I'm OK being left behind, thanks

817 coinfused 2026-03-20 13:38:56 UTC shkspr.mobi Llama Share 671

The author is skeptical of early adoption of new technologies like cryptocurrencies and AI tools, preferring to wait until they are more stable and useful. They argue that being first is not as important as being effective and that most people will be able to catch up at their own pace.

ArXiv declares independence from Cornell

726 bookstore-romeo 2026-03-20 04:24:11 UTC science.org Llama Share 252

ArXiv, a preprint server, will become an independent nonprofit corporation on July 1 after over 2 decades of being hosted by Cornell University. This move aims to raise more money from a broader range of donors to fund staffing and technology for the site's growing number of preprints.

Chuck Norris has died

700 mp3il 2026-03-20 14:09:58 UTC variety.com Llama Share 421

Chuck Norris, an 86-year-old martial arts champion and actor, has died. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and inspired millions with his work, discipline, and kindness.

France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app

483 MrDresden 2026-03-20 13:01:56 UTC lemonde.fr Llama Share 397

Contactez licensing[@]groupelemonde.fr pour obtenir une autorisation d'accès. Incluez une copie de la page d'erreur avec votre adresse IP et votre identifiant de requête (RID).

OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent

482 rbanffy 2026-03-20 21:03:52 UTC opencode.ai Llama Share 225

OpenCode is a free, open-source coding agent available on macOS, Windows, and Linux, trusted by 5M developers. It offers private coding with reliable AI models through its Zen platform, ensuring consistent performance and quality.

Our commitment to Windows quality

437 hadrien01 2026-03-20 19:16:13 UTC blogs.windows.com Llama Share 777

Microsoft is making changes to Windows 11 to improve performance, reliability, and user experience, including taskbar customization, AI integration, and reduced Windows Update disruption. The company is focusing on making Windows 11 more responsive, consistent, and secure, with a goal of delivering better experiences with greater confidence, month after month.

Push events into a running session with channels

391 jasonjmcghee 2026-03-20 00:22:08 UTC code.claude.com Llama Share 242

Claude channels are research preview features requiring Claude Code v2.1.80 or later and claude.ai login. They allow two-way communication between Claude and external platforms like Telegram and Discord.

Super Micro Shares Plunge 25% After Co-Founder Charged in $2.5B Smuggling Plot

326 pera 2026-03-20 14:48:09 UTC forbes.com Full Share 135

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Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years?

312 omarroth 2026-03-20 00:01:40 UTC omar.yt Llama Share 440

The user expresses frustration with Wayland, a Linux display server, citing issues such as security restrictions, performance problems, and lack of support for common features. After 17 years of development, the user believes Wayland is still not ready for prime time and that the trade-offs have not been worth the hassle, especially for users who are forced to switch from X11.

HP trialed mandatory 15-minute support call wait times (2025)

310 felineflock 2026-03-20 13:23:56 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 201

HP implemented 15-minute wait times for some international callers to encourage digital self-solve options. The company has since lifted the mandatory wait times, prioritizing timely access to live phone support.

Full Disclosure: A Third (and Fourth) Azure Sign-In Log Bypass Found

282 nyxgeek 2026-03-20 01:09:45 UTC trustedsec.com Llama Share 98

Nyxgeek discovered four Azure Entra ID sign-in log bypasses in the last three years, including GraphNinja, GraphGhost, GraphGoblin, and a fourth bypass involving a long user-agent string. These bypasses allowed attackers to validate passwords without generating log entries, and Microsoft fixed them in record time, but initially downplayed the severity of the issues.

Drugwars for the TI-82/83/83 Calculators (2011)

267 robotnikman 2026-03-20 00:26:47 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 73

Cursor Composer 2 is just Kimi K2.5 with RL

256 mirzap 2026-03-20 09:41:51 UTC twitter.com/fynnso Full Share 141

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Oregon school cell phone ban: 'Engaged students, joyful teachers'

253 nxobject 2026-03-20 15:39:19 UTC portlandtribune.com Llama Share 197

Oregon's cell phone ban in K-12 schools has been successful, with students and teachers noticing improved classroom discourse and reduced distractions. Governor Tina Kotek is pleased with the results, despite some minor hiccups, and plans to continue implementing the policy statewide.

Java is fast, code might not be

186 siegers 2026-03-20 13:43:23 UTC jvogel.me Llama Share 193

A Java app was optimized by fixing common performance anti-patterns, resulting in 5x throughput, 87% less heap, and 79% fewer GC pauses. The fixes included using StringBuilder, avoiding redundant work, and pre-validating user input to prevent expensive operations.

Entso-E final report on Iberian 2025 blackout

176 Rygian 2026-03-20 11:03:27 UTC entsoe.eu Llama Share 74

On 28 April 2025, a total blackout occurred in continental Spain and Portugal, with disruptions in a small area of Southwest France. An Expert Panel investigated the incident and released a final report on 20 March 2026 with recommendations to prevent similar events.

BYD is seeing a flood of new EV buyers

160 ironyman 2026-03-20 18:19:58 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 244

BYD is the world's largest EV maker after surpassing Ford in 2025 sales, with over 4.6 million electric vehicles sold. Rising oil and gas prices are driving demand for EVs, with some countries slashing fees for EVs and raising them for gas-powered cars.

Germany Mandates ODF for Public Administration

160 mvdwoord 2026-03-20 14:04:39 UTC linuxiac.com Llama Share 20

Germany mandated Open Document Format (ODF) for public documents in its Deutschland-Stack framework. This move promotes digital sovereignty, interoperability, and long-term accessibility of official records across public institutions.

MacBook M5 Pro and Qwen3.5 = Local AI Security System

153 aegis_camera 2026-03-20 16:41:42 UTC sharpai.org Llama Share 146

Qwen3.5-9B scores 93.8% on home security tasks, within 4% of GPT-5.4. It runs locally on a MacBook Pro M5 with zero API costs and complete data privacy.

Having Kids (2019)

139 Anon84 2026-03-20 14:56:03 UTC paulgraham.com Llama Share 278

The author initially feared having kids but after becoming a parent, they found it wonderful. Having kids changed their perspective and they now appreciate the great moments with their children.

The Soul of a Pedicab Driver

138 haritha-j 2026-03-20 09:40:56 UTC sheldonbrown.com Llama Share 42

The author, a pedicab chauffeur in Oslo, initially found the job both lucrative and personally rewarding but later experienced stress and frustration due to difficult passengers.

A Japanese glossary of chopsticks faux pas

131 cainxinth 2026-03-20 20:54:57 UTC nippon.com Llama Share 118

Using chopsticks in certain ways is considered taboo in Japan, including passing food between pairs and holding them between hands when saying thanks. Proper etiquette involves eating rice first, then side dishes, and placing chopsticks on a rest when finished.

Attention Residuals

129 GaggiX 2026-03-20 18:23:41 UTC github.com/moonshotai Llama Share 20

Attention Residuals (AttnRes) is a drop-in replacement for standard residual connections in Transformers that enables selective aggregation of earlier representations via learned attention. It consistently outperforms the baseline across all compute budgets and mitigates PreNorm dilution.

Show HN: Sonar – A tiny CLI to see and kill whatever's running on localhost

129 raskrebs 2026-03-20 09:59:56 UTC github.com/raskrebs Llama Share 67

sonar is a tool that shows listening ports on localhost with Docker details and clickable URLs. It allows killing processes, tailing logs, and more by port number with various filtering and sorting options.

90% of crypto's Illinois primary spending failed to achieve its objective

125 speckx 2026-03-20 16:34:04 UTC mollywhite.net Llama Share 96

Cryptocurrency super PACs spent $14.2 million in Illinois primaries, mostly on losing candidates. Their few wins were in races with likely outcomes, using only a small fraction of their total funds.

We rewrote our Rust WASM parser in TypeScript and it got faster

117 zahlekhan 2026-03-20 21:48:06 UTC openui.com Llama Share 64

The team initially built a WASM parser in Rust for a custom DSL, but found that the boundary overhead between WASM and JS dominated the computation time. They ported the parser to TypeScript and optimized the streaming architecture to reduce the number of parse calls, resulting in a significant performance improvement.

The Social Smolnet

112 aebtebeten 2026-03-20 13:02:19 UTC ploum.net Llama Share 13

User implemented social features in Offpunk after realizing blogs and email already formed a decentralized social network. Offpunk allows users to share and reply to online content with simple email commands.

Ghostling

111 bjornroberg 2026-03-20 22:11:37 UTC github.com/ghostty-org Llama Share 14

Ghostling is a demo project showcasing libghostty's flexibility in a single C file using Raylib for windowing and rendering. It's a minimal viable terminal based on libghostty, not a full-featured daily use terminal, and demonstrates the library's embeddable and high-performance capabilities.

Schizophrenia study finds new biomarker, drug candidate in mice

107 gmays 2026-03-20 13:18:36 UTC news.northwestern.edu Llama Share 52

Scientists at Northwestern University discovered a novel biomarker for schizophrenia that could treat cognitive symptoms. The biomarker, a protein called Cacna2d1, could lead to a new treatment strategy through a tandem biomarker-peptide therapeutic approach.

FSFE supporters affected: Payment provider Nexi cancelled us

106 rasjani 2026-03-20 07:09:07 UTC fsfe.org Llama Share 26

Nexi terminated our contract without notice, halting over 450 supporters' recurring donations. We appreciate your continued support for software freedom through our new payment provider.

The bespoke software revolution? I'm not buying it

100 FireBy2024 2026-03-20 20:25:23 UTC world.hey.com Llama Share 74

People are excited about bespoke software, but most users don't want to build custom tools, they want solutions to their problems. AI will be used for various tasks, but building custom systems will remain the domain of experts and enthusiasts.

The Reason Windows Hate Is Exploding: It's the End of Personal Computing [video]

73 oldnetguy 2026-03-20 11:15:44 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 117

AI (2014)

68 bjornroberg 2026-03-20 11:10:17 UTC blog.samaltman.com Llama Share 66

The author thinks artificial intelligence has a chance to work despite past failures and could be the biggest tech development ever. They're more concerned about creating conscious or creative machines, which might not be desirable.

Discontinuation and reinitiation of dual-labeled GLP-1 receptor agonists

60 siquick 2026-03-20 21:42:16 UTC nautil.us Llama Share 81

Researchers found that stopping GLP-1 weight-loss drugs leads to increased heart attack and stroke risk, with benefits not fully returning after restarting. Discontinuation of GLP-1s causes a lasting scar on heart health, highlighting the need for better adherence and treatment plans.

US to deploy additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

53 handfuloflight 2026-03-20 17:37:33 UTC reuters.com Full Share 30

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Show HN: I made an email app inspired by Arc browser

51 johndamaia 2026-03-20 18:06:20 UTC demo.define.app Full Share 27

define brings email, chat, meetings, docs, and video together—so teams decide faster, switch less, and stay in flow.

Delphi 13.1 Released, with ARM64 support

49 nopakos 2026-03-20 11:45:20 UTC blogs.embarcadero.com Llama Share 29

Embarcadero has released RAD Studio 13.1 Florence with new features and quality improvements. It includes a native Windows on Arm compiler, Android API level 36.1 support, and a new FireMonkey Style Designer.

3M's PFAS exit killed the supply chain for two-phase immersion cooling in DCs

47 jackdilusso 2026-03-20 10:46:15 UTC thecoolingreport.com Llama Share 40

Germany has introduced a law requiring new data centers to reuse at least 10% of waste heat by July 1, 2026, increasing to 15% by 2027 and 20% by 2028. The data center industry is facing water consumption concerns due to the growing demand for cooling, with 72% of water consumption happening off-site at power plants.

Show HN: We built a terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran

46 FormerLabFred 2026-03-20 22:06:51 UTC github.com/formerlab Llama Share 29

Fortransky is a terminal Bluesky client written in Fortran with a Rust decoder. It connects to Bluesky via Jetstream or relay-raw streams with session state saved in ~/.fortransky/session.json.

Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias

46 Brajeshwar 2026-03-20 09:17:44 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 40

Essex police paused live facial recognition technology due to potential accuracy and bias risks. A study found the system was more likely to correctly identify black participants than others, raising fairness concerns.

Linux Applications Programming by Example: The Fundamental APIs (2nd Edition)

36 teleforce 2026-03-20 23:57:22 UTC github.com/arnoldrobbins Full Share 5

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NumKong: 2'000 Mixed Precision Kernels for All

35 ashvardanian 2026-03-20 19:29:39 UTC ashvardanian.com Llama Share 1

The author has released a new open-source project called NumKong, which is a collection of over 2,000 SIMD kernels for mixed precision numerics, and has discussed the state of RISC-V, Intel's Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX), and Apple's Scalable Matrix Extensions (SME). The author has also compared NumKong to other libraries such as OpenBLAS and Eigen, highlighting its advantages in terms of ...

Exploring 8 Shaft Weaving

34 surprisetalk 2026-03-20 12:59:03 UTC slab.org Llama Share 2

The author visited the Wearable Senses lab in Eindhoven and explored hacking the TC/2 loom, then acquired an 8-shaft table loom for the Alpaca project. They learned to set up the loom and create a striped warp, then experimented with different threading patterns and weaves.

Why I'm Not Worried About Running Out of Work in the Age of AI

33 0bytematt 2026-03-20 23:33:48 UTC kellblog.com Llama Share 36

The author believes that job displacement due to AI is a trend, not a blip, and that workers should adapt by learning AI and focusing on problem-solving. The author is not worried about running out of work, but rather about the transition being difficult for those who are not prepared.

Show HN: Baltic shadow fleet tracker – live AIS, cable proximity alerts

33 FormerLabFred 2026-03-20 21:04:11 UTC github.com/formerlab Llama Share 6

The Shadow Fleet Tracker Light monitors 1200+ vessels from the Ukrainian GUR catalogue against live AIS data, plotting positions on a self-updating map. It detects Russia-West transshipment patterns and flags proximity to undersea cables.

Launch HN: Sitefire (YC W26) – Automating actions to improve AI visibility

33 vincko 2026-03-20 17:05:38 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 22

Vincent and Jochen from sitefire developed a platform to improve brand visibility in AI search by analyzing and optimizing content for AI search engines. Their platform generates synthetic prompts, analyzes AI search results, and creates optimized content to increase AI bot requests and human referrals to clients' pages.

Time to Dump Windows?

30 llm_nerd 2026-03-20 20:10:33 UTC dennisforbes.ca Llama Share 25

User primarily uses Apple Macs for work but relies on Windows for CUDA activities due to limited Linux support. They've realized that nothing ties them to Windows and can switch to Linux for all tasks.

Physicists Trace Sun's Magnetic Engine, 200k Kilometers Below Surface

28 gmays 2026-03-20 02:12:41 UTC news.njit.edu Llama Share 4

NJIT physicists analyzed solar data to find the Sun's magnetic engine, the solar dynamo, operates 200,000 kilometers beneath its surface. The dynamo's location is near the tachocline, a critical transition layer that separates the Sun's turbulent outer convection zone from its stable radiative interior.

Show HN: Red Grid Link – peer-to-peer team tracking over Bluetooth, no servers

26 redgridtactical 2026-03-20 22:25:51 UTC github.com/redgridtactical Llama Share 12

Red Grid Link offers offline MGRS navigation and proximity team coordination for small teams without cell service. It features zero-config proximity sync, live coordinates, and 11 tactical tools for accurate position tracking and team coordination.

Delve – Fake Compliance as a Service

25 dsr12 2026-03-20 18:03:45 UTC substack.com Prefix Share 4

Delve - Fake Compliance as a Service - Part I How Delve managed to falsely convince hundreds of customers they were compliant and then lied about it when exposed and called out The version that arrived in your mailbox is truncated. Visit the full article here to view the rest. Reporters who want to get in touch: Drop an email at [email protected]. In case my Proton account gets blocked or you ...

Meme Buildings

22 speckx 2026-03-20 15:55:40 UTC misfitsarchitecture.com Llama Share 2

The author discusses meme buildings, which are structures that endear themselves to the public despite lacking architectural significance. These buildings often have a unique appearance or nostalgic value.

Chuck Norris dies at age 86

21 embit 2026-03-20 15:38:48 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 10

Chuck Norris, a martial arts champion and actor, has passed away at 86, leaving behind a legacy of iconic films and TV series like Walker, Texas Ranger. His family remembered him as a devoted husband, loving father, and grandfather, and a symbol of strength.

Nvidia's Huang pitches AI tokens on top of salary

19 wmat 2026-03-20 13:31:46 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 33

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang plans to give engineers AI tokens to deploy AI agents as productivity multipliers, potentially outnumbering human workers. This vision aims to increase productivity and create new jobs, but also raises concerns about labor displacement and AI's impact on the workforce.

Monkey C – Small familiar language for apps on Garmin watches

11 embedding-shape 2026-03-20 20:47:45 UTC developer.garmin.com Full Share 1

Monkey C