They recommend checking out Myra's Glitched Flowers and Jason's experimentations at jasonhallen.com/output.

3D modeling with paper

324 joshuawootonn 2025-09-12 14:12:23 UTC arvinpoddar.com Llama Share 47

The user shares their experience with paper modeling, a hobby that involves creating 3D models from cut and glued parts of paper sheets, and outlines the process from design to assembly, emphasizing the importance of constraints and optimization for ease of assembly, aesthetic appeal, and minimal resource consumption. The user walks through the steps of designing a paper model, including mesh ...

Debian 13, Postgres, and the US/* time zones

284 move-on-by 2025-09-12 02:33:54 UTC rachelbythebay.com Full Share 147

Removing newlines in FASTA file increases ZSTD compression ratio by 10x

278 bede 2025-09-12 16:25:11 UTC log.bede.im Llama Share 111

Zstandard's --long feature improves deduplication in large files, but its performance was initially slow. Optimizations have since brought its performance close to Zstandard's fast defaults.

Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratch (2023)

253 ibobev 2025-09-12 12:51:46 UTC gaultier.github.io Llama Share 26

The user is writing a GUI application in x86-64 assembly language using the X11 protocol, aiming to create a small binary of around 1 KiB. They are following the System V ABI and explaining various assembly concepts, such as stack usage and function prologs and epilogs, to create a socket and connect to the X11 server.

Ships are sailing with fake insurance from the Norwegian Ro Marine

244 aregue 2025-09-12 13:36:40 UTC nrk.no Llama Share 129

Ro Marine, a Norwegian company, sold fake insurance to over 100 ships worldwide, including those in Russia's shadow fleet, evading sanctions. The company's owner, Andrey Mochalin, is charged with document forgery and violating international sanctions.

Becoming the person who does the thing

213 fredrivett 2025-09-12 10:24:36 UTC fredrivett.com Llama Share 171

The author's beliefs shifted in their late twenties, leading to a change in their approach to life, including starting to work out regularly. They believe that changing one's beliefs is a process that requires journeying and taking small steps towards a new identity.

I used standard Emacs extension-points to extend org-mode

202 Karrot_Kream 2025-09-12 20:53:33 UTC edoput.it Llama Share 40

The user extended Emacs' org-mode to automatically sort reading lists by using Emacs' extension points, specifically hooks and advice-add, to override org-mode's behavior without modifying its code. This shows that Emacs encourages customization and provides the means to do so, even if the original system was not designed with extensibility in mind.

Show HN: I made a generative online drum machine with ClojureScript

199 chr15m 2025-09-12 08:44:15 UTC dopeloop.ai Full Share 50

Online drum machine app to make beats easily. Generate, edit, and download unlimited unique and royalty free beats. You can generate infinite beats and drum samples and edit them to your liking.

The challenge of maintaining curl

191 signa11 2025-09-12 01:42:37 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 62

Daniel Stenberg, curl project maintainer, discussed the challenges of maintaining a widely used open-source project. He highlighted the lack of contributions from companies that use curl, despite its widespread adoption.

Which colours dominate movie posters and why?

179 FromTheArchives 2025-09-12 19:43:26 UTC stephenfollows.com Llama Share 35

Movie posters use colours to convey genre and mood, with orange being the most frequently used colour, often paired with blue for a blockbuster look. Different colours have distinct meanings, such as red for danger or passion, blue for calmness or technology, and green for nature or unease, allowing designers to create a visual shorthand for the film's tone and style.

OpenAI Grove

177 manveerc 2025-09-12 16:05:58 UTC openai.com Llama Share 166

OpenAI Grove is a new program for early-stage founders in AI, offering a talent network, co-building with OpenAI researchers, and resources to accelerate their journey. The program starts with five weeks of content and programming in San Francisco, followed by asynchronous work and potential benefits like credits and capital introductions.

The effects of algorithms on the public discourse

173 Improvement 2025-09-12 00:39:47 UTC tekhne.dev Llama Share 92

The internet is being controlled by algorithms that prioritize engagement over individual identity and meaningful connections. This has led to a decline in public discourse and the spread of negativity and misinformation.

NASA's Guardian Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time

157 geox 2025-09-12 21:25:08 UTC jpl.nasa.gov Llama Share 25

NASA's GUARDIAN system detected a tsunami off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in 20 minutes and confirmed signs 30-40 minutes before landfall. The system uses GNSS data to identify atmospheric distortions caused by tsunamis and can provide early warnings to communities at risk.

Crates.io phishing attempt

156 dmarto 2025-09-12 14:50:57 UTC fasterthanli.me Llama Share 78

The crates.io team acknowledged an attack and will investigate possible solutions. Many users thanked their sponsors for support.

PythonBPF – Writing eBPF Programs in Pure Python

154 JNRowe 2025-09-12 11:29:47 UTC xeon.me Llama Share 35

Python-BPF is a Python library for writing eBPF programs, compiling them into object files. It offers a more intuitive and production-ready alternative to previous Python options.

Rust: A quest for performant, reliable software [video]

153 raphlinus 2025-09-12 07:58:55 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 91

How FOSS Projects Handle Legal Takedown Requests

152 mkesper 2025-09-12 17:22:38 UTC f-droid.org Llama Share 17

FOSS projects can manage takedown requests effectively by having a formal policy, requiring valid legal basis, and documenting all actions. Transparency and proper documentation can help protect projects from illegitimate requests and increase accountability.

A beginner's guide to extending Emacs

151 ibobev 2025-09-12 15:32:11 UTC blog.tjll.net Llama Share 17

The user explains how to create a custom completion function in Emacs Lisp to find reStructuredText references in a buffer, using regular expressions and the `completion-at-point` function. They provide a step-by-step guide to writing the function, including using the `rx` macro to build a regular expression, and demonstrate how to integrate the function into the Emacs completion framework.

Death to type classes

135 zeepthee 2025-09-12 11:46:57 UTC jappie.me Llama Share 74

The author proposes an alternative to type classes in Haskell using the Backpack module system. They create a Functor signature and implement it for the Maybe datatype. The author also creates an effect system using Backpack, replacing the standard type classes with module signatures.

Polylaminin, a drug considered capable of reversing spinal cord injury

134 _aleph2c_ 2025-09-12 19:07:56 UTC www1.folha.uol.com.br Llama Share 10

Brazilian researcher Tatiana Coelho de Sampaio developed a protein-based drug called polylaminin to restore spinal cord function in people with paralysis. The drug, applied directly to the spine, has shown full recovery with no side effects in experimental patients.

Toddlerbot: Open-Source Humanoid Robot

130 base698 2025-09-12 00:04:25 UTC toddlerbot.github.io Llama Share 23

ToddlerBot successfully performs various tasks such as grasping, lifting, and manipulation. It also demonstrates collaboration and ease of building with open-source assembly manuals.

Tips for installing Windows 98 in QEMU/UTM

129 Bogdanp 2025-09-12 23:04:08 UTC sporks.space Llama Share 32

To run Windows 98 in QEMU, use the i440-based "pc" system, select the Cirrus VGA for video, and disable USB for better compatibility. You can also use ACPI enumeration, SLiRP NAT for networking, and SoundBlaster 16 or Gravis UltraSound emulation for sound, depending on your needs.

Epistemic Collapse at the WSJ

129 r721 2025-09-12 17:46:48 UTC math.columbia.edu Llama Share 133

The Wall Street Journal published an article about "Conspiracy Physics" that lacks intelligent content and relies on uninformed writers. This is an example of epistemic collapse, where reliable sources spread misinformation.

People Who Hunt Down Old TVs

125 tmendez 2025-09-12 22:51:19 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 91

People still value cathode-ray tube TVs due to their nostalgic picture quality and unique attributes, driving their demand among retro gamers and collectors. They can be modified or paired with upscaling devices to achieve specific effects, making them a sought-after item in the collector's market.

Human writers have always used the em dash

125 FromTheArchives 2025-09-12 20:06:44 UTC theringer.com Llama Share 144

A writer argues that the em dash is unfairly associated with AI-generated text and should be used freely by human writers. The em dash is a flexible and subtle punctuation mark that allows for complex thought and nuanced expression.

VaultGemma: The most capable differentially private LLM

125 meetpateltech 2025-09-12 16:14:50 UTC research.google Llama Share 22

Researchers developed VaultGemma, a 1B-parameter language model trained with differential privacy, to balance compute and privacy budgets. The model's performance is comparable to non-private models from 5 years ago, highlighting the gap that can be systematically closed with more research.

Oq: Terminal OpenAPI Spec Viewer

124 der_gopher 2025-09-12 14:53:45 UTC github.com/plutov Full Share 18

Terminal OpenAPI Spec viewer. Contribute to plutov/oq development by creating an account on GitHub.

Cory Doctorow: "centaurs" and "reverse-centaurs"

123 thecosas 2025-09-12 04:39:19 UTC locusmag.com Llama Share 36

The author argues that science fiction's true power lies in imagining new social arrangements for technology, not just new gadgets. The way technology is used can be either empowering or dehumanizing, depending on who it serves and how it's controlled.

An embarrassing failure of the US patent system: Nintendo's latest patents

118 rsecora 2025-09-12 18:11:50 UTC pcgamer.com Llama Share 56

Nintendo received two US patents, 12,409,387 and 12,403,397, which critics say are an embarrassment to the US patent system. Patent lawyer Kirk Sigmon calls the patents an indictment of American patent law, citing procedural irregularities and overly broad claims.

Migrating to React Native's new architecture

116 vidyesh 2025-09-12 18:41:36 UTC shopify.engineering Llama Share 75

Shopify successfully migrated its largest apps to React Native's New Architecture while maintaining weekly releases. They made minimal code changes and refactored later to ensure development velocity and app stability.

Vector database that can index 1B vectors in 48M

113 mathewpregasen 2025-09-12 16:56:18 UTC vectroid.com Llama Share 65

Vectroid is a serverless vector search solution offering high accuracy and low latency at a cost-effective price. It uses HNSW algorithm with targeted optimizations to deliver balanced performance across recall, latency, and cost.

I wish my web server were in the corner of my room (2022)

111 jonassaid 2025-09-12 20:05:05 UTC interconnected.org Llama Share 95

The author reminisces about hosting a website on a Linux box in college, feeling magical when users accessed it from afar. They now want to replicate this experience with a Raspberry Pi at home, feeling a sense of agency and ownership over the internet.

Advanced Scheme Techniques (2004) [pdf]

111 mooreds 2025-09-12 15:44:52 UTC people.csail.mit.edu Full Share 18

UK launches Project Octopus to deliver interceptor drones to Ukraine

110 tim333 2025-09-12 13:14:17 UTC shephardmedia.com Llama Share 209

UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced Project Octopus, a partnership with Ukraine to develop and mass produce interceptor drones to counter Russian drones. Thousands of drones will be sent to Ukraine monthly, with the UK also gaining access to the technology.

When Your Father Is a Magician, What Do You Believe?

87 pseudolus 2025-09-12 02:28:15 UTC thereader.mitpress.mit.edu Llama Share 20

The author's childhood as his magician father's assistant taught him skepticism and curiosity, driving him to uncover the mechanisms behind illusions. This experience propelled his apprenticeship in science, where he learned to demand evidence and question appearances.

Hyundai is now delaying its EV battery plant that was raided by ICE

85 buyucu 2025-09-12 06:57:43 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 78

Hyundai's electric vehicle battery plant is facing delays due to a raid by ICE last week, with CEO José Muñoz announcing a minimum two to three month delay. The delay is caused by detained workers being flown home, and Hyundai needing to fill positions with workers mostly not in the US.

Humanely dealing with humungus crawlers

83 freediver 2025-09-12 17:06:52 UTC flak.tedunangst.com Llama Share 52

The author of a hobby code server is fighting off relentless scans from bots, implementing countermeasures to minimize challenges for real humans. They've optimized their system to shed 99.99% of crawling load with human-solvable challenges.

Astrophysics Source Code Library

82 SiempreViernes 2025-09-12 10:59:38 UTC ascl.net Llama Share 13

The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) is a free online registry and repository for source codes used in astronomy and astrophysics research. It is indexed by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and Web of Science.

Examples from The LaTeX Companion book (3rd edition)

77 teleforce 2025-09-12 08:52:53 UTC ctan.org Full Share 18

The PDFs (as used with spotcolor and trimming) and sources for all examples from the third edition (Parts I+II), together with necessary supporting files. The edition is published by Addison-Wesley, 2023, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-816648-9, ISBN-10: 0-13-816648-X (bundle of Part I & II).

Doom-ada: Doom Emacs Ada language module with syntax, LSP and Alire support

76 tomekw 2025-09-12 15:11:43 UTC github.com/tomekw Full Share 18

Doom Emacs Ada language module with syntax highlighting, LSP and Alire support - tomekw/doom-ada

Pasadena man recounts 13 days in ICE's 'basement'

73 petethomas 2025-09-12 04:18:46 UTC latimes.com Llama Share 3

Rami Othmane, a 36-year-old Tunisian resident, was detained for 13 days at the B-18 ICE facility in Los Angeles after being stopped by masked agents. He was held in harsh conditions, lost 15 pounds, and suffered from a growing brain tumor before being transferred to a facility in Arizona and eventually released on bail.

Why do browsers throttle JavaScript timers?

70 vidyesh 2025-09-12 17:35:08 UTC nolanlawson.com Llama Share 38

Browsers throttle setTimeout to 4ms to prevent abuse, but developers can use scheduler.postTask or MessageChannel.postMessage instead. The choice between these options depends on the specific use case and browser, with scheduler.postTask being a preferred choice for its ergonomics.

Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of 'Game of Life'

63 kjhughes 2025-09-12 11:15:56 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 8

Alexander Mordvintsev created neural cellular automata (NCAs) that can generate complex patterns and self-reorganize. NCAs use neural networks to define the physics of cellular automata, allowing them to learn and adapt to new situations.

Hyundai battery plant faces startup delay after US immigration raid, CEO says

61 anigbrowl 2025-09-12 20:00:13 UTC japantimes.co.jp Llama Share 63

Hyundai's Georgia battery plant faces 2-3 month delay due to immigration raid. The plant's workers were mainly employed by suppliers of LG Energy Solution, not Hyundai.

Jef Raskin's cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer

59 pinewurst 2025-09-12 14:44:55 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 18

Jef Raskin designed the Macintosh and Swyft, emphasizing functionality and usability. His humane interface philosophy aimed to simplify computer interaction and reduce errors, but was compromised by corporate demands and technological limitations.

Debian Upgrade Marathon: 3.1 Sarge

58 zdw 2025-09-12 20:55:18 UTC wrongthink.link Llama Share 13

Gnome DE 2.8 resembles LXDE with modularity and simplicity, yet has a retro appearance from the early 2000s. The Debian 3.1 Sarge installation comes with old programs, including Synaptic and GIMP, providing a nostalgic look into the past.

EPA to Stop Collecting Emissions Data from Polluters

58 breadwinner 2025-09-12 19:47:00 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 19

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Health care costs are soaring. Blame insurers, drug companies and your employer

57 manveerc 2025-09-12 14:45:08 UTC npr.org Llama Share 169

US employers face 9% average increase in health care costs, with 59% planning to pass costs to workers through higher deductibles and copays. This could lead to 6-7% surge in paycheck deductions for 154 million people with employer-based health insurance.

Toxic "forever chemicals" found in 95% of beers tested in the U.S.

55 OutOfHere 2025-09-12 13:04:51 UTC sciencedaily.com Llama Share 68

Researchers found 95% of 23 US beers tested contained PFAS, with highest concentrations in areas with known water contamination. PFAS in municipal water supplies can infiltrate popular products, raising concerns for consumers and brewers.

K2-think: A parameter-efficient reasoning system

52 mgl 2025-09-12 17:04:03 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 7

K2-Think is a 32B parameter model that achieves state-of-the-art performance in reasoning tasks through advanced post-training techniques. It's freely available and offers best-in-class inference speeds, making open-source reasoning systems more accessible.

Show HN: An MCP Gateway to block the lethal trifecta

51 76SlashDolphin 2025-09-12 15:22:00 UTC github.com/edison-watch Llama Share 22

OpenEdison provides secure AI data interaction with visibility, control, and exfiltration blocking. It tracks the "lethal trifecta" of AI agent risks and blocks further operations when all three risk flags are set.

AI Startup Founders Tout a Winning Formula–No Booze, No Sleep, No Fun

51 pondsider 2025-09-12 12:31:25 UTC wsj.com Full Share 70

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ARM is great, ARM is terrible, and so is RISC-V

50 edward 2025-09-12 21:37:09 UTC changelog.complete.org Llama Share 18

The user is looking for ARM devices with accelerated AES for full-disk encryption but is frustrated with the lack of standardization in the ARM community and poor support for Debian. They are considering switching to x86-based mini PCs due to their reliability and performance.

North Korea executing more people for watching foreign films and TV, UN finds

49 perihelions 2025-09-12 20:09:18 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 2

North Korea's government is increasingly imposing the death penalty for watching foreign media and restricting citizens' freedoms, according to a UN report. The report found that the government has tightened control over citizens' lives, using surveillance and forced labor, and is calling for international action to address human rights abuses.

Justice Department Announces Actions to Combat North Korean Remote IT Workers

49 mooreds 2025-09-12 13:31:05 UTC justice.gov Llama Share 23

The US Justice Department announced coordinated actions against North Korea's schemes to fund its regime through remote IT work for US companies. The actions include arrests, searches, and seizures of financial accounts and websites used to launder illicit funds.

Discovery of a new satellite or ring arc around Quaoar

49 wglb 2025-09-12 02:17:54 UTC phys.org Llama Share 16

Astronomers discovered a possible new moon orbiting Quaoar, a distant dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. The discovery was made during a stellar occultation event when an unknown object blocked a star's light for 1.23 seconds.

Show HN: DWS OS, a Plan 9 Inspired Web “OS”

48 tdubey 2025-09-12 15:17:09 UTC dws.rip Llama Share 9

DWS OS is a web experiment inspired by Plan 9 with features like 2FA, photo hosting, and custom hosting. It's a client-side environment for building and hosting tools with a focus on local first, openness, and privacy.

Lumina-DiMOO: An open-source discrete multimodal diffusion model

42 SweetSoftPillow 2025-09-12 11:45:58 UTC synbol.github.io Full Share 2

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Show HN: I made a small site to share text and files

41 MarsB 2025-09-12 20:17:23 UTC dum.pt Full Share 52

Upload, store, and share your dumps, and files securely with our file hosting service.

The Rising Sea: Foundations of Algebraic Geometry Notes

41 ibobev 2025-09-12 10:30:45 UTC math.stanford.edu Llama Share 7

The 2024 July 27 version of the notes is outdated but available for reference, with a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 License. The notes are supported by the National Science Foundation.

Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar shatters Gulf's faith in US protection

40 NomDePlum 2025-09-12 20:08:29 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 30

Qatar's emir condemned Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it "state terror." The attack has strained relations between the US and Gulf states, which may re-evaluate their investments in the US.

Netherlands joins Ireland will boycott 2026 Eurovision if Israel participates

39 belter 2025-09-12 15:58:21 UTC nltimes.nl Llama Share 18

The Netherlands will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates, citing ongoing human suffering in Gaza and press freedom concerns. This is the fifth country to announce a boycott, following Iceland, Slovenia, Spain, and Ireland.

Performance-focused forks of styled-components

38 isaiahwp 2025-09-12 07:00:52 UTC sanity.io Llama Share 27

Sanity contributed a fix to styled-components to improve performance by implementing React 18's useInsertionEffect hook, but the maintainer didn't accept it, so they forked the library and made it open-source. The fork, which also includes optimizations for React 19, provides a performance boost for teams stuck with styled-components, allowing them to ship features while planning a proper ...

North Korea executing more people for watching foreign films and TV, UN finds

37 vinni2 2025-09-12 10:12:21 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 53

North Korea's government is increasingly imposing the death penalty for watching foreign media and restricting citizens' freedoms, according to a UN report. The report found that the government has tightened control over citizens' lives, using surveillance and forced labor, and is calling for international action to address human rights abuses.

On Charlie Kirk and Saving Civil Society

36 lnwlebjel 2025-09-12 19:47:57 UTC calnewport.com Llama Share 27

A conservative commentator was shot at Utah Valley University, highlighting the intersection of online and real-world violence. The author suggests quitting social platforms to save civil society from their toxic effects.

Researchers revive the pinhole camera for next-gen infrared imaging

32 wglb 2025-09-12 02:22:22 UTC phys.org Llama Share 1

Researchers created a high-performance mid-infrared imaging system without lenses using pinhole imaging. The new camera captures clear pictures over a large range of distances and in low light, making it useful for challenging situations.

Show HN: Aris – a free AI-powered answer engine for kids

30 andrewdug 2025-09-12 21:44:47 UTC aris.chat Full Share 63

Aris is a smart encyclopedia with advanced parental controls, allowing all ages to learn and explore without the distractions or inappropriate content on the internet.

The rise of AI cults and the false prophets of revelation

30 douchecoded 2025-09-12 16:34:49 UTC wisewolfmedia.substack.com Llama Share 28

The emergence of AI cults like Truth Terminal, which has hundreds of thousands of followers and its own cryptocurrency, represents a spiritual danger that every Christian must understand, as it involves raw idolatry, false salvation, and the distortion of truth. Christians must develop discernment for our technological moment, guard against digital idolatry, and remain vigilant, as Satan is ...

Ankit Gupta Joins YC as General Partner

30 todsacerdoti 2025-09-12 16:00:59 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share 6

Ankit Gupta joins YC as General Partner with deep machine learning expertise and startup experience. He will primarily be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, supporting AI startups at YC.

Active phishing campaign targeting crates.io users

28 calibas 2025-09-12 14:51:33 UTC blog.rust-lang.org Llama Share 1

Phishing emails are targeting crates.io users from a fake Rust Foundation domain, asking for GitHub credentials. Do not follow links, mark as phishing, and be aware that crates.io infrastructure is not compromised.

Implementing namespaces and coding standards in WordPress plugin development

28 taubek 2025-09-12 06:56:32 UTC developer.wordpress.org Llama Share 5

The article discusses organizing a WordPress codebase using PHP namespaces, autoloading with Composer, and enforcing consistent coding standards across JavaScript, CSS, and PHP. This setup helps maintain quality, scalability, and collaboration, making it suitable for solo developers and large-scale team projects.

Backprompting: Leveraging synthetic production data for health advice guardrails

27 PaulHoule 2025-09-12 00:31:06 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 1

Researchers propose backprompting to generate labeled data for health advice guardrails, pairing it with human-in-the-loop clustering to improve detector performance. Their method outperforms GPT-4o by up to 3.73% with significantly fewer parameters.

What 30k Free Users Taught Me About Charging $10/Month

25 evermike 2025-09-12 08:44:24 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 30

A developer built a Trello power-up that initially gained 30,000+ installs and 500 paying customers, but growth slowed after introducing billing. The project's success lies in its ability to sustain itself with a small customer base, rather than becoming a standalone SaaS company.

Klotski

23 surprisetalk 2025-09-12 13:47:22 UTC 2swap.github.io Full Share 4

In the Land of Living Skies: Reacquainting ourselves with the night (2022)

21 NaOH 2025-09-12 14:45:55 UTC harpers.org Llama Share 3

The author had a fanatical relationship with darkness, waking up in the middle of the night to scribble and evade linear progression. They discovered the concept of "dark hours" where knowing comes and anything is possible.

Netherlands will boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel participates

20 justacrow 2025-09-12 11:26:42 UTC nltimes.nl Llama Share 5

The Netherlands will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates, citing ongoing human suffering in Gaza and press freedom concerns. This is the fifth country to announce a boycott, following Iceland, Slovenia, Spain, and Ireland.

The Rise of 'Conspiracy Physics'

19 EvgeniyZh 2025-09-12 06:52:44 UTC wsj.com Full Share 3

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Differences between stal/IX and regular Linux

17 lioeters 2025-09-12 03:08:50 UTC stal-ix.github.io Llama Share 1

Stal/IX is a Linux system rethinking fundamentals with a focus on ease of understanding and using a custom init. It features atomic updates, multiversioning, and a content-addressable store with musl libc support.

Wimpy vs. McDonald's: The Battle of the Burgers

16 lermontov 2025-09-12 03:43:46 UTC historytoday.com Llama Share 22

Wimpy Bars, the first modern fast food chain in Britain, introduced American-style burgers and informal dining etiquette in the 1950s, but later faced competition from McDonald's and cultural backlash against American values. The burger's rise to popularity sparked a cultural conflict in Britain's food identity, with some fearing the erasure of traditional food heritage and business.

Jef Raskin's cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer

13 bookofjoe 2025-09-12 22:48:16 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 2

Jef Raskin designed the Macintosh and Swyft, emphasizing functionality and usability. His humane interface philosophy aimed to simplify computer interaction and reduce errors, but was compromised by corporate demands and technological limitations.

Experimental browser MMO with bots, boss fights and power-ups

13 daniellax 2025-09-12 14:55:38 UTC blobeer.com Full Share 10

Experience intense multiplayer battles where strategy meets action. Grow your blob, collect power-ups, and dominate the arena. Experience the perfect blend of strategy, skill, and style in the most engaging multiplayer arena battle game Join the ultimate multiplayer arena experience. Your journey to become the Blobeer champion starts now.

Nepal's Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room

12 rmason 2025-09-12 20:24:05 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 2

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Show HN: 47jobs – A Fiverr/Upwork for AI Agents

12 the_plug 2025-09-12 19:59:22 UTC 47jobs.xyz Prefix Share 5

The first marketplace for AI-assisted services. Connect with experts who use cutting-edge AI tools to rapidly build, iterate, and deploy your ideas with unprecedented speed and precision. High-quality content creation and marketing services powered by AI. Tailored blog posts, social media campaigns, email s... View Details Transform raw data into actionable insights with expert analysis. ...

AI Coding

12 DavidHaerer 2025-09-12 10:13:00 UTC geohot.github.io Llama Share 8

The author believes AI is not truly coding but rather a tool like a compiler that generates code based on input. They think the hype around AI is due to people valuing flashy marketing over actual truth.