Dirtyfrag: Universal Linux LPE

'dirty frag' is a universal linux lpe that allows obtaining root privileges on all major distributions. once either target is corrupted, spawn /usr/bin/su - inside inside s fresh ttp and bridge the user's root to it. if the target reaches the /etc/passwd ro, it will be able to access the

The Burning Man MOOP Map

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You ran a successful campaign to find 15 more paying members of Not-Ship. You're now taking a break from writing "pay if you love this work" emails after two weeks.

Agents need control flow, not more prompts

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Reliable agents need deterministic control flow encoded in software, not elaborate prompt chains. Deterministic scaffolds and aggressive error detection are necessary for reliable systems prone to silent failure.

Natural Language Autoencoders: Turning Claude's Thoughts into Text

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Researchers developed Natural Language Autoencoders (NLAs) to understand AI model activations by converting them into human-readable text. NLAs help improve AI safety and reliability by revealing internal thoughts and motivations.

AlphaEvolve: Gemini-powered coding agent scaling impact across fields

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AlphaEvolve is a system that optimizes AI and hardware design, achieving breakthroughs in efficiency and speed. It has been used by various companies to solve complex problems, including optimizing transformer models, computational lithography, and routing challenges.

AI slop is killing online communities

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The author is frustrated with the internet being overrun with AI-generated content that adds no value to communities. They argue that sharing low-quality AI work can be detrimental to communities and stifle organic growth.

DeepSeek 4 Flash local inference engine for Metal

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ds4.c is a native inference engine for DeepSeek V4 Flash, a large language model with unique characteristics that make it suitable for local inference on high-end personal machines. The engine provides a Metal-only implementation with a KV cache that allows for long-context inference and persistence, and is designed to work with the DeepSeek V4 Flash GGUFs.

I want to live like Costco people

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The author, a former Costco skeptic, has become a member and is embracing the Costco lifestyle, finding comfort in its familiarity and convenience. He reflects on the diverse people and experiences within Costco, where every phase of life can be shopped for.

Colored Shadow Penumbra

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User implemented Colored Penumbra effect in Unreal Engine by editing engine shaders. This allows for easy configuration of color saturation across the board, but has limitations in customization per light or scene.

Chrome removes claim of On-device Al not sending data to Google Servers

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

Principles for agent-native CLIs

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PySimpleGUI 6

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PySimpleGUI version 6 is released with new features and bug fixes, replacing version 5. The project is now open source and available on GitHub and PyPI.

Show HN: Full Python GUI apps in the browser – no JavaScript, no server

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Dear ImGui Bundle is a framework for C++ and Python with various tools and libraries. It includes an interactive explorer, playground, and AI-powered DeepWiki for documentation and support.

Child marriages plunged when girls stayed in school in Nigeria

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The Pathways to Choice programme in northern Nigeria delayed girls' marriage by 80% and increased school attendance by 70 percentage points. This multipronged intervention had a net return of $1,627 per $1,000 invested and a benefit-cost ratio of 2.41.

Show HN: Kstack – Skill pack for monitoring/troubleshooting K8s in Claude Code

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Kstack is a skill pack for Claude Code that helps monitor, troubleshoot, and audit Kubernetes clusters efficiently. It uses AI to analyze logs, metrics, and events, and provides recommendations for resource optimization and security.

RaTeX: KaTeX-compatible LaTeX rendering engine in pure Rust

RaTeX is a Rust-based math rendering engine that ships SDKs for various platforms and supports chemistry and units. It offers predictable timing and avoids browser stacks for mobile UIs and servers.

The Self-Cancelling Subscription

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A family's streaming subscription was unexpectedly deactivated due to a credit card expiration issue. The problem was resolved after un-linking and re-linking the accounts, revealing a delayed and repeatable failure mode in the system's asynchronous workflow.

OpenBSD Stories: The closest thing to cute kittens (OpenBSD/zaurus)

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A few cats machines are coming to the uk. <deraadt' paid for that too - don't know how long i can get it from the uk ;-) on february 12th, gareth simpson of simtec sent an email which apologized for some mistakes in the board configurations, due to them having been prepared quite hastily. 2) one of the boards was incorrect

Easy Random Trees

Richard P. Stanley in his book Catalan Numbers has a really nifty combinatorial proof of why Catalan numbers have the formula The standard proof uses generating functions applied to an inductive definition of the Catalan numbers, which frankly does little to illumiate their connection with combinatorial objects, despite the fact that the appearance of a binomial coefficient gives a hint that ...

Creating for a niche

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The bespoke mechanical keyboard designer I prefer, MtnKBD, is closing up shop and selling off his stock. It isn’t a big surprise, as I imagine shipping a niche product from Australia for a small, global audience isn’t very cost-effective. There are literally hundreds of small mechanical keyboard makers at this point, and preferences have fractured to the degree that it is not uncommon to ...

Motherboard sales 'collapse' amid unprecedented shortages fueled by AI

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Motherboard sales are collapsing due to AI shortages and chipmakers prioritizing AI processor production, leading to a 33% decrease in Asus sales and a 28% contraction in the overall motherboard market. PC builders are holding off upgrades, causing motherboard manufacturers to revise sales targets downward and offer discounts on combos to clear inventory.

OurCar: What I learned making an app for my family

The user built an app called OurCar to help their family share a car, solving issues like gas bill splitting and car location tracking. The app was built using Flutter and Pocketbase, and while it was a successful prototype, it never reached a 1.0 release due to the family's relocation and lack of interest from other users.

Show HN: TRUST – Coding Rust like it's 1989

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TRUST is a retro Rust IDE inspired by classic DOS environments, allowing file saving with F2 or Ctrl+S. It's an independent nostalgia project with features like project creation and compiler output display.

GovernGPT (YC W24) Is Hiring Engineers to Build Thinking Systems in Montreal

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We're a YC-backed startup building AI agents to automate investment fundraising, seeking a backend engineer to own our metadata-enriched database. The role involves building autonomous systems, collaborating with ICs, and working with a team of A-player technologists.

I switched from Mac to a Lenovo Chromebook

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The author switched from Apple's ecosystem to a Lenovo Chromebook due to Liquid Glass issues and found a well-designed laptop with a Mediatek chip that rivals Apple's M2. The Chromebook's software quality meets the author's needs as a web developer.

Boris Cherny: TI-83 Plus Basic Programming Tutorial (2004)

This is a TI-83 Plus BASIC programming tutorial for beginners, covering topics such as DISP, OUTPUT, LBL/GOTO, END/PAUSE, MENU, INPUT/PROMPT, and more, with examples and exercises to practice programming skills. The tutorial also covers advanced topics like FOR, WHILE, IF, THEN, ELSE, OR, STRINGS, GETKEY, RAND, RANDINT, iPART, and fPART, as well as drawing functions like CLRDRAW, TEXT, LINE, ...

MPEG-2 Transport Stream Packaging for Media over QUIC Transport

This document extends the MOQT Streaming Format by registering the 'm2ts' packaging value for carrying MPEG-2 Transport Stream packets over Media Over QUIC Transport. It defines catalog fields for transport-stream track description and receiver behavior for joining and validating packetized streams.

Building for the Future

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Cloudflare is reducing its workforce by over 1,100 employees globally due to increased AI usage. The company is reimagining internal processes and roles to supercharge value delivery in the agentic AI era.

Automating Hermitage to see how transactions differ in MySQL and MariaDB

Dirty Writes are allowed by the SQL standard but no major database allows it. A thought experiment using a bowling alley illustrates the issue with Dirty Writes in concurrent transactions.

ZAYA1-8B matches DeepSeek-R1 on math with less than 1B active parameters

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Zyphra's ZAYA1-8B model performs well on math benchmarks with less than 1 billion active parameters, trained on AMD hardware. It's a reasoning and math specialist, outperforming larger models on certain tasks with the help of a custom inference method called Markovian RSA.