OpenDLSS: A Vulkan Reimplementation of Nvidia's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Network

73 sagacity 2026-10-01 07:21:57 UTC github.com/maanhimself Llama Share 50

The DLSS5VK tool is a Vulkan-based implementation of NVIDIA's generative neural rendering network, which re-renders frames with injected noise and adjusts tone, structure, and skin under a style setting. It runs on RTX 4070 SUPER GPUs with minimum over 40 frames per second.

Gemini 4 Argon

1403 bradleyg223 2026-09-30 20:21:57 UTC blog.google Llama Share 905

Google is launching Gemini 4 Argon, a new frontier model for complex workflows in software engineering, finance, and cybersecurity. The model delivers high performance and has been tested by thousands of Googlers with impressive results in various domains.

The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025)

224 Bluestein 2026-09-30 22:21:57 UTC thespacereview.com Llama Share 110

The US Air Force launched the first "hitchhiker" satellites in 1963, a secretive program that lasted over 40 years with various names and designations. The satellites collected radar and electronic intelligence signals from orbiting at low Earth altitudes.

Book of Shapes – Collection of minimal, generative and customizable SVG-patterns

54 eustoria 2026-10-01 05:21:57 UTC bookofshapes.com Full Share 3

A curated gallery of generative patterns. Discover, customize, and download unique algorithmic art.

Why the Bronze Age Collapsed

246 AnodicElegy 2026-09-30 21:21:57 UTC worksinprogress.news Llama Share 146

The Bronze Age collapse occurred around 1200 BC due to a combination of factors, including droughts, internal revolts and the disruption of tin trade routes. The invention of iron led to democratization of violence and changed the balance of power in ancient societies.

Truemetrics (YC S23) Is Hiring a GTM Founder's Associate

0 2026-10-01 09:48:57 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

truemetrics is a YC-backed startup that uses smartphone data to optimize last-mile delivery, aiming to reach €10M ARR. The company seeks a founders' associate role for a curious problem-solver who can drive growth and improvement in the outbound engine.

Surprisingly complex waves reveal the brain's inner workings

190 ibobev 2026-09-30 19:21:57 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 66

The brain uses electrical waves to process information, with new research revealing complex patterns that help it adapt to changing demands. These traveling waves can take on various shapes and are associated with different cognitive functions.

Before pixels: Modular industrial dashboards

150 leephillips 2026-09-30 20:21:57 UTC unsung.aresluna.org Llama Share 32

You've noticed modular industrial dashboards in German and Polish museums, which seem to have been replaced by software. These panels displayed various systems, including air traffic control, subway trains, and power plant operations.

Launch HN: Magnitude (YC S25) – Self-optimizing inference engine for agents

163 anerli 2026-09-30 18:21:57 UTC github.com/magnitudedev Llama Share 83

Magnitude is an open-source inference engine that optimizes itself for your hardware, running up to 2x faster than llama.cpp. It connects to various agents and models without internet, using precompiled kernels tailored to your device.

Halfspace experimental IDE for solid modeling with distance fields

139 luu 2026-09-30 20:21:57 UTC mattkeeter.com Llama Share 9

Halfspace is a showcase app for the Fidget kernel, which enables real-time rasterization and meshing of 3D models. It allows users to create and visualize complex models using a combination of pre-defined primitives and hand-written scripts.

A brief history of the Bloomberg terminal

292 rbanffy 2026-09-30 15:21:57 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 126

Michael Bloomberg's company, IMS, developed the first computerized financial terminal in 1981 to provide up-to-date information and analysis. The Bloomberg Terminal became a symbol of market mastery with its specialized keyboard and proprietary network, but it has since evolved into an integrated data environment accessible through mobile applications.

5x faster Edge Functions: V8 isolates to Firecracker MicroVMs

179 jbott 2026-09-30 18:21:57 UTC netlify.com Llama Share 78

Netlify has rebuilt its Edge Function infrastructure, moving from a hosted execution service to MicroVMs inside their own edge network, resulting in 5x faster performance and improved security. This change allows for complex compute at the edge without changing how Edge Functions are written or used.

Jacques Barzun, Cultural historian and critic (1980)

5 Michelangelo11 2026-10-01 07:21:57 UTC csmonitor.com LocalLLM Share 0

Jacques Barzun emphasizes the importance of order and clarity in education and art, critiquing modern trends that prioritize shock over substance. He argues that true art transcends mere reflection, offering profound insights and affirmations that challenge and enrich human experience.

Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes

145 dancablam 2026-09-30 14:21:57 UTC ledge.sh Llama Share 59

Ledge is a Markdown notebook for developers and DevOps that allows running code blocks in persistent shells, with output streaming beneath the block. It can run on remote servers via SSH and syncs notes across devices using iCloud Drive or other services.

CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software)

87 lashkari 2026-09-30 21:21:57 UTC chompiclub.com Llama Share 18

The CHOMPI open-source release provides permanent access to files and documentation, allowing users to customize their experience. The project is discontinued, but the community can still discuss and share ideas on the Chase Bliss Discord.

The last time my family was replaced by technology

246 megalomanu 2026-09-30 13:21:57 UTC manuel.darcemont.fr Llama Share 517

A family's legacy in mechanics began with a farrier who traded horses for engines after witnessing the arrival of cars. This shift reflects a broader pattern of technological change and its impact on people's livelihoods throughout history.

EDG C++ front-end goes public

220 iandinwoodie 2026-09-30 20:21:57 UTC edgcpp.org Llama Share 106

EDG's C++ front end source code goes public on September 30, 2026, and The C++ Alliance becomes its nonprofit home. EDG will continue to maintain the engine with contributions from the user community and ongoing maintenance.

Adding Floating-Point Decimals for Fun and Profit

3 ibobev 2026-10-01 08:21:57 UTC blog.vero.site Prefix Share 0

Many people know that you shouldn’t do decimal calculations, such as those involving U.S. dollars and cents, with the floating-point numbers in most programming languages. This is because decimal numbers can’t be expressed exactly as such floating-point numbers, so you will encounter rounding errors. On the other hand, I use a Python REPL to add up decimal numbers for receipts all the time. ...

Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm

394 rzk 2026-09-30 17:21:57 UTC twitter.com/tuakdotsol Llama Share 343

Singapore's government has launched a dating app called FirstDate using the Nobel Prize-winning Gale-Shapley algorithm, which matches users based on their preferences and dealbreakers. The app aims to get users off the platform by providing a stable match within 72 hours.

What TLA+ can and can't check

187 b-man 2026-09-30 14:21:57 UTC buttondown.com Llama Share 41

TLA+ is a powerful tool for designing and verifying concurrent systems, but it has limitations in expressing certain properties, such as reachability properties over multiple steps or the state space as a whole. These limitations make it difficult to model complex scenarios like game winning conditions or statistical properties.

56k.rip – the 1996 dial-up internet experience

181 adunk 2026-09-30 22:21:57 UTC 56k.rip Full Share 82

The full 1996 dial-up experience: the handshake, the wait, someone picking up the phone. Sound on.

Doing a Machine Learning PhD While Working in Japan

100 pwim 2026-09-30 20:21:57 UTC tokyodev.com Llama Share 36

The author completed their PhD in Computer Science at Tokyo Institute of Technology on a MEXT Scholarship as an American student, balancing work and research. They highlight the pros and cons of pursuing a PhD in Japan, including its unique culture, academic system, and job opportunities.

Burning Man death rates – A short lesson in statistics

144 viraj_shah 2026-09-30 16:21:57 UTC ihavenapkinthoughts.substack.com Full Share 191

Responsible Release of AI-Generated Mathematics

94 aureianimus 2026-09-30 13:21:57 UTC agmai.org Llama Share 122

We recommend that AI labs release mathematical results responsibly, including providing human understanding and support for development. This includes releasing models, citations, and formalized proofs to ensure transparency and accessibility.

LinkedIn Larpmaxxing

202 BurnerBurner 2026-09-30 10:21:57 UTC hereticpleb.vercel.app Llama Share 173

The author expresses frustration with LinkedIn's focus on performative projects and fake professionalism, feeling that it discourages genuine skill-building. They created a simple computer vision project to demonstrate the ease of creating such content, highlighting the lack of substance behind many posts on the platform.

Coltrane's Tone Circle

62 jtomschroeder 2026-09-30 21:21:57 UTC jtomschroeder.com Llama Share 19

John Coltrane's diagram, a circle of fifths with chromatic scales and harmonic relationships, is an interactive tool to decode its secrets. The circle shows how different keys are related through stacking fourths and intervals that divide the octave evenly.

PlayBook: A Programmable Paper Notebook [video]

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Great Dirhombicosidodecahedron ("Miller's Monster")

70 cobbzilla 2026-09-30 20:21:57 UTC software3d.com Llama Share 10

The user is building a 1280 face polyhedron model, a unique uniform polyhedron with specific features. The model consists of multiple parts connected together using glue and tabs.

Functional Ultrasound Imaging (fUSI) from scratch

47 pminimax 2026-09-30 21:21:57 UTC neuroai.science Llama Share 9

Functional ultrasound imaging (fUSI) is a brain imaging modality that captures movies of brain tissue changes caused by neural activity, using backscattered waves to measure blood flow and volume. fUSI has the potential to be ten times higher linear resolution than functional MRI, but its analysis requires careful consideration of signal processing techniques such as clutter filtering and ...

SDF vs. MSDF vs. Slug: GPU Text Rendering

155 ibobev 2026-09-30 14:21:57 UTC alphapixeldev.com Llama Share 58

The Slug algorithm, published by Eric Lengyel in 2017, renders glyphs directly from their quadratic Bezier outlines on the GPU with no texture atlas or per-frame tessellation. Slughorn is an implementation of this technique that provides crisp and resolution-independent text rendering for various applications, including interactive 3D scenes and AR/VR environments.