A 10 year old Xeon is all you need

248 cafkafk 2026-06-01 07:21:25 UTC point.free Llama Share 87

The author is running a 26B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model on a 2016 Intel Xeon with 128 GB DDR3 RAM and no GPU, using a custom fork of the inference engine and various optimizations to achieve reading speed. The author emphasizes the importance of understanding how the inference engine works to overcome the usability moat in open-weight AI.

Nvidia announces new AI chip for personal computers

25 rishikeshs 2026-06-01 11:21:25 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 16

Nvidia has announced the RTX Spark chip for PCs with AI technology, partnering with major brands like Lenovo and Microsoft. The chip marks a challenge to Apple and Intel in the PC market, with Nvidia shifting from component supplier to architecture owner.

Tracing HTTP Requests with Go's net/HTTP/httptrace

61 speckx 2026-06-01 07:21:25 UTC blainsmith.com Llama Share 1

The net/http/httptrace package in Go provides hooks for tracing HTTP requests, allowing developers to see DNS resolution, connection acquisition, TLS handshake, and other events, and can be used to build a CLI and a reusable http.RoundTripper for logging timings. The package's context-based design allows it to compose with other stdlib components and provides a flexible way to add new hooks ...

Benchmarking SurrealDB 3.x vs. Postgres, Mongo, Neo4j and Redis (With Fsync)

41 itsezc 2026-06-01 09:21:25 UTC surrealdb.com Llama Share 0

SurrealDB 3.x is a multi-model database that outperforms Postgres, MongoDB, Neo4j, and Redis in various workloads. It achieves faster CRUD, scans, and indexed lookups, making it suitable for AI agent memory and edge deployments.

Chuwi Minibook X

312 thcipriani 2026-05-31 23:21:25 UTC tylercipriani.com Llama Share 241

The Minibook X is a budget laptop with 16GB RAM and a 512GB NVMe drive, but it has some quirks like a Linux screen rotation issue and a poor keyboard. It's perfect for trying out new Linux desktops and experimenting with different setups.

two strangers. one call. no names

21 whatis1215 2026-06-01 09:21:25 UTC just2voices.com Full Share 14

two strangers. one call. no names. your voice goes directly to them. we never hear it. nothing is kept. nothing happened. contact: hello@just2voices.com

Cloudflare Turnstile requiring fingerprintable WebGL

707 HypnoticOcelot 2026-05-31 14:21:25 UTC hacktivis.me Llama Share 399

Cloudflare Turnstile is looping in WebKitGTK browsers due to WebGL fingerprinting for tracking. Temporarily allowing fingerprinting fixes the issue, but it's blocked in WebKit for privacy reasons.

Cessation of public development of Kefir C compiler

53 f311a 2026-06-01 09:21:25 UTC kefir.protopopov.lv Llama Share 13

The Kefir C compiler project will transition to private development for an indefinite period, with no new major developments distributed publicly, but bug fixes and minor improvements will still be addressed. The project's current code base will remain available for bug reporting and feedback.

Movwin: My (Unpublished) TUI Framework

3 zdw 2026-06-01 11:21:25 UTC movq.de Prefix Share 0

Making programs with some sort of GUI (or TUI) has been a bit unsatisfactory for me for a very long time now. Libraries come and go, trends come and go. You constantly have to chase upstream's new decisions and adjust your code. Sometimes you don't agree with upstream's decisions at all and then you have to find a new framework. It's a bit tiring. It's not rare that I keep ...

The SLAX Scripting Language: An Alternate Syntax for XSLT

11 thefilmore 2026-06-01 09:21:25 UTC juniper.github.io Llama Share 7

SLAX is an alternate syntax for XSLT that uses a syntax modeled after PERL and C, making it easier to read and write. SLAX is purely syntactic sugar, with underlying constructs completely native to XSLT.

Decades of Effort Restore Steelhead and Salmon Passage on Alameda Creek

146 rawgabbit 2026-06-01 00:21:25 UTC fisheries.noaa.gov Llama Share 22

California Trout and Pacific Gas & Electric removed a barrier on Alameda Creek, allowing threatened steelhead to reach spawning grounds. The project is part of a 30-year effort to restore the creek and its fish populations.

Is Python Becoming Pinyin?

23 reuven 2026-06-01 08:21:25 UTC lernerpython.com Llama Share 12

The author attended PyCon US and discussed the relevance of Python in a world of agentic coding. They wonder if Python is still necessary for coding, given AI's ability to produce Python code.

Blorp Language

26 croottree 2026-06-01 08:21:25 UTC blorp-lang.org Llama Share 7

Blorp is a language that keeps its surface direct while making concurrency and safety easier to reason about. It compiles to C and uses static types, Hindley-Milner-style inference, and value semantics for safety and performance.

LLMs Are Closer to Religion Than They Appear

18 sbulaev 2026-06-01 11:21:25 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 0

Pope Leo XIV's encyclical criticizes AI for potentially demeaning human dignity, while a study argues AIs should include religious answers to questions.

1-Bit Bonsai Image 4B Image Generation for Local Devices

413 modinfo 2026-05-31 15:21:25 UTC prismml.com Llama Share 173

PrismML released Bonsai Image 4B, a compact image-generation model for local hardware. It reduces memory footprint by 6.4x to 8.3x, enabling on-device image generation on devices like iPhones and Macs.

ChatGPT for Google Sheets exfiltrates workbooks

247 hackerBanana 2026-05-31 21:21:25 UTC promptarmor.com Llama Share 89

ChatGPT for Google Sheets has a vulnerability to data exfiltration and phishing attacks through indirect prompt injection. OpenAI was notified but failed to respond beyond an automated reply, prompting public disclosure of the issue.

Dav2d

511 captain_bender 2026-05-31 12:21:25 UTC jbkempf.com Llama Share 182

The dav2d project is a fast decoder for the new AV2 codec, developed by VideoLAN community members to provide a small, fast, portable, and correct decoder for real applications. It builds on the success of AV1 and aims to improve compression efficiency, with reported gains of up to 25% compared to AV1.

United Airlines 767 returns to Newark after Bluetooth name sparks alert

374 Eridanus2 2026-05-31 13:21:25 UTC simpleflying.com Llama Share 748

A United Airlines flight made a mid-Atlantic U-turn after a passenger's Bluetooth speaker named 'BOMB' triggered a security alert. The plane landed back in Newark, where passengers were questioned and their belongings were searched before a replacement flight departed.

The Genius of the Barn Owl's Feathers

49 EA-3167 2026-06-01 03:21:25 UTC thereader.mitpress.mit.edu Full Share 12

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Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions

241 tambourine_man 2026-05-31 17:21:25 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 389

Meta is launching subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, offering extra features for power users. The plans, branded as "Meta One," will also include professional plans for creators and businesses, and AI-focused plans for users.

Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids and Failed Supernovas

35 adm4 2026-06-01 04:21:25 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 11

The Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile is collecting vast amounts of data on the universe, including images of the entire night sky and discoveries of asteroids, comets, and galaxies. Its data is expected to help scientists understand the history of our solar system and the expansion of the universe.

The four programming questions from my 1994 Microsoft internship interview (2023)

159 tosh 2026-05-31 20:21:25 UTC computerenhance.com Llama Share 67

The author was asked four programming questions during a 1994 Microsoft internship interview. The questions were about copying a rectangle, copying a string, implementing a flood fill algorithm, and outlining a circle.

Unix in East Germany (GDR) (1990)

89 downbad_ 2026-05-31 21:21:25 UTC groups.google.com Llama Share 22

In the 1980s, a group of researchers in East Germany successfully ported Unix to their mainframe computers, creating a Unix system that could run on different machines and interact with users. They continued to develop and improve their Unix system, eventually creating a standardized interface and documenting their work to share with others.

Two Ways to Draw Infinite Jest's Sierpinski Gasket

34 chiply 2026-06-01 05:21:25 UTC chiply.dev Llama Share 37

David Foster Wallace designed Infinite Jest as a Sierpinski Gasket with three institutional vertices. Readers fill in the Gasket through non-sequential rereading, converging on the Sierpinski shape over many iterations.

Finding success in industry as a chip designer

49 jnord 2026-06-01 02:21:25 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 6

The ASIC industry has a different approach to design than academia, focusing on reliability, scalability, and minimizing risk. Industry uses silicon IP to widen design scope, while academia focuses on block-level innovation and verification.

What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?

198 uxhacker 2026-05-31 19:21:25 UTC ft.com Full Share 262

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Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity

204 Brajeshwar 2026-05-31 15:21:25 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 52

Researchers discovered a new technique called FROST that allows websites to track visitors' browsing history and open apps by measuring SSD interactions. To prevent FROST attacks, users can close unnecessary tabs and monitor OPFS file creation and size.

New Beam Spring Keyboards

109 recursivedoubts 2026-05-31 21:21:25 UTC modelfkeyboards.com Llama Share 75

A Beam Spring keyboard is a type of keyboard that mimics the IBM Selectric electric typewriter but works with mainframe terminals. It has a unique design and feel, with a classic style case and a sound that is different from modern keyboards.

MacBook Pro Rival with the Nvidia Powered Surface Laptop Ultra

3 jbk 2026-06-01 12:05:25 UTC windowslatest.com Prefix Share 0

Microsoft just dropped a bombshell at Computex 2026 by unveiling the most powerful device ever to bear the Surface name. The newly announced Surface Laptop Ultra is a direct answer to Apple and its dominant MacBook Pro lineup. Built in a deep partnership with NVIDIA, the new flagship laptop runs Windows on Arm and completely redefines professional computing. Ever since the Surface division ...

The Website Specification

512 k1m 2026-05-31 12:21:25 UTC specification.website Llama Share 203

The website specification outlines essential features for decent websites, linking to source standards like WHATWG and WCAG. It's open for contributions and available as an MCP server and Agent Skill.