I Pitched a Roller Coaster to Disneyland at Age 10 in 1978

57 wordglyph 2026-02-24 13:19:18 UTC wordglyph.xyz Llama Share 13

The author, a 10-year-old boy, invented a roller coaster model called the Quadrupuler with four loops and sent it to Disneyland, receiving a positive response from Disney Imagineering. This early validation gave him a resilient spirit that has guided him through various inventions and a career in acting.

IRS Tactics Against Meta Open a New Front in the Corporate Tax Fight

33 mitchbob 2026-02-24 13:19:18 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 31

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Diode – Build, program, and simulate hardware

279 rossant 2026-02-24 07:19:18 UTC withdiode.com Full Share 59

Diode is a 3D hardware simulator capable of simulating arduinos, integrated circuits, capacitors, transistors and much more.

Goodbye InnerHTML, Hello SetHTML: Stronger XSS Protection in Firefox 148

127 todsacerdoti 2026-02-24 13:19:18 UTC hacks.mozilla.org Llama Share 57

Firefox 148 ships the standardized Sanitizer API to prevent XSS attacks. The API sanitizes untrusted HTML before inserting it into the DOM, making the web safer for everyone.

λProlog: Logic programming in higher-order logic

79 ux266478 2026-02-24 10:19:18 UTC lix.polytechnique.fr Llama Share 16

Prolog is a logic programming language with strong logical foundation supporting modular programming, abstract datatypes, and higher-order programming. It has various implementations including ELPI and Teyjus, with ongoing development and applications in meta-programming.

Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]

387 gurjeet 2026-02-24 03:19:18 UTC gwern.net Llama Share 209

Terence Tao, a mathematically gifted child, was assessed by the author in 1983 at the age of 7. He demonstrated exceptional mathematical abilities, solving complex problems with ease and showing a preference for non-visual, analytic methods.

A distributed queue in a single JSON file on object storage

82 Sirupsen 2026-02-24 09:19:18 UTC turbopuffer.com Llama Share 29

A distributed job queue was built using a single file on object storage and a stateless broker to handle indexing jobs with high throughput and reliability. The system uses a simple design with compare-and-set (CAS) operations, group commit, and heartbeats to ensure at-least-once delivery and failover capabilities.

The Missing Semester of Your CS Education – Revised for 2026

172 anishathalye 2026-02-24 05:19:18 UTC missing.csail.mit.edu Llama Share 48

The Missing Semester course teaches students to master essential CS tools like the command-line, text editors, and version control systems. It also covers AI-enabled tools and techniques integrated into each lecture.

Tiny QR code achieved using electron microscope technology

9 jonbaer 2026-02-24 13:19:18 UTC newatlas.com Prefix Share 4

View gallery - 5 images For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read. Now, Austria-based researchers have set the bar real high with a QR code so tiny, you'll need an electron microscope to see it. Material scientists from the TU Wien ...

Show HN: enveil – hide your .env secrets from prAIng eyes

149 parkaboy 2026-02-24 05:19:18 UTC github.com/greatscott Llama Share 87

enveil is a tool that encrypts secrets in a project directory, preventing AI tools from accessing them. It uses a master password to derive a 256-bit AES key for encryption and decryption.

I Ported Coreboot to the ThinkPad X270

248 todsacerdoti 2026-02-24 00:19:18 UTC dork.dev Llama Share 53

User successfully ported libreboot to their X270 laptop, a Kaby Lake model, after overcoming initial issues with a missing capacitor and debugging problems with NVMe and WiFi. With the help of Leah Rowe, the founder of Libreboot, they were able to identify and fix the issues, resulting in a working libreboot installation with GRUB, wireless, and NVMe support.

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software

89 robtherobber 2026-02-24 12:19:18 UTC fortune.com Llama Share 33

Discord's identity verification software, Persona, had frontend code accessible on the open internet and government servers, exposing sensitive user information. Discord has since cut ties with Persona, citing a short-lived partnership that lasted less than a month.

Show HN: X86CSS – An x86 CPU emulator written in CSS

196 rebane2001 2026-02-24 03:19:18 UTC lyra.horse Llama Share 66

x86CSS is a CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator that runs native 8086 machine code without JavaScript. It can be built and run using Python scripts and GCC, with a custom I/O interface for user interaction.

The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines everyone's data protection

1570 oldnetguy 2026-02-23 15:19:18 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 1197

Regulators are pushing social media platforms to verify users' ages, but this creates a technical problem: collecting personal data to prove age. Platforms are using intrusive verification systems that often conflict with data-privacy laws.

Blood test boosts Alzheimer's diagnosis accuracy to 94.5%, clinical study shows

353 wglb 2026-02-24 03:19:18 UTC medicalxpress.com Full Share 141

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Unsung heroes: Flickr's URLs scheme

171 onli 2026-02-24 02:19:18 UTC unsung.aresluna.org Llama Share 64

Flickr's URLs were simple, readable, and editable, making them efficient for users. They were also short and could be easily guessed, allowing for easy linking and sharing.

Show HN: Steerling-8B, a language model that can explain any token it generates

251 adebayoj 2026-02-24 01:19:18 UTC guidelabs.ai Llama Share 74

We are releasing Steerling-8B, a new interpretable model that can trace generated tokens to input context and training data. It achieves competitive performance with significantly less compute and unlocks capabilities like concept control and training data provenance.

Making Wolfram tech available as a foundation tool for LLM systems

237 surprisetalk 2026-02-23 22:19:18 UTC writings.stephenwolfram.com Llama Share 133

The author is building on their 40-year foundation tool, Wolfram Language, to supplement LLMs with precise computation and knowledge. This integration will make LLMs more powerful by providing deep computation capabilities.

Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements

375 shaunpud 2026-02-24 06:19:18 UTC serverhost.com Llama Share 314

Firefox 148 introduces an AI kill switch and enhanced user controls, allowing users to disable AI features and opt out of remote updates. The update also includes various performance and accessibility improvements, such as XSS protection and screen reader compatibility.

Decimal-Java is a library to convert java.math.BigDecimal to and from IEEE-754r

24 mariuz 2026-02-24 09:19:18 UTC github.com/firebirdsql Llama Share 3

Decimal-java is a library to convert Java BigDecimal to IEEE-754r decimal byte representations. It supports Decimal32, Decimal64, and Decimal128 types with optional overflow handling and rounding.

“Car Wash” test with 53 models

310 felix089 2026-02-23 20:19:18 UTC opper.ai Llama Share 375

53 AI models failed a simple car wash test, where the correct answer is to drive the car to the car wash because it needs to be there, but most models chose to walk due to the short distance. Only 5 models could reliably answer the question correctly, and even the top-performing model, GPT-5, failed 30% of the time, highlighting the limitations of current AI models in handling simple logic tests.

ATAboy is a USB adapter for legacy CHS only style IDE (PATA) drives

37 zdw 2026-02-24 07:19:18 UTC github.com/redrum0381 Llama Share 30

ATAboy is a user-friendly USB bridge for connecting classic IDE hard drives to modern computers. It supports all IDE drives, including CHS only and PIO Mode 0, and features an Award BIOS inspired UI for drive configuration.

UNIX99, a UNIX-like OS for the TI-99/4A (2025)

195 marcodiego 2026-02-23 20:19:18 UTC forums.atariage.com Full Share 60

Hetzner Prices increase 30-40%

349 williausrohr 2026-02-23 15:19:18 UTC docs.hetzner.com Full Share 562

The price changes will take effect on 1 April 2026 for both new orders and existing products. For orders placed before 1 April 2026, but delivered after 1 April 2026, the adjusted prices will apply.

Graph Topology and Battle Royale Mechanics

33 salamo 2026-02-24 08:19:18 UTC blog.lukesalamone.com Llama Share 2

The user discusses an iterative process for determining the order cities should be closed in the game Two Spies, modeling the map as an undirected graph. They propose using Beam Search to avoid locally optimal traps and find a more optimal solution, outperforming greedy pruning in the long term.

A simple web we own

284 speckx 2026-02-23 16:19:18 UTC rsdoiel.github.io Llama Share 202

The user argues that the Web and Internet can be decentralized and controlled by individuals and cooperatives, rather than large corporations, by using simpler software and technologies like Markdown and static website generators. By leveraging the abundance of computers and resources, individuals can create their own private networks and connect to the public Internet, mirroring the concept ...

Writing code is cheap now

280 swolpers 2026-02-23 18:19:18 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 349

Cheap code writing disrupts traditional engineering habits, requiring new personal and organizational practices. Developers must balance code quality with the speed of agentic engineering tools.

Show HN: PgDog – Scale Postgres without changing the app

295 levkk 2026-02-23 16:19:18 UTC github.com/pgdogdev Llama Share 54

PgDog is a PostgreSQL proxy that supports connection pooling, load balancing, and sharding, written in Rust for high performance and security. It can manage thousands of connections on commodity hardware and supports various deployment methods, including AWS RDS.

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI

1221 adius 2026-02-23 15:19:18 UTC ladybird.org Llama Share 680

Ladybird is rewriting parts in Rust for better safety guarantees and ecosystem support. The first target was LibJS, Ladybird's JavaScript engine, which was translated from C++ in two weeks with zero regressions.

What it means that Ubuntu is using Rust

170 zdw 2026-02-23 17:19:18 UTC smallcultfollowing.com Llama Share 229

The author reflects on Rust's adoption at scale, noting that it has crossed the chasm in some areas like data planes and low-level code, but still faces challenges in Safety Critical Software. To further its adoption, the author suggests that Rust needs to adapt to the needs of the early majority, including providing more practical and incremental improvements, and leveraging open-source ...