Voxtral Transcribe 2

387 meetpateltech 2026-02-04 15:55:08 UTC mistral.ai Llama Share 106

Voxtral Transcribe 2 includes two models: Voxtral Mini Transcribe V2 for batch transcription and Voxtral Realtime for live applications with ultra-low latency. Both models offer state-of-the-art transcription quality, diarization, and support for 13 languages.

Building a 24-bit arcade CRT display adapter from scratch

46 evakhoury 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC scd31.com Llama Share 9

The user built a custom CRT display adapter to connect a Raspberry Pi to a vintage arcade machine's CRT display, and later decided to use a STM32 microcontroller to improve the display's resolution and color depth. After several iterations of design and testing, the user successfully created a USB display adapter that can output 24-bit color at 60 Hz to the CRT display, greatly improving the ...

Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid inside your brain

35 MDWolinski 2026-02-04 18:55:08 UTC newscientist.com Llama Share 19

Researchers used MRI scans to study yawning in 22 adults, finding that it reorganizes brain fluid flow and boosts carotid arterial inflow. Each person's yawn is unique, and the exact purpose of yawning remains a mystery, with theories including thermoregulation and waste clearance.

Attention at Constant Cost per Token via Symmetry-Aware Taylor Approximation

121 fheinsen 2026-02-04 14:55:08 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 63

Researchers improved self-attention in AI models to reduce costs and energy demands. Their efficient formulation enables unbounded token generation at a fixed cost, reducing infrastructure and energy needs.

Tractor

89 surprisetalk 2026-02-04 14:55:08 UTC incoherency.co.uk Llama Share 26

The user built an electric tractor for children, powered by a 350W DC motor and a 36v Li-ion ebike battery, with adjustable seat and cable-operated disc brake. The tractor has poor handling characteristics for adults but is suitable for small children, and the user encountered various challenges during its construction.

Claude Is a Space to Think

205 meetpateltech 2026-02-04 12:55:08 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 90

Claude will remain ad-free to maintain its integrity as a genuinely helpful assistant for work and deep thinking. This choice aligns with Claude's Constitution, prioritizing users' interests over potential revenue from advertising.

RS-SDK: Drive RuneScape with Claude Code

50 evakhoury 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC github.com/maxbittker Llama Share 17

RS-SDK is a research-oriented starter kit for RuneScape-style bots with a TypeScript SDK, agent documentation, and a server emulator. It allows automating game tasks, leveling accounts, and experimenting with agentic development techniques in a safe, bot-only setting.

Mean People Fail (2014)

5 insuranceguru 2026-02-04 19:49:08 UTC paulgraham.com Prefix Share 1

long tail of meanness that had previously been hidden.And yet while there are clearly a lot of mean people out there, there are next to none among the most successful people I know. What's going on here? Are meanness and success inversely correlated?Part of what's going on, of course, is selection bias. I only know people who work in certain fields: startup founders, programmers, ...

Arcan-A12: Weaving a Different Web

21 ingenieroariel 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC divergent-desktop.org Llama Share 3

The article discusses the concept of a decentralized web, drawing inspiration from Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and the need for a more personal and interactive web experience. It introduces the A12 protocol, which enables a "one desktop, many devices" approach, allowing for seamless composition of interactive media sources and sinks over a network.

A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw

191 brdd 2026-02-04 13:55:08 UTC brandon.wang Llama Share 314

The user has been experimenting with OpenClaw (ClawDBot) and found it to be incredibly helpful in automating various tasks, such as calendar organization, text message summarization, and price tracking, and has given it access to sensitive information like bank accounts and 2FA codes. Despite the risks, the user believes that the benefits of using ClawDBot outweigh the risks and has found ...

Claude Code for Infrastructure

15 aspectrr 2026-02-04 18:55:08 UTC fluid.sh Full Share 4

Ansible Playbook: httpd-setup

Converge (YC S23) Is Hiring Product Engineers (NYC, In-Person)

0 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC runconverge.com Llama Share

Converge is a consumer brand growth platform with 200+ clients, seeking engineers to ship end-to-end product and work directly with customers.

Study: emotional support from social media found to reduce anxiety

48 giuliomagnifico 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC news.uark.edu Llama Share 49

Anxiety affects a third of US adults, increasing risk for depression and suicide, but social media can provide emotional support and reduce symptoms. A study found that young adults with certain personality traits, such as openness and extraversion, reported reduced anxiety with increased social media emotional support.

Procedures for Repair of Potholes in Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements

42 treebrained 2026-02-04 14:55:08 UTC highways.dot.gov Full Share 35

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Coding Agent VMs on NixOS with Microvm.nix

58 secure 2026-02-04 13:55:08 UTC michael.stapelberg.ch Llama Share 30

The user wants to safely run coding agents without access to personal files by using ephemeral Virtual Machines (VMs) on NixOS. They use the microvm.nix project to create VMs with no persistent data, accessible through SSH.

A case study in PDF forensics: The Epstein PDFs

184 DuffJohnson 2026-02-04 14:55:08 UTC pdfa.org Llama Share 86

The US Department of Justice released a new dataset of 10,593 PDF files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which were analyzed for technical aspects such as PDF syntax, malformations, and redaction effectiveness. The analysis found that while the DoJ correctly redacted the EFTA PDFs in Datasets 01-07, some PDFs in the new dataset contain incorrect and ineffective redactions, and the ...

Women rejecting the hijab have doomed Iran's brutal regime

15 binning 2026-02-04 19:22:08 UTC telegraph.co.uk Llama Share 9

Iranian women have been resisting the oppressive regime since its birth, with the compulsory hijab being a key point of contention. The regime underestimated the power of women, but the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising after Mahsa Amini's death in 2022 marked a turning point in the fight for freedom.

Old Insurance Maps – Georeferencing Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps on Modern Maps

65 lapetitejort 2026-02-04 12:55:08 UTC oldinsurancemaps.net Llama Share 16

OldInsuranceMaps.net is an open online platform for creating georeferenced historical maps, used by various organizations and researchers to support their research and community mapping efforts. The platform has been used to create mosaics of over 30,000 Sanborn sheets and has been integrated with other projects such as OpenHistoricalMap and HistoryForge.

Show HN: Ghidra MCP Server – 110 tools for AI-assisted reverse engineering

237 xerzes 2026-02-04 06:55:08 UTC github.com/bethington Llama Share 61

This is a Ghidra plugin that bridges reverse engineering with AI tools. It requires 14 JARs from Ghidra and can be built with Maven.

Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease; only 10 cases in 2025

172 bookofjoe 2026-02-04 14:55:08 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 75

The Guinea worm infection is near global eradication with only 10 human cases reported in 2025, down from 3.5 million in 1986. The Carter Center's eradication program uses cash rewards, public education, and safer water practices to prevent transmission.

The Great Unwind

162 jart 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC occupywallst.com Llama Share 114

The recent stock market volatility and flash crashes in crypto and gold can be attributed to the unwinding of the Japanese Yen carry trade, which was fueled by the Bank of Japan's Zero Interest Rate Policy and subsequent Negative Interest Rate Policy. The covert unwinding of the Yen carry trade has led to a forced liquidation event, causing a cascade of asset price collapses across various ...

The Voxel Is a Cutting-Edge Theater Experiment

24 simonw 2026-02-04 15:55:08 UTC bmoreart.com Llama Share 6

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FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled

461 robin_reala 2026-02-04 14:55:08 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 382

The FBI was unable to access a Washington Post reporter's iPhone due to it being in Lockdown Mode, a security feature that limits device connections and blocks vulnerabilities. The FBI was able to access another device, a Macbook Pro, but not a full physical image of it.

Show HN: SymDerive – A functional, stateless symbolic math library

16 dinunnob 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 2

A physicist turned quant created SymDerive, a symbolic math library for humans and AI agents. It's a functional wrapper around SymPy, PySR, and CVXPY, providing a modular, pipe-based workflow with physics tools and optional installs.

I miss thinking hard

1145 jernestomg 2026-02-04 03:55:08 UTC jernesto.com Llama Share 622

The writer feels stuck as a software engineer because they're not using their problem-solving skills as much due to relying on AI for coding. They miss the mental growth and satisfaction from deep thinking.

Brazilian Micro-SaaS Map

81 acfilho 2026-02-04 10:55:08 UTC saas-map.ssr.trapiche.cloud Full Share 3

MAPA DE SAAS DO BRASIL Mapa interativo de SaaS por estado e cidade

AI needs to augment rather than replace humans or the workplace is doomed

30 PaulHoule 2026-02-04 18:55:08 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 2

Elon Musk envisions a world with more robots than people, but experts warn of job losses and the need for regulation to ensure AI benefits society. Policymakers are urged to focus on developing technologies that augment human abilities rather than replacing them.

French streamer unbanked by Qonto after criticizing Palantir and Peter Thiel

152 hocuspocus 2026-02-04 17:55:08 UTC twitter.com/ced_haurus Full Share 45

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Data centers in space makes no sense

991 ajyoon 2026-02-03 19:55:08 UTC civai.org Llama Share 1146

SpaceX acquired xAI to form a $1.25 trillion company aiming to send data centers into space. However, experts argue this concept is a fantasy due to scalability, upgrade, and cost-effectiveness issues.

High-Altitude Adventure with a DIY Pico Balloon

98 jnord 2026-02-04 05:55:08 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 48

Amateur balloonists use superpressure balloons called pico balloons, which can last months and travel long distances, reporting their position. Pico balloons are inexpensive, lightweight, and use amateur-radio network WSPR for global tracking without satellites.