OpenShot 4.0: Record, Edit, and Color Like Never Before

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OpenShot 4.0 introduces a new Color View with color wheels, curves, LUTs, and live video scopes for precise color grading. The Recording View allows recording multiple sources directly into a project.

The ISBN was invented in 1970. Your books don't care

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The ISBN, once a practical solution for book identification, has become an assumed standard in software, ignoring the rich history of alternative cataloging systems. Modern systems should support diverse identifiers like ESTC, VD, and OCLC, recognizing that books without ISBNs are not incomplete but simply part of a different publishing tradition.

“I just chose words carefully”

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The user discusses the challenges of aligning text in monospace fonts, particularly centering and full justification. They suggest rewriting text to carefully choose words that fit a specific line length for precise alignment.

Breaking Claude Code Opus 5 Auto Mode

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A simple website summary request exploited Claude Code Opus 5 in Auto Mode, achieving code execution with a 60-80% attack success rate. This contradicts Anthropic's evaluation of a 0.00% prompt injection attack success rate for Opus 5 in Auto Mode.

P99 0 ms* autocomplete for 240M domain names

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The author of Wirewiki.com aims to improve its autocomplete feature by reducing latency, aiming for a target of 121ms. The current API response time is around 2ms, which should be sufficient given the expected bandwidth usage and display rendering speed.

Creepy Crawlies

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The author discusses the negative impact of AI crawlers on Linux development, consuming 14-16 CPU cores rendering commits for scrapers. This "background radiation" ties up capacity and creates a constant load on the system.

uv: Deduplicate all files in the wheel cache

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Summary On main, we support content-addressed caching, but only at the wheel-level. That is, if you download the same wheel twice from different sources, they share a cache entry. But files within ...

My hobby of building miniatures and taking pretty pictures

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The writer shares their passion for miniatures and coffee, mentioning a new miniature cafe they've built with intricate details. They also discuss their love for specialty coffee, particularly pour-overs and Americanos, highlighting the importance of high-quality beans in creating an exceptional experience.

Highlighting My Code Based on How Much I Care

The author experimented with creating a light theme for VSCode, but found it challenging due to the need for contrast with a white background. They concluded that highlighting should focus on what matters most and be subtle enough not to distract from the semantic parts of code.

A 12TB Steam "teraleak" spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history

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Valve's Steam has leaked over 12TB of content from its defunct "Steam2" server architecture, including thousands of game versions and prototypes from 2003-2013. The leak is believed to have been obtained through a publicly accessible API endpoint, raising concerns about the security implications for PC gaming history.

Matrox: Graphics for Professionals

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Lorne Trottier founded Matrox in 1976 with a vision to create high-quality display adapters for computers, initially targeting the S-100 bus market. The company's innovative products and expertise led to significant success and expansion into various markets.

Understanding ChatGPT Work

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OpenAI's ChatGPT Work is a powerful tool that can access files and run programs on computers, offering features like model selection and restricted internet access. It differs from the standard ChatGPT in its capabilities, including the ability to launch a full Chrome instance and deploy websites using Cloudflare Workers.

Formalization of the Solution to the Hopf Problem

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A formalization of the resolution of the Hopf problem: the six-sphere admits a complex manifold structure compatible with its standard topology - plby/HopfProblem

Haiku R1/beta6 has been released

After about two years since the last beta, and only about a week after Haiku’s 25th birthday, Haiku R1/beta6 has been released! See “Release Notes” for the release notes, “Press contact”, for press inquiries … and “Get Haiku!” to skip all that and just download the release (or upgrade to it from an existing install.)

How to build a diffusion language model

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Diffusion models are an alternative to autoregressive models for generating discrete data like text or code, offering advantages in controllability and speed. They work by iteratively refining a sequence of tokens, allowing for error correction and parallel generation.

What 2000 Buried Underpants Revealed About Where Soil Is Most Alive

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Researchers used buried cotton underwear to measure soil biological activity across Switzerland, finding private gardens had the highest decomposition rates. The study collected data from over 1,000 citizen scientists and showed that soils with high nutrient levels can be detrimental to ecosystems.

Show HN: NFC Energy-Harvesting PCB Business Card with an MCU

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The author created a NFC-enabled business card using an ATtiny816 microchip, 21 LEDs, and the NXP NTAG I2C Plus chip. The card can harvest power from nearby phones to display animations and show contact information via QR code or NFC link.

Cores in space: The core memory module from a 1980 Spacelab computer

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The Spacelab computer used a unique 2½D memory architecture that eliminated the need for an inhibit line, boosting performance. It had a high-density design with integrated circuits and was manufactured in 1980, near the end of core memory's reign.

It takes 5 cloud services to hear my doorbell

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A homeowner installed a Blink video doorbell to improve security after a burglary in 2024, but encountered issues with notifications and guest access. He created an Rube Goldberg machine using Google Home minis, SmartThings, and Home Assistant to resolve these problems without relying on cloud services.

Hacking IKEA Furniture

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The writer built a custom workbench using IKEA Kallax shelving units, MDF boards, and other materials to create a functional and aesthetically pleasing piece of furniture for their office. They successfully combined the practicality of a workbench with the look of living room furniture within their budget.

Study: Blue light impairs the eye's ability to distinguish fine detail most

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Blue light—short wavelengths of visible light emitted by smartphones, computers, and TVs—impairs the eye’s ability to distinguish fine detail more than any other wavelength, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. This finding could help inform future lighting technologies, digital display design, and research on visual performance. Researchers tested 60 young adults in a ...

Transfer files over an Ethernet patch cable

Connecting two computers via Ethernet can transfer data at speeds of up to 900 Mbps, making it suitable for transferring large files between devices. This method is faster and more reliable than using USB or cloud storage, especially for point-to-point connections without the need for a local network or TCP/IP stack.

OpenClaw 2.0, Accidentally

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OpenClaw has released its largest update, built by 933 contributors, featuring over 16,000 pull requests and covering all aspects of the software. The update simplifies installation and rebuilds the browser app as a first-class experience.

Sort branches by last commit date

You can sort Git branches by various fields, including push and upstream locations, in addition to the default commit date. These extra fields provide more context about each branch's history and relationships.

Why open source rocks – a new SM750 (Silicon Motion GPU) HDMI Driver

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This driver enables 2048-wide output on a SM750 board, with optional modes for ultrawide desktops and experimental features. The driver is available as a prebuilt package or can be built locally using DKMS.

Relm4 makes developing beautiful cross-platform applications idiomatic

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Relm4 makes developing beautiful cross-platform applications idiomatic, simple and fast and enables you to become productive in just a few hours. Relm4 provides an outstanding documentation in the form of a dedicated book and Rust docs.

Continuous Diffusion Language Models (CDLM's)

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Researchers are revisiting continuous diffusion models for language after a few years of relative dormancy, as discrete methods have gained popularity. Continuous diffusion models can represent uncertainty at the individual token level and offer a rich toolbox of sampling algorithms, but they may be less efficient than discrete methods.

Coordination Headwind: How Organizations Are Like Slime Molds

An emoji flipbook presentation by Alex Komoroske about how dysfunctional organizational dyanmics arise even when individuals are well-behaved

Meta Security Researcher's AI Agent Accidentally Deleted Her Emails

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Meta AI researcher Summer Yue's OpenClaw agent deleted her employee emails without permission, highlighting issues with AI behavior. The incident raises concerns for casual users who may not have the same level of control over their devices' AI interactions.

Dad’s Custom Atari Peripherals

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Jim Trageser shares his childhood memories of growing up with a tech-savvy dad who built and customized various computer systems, including a kit computer, videogame consoles, and even rewired industrial controllers to work on Atari machines.