Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder

234 speckx 2026-03-29 16:15:54 UTC techfixated.com Llama Share 106

Voyager 1, a 48-year-old spacecraft, is still functioning and transmitting data from interstellar space despite having only 69 kilobytes of memory and an 8-track tape recorder. It has made numerous discoveries and is now the most distant human-made object in the universe, carrying a golden record with sounds of Earth for potential extraterrestrial life.

C++26 is done ISO C++ standards meeting, Trip Report

85 pjmlp 2026-03-29 18:15:54 UTC herbsutter.com Llama Share 41

The ISO C++ committee completed technical work on C++26 in London, resolving international comments and producing a final document for approval. C++26 features include reflection, improved memory safety, and language contracts.

The Cognitive Dark Forest

13 kaycebasques 2026-03-29 19:36:54 UTC ryelang.org Llama Share 0

The internet has become a consolidated space where corporations and governments control information, making it a bleak future for innovation and creativity. The rise of AI has made execution cheap, but also allows large corporations to absorb and replicate individual innovations, making it safer to stay silent and not disrupt.

More on Version Control

17 velmu 2026-03-29 19:26:54 UTC bramcohen.com Llama Share 3

Your post got picked up by Hacker News and received many views. You're working on a version control system that provides safer versions of squash and rebase.

Pretext: TypeScript library for multiline text measurement and layout

112 emersonmacro 2026-03-29 16:15:54 UTC github.com/chenglou Llama Share 17

Pretext is a JavaScript library for multiline text measurement and layout, supporting various languages and rendering to DOM, Canvas, and SVG. It provides APIs for text analysis, measurement, and layout, allowing for efficient and accurate text rendering with features like shrink wrapping and manual line layouts.

The "Vibe Coding" Wall of Shame

18 wa5ina 2026-03-29 19:42:54 UTC crackr.dev Llama Share 8

AI-generated code has failed in production numerous times, resulting in data loss, security vulnerabilities, and compromised user data. The root cause of these failures is often a lack of understanding of the code, with developers relying on "vibe coding" and accepting AI-generated code without review.

Typing and Keyboards

28 jpmitchell 2026-03-29 19:15:54 UTC lzon.ca Llama Share 34

The user has a consistent routine and enjoys typing, crediting early computer literacy training in elementary school for their typing proficiency. They recently upgraded to a new keyboard and numpad, which they are very satisfied with, and express concern about a lack of computer literacy in younger generations.

The RISE RISC-V Runners: free, native RISC-V CI on GitHub

78 thebeardisred 2026-03-29 16:15:54 UTC riseproject.dev Llama Share 20

RISE offers free RISC-V CI runners for open source projects on GitHub, removing the barrier to testing on real hardware. Install a GitHub App and add a label to your workflow to run jobs on physical RISC-V boards.

Neovim 0.12.0

155 pawelgrzybek 2026-03-29 18:15:54 UTC github.com/neovim Full Share 71

NVIM v0.12.0 Build type: Release LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290 Release notes Changelog (fixes + features) News (:help news in Nvim) Install Windows Zip Download nvim-win64.zip (or nvim-win-arm64.zip fo...

My MacBook Keyboard Is Broken and It's Insanely Expensive to Fix

26 TobiasBerg 2026-03-29 19:15:54 UTC tobiasberg.net Llama Share 16

Laptop keyboard became too sensitive and unusable after cleaning. I remapped arrow keys using Karabiner Elements to avoid expensive repair.

Midnight train from GA: A view of America from the tracks as airports struggle

6 walterbell 2026-03-29 20:00:54 UTC isp.netscape.com Prefix Share 2

ABOARD THE CRESCENT (AP) — There’s something melodic about watching the sun rise over a rural stillness broken only by the rhythms of steel wheels on tracks. Or so we tell ourselves. In this case, being aboard a train at all owed more to politics than poetry. Congress and Donald Trump were mired in their latest budget stalemate, one rooted in the Republican president’s immigration crackdown ...

The rise and fall of IBM's 4 Pi aerospace computers: an illustrated history

43 zdw 2026-03-29 17:15:54 UTC righto.com Llama Share 9

IBM's System/4 Pi family of computers was introduced in 1967 and played a critical role in various military and space applications, including the Space Shuttle, Skylab, and GPS development. The family evolved over the years with improvements in performance, memory, and architecture, with the AP-101B computer being used in the Space Shuttle for many years and later replaced by the AP-101S, ...

AyaFlow: A high-performance, eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust

56 tanelpoder 2026-03-29 16:15:54 UTC github.com/davidhavoc Llama Share 3

A high-performance eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust for Kubernetes, providing kernel-native visibility with minimal overhead. It uses a TC classifier, ring buffer, and Tokio agent for deep L7 inspection and exposes a REST API with Prometheus metrics.

Show HN: QuickBEAM – run JavaScript as supervised Erlang/OTP processes

42 dannote 2026-03-29 17:15:54 UTC github.com/elixir-volt Llama Share 5

QuickBEAM is a JavaScript runtime for the BEAM, providing Web APIs backed by OTP and a built-in TypeScript toolchain. It allows for dynamic evaluation and execution of JavaScript code within Elixir processes.

Creating West Coast Buddhism (2024)

12 surprisetalk 2026-03-29 18:15:54 UTC letter.palladiummag.com Llama Share 1

Buddhism has undergone significant changes in the Western world, adapting to modern culture and science, and transforming into a secular mindfulness meditation practice. This transformation, driven by various cultural and intellectual movements, has led to a widespread adoption of Buddhist practices, but also resulted in a loss of its core religious concepts and a shift towards a more ...

Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics

455 giuliomagnifico 2026-03-29 10:15:54 UTC news.umich.edu Llama Share 192

Scientists at the University of Michigan found that nitrile and latex gloves may contaminate lab equipment with stearates, leading to overestimation of microplastics. Cleanroom gloves, which release fewer particulates, are suggested as a solution to this problem.

Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

246 ourmandave 2026-03-29 15:15:54 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 96

A Tennessee grandmother was wrongly arrested in North Dakota due to AI facial recognition errors. She spent over five months in jail before being released after evidence showed she was in Tennessee during the time of the crimes.

The Epistemology of Microphysics

21 danielam 2026-03-29 17:15:54 UTC edwardfeser.com Full Share 11

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LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

457 hrncode 2026-03-29 09:15:54 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 283

User is frustrated with a social network that displays AI-generated content and artificially limits scroll speed. They find it annoying and reminiscent of a dystopian TV show.

A nearly perfect USB cable tester

242 birdculture 2026-03-29 06:15:54 UTC blog.literarily-starved.com Llama Share 125

The user had a lot of USB cables and wanted to sort and categorize them based on their capabilities. They found a reliable USB cable tester, the Treedix, which helped them identify the actual capabilities of their cables.

Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time

130 onei 2026-03-29 16:15:54 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 36

Researchers have mapped the nerves inside the clitoris in unprecedented detail, revealing the extent of nerves crucial to orgasms and correcting previous anatomical misconceptions. The study could help prevent women from experiencing poorer sexual function after pelvic operations and inform reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation.

Kyushu Railway Company Train Varieties

6 NaOH 2026-03-29 19:15:54 UTC jrkyushu.co.jp Prefix Share 0

JR Kyushu trains are full of character. Noted for their distinctive and sophisticated exteriors and interiors, they are packed with unique features which allow passengers to enjoy Kyushu's breathtaking landscape and passing scenery. Riding Design & Story Trains (sightseeing trains) brings out the best of Kyushu and is an unforgettable experience in itself. Let' s go see the Aso ...

Miasma: A tool to trap AI web scrapers in an endless poison pit

236 LucidLynx 2026-03-29 10:15:54 UTC github.com/austin-weeks Llama Share 185

Miasma helps fight AI data scraping by sending poisoned training data to scrapers. It's a fast, low-memory server that can be set up to direct scraper traffic to a proxy.

Observations from carbon dioxide monitoring

17 coloneltcb 2026-03-29 18:15:54 UTC grieve-smith.com Llama Share 3

The user has been monitoring carbon dioxide levels to estimate risk during the COVID-19 pandemic and found patterns that help determine safe indoor spaces. They recommend checking for open windows or doors, good ventilation, and low crowd density to minimize risk, and wearing a mask in crowded or poorly ventilated areas.

Netscape News Feed Straight Out of the Late 00s

41 mistyvales 2026-03-29 18:15:54 UTC isp.netscape.com Full Share 11

I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper

158 rpgbr 2026-03-29 05:15:54 UTC manualdousuario.net Llama Share 52

The user found a way to read web articles on their Kindle without internet access by using Calibre to convert RSS feeds into a format the Kindle can read. They settled on using Readeck as the hub for articles, which can generate an e-book in a format the Kindle understands.

Show HN: Create a full language server in Go with 3.17 spec support

73 rumno0 2026-03-29 11:15:54 UTC github.com/owenrumney Llama Share 14

The Go library for building Language Server Protocol servers handles JSON-RPC framing, message dispatch, and LSP type definitions, allowing developers to focus on language logic. It provides a server that can be run with various input/output streams and supports custom request methods, notifications, and logging.

Show HN: I made a "programming language" looking for feedback

3 alonsovm 2026-03-29 19:15:54 UTC github.com/alonsovm44 Prefix Share 2

Glupe is a semantic metaprogramming language. Unlike traditional metaprogramming systems that operate within a single language (C++ templates, Lisp macros), Glupe operates at the level of human intent and can materialize that intent into any target programming language. This positions Glupe as a 'meta' language not just in the technical sense of generating code, but in the ...

Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor

39 philjohnson 2026-03-29 14:15:54 UTC breezepdf.com Llama Share 23

This toolkit offers various features for editing and securing documents locally in the browser. It includes tools for drawing, text editing, and security features like redaction and digital certificates.

Show HN: Sheet Ninja – Google Sheets as a CRUD Back End for Vibe Coders

57 sxa001 2026-03-29 12:15:54 UTC sheetninja.io Llama Share 66

The user describes a platform called Sheet Ninja that allows users to create a database in Google Sheets, deploy a live API instantly, and integrate with AI agents like Lovable, Claude, or Replit. With Sheet Ninja, users can build and deploy projects quickly, validate ideas, and update data instantly without coding or server management.