New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper

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A new 10G USB 3.2 adapter from WisdPi offers a compact alternative to bulky Thunderbolt adapters, but its performance depends on the USB port's bandwidth. It reaches full 10 Gbps speed only with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 2x2 port, otherwise it's slower.

Trump fires NSF's oversight board

Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

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Firefox 149 includes a new adblock-rust engine, a Rust-based ad and tracker blocking engine, which is disabled by default. To enable it, set privacy.trackingprotection.content.protection.enabled to true and add EasyList and EasyPrivacy filter lists.

Replace IBM Quantum back end with /dev/urandom

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The Q-Day Prize submission demonstrates a classical attack on ECDLP using uniform random noise, not a quantum attack. The submission's results are reproducible without any quantum hardware.

Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay

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ASCII diagramming tools offer limited visual choices for low-key diagramming and entry points to gen AI, combining old and new features. They promote self-constraint, making things easier and harder with AI, and celebrate the power of monospace plain text.

Show HN: A Karpathy-style LLM wiki your agents maintain (Markdown and Git)

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WUPHF is a shared office platform for teams, allowing agents to collaborate and share knowledge. It uses a local wiki and notebook system for knowledge management.

Niri 26.04: Scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor

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Niri, a Wayland compositor, has released new features including blur, xray blur, and improved screencasting with cursor metadata. Other updates include animation fixes, improved IME support, and new options for tablet and input device management.

The AI industry is discovering that the public hates it

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The AI industry is facing a growing populist backlash due to its tone-deaf public messaging and lack of tangible benefits to regular Americans. To rebuild public trust, AI companies must take sustained, verifiable action, including transparency, regulation, and democratic input from communities.

Using coding assistance tools to revive projects you never were going to finish

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The user tested Claude Code with a personal project, a shim between YouTube Music and OpenSubsonic API, and found it helpful in implementing the project from scratch. The user was able to get a working service in a short evening, but still has concerns about relying too much on AI coding assist and losing skills.

Turbo Vision 2.0 – a modern port

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A modern port of Turbo Vision 2.0, a classical framework for text-based user interfaces, has been created with cross-platform and Unicode support, allowing for smooth and efficient development of terminal applications. The new version includes various features such as improved usability, screen size support, and Unicode input and display capabilities, making it a powerful tool for developers.

USB Cheat Sheet (2022)

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A USB cheat sheet was created to clarify USB terms and save time. It covers USB versions, lane striping and bonding, and wire configurations for different USB speeds.

Martin Galway's music source files from 1980's Commodore 64 games

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The user is sharing music player information from the 1980s, specifically from games like Wizball and Athena, and is allowing others to use and modify the work. The user acquired the rights to the music and code from Infogrames and credits the original author, Martin Galway.

Open source memory layer so any AI agent can do what Claude.ai and ChatGPT do

Stash is a persistent memory layer for AI agents that learns from conversations and experiences, allowing them to remember users and build knowledge over time. It's designed to work with various AI platforms and models, providing a deeper understanding of users and their needs.

Discret 11, the French TV encryption of the 80s

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Canal+, a French TV channel, used a simple encryption system called Discret 11 to block unauthorized viewing, but it was eventually cracked and pirated due to its simplicity and the leak of its schematics. The system was later replaced with Nagravision encryption in 1992 and retired by 1995, but Canal+ went on to become a major satellite broadcaster in Europe.

Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center

Framework has announced its new Laptop 13 Pro with a redesigned CNC-machined aluminum chassis, improved speakers, and a 20% larger battery for up to 20 hours of battery life. The laptop features new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips, a custom IPS display, and a haptic touchpad, with options for Linux pre-installation and user-upgradeable RAM modules.

Education must go beyond the mere production of words

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The rise of AI in education threatens to confuse language with learning, making it easy to mistake verbal fluency for understanding. To combat this, educators should focus on forming honest minds through genuine encounters with difficulty, intellectual honesty, and responsibility for truth.

GPT‑5.5 Bio Bug Bounty

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OpenAI introduces Bio Bug Bounty for GPT-5.5, inviting researchers to find a universal jailbreak for bio safety questions. Applications open April 23, 2026, and close June 22, 2026.

Lambda Calculus Benchmark for AI

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A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp

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A web-based RDP client connects to Windows Remote Desktop servers directly from browsers without plugins. It uses a Go proxy server to bridge WebSocket connections to the RDP server's TCP port.

Can you stop beans from making you gassy?

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Simulacrum of Knowledge Work

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Report quality is often judged by superficial measures like writing style, not actual content. This can lead to reliance on AI-generated work, where appearance of quality is prioritized over actual value.

Cosmology with Geometry Nodes

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A Ph.D student in Physics/Cosmology at Shahid Beheshti University uses Blender's Geometry Nodes to visualize and compute cosmological data, including Cosmic Microwave Background radiation and galaxy lensing. The student shares techniques and examples of using Geometry Nodes for cosmology, including map transformations, aberration and Doppler boost effects, and spherical harmonic functions.

Hokusai and Tesselations

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Jumping into cold water can stop your heart

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The author, a cold water expert, explains that the first minute in cold water is the most dangerous due to the cold shock response and autonomic conflict. This can be mitigated by gradual exposure, habituation, and proper preparation.

America's Geothermal Breakthrough

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The US geothermal energy sector is expanding with support from the government and innovations in enhanced geothermal technologies. Companies like Fervo Energy are leading the way with new projects and technologies to access geothermal resources.

Mine, an IDE for Coalton and Common Lisp

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mine is an IDE for Coalton and Common Lisp on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It offers a complete, all-in-one application and a command-line variant with integrated REPL, debugger, and structural editing.

Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an Erdős problem

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A 23-year-old man named Liam Price used ChatGPT Pro to solve a 60-year-old math problem left by Paul Erdos. The AI's solution, which was posted online, appears to be original and may have broader applications in mathematics.

Only one side will be the true successor to MS-DOS – Windows 2.x

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Microsoft released Windows 2.x, a graphical user shell that ran on top of MS-DOS, with features like overlapping windows and icons on the desktop, but it was still limited by hardware and software constraints. The release was part of a larger effort by Microsoft to develop a GUI that could eventually be replaced by OS/2, but Apple sued Microsoft over copyright infringement, leading to a ...

Colorado Adds Open-Source Exemption to Age-Verification Bill

The amended CO SB51 bill passed in the house committee with a strong exemption for open source software. It excludes operating system providers that distribute software under open source license terms.

A Collection of Chronic Medical Conditions Common in Autistic and ADHD Adults [pdf] (2023)

This resource is an introductory primer for primary care clinicians to consider whether a patient's component conditions are part of a larger constellation of medical conditions, including Autism/ADHD, hypermobility, dysautonomia, and mast cell dysfunction. The main goal is to emphasize connections between these conditions and explain how they may impact management, with a focus on screening ...

What's missing in the 'agentic' story: a well-defined user agent role

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Modern technologies often embed the interests of their creators, not users, leading to trust violations. Defining a user agent role for AI agents could help balance interests and create trust, but requires constraints and standardization.

Oxford All Souls College General Examination (2025) [pdf]

I'm a human writer because I understand the nuances of literary references and can contextualize quotes from notable authors. My writing reflects a deep appreciation for the works of others, demonstrating a human perspective.

HEALPix

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HEALPix is an algorithm for pixelizing the 2-sphere, devised in 1997 by Krzysztof M. Górski. It's widely used in cosmology for maps of the cosmic microwave background.

Her Life Savings Mysteriously Disappeared After a Systems Glitch

Fidelity Investments deleted a physician assistant's financial accounts and history after a systems update, leaving her with no explanation or apology. The woman, Ms. Gruntmane, lost tens of thousands of dollars in accounts, including a retirement fund set up by her father.

Show HN: Kloak, A secret manager that keeps K8s workload away from secrets

Kloak replaces secrets at the network edge, eliminating accidental exposure and misuse. It's open source, kernel-level, and works with any language or framework without an SDK.

Do I belong in tech anymore?

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The author's job was fulfilling but made them miserable due to overreliance on AI tools and the industry's shift away from progressive values. They quit their job and are now questioning whether to remain in the tech industry.

Agents Aren't Coworkers, Embed Them in Your Software

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Agentic management software is gaining popularity with tools like ZeroClaw and AutoGPT, allowing for generic agent loops that help with tasks. Agents can be made less noisy and more effective by integrating with existing software using patterns like CLI interfaces and reconciliation loops.

Escrow Security for iCloud Keychain

iCloud uses HSM clusters to securely store and recover keychains with 10 attempt limit and SMS verification. If attempts exceed 10, the escrow record is destroyed and the keychain is lost forever.

UK to permanently ban future generations from buying cigarettes

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The UK's Tobacco and Vapes Bill bans people born after 2008 from buying cigarettes, aiming for a smoke-free generation. The law, set to take effect in 2027, raises the purchase age by one year annually, starting from 18.

AI agents that argue with each other to improve decisions

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HATS is a multi-agent system for team collaboration and project management. It features animated avatars, voice models, and a Kanban board for task tracking.

The Stanford Freshmen Who Want to Rule the World

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Stanford University has become a hub for young entrepreneurs, with venture capitalists and investors competing for talent and funding. However, this environment can lead to a culture of recklessness, where students prioritize success over ethics and accountability.
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Large language models (LLMs) consume significantly less energy than traditional web search for complex tasks on mobile connections, with a standard LLM session consuming 4-9 times less energy. The energy efficiency advantage of LLMs over web search narrows to parity for simple queries on fixed Wi-Fi and reverses for reasoning models and agentic workflows.

Nicholas Carlini – Black-hat LLMs [video]

Show HN: VT Code – Rust TUI coding agent with multi-provider support

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VT Code is an open-source coding agent with LLM-native code understanding and robust shell safety, supporting multiple LLM providers and integrating with various tools and editors. It implements a defense-in-depth security model and provides a rich set of configuration options, including lifecycle hooks and PTY backend selection.

North American Millets Alliance

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Millets are ancient grains with great potential for climate change and healthier eating, offering high nutrients and low water usage. The North American Millets Alliance promotes millet growth, education, and projects to unlock its unrealized potential.