Borland Turbo Basic

68 sssilver 2026-10-05 16:01:27 UTC dosdays.co.uk Llama Share 35

Turbo BASIC was a compiler-based programming language developed by Robert "Bob" Zale, initially released for CP/M and later published by Borland for MS-DOS. It featured an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with features like source code editing, compiling, and linking to create executable files.

Web Search API

255 tosh 2026-10-05 11:01:27 UTC developers.cloudflare.com Llama Share 125

Web Search API is now available in beta, allowing AI agents to search the internet and ground responses in live information. It supports three providers: Ceramic.ai, Exa, and Linkup, with no additional markup on top of provider prices.

Making a GTK application in Haskell, part 1

45 Vosporos 2026-10-05 15:01:27 UTC floreal.tech Llama Share 2

This series will build a todo-list application using Haskell, GTK 4, and Adwaita library to create responsive design. The application state and actions are modeled as data structures, with messages triggering updates to the model and view.

Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data

355 clan 2026-10-05 09:01:27 UTC cpr.dk Llama Share 261

Det Centrale Personregister har opdaget en alvorlig sikkerhedshændelse, hvor en virksomhed misbrugte lovlige adgang til at søge oplysninger i CPR-systemet. En investigation er på gang for at kortlægge hændelsesforløbet og efterforskes af politiet.

Mold Linker Version 3.0.0 Release – Rewritten in Rust

98 roflcopter69 2026-10-05 12:01:27 UTC github.com/rui314 Llama Share 37

mold 3.0.0 is a new major release of the high-speed linker, rewritten from C++ to Rust and aiming to close compatibility gaps with GNU ld. The release includes bug fixes and improvements for various target architectures and options.

The technology to eradicate mosquito-borne disease exists

129 benbreen 2026-10-05 15:01:27 UTC worksinprogress.co Llama Share 104

The US is experiencing a resurgence of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria due to climate change, but new technologies offer solutions. Genetic engineering can suppress mosquitoes by releasing male mosquitoes that cannot survive or produce offspring with the gene.

The future of independence is interdependence

16 eustoria 2026-10-05 16:01:27 UTC onlys.ky Llama Share 8

A person with disabilities has created a functional life using assistive technology and support from loved ones, challenging the cultural notion of independence. This individual recognizes that autonomy is about having control over one's life, not just completing tasks alone.

Pixel 11 doesn't yet meet the GrapheneOS security standards and may be skipped

277 finnlab 2026-10-05 14:01:27 UTC discuss.grapheneos.org Full Share 152

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Huawei and Qualcomm Announce Broad Patent License Agreement

129 0xedb 2026-10-05 08:01:27 UTC huawei.com Llama Share 79

Huawei and Qualcomm agree on a multi-year patent license deal covering 5G, compute, AI, and networking. They also exchange patents in these areas.

Type Safe Generic Data Structures in C

102 AlexeyBrin 2026-10-05 09:01:27 UTC danielchasehooper.com Llama Share 57

The author presents a type-safe generic data structure in C using unions and macros, allowing for flexible data structures like linked lists. The technique uses a union with a parameterized payload to enforce type safety at compile time.

Differences Between `Foldl` and `Foldr`

86 signa11 2026-10-05 10:01:27 UTC blog.haskell.org Llama Share 15

The difference between foldl and foldr lies in their associativity, with foldl being left-associated and foldr right-associated, impacting their behavior in strict and lazy languages. In strict languages, using foldl' ensures constant space consumption while using foldr can save work if the reducing function is lazy; however, this advantage disappears in lazy languages where both approaches ...

Run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next (125B) on consumer hardware (RTX 4090) at 100T/s

891 snehesht 2026-10-04 17:01:27 UTC github.com/niko1221 Llama Share 400

A 125-billion-parameter AI model is run on a gaming PC with NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, Windows or Linux operating system, and free open-source software. The model chats, writes code and reads pictures without leaving the PC.

Beating the Compiler

20 andsoitis 2026-10-05 14:01:27 UTC mattkeeter.com Llama Share 9

The author wrote a fast interpreter for the Uxn CPU in assembly, achieving 10-20% speedup over the reference implementation. The compiler was optimized to store critical values in registers and use threaded code to eliminate a dispatch loop.

Martian chaos terrain

50 tiagod 2026-10-05 10:01:27 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 8

Mars' chaotic terrain is formed by massive floods of water, with evidence suggesting that it occurred 2-3 billion years ago. The terrain features irregular blocks and valleys carved out by these floods.

In the wake of Tippett Studios’ closure, a digital archive appears online

211 rdmuser 2026-10-05 00:01:27 UTC filmstories.co.uk Llama Share 26

A digital archive of Phil Tippett's stop motion work and memorabilia from now-closed Tippett Studios has been made available online. The archive, uploaded by an anonymous donor, includes rare behind-the-scenes images and footage from classic films like Star Wars and RoboCop.

Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation

294 dachworker 2026-10-05 12:01:27 UTC techfundingnews.com Llama Share 273

RobCo, a Munich-based autonomous robotics company, has surpassed $1 billion valuation through an employee secondary share sale. The company is preparing to launch its commercial product Alfie in 2027 and doubles down on the US manufacturing market.

2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Deisseroth, Hegemann, Nagel

28 lode 2026-10-05 10:01:27 UTC nobelprize.org Llama Share 29

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The award is recognized on the official Nobel Prize website.

We ported the original Doom to SQL

257 Vaslo 2026-10-05 04:01:27 UTC cedardb.com Llama Share 38

The author successfully ported the original 1993 Doom game logic and renderer to SQL, achieving a frame rate of around 35 FPS on their laptop. The game loop runs at the same speed as the original, while the renderer produces frames at up to 60 Hz.

Mystery Function

26 andre15silva 2026-10-05 12:01:27 UTC codeset.ai Full Share 2

A daily puzzle. Figure out the hidden function in seven rows.

Picard 3.0

45 Tomte 2026-10-05 15:01:27 UTC blog.metabrainz.org Llama Share 25

MusicBrainz Picard version 3.0 is now available, featuring a new plugin system, improved user interface, and support for synced lyrics and ISRC submissions. The update includes many bug fixes and improvements to the player and scripting functionality.

A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE

350 wiso 2026-10-04 19:01:27 UTC wieslawsoltes.github.io Full Share 117

Independent browser-native Visual Basic style IDE, runtime, form designer and single-file HTML compiler.

ExplainDB: A Database System Built for Understandability

57 pykello 2026-10-05 07:01:27 UTC github.com/explaindb Llama Share 4

This is a teaching material for database systems, consisting of Jupyter notebooks and a Python DBMS. The lecture is available on YouTube and can be run in JupyterLab without installation.

The Tao of Backup

226 vntok 2026-10-05 00:01:27 UTC taobackup.com Full Share 89

A novice wanted to learn the Tao of Backup. The master said: To become enlightened, you must master the seven heads of Backup. He who knows the heads will keep all his data forever.

Show HN: Minigraf – An embedded, bi-temporal graph database in Rust

20 adityamukho 2026-10-05 12:01:27 UTC github.com/project-minigraf Llama Share 4

Minigraf is a bi-temporal graph database with Datalog queries, allowing for embedded graph memory in AI agents, mobile apps, and browsers. It stores facts with transaction and valid times for auditing decisions.

The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches?

59 birdculture 2026-10-05 13:01:27 UTC blogs.gnome.org Llama Share 34

The author discusses the challenges of writing secure code and the benefits of using AI vulnerability scanning in GNOME development. They argue that relying solely on human reviewers is insufficient due to the increasing number of vulnerabilities found by AI scanners.

The Philadelphia Inquirer built Scrape, an AI tool to surface hyperlocal news

63 giuliomagnifico 2026-10-05 05:01:27 UTC lenfestinstitute.org Llama Share 23

The Philadelphia Inquirer's AI tool Scrape was created to help editors find newsworthy stories from local communities, saving time and improving the signal-to-noise ratio. By embedding editorial context and using human-in-the-loop feedback, Scrape successfully extracted impactful community news from a fragmented ecosystem of sources.

Infidel goes wild

168 tobr 2026-10-04 21:01:27 UTC blog.zarfhome.com Llama Share 36

A bug was found in the Infidel game, a memory overwrite due to an incorrect default value for a global variable. The bug corrupts memory and can cause unexpected behavior or crashes.

Apple and a Hacker's Future

148 maguay 2026-10-05 11:01:27 UTC stratechery.com Llama Share 143

The author's Mac Mini was hacked due to a macOS vulnerability, but they were able to detect and remove the malware using their custom agent software. The author is now questioning Apple's approach to security and control over user data.

Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back

714 privacyisntdead 2026-10-04 20:01:27 UTC github.com/omlahore Llama Share 476

RemoveMacAI is a script that disables Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27, removing models and preventing future downloads. It can be reverted and does not install anything on the system.

Automating my 35mm film scanning pipeline

111 shannadige 2026-10-04 17:01:27 UTC shannadige.com Llama Share 77

The author, a photography enthusiast, transitioned from manual film processing to automating the process using software and technology. They developed a system that includes image conversion, dust removal, and tagging for easy searching.