You can't trust macOS Privacy and Security settings

330 zdw 2026-04-10 15:39:30 UTC eclecticlight.co Llama Share 115

The user demonstrates how an app can gain access to a protected folder on macOS despite being listed as restricted in Privacy & Security settings. This is achieved by using the app to access the folder through an Open and Save Panel, which bypasses the need for user consent and allows the app to retain permanent access to the folder.

1D Chess

314 burnt-resistor 2026-04-10 15:39:30 UTC rowan441.github.io Llama Share 58

1d-chess is a simplified chess variant where white plays against an AI. Assuming optimal play, white has a forced win by checkmating the enemy king.

WireGuard makes new Windows release following Microsoft signing resolution

247 zx2c4 2026-04-10 16:39:30 UTC lists.zx2c4.com Llama Share 76

Jason Donenfeld released updated WireGuard for Windows and WireGuardNT with new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements. Users can update via the built-in updater or download the latest version from the WireGuard website.

Industrial design files for Keychron keyboards and mice

162 stingraycharles 2026-04-10 16:39:30 UTC github.com/keychron Llama Share 44

Keychron shares production CAD files for compatible accessories and educational use. Users can study and remix designs, but not copy or sell Keychron products.

Helium Is Hard to Replace

159 JumpCrisscross 2026-04-10 15:39:30 UTC construction-physics.com Llama Share 95

Helium supply chain disruptions due to the war in Iran have caused prices to spike and shortages to loom, with many industries struggling to find substitutes for the essential gas. Helium's unique properties make it crucial for various applications, including MRI machines, semiconductor manufacturing, and fiber optic cable production.

Watgo – A WebAssembly Toolkit for Go

14 ibobev 2026-04-10 19:05:30 UTC eli.thegreenplace.net Llama Share 0

watgo is a WebAssembly Toolkit for Go that parses WAT, validates, and encodes WASM binaries. It uses wasmir for semantic representation and has a CLI and Go API.

Show HN: FluidCAD – Parametric CAD with JavaScript

21 maouida 2026-04-10 18:40:30 UTC fluidcad.io Llama Share 6

The feature allows non-destructive editing and modeling with various operations such as extrusion and mirroring. It supports CAD tools and imports/export designs with color support.

JSON Formatter Chrome Plugin Now Closed and Injecting Adware

25 jkl5xx 2026-04-10 18:39:30 UTC github.com/callumlocke Llama Share 9

JSON Formatter is now closed-source and commercial, but the final open source version, JSON Formatter Classic, remains available for use. It provides a simple, local-only JSON-formatting extension with no updates.

CPU-Z and HWMonitor compromised

157 pashadee 2026-04-10 13:39:30 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 67

CPUID website briefly exposed visitors to malware after attackers hijacked its backend, turning trusted download links into malicious ones. The issue has been fixed, but users who clicked on compromised links may have downloaded malware targeting browser data and credentials.

Bluesky April 2026 Outage Post-Mortem

92 jcalabro 2026-04-10 16:39:30 UTC pckt.blog Llama Share 36

Bluesky experienced an 8-hour outage on Monday due to a memcached port exhaustion issue caused by a new internal service that sent large batches of requests without proper concurrency limits. The team eventually fixed the issue by expanding the client IP+port space, but not before experiencing a death spiral of port exhaustion and OOMs due to excessive logging and aggressive tuning of GOGC ...

Bild AI (YC W25) Is Hiring a Founding Product Engineer

0 2026-04-10 17:39:30 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Bild AI is a construction tech startup that uses AI and CV to make blueprint reading, cost estimation, and permit applications more efficient. The company is looking for a full-stack engineer to own features, work with customers, and build a user-friendly product.

Launch HN: Twill.ai (YC S25) – Delegate to cloud agents, get back PRs

19 danoandco 2026-04-10 17:39:30 UTC twill.ai Llama Share 15

Twill automates coding tasks, allowing developers to focus on high-priority work. It streamlines workflows, enabling teams to ship more and context-switch less.

Clojure on Fennel Part One: Persistent Data Structures

88 roxolotl 2026-04-10 15:39:30 UTC andreyor.st Llama Share 4

The user created a library called fennel-cljlib that brought Clojure features to the Lua runtime, but it had performance issues due to its copy-on-write approach. They then created a new library called immutable.fnl with a Persistent HAMT implementation, which improved performance and allowed for the development of a Clojure-to-Fennel compiler called ClojureFnl.

Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers

9 neversaydie 2026-04-10 19:11:30 UTC bbc.com Prefix Share 0

The world's largest known group of wild chimpanzees has split and been locked in a vicious "civil war" for the last eight years, according to researchers. It is not clear exactly why the once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees at Uganda's Kibale National Park are at loggerheads, but since 2018 the scientists have recorded 24 killings, including 17 infants. "These ...

What is RISC-V and why it matters to Canonical

12 fork-bomber 2026-04-10 18:39:30 UTC ubuntu.com Llama Share 0

RISC-V is an open standard ISA with growing interest and adoption, offering flexibility and innovation in hardware and business models. Canonical supports RISC-V with Ubuntu, providing LTS versions and specific support for silicon partners.

Show HN: A WYSIWYG word processor in Python

11 chrisecker 2026-04-10 18:42:30 UTC codeberg.org Full Share 1

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 – see LICENSE for details. Contact me if you need something else.

A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

84 mooreds 2026-04-10 17:39:30 UTC ericwbailey.website Llama Share 47

The text outlines a structured approach to writing a comprehensive article, breaking down complex topics into manageable sections and using transitional paragraphs to guide the reader. This approach helps to establish trust with the reader and provides a clear, step-by-step explanation of the topic at hand.

The difficulty of making sure your website is broken

33 mcpherrinm 2026-04-10 17:39:30 UTC letsencrypt.org Llama Share 11

The author created a Go program to manage test certificates for a Certificate Authority, specifically to host websites with revoked or expired certificates, which is a tricky task. The program uses Lego to request certificates, checks for revocation, and waits for the correct certificate state before serving it to the webserver.

The best seat in town

12 NaOH 2026-04-10 17:39:30 UTC torched.la Llama Share 1

Paris's self-cleaning public toilets are efficient and convenient, used 200 times a day, and now found in 28 countries worldwide. LA's public bathroom program has only built 14 free-standing toilets, which are currently closed, highlighting the city's need for better infrastructure.

Mysteries of Dropbox: Testing of a Distributed Sync Service (2016) [pdf]

91 JackeJR 2026-04-10 12:39:30 UTC cis.upenn.edu Llama Share 20

Researchers developed a formal model of file synchronizer behavior using Quviq QuickCheck, a testing framework that generates random test cases. The model was used to test Dropbox, Google Drive, and ownCloud, exposing unexpected behavior in two out of three systems, including situations where data could be lost.

FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages

496 01-_- 2026-04-10 11:39:30 UTC 9to5mac.com Llama Share 251

The FBI recovered deleted Signal messages from an iPhone by extracting data from the device's notification database. The messages were preserved in internal memory due to the defendant's iPhone settings and iOS's data caching capabilities.

HBO Obtains DMCA Subpoena to Unmask 'Euphoria' Spoiler Account on X

47 speckx 2026-04-10 17:39:30 UTC torrentfreak.com Llama Share 34

HBO's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery sent a DMCA notice to X for spoilers of unaired Euphoria episodes. X was ordered to share account information to identify the person behind the infringing account.

I still prefer MCP over skills

409 gmays 2026-04-10 02:39:30 UTC david.coffee Llama Share 331

The author is against the "Skills" standard for LLMs, preferring the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for service integration. MCP provides a more practical and standardized way to connect LLMs to services.

"Not Even Government Agencies" - Proton's misleading marketing

11 leotravis10 2026-04-10 18:39:30 UTC blog.ppb1701.com GoogleT5 Share 1

Signal is the latest company to be targeted by the u.s. government. the company claims it is not governed by us laws - despite claims to the contrary by proton execs and their own blog announcing they are 'independent' from big tech based in switzerland and headquartered in germany – but it operates under its own laws and is therefore not subject to us laws, he says

Penguin 'Toxicologists' Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia

130 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-10 06:39:30 UTC ucdavis.edu Llama Share 60

Scientists used leg bands with chemical sensors on 54 Magellanic penguins to detect pollutants in their environment. The study found PFAS in over 90% of the bands, revealing exposure to pollutants in a remote region.

RSoC 2026: A new CPU scheduler for Redox OS

31 akyuu 2026-04-10 15:39:30 UTC redox-os.org Llama Share 5

Akshit Gaur modernized Redox OS's process scheduling subsystem by replacing Round Robin with Deficit Weighted Round Robin, allowing priority assignment.

A new trick brings stability to quantum operations

214 joko42 2026-04-10 04:39:30 UTC ethz.ch Llama Share 47

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a highly stable swap gate for neutral atom qubits using geometric phases. This robust gate can be applied to 17,000 qubits simultaneously with a precision of over 99.9 percent.

C++: Freestanding Standard Library

35 ingve 2026-04-10 14:39:30 UTC sandordargo.com Llama Share 5

A freestanding C++ implementation operates without a hosted operating system, lacking heap allocation, system calls, and exception support. It provides a minimal subset of the language and library, including headers like <cstdint>, <cstddef>, and <limits>, but excludes components like <thread> and <iostream>.

Deterministic Primality Testing for Limited Bit Width

24 ibobev 2026-04-10 13:39:30 UTC jeremykun.com Llama Share 3

The Miller-Rabin primality test was improved upon by Agrawal, Kayal, and Saxena in 2002 with a deterministic polynomial-time algorithm. Deterministic Miller-Rabin can be used for fast primality testing with a tunable parameter to increase correctness.

France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

354 Teever 2026-04-10 15:39:30 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 152

France plans to switch from Windows to an open source operating system to regain control over its digital destiny and reduce reliance on US tech companies. This move is part of France's effort to achieve digital sovereignty and reduce dependence on US technology.