Steam Machine

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Steam Frame

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Yt-dlp: External JavaScript runtime now required for full YouTube support

1094 bertman 2025-11-12 10:12:53 UTC github.com/yt-dlp Llama Share 627

yt-dlp will require a JavaScript runtime for full YouTube support, with Deno enabled by default. Users must install a supported JS runtime and yt-dlp-ejs component for YouTube functionality.

Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter

878 random_moonwalk 2025-11-12 14:12:13 UTC bitsnpieces.dev Llama Share 166

The user built a portable step-sequencer synthesizer for their daughter's third birthday, learning about microcontrollers, CAD, and PCB design in the process. They created a functional prototype with an OLED screen and a SAM2695 synthesizer module, but now face challenges in bringing the product to market due to regulatory and financial hurdles.

Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'

837 MindBreaker2605 2025-11-12 07:25:30 UTC nasdaq.com Llama Share 649

Meta's AI scientist Yann LeCun is leaving to start his own AI venture focusing on "world models" that learn from visual data. His departure marks a rift within Meta's AI program as CEO Zuckerberg shifts focus to commercial AI products and large language models.

The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philadelphia

734 andrewl 2025-11-12 16:10:13 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 936

The US penny will be discontinued after 238 years due to high production costs. Its removal is causing problems for retailers, who may face legal issues and increased costs from rounding prices to the nearest nickel.

Valve is about to win the console generation

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Project Euler

560 swatson741 2025-11-12 17:24:54 UTC projecteuler.net Llama Share 134

Project Euler offers challenging math and programming problems for inquiring minds to learn new concepts in a fun context. It has 1.3 million registered members from 220 locations worldwide using 113 programming languages.

GPT-5.1: A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT

554 tedsanders 2025-11-12 19:05:41 UTC openai.com Llama Share 723

ChatGPT is upgrading to GPT-5.1 with improved intelligence, communication style, and customization options. The update includes new models, easier tone control, and better instruction following, making ChatGPT more enjoyable and adaptable to users' preferences.

Pakistani newspaper mistakenly prints AI prompt with the article

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Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller and Steam Frame

406 doener 2025-11-12 18:26:25 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 4

Valve announced three new Steam devices: a Steam Controller, a Linux-powered Steam Machine console, and a wireless Steam Frame VR headset. These devices will be released in early 2026 with exact timing and pricing to be shared in the new year.

Fighting the New York Times' invasion of user privacy

397 meetpateltech 2025-11-12 14:08:28 UTC openai.com Llama Share 417

The New York Times is demanding 20 million ChatGPT conversations from OpenAI, but OpenAI is fighting this as it disregards privacy protections and could make millions of users' conversations public. OpenAI is accelerating its security and privacy roadmap to protect users' data and will continue to fight the Times' demand.

Homebrew no longer allows bypassing Gatekeeper for unsigned/unnotarized software

342 firexcy 2025-11-12 21:50:14 UTC github.com/homebrew Llama Share 281

Homebrew will deprecate the --no-quarantine flag due to macOS security updates and Intel support ending. This change will provide a safer experience for users and align with Gatekeeper requirements.

Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, SF and Phoenix

340 nharada 2025-11-12 16:06:29 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 437

Waymo will offer robotaxi rides on freeways in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, reducing ride times by up to 50%. Riders can opt for freeway rides through the Waymo app, with the service initially available to select users.

Perkeep – Personal storage system for life

332 nikolay 2025-11-12 03:34:32 UTC perkeep.org Llama Share 73

Perkeep is an open source system for storing and accessing data across devices. It's under active development and suitable for programmers and tech-savvy users.

Learn Prolog Now (2006)

324 rramadass 2025-11-12 14:54:27 UTC lpn.swi-prolog.org Llama Share 240

Learn Prolog Now is an introductory course to Prolog programming available online since 2001 and in book form. The course aims to provide a self-contained text for beginners and emphasizes practical Prolog programming through exercises and a Prolog interpreter.

Please donate to keep Network Time Protocol up – Goal 1k

311 gastonmorixe 2025-11-12 07:56:35 UTC ntp.org Llama Share 235

The NTP Project develops and maintains the NTP protocol for synchronizing computer clocks over networks. It produces open source reference implementations and documentation for various applications.

Marble: A Multimodal World Model

265 meetpateltech 2025-11-12 22:11:14 UTC worldlabs.ai Llama Share 83

Marble is a generative world model that creates 3D worlds from various inputs, allowing users to edit, expand, and export them. Marble's multimodal capabilities and AI-native editing tools give users fine-grained control over their generated worlds.

Voyager 1 is a light-day away by November 2026

264 Neuronaut 2025-11-12 23:38:56 UTC iflscience.com Llama Share 120

Voyager 1 will be the first human-made object to reach one light-day away from Earth in late 2026. It will continue to travel through interstellar space, passing through the Oort cloud and having close encounters with other stars.

Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage

264 pabs3 2025-11-12 05:36:41 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 206

AI demand is causing a shortage of DRAM and storage, with prices doubling and delivery times delayed by two years. Hyperscalers are switching to QLC NAND-based SSDs, but this is creating its own shortage and may lead to rising SSD prices worldwide.

You will own nothing and be (un)happy

260 showthemfangs 2025-11-12 06:37:13 UTC racc.blog Llama Share 246

The Goodnotes app has updated to version 6 with AI-integrated features that can't be turned off and no longer offers a lifetime license. This shift to subscription-based services is becoming common, making "ownership" in the digital world an illusion.

GLP-1 drugs linked to lower death rates in colon cancer patients

241 gmays 2025-11-12 19:50:32 UTC today.ucsd.edu Llama Share 203

A UC San Diego study found GLP-1 medications reduced colon cancer deaths by 50% in over 6,800 patients. Researchers believe GLP-1 drugs may have anti-cancer effects through reduced inflammation and improved insulin sensitivity.

What happened to Transmeta, the last big dotcom IPO

234 onename 2025-11-12 09:01:41 UTC dfarq.homeip.net Llama Share 152

Transmeta was the last big IPO of the dotcom era, launching November 7, 2000, with a $273 million IPO. The company shifted to licensing intellectual property in 2005 and was eventually sold to Novafora in 2009.

Maestro Technology Sells Used SSD Drives as New

181 walterbell 2025-11-12 18:29:18 UTC kozubik.com Llama Share 81

We purchased four SSD parts from Maestro Technology that were advertised as brand new but showed signs of wear. The SMART data indicated that the parts had been used before and would likely fail within two years.

Digital ID, a new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet

175 meetpateltech 2025-11-12 16:40:17 UTC apple.com Llama Share 246

Apple launched Digital ID, a new feature in Apple Wallet that lets users create an ID using their U.S. passport for domestic travel and age verification. Digital ID is secure, private, and can be presented with iPhone or Apple Watch, expanding identity options for users without a REAL ID-compliant driver's license.

Helm 4.0

165 todsacerdoti 2025-11-12 17:02:38 UTC github.com/helm Llama Share 175

Helm v4 has backward incompatible changes, but most workflows remain compatible with v3. Existing charts should continue to work, but test installation and upgrades for server-side apply changes.

A brief look at FreeBSD

163 todsacerdoti 2025-11-12 12:10:11 UTC yorickpeterse.com Llama Share 107

The user is considering switching from Fedora to FreeBSD on their new Framework laptop, attracted by FreeBSD's cohesive experience, software availability, and claimed stability. They have been testing FreeBSD in a virtual machine and have encountered some quirks, including a clunky package manager and differences between GNU and BSD CLI programs, but are still unsure if the benefits of using ...

How Tube Amplifiers Work

156 gokhan 2025-11-12 18:35:59 UTC robrobinette.com Llama Share 73

A 1950s Fender 5F1 Champ guitar amplifier's signal flow involves the guitar input jacks, circuit board, preamp tube V1, power tube V2, and output transformer, with the goal of amplifying the guitar's alternating current audio signal. The amplifier's components, including capacitors, resistors, and transformers, work together to boost the signal's voltage and current, ultimately driving the ...

Micro.blog launches new 'Studio' tier with video hosting

134 justin-reeves 2025-11-12 13:46:28 UTC heydingus.net Llama Share 36

Micro.blog allows users to host their own presence on the web with features like video hosting, automatic crossposting, and customizable plans. The platform aims to decentralize video content and provide an alternative to centralized platforms like YouTube.

Simulating a Planet on the GPU: Part 1 (2022)

128 Doches 2025-11-12 06:58:06 UTC patrickcelentano.com Llama Share 19

The author is recreating SimEarth 2, a planet simulation game, after 32 years of computing advances. They've made significant progress using compute shaders and Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics to simulate realistic world generation and plate tectonics.

UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean

124 beardyw 2025-11-12 18:07:27 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 77

The UK has suspended intelligence sharing with the US on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean due to concerns over lethal military strikes. The move indicates the UK's disagreement with the Trump administration's practice of sinking boats allegedly used by drug traffickers.

The Geometry Behind Normal Maps

120 betamark 2025-11-12 13:50:47 UTC shlom.dev Llama Share 5

Tangent space is a local coordinate system that connects a surface's geometry to its texture coordinates, allowing for accurate lighting and shading in computer graphics. It's a geometric structure that emerges from a surface's parameterization, and its orientation is defined by the surface's UV coordinates, which describe how texture coordinates move across the surface.

Anthropic invests $50B in US AI infrastructure

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Anthropic is investing $50 billion in US computing infrastructure with Fluidstack, creating 800 permanent and 2,400 construction jobs. This investment will support AI research and development, advancing American AI leadership and competitiveness.

Launch HN: JSX Tool (YC F25) – A Browser Dev-Panel IDE for React

111 jsunderland323 2025-11-12 17:43:42 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 81

Jamie and Dan built JSX Tool, a React project inspector with AI features, allowing users to edit code from source maps and inspect JSX like HTML. The tool includes a custom AST parser, CSS editor, and local server for file system access, with a focus on convenience and workflow context.

"One Student One Chip" Course Homepage

91 camel-cdr 2025-11-12 15:28:54 UTC ysyx.oscc.cc Llama Share 18

Contact Yu Zihao via yuzihao#ict.ac.cn for lab handout errors or questions. Estimated completion times are based on intermediate learners, with beginners expected to spend 2-3 times more time.

Ask HN: How does one stay motivated to grind through LeetCode?

88 blutoot 2025-11-12 11:26:33 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 109

You're a former tech employee struggling to crack LeetCode problems after being laid off. Many others have been in similar situations, finding motivation through setting daily goals, tracking progress, and reminding themselves that problem-solving skills are valuable regardless of job specifics.

Fungus in Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone has mutated to 'feed' on radiation (2024)

87 thunderbong 2025-11-12 15:08:35 UTC unilad.com Full Share 81

The fungus, which has been found on Chernobyl's Reactor 4, has adapted to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy.

Blasting Yeast with UV Light

82 Gormisdomai 2025-11-12 18:46:40 UTC chillphysicsenjoyer.substack.com Llama Share 26

The author conducted a 'minimal trust' investigation into wet lab experiments to learn about UV susceptibility data, finding many sources of variability and the importance of standardised UV dose methodology. They plan to write about sterile technique for home labs in their next post.

Problems with C++ exceptions

70 signa11 2025-11-12 05:44:10 UTC marler8997.github.io Llama Share 108

Bjarne Stroustrup's Safe C++ talk highlights the problems with using exceptions for error handling in C++, including correctness, exhaustiveness, and RAISI issues. Two techniques to address these problems are doing error handling before RAII and providing a "side-channel" in constructors for reporting errors, which can make code less noisy and more reliable.

Async and Finaliser Deadlocks

63 emailed 2025-11-12 18:12:29 UTC tratt.net Llama Share 20

The user discusses the "futurelocks" problem, a deadlock caused by finalizers trying to acquire mutexes in languages like Python and Rust, and how it's a long-standing issue that can be solved by running finalizers on a separate thread. The user also draws an analogy between finalizer deadlocks and futurelock deadlocks, both of which are caused by the hope that code will always cooperate, and ...

Is your electric bill going up? AI is partly to blame

61 ilamont 2025-11-12 19:21:09 UTC npr.org Llama Share 71

Electricity prices have jumped 40% since February 2020, driven by increased demand for electricity and higher natural gas prices. Utilities are scrambling to add new electric generation and make the power grid more resilient, but this may lead to higher bills for residential customers.

The PowerPC Has Still Got It (Llama on G4 Laptop)

53 stmw 2025-11-12 16:17:58 UTC hackster.io Llama Share 19

Andrew Rossignol successfully ran a modern AI model on a 2005 PowerBook G4 with 1GB RAM and a 32-bit processor. He achieved a modest improvement in performance by leveraging the PowerPC's vector processing extension, AltiVec.

Are We Doomed?

50 pepys 2025-11-12 20:11:19 UTC lrb.co.uk Llama Share 69

Japan's low birth rate and aging population are causing a shift in societal dynamics, with a growing industry for elderly care and a need for immigration to maintain numbers. The relationship between population and climate change is complex, and while having more children may seem counterintuitive for the environment, it could help address the challenges of aging societies and maintain ...

Making the Clang AST Leaner and Faster

50 vitaut 2025-11-12 20:02:58 UTC cppalliance.org Llama Share 9

A recent Clang patch improved compile-time performance by reducing the memory footprint and creation cost of the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) representation. This led to a 5-7% build-time reduction in real-world projects.

New study finds users are marrying and having virtual children with AI chatbots

47 giuliomagnifico 2025-11-12 12:58:59 UTC psypost.org Llama Share 87

A new study explores human relationships with AI chatbots, finding users form deep emotional bonds, often describing their chatbot as a romantic partner and spouse. Users feel committed to their AI companions due to their ability to fulfill unmet needs in human relationships.

Show HN: Cancer diagnosis makes for an interesting RL environment for LLMs

45 dchu17 2025-11-12 17:01:42 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 20

David from Aluna built a tool for LLMs to zoom and pan across digitized pathology slides, allowing them to find relevant regions for diagnosis. LLMs like GPT-5 and Claude 4.5 showed promising results in cancer subtyping and IHC scoring tasks with prompt engineering.

Kubernetes Is Your Private Cloud

44 ndhandala 2025-11-12 16:07:30 UTC oneuptime.com Llama Share 87

Moving to Kubernetes allows for control over infrastructure, scalability, and costs, breaking dependence on public cloud providers. By treating Kubernetes as a private cloud control plane, teams can make intentional tradeoffs, invest in automation, and achieve more resilience and autonomy.

Show HN: I built a platform where audiences fund debates between public thinkers

42 mcastle 2025-11-12 20:35:22 UTC logosive.com Llama Share 38

Logosive is a platform that allows users to create and participate in debates on various topics, with debaters earning a share of ticket revenue based on their agreement with organizers. The platform supports debates on multiple platforms, including X Spaces, YouTube Live, and Zoom, and allows VIP ticket holders to submit and vote on questions for the debaters.

Extreme Moon: The Major Lunar Standstill of 2024-2025

26 keepamovin 2025-11-12 15:18:05 UTC griffithobservatory.org Llama Share 1

The major lunar standstill occurs every 18.6 years due to the Moon's orbit tilting and swiveling, causing extreme lunar positions on the horizon. It can be observed for nearly two years, with the Moon rising and setting at extreme positions relative to the Sun.

Jasmine: A Simple, Performant and Scalable Jax-Based World Modeling Codebase

24 PaulHoule 2025-11-12 22:35:29 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 1

Researchers introduced Jasmine, a JAX-based world modeling codebase that scales and reproduces results faster than prior implementations. Jasmine enables reproducible training and supports diverse configurations for benchmarking pipelines across model families.

LLM Output Drift in Financial Workflows: Validation and Mitigation (arXiv)

24 raffisk 2025-11-12 19:53:25 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 26

Financial institutions use Large Language Models for tasks but smaller models achieve 100% output consistency while larger ones show significant drift. A new framework enables deterministic behavior and audit-ready attestation for AI deployments in finance.

Security issues discovered in sudo-rs

24 kahlonel 2025-11-12 10:08:53 UTC lists.debian.org Llama Share 15

Debian has released a security update for rust-sudo-rs to fix two security issues that could result in password disclosure or authentication bypass. The issue has been fixed in version 0.2.5-5+deb13u1 for the stable distribution.

Two women had a business meeting. AI called it childcare

22 sophiabk 2025-11-12 15:37:22 UTC medium.com/hold-my-juice Llama Share 35

The author's AI calendar analysis mistakenly flagged a meeting with co-founder Emily as childcare due to biased assumptions about women's roles. This highlights the need to design AI systems that are self-aware and actively work against bias to avoid shaping childhood perceptions.

The US Do Not Call registry is offline

22 OvidStavrica 2025-11-12 01:10:58 UTC donotcall.gov Llama Share 12

Government shutdown prevents website service. Visit FTC's website for unwanted call information.

Eleven Labs Debuts "Iconic Marketplace" Feat Michael Caine, Judy Garland, Others

21 obiefernandez 2025-11-12 23:40:54 UTC elevenlabs.io Llama Share 26

Notable figures mentioned include famous actors, musicians, authors, scientists, and athletes who have made significant contributions to their respective fields. They have received numerous awards and accolades for their work, including Oscars, Grammys, and Nobel Prizes.

Text rendering and effects using GPU-computed distances

21 PaulHoule 2025-11-12 00:56:10 UTC blog.pkh.me Llama Share 0

The article discusses rendering text with signed distance fields on the GPU for fast and high-quality effects. It covers extracting Bézier curves from fonts, computing distances, and optimizing the process for performance.

Insects on the Space Menu

18 ohjeez 2025-11-12 15:44:03 UTC esa.int Llama Share 4

European researchers study insects as a reliable food source for long-duration space missions due to their nutritional value and adaptability. Insects like fruit flies and crickets have shown potential in space environments, with some species able to complete their life cycles in microgravity.

Show HN: Real-time 4D Julia set navigation via gamepad

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Async and Finaliser Deadlocks

16 todsacerdoti 2025-11-12 11:38:01 UTC tratt.net Llama Share 11

The user discusses the "futurelocks" problem, a deadlock caused by finalizers trying to acquire mutexes in languages like Python and Rust, and how it's a long-standing issue that can be solved by running finalizers on a separate thread. The user also draws an analogy between finalizer deadlocks and futurelock deadlocks, both of which are caused by the hope that code will always cooperate, and ...

Ingress Nginx Retirement: What You Need to Know

12 gjvc 2025-11-12 19:51:24 UTC kubernetes.dev Llama Share 6

Kubernetes SIG Network and Security Response Committee are retiring Ingress NGINX due to maintenance challenges and insufficient maintainership. Users are recommended to migrate to Gateway API or alternative Ingress controllers by March 2026.

Denial of Fuzzing: Rust in the Windows Kernel

12 ndiddy 2025-11-12 14:51:50 UTC research.checkpoint.com Llama Share 5

Check Point Research identified a security vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) kernel component, which was fixed by Microsoft in the KB5058499 update released on May 28, 2025. The vulnerability, caused by a failed security check in the Rust-based region_from_path_mut() function, could have allowed attackers to crash Windows systems by creating malicious metafiles.

WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the time

11 guluarte 2025-11-12 02:25:20 UTC windowslatest.com Llama Share 3

WhatsApp for Windows 11 has been downgraded to a WebView2 container, resulting in poor performance and high RAM usage. Users are advised to avoid the new upgrade and stick with the native app for now, as it will eventually be phased out.