Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies

591 bob_theslob646 2026-03-28 18:29:37 UTC sytse.com Llama Share 142

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.

CSS is DOOMed

121 msephton 2026-03-28 21:29:37 UTC nielsleenheer.com Llama Share 37

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.

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

125 mean_mistreater 2026-03-28 19:29:37 UTC twitter.com/bowang87 Full Share 84

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Linux is an interpreter

146 frizlab 2026-03-28 17:29:37 UTC astrid.tech Llama Share 27

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.

AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice

489 oldfrenchfries 2026-03-28 14:29:37 UTC news.stanford.edu Llama Share 379

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.

My heuristics are wrong. What now?

18 herbertl 2026-03-28 22:29:37 UTC brooker.co.za Llama Share 1

Tech leaders must update their heuristics to match changing technology. They should build, own, and get hands dirty to learn and update their knowledge.

The first 40 months of the AI era

80 jpmitchell 2026-03-28 19:29:37 UTC lzon.ca Llama Share 24

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.

OpenCiv1 – open-source rewrite of Civ1

59 caminanteblanco 2026-03-28 18:29:37 UTC github.com/rajko-horvat Llama Share 13

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.

Meta Partners with Arm to Develop New Class of Data Center Silicon

21 eatonphil 2026-03-28 21:29:37 UTC about.fb.com Llama Share 1

Meta and Arm are partnering to develop custom CPUs for AI workloads and general computing. The first release, Arm AGI CPU, is designed for efficient performance and will be available to the broader AI ecosystem.

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

0 2026-03-28 22:29:37 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.

1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History

33 mitchbob 2026-03-28 20:29:37 UTC nybooks.com Llama Share 28

The current AI bubble is different from previous ones as investors openly acknowledge inflated valuations and overblown expectations. However, this acceptance may make it harder to prevent the bubble from bursting and potentially leading to a broader financial crisis.

I decompiled the White House's new app

335 amarcheschi 2026-03-28 16:29:37 UTC thereallo.dev Llama Share 117

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.

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

322 msephton 2026-03-28 12:29:37 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 53

Cocoa-Way – Native macOS Wayland compositor for running Linux apps seamlessly

293 OJFord 2026-03-28 10:29:37 UTC github.com/j-x-z Llama Share 93

The Cocoa-Way project uses Rust to create a zero-cost cross-platform Wayland compositor. It handles stale socket files with the run_waypipe.sh script and uses SIMD-accelerated pixel conversion.

Undroidwish – a single-file, batteries-included Tcl/Tk binary for many platforms

54 smartmic 2026-03-28 17:29:37 UTC androwish.org Llama Share 3

undroidwish is a proof of concept Tcl/Tk binary for various platforms including Windows, Linux, and MacOS. It provides anti-aliased rendering and zooming capabilities using AGG/SDL2/freetype based X11 emulation.

Detecting file changes on macOS with kqueue

56 benhoyt 2026-03-28 18:29:37 UTC vegardstikbakke.com Llama Share 7

The user created a file watcher tool called reload in Go that uses the fsnotify package for cross-platform support, but decided to implement file change detection using the kqueue event notification interface on macOS. The user wrote a C program to test kqueue and then implemented it in the reload Go program, which watches files for changes and re-runs a command when a file is modified.

Spanish legislation as a Git repo

681 enriquelop 2026-03-28 12:29:37 UTC github.com/enriquelop Llama Share 213

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.

CERN uses ultra-compact AI models on FPGAs for real-time LHC data filtering

296 TORcicada 2026-03-28 08:29:37 UTC theopenreader.org Llama Share 130

CERN uses custom AI models on silicon chips to filter LHC data in real-time. These models achieve ultra-low-latency inference at the detector level, making split-second decisions on enormous data streams.

Circuit-level PDP-11/34 emulator

43 elvis70 2026-03-28 16:29:37 UTC github.com/dbrll Llama Share 4

ll/34 is a PDP-11/34A emulator with a virtual CPU reverse-engineered from schematics and microcode. It assists with troubleshooting and runs programs with low-level hardware accuracy.

Private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs

48 mordechai9000 2026-03-28 22:29:37 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 15

Robert Kilgour created Four Seasons Health Care in 1989, but the company's debt and poor management led to its downfall. Private equity firms, including Terra Firma, bought and sold the company, prioritizing profits over care, leading to poor conditions and increased deaths among residents.

rpg.actor Game Jam

59 Kye 2026-03-28 16:29:37 UTC rpg.actor Llama Share 5

Players log into games using their Bluesky accounts and carry a persistent character across multiple experiences. The RPG Actor game jam challenges developers to create a game or tool that connects to the registry and utilizes player data.

Improved Git Diffs with Delta, Fzf and a Little Shell Scripting

111 nickjj 2026-03-28 12:29:37 UTC nickjanetakis.com Llama Share 34

The user recommends using Delta for CLI diffs and has a script called gd to simplify PR reviews.

C++26: A User-Friednly assert() macro

59 jandeboevrie 2026-03-28 15:29:37 UTC sandordargo.com Llama Share 45

C++26 is updating the assert() macro to make it less fragile by redefining it as a variadic macro using __VA_ARGS__. This change eliminates a class of surprising compilation failures, improves readability, and reduces cognitive overhead, making everyday C++ nicer to work with.

ICAO issued new power bank restriction on flight

52 phantomathkg 2026-03-28 15:29:37 UTC icao.int Llama Share 70

New ICAO power bank restrictions limit passengers to 2 devices and prohibit recharging during flights to enhance aviation safety. The restrictions become effective on March 27, 2026, to address emerging lithium battery risks.

Hacking old hardware by renaming to .zip [video]

95 abadar 2026-03-28 05:29:37 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 72

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip

292 zdw 2026-03-28 02:29:37 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 162

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 has 208MB of cache, making it 10% faster in games and apps that benefit from extra cache. It's fully overclockable and has improved cooling, but costs more than the vanilla 9950X3D.

Google just gave Android power users a sideloading win

43 croemer 2026-03-28 20:29:37 UTC androidauthority.com Llama Share 37

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.

Paper Tape Is All You Need – Training a Transformer on a 1976 Minicomputer

131 rahen 2026-03-28 09:29:37 UTC github.com/dbrll Llama Share 21

The project is a spiritual successor to Xortran, training a small transformer to reverse a sequence of digits on a PDP-11/20. It uses a modest extension of a basic neural network with matrix multiplies, backpropagation, and cross-entropy.

Goldman Sachs now reckons that oil could take out the 2008 record of $147

13 bookofjoe 2026-03-28 22:29:37 UTC ft.com Full Share 4

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The bee that everyone wants to save

269 nivethan 2026-03-28 02:29:37 UTC naturalist.bearblog.dev Llama Share 83

The honeybee is not endangered, but its dominance in pollinator conservation efforts may be harming other wild bee species. To truly help pollinators, people should focus on growing more flowers and reducing pesticide use rather than installing honeybee hives.