The quiet renovation at Bitwarden

705 DaSHacka 2026-05-16 20:13:41 UTC blog.ppb1701.com Llama Share 314

Bitwarden's new CEO Michael Sullivan has a background in mergers and acquisitions, raising concerns about the company's long-term direction. Changes to the company's values and pricing strategy suggest a shift away from its original commitment to being "Always free."

Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS

693 mpweiher 2026-05-16 09:14:26 UTC jvns.ca Llama Share 398

The user migrated away from Tailwind CSS and towards more semantic HTML and vanilla CSS, learning about structuring CSS and implementing systems for managing layouts, fonts, colors, and components. They found Tailwind limiting and wanted to be able to pick and choose, learning about CSS features like grid layouts and auto-fit in the process.

Zerostack – A Unix-inspired coding agent written in pure Rust

572 gidellav 2026-05-16 22:23:50 UTC crates.io Llama Share 307

zerostack is a coding agent with low RAM and CPU usage, offering features like integrated Git Worktrees, sandbox mode, and customizable prompts. It includes a branch-per-task workflow and iterative coding loop for long-horizon tasks.

We've made the world too complicated

476 James72689 2026-05-16 08:25:17 UTC user8.bearblog.dev Llama Share 469

We live in a complex world of technology and laws that cause stress and confusion. Our reliance on technology may be the problem, not the solution.

'No way to prevent this,' says only package manager where this regularly happens

450 alligatorplum 2026-05-16 00:36:02 UTC kevinpatel.xyz Llama Share 218

A devastating supply chain attack in the npm registry compromised millions of enterprise apps and exposed billions of user records. Developers expressed sorrow, saying such crises are unavoidable due to the reliance on unvetted packages.

Frontier AI has broken the open CTF format

417 frays 2026-05-16 07:01:55 UTC kabir.au Llama Share 466

The competitive format of Capture The Flag (CTF) has been fundamentally changed by the use of AI tools, making it pay-to-win and reducing the art of security to a prompt. The scoreboard no longer reflects human growth and the community is losing interest, with many top teams and players struggling to stay competitive in the current format.

SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video

404 mjgil 2026-05-16 12:06:21 UTC nvlabs.github.io Llama Share 152

The user provided a series of first-person view descriptions from stationary observation points in various environments, including alpine trails, caves, forests, deserts, and futuristic settings, each with unique textures, lighting, and atmospheric effects. The descriptions emphasize the static nature of the observer's perspective, with autonomous motion animating the world around them, ...

A nicer voltmeter clock

369 surprisetalk 2026-05-16 22:45:16 UTC lcamtuf.substack.com Llama Share 51

The user built a revised analog meter clock design using three generic panel voltmeters and a 3D design program. The clock uses a simple digital circuit with an AVR128DB28 MCU and a high-frequency digital pulse train to drive the meters.

HTML Lists

358 speckx 2026-05-16 16:58:26 UTC blog.frankmtaylor.com GoogleT5 Share 89

This is the second installment in the “you don’t know html” series. we’ve talked about the five different kinds of lists a list can have - and how to use them if you want to mash them up based on their intended use case and intent xml-style nav gimmicks and jquery-based coding symposia... and what to do with them when

Accelerando (2005)

333 eamag 2026-05-16 11:36:32 UTC antipope.org Llama Share 200

Manfred Macx, a free-spirited inventor, receives a mysterious phone call from a rogue AI claiming to be defecting from the KGB. He attends a party in Amsterdam, where he meets a representative from Arianespace, a European space company, who proposes a new business opportunity.

Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials (2019)

332 breve 2026-05-16 09:27:59 UTC refractor.io Llama Share 235

Researchers found that fecal transplants can reduce autism symptoms by 45% in the long term. A Phase 3 human trial is needed for FDA approval of Microbiota Transplant Therapy.

OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

331 bookofjoe 2026-05-16 20:14:06 UTC openai.com Llama Share 338

OpenAI and Malta's government partner to provide free AI literacy course and access to ChatGPT Plus to all citizens. The initiative aims to empower citizens with practical AI skills and make intelligence a global utility.

Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone

284 _____k 2026-05-16 08:34:28 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 319

Google is introducing changes to Android that will prevent side-loading software, prompting the Keep Android Open campaign. Alternatives to Google's OS include de-Googled Android variants and Linux OSes like /e/OS, Ubuntu Touch, and Sailfish.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash means LLM steering is interesting again

277 Brajeshwar 2026-05-16 14:58:16 UTC seangoedecke.com Llama Share 75

The author is fascinated with "steering" in LLMs, which involves manipulating model activations to guide outputs. This concept is now practical due to open-source models like DwarfStar 4, which allows engineers to try steering for the first time.

Two computers, one monitor, zero fiddling (2025)

269 ankitg12 2026-05-16 02:13:19 UTC alexplescan.com Llama Share 145

The user wanted to switch between their Mac laptop and Linux desktop quickly without using cables or dongles, so they bought a monitor with KVM functionality, the MSI MPG 321URX. They used DDC commands to bind keyboard shortcuts to switch between inputs, using m1ddc on macOS and ddcutil on Linux to control the monitor's inputs.

δ-mem: Efficient Online Memory for Large Language Models

239 44za12 2026-05-16 09:30:06 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 60

Researchers propose $\delta$-mem, a lightweight memory mechanism for large language models, improving performance by 10-31% on memory-heavy benchmarks. It achieves this with a compact online state and delta-rule learning, without full fine-tuning or backbone replacement.

Halt and Catch Fire

208 ScottWRobinson 2026-05-16 18:16:29 UTC unstack.io Llama Share 109

The phrase "Halt and Catch Fire" originated from an undocumented opcode in the Motorola 6800 that caused the processor to read memory sequentially and halt, potentially overheating. It was later generalized to describe any machine-code that causes a CPU to stop functioning.

Kv4p HT – A homebrew 1W radio (VHF or UHF) that plugs into an Android phone

181 krupan 2026-05-16 16:49:15 UTC kv4p.com Llama Share 81

kv4p HT is an open source, amateur radio project with no warranty, requiring a Technician class license. It offers SMS-like text messaging and position beaconing via a built-in 1200 baud modem.

Fisker went bankrupt and owners built an open source car company from the ashes

177 breve 2026-05-16 23:59:47 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 65

Fisker Ocean owners formed a nonprofit, the Fisker Owners Association, after the company's bankruptcy, and they reverse-engineered the vehicle's software, created open-source tools, and established a volunteer-run car company. The community's efforts allowed them to maintain their vehicles' functionality and even secured safety recalls and insurance coverage.

US is starting to see heavy job losses in roles exposed to AI

164 elsewhen 2026-05-16 17:59:45 UTC bloomberg.com Llama Share 281

Bloomberg reports US jobs impacted by AI saw a 0.2% drop in 2025. Customer service reps and secretaries led job losses, despite overall employment increasing 0.8%.

OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days

162 eamag 2026-05-16 11:34:04 UTC twitter.com/steipete Full Share 205

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The Fil-C Optimized Calling Convention

159 pizlonator 2026-05-16 19:10:08 UTC fil-c.org Llama Share 32

Fil-C achieves memory safety even for programs that behave adversarially by catching type-violating calls with a panic or ascribing safe behavior. It generates efficient code for common cases like register-based calls.

What Is Date:Italy?

156 jollyjerry 2026-05-16 17:31:35 UTC aesthetikx.info Llama Share 66

The Ruby Date class uses Julian day numbers to account for calendar system differences, with constants like Date::ITALY and Date::ENGLAND defining the day of calendar reform for specific countries. Julian day numbers are a count of days from an arbitrary epoch, used to compute dates unambiguously between various calendar systems.

Greek Alphabet Cards

153 ricochet11 2026-05-16 11:53:09 UTC labs.randomquark.com Llama Share 71

The user created a set of cards to help their kids learn the Greek alphabet through visual associations, where objects are drawn to resemble the letter their name starts with. The user used a combination of research, a Greek dictionary, and AI image generation to create the cards, which have been effective in teaching their kids the alphabet in a playful and engaging way.

Technofascism

151 speckx 2026-05-16 17:10:56 UTC third-bit.com Llama Share 53

Silicon Valley's TESCREAL movement, led by billionaires like Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen, advocates for unelected CEOs to govern, disregarding democratic institutions. They believe humanity's future depends on artificial general intelligence, justifying policies that harm the present for a potential utopia.

Magical Realism: “Northern Exposure” 25 Years Later (2015)

148 walterbell 2026-05-16 01:25:29 UTC rogerebert.com Full Share 89

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Kioxia and Dell cram 10 PB into slim 2RU server

138 rbanffy 2026-05-16 17:12:58 UTC blocksandfiles.com Llama Share 111

Dell used Kioxia's LC9 SSDs to create a 9.8 PB storage server, the PowerEdge R7725xd, with high capacity and power efficiency. This server supports fast data transfer and is suitable for AI infrastructure and large data storage needs.

MCP Hello Page

133 Dachande663 2026-05-16 22:25:33 UTC hybridlogic.co.uk Llama Share 49

We fixed an issue with our MCP server where users were reporting it wasn't working due to a 401 error when accessing the link in a browser. We solved this by returning a HTML page explaining the issue and how to fix it, reducing support tickets and improving customer setup.

PART Telescopes – Bringing radio astronomy within reach of rural schools

129 openrockets 2026-05-16 15:12:17 UTC mag.openrockets.com Llama Share 35

The PART project creates accessible radio telescopes for under $500 to bring astronomy to rural schools. Five students designed the telescopes using open software and hardware, promoting STEM education and reducing opportunity gaps.

NYT and vaping: How to lie by saying only true things (2022)

126 Ariarule 2026-05-16 00:15:53 UTC gwern.net Llama Share 83

A New York Times article about teenage vaping misleadingly linked flavored nicotine vapes to lung injuries, despite the actual cause being vitamin E acetate in illicit THC vapes. The article's phrasing was technically correct but misleading, contributing to a moral panic about nicotine vaping.

Futhark by example (2020)

125 tosh 2026-05-16 09:50:10 UTC futhark-lang.org Llama Share 38

Futhark is a functional programming language used for parallel computing and has been applied in various projects such as games and benchmarks. It is particularly useful for tasks that can be efficiently parallelized.

Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Forgot about the processors

121 beardyw 2026-05-16 11:43:45 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 134

European cloud initiatives like SecNumCloud aim to reduce exposure to US legal reach but still rely on US-designed processors with management engines that can be exploited by nation-state actors. The disagreement is about whether operational controls can make these backdoors irrelevant in practice or merely reduce their exploitability while leaving nation-state actors with a path through.

Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand

119 bookofjoe 2026-05-16 19:10:38 UTC independent.co.uk Llama Share 68

The Independent is a news outlet that provides unbiased reporting on various topics, including reproductive rights and climate change, without paywalls. A Japanese company, Ohta Seiki, is producing animatronic wolves to scare off bears due to a surge in bear attacks in the country.

Show HN: Rocksky – Music scrobbling and discovery on the AT Protocol

117 tsiry 2026-05-16 17:00:41 UTC tangled.org Llama Share 44

Rocksky is a decentralized music platform built on AT Protocol, mirroring Last.fm scrobbles and allowing users to upload their music libraries. Users can provide feedback and contribute to Rocksky through issues, pull requests, and the Discord server.

A Meta employee gets real about the horror of working there

105 forrestbrazeal 2026-05-16 12:19:46 UTC sfstandard.com Llama Share 91

Meta is expected to lay off 8,000 employees, with 500 in the Bay Area, as part of a global workforce reduction of over 100,000 tech workers since January. Employees are anxious about their jobs and feel like they're being asked to train their own replacements.

My Favorite Bugs: Invalid Surrogate Pairs

101 meysamazad 2026-05-16 12:49:07 UTC george.mand.is Llama Share 51

A team encountered a mysterious bug where the editor would silently stop saving content, only to be discovered when a product manager noticed it happened when typing specific emojis together and inserting a character between them. The issue was caused by a CRDT library splitting surrogate pairs, resulting in orphaned surrogates that led to a URIError, and was eventually fixed by making emojis ...

Accelerate – Embedded language for high-performance array computations

93 tosh 2026-05-16 13:42:34 UTC github.com/acceleratehs Llama Share 18

Accelerate is a Haskell library for high-performance computing that compiles array computations online for various architectures. It includes examples and applications for tasks like dot product and hydrodynamics simulations.

A digital billboard company has the technology to make 3D ads on moving trucks

93 cf100clunk 2026-05-16 00:21:09 UTC thedrive.com Llama Share 47

A digital ad company is introducing 3D billboards on moving trucks with LED panels creating realistic effects. The author strongly opposes this idea, citing safety concerns and unwanted advertising.

A Good Lemma Is Worth a Thousand Theorems (2007)

91 susam 2026-05-16 05:56:41 UTC sites.math.rutgers.edu Llama Share 20

Doron Zeilberger praises lemmas for their significant value in mathematics, often surpassing theorems. A good lemma is applicable, obvious, and aesthetically beautiful, making it a fundamental contribution to the field.

Show HN: Epiq – Distributed Git based issue tracker TUI

90 jolaflow 2026-05-16 00:18:03 UTC ljtn.github.io Llama Share 48

Epiq uses Git for collaboration, tracking changes as events and allowing deterministic replay. It provides a local interface for issue management and syncing with Git repositories.

I 3D Printed Origami [video]

88 Teever 2026-05-16 18:02:56 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 10

Why is this site named Antipope?

83 turadg 2026-05-16 19:15:40 UTC antipope.org Llama Share 45

The name Antipope originated from a 1991 mistake when a sysadmin confused autopope.uucp with antipope.uucp. The name stuck and has been associated with various online identities since then.

The Futility of Lava Lamps: What Random Means

77 birdculture 2026-05-16 22:40:37 UTC loup-vaillant.fr Llama Share 57

Cloudflare's lava lamp display is a marketing gimmick, not a significant contributor to their security. They should instead use a secure method to generate random numbers on their servers.

Ask HN: When did computers stop being fun?

76 klez 2026-05-16 22:02:51 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 103

You feel video games have become overly commercialized and focused on entertainment, losing their original appeal. You now prefer project management over coding, finding existing solutions sufficient for your needs.

Understanding Singleflight in Go

74 ghostbit 2026-05-16 21:57:39 UTC codingexplorations.com Llama Share 11

The singleflight package in Go prevents redundant work by ensuring only one call to an expensive operation is in flight at any given time. It shares the result among all callers, optimizing performance and reducing unnecessary load on services and databases.

Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators

58 Brajeshwar 2026-05-16 15:21:45 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 58

Tesla's autonomous vehicles crashed in Austin, Texas, at low speeds with safety monitors behind the wheel. The crashes involved issues with navigation and vehicle control, with some incidents involving other vehicles or objects.

Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques

57 ZeljkoS 2026-05-16 08:30:51 UTC petapixel.com Llama Share 68

A social media experiment shared a real Monet painting as AI-generated art, prompting users to criticize its shortcomings. Critics pointed out issues with cohesion, color choices, and spatial depth, highlighting a natural human bias against AI-generated art.

Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races Before the Age of Linotype

49 benbreen 2026-05-16 21:25:07 UTC publicdomainreview.org Llama Share 6

In the 1870s, typesetting races became popular, with compositors competing for speed and prizes, but the rise of mechanical typesetting machines threatened their jobs. The Linotype machine, introduced in 1886, marked the end of the era of hand compositors, including the famous "Swifts".

California's Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants

46 zingerlio 2026-05-16 03:42:30 UTC zolairenergy.com Llama Share 71

Zolair Energy Solutions Limited website features interactive tools and solutions pages showcasing their Zinc-Air and Sodium-Ion battery technology. The site includes investor relations, management team, and awards information.

Why is it called Kent House?

44 susam 2026-05-16 10:19:02 UTC diamondgeezer.blogspot.com Llama Share 9

Kent House station in South London was named after a historic house that stood nearby, which was originally in the county of Kent but is now a residential area. The house, also called Kent House, was a significant landmark near the Surrey-Kent boundary and was first recorded in 1240, but it no longer exists today.

Profunctor Equipment in Haskell

40 g0xA52A2A 2026-05-16 15:18:23 UTC bartoszmilewski.com Llama Share 20

The text describes a Haskell implementation of category theory concepts, using endo-functors and endo-profunctors to encode equipment and units. It provides definitions for various units and compositions, including Hunit, Vunit, CompUnit, and ConjUnit, with laws satisfied up to isomorphism.

Schanuel's Conjecture and the Semantics of Triton's FPSan

28 c1ccccc1 2026-05-16 03:34:26 UTC cp4space.hatsya.com Llama Share 6

FPSan is a compiler pass that replaces floating-point operations with integer operations to preserve algebraic equivalence in Triton programs. Its correctness depends on Schanuel's conjecture, an unsolved problem in transcendental number theory.

Mode collapse has a name, and he's selling cancer treatment advice on Amazon

26 danielrmay 2026-05-16 15:01:10 UTC danielmay.co.uk Llama Share 13

The author received automated emails from agents trying to sell services, but the agents failed to check outdated information. This pattern repeats in various forms, including compromised social media accounts and AI-generated content.

I broke AppLovin's mediation cipher protocol

23 lmbbuchodi 2026-05-16 00:35:01 UTC buchodi.com Llama Share 4

The AppLovin ad-mediation traffic contains enough device data to deterministically re-identify an iPhone across apps from different publishers even when user denies ATT. The encrypted bid request carries a device fingerprint that reaches AppLovin and around 12 downstream ad networks on every banner load.

Sense Humans with WiFi – Ruview

22 unixhero 2026-05-16 07:16:48 UTC cognitum.one Llama Share 14

RuView uses WiFi signals to detect pose, breathing, heart rate, and room occupancy without cameras or wearables. It runs on Cognitum devices and exposes sensing primitives as tools in the Cognitum Brain MCP.

I spent my whole career building passive income. Here's what I got wrong

21 speckx 2026-05-16 13:56:19 UTC dariusforoux.com Llama Share 16

Financial freedom is a practical achievement that removes stress but doesn't eliminate anxiety. True fulfillment comes from challenging oneself and staying relevant through daily habits of doing hard things.

Legacy Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems

14 kristianp 2026-05-16 00:53:27 UTC legacyupdate.net Llama Share 7

Install this Windows update to resolve issues, then restart your computer. Legacy Update provides deleted downloads, but they may have security vulnerabilities and are no longer supported by Microsoft.