Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS

203 fjfaase 2026-09-25 08:41:28 UTC dawo.community Llama Share 85

The DAWO community is an open platform where government, industry, and society collaborate to build a digitally autonomous workplace. It provides a shared space for public and private entities to work together on building blocks that can be inspected and replaced.

Tech Needs Humanists More

55 eigenBasis 2026-09-25 09:41:28 UTC passo.uno Llama Share 37

The author suggests prioritizing humanities skills like language, philosophy, and history over technical skills in tech writing. This allows for deeper thinking and conveying stances effectively in a rapidly changing industry.

Pentium II at 600Mhz with Voodoo 3 Emulated on 86Box with M6 Mac Mini

68 hugh4life 2026-09-25 07:41:28 UTC nyaa.sh Llama Share 22

The 86Box emulator on Apple Silicon's M6 chip achieves impressive performance, surpassing the original Pentium II hardware in some cases. The M6's single-core lead translates into a tangible difference in real-world usage, making it an outstanding result for a small and silent box under €1,600.

Ink and Switch Interactive Homepage

17 iFreilicht 2026-09-25 09:52:28 UTC inkandswitch.com Llama Share 1

Our website publishes research results and essays, with a complete list of writing available. We offer a local-first access control system for secure collaboration.

F-Droid 2.0

1259 daveoc64 2026-09-24 15:41:28 UTC f-droid.org Llama Share 362

F-Droid 2.0 is a redesigned app that offers a modern interface, improved search, and better app discovery for free and open-source Android apps. The new version simplifies the user experience while integrating with current Android patterns like Material Design.

CVE-2025-13032: Entering and Breaking the Avast Antivirus Sandbox Part 2

52 safateam 2026-09-25 07:41:28 UTC safateam.com Llama Share 13

Researchers successfully exploited a double-fetch vulnerability in Avast's kernel driver on an up-to-date Windows 11 system, gaining arbitrary kernel read/write access and escalating privileges to SYSTEM. They achieved this by corrupting the RegBuffers array of an IORing object, leaking an _EPROCESS pointer via a Memory Descriptor List (MDL), repairing corrupted pool allocation headers, and ...

Special Projects (2016)

18 vinhnx 2026-09-25 09:41:28 UTC openai.com Llama Share 5

Researchers focus on problems that matter for AI's impact on society, such as detecting covert AI systems and cyber-security defense. Building large simulations with agents is also a priority area of interest.

Show HN: Make cursed fonts like Times New Bastard

715 MitPitt 2026-09-24 17:41:28 UTC bastardica.mitpit.com Llama Share 94

Bastardica is a font generator that creates contextual ligatures, improving OpenType fonts. It can be used with various tools and websites to create unique, richer-looking fonts without affecting the original licenses.

Show HN: Whiteboard (YC W26) – An open-source IDE for thoughtful software design

317 sidharthkmenon 2026-09-24 17:41:28 UTC github.com/devdotfast Llama Share 118

Whiteboard is an open-source desktop app for humans and agents to collaborate on software architecture. It integrates with existing tools, allowing agents to draw diagrams and describe their work in a shared workspace.

Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative?

420 jbotz 2026-09-24 17:41:28 UTC dynomight.substack.com Full Share 212

2DWillNeverDie

248 surprisetalk 2026-09-24 19:41:28 UTC 2dwillneverdie.com Full Share 55

Running local LLMs on your Mac: what fits, what's free, and what's overkill

6 donk8r 2026-09-25 09:41:28 UTC typetab.app LocalLLM Share 0

Every Apple Silicon Mac can run local LLMs, with 7–8B models fitting on 8GB RAM. Ollama and LM Studio offer free tools to run open-source models locally.

Fearless SIMD v1.0

264 verdagon 2026-09-24 17:41:28 UTC linebender.org Llama Share 37

Fearless SIMD is a portable and performant SIMD abstraction that aims to serve users well with various features. It achieves its goals by providing both precise and fast variants for operations, easy expression of algorithms in native vector size, and safe access to intrinsics.

Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video]

339 an0malous 2026-09-24 17:41:28 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 373

Toyota is taking the Corolla electric

335 cisc 2026-09-24 14:41:28 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 606

Toyota is preparing to introduce an electric version of its best-selling Corolla car, with a sleek new design and updated platform. The new model will be available in various powertrains, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid options.

My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps

342 ahmedhossamdev 2026-09-24 16:41:28 UTC ahmedhossamdev.com Llama Share 154

The writer enjoys exploring Street View, zooming in on random objects and streets, finding interesting details and stories. They find satisfaction in seeing how places change over time, especially when a specific object or location remains constant despite the passage of years.

What About Rails?

62 jrochkind1 2026-09-25 03:41:28 UTC jardo.dev Llama Share 24

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, gave a keynote at Rails World 2026 where he discussed his vision for the future of Rails and shifted focus to AI-powered code generation. He claims that humans will no longer need to read code and instead rely on LLMs for development.

Using LLMs to trace alchemical knowledge and decode 17th century letters

136 benbreen 2026-09-24 19:41:28 UTC resobscura.substack.com Full Share 29

Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space

189 xnx 2026-09-24 17:41:28 UTC blog.google Llama Share 382

Google's Project Suncatcher is launching a prototype satellite to test its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) in space, aiming to create scalable machine learning infrastructure. The mission will gather data on how TPUs handle spaceflight and radiation, paving the way for future AI workloads in orbit.

Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos

275 iacguy 2026-09-24 20:41:28 UTC launchvideo.io Llama Share 140

The OpenComputer agent is a single TypeScript file that runs on an Amazon Linux 2023 microVM, using Playwright and ffmpeg to render video. It fetches input from a Vercel Blob upload token and returns the rendered MP4 as a public Blob URL after processing.

Two-tier encryption in the UK

464 ReturnoftheHack 2026-09-24 10:41:28 UTC macanorak.com Llama Share 407

The UK government ordered Apple to create a way to access encrypted iCloud data, but Apple refused, citing concerns about weakening end-to-end encryption. The UK's Investigatory Powers Act allows for such requests, but the secrecy surrounding these orders undermines democratic governance and cybersecurity.

Writing Parquet files using Haskell

63 cosmic_quanta 2026-09-24 23:41:28 UTC datahaskell.org Llama Share 18

The DataHaskell/Dataframe library provides a Parquet writer that efficiently stores and queries data, using techniques like compression and sub-batching to minimize memory usage. The writer's design allows for fine-grained control over file settings, supports multiple encodings and metadata fields, and can be optimized for performance with concurrency or parallelism.

Book review: Is parallel programming hard, and, if so, what can you do about it?

125 ahelwer 2026-09-24 17:41:28 UTC ahelwer.ca Llama Share 56

The author read "Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It?" while on vacation and found it to be a perfect introduction to concurrency for their level of knowledge. The book provided a thorough explanation of CPU architecture and the challenges of writing concurrent programs without mutexes or message-passing patterns.

The Board Game of the Alpha Nerds (2014)

90 neonate 2026-09-24 21:41:28 UTC grantland.com Llama Share 47

A Diplomacy game at Dixiecon was marred by intense negotiations, alliances, and betrayals among players. The game's unique mechanics of negotiation and cooperation led to emotional conflicts and hurt feelings among the players.

Sourcehut account takeover via build logs (XSS in ansi2html)

119 arusekk 2026-09-24 20:41:28 UTC blog.arusekk.pl Llama Share 23

The author worked on improving the security of sr.ht, a platform for hosting projects, by identifying and fixing vulnerabilities in its ansi2html tool. They reported their findings to the project maintainers and helped resolve issues with XSS attacks.

The Bayeux Tapestry: Woven by the Victors

34 prismatic 2026-09-25 00:41:28 UTC historytoday.com Full Share 12

Establishing a secure connection... Request ID: 92185775316324730b8de51b8cdc10bb

Nokia Design Archive (2025)

236 pillars 2026-09-24 10:41:28 UTC repo.aalto.fi Full Share 128

California is chasing wealth that has feet

246 idbnstra 2026-09-24 20:41:28 UTC blog.landeconomics.org Llama Share 665

The author argues that California's proposed billionaire wealth tax will fail due to billionaires' ability to move their wealth out of the state. The author suggests a land value tax as an alternative, which would be more stable and effective in raising revenue for public services.

WaveDigger: Dig into wireless signals to discover their physical locations

116 882542F3884314B 2026-09-24 14:41:28 UTC github.com/christianrowlands Llama Share 22

WaveDigger is a tool that helps find Wi-Fi access points and cell towers by their MAC addresses or network parameters. It uses Apple's location services API to query BSSID locations, built on research from the apple-corelocation-experiments project.

Oracle on the hook to pay data centre investors even if site has no electricity

8 Betelbuddy 2026-09-25 10:21:28 UTC ft.com LocalLLM Share 4

Oracle may be liable to pay data center investors even if the site lacks electricity. The offer includes digital access to FT journalism with a monthly price of $75.