Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance

621 opengrass 2026-03-15 21:54:43 UTC michaelgeist.ca Llama Share 180

The Canadian government introduced Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which limits warrantless access to personal information but raises concerns about surveillance capabilities and data retention. The bill introduces new rules for telecom providers and internet platforms to assist law enforcement, sparking privacy and civil liberties concerns.

The 49MB web page

476 kermatt 2026-03-15 19:54:43 UTC thatshubham.com Llama Share 222

The modern news website architecture is plagued by user-hostile design choices, such as excessive ads, modals, and tracking scripts, which prioritize short-term CPMs over long-term readership. To create a better user experience, publishers should adopt a privacy-first approach, enforce serialized onboarding, and reserve space for asynchronous content to reduce cognitive load and improve ...

How I write software with LLMs

120 indigodaddy 2026-03-16 01:54:43 UTC stavros.io Llama Share 61

The user has been using Large Language Models (LLMs) to create various projects, including a secure LLM personal assistant, a voice note recorder, and a whimsical multiplayer canvas, and has developed a workflow that involves using multiple models to review and implement code. The user's workflow consists of an architect, a developer, and reviewers, and involves a series of steps, including ...

Chrome DevTools MCP (2025)

447 xnx 2026-03-15 19:54:43 UTC developer.chrome.com Llama Share 187

Chrome DevTools MCP server now allows coding agents to directly connect to active browser sessions, enabling seamless transition between manual and AI-assisted debugging. Users must enable remote debugging in Chrome and configure the MCP server with the --autoConnect option for auto connection.

Electric motor scaling laws and inertia in robot actuators

57 o4c 2026-03-16 03:54:43 UTC robot-daycare.com Llama Share 11

The user discusses the fundamentals of robot actuators, specifically the relationship between motor size, torque, power dissipation, and reflected inertia, and proposes a figure of merit that is size-invariant. This figure of merit, normalized motor constant, is useful for comparing motors of different sizes and is primarily determined by power dissipation at a given torque, not gear ratio or ...

What every computer scientist should know about floating-point arithmetic (1991) [pdf]

43 jbarrow 2026-03-16 02:54:43 UTC itu.dk Llama Share 3

The IEEE floating-point standard discusses rounding error and its effects on various arithmetic operations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and proposes methods to reduce or eliminate these errors. The standard also introduces concepts such as guard digits, ulps, and NaNs to handle special cases and improve the accuracy and portability of floating-point arithmetic.

LLM Architecture Gallery

367 tzury 2026-03-15 18:54:43 UTC sebastianraschka.com Llama Share 28

This page collects architecture figures and fact sheets for Open-Weight LLMs, focusing on panels and allowing users to report inaccuracies. It features a 27B model with local attention and a large vocabulary, including strong Indic language support.

Kona EV Hacking

11 AnnikaL 2026-03-16 05:54:43 UTC techno-fandom.org Llama Share 0

The user purchased a Hyundai Kona EV, built their own home fueling infrastructure, and made various modifications to the car, including installing a "Yuppie Button" and removing the intrusive BlueLink system. They documented their experiences, including driving and charging the car, addressing issues such as tire problems, brake noises, and coolant pump leaks, and sharing their opinions on ...

LLMs can be exhausting

184 tjohnell 2026-03-15 22:54:43 UTC tomjohnell.com Llama Share 138

Working with LLMs requires metacognition to avoid mental fatigue and frustration, which can lead to poor prompts and outcomes. To optimize LLM interactions, focus on writing clear prompts, setting success criteria, and iterating towards faster feedback cycles to avoid context overload and improve results.

A curated list of AI slops

4 xiaoyu2006 2026-03-16 07:47:43 UTC github.com/yikerman Full Share 1

Mindbogglingly stupid as fuck people who really should go fucking with finance and politics rather than doing programming. chardet/chardet: You can tell it's bad when the maintainer works in a company called "Monarch Money"

How far can you go with IX Route Servers only?

25 ingve 2026-03-16 04:54:43 UTC blog.benjojo.co.uk Llama Share 0

Internet exchange route servers simplify interconnection by distributing routes from members to other members, but they may not be as effective for attracting traffic due to low inbound reachability. Route servers can be useful for learning peering routes, but for inbound-heavy networks, Private Network Interconnects may be a better option due to economics and the trend of major content ...

Stop Sloppypasta

265 namnnumbr 2026-03-15 17:54:43 UTC stopsloppypasta.ai Llama Share 117

Sharing raw AI output reduces comprehension and trust due to effort asymmetry and lack of verification. It creates a negative feedback loop where the sender loses credibility and the recipient loses trust.

Separating the Wayland compositor and window manager

278 dpassens 2026-03-15 15:54:43 UTC isaacfreund.com Llama Share 132

River, a non-monolithic Wayland compositor, has broken from traditional architecture by splitting the window manager into a separate program. This allows for more control over window management policy and better performance.

The Linux Programming Interface as a university course text

76 teleforce 2026-03-15 23:54:43 UTC man7.org Llama Share 7

Author of TLPI seeks university teacher feedback on book usage in courses. They want course outlines and suggestions for improving the book for university students.

//go:fix inline and the source-level inliner

141 commotionfever 2026-03-15 18:54:43 UTC go.dev Llama Share 56

Go 1.26 introduces an all-new source-level inliner to help modernize Go code. The inliner replaces function calls with their bodies, enabling self-service API migration and upgrades with the //go:fix inline directive.

SpiceCrypt: A Python library for decrypting LTspice encrypted model files

32 luu 2026-03-16 01:54:43 UTC github.com/jtsylve Llama Share 4

SpiceCrypt is a Python library for decrypting LTspice encrypted model files in both text-based and binary formats. It supports automatic format detection and provides various decryption options.

Glassworm is back: A new wave of invisible Unicode attacks hits repositories

253 robinhouston 2026-03-15 13:54:43 UTC aikido.dev Llama Share 158

Glassworm threat actor is back, compromising hundreds of GitHub, npm, and VS Code repositories with invisible Unicode characters. Aikido's malware scanning pipeline detects this threat, and a free tool called Aikido Safe Chain can block supply chain risks in real time.

The emergence of print-on-demand Amazon paperback books

142 aerhardt 2026-03-15 18:54:43 UTC alexerhardt.com Llama Share 107

The author, a former avid reader, regained their reading habit and now reads 1.5 books per week, cherishing the act of reading for its own sake. They prefer physical books over eBooks and have a large private library, but are disappointed with Amazon's print-on-demand books, which are often of poor quality and more expensive than stock equivalents.

What makes Intel Optane stand out (2023)

201 walterbell 2026-03-15 15:54:43 UTC blog.zuthof.nl Llama Share 143

Intel Optane drives offer ultra-low latency, high durability, and high performance due to 3D XPoint Technology. However, they have high costs and low capacities, making them less appealing for most companies.

ASCII and Unicode quotation marks (2007)

15 exvi 2026-03-16 04:54:43 UTC cl.cam.ac.uk Llama Share 3

The use of ASCII character 0x60 (backquote) as a left quotation mark is discouraged in favor of using 0x27 (apostrophe) on both sides. Modern fonts and systems follow the ISO and Unicode standards, which define 0x27 as a neutral vertical glyph and 0x60 as a grave accent.

Quillx is an open standard for disclosing AI involvement in software projects

20 qainsights 2026-03-16 01:54:43 UTC github.com/qainsights Full Share 29

Quillx is an open standard for disclosing AI involvement in software projects - expressed through the language of authorship. Not a judgment. Just transparency. Quillx: 2/5 · Prose - Architecture and logic are mine. AI scaffolded the boilerplate and tests. Code has style. It has voice. A codebase written with intent reads differently from one that was generated and accepted without scrutiny.

A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015)

353 vismit2000 2026-03-15 10:54:43 UTC r2d3.us Llama Share 30

Machine learning uses statistical learning to identify patterns in data and make predictions, such as distinguishing homes in New York from homes in San Francisco. A decision tree is a machine learning method that uses if-then statements to identify boundaries and define patterns in the data, but can overfit if it learns irrelevant details.

Federal Right to Privacy Act – Draft legislation

70 pilingual 2026-03-16 02:54:43 UTC righttoprivacyact.github.io Llama Share 41

Private data is being collected and sold without consent, creating a shadow profile of individuals. A proposed bill aims to impose limits on surveillance and restore rule-based protections for individuals' right to privacy.

Lies I was told about collaborative editing, Part 2: Why we don't use Yjs

49 antics 2026-03-16 03:54:43 UTC moment.dev Llama Share 22

The author argues that popular collaborative text editing algorithms, including Yjs, are not suitable for live-collab and offline cases due to their complexity and potential for data corruption. A simpler alternative, prosemirror-collab, is recommended for its ease of use and better performance, although it lacks true master-less peer-to-peer editing capabilities.

Bus travel from Lima to Rio de Janeiro

158 ks2048 2026-03-15 17:54:43 UTC kenschutte.com Llama Share 63

The user traveled from Lima, Peru to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by bus in 2025, taking a route through Puno and southern Bolivia. The trip was straightforward and easy, with frequent buses available, but safety concerns existed on mountainous routes in Bolivia.

Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells (2016)

107 anjel 2026-03-16 00:54:43 UTC salk.edu Llama Share 67

THC reduces beta amyloid proteins in human neurons, potentially offering insight into Alzheimer's disease treatment. Lab studies suggest THC may help remove toxic amyloid beta and reduce inflammation in nerve cells.

Learning athletic humanoid tennis skills from imperfect human motion data

148 danielmorozoff 2026-03-15 15:54:43 UTC zzk273.github.io Llama Share 30

Researchers developed LATENT, a system that learns tennis skills from imperfect human motion data. LATENT successfully trains a humanoid robot to consistently hit and return tennis balls in real-world conditions.

Bandit: A 32bit baremetal computer that runs Color Forth [video]

58 surprisetalk 2026-03-15 23:54:43 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 3

Nasdaq's Shame

295 imichael 2026-03-15 22:54:43 UTC keubiko.substack.com Llama Share 95

Nasdaq proposes changes to its index methodology to favor large IPOs like SpaceX, allowing for near-immediate index inclusion and artificially inflating stock prices. This could lead to a massive liquidity squeeze and unfair wealth transfer from passive investors to corporate insiders.

A Plain Anabaptist Story: The Hutterites

39 gaplong 2026-03-15 21:54:43 UTC ulmer457718.substack.com Llama Share 4

The Hutterite community originated in 1525 in Zurich, Switzerland, and was persecuted for centuries, but survived due to tolerance in the Russian steppe. Today, 58,000 Hutterites live in North America, with a unique demographic record of high fertility and rapid growth, but now facing declining birth rates and changing social trends.