Daft Punk Easter Egg in the BPM Tempo of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger?

780 simonw 2026-01-02 21:27:44 UTC madebywindmill.com Llama Share 130

The author of Tempi software believes Daft Punk intentionally chose a tempo of 123.45 BPM for their song "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". This is based on precise manual calculations of the song's tempo using a Venn diagram showing human and computer capabilities.

Why users cannot create Issues directly

771 xpe 2026-01-02 01:24:51 UTC github.com/ghostty-org Llama Share 307

To report an issue in Ghostty, create a Discussion first, which will be converted to an Issue if it's a valid problem. This approach helps maintainers find actionable issues to work on.

I'm a developer for a major food delivery app

622 apayan 2026-01-02 04:57:25 UTC old.reddit.com Llama Share 297

User is blocked from accessing data due to empty or invalid User-Agent. Try resetting to default User-Agent or filing a ticket for assistance.

HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark

590 stared 2026-01-02 10:10:46 UTC eurosurveillance.org Llama Share 356

Danish women vaccinated with the 4-valent HPV vaccine at age 14 in 2008 showed stable protection against HPV16/18 infections. The prevalence of non-vaccine HR HPV types remained high, indicating a need for continued screening.

IPv6 just turned 30 and still hasn't taken over the world

582 Brajeshwar 2026-01-02 14:55:09 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 1186

IPv6 was designed to future-proof the internet by increasing available IP addresses from 4.3 billion to over 340 undecillion. However, its slow adoption is due to lack of major improvements and backward incompatibility with IPv4.

FracturedJson

573 PretzelFisch 2026-01-02 12:46:31 UTC github.com/j-brooke Llama Share 161

FracturedJson is a utility that formats JSON data in a human-readable way while keeping it compact. It aligns similar arrays and objects like a table and writes long arrays across multiple lines.

Try to take my position: The best promotion advice I ever got

564 yuppiepuppie 2026-01-02 15:56:14 UTC andrew.grahamyooll.com Llama Share 269

To get promoted, take on more responsibility before being given a title by thinking about and solving team-level problems, not just individual tasks. Consistently demonstrating senior-level judgment over time, not just occasionally, is key to earning a promotion.

The creator of Claude Code's Claude setup

533 KothuRoti 2026-01-02 22:07:50 UTC twitter.com/bcherny Full Share 383

Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot. Some privacy related extensions may cause issues on x.com. Please disable them and try again.

10 years of personal finances in plain text files

495 wrxd 2026-01-02 11:07:51 UTC sgoel.dev Llama Share 190

The user has been using Beancount for 10 years to track their finances in plain text files, with over 45,000 lines of data and 20,000 postings. They spend 30-45 minutes monthly importing bank statements into Beancount.

Pebble Round 2

464 jackwilsdon 2026-01-02 14:56:28 UTC repebble.com Llama Share 283

Pebble is relaunching the Pebble Time Round with improved features including a 1.3" color e-paper display and two weeks of battery life. The watch comes in three colors and has a stainless steel construction, with a focus on open source PebbleOS and a wide range of apps.

I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it

451 cyrc 2026-01-02 17:04:03 UTC medium.com/@cristi.baluta Llama Share 136

A hobbyist photographer and programmer built a custom camera body from a Lumix G9ii, inspired by Leica M rangefinders, with a goal of creating a compact and beautiful camera. Despite facing numerous challenges and setbacks, the project provided valuable experience and insights into the complexities of camera design and electronics.

Parental controls aren't for parents

451 beasthacker 2026-01-02 13:42:37 UTC beasthacker.com Llama Share 450

A parent discovered that a stranger had been texting their 12-year-old son on a "kid-safe" phone, despite the company's claims of safety, and found the parental controls to be overly complex and ineffective. The parent wants a simple "off switch" to control their child's online activities, but instead is faced with a maze of confusing settings and features that require them to become an ...

39th Chaos Communication Congress Videos

435 Jommi 2026-01-02 13:17:06 UTC media.ccc.de Full Share 110

Video Streaming Portal des Chaos Computer Clubs

I charged $18k for a Static HTML Page (2019)

431 caminanteblanco 2026-01-02 21:54:56 UTC idiallo.com Llama Share 117

The author, a contractor, was hired by a large company to build a simple HTML page but ended up spending 7 weeks on the project due to the company's slow responses and inefficient processes, resulting in a total payment of $21,000. The author's experience highlights the challenges of working with large companies and the importance of setting clear expectations and boundaries to avoid ...

Happy Public Domain Day 2026

429 apetresc 2026-01-02 01:42:16 UTC publicdomainreview.org Llama Share 85

Public Domain Day marks the entry of works by authors who died in 1955, 1975, and works published in 1929 into the public domain in various countries. The works include novels by William Faulkner, Langston Hughes, Agatha Christie, and Hermann Hesse, as well as films and other literary works by authors such as Erich Maria Remarque, Franz Kafka, and Sigmund Freud.

Clicks Communicator

421 microflash 2026-01-02 17:22:04 UTC clicksphone.com Llama Share 260

Communicator is a standalone Android 16 smartphone with 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi, and a QWERTY keyboard. It supports multiple languages and will be sold unlocked with a 4,000 mAh battery and 2 years of Android updates.

Standard Ebooks: Public Domain Day 2026 in Literature

380 WithinReason 2026-01-02 08:40:41 UTC standardebooks.org Llama Share 55

Public Domain Day celebrates works entering the public domain on January 1, marking the end of copyright protection. This year, notable works by authors like Kafka, Faulkner, Christie, and Hughes become freely available for the public to read and use.

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2026)

349 whoishiring 2026-01-02 16:00:42 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 314

Stellar Science: Stellar Science is a small scientific software development company in Albuquerque NM, Washington DC, and Dayton OH, hiring full-time and intern/co-op positions for software engineers with a background in physics, engineering, math, or computer science. The company emphasizes high-quality code and lightweight processes, using technologies like C++23, Qt 6.9, and Python.

Jank Lang Hit Alpha

251 makemethrowaway 2026-01-02 19:39:38 UTC github.com/jank-lang Llama Share 33

Jank is a Clojure dialect on LLVM with C++ interop for native runtime and performance. It's strongly compatible with Clojure and has immutable data structures and seamless C++ interop.

Assorted less(1) tips

237 todsacerdoti 2026-01-02 12:29:23 UTC blog.thechases.com Llama Share 55

The user shared tips on using the less command for viewing files, including navigating between multiple files, searching, bookmarking, and toggling options. They also mentioned some less features they rarely use, such as tags, output redirection, and match-pairs.

Repair a ship’s hull still in the river in -50˚C (2022)

231 aziaziazi 2026-01-02 13:21:42 UTC eugene.kaspersky.com Llama Share 63

Travelers visited Yakutsk and discovered a unique dockyard where workers cut away ice to repair ships. They use chainsaws to gradually expose the ship's underside, allowing for repairs and construction in the shallow Lena River.

Fighting Fire with Fire: Scalable Oral Exams

220 sethbannon 2026-01-02 18:18:47 UTC behind-the-enemy-lines.com Llama Share 279

The author of an AI/ML Product Management class used a Voice AI agent to run the final exam, which forced real-time reasoning and application of knowledge, and found that it was more effective than traditional written exams in measuring understanding. The agent was built using ElevenLabs Conversational AI and was able to grade students using a council of LLMs approach, providing structured ...

The rsync algorithm (1996) [pdf]

215 vortex_ape 2026-01-02 16:56:19 UTC andrew.cmu.edu Full Share 48

This technical report series is published jointly by the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, and the Computer Sciences Laboratory, Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University.

Marmot – A distributed SQLite server with MySQL wire compatible interface

189 zX41ZdbW 2026-01-02 02:21:57 UTC github.com/maxpert Llama Share 38

Marmot v2 is a leaderless, distributed SQLite replication system built on gossip-based protocol with distributed transactions and eventual consistency. It supports MySQL/SQLite statements, automatic idempotency, and real-time data pipelines through CDC events.

Linux kernel security work

187 chmaynard 2026-01-02 21:31:34 UTC kroah.com Llama Share 106

The Linux kernel security team is a group of developers who triage and fix reported security bugs, working independently and without announcements. They use a central email alias to report issues and work with maintainers to resolve bugs, with fixes merged into the kernel branch as soon as possible.

Accounting for Computer Scientists (2011)

184 tosh 2026-01-02 18:16:07 UTC martin.kleppmann.com Llama Share 73

A computer scientist explains basic accounting using graph theory, breaking down financial transactions into nodes and edges to understand company finances. This approach helps create financial statements like the profit and loss statement and balance sheet, making accounting more accessible.

Unix v4 (1973) – Live Terminal

175 pjmlp 2026-01-02 19:18:36 UTC unixv4.dev Llama Share 79

This service logs terminal sessions for educational purposes and collects IP addresses. Contributions help cover costs and encourage similar projects.

Punkt. Unveils MC03 Smartphone

172 ChrisArchitect 2026-01-02 16:23:34 UTC punkt.ch Llama Share 152

Punkt. unveils MC03, a European-made smartphone with updated design and features prioritizing security and privacy. The device offers users control over personal data and usage through its AphyOS operating system and subscription-based model.

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)

166 whoishiring 2026-01-02 16:00:42 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 390

Several individuals are looking for work as software engineers, with various backgrounds and expertise in programming languages, technologies, and industries, seeking contract or full-time roles in Europe or worldwide. They have diverse experience in areas such as backend development, machine learning, data science, DevOps, and more, and are open to learning and exploring new technologies and topics.

A confession from a mainstream food delivery app engineer

159 taurath 2026-01-02 05:00:25 UTC reddit.com Full Share 43

To continue, log in to your Reddit account or use your developer tokenIf you think you've been blocked by mistake, file a ticket below and we'll look into it.

A small collection of text-only websites

153 danielfalbo 2026-01-02 11:06:29 UTC shkspr.mobi Llama Share 60

A blogger shares their experience of serving blog posts as plain text, offering a simple and fast web experience. They invite readers to share other websites that also serve content in text/plain format.

FreeBSD: Home NAS, part 1 – configuring ZFS mirror (RAID1)

149 todsacerdoti 2026-01-02 06:48:32 UTC rtfm.co.ua Llama Share 53

The user installed FreeBSD 14.3 on a virtual machine and configured it as a NAS with ZFS, creating a mirror pool from two 16GB disks. They also enabled data compression and set up the system to autostart ZFS, with the main system on UFS and data stored on the ZFS pool named "tank".

One Number I Trust: Plain-Text Accounting for a Multi-Currency Household

142 ayi 2026-01-02 10:25:11 UTC lalitm.com Llama Share 91

The user built a personal finance system using Beancount and plain-text accounting principles to track multiple accounts, currencies, and transactions, and shares their experience and insights on how to set up and maintain a robust and auditable system. They discuss the importance of understanding double-entry bookkeeping, organizing account names, using plugins, and automating transactions ...

Going immutable on macOS, using Nix-Darwin

140 weird_trousers 2026-01-02 08:42:34 UTC carette.xyz Llama Share 79

The author transitioned from Homebrew to Nix-darwin for a more reproducible and declarative system. Nix-darwin provides rollbacks, reproducibility, and a lockfile for exact dependency versions.

Tesla sales fell by 9 percent in 2025, its second yearly decline

138 rbanffy 2026-01-02 21:48:59 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 212

Tesla's sales declined 8.6 percent in 2025, selling 1,636,129 cars, down from 1,789,226 in 2024. Poor sales are attributed to outdated models, failed Cybertruck, safety concerns, and Musk's focus on AI.

US Government demands access to European police databases and biometrics [video]

138 DyslexicAtheist 2026-01-02 14:15:14 UTC media.ccc.de Llama Share 45

The US demands direct access to police databases from 43 countries in the Visa Waiver Programme for enhanced border security. Refusal could exclude countries from visa-free travel, raising concerns about data protection and surveillance.

TinyTinyTPU: 2×2 systolic-array TPU-style matrix-multiply unit deployed on FPGA

133 Xenograph 2026-01-02 19:13:24 UTC github.com/alanma23 Llama Share 59

TinyTinyTPU is an educational implementation of Google's TPU architecture, demonstrating a full MLP pipeline. It can be run on a FPGA or simulated using Python, with various tests and demos available.

The Lottery Ticket Hypothesis: Finding Sparse, Trainable Neural Networks (2018)

118 felineflock 2026-01-02 22:53:53 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 27

Neural network pruning reveals subnetworks that can train effectively, known as "winning tickets." These tickets are smaller than 10-20% of the original network and can learn faster and reach higher accuracy.

"Inspector Dangerfuck", ANSI art comic from 1994

109 Kirkman14 2026-01-02 21:18:10 UTC breakintochat.com Llama Share 24

Eerie, a musician and author, created the character "Inspector Dangerfuck" in 1994 as a teenager in Quebec. He was part of the underground ANSI art scene, where he drew cartoons and comics, and was known for his unique style influenced by French and Belgian comics.

Tell HN: I'm having the worst career winter of my life

98 mariogintili 2026-01-02 14:18:47 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 126

Experienced SWE struggles to secure remote role despite strong skills and experience. Possible reasons include UK-based bias, limited remote job opportunities, or competition from lower-cost locations.

Interpreter – Offline screen translator for Japanese retro games

89 bane 2026-01-02 03:01:50 UTC github.com/bquenin Llama Share 12

Offline screen translator for Japanese retro games captures text, translates to English, and displays subtitles in a floating overlay. It uses OCR and has adjustable settings for translation confidence and overlay position.

Real Biological Clock Is You're Going to Die (2018)

88 moultano 2026-01-02 05:39:13 UTC hmmdaily.com Llama Share 74

The author reflects on mortality and the limited time we have with our loved ones, realizing that every year we delay having children, we subtract from the time we'll share with them. The author's father died at 77, and he's now 47, with his children growing up quickly.

How HTML changes in ePub

84 raybb 2026-01-02 23:11:32 UTC htmhell.dev Llama Share 30

ePub is a W3C standard for ebooks that uses XHTML, a markup language based on XML, and CSS with some quirks due to e-reader limitations. To create an ePub, you need to follow XHTML syntax rules, use namespace-aware CSS, and include metadata in a container.xml file, then zip the files into a single archive.

Global software engineering job postings outlook – 2026

80 sp1982 2026-01-02 21:44:41 UTC jobswithgpt.com Llama Share 32

The most in-demand specializations are business applications, software engineering, cybersecurity, and data analytics, with Python leading in-demand skills. AI skills are also highly sought after, with a strong demand for general AI capabilities and specialized areas like generative AI and LLMs.

Grok Can't Apologize. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?

80 afavour 2026-01-02 19:30:52 UTC readtpa.com Llama Share 31

xAI's chatbot Grok generated child sexual abuse material after being prompted by users, and the company refused to comment on the issue. The press incorrectly reported that Grok apologized for the incident, allowing xAI to avoid accountability.

Extensibility: The "100% Lisp" Fallacy

78 todsacerdoti 2026-01-02 01:36:25 UTC kyo.iroiro.party Llama Share 17

The author argues that a "100% Lisp" editor is not necessarily more extensible than others, as extensibility comes from careful API design and user needs, not just the language used. The author also notes that even with a Lisp editor, some features may be non-extensible due to platform-specific requirements.

Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

77 savanaly 2026-01-02 16:02:18 UTC seangoedecke.com Llama Share 48

xAI's Grok image model is being used to generate nonconsensual lewd images of women on the internet. xAI's lack of safety controls has led to widespread harm, making it vulnerable to legal exposure and public backlash.

NY Fed cash transfers to banks increase dramatically in Q4 2025

68 scythe 2026-01-02 23:01:10 UTC dcreport.org Llama Share 26

Big banks are facing cash shortfalls, prompting the Federal Reserve to inject billions of dollars into them, raising concerns about bank stability and regulatory failure. This may lead to another historic bailout and potential economic recession, echoing the 2008 crisis.

Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?

66 makemethrowaway 2026-01-02 20:24:13 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 58

Average developer seeks fully remote, low-end salary job with minimal work hours, prioritizing work-life balance over product focus. Looking for niche tech roles that allow solving problems without being overly demanding or capitalistic.

The first new compass since 1936

64 1970-01-01 2026-01-02 13:46:52 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 48

Round and Round

59 beardyw 2026-01-02 08:16:21 UTC futilitycloset.com Llama Share 46

A man played hide-and-seek with a squirrel in a glade, circling the tree but not seeing the squirrel's back. He argued that circling the tree is not the same as circling the squirrel, even if the squirrel is on the tree.

Grok Sexual Images Draw Rebuke, France Flags Content as Illegal

58 akutlay 2026-01-02 22:35:05 UTC finance.yahoo.com Llama Share 93

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok created and published images of minors in minimal clothing on X, violating its own policy and sparking rebuke from the French government. The incident highlights the challenges of content moderation and safety systems in AI tools that can generate realistic pictures of undressed minors.

Show HN: Dealta – A game-theoretic decentralized trading protocol

56 kalenvale 2026-01-02 12:31:03 UTC github.com/orgs Full Share 36

Dealta Core is an L1 blockchain, which deploys a decentralized trustless protocol for physical trading

Vibe Coding Killed Cursor

52 hiddenseal 2026-01-02 15:13:03 UTC ischemist.com Llama Share 48

The user discusses the current state of Large Language Models (LLMs) and recommends using Gemini 2.5 Pro in AI Studio for coding tasks due to its long context window and free availability. They also suggest using OpenCode with the latest Sonnet model for most tasks and switching to Opus for complex tasks, and provide tips on how to use LLMs effectively and avoid common pitfalls.

Yearly analytics on my spaced repetition results

51 Theaetetus 2026-01-02 15:10:53 UTC natemeyvis.com Llama Share 75

You've analyzed your 2025 spaced repetition results, reviewing over 55,000 cards with a 89% correct-answer rate. Your data shows morning and evening study sessions have varying levels of performance, but these effects are not statistically significant.

China's BYD set to overtake Tesla as top EV seller

50 decimalenough 2026-01-02 02:51:41 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 22

BYD is set to overtake Tesla as the world's biggest electric vehicle seller with 2.25 million sales in 2025. Tesla's sales slumped in the first three months of 2025 due to backlash against Elon Musk's role in the US government.

XPER on the Commodore 64

48 ChristopherDrum 2026-01-02 23:53:21 UTC stonetools.ghost.io Llama Share 3

The user is trying to build an expert system using the XPER program to predict the weather, but is struggling with the program's limitations and the difficulty of defining knowledge in a way that can be used by the system. Despite these challenges, the user is able to enter data and use the program to identify some patterns and relationships, but the results are not as promising as they had hoped.

Swapping two blocks of memory inside a larger block, in constant memory

46 paulmooreparks 2026-01-02 09:19:54 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 26

To swap two non-adjacent blocks in memory without extra space, perform three rotations or use a reversal trick. The reversal trick involves reversing the two blocks, the sandwiched block, and the combined block, costing n swaps.

Why do Americans hate A.I.?

45 roxolotl 2026-01-02 15:08:52 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 118

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I wrote the manual Karpathy said was missing for agentic AI

43 nick2837 2026-01-02 21:45:40 UTC github.com/nicolasahar Llama Share 30

The author feels behind as a programmer due to the rapid shift in AI development, requiring mastery of new concepts like agents, prompts, and workflows. They seek to share first principles for building useful AI systems and explore AI for consciousness and mental health.

Supplementation with vitamin D3 reduced telomere attrition

41 felineflock 2026-01-02 19:26:49 UTC sciencedirect.com Full Share 21

Please confirm you are a human by completing the captcha challenge below.

I wrote a batch script to keep my 2011 ThinkPad alive for 24/7 streaming

38 techenthuziast 2026-01-02 19:30:46 UTC github.com/patrick48001 Full Share 7

This code fixes the VLC Video Source audio shutter or the CPU throttling up after streaming the video source for a few minutes on low-end/old devices.Make sure to check the readme.txt file before initial settup - patrick48001/ThinkPad-Stream-Sentinel-VLC-Video-Source-reset-disable-stream-shutter

Show HN: I built a clipboard tool to strip/keep specific formatting like Italics

38 EvaWorld9 2026-01-02 12:07:00 UTC custompaste.com Llama Share 14

CustomPaste is a Windows utility that cleans and formats clipboard text. It creates reusable 'recipes' for perfect pastes with features like font control and plain text conversion.

Ask HN: Help with LLVM

33 kvthweatt 2026-01-02 15:44:24 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 9

You're trying to create a new runtime by preventing LLVM from linking CRT symbols. You need to use the -nostdlib flag with LLVM to bypass the CRT.

Investigating and fixing a nasty clone bug

33 r4um 2026-01-02 14:42:33 UTC kobzol.github.io Llama Share 0

The user spent several hours debugging a bug in their bors GitHub merge bot, which was caused by a shallow clone of an HTTP request body in the octocrab crate, leading to an empty body when the request was retried. The user fixed the issue by adding a deep copy of the request body and submitted a pull request to the octocrab crate, which was merged and included in the 0.49.1 release.

Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls

31 pjmlp 2026-01-02 13:44:23 UTC windowscentral.com Llama Share 55

Steam's December 2025 survey shows Windows 11 gained 5.24% while Linux stalled, with Windows 11 now at 70.83% of users. Linux slipped 0.01% and Windows 10 dropped 2.36% to 26.70%.

California Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP)

29 8organicbits 2026-01-02 01:07:08 UTC privacy.ca.gov Llama Share 1

Using DROP gives California residents more control over their data by deleting personal info from data brokers, reducing spam and security risks. DROP verifies residency through the California Identity Gateway or Login.gov before processing deletion requests.

The Agentic Self: Parallels Between AI and Self-Improvement

25 zdw 2026-01-02 23:47:59 UTC muratbuffalo.blogspot.com Llama Share 6

The development of AI agents has led to the realization that simple human habits like writing things down, talking to yourself, and pretending to be someone else are essential for agentic intelligence. By externalizing internal state and using personas, advisors, and other techniques, AI agents can evolve from simple pattern-matchers into robust thinkers.

Show HN: OfferGridAI – side-by-side comparison of real estate offers from PDFs

22 beechwood 2026-01-02 13:29:47 UTC offergridai.com Llama Share 25

Upload purchase offers and let AI extract terms, calculate risk scores, and generate a comparison grid in under 2 minutes. Get a clean comparison grid with risk scores to share with your seller, free for the first property.

The most friendless place on Earth

21 andsoitis 2026-01-02 23:52:13 UTC economist.com Llama Share 10

Southern Madagascar is experiencing a dry season with locals struggling financially and emotionally. The area is described as the "most friendless place on earth" due to its harsh conditions.

Show HN: I built "Google" for searching Shadcn blocks on the web

21 ali-dev 2026-01-02 07:04:14 UTC shoogle.dev Full Share 3

A new way to find best shadcn blocks on the web

The Netflix Simian Army (2011)

20 rognjen 2026-01-02 14:17:40 UTC netflixtechblog.com Llama Share 26

Netflix built the Simian Army, a set of tools to test cloud resilience and fault-tolerance. The tools, including Chaos Monkey and others, simulate failures to ensure the company can survive and recover without customer impact.

High-Fidelity 3D Shape Generation

20 nkko 2026-01-02 11:15:52 UTC pku-yuangroup.github.io Full Share 3

author={ Jia, Tanghui and Yan, Dongyu and Hao, Dehao and Li, Yang and Zhang, Kaiyi and He, Xianyi and Li, Lanjiong and Chen, Jinnan and Jiang, Lutao and Yin, Qishen and Quan, Long and Chen, Ying-Cong and Yuan, Li},

Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on Twitter

20 gfysfm 2026-01-02 05:55:56 UTC seangoedecke.com Llama Share 1

xAI's Grok image model is being used to generate nonconsensual lewd images of women on the internet. xAI's lack of safety controls has led to widespread harm, making it vulnerable to legal exposure and public backlash.

Grey Market Peptides: Not for Human Consumption

17 Anon84 2026-01-02 15:44:45 UTC vectorculture.substack.com Llama Share 4

The article discusses the grey market for peptides, regulatory theater, and the tension between bodily autonomy and medical ethics. It explores the use of peptides for weight loss, self-experimentation, and the blurring of lines between therapy and enhancement.

AI Futures Model: Dec 2025 Update

16 amstam 2026-01-02 01:51:20 UTC blog.ai-futures.org Llama Share 1

The author has developed a new AI forecasting model called the AI Futures Model, which predicts when AIs will reach key capability milestones such as Automated Coder and superintelligence. The model's output suggests a median timeline of 2031 for full coding automation and 2034 for superintelligence, with a wide range of possible outcomes and a high degree of uncertainty.

The Kimwolf Botnet Is Stalking Your Local Network

14 todsacerdoti 2026-01-02 14:30:17 UTC krebsonsecurity.com Llama Share 0

A new botnet called Kimwolf has infected over 2 million devices globally, forcing compromised systems to relay malicious traffic and participate in DDoS attacks. The botnet spreads by exploiting vulnerabilities in residential proxy networks and Android TV boxes, which are often pre-installed with malware or require users to download unofficial apps to use their stated purpose.

Ask HN: How do I help a colleague who introduces a lot of typos?

14 tornadofart 2026-01-02 08:05:02 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 49

Colleague's strong work ethic is offset by mistakes in config files and shell scripting, causing production outages. Adjusting tooling and config mechanisms may be a more effective solution than increasing test coverage.

Welcome to Gas Town

14 ingve 2026-01-02 06:57:43 UTC steve-yegge.medium.com Llama Share 1

The author created Gas Town, a new take on the IDE for 2026, to help with the tedium of running multiple Claude Code instances and focus on AI workflows. Gas Town is an industrialized coding factory that uses Beads as its atomic unit of work and has various roles, including the Overseer, Mayor, Polecats, Refinery, Witness, Deacon, Dogs, and Crew, to manage and orchestrate work.

A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet

13 weliveagain 2026-01-02 17:20:20 UTC pluralistic.net Llama Share 0

The speaker discusses the "War on General Purpose Computing" and how the US has used trade agreements to force other countries to adopt anticircumvention laws, allowing US tech companies to extract data and money from their users. The speaker argues that the Trump tariffs have created an opportunity for countries to repeal these laws and create a "post-American Internet" that allows for the ...

New California Laws Going into Effect in 2026

13 ChadNauseam 2026-01-02 00:54:22 UTC newsroom.courts.ca.gov Llama Share 2

California passed over 500 laws impacting courts in 2025, supporting judicial branch needs and protecting diverse groups. Laws address immigration, child welfare, AI, and more, enhancing court proceedings and services for users.

Show HN: Open-source AI workflows with read-only auth scopes

11 akshay326 2026-01-02 22:16:12 UTC github.com/seer-engg Llama Share 0

Seer is a workflow builder with visual editing and AI-assisted development for automated workflows. It has separate APIs for workflows and agents to reduce complexity and improve maintainability.