Netflix Open Content

607 tosh 2025-12-30 10:11:57 UTC opencontent.netflix.com Llama Share 119

Netflix developed test titles for prototyping technologies in entertainment, technology, and academia, available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Titles include Knights of Sidonia, Flavours of Youth, Godzilla, and others, showcasing HDR, 4K, and Dolby Atmos capabilities.

Show HN: 22 GB of Hacker News in SQLite

371 keepamovin 2025-12-30 17:01:59 UTC hackerbook.dosaygo.com Full Share 122

Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US and “debanked”

364 lifeisstillgood 2025-12-30 11:13:30 UTC lemonde.fr Llama Share 387

A French judge at the International Criminal Court, Nicolas Guillou, was sanctioned by the US under Donald Trump's decision. The US Treasury Department justified the action due to Guillou's role in authorizing arrest warrants for Israeli officials.

Go away Python

364 baalimago 2025-12-30 08:50:44 UTC lorentz.app Full Share 334

Lorentz Kinde's personal website. Cloud Engineer sharing insights, projects, and experiments in coding.

Non-Zero-Sum Games

339 8organicbits 2025-12-30 11:42:55 UTC nonzerosum.games Llama Share 178

Non-Zero-Sum James explores win-win games for a better future through game theory, moral philosophy, and AI. He connects complex problems through non-zero-sum games in categories like ethics and economics.

A faster heart for F-Droid

303 kasabali 2025-12-30 18:36:37 UTC f-droid.org Llama Share 125

F-Droid replaced its 12-year-old server with new hardware thanks to community donations. The upgrade improved performance, allowing for faster app builds and updates, benefiting the entire repository.

FediMeteo: A €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service

236 birdculture 2025-12-30 19:21:48 UTC it-notes.dragas.net Llama Share 57

The user created FediMeteo, a weather forecasting service on the Fediverse, using FreeBSD jails, snac, and Open-Meteo API. The service now supports 38 countries and has 7,707 direct followers, demonstrating a simple and efficient solution to online presence without relying on third-party services.

OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble questions of 2026

234 1vuio0pswjnm7 2025-12-30 21:44:07 UTC economist.com Llama Share 303

Private markets continued to invest heavily in startups in 2025, with $150bn poured into firms like Open and Anthropic. This confidence may lead Open to raise up to $100bn from private investors in 2026.

HSBC blocks its app due to F-Droid-installed Bitwarden

232 _____k 2025-12-30 09:57:27 UTC mastodon.neilzone.co.uk Llama Share 219

HSBC blocked its mobile app due to a password manager installed via F-Droid. This raises concerns about bank and Android security, allowing apps to see other installed apps.

A Vulnerability in Libsodium

228 raggi 2025-12-30 17:24:57 UTC 00f.net Llama Share 27

Libsodium's goal is to expose simple APIs for cryptography operations, not low-level functions. A recent bug in libsodium's crypto_core_ed25519_is_valid_point function has been fixed, affecting users of versions prior to 1.0.20.

Times New American: A Tale of Two Fonts

227 firexcy 2025-12-30 12:56:07 UTC hsu.cy Llama Share 136

The US State Department switched back to 14-point Times New Roman after a Biden-era directive to 15-point Calibri, citing professionalism and tradition. However, design experts argue that Times New Roman lacks authority and is often used due to inertia rather than aesthetic excellence.

Public Sans – A strong, neutral typeface

223 mhb 2025-12-30 14:23:11 UTC public-sans.digital.gov Full Share 98

Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( A locked padlock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Hacking Washing Machines [video]

207 clausecker 2025-12-30 01:40:49 UTC media.ccc.de Llama Share 45

A talk explores the inner workings of household appliances, focusing on proprietary bus systems and diagnostic interfaces. It demonstrates how to integrate legacy appliances into home automation systems through reverse-engineering and firmware modification.

NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives

200 ptorrone 2025-12-30 22:28:16 UTC blog.adafruit.com Full Share 161

Everything as code: How we manage our company in one monorepo

186 benbeingbin 2025-12-30 20:05:42 UTC kasava.dev Llama Share 169

The company Kasava uses a single repository for its entire platform, including code, documentation, and marketing, allowing for instant updates and no sync issues. This monorepo structure enables AI tools to access all relevant information and facilitates faster development, deployment, and validation of changes across the platform.

Project ideas to appreciate the art of programming

181 vitaelabitur 2025-12-30 22:47:36 UTC codecrafters.io Llama Share 52

Developers can choose from 73 project ideas that teach a lot and are fun to build, such as building a BitTorrent client, a Wordle solver, or a system that uses Euclid's postulates to derive geometric proofs. These projects help developers learn various programming concepts and technologies.

No strcpy either

177 firesteelrain 2025-12-30 13:14:40 UTC daniel.haxx.se Llama Share 103

We replaced strncpy and strcpy in curl source code with a safer string copy function that takes buffer size and source length as arguments. This change prevents potential buffer overflow issues and reduces false vulnerability claims from AI chatbots.

The British empire's resilient subsea telegraph network

171 giuliomagnifico 2025-12-30 13:10:56 UTC subseacables.blogspot.com Llama Share 43

The British Empire's Red Line cable network was highly resilient with a ring configuration and multiple cables between end points, making it difficult to disrupt. Starlink's satellites have shorter than expected life spans, which may hit its income statement hard due to increased network depreciation and replacement needs.

Win32 is the stable Linux ABI

165 krautburglar 2025-12-30 13:15:05 UTC loss32.org Llama Share 1

The loss32 project aims to create a free and open-source OS with a Win32 desktop environment running under WINE, combining the Linux kernel with ReactOS userland components. It seeks to improve WINE's usability and stability for power users and creative users.

Approachable Swift Concurrency

162 wrxd 2025-12-30 13:01:51 UTC fuckingapproachableswiftconcurrency.com Llama Share 80

Swift's concurrency model uses async/await, Tasks, and actors to handle waiting and organize code. Isolation domains protect data, and the Sendable protocol ensures safe data sharing between domains, making concurrency safer and easier to reason about.

Zpdf: PDF text extraction in Zig – 5x faster than MuPDF

139 lulzx 2025-12-30 19:57:10 UTC github.com/lulzx Llama Share 47

MuPDF's zpdf library extracts text from PDFs, with single-threaded text extraction and parallelized page extraction. It provides commands for extracting text, showing document info, and running benchmarks.

Charm Ruby – Glamorous Terminal Libraries for Ruby

135 todsacerdoti 2025-12-30 07:36:38 UTC charm-ruby.dev Llama Share 23

The Charm library provides a TUI framework with Ruby bindings for terminal applications, offering features like event handling and markdown rendering. It bundles native C extensions and pure Ruby implementations for smooth UI animations and terminal experiences.

Honey's Dieselgate: Detecting and tricking testers

134 AkshatJ27 2025-12-30 21:59:35 UTC vptdigital.com Llama Share 30

Honey browser shopping plug-in breaks affiliate marketing rules by ignoring stand-down rules when users have sufficient points or affiliate industry cookies. This behavior is revealed through source code analysis, telemetry, and hands-on testing, showing Honey's intent to evade testers and maintain its affiliate link presentation.

Electrolysis can solve one of our biggest contamination problems

131 PaulHoule 2025-12-30 18:08:32 UTC ethz.ch Llama Share 34

ETH Zurich researchers developed an electrochemical process to render environmental toxins like DDT and lindane harmless and convert them into valuable chemicals. The method uses cheap equipment and can be used on contaminated landfills, soils, or sludge, promoting a sustainable circular economy.

Professional software developers don't vibe, they control

130 dpflan 2025-12-30 20:06:46 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 157

Experienced developers value AI agents for productivity but retain control over software quality. They use agents effectively by controlling behavior and complementing their limitations with expertise.

Toro: Deploy Applications as Unikernels

119 ignoramous 2025-12-30 17:09:57 UTC github.com/torokernel Llama Share 105

Toro is a unikernel for deploying microservices as microVMs with a minimalistic architecture. It can be tried with the HelloWorld example using a Docker image and commands like wget and python3.

Sabotaging Bitcoin

113 zdw 2025-12-30 20:53:59 UTC blog.dshr.org Llama Share 62

The author defends Bitcoin from critics by analyzing a potential attack on the cryptocurrency using derivatives, but concludes that the attack is unlikely due to significant difficulties in obtaining and maintaining the necessary resources. The attack would require a large short position in Bitcoin, which is difficult to establish and maintain, and the author estimates that the costs of the ...

Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says "Tax the Rich"

112 robtherobber 2025-12-30 19:00:23 UTC jacobin.com Llama Share 80

Powerful people often wait until they lose power to admit they were wrong, rather than taking the right position when they had the power to do something about it. This behavior is often rewarded with a "better late than never" welcome, rather than genuine accountability for past actions.

Outside, Dungeon, Town: Integrating the Three Places in Videogames (2024)

109 vector_spaces 2025-12-30 00:54:34 UTC keithburgun.net Llama Share 55

The author discusses the common design elements in videogames, specifically RPGs and adventure games, which include Outside areas, Dungeons, and Towns. They argue that these elements should be blended together to create a more immersive experience.

MongoDB Server Security Update, December 2025

104 plorkyeran 2025-12-30 00:23:47 UTC mongodb.com Llama Share 46

MongoDB identified a security vulnerability, CVE-2025-14847, on December 12, 2025, and patched it in MongoDB Server products. Customers are advised to use the latest versions to maintain security, with tens of thousands of Atlas customers proactively patched within days.

Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years

101 rmason 2025-12-30 21:22:53 UTC popularmechanics.com Llama Share 50

Japanese researchers are testing a drug to regrow human teeth, with human trials starting in September 2024 and aiming for a 2030 release. The drug targets a protein that inhibits tooth growth, with previous animal studies showing promising results and no reported side effects.

What Happened to Abit Motherboards

96 zdw 2025-12-30 14:58:18 UTC dfarq.homeip.net Llama Share 66

Abit, a legendary motherboard manufacturer, went out of business in 2009 due to declining quality, loss of key engineers, and a scandal involving questionable accounting practices. Abit motherboards are now prized by collectors and can be used with high-quality capacitor replacements, but their original capacitors were a major weakness.

Foreign tech workers are avoiding travel to the US

83 CrankyBear 2025-12-30 19:27:59 UTC computerworld.com Llama Share 70

The Trump administration's visa overhaul and restrictive policies are deterring foreign tech workers and researchers from attending US conferences and jobs. This is causing US tech companies to lose talent and projects, while rival hubs like Canada, Europe, and Asia are attracting engineers and founders with fast-track visas and remote-work-friendly policies.

Singapore Study Links Heavy Infant Screen Time to Teen Anxiety

80 1vuio0pswjnm7 2025-12-30 12:46:52 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 46

A study found high screen time in children under 2 linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety in adolescence. The study tracked 168 children for over a decade and conducted brain scans at three time points.

Igniting the GPU: From Kernel Plumbing to 3D Rendering on RISC-V

75 michalwilczynsk 2025-12-30 13:55:59 UTC mwilczynski.dev Llama Share 8

A PowerVR GPU driver was enabled on a RISC-V SoC, the T-HEAD TH1520, marking a significant milestone in mainline kernel development. The driver required significant enablement work, including implementing platform drivers for power sequencing, clock, and reset controllers, and using a new Power Sequencing framework.

The 70% AI productivity myth: why most companies aren't seeing the gains

72 chtefi 2025-12-30 14:29:22 UTC sderosiaux.substack.com Llama Share 126

AI productivity claims are overblown for most organizations due to unrealistic expectations and lack of context. Only 10% of teams experience significant gains, while the rest face integration complexity, legacy infrastructure issues, and human factors like resistance to change.

U.S. cybersecurity experts plead guilty for ransomware attacks

65 robotnikman 2025-12-30 21:31:00 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 9

Two former cybersecurity experts pled guilty to ransomware attacks and could face up to 20 years in prison each. They used their training to attack US companies and hold data hostage for up to $10 million.

Groq investor sounds alarm on data centers

65 giuliomagnifico 2025-12-30 12:47:41 UTC axios.com Llama Share 68

Alex Davis warns of a financing crisis in 2027-2028 for speculative data center landlords. He believes the "build it and they will come" strategy is flawed, especially for non-hyperscale companies.

Escaping containment: A security analysis of FreeBSD jails [video]

62 todsacerdoti 2025-12-30 19:15:05 UTC media.ccc.de Llama Share 1

Researchers audited FreeBSD's jail mechanism, finding 50 vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to break out. They developed proof-of-concept exploits to demonstrate these vulnerabilities and are working with the FreeBSD team to fix them.

Iran Protests Enter Third Straight Day as Students Join In

62 JumpCrisscross 2025-12-30 19:11:01 UTC wsj.com Full Share 36

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Ask HN: Any example of successful vibe-coded product?

62 sirnicolaz 2025-12-30 16:18:23 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 89

The user shares several examples of successful projects created using LLM-assisted coding, including a pomodoro multiplayer application, a Firefox addon, and a bespoke inventory management system for their small bar. Despite the hype around vibe-coding, the user remains skeptical about its commercial viability and notes the lack of widely successful projects created using this methodology.

You Need to Ditch VS Code

46 kugurerdem 2025-12-30 08:53:40 UTC jrswab.com Llama Share 106

Relying on GUI-based IDEs like VS Code can limit a programmer's effectiveness by not building a deep understanding of fundamental operations. Moving to terminal-based development can make a programmer more capable by forcing them to understand what's happening under the hood.

Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections

42 egghack 2025-12-30 18:20:31 UTC lottocracy.org Llama Share 91

Democracy faces problems with inequality, division, and climate change. Lottocracy proposes using lotteries to select representatives, offering a new vision for a better democracy.

The Legacy of Undersea Cables

41 teleforce 2025-12-30 14:49:38 UTC blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk Llama Share 10

Jasmin Taylor explores how undersea telegraph cables replicated in modern communication technology. 97% of the internet travels through undersea fibre-optic cables that span 1.2 million km.

2025 Was Another Exceptionally Hot Year

39 Brajeshwar 2025-12-30 15:32:58 UTC e360.yale.edu Llama Share 27

Recent warming is unexplained, with scientists exploring factors like volcanic eruptions, solar output, El Niño, and reduced sulfur dioxide emissions. These factors may explain the surge, but questions remain about its duration and whether warming is accelerating.

The sword-wielding man hired to kick squatters out of empty Oakland homes

33 randycupertino 2025-12-30 20:02:35 UTC oaklandside.org Llama Share 60

James Jacobs runs ASAP Squatter Removal, a company that helps property owners evict squatters using unconventional tactics, including body armor and swords. The company's existence highlights the intense pressures in Oakland's housing landscape, where thousands of units sit vacant and thousands of people lack housing, leading to a growing industry of squatter removal services.

MH370 vanished in 2014.New search aims to find answers families desperately want

33 evolve2k 2025-12-30 13:26:20 UTC abc.net.au Llama Share 22

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board, and a new search is underway to find evidence. The search will use advanced technology to scan 55 days in the southern Indian Ocean for large debris like engines and heavy aircraft parts.

America's economy looks set to accelerate

32 andsoitis 2025-12-30 18:30:04 UTC economist.com Llama Share 126

Scott Bessent expects faster economic growth in 2024 due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Americans will receive tax refunds and lower monthly levies worth about $191bn.

Show HN: Tidy Baby is a SET game but with words

30 brgross 2025-12-30 15:57:01 UTC tidy.baby Full Share 6

If you know how to play SET you basically know how to play Tidy Baby — the "dimensions" are just: If you don't know how to play SET, we recommend checking out the How To Play page.

Show HN: I remade my website in the Sith Lord Theme and I hope it's fun

29 cookiengineer 2025-12-30 18:08:37 UTC cookie.engineer Full Share 12

How to use XDM on ArchLinux with a minimal xconsole login screen and a feh background Read More Tutorial about the concurrency model behind Go's runtime, goroutines, and how to use mutexes without read/write errors. Read More

CSS-in-JS: The Great Betrayal of Front End Sanity

25 meistro 2025-12-30 14:43:45 UTC thenewstack.io Llama Share 16

The author argues that CSS-in-JS has introduced unnecessary complexity and performance issues, making it harder to debug and maintain. They advocate for returning to traditional CSS methods, which are more efficient and scalable.

How the “Marvelization” of Cinema Accelerates the Decline of Filmmaking

20 PaulHoule 2025-12-30 21:18:31 UTC openculture.com Llama Share 8

A video essay criticizes the Marvel Cinematic Universe for its decline due to "storytelling entropy," where franchises expand without focus, losing their original passion and artistic value. This phenomenon, called "Marvelization," has also led to the homogenization of other film and TV genres.

Why people are mad at Framework

16 Shock9889 2025-12-30 16:26:14 UTC sgued.fr Llama Share 9

Framework sponsored Hyprland, a Linux project with a toxic community, and Omarchy, a Linux distribution made by a controversial figure DHH. This decision was met with criticism as it legitimizes and gives a platform to harassers and racists.

Show HN: Replacing my OS process scheduler with an LLM

15 ImPrajyoth 2025-12-30 16:47:37 UTC github.com/mprajyothreddy Llama Share 6

BrainKernel is a TUI process manager that uses AI to analyze process behavior and distinguish between safe and malicious processes. It provides features like automatic protection for browsers and IDEs, context-aware decision making, and a hall of shame for worst offenders.

Funes.world

14 notknifescience 2025-12-30 18:28:00 UTC funes.world Prefix Share 1

Everyone thinks that only the classic, famous, old buildings are worth photographing, modeling and telling. But in reality, there are many great stories and significance resting on obscure buildings - and some of them are being remodeled; some of them are hidden in ordinary landscapes that no one cares about; and some of them are decaying and will disappear any day now. The fascinating ...

Show HN: RAMBnB.xyz P2P marketplace for RAM rentals

11 olivierroy 2025-12-30 23:32:06 UTC rambnb.xyz Llama Share 1

RamBnB is a parody website offering physical RAM rentals for short-term projects. It pokes fun at the idea of renting computer memory from trusted hosts.