Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil

748 bookmtn 2026-09-05 20:31:38 UTC space.com Llama Share 436

Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket from Andøya Space Center in Norway, achieving an elliptical orbit around Earth. The second flight of the two-stage rocket comes after a failed debut mission in March 2025 and marks a significant milestone for European space transportation.

Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns

732 Cider9986 2026-09-05 00:04:16 UTC codeberg.org Full Share 403

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Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings

618 ExMachina73 2026-09-05 23:39:47 UTC lapcatsoftware.com Llama Share 118

The author noticed a Chrome bug where Google sites are exempted from automatically deleting site data, similar to a previous issue they reported six years ago. They've reproduced the issue on two Macs with version 152.0.7977.83 and found that only Google sites persist in site data despite settings being set to delete all saved data.

The revolt of the reader

606 chmaynard 2026-09-05 21:37:49 UTC bcantrill.dtrace.org Llama Share 299

The author argues that readers can tell when writing is generated by Large Language Models (LLMs) and are increasingly rejecting LLM-authored content, with 78% of respondents in a survey stopping reading immediately upon detecting an LLM. Readers prefer authentic writing over polished but AI-generated content.

We built our house for LAN parties (2024)

588 fittingopposite 2026-09-05 18:44:40 UTC lanparty.house Llama Share 364

Kenton Varda and Jade Wang, a married couple with two kids, designed and built their house from scratch in Austin, Texas. The house features custom-built gaming stations with 22 game machines that cost around $75,000.

The Real Luxuries In Life

523 tosh 2026-09-05 17:46:16 UTC feld.com Llama Share 243

The author reflects on the "back to school" season, noting a change in their perspective as they approach 61. They mention that summer's bookends, Memorial Day and Labor Day, now hold different significance for them.

AI handles incidents, engineers lose touch with their systems

416 sylvainkalache 2026-09-05 07:52:50 UTC sylvainkalache.com Llama Share 345

The author, a former SRE at LinkedIn, expresses concern that AI-assisted incident response tools may lead to human responders losing touch with their systems and struggling to investigate complex incidents. This could result in longer resolution times for such incidents.

LLMs as a Cognitive Virus

394 canjobear 2026-09-05 20:02:35 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 256

Large language models are spreading rapidly through human culture, reshaping information production and use. Their adoption can lead to nonlinear collective transitions with potential consequences for cognitive autonomy.

Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stop

380 bbatsell 2026-09-05 16:48:13 UTC reason.com Llama Share 209

A US Navy veteran was unlawfully stopped and arrested in a private parking lot after recording a traffic stop, but later released without charges. The incident led to an investigation into the police department's use of Flock Safety technology, which was allegedly used to track him in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment right.

Netherlands pulls gold out of the US

380 daniel_iversen 2026-09-05 10:14:28 UTC abc.net.au Llama Share 270

The Netherlands has moved dozens of tonnes of its gold out of the US and Canada to boost crisis preparedness amid geopolitical unrest. The move aims to ensure quicker access to reserves, seen as an anchor of trust and ideal for hedging extreme systemic risks.

The "$60 Gaming PC" – AMD BC-250 (2025)

379 networked 2026-09-05 13:36:38 UTC devquasar.com Llama Share 113

The BC-250 is a repurposed PS5 chip used for crypto-mining, now available as a gaming board on eBay. It offers playable framerates in games like Cyberpunk 2077 with proper tuning and cooling modifications.

Git hosting that never leaves Europe

375 sevenseacat 2026-09-05 06:31:49 UTC pushin.eu Llama Share 172

Pushin.eu is a Git hosting platform built for humans, not AI, with 100% EU-hosted repos and GDPR compliance. It blocks low-effort contributions and focuses on availability and developer experience over shiny features.

Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says

339 ijidak 2026-09-05 13:02:14 UTC pbs.org Full Share 393

How the Disaster of "Forever Chemicals" Was Kept Secret

328 stevenwoo 2026-09-05 14:40:52 UTC propublica.org Llama Share 104

A 3M scientist, Kris Hansen, worked at the company's environmental lab in the 1990s and discovered that PFAS chemicals were present in human blood samples. Despite her findings, she was discouraged by her bosses and colleagues who questioned her data. The company knew about PFAS since the 1970s but kept it a secret to avoid public scrutiny.

Learn Programming with OCaml

317 elvis70 2026-09-05 16:45:02 UTC usr.lmf.cnrs.fr Full Share 139

This book on OCaml is an English translation (by Urmila Nair) of this book in French. The translation was funded by The OCaml Software Foundation. The book is openly licensed via CC BY SA 4.0.

Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWA

300 robin_reala 2026-09-05 16:13:57 UTC wikiworkersunited.org Llama Share 174

US-based Wikimedia Foundation workers have won their union election to join CWA Local 9415, marking a significant milestone in the global movement for collective bargaining. The victory is seen as a demonstration of international solidarity and will pave the way for contract negotiations to give Wikimedia workers a stronger voice.

Ask HN: Fable hacked my piano, can I release the results?

299 jmpman 2026-09-05 14:54:44 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 165

A user purchased PianoDisc music, including Eric Satre's work, and experimented with AI tools Astra and Fable to create their own versions. The AI successfully created a version of Gymnopedie No 1 but found the original PianoDisc version had obfuscated MIDI data that made it unplayable on other systems.

Trusting-Trust Attack against an Entire Linux Distribution

241 signa11 2026-09-05 11:25:18 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 59

A trusting-trust attack can be performed on GNU strip, a build utility, by tampering with its binary seed in the NixOS Linux distribution. This allows for propagation of malicious code into subsequent builds and final standard environment.

Visualizing Rust's Vtables: How dyn Trait Works In Memory

214 torutofu 2026-09-05 13:31:05 UTC sofiabelen.github.io Llama Share 52

The author is comparing Rust's approach to polymorphism with C++'s, highlighting the differences between static and dynamic dispatch. They explore how Rust uses monomorphization for compile-time polymorphism and dyn Trait for runtime polymorphism, which differs from C++'s vtable-based approach.

Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?

196 ranit 2026-09-05 05:52:09 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 327

The Dutch central bank has moved 86 tonnes of gold from the US and Canada to London, citing geopolitical unrest as a reason for the relocation. This move is part of a broader trend among central banks to diversify their gold storage locations due to increasing uncertainty in global markets.

.gitignore Everything by Default

186 der_gopher 2026-09-05 13:19:42 UTC packagemain.tech Llama Share 173

A new Git approach ignores everything by default, allowing only specific files to be tracked. This method prevents accidental commits of unwanted local files and encourages developers to explicitly allow necessary files.

South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones

180 bookofjoe 2026-09-05 21:17:00 UTC wsj.com Full Share 167

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Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.2

158 nojs 2026-09-05 00:04:14 UTC artificialanalysis.ai Llama Share 65

The Index v4.2 update brings more complex and realistic tasks, private test sets, and grading infrastructure upgrades to keep pace with the frontier. The team is working on v5, with planned incremental releases in the near future.

Terpstra Keyboard

151 cl3misch 2026-09-05 10:33:01 UTC terpstrakeyboard.com Full Share 65

Cortex Design Terpstra Keyboard by Siemen Terpstra and Dylan Horvath. Powered by What Music Really İs. To get in touch write us at "contact @ this website".

Replacing a Rust Enum with a 64-Bit Word Made My Interpreter 17% Faster

142 metrofun 2026-09-05 12:32:06 UTC pointersgonewild.com Llama Share 63

The author refactored the Plush language interpreter's Value type to use a low-bit tagging scheme, reducing memory usage by up to 37% in some benchmarks. The new representation is faster than the old one, with every single benchmark ending up faster.

How the Tobacco Industry Drove the Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods (2025)

139 paimapi 2026-09-05 16:14:34 UTC vcresearch.berkeley.edu Llama Share 136

A US tobacco company acquired Hawaiian Punch in 1963, marking the beginning of the tobacco industry's entry into food. This led to an explosion of hyperpalatable, chemically-engineered foods contributing to a rise in obesity and chronic diseases.

Meet the Ig Nobel Prize Winners

119 mkl 2026-09-05 14:02:44 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 46

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor unusual scientific research, including designing a splash-free urinal and using mosquito proboscises for 3D printing. The winners will give free public talks after the ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland this year due to safety concerns for international travelers.

Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation

115 ndsipa_pomu 2026-09-05 13:11:14 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 109

The Pentagon initially released a clinical guidance document on testosterone screening for military personnel, but it was later withdrawn and temporarily rescinded. The department claims the policy is being updated to protect service members' health, despite criticism from health experts who argue routine screening is potentially harmful.

A bizarre Commodore 64 peripheral, a mime, and some pretty bad ads

108 rfarley04 2026-09-05 12:23:51 UTC buttondown.com Llama Share 14

Mimic Systems' Spartan, a Commodore 64 Apple II+ emulator, was released in 1986 after two years of advertising with bizarre ads featuring a mime. The product failed to meet expectations due to numerous bugs and compatibility issues.

Isar Aerospace launch into orbit [video]

107 stefan_ 2026-09-05 20:25:30 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 18

There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get

107 zkehs 2026-09-05 14:13:22 UTC zachkehs.com Llama Share 83

A business can sink due to internal rot, but the code itself is infinitely sinking and has no end. Technical debt compounds forever, making it a real threat to the business that tolerates it for too long.

Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it

85 cyb0rg0 2026-09-05 15:35:13 UTC mrdee.in Full Share 34

Recolour keeps the geometry and re-runs the palette. Inks below are for drawing — metallics and gradient inks shift colour as the stroke travels outward.

LG TVs aren't the only ones spying on you [video]

84 someonebaggy 2026-09-05 10:36:14 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 18

Researchers Spot Fake Ancient Pottery Using the Earth's Magnetic Field

82 cisc 2026-09-05 21:14:18 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 30

Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have developed a method to determine if pottery is ancient or not by analyzing its magnetic signatures, which can help weed out forged artifacts. The technique involves heating samples and measuring when their weak signals disappear, leaving only the stronger thermal remanent magnetization signal.

An Accidental Blackboard

82 saikatsg 2026-09-05 18:50:25 UTC martinfowler.com Llama Share 40

Thoughtworks engineers explored using gen AI for software development by building an airline IROps system in 4 days, discovering a "blackboard" pattern where agents coordinated through shared plans and progress updates. This accidental discovery led to the creation of Talwrn, a tool aiming to provide a simple communication channel for agentic engineering projects.

OKF Agent Memory – Git-native persistent memory for AI coding agents

80 okf_memory 2026-09-05 22:15:52 UTC github.com/okf-memory Llama Share 32

OKF Agent Memory provides a standardized, vendor-neutral memory layer for AI agents using the Open Knowledge Format (OKF) v0.2 specification. It offers a persistent project memory that lives directly in the repository as plain Markdown files with YAML frontmatter, bridging gaps between unstructured markdown files and complex vector databases.

Implementation of GCC's Nested Functions (vs. C++ Lambdas)

77 uecker 2026-09-05 12:09:29 UTC uecker.codeberg.page Llama Share 42

GCC's nested functions are implemented by collecting parent function variables accessed by the nested function into a synthetic structure and passing its pointer to the nested function. This approach decouples implementation from rest of compiler, allowing for optimization without affecting other variables or frame structure.

Finite time blowup for an averaged three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equation (2014)

74 gmays 2026-09-05 20:25:59 UTC terrytao.wordpress.com Llama Share 52

The author has formalized the "supercriticality barrier" for global regularity of the Navier-Stokes equation, showing that no abstract approach can establish global regularity without additional assumptions. A modified version of the Navier-Stokes equations with a nonlinearity obeying function space estimates and energy identity leads to finite time blowup.

GPT-6 Astra in code review: Gains, privacy, and cost

74 cebert 2026-09-05 03:38:56 UTC coderabbit.ai Llama Share 77

Astra, a model from OpenAI, has shown promise in code review by catching more labeled bugs than its predecessors GPT-5.6 Sol and Opus 5, especially on harder cross-file reviews. Astra's ability to connect the right information is seen as its most interesting advance.

Claude's new system prompt doesn't want to reproduce song lyrics

69 Bluestein 2026-09-05 10:32:09 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 126

Anthropic has updated the system prompts for their Claude consumer applications, including changes to reproduction of song lyrics and visual works. The new prompts also include guidance on illegal substances and a more concise response style.

Microsoft says email spammers are adopting ASCII smuggling

68 utiiiD 2026-09-05 06:24:26 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 32

Spammers are using ASCII smuggling to hide malicious prompts in emails, rendering them invisible to humans but detectable by AI agents. Microsoft detected a massive increase in spam messages using this technique, which evades filters that search for text and exploits machine learning-based models.

Picolibrary: A Small Press

64 luu 2026-09-05 09:54:15 UTC novalis.org Llama Share 13

The author has successfully republished a book, "Professor Mmaa's Lecture", after inquiring about the rights and obtaining a new contract. The process involved scanning the original 1953 edition, OCRing the text with LLMs, and formatting for ebook publication.

America's two largest school districts impose AI moratoriums

61 cdrnsf 2026-09-05 21:43:22 UTC techpolicy.press Llama Share 74

The New York City and Los Angeles school districts have implemented new restrictions on AI use in schools, banning student-facing AI in K-8th grade classes and limiting its use for high schoolers. These moves come after intense backlash against previous proposals and reflect growing concerns about the impact of AI on students' mental health.

The moral panic over data centres is foolish

61 andsoitis 2026-09-05 19:15:50 UTC economist.com Full Share 195

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About LANs

57 robinpie 2026-09-05 22:08:16 UTC dreamstation.systems Full Share 65

Each entry is phrased as the falsehood. Some of these may sometimes be true and sometimes be false. If I don’t have a RFC 1918 address, I’m not behind a NAT. Okay, only IP, IPX/SPX, Phase IV, AppleTalk, VINES, NetBEUI, or SNA are running on my LAN. MAC addresses are globally unique. (They’re supposed to be, but they aren’t.) The first three bytes are vendor‐unique if it’s a MA-L block.

ISAR Aerospace 5 Sept Mission Onward and Upward

49 t43562 2026-09-05 19:41:27 UTC isaraerospace.com Llama Share 4

Isar Aerospace successfully delivered satellites into orbit on its second flight, "Onward and Upward", becoming the first commercial space company from Europe to do so. The mission validated the launch vehicle's critical systems under operational conditions.

Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war: report

44 billybuckwheat 2026-09-05 20:14:25 UTC defensenews.com Llama Share 56

The US lacks engineers, technicians, and assemblers to rebuild military space assets after a war with China or Russia within 12-24 months. Existing workforce gaps could take years to close due to security clearances and lack of qualified candidates.

Bob and Van

44 Tomte 2026-09-05 16:30:35 UTC marco.org Llama Share 125

The writer reflects on their childhood neighbors, Bob and Van, who were kind and friendly despite not discussing politics. They value the simplicity of their community before learning about others' views.

Ganon's Mysterious Origins (Revisited)

39 tobr 2026-09-05 20:33:29 UTC thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com Llama Share 21

The author discusses a theory that Ganon's name may be connected to the Kamen Rider villain Gel Shocker, specifically through the character Ganikomoru. This theory suggests that the Gerudo people in Zelda series may have originated from Geldam, a group from Kamen Rider.

Rebuilding a 1995 GPS Time Server so I don't get Telstra'd

39 Brajeshwar 2026-09-05 15:22:02 UTC jeffgeerling.com Llama Share 17

The author has successfully converted a TrueTime XL-AK time server into a stratum 1 NTP time server using a Raspberry Pi 5 and GNSS HAT, providing accurate timing services for VCF Midwest. The setup includes features like PPS handling, temperature control, and display on an LCD screen.

How AI is breaking the British state

34 tchalla 2026-09-05 21:05:35 UTC economist.com Full Share 64

Poetry book that Anthropic tried to censor

32 cainxinth 2026-09-05 15:04:50 UTC kk.org Llama Share 16

Stanley Kunitz's first book, Intellectual Things (1930), is a collection of poems exploring death, the body, and reason. The book was chosen for its unique title and public domain status.

Tyranny of Optionality

31 aray07 2026-09-05 21:52:56 UTC hvpandya.com Llama Share 17

High-potential individuals struggle with mental wandering due to infinite career options, leading to dissatisfaction and inability to commit. Committing to current reality is key for building meaningful satisfaction.

Everything is free now, so why not a floating orb in my IDE

28 eighttrigrams 2026-09-05 20:15:36 UTC eighttrigrams.net Llama Share 11

A custom IDE has a static left and right lane, but the middle is where action happens with visual noise to help users relax. This adds an engaging element to the UI despite being useless for parsing letters.

Lazygit

24 amirmasoudabdol 2026-09-05 21:08:09 UTC lazygit.dev Full Share 22

Reversing MikroTik's Silent Patch: The RouterOS 7.23.4 Fix They Wouldn't Explain

24 ytch 2026-09-05 00:03:08 UTC npratley.net Llama Share 14

MikroTik released RouterOS 7.23.4, which includes security patches for a low-exponent RSA signature forgery and an SSH username of -2 reaching full command execution. The update is recommended to prevent potential exploitation via unpatched systems.

Discrete Dipole Approximation Code Ddscat 7.2 (2012)

13 doener 2026-09-05 19:45:47 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 6

DDSCAT 7.2 is an open-source Fortran-90 software package for calculating electromagnetic scattering and absorption by targets with complex geometries and refractive indices. It supports various target shapes, materials, and orientations, enabling accurate calculations of total cross sections and Mueller scattering intensity matrices.