Two Years of Emacs Solo

211 celadevra_ 2026-03-10 01:14:07 UTC rahuljuliato.com Llama Share 52

The author of Emacs Solo, a self-contained Emacs configuration, shares their two-year journey of building a daily-driver Emacs setup without external packages, focusing on understanding Emacs core features and writing custom Elisp code. The project, which includes 35 self-contained modules, aims to demonstrate what Emacs can do on its own and provide a learning experience for others ...

Lotus 1-2-3 on the PC with DOS

47 TMWNN 2026-03-10 04:14:07 UTC stonetools.ghost.io Llama Share 11

The user is learning Lotus 1-2-3, a spreadsheet program from the 1980s, to understand its superiority over VisiCalc and is impressed by its features such as minimal recalculation, improved usability, and robust macro capabilities. The user is also exploring the program's limitations, including its graphing tool, and is trying to create a pie chart of game software genres using the program's ...

Optimizing Top K in Postgres

53 philippemnoel 2026-03-10 05:14:07 UTC paradedb.com Llama Share 6

Postgres' Top K optimizations shine with sorted structures like B-trees but falter with complex queries and filters. Search libraries like Lucene/Tantivy or databases like ParadeDB take a fundamentally different approach with compound indexes and inverted structures.

macOS Tahoe windows have different corner radiuses

63 robenkleene 2026-03-10 04:14:07 UTC lapcatsoftware.com Llama Share 33

User is frustrated with macOS 26 Tahoe's inconsistent window corner radiuses, which change based on app and window elements. This inconsistency is causing UI issues and bugs, such as cutoff scroll bars.

No, it doesn't cost Anthropic $5k per Claude Code user

146 jnord 2026-03-10 00:14:07 UTC martinalderson.com Llama Share 93

A Forbes article claims Anthropic's $200/month Claude Code Max plan can consume $5,000 in compute, but this is likely due to confusion between retail API prices and actual costs. Actual compute costs are estimated to be around 10% of API prices.

Building a Procedural Hex Map with Wave Function Collapse

469 imadr 2026-03-09 17:14:07 UTC felixturner.github.io Llama Share 70

The user built a procedural map generator using Wave Function Collapse (WFC) algorithm, creating a medieval island world with roads, rivers, coastlines, and villages, and overcame challenges such as hex grid geometry and elevation constraints. The generator uses a combination of WFC, Perlin noise, and custom visual effects to create a realistic and immersive environment, and can be interacted ...

Claude Code, Claude Cowork and Codex #5

34 swolpers 2026-03-10 05:14:07 UTC thezvi.wordpress.com Llama Share 37

Anthropic's Claude Code is rapidly changing software development with its agentic layer, allowing users to create reports, analyze data, and write code with ease, but it also raises concerns about mass delete commands and token anxiety. The AI industry is shifting towards a new regime where developers can spend up to $1M per year on AI spending, and experts warn of the potential risks of ...

Show HN: Remotely use my guitar tuner

171 smith-kyle 2026-03-09 23:14:07 UTC realtuner.online Full Share 40

Real guitarists use real tuner.

Learnings from paying artists royalties for AI-generated art

120 jenthoven 2026-03-10 03:14:07 UTC kapwing.com Llama Share 90

Tess.Design was a marketplace where artists earned 50% royalties for AI-generated images in their style, but it shut down after 20 months due to lack of traction and unresolved copyright issues. The experience highlights the challenges of building an AI licensing business on top of creative talent, including ideological opposition, brand dilution, and timing.

JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

305 TechTechTech 2026-03-09 17:14:07 UTC bellard.org Full Share 86

Run Linux or other Operating Systems in your browser!

Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementation and the erosion of copyleft

438 dahlia 2026-03-09 15:14:07 UTC writings.hongminhee.org Llama Share 470

The debate over whether Dan Blanchard's reimplementation of the chardet library using AI is legitimate raises questions about the relationship between legality and social legitimacy, with some arguing that legality is a sufficient condition for legitimacy. However, the author argues that legality is only a necessary condition and that the social norms of open source communities, which ...

A useless infinite scroll experiment

33 dolin_ch 2026-03-10 04:14:07 UTC futile.ch Llama Share 20

A website critiques endless scrolling by measuring distance traveled on mobile devices. It's an absurd experiment where the void always wins, with a serious study proving it improves mood.

Show HN: I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings

18 mrktsm__ 2026-03-10 05:14:07 UTC washere.live Full Share 10

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Darkrealms BBS

89 TigerUniversity 2026-03-09 23:14:07 UTC darkrealms.ca Full Share 19

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LoGeR – 3D reconstruction from extremely long videos (DeepMind, UC Berkeley)

7 helloplanets 2026-03-10 07:14:07 UTC loger-project.github.io Prefix Share 2

LoGeR scales feedforward dense 3D reconstruction to extremely long videos. By processing video streams in chunks and bridging them with a novel hybrid memory module, LoGeR alleviates quadratic complexity bottlenecks. It combines Sliding Window Attention (SWA) for precise local alignment with Test-Time Training (TTT) for long-range global consistency, reducing drift over massive sequences up ...

The “JVG algorithm” only wins on tiny numbers

58 jhalderm 2026-03-10 01:14:07 UTC scottaaronson.blog Llama Share 27

A paper claiming a massive improvement over Shor's factoring algorithm, called the JVG algorithm, was found to be flawed due to its inability to handle exponentially many computations. The paper's authors precomputing xr mod N's on a classical computer and loading them into a quantum state was deemed impractical and not a significant improvement.

Worming out molecular secrets behind collective behaviour

10 rainhacker 2026-03-10 05:14:07 UTC iisc.ac.in Llama Share 0

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science studied Caenorhabditis elegans worms to understand social behaviour regulation. They found that disrupting a single gene led to swarming behaviour, suggesting evolutionarily conserved neuromodulatory control.

Show HN: DenchClaw – Local CRM on Top of OpenClaw

115 kumar_abhirup 2026-03-09 17:14:07 UTC github.com/denchhq Full Share 96

Fully Managed OpenClaw Framework for all knowledge work ever. CRM Automation and Outreach agents. The only local productivity tool you need. - DenchHQ/DenchClaw

DARPA’s new X-76

192 newer_vienna 2026-03-09 17:14:07 UTC darpa.mil Llama Share 179

DARPA's SPRINT program aims to develop a runway-independent aircraft with high-speed capabilities. The X-76, built by Bell Textron, will test technologies for vertical-lift and jet-like cruise performance.

Launch HN: Terminal Use (YC W26) – Vercel for filesystem-based agents

100 filipbalucha 2026-03-09 18:14:07 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 70

Terminal Use is a platform that simplifies deploying agents in a sandboxed environment with filesystems. It provides a simple way to package and serve agent code, communicate with agents, and manage files and resources.

Graphing how the 10k* most common English words define each other

46 wyattsell 2026-03-10 00:14:07 UTC wyattsell.com Full Share 12

A force-directed graph showing how words are defined by one another. The words are a subset of the 10,000 most common words from Google's Trillion Word Corpus, with definitions sourced from Open English Wordnet.

Amazon holds engineering meeting following AI-related outages

53 petethomas 2026-03-10 05:14:07 UTC ft.com Full Share 37

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An opinionated take on how to do important research that matters

119 mad 2026-03-09 17:14:07 UTC nicholas.carlini.com Llama Share 28

Developing good research taste and collaborating with others are key to producing high-impact research. Focus on solving important problems, learn from others, and execute your ideas flawlessly to achieve success.

OpenAI is walking away from expanding its Stargate data center with Oracle

331 spenvo 2026-03-09 21:14:07 UTC cnbc.com Llama Share 188

OpenAI is abandoning its expansion plans with Oracle due to a desire for newer Nvidia chips. This highlights a risk in the AI trade where data centers take too long to build and chips improve too quickly.

Notes on Baking at the South Pole

55 mitchbob 2026-03-09 19:14:07 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 20

The author traveled to the South Pole as a baker, arriving at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in November 2023. She found the landscape beautiful and felt a sense of connection to the early explorers who had visited the continent.

Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconstitutional

418 1970-01-01 2026-03-09 18:14:07 UTC cbs12.com Llama Share 534

A Broward County judge dismissed a red-light camera ticket, ruling the state law improperly shifts the burden of proof onto vehicle owners. The decision could lead to challenges in other counties and potentially make the ruling statewide.

No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026

102 speckx 2026-03-09 13:14:07 UTC lists.iana.org Llama Share 110

No leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2026. UTC and TAI will remain 37 seconds apart.

Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)

942 robin_reala 2026-03-09 11:14:07 UTC pv-magazine.com Llama Share 581

Ireland has become the 15th coal-free country in Europe after shutting down its last coal plant at Moneypoint. The country now relies heavily on renewable energy, particularly wind, which generated 37% of its electricity in 2024.

Flash media longevity testing – 6 years later

152 1970-01-01 2026-03-09 15:14:07 UTC old.reddit.com Llama Share 87

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

Getting Started in Common Lisp

27 oumua_don17 2026-03-10 00:14:07 UTC lisp-stat.dev Llama Share 3

A developer created ls-dev-image, a 'batteries included' OCI image for Common Lisp development. It includes emacs, slime, quicklisp, and lisp-stat for a smooth user experience.