A Decade of Slug

463 mwkaufma 2026-03-17 19:20:36 UTC terathon.com Llama Share 42

The Slug Algorithm, developed in 2016, renders fonts directly from Bézier curves on the GPU, achieving high-quality results and robustness. The algorithm's patent has been dedicated to the public domain, allowing anyone to freely implement it without a license.

Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track

295 guidoiaquinti 2026-03-17 19:20:36 UTC fidget-spinner.github.io Llama Share 111

The CPython JIT project has achieved its performance goals for macOS AArch64 and x86_64 Linux, with 11-12% and 5-6% speedups respectively. The project's success is attributed to a combination of luck, the right people, and effective software engineering practices, including breaking down complex problems and encouraging new contributors.

Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss'

571 crtasm 2026-03-17 15:20:36 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 212

A hacker revealed a "Bliss" exploit that can hack the Xbox One, a previously "unhackable" console. The hack uses voltage glitching to compromise the console's security, allowing for unsigned code loading and game decryption.

More than 135 open hardware devices flashable with your own firmware

37 iosifnicolae2 2026-03-18 01:20:36 UTC openhardware.directory Full Share 4

Hardware you own, software you choose. Buy a board, flash your firmware, and build exactly what you need. Browse ESP32, Zigbee, LoRa, and smart home devices with full specs, pinouts, and firmware compatibility.

Mistral AI Releases Forge

171 pember 2026-03-17 21:20:36 UTC mistral.ai Llama Share 25

Mistral AI's Forge system allows enterprises to build AI models grounded in their proprietary knowledge, enabling them to train models on internal data and align AI with their unique operations. Forge supports continuous adaptation and enables organizations to build models that reflect institutional intelligence, operate within their domain context, and evolve alongside their knowledge and processes.

Get Shit Done: A Meta-Prompting, Context Engineering and Spec-Driven Dev System

220 stefankuehnel 2026-03-17 21:20:36 UTC github.com/gsd-build Llama Share 127

GSD is a meta-prompting system for Claude Code and other AI tools that helps build projects consistently and efficiently. It uses context engineering and spec-driven development to ensure high-quality results.

Show HN: Sub-millisecond VM sandboxes using CoW memory forking

71 adammiribyan 2026-03-18 00:20:36 UTC github.com/adammiribyan Llama Share 14

A user uses the ZeroBoot API to execute a Python script that prints random numbers. The API uses Firecracker to boot a VM and pre-load the runtime, with a working prototype but not production-ready.

The Pleasures of Poor Product Design

26 NaOH 2026-03-18 01:20:36 UTC inconspicuous.info Llama Share 4

Katerina Kamprani created The Uncomfortable, a project featuring deliberately inconvenient everyday objects, to express herself and have fun. The project has evolved over 15 years, with Kamprani creating around 50 designs, mostly digital renderings, and a few real-world prototypes.

Launch HN: Kita (YC W26) – Automate credit review in emerging markets

32 rheamalhotra1 2026-03-17 22:20:36 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 5

Carmel and Rhea, founders of Kita, automate credit review for lenders in emerging markets using VLMs to extract financial data from messy documents. Kita's document intelligence product, Kita Capture, is free to try and aims to improve lending workflows through automation and fraud detection.

It Took Me 30 Years to Solve This VFX Problem – Green Screen Problem [video]

180 yincrash 2026-03-17 18:20:36 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 80

A tale about fixing eBPF spinlock issues in the Linux kernel

19 y1n0 2026-03-18 01:20:36 UTC rovarma.com Llama Share 0

The developers of Superluminal, a CPU profiler, encountered a kernel freeze issue while capturing performance data on a Fedora 42 machine with kernel 6.17.4-200, which they were able to reproduce on a physical machine. After narrowing down the issue to a minimal eBPF repro, they discovered that the freeze was caused by an interaction between two eBPF programs using the rqspinlock, which ...

Launch an autonomous AI agent with sandboxed execution in 2 lines of code

13 wiseprobe 2026-03-18 01:20:36 UTC amaiya.github.io Llama Share 3

The AgentExecutor pipeline from OnPrem.LLM creates autonomous agents for complex tasks using various tools, with options for cloud and local models. Custom tools can be defined as Python functions or callables for enhanced functionality.

Electron microscopy shows 'mouse bite' defects in semiconductors

29 hhs 2026-03-18 00:20:36 UTC news.cornell.edu Llama Share 5

Cornell researchers used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect atomic-scale defects in computer chips. This method could improve debugging and fault-finding in modern electronics, including phones, AI data centers, and quantum computing.

Why AI systems don't learn – On autonomous learning from cognitive science

37 aanet 2026-03-17 22:20:36 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 13

Researchers propose a learning architecture inspired by human and animal cognition, integrating two learning modes and a meta-control system. This framework aims to adapt to dynamic environments across evolutionary and developmental timescales.

Unsloth Studio

195 brainless 2026-03-17 16:20:36 UTC unsloth.ai Llama Share 44

Unsloth Studio is a no-code web UI for training, running, and exporting open models locally. It supports multi-GPU inference, various models, and data recipes, with a beta version available for testing.

Chrome extension adjusts video speed based on how fast the speaker is talking

104 MrBuddyCasino 2026-03-17 19:20:36 UTC github.com/ywong137 Llama Share 29

A Chrome extension adjusts video playback speed based on speaker speed, normalizing speech to a comfortable rate. It uses audio analysis to detect syllable rate, adapting speed in real-time to prevent stuttering or unintelligibility.

Honda is killing its EVs

216 sylvainkalache 2026-03-17 03:20:36 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 490

Honda has halted its electric vehicle programs citing US tariffs and Chinese competition, but lacks a viable EV strategy. This move will put Honda behind in electric drivetrains and software-defined vehicles, potentially leading to its decline in the automotive industry.

Show HN: Fatal Core Dump – A debugging murder mystery played with GDB

35 axlan 2026-03-17 22:20:36 UTC robopenguins.com Llama Share 1

You can use a web VM for assistance and the project uses real code compiled with gcc.

Edge.js: Run Node apps inside a WebAssembly sandbox

105 syrusakbary 2026-03-17 18:20:36 UTC wasmer.io Llama Share 33

Wasmer's Edge.js is a JavaScript runtime that safely runs Node.js workloads for AI and Edge computing, preserving full Node compatibility and isolating unsafe parts of execution using WebAssembly. Edge.js aims to provide fast startup and runtime speeds comparable to other serverless providers, with a goal to make it the most friction-less and efficient runtime for Node workloads in sandboxed ...

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks

198 bookofjoe 2026-03-17 12:20:36 UTC phys.org Full Share 102

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Node.js needs a virtual file system

233 voctor 2026-03-17 15:20:36 UTC blog.platformatic.dev Full Share 198

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Arno's Engram Keyboard Layouts

5 so-cal-schemer 2026-03-18 02:20:36 UTC github.com/binarybottle Prefix Share 1

Engram is a family of keyboard layouts optimized for comfortable and efficient touch typing in different languages created by Arno Klein. You can use the open-source software to create new key layouts optimized for different languages. An article is currently under review that describes the Engram approach to optimizing keyboard layouts, based on language-dependent n-gram frequencies and ...

Show HN: I built an interactive 3D three-body problem simulator in the browser

29 amrutha_ 2026-03-17 22:20:36 UTC structuredlabs.github.io Full Share 14

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Kagi Small Web

713 trueduke 2026-03-17 10:20:36 UTC kagi.com Llama Share 197

Kagi aims to humanize the web by surfacing people behind online posts and stories. It amplifies genuine voices on the web by showcasing lesser-known blogs and websites.

Spice Data (YC S19) Is Hiring a Product Specialist

0 2026-03-17 17:20:36 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Job involves data quality management, communication, and analysis, requiring strong organizational and technical skills. Benefits include unlimited PTO, 401k, health insurance, and a salary of $80,000 - $100,000 with equity.

OpenSUSE Kalpa

179 ogogmad 2026-03-17 14:20:36 UTC kalpadesktop.org Full Share 79

Kalpa is an atomic and transactional Linux desktop offering the Plasma Desktop Environment, From the KDE Project Zola for making deploying a website not something that makes me want to tear my hair out Juice for making it easier to have a website that doesn't make my eyes bleed

'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, yet Violent Brazil (2025)

125 tambourine_man 2026-03-17 16:20:36 UTC theasc.com Llama Share 65

The Secret Agent is a visually subversive Brazilian thriller about a former teacher on the run during the country's military dictatorship. The film's cinematographer, Evgenia Alexandrova, used bright colors and dynamic camera movements to capture Brazil's dichotomous culture.

Torturing Rustc by Emulating HKTs

53 g0xA52A2A 2026-03-17 20:20:36 UTC harudagondi.space Llama Share 6

The user is attempting to implement a feature to include spans in a scripting language and is exploring the concept of higher kinded types (HKTs) in Rust, which allows for generics to have generics. The user also discusses the Curry-Howard isomorphism, mathematical induction, and coinduction, and tries to apply these concepts to a problem in Lean 4 and Rust's trait system.

Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise to drove engagement, say whistleblowers

230 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-03-17 21:20:36 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 145

Social media giants Meta and TikTok prioritized engagement over user safety, allowing more harmful content on their platforms to compete with rivals. Whistleblowers claim the companies knowingly allowed borderline content to increase user engagement.

Java 26 is here

190 mfiguiere 2026-03-17 19:20:36 UTC hanno.codes Llama Share 146

Java 26 introduces several features including a GC-agnostic ahead-of-time cache, improved G1 garbage collector performance, HTTP/3 support in the HTTP client API, and structured concurrency. These features aim to improve performance, reduce latency, and make concurrency easier to manage, with some features still in the preview stage.