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.

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.

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 ...

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

We Have Learned Nothing

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The New Punditry's advice on building successful startups has failed to make a difference, with startup success rates remaining flat over the past 30 years despite widespread adoption of their methods. To build a true science of entrepreneurship, we need to break the rules of science as traditionally practiced and encourage a proliferation of competing theories, rather than converging on one, ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.

Framework doesn't matter

Last week I benchmarked four web frameworks and found that BlackSheep is 2x faster than FastAPI. A Rust-based server and JSON serializer pushed Python within striking distance of Go. Impressive numbers. But I kept thinking: does any of this matter? Those benchmarks measured localhost throughput with no database and no network. That's not what users experience. A real API request crosses ...

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.

An x86-64 back end for raven-uxn

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A user used Claude Code, a coding agent, to implement an x86-64 assembly backend for the Uxn CPU, achieving a working implementation with some minor quality issues. The agent's performance was impressive, but the user notes that human oversight and review are still necessary to ensure high-quality code.

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 ...

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.

What’s on HTTP?

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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.

On a Boat

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MoQ is a protocol that allows for efficient live streaming by splitting streams into tracks and only transmitting them when subscribed to, making it ideal for bandwidth-constrained environments. It also supports prioritization, path migration, and multi-path extensions to ensure reliable and scalable live streaming.

David Altrath Photography Diary

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David Altrath ist ein renommierter Architekturfotograf, Landschaftsfotograf und Innenarchitekturfotograf. Er lebt und arbeitet in Hamburg und bietet professionelle Fotografie sowie visuelle Medienproduktion. Seine Bilder zeichnen sich durch Präzision, Ästhetik und ein Gespür für Licht und Perspektive aus. David Altrath ist spezialisiert auf Architekturfotografie und Bauwerksfotografie. Er ...

Show HN: Playing LongTurn FreeCiv with Friends

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A self-hosted Freeciv server on Fly.io runs a 16-player longturn game with email notifications and AI-generated newspaper. The server uses scripts to manage game state, send emails, and generate status pages, with manual editing of save files as the most reliable way to change game state mid-game.

Machine Payments Protocol (MPP)

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Stripe and Tempo launched the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) for agents to pay programmatically. MPP enables microtransactions, recurring payments, and more, integrating with Stripe's PaymentIntents API.