It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

676 pavelai 2025-12-04 09:01:55 UTC javascript.tm Llama Share 340

Oracle controls the JavaScript trademark, but its use has been discontinued and it's become a generic term. The trademark has remained with Oracle since its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, but it has been in disuse for years, causing confusion and disruption.

Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?

535 delichon 2025-12-04 18:04:07 UTC reason.com Llama Share 780

Elite US universities have high percentages of students claiming learning disabilities, with 20-38% of students at Brown, Harvard, Amherst, and Stanford claiming mental health conditions and learning disabilities. Many experts believe these students are not genuinely learning disabled but rather using accommodations as a way to avoid bad grades and intellectual growth.

PGlite – Embeddable Postgres

530 dsego 2025-12-04 10:52:42 UTC pglite.dev Full Share 104

Lightweight WASM Postgres

How elites could shape mass preferences as AI reduces persuasion costs

517 50kIters 2025-12-04 08:38:17 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 503

Elites use AI-driven persuasion to shape public opinion, potentially increasing polarization. Advances in persuasion technology can either heighten or dampen polarization depending on the governing environment.

Average DRAM price in USD over last 18 months

490 zekrioca 2025-12-04 00:08:26 UTC pcpartpicker.com Llama Share 388

The graph displays average part prices with a gray band showing minimum and maximum price ranges. Dips in the lower bound often indicate sales or merchant pricing errors.

I ignore the spotlight as a staff engineer

432 todsacerdoti 2025-12-04 11:36:36 UTC lalitm.com Llama Share 209

The author, a Senior Staff Engineer at Google, disagrees with Sean Goedecke's advice to optimize for visibility and fungibility, instead advocating for stewardship and long-term ownership of systems. This approach allows for deeper technical context, trust, and promotion opportunities through technical advocacy and metrics tracking engineering health.

Unreal Tournament 2004 is back

426 keithoffer 2025-12-04 10:06:35 UTC old.reddit.com Llama Share 188

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

Transparent leadership beats servant leadership

389 ibobev 2025-12-04 13:40:00 UTC entropicthoughts.com Llama Share 183

You're skeptical of servant leadership and propose transparent leadership instead, where leaders empower employees by explaining values and principles, and removing themselves as middlemen. A good leader should become a high-powered spare worker, focusing on technical problems to stay skilled and earn respect.

Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas

380 OptionOfT 2025-12-04 15:31:52 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 284

Microsoft lowered sales growth targets for its AI agent products due to missed quotas by salespeople. The company's AI agent technology may not be ready for high-stakes business work due to reliability issues and limitations of current AI models.

Uncloud - Tool for deploying containerised apps across servers without k8s

367 rgun 2025-12-04 06:02:23 UTC uncloud.run Llama Share 156

Uncloud is an open source project for zero-downtime deployments, automatic HTTPS, and cross-machine scaling without Kubernetes. It uses a simple network of machines with WireGuard mesh networking and peer-to-peer communication for reliable infrastructure.

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung

366 sethops1 2025-12-04 13:20:07 UTC pcworld.com Llama Share 354

Samsung rejected a long-term memory supply deal with its own phone-making division due to high demand from AI data centers. This led to higher prices for Samsung phones and other mobile hardware, with prices expected to continue rising into 2027.

The RAM shortage comes for us all

328 speckx 2025-12-04 19:16:11 UTC jeffgeerling.com Llama Share 353

Memory prices are skyrocketing due to AI datacenter buildouts, with some kits increasing from $209 to $650 in just a few months. This shortage will likely affect PC builders, SBCs, cameras, gaming consoles, and other devices that rely on memory.

Django 6

259 wilhelmklopp 2025-12-04 21:09:56 UTC docs.djangoproject.com Llama Share 124

Django 6.0 supports Python 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14, and includes new features like Content Security Policy, template partials, and a built-in Tasks framework.

Thoughts on Go vs. Rust vs. Zig

254 yurivish 2025-12-04 21:40:24 UTC sinclairtarget.com Llama Share 286

The author experimented with Go, Rust, and Zig to understand their values and design choices, finding that Go is minimalist, Rust is maximalist, and Zig is a reaction against both, offering manual memory management and a focus on data-oriented design. Each language reflects its creators' values, with Go prioritizing corporate collaboration, Rust prioritizing safety and performance, and Zig ...

Multivox: Volumetric Display

243 jk_tech 2025-12-04 16:58:35 UTC github.com/ancientjames Llama Share 31

The code is for a volumetric display system using a Raspberry Pi, with two display options: Rotovox and Vortex, each with unique features. The system includes a driver and client code, a demo, and a simulator for testing.

A Cozy Mk IV light aircraft crashed after 3D-printed part was weakened by heat

227 toss1 2025-12-04 20:56:08 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 187

A plane crashed at Gloucestershire Airport due to a 3D-printed part collapsing from heat exposure. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch will take safety actions regarding 3D printed parts after the incident.

Autism should not be treated as a single condition

221 bookofjoe 2025-12-04 16:25:31 UTC economist.com Llama Share 267

Autistic individuals may struggle with overwhelming sensory experiences but often possess unique gifts in areas like music, math, or art. Receiving exclusive content from The Economist Group is agreed upon.

30 years ago today "Netscape and Sun announce JavaScript"

197 donohoe 2025-12-04 11:32:00 UTC web.archive.org Llama Share 93

Netscape and Sun announce JavaScript, an open, cross-platform object scripting language for enterprise networks and the Internet. JavaScript complements Java, allowing easy online application development.

Programming peaked

197 Antibabelic 2025-12-04 10:01:27 UTC functional.computer Llama Share 199

The author reflects on how programming has changed over the years, lamenting the complexity and slowness of modern development processes. They miss the simplicity and reliability of older tools like Eclipse and Maven.

We gave 5 LLMs $100K to trade stocks for 8 months

192 cheeseblubber 2025-12-04 23:08:25 UTC aitradearena.com Llama Share 162

Five LLMs (GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek) were tested in a backtested trading AI Trade Arena with $100K each over 8 months. Grok performed the best, while Gemini had the worst performance due to a non-tech heavy portfolio.

Tunnl.gg

188 klipitkas 2025-12-04 10:15:53 UTC tunnl.gg Full Share 91

Instant public URLs for your local web server. No installation required, just use SSH. Secure, fast, and developer-friendly reverse tunneling.

Fighting the age-gated internet

181 geox 2025-12-04 13:34:27 UTC wired.com Llama Share 176

Members of Congress considered 19 online safety bills that may lead to increased censorship and surveillance. Digital rights groups, including Fight for the Future, oppose the bills, citing concerns over age verification and its impact on internet freedom.

Japanese four-cylinder engine is so reliable still in production after 25 years

158 teleforce 2025-12-04 12:09:43 UTC topspeed.com Llama Share 141

Honda's K series engine is renowned for its performance, reliability, and efficiency, making it a popular choice among enthusiasts. The engine's design supports modern efficiency targets, strong durability expectations, and flexible integration with hybrid systems, giving Honda a stable foundation for future models.

The Free Software Foundation Europe deleted its account on X

147 latexr 2025-12-04 15:33:14 UTC fsfe.org Llama Share 155

The Free Software Foundation Europe deleted its account on X due to its hostile climate and prioritization of hatred and profit. The FSFE encourages others to join the Fediverse, a decentralized platform that empowers users with transparency and autonomy.

Bootloader Unlock Wall of Shame

144 thunderbong 2025-12-04 15:57:21 UTC github.com/zenfyrdev Llama Share 64

Companies are restricting bootloader unlocking on devices, setting a bad precedent. Some manufacturers allow unlocking under specific conditions or with workarounds.

Why WinQuake exists and how it works

144 wicket 2025-12-04 01:58:15 UTC fabiensanglard.net Llama Share 41

The original Quake binaries had different versions for various operating systems, but winquake.exe was a special version that optimized performance on Windows 95 by using different backends for input, audio, and video. It used DirectInput and DirectX for input and audio, and SciTech's MegaGraph Graphics Library (MGL) for video, which provided a fast rendering path through DirectDraw or ...

Show HN: Onlyrecipe 2.0 – I added all features HN requested – 4 years later

137 AwkwardPanda 2025-12-04 15:06:08 UTC onlyrecipeapp.com Full Share 126

Save and organize your favorite recipes from any website. Extract recipes, sync across devices, and print beautiful recipe cards. Your personal recipe collection in the cloud.

State of AI: An Empirical 100T Token Study with OpenRouter

135 anjneymidha 2025-12-04 22:26:43 UTC openrouter.ai Llama Share 50

Large language models (LLMs) have shifted from single-pass pattern generation to multi-step deliberation inference, accelerating deployment and new applications. An empirical study of real-world LLM usage reveals substantial adoption of open-weight models, creative roleplay, and coding assistance categories.

Human hair grows through 'pulling' not pushing, study shows

121 pseudolus 2025-12-04 13:22:35 UTC phys.org Full Share 59

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Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.0 available

119 speckx 2025-12-04 15:31:12 UTC proxmox.com Llama Share 36

Proxmox Datacenter Manager version 1.0 is now available, offering a single pane of glass view for managing Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server environments. It simplifies routine tasks and enables advanced functionalities for managing complex, enterprise-grade environments.

Functional Quadtrees

119 lbj 2025-12-04 13:18:38 UTC lbjgruppen.com Llama Share 41

The user is implementing a functional Quadtree in Clojure for a 2D map visualization, where the tree structure is optimized based on distance from the camera position. The Quadtree is used to save resources by reducing detail in areas far from the camera, and the implementation uses Clojurescript and Shadow-cljs for compilation and web interface.

The rapid growth of data centres is delaying new homes in London

106 1659447091 2025-12-04 03:51:09 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 56

Data centres in London are delaying new homes due to energy capacity constraints, with the city's housing crisis at its worst. A report recommends better energy coordination and investment to support housing developments and data centres.

CJEU has made it effectively impossible to run a user-generated platform legally

104 alsetmusic 2025-12-04 19:55:04 UTC techdirt.com Llama Share 48

The EU's Court of Justice ruled that websites hosting user-generated content can be liable for any content containing personal data, even if they removed it quickly. This makes it impossible for websites to host user-generated content in the EU without pre-scanning all content for sensitive data.

CUDA-l2: Surpassing cuBLAS performance for matrix multiplication through RL

91 dzign 2025-12-04 21:04:29 UTC github.com/deepreinforce-ai Llama Share 12

CUDA-L2 optimizes HGEMM CUDA kernels, outperforming major matmul baselines on A100. It supports 16-bit accumulator, with 32-bit support planned for future release.

Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)

89 defcc 2025-12-04 05:29:51 UTC printcalendar.top Full Share 29

A calm, printer-friendly canvas to map your month, capture notes, and keep a lightweight log of what matters.

Building optimistic UI in Rails (and learn custom elements)

80 amalinovic 2025-12-04 11:03:16 UTC railsdesigner.com Llama Share 13

Custom elements are simple HTML tags with JavaScript behavior, similar to Hotwire's turbo-frame and turbo-stream. They can be used to create reusable components that work anywhere, similar to Stimulus but with simpler conventions.

PyTogether: Collaborative lightweight real-time Python IDE for teachers/learners

72 indigodaddy 2025-12-04 17:43:07 UTC github.com/sjriz Llama Share 19

PyTogether is a browser-based Python IDE for collaborative learning and teaching with real-time editing and chat. It offers a simple, distraction-free environment for beginners with instant setup and limited features.

Countdown until the AI bubble bursts

71 tapematch 2025-12-04 21:27:36 UTC pop-the-bubble.xyz Llama Share 29

Gemini predicts AI decline based on web news sentiment and economic indicators. It updates its 'burst date' and explains reasoning nightly.

Feynman vs. Computer

71 cgdl 2025-12-04 16:03:02 UTC entropicthoughts.com Llama Share 22

The user read an article on the Feynman trick for integration and found it fascinating despite not being good at analysis. They realized that analytical integration can be difficult and often requires special tricks and pattern recognition.

Apple’s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, will join Meta

70 Noaidi 2025-12-04 01:53:57 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 60

Alan Dye, Apple's head of user interface design, will lead a new creative studio at Meta. He will be succeeded by Stephen Lemay, a veteran designer since 1999, at Apple.

Russia Bans Roblox

67 disqard 2025-12-04 04:34:14 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 120

Russia blocked Roblox due to child safety and extremism concerns including LGBT content. Roblox has faced criticism worldwide over its lack of child protection features and has been banned in some countries.

Hammersmith Bridge – Where did 25k vehicles go?

58 tobr 2025-12-04 18:52:22 UTC nickmaini.substack.com Llama Share 48

Hammersmith Bridge in London has been closed to vehicles for six years due to structural issues, but the local economy has adapted and seen increased spending and reduced traffic. The bridge's closure has led to a shift towards more efficient and sustainable transport modes, with people opting for walking, cycling, and public transport.

Who Hooked Up a Laptop to a 1930s Dance Hall Machine?

46 ChrisbyMe 2025-12-04 18:55:06 UTC chrisbako.com Llama Share 12

The Speelklok Museum in Utrecht has a unique 1930s dance hall machine that plays music from encoded cardboard books with hole punches. It was recently modified to play mp3s from a laptop, but the details of this modification are unknown.

SMS phishers pivot to points, taxes, fake retailers

44 todsacerdoti 2025-12-04 23:08:07 UTC krebsonsecurity.com Llama Share 17

Chinese phishing groups are promoting new kits for fake e-commerce websites that convert payment card data into mobile wallets. These groups are also sending SMS lures about unclaimed tax refunds and mobile rewards points.

StardustOS: Library operating system for building light-weight Unikernels

41 transpute 2025-12-04 22:56:08 UTC github.com/stardustos Llama Share 1

Stardust is a unikernel OS that runs cloud apps in a protected environment with a small code base and static linking. It supports multiple cores, preemptive threads, and POSIX-compatible libraries.

Launch HN: Browser Buddy (YC W24) – A recommendation system for Internet writing

40 alien0006 2025-12-04 16:52:56 UTC browserbuddy.com Full Share 28

A For-You page for writingExplore the best essays and blogs on the Internet with Browser Buddy.

Coca Cola has an executive dedicated to McDonald's

38 sbolt 2025-12-04 23:12:33 UTC coca-colacompany.com Llama Share 52

Roberto Mercade leads Coca-Cola's global McDonald's division in over 100 markets. He has held various roles within the company since 1992, including positions in Latin America, South Africa, Australia, and Mexico.

Euler Conjecture and CDC 6600

38 zaikunzhang 2025-12-04 03:50:36 UTC fortran-lang.discourse.group Llama Share 7

The CDC 6600 and 7600 had floating point multiply units that could perform 2 million multiplies/sec. They allowed parallel execution via scoreboard logic and pipelining in the 7600.

The End of the Train-Test Split

32 gmays 2025-12-04 16:53:49 UTC folio.benguzovsky.com Llama Share 4

The traditional train-test split paradigm is insufficient for complex classification tasks involving language models, requiring direct communication between policy and engineering teams to resolve edge cases and clarify policy definitions. A new approach involves surfacing edge cases, clarifying policy definitions, and leveraging LLM outputs to find discrepancies, with a focus on improving ...

NextJS Security Vulnerability

32 connor11528 2025-12-04 11:14:04 UTC nextjs.org Llama Share 5

A critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in React Server Components allows remote code execution, affecting Next.js applications using the App Router. Upgraded versions and specific releases of Next.js are not affected.

The Math Legend Who Just Left Academia–For an AI Startup Run by a 24-Year-Old

27 pondsider 2025-12-04 15:26:29 UTC wsj.com Full Share 35

Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker

Show HN: Mirror_bridge – C++ Reflection powered Python binding generation

26 fthiesen 2025-12-04 06:12:23 UTC github.com/franciscothiesen Llama Share 7

Mirror Bridge is a C++ library that uses C++26 reflection to automatically generate bindings for Python, JavaScript, and Lua at compile-time with zero runtime costs. It supports various features such as method overloading, variadic parameters, smart pointers, and nested classes, and can be used with a single-header amalgamated version for easier integration.

Crucial shutting down as Micron wants to sell RAM/SSDs to AI companies instead

25 kjhughes 2025-12-04 18:11:36 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 3

Micron is winding down its consumer-focused business, including the Crucial brand, due to high RAM prices and shifting focus to AI. This move may worsen the global memory shortage and impact PC builders and hobbyists.

Recreating the lost SDK for a 42-year-old operating system: VisiCorp Visi On

25 nkali 2025-12-04 10:25:39 UTC git.sr.ht Llama Share 1

The user discusses VisiOn, a graphical multitasking operating system released in 1983 by VisiCorp, which was an open system but had limited third-party development due to its high cost and lack of documentation. The user recreates the SDK for VisiOn and creates a homebrew application called Pyramid, which is the first-ever published third-party application for VisiOn.

Porn company fined £1M over inadequate age checks (UK)

24 ndsipa_pomu 2025-12-04 10:47:21 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 73

Ofcom fined AVS Group Ltd £1m for failing to comply with the UK Online Safety Act, and an additional £50,000 for not responding to emails. The firm must implement age assurance within 72 hours or face further penalties.

The Mysterious Realm of JavaScriptCore (2021)

23 program 2025-12-04 08:33:33 UTC cyberark.com Llama Share 1

The user discusses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine used by Safari and other apps in macOS, explaining its four-tier execution system and how it handles side effects in JavaScript code. The user then describes how they used CodeQL to develop a query that uncovers bad side effect modeling vulnerabilities in JSC, which can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.

What is better: a lookup table or an enum type?

20 todsacerdoti 2025-12-04 23:43:47 UTC cybertec-postgresql.com Llama Share 6

The article compares three methods to implement a column with limited distinct values in PostgreSQL: using a string with a check constraint, an enum type, and a lookup table. Each method has its pros and cons, with the enum type being the most space-efficient and flexible, but not allowing value removal, and the lookup table being the most flexible but complicating queries and potentially ...

Mirror_bridge – C++ reflection for generating Python/JS/Lua bindings

19 fthiesen 2025-12-04 05:47:31 UTC chico.dev Llama Share 9

Mirror Bridge is a tool that automatically generates Python bindings for C++ code using C++26 static reflection, allowing you to replace hot loops in Python with native C++ code without rewriting the entire codebase. This approach eliminates the overhead of Python-C++ calls and can lead to significant performance improvements, making it easier to optimize performance-critical code.

Cellebrite to Acquire Corellium

16 Fnoord 2025-12-04 02:48:31 UTC corellium.com Llama Share 1

Cellebrite is acquiring Corellium for $170 million to enhance digital investigations and security of smart devices. The deal will broaden Cellebrite's market and capabilities in public and private sectors.

Apex GPU: Run CUDA Apps on AMD GPUs Without Recompilation

15 ArchitectAI 2025-12-04 02:03:30 UTC github.com/kentstone84 Llama Share 6

APEX GPU is a lightweight translation layer that allows unmodified CUDA applications to run on AMD GPUs using LD_PRELOAD. It has a negligible overhead and supports various CUDA functions and PyTorch CNNs.

Imo.im – Instant Messenger

13 amai 2025-12-04 12:25:47 UTC imo.im Full Share 11

Stay connected with family and friends using imo's free video calling app. Enjoy free video chats, 1-on-1 calls, audio calls, and international calls!