2% of ICML papers desk rejected because the authors used LLM in their reviews

ICML 2026 implemented rules to handle AI usage in peer review, with 506 reviewers violating LLM usage rules. 497 papers were desk-rejected due to reviewers using LLMs despite agreeing not to.

Conway's Game of Life, in real life

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The user created an interactive display for Conway's Game of Life using a 17x17 matrix of switches and LEDs, with a Microchip AVR128DA64 MCU controlling the display and user input. The project involved designing a PCB, adding MOSFETs and transistors for row and column switching, and implementing safety features such as a watchdog timer and blackout window for screen updates.

Nvidia greenboost: transparently extend GPU VRAM using system RAM/NVMe

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Stdwin: Standard window interface by Guido Van Rossum [pdf]

The Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science developed SIDWIN, a window management system that provides a simple interface for creating windows and handling user input, aiming for portability across different platforms. SIDWIN offers various functions for creating and managing windows, handling user input, and drawing graphics and text, making it a useful tool for developers.

Warranty Void If Regenerated

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Tom Hartmann is a software mechanic who fixes problems in custom software used by farmers. He helps clients like Margaret Brennan and Ethan Novak resolve issues with their generated tools, often due to inadequate specifications or unforeseen interactions between tools.

OpenRocket

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OpenRocket is a free model rocket simulator with advanced features for designing and simulating rockets. It offers real-time feedback, AI assistance, and a large database of motor data for optimal performance.

Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents

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Austin, Texas, implemented policy reforms to increase housing supply and affordability, resulting in a 30% increase in housing units and a 7% decline in rents from 2015 to 2024. The city's proactive policies, including zoning changes, density bonuses, and streamlined permitting, have made it one of the only major cities where rent has fallen since the pandemic.

LotusNotes

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The military played a significant role in the development of early computing, with many innovations arising from academic research laboratories at prestigious universities. The University of Illinois's PLATO system, developed in the 1960s and 1970s, was a precursor to modern computing and internet concepts, influencing the development of Lotus Notes, a groupware product that revolutionized ...

A sufficiently detailed spec is code

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The author argues that agentic coding's claim to generate code from specifications is misleading, as these specifications often resemble code themselves. The author also claims that generating code from specifications doesn't reliably work.

Autoresearch for SAT Solvers

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An AI agent learns MaxSAT strategies without human guidance, refining its toolbox and pushing improvements to a shared repo. It uses git for communication and low parallelism, but can focus on a single instance for hours.

Wander – A tiny, decentralised tool to explore the small web

To set up a Wander console, download a ZIP file, extract index.html and wander.js, and place them in the /wander/ directory of your website. Then edit wander.js according to the directions at codeberg.org/susam/wander.

Why Cloudflare rule order matters?

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Cloudflare rules have terminating actions that stop rule evaluation. This means a Block rule after a Challenge action will not be executed.

Eniac, the First General-Purpose Digital Computer, Turns 80

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ENIAC, the first large-scale electronic digital computer, was unveiled in 1946 and revolutionized mathematics and engineering. It paved the way for modern computing and transformed industries with its high-speed, general-purpose computing capabilities.

Nvidia NemoClaw

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NVIDIA NemoClaw is an open source stack for running OpenClaw assistants safely with NVIDIA OpenShell runtime and cloud inference. It's early-stage and not production-ready, with interfaces and APIs subject to change.

Show HN: Duplicate 3 layers in a 24B LLM, logical deduction .22→.76. No training

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Duplicating specific layers in transformer models boosts reasoning capabilities without training or weight changes. This method, built on David Ng's RYS method, finds and exploits "reasoning circuits" hidden in transformer models.

RX – a new random-access JSON alternative

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REXC is a binary JSON encoder and decoder that produces smaller output and enables fast, zero-heap lookup. It uses a Proxy wrapper over a flat byte buffer for parsed results.

Cook: A simple CLI for orchestrating Claude Code

A reviewer checks quality, and a gate decides to either pass to Ralph or iterate. Ralph then decides to either exit or advance to the next task.

Show HN: I built 48 lightweight SVG backgrounds you can copy/paste

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By obtaining and using graphics from SVGBackgrounds.com, you agree to the terms of the SVGBackgrounds.com License Agreement Enjoy this small sampling of our designs and patterns. All are customizable: change into your brand colors — some even shrink, spin, or shift. Each background is unique to SVGBackgrounds.com, so enjoy exploring before you easily export into your project.

The math that explains why bell curves are everywhere

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The central limit theorem states that averages of many random outcomes follow a normal distribution, allowing scientists to make predictions about the world. This theorem is a fundamental concept in modern science, enabling researchers to infer patterns from chaotic data.

Show HN: Pano, a bookmarking tool built around shareable shelves

The service instantly pulls title, description, and metadata from URLs, allowing users to organize and share bookmarks. It features a browser extension and supports various browsers, with options for tagging, searching, and sharing shelves.

Show HN: Browser grand strategy game for hundreds of players on huge maps

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Launch Borderhold in your browser for a live strategy game about land, fleets, pressure, and direct conflict. Desktop only.
A database and flight search tool called Stardrift.ai helps predict Starlink availability on flights by checking aircraft type and tail number. The tool currently supports airlines like United, Hawaiian, Alaskan, and Qatar, with more airlines to be added as Starlink rolls out.

Czech Man's Stone in Barn's Foundations Is Rare Bronze Age Spearhead Mold

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A man in the Czech Republic discovered a 3,350-year-old stone mold used to cast Bronze Age spearheads. The mold, made from rhyolite tuff, was likely used to produce dozens of spearheads and originated from northern Hungary or southeastern Slovakia.

The Serial Safety Net: Efficient Concurrency Control on Modern Hardware

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This paper proposes a way to get serializability without completely destroying your system's performance. I quite like the paper, as it flips the script on how we think about database isolation levels. In modern hardware setups (where we have massive multi-core processors, huge main memory, and I/O is no longer the main bottleneck), strict concurrency control schemes like Two-Phase ...

Book: The Emerging Science of Machine Learning Benchmarks

The author argues that machine learning benchmarks have been successful in driving progress in the field, but their limitations and flaws have been overlooked, including the potential for gaming the metrics and overfitting to benchmark datasets. The book aims to shed light on why benchmarks work and what they are good for, covering the foundations of benchmarking, the ImageNet era, and recent ...

Mozilla to launch free built-in VPN in upcoming Firefox 149

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Mozilla is introducing a free browser-integrated VPN in Firefox 149 on March 24, 2026, providing 50GB of monthly data to users in the US, France, Germany, and the UK. The feature aims to offer safer browsing with no hidden tradeoffs, aligning with Firefox's long-standing data minimization stance.

What 81,000 people want from AI

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Tens of thousands of Claude users shared their hopes and fears about AI, revealing a desire for AI to help them live better, more enjoyable lives, and alleviate current burdens, with many seeking to use AI for productivity, personal growth, and societal transformation. However, concerns about AI's impact on human autonomy, job displacement, and potential negative consequences, such as ...

Rob Pike’s Rules of Programming (1989)

The rules emphasize measuring performance before optimizing, using simple algorithms and data structures, and prioritizing data organization for efficient programming.

CVE-2026-3888: Important Snap Flaw Enables Local Privilege Escalation to Root

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A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability (CVE-2026-3888) affects Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 and later, allowing an unprivileged attacker to gain full root access. Patches are available, and organizations should upgrade immediately to mitigate the risk.

OpenAI Has New Focus (on the IPO)

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OpenAI is facing a leadership push to focus and prioritize its efforts amidst a competitive AI market, with the company's IPO and revenue growth being key factors. The company's recent announcements and organizational changes are part of a larger narrative to convince investors and customers that it has its house in order and is ahead in the AI race.