Om Malik has died

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Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey. He will be remembered for his insightful writing and creative endeavors, including photography.

An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time

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Scientists have virtually unwrapped and read a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll, PHerc. 1667, without damaging it. The scroll contains a Stoic philosophical treatise on ethics, dated to the 2nd century BC, and is the first to be read continuously from start to end.

Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy

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Australia's under-16 social media ban is not working as intended, with 7 out of 10 kids still using social media. The law mandates age verification through biometric info, government IDs, or other data, introducing new risks for data breaches and phishing attempts.

A data race that doesn't compile

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How I taught Rust’s type system to refuse my own parallel-Redux data races, with one false start and one mind-shift. There’s a class of bug I’ve spent more nights chasing than I care to remember. The kind that only happens under load, vanishes when you attach a debugger, and takes three engineers a weekend to corner. Data races. Rust’s borrow checker prevents most of them at the value level. ...

Framework's 10G Ethernet module exposes USB-C's complexity

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The WisdPi 10G Ethernet Expansion Card for Framework computers has performance issues due to USB-C bandwidth complexity and Realtek RTL8159 Ethernet controller limitations. It can reach up to 9.4 Gbps speeds on Windows 11 but may overheat and is not recommended for laptop use.

A game where you're an OS and have to manage processes, memory and I/O events

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To play the game, create a sandbox configuration file in src/sandbox and run pipenv run auto with your script.

Un-0: Generating Images with Coupled Oscillators

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Researchers at Unconventional AI built Un-0, an image generator powered by a simulated system of coupled oscillators, achieving FID 6.74 on ImageNet 64×64, matching the quality of leading conventional image generation methods. Un-0's architecture harnesses the laws of physics to do the computing, aiming to run modern AI on a fraction of the energy today's machines need, around 1,000x less.

The Garbage Collection Handbook: The Art of Automatic Memory Management (2nd Ed)

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The Garbage Collection Handbook updates the state of the field in automatic memory management, covering new challenges and state-of-the-art techniques. It provides expert insight on garbage collectors, helping programmers select and configure the best options.

Oxide computer 3D rack guided tour

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Explore the Oxide Cloud Computer in 3D. Navigate from rack to sleds to CPUs with guided tours of the components that make up the Cloud Computer.

IBM debuts sub-1 nanometer chip technology

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IBM unveiled a sub-1 nanometer chip technology with a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm node, nearly doubling transistor density. The breakthrough offers up to 50% more performance and 70% greater energy efficiency, enabling future advancements in computing and AI.

An oral history of Bank Python (2021)

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The author describes Bank Python, a proprietary fork of the Python ecosystem used by investment banks, which includes a global database called Barbara, a job runner called Walpole, and a data management system called MnTable. The system is designed to be holistic and all-encompassing, with a focus on data-first development and a unique approach to software engineering that differs from ...

Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion

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OpenKnowledge is a local markdown editor with integrations for LLMs, available as a desktop app or local web app via CLI. It supports macOS, Linux, and Intel Macs, with Node.js 24+ required for installation.

Parallel Parentheses Matching

A paper called More Fun with Monoids by Oleg Kiselyov introduced a map-reduce pattern that can be used to solve the parentheses matching problem with O(n) work and O(log⁡n) span. The problem can be further parallelized using a previous or smaller element problem algorithm to solve the general definition of the parentheses matching problem with O(nlog⁡n) work and O(log⁡n) span.

Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike

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A seeded chess-pathfinding roguelite. Guide Prince Chazz across the board, dodging enemy pieces, and race the per-seed leaderboard.

Migrating from Proxmox to NixOS and Incus

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I decommissioned my Proxmox cluster and migrated to NixOS with Incus, which offers a declarative, reproducible, and atomic update system. This shift allows me to manage my infrastructure in text files, making it accessible to AI agents and reducing state drift.

OS9Map

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OS9Map lets you browse OpenStreetMap on Mac OS 9. Search for landmarks and addresses, and save the places you care about as bookmarks for next time. Smooth scrolling map canvas — drag with the mouse to pan; nearby tiles load as you go. Bookmarks — save the places you visit often and return to them from the menu in one click.

Zig's new bitCast semantics and LLVM back end improvements

The Zig compiler has made several improvements in 2026, including a new ELF linker with fast incremental compilation, improved LLVM backend, and enhanced build system. These changes aim to improve performance, usability, and stability, with features like incremental compilation, lazy type analysis, and better error messages.

The Doorman's Fallacy in action

A restaurant replaced physical menus with a QR code, causing inconvenience and chaos among a group of six people. This experience illustrates the Doorman's Fallacy, where technology replaces humans without considering the consequences on customer experience.

Record type inference for dummies

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The user is writing a series of posts on type inference for anonymous records, a feature that is still lacking in many statically typed languages. They are explaining the basics of type theory and introducing a notation for type inference rules to make the concept more accessible to readers.

Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads

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The last Romans are still around

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The Roman identity has evolved over 1500 years, with various groups in Europe and beyond claiming Roman heritage. These groups include Romanians, Romansh people in Switzerland, Romeika speakers in Greece, and others who have maintained their connection to the Roman Empire.

Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base

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The US military is reinstating flu shot requirements after a Texas Air Force base outbreak sickened 222 recruits and killed one. The move reverses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's April decision to drop the requirement, citing a need to keep armed forces healthy.

Besimple AI (YC P25) Is Hiring

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Besimple AI is hiring a Strategic Projects Lead - Audio Data to own high-priority audio data projects end to end through their platform, translating customer requirements into executable workflows and identifying platform gaps to improve features. The ideal candidate has 3-7+ years of experience in data operations, AI data delivery, and annotation operations, with a strong operator mindset, ...

Experiments in Sports Seismology for the World Cup

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PNSN will stream real-time seismogram data from our instruments in Seattle Stadium during upcoming matches. Recently, PNSN welcomed a camera crew from Football Case Study to the SeismoLab to provide seismological context for their portrait of Lumen Field—which is now transforming to “Seattle Stadium” to host six World Cup matches in Seattle. Watch it here: Our field crew installed six seismic ...

The annotated PyTorch training loop

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The PyTorch training loop involves several key components, including the data pipeline, model, optimizer, and scheduler, which must be carefully configured to achieve optimal results. Common mistakes to watch out for include incorrect data loading, model initialization, and optimizer configuration, as well as failure to properly switch between training and evaluation modes.

GloriousEggroll's Proton has been rebased on Proton 11

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GE-Proton11-1 is released with video rework and Proton 11 rebase, enabling d7vk and winealsa channel count override.

You can't unit test for taste

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The user built an app called In the Long Run, which allows users to virtually run famous routes worldwide and view points of interest along the way. They used GeoNames data, Python, and DuckDB to create a pipeline that enriches the app with relevant points of interest, overcoming challenges with AI hallucinations and biases.

Advanced Nintendo Entertainment System (ANES) – NES Modded to Use 2 PPUs

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This NES mod uses two PPU chips for advanced graphics, requiring a modified console and donor parts. The process involves modifying the motherboard and installing a custom socket for the 74LS139 chip.

The disappearance of Japan's animators

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The anime industry is facing a labour crisis despite its growing popularity, with a shortage of animators and poor working conditions. The industry's shift to contract labour and outsourcing has led to a lack of on-the-job training and a decline in the number of animators.