California AB 2047 makes 3d printers off-limits to students, educators, business

40 Buildstarted 2026-06-23 22:13:09 UTC the3dprintingnerd.com Llama Share 0

Send a single email or make a direct call to urge a NO vote on AB 2047, citing its rushed passage and contradictions, as well as its unworkable technology requirements and unfair penalties. The bill also unfairly targets small businesses and makers, while exempting undefined groups such as entertainment studios.

United Wizards of the Coast recognized by NLRB

44 d4mi3n 2026-06-23 21:59:09 UTC unitedwizardsofthecoast.com Llama Share 8

Workers at Arena's UWOTC-CWA union have been elected after months of planning and organizing. The union thanks supporters for their help and hopes their victory inspires others to unionize.

Jerry's Map

268 turtleyacht 2026-06-23 18:43:09 UTC jerrysmap.com Llama Share 33

Jerry created a 4000-panel map project using a custom deck of cards with instructions for each panel. The project is a two-dimensional "virtual world" art project with a set of rules and randomly generated instructions.

Don't verify email addresses by sending spam to them

97 garaetjjte 2026-06-23 20:43:09 UTC milek7.pl Llama Share 21

People tried to validate email addresses by sending spam, retrying from different servers, but this approach is flawed and can be easily blocked by content filtering. This method is likely facilitated by a SaaS or automated tool, possibly created by a misconfigured or malfunctioning AI.

Swift Package Index joins Apple

146 JDevlieghere 2026-06-23 18:43:09 UTC swiftpackageindex.com Llama Share 46

Swift Package Index has joined Apple, preserving its vision and expertise to build a comprehensive package registry for the Swift community. The registry will continue to support package discovery, security, and reliability, with new features and capabilities to be introduced over time.

FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model

166 futohq 2026-06-23 18:43:09 UTC swipe.futo.tech Llama Share 54

The Encoder model makes swipe typing predictions, but lacks accuracy, while the ContextLM model improves predictions by eliminating nonsensical words. Combining all 3 models with a beam width of 300 achieves a top-4 fail rate of ~4% and an error rate below 1% on the test set.

Printing Gaussian Splats

100 ilnmtlbnm 2026-06-23 18:43:09 UTC patreon.com Llama Share 6

Teng Xu from crysta.ai printed one of your insects as a gift, using a special 3D printer that creates a "crystal" piece with trapped details. You're excited about the process and possibilities, but suggest improvements to the editor and import capabilities.

The worthlessness of Vitamin D is mildly exaggerated

149 surprisetalk 2026-06-23 16:43:09 UTC dynomight.net Llama Share 109

The user discusses the benefits and limitations of vitamin D supplements, citing various studies and trials that show mixed results, but concludes that taking vitamin D may be beneficial for people with low levels, particularly those with severe deficiency. The user also suggests that daily doses of vitamin D may be safer and more effective than large, intermittent doses, and that raising ...

Show HN: TikZ Editor – WYSIWYG editor for figures in LaTeX

292 DominikPeters 2026-06-23 14:43:09 UTC tikz.dev Llama Share 58

The app allows editing TikZ figures with drag-and-drop functionality and instant code updates. It supports common TikZ features, including \foreach loops, and has a free, open-source license.

AI's Affordability Crisis

206 ilreb 2026-06-23 15:43:09 UTC blog.dshr.org Llama Share 261

AI platforms are subsidizing their products to generate massive demand, but this strategy is unsustainable as costs are rising and users are being forced to switch to token-based pricing, which is eye-wateringly expensive. The AI industry is facing a debt crisis, with estimated debt of $3T, and needs to replace human labor on a colossal scale to service the debt, which is a daunting task.

Trains halted across Germany because of communication system problem

103 sva_ 2026-06-23 21:43:09 UTC apnews.com Llama Share 97

A technical issue with Germany's GSM-R communication system halted all trains nationwide, leaving passengers stranded. Deutsche Bahn is working to resolve the issue and provide assistance to affected passengers.

F3

575 tosh 2026-06-23 17:43:09 UTC github.com/future-file-format Llama Share 126

F3 is a next-generation data file format designed for efficiency, interoperability, and extensibility. It embeds Wasm decoders to ensure compatibility on any platform.

Unlimited OCR: One-shot long-horizon parsing

420 ingve 2026-06-23 11:43:09 UTC github.com/baidu Llama Share 96

The model Unlimited-OCR is available on ModelScope for inference using Huggingface transformers on NVIDIA GPUs. It supports single image and multi-page parsing with various configurations.

In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words

28 saikatsg 2026-06-23 18:43:09 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 1

Tony Krueger worked on early versions of Microsoft Word and introduced the unobtrusive spell checker with red squiggles under misspelled words. His feature became a standard in word processors and was even referenced in a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody video.

The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs

338 xnx 2026-06-23 08:43:09 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 546

The rise of large pickup trucks and SUVs in the US has led to a 75% increase in pedestrian deaths since 2009, with taller hoods and larger blind zones being major contributing factors. Our analysis estimates that about 200-400 pedestrians a year would not have died if vehicles had remained approximately the same size over the past quarter-century.

Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring

117 sizzle 2026-06-23 19:43:09 UTC hai.stanford.edu Llama Share 113

AI hiring tools increase racial bias and shut out certain groups from jobs, with 26% of Black applicants and 15% of Asian applicants facing discrimination. Market concentration and shared dependence on a single vendor exacerbate these issues, highlighting the need for independent research into algorithmic hiring.

F* file system – file search that reads SSD directly bypassing OS kernel

14 neogoose 2026-06-23 20:43:09 UTC github.com/dmtrkovalenko Llama Share 16

This CLI tool, ffs, reads disks directly and is faster than ripgrep for large file searches, but slower for small directories due to kernel cache. It supports various file systems, including journaling, B-tree, and APFS, but has limitations and security restrictions.

Five monitors on a Commodore 128 [video]

94 EvanAnderson 2026-06-23 15:43:09 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 17

The Coming Loop

273 ingve 2026-06-23 11:43:09 UTC lucumr.pocoo.org Llama Share 212

The user is uneasy about the future of software development where loops and AI assistants dominate, potentially removing human responsibility and understanding. They question how to retain good engineering rules and human supervision in a future where loops and machines increasingly drive code development.

Fired by Google for creating the Google workspace CLI

167 justinwp 2026-06-23 18:43:09 UTC twitter.com/jpoehnelt Llama Share 111

I was fired by Google two months ago for creating a viral Google Workspace CLI that disrupted their plans. Google announced an official Workspace CLI two days before my termination, revealing their fear of disruption.

Lift4D: Harmonizing Single-View 3D Estimation for 4D Reconstruction In-the-Wild

101 ilreb 2026-06-23 14:43:09 UTC lift4d.github.io Llama Share 9

Lift4D is a test-time optimization framework for 3D reconstruction from monocular video, combining visual cues with data-driven priors. It improves over prior methods by providing coherent initialization and occlusion-aware optimization for challenging in-the-wild sequences.

Samsung demonstrates 3D stacked FETs with triple nanosheet channels at 42nm

78 its_ajseven 2026-06-23 15:43:09 UTC semiconductor.samsung.com GoogleT5 Share 23

April 1 marks the first day of the new year. the u.s. president's eu summit is set for june 1 - thursday, july 1 at london bridge, where he'll be speaking about the world cup and the euro 2012 qualifying games, including the gold medal match between britain and greece, which takes place in switzerland, will be

San Diego photologs from the 1970s

136 jonathanmkeegan 2026-06-23 17:43:09 UTC beautifulpublicdata.com Llama Share 46

A collection of high-resolution photolog scans from San Diego in the 1970s reveals a colorful world of pastel-colored cars and whimsical signage. The footage has a distinctly Wes Anderson vibe, with a warm, sun-washed palette and creative typography.

On the Skin-Furrows of the Hand (1880) [pdf]

4 pncnmnp 2026-06-23 21:43:09 UTC galton.org Full Share 1

Plotnine

246 tosh 2026-06-23 07:43:09 UTC plotnine.org Llama Share 74

Plotnine is a Python data visualization package based on the grammar of graphics, similar to ggplot2 in R. It's used to create customized visualizations like Anscombe's Quartet with features like coloring, trend lines, and faceting.

Claude Tag

219 adocomplete 2026-06-23 17:43:09 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 139

Claude Tag is a new feature that allows teams to tag @Claude in Slack for tasks, and it builds context by remembering relevant information. It's available in beta for Claude Enterprise and Team customers, with plans to expand availability.

ATProto Permissioned Data Proposal Draft

8 danabramov 2026-06-23 21:43:09 UTC github.com/bluesky-social Prefix Share 1

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Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards

150 madars 2026-06-23 16:43:09 UTC finance.yahoo.com Llama Share 226

The European Central Bank secured key backing for a digital euro, an electronic means of payment to reduce reliance on US credit cards. The digital euro will allow euro zone residents to make online and in-person payments, with a planned launch in 2029.

Mistral OCR 4

413 meetpateltech 2026-06-23 14:43:09 UTC mistral.ai Llama Share 106

Mistral OCR 4 is a document-understanding model that extracts text, bounding boxes, block types, and confidence scores from 170 languages. It's available through a single API endpoint and can be used for enterprise search, RAG, and agentic workflows.

Performance Improvements in Libffi

36 atgreen 2026-06-23 16:43:09 UTC atgreen.github.io Llama Share 6

libffi is a function call interpreter that reuses knowledge to speed up function calls. It now has a "plan" feature that precomputes and stores function argument placement, reducing overhead by 6x.