Your ePub Is fine

435 sohkamyung 2026-06-14 23:41:37 UTC andreklein.net Llama Share 170

The author's new book passed epubcheck but was reported as "corrupted" by a Kobo user due to Adobe's RMSDK rendering engine not supporting modern CSS. The issue was resolved by disabling the stylesheet and updating the CSS to be compatible with RMSDK.

Even more batteries included with Emacs

117 signa11 2026-06-15 02:41:37 UTC karthinks.com Llama Share 23

The article discusses various lesser-known features in Emacs, including wildcard support in find-file and Dired, ffap-menu for finding file paths, compare-windows for comparing text, and other features like vc-diff for inspecting backups and apropos for searching commands. The article also covers features like keyboard macros, subword-mode, image manipulation, visible-mode, and other ...

Curl will not accept vulnerability reports during July 2026

99 secret-noun 2026-06-15 06:04:37 UTC daniel.haxx.se Llama Share 9

The curl project will be closed to vulnerability reports in July 2026, known as the "curl summer of bliss." Reports can be submitted again on August 3 through Hackerone.

Show HN: Kage – Shadow any website to a single binary for offline viewing

505 tamnd 2026-06-14 17:41:37 UTC github.com/tamnd Llama Share 105

kage clones websites into offline folders with scripts removed, preserving the site's appearance. It offers a binary or container image for use with Chrome or Chromium.

Bitsy

134 tosh 2026-06-14 23:41:37 UTC bitsy.org Full Share 4

~ a little engine for little games, worlds, and stories ~

Prove you're human by winning a claw machine

50 speckx 2026-06-15 02:41:37 UTC feralui.vercel.app Llama Share 32

Interactive React components mimic real-world objects like a hanging rope or claw machine. Examples include a pettable fur coat, a crumpling delete control, and a foil trading card with a dynamic sheen.

21 years and counting of 'eight fallacies of distributed computing' (2025)

57 teleforce 2026-06-15 00:41:37 UTC blog.apnic.net Llama Share 11

The eight fallacies of distributed computing highlight common misconceptions about network behavior, including assuming reliable data delivery, infinite bandwidth, and secure networks, which can lead to design flaws in network protocols and applications. Understanding these fallacies is crucial for network operators and developers to design robust and efficient network systems that can handle ...

Firewood Splitting Simulator

748 memalign 2026-06-14 10:41:37 UTC screen.toys Full Share 231

Split firewood in 3D — an interactive Three.js experience

Rio de Janeiro's "homegrown" LLM appears to be a merge of an existing model

325 unrvl22 2026-06-14 15:41:37 UTC github.com/nex-agi Llama Share 181

Rio-3.5-Open-397B is a merged model of Nex and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, with no evidence of its own training. Its weights are a 0.6 Nex to 0.4 Qwen blend.

Why does paper fold so well?

17 zeristor 2026-06-15 03:41:37 UTC bbc.co.uk Llama Share 2

Paper's foldability is due to its unique structure, which is created during the papermaking process involving chemistry. Different paper types fold differently due to variations in their structure.

A short history of Cerro Torre, the most controversial mountain (2012)

28 joebig 2026-06-15 01:41:37 UTC markhorrell.com Llama Share 11

Italian climber Cesare Maestri claimed Cerro Torre's first ascent in 1959, but his claim is disputed. American climbers Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk removed 125 bolts from the mountain's Compressor Route, sparking debate over climbing purity and fair means.

The Last Surviving Japanese Porsche 912 Police Car

19 zdw 2026-06-15 04:41:37 UTC kottke.org Llama Share 2

A 1960s Porsche 912 was used as a police car in Japan from 1968 to 1973, covering 155,000km and stopping a speeder at 178 km/h. It was restored after being recovered from a scrapyard in 1999.

Show HN: Trace – Offline Mac meeting transcripts you can flag mid-call

141 AG342 2026-06-14 19:41:37 UTC traceapp.info Llama Share 54

Trace is a local Mac app that captures and transcribes audio from any app, flags key moments, and provides a markdown transcript. It runs entirely on-device, with no uploads or audio sent anywhere, and allows for easy organization and sharing of recordings.

Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)

202 david927 2026-06-14 16:41:37 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 735

User discussed various projects including a CRM with agent baked in, an ActivityPub server, and an open-source search engine called Uruky, as well as other projects such as a 3D optics simulator, a video lie detector, and a Peak Flow Meter Diary app for asthma patients. They also mentioned other projects like Totem, a collaborative knowledge management system, and HN Alerts, a site for ...

Formal methods and the future of programming

240 eatonphil 2026-06-14 12:41:37 UTC blog.janestreet.com Llama Share 86

Jane Street is now excited about formal methods after being skeptical due to high costs. They're building a team to make formal methods useful for software development.

Chaosnet (1981)

76 RGBCube 2026-06-14 19:41:37 UTC tumbleweed.nu Llama Share 8

Chaosnet is a local network developed in 1975 by MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory for the Lisp Machine system, providing a fast, reliable, and simple communication medium for a group of computers within a kilometer of each other. It uses a carrier-sense multiple-access structure and a novel collision-avoidance technique to prevent collisions and ensure high performance.

TorchCodec 0.14: HDR Video Decoding for CPU and CUDA, and Fast Wav Decoder

38 scott_s 2026-06-14 21:41:37 UTC github.com/meta-pytorch Llama Share 4

TorchCodec 0.14 adds fast audio WavDecoder and HDR video decoding support. It also drops NPP dependency for CUDA decoding.

Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything

222 josephcsible 2026-06-14 22:41:37 UTC windowscentral.com Llama Share 149

Microsoft is trying to rebuild trust with users through Windows K2, but one unresolved issue is the mandatory Microsoft account requirement during setup. Users want a choice between local and online accounts, and a clearer explanation of how features like encryption affect their computers.

Show HN: Discover Wikipedia articles popular on Hacker News

88 octopus143 2026-06-14 18:41:37 UTC orangecrumbs.com Full Share 26

The best Wikipedia rabbit holes and evergreen YouTube videos from Hacker News - 2,187 articles and 2,076 videos.

Write for One Person

182 evakhoury 2026-06-14 23:41:37 UTC wizardzines.com Full Share 60

If you want to see more comics like this, sign up for my saturday comics newsletter or browse more comics!

The only scalable delete in Postgres is DROP TABLE

156 hollylawly 2026-06-14 13:41:37 UTC planetscale.com Llama Share 56

Deleting large amounts of data in Postgres can be inefficient due to write and replication overhead, but using DROP TABLE or TRUNCATE can scale much better. Structuring your schema with partitioning and avoiding large bulk DELETE operations can prevent bloat and improve database health.

Caddy compatibility for zeroserve: 3x throughput and 70% lower latency

172 losfair 2026-06-14 14:41:37 UTC su3.io Llama Share 51

zeroserve is a high-performance HTTPS server that JIT-compiles Caddyfiles to eBPF and native machine code. It supports HTTPS reverse proxy and custom code execution via eBPF.

Perlisisms (1982)

106 tosh 2026-06-14 15:41:37 UTC cs.yale.edu Llama Share 54

Programming principles emphasize modularity, simplicity, and adaptability, while also highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying mechanisms of computation. Effective programming requires a balance between creativity, discipline, and attention to detail, as well as a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and ideas.

Segmented type appreciation corner (2018)

70 unexpectedVCR 2026-06-14 18:41:37 UTC aresluna.org Full Share 16

8 16 24 34 43 66 93 6 21 23 50 52 55 Just start typing!

I indexed 669 GB of my GoPro videos using my M1 Max computer and local ML models

346 iliashad 2026-06-14 15:41:37 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 85

You have 2,207 GoPro videos and used an M1 Max project to index and search for interesting moments. The project indexed 628 videos and sent the best clips to DaVinci Resolve.

FarOutCompany

116 bookofjoe 2026-06-14 14:41:37 UTC faroutcompany.com Full Share 18

Explore the work of under-appreciated artists of the 1960s and ‘70s counterculture.

How to earn a billion dollars

564 kingstoned 2026-06-14 12:41:37 UTC paulgraham.com Llama Share 1582

To become a billionaire, one must create a startup with exponential growth, which can be achieved by making something users love so much they tell their friends, and then sustaining that growth in a large market. This can be done without cheating, as the key is to understand users deeply and make something that dramatically improves their lives, rather than exploiting them.

USB Power Delivery: Plugging into the Benefits

45 mooreds 2026-06-14 17:41:37 UTC aptiv.com Llama Share 94

USB standards have evolved to deliver faster and more powerful wired connections, with USB PD and EPR supporting up to 240W power levels. Certified products are expected to arrive by 2029, bringing faster device charging and data transfer to various industries.

The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)

224 subset 2026-06-14 12:41:37 UTC destroyallsoftware.com Llama Share 127

The talk covers JavaScript's history from 1995 to 2035, discussing its flaws and positive impact. It's a science fiction comedy that explores programming's evolution.

Lisp's Influence on Ruby

233 tacoda 2026-06-14 13:41:37 UTC blog.tacoda.dev Llama Share 71

Ruby's design is based on a simple Lisp, stripping out macros and s-expressions, then adding an object system, blocks, and Smalltalk-style methods. Ruby's functional features, such as blocks and Enumerable methods, are borrowed from Lisp.