GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra will be in Codex

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@haider1 Ultra will be in codex.

When AI Costs More Than the Engineer

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Anthropic spends 2.3x its payroll on compute, while top 1% of software companies spend $89k per engineer per year on AI.

Has_not_been_viewed_much

The Art Institute of Chicago's API includes a boolean field 'has_not_been_viewed_much' for artworks viewed less than 200 times since January 1, 2010. The artworks are likely lesser-known or less popular pieces in the museum's collection.

Organic Maps

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Organic Maps is a free, ad-free, offline GPS app for various activities, powered by OpenStreetMap data. It's developed by the open-source community with support from grants and donations.

Building relationships with customers through support didn't turn out as hoped

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The author initially thought human support based on user experience would be a differentiator, but found it didn't work as expected. Most support requests were unsatisfactory to users and often annoyed them.

OpenPrinter

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Openprinter is a compact, fully repairable printer with refillable ink and versatile paper options. It's open source, adaptable, and eco-friendly with low costs and easy maintenance.

Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years

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Manage game assets right from the studio. Upload your own files or draw/record something in the studio. Publish games if you want to share them with the world. Or you can just keep them to yourself. Everything is GPLv3 from the platform code to the games to this website. You can read the code and fork it if you want to.

It's not about physical vs. digital games, it's about ownership

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PlayStation's decision to stop producing disks for new games is about killing ownership and limiting consumer rights. This move will make it harder for people to trade, sell, and preserve games.

Does code cleanliness affect coding agents? A controlled minimal-pair study

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Researchers evaluated coding agents on clean and messy codebases to isolate the effect of code cleanliness. Clean codebases did not affect pass rates but reduced agents' computational cost and navigational efficiency by 7-8% and 34% respectively.

The Age of Personalized Hardware Is Coming

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People are building their own software applications for personal use, and the gap between wanting something to exist and building it is shrinking. The software running on personal devices will become increasingly important as devices multiply, and more people should be able to write what runs on them.

Generate parametric, manufacturable 3D models in seconds

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Upload a text file with exact specifications, share a sketch or image of a part, or enter a high-level prompt, and Kyrall will turn it into a parametric 3D model. Reduce the time manually drafting and clicking around in CAD, and accelerate your design-to-manufacturing workflow. You can generate fully parametric, editable 3D models directly from text, sketches, and mesh inputs. No. Kyrall ...

Zuckerberg says AI agent development going slower than expected

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Starring the Computer

β€’ commodore 64 β€’ 23 (1998) β€’ airwolf - season 2, episode 3, "moffett's ghost' (1984) β€’ alien: romulus (2024) as the world turns – episode 19890928 (1989). ashes to ashens (2008) β€’ altamont now (2009) β€’ being erica (season 1, episode 1) β€’ dr. robot β€” season 4, episode 3 '403 for

Completing a computer science degree on Coursera

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The user completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science on Coursera after 3 years and 9 months of part-time study while working full-time, and they found the experience challenging but rewarding despite some frustrations with the platform and grading process. The user appreciated the flexibility and affordability of the program, as well as the opportunity to learn from and connect with ...

The Private Capture of Public Genius

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The 1956 patent decree allowed AT&T to license its patents royalty-free, leading to a surge in innovation and the creation of Silicon Valley, but also raised concerns about the concentration of economic power. Today, the use of large language models (LLMs) trained on the internet raises similar concerns about the exploitation of public goods and the potential for market dilution, with the ...

The future of Flipper Zero development

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The Flipper Zero team has decided to allocate resources to maintain the firmware and support community contributions. They will review community requests through GitHub Discussions, with voting for feature requests and stricter contribution rules.

New AI tutor achieves 0.71-1.30 SD effect size in Dartmouth course [pdf]

Phosphor, a digital learning platform, increased final exam performance by 0.71-1.30 SD in Introductory Statistics at Dartmouth College. Full engagement with Phosphor showed a substantial cumulative benefit, with students who passed all three Module Reviews scoring 7.1 points higher on the final exam.

Mr. Baby Paint and accidentally discovering a new cellular automata

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The user created a drawing app called Mr. Baby Paint for toddlers to encourage creative play and designed it with a co-op approach for parents and toddlers to work together. The app features a simple interface, rewarding actions, and a flood fill based cellular automata that creates organic patterns when used in a specific way.

Show HN: Visualize Model Spikiness in 3D

ModelMap β€” an AI model's benchmarks as a 3D shape. Spiky where it's strong.

Composite Video on the NES: Why's it so wobbly?

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The author discusses the NES's composite video signal, which has a wobbly picture due to its design. The NES's colorburst frequency is a half-integer multiple of its line rate, causing artifacts in the image.

DNSGlobe – Rust TUI to watch DNS propagate around the world

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Dnsglobe is a Rust TUI that checks DNS propagation globally, querying 34 resolvers in parallel and showing results on a world map. It can be installed via Homebrew or crates.io and used to track DNS propagation for a domain.

Delta flight hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport on Fourth of July

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Delta Flight 1076 made contact with a firework while landing at Chicago's Midway Airport on July 4. The plane landed safely without an emergency landing, despite the incident.

Modernizing a 25-year-old minimal C++ unit testing framework (Part 2)

The user discusses fixing two problems in a C++ test framework by using inline variables and modules, and decides to use a hybrid approach with macros and a module for better encapsulation and portability. The user recommends defaulting to a header-only version for coursework and projects that need to build on any platform, and using the module version once build environments have solid ...

The great blogging collapse: What happened to 100 successful blogs?

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A study of 100 blogs found that 2/3 lost 85% of their traffic after Google's Helpful Content Update and AI Overviews became prevalent. Only 21 blogs grew, sharing traits of experiential content, owned audience, and real product, while summarizable content failed to recover.

The Sneakerweb

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The sneakerweb is a peer-to-peer protocol for web publishing without permission, storing websites on user devices and transferring via physical media. It uses the Willow protocol for secure data and compact .snk file creation.

Cursed circuits #5: capacitance multiplier

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The article discusses an op-amp circuit called the capacitance multiplier, which can increase a capacitor's apparent value by using two resistors and an op-amp. This circuit can be useful for signal filtering or timekeeping applications.

You need a webring

A webring is a circular linked list of websites with a shared topic, allowing users to navigate between sites. It can be set up using a JSON file and routes like /prev and /next to auto navigate between sites.

Dungeon Proof Crawler: learn how to write proofs with RPG

A browser roguelike where every monster is an Algae proof. Recover Miriam's ring before sunrise.

Connections in Math: the two kinds of random

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The user discusses the concept of compressibility and how it relates to statistical randomness and algorithmic structure, using the example of the first million digits of pi versus a random sequence of digits to illustrate the difference between statistical and structural compressibility. The user also explores the concept of Kolmogorov complexity and how it relates to the compressibility of ...

Run Windows 2000 on a DEC Alpha with a new es40 fork

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A new fork of the es40 alpha emulator, AXPBox, has been released with improved features. It allows running Windows 2000 on the DEC Alpha with massive speedups due to a JIT compiler.