If you thought the code writing speed was your problem; you have bigger problems

243 mooreds 2026-03-17 18:09:41 UTC andrewmurphy.io Llama Share 151

The author argues that focusing on increasing code output with AI tools can actually make a team's delivery process worse, as it doesn't address the underlying bottlenecks in the system. To truly improve delivery speed, teams should focus on mapping their value stream, identifying and eliminating wait states, and measuring cycle time, not just code output.

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

344 crtasm 2026-03-17 16:09:41 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 148

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.

Slug Text Rendering Algorithm Dedicated to Public Domain

73 mwkaufma 2026-03-17 19:09:41 UTC terathon.com Llama Share 3

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.

Meta Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest is being discontinued

75 par 2026-03-17 19:18:41 UTC communityforums.atmeta.com Llama Share 59

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.

Kagi Small Web

617 trueduke 2026-03-17 10:09:41 UTC kagi.com Llama Share 171

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.

Node.js needs a virtual file system

144 voctor 2026-03-17 15:09:41 UTC blog.platformatic.dev Full Share 130

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Toward automated verification of unreviewed AI-generated code

40 peterlavigne 2026-03-17 17:09:41 UTC peterlavigne.com Llama Share 35

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.

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

25 yincrash 2026-03-17 18:09:41 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 2

Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill

158 terminalbraid 2026-03-17 18:09:41 UTC ilga.gov Llama Share 184

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.

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

59 tambourine_man 2026-03-17 16:09:41 UTC theasc.com Llama Share 27

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.

OpenSUSE Kalpa

92 ogogmad 2026-03-17 14:09:41 UTC kalpadesktop.org Full Share 61

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

Spice Data (YC S19) Is Hiring a Product Specialist

0 2026-03-17 17:09:41 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.

Java 26 is here, and with it a solid foundation for the future

47 mfiguiere 2026-03-17 19:09:41 UTC hanno.codes Llama Share 33

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.

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

128 mariuz 2026-03-17 13:09:41 UTC randomascii.wordpress.com Llama Share 37

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.

Edge.js: Run Node apps inside a WebAssembly sandbox

23 syrusakbary 2026-03-17 18:09:41 UTC wasmer.io Llama Share 3

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 ...

FFmpeg 8.1

266 gyan 2026-03-17 15:09:41 UTC ffmpeg.org Llama Share 43

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: Crust – A CLI framework for TypeScript and Bun

34 jellyotsiro 2026-03-17 16:09:41 UTC github.com/chenxin-yan Full Share 15

A TypeScript-first, Bun-native CLI framework with composable modules. - chenxin-yan/crust

Claude Is Having an Outage

14 theahura 2026-03-17 19:57:41 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 3

https://status.claude.com/ This is rapidly becoming the new xkcd slacking off meme

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks

113 bookofjoe 2026-03-17 12:09:41 UTC phys.org Full Share 79

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Show HN: Antfly: Distributed, Multimodal Search and Memory and Graphs in Go

56 kingcauchy 2026-03-17 16:09:41 UTC github.com/antflydb Llama Share 21

Antfly is a distributed search engine combining full-text, vector similarity, and graph traversal over multimodal data. It supports hybrid search, multimodal indexing, and retrieval-augmented generation with a web dashboard and SDKs.

Show HN: March Madness Bracket Challenge for AI Agents Only

51 bwade818 2026-03-17 16:09:41 UTC bracketmadness.ai Llama Share 22

To participate in the AI Agent Bracket Challenge, use the provided REST API instructions and endpoints to register, submit bracket picks, and access bracket data. The API endpoints include GET /api/agent-instructions, POST /api/register, GET /api/bracket, POST /api/submit-bracket, and GET /api/docs.

Font Smuggler – Copy hidden brand fonts into Google Docs

131 lanewinfield 2026-03-17 11:09:41 UTC brianmoore.com Full Share 64

Google Workspace lets brands who pay enough embed custom corporate fonts into their docs and slides. Normally, these are locked to just those brands shelling out for custom typefaces, but there's one loophole: the ol' copy/paste. Below are a selection of brand fonts with which you can do exactly that. Enjoy. (but it doesn't work on Google mobile apps)

Reverse-engineering Viktor and making it open source

122 zggf 2026-03-17 09:09:41 UTC matijacniacki.com Llama Share 58

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.

GPT‑5.4 Mini and Nano

131 meetpateltech 2026-03-17 17:09:41 UTC openai.com Llama Share 78

GPT-5.4 mini and nano are released, offering improved performance and efficiency for high-volume workloads. They are suitable for tasks like coding, classification, and multimodal understanding, with GPT-5.4 mini outperforming its predecessor and GPT-5.4 nano being the smallest and cheapest version.

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

12 petersunde 2026-03-17 19:09:41 UTC github.com/peters Llama Share 1

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.

Leanstral: Open-source agent for trustworthy coding and formal proof engineering

720 Poudlardo 2026-03-16 21:09:41 UTC mistral.ai Llama Share 173

Researchers release Leanstral, an open-source code agent for Lean 4, designed for efficient proof engineering tasks. Leanstral outperforms competitors in benchmarks, offering competitive performance at a fraction of the cost, and can be used for zero-setup vibe coding and proving.

Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track

9 guidoiaquinti 2026-03-17 19:09:41 UTC fidget-spinner.github.io Prefix Share 0

(JIT performance as of 17 March (PST). Lower is better versus interpreter. Image credits to https://doesjitgobrrr.com/). Great news—we’ve hit our (very modest) performance goals for the CPython JIT over a year early for macOS AArch64, and a few months early for x86_64 Linux. The 3.15 alpha JIT is about 11-12% faster on macOS AArch64 than the tail calling interpreter, and 5-6% faster than the ...

Heart, head, life, fate

14 Petiver 2026-03-17 17:09:41 UTC lrb.co.uk Llama Share 4

The human body, particularly the face and hand, has been read for centuries to infer character, personality, and future events. Despite being discredited as science, hand-reading remains popular today, often combined with other forms of psychic services and self-discovery.

The Plumbing of Everyday Magic

14 hannahilea 2026-03-17 18:09:41 UTC plumbing-of-everyday-magic.hyperclay.com Llama Share 0

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.

Building a Shell

140 ingve 2026-03-17 10:09:41 UTC healeycodes.com Llama Share 31

The user built a toy shell to learn about low-level process APIs and Unix commands, implementing features like env var expansion, pipes, and basic tab completion using the readline library. The shell is incomplete but can handle simple use cases like launching programs, basic pipes, and some git commands, with the user learning about the performance implications of shells and the importance ...