A Decade of Slug

336 mwkaufma 2026-03-17 19:07:21 UTC terathon.com Llama Share 25

The Slug Algorithm, developed in 2016, renders fonts directly from Bézier curves on the GPU, achieving high-quality results and robustness. The algorithm's patent has been dedicated to the public domain, allowing anyone to freely implement it without a license.

Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track

198 guidoiaquinti 2026-03-17 19:07:21 UTC fidget-spinner.github.io Llama Share 67

The CPython JIT project has achieved its performance goals for macOS AArch64 and x86_64 Linux, with 11-12% and 5-6% speedups respectively. The project's success is attributed to a combination of luck, the right people, and effective software engineering practices, including breaking down complex problems and encouraging new contributors.

Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss'

460 crtasm 2026-03-17 16:07:21 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 178

A hacker revealed a "Bliss" exploit that can hack the Xbox One, a previously "unhackable" console. The hack uses voltage glitching to compromise the console's security, allowing for unsigned code loading and game decryption.

Get Shit Done: A Meta-Prompting, Context Engineering and Spec-Driven Dev System

118 stefankuehnel 2026-03-17 21:07:21 UTC github.com/gsd-build Llama Share 72

GSD is a meta-prompting system for Claude Code and other AI tools that helps build projects consistently and efficiently. It uses context engineering and spec-driven development to ensure high-quality results.

Warranty Void If Regenerated

58 Stwerner 2026-03-17 21:07:21 UTC nearzero.software Llama Share 9

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.

It Took Me 30 Years to Solve This VFX Problem – Green Screen Problem [video]

123 yincrash 2026-03-17 18:07:21 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 53

Kagi Small Web

666 trueduke 2026-03-17 10:07:21 UTC kagi.com Llama Share 187

Kagi aims to humanize the web by surfacing people behind online posts and stories. It amplifies genuine voices on the web by showcasing lesser-known blogs and websites.

Launch HN: Kita (YC W26) – Automate credit review in emerging markets

17 rheamalhotra1 2026-03-17 22:07:21 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 0

Carmel and Rhea, founders of Kita, automate credit review for lenders in emerging markets using VLMs to extract financial data from messy documents. Kita's document intelligence product, Kita Capture, is free to try and aims to improve lending workflows through automation and fraud detection.

Edge.js: Run Node apps inside a WebAssembly sandbox

71 syrusakbary 2026-03-17 18:07:21 UTC wasmer.io Llama Share 20

Wasmer's Edge.js is a JavaScript runtime that safely runs Node.js workloads for AI and Edge computing, preserving full Node compatibility and isolating unsafe parts of execution using WebAssembly. Edge.js aims to provide fast startup and runtime speeds comparable to other serverless providers, with a goal to make it the most friction-less and efficient runtime for Node workloads in sandboxed ...

Node.js needs a virtual file system

214 voctor 2026-03-17 15:07:21 UTC blog.platformatic.dev Full Share 171

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Torturing Rustc by Emulating HKTs

30 g0xA52A2A 2026-03-17 20:07:21 UTC harudagondi.space Llama Share 3

The user is attempting to implement a feature to include spans in a scripting language and is exploring the concept of higher kinded types (HKTs) in Rust, which allows for generics to have generics. The user also discusses the Curry-Howard isomorphism, mathematical induction, and coinduction, and tries to apply these concepts to a problem in Lean 4 and Rust's trait system.

Unsloth Studio

101 brainless 2026-03-17 16:07:21 UTC unsloth.ai Llama Share 27

Unsloth Studio is a no-code web UI for training, running, and exporting open models locally. It supports multi-GPU inference, various models, and data recipes, with a beta version available for testing.

Chrome extension adjusts video speed based on how fast the speaker is talking

62 MrBuddyCasino 2026-03-17 19:07:21 UTC github.com/ywong137 Llama Share 15

A Chrome extension adjusts video playback speed based on speaker speed, normalizing speech to a comfortable rate. It uses audio analysis to detect syllable rate, adapting speed in real-time to prevent stuttering or unintelligibility.

'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, yet Violent Brazil (2025)

107 tambourine_man 2026-03-17 16:07:21 UTC theasc.com Llama Share 49

The Secret Agent is a visually subversive Brazilian thriller about a former teacher on the run during the country's military dictatorship. The film's cinematographer, Evgenia Alexandrova, used bright colors and dynamic camera movements to capture Brazil's dichotomous culture.

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks

159 bookofjoe 2026-03-17 12:07:21 UTC phys.org Full Share 89

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Meta Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest is being discontinued

136 par 2026-03-17 20:07:21 UTC communityforums.atmeta.com Llama Share 142

Meta is separating VR and Horizon platforms, making Horizon Worlds mobile-only by June 15, 2026. Key features like Hyperscape captures and MH+ perks will be removed from Quest by March 31, 2026.

Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise to drove engagement, say whistleblowers

131 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-03-17 21:07:21 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 64

Social media giants Meta and TikTok prioritized engagement over user safety, allowing more harmful content on their platforms to compete with rivals. Whistleblowers claim the companies knowingly allowed borderline content to increase user engagement.

Spice Data (YC S19) Is Hiring a Product Specialist

0 2026-03-17 17:07:21 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Job involves data quality management, communication, and analysis, requiring strong organizational and technical skills. Benefits include unlimited PTO, 401k, health insurance, and a salary of $80,000 - $100,000 with equity.

Show HN: Horizon – GPU-accelerated infinite-canvas terminal in Rust

38 petersunde 2026-03-17 19:07:21 UTC github.com/peters Llama Share 15

Horizon is a GPU-accelerated terminal board with an infinite canvas for organizing and navigating multiple sessions. It features tabbed terminals, color-coded workspaces, and a minimap for easy navigation.

Java 26 is here

126 mfiguiere 2026-03-17 19:07:21 UTC hanno.codes Llama Share 92

Java 26 introduces several features including a GC-agnostic ahead-of-time cache, improved G1 garbage collector performance, HTTP/3 support in the HTTP client API, and structured concurrency. These features aim to improve performance, reduce latency, and make concurrency easier to manage, with some features still in the preview stage.

OpenSUSE Kalpa

165 ogogmad 2026-03-17 14:07:21 UTC kalpadesktop.org Full Share 75

Kalpa is an atomic and transactional Linux desktop offering the Plasma Desktop Environment, From the KDE Project Zola for making deploying a website not something that makes me want to tear my hair out Juice for making it easier to have a website that doesn't make my eyes bleed

Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill

214 terminalbraid 2026-03-17 19:07:21 UTC ilga.gov Llama Share 309

The Children's Social Media Safety Act requires social media platforms to verify users' ages by January 1, 2028. Violating this act is considered an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

Honda is killing its EVs

145 sylvainkalache 2026-03-17 01:07:21 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 253

Honda has halted its electric vehicle programs citing US tariffs and Chinese competition, but lacks a viable EV strategy. This move will put Honda behind in electric drivetrains and software-defined vehicles, potentially leading to its decline in the automotive industry.

Show HN: Crust – A CLI framework for TypeScript and Bun

59 jellyotsiro 2026-03-17 17:07:21 UTC github.com/chenxin-yan Full Share 23

Crust is beta-quality until v1.0. Versions before 1.0 do not strictly follow semantic versioning. The core API should be relatively stable after 0.1, but expect breaking changes between minor releases.

Finding a CPU Design Bug in the Xbox 360 (2018)

145 mariuz 2026-03-17 13:07:21 UTC randomascii.wordpress.com Llama Share 45

The author, a former Xbox 360 CPU engineer, discovered a design bug in the Xbox 360 CPU due to a newly added instruction xdcbt that caused memory coherency issues. The bug was caused by speculative execution of the instruction, similar to the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.

FFmpeg 8.1

335 gyan 2026-03-17 15:07:21 UTC ffmpeg.org Llama Share 51

FFmpeg has released several new versions including FFmpeg 8.1 "Hoare", FFmpeg 8.0 "Huffman", FFmpeg 7.1 "Péter", FFmpeg 7.0 "Dijkstra", FFmpeg 6.1, FFmpeg 6.0 "Von Neumann", FFmpeg 5.0 "Lorentz", and FFmpeg 3.1.2, each with various new features, bug fixes, and improvements. The releases include support for new codecs, filters, and formats, as well as improvements to the Vulkan and AAC ...

Show HN: I built an interactive 3D three-body problem simulator in the browser

5 amrutha_ 2026-03-17 22:07:21 UTC structuredlabs.github.io Full Share 3

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Reverse-engineering Viktor and making it open source

148 zggf 2026-03-17 09:07:21 UTC matijacniacki.com Llama Share 62

User reverse-engineered AI coworker Viktor's system architecture in 2 hours, gathering documentation from logs and technical blogs. They then implemented the system based on the gathered documentation, deploying a managed instance for others to try.

Toward automated verification of unreviewed AI-generated code

77 peterlavigne 2026-03-17 17:07:21 UTC peterlavigne.com Llama Share 66

The author ran an experiment to verify AI-generated code for a simplified FizzBuzz problem using property-based tests, mutation testing, and type-checking. This approach allows trusting generated code without manual review, with a small remaining space of invalid-but-passing programs.

The Plumbing of Everyday Magic

36 hannahilea 2026-03-17 18:07:21 UTC plumbing-of-everyday-magic.hyperclay.com Llama Share 2

The author describes the challenges of web development, where trap doors between creating and sharing a functional application can disrupt creative flow. They propose a malleable, shareable experience that combines the surface and machinery, allowing creators to shape the experience and share it immediately.