Meta's Big Tobacco PR Tactics

9 dryadin 2026-05-01 06:36:15 UTC yadin.com Prefix Share 2

In 1917, American Tobacco launched an ad campaign for its cigarette brand Lucky Strike, with the slogan It’s Toasted. The campaign was designed to address the growing public awareness that cigarettes pose serious health hazards. The heat treatment of tobacco during cigarette manufacturing was a common industrial process, by no means unique to Lucky Strike, but by focusing on it and giving it ...

How Mark Klein told the EFF about Room 641A [book excerpt]

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For Linux kernel vulnerabilities, there is no heads-up to distributions

459 ori_b 2026-04-30 17:22:15 UTC openwall.com Llama Share 346

CVE-2026-31431 is a Linux kernel vulnerability introduced in 2017, affecting multiple kernel versions. A workaround patch has been attached to disable the affected module.

Opus 4.7 knows the real Kelsey

306 ilamont 2026-04-30 21:22:15 UTC theargumentmag.com Llama Share 159

The author is concerned that AI models like Claude Opus 4.7 can identify individuals from their writing style, even if they write anonymously. This could lead to a loss of anonymity for writers and potentially harm those who rely on it for protection.

New copy of earliest poem in English, written 1,3k years ago, discovered in Rome

35 giuliomagnifico 2026-05-01 04:22:15 UTC tcd.ie Llama Share 1

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin discovered a 1,300-year-old manuscript in Rome containing the first known poem in the English language, Caedmon's Hymn. The poem, praising God for creation, was composed by a cowherd from North Yorkshire after a divine visitation.

Shai-Hulud Themed Malware Found in the PyTorch Lightning AI Training Library

381 j12y 2026-04-30 16:22:15 UTC semgrep.dev Llama Share 130

A supply chain attack compromised the PyPI package 'lightning' versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3, stealing credentials and attempting to poison GitHub repositories. The attack is linked to the 'mini Shai-Hulud' campaign and affects teams using lightning in their dependency tree.

Roboticist-Turned-Teacher Built a Life-Size Replica of Eniac

23 oldnetguy 2026-05-01 04:22:15 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 5

Tom Burick, a technology instructor at PS Academy, led his students in building a full-scale replica of the 1940s ENIAC computer for its 80th anniversary. Burick's passion for robotics and technology stems from his childhood and he now helps students with autism develop their strengths through hands-on projects.

Maladaptive Frugality

80 herbertl 2026-05-01 00:22:15 UTC herbertlui.net Llama Share 54

The writer realized they had maladaptive frugality, prioritizing saving over spending on essential expenses and experiences. They learned to reframe frugality as a tool, not a virtue, and focus on mindful spending to achieve a higher quality of life.

Can I disable all data collection from my vehicle?

601 Cider9986 2026-04-30 21:22:15 UTC rivian.com Llama Share 241

Rivian vehicles have a core feature of vehicle connectivity that can be disabled to limit functionality. Disabling connectivity will not affect subscriptions like Connect+, but will require separate cancellation.

CPanel and WHM Authentication Bypass – CVE-2026-41940

86 zikani_03 2026-04-30 23:22:15 UTC labs.watchtowr.com Llama Share 28

A vulnerability in cPanel & WHM allows authentication bypass due to unstripped CRLF in session loading and saving. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to management planes of significant parts of the internet.

I built a Game Boy emulator in F#

261 elvis70 2026-04-30 17:22:15 UTC nickkossolapov.github.io Llama Share 56

A software engineer built a working Game Boy emulator, Fame Boy, in F# after learning about computer hardware by emulating a Game Boy and using AI to write unit tests. The emulator's development involved optimizing performance, fixing issues with the PPU and APU, and learning about functional programming and domain-driven development.

Claude Code refuses requests or charges extra if your commits mention "OpenClaw"

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How an oil refinery works

396 chmaynard 2026-04-30 14:22:15 UTC construction-physics.com Llama Share 119

Oil refineries process crude oil into various products like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel using distillation, cracking, and other processes. The refining process is complex and requires large industrial facilities to handle the massive volume of crude oil consumed worldwide.

OpenWarp

75 zero-lab 2026-05-01 02:22:15 UTC openwarp.zerx.dev Llama Share 62

OpenWarp 是基于 Warp 开源代码的社区分支，支持自定义 OpenAI 接口和多语言。它保留 Warp 体验，允许用户控制 AI 层和凭证。

Softmax, can you derive the Jacobian? And should you care?

16 smaddrellmander 2026-05-01 05:22:15 UTC idlemachines.co.uk Llama Share 0

Softmax is a function that maps vectors into a probability distribution. It takes an unconstrained vector and projects it onto the probability simplex, where each entry is non-negative and sums to 1.

Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Months

30 tosh 2026-05-01 06:22:15 UTC macrumors.com Llama Share 18

Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio are in high demand due to their AI capabilities, leading to supply chain issues and shipping delays of up to 4-5 months. Apple underestimated demand, citing a global memory chip shortage and production constraints as the main reasons for the shortage.

You can beat the binary search

302 vok 2026-04-30 13:22:15 UTC lemire.me Llama Share 136

The SIMD Quad algorithm is a new search algorithm that combines quaternary interpolation search with SIMD instructions to efficiently locate a target value in a sorted array of 16-bit unsigned integers. It outperforms binary search on both Intel and Apple platforms, with significant speedup on large arrays in cold cache scenarios.

New mechanical panoramic film camera from Jeff Bridges

128 armadsen 2026-04-30 20:22:15 UTC wideluxx.com Llama Share 61

The WideluxX is a modern swing-lens camera that captures panoramic images on 35mm film through a single continuous exposure. It preserves the character of the original system while offering a unique way to create images that reflect duration rather than a single instant.

Reverse Engineering SimTower

181 patrickhulin 2026-04-30 19:22:15 UTC phulin.me Llama Share 33

The user attempted to reverse engineer a childhood video game, SimTower, using a large language model (LLM) to create a clean-room spec. However, the LLM struggled with complexity and verbosity of the binary, requiring a different approach.

I Got Sick of Remembering Port Numbers

71 graiz 2026-05-01 02:22:15 UTC gregraiz.com Llama Share 63

The user created local.vibe, a tool to simplify local development by auto-assigning ports and proxying hostnames. It's a single Go binary with a setup process and a Unix socket reverse proxy, open-sourced under MIT license.

Snowball Earth may hide a far stranger climate cycle than anyone expected

73 wglb 2026-04-30 22:22:15 UTC sciencex.com Llama Share 14

A new study suggests that Earth's Sturtian glacial period was not a single long period of glaciation, but rather cycles of glaciation and warm periods. The cycles were triggered by the weathering of the Franklin Large Igneous Province, which drew down CO2 and caused repeated glaciations.

Honker – Durable queues, streams, pub/sub, and cron scheduler in a SQLite file

209 ferriswil 2026-04-30 15:22:15 UTC honker.dev Llama Share 53

honker adds durable pub/sub and task queue to SQLite without client polling or daemon. It uses SQLite's PRAGMA data_version for wake signals, with ~0.7 ms latency and ~3 µs read time.

Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants

794 mpweiher 2026-04-30 12:22:15 UTC dpa-international.com Llama Share 784

Belgium will nationalize its nuclear power plants, reversing a 2003 decision to phase out nuclear energy by 2025. The government aims to build new nuclear plants and reduce dependence on fossil imports.

Full-Text Search with DuckDB

121 ethagnawl 2026-04-30 18:22:15 UTC peterdohertys.website Llama Share 29

The user explores DuckDB's full-text search (FTS) capabilities, comparing them to other FTS solutions like Elasticsearch and Postgres, and finds them powerful but limited. They provide a tutorial on using DuckDB's FTS extension with Python, including pre-processing email data and querying with Okapi BM25 algorithm.

10Gb/s Ethernet: what I did to get it working in my home

189 gpjt 2026-04-30 15:22:15 UTC gilesthomas.com Llama Share 134

The user upgraded their home network to 10Gb/s Ethernet, starting with their study and then expanding to the rest of the house, using a combination of 10Gb/s switches, SFP+ modules, and DAC cables. They encountered some thermal issues with the switches and SFP+ modules, but were able to mitigate them and achieve speeds of up to 9Gb/s, with plans to potentially upgrade to 40Gb/s or higher in ...

I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

273 scarsam 2026-04-30 13:22:15 UTC bidprowl.com Llama Share 76

We monitor 27 government auction sources with 75,070 listings, scoring auctions for price, bid velocity, and time left. Daily emails highlight top-scored auctions with direct links to original listings.

Show HN: Winpodx – run Windows apps on Linux as native windows

68 kernalix7 2026-05-01 03:22:15 UTC github.com/kernalix7 Llama Share 33

winpodx is a Linux tool that runs Windows apps natively, with real icons and WM_CLASS, using FreeRDP RemoteApp and dockur/windows. It's in active development with a redesigned host-guest pipeline and auto-discovery of installed apps.

Does Postgres Scale?

121 KraftyOne 2026-04-30 19:22:15 UTC dbos.dev Llama Share 56

A Postgres server can handle up to 144K writes per second or process 43K workflows per second, making it suitable for most use cases. The bottleneck in performance is often the write-ahead log (WAL) and can be mitigated by sharding across multiple Postgres servers or using multiple queues.

The Church Rock Uranium Mill Spill

87 Sir_Twist 2026-04-30 19:22:15 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 5

The Church Rock uranium mill spill occurred on July 16, 1979, in New Mexico, releasing 1,100 tons of radioactive waste into the Puerco River. The spill contaminated groundwater and affected local residents, mostly Navajo people, who were not warned of the dangers for days.

Follow-up to Carrot disclosure: Forgejo

63 homebrewer 2026-04-30 20:22:15 UTC dustri.org Llama Share 10

User faced backlash for vulnerability disclosure on Mastodon and Forgejo, receiving unwanted attention and vile names. User apologized and sent constructive email to Forgejo security team with recommendations and proof-of-concepts.