Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better

857 JSeiko 2026-05-15 16:36:24 UTC gutenberg.org Full Share 186

Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy.

Ploopy Bean: a trackpoint for every computer

65 jibcage 2026-05-16 01:36:24 UTC ploopy.co Llama Share 28

The Bean Pointing Stick is in preorder, shipping within 8-20 weeks based on tier. It comes fully assembled with QMK preloaded and has a 30-day return policy.

I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis

1145 reasonableklout 2026-05-15 20:36:24 UTC twitter.com/mitchellh Full Share 529

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The bird eye was pushed to an evolutionary extreme

77 sohkamyung 2026-05-16 00:36:24 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 17

Birds have retinas that lack blood vessels, yet they have exceptional vision. Researchers found that bird retinas use anaerobic glycolysis to produce energy without oxygen.

SQL patterns I use to catch transaction fraud

94 redbell 2026-05-15 23:36:24 UTC analytics.fixelsmith.com Llama Share 21

Fraud detection in transaction data is mostly SQL-based, using patterns like rapid transactions, geographic impossibility, and amount anomalies to identify suspicious activity. By combining multiple patterns and scoring each transaction, analysts can catch more fraud and reduce false positives, but require human review and careful tuning of thresholds to avoid losing customers.

Additive Blending on the Nintendo 64

82 ibobev 2026-05-16 00:36:24 UTC phoboslab.org Llama Share 7

The original PlayStation supported additive blending, making effects like explosions look cooler. The N64's Reality Display Processor had a more flexible way to control blending, but it was complicated to use.

Research on mildew contamination affecting the sound quality of analog tapes

11 crousto 2026-05-16 04:36:24 UTC nature.com Llama Share 0

Researchers analyzed the effects of mildew on magnetic tape sound quality using ATR-FTIR, SEM, and Praat. The study reveals mechanisms for preserving audio archives and provides a basis for improved preservation strategies.

The main thing about P2P meth is that there's so much of it (2021)

101 tomjakubowski 2026-05-16 00:36:24 UTC dynomight.net Llama Share 93

New meth made from P2P may be chemically different from old meth, but evidence suggests it's mostly due to increased availability and purity, not contaminants. The rise in meth use and overdose deaths is likely linked to the increased availability and potency of the drug, rather than a change in its chemical composition.

Naturally Occurring Quasicrystals

87 lukeplato 2026-05-15 21:36:24 UTC johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com Llama Share 8

Quasicrystals are rare in nature, created by violent events like asteroid collisions or lightning strikes, and only three naturally occurring types have been found in a single Russian meteorite. These include icosahedrite, decagonite, and i-phase II, each with unique properties and compositions.

England Runestones

21 cl3misch 2026-05-16 03:36:24 UTC en.wikipedia.org GoogleT5 Share 3

A group of about 30 runestones in scandinavia which refer to voyages to england. they are comparable in number only to the approximately 30 greece rune stones ' and the 26 ingvar runstone - which mentions an expedition to caspian sea region. orsteinn had this stone raised in memory of himself and his son hefnir. it is classified as being carved in the 'rune

A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 10

358 happyhardcore 2026-05-15 14:36:24 UTC projectzero.google Llama Share 167

Researchers found a zero-click root exploit for the Google Pixel 10 using a Dolby UDC vulnerability. They also discovered a VPU driver vulnerability that allowed arbitrary kernel read-write, which was patched within 71 days.

How to Write to SSDs [pdf]

84 matt_d 2026-05-15 22:36:24 UTC vldb.org Llama Share 8

The paper proposes a set of out-of-place optimizations that reduce write amplification across both the DBMS and SSD layers, improving throughput by 1.65-2.24× and reducing flash writes per operation by 6.2-9.8×. The proposed optimizations include compression & page packing, grouping by deathtime, ZNS support, aligning DB and SSD GC units, NoWA pattern, and using FDP placement hints to ...

The sigmoids won't save you

185 Tomte 2026-05-15 15:36:24 UTC astralcodexten.com Llama Share 178

The article discusses the "all exponentials eventually become sigmoids" talking point, where a trend may initially grow exponentially but eventually flatten out due to physical or practical limits. However, the timing of this transition is often uncertain and can be misidentified, leading to incorrect predictions.

California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down

427 Lihh27 2026-05-15 20:36:24 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 273

A California bill requiring game publishers to offer refunds or updated versions of games after support ends has passed committee, a win for the Stop Killing Games movement. The bill, Protect Our Games Act, aims to ensure long-term playable access to online games, but faces hurdles in the full California Assembly and Senate.

I Bought a “Junk” PSP From Japan

36 Kate0CoolLibby 2026-05-16 02:36:24 UTC gardinerbryant.com Llama Share 10

The author bought a cheap PSP from Japan through Buyee, a forwarding service, and ended up with a working console already modded with custom firmware. They also purchased a replacement battery and a new battery bay cover to complete the device.

ESP-EEG is an affordable 8-channel biosensing board

40 surprisetalk 2026-05-15 23:36:24 UTC autodidacts.io Llama Share 13

The Cerelog ESP-EEG offers cleaner signals due to true closed-loop active bias at a lower price point than the OpenBCI Cyton. It uses an ESP32 instead of the Cyton's PIC32 and RFduino stack for high-bandwidth WiFi streaming.

Show HN: Epiq – Distributed Git based issue tracker TUI

42 jolaflow 2026-05-16 00:36:24 UTC ljtn.github.io Llama Share 12

Epiq uses Git for collaboration, tracking changes as events and allowing deterministic replay. It provides a local interface for issue management and syncing with Git repositories.

NYT and Vaping: How to Lie by Saying Only True Things (2022)

73 Ariarule 2026-05-16 00:36:24 UTC gwern.net Llama Share 29

A New York Times article about teenage vaping misleadingly linked flavored nicotine vapes to lung injuries, despite the actual cause being vitamin E acetate in illicit THC vapes. The article's phrasing was technically correct but misleading, contributing to a moral panic about nicotine vaping.

Orthrus-Qwen3: up to 7.8×tokens/forward on Qwen3, identical output distribution

46 FranckDernoncou 2026-05-15 23:36:24 UTC github.com/chiennv2000 Llama Share 3

Orthrus is a dual-architecture framework that unifies autoregressive LLMs with diffusion models for high-speed parallel token generation. It achieves significant inference acceleration, lossless generation, and zero redundant memory overhead.

Gaining control of every projector and camera on campus

6 ednaordinary 2026-05-16 05:36:24 UTC edna.land Prefix Share 1

While starting my first year at the Colorado School of Mines, I came across a rather interesting fact: the local DNS servers will assign a subdomain to each device that connects to the network. This means that a device called “meow” will be visible as “meow.mines.edu” on any campus wifi, though the network still blocks any traffic. This got me thinking in the back of my mind about what I ...

Erlang/OTP 29.0

169 pyinstallwoes 2026-05-15 23:36:24 UTC erlang.org Llama Share 26

Erlang/OTP 29 introduces new features and improvements, including support for unsafe functions and improved security. It also includes experimental native records and new guard BIFs, as well as several compiler warnings and security enhancements.

I designed a nibble-oriented CPU in Verilog to build a scientific calculator

99 gdevic 2026-05-15 17:36:24 UTC github.com/gdevic Llama Share 33

A scientific calculator project uses an FPGA with a custom CPU and microcode firmware. It requires Verilator, installed with prerequisites and built in WSL2 on a Windows partition.

Image-blaster: Creates 3D environments, SFX, and meshes from a single image

148 MattRogish 2026-05-15 16:36:24 UTC github.com/neilsonnn Llama Share 28

Claude uses World Labs and FAL to create 3D environments, SFX, and meshes from a single image in under 5 minutes. The process involves inputting an image, specifying edit preferences, and selecting a model type, then confirming each step.

The Zulip Foundation

249 boramalper 2026-05-15 19:36:24 UTC blog.zulip.com Llama Share 63

The Zulip open-source project is transitioning to a nonprofit foundation, with Kandra Labs donating the company and its leadership team joining Anthropic. This change provides stability, charitable fundraising opportunities, and a renewed commitment to Zulip's values.

Show HN: Watch a neural net learn to play Snake

142 c1b 2026-05-15 14:36:24 UTC ppo.gradexp.xyz Full Share 34

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U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app

403 tencentshill 2026-05-15 17:36:24 UTC macdailynews.com Llama Share 274

The US DOJ is seeking personal data on hundreds of thousands of drivers who used the EZ Lynk Auto Agent app, accused of violating the Clean Air Act by allowing emissions control bypass. The move raises concerns over digital privacy and could set a precedent for regulatory enforcement cases.

ASCII by Jason Scott

177 bookofjoe 2026-05-15 14:36:24 UTC ascii.textfiles.com Llama Share 22

The user saved a collection of 13,000 manuals from being discarded and digitized them, making them available on the Internet Archive after an 11-year effort. The user has moved to a new industrial space to continue their work, which is supported by donations and a Patreon, and is grateful for the opportunity to have a dedicated space for their archiving and digitizing work.

'No way to prevent this,' says only package manager where this regularly happens

298 alligatorplum 2026-05-16 01:36:24 UTC kevinpatel.xyz Llama Share 138

A devastating supply chain attack in the npm registry compromised millions of enterprise apps and exposed billions of user records. Developers expressed sorrow, saying such crises are unavoidable due to the reliance on unvetted packages.

Radicle: Sovereign {code forge} built on Git

231 KolmogorovComp 2026-05-15 12:36:24 UTC radicle.dev Llama Share 79

Radicle is a decentralized, open-source code collaboration platform built on Git, allowing users to control their data and workflow. It enables censorship-resistant collaboration, local-first functionality, and easy data migration with a modular stack and various interfaces.

ABC News has taken all FiveThirtyEight articles offline

309 cmsparks 2026-05-15 19:36:24 UTC twitter.com/baseballot Full Share 145

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