Vitamin D and Omega-3 have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants

948 mijailt 2026-01-29 10:35:00 UTC blog.ncase.me Llama Share 637

Taking 5000 IU of Vitamin D and 1500 mg of 60%-EPA Omega-3 supplements daily may be effective in improving mental health, with Vitamin D being at least twice as good as antidepressants. These supplements are cheap, safe, and over-the-counter, and can be taken in addition to existing antidepressants, but it's recommended to consult a doctor before starting.

Claude Code daily benchmarks for degradation tracking

755 qwesr123 2026-01-29 13:59:07 UTC marginlab.ai Llama Share 353

The tracker detects statistically significant degradations in Claude Code with Opus 4.5 performance on SWE tasks. It uses daily evaluations with 50 test instances and aggregates weekly and monthly results for reliable estimates.

Europe’s next-generation weather satellite sends back first images

708 saubeidl 2026-01-29 07:07:17 UTC esa.int Llama Share 99

The Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite has shared its first images, providing data on temperature and humidity for more accurate weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa. The satellite's Infrared Sounder instrument captures data on temperature and humidity, enabling the creation of three-dimensional maps of the atmosphere.

We can’t send mail farther than 500 miles (2002)

683 giancarlostoro 2026-01-29 03:58:33 UTC web.mit.edu Llama Share 113

A campus email system experienced a problem sending emails over 500 miles due to a Sendmail version downgrade caused by a server upgrade. The issue was resolved by identifying the incorrect Sendmail version and updating it to the correct one.

Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds

672 meetpateltech 2026-01-29 17:02:39 UTC blog.google Llama Share 322

Google is releasing Project Genie, an experimental web app that lets users create and explore interactive worlds using Genie 3, a world model that simulates real-world scenarios. The app allows users to create characters, worlds, and define how to explore them, with features like real-time path generation and world remixing.

PlayStation 2 Recompilation Project Is Absolutely Incredible

558 croes 2026-01-29 18:55:38 UTC redgamingtech.com Llama Share 342

A new tool called PS2Recomp is being developed to recompile PS2 games for modern platforms, allowing for native ports and improved visuals. This project aims to give game developers more freedom to enhance and modify classic games, potentially leading to remasters and community remakes.

Best Gas Masks

553 cdrnsf 2026-01-29 18:01:54 UTC theverge.com Llama Share 158

A journalist shares her experience of being tear gassed during Black Lives Matter protests and learning to use a gas mask to protect herself. She now recommends gas masks for journalists and protesters.

AGENTS.md outperforms skills in our agent evals

518 maximedupre 2026-01-29 13:08:11 UTC vercel.com Llama Share 195

We embedded a compressed 8KB docs index in AGENTS.md to improve coding agents' accuracy. This approach achieved a 100% pass rate, outperforming skills-based retrieval.

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

481 voxadam 2026-01-29 14:08:56 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 787

Waymo's robotaxi struck a child at 6mph after braking from 17mph, with the child suddenly entering the road from behind a stopped SUV. The NHTSA is investigating the incident, which occurred near an elementary school during drop-off hours.

County pays $600k to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security

440 MBCook 2026-01-29 18:48:09 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 203

Two security professionals, Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn, received $600,000 to settle a lawsuit after being wrongly arrested for an authorized security assessment at an Iowa courthouse. The settlement confirms their work was legitimate and done in the public interest.

US cybersecurity chief leaked sensitive government files to ChatGPT: Report

435 randycupertino 2026-01-29 16:12:19 UTC dexerto.com Llama Share 37

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's acting head uploaded sensitive government files into ChatGPT, triggering security alerts and a federal review. The incident raises concerns about sensitive data leaving internal networks as the US government pushes AI adoption across federal agencies.

Mermaid ASCII: Render Mermaid diagrams in your terminal

418 mellosouls 2026-01-29 02:08:40 UTC github.com/lukilabs Llama Share 66

Beautiful-mermaid is a fast and beautiful text-based diagram renderer that works everywhere, from rich UIs to plain terminals, and is based on the Mermaid standard. It has a powerful theming system that allows for easy customization of diagram colors and can also use VS Code themes directly via Shiki integration.

A lot of population numbers are fake

399 bookofjoe 2026-01-29 13:36:54 UTC davidoks.blog Llama Share 325

Papua New Guinea and Nigeria are two countries where population numbers are highly uncertain due to a lack of reliable census data and potential biases in official estimates. Despite the use of satellite imagery and other technologies, accurate population counts remain elusive in many countries, particularly in Africa, where the numbers may be significantly off from official estimates.

Grid: Free, local-first, browser-based 3D printing/CNC/laser slicer

398 cyrusradfar 2026-01-29 22:38:57 UTC grid.space Llama Share 130

Grid.Space is a free, offline-capable platform for digital fabrication that runs on any modern browser. It offers industry-standard workflows for 3D printing, CNC machining, and laser cutting without IT headaches or costs.

Tesla is committing automotive suicide

316 jethronethro 2026-01-29 18:16:45 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 432

Tesla is abandoning its automotive business, killing the Model S and X, and pivoting to "transportation as a service" with autonomous vehicles. The company will spend $20 billion on robotaxi and humanoid robots, despite generating less than $6 billion in net income in 2025.

The tech market is fundamentally fucked up and AI is just a scapegoat

313 Bayramovanar 2026-01-29 12:03:13 UTC bayramovanar.substack.com Llama Share 220

The author, a former Shopify employee, argues that the tech industry's focus on exponential growth has led to a culture of over-hiring and layoffs, treating engineers as disposable assets. This has created a vicious cycle of hiring and dumping talent, driven by investor expectations and a desire for short-term gains.

The WiFi only works when it's raining (2024)

308 epicalex 2026-01-29 20:47:36 UTC predr.ag Llama Share 111

A college student returns home to find his dad claims the Wi-Fi only works when it's raining. After investigation, they discover a tree in the neighbor's yard is blocking the Wi-Fi signal, and the rain weighs down the branches, temporarily clearing the path.

Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini in ChatGPT

298 rd 2026-01-29 21:02:31 UTC openai.com Llama Share 413

OpenAI will retire GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, and GPT-4.1 mini on February 13, 2026, due to low usage. Improvements from user feedback are now in GPT-5.2, which most users prefer.

Flameshot

281 OsrsNeedsf2P 2026-01-29 19:30:35 UTC github.com/flameshot-org Llama Share 113

Flameshot is a screenshot tool that can be launched with or without parameters, and it provides a tray icon for configuration and management. It supports various hotkeys and shortcuts for capturing screenshots and saving them to a file.

Drug trio found to block tumour resistance in pancreatic cancer in mouse models

271 axiomdata316 2026-01-29 16:11:04 UTC drugtargetreview.com Llama Share 150

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MicroPythonOS graphical operating system delivers Android-like user experience

253 mikece 2026-01-29 16:54:39 UTC cnx-software.com Llama Share 115

MicroPythonOS is an open-source OS for microcontrollers with a GUI, appstore, and OTA updates, written in MicroPython. It targets applications with GUIs and runs on ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and other platforms, with various hardware support and a growing app ecosystem.

Moltworker: a self-hosted personal AI agent, minus the minis

243 ghostwriternr 2026-01-29 14:43:07 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 71

Cloudflare has developed Moltworker, a middleware that allows running Moltbot, an open-source AI agent, on Cloudflare's Sandbox SDK and Developer Platform APIs. Moltworker uses Cloudflare's features like Browser Rendering and R2 for persistent storage.

My Mom and Dr. DeepSeek (2025)

238 kieto 2026-01-29 18:45:27 UTC restofworld.org Llama Share 147

My mother, a 57-year-old kidney transplant patient, uses China's leading AI chatbot, DeepSeek, for medical advice due to her busy doctor's schedule and lack of trust in the healthcare system. She finds DeepSeek's guidance helpful but also receives contradictory and potentially harmful advice from the bot.

Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ who fished for nearly a century dies aged 105

235 NaOH 2026-01-29 02:11:42 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 61

Virginia "Ginny" Oliver, Maine's "Lobster Lady," died at 105 after a 97-year lobster fishing career. Her remarkable life inspired tributes from Governor Janet Mills and celebrities like Mark Hamill, who celebrated her tenacity and spirit.

Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?

226 neelc 2026-01-29 15:42:57 UTC fourplex.net Llama Share 254

The AI surge is causing DRAM producers to focus on HBM, potentially killing small VPS hosting businesses like mine due to high costs. This mirrors the 2000s when small ISPs died due to Big Telecom lobbying and lack of line sharing.

Backseat Software

210 zdw 2026-01-29 22:10:07 UTC blog.mikeswanson.com Llama Share 107

The author argues that modern software has shifted from being a tool users operate to a channel that operates on users, with the rise of analytics, A/B testing, and nudges leading to a focus on metrics over user experience. The author suggests that this shift is driven by the desire to capture user attention and convert it into KPIs, and that companies should prioritize respecting user ...

Deep dive into Turso, the “SQLite rewrite in Rust”

191 unsolved73 2026-01-29 14:51:56 UTC kerkour.com Llama Share 145

Turso is a new database engine written in Rust that is compatible with the SQLite database file format, offering a more modern and scalable alternative to SQLite. It addresses SQLite's limitations, such as lack of concurrent writes and weakly typed columns, and provides a seamless transition from in-process to networked database.

How to choose colors for your CLI applications (2023)

188 kruuuder 2026-01-29 14:49:08 UTC blog.xoria.org Llama Share 97

The user tested various terminal themes including macOS Terminal.app, Tango, and Solarized to find suitable colors for syntax highlighting.

TÜV Report 2026: Tesla Model Y has the worst reliability of all 2022–2023 cars (2025)

181 Archelaos 2026-01-29 12:07:45 UTC autoevolution.com Llama Share 120

The 2026 TUV Report found that electric vehicles are as reliable as gas-powered cars, except for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, which had high defect rates. The Model Y had the worst reliability among 2-3 year old vehicles with a 17.3% defect rate.

Launch HN: AgentMail (YC S25) – An API that gives agents their own email inboxes

169 Haakam21 2026-01-29 16:42:33 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 168

Haakam, Michael, and Adi built AgentMail, an email inbox API for agents, providing a universal protocol with identity and authentication. AgentMail allows developers to create email agents that can autonomously complete tasks and interact with users through email.

A Step Behind the Bleeding Edge: A Philosophy on AI in Dev

155 Ozzie_osman 2026-01-29 13:20:07 UTC somehowmanage.com Llama Share 84

Monarch's software engineering team will leverage AI to increase productivity and quality, but will adopt new tools and workflows once they are mature and battle-tested to avoid thrash and security exposure. Team members are expected to own their work, review AI-generated content, and use AI as a thought-partner, idea generator, and editor to maintain accountability and deep thinking.

Benchmarking OpenTelemetry: Can AI trace your failed login?

144 stared 2026-01-29 15:37:21 UTC quesma.com Llama Share 80

Researchers tested 14 frontier LLMs on 23 OpenTelemetry tasks across 11 languages, finding most struggled with complex tasks. The cheapest and fastest model, Gemini 3 Flash, performed well but still failed on many tasks.

Show HN: Kolibri, a DIY music club in Sweden

143 EastLondonCoder 2026-01-29 16:19:19 UTC kolibrinkpg.com Full Share 31

Resident DJ duo with live guests. Underground club nights at Mitropa the last Friday of every month. Feb 27 — Kolibri | Sydney Valette(FR) + CoppiaFeb 27 — Kolibri | Sydney Valette(FR) + Coppia Kolibri is run by Maria and Jonatan in Norrköping. We focus on intimate nights with proper sound and a tight bill. We’re not trying to be big — we’re trying to be good.

Mozilla is building an AI 'rebel alliance' to take on OpenAI, Anthropic

136 donutshop 2026-01-29 16:46:21 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 151

Mark Surman, Mozilla's president, is building a "rebel alliance" of tech startups and developers to make AI more open and trustworthy, countering industry heavyweights like OpenAI and Anthropic. Mozilla is investing in mission-driven tech businesses and nonprofits to promote AI transparency and counterbalance the power of large companies.

Pg_tracing: Distributed Tracing for PostgreSQL

133 tanelpoder 2026-01-29 00:36:30 UTC github.com/datadog Llama Share 15

pg_tracing generates spans on sampled queries, providing two ways to access these spans: utility functions and the pg_tracing_consume_spans table. The extension can be installed and configured to trace queries, with options for sampling and sending spans to an OTLP endpoint.

Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai

130 ishener 2026-01-29 20:37:01 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 46

Apple acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup specializing in imaging and machine learning, for nearly $2 billion. The deal adds AI features to Apple's products, including AirPods and the Vision Pro headset.

AI’s impact on engineering jobs may be different than expected

126 rbanffy 2026-01-29 18:00:10 UTC semiengineering.com Llama Share 221

AI is expected to automate repetitive tasks, but engineers will focus on higher-level problem-solving and critical thinking. New graduates may start at higher levels, working on more advanced projects.

Carnegie Mellon Unversity Computer Club FTP Server

120 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-01-29 05:59:23 UTC 128.237.157.9 Llama Share 27

The Carnegie Mellon University Computer Club mirrors various files including software and operating systems. The mirrors are subject to U.S. export regulations and may be unavailable due to flagged files.

The Sovereign Tech Fund invests in Scala

117 bishabosha 2026-01-29 12:42:58 UTC scala-lang.org Llama Share 91

Scala received a €377,300 investment from the Sovereign Tech Fund to strengthen its security, maintenance, and developer experience. The investment will be used over two years to improve Scala's core foundations, tooling, and documentation.

AI on Australian travel company website sent tourists to nonexistent hot springs

116 breve 2026-01-29 10:15:42 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 58

A tour company's AI-generated blog recommended non-existent hot springs in Tasmania, causing confusion and damage to the business. The company's owner said their AI "messed up completely" and they are trying to recover from the incident.

A web server on a single floppy disk

115 ActionRetro 2026-01-29 02:00:40 UTC floppy.ddns.net Full Share 45

Reid Hoffman: Silicon Valley can't be neutral any longer

114 afavour 2026-01-29 20:35:13 UTC sfstandard.com Llama Share 33

Silicon Valley leaders must speak out against Trump's excesses and policies that lead to death and fear. They have the power to make a difference and must choose to condemn Trump's authoritarian push.

Ratchets in software development (2021)

114 nvader 2026-01-29 18:31:48 UTC qntm.org Llama Share 38

We use a script to count instances of deprecated practices in our codebase at linting time, raising errors if too many or too few instances are found, to prevent their proliferation. This technique automates code review feedback and can be a useful tool for maintaining code quality, but requires careful consideration to avoid enforcing overly strict standards.

Founding is a snowball

111 bryantwolf 2026-01-29 18:46:33 UTC blog.bawolf.com Llama Share 39

A person rolls a snowball with others, growing it bigger and faster as they work together. Eventually, the snowball becomes massive, and the group must decide whether to continue pushing it forward or start anew.

Slopaganda: AI images posted by the White House and what they teach us

105 lemming 2026-01-29 20:35:43 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 14

The Trump administration is using AI-generated images and videos to spread propaganda and troll opponents, creating a phenomenon called "slopaganda." This includes mocking opponents, promoting extremist messages, and manipulating public opinion.

Employers, please use postmarked letters for job applications (2025)

98 MattyRad 2026-01-29 22:49:40 UTC soapstone.mradford.com Llama Share 103

The writer suggests employers require physical job applications to combat automated submissions and increase authenticity. This could raise costs for fraudulent applicants and verify genuine ones, but may not be adopted.

Software Survival 3.0

93 jaybrueder 2026-01-29 09:32:31 UTC steve-yegge.medium.com Llama Share 84

The user believes that in a world where AI writes all the software, the key to survival is to save cognition by compressing insights, using cheaper computation substrates, and being broadly useful, and proposes a framework called the Squirrel Selection Model to predict software survival. The model suggests that software with a high ratio of cognitive value to cognitive cost will survive, and ...

EFF to Close Friday in Solidarity with National Shutdown

87 8organicbits 2026-01-29 21:51:52 UTC eff.org Full Share 62

The Electronic Frontier Foundation stands with the people of Minneapolis and with all of the communities impacted by the ongoing campaign of ICE and CBP violence. EFF will be closed Friday, Jan. 30 as part of the national shutdown in opposition to ICE and CBP and the brutality and terror they and other federal agencies continue to inflict on immigrant communities and any who stand with them.

SpaceX in Merger Talks with xAI

87 m-hodges 2026-01-29 18:53:30 UTC reuters.com Full Share 74

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US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November

82 thomassmith65 2026-01-29 15:26:20 UTC finance.yahoo.com Llama Share 104

US trade deficit widened 94.6% to $56.8 billion in November, driven by capital goods imports. This may prompt economists to trim fourth quarter economic growth estimates.

How to explain Generative AI in the classroom

78 thinkingaboutit 2026-01-29 14:23:22 UTC dalelane.co.uk Llama Share 21

The author shares their approach to teaching children about generative AI through hands-on projects in Scratch, focusing on understanding how it works, its risks and limitations, and how to use it effectively. The projects cover topics such as language model basics, prompt engineering, and benchmarking, aiming to make students more capable and critical users of AI tools.

Heating homes with the largest particle accelerator

76 elashri 2026-01-29 15:49:04 UTC home.cern Llama Share 29

CERN's Large Hadron Collider is reusing hot water to heat homes in Ferney-Voltaire, reducing CO2 emissions by thousands of tonnes. The heat exchange system supplies up to 5 MW of heat to the local area, with plans to double this amount in the future.

Astrological CPU Scheduler

76 fratellobigio 2026-01-29 04:18:06 UTC github.com/zampierilucas Llama Share 22

A scheduler loads into the Linux kernel and schedules tasks based on real-time planetary positions and astrological principles. It includes features like retrograde detection and elemental boosts/debuffs for CPU tasks.

Bluesky 2025 Transparency Report

73 emschwartz 2026-01-29 23:48:14 UTC bsky.social Llama Share 113

Bluesky's user base grew 60% in 2025 to 41.41M users, with a dramatic expansion in site activity, including 1.41 billion posts and 235M posts containing media. The platform implemented various safety measures, including age assurance, moderation systems, and a strike system to enforce community guidelines, resulting in a 79% drop in harassment and anti-social reports.

Why do RSS readers look like email clients?

72 zdw 2026-01-29 05:40:45 UTC terrygodier.com Llama Share 1

The writer feels guilty when returning to their feed reader after a few days, as it feels like a room where people have been waiting for them, but is actually empty. They're exploring why RSS readers resemble email clients, and how this design choice has influenced user psychology.

Building docs like a product

69 emschwartz 2026-01-29 21:11:41 UTC emschwartz.me Llama Share 8

The user built interactive documentation for their product Scour, a personalized content feed, using live examples and components that mimic the actual application. This approach allows users to easily understand and explore Scour's features, and the user is open to feedback to continue improving the documentation.

OpenAI's In-House Data Agent

68 meetpateltech 2026-01-29 18:17:54 UTC openai.com Llama Share 23

OpenAI built a bespoke AI data agent to help employees quickly and accurately analyze data across the company, using tools like GPT-5 and Codex to reason over the data platform. The agent combines multiple layers of context, including metadata, code-level definitions, and institutional knowledge, to provide high-quality answers and improve over time through learned usage and memory.

iPhone 16 Best-Selling Smartphone in 2025; Apple Takes 7 Spots in Top Models

67 TMWNN 2026-01-29 20:49:04 UTC counterpointresearch.com Llama Share 100

Apple and Samsung dominated the Top 10 smartphone sales spots with 19% of annual sales. iPhone 17 base model saw significant growth, while Samsung's S series secured a spot for the second year.

Microsoft's Azure Linux

66 AbuAssar 2026-01-29 04:33:10 UTC github.com/microsoft Llama Share 109

Azure Linux is a custom Linux distribution for Microsoft's cloud and edge products, designed for consistency and ease of updates. It's shared publicly as part of Microsoft's Open Source commitment, with a simple build system and community support.

The only moat left is knowing things

65 Growtika 2026-01-29 07:32:19 UTC growtika.com Llama Share 51

The user assesses content quality using the Asset, Synthesis, Friction, and Bookmark tests to ensure it's valuable and unique. They specialize in B2B SEO for SaaS companies and developer tools, with 10+ years of experience and 50+ clients.

Ferrari vs. Markets

61 merinid 2026-01-29 19:25:32 UTC ferrari-imports.enigmatechnologies.dev Llama Share 33

Companies altered invoices, mislabeled products, and evaded customs duties through various schemes. KYB use cases can help track and flag suspicious activities such as price discrepancies, inconsistent export values, and misclassified products.

Software is mostly all you need

60 jbmilgrom 2026-01-29 23:06:34 UTC softwarefordays.com Llama Share 45

AI coding agents excel at judgment tasks, but struggle with execution, which requires determinism, auditability, and precision. Traditional software excels at execution, and AI agents can accelerate its production.

Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders

58 judahmeek 2026-01-29 16:08:55 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 8

Minnesota's chief federal judge, Patrick J Schiltz, criticized ICE for violating nearly 100 court orders. He temporarily let off ICE's acting director, but warned of further action if ICE continues to disobey court orders.

The Hallucination Defense

56 niyikiza 2026-01-29 19:45:12 UTC niyikiza.com Llama Share 156

The current logging and authorization systems for AI agents are insufficient as they rely on session tokens and logs that can be tampered with or deleted, making it hard to prove human authorization. A durable cryptographic proof like Tenuo warrants is needed to bind humans to specific agent actions and provide a verifiable delegation chain for accountability.

Putting Gemini to Work in Chrome

56 diwank 2026-01-29 03:43:52 UTC blog.google Llama Share 63

Chrome 1 updates bring Gemini 3 AI features for multitasking and productivity, including a side panel experience and deeper Google App integrations. New features like auto browse and Personal Intelligence help users save time and get things done with Chrome's agentic capabilities.

MakuluLinux (6.4M Downloads) Ships Persistent Backdoor from Developer's Own C2

55 werai 2026-01-29 18:18:22 UTC werai.ca Llama Share 34

MakuluLinux has a backdoor that connects to the developer's server, allowing for remote control and data collection. The OS is a funnel for a centralized AI-as-a-service platform, with user data routed through the developer's server.

EV-1 for Lease (1996)

53 1970-01-01 2026-01-29 22:36:21 UTC loe.org Llama Share 30

Bill McDonough, a leading architect and green design advocate, believes that redesigning industrial systems can solve the global environmental crisis by eliminating waste and pollution. He works with corporations like Monsanto and Walmart to implement green design principles, arguing that enlightened self-interest can drive real change and profitability.

Taco writer detained–briefly–by feds

53 reaperducer 2026-01-29 20:20:11 UTC bigbendsentinel.com Llama Share 19

Texas Monthly's taco editor José Ralat and friend Rodrigo Bravo were stopped three times by law enforcement while visiting Big Bend, sparking concerns of a coordinated effort. They were questioned and delayed multiple times, with Ralat wondering if his brown skin was a factor in the encounters.

Break Me If You Can: Exploiting PKO and Relay Attacks in 3DES/AES NFC

52 noproto 2026-01-29 14:20:21 UTC breakmeifyoucan.com Llama Share 43

Researchers found vulnerabilities in widely used NFC technologies, allowing attackers to recover cryptographic keys through relay attacks and partial key overwrites. Proper configuration and key diversification can mitigate these issues, but many deployments are at risk due to configuration lapses and use of non-NXP compatible cards.

Show HN: Shelvy Books

52 tekkie00 2026-01-29 01:16:41 UTC shelvybooks.com Full Share 20

A beautiful, shareable bookshelf to track what you're reading, want to read, and have read.

Coffee as a staining agent substitute in electron microscopy

51 PaulHoule 2026-01-29 18:04:45 UTC phys.org Full Share 32

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The Physics of Ideas: Reality as a Coordination Problem

51 shoes_for_thee 2026-01-29 13:14:14 UTC bpe.xyz Llama Share 14

Shared reality is maintained through phenomenological agreement on experience, not causes, and is fragile and vulnerable to fracture in critical domains. Peace requires robustness across all load-bearing domains, while war can be triggered by targeted disruption of phenomenological alignment.

Declassifying JUMPSEAT: an American pioneer in space

51 mkmk 2026-01-29 01:15:02 UTC nro.gov Full Share 26

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Cutting Up Curved Things

47 ecto 2026-01-29 22:34:54 UTC campedersen.com Llama Share 12

A 3D model is made of two arrays: vertices and indices, which form triangles. A tessellator samples a surface to build a mesh by connecting adjacent points into triangles.

Does running wear out the bodies of professionals and amateurs alike?

47 PaulHoule 2026-01-29 12:07:56 UTC theconversation.com Llama Share 56

Running can be stressful and lead to physical exhaustion due to intense training and competition. Both amateur and professional runners face similar physical and mental challenges, despite differences in training intensity and support.

Project Genie: Interactive worlds generated in real-time

45 jedixit 2026-01-29 17:06:46 UTC labs.google Llama Share 4

Google Labs introduces new features: Genie takes over hero, Pomelli moves to featured component, and CC is an experimental AI agent in Gmail. Mixboard and Learn Your Way are also experimental tools for idea exploration and personalized learning.

OpenAI’s unit economics

44 swolpers 2026-01-29 08:11:51 UTC exponentialview.co Llama Share 65

AI companies like OpenAI may not be profitable due to short model lifespans and high R&D costs. However, investors may still be optimistic about AI's long-term profitability due to potential revenue growth and decreasing compute costs.

Tomo: A statically typed, imperative language that cross-compiles to C [video]

43 evakhoury 2026-01-29 19:20:15 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 23

Playing Board Games with Deep Convolutional Neural Network on 8bit Motorola 6809

42 mci 2026-01-29 14:03:12 UTC ipsj.ixsq.nii.ac.jp Llama Share 11

Researchers implemented a Go-playing neural network on an 8-bit Motorola 6809 microprocessor, achieving strength comparable to GNU Go. The software was run on a Thomson MO5 microcomputer in 2023.

UK Government to Create 'British FBI', Roll Out Nationwide Facial Recognition

42 hentrep 2026-01-29 08:43:21 UTC theepochtimes.com Llama Share 29

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled plans for a National Police Service modeled on the FBI to combat terrorism and organized crime. Chris Philp criticized the plan, saying it would create forces that are too big.

Why The Jetsons still matters (2012)

41 fortran77 2026-01-29 20:19:56 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 32

The Jetsons, a 1962 cartoon, has had a profound impact on American culture, shaping expectations of the future and influencing politicians, policymakers, and the average American. The show's futuristic vision, though not entirely new, was packaged into entertaining episodes that resonated with Americans during a time of optimism and anxiety about the future.

DECwindows Motif

39 doener 2026-01-29 03:04:40 UTC products.vmssoftware.com Llama Share 62

DECwindows Motif uses a client/server model where the server is a single process on the desktop and clients are applications or utilities that issue X protocol requests. Clients interact with the display server to control what appears on the screen and generate the user interface.

Agent-shell: A native Emacs buffer to interact with LLM agents powered by ACP

37 trelane 2026-01-29 20:11:26 UTC github.com/xenodium Llama Share 6

agent-shell is an Emacs shell to interact with LLM agents powered by ACP, supporting various agents like Gemini CLI, Claude Code, and Auggie, and can be customized with environment variables, authentication, and container configurations. The project relies on alists, seq.el, and map.el for functionality and encourages contributors to follow established patterns and add tests for new features.

Days numbered for 'risky' lithium-ion batteries

36 Brajeshwar 2026-01-29 16:04:45 UTC livescience.com Llama Share 24

Scientists at Tokyo University of Science developed a new carbon-based electrolyte for sodium-ion batteries, improving energy density and charge speeds. The breakthrough could lead to safer, faster-charging batteries for grid-scale energy storage and electric vehicles.

Writing a .NET Garbage Collector in C# – Part 6: Mark and Sweep

36 vyrotek 2026-01-29 01:45:45 UTC minidump.net Llama Share 3

The article discusses implementing the mark phase of a custom .NET garbage collector in C#. It explains how to start marking objects from roots, which include local variables, GC handles, and the finalization queue.

Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves

32 makira 2026-01-29 19:10:54 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 1

Four mathematicians proved a significant advance on Chowla's cosine problem, showing that a sum of cosine waves can get lower than previously thought. Their result, which uses graph theory, marks the first time a proven estimate has the same form as Chowla's conjectured bound.

Valanza – my Unix way for weight tracking and anlysis

29 lallero317 2026-01-29 15:08:11 UTC github.com/paolomarrone Llama Share 8

The tool is a weight tracking system built using small, composable UNIX programs working together through pipes. It separates data and logic, allowing for different languages to be used for different tasks.

Home Office Is Sabotaging You

29 truenfel 2026-01-29 02:07:43 UTC oedmethod.substack.com Llama Share 9

The room was optimized for focus but felt like depletion due to a taxing nervous system. Adding a secondary tablet, ambient sounds, and a second seat can shift the room's message from "solitary operation" to "someone could stop by."

Show HN: Transcribee: YouTube transcriber that builds a knowledge base

22 ofabioroma 2026-01-29 18:55:40 UTC github.com/itsfabioroma Llama Share 4

transcribee is a macOS open source transcriber for various video platforms and local media. It can transcribe YouTube, Instagram Reels, TikTok, podcasts, and interviews with API keys configured.

The Anti-Hat Riots of 1973

21 hecanjog 2026-01-29 14:13:42 UTC marginalia.nu Llama Share 14

The Anti-Hat Riots of 1973 were a series of violent protests against a proposed law requiring men to wear hats in public, which was seen as an infringement on personal freedom and a symbol of patriarchal control. The riots led to the law's withdrawal and had a lasting impact on American society, fashion, and the haberdashery industry, which suffered a decline in demand for hats.

Athena Parthenos: A Reconstruction (2000)

13 joebig 2026-01-29 18:33:52 UTC goddess-athena.org Full Share 1

This page has a picture of a reconstruction of the Parthenos.

AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills

11 pretext 2026-01-29 20:37:29 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 1

Researchers studied how AI assistance affects software developers' skill development and found that relying heavily on AI can lead to decreased mastery and understanding of coding concepts. Using AI assistance can speed up tasks, but may undermine skill development if not used intentionally to foster comprehension.

From its name, to its hazy origins, to its drug interactions, there's a lot goin

11 fanf2 2026-01-29 15:42:02 UTC atlasobscura.com Full Share 5

Generative Music with the Muse

11 andsoitis 2026-01-29 06:24:18 UTC computerhistory.org Llama Share 1

The Triadex Muse is a rare 1970s electronic music synthesizer with a simple design and binary arithmetic-based music generation. It uses integrated circuits and sliders to create melodies with underlying rules and logic, making its output unpredictable yet sounding like music.