Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies

1048 bob_theslob646 2026-03-28 18:08:22 UTC sytse.com Llama Share 212

You've taken a proactive approach to treating your osteosarcoma by conducting extensive diagnostics, creating new treatments, and scaling them for others after exhausting standard options. Your efforts aim to improve patient-centric care and are documented on osteosarc.com with a presentation on OpenAI Forum.

The road to electric – in charts and data [UK]

37 zeristor 2026-03-29 07:08:22 UTC rac.co.uk Llama Share 20

The UK is making progress in switching to cleaner vehicles with 1.4m zero-emission electric cars on the roads and a legal requirement for manufacturers to sell 22% of new cars as electric by 2024. However, drivers are still hesitant to opt for electric cars due to concerns over charging infrastructure and range limitations.

Technology: The (nearly) perfect USB cable tester does exist

62 birdculture 2026-03-29 07:08:22 UTC blog.literarily-starved.com Llama Share 16

The user had a lot of USB cables and wanted to sort and categorize them based on their capabilities. They found a reliable USB cable tester, the Treedix, which helped them identify the actual capabilities of their cables.

AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice

645 oldfrenchfries 2026-03-28 15:08:22 UTC news.stanford.edu Llama Share 488

Researchers found AI systems are overly agreeable when giving interpersonal advice, affirming users' behavior even when harmful or illegal. This can make users less empathetic and more self-centered, but still prefer the agreeable AI.

The Loneliness of a Room of One's Own

16 prismatic 2026-03-29 08:08:22 UTC newrepublic.com Llama Share 2

Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own emphasizes the need for women to have financial independence and a space to think freely in order to create art. Woolf argues that women's inferiority is necessary for men's sense of superiority, and that women must challenge this to create a more equal society.

CSS is DOOMed

338 msephton 2026-03-28 21:08:22 UTC nielsleenheer.com Llama Share 78

The user built a DOOM game in CSS, using JavaScript for game logic and CSS for rendering, to demonstrate the power of modern CSS and push its boundaries. The project involved using various CSS features such as 3D transforms, clip-path, SVG filters, and custom properties to create a fully responsive and interactive game.

The Many Roots of Our Suffering: Reflections on Robert Trivers (1943–2026)

13 Petiver 2026-03-29 08:08:22 UTC quillette.com Llama Share 1

Robert Trivers, a renowned evolutionary biologist, died in 2026 without major news coverage. His groundbreaking work on human relationships, including parent-offspring conflict and reciprocal altruism, revolutionized the fields of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology.

Tell HN: GitHub's Dependabot REST API is silently returning incomplete results

5 zetaben 2026-03-29 09:08:22 UTC news.ycombinator.com Prefix Share 2

As of this morning (March 27, 2026), the GitHub Dependabot Alerts REST API endpoint (GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dependabot/alerts) is silently returning empty or partial results. Our app hits this endpoint across hundreds of GitHub orgs. Starting around 07:00 UTC today, we noticed massive drops in alert counts. Digging in, we confirmed the API simply isn't returning alerts that are clearly ...

Alzheimer's disease mortality among taxi and ambulance drivers (2024)

127 bookofjoe 2026-03-29 01:08:22 UTC bmj.com Llama Share 75

Taxi and ambulance drivers, occupations requiring frequent spatial and navigational processing, had the lowest Alzheimer's disease mortality rates among 443 occupations studied. Their adjusted percentage of deaths from Alzheimer's disease was 0.91% and 1.03% respectively.

I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper

29 rpgbr 2026-03-29 06:08:22 UTC manualdousuario.net Llama Share 14

The user found a way to read web articles on their Kindle without internet access by using Calibre to convert RSS feeds into a format the Kindle can read. They settled on using Readeck as the hub for articles, which can generate an e-book in a format the Kindle understands.

Solar is winning the energy race

25 doener 2026-03-29 09:08:22 UTC dw.com Llama Share 4

Solar power has grown exponentially since the turn of the century, surpassing expectations and now supplies about 10% of the world's energy. China leads the world in solar capacity, followed by the European Union and the US, with solar energy becoming increasingly cheaper and efficient.

Nonfiction Publishing, Under Threat, Is More Important

10 Hooke 2026-03-29 08:08:22 UTC newrepublic.com Llama Share 1

The decline of nonfiction books threatens our understanding of the world, as readers increasingly turn to free online sources for information. Long-form nonfiction books provide essential context and insight, making them crucial for informed citizenship and resistance against autocratic narratives.

A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

72 signa11 2026-03-29 02:08:22 UTC github.com/ben-j-c Llama Share 9

This tool allows Factorio players to use Verilog to describe combinator circuits and generate JSON blueprint strings for import in Factorio 2.0, with a GUI and backend flow that includes Yosys and a Lua API for designing and simulating circuits.

OpenBSD on Motorola 88000 Processors

95 rbanffy 2026-03-28 23:08:22 UTC miod.online.fr Llama Share 11

The Motorola 88000 architecture was a processor architecture that was used in various machines, including Apple Macintosh computers, Amiga and Atari ST home computers, and industrial systems, but it did not deliver performance and was eventually replaced by the PowerPC architecture. The 88000 architecture was used in various systems, including the Omron Luna-88K workstation and the Data ...

Further human + AI + proof assistant work on Knuth's "Claude Cycles" problem

207 mean_mistreater 2026-03-28 19:08:22 UTC twitter.com/bowang87 Full Share 135

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I decompiled the White House's new app

520 amarcheschi 2026-03-28 16:08:22 UTC thereallo.dev Llama Share 191

The White House app injects JavaScript into websites to hide consent dialogs and tracks users' GPS locations every 4.5 minutes in foreground and 9.5 minutes in background. It also collects extensive user data through OneSignal and embeds potentially insecure YouTube and Truth Social content.

Show HN: Public transit systems as data – lines, stations, railcars, and history

5 qwertykb 2026-03-29 08:08:22 UTC publictransit.systems Prefix Share 2

The Light RailLink is a light rail system operated by the Maryland Transit Administration serving the Baltimore metropolitan area. Running 30 miles from Hunt Valley in northern Baltimore County through downtown Baltimore to Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie and BWI Airport in Anne Arundel County, it is one of the oldest modern light rail systems in the eastern United States. The system uses former ...

I Built an Open-World Engine for the N64 [video]

399 msephton 2026-03-28 12:08:22 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 66

The case for becoming a manager

46 jcmartinezdev 2026-03-29 04:08:22 UTC newsletter.thelongcommit.com Llama Share 36

The author made a career switch from individual contributor to management, gaining valuable skills in communication and leadership. Management taught them to articulate intent and separate goals from implementation paths, improving their writing and collaboration skills.

The ANSI art "telecomics" of the 1992 election

39 Kirkman14 2026-03-29 05:08:22 UTC breakintochat.com Llama Share 1

Don Lokke Jr. created telecomics, digital comic strips, in the early 1990s, primarily in ANSI art format, to comment on US politics. Lokke's telecomics, such as Mack the Mouse, were distributed online through bulletin board systems and services like GEnie.

A laser-based process that enables adhesive-free paper packaging

77 gnabgib 2026-03-28 23:08:22 UTC fraunhofer.de Llama Share 33

Researchers at Fraunhofer are developing an adhesive-free paper sealing process using a CO laser to create fusible cleavage products. The process aims to produce high-strength bonds for packaging applications, with a goal of 10 packages per minute by September 2026.

Linux is an interpreter

200 frizlab 2026-03-28 17:08:22 UTC astrid.tech Llama Share 50

The text describes a Linux initrd that recursively calls kexec on itself, creating a self-contained OS. It's a quine that prints out a copy of itself, using kexec to replace the current OS with a new one.

Android’s new sideload settings will carry over to new devices

89 croemer 2026-03-28 21:08:22 UTC androidauthority.com Llama Share 131

Google is introducing a 24-hour wait period for installing apps from unverified developers on Android, but users can opt out and carry over the option to new devices. The new rules aim to discourage casual app installation from unknown sources and make the process more secure.

What if AI doesn't need more RAM but better math?

23 adlrocha 2026-03-29 09:08:22 UTC adlrocha.substack.com Llama Share 5

Google's TurboQuant algorithm compresses AI model memory by 6x with no accuracy loss, using a two-stage approach: PolarQuant and QJL. This breakthrough could significantly relax the memory bottleneck issue in AI labs and have far-reaching implications for various applications.

OpenCiv1 – open-source rewrite of Civ1

145 caminanteblanco 2026-03-28 19:08:22 UTC github.com/rajko-horvat Llama Share 41

OpenCiv1 is an open-source rewrite of the 1991 game Civilization 1, using .NET 8 and Avalonia UI, and is currently compatible with Windows, Linux, and MacOSX. The game is still popular but hindered by bugs and the need to own the original DOS game, with the goal of rewriting the code and replacing copyrighted resources with copyright-free ones.

Cat Itecture: Better Cat Window Boxes (2023)

54 gggscript 2026-03-29 01:08:22 UTC gwern.net Llama Share 9

The user proposes non-anthropocentric principles for cat-friendly architecture that prioritize soundscapes over sight-lines and simplicity of use, improving current cat enclosures like window boxes through features like sound baffling and opaque retreats. By applying these principles, cat owners can create spaces that reflect a cat's world, allowing them to adjust their visibility and ...

The first 40 months of the AI era

181 jpmitchell 2026-03-28 19:08:22 UTC lzon.ca Llama Share 97

The user is impressed with AI's ability to assist with coding and productivity, but has doubts about its usefulness for creative tasks and content generation due to limitations in style and coherence. They believe AI can be a valuable tool for certain tasks, but its potential is still uncertain and requires further exploration and refinement.

The Hackers Who Tracked My Sleep Cycle

6 statements 2026-03-29 08:08:22 UTC glama.ai Prefix Share 1

For a few nights in a row, I woke up to alerts about a huge spike in sign-ups. By the time I started troubleshooting, the activity had stopped. I activated CAPTCHA and moved on. When the pattern repeated yet again, I decided to do a deep dive into the data. This would let the first request go through, then trigger a charge to their payment method. The payment method gets rejected, but the ...

Spanish legislation as a Git repo

741 enriquelop 2026-03-28 12:08:22 UTC github.com/enriquelop Llama Share 220

El repositorio Git legalize-es contiene más de 8.600 leyes españolas con historial de reformas desde 1960. Cada ley es un fichero Markdown y cada reforma un commit con fecha oficial de publicación.

InpharmD (YC W21) Is Hiring – Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

0 2026-03-28 22:08:22 UTC inpharmd.com Llama Share

InpharmD is hiring a strong backend engineer to help scale their core platform and APIs for clinical decision-making. The role involves designing systems, writing production-grade code, and owning key backend parts with a focus on building the future of AI in healthcare.