After my dad died, we found the love letters

795 eatitraw 2025-11-23 08:40:41 UTC jenn.site Llama Share 380

The writer's father was a traditional Chinese man who hid his true self and lived a miserable life, but he had a secret three-year relationship with a man named Edward, who he planned to leave his wife for. The writer discovers this after their father's death and meets Edward, who shares their story and photos of a happy life together.

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

624 pseudolus 2025-11-23 01:09:47 UTC reuters.com Full Share 257

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Fran Sans – font inspired by San Francisco light rail displays

592 ChrisArchitect 2025-11-23 18:20:27 UTC emilysneddon.com Llama Share 89

The article is about Fran Sans, a display font inspired by San Francisco's light rail vehicle destination displays. The font's creator, Emily Sneddon, aimed to capture the unique charm and utility of the original displays.

A monopoly ISP refuses to fix upstream infrastructure

585 vedmed 2025-11-23 00:46:53 UTC sacbear.com Llama Share 302

Xfinity customer experiences frequent 125-second outages, documented over 17 months, with a predictable schedule and pattern, affecting multiple devices and a neighbor on a different line. Despite providing detailed technical documentation, Xfinity refuses to investigate, citing equipment issues and leaving customers with no alternatives.

Shaders: How to draw high fidelity graphics with just x and y coordinates

341 Garbage 2025-11-23 12:26:30 UTC makingsoftware.com Full Share 76

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Court filings allege Meta downplayed risks to children and misled the public

325 binning 2025-11-23 15:18:00 UTC time.com Llama Share 141

Meta allegedly tolerated sex trafficking on its platforms and had a high threshold for reporting such content. The company also resisted implementing safety features to protect young users, prioritizing growth and profits over their well-being.

Native Secure Enclave backed SSH keys on macOS

315 arianvanp 2025-11-23 17:55:11 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 131

X's new country-of-origin feature reveals many 'US' accounts to be foreign-run

304 ourmandave 2025-11-23 23:25:03 UTC hindustantimes.com Llama Share 169

Elon Musk's X has introduced a feature showing account country of origin, revealing many US-based accounts are actually foreign-run. This has caused chaos online, with MAGA and Democrat circles accusing each other of being influenced by foreign entities.

Racket v9.0

275 Fice 2025-11-23 13:35:27 UTC blog.racket-lang.org Llama Share 93

Racket 9.0 introduces Parallel Threads, a major addition to the language, and supports parallel threads with features like thread-wait and black-box wrapper. The release also includes AArch64 package distribution and improved syntax tracking.

Calculus for Mathematicians, Computer Scientists, and Physicists [pdf]

233 o4c 2025-11-23 16:31:50 UTC mathcs.holycross.edu Llama Share 49

Calculus is a branch of mathematics that has been refined over centuries to solve various problems in physics and other fields. It has a theoretical foundation that allows us to speak of the infinitely large and infinitely small, and is guided by aesthetics and logical consistency.

73% of AI startups are just prompt engineering

220 kllrnohj 2025-11-23 16:17:57 UTC pub.towardsai.net Llama Share 182

The author shares a story of AI startup ecosystem issues, where companies claim proprietary infrastructure but use third-party APIs like OpenAI. The author questions the legitimacy of some startups and suggests honest reporting to the FTC.

GCC SC approves inclusion of Algol 68 Front End

220 edelsohn 2025-11-23 02:18:03 UTC gcc.gnu.org Llama Share 93

The GCC Steering Committee agreed to include the Algol 68 Front End in trunk as experimental with certain stipulations. Jose E. Marchesi was appointed as the Algol 68 front end maintainer to ensure its continued development.

Are consumers just tech debt to Microsoft?

217 ingve 2025-11-23 17:14:41 UTC birchtree.me Llama Share 188

Microsoft's lack of consumer focus and recent Windows updates may lead to a decline in Windows market share. Affordable MacBooks and Linux-based gaming options could potentially shift consumer preferences.

1M Downloads of Zorin OS 18

213 m463 2025-11-23 19:38:15 UTC blog.zorin.com Llama Share 187

Zorin OS 18 has broken records with 1 million downloads in over a month, mostly from Windows users. The OS is praised for its polish and ease of use, making it a great choice for ex-Windows users.

Unusual circuits in the Intel 386's standard cell logic

211 Stratoscope 2025-11-23 03:33:42 UTC righto.com Llama Share 51

The Intel 386 processor used standard cell logic to create its complex circuitry, allowing for faster design and manufacturing. The 386's standard cell circuitry contains multiplexers, inverters, and other logic elements, with some cells being used in unexpected ways.

NTSB report: Decryption of images from the Titan submersible camera [pdf] (2024)

182 bmurray7jhu 2025-11-23 00:35:27 UTC data.ntsb.gov Llama Share 88

The camera's SD card was found to be encrypted and contained images and videos from May 5 and 16, 2023, but not from the accident dive on May 23, 2023. The camera's NVRAM chip was successfully read using a UFS reader, but the key for the SD card was likely hidden in files generated by the CPU chip manufacturer.

Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so did the air

178 bookofjoe 2025-11-23 22:06:44 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 186

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Google Revisits JPEG XL in Chromium After Earlier Removal

177 eln1 2025-11-23 06:05:51 UTC windowsreport.com Llama Share 81

Google is restarting work on JPEG XL support in Chrome after years of inactivity, aiming for a secure and long-term integration. A developer has submitted new code that reintroduces JPEG XL with animation support, but it remains under review.

MCP Apps: Extending servers with interactive user interfaces

169 mercury24aug 2025-11-23 03:27:04 UTC blog.modelcontextprotocol.io Llama Share 109

The MCP Apps Extension proposes a standardized pattern for interactive user interfaces in the Model Context Protocol, addressing a long-requested feature from the MCP community. This extension aims to improve user experience and prevent ecosystem fragmentation by enabling bidirectional communication between AI models and users.

"Good engineering management" is a fad

157 jkbyc 2025-11-23 20:16:04 UTC lethain.com Llama Share 56

The ideal leadership skills for engineering managers change with the business environment, and current morality tales about leadership are often driven by business realities rather than complex moral changes. To be effective across fads, engineering managers should focus on developing eight foundational skills: execution, team, ownership, alignment, taste, clarity, navigating ambiguity, and ...

Silicon Valley startups: being evil, again and again

152 iSpiderman 2025-11-23 11:32:15 UTC notesfrombelow.org Llama Share 111

Silicon Valley's startup culture claims to change the world for the better but is deeply unethical, institutionalizing theft on a global scale.

Editing Code in Emacs

125 redpenguin101 2025-11-23 14:59:38 UTC redpenguin101.github.io Llama Share 36

The author discusses efficient text editing practices in Emacs, focusing on minimizing keystrokes and using modal editing to move around the document. Keybindings and commands are explained, including moving by sexps, searching, and using registers to jump between locations.

Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons to ensure justice for survivors

119 binning 2025-11-23 01:00:04 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 59

Germany plans to treat date rape drugs as weapons in prosecutions to ensure justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The government aims to provide stricter punishments and better support for victims through new laws and technologies.

Signal knows who you're talking to (2023)

109 kekqqq 2025-11-23 10:22:24 UTC sanesecurityguy.com Llama Share 144

You explained how Signal's Sealed Sender feature is supposed to provide one-way anonymity but is actually useless due to IP address tracking. Signal can figure out who's talking to who even with Sealed Sender because it knows the sender's IP address.

Mount Proton Drive on Linux using rclone and systemd

105 cf100clunk 2025-11-23 16:12:06 UTC github.com/dadtronics Full Share 38

This guide automates the process of mounting Proton Drive on a Linux system using rclone and systemd. curl -O https://downloads.rclone.org/rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip unzip rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip cd rclone-*-linux-amd64 sudo cp rclone /usr/local/bin/ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/rclone If the script added you to the fuse group, you must log out and back in for the change to take effect.

Dark Mode Sucks

104 4dm1r4lg3n3r4l 2025-11-23 16:45:33 UTC tomechangosubanana.com Llama Share 149

Internet users should stop obsessing over dark mode and instead address poor ambient lighting, which can cause eye strain. Dark mode won't save you from eye damage, fix your lighting instead.

Ask HN: Good resources to learn financial systems engineering?

102 _1tan 2025-11-23 16:30:08 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 22

You work in energy market communications and systems, seeking to improve processing times by learning from financial systems engineering. You recommend exploring ledgering, FIX protocol, and TigerBeetle's documentation for insights.

Several core problems with Rust

97 byko3y 2025-11-23 21:52:48 UTC bykozy.me Llama Share 125

The author criticizes Rust for its slow compilation speed, complexity, and lack of practicality. They argue that Rust's focus on memory safety comes at the cost of reliability and developer sanity.

Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

96 jb1991 2025-11-23 18:19:27 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 81

Apple is focusing on software quality in iOS 27, aiming to improve performance and eliminate bugs. The update will include new AI features, such as an AI health agent and AI-powered web search, while simplifying the codebase.

An Economy of AI Agents

90 nerder92 2025-11-23 02:08:00 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 61

Artificially intelligent agents may be deployed across the economy in the next decade with little human oversight. Economists need to consider how AI agents interact with humans and markets.

A cryptography research body held an election and they can't decrypt the results

79 FabHK 2025-11-23 03:47:17 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 38

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A year without caffeine (2013)

72 andsoitis 2025-11-23 00:50:49 UTC bryanalexander.org Full Share 56

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SVG.js v3.2

71 eustoria 2025-11-23 17:38:28 UTC svgjs.dev Llama Share 12

SVG.js is a lightweight JavaScript library for creating and manipulating SVGs with a concise syntax. It provides fast and easy-to-read code for SVG creation and manipulation.

UK minister ducks cost questions on nationwide digital ID scheme

69 Bender 2025-11-23 15:02:39 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 75

UK digital ID plans cost not disclosed, minister says budget will be determined after consultation. Departments will contribute to costs, but exact figure and funding uncertain.

µcad: New open source programming language that can generate 2D sketches and 3D

68 todsacerdoti 2025-11-23 20:51:22 UTC microcad.xyz Full Share 21

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Demand for UK Food Bank Up 15% Year on Year

62 rcarr 2025-11-23 13:51:51 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 88

A Kent mother struggles to meet her family's needs on benefits, relying on a local food bank for essentials. The charity's demand has increased 15% year on year, with rising food prices and donations decreasing.

Gnome is better macOS than macOS

61 gsky 2025-11-23 14:58:29 UTC andreyor.st Llama Share 115

The user, a long-time Linux user, recently bought a MacBook to use for media-related tasks but is extremely dissatisfied with macOS, citing numerous usability issues and design flaws. Despite being a fan of some macOS features, the user finds the operating system to be counter-intuitive, user-unfriendly, and confusing, and prefers the functionality of their Linux desktop environment, GNOME.

X.com is gonna snitch you out to the public if you use a VPN

57 bookofjoe 2025-11-23 12:46:11 UTC vice.com Llama Share 75

X will show a warning on users' profiles if they use a VPN to hide their location. This move has been criticized by online security advocates as a thinly veiled attempt to out VPN users.

Inmates at a Mississippi jail were ordered to do the guards' bidding

52 thelastgallon 2025-11-23 15:37:04 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 38

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Thiel, Karp, Ellison, Catz, Bezos, Lessin appear in newly leaked Israel emails

51 user72343432754 2025-11-23 19:57:33 UTC sfstandard.com Llama Share 10

Israeli officials, including former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and U.N. ambassador Ron Prosor, sought to connect with Silicon Valley tech leaders, including Peter Thiel and Palantir CEO Alex Karp, to gain access to their companies and influence national security policies. The leaked emails reveal a close relationship between Israeli officials and Silicon Valley tech giants, with companies like ...

Claude Status – Elevated error rates on the API

51 throwpoaster 2025-11-23 13:24:01 UTC status.claude.com Full Share 62

We are currently investigating reports of the Claude API experiencing higher than normal failure rates. Our team is actively working to identify the root cause.

Maybe that's not liquid water on Mars after all

51 howard941 2025-11-23 12:58:54 UTC phys.org Full Share 32

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Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI

46 breve 2025-11-23 21:01:26 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 14

AI workers like Krista Pawloski and Brook Hansen distrust generative AI due to its potential to spread false information and prioritize speed over quality. They urge people to use AI cautiously and educate themselves on its limitations to avoid being misled.

Raycast for Windows

45 a32 2025-11-23 16:30:16 UTC raycast.com Llama Share 71

Raycast for Windows is now in public beta, offering a faster and more intuitive way to search files, apps, and more with a familiar design and keyboard shortcuts. The app comes with extensions, AI-powered search, and a custom indexer for instant results, with more features and updates to come.

Show HN: I wrote a minimal memory allocator in C

44 t9nzin 2025-11-23 22:25:36 UTC github.com/t9nzin Llama Share 4

This project implements a memory allocator using sbrk and mmap with optimizations like block splitting and coalescing, but it's not thread-safe. It's designed for POSIX-compliant systems like Linux and macOS.

Tosijs-schema is a super lightweight schema-first LLM-native JSON schema library

40 podperson 2025-11-23 13:43:24 UTC npmjs.com Llama Share 25

tosijs-schema is a TypeScript/Javascript library for generating a standards-compliant source of truth for data types. It uses a clean, property-based syntax and supports metadata for generating rich API documentation.

Top MAGA Influencers on X/Twitter Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls

39 throw0101a 2025-11-23 15:20:31 UTC thedailybeast.com Llama Share 5

Elon Musk's X site revealed many top MAGA influencers are foreign actors. The "About This Account" feature exposed dozens of major accounts as originating in Russia, India, and Nigeria.

Scoop: Judge Caught Using AI to Read His Court Decisions

38 wahnfrieden 2025-11-23 18:24:42 UTC migrantinsider.com Llama Share 20

Immigration Judge John P. Burns uses AI to generate audio recordings of his courtroom decisions in New York. This raises concerns about transparency and accountability in the immigration court system.

Particle Life – Sandbox Science

36 StromFLIX 2025-11-23 21:54:32 UTC sandbox-science.com Full Share 3

Discover Particle Life, an interactive and educational particle simulator to understand physical phenomena and particle system dynamics.

A desktop app for isolated, parallel agentic development

34 mercat 2025-11-23 22:24:23 UTC github.com/coder Llama Share 12

Mux is a powerful AI tool with features like Plan/Exec mode and vim inputs, but it's still in a Preview state with bugs and performance issues. It's free software under the GNU Affero General Public License, suitable for complex issues and development.

ISPs more likely to throttle netizens who connect through CG-NAT: Cloudflare

32 throw0101a 2025-11-23 23:53:06 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 8

Cloudflare research found that Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT) is used more in Africa and Asia, causing biases in internet traffic and user experience. CGNAT's operational fallout can lead to innocent users being throttled or blocked due to a single user's malicious activity.

Debian Extended Long Term Support

31 mariuz 2025-11-23 14:57:47 UTC wiki.debian.org Llama Share 2

Freexian's ELTS extends Debian releases to 10 years with 5 additional years of support. It offers security updates for subscribed organizations and individuals, with current support for Debian 9 and 10.

Sunsetting Supermaven

28 vednig 2025-11-23 22:33:34 UTC supermaven.com Llama Share 15

We recommend existing VS Code users migrate to Cursor Tab for improved autocomplete. Existing Neovim and JetBrains customers will continue to get free autocomplete inference.

Rust Isn't the Future of Systems Programming – It's Just the Hype Cycle

27 RustSupremacist 2025-11-23 04:38:54 UTC freedium-mirror.cfd Llama Share 31

Rust is a powerful tool for systems programming, but its steep learning curve, long compile times, and complex abstractions may prevent mass adoption. It's likely to carve out a niche in high-risk domains like OS kernels and blockchain rather than replace C or C++.

Gordon Bell finalist team pushes scale of rocket simulation on El Capitan

23 perihelions 2025-11-23 13:10:27 UTC llnl.gov Llama Share 6

Researchers used El Capitan to perform the largest fluid dynamics simulation ever, surpassing one quadrillion degrees of freedom. The simulation focused on rocket-rocket plume interactions and achieved a new benchmark for exascale CFD performance and memory efficiency.

Gemini 3 Just Made Larry Page Third Richest Man

19 ashishgupta2209 2025-11-23 10:58:25 UTC vechron.com Full Share 1

Google co-founder Larry Page is now the planet’s third-wealthiest person, vaulting past Amazon’s Jeff Bezos after Alphabet shares jumped 3 % on enthusiasm for

I Let Claude Build My Home Network: Two ISPs Bonded, $312/Year Saved

15 jclarkcom 2025-11-23 20:14:46 UTC jonathanclark.com Llama Share 31

User had unreliable Xfinity internet and tried T-Mobile data sharing but it was unusable. They downgraded Xfinity and added AT&T Copper as a second line.