Git commands I run before reading any code

465 grepsedawk 2026-04-08 09:00:45 UTC piechowski.io Llama Share 107

The user runs a series of git commands to get a diagnostic picture of a codebase, including commit history, high-churn files, and contributor rankings. This helps identify high-risk code, potential team issues, and crisis patterns, allowing the user to focus on the most critical areas of the codebase.

Veracrypt project update

500 super256 2026-04-08 08:00:45 UTC sourceforge.net Llama Share 150

Microsoft terminated your account used for signing Windows drivers and bootloader without warning, preventing VeraCrypt updates for Windows users. You're considering alternative solutions, such as a signature-independent program, and seeking help from Microsoft and the crypto community.

I've sold out

156 doppp 2026-04-08 10:00:45 UTC mariozechner.at Llama Share 91

The user has joined Earendil, a company that builds consumer-facing products, and is now in charge of the pi project, a coding agent, along with Armin and Colin, who will help make decisions about the project's direction and licensing. The pi project will remain MIT licensed, but may have some commercial additions, including Fair Source and proprietary features, while still allowing users to ...

Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones

138 ra 2026-04-08 09:00:45 UTC skoda-storyboard.com Llama Share 196

koda developed DuoBell, a bicycle bell that outsmarts noise-cancelling headphones. The bell emits sound at a frequency that ANC algorithms can't process, increasing pedestrian reaction distance by up to 22 meters.

Revision Demoparty 2026: Razor1911 [video]

234 tetrisgm 2026-04-08 06:00:45 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 81

Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era

1351 Ryan5453 2026-04-07 19:00:45 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 685

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model has identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in major operating systems and software, many of which were previously unknown to developers. The model's capabilities are being shared with industry partners to help fix these vulnerabilities and improve cybersecurity.

MegaTrain: Full Precision Training of 100B+ Parameter LLMs on a Single GPU

9 chrsw 2026-04-08 12:21:45 UTC arxiv.org Prefix Share 1

We present MegaTrain, a memory-centric system that efficiently trains 100B+ parameter large language models at full precision on a single GPU. Unlike traditional GPU-centric systems, MegaTrain stores parameters and optimizer states in host memory (CPU memory) and treats GPUs as transient compute engines. For each layer, we stream parameters in and compute gradients out, minimizing persistent ...

Audio Reactive LED Strips Are Diabolically Hard

41 surprisetalk 2026-04-08 11:00:45 UTC scottlawsonbc.com Llama Share 7

The user spent 10 years developing an audio-reactive LED strip visualizer that uses the mel scale to model human perception of sound and gamma correction to model human perception of light, resulting in a highly engaging and musical visualization. The project has gained over 2,800 GitHub stars and has been used by thousands of people to create unique installations and experiences in ...

Explore union types in C# 15

43 0x00C0FFEE 2026-04-08 11:00:45 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 13

C# 15 introduces union types with the union keyword, allowing a value to be exactly one of a fixed set of types with compiler-enforced exhaustive pattern matching. This feature provides a closed set of case types, enabling designs that traditional hierarchies can't express and catching missing cases at build time.

Lunar Flyby

794 kipi 2026-04-07 21:00:45 UTC nasa.gov Full Share 191

The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal regions no human has ever seen before—including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Released Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the photos were taken on April 6 during the crew’s seven‑hour pass over the lunar far side, marking humanity’s return to the Moon’s vicinity.

Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less than 300$ (Well almost)

51 indraneelpatil 2026-04-08 09:00:45 UTC indraneelpatil.github.io Llama Share 9

We built a robot vacuum from scratch with a laptop-based navigation system, using behavior cloning to train a CNN with expert trajectories collected through teleoperation. The robot is capable but not completely autonomous, requiring babysitting and further data collection to improve its navigation and autonomy.

Your File System Is Already A Graph Database

52 alxndr 2026-04-08 10:00:45 UTC rumproarious.com Llama Share 17

The user uses Obsidian with AI to build a personal knowledge base by collecting raw sources into a directory and having an LLM compile them into a wiki of interlinked markdown files. This system serves as a context engineering system, providing the input layer that makes every future LLM interaction better by storing meeting notes, linked decisions, and filed artifacts.

Protect your shed

200 baely 2026-04-08 04:00:45 UTC dylanbutler.dev Llama Share 58

The author's career as an engineer was split between building banking systems at enterprise scale and personal projects in their backyard shed. The enterprise work taught them to engineer at scale, but the personal projects kept them an engineer and allowed them to maintain their curiosity and creativity.

System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]

743 be7a 2026-04-07 19:00:45 UTC www-cdn.anthropic.com Llama Share 545

Claude Mythos Preview is a large language model from Anthropic with powerful capabilities in areas like software engineering and cybersecurity. It has demonstrated a striking leap in cyber capabilities but is not being released for general availability due to potential risks.

GLM-5.1: Towards Long-Horizon Tasks

560 zixuanlimit 2026-04-07 17:00:45 UTC z.ai Llama Share 229

GLM-5.1 is a next-generation model with stronger coding capabilities, achieving state-of-the-art performance on various benchmarks. It sustains optimization over long horizons, handling complex problems with better judgment and staying productive over longer sessions.

How to get better at guitar

379 jwworth 2026-04-07 20:00:45 UTC jakeworth.com Llama Share 184

A guitar teacher Justin Sandercoe's technique involves transcribing songs by ear, writing down notes on tab paper as you hear them. This process helps you learn songs, develop muscle memory, and improve your ability to hear and play notes on the guitar neck.

Native Americans had dice 12k years ago

88 delichon 2026-04-08 04:00:45 UTC nbcnews.com Llama Share 36

A lawyer-turned-archaeologist found evidence of Native Americans using dice and games of probability 12,000 years ago in the US Southwest. This discovery is thousands of years earlier than previously thought and suggests Native Americans were the first humans to contemplate complex intellectual concepts.

Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat

425 speckx 2026-04-07 18:00:45 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 101

A statue of Magawa, a hero rat who sniffed out over 100 landmines in Cambodia, was unveiled in Siem Reap on April 4. Magawa was awarded a gold medal for his life-saving work and cleared 141,000 square meters of land during his five-year career.

Slightly safer vibecoding by adopting old hacker habits

130 transpute 2026-04-08 03:00:45 UTC addxorrol.blogspot.com Llama Share 75

The user's development setup involves SSHing into a server with key-forwarding and using coding agents to reduce supply-chain attack risks. By forking a development repository and using a main repository, the user minimizes risks and only loses Claude credentials in a supply chain attack.

S3 Files

327 werner 2026-04-07 20:00:45 UTC allthingsdistributed.com Llama Share 94

Amazon S3 Files integrates EFS into S3, allowing data to be accessed as a network-attached file system. This feature addresses data friction by providing a unified interface for file and object storage, making data more accessible and valuable.

Mario and Earendil

15 doppp 2026-04-08 10:00:45 UTC lucumr.pocoo.org Llama Share 7

The author is excited to have Mario join Earendil, citing his thoughtful approach to software development and quality. They plan to invest in Pi, keeping it open and extensible, to build a better future for AI systems.

A truck driver spent 20 years making a scale model of every building in NYC

355 1659447091 2026-04-07 18:00:45 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 59

Joe Macken spent 20 years building a 1,350-square-foot model of New York City using balsa wood and other materials. His model, featuring nearly a million structures, is now on display at the Museum of the City of New York through 2026.

US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology

10 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-08 12:28:45 UTC cnet.com Llama Share 1

Flock Safety, a surveillance company, has been criticized for its AI-powered license plate cameras and data sharing practices with law enforcement and federal agencies like ICE. Cities and states are pushing back with legislation to limit the use and sharing of Flock data, and individuals can take steps to protect their privacy by being aware of surveillance in their area and advocating for change.

Show HN: An interactive map of Tolkien's Middle-earth

230 frasermarlow 2026-04-07 21:00:45 UTC middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app Full Share 47

An interactive map of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, with events from across the legendarium plotted as markers. The base map image is sourced from the internet and is used here for fan/educational purposes. We do not claim copyright over the map artwork. Map artwork is not owned by this project and is used for fan/educational purposes only.

Binary obfuscation used in AAA Games

111 noztol 2026-04-08 02:00:45 UTC blog.farzon.org Llama Share 51

You discussed a high-stakes friction point in game security: the conflict between Binary Obfuscation and Link-Time Optimization (LTO), and proposed a solution called "Apartment-Level Randomization" that respects the hardware and uses tools like LIEF, Capstone, and Valgrind. You also explored using Dynamic Binary Instrumentation (DBI) with Intel Pin as a dedicated Security Tool to detect ...

Cloudflare targets 2029 for full post-quantum security

354 ilreb 2026-04-07 15:00:45 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 108

Cloudflare is accelerating its post-quantum roadmap to achieve full security by 2029, including authentication. This is due to recent breakthroughs in quantum computing that have pulled forward the timeline for Q-Day.

The Clock

85 senko 2026-04-08 01:00:45 UTC blog.senko.net Llama Share 30

The user designed a timekeeping device that uses physical facts like Earth's rotation and orbit around the Sun to display time, day/night cycle, and time zones, aiming to be culturally neutral. The device consists of multiple concentric circles representing Earth's rotation, orbit, and time scales, with ticks marking specific locations and events, making it understandable to aliens but still ...

A database of analog cameras that can be 3D printed

129 thomasjb 2026-04-07 23:00:45 UTC printed.analogcamera.space Full Share 21

None of the cameras match the seleted criteria. Adjust the search term or filters to find any results.

US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire

536 g-b-r 2026-04-07 23:00:45 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 1588

US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire after a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan, canceling a US ultimatum to surrender or face destruction. The agreement allows for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a two-week suspension of US bombing and attack on Iran.

Xilem – An experimental Rust native UI framework

120 Levitating 2026-04-08 00:00:45 UTC github.com/linebender Llama Share 54

Masonry is a Rust crate for building native GUIs, while Xilem is a high-level reactive framework inspired by React and SwiftUI. Xilem is recommended for new users due to its ease of use and minimal hassle.