Stop Telling Me to Ask an LLM

95 theorchid 2026-07-11 22:53:02 UTC blog.yaelwrites.com Qwen Share 54

The author prefers texting/emailing over calls but seeks human expertise for complex questions, frustrated by being redirected to AI/LLM solutions. They argue that while AI answers many queries, nuanced problems require human judgment and lived experience, which models can't replicate.

Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find

52 sublinear 2026-07-11 22:53:02 UTC news.vt.edu Qwen Share 27

Virginia Tech researchers found resistance training outperforms running in reducing obesity and diabetes risk in mice, improving fat loss and insulin sensitivity more effectively. The study highlights weightlifting as a viable alternative for those unable to engage in endurance exercise.

Show HN: Ant – A JavaScript runtime and ecosystem

151 theMackabu 2026-07-11 20:53:02 UTC antjs.org Qwen Share 67

Ant uses Hono for isolated module initialization without an HTTP server, enabling 40x faster package installation and secure execution via VM sandbox. It leverages ants.land registry with npm protocol support, offering ESM compatibility and cross-manager package management.

Mesh LLM: distributed AI computing on iroh

24 tionis 2026-07-11 22:53:02 UTC iroh.computer Qwen Share 9

Mesh LLM enables distributed GPU pooling for OpenAI-compatible APIs, offering control, cost efficiency, and peer-to-peer networking via iroh, avoiding centralized cloud lock-in. It splits models across devices, supports private/public deployment, and uses decentralized QUIC connections for seamless, scalable inference.

RISCBoy is an open-source portable games console, designed from scratch

20 mariuz 2026-07-11 22:53:02 UTC github.com/wren6991 Qwen Share 4

A Gameboy Advance-inspired RISC-V processor in Verilog for iCE40-HX8k FPGA, supporting RV32IMC and compliance tests. Requires RISC-V toolchain setup, simulation with ISIM, and PCBs for prototyping.

Nvidia, CoreWeave, and Nebius: Inside the Circular Financing of the GPU Boom

129 adletbalzhanov 2026-07-11 17:53:02 UTC io-fund.com Qwen Share 45

Neoclouds like CoreWeave and Nebius grow via hyperscaler demand for AI infrastructure, leveraging Nvidia GPUs and optimizing compute utilization. However, rapid expansion relies on high debt and circular financing with Nvidia, risking sustainability amid cash flow gaps and macroeconomic pressures.

We scaled PgBouncer to 4x throughput

165 saisrirampur 2026-07-11 15:53:02 UTC clickhouse.com Qwen Share 28

Using multiple PgBouncer processes with SO_REUSEPORT and peering leverages all CPU cores, achieving 4x throughput vs. a single process. This setup avoids pooler bottlenecks, maximizing resource use under high concurrency.

Billions of Sketches Reveal Hidden Cultural Variation in Human Concepts

25 Anon84 2026-07-11 20:53:02 UTC arxiv.org Qwen Share 2

Analyzing 2.6B sketches from 236 countries reveals greater cross-cultural conceptual variation than linguistic methods, especially for haptic concepts. Visual representations show 45% stronger alignment with cultural distances than text, suggesting modality shapes perceived universality.

UPI: Anatomy of a Payment Transaction

80 prtk25 2026-07-11 16:53:02 UTC timeseriesofindia.com Qwen Share 25

UPI payments involve apps, sponsor banks, and NPCI's central switch, with money debited before crediting, ensuring reliability despite hidden complexity. Over 2,272 crore transactions in June 2026 highlight its scale, with failures mostly due to user errors, not system flaws.

Prefer strict tables in SQLite

199 ingve 2026-07-11 17:53:02 UTC evanhahn.com Qwen Share 89

SQLite's strict tables enforce rigid typing to prevent data type errors, require valid column definitions, and allow 'ANY' for flexibility. Introduced in 3.37.0, they improve data integrity but require upfront setup and may conflict with older versions or flexible use cases.

The early History of the Singular Value Decomposition (1993) [pdf]

85 wolfi1 2026-07-11 15:53:02 UTC math.ucdavis.edu Full Share 48

ZeroFS vs. Amazon S3 Files

39 cbrewster 2026-07-11 18:53:02 UTC zerofs.net Qwen Share 11

Amazon S3 Files maintains a direct one-to-one mapping between mounted files and S3 objects, enabling standard S3 ecosystem integration, while ZeroFS optimizes storage with compressed, encrypted segments and an LSM tree, prioritizing performance and privacy over direct S3 visibility. S3 Files suits use cases requiring immediate S3 compatibility, whereas ZeroFS trades S3 accessibility for ...

Biff.graph: structure your Clojure codebase as a queryable graph

74 jacobobryant 2026-07-11 18:53:02 UTC github.com/jacobobryant Qwen Share 2

Biff.graph is a lightweight, Pathom-inspired library for querying databases and derived data as a unified graph using resolvers. It simplifies code structure with small, testable resolvers and supports EQL/Datomic patterns, though it lacks Pathom's query optimization.

Show HN: Learn by rebuilding Redis, Git, a database from scratch

108 acley 2026-07-11 13:53:02 UTC shipthatcode.com Full Share 34

Pick a system. Build it from scratch. Every lesson is choose → write → run, until it clicks. Each card opens a structured Fundamentals → Intermediate → Advanced track. Tap the > chevron to reveal all 37 languages. “You can’t cheat — you either solve the problem or you don’t. It’s the first platform where I actually understand what I’m writing.”

Show HN: Orbit – AR satellite tracker, watch 15k+ objects

50 lukas9 2026-07-11 16:53:02 UTC nagylukas.github.io Qwen Share 15

Orbit uses your device's camera and sensors for real-time AR sky tracking without storing/transmitting data. It collects anonymous diagnostics for improvements and includes an optional Google-powered chatbot, with no personal info required or tracked.

Optimization Solver as a Service

5 paddi91 2026-07-11 21:53:02 UTC quicopt.com Prefix Share 1

Quicopt is a solver for hard optimization problems. The point of this page is to get you from an empty directory to a solved model in three steps: install, run an example, understand what happened. You build the model in a standard Python modeling front-end — OR-Tools MathOpt or Pyomo, nothing Quicopt-specific to learn — and hand it to a single client.solve() call. Everything here runs on the ...

Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii

224 speckx 2026-07-11 17:53:02 UTC theguardian.com Qwen Share 79

Kelsey Pfendler became the first US woman, youngest, and fastest to solo row 2,400 miles from California to Hawaii in under 44 days, breaking both women's and men's records. She documented her journey, highlighting challenges and inspiring others to pursue their "big, hard, scary" goals.

Doctors die. It's not like the rest of us, but it should be (2016)

7 downbad_ 2026-07-11 23:17:02 UTC archive.cancerworld.net Prefix Share 1

This hard-hitting blogpost by Ken Murray, a retired Los Angeles family doctor, helped open up discussions about why doctors routinely administer treatments to dying patients that they would adamantly refuse for themselves. Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopaedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic ...

How to hide from killer drones

91 pseudolus 2026-07-11 18:53:02 UTC economist.com Qwen Share 120

Russian military lorries in Ukraine use bold black-and-white stripes to disrupt Ukrainian drone vision systems, not human observers. This anti-machine camouflage tactic was highlighted in The Economist's "Hiding in plain sight" article.

Sixtyfour (YC P25) Is Hiring

0 2026-07-11 17:53:02 UTC ycombinator.com Qwen Share

SixtyFour's role involves creating accurate data samples, providing proactive support, and managing customer requests to drive success for recruitment, data labeling, and growth teams. Candidates must collaborate with sales/engineering, handle 7-10+ requests, and undergo a multi-stage hiring process including an SF onsite interview.

Show HN: Earth Game – An offline CLI for turning life goals into quests

29 modinfo 2026-07-11 16:53:02 UTC github.com/skorotkiewicz Qwen Share 6

Earth Game is a private, offline quest manager using Python/SQLite, with CLI/web UI for tracking tasks, loops, and reviews—no accounts, AI, or external requests. Local-only operation via http://127.0.0.1:8765, private data storage, and commands like quest add/start/done for task management and progress tracking.

Lost and Found

49 walz 2026-07-11 16:53:02 UTC walzr.com Full Share 14

Show HN: Reame – a CPU inference server that gets faster as it runs

33 targetbridge 2026-07-11 16:53:02 UTC github.com/swellweb Qwen Share 10

Reame is a CPU-optimized LLM inference server for low-cost hardware, leveraging disk-based caching, speculative decoding, and consensus-based accuracy to efficiently handle repetitive tasks over private data. It prioritizes cost-effective, persistent workflows on existing infrastructure, avoiding GPU reliance while offering OpenAI-compatible APIs and self-regulating performance tuning.

Google Search lets creators know more about their reach

93 herbertl 2026-07-11 08:53:02 UTC theverge.com Qwen Share 44

Google introduces a Search Console feature enabling creators to track search terms leading to their Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube content, offering insights into audience interactions. This update expands Google Search's role as a hub for creators to monitor how users discover their social media posts.

Book: RISC-V System-on-Chip Design

97 xlmnxp 2026-07-11 09:53:02 UTC amazon.com Full Share 45

© 1996-2025, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Amber the programming language compiled to Bash/Ksh/Zsh

68 _superposition_ 2026-07-11 14:53:02 UTC amber-lang.com Full Share 48

Amber The Programming Language

The Chinese Voice Actor Forced to Prove He's Human

53 homarp 2026-07-11 19:53:02 UTC sixthtone.com Qwen Share 7

Voice actor Shen Anyu fights AI clones of his voice, which platforms flag as synthetic, costing him income and requiring legal battles. China's short-video and audiobook industries face job erosion as AI replaces human performers, with companies using cheaper synthetic voices.

Digital Deli, 1984 book by early PC hackers and enthusiasts

50 achairapart 2026-07-11 11:53:02 UTC atariarchives.org Qwen Share 6

Digital Deli (1984), edited by Steve Ditlea, explores computer history, culture, and tech through essays by notable authors. It’s archived online with permission, prohibiting unauthorized commercial use."

Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox (2025)

86 jason_s 2026-07-11 17:53:02 UTC pluralistic.net Qwen Share 46

The "reverse centaur" paradox reveals AI's dual role: empowering users as collaborative tools ("centaurs") or exploiting workers as unchecked systems ("reverse centaurs"), while the AI investment bubble risks societal harm before leaving fragmented benefits. The author critiques AI's labor displacement and corporate control, advocating for ethical critique in their upcoming book.

AI Can't Recreate the Thrust Game (But It Can Help You Understand It)

49 msephton 2026-07-11 16:53:02 UTC jamesdrandall.com Qwen Share 28

The user attempted to recreate the 1986 game Thrust using AI, which initially failed but later aided in analyzing the original 6502 assembly code, revealing intricate physics, timing, and hardware-specific mechanics. Accurate recreation required emulating BBC Micro hardware, fixed-point arithmetic, and precise physics timing, highlighting Jeremy Smith's mastery and the era's technical ingenuity.