No, everyone is not using AI for everything

85 yegg 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC gabrielweinberg.com Llama Share 52

About one third of the US population actively uses AI, one third occasionally uses it, and one third never uses it, contradicting the narrative that everyone is using AI for everything. People's concerns about AI, such as job replacement and privacy violation, and skepticism about its usefulness are driving this limited adoption, with many preferring to opt out or use AI in a more controlled manner.

The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)

120 subset 2026-06-14 12:57:39 UTC destroyallsoftware.com Llama Share 61

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.

Firewood Splitting Simulator

240 memalign 2026-06-14 10:57:39 UTC screen.toys Full Share 81

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

Measles surge in Utah sparks fears US could undo decades of progress

37 Bender 2026-06-14 15:14:39 UTC dailymail.com Llama Share 2

Utah has seen over 600 measles cases lasting more than a year, with the state reaching 679 cases, the longest-lasting series of measles outbreaks in the US since last year. The outbreak is attributed to years of miscommunication and misinformation about vaccinations.

Lisp's Influence on Ruby

122 tacoda 2026-06-14 12:57:39 UTC blog.tacoda.dev Llama Share 12

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.

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

53 losfair 2026-06-14 13:57:39 UTC su3.io Llama Share 11

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.

FarOutCompany

39 bookofjoe 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC faroutcompany.com Full Share 3

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

The only scalable delete in Postgres is DROP TABLE

33 hollylawly 2026-06-14 13:57:39 UTC planetscale.com Llama Share 11

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.

Perlisisms

13 tosh 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC cs.yale.edu Llama Share 4

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.

Rio de Janeiro's city government model Rio3.5 beats Qwen3.7 in recent benchmarks

65 lucasfcosta 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC twitter.com/zenmagnets Full Share 18

Alibaba Qwen3.7 slowly fading into irrelevance at the frontier due to proprietary stance. In it's place we have Minimax M3 and... *checks notes* Rio 3.5 397b, made by the municipal IT company of Rio de Janeiro's city government. https://t.co/JgIJYVhoEi https://t.co/lVR83aAvPD

A 'cold blob' in the Atlantic could be a sign of AMOC shutdown – CNN

62 tambourine_man 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 43

A new study found that the "cold blob" in the North Atlantic Ocean is cooling due to the weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) system. This could lead to a global catastrophe, including accelerated sea level rise and droughts, as the AMOC is heading towards a tipping point.

Formal Methods and the Future of Programming

44 eatonphil 2026-06-14 12:57:39 UTC blog.janestreet.com Llama Share 8

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.

Global density and biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks

12 zdw 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC science.org Full Share 0

Show HN: Dual YOLOv8n UAV Detection on RK3588S at 42 FPS Using NPU

7 alebal123bal 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC github.com/alebal123bal Prefix Share 0

Real-time YOLOv8n UAV detection at the sensor's 46 FPS ceiling, in ~140 MB of RAM. A high-throughput, low-footprint computer-vision pipeline for the Rockchip RK3588S SoC: it captures live 1080p MIPI frames, runs YOLOv8n across all 3 NPU cores in parallel (lifting throughput from ~31 to 46 FPS — the camera, not the pipeline, is now the limit), and streams the annotated result to HDMI or ...

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

20 iliashad 2026-06-14 15:14:39 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 2

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.

How to Earn a Billion Dollars

188 kingstoned 2026-06-14 11:57:39 UTC paulgraham.com Llama Share 490

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.

How did Atari apply side art to Arcade Cabinets?

33 msephton 2026-06-14 13:57:39 UTC arcadeblogger.com Llama Share 4

Atari used screen printing to create its iconic arcade cabinet artwork in the early 80s, applying individual color layers one at a time. The process involved breaking artwork into color layers, creating separate screens for each color, and aligning them perfectly for a clean-looking finish.

UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s

100 beejiu 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC manchestereveningnews.co.uk Full Share 129

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Extinction-Level Capitalism

42 laurex 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC matthewbutterick.com GoogleT5 Share 11

David win­ner: ai is inher­ently polit­ical tech­nology; we see it as an ongoing social process. win-win: if we don't adopt ai whole­heart­edly, we will be losers; ai will deliver goodies a la the u.s. today, he says, but it's not just about jobs; it also affects wealth, politics, and the economy

Show HN: 3D print Z reinforcement via injected loops

5 mgunlogson 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC mgunlogson.github.io Prefix Share 3

Vertical reinforcement infill for FDM 3D printing. A fork of OrcaSlicer that injects molten plastic into sealed lattice channels during printing — for continuous solid Z-axis reinforcement, with no hardware modifications. ⚠️ Experimental. The slicer pipeline works end-to-end. Mechanical print results are still being characterized. Do not report bugs to the official OrcaSlicer repo. This is a ...

Free SQL→ER diagram tool, runs in the browser, nothing uploaded

296 robhati 2026-06-14 03:57:39 UTC sqltoerdiagram.com Llama Share 57

SQL to ER Diagram is a free, open-source tool that converts SQL schema into interactive ER diagrams in the browser. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and SQL Server, with no account or sign-up required.

Honda Civics and the Evil Valet

355 librick 2026-06-14 00:57:39 UTC juniperspring.org Llama Share 81

The author has updated their project on reverse engineering the 2021 Honda Civic headunit, revealing a vulnerability called "EvilValet" that allows arbitrary code execution via the update path. A new tool, ota-builder, has been published to easily prepare update files.

EU Commission looking at practical consequences of Anthropic decision

28 tartoran 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC reuters.com Full Share 14

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KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations

45 Brajeshwar 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 3

KPMG's report on AI usage contained inaccuracies due to AI hallucinations, prompting an investigation. The firm removed the report and is reviewing its guidelines on AI use, including human oversight and source verification.

Cloud-based LLM gold rush is ending

23 andrewstetsenko 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC automato.substack.com Llama Share 3

The author discusses how Apple's decision to focus on local AI processing may signal the end of cloud-based LLMs and the need for users to rebuild their apps. LLMs have limitations and are not as useful as hoped, requiring validation layers and human oversight to manage their probabilistic nature.

Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples

27 andsoitis 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 3

Breast milk samples from Seattle mothers contain high levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals like BPA, BPS, and triclosan. These chemicals pose a serious risk to infants' development and are found in many everyday products, highlighting a widespread problem with chemical regulations.

Can't Stop the Signal. Poison It

26 rmadriz 2026-06-14 12:57:39 UTC blog.digitalgrease.dev Llama Share 11

Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive AI scraping. It requires modern JavaScript features, so disable JShelter or similar plugins for this domain.

Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programming (2018)

22 downbad_ 2026-06-14 14:57:39 UTC byorgey.wordpress.com Llama Share 2

The author explained free theorems to a child by comparing them to function machines, then created a game where the child guesses the function machine's output based on its type. The child enjoyed the game and was able to guess some functions correctly, but struggled with others.

Historic co-determination helps monasteries navigate digital change

60 indynz 2026-06-14 07:57:39 UTC phys.org Full Share 40

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Don't trust large context windows

200 computersuck 2026-06-14 06:57:39 UTC garrit.xyz Llama Share 145

The author describes the limitations of large context windows in LLMs, where attention drops off after 100k tokens, making them mostly a marketing number. To avoid this, the author uses a "breadcrumb approach" by writing and passing a spec to new sessions, keeping the working session in the smart zone.