Help I accidentally a wigglegram

576 gregsadetsky 2026-06-20 01:55:16 UTC lmao.center Llama Share 126

You created a script to use perceptual hashing to find similar images in your camera roll, automatically identifying potential wigglegrams. The script calculates the hamming distance between image pairs to find a threshold, helping to distinguish between intentional and accidental shots.

Loupe – A iOS app that raises awareness about what native apps can see

546 Cider9986 2026-06-20 12:08:23 UTC github.com/mysk-research Llama Share 243

Loupe is an iOS app that shows device fingerprinting data from public APIs, helping users see what apps can quietly learn about their device. It's free and open source, with a Mac version in development.

CSSQuake

543 msalsas 2026-06-20 10:49:53 UTC cssquake.com Full Share 114

Play a browser Quake port rendered as inspectable HTML and CSS 3D geometry through PolyCSS, with no WebGL or canvas renderer.

Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can't Show You

493 moultano 2026-06-20 03:36:49 UTC moultano.wordpress.com Llama Share 131

The colors that exist in the real world but can't be shown on digital screens are mostly cyans, which are poorly reproduced by screens and LED lighting, but can be seen in nature, particularly in forests, water, and bird feathers. These colors are often created by natural processes that filter light, such as repeated reflections and transmissions through leaves and water, or by the physical ...

Slow breathing modulates brain function and risk behavior

413 croes 2026-06-20 22:22:52 UTC cell.com Llama Share 119

Prolonged exhalation breathing can increase cardiac parasympathetic activity, leading to enhanced reward sensitivity and increased risky choices. This effect is associated with changes in brain activity in regions involved in reward processing, such as the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and precuneus.

The Wholesale Plagiarism of Obscure Sorrows

408 ridesisapis 2026-06-20 18:05:31 UTC waxy.org Llama Share 164

A marketing agency, Qontour, created an unauthorized website for The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, using AI-generated content and monetizing it with affiliate links. The site outranks the official site in search results, causing confusion over its authorship and potentially damaging the book's reputation.

A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding

370 signa11 2026-06-20 03:55:19 UTC labs.iximiuz.com Llama Share 74

SSH port forwarding explained in a visual way, including local and remote port forwarding, and dynamic port forwarding using the -L, -R, and -D flags. SSH tunneling allows accessing private services from a local machine, exposing local services to the public, and creating SOCKS proxies for flexible network access.

Renting a sewing machine from the library

347 sohkamyung 2026-06-20 22:54:11 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 226

Finland's libraries are thriving as community service centers, offering more than just books, and promoting social inclusion and democracy. They are valued for their role in helping societies function, with over 700 libraries serving Finland's 5.6 million people.

Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs

321 tcp_handshaker 2026-06-20 14:08:30 UTC extremetech.com Llama Share 179

Microsoft's new Media Player for Windows 11 uses more memory and has slower startup times compared to the classic player. It also hides some popular codecs behind paywalls, prompting users to consider alternative players like VLC.

I Stored a Website in a Favicon

313 theanonymousone 2026-06-20 05:33:59 UTC timwehrle.de Llama Share 109

A favicon can be used for steganography by hiding data in its pixels, which the browser interprets as colors. This allows storing small amounts of data, like HTML, in a tiny image.

VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'

309 iamnothere 2026-06-20 14:14:35 UTC birminghammail.co.uk Full Share 372

Request blocked. We can't connect to the server for this app or website at this time. There might be too much traffic or a configuration error. Try again later, or contact the app or website owner. If you provide content to customers through CloudFront, you can find steps to troubleshoot and help prevent this error by reviewing the CloudFront documentation.

Linux eliminates the strncpy API after six years of work, 360 patches

298 simonpure 2026-06-20 20:59:40 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 326

Linux 7.2 has eliminated the deprecated strncpy API due to bugs and performance issues. It has been replaced with alternative functions like strscpy() and memcpy().

SMPTE Makes Its Standards Freely Accessible

293 zdw 2026-06-20 17:01:36 UTC smpte.org Llama Share 101

SMPTE has made its entire Standards catalog freely available to the global media technology community. This move aims to accelerate adoption and implementation, strengthen interoperability, and drive innovation in the industry.

DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots

282 LowLevelMahn 2026-06-20 15:10:03 UTC neuviemeporte.github.io Llama Share 75

The F-15 Strike Eagle 2 reconstruction project has made significant progress, with all C code rewritten and data moved from assembly to C. The project is now open for testing and bug reporting, with the latest release v0.9.1 available for download.

Show HN: TownSquare, a tiny presence layer for websites

272 cauenapier 2026-06-20 11:55:03 UTC townsquare.cauenapier.com Llama Share 165

TownSquare is a web platform where users can interact without accounts or algorithms, sharing a virtual space. It features simple controls for movement, chat, and social interactions, creating a fun and playful online experience.

Epoll vs. io_uring in Linux

260 Sibexico 2026-06-20 23:07:09 UTC sibexi.co Llama Share 70

The user discusses the differences between epoll and io_uring for handling asynchronous I/O on Linux, highlighting io_uring's efficiency and reduced syscall overhead. io_uring is recommended for modern Linux projects due to its improved performance and architectural changes.

Temporary Cloudflare accounts for AI agents

247 farhadhf 2026-06-20 11:19:05 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 151

Cloudflare updated Wrangler to allow agents to deploy code without signing up for an account. Agents can now use the --temporary flag to deploy code instantly, with a 60-minute claim window to make the account permanent.

Show HN: StartupWiki – A Free Alternative to Crunchbase

234 shpran 2026-06-20 15:59:29 UTC startupwiki.tech Llama Share 69

Stelae is a self-funded walking app with a community marketplace, offering privacy-first features and zero hidden fees. It uses Solana-powered escrow and a German WordPress service for hosting and deployment.

UHF X11: X11 Built for VisionOS and Apple Vision Pro

229 zdw 2026-06-20 17:04:24 UTC lispm.net Llama Share 63

visionOS receives X11 calls from clients and vintage machines, opening each top-level window separately. X authority cookies are generated on device and copied to clients for secure connections.

Hey, n00b, we didn't hire you to complete tasks

228 rrvsh 2026-06-20 00:11:07 UTC newsletter.kentbeck.com Llama Share 128

To be considered a successful engineer, focus on completing tasks in a reasonable time and not causing others excessive work. To stand out, learn from each task, make a case for not doing it, and implement efficient solutions that benefit others.

Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

222 speckx 2026-06-20 23:33:19 UTC cowboystatedaily.com Llama Share 126

Steve Braithwaite owns a 23-foot-long giant banana car, the Big Banana Car, which attracts constant police attention due to its unusual appearance. Braithwaite has been driving the car for 15 years, covering over 250,000 miles and plans to drive it around the world.

Millimeter wave technology drills 100 meters into granite

218 Jimmc414 2026-06-20 18:24:55 UTC thinkgeoenergy.com Llama Share 122

Quaise Energy successfully drilled 100 meters using millimeter wave technology in Central Texas, a milestone for unlocking deeper geothermal resources. The company plans to build on this achievement with a more powerful gyrotron and aims to complete a pilot power plant in the Western U.S. by 2028.

Turns Out, There Is a Cabal of Elite Crazies Trying to Control the World

215 throwaway81523 2026-06-20 22:50:43 UTC esquire.com Llama Share 82

Dialog, a secret group led by Peter Thiel, has a 2026 retreat with 222 attendees including high-ranking officials and business leaders. The group's focus is on AI, longevity, and the near future, with some predicting societal degeneration and mass labor displacement.

LLMs Are Complicated Now

211 matt_d 2026-06-20 01:25:14 UTC ianbarber.blog Llama Share 76

Meta1's machine learning work evolved from simple Transformer modules to complex models with various attention variants. Designing for composability is key to exploring new architectures without significant performance impact.

Pre-2022 Books

210 trms 2026-06-20 22:36:23 UTC notes.lorenzogravina.com Llama Share 130

You prefer books published before 2022 due to the manual effort involved in their creation, giving them more weight and credibility. This preference stems from valuing the human touch and effort that went into producing these works.

Show HN: An ASCII 3D Rendering Engine

208 apresmoi 2026-06-20 19:10:41 UTC glyphcss.com Llama Share 51

glyphcss loads various mesh files and renders scenes into a single character grid. It provides interactivity through custom elements and optional React/Vue bindings for sparse, opt-in interactions.

The ability to regrow body parts is dormant in mammals, not lost

199 nryoo 2026-06-20 17:27:36 UTC sciencedaily.com Llama Share 71

Scientists have found a way to redirect the body's healing response to regrow lost body parts in mammals. A two-step treatment using growth factors FGF2 and BMP2 successfully restored bone, joints, and ligaments in animal studies.

Unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil

195 zdw 2026-06-20 20:05:03 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 135

Unauthorized alert with "misantropi4" message sent to cell phones in Brazil, suspected to be a hacker attack. Brazilian government is investigating the incident and restoring the National Civil Defense's warning platform.

Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf

192 olievans 2026-06-20 13:18:28 UTC the-criterion-closet.vercel.app Full Share 56

· Spines/languages: Wikidata · covers/countries: Criterion shop · cover art © The Criterion Collection · unofficial fan project. · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

185 y1n0 2026-06-20 04:07:03 UTC space.com Llama Share 102

An experimental satellite has mapped GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space, revealing widespread signal degradation. The data suggests that satellites in low Earth orbit are vulnerable to jamming, affecting their performance and safety.

AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs via BIOS update in July

177 roboror 2026-06-20 19:19:06 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 42

AMD is reinstating Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) on desktop Ryzen 9000 processors in July due to community feedback. TSME is a firmware-level encryption feature protecting against cold boot attacks with physical access.

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died in a plane crash

177 drayfield 2026-06-20 14:12:50 UTC reuters.com Full Share 122

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Memory Safe Inline Assembly

177 pizlonator 2026-06-20 03:29:19 UTC fil-c.org Llama Share 47

Fil-C supports memory-safe inline assembly for various use cases such as constant-time crypto, SIMD intrinsics, and atomic operations, while rejecting unsafe uses like memory accesses and control flow. The implementation involves parsing and analyzing assembly instructions, constraints, and clobbers, and uses a database of acceptable instructions and their effects to ensure safety.

Dirty Little Zine – a tool for making an 8 page printable Zine

170 cianmm 2026-06-20 18:58:14 UTC dirtylittlezine.com Llama Share 41

Fold paper in half, then into eight rectangles. Cut and fold to create a plus sign, resulting in eight pages.

From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn't stop anyone

158 Brajeshwar 2026-06-20 13:44:39 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 72

The US government has banned Anthropic's AI model Mythos due to concerns it could be accessed by a South Korean telecom with suspected ties to China and a potential "jailbreak" by Amazon researchers. The ban is part of a long-standing effort to control the export of dual-use cyber technologies, but past experiences suggest this approach may not be effective in preventing malicious use.

The rise of South Korea’s weapons business

158 JumpCrisscross 2026-06-20 11:44:52 UTC politico.com Llama Share 60

South Korea's defense industry has grown rapidly, becoming the 9th-largest arms exporter in the world, with a projected combined revenue of $37 billion in 2026. The country's emphasis on speed, affordability, and technology transfer has made it a reliable alternative supplier to European NATO members.

How to feed a dictator

156 Michelangelo11 2026-06-20 01:16:56 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 59

A documentary film, How to Feed a Dictator, explores the lives of five private chefs who served notorious dictators, revealing the moral complexities of their experiences. The film highlights the chefs' deep trust in their dictators, which also ensured their distance from the outside world.

Show HN: Make PDFs look scanned (CLI or in the browser via WASM)

155 overflowy 2026-06-20 18:17:58 UTC github.com/overflowy Llama Share 65

make-look-scanned is a CLI and browser tool that degrades PDFs to look like physical scans. It uses Go and a C toolchain for the CLI and PDF.js for the browser build, both with AGPL-3.0 licenses.

Alice is impatient

147 birdculture 2026-06-20 20:32:54 UTC brooker.co.za Llama Share 41

You're measuring time in requests or outages, but users like Alice and Alex experience time in seconds and minutes, leading to a discrepancy in perceived wait times. This is due to the inspection paradox, where users experience a time-weighted version of the latency distribution, resulting in a higher mean time to recovery than the actual MTTR.

Bun has an open PR adding shared-memory threads to JavaScriptCore

147 gr4vityWall 2026-06-20 17:02:49 UTC github.com/oven-sh Llama Share 310

The batch cannot be applied due to multiple invalid suggestions. Suggestions cannot be applied in certain situations such as deleted lines, pending reviews, and queued pull requests.

Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware for breach of contract (2025)

133 wglb 2026-06-20 21:09:39 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 38

Tesco sued Broadcom for breach of contract over VMware licenses, claiming it must pay excessive prices for software updates. Tesco warns that lack of support may impact its ability to supply groceries in the UK and Ireland.

Lithuanian startup launches open-source network to detect Shahed-type drones

128 giuliomagnifico 2026-06-20 11:58:32 UTC lrt.lt Llama Share 91

A startup and activists launched an open-source drone detection system using volunteers' phones to identify low-frequency drone signatures. The system aims to recruit 10,000 users and expand across the Baltic states and Poland.

Cyberdecks, going analog, and convivial technology

126 akkartik 2026-06-20 02:29:21 UTC blog.hydroponictrash.solar Llama Share 80

People are opting out of social media and technology, seeking a return to physical media and handmade crafts. This movement is connected to a broader critique of industrialization and the exploitation of the working class.

Bootimus – A Self-Contained PXE and HTTP Boot Server

125 car 2026-06-20 10:55:18 UTC bootimus.com Llama Share 44

Bootimus is a self-contained PXE and HTTP boot server in one binary with zero config. It automatically detects 50+ distros and supports token auth, LDAP/AD backend, and local accounts.

Lisp in the Rust Type System

116 quasigloam 2026-06-20 05:43:54 UTC github.com/playx18 Llama Share 19

The code defines a recursive function to calculate factorials and demonstrates the call/escape continuation (call/ec) mechanism in a functional programming language. It tests the factorial function and the call/ec mechanism with assertions and prints the results.

PostgresBench: A Reproducible Benchmark for Postgres Services

112 saisrirampur 2026-06-20 19:01:10 UTC clickhouse.com Llama Share 24

A benchmark was created to compare Postgres performance across various services, including AWS RDS, Aurora, and others, using a TPC-B-like workload. The results show that Postgres managed by ClickHouse outperforms others due to its NVMe-backed storage and architecture.

Canyon HUD helmet for road riding

109 zh3 2026-06-20 13:33:37 UTC media-centre.canyon.com Llama Share 137

Canyon's Stingr Smart helmet offers AI-powered safety features and performance data through a heads-up display. It can operate as a standalone device or with Canyon's Predict bike technology, providing riders with real-time insights and alerts.

The European Social Stack

106 doener 2026-06-20 14:20:45 UTC european.social Llama Share 129

Europe is building a diverse and resilient information infrastructure to protect citizens from social media interference and promote European jobs and revenue. We are creating a decentralized social network ecosystem based on open European platforms and protocols like Fediverse and Atmosphere.

Efficient C++ Programming for Modern 64-bit CPUs: Chapter 4/part 2

104 birdculture 2026-06-20 00:42:50 UTC 6it.dev Llama Share 39

The performance of various CPU operations such as multiplication, division, RTTI, exceptions, atomic operations, function calls, and thread context switches can vary significantly, with some operations being relatively cheap and others being very expensive. The costs of these operations can range from a few CPU cycles to tens of thousands or even millions of CPU cycles, depending on the ...

Tesla allegedly in autopilot mode crashes into Texas house, woman killed

103 malshe 2026-06-20 22:14:15 UTC abcnews.com Llama Share 115

A Tesla driver in self-driving mode crashed into a Texas house, killing a woman inside. The driver, Michael Butler, was injured but showed no signs of intoxication and is cooperating with investigators.

Show HN: Ember, a native iOS Hacker News reader I built around accessibility

103 sylwester 2026-06-20 17:00:38 UTC github.com/datanoisetv Llama Share 30

Ember is a native iOS app for Hacker News with threaded comments, dark mode, and accessibility features. It uses a custom parser for comment HTML and fetches full comment trees from Algolia in one request.

Show HN: MiniPCs.zip – Charting the Pareto frontier of Mini PCs

99 yathern 2026-06-20 19:55:54 UTC minipcs.zip Llama Share 42

The site performs twice-daily scans of MiniPCs on Amazon and eBay, plotting prices and specs. It allows users to adjust search dimensions, such as CPU vs Graphics, using interactive features.

Show HN: We post-trained a model that pen tests instead of refusing

93 dk189 2026-06-20 13:49:03 UTC argusred.com Llama Share 40

Argusred is a free security scanner that runs locally on your machine, scanning your code for vulnerabilities and attempting safe reproductions of findings with exploit verification. It offers a free trial with 2M tokens, and scans can be run in two modes: Security Scan and Pen Test, with the latter requiring booking and authorisation.

Epidurals are a miracle technology

89 karakoram 2026-06-20 16:24:44 UTC worksinprogress.co Llama Share 92

A woman's experience of childbirth can be extremely painful, but epidural anesthesia provides effective pain relief, allowing her to remain alert and focused during labor. Epidurals have some side effects, but for most women, the benefits of pain-free childbirth outweigh the risks.

Vacation With An Artist – Mini-Apprenticeships with Artists in Their Studios

79 karakoram 2026-06-20 14:40:12 UTC vawaa.com Full Share 18

VAWAA is a mini-apprenticeship with a curated master artist or craftsman, tailored to your skill level. How it Works Whether it’s honing a passion or getting fresh inspiration, we see travel as an opportunity to grow. Read guest stories

US Scientist John Jumper to Leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic

77 karakoram 2026-06-20 14:32:15 UTC reuters.com Full Share 10

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Show HN: My Windows XP portfolio with working Game Boy and iPod

70 mitchivin 2026-06-20 19:18:48 UTC mitchivin.com Full Share 34

After you log on, the system's yours to explore. Every detail has been designed with a purpose. Tap on the user icon to begin

A record 242 US cities now have starter homes that cost $1M

70 littlexsparkee 2026-06-20 01:01:59 UTC investors.zillowgroup.com Llama Share 93

The number of cities with $1 million starter homes has nearly tripled since 2020, with 242 cities now having such homes, mainly in California, New York, and New Jersey. The pandemic housing boom has driven up home values, but conditions are slowly becoming friendlier for buyers with more inventory and slower price growth.

Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?

69 mmarian 2026-06-20 15:42:35 UTC ft.com Full Share 105

The following information can help our support team to resolve this issue.

Why has the pointe shoe been so resistant to change?

69 onemind 2026-06-20 01:18:30 UTC dancemagazine.com Llama Share 60

Pointe shoes have evolved over the past few decades with small adjustments and some manufacturers incorporating 21st-century technologies. Despite innovation, traditional aesthetics and limited financial resources hinder widespread adoption of new designs.

How the Fifth Lateran Council unlocked financial theory

68 momentmaker 2026-06-20 19:01:05 UTC sebastiangarren.com Llama Share 15

Medieval economic theory, particularly the Salamancans and Franciscans, laid groundwork for modern finance. The Bishop of Málaga in 1612 created a sophisticated non-profit financial plan using Monte di Pietà and juros to fund charitable causes.

François Englert (1932 – 2026)

65 toomuchtodo 2026-06-20 21:51:21 UTC home.cern Llama Share 4

François Englert, a Belgian physicist, passed away at 93, jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 for the Brout-Englert-Higgs field discovery. He collaborated with Robert Brout and Peter Higgs on the fundamental field that gives particles mass.

Big Tech is borrowing like never before

64 krupan 2026-06-20 13:49:15 UTC startupfortune.com Llama Share 53

Big Tech companies are increasingly relying on debt to fund their AI buildouts, with Nvidia's $25 billion bond sale being a notable example. This shift from cash-flow to bond-market financing raises concerns about the companies' risk profiles and sensitivity to interest rates.

Ask HN: Due to spam on GitHub, what platforms can I move my projects?

61 ciwolex 2026-06-20 17:52:07 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 64

You're experiencing spam on GitHub and want to move to a platform like sourcehut.org that's more community-focused and resistant to scraping. You're also looking for a lightweight, web-based git replacement for self-hosting.

Solving Wordle using information theory

59 hhs 2026-06-20 22:38:46 UTC binghamton.edu Llama Share 64

Researchers at Binghamton University developed a 99% successful method to solve Wordle using information theory. Their approach prioritizes guessing words that provide the most information to reduce the pool of possible words.

Seeing the world in radio waves with the QuadRF

56 ikbdsk 2026-06-20 20:48:04 UTC hackaday.com Llama Share 5

The QuadRF project is a phase-coherent four-channel SDR that makes direction mapping easy by using a Raspberry Pi and a custom RF board with four patch antennas. It can track radio signals and visualize them on a spatial plot, even distinguishing multiple transmitters.

A Love Story

55 simonebrunozzi 2026-06-20 20:30:06 UTC pudding.cool Llama Share 5

A Stanford University study found that couples in excellent relationships were more likely to have their relationships improve during the pandemic, with mutual agreement on safety measures being a key factor. The study suggests that modern relationships require too much from partners, leading to tension and isolation, but also highlights the importance of shared meaning and mutual support in ...

16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes, 25x the drive's rating

53 giuliomagnifico 2026-06-20 11:43:29 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 19

An SSD's TBW rating is a guideline for warranty coverage, not a definitive indicator of failure. Exceeding the TBW rating doesn't mean immediate failure, but rather gradual degradation in reliability over time.

Web Browsers on PDAS

52 robin_reala 2026-06-20 14:20:47 UTC vale.rocks Llama Share 19

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) gained internet access in the 90s, with early browsers like PocketWeb and Palmscape supporting limited web standards. As technology improved, full-fledged browsers like Opera, NetFront, and Firefox were developed for PDAs, but the rise of smartphones eventually led to the decline of the PDA market.

Open Source for IBM Z and LinuxONE

48 ncruces 2026-06-20 10:32:35 UTC community.ibm.com Llama Share 10

IBM team collaborates with open source projects to ensure software compiles and runs on s390x architecture. Recent validations include over 10 projects adding s390x support, including Terraform, OpenSCM, and InfluxDB.

Systemd 261 released with systemd-sysinstall, IMDSD, and storagectl

43 logickkk1 2026-06-20 21:50:42 UTC phoronix.com Llama Share 23

Systemd 261 is released with new features including IMDS, storagectl, and systemd-sysinstall. It also adds support for Live Update Orchestrator and Kernel Handover.

Show HN: Tiny – An interpeted dynamic langauge with inline Go native functions

41 confis 2026-06-20 18:53:46 UTC github.com/confh Llama Share 15

Tiny is a concurrent language with a runtime system that compiles to bytecode and runs on a virtual machine. It features a multi-tiered execution model, direct OS-level parallel threading, and a built-in Language Server.

Show HN: Pulse – Dashboard for Claude Code, approve tool calls from your phone

39 nikitadvd 2026-06-20 20:46:50 UTC github.com/nikitadoudikov Llama Share 15

Pulse is a local dashboard for Claude Code that shows spending, session context, and lets you approve tool calls from your phone. It reads session files, aggregates numbers, and provides live updates with no network calls or analytics.

UK Home Office launches £75M 'PoliceAI' to capitalise on artificial intelligence

39 thinkingemote 2026-06-20 20:41:06 UTC publictechnology.net Llama Share 80

The Home Office has launched a national centre for AI in policing, now named PoliceAI, with £75m funding to identify and scale AI tools for policing in England and Wales. PoliceAI will focus on freeing up police time, tackling tool theft and retail crime, and returning stolen property to victims.

I solved my mystery fatigue with AI

39 staticshock 2026-06-20 00:47:54 UTC metalearn.substack.com Llama Share 26

The author, a patient with a prolactinoma, used AI to track symptoms, run tests, and analyze data to diagnose and manage their condition. They developed a four-step process to use AI for health, including tracking, testing, and analyzing data.

Designing a backyard deck for my house

37 spycraft 2026-06-20 04:45:59 UTC blog.cosmin.cloud Llama Share 17

The user designed and built a backyard deck for their house, creating 9 detailed drawings to obtain a building permit and following local building codes. The project took 10 months to complete, with the user learning and adapting as they went, and the deck has held up well over the past 9 years with proper maintenance.

Pong in S Favicon

36 theanonymousone 2026-06-20 12:14:32 UTC pong-in-a-favicon.franzai.com Full Share 4

A full game of Pong is playing in this tab's icon. Scroll up and down to move your paddle. The score is in the tab title. Self-tests (run live, in your browser)

I can haz smoller NixOS ISOs?

33 birdculture 2026-06-20 22:32:35 UTC natkr.com Llama Share 1

The user is trying to remove unnecessary functionality from a Linux live image to make it smaller. They are using NixOS to create a minimal virtual machine.

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara on Her 100th "Little People, Big Dreams" Book

33 zeristor 2026-06-20 09:13:55 UTC amightygirl.com Llama Share 4

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara created the Little People, BIG DREAMS series to inspire kids with stories of remarkable women. The series has sold over 7.5 million copies worldwide and features 100 books, including a recent one about Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate.

Dallas Fed: 30% of housing cost increase driven by unauthorized immigration [pdf]

32 silexia 2026-06-20 21:25:10 UTC dallasfed.org Llama Share 45

The study examines the effects of unauthorized immigration on local labor and housing markets in the US from 2021 to 2024, finding that it increased local employment and house prices without significant declines in wages. The study also finds that unauthorized immigration reduced government transfers and labor income per capita, with the effects varying across local markets and industries.

Cargo-Geiger

30 tosh 2026-06-20 14:52:59 UTC github.com/geiger-rs Llama Share 9

cargo-geiger is a tool that lists unsafe Rust code usage statistics in crates and dependencies. It does not advise on code security, only providing usage data.

XLibre XServer 25.2.0 Released

30 calvinmorrison 2026-06-20 02:29:35 UTC github.com/x11libre Llama Share 15

We released Xorg 25.2.0 with significant improvements including glamor_egl refactoring, kdrive enhancements, and bug fixes. The release also includes various new features, command-line arguments, and porting to GBM bo wrapper.

Cirrus: ATProto Personal Data Server That Runs on Cloudflare Workers

30 gurjeet 2026-06-20 00:04:59 UTC github.com/ascorbic Llama Share 4

A Personal Data Store (PDS) on Bluesky provides independence from platform changes and network resilience through a diverse ecosystem of PDS providers. It runs at the edge with automatic scaling and pay-per-use pricing.

The frontier is open-source today

29 hrishi 2026-06-20 16:52:24 UTC southbridge.ai Llama Share 16

The author compared two models, GLM-5.2 and Opus 4.8, in a take-home designed to be AI-resistant and found GLM to be more accurate and maintainable. GLM's version of offmute-v2, a multi-step pipeline that fuses a regular STT model with a multimodal LLM, outperformed Opus in several areas, including transcription quality, speaker identification, and instruction-following.

How it feels to practice for IOAI in Iran

22 linmer 2026-06-20 18:08:48 UTC howitfeels.netlify.app Llama Share 3

You studied consistently for AI Olympiad, participating in a course and reading books, but felt anxious during the exam due to unexpected questions. You scored 46% and got accepted in the second exam.

How to move a beluga across the world

21 curmudgeon22 2026-06-20 14:33:17 UTC cbc.ca Llama Share 5

Beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls will be transported to aquariums in Spain and the US. They will be lifted from their tank, placed in a custom transport crate, and flown to their new homes with trainers and veterinarians.

Stop calling the Super Productionizer a 'baby blender' – Frank Elavsky

20 cratermoon 2026-06-20 22:43:20 UTC frank.computer Llama Share 8

The author defends the Super Productionizer (SP) by arguing it increases productivity and efficiency, and that subatomic-emulsification is a natural process already occurring in the human body. They dismiss critics as uninformed and claim SP is a necessary tool for a productive society.

Show HN: Persona.js – a vanilla-JS agent UI library with native WebMCP (MIT)

20 becomevocal 2026-06-20 19:32:56 UTC github.com/runtypelabs Llama Share 16

Persona is a themeable, pluggable AI chat widget built in TypeScript with zero framework dependencies. It supports various layouts, streaming responses, and plugins for customization.

Sogen Kato

19 sorokod 2026-06-20 15:21:26 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 6

Sogen Kato, a Japanese man, was found mummified in his home in 2010, with relatives suspected of fraudulently claiming his pension. His discovery led to a nationwide investigation revealing poor recordkeeping and many elderly Japanese citizens living in solitude or being forgotten.

New (Old) 3D Golf: Porting PC-9801 and Virtual Boy to Mega Drive

16 msephton 2026-06-20 12:06:00 UTC blog.gingerbeardman.com Llama Share 2

The author reverse engineered the 3D golf game New 3D Golf Simulation series and created a viewer to display the game's terrain and flyby data. They also added a custom user interface and modified the game to load courses from other platforms.

"Career coaches" are fear-farming the Stanford AI hiring study [debunk]

16 nikkotyze 2026-06-20 08:06:17 UTC placementist.com Llama Share 2

The Stanford hiring study on pymetrics found that the tool is biased and unvalidated, reproducing the makeup of the existing workforce, but its findings were misinterpreted and exaggerated in the media. The study's authors admit to its limitations, including the lack of evidence that pymetrics predicts job performance, and recommend auditing each position separately, not the company average, ...

Show HN: HN Game Stories – mini-documentary of games that hit the front page

15 coolwulf 2026-06-20 23:31:56 UTC video.intellios.ai Full Share 2

Short documentary videos about the games that climbed to the top of Hacker News — their stories, their makers, and why they matter. Tap a video to play, and ♥ the ones you love.

Show HN: Submarius – Global water clarity for divers

14 celloer 2026-06-20 23:29:31 UTC submarius.com Llama Share 6

Submarius is a mobile app providing water clarity forecasts, bite scores, and activity verdicts for spearos, divers, fishermen, and boaters. It offers free features like safety tools and community spots, with a Pro upgrade for 8-day forecasts and additional premium features.

Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?

14 alephnerd 2026-06-20 16:09:20 UTC ft.com Full Share 3

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I built an offline tool to stabilize TV audio because nothing else worked

13 Bo_Amigo_910 2026-06-20 20:18:49 UTC github.com/adbusterofficial Llama Share 11

AdBuster 2.0 PRO is a Windows tool that automatically lowers loud TV ads and restores normal volume smoothly. It uses real-time audio analysis, machine learning, and Broadlink IR control for intelligent volume control.

Google display wrong flags for world cup 2026

13 jimseinta 2026-06-20 19:11:00 UTC swiss-cow.com Llama Share 17

Google's match card widget for the 2026 World Cup shows incorrect flags for Norway and England. The errors likely stem from data mismatches or mapping issues with third-party providers or Google's Knowledge Graph.

A New Book on Plagiarism

13 promulgate 2026-06-20 01:19:33 UTC commentary.org Full Share 5

How Lume Works: The Retrieval Primitives

11 kordlessagain 2026-06-20 17:44:50 UTC deepbluedynamics.com Llama Share 1

Lume is a hybrid search engine that indexes Markdown, source code, and PDFs, using three independent primitives: field-aware BM25, dense GTR-T5 vectors, and a significance-scored entity graph. It's a local-first, auditable engine with a layered architecture.

We built a lab to evaluate data agents – Hex

11 haritha1313 2026-06-20 00:23:08 UTC hex.tech Llama Share 0

Hex built a custom evaluation tool called Shoebox to assess data agents, which is a complex task due to the nuances of real-world data. The tool allows for flexible and efficient evaluation, but requires careful maintenance and integration with the core product.