Does Gas Town 'steal' usage from users' LLM credits to improve itself?

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GasTown's default install causes users' credits and GitHub accounts to be used to fix bugs and release the software without consent. This behavior should be moved to opt-in only to avoid unexpected credit usage.

The buns in McDonald's Japan's burger photos are all slightly askew

McDonald's Japan website has limited allergen information in Japanese, covering 28 ingredients. English menus and ordering are available through their app and some restaurant locations.

Cybersecurity looks like proof of work now

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Anthropic's Mythos LLM is highly capable at computer security tasks, completing a simulated corporate network attack in 3 out of 10 attempts. Security may be reduced to a simple equation of spending more tokens than attackers to harden a system.

Ask HN: Who is using OpenClaw?

User has mixed feelings about OpenClaw, using it for a specific workflow but criticizing its execution and security. They think it's overhyped and most people can DIY the tasks it performs.

Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data

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Google handed over Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without notifying him, breaking a nearly decade-long promise to users. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked California and New York Attorneys General to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices.

PiCore - Raspberry Pi Port of Tiny Core Linux

piCore is a Raspberry Pi port of Tiny Core Linux, a customizable system with a small footprint and recent kernel. It runs entirely in RAM and offers flexibility and community support.

Cal.com is going closed source

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Cal.com is moving to closed source due to increasing security risks from AI-powered vulnerability scanning. They're releasing a modified open source version, Cal.diy, under the MIT license for developers and hobbyists.

God sleeps in the minerals

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User visited the Unearthed: Raw Beauty exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and shared a snapshot. The exhibition's title "God Sleeps in the Minerals" is a poetic expression of the beauty of minerals.

Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds

Bloomberg delivers business and financial information worldwide. A New York jury found Live Nation Entertainment illegally monopolized the live events industry.
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User experiences static electricity and monitor issues with a gas lift office chair, likely due to EMI spikes. Solutions include grounding the chair with a metallic chain and using ferrite rings on video cables to reduce the issue.

Want to write a compiler? Just read these two papers (2008)

A beginner in programming buys a set of highly recommended books on programming but finds them too broad and complex. They eventually discover Jack Crenshaw's simple compiler tutorials that focus on basic concepts.

Golden eagles' return to English skies

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The UK government is pledging £1m to reintroduce Golden Eagles to England by next year. The project aims to restore the species, which was wiped out in the 19th century, and help control mesopredators like foxes and badgers.

Good sleep, good learning, good life (2012)

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The article discusses the importance of sleep for learning, creativity, and overall health. It highlights the negative effects of sleep deprivation, including reduced productivity, poor decision-making, and increased risk of accidents and diseases.

Do you even need a database?

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The author tested three approaches to handle database lookups: in-memory map, binary search on disk, and SQLite, and found that the in-memory map handles ~97k req/s, binary search on disk handles ~40k req/s, and SQLite handles ~25k req/s. The author concludes that for most applications, especially early-stage ones, a database might not be necessary yet, but as the application grows, a ...

Anna's Archive loses $322M Spotify piracy case without a fight

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Anna's Archive, a shadow library, was sued by Spotify and major labels for copyright infringement after backing up Spotify data. A US judge awarded $322 million in damages and a permanent injunction to shut down the site's domains.

Adaptional (YC S25) is hiring AI engineers

Adaptional is building AI for insurance, aiming to replace manual data entry and outdated software with a modern platform. As a founding engineer, you'll build AI agents, work with top insurance companies, and solve complex problems in a highly regulated industry.

How can I keep from singing?

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The author discovered a late-found hobby of singing through his wife's enthusiasm and found a supportive community that encouraged creativity and acceptance. He overcame his initial self-doubt and now enjoys singing with a newfound appreciation for imperfection and the joy it brings.

The Gemini app is now on Mac

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Gemini app now available on macOS as a native desktop experience, allowing users to get help instantly with a keyboard shortcut. The app brings AI assistance to users' work, enabling them to share screens, generate content, and more.

Show HN: Libretto – Making AI browser automations deterministic

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Libretto is a toolkit for building robust web integrations with a live browser and CLI. It helps maintain browser integrations to common software and is open-sourced for easier use.

Show HN: GNU grep as a PHP extension

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This is a PHP extension project that implements GNU grep in C and provides a native PHP module for regex matching and searching. It supports various regex modes, CLI flags, and provides a ggrep() function for shortest userspace usage.

Costasiella kuroshimae

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Costasiella kuroshimae is a sacoglossan sea slug that performs photosynthesis through kleptoplasty, retaining chloroplasts from algae. It is found in tropical waters near Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, and ranges in size from 5 to 10 mm.

Kalshi CEO expects US DOJ to prosecute insider trading cases

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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour expects the US DOJ to prosecute insider trading cases on prediction markets. Kalshi aims to ban insider trading and impose fines or prosecution to deter bad actors.

Forcing an inversion of control on the SaaS stack

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100x launched Page Booster, a feature that lets users embed or tweak UI as they like on any website. This allows users to automate workflows and customize UI without needing to wait for vendors to add features.

Why are Flock employees watching our children?

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Flock employees, including sales team members, have been accessing live and recorded footage of Dunwoody residents and children in various locations, including playgrounds, libraries, and private pools. The city's Flock system lacks robust audit trails and accountability, allowing employees to access and view sensitive data without oversight.

Show HN: I rebuilt a 2000s browser strategy game on Cloudflare's edge

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Username Email address Password Confirm password Referral code I have read and accept the privacy policy. 5 minutes in the morning. 5 minutes in the evening. Your island grows even while you're offline. “Inselkampf was the game that made you set your alarm for 6 AM just to coordinate the attack on the enemy alliance. No other browser game ever managed that again.”

Wacli – WhatsApp CLI

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To use the WhatsApp Web protocol via whatsmeow, install via Homebrew and authenticate with pnpm wacli auth.

How Wake-On-LAN works (2020)

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Wake-on-LAN is a network protocol that wakes up a computer or server when a Magic Packet is received by the network interface, which is built by a specific data sequence including a synchronization stream and the target's MAC address repeated 16 times. A Magic Packet can be sent using any network protocol, but the easiest way is to send it as a UDP datagram to the broadcast address with port ...

Pretty Fish: A better mermaid diagram editor

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Press enter or space to select a node. You can then use the arrow keys to move the node around. Press delete to remove it and escape to cancel. Press enter or space to select an edge. You can then press delete to remove it or escape to cancel.

One Interface, Every Protocol

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Earlier this month, Dax Raad (@thdxr) posted something that resonated with a lot of developers: "idk how people manage infrastructure anymore. every service has their own bespoke cli / config file and they don't support terraform well anymore. your system is never just one provider so do people just have a mess of these smashed together?" Within a day, over fifty thousand people ...

Metro stop is Ancient Rome's new attraction

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Rome's Metro C construction has uncovered ancient Roman ruins, turning stations into "archaeo-stations" showcasing history. Visitors can explore the city's past at €1.50 per entry.