The “small web” is bigger than you might think

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The author is exploring the concept of a "small web" for non-commercial, personal use, and has been using the Gemini protocol. They attempted to create a feed aggregator for the small web but found it impractical due to its large size and activity.

Jemalloc un-abandoned by Meta

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Meta is renewing focus on jemalloc, a high-performance memory allocator, to modernize the codebase and adapt to latest hardware and workloads. The goal is to reduce maintenance needs, remove technical debt, and improve efficiency, reliability, and usability.

My Journey to a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant

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User switched from Google Home to HomeAssistant's local assist backed by Llama.cpp, testing various hardware and models for optimal performance. They customized their setup to achieve reliable voice control and improved functionality.

Apideck CLI – An AI-agent interface with much lower context consumption than MCP

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The article discusses the limitations of using MCP (Model Configuration Protocol) for integrating APIs with AI agents due to context bloat and high token costs. A CLI (Command Line Interface) approach is proposed as a more efficient and secure alternative for progressive disclosure and structural safety.

Launch HN: Voygr (YC W26) – A better maps API for agents and AI apps

Voygr is building an infinite, queryable place profile combining accurate data with fresh web context to address stale place information. Their Business Validation API detects whether a business is operating, closed, or invalid, addressing the 40% of Google searches and 20% of LLM prompts involving local context.

I Love FreeBSD

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The author discovered FreeBSD in 2002 and was impressed by its complete and accurate documentation, leading to a long-term relationship with the operating system. They valued FreeBSD's stability, performance, and community-driven approach, which has remained consistent over the past twenty years.

Cert Authorities Check for DNSSEC from Today

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DNSSEC is now mandatory for Certificate Authorities to validate when issuing certificates. Users should check if their registrar supports DNSSEC for their domains.

Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story

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A journalist reported on an Iranian missile attack in Israel, but received death threats and harassment from gamblers on Polymarket who had bet on the outcome, demanding a change to the report to ensure they would win. The journalist refused to comply, and the police are now investigating.

Kaizen (YC P25) Hiring Eng, GTM, Cos to Automate BPOs

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Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies

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Corruption in democracies erodes trust more than in autocracies due to normative amplification and representative contagion. This results in a stronger association between corruption perceptions and lower generalized trust in democracies.

Launch HN: Chamber (YC W26) – An AI Teammate for GPU Infrastructure

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Our AI agents act as an autonomous extension of your ML team, eliminating the need to babysit GPU infrastructure across clouds so teams can move faster, accelerate innovations, and reduce wasted compute. Setting up GPU infrastructure across clouds, creating training jobs, and fixing or optimizing them shouldn't be hard.That's why we built Chambie, your all-in-one AIOps teammate to ...

US Job Market Visualizer

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Language Model Teams as Distrbuted Systems

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Large language models (LLMs) are growing increasingly capable, prompting recent interest in LLM teams. Yet, despite increased deployment of LLM teams at scale, we lack a principled framework for addressing key questions such as when a team is helpful, how many agents to use, how structure impacts performance -- and whether a team is better than a single agent. Rather than designing and ...

Lazycut: A simple terminal video trimmer using FFmpeg

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A simple terminal UI for video trimming. Contribute to emin-ozata/lazycut development by creating an account on GitHub.

Speed at the cost of quality: Study of use of Cursor AI in open source projects

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Researchers studied the impact of a popular AI tool, Cursor, on software development. They found Cursor increased development speed initially but led to quality issues and long-term slowdowns due to increased code complexity.
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You purchased a Starlink Mini for backup internet and found the £4.50 Standby plan reasonable for low-speed data. The device has decent latency and works anywhere with a clear view of the sky, making it a reliable backup solution.

MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security

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Two anonymous MoD insiders claim Palantir poses a national security threat to the UK due to its access to vast amounts of personal data. They say Palantir can extract insights from this data, potentially creating a complete profile of the UK population.

Home Assistant waters my plants

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The user, a self-confessed foodie and nerd, set up Home Assistant to control and automate their irrigation system and other smart devices at home. They successfully integrated various hardware and software components, including Link-Tap, Proxmox, and Zigbee devices, to create a comprehensive smart home system.

Even Faster Asin() Was Staring Right at Me

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The author optimized the arcsine function using Estrin's Scheme, reducing dependency chain length and allowing for instruction-level parallelism. This resulted in significant speedups on Intel chips, but minimal improvements on AMD and Apple M4 Mac Mini.

The return-to-the-office trend backfires

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

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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.

Kona EV Hacking

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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 ...

Comparing Python Type Checkers: Typing Spec Conformance

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Python type checkers like mypy, Pyright, and Pytype have varying levels of conformance to the Python typing specification, with some tools passing only 57% of test cases. Conformance is an important metric, but it's not the only factor to consider when choosing a type checker, as developer experience also depends on third-party package support and other features.

How I write software with LLMs

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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 ...

On The Need For Understanding

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The author reflects on Gerald Sussman's comment that programming has changed from constructing systems from known parts to doing basic science on foreign libraries. The author disagrees, citing their own experience of learning to program in the 90s and early 2000s, where they struggled to understand complex systems and often resorted to trial and error.

AirPods Max 2

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AirPods Max 2 features Adaptive EQ, Lossless Audio, and ultra-low latency for a richer listening experience. It also includes Personalized Spatial Audio, Live Translation, and Loud Sound Reduction for a more immersive experience.

The bureaucracy blocking the chance at a cure

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A story about Paul Conyngham, who used AI to create a personalized mRNA vaccine for his dog Rosie's cancer, highlights the bureaucratic red tape that hinders medical innovation, including lengthy and costly clinical trials. To accelerate medical progress, the author proposes reforms such as allowing researchers to choose among accredited IRBs, reducing manufacturing costs, and streamlining ...

Event Publisher enables event integration between Keycloak and OpenFGA

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This Keycloak extension publishes Identity events to OpenFGA over HTTP using the OpenFGA Java SDK for fine-grained authorization. It listens to Keycloak events, transforms them into OpenFGA requests, and publishes them to the OpenFGA server for authorization checks.

Human Organ Atlas

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'Pokémon Go' players unknowingly trained delivery robots with 30B images

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Pokémon Go data is being repurposed to help delivery robots navigate using Niantic's Visual Positioning System. This crowdsourced data was collected from millions of players and will improve the accuracy of robots in areas where GPS falls short.