Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder

113 speckx 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC techfixated.com Llama Share 43

Voyager 1, a 48-year-old spacecraft, is still functioning and transmitting data from interstellar space despite having only 69 kilobytes of memory and an 8-track tape recorder. It has made numerous discoveries and is now the most distant human-made object in the universe, carrying a golden record with sounds of Earth for potential extraterrestrial life.

The RISE RISC-V Runners: free, native RISC-V CI on GitHub

52 thebeardisred 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC riseproject.dev Llama Share 10

RISE offers free RISC-V CI runners for open source projects on GitHub, removing the barrier to testing on real hardware. Install a GitHub App and add a label to your workflow to run jobs on physical RISC-V boards.

Pretext: TypeScript library for multiline text measurement and layout

38 emersonmacro 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC github.com/chenglou Llama Share 2

Pretext is a JavaScript library for multiline text measurement and layout, supporting various languages and rendering to DOM, Canvas, and SVG. It provides APIs for text analysis, measurement, and layout, allowing for efficient and accurate text rendering with features like shrink wrapping and manual line layouts.

AyaFlow: A high-performance, eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust

35 tanelpoder 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC github.com/davidhavoc Llama Share 2

A high-performance eBPF-based network traffic analyzer written in Rust for Kubernetes, providing kernel-native visibility with minimal overhead. It uses a TC classifier, ring buffer, and Tokio agent for deep L7 inspection and exposes a REST API with Prometheus metrics.

VR Is Not Dead

15 dryadin 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC yadin.com Llama Share 23

Meta shutting down Horizon Worlds doesn't mean VR technology is dead, as it has deep roots in human psychology and culture. VR's concept of immersion is a cognitive state that shares characteristics with dreaming, and it won't be discarded despite current technical limitations.

Neovim 0.12.0

30 pawelgrzybek 2026-03-29 17:41:54 UTC github.com/neovim Full Share 0

NVIM v0.12.0 Build type: Release LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290 Release notes Changelog (fixes + features) News (:help news in Nvim) Install Windows Zip Download nvim-win64.zip (or nvim-win-arm64.zip fo...

Show HN: QuickBEAM – run JavaScript as supervised Erlang/OTP processes

15 dannote 2026-03-29 17:23:54 UTC github.com/elixir-volt Llama Share 1

QuickBEAM is a JavaScript runtime for the BEAM, providing Web APIs backed by OTP and a built-in TypeScript toolchain. It allows for dynamic evaluation and execution of JavaScript code within Elixir processes.

The rise and fall of IBM's 4 Pi aerospace computers: an illustrated history

22 zdw 2026-03-29 17:23:54 UTC righto.com Llama Share 7

IBM's System/4 Pi family of computers was introduced in 1967 and played a critical role in various military and space applications, including the Space Shuttle, Skylab, and GPS development. The family evolved over the years with improvements in performance, memory, and architecture, with the AP-101B computer being used in the Space Shuttle for many years and later replaced by the AP-101S, ...

Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics

411 giuliomagnifico 2026-03-29 10:23:54 UTC news.umich.edu Llama Share 178

Scientists at the University of Michigan found that nitrile and latex gloves may contaminate lab equipment with stearates, leading to overestimation of microplastics. Cleanroom gloves, which release fewer particulates, are suggested as a solution to this problem.

Police used AI facial recognition to wrongly arrest TN woman for crimes in ND

174 ourmandave 2026-03-29 14:23:54 UTC cnn.com Llama Share 70

A Tennessee grandmother was wrongly arrested in North Dakota due to AI facial recognition errors. She spent over five months in jail before being released after evidence showed she was in Tennessee during the time of the crimes.

The Epistemology of Microphysics

10 danielam 2026-03-29 17:23:54 UTC edwardfeser.com Full Share 0

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LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

349 hrncode 2026-03-29 09:23:54 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 234

User is frustrated with a social network that displays AI-generated content and artificially limits scroll speed. They find it annoying and reminiscent of a dystopian TV show.

A nearly perfect USB cable tester

212 birdculture 2026-03-29 06:23:54 UTC blog.literarily-starved.com Llama Share 104

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.

Miasma: A tool to trap AI web scrapers in an endless poison pit

212 LucidLynx 2026-03-29 10:23:54 UTC github.com/austin-weeks Llama Share 169

Miasma helps fight AI data scraping by sending poisoned training data to scrapers. It's a fast, low-memory server that can be set up to direct scraper traffic to a proxy.

Netscape News Feed Straight Out of the Late 00s

18 mistyvales 2026-03-29 17:35:54 UTC isp.netscape.com Full Share 5

Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time

69 onei 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 23

Researchers have mapped the nerves inside the clitoris in unprecedented detail, revealing the extent of nerves crucial to orgasms and correcting previous anatomical misconceptions. The study could help prevent women from experiencing poorer sexual function after pelvic operations and inform reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation.

Show HN: Sheet Ninja – Google Sheets as a CRUD Back End for Vibe Coders

51 sxa001 2026-03-29 12:23:54 UTC sheetninja.io Llama Share 56

The user describes a platform called Sheet Ninja that allows users to create a database in Google Sheets, deploy a live API instantly, and integrate with AI agents like Lovable, Claude, or Replit. With Sheet Ninja, users can build and deploy projects quickly, validate ideas, and update data instantly without coding or server management.

Show HN: Create a full language server in Go with 3.17 spec support

64 rumno0 2026-03-29 11:23:54 UTC github.com/owenrumney Llama Share 12

The Go library for building Language Server Protocol servers handles JSON-RPC framing, message dispatch, and LSP type definitions, allowing developers to focus on language logic. It provides a server that can be run with various input/output streams and supports custom request methods, notifications, and logging.

I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper

138 rpgbr 2026-03-29 05:23:54 UTC manualdousuario.net Llama Share 51

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.

CSS is DOOMed

455 msephton 2026-03-28 21:23:54 UTC nielsleenheer.com Llama Share 108

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 bot situation on the internet is worse than you could imagine

124 ohjeez 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC gladeart.com Llama Share 86

Glade Art uses honeypots to trap bots, with 6.8 million requests in 55 days. Bots mostly come from residential networks in Asian countries, using cheap compute to scrape data.

Show HN: BreezePDF – Free, in-browser PDF editor

18 philjohnson 2026-03-29 14:23:54 UTC breezepdf.com Llama Share 8

This toolkit offers various features for editing and securing documents locally in the browser. It includes tools for drawing, text editing, and security features like redaction and digital certificates.

The Failure of the Thermodynamics of Computation (2010)

34 nill0 2026-03-29 12:23:54 UTC sites.pitt.edu Llama Share 2

The thermodynamics of computation is flawed due to inconsistent idealizations, particularly the selective ignoring of thermal fluctuations. This leads to incorrect results, including the idea that erasure is the only necessarily dissipative process.

Cuts in publishing and book reviewing imperil the future of narrative nonfiction

42 Hooke 2026-03-29 08:23:54 UTC newrepublic.com Llama Share 31

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.

First Western Digital, now Sony: The tech giant suspends SD card sales

14 _tk_ 2026-03-29 17:23:54 UTC mashable.com Llama Share 8

Sony is suspending SD card orders due to global memory shortage caused by rapid AI data center expansion. This move affects CFExpress and regular SD cards, with no clear timeline for resumption.

Twice this week, I have come across embarassingly bad data

56 hermitcrab 2026-03-29 16:23:54 UTC successfulsoftware.net Llama Share 44

The UK government's fuel finder data contains glaring errors such as incorrect locations and prices, likely due to human mistakes in self-reported data. The data was not checked by the government, undermining trust in institutions and potentially leading to bad decisions.

The loneliness of A Room of One’s Own

29 prismatic 2026-03-29 08:23:54 UTC newrepublic.com Llama Share 4

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.

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

192 bookofjoe 2026-03-29 01:23:54 UTC bmj.com Llama Share 129

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.

TSA lines are so out of control that travelers are hiring line-sitters

71 bookofjoe 2026-03-29 14:23:54 UTC washingtonpost.com Full Share 95

Siclair Microvision (1977)

46 joebig 2026-03-29 09:23:54 UTC r-type.org Llama Share 16

Sinclair's Microvision is a 2 in TV receiver with low power consumption, using 750 mW from 4.8 V. It has a £200 price tag and is designed for travelling businessmen.