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31. Most Technical Problems Are People Problems
32. Nimony (eventually Nim 3.0) Design Principles
33. Spectral rendering, part 3: Spectral vs. RGB
34. Framework Sponsors CachyOS
Hey CachyOS Community, We have some massive news to share today. Framework, the company behind the modular and repairable laptop revolution, is now sponsoring CachyOS. For an open-source project like ours, finding hard…
35. Judge Signals Win for Software Freedom Conservancy in Vizio GPL Case
A California judge has tentatively sided with SFC in its GPL case over Vizio’s SmartCast TVs, but the final outcome is still pending.
36. Why are your models so big? (2023)
I don’t understand why today’s LLMs are so large. Some of the smallest models getting coverage sit at 2.7B parameters, but even this seems pretty big to me. If you need generalizability, I totally get it. Things like chat applications require a high level of semantic awareness, and the model has to respond in a manner that’s convincing enough to its users. In cases where you want the LLM to produce something human-like, it makes sense that the brains would need to be a little juiced up.
37. Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit
The Framework Laptop 13 has a replaceable mainboard, which means that the processor can be easily upgraded after purchase. While Framework itself only offers Intel and AMD CPUs, a mainboard with a high-performance ARM processor from a third-party manufacturer has now launched.
38. We Built Lightpanda in Zig
We chose Zig over C++ and Rust because we wanted a simple, modern systems language. Here's what we learned building a browser with it.
39. Compassionate Curmudgeon: Why we must root ourselves in the real world
40. Show HN: Radioactive Pooping Knights
41. BYD's Engine Flexes Between Ethanol, Gasoline, and Electricity
BYD's hybrid engine blends ethanol and electric power, offering Brazilian drivers affordable, flexible fuel options for a sustainable future.
42. UniFi 5G
Discover the U5G Max and UniFi’s next generation 5G lineup featuring effortless setup, ultra fast speeds, rugged outdoor options, and advanced UniFi integration for unmatched performance.
43. We gave 5 LLMs $100K to trade stocks for 8 months
44. Wine 11.0 RC1 – Run Windows Applications on Linux, BSD, Solaris and macOS
The Wine development release 11.0-rc1 is now available. This is the first release candidate for the upcoming Wine 11.0. It marks the beginning of the yearly...
45. AWS Announces Graviton 5
46. Synadia and TigerBeetle Pledge $512,000 to the Zig Software Foundation
Insights, updates, and technical deep dives on building a high-performance financial transactions database.
47. The Debug Adapter Protocol is a REPL protocol in disguise
The Debug Adapter Protocol is a REPL protocol in disguise
48. Influential study on glyphosate safety retracted 25 years after publication
A 2000 study that concluded the well-known herbicide glyphosate was safe, widely cited since then, has just been officially disavowed by the journal that published it. The scientists are suspected of having signed a text actually prepared by Monsanto.
49. BMW PHEV: When EU engineering becomes a synonym for "unrepairable" (EV Clinic)
50. Ways of Seeing by John Berger
Ways of Seeing by John Berger is a seminal text based on the 1972 BBC series of the same name, which explores the role of art in western civilization and how it has shaped how the world is seen.
51. I cracked a $200 software protection with xcopy
reverse engineering a $200 commercial protection system, only to discover they protected the installer instead of the software. the crack is copying files.
52. Building a Copying GC for the Plush Programming Language
53. Kenyan court declares law banning seed sharing unconstitutional
A high court in Kenya has declared unconstitutional sections of a seed law that prevented farmers from sharing and selling indigenous seeds in what food campaigners have called a landmark win for food security.
54. NeurIPS best paper awards 2025
55. Google 'Looking into' Gmail Hack Locking Users Out with No Recovery
Google is 'looking into' a devastating Gmail attack that locks users out of their accounts with no way to recover.
56. StardustOS: Library operating system for building light-weight Unikernels
Stardust is a library operating system for building light-weight Unikernels - StardustOS
57. CUDA-L2: Surpassing cuBLAS Performance for Matrix Multiplication Through RL
CUDA-L2: Surpassing cuBLAS Performance for Matrix Multiplication through Reinforcement Learning - deepreinforce-ai/CUDA-L2
58. Why Are 38 Percent of Stanford Students Saying They're Disabled?
If you get into an elite college, you probably don't have a learning disability.
59. Ask HN: Modern C# book for experienced developers?
60. WikiFlix: Full Movies Hosted on Wikimedia Commons