Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS

303 fjfaase 2026-09-25 08:46:33 UTC dawo.community Llama Share 137

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.

Ink and Switch Interactive Homepage

46 iFreilicht 2026-09-25 10:46:33 UTC inkandswitch.com Llama Share 8

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.

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

88 hugh4life 2026-09-25 07:46:33 UTC nyaa.sh Llama Share 35

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.

The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy

57 runeks 2026-09-25 10:46:33 UTC economist.com Full Share 47

F-Droid 2.0

1277 daveoc64 2026-09-24 15:46:33 UTC f-droid.org Llama Share 370

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.

Special Projects (2016)

33 vinhnx 2026-09-25 09:46:33 UTC openai.com Llama Share 10

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.

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

57 safateam 2026-09-25 07:46:33 UTC safateam.com Llama Share 15

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 ...

Show HN: Make cursed fonts like Times New Bastard

728 MitPitt 2026-09-24 17:46:33 UTC bastardica.mitpit.com Llama Share 98

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

327 sidharthkmenon 2026-09-24 17:46:33 UTC github.com/devdotfast Llama Share 120

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.

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

33 Betelbuddy 2026-09-25 10:46:33 UTC ft.com Llama Share 21

Oracle may be required to pay investors for a data centre even if it lacks electricity. Users can save on digital access and print editions of the Financial Times with various subscription options.

Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative?

429 jbotz 2026-09-24 17:46:33 UTC dynomight.substack.com Full Share 223

Amiga Screens: A Primer

17 msephton 2026-09-25 07:46:33 UTC datagubbe.se Llama Share 2

The Amiga computer uses a concept called "screens" to refer to display areas, which can have different resolutions and color depths. These screens can be combined and overlapped to reveal the screen behind them, allowing for multitasking workflows despite limited hardware resources.

Show HN: Agentic CUDA Kernel Optimizer

4 bertaye 2026-09-25 10:46:33 UTC github.com/bertaye Prefix Share 0

An agentic CUDA kernel optimizer that turns workload descriptions into GPU implementations through an automated cycle of code generation, correctness checks, benchmarking, and refinement. Powered by LangGraph, the agent explores kernel implementations and launch configurations, queries GPU properties, and can research NVIDIA documentation for optimization guidance and inspect Nsight Compute ...

2DWillNeverDie

258 surprisetalk 2026-09-24 19:46:33 UTC 2dwillneverdie.com Full Share 56

What About Rails?

86 jrochkind1 2026-09-25 03:46:33 UTC jardo.dev Llama Share 38

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.

Fearless SIMD v1.0

270 verdagon 2026-09-24 17:46:33 UTC linebender.org Llama Share 40

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]

350 an0malous 2026-09-24 17:46:33 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 380

Toyota is taking the Corolla electric

349 cisc 2026-09-24 14:46:33 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 622

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

347 ahmedhossamdev 2026-09-24 16:46:33 UTC ahmedhossamdev.com Llama Share 160

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.

Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos

290 iacguy 2026-09-24 20:46:33 UTC launchvideo.io Llama Share 147

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.

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

139 benbreen 2026-09-24 19:46:33 UTC resobscura.substack.com Full Share 30

Two-tier encryption in the UK

466 ReturnoftheHack 2026-09-24 11:46:33 UTC macanorak.com Llama Share 414

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.

Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space

196 xnx 2026-09-24 17:46:33 UTC blog.google Llama Share 393

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.

Writing Parquet files using Haskell

70 cosmic_quanta 2026-09-24 23:46:33 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?

128 ahelwer 2026-09-24 17:46:33 UTC ahelwer.ca Llama Share 57

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.

Sourcehut account takeover via build logs (XSS in ansi2html)

130 arusekk 2026-09-24 20:46:33 UTC blog.arusekk.pl Llama Share 25

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.

Nokia Design Archive (2025)

237 pillars 2026-09-24 11:46:33 UTC repo.aalto.fi Full Share 128

The Board Game of the Alpha Nerds (2014)

92 neonate 2026-09-24 21:46:33 UTC grantland.com Llama Share 50

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.

The Bayeux Tapestry: Woven by the Victors

36 prismatic 2026-09-25 00:46:33 UTC historytoday.com Full Share 18

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California is chasing wealth that has feet

254 idbnstra 2026-09-24 20:46:33 UTC blog.landeconomics.org Llama Share 678

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.