HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN

862 karpathy 2026-10-31 20:41:35 UTC karpathy.bearblog.dev Llama Share 275

The user created a YouTube clone called Hackertube.org using Opus 5.5, filtering comments from Hacker News to find recommended videos. The site provides personalized ForYou recommendations without requiring user accounts or storing state in local browser sessions.

An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them

212 ecares 2026-10-31 23:41:35 UTC smithsonianmag.com Llama Share 63

Claudio Grossi, an Italian farmer, discovered a 100-year-old sack of seeds that produced a unique and ancient wheat variety called "grano del miracolo" or "miracle grain." This hardy wheat has been shown to have nutritional benefits and is more resilient to droughts and extreme weather events.

TCP Use-After-Free: CVE-2026-98432 / CVSS 9.8

384 oger 2026-10-31 19:41:35 UTC atlasum.net Llama Share 181

A critical Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-98432) allows a remote, unauthenticated peer to reach and crash the system. The fix is available in kernels 5.10.272, 5.15.223, and others; users should install the fixed kernel and reboot as soon as possible to prevent exploitation by attackers who can run arbitrary commands as root without credentials or user interaction on servers with a ...

Memdoor: A team of 5 Qwen3.8-27B models beats Fable 5 on LiveCodeBench Hard

115 guregodevo 2026-10-31 23:41:35 UTC github.com/guregodevo Llama Share 60

A multi-agent harness for programming problems was developed using a Memdoor workflow, achieving a mean score of 9.8 out of 10 on LiveCodeBench Hard problems. The harness uses five roles and a repair worker to solve the problems through file-based communication without relying on human intervention or models.

Altoids Project

64 uvdn7 2026-10-31 23:41:35 UTC uvdn7.github.io Llama Share 4

A father and son spent two months on the "Altoids project," creating a tiny robot that fits inside an Altoids tin, with five iterations of improvements. They used various components, including Arduino boards, displays, and LiPo batteries to achieve their goal.

When electric cars were for women

47 dverlaeckt80 2026-10-31 23:41:35 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 24

The early 20th century saw rapid growth in the US automobile industry, with electric cars competing against steam and internal combustion vehicles. Fannie Goodnow was an early adopter of an electric car, a S.R. Bailey Victoria Phaeton, which she charged using a mercury-arc rectifier at her home in Massachusetts.

It's the memory latency, stupid

145 ntur1337 2026-10-31 18:41:35 UTC pivotlake.io Llama Share 43

A CPU at 100% utilization doesn't necessarily mean it's fully utilized, as memory accesses are much slower than internal CPU operations. Optimizing database queries to utilize the CPU cache can significantly improve performance.

Zinc creep in cable spelter sockets brought down the Arecibo telescope in 2020

48 ohjeez 2026-10-31 22:41:35 UTC maketecheasier.com Llama Share 13

The 2020 collapse of the Arecibo Observatory telescope was caused by long-term zinc creep in cable spelter sockets, which allowed cables to pull out and cause the platform to fall. The National Academies report highlights the need for careful monitoring and maintenance of unique science facilities as they age.

Jepsen: ParticleDB 1.1.4

216 aphyr 2026-10-31 15:41:35 UTC jepsen.io Llama Share 119

ParticleDB is a database system that claims to be 1087x faster than PostgreSQL but has been found to have numerous serious safety errors, including data loss and corruption. Despite its promising features, the database's documentation was riddled with omissions, inconsistencies, and confabulations.

Show HN: NES Contra (1987) port (ASM –> C and then C –> WebAssembly)

66 tevlon 2026-10-31 19:41:35 UTC epoyraz.github.io Full Share 39

Press Enter (or tap START) to begin. ←↑→↓ move · A/Space jump · S fire · Enter Start · Shift Select On-screen: A = jump · B = fire Online: both players use these same keys on their own computer. Player 1 picks 2 PLAYERS with Shift on the title screen.

Surviving "The Graduate"

74 samizdis 2026-10-31 20:41:35 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 22

The author, Dustin Hoffman, recounts his experience filming "The Graduate" under the direction of Mike Nichols. He struggled with insecurity and felt miscast in the lead role due to his ethnic background. Despite initial reservations, Hoffman eventually landed the part after a memorable screen test that impressed Nichols.

Edgar Allan Poe, Quintessential American Writer

11 samclemens 2026-11-01 01:41:35 UTC slate.com Llama Share 0

The quintessential American writer is often debated, but Edgar Allan Poe's influence globally surpasses his domestic recognition. His work explores the human cry from desperation and features a global impact that has been formidable.

Show HN: BBRouter – Ben Eater's 8-bit computer, simulated on 3D breadboards

11 creack 2026-11-01 00:41:35 UTC bbrouter.com Full Share 4

A project by @bbrouter on BBRouter, the 3D breadboard editor and simulator: open it to look around and run it.

The Duty of a Scholar

96 gslin 2026-10-31 19:41:35 UTC daemonology.net Llama Share 28

The author, a computer security expert, identified a vulnerability in Intel CPUs that could be used for side-channel attacks and worked with companies to fix the issue before public disclosure. He prioritized responsible disclosure over career considerations.

Do the math: How we took over ChatGPT accounts

309 armcat 2026-10-31 10:41:35 UTC parameter.ai Llama Share 152

Researchers found a way to take over someone's ChatGPT account by sending a malicious link, which executed as chatgpt.com with access to the victim's authenticated web session. The payload could enumerate private conversations, retrieve content from them, and send data to an attacker-controlled server.

Constructing a Quine from Kleene's Second Recursion Theorem

10 mkckto 2026-11-01 00:41:35 UTC emarzion.github.io Llama Share 1

The author formalized Quines using Kleene's 2nd recursion theorem in the untyped lambda calculus, providing a clean and concise proof. This approach highlights the importance of structure in formal systems, aligning with proof theory principles.

Much Ado About None: Sentinel Values in Python

57 sebg 2026-10-31 18:41:35 UTC florianwilhelm.info Llama Share 38

The author discusses the ambiguity of using None as a sentinel value in Python, which can lead to confusion and errors. They advocate for using built-in sentinels like Ellipsis or Pydantic's MISSING instead of creating custom ones.

AI text watermarking and quality loss

28 danielfoster 2026-10-31 22:41:35 UTC blog.keyvan.net Llama Share 5

The EU's AI Act has led to the implementation of watermarking in AI models, sparking debate on its impact on text quality. Some argue that watermarking does not affect quality, while others claim it can lower overall diversity and coherence.

Simple circuits can create complex behaviors

221 aatish 2026-10-31 11:41:35 UTC aatishb.com Llama Share 69

Researchers have built a simple brain model to understand how complex behaviors emerge from neural circuits. This model, called a "spark," uses just four neurons and two connections to create rich and unexpected behaviors like reaching light sources.

Sculpture re-creates odd optical effects of famed Lycurgus Cup

26 dverlaeckt80 2026-10-31 21:41:35 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 2

The Lycurgus Cup, a 400 CE glass artifact, changes color depending on the light due to nanoparticles of gold and silver added by Roman artisans. University of Sheffield scientists recreated the original recipe to produce a contemporary glass sculpture with the same optical effect.

Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half

44 toomuchtodo 2026-10-31 19:41:35 UTC fullycharged.show Llama Share 7

Robert Llewellyn interviews Professor Jan Rosenow about the "hidden 80%" of global energy, tackling fossil fuels in mobility and heating sectors. They discuss electrification's potential to cut global energy demand in half.

A 1580 Map Shows Why Data Visualization Is Never Neutral

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Anthropic blocks users for anything touching training larger models

237 pretext 2026-10-31 19:41:35 UTC twitter.com/jiahaoshao1 Llama Share 131

The user is unhappy with Anthropic's @DarioAmodei, feeling unfairly blocked for using their model in research automation. They believe this treatment is hypocritical given that the models were trained on public data.

Show HN: A language model that lives in a boot sector

62 kerlenton 2026-10-31 18:41:35 UTC github.com/kerlenton Llama Share 1

A 512-byte boot sector in assembly code loads a Linux boot log, simulates its execution, and trains a model to generate similar logs. The model is then used to generate fake dmesg output and record the process as a GIF animation.

Hermantown approves controversial Google Data Center during late night meeting

14 tech-pulse 2026-11-01 02:41:35 UTC mprnews.org Llama Share 2

The Hermantown City Council approved a Google data center project despite local opposition, with several key agreements including a development agreement and decommissioning plan. The council's decision comes after protests and rescheduling of the meeting twice earlier in the week.

Reading and writing are less symmetric than you (probably) think

88 luu 2026-10-31 13:41:35 UTC fgiesen.wordpress.com Llama Share 23

Buffering in I/O operations involves multiple layers of caching and buffering to improve performance, but this introduces behavioral asymmetries between read and write operations. Read operations typically return errors before the data is written to storage, while write operations delay error reporting until after the data has been written to a buffer cache.

Decode kernel panic from QR Code photo

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William Nordhaus has died

61 ilreb 2026-10-31 18:41:35 UTC news.yale.edu Llama Share 21

William Nordhaus, a renowned economist and Yale professor, died at 85 after battling glioblastoma. He won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on climate change and economic growth.

Serbia just elected the world's brainiest parliament

829 input_sh 2026-10-31 10:41:35 UTC science.org Llama Share 472

A group of academics, including astrophysicists and organic chemists, have been elected to Serbia's parliament after a student-led opposition movement won in October. They aim to fight corruption and establish meritocracy in the country's government and education system.

AI, Lean, and the Future of Formal Verification, with Lean Creator Leo de Moura

194 datascientist 2026-10-31 04:41:35 UTC thedataexchange.media Llama Share 45

Leo de Moura discusses how AI is making formal verification more accessible and potentially transforming software engineering, with a focus on Lean, a programming language and theorem prover. He explains that formal verification addresses the trust bottleneck between humans and AI-generated code, allowing developers to verify properties of their code before deployment.