FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home

945 echelon_musk 2026-01-14 14:57:30 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 582

FBI raided Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home in a highly unusual investigation into a government contractor accused of retaining classified materials. Natanson's devices and personal items were seized as part of the probe into Aurelio Perez-Lugones.

Ask HN: Share your personal website

938 susam 2026-01-14 17:07:42 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 2375

User is creating a community-maintained directory of personal websites at hnpwd.github.io and needs help to grow it. They want users to share their personal websites and consider joining the GitHub project as a maintainer.

Claude Cowork exfiltrates files

868 takira 2026-01-14 20:12:25 UTC promptarmor.com Llama Share 398

Anthropic's Claude Cowork is vulnerable to file exfiltration attacks via indirect prompt injection due to unremediated isolation flaws. Users are recommended to be cautious when granting access to local files and avoid suspicious actions that may indicate prompt injection.

Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales

677 MBCook 2026-01-14 17:20:09 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 959

Tesla's Cybertruck sales are down nearly 50% year-over-year, with only 5,500 units sold globally in Q4 2025. This is a disaster compared to its peak and the company's stated capacity, with Ford's F-150 Lightning outselling it despite being canceled.

SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

504 yaleman 2026-01-14 14:34:57 UTC sparkfun.com Llama Share 533

SparkFun has ended transactions with Adafruit due to Code of Conduct violations including offensive emails and material. SparkFun continues to support its reseller network for original products and other items.

I hate GitHub Actions with passion

490 xlii 2026-01-14 10:53:13 UTC xlii.space Llama Share 340

The user hates GitHub Actions due to its complexity and inefficiency, particularly with cross-building and matrix failures. They moved their build process to a GNU Makefile to regain control over their logic.

Inside The Internet Archive's Infrastructure

453 dvrp 2026-01-14 07:26:52 UTC hackernoon.com Full Share 118

A deep dive into the Internet Archive's custom tech stack.

Wine 11.0

431 zdw 2026-01-14 03:08:10 UTC gitlab.winehq.org Llama Share 97

Wine 11.0 is released with over 6,300 changes and 600 bug fixes, featuring improved WoW64 architecture and NTSYNC support.

Ask HN: How are you doing RAG locally?

412 tmaly 2026-01-14 14:38:29 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 159

People are using BM25+trigram for code search due to its speed and effectiveness. Some use static embedding models like Lee101/Gobed for faster search, but they require training and may not always be ideal.

So, you’ve hit an age gate. What now?

370 hn_acker 2026-01-14 17:27:22 UTC eff.org Llama Share 293

EFF opposes all forms of age verification mandates, citing risks of data leakage and infringement of speech and privacy rights. They recommend minimizing data submission and choosing verification methods with secure data handling practices.

Find a pub that needs you

364 thinkingemote 2026-01-14 15:44:22 UTC ismypubfucked.com Llama Share 353

The government may reverse pub rate changes, but pubs still need support. Find your local pub and use the Fucked Pub Index to identify the one that needs your help the most.

1000 Blank White Cards

364 eieio 2026-01-14 03:08:37 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 63

1000 Blank White Cards is a party game where players create cards with rules and effects, modifying them throughout the game. The game has no fixed rules, allowing players to create and play cards, with the winner determined by the highest score at the end.

ASCII Clouds

353 majkinetor 2026-01-14 02:20:42 UTC caidan.dev Full Share 98

Cell Size 18 Wave Amplitude 0.50 Wave Speed 1.00 Noise Intensity 0.125 Time Speed Seed . dot 0.25 - dash 0.30 + plus 0.40 O ring 0.50 X cross 0.65

GitHub should charge everyone $1 more per month to fund open source

316 evakhoury 2026-01-14 16:25:07 UTC blog.greg.technology Llama Share 341

Greg proposes a system where companies pay $1/month per user into an Open Source fund, distributed based on package.json dependencies. This fund would support open source developers, making their labor more sustainable.

Claude is good at assembling blocks, but still falls apart at creating them

315 bblcla 2026-01-14 16:26:11 UTC approachwithalacrity.com Llama Share 234

The author praises Opus 4.5's capabilities but notes that Claude still struggles with creating good abstractions.

I’m leaving Redis for SolidQueue

314 amalinovic 2026-01-14 09:25:58 UTC simplethread.com Llama Share 140

Rails 8's SolidQueue replaces Redis for job queuing, caching, and real-time messaging, using PostgreSQL instead. This simplifies infrastructure and reduces operational burden, making it suitable for most Rails applications, but may not be enough for high-traffic or high-performance applications.

Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

295 bahmboo 2026-01-14 16:03:11 UTC starlink.com Llama Share 366

Starlink doubled Roam 50GB to 100GB at no extra cost in most markets. After 100GB, users get unlimited low-speed data for the remainder of their billing period.

Scaling long-running autonomous coding

281 samwillis 2026-01-14 22:18:04 UTC cursor.com Llama Share 187

We've developed a system of hundreds of concurrent agents that can work together on a single codebase for weeks, making real progress on ambitious projects. Our system uses a pipeline with distinct roles, including planners and workers, to coordinate tasks and avoid conflicts.

The Gleam Programming Language

271 Alupis 2026-01-14 02:49:25 UTC gleam.run Llama Share 174

Gleam is a modern programming language combining type system, functional programming, and Erlang runtime for scalable and fault-tolerant systems. It offers a rich ecosystem, easy code reuse, and JavaScript compilation for web use.

The Influentists: AI hype without proof

270 LucidLynx 2026-01-14 20:54:39 UTC carette.xyz Llama Share 171

Jaana Dogan's tweet about AI generating a project in an hour sparked a debate on the future of software engineering, but she later clarified that the project was a proof-of-concept guided by her expertise.

The $LANG Programming Language

265 dang 2026-01-14 00:17:19 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 70

You posted tips on presenting a new programming language on HN and noticed a tradition of posts with specific titles. You curated a list of interesting posts but now want to update them.

Every country should set 16 as the minimum age for social media accounts

253 paulpauper 2026-01-14 19:53:15 UTC afterbabel.com Llama Share 323

Australia's new social media age-limit law sets the minimum age to 16, prompting other countries to consider similar policies. The ideal age limit should be 16, not 15, to protect children during puberty from social media's negative effects.

Crafting Interpreters

239 tosh 2026-01-14 22:26:17 UTC craftinginterpreters.com Llama Share 58

Crafting Interpreters teaches you to design and build a full-featured scripting language from scratch. It covers high-level concepts and gritty details like bytecode and garbage collection in a few thousand lines of clean code.

First impressions of Claude Cowork

237 stosssik 2026-01-14 06:14:26 UTC simonw.substack.com Llama Share 141

Simon Willison discusses Claude Cowork, a new feature from Anthropic that allows users to run coding agents in a filesystem sandbox, and Fly's new product Sprites.dev, which provides stateful sandbox environments for running coding agents and untrusted code in a secure sandbox. He also shares his thoughts on the ethics and legality of using generative AI to automate tasks and create ...

Show HN: OpenWork – An open-source alternative to Claude Cowork

228 ben_talent 2026-01-14 04:55:04 UTC github.com/different-ai Llama Share 57

OpenWork is a native desktop app that simplifies OpenCode workflow. It manages plugins through the Skills tab, using the same opencode.json format as the OpenCode CLI.

Verizon outages reported across U.S.

227 Scubabear68 2026-01-14 18:58:16 UTC firstcoastnews.com Full Share 183

Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today?

218 blahaj 2026-01-14 17:54:25 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 429

You're renovating an old agricultural machine shed using historic pipeline sections as support poles and researching the pipeline's history. Your parrot is laying an egg and you're providing care and food to support her.

The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography

215 SGran 2026-01-14 22:04:10 UTC cryptography.io Llama Share 59

Paul Kehrer and Alex Gaynor are reducing their reliance on OpenSSL due to performance regressions, API complexity, and lack of testing. They plan to add new APIs only available on LibreSSL/BoringSSL/AWS-LC and consider switching to one of these forks for their binary wheels.

Show HN: OSS AI agent that indexes and searches the Epstein files

211 jellyotsiro 2026-01-14 01:56:52 UTC epstein.trynia.ai Full Share 97

archive Indexed emails, messages, flight logs, court documents, and other records from the Epstein archive. Search the Epstein archive — emails, messages, and documents. Powered by Nia.

US freezes visas for 75 nations

207 cdrnsf 2026-01-14 17:13:48 UTC english.mathrubhumi.com Llama Share 190

US State Department will suspend visa processing for 75 nations, including Russia and Iran, to block immigrants likely to depend on government assistance. Consular officers will have broader discretion to deny visas based on factors like health, age, and financial resources.

Gas Town Decoded

200 alilleybrinker 2026-01-14 22:39:33 UTC alilleybrinker.com Llama Share 213

Steve Yegge published "Welcome to Gas Town," an introduction to his AI agent orchestration tool, which was met with mixed reactions due to its scale and new language. A decoder was created to explain the tool's terms, including project, inbox, mayor, worker, fixer, maintenance, and persistent worker agents.

How have prices changed in a year? NPR checked 114 items at Walmart

197 srameshc 2026-01-14 16:39:43 UTC npr.org Llama Share 146

Prices at Walmart rose 2.7% in December, with almost half of items increasing, including shrimp, Oreo cookies, and Dove soap, due to tariffs and weather events. However, some items like eggs, milk, and Cheerios decreased in price, and big brands like PepsiCo and General Mills started lowering prices to boost sales.

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

190 FridayoLeary 2026-01-14 15:29:59 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 106

The UK government has dropped plans for a mandatory digital ID system to prove workers' right to work, instead moving existing checks online by 2029. Labour ministers face criticism over the U-turn, with Conservatives accusing them of being "clueless" and lacking direction.

Wind power slashed 4.6B euros off electricity bills in Spain last year

179 mooreds 2026-01-14 20:18:16 UTC surinenglish.com Llama Share 89

Spain's wind power sector is growing, contributing 0.25% to GDP and saving consumers 4.6 billion euros in 2024. However, regulatory blockages threaten its development, with the sector warning of lost opportunities for reindustrialisation and progress.

Minor says ICE took his iPhone, later found in used-electronics vending machine

179 spenvo 2026-01-14 02:00:47 UTC propublica.org Llama Share 77

ProPublica found over 40 cases of immigration agents using banned tactics like chokeholds and carotid restraints on civilians and protesters. Experts say these actions are out of control and put everyone at risk.

Xous Operating System

174 eustoria 2026-01-14 17:29:09 UTC xous.dev Llama Share 66

Xous is a microkernel OS for medium embedded systems with user-space implementation and message passing. It's funded by the NGI0 PET Fund, a European Commission initiative.

Sun Position Calculator

169 sanbor 2026-01-14 21:26:51 UTC drajmarsh.bitbucket.io Llama Share 36

The app models Earth-Sun orbital relationship, displaying a 3D Sun-path diagram and allowing geo-centric and helio-centric views. It also overlays information to understand solar motion characteristics.

Servo 2025 Stats

168 todsacerdoti 2026-01-14 12:14:48 UTC blogs.igalia.com Llama Share 49

The Servo community has grown significantly since 2023, with a tripled number of contributors and increased activity in 2025. The project has also seen a rise in active contributors and sponsorship, with 146 contributors and 4 bronze sponsors in 2025.

Training my smartwatch to track intelligence

155 dmvaldman 2026-01-14 22:19:36 UTC dmvaldman.github.io Llama Share 68

The user created a model using their Garmin watch and chess data to predict daily mental clarity, finding that REM sleep, stress, and recent exercise were key factors. By using this model, the user made behavior changes such as prioritizing REM sleep, reducing alcohol consumption, and using a weighted blanket, which improved their mental clarity and chess performance.

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

152 barishnamazov 2026-01-14 19:39:27 UTC reuters.com Full Share 113

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4k tons of potatoes to be given away for free in Berlin

149 mrzool 2026-01-14 16:57:07 UTC the-berliner.com Llama Share 139

A farm in Saxony has 4,000 tons of unsold potatoes due to market oversupply. The potatoes are being distributed for free in Berlin, with registration now closed but donations and distribution locations still needed.

Ask HN: Weird archive.today behavior?

138 rabinovich 2026-01-14 22:30:40 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 69

Archive.today is making requests to a personal blog, possibly in response to an article about its owner. This may be a revenge or DOS attack, but it's unclear why it's happening 2.5 years after the article was published.

Show HN: Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB)

136 nativeforks 2026-01-14 11:09:35 UTC github.com/compassmb Llama Share 47

MBCompass is a free, open-source navigation app with a modern UI and no ads or tracking. It supports compass and navigation features while being lightweight and simple.

Show HN: Webctl – Browser automation for agents based on CLI instead of MCP

134 cosinusalpha 2026-01-14 14:34:40 UTC github.com/cosinusalpha Llama Share 38

The user demonstrated various commands for web automation using webctl, including navigation, typing, clicking, and waiting for elements. They also explored features like snapshotting, filtering, and debugging, as well as managing browser profiles and settings.

Why NUKEMAP isn't on Google Maps anymore (2019)

134 fanf2 2026-01-14 12:42:02 UTC blog.nuclearsecrecy.com Llama Share 30

The author of NUKEMAP, a Google Maps API-based website, is unhappy with Google's new pricing model, which has increased costs from $200 to $1,800 per month.

Never-before-seen Linux malware is "more advanced than typical"

133 Brajeshwar 2026-01-14 14:42:06 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 29

Researchers discovered VoidLink, a sophisticated Linux malware framework with 30+ modules for stealth, reconnaissance, and lateral movement. It targets cloud services and can be easily customized, indicating a shift in attackers' focus to Linux systems and cloud infrastructure.

Show HN: Tabstack – Browser infrastructure for AI agents (by Mozilla)

129 MrTravisB 2026-01-14 18:33:56 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 23

Tabstack is an API that abstracts web browsing infrastructure for AI agents, handling rendering and returning structured data for LLMs. It optimizes token usage, escalates requests, and manages infrastructure stability for reliable and scalable browsing.

Stop using natural language interfaces

129 steveklabnik 2026-01-14 02:29:08 UTC tidepool.leaflet.pub Llama Share 67

The author created a tool called popup-mcp to improve interaction with LLMs by combining natural language with structured GUI elements. This reduces latency and allows for more efficient conversations.

System Programming in Linux: A Hands-On Introduction "Demo" Programs

128 teleforce 2026-01-14 10:08:05 UTC github.com/stewartweiss Llama Share 7

This repository contains source code for a Linux programming book with code covered by the GNU General Public License and Lesser General Public License. The code is organized by chapter and can be built by setting up an environment and copying necessary files.

Native ZFS VDEV for Object Storage (OpenZFS Summit)

126 suprasam 2026-01-14 18:49:37 UTC zettalane.com Llama Share 31

We presented MayaNAS and MayaScale at OpenZFS Developer Summit 2025, showcasing objbacker.io for native ZFS VDEV integration with object storage. This approach achieves 3.7 GB/s throughput without FUSE overhead, enabling 70%+ cost savings and sub-millisecond latency.

The <Geolocation> HTML Element

125 enz 2026-01-14 05:35:20 UTC developer.chrome.com Llama Share 62

Chrome 144 introduces the &lt;geolocation&gt; HTML element, which replaces script-triggered permission prompts with a declarative, user-action-oriented experience. This element reduces boilerplate code and provides a stronger signal of user intent, helping avoid browser interventions.

Denmark sends military reinforcements to Greenland

124 mooreds 2026-01-14 15:26:40 UTC dr.dk Llama Share 158

Danmark sender militært materiel og fortropper til Grønland for at forberede modtagelse af større styrker. Forsvarsministeren betegner øgede militære tilstedeværelse som en reaktion på udfordringen i Arktis.

Show HN: Sparrow-1 – Audio-native model for human-level turn-taking without ASR

123 code_brian 2026-01-14 18:01:23 UTC tavus.io Llama Share 49

Sparrow-1 is a conversational flow control model that predicts when a system should listen, wait, or speak in real-time, enabling human-like timing in conversational AI. It models conversational uncertainty directly and responds with precision, allowing interactions to feel attentive, patient, and natural.

Epic fined €1.1M over manipulating children through in app purchases

122 hvb2 2026-01-14 16:11:47 UTC nos.nl Llama Share 43

Epic Games moet 1,1 miljoen euro betalen omdat Fortnite kinderen rechtstreeks aanzette tot aankopen. De reclame-uitingen in de game werden door de rechter als onrechtmatig beschouwd.

Edge of Emulation: Game Boy Sewing Machines (2020)

121 mosura 2026-01-14 14:35:50 UTC shonumi.github.io Llama Share 8

The author of the Edge of Emulation series has successfully emulated three unique Game Boy accessories: the Jaguar JN-100 and JN-2000 sewing machines and the Singer IZEK 1500. After overcoming numerous challenges and frustrations, the author was able to reverse-engineer the machines' protocols and create a working emulator, GBE+, which can accurately replicate the machines' behavior and functionality.

How much of my observability data is waste?

120 binarylogic 2026-01-14 16:07:34 UTC usetero.com Llama Share 58

The author of Vector, a hosted logging platform, discovered that 40% of data is waste after building a system to automate understanding of logs. This waste is the root cause of high costs and complexity in observability.

Claude Cowork runs Linux VM via Apple virtualization framework

120 jumploops 2026-01-14 07:21:54 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 45

AVX-512: First Impressions on Performance and Programmability

120 shihab 2026-01-14 00:43:36 UTC shihab-shahriar.github.io Llama Share 51

The user explores SIMD paradigm with AVX-512, achieving 4x speedup over scalar code and 2x over auto-vectorized code for K-Means algorithm. They conclude that explicit SIMD is suitable for modern hardware and development workflows, especially with the help of LLMs for code generation.

LLMs are a 400-year-long confidence trick

116 Growtika 2026-01-14 09:20:19 UTC tomrenner.com Llama Share 181

The development of mechanical calculators by Wilhelm Schickard and Blaise Pascal aimed to reduce tedious arithmetic, but their legacy has led to a 400-year-long confidence trick in relying on machine accuracy. This trick has been perpetuated by the rhetoric around Large Language Models (LLMs), which are not intelligent but rather a tool that manipulates users through flattery and positivity ...

Lies, Damned Lies and Proofs: Formal Methods Are Not Slopless

94 OgsyedIE 2026-01-14 12:01:08 UTC lesswrong.com Llama Share 44

Formal verification is not a foolproof method for AI safety due to potential sloppiness in formal code and proof synthesis. Secure program synthesis requires careful specification elicitation, validation, and hardened proof cores to prevent AI from introducing axioms that conflict with user intent.

Project SkyWatch (a.k.a. Wescam at Home)

90 jjwiseman 2026-01-14 16:54:40 UTC ianservin.com Llama Share 18

A custom control loop was built to track aircraft from the ground using a consumer camera, addressing mechanical and electronics latency with a combination of Visual Processing, Prediction, and Feed-Forward Control. The system uses OpenCV, CSRT, Kalman Filter, and PID control to achieve a stable image and correlates visual data with live ADS-B telemetry for context.

More sustainable epoxy thanks to phosphorus

90 JeanKage 2026-01-14 10:43:31 UTC empa.ch Llama Share 38

Empa researchers developed a recyclable, flame-retardant epoxy resin that can be scaled up for industrial production. It has potential applications in coatings, wind turbine construction, and other areas due to its improved fire safety and maintenance features.

EU-US relationship is 'disintegrating,' says Germany's vice chancellor

88 doener 2026-01-14 23:52:50 UTC politico.eu Llama Share 76

Merz is taking a more active role in defending Ukraine and Europe, differing from predecessors Scholz and Merkel. His actions come as the US administration seeks to boost patriotic European parties at the EU's expense.

US, for first time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025

87 pqtyw 2026-01-14 22:42:12 UTC abcnews.go.com Llama Share 87

US experienced negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in decades due to Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The crackdown led to a significant drop in entries and increased removals, potentially causing weak economic activity in affected sectors.

HTTP RateLimit Headers

87 zdw 2026-01-14 16:29:50 UTC dotat.at Llama Share 14

The IETF draft for RateLimit header fields in HTTP can be adapted to use linear rate limit algorithms like GCRA, which encourage clients to smooth out their requests and avoid cyclic burst-pause behavior. A server can use a linear rate limit algorithm with HTTP RateLimit headers by calculating the quota and window based on the client's not-before timestamp and request rate.

Ask HN: How do you safely give LLMs SSH/DB access?

83 nico 2026-01-14 19:06:23 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 106

The user wants to give Claude Code more autonomy but is concerned about security risks, suggesting various methods to restrict its access to sensitive resources such as SSH, databases, and production systems. The user recommends using fine-grained credentials, proxies, and deterministic validation layers to limit Claude's actions and prevent potential security breaches.

The unbearable frustration of figuring out APIs

83 ezekg 2026-01-14 16:28:53 UTC blog.ar-ms.me Llama Share 58

The user created a command line tool in Swift to translate Chinese text using the macOS Translate right click action, but encountered several issues including platform version restrictions, async function calls, and model installation. After watching a WWDC video and researching online, the user was able to resolve these issues and create a working tool that can translate Chinese text.

Ask HN: Unemployed almost a year after graduating MIT – a rant

81 TimGubth 2026-01-14 12:10:03 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 70

I'm nearing my 1 year anniversary of graduation from MIT with no job, despite applying to hundreds of jobs and doing well in interviews. I'm struggling with depression and feeling like a failure due to lack of industry experience and constant rejection.

The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster

77 surprisetalk 2026-01-14 13:52:32 UTC economist.com Llama Share 42

Climate change threatens billions of dollars' worth of art worldwide. Artworks like Jackson Pollock's "Mural" may be at risk due to rising temperatures.

Bringing the Predators to Life in MAME

75 msephton 2026-01-14 05:38:08 UTC lysiwyg.mataroa.blog Llama Share 17

The user contributed to the MAME project by porting an old driver for the arcade game The Predators, a four-player game from 1986, to the current version of MAME, making it playable on their computer. After overcoming various challenges, including outdated code and compatibility issues, the user successfully emulated the game with functional visuals and audio, and even improved the graphics ...

Show HN: A 10KiB kernel for cloud apps

68 ianseyler 2026-01-14 16:04:53 UTC github.com/returninfinity Llama Share 12

BareMetal Cloud is a minimal version of BareMetal exokernel for public/private cloud instances, supporting Digital Ocean and Proxmox. It's a 10,240 byte binary that uses 4 MiB of memory, with support for other cloud providers coming soon.

Luxury Yacht is a desktop app for managing Kubernetes clusters

67 mooreds 2026-01-14 17:49:38 UTC github.com/luxury-yacht Llama Share 28

Luxury Yacht is a desktop app for Kubernetes management available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It requires webkit2 4.1 and uses Mage for cross-platform compatibility.

Beebo, a wave simulator written in C

63 anon25783 2026-01-14 05:26:20 UTC git.sr.ht Llama Share 4

Beebo is an interactive wave simulator with various shaders and boundary options. It can be installed from source with dependencies like SDL2 on Ubuntu or compiled from source with a provided Makefile.

The string theory hype machine will never die

61 headalgorithm 2026-01-14 19:31:48 UTC math.columbia.edu Llama Share 68

Scientists used string theory to describe brain architecture and a universe with dark energy, but these models are far from the real world. String theory hype continues despite its lack of practical applications and credibility issues among physicists.

ChromaDB Explorer

59 arsentjev 2026-01-14 22:30:16 UTC chroma-explorer.com Full Share 6

Powered by A modern, native desktop client for ChromaDB. Browse collections, search semantically, and manage your vector embeddings with ease. Connect to local, remote, or Chroma Cloud databases. Save and manage multiple connection profiles with secure API key storage.

Show HN: Xoscript

57 gabordemooij 2026-01-14 15:52:46 UTC xoscript.com Llama Share 44

xoscript is a server-side scripting language emphasizing simplicity, security, and backward compatibility. It provides a lightweight, practical programming experience with a focus on server-side scripting.

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

56 Imustaskforhelp 2026-01-14 19:03:43 UTC reuters.com Full Share 17

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UK Officials could face US entry ban over Twitter policy

56 OgsyedIE 2026-01-14 11:47:27 UTC parliamentnews.co.uk Llama Share 97

UK's Ofcom investigates X over AI-generated deepfakes, while US officials warn of sanctions if a ban proceeds. The UK government backs Ofcom's actions, but US officials compare the move to Russian censorship tactics.

Sending Data over Offline Finding Networks

55 findmysanity 2026-01-14 20:00:34 UTC cc-sw.com Llama Share 5

Researchers developed a custom protocol for unidirectional data transmission using Apple's Find My and Google's Find Hub networks, which rely on crowd-sourced location reports from billions of devices. The protocol establishes a robust, portable, and secure communication channel, and the researchers demonstrated its feasibility by transmitting data across various architectures and device types.

UK secures record supply of offshore wind projects

53 ljf 2026-01-14 11:21:15 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 65

The UK has awarded contracts for a record amount of offshore wind, including part of the world's largest wind farm, to meet its 2030 clean power target. However, analysts warn that the government may still struggle to meet its goal due to rising costs and grid connection challenges.

DHS Deportation Reels Are Getting Copyright Strikes for Unlicensed Music Use

46 fortran77 2026-01-14 06:16:24 UTC reason.com Llama Share 11

The Trump administration's social media campaign promoting immigration crackdowns is colliding with copyright law, with several creators pushing back on unauthorized use of their work. DHS is using an "ask for forgiveness, not permission" approach, risking lawsuits but so far avoiding consequences.

Show HN: Cachekit – High performance caching policies library in Rust

46 failsafe 2026-01-14 02:28:52 UTC github.com/oxidizelabs Llama Share 8

The code demonstrates the use of the cachekit library in Rust to implement a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache with a capacity of 100 entries. It inserts and retrieves an item from the cache, showcasing basic caching functionality.

Exa-d: How to store the web in S3

45 willbryk 2026-01-14 01:13:59 UTC exa.ai Llama Share 4

Exa-d is a data processing framework designed to handle the complexity of the web's dynamic data at scale, with features like typed columns, surgical patching, and a declared dependency graph. It uses S3 storage and Ray Data to efficiently process and update massive datasets, ensuring rapid iteration and precise updates.

Why IRC is better than Real Life (2000)

44 jskherman 2026-01-14 01:21:18 UTC everything2.com Llama Share 34

IRC allows for anonymous and intimate connections with others worldwide, free from physical distractions and biases. It favors intelligent and expressive individuals, providing a unique social environment for introverts and those seeking deep conversations.

How Iran Switched Off the Internet

43 ViktorRay 2026-01-14 15:38:37 UTC ft.com Llama Share 10

The FT offers digital access for $75 per month with exclusive insights and eight daily articles. Cancel anytime during the trial and save on trusted FT journalism.

Maggots, an efficient source of protein

43 bookofjoe 2026-01-14 15:08:55 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 69

InsectiPro in Kenya is rearing 128 million black soldier fly larvae to convert mango waste into protein meal for animal feed, a sustainable alternative to traditional crops. The larvae are being sold to pet food companies, with potential human consumption also being explored, but faces marketing and education challenges.

Show HN: Digital Carrot – Block social media with programmable rules and goals

39 newswangerd 2026-01-14 15:11:35 UTC digitalcarrot.app Llama Share 11

Digital Carrot blocks distractions until daily goals are met, tracking progress automatically. It offers customizable templates or script-based goal creation for flexibility.

AI will compromise your cybersecurity posture

38 gmays 2026-01-14 03:35:35 UTC rys.io Llama Share 14

The hype surrounding AI and machine learning-based systems is often exaggerated, and the actual risks they pose to cybersecurity are largely self-inflicted due to poor integration and lack of proper threat modelling. The real danger lies in the complexity and recklessness with which these systems are promoted and integrated, rather than any magical autonomous exploitation by a singularity.

Billion-Dollar Idea Generator

37 greenRust 2026-01-14 23:49:34 UTC pivotgpt.ceo Full Share 20

Your next billion-dollar pivot, powered by AI* Click the button to discover your destiny

Six prosecutors quit over push to investigate ICE shooting victim's widow

34 heavyset_go 2026-01-14 22:08:44 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 2

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Poking holes into bytecode with peephole optimisations

34 xnacly 2026-01-14 22:08:04 UTC xnacly.me Llama Share 2

Purple-garden's peephole optimisations merge operators, rewrite redundant operations, and remove instructions to reduce startup time. This single-pass optimisation is a fallback for the previous optimisation pipeline and handles constant binary operations and overflow silently.

Eigent: An open source Claude Cowork alternative

34 WorldPeas 2026-01-14 17:23:01 UTC github.com/eigent-ai Llama Share 6

The user has multiple requests including creating a detailed itinerary for a 3-day trip to Palm Springs for a tennis tournament, generating a Q2 financial statement, analyzing the UK healthcare industry, preparing a market entry feasibility report for the German market, running an SEO audit on the Eigent website, identifying duplicate files in a folder, and adding a signature image to a PDF. ...

Technical Analysis of Starlink Terminal GPS Spoofing/Jamming Detection in Iran

31 bazzmt 2026-01-14 18:23:17 UTC github.com/narimangharib Full Share 2

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Study: Minimal evidence links social media, gaming to teen mental health issues

31 giuliomagnifico 2026-01-14 17:27:10 UTC manchester.ac.uk Llama Share 42

A new study from The University of Manchester found little evidence that social media or gaming cause mental health problems in young teenagers. The study suggests technology habits alone do not drive mental health difficulties, but rather are influenced by how young people are feeling.

New work on using fluids to function as gear teeth

31 vlachen 2026-01-14 14:39:00 UTC phys.org Full Share 51

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Show HN: Harmony – AI notetaker for Discord

29 SeanDorje 2026-01-14 20:02:36 UTC harmonynotetaker.ai Llama Share 8

User uses Harmony for AI note taking on Discord, solving transcription issues and improving organization. Harmony is a game-changer for productivity and team management.

The hunt for a stolen Jackson Pollock

29 prismatic 2026-01-14 08:21:19 UTC washingtonpost.com Full Share 4

Anthropic is making a huge mistake

25 swah 2026-01-14 23:20:28 UTC geohot.github.io Llama Share 19

You're reconsidering using Claude Code due to user hostility and restrictive policies. This may drive users to other model providers, as enforced restrictions could be seen as a threat to their workflow.

Six Prosecutors Quit over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim's Widow

25 mizzao 2026-01-14 16:55:29 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 3

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Show HN: Run LLMs in Docker for any language without prebuilding containers

25 mheap 2026-01-14 12:59:33 UTC github.com/mheap Full Share 6

git clone https://github.com/mheap/agent-en-place cd agent-en-place go build # Move binary to your PATH mv agent-en-place /usr/local/bin/ Note: Node.js is automatically included if not specified, as it's required by all supported AI coding tools. Force rebuilding the Docker image even if it already exists. Useful when you want to pull latest tool versions.

Show HN: A fast CLI and MCP server for managing Lambda cloud GPU instances

24 odedfalik 2026-01-14 19:45:21 UTC github.com/strand-ai Llama Share 2

This is a community-built tool for managing Lambda infrastructure with AI assistants. It uses environment variables for notifications and API keys.

Dutch police have their own car stolen during car theft chase

24 ohjeez 2026-01-14 17:43:27 UTC dutchreview.com Llama Share 15

A 34-year-old man from Breda stole multiple cars, including an ANWB vehicle and a police car, causing chaos in the area. He was eventually apprehended after a series of failed car theft attempts and reckless driving.

Junior Developers in the Age of AI

24 zdw 2026-01-14 15:50:34 UTC thoughtfuleng.substack.com Llama Share 22

The entry-level software engineering market is shrinking despite overall industry growth due to a bias towards senior talent, exacerbated by AI, which makes juniors less competitive with LLMs. Companies should prioritize hiring juniors to lay infrastructure for a stronger organization, promoting growth, experimentation, and learning, and leveraging AI to make coaching easier and accelerate ...

Ask HN: Distributed SQL engine for ultra-wide tables

23 synsqlbythesea 2026-01-14 21:53:57 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 20

User faces column limitation in SQL databases and multi-omics data. They propose a design with distributed columns, native SQL selects, and predictable latency for ultra-wide datasets.

What came first: the CNAME or the A record?

19 sorcix 2026-01-14 14:14:48 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 0

A routine update to 1.1.1.1 caused DNS resolution failures due to a subtle shift in CNAME record ordering. The issue was resolved by reverting the change and proposing a new standard to clarify CNAME ordering in DNS responses.

Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents

19 GeorgeWoff25 2026-01-14 13:38:23 UTC vechron.com Llama Share 2

A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower leaked 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employee identities, citing the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent as the trigger. The leak aims to promote accountability, with many employees still working for DHS despite the breach.

Vanderbilt University plans new campus in San Francisco

18 noleary 2026-01-14 01:06:45 UTC wsj.com Full Share 15

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The $200K Developer Dream Is Over – Here's the Reality in 2026

17 cumo 2026-01-14 11:31:05 UTC medium.com/@sovannaro Llama Share 16

The era of easy coding jobs and high salaries after college is over due to market changes. Learning to code today requires a different mindset and understanding of the current job market.

Texas Police Invested Millions in Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software

16 lnguyen 2026-01-14 20:02:17 UTC texasobserver.org Llama Share 0

Goliad County sheriff Roy Boyd used a discarded receipt and AI-powered surveillance tool Tangles to track a human smuggling suspect, but critics say the tool poses major risks to civil liberties. Tangles allows warrantless device tracking, raising concerns about police abuse and erosion of constitutionally protected rights.

Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging

16 abolishme 2026-01-14 01:11:43 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 1

Moxie Marlinspike is developing Confer, an open-source AI assistant with end-to-end encryption for user data. Confer protects user prompts, AI responses, and conversations from being read or tampered with by anyone except account holders.

Upgrading DrizzleORM logging with AsyncLocalStorage

14 bihla 2026-01-14 19:38:47 UTC numeric.substack.com Llama Share 1

The author of Numeric Engineering used Node.js AsyncLocalStorage to create complete query logs with DrizzleORM, a Postgres query builder. They created a context store to hold query metadata throughout the async call stack, allowing them to populate logs with full results.

Show HN: ContextFort – Visibility and controls for browser agents

14 ashwinr2002 2026-01-14 09:22:42 UTC contextfort.ai Llama Share 1

ContextFort provides security controls to block specific actions and risky cross-site flows. It allows stricter policies to block external context on certain pages.

Show HN: Axis – A systems programming language with Python syntax

14 AGDNoob 2026-01-14 02:01:17 UTC github.com/agdnoob Llama Share 25

AXIS is a language that compiles directly to x86-64 machine code without external tools. It supports basic data types, functions, loops, and conditional statements, with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

Experiments with Kafka's head-of-line blocking (2023)

13 teleforce 2026-01-14 04:00:37 UTC artur-rodrigues.com Llama Share 0

Kafka's head-of-line blocking causes latency when one consumer is slow, unlike beanstalkd which serves jobs to available consumers. An experiment showed Kafka took double the time to process 100 messages compared to beanstalkd due to head-of-line blocking.

Dylan Araps has taken up farming

13 planet36 2026-01-14 03:30:21 UTC dylan.gr Llama Share 2

Dylan Araps, a former software engineer, retired from the internet in 2021 due to burnout and an existential crisis. He then spent three years transforming his life through spirituality, quitting vices, and adopting a plant-based diet.

How AI Destroys Institutions

11 chmaynard 2026-01-14 20:38:00 UTC papers.ssrn.com Llama Share 1

AI systems erode expertise, short-circuit decision-making, and isolate people, threatening civic institutions. Current AI systems are a death sentence for these institutions due to their anti-transparency, anti-cooperation, and anti-accountability nature.