A Decade of Docker Containers

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The Millisecond That Could Change Cancer Treatment

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Physicists at CERN and other labs are developing FLASH radiotherapy, a new cancer treatment that delivers high doses of radiation in a short burst, reducing damage to healthy tissue. Researchers are refining the technology and expect it to become a routine clinical option in about 10 years, potentially transforming cancer care worldwide.

Ki Editor - an editor that operates on the AST

Bridge the gap between coding intent and action: manipulate syntax structures directly, avoiding mouse or keyboard gymnastics. Amplify your coding efficiency: wield multiple cursors for parallel syntax node operations, revolutionizing bulk edits and refactoring. Selection Modes standardize movements across words, lines, syntax nodes, and more, offering unprecedented flexibility and consistency.

macOS code injection for fun and no profit (2024)

The user discusses Live++ by Molecular Matters, a C/C++ hot-reload/live coding solution, and shares a project to inject code into a running process on macOS using Mach APIs. The project involves modifying a test program's memory, allocating executable memory, and setting up a trampoline to replace a function with new code.

Compiling Prolog to Forth [pdf]

Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans

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Archaeologists analyzed residues on prehistoric ceramic pots and found evidence of diverse diets combining plants and animals in ancient Eastern European populations. They discovered region-specific recipes, including fish with wild grasses and legumes in one area and fish with green vegetables in another.

Plasma Bigscreen – 10-foot interface for KDE plasma

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Plasma Bigscreen is a free, open-source interface for Linux designed for TVs and HTPCs. It offers a customizable big-screen experience with app support and settings management via TV remote or game controller.

Show HN: ANSI-Saver – A macOS Screensaver

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AnsiSaver is a screensaver that displays ANSI/ASCII art from 16colo.rs, a large online archive. It features customizable scroll speed and render scale, and can be configured to display art from local folders or online packs.

The yoghurt delivery women combatting loneliness in Japan

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In Japan, a network of women delivering probiotic milk drinks, known as Yakult Ladies, has become a vital source of connection and care for the elderly. These women, who are often self-employed, offer a lifeline of human connection and help reduce loneliness in a rapidly ageing population.

Filesystems Are Having a Moment

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The author, a former vector database company employee, notes a shift in the AI ecosystem towards using filesystems for context and memory, citing various companies and researchers adopting this approach.

SigNoz (YC W21, open source Datadog) Is Hiring across roles

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SigNoz Jobs

PC processors entered the Gigahertz era today in the year 2000 with AMD's Athlon

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You want to receive news and offers from Future brands and partners. AMD shipped its 1 GHz Athlon CPU in 2000, beating Intel to the gigahertz milestone.

Self-Portrait by Ernst Mach (1886)

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Ernst Mach created a self-portrait in 1870 to illustrate his ideas about self-perception, which was later published in 1886. The drawing shows Mach lying on a sofa, with his left eye viewing his body and environment.

UUID package coming to Go standard library

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A package to generate and parse UUID versions 3, 4, and 5 should be added to the Go standard library due to its widespread use in third-party packages. This addition would make Go more consistent with other languages, as it currently stands out for lacking built-in UUID support.

Bourdieu's theory of taste: a grumbling abrégé

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The user reflects on their beer purchases and the concept of "taste" in Pierre Bourdieu's book "Distinction," realizing that their preferences may be influenced by social class and a desire to fit in with certain groups. The user distills Bourdieu's ideas into a simpler form, arguing that people from different classes prefer different things and that this preference can have significant ...

this css proves me human

You're rewriting a blog post to appeal to technical readers by changing capitalization, using em dashes, and correcting grammar. You're also contemplating a deeper change in your writing style to better reflect your thoughts and engagement with the world.

48x32, a 1536 LED Game Computer (2023)

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The user's children are addicted to gaming devices, so they created a retro-style game console using Arduino and addressable LEDs to encourage creation over consumption. The project, called "48x32", features a custom enclosure and simple games like Snake, with the next installment explaining the software and providing resources for building one's own.

Helix: A post-modern text editor

Helix is a modal editor inspired by Kakoune, offering concurrent code editing and robust syntax trees. It integrates features like auto completion, code navigation, and diagnostics without additional configuration.

Tinnitus Is Connected to Sleep

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Researchers at Oxford University found a link between tinnitus and sleep, suggesting that deep sleep may temporarily mask tinnitus effects. They propose that sleep could be a therapeutic target to treat tinnitus, which affects 15% of the world's population.

Seurat Most Famous for Paris Park Painting Yet Half His Paintings Were Seascapes

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Georges Seurat's lesser-known seascapes are the focus of a new exhibition at London's Courtauld Gallery, showcasing 26 works from his transformative summers. The exhibition highlights Seurat's evolution from Impressionism to Pointillism, capturing the essence of the sea's light and patterns.

Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues

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Meta is defending itself against a class-action lawsuit by arguing that using pirated books to train its LLM qualifies as fair use, and that uploading pirated books to other users via BitTorrent is also fair use due to the protocol's inherent nature. The company claims that its use of BitTorrent was necessary to obtain the valuable data, and that the authors' own admissions undermine their ...

Working and Communicating with Japanese Engineers

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To improve communication on an international tech team, especially in a Japanese company, be aware of your speaking habits, use clear and specific language, and avoid jargon and technical terms that may be unfamiliar to non-native speakers. By following these best practices and being mindful of cultural differences, you can help create a more inclusive and effective team environment, even if ...

Show HN: µJS, a 5KB alternative to Htmx and Turbo with zero dependencies

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JS intercepts link clicks and form submissions, fetching new pages in the background and replacing only changed content. Adding a single script tag and calling mu.init() enables instant AJAX navigation on any existing site.

Galileo's handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text

The Banality of Surveillance

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The author discusses how data is often secure not because it's well-protected, but because it's tedious to work with. AI can now easily analyze and combine scattered data, making it a threat to our privacy.

Tell HN: I'm 60 years old. Claude Code has re-ignited a passion

You're retiring but still passionate about coding, recalling your early days with Active Server Pages and VB6. Claude Code is reigniting that excitement and drive.

LLMs work best when the user defines their acceptance criteria first

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The author discusses the limitations of using Large Language Models (LLMs) in coding, citing two case studies where LLM-generated code failed to meet performance expectations due to a lack of understanding of the underlying system. The author argues that LLMs can produce plausible but incorrect code, and that developers should define specific acceptance criteria to ensure correctness, rather ...

Lock Scroll with a Vengeance

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The Scroll Lock key was originally added to fix spreadsheet scrolling issues before mice and fast graphics cards. Its modern equivalent in some apps feels strange and claustrophobic to the author.

QGIS 4.0

Verification debt: the hidden cost of AI-generated code

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The author reflects on how AI has changed software engineering, making it more productive but also introducing verification debt and the need for human judgment to review AI-generated code. As AI becomes more integrated into the development process, the bottleneck shifts from coding to reviewing and making judgment calls, requiring engineers to think critically and understand the domain.