Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team

1453 kevlened 2026-01-07 16:02:19 UTC github.com/tailwindlabs Llama Share 837

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Eat Real Food

1162 atestu 2026-01-07 17:22:09 UTC realfood.gov Llama Share 1623

We're ending the war on protein by prioritizing nutrient-dense protein and healthy fats from whole foods. Eat whole, colorful vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, avoiding refined carbohydrates.

US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes

1048 kpw94 2026-01-07 19:13:19 UTC reuters.com Full Share 1136

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Shipmap.org

798 surprisetalk 2026-01-07 15:03:41 UTC shipmap.org Llama Share 120

Kiln is selling high-resolution versions of their map showing global merchant fleet movements. Contact [email protected] for pricing and information, or embed the map with a link back to Kiln.

Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for CVD (2016)

794 aldarion 2026-01-07 14:29:25 UTC ucsf.edu Llama Share 494

The sugar industry secretly funded a 1967 literature review that downplayed the link between sugar consumption and heart disease, instead blaming dietary fat. The review's authors, funded by the sugar industry, failed to disclose their conflict of interest, influencing public opinion on heart disease causes.

Dell admits consumers don't care about AI PCs

579 mossTechnician 2026-01-07 15:46:07 UTC pcgamer.com Llama Share 404

The author is frustrated with AI being overhyped in tech products, but Dell's CES 2026 pre-briefing was refreshingly AI-free. Dell has shifted focus from AI-first marketing to delivering actual AI capabilities in their devices.

ChatGPT Health

436 saikatsg 2026-01-07 19:29:39 UTC openai.com Llama Share 655

ChatGPT Health securely connects health information and ChatGPT's intelligence to help users feel informed and prepared. It operates as a separate space with enhanced privacy and additional protections for sensitive health data.

LaTeX Coffee Stains (2021) [pdf]

389 zahrevsky 2026-01-07 14:46:31 UTC ctan.math.illinois.edu Llama Share 94

The coffeestains package adds a coffee stain feature to LATEX documents. It allows users to print stains directly on the page with various options.

A4 Paper Stories

384 blenderob 2026-01-07 12:54:43 UTC susam.net Llama Share 183

The user shares a measuring technique using A4 paper to estimate dimensions of objects. They explain the dimensions of A4 paper and how it can be used to measure objects.

Tailscale state file encryption no longer enabled by default

367 traceroute66 2026-01-07 20:16:50 UTC tailscale.com Full Share 138

View changes to the Tailscale client and service.

US Job Openings Decline to Lowest Level in More Than a Year

352 toomuchtodo 2026-01-07 15:32:44 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 350

US job openings fell to a one-year low in November, decreasing to 7.15 million. Employers remain reluctant to make big changes to headcount, with hiring slowing down.

ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree

311 BeetleB 2026-01-07 23:11:01 UTC eff.org Llama Share 255

ICE has a massive budget of $28.7 billion for 2025, nearly triple their 2024 budget, and is using it to expand its surveillance capabilities, including phone and social media tracking, biometric surveillance, and location tracking. To protect yourself from ICE's surveillance, consider keeping your phone up to date, using strong passwords, and turning off face/fingerprint unlock, and also ...

JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)

308 bookofjoe 2026-01-07 14:43:16 UTC openculture.com Llama Share 123

Tolkien reads from The Hobbit in a 1952 recording, offering a unique perspective on his work. The recording is part of a longer session where he also read from The Lord of the Rings.

Changes to Android Open Source Project

308 TechTechTech 2026-01-07 09:35:46 UTC source.android.com Llama Share 208

We will publish AOSP source code in Q2 and Q4 2026 to ensure platform stability. AOSP contributors should use android-latest-release for building and contributing.

Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Venezuela

302 petethomas 2026-01-07 02:25:08 UTC ft.com Llama Share 315

The Financial Times offers digital access for CA$99 per month with exclusive insights and industry deep dives. Cancel anytime during the trial period with delivery of the FT newspaper on any device.

Personal thoughts/notes from working on Zootopia 2

285 pantalaimon 2026-01-07 12:29:01 UTC blog.yiningkarlli.com Llama Share 62

Disney Animation's Zootopia 2 is the studio's 64th animated feature film, expanding the world of Zootopia with new characters and environments. The film's production involved significant technological advancements, including improved rendering and path guiding systems, to achieve its visually rich and detailed animation.

“Stop Designing Languages. Write Libraries Instead” (2016)

279 teleforce 2026-01-07 12:29:11 UTC lbstanza.org Llama Share 275

A friend thinks programming languages are similar and that libraries are what make a language productive. He loves Ruby on Rails but doesn't care about Ruby's features.

Firefox extension to redirect x.com to xcancel.com

259 maelito 2026-01-07 10:53:41 UTC addons.mozilla.org Full Share 165

Redirects your browser to xcancel.com when you are about to land on x.com or twitter.com, making it possible to read a thread or to browse the replies to a tweet without having to have an x account.

LMArena is a cancer on AI

246 jumploops 2026-01-07 04:40:48 UTC surgehq.ai Llama Share 100

The LMArena system rewards superficiality over accuracy, allowing AI models to prioritize aesthetics over truth. This creates a flawed leaderboard that prioritizes short-term engagement over long-term quality and reliability.

How Google got its groove back and edged ahead of OpenAI

236 jbredeche 2026-01-07 16:29:41 UTC wsj.com Full Share 312

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The Q, K, V Matrices

223 yashsngh 2026-01-07 08:18:09 UTC arpitbhayani.me Llama Share 79

The attention mechanism in LLMs uses three matrices: Query, Key, and Value, which are created by multiplying input embeddings with separate weight matrices to enable parallel processing and context awareness. These matrices allow models to dynamically focus on relevant parts of the input, taking natural language processing above and beyond.

Everyone hates OneDrive, Microsofts cloud app that steals and deletes files

220 mikecarlton 2026-01-07 13:54:31 UTC boingboing.net Llama Share 231

Microsoft's OneDrive uses dark patterns to upload users' files to its servers and delete them from the user's computer, making it difficult to opt-out. Users must search for detailed steps to delete files from their machine without deleting them from Microsoft's servers.

Health care data breach affects over 600k patients, Illinois agency says

214 toomuchtodo 2026-01-07 16:28:14 UTC nprillinois.org Llama Share 77

Thousands of Illinois patients' personal info was publicly viewable due to incorrect settings on agency maps from 2021 to 2025. The state agency has changed settings and notified affected individuals, with no reported misuse of the leaked data.

Electronic nose for indoor mold detection and identification

209 PaulHoule 2026-01-07 00:31:01 UTC advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Full Share 124

My Snapdragon Dev Kit was healthy and working fine until a Windows update failed

207 jasoneckert 2026-01-07 02:37:09 UTC jasoneckert.github.io Llama Share 120

The user's Snapdragon Dev Kit stopped working after a Windows 11 security update failed to install, resulting in random reboots and shutdowns. Despite trying various troubleshooting steps, including reinstalling Windows, the system remains unbootable, suggesting a possible firmware or hardware issue.

Notion AI: Unpatched data exfiltration

206 takira 2026-01-07 19:49:54 UTC promptarmor.com Llama Share 37

Notion AI has a vulnerability that allows data exfiltration via indirect prompt injection due to AI edits being saved before user approval. Users can be tricked into exfiltrating sensitive data by uploading untrusted documents or mentioning untrusted resources.

Texas A&M bans part of Plato's Symposium

206 loughnane 2026-01-07 17:23:23 UTC dailynous.com Llama Share 154

Texas A&M University officials have told a philosophy professor to remove Plato's readings from his syllabus due to new policies, sparking concerns about academic freedom and censorship. The professor, Martin Peterson, has been told to teach a different course or drop the readings, which he believes is a form of mandatory censorship review.

NPM to implement staged publishing after turbulent shift off classic tokens

205 feross 2026-01-07 18:31:19 UTC socket.dev Llama Share 125

npm is introducing staged publishing to add a review window before package releases become publicly available, giving maintainers a chance to catch unintended or malicious changes. This change aims to limit the speed of compromised releases propagating, even with valid credentials.

Meditation as Wakeful Relaxation: Unclenching Smooth Muscle

191 surprisetalk 2026-01-07 15:03:34 UTC psychotechnology.substack.com Llama Share 139

The author is exploring wakeful relaxation in meditation, finding it challenging due to constant muscle tension and past experiences causing anxiety. They discovered a concept called "stances" or muscle tension patterns that influence their experience and default stance on reality.

Claude Code CLI was broken

181 sneilan1 2026-01-07 20:25:51 UTC github.com/anthropics Full Share 171

Preflight Checklist I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) I am using the latest version of Claude Code What's Wrong? update to clau...

Play Aardwolf MUD

180 caminanteblanco 2026-01-07 23:31:05 UTC aardwolf.com Llama Share 102

Aardwolf RPG is a free text-based game with a realistic fantasy world and 28 classes to choose from. It features solo and group play, quests, puzzles, and player-versus-player combat with a detailed help system and extensive customization options.

Many hells of WebDAV

170 candiddevmike 2026-01-07 15:50:50 UTC candid.dev Llama Share 96

Implementing a WebDAV/CalDAV client and server is challenging due to the complex spec and varying support from big providers. The author recommends reverse engineering existing clients and servers to map out the API and support requests/responses, rather than trying to implement the full RFC spec.

CPU Counters on Apple Silicon: article + tool

166 verte_zerg 2026-01-07 11:39:33 UTC blog.bugsiki.dev Llama Share 3

The user created a tool called "Lauka" to fetch all available counters for Apple Silicon processors, which was a research project about Apple's private kperf API and involved understanding how it works and finding incompatible counter pairs. The tool's development involved discovering that the order in which counters are added matters and that some counters are incompatible due to their ...

Why the trans flag emoji is the 5-codepoint sequence it is

164 todsacerdoti 2026-01-07 00:22:06 UTC hecate.pink Llama Share 88

Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive AI scraping. It requires modern JavaScript features, so disable JShelter or similar plugins for this domain.

LLM Problems Observed in Humans

149 js216 2026-01-07 15:36:25 UTC embd.cc Llama Share 111

The author compares humans to AI models, noting that while AI improves, humans don't, raising the bar for the Turing test. Humans struggle with conversation, often rambling, failing to apply learned principles, and exhibiting flawed reasoning.

Bill to Eliminate H-1B Visa Program Introduced in Congress

140 ekropotin 2026-01-07 05:44:54 UTC newsweek.com Llama Share 207

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a bill to eliminate the H-1B program, which allows US companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers. The bill aims to end the program entirely, a move that could stifle innovation and competitiveness in fields like tech and medicine.

Show HN: SMTP Tunnel – A SOCKS5 proxy disguised as email traffic to bypass DPI

140 lobito25 2026-01-07 00:30:09 UTC github.com/x011 Llama Share 51

The smtp-tunnel project creates a high-speed covert tunnel to bypass DPI firewalls by disguising TCP traffic as SMTP email communication. It allows users to add, remove, and list users, and provides a client and server configuration for secure and private communication.

A set of Idiomatic prod-grade katas for experienced devs transitioning to Go

137 medunes 2026-01-07 19:53:40 UTC github.com/medunes Llama Share 28

Go is simple to learn but nuanced to master, requiring attention to details like safety, memory efficiency, and concurrency control. This repository provides daily coding challenges to drill Go patterns into muscle memory and help seasoned developers adapt their skills to the Go ecosystem.

Building voice agents with Nvidia open models

126 kwindla 2026-01-07 16:08:36 UTC daily.co Llama Share 17

NVIDIA has launched Nemotron Speech ASR, a fast and accurate open model for speech-to-text, and Nemotron 3 Nano, a 30 billion parameter open source LLM for voice agents. These models can be used together with Magpie, a text-to-speech model, to build fast and efficient voice agents with low latency and high accuracy.

Vojtux – Unofficial Linux Distribution Aimed at Visually Impaired Users

124 TheWiggles 2026-01-07 11:43:26 UTC github.com/vojtapolasek Llama Share 30

Vojtux is an unofficial Linux distribution for visually impaired users, aiming to fill the gap until Fedora is fully accessible. It provides basic enhancements to Fedora Mate Spin with minimal customizations, focusing on delegating fixes to upstream projects and distributing customizations as separate packages.

On the slow death of scaling

122 sethbannon 2026-01-07 03:48:05 UTC papers.ssrn.com Llama Share 29

The essay "On the Slow Death of Scaling" argues that relying solely on scaling for AI progress is uncertain and rapidly changing. This shift ignores other key levers of progress, suggesting disruptions are ahead.

I Cannot SSH into My Server Anymore (and That's Fine)

115 TheWiggles 2026-01-07 09:37:12 UTC soap.coffee Llama Share 94

The user replaced their $100/month VPS with a new setup using Fedora CoreOS, Ignition, and Podman Quadlets, automating container deployment and updates. They achieved a fully automated deployment process, but plan to add observability and potentially move TLS certificates to a block storage.

Most websites don't need cookie consent banners

114 pickup191 2026-01-07 01:05:01 UTC block81.com Llama Share 99

Most small business websites don't need cookie consent banners as they don't track users or share data with third parties, but many websites have them due to misunderstanding of privacy laws. To avoid cookie consent banners, use privacy-focused analytics, host your own content, and rethink your tools to prioritize user privacy and simplify compliance.

Show HN: I visualized the entire history of Citi Bike in the browser

113 freemanjiang 2026-01-07 18:57:18 UTC bikemap.nyc Full Share 31

Visualization of the entire history of Citi Bike, the largest bike-sharing system in the US.

A tab hoarder's journey to sanity

106 borisandcrispin 2026-01-07 17:54:25 UTC twitter.com/borisandcrispin Full Share 121

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.

Brands upset Buy For Me is featuring their products on Amazon without permission

106 spenvo 2026-01-07 02:32:10 UTC modernretail.co Llama Share 86

Angie Chua's stationery brand Bobo Design Studio was listed on Amazon without her permission through Amazon's "Buy For Me" feature. Chua and other merchants are upset that Amazon automatically opted them into the program, potentially damaging their reputations and hurting customer experiences.

We recreated Steve Jobs's 1975 Atari horoscope program

104 ptorrone 2026-01-07 00:44:43 UTC blog.adafruit.com Full Share 53

Elo – A data expression language which compiles to JavaScript, Ruby, and SQL

102 ravenical 2026-01-07 11:59:24 UTC elo-lang.org Llama Share 33

Elo is a pure data language with no reference semantics, designed for non-technical users and safe data handling. It compiles to JavaScript, Ruby, and SQL with a simple syntax and standard library.

We might have been slower to abandon StackOverflow if it wasn't a toxic hellhole

98 ronbenton 2026-01-07 15:27:22 UTC pcloadletter.dev Llama Share 211

Stack Overflow's decline in usage is attributed to its toxic environment and slow response times, with developers preferring generative AI for faster answers. A welcoming community could have preserved Stack Overflow's relevance, but its negativity led to abandonment.

Claude Code Emergent Behavior: When Skills Combine

92 ryanthedev 2026-01-07 20:06:53 UTC vibeandscribe.xyz Llama Share 34

User combined skills to optimize a tiling window manager for macOS. They paired skills like code-review with frontend-design and brainstorming to achieve better results.

Httpz – Zero-Allocation HTTP/1.1 Parser for OxCaml

86 noelwelsh 2026-01-07 10:02:12 UTC github.com/avsm Llama Share 19

The HTTP/1.1 parser and serializer httpz can serve directories on custom ports with zero heap allocations. It can be run with various commands for serving, benchmarking, and getting help.

The mineral riches hiding under Greenland's ice

82 1659447091 2026-01-07 10:05:29 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 209

Greenland's vast mineral resources, including rare earth elements and fossil fuels, have made it a coveted territory for over a century, with US President Donald Trump's recent interest sparking tensions with Denmark and its European allies. Despite the challenges of accessing and extracting these resources, Greenland's geology holds valuable information about the Earth's history, and its ...

Chase to become new issuer of Apple Card

81 tech234a 2026-01-07 23:20:39 UTC apple.com Llama Share 47

Apple and Chase announced a 24-month transition for Chase to become the new issuer of Apple Card, with users retaining the same experience and benefits. Apple Card users can continue to enjoy Daily Cash back, easy spending tools, and a high-yield Savings account.

The Target forensics lab (2024)

77 jeromechoo 2026-01-07 15:41:01 UTC thehorizonsun.com Llama Share 117

Target has a highly advanced forensics lab in Minneapolis that helps identify shoplifters and solve crimes outside of their stores. The lab's expertise has assisted law enforcement in solving cases including murders, arsons, and mass robberies.

Htmx: High Power Tools for HTML

74 tosh 2026-01-07 09:59:04 UTC github.com/bigskysoftware Llama Share 79

htmx is a library that simplifies building modern user interfaces with AJAX, CSS Transitions, WebSockets, and Server Sent Events in HTML. It uses attributes to make development easier and includes a testing framework for verifying functionality.

SSDs, power loss protection and fsync latency

70 ingve 2026-01-07 21:00:57 UTC smalldatum.blogspot.com Llama Share 10

The author documents the impact of the innodb_flush_method option and the importance of context when reporting performance problems. They found that fsync latency varies greatly depending on the type of SSD used.

The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System

70 pppone 2026-01-07 12:19:01 UTC schmidtsciences.org Llama Share 58

The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System pioneers a new paradigm for astronomical observatories, accelerating discovery with rapid development and open data. It empowers researchers globally to engage in frontier astrophysics through accessible and responsive scientific infrastructure.

XMPP and Metadata

70 todsacerdoti 2026-01-07 06:25:59 UTC blog.mathieui.net Llama Share 27

The author gave a talk on XMPP and metadata at the Chaos Communication Congress, discussing data retention and server visibility in XMPP networks. They emphasize the importance of choosing a trusted server and propose solutions to reduce metadata exposure.

The Case for Nushell (2023)

67 ravenical 2026-01-07 16:15:01 UTC sophiajt.com Llama Share 71

The author argues that traditional shells like bash/zsh are outdated and that Nushell offers a more modern and structured approach to shell scripting. Nushell is designed to be a fun and interactive language that allows users to work with data in a more readable and efficient way, making it a promising alternative to traditional shells.

Gnome dev gives fans of Linux's middle-click paste the middle finger

67 beardyw 2026-01-07 13:46:23 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 94

GNOME developers plan to remove middle-click paste behavior from their defaults, citing it as "an X11ism." This change may also affect Firefox, as a developer has filed a bug to remove the feature.

The data center boom is concentrated in the U.S.

66 pseudolus 2026-01-07 01:11:12 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 84

The US is expected to host more than half of the world's upcoming data centers due to its large land availability and existing infrastructure. The US power grid may struggle to meet the rising energy demands of these data centers, requiring more flexible power use and on-site energy storage.

A glimpse into V8 development for RISC-V

65 floitsch 2026-01-07 04:48:50 UTC riseproject.dev Llama Share 8

The RISC-V port of V8 has made significant progress in the last few years, achieving feature parity with officially supported architectures and continuously improving performance through various optimizations. Recent changes include simplifying the constant and trampoline pool logic, fixing a WebAssembly bug, and improving vector support, with the 32-bit port being deprecated due to lack of use cases.

2026 Predictions Scorecard

63 calvinfo 2026-01-07 21:40:41 UTC rodneybrooks.com Llama Share 38

Rodney Brooks made predictions about AI, robotics, and human space travel in 2018 and is tracking their accuracy over 32 years. His new predictions for 2026-2035 include quantum computers emulating physical systems, self-driving cars success dependent on Waymo and Zoox, and humanoid robots lacking deployable dexterity.

So you wanna de-bog yourself (2024)

62 calvinfo 2026-01-07 21:16:47 UTC experimental-history.com Llama Share 12

The author discusses being asked for advice despite their own incompetence and realizes that people are often stuck in a "bog" of problems. They identify three main forces that keep people stuck: insufficient activation energy, gutterballing (excelling in the wrong direction), and waiting for jackpot (refusing to take action until an ideal solution arises).

PassSeeds – hijacking Passkeys to unlock new cryptographic use cases

58 csuwldcat 2026-01-07 00:50:58 UTC backalleycoder.com Llama Share 40

PassSeeds is a hack that uses the capabilities of passkeys to create a reusable, secure seed for various cryptographic use cases beyond login, such as Bitcoin transactions and zero-knowledge proofs. It achieves this by recovering the public key of a passkey through ECDSA public-key recovery, which can be used as a deterministic PassSeed that can be synced across devices and used to derive ...

BillG the Manager (2021)

53 rbanffy 2026-01-07 16:18:23 UTC hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com Llama Share 30

Bill Gates led Microsoft with a broad vision, empowering teams to make decisions and fostering a culture of innovation and shipping. He balanced innovation with execution, expanding the portfolio while maintaining coherency, and injecting new ideas while executing existing work.

Show HN: 30k IKEA items in flat text

53 tsazan 2026-01-07 14:35:54 UTC huggingface.co Llama Share 34

IKEA US products dataset in CommerceTXT format includes 30,511 products with various materials and components. CommerceTXT saves 24% tokens compared to JSON, with individual products saving 31% on average.

Bindless Oriented Graphics Programming

53 ibobev 2026-01-07 08:44:36 UTC alextardif.com Llama Share 9

The user discusses GPU-driven rendering and bindless rendering, explaining how bindless rendering can simplify the process and provide significant performance improvements by allowing arbitrary access to GPU resources in shaders. They provide a step-by-step guide on how to implement bindless rendering using DirectX 12's ExecuteIndirect feature and Vulkan's Device-Generated Commands, and ...

Show HN: Free and local browser tool for designing gear models for 3D printing

53 neogoose 2026-01-07 08:42:57 UTC gears.dmtrkovalenko.dev Full Share 13

Generate precision involute gears with real-time 3D visualization. Interactive gear generator with customizable parameters and STL or 3Mf export for 3D printing, CAD or CNC machining.

My first paper: A practical implementation of Rubiks cube based passkeys

42 acorn221 2026-01-07 21:38:56 UTC ieeexplore.ieee.org Llama Share 17

A Rubik's cube is transformed into a physical key for digital authentication, generating FIDO2-compatible credentials from its specific arrangement. The cube's physical state forms a deterministic seed for keypair generation in the CubeAuthn proof-of-concept.

Ansible battle tested hardening for Linux, SSH, Nginx, MySQL

40 walterbell 2026-01-07 17:38:53 UTC github.com/dev-sec Llama Share 10

Roles are now part of hardening-collection, with old releases available in older tags. Last standalone role release was 6.2.0 under Apache License 2.0.

Travel Is Not Education

40 fi-le 2026-01-07 03:43:38 UTC fi-le.net Llama Share 62

The author argues that staying home and reading about a place is more efficient for learning than traveling. They claim that digital media can provide unbiased information and emotional connections to a place without the negative impacts of tourism.

An Experimental Approach to Printf in HLSL

39 ibobev 2026-01-07 09:53:03 UTC abolishcrlf.org Llama Share 5

A developer has created a proof-of-concept implementation of printf support in HLSL, which collects strings into a packed table and uses compile-time evaluated functions to print them. The implementation has some limitations and challenges, particularly with string types and variadic templates, but could be made more widely available with further development and support from the HLSL toolchain.

The $14 Burrito: Why San Francisco Inflation Feels Higher Than 2.5%

38 KothuRoti 2026-01-07 17:12:04 UTC foglinesf.com Llama Share 100

San Francisco's inflation rate is higher than official numbers suggest, with prices for essential items like electricity, food, and healthcare increasing significantly. The gap between official inflation and lived experience is widening, affecting low- and middle-income residents who are struggling to afford basic necessities in a city with rapidly increasing costs.

Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer and runs BASIC

38 rbanffy 2026-01-07 15:37:41 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 24

The Commodore 1541 floppy disk drive has a 1 MHz MOS 6502 processor and can work as a standalone computer with minimal hardware modding. It was successfully turned into a basic computer using a KIM-1 kernel and a serial teletype interface.

PgX – Debug Postgres performance in the context of your application code

38 rshetty 2026-01-07 05:10:27 UTC docs.base14.io Llama Share 11

Modern software systems require component-level observability to diagnose issues effectively, and PostgreSQL monitoring should be integrated with application and infrastructure observability. pgX is a tool that unifies database monitoring with application and infrastructure observability, enabling engineers to analyze database behavior in context and optimize system performance.

Rare Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard found

35 breve 2026-01-07 20:47:26 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 10

Archaeologists in Norfolk discovered a rare Iron Age hoard containing a complete battle trumpet and a boar's head flag standard. The 2,000-year-old find is considered one of the most significant discoveries in Britain, offering insights into the lives of the Iceni tribe.

Everything You Need to Know About Email Encryption in 2026

34 birdculture 2026-01-07 15:00:44 UTC soatok.blog Llama Share 9

Security researchers have found vulnerabilities in PGP software, making encrypted emails unreliable. Cryptographers have largely abandoned efforts to make "encrypted email" work due to its inherent flaws and metadata leakage.

Show HN: Shellock, a real-time CLI flag explainer for fish shell

34 behnamoh 2026-01-07 07:39:12 UTC github.com/ibehnam Llama Share 11

The user used the ./shellock.py tool to explain flags in a command, look up a specific flag, parse a command structure, and clear the cache. The tool also handles commands that require interactive help, such as git commit --help, with a man page fallback.

CI-Hush

33 jjgreen 2026-01-07 09:57:33 UTC gitlab.com Full Share 4

Tiny scripts for quieter GitLab CI

Single Sign on for Furries

30 surprisetalk 2026-01-07 18:27:04 UTC cendyne.dev Llama Share 7

The author discusses the challenges of implementing single sign-on (SSO) for a small furry convention with a limited budget. They explore various options, including AWS Identity Center, Google Workspace, and Authentik, but conclude that these solutions are too expensive for a non-profit organization.

Show HN: KeelTest – AI-driven VS Code unit test generator with bug discovery

30 bulba4aur 2026-01-07 13:22:35 UTC keelcode.dev Llama Share 15

KeelTest generates comprehensive pytest suites in seconds, exposing issues with code and suggesting fixes. It uses AI and static analysis to deliver production-grade tests, saving up to 80% of testing time with a 90% average pass rate.

A Couple 3D AABB Tricks

25 ibobev 2026-01-07 08:45:43 UTC gpfault.net Llama Share 7

Axis-aligned bounding boxes (AABBs) are used in 3D programming for collision detection and visibility, and can be represented as min and max values for x, y, and z coordinates or as min and max corners. AABBs can be intersected with rays using a simple algorithm that finds the t-ranges for each slab and checks if all ranges overlap.

A child in the state of nature

23 Caiero 2026-01-07 03:55:33 UTC lareviewofbooks.org Llama Share 0

The Wild Child of Aveyron, a feral boy, was captured in 1800 and studied by physician Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard to understand human development. Itard's efforts to teach Victor to speak failed, and the boy's inability to progress led to questions about the role of nature and nurture in human development.

The Manchester Garbage Collector and purple-garden's runtime

22 xnacly 2026-01-07 17:22:18 UTC xnacly.me Llama Share 0

The Manchester Garbage Collector (MGC) is a composite of multiple paradigms designed for the Purple-Garden runtime, a minimalist scripting language with a focus on performance and low memory profile. MGC uses allocation into preallocated memory regions, reachability analysis via recursive root set tracing, and compacting semi-space copying to manage memory efficiently.

Ragdoll Mayhem Maker – a physics-based level editor for my indie game

21 anefiox 2026-01-07 12:01:30 UTC ragdollmayhemmaker.com Llama Share 7

Create and destroy in a physics-based world with unique objects and levels. Experience chain reactions and share creations with a global community.

JavaScript Analyzer – Burp Suite Extension

20 handfuloflight 2026-01-07 00:12:15 UTC github.com/jenish-sojitra Llama Share 0

A Burp Suite extension extracts API endpoints, URLs, secrets, and email addresses from JavaScript files with noise filtering. The extension is integrated into a Flask API that analyzes JavaScript content and returns the extracted data.

Outward Signs of Inner Mysteries

18 prismatic 2026-01-07 07:18:26 UTC lareviewofbooks.org Llama Share 1

The author visited the Cataclysm exhibition at David Zwirner, featuring Diane Arbus's photographs, and was struck by their rawness and power. The exhibition presented 39 of Arbus's lifetime prints, showcasing her unique ability to capture the essence of her subjects.

Show HN: An LLM response cache that's aware of dynamic data

17 raymondtana 2026-01-07 21:04:58 UTC blog.butter.dev Full Share 1

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Notebook Lawyer

16 sethbannon 2026-01-07 19:45:35 UTC avc.xyz Llama Share 5

The author used AI tool NotebookLM to review and analyze a startup's legal documents, saving $50k in lawyer fees. This process allowed the author to confidently close the deal without incurring legal fees.

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold hands-on

15 kristianp 2026-01-07 22:59:55 UTC mashable.com Llama Share 6

The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold phone offers a 10-inch display, DeX functionality, and a foldable keyboard experience, making it a workstation in your pocket. Its thick design is comparable to previous Samsung foldables, but the extra screen space and usability make it exciting for users.

History's Attention Gap

15 samgilb 2026-01-07 12:09:57 UTC kidopoly.com Llama Share 8

Researchers analyzed Wikipedia views of 1,000 influential figures to compare their historical importance and internet fame. The study found that modern figures dominate attention, while ancient and foundational thinkers fade from public consciousness.

Climbing the mountain: or, venturing into PL theory

15 fixedprog 2026-01-07 08:28:00 UTC techne98.com Llama Share 0

User is learning Rust and programming languages due to their interest in complex topics and wanting to understand how languages are implemented. They're adopting a growth mindset and breaking down goals into smaller tasks to succeed in these challenging areas.

The paradox of failed resolutions

15 nobet 2026-01-07 00:45:38 UTC jillianhess.substack.com Llama Share 1

The author argues that making resolutions you can't keep can be useful for discovering your values and limits, and that failing to meet them can push you to achieve more than you would otherwise. By embracing the process of making and breaking resolutions, you can use them as instruments of discovery and direction, rather than expecting to fully meet them.

Space Forge plans to manufacture semiconductors from space

15 akshay326 2026-01-07 00:06:34 UTC scientificamerican.com Llama Share 4

Space Forge successfully created plasma in space aboard a commercial satellite, a major step towards manufacturing semiconductors in space. This achievement could bring down the cost of space manufacturing by using machines instead of humans.

Show HN: A to Z – A word game I built from a childhood road trip memory

13 jackhulbert 2026-01-07 19:31:04 UTC a26z.fun Full Share 8

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A Glimpse into DexProtector

13 shelfchair 2026-01-07 08:08:37 UTC romainthomas.fr Llama Share 1

DexProtector is a comprehensive security solution that protects mobile apps against reverse engineering and malware. It uses various techniques such as encryption, obfuscation, and anti-tampering measures to secure apps like Revolut and Live Net TV.

Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication

12 teleforce 2026-01-07 12:33:09 UTC penguin.co.uk Llama Share 2

Ping is a guide to virtual communication, helping users interact productively and authentically online. It provides rules for making an impact and reducing conflict in remote workplaces.

Website with a DMCA Takedown

12 vasquezempereur 2026-01-07 00:36:41 UTC priyatham.in Llama Share 2

A client's website was taken down due to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice from the original developer claiming unpaid work. The client paid the developer to resolve the issue, but the hosting service eventually cancelled the account due to repeated DMCA notices.

Predict your house price

11 feross 2026-01-07 18:16:07 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 6

Bloomberg delivers business and financial information worldwide. Financial professionals create products to trade and manage stock portfolios.