Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users

611 anonymousiam 2026-05-08 19:43:27 UTC reclaimthenet.org Llama Share 216

Google's new reCAPTCHA system requires Android users to run Google Play Services to prove they're human, excluding de-Googled phones. This move establishes a precedent for accessing basic web content, favoring Google's ecosystem control over user data consent.

OpenAI's WebRTC problem

88 atgctg 2026-05-08 23:43:27 UTC moq.dev Llama Share 22

The user strongly advises against using WebRTC for voice AI due to its limitations and trade-offs, such as introducing artificial latency and aggressively dropping packets. The user suggests using QUIC instead, which offers better performance and scalability, and provides a detailed explanation of how QUIC can be used for load balancing and connection management.

The React2Shell Story

30 mufeedvh 2026-05-08 23:43:27 UTC lachlan.nz Llama Share 2

A professional hacker discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability, "React2Shell," in the React framework, which affected millions of websites, and reported it to Meta on November 30th 2025. The hacker, fueled by curiosity and frustration, spent days learning about the Flight protocol and eventually found a way to exploit it, leading to the development of the React2Shell exploit chain.

Wi is Fi: Understanding Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7/8 (802.11 n/AC/ax/be/bn)

80 homebrewer 2026-05-08 21:43:27 UTC wiisfi.com GoogleT5 Share 29

A mid-range wi-fi 6 router supporting (1) 44 mimo [7], (2) all dfs channels, (3) 160 mhz (he160) wide channels is. if you are not right next to the router, your actual speed will be around 900 mbps 100 for 22 mimo and 650 for wi-fi 5 - edward s. lewis. says unless you

AI is breaking two vulnerability cultures

238 speckx 2026-05-08 18:43:27 UTC jefftk.com Llama Share 102

A security vulnerability was discovered and shared publicly after an initial attempt at a closed disclosure, highlighting a tension between coordinated and immediate disclosure. AI-assisted vulnerability detection is making long embargoes obsolete and shortening the time to detection.

You gave me a u32. I gave you root. (io_uring ZCRX freelist LPE)

138 MrBruh 2026-05-08 19:43:27 UTC ze3tar.github.io Llama Share 86

A Linux kernel vulnerability in io_uring's ZCRX subsystem allows an attacker to write to adjacent slab memory, corrupting a refcount, leading to a heap read, KASLR break, and modprobe_path overwrite. This can be exploited to gain uid=0.

Can LLMs model real-world systems in TLA+?

27 mad 2026-05-08 23:43:27 UTC sigops.org Llama Share 4

Large Language Models (LLMs) struggle to model complex systems, producing specs that recite textbook protocols rather than actual implementations. They excel in syntax but fail in conformance and invariant phases.

Light without electricity? Glowing algae could make it possible

17 geox 2026-05-08 23:43:27 UTC colorado.edu Llama Share 2

Researchers at CU Boulder have successfully turned on and sustained bioluminescent algae using simple chemical solutions. This breakthrough could lead to autonomous robots and living sensors for water quality, as well as a sustainable alternative to electricity for lighting.

AWS North Virginia data center outage – recovery to take hours

128 christhecaribou 2026-05-08 19:43:27 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 77

Amazon Web Services experienced a thermal issue at a Virginia facility causing operational issues. The outage affected trading platforms like FanDuel and Coinbase, with full recovery expected to take several hours.

Cartoon Network Flash Games

279 willmeyers 2026-05-08 16:43:27 UTC webdesignmuseum.org Llama Share 98

The website is blocked due to security reasons after a suspicious action was detected. Please email the site owner with the Cloudflare Ray ID and details of the action that triggered the block.

David Attenborough's 100th Birthday

440 defrost 2026-05-08 12:43:27 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 89

Sir David Attenborough turns 100, receiving birthday messages from the royal couple and many celebrities. A special concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrates his life and legacy.

When is your birthday? The math behind hash collisions

19 denismenace 2026-05-08 23:43:27 UTC 0xkrt26.github.io Llama Share 0

The math bureau employees initially calculated a low probability of three people sharing the same birthday, but Austrian mathematician Richard von Mises changed the perspective to find a much higher expected value of such events.

Serving a website on a Raspberry Pi Zero running in RAM

190 xngbuilds 2026-05-08 15:43:27 UTC btxx.org Llama Share 78

The user set up a Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3 running Alpine Linux to serve a micro site to the public internet, using a separate VPS for TLS termination. They used darkhttpd as the web server and configured a backup system using lbu and rsync to ensure persistent changes on reboots.

An Introduction to Meshtastic

370 ColinWright 2026-05-08 11:43:27 UTC meshtastic.org Llama Share 149

Meshtastic is a community-driven, open-source project using LoRa radios for long-range off-grid communication. It forms a mesh network allowing multiple users to receive messages, with each device supporting one user at a time.

Mux (YC W16) Is Hiring

0 2026-05-08 21:43:27 UTC mux.com Llama Share

Mux is a video platform for developers solving video encoding and streaming issues. It's a tight-knit team welcoming diverse backgrounds to make video better.

Looking at the data behind prediction markets

53 kqr 2026-05-08 20:43:27 UTC asteriskmag.com Llama Share 27

Prediction markets have grown in volume but mostly serve entertainment purposes, with few providing useful information for decision-making. AI forecasting may surpass human traders and improve access to forecasts, potentially making prediction markets obsolete.

Teaching Claude Why

88 pretext 2026-05-08 18:43:27 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 22

We improved Claude's safety training to reduce agentic misalignment by teaching principles of aligned behavior and using diverse data. Our methods, including the "difficult advice" dataset and document training, achieved significant improvements in alignment generalization.

Human typing habits and token counts

10 ppipada 2026-05-08 23:43:27 UTC pankajpipada.com Llama Share 1

Tokenizers count text differently than humans, often inflating counts with typos, shorthand, and whitespace. This can lead to higher costs for similar work, as providers bill per token.

Meta Shuts Down End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messaging

141 tcp_handshaker 2026-05-08 22:43:27 UTC pcmag.com Llama Share 98

Meta is removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs after May 8, 2026, citing low adoption. Users can download impacted data before the change.

Bitter Lessons from the ISSpresso

4 zdw 2026-05-09 00:43:27 UTC mceglowski.substack.com Prefix Share 1

The Italian space agency’s official technical report on designing the ISSpresso barely masks their astronauts’ horror at the conditions they found when they first drifted aboard the International Space Station. The Americans were up there drinking instant coffee, like animali. After two years, four prototypes, and a great deal of paperwork, Lavazza and the Italian space agency sent a proper ...

Tesla Model Y Passes NHTSA's New 'Advanced Driver Assistance System' Tests

37 amanaplanacanal 2026-05-08 23:43:27 UTC nhtsa.gov Full Share 30

You don't have permission to access "http://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/tesla-model-y-first-vehicle-pass-nhtsa-new-advanced-driver-assistance-system-tests" on this server.

Rumors of my death are slightly exaggerated

1527 CliffStoll 2026-05-08 06:43:27 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 236

AI-generated content is spreading false information about a person's death. This incident highlights AI's advanced ability to create convincing synthetic content, including fabricated details about real individuals.

Mojo 1.0 Beta

287 sbt567 2026-05-08 07:43:27 UTC mojolang.org Llama Share 183

Mojo is a compiled, statically-typed language that combines Python's syntax, Rust's memory safety, and Zig's metaprogramming for diverse hardware. It natively interoperates with Python and allows for high-performance GPU programming without vendor lock-in.

All means are fair except solving the problem

33 akkartik 2026-05-08 20:43:27 UTC yosefk.com Llama Share 38

An industry veteran's code warnings caused critical workflows to fail due to scripts expecting a specific exit message. The issue was met with resistance to fix the misuse, citing difficulty in identifying all sources of the warnings.

US Government releases first batch of UAP documents and videos

232 david-gpu 2026-05-08 12:43:27 UTC war.gov Full Share 341

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Non-determinism is an issue with patching CVEs

36 mathewpregasen 2026-05-08 21:43:27 UTC flox.dev Llama Share 12

The rapid acceleration of AI-driven CVE discovery and the explosion of package CVEs make traditional package management unmanageable, but a system like Flox, built on Nix, can centrally manage environments and detect vulnerabilities with a queryable dependency graph. This approach reduces CVE triage to database lookups and graph comparisons, making it more efficient and scalable than ...

How do I deal with memory leaks? (2022)

75 theanonymousone 2026-05-08 17:43:27 UTC stroustrup.com Llama Share 64

The text discusses various C++ programming techniques, including using the standard library, avoiding memory management, and designing classes for inheritance and polymorphism. It also covers topics such as virtual functions, pure virtual functions, and preventing derivation of classes for logical reasons, and provides examples and advice for good programming practices.

Poland is now among the 20 largest economies

893 surprisetalk 2026-05-08 12:43:27 UTC apnews.com Llama Share 737

Poland's economy has grown significantly since 1990, becoming the world's 20th largest with over $1 trillion in annual output. The country's transformation is attributed to a strong institutional framework, EU aid, and a broad consensus on joining the EU.

PC Engine CPU

122 ibobev 2026-05-08 14:43:27 UTC jsgroth.dev Llama Share 53

The PC Engine's CPU is a custom-designed HuC6280 based on the 65C02, with 8-bit registers and a 7.16 MHz clock speed, making it fast for its time but with limited instruction set capabilities. The CPU has a built-in MMU that expands the physical address space to 21-bit and supports block transfer instructions for bulk copying data, but has limitations such as not being able to respond to ...

Hosting a Site on a Raspberry Pi

11 swiftdust 2026-05-08 22:43:27 UTC m4rt.nl Llama Share 2

User built a website with Astro on a Raspberry Pi due to a dynamic library requirement. They set up self-hosting using Caddy, PM2, and GitHub Actions to automate builds and deployment.