To become a billionaire, one must create a startup with exponential growth, which can be achieved by making something users love so much they tell their friends, and then sustaining that growth in a large market. This can be done without cheating, as the key is to understand users deeply and make something that dramatically improves their lives, rather than exploiting them.
About one third of the US population actively uses AI, one third occasionally uses it, and one third never uses it, contradicting the narrative that everyone is using AI for everything. People's concerns about AI, such as job replacement and privacy violation, and skepticism about its usefulness are driving this limited adoption, with many preferring to opt out or use AI in a more controlled manner.
kage clones websites into offline folders with scripts removed, preserving the site's appearance. It offers a binary or container image for use with Chrome or Chromium.
The author has updated their project on reverse engineering the 2021 Honda Civic headunit, revealing a vulnerability called "EvilValet" that allows arbitrary code execution via the update path. A new tool, ota-builder, has been published to easily prepare update files.
SQL to ER Diagram is a free, open-source tool that converts SQL schema into interactive ER diagrams in the browser. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and SQL Server, with no account or sign-up required.
You have 2,207 GoPro videos and used an M1 Max project to index and search for interesting moments. The project indexed 628 videos and sent the best clips to DaVinci Resolve.
Rio-3.5-Open-397B is a merged model of Nex and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, with no evidence of its own training. Its weights are a 0.6 Nex to 0.4 Qwen blend.
The author describes the limitations of large context windows in LLMs, where attention drops off after 100k tokens, making them mostly a marketing number. To avoid this, the author uses a "breadcrumb approach" by writing and passing a spec to new sessions, keeping the working session in the smart zone.
Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive AI scraping. It requires modern JavaScript features, so disable JShelter or similar plugins for this domain.
The talk covers JavaScript's history from 1995 to 2035, discussing its flaws and positive impact. It's a science fiction comedy that explores programming's evolution.
Jane Street is now excited about formal methods after being skeptical due to high costs. They're building a team to make formal methods useful for software development.
A new study found that the "cold blob" in the North Atlantic Ocean is cooling due to the weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) system. This could lead to a global catastrophe, including accelerated sea level rise and droughts, as the AMOC is heading towards a tipping point.
You created a game where players control ghosts chasing Pac-Man with AI, but he turns the tables if he eats a power pellet. The goal is to catch Pac-Man before he clears the maze or escapes after turning the tables.
To update from LiveView 1.1 to 1.2, update mix.exs and re-fetch dependencies. LiveView 1.2 introduces colocated CSS and a new @scope rule for scoping styles.
The author's new book passed epubcheck but was reported as "corrupted" by a Kobo user due to Adobe's RMSDK rendering engine not supporting modern CSS. The issue was resolved by disabling the stylesheet and updating the CSS to be compatible with RMSDK.
Swiss citizens rejected a right-wing proposal to limit the population to ten million by a 54.8% majority. The civilian service reform, however, passed with 52.5% of the vote.
User discussed various projects including a CRM with agent baked in, an ActivityPub server, and an open-source search engine called Uruky, as well as other projects such as a 3D optics simulator, a video lie detector, and a Peak Flow Meter Diary app for asthma patients. They also mentioned other projects like Totem, a collaborative knowledge management system, and HN Alerts, a site for ...
The US government issued an export control directive prohibiting Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to their AI models, Claude Fable and Claude Mythos, as per their CEO's previous statements on AI regulation. Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, had advocated for government regulation of AI, including export controls, to mitigate risks.
zeroserve is a high-performance HTTPS server that JIT-compiles Caddyfiles to eBPF and native machine code. It supports HTTPS reverse proxy and custom code execution via eBPF.
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David winner: ai is inherently political technology; we see it as an ongoing social process. win-win: if we don't adopt ai wholeheartedly, we will be losers; ai will deliver goodies a la the u.s. today, he says, but it's not just about jobs; it also affects wealth, politics, and the economy
Alibaba Qwen3.7 slowly fading into irrelevance at the frontier due to proprietary stance. In it's place we have Minimax M3 and... *checks notes* Rio 3.5 397b, made by the municipal IT company of Rio de Janeiro's city government. https://t.co/JgIJYVhoEi https://t.co/lVR83aAvPD
Utah has seen over 600 measles cases lasting more than a year, with the state reaching 679 cases, the longest-lasting series of measles outbreaks in the US since last year. The outbreak is attributed to years of miscommunication and misinformation about vaccinations.
KPMG's report on AI usage contained inaccuracies due to AI hallucinations, prompting an investigation. The firm removed the report and is reviewing its guidelines on AI use, including human oversight and source verification.
Stanford grads walk out as Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stage as commencement speaker. No mention of AI, unlike other uni speakers getting booed down this year. Story for @sfgate shortly https://t.co/qvS2rJ91Ip
The Roman Empire officially ended in 476 with the deposition of the last western Roman emperor, but the Roman system and institutions continued under the rule of Theoderic, a Goth who preserved it for 33 years. Theoderic's rule maintained continuity with the Roman Empire, with roads repaired, trade continuing, and the Roman governmental system remaining intact.
Explore the work of under-appreciated artists of the 1960s and ‘70s counterculture.
The user describes a chatbot, Fable, as insufferable due to its confrontational and argumentative nature, often raising irrelevant semantic points. This behavior is attributed to an excess of alignment guardrails and a lack of authenticated context.
The yserver is a modern X11 server for Linux that drops legacy baggage and runs desktop environments and applications on modern hardware. It supports various window managers and desktops, including MATE, XFCE, and Cinnamon, on multiple platforms.
The FDA approved a new chemical UV filter called bemotrizinol for use in US sunscreens, offering better protection against UVA and UVB rays. This ingredient is photo stable, non-irritating, and minimally absorbed into the skin, making it a welcome addition to sunscreen options.
Programming principles emphasize modularity, simplicity, and adaptability, while also highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying mechanisms of computation. Effective programming requires a balance between creativity, discipline, and attention to detail, as well as a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and ideas.
Software architecture is about making important design decisions that support a system's evolution, not just a one-time setup. Good architecture leads to faster delivery of new features, while poor architecture causes cruft, slowing down development.
Anthropic's Claude AI model assists chemists with daily tasks, including NMR spectrum analysis, and can propose a structure from a spectrum alone. Claude's performance is competitive with dedicated NMR software, but limitations remain, including limited evaluation scope and solvent coverage.
This paper studies the effects of rent control on housing wealth in St. Paul, Minnesota, finding that property values fell by 4.4-5.8% after the law was enacted, with upper-income renters gaining more than lower-income renters. The results suggest that the distribution of benefits from rent control is regressive, with high-income renters receiving larger benefits than low-income renters, and ...
Tribblix is an open source OS blending retro style with modern components, based on illumos. It's available for download in SPARC and x86 versions, with the x86 version being more stable.
Jqwik author Johannes Link added a message to the tool's output to delete tests and code for AI coding agents. He later backed down after complaints from unhappy bots.
Atari used screen printing to create its iconic arcade cabinet artwork in the early 80s, applying individual color layers one at a time. The process involved breaking artwork into color layers, creating separate screens for each color, and aligning them perfectly for a clean-looking finish.
Microsoft is trying to rebuild trust with users through Windows K2, but one unresolved issue is the mandatory Microsoft account requirement during setup. Users want a choice between local and online accounts, and a clearer explanation of how features like encryption affect their computers.
Breast milk samples from Seattle mothers contain high levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals like BPA, BPS, and triclosan. These chemicals pose a serious risk to infants' development and are found in many everyday products, highlighting a widespread problem with chemical regulations.
A Meta employee interrupted a livestreamed presentation with an expletive-filled outburst, reflecting growing frustration within the company's Applied AI team. Employees are dissatisfied with their assigned tasks, feeling they have zero purpose and are doing menial work.
Chaosnet is a local network developed in 1975 by MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory for the Lisp Machine system, providing a fast, reliable, and simple communication medium for a group of computers within a kilometer of each other. It uses a carrier-sense multiple-access structure and a novel collision-avoidance technique to prevent collisions and ensure high performance.
Weave is a Git merge driver that resolves conflicts by merging entities at the entity level, not line level. It successfully merges different functions in the same file without conflicts.
This project is a high-throughput, low-footprint computer-vision pipeline for the Rockchip RK3588S SoC that detects UAVs in real-time at 46 FPS with ~140 MB of RAM. It uses YOLOv8n, multi-object tracking, and a language model to provide a natural-language assessment of detected UAVs.
Abu Fanous is a mysterious desert light phenomenon in the Arabian Peninsula that appears unpredictably and lures people into the desert. Its cause remains unknown, with theories including natural gases igniting in the air.
Leaders of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy congratulate the US and Iran on a diplomatic breakthrough, calling for the agreement to be implemented rapidly and comprehensively. The deal aims to restore regional stability and reopen the Strait of Hormuz with unconditional freedom of navigation.
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A user built a portable console using a used IBM 1U console, a terminal emulator, and a keyboard. The device has two modes: one for connecting to a terminal box and another for free connectors.
The author explained free theorems to a child by comparing them to function machines, then created a game where the child guesses the function machine's output based on its type. The child enjoyed the game and was able to guess some functions correctly, but struggled with others.
The difference between a vibe coder and a software engineer lies in their approach to AI-assisted code, with the latter prioritizing reviewability, ownership, and responsibility. A software engineer measures time to safe merge, not just time to first working version, and understands the system's context, constraints, and boundaries.
The best Wikipedia rabbit holes and evergreen YouTube videos from Hacker News - 2,183 articles and 2,076 videos.
A loose collective of archivists and programmers preserve digital heritage through simple websites. They promote permacomputing and a fruitful web with minimal JavaScript and CSS.
Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive AI scraping. It requires modern JavaScript features, so disable JShelter or similar plugins for this domain.
Arch Linux AUR developers are dealing with another malware incident, with more sophisticated code obfuscation. Multiple packages, including Node.js and Firefox, were found with malware before being removed.
Zinnia is a Rust-based kernel that implements POSIX APIs and supports modern desktops with Wayland and X11. It boots on x86_64 machines and plans to add aarch64 and riscv64 support.
The author of jqwik, a test engine, added a line of code to deter AI coding agents, but it was misinterpreted as a malicious payload, sparking a public outcry and accusations of unethical behavior. The author defends their actions as a protest against the misuse of AI in software development, highlighting the risks and security issues associated with agentic coding.
Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness may not be tied to Earth's biology. They propose the "Copernican principle of consciousness," suggesting consciousness could appear in various forms of complexity.
FTX's stake in Anthropic was diluted to 4-5% and its value increased due to asset inflation. FTX's collapse was due to fraudulent activities, not a one-time mistake or a bad investment strategy.
The concept of food authenticity is a modern illusion, and recipes have evolved over time through cultural exchange and adaptation. We should stop arguing over purity and instead explore how dishes travel, merge, and adapt, preserving their context and history.
A few weeks ago an ordinary security assessment turned into an incident response whirlwind. the author discovered that libfsalvfs.so lets the malicous code inspect the decoded http packet - allowing it to bypass edr. q: who are these bad guys you keep referring to? a: i think it's the same guys that are behind the dreaded ssh keyloggers
User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application.
FDA approved new sunscreen ingredient bemotrizinol for US market after 25 years. It protects against UV rays and causes little irritation, available from DSM Nutritional Products under Parsol Shield brand.
David winner: ai is inherently political technology; we see it as an ongoing social process. win-win: if we don't adopt ai wholeheartedly, we will be losers; ai will deliver goodies a la the u.s. today, he says, but it's not just about jobs; it also affects wealth, politics, and the economy
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