Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder

189 speckx 2026-03-29 16:25:49 UTC techfixated.com Llama Share 85

Voyager 1, a 48-year-old spacecraft, is still functioning and transmitting data from interstellar space despite having only 69 kilobytes of memory and an 8-track tape recorder. It has made numerous discoveries and is now the most distant human-made object in the universe, carrying a golden record with sounds of Earth for potential extraterrestrial life.

C++26 is done ISO C++ standards meeting, Trip Report

59 pjmlp 2026-03-29 18:25:49 UTC herbsutter.com Llama Share 23

The ISO C++ committee completed technical work on C++26 in London, resolving international comments and producing a final document for approval. C++26 features include reflection, improved memory safety, and language contracts.

Pretext: TypeScript library for multiline text measurement and layout

83 emersonmacro 2026-03-29 16:25:49 UTC github.com/chenglou Llama Share 12

Pretext is a JavaScript library for multiline text measurement and layout, supporting various languages and rendering to DOM, Canvas, and SVG. It provides APIs for text analysis, measurement, and layout, allowing for efficient and accurate text rendering with features like shrink wrapping and manual line layouts.

The RISE RISC-V Runners: free, native RISC-V CI on GitHub

68 thebeardisred 2026-03-29 16:25:49 UTC riseproject.dev Llama Share 18

RISE offers free RISC-V CI runners for open source projects on GitHub, removing the barrier to testing on real hardware. Install a GitHub App and add a label to your workflow to run jobs on physical RISC-V boards.

Neovim 0.12.0

104 pawelgrzybek 2026-03-29 18:25:49 UTC github.com/neovim Full Share 46

NVIM v0.12.0 Build type: Release LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290 Release notes Changelog (fixes + features) News (:help news in Nvim) Install Windows Zip Download nvim-win64.zip (or nvim-win-arm64.zip fo...

Typing and Keyboards

11 jpmitchell 2026-03-29 18:38:49 UTC lzon.ca Llama Share 11

The user has a consistent routine and enjoys typing, crediting early computer literacy training in elementary school for their typing proficiency. They recently upgraded to a new keyboard and numpad, which they are very satisfied with, and express concern about a lack of computer literacy in younger generations.

AyaFlow: A high-performance, eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust

48 tanelpoder 2026-03-29 16:25:49 UTC github.com/davidhavoc Llama Share 3

A high-performance eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust for Kubernetes, providing kernel-native visibility with minimal overhead. It uses a TC classifier, ring buffer, and Tokio agent for deep L7 inspection and exposes a REST API with Prometheus metrics.

The rise and fall of IBM's 4 Pi aerospace computers: an illustrated history

34 zdw 2026-03-29 17:25:49 UTC righto.com Llama Share 7

IBM's System/4 Pi family of computers was introduced in 1967 and played a critical role in various military and space applications, including the Space Shuttle, Skylab, and GPS development. The family evolved over the years with improvements in performance, memory, and architecture, with the AP-101B computer being used in the Space Shuttle for many years and later replaced by the AP-101S, ...

The Epistemology of Microphysics

16 danielam 2026-03-29 17:25:49 UTC edwardfeser.com Full Share 7

openresty/1.25.3.1

Show HN: QuickBEAM – run JavaScript as supervised Erlang/OTP processes

31 dannote 2026-03-29 17:25:49 UTC github.com/elixir-volt Llama Share 3

QuickBEAM is a JavaScript runtime for the BEAM, providing Web APIs backed by OTP and a built-in TypeScript toolchain. It allows for dynamic evaluation and execution of JavaScript code within Elixir processes.

Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics

439 giuliomagnifico 2026-03-29 10:25:49 UTC news.umich.edu Llama Share 188

Scientists at the University of Michigan found that nitrile and latex gloves may contaminate lab equipment with stearates, leading to overestimation of microplastics. Cleanroom gloves, which release fewer particulates, are suggested as a solution to this problem.

Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

217 ourmandave 2026-03-29 14:25:49 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 81

A Tennessee grandmother was wrongly arrested in North Dakota due to AI facial recognition errors. She spent over five months in jail before being released after evidence showed she was in Tennessee during the time of the crimes.

LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

415 hrncode 2026-03-29 09:25:49 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 264

User is frustrated with a social network that displays AI-generated content and artificially limits scroll speed. They find it annoying and reminiscent of a dystopian TV show.

A nearly perfect USB cable tester

230 birdculture 2026-03-29 06:25:49 UTC blog.literarily-starved.com Llama Share 107

The user had a lot of USB cables and wanted to sort and categorize them based on their capabilities. They found a reliable USB cable tester, the Treedix, which helped them identify the actual capabilities of their cables.

Miasma: A tool to trap AI web scrapers in an endless poison pit

232 LucidLynx 2026-03-29 10:25:49 UTC github.com/austin-weeks Llama Share 179

Miasma helps fight AI data scraping by sending poisoned training data to scrapers. It's a fast, low-memory server that can be set up to direct scraper traffic to a proxy.

Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time

100 onei 2026-03-29 16:25:49 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 32

Researchers have mapped the nerves inside the clitoris in unprecedented detail, revealing the extent of nerves crucial to orgasms and correcting previous anatomical misconceptions. The study could help prevent women from experiencing poorer sexual function after pelvic operations and inform reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation.

First Western Digital, now Sony: The tech giant suspends SD card sales

35 _tk_ 2026-03-29 17:25:49 UTC mashable.com Llama Share 25

Sony is suspending SD card orders due to global memory shortage caused by rapid AI data center expansion. This move affects CFExpress and regular SD cards, with no clear timeline for resumption.

I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper

148 rpgbr 2026-03-29 05:25:49 UTC manualdousuario.net Llama Share 51

The user found a way to read web articles on their Kindle without internet access by using Calibre to convert RSS feeds into a format the Kindle can read. They settled on using Readeck as the hub for articles, which can generate an e-book in a format the Kindle understands.

Show HN: Create a full language server in Go with 3.17 spec support

70 rumno0 2026-03-29 11:25:49 UTC github.com/owenrumney Llama Share 14

The Go library for building Language Server Protocol servers handles JSON-RPC framing, message dispatch, and LSP type definitions, allowing developers to focus on language logic. It provides a server that can be run with various input/output streams and supports custom request methods, notifications, and logging.

Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor

35 philjohnson 2026-03-29 14:25:49 UTC breezepdf.com Llama Share 21

This toolkit offers various features for editing and securing documents locally in the browser. It includes tools for drawing, text editing, and security features like redaction and digital certificates.

Observations from carbon dioxide monitoring

9 coloneltcb 2026-03-29 17:25:49 UTC grieve-smith.com Prefix Share 1

In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic I learned that we can estimate our level of risk by checking the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air, because when infected people breathe out virus aerosols, they also breathe out CO2. I recently wrote about some limitations on this technique, and tips for getting reliable information. I’ve been checking carbon dioxide levels for over three ...

Show HN: Sheet Ninja – Google Sheets as a CRUD Back End for Vibe Coders

57 sxa001 2026-03-29 12:25:49 UTC sheetninja.io Llama Share 63

The user describes a platform called Sheet Ninja that allows users to create a database in Google Sheets, deploy a live API instantly, and integrate with AI agents like Lovable, Claude, or Replit. With Sheet Ninja, users can build and deploy projects quickly, validate ideas, and update data instantly without coding or server management.

Netscape News Feed Straight Out of the Late 00s

28 mistyvales 2026-03-29 18:25:49 UTC isp.netscape.com Full Share 7

The bot situation on the internet is worse than you could imagine

153 ohjeez 2026-03-29 16:25:49 UTC gladeart.com Llama Share 102

Glade Art uses honeypots to trap bots, with 6.8 million requests in 55 days. Bots mostly come from residential networks in Asian countries, using cheap compute to scrape data.

The Failure of the Thermodynamics of Computation (2010)

40 nill0 2026-03-29 12:25:49 UTC sites.pitt.edu Llama Share 7

The thermodynamics of computation is flawed due to inconsistent idealizations, particularly the selective ignoring of thermal fluctuations. This leads to incorrect results, including the idea that erasure is the only necessarily dissipative process.

When do we become adults, really?

48 benbreen 2026-03-29 08:25:49 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 67

The author reflects on life stages and how people divide their lives into segments, but finds these categories limiting and subjective. The author identifies with the stage of established adulthood, but acknowledges that stages don't apply to every person.

Alzheimer's disease mortality among taxi and ambulance drivers (2024)

199 bookofjoe 2026-03-29 01:25:49 UTC bmj.com Llama Share 131

Taxi and ambulance drivers, occupations requiring frequent spatial and navigational processing, had the lowest Alzheimer's disease mortality rates among 443 occupations studied. Their adjusted percentage of deaths from Alzheimer's disease was 0.91% and 1.03% respectively.

Cuts in publishing and book reviewing imperil the future of narrative nonfiction

44 Hooke 2026-03-29 08:25:49 UTC newrepublic.com Llama Share 31

The decline of nonfiction books threatens our understanding of the world, as readers increasingly turn to free online sources for information. Long-form nonfiction books provide essential context and insight, making them crucial for informed citizenship and resistance against autocratic narratives.

The loneliness of A Room of One’s Own

31 prismatic 2026-03-29 08:25:49 UTC newrepublic.com Llama Share 6

Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own emphasizes the need for women to have financial independence and a space to think freely in order to create art. Woolf argues that women's inferiority is necessary for men's sense of superiority, and that women must challenge this to create a more equal society.

Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies

1305 bob_theslob646 2026-03-28 19:25:49 UTC sytse.com Llama Share 249

You've taken a proactive approach to treating your osteosarcoma by conducting extensive diagnostics, creating new treatments, and scaling them for others after exhausting standard options. Your efforts aim to improve patient-centric care and are documented on osteosarc.com with a presentation on OpenAI Forum.