Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds

118 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-06-08 12:19:48 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 82

Aurélia and others are using social media less for personal interaction and more for entertainment, with many preferring to watch professionally made content from people they don't know. Social media platforms are evolving into passive entertainment platforms, with users giving information for commercial gain in exchange for tailored content.

Launch HN: Intuned (YC S22) – Build and run reliable browser automations as code

35 fkilaiwi 2026-06-08 13:36:48 UTC intunedhq.com Llama Share 7

Intuned Agent generates and maintains production-ready Playwright code for scraping, crawling, and automations. It handles stealth, auth, scheduling, and scale, allowing users to write code in their preferred language.

Zig by Example

77 dariubs 2026-06-08 13:19:48 UTC github.com/boringcollege Full Share 12

Zig by example. Contribute to boringcollege/zig-by-example development by creating an account on GitHub.

Spanish traders set the standard forGnuCash database design

36 vitalikpie 2026-06-08 13:19:48 UTC handson.money Llama Share 26

Spanish traders in the 1600s influenced GnuCash's database design with a thumb-based system, which also set the standard for railways. HandsOnMoney uses a similar fractional system for commodities, offering flexibility but slower performance.

The Cypherpunk Library

183 yu3zhou4 2026-06-08 09:19:48 UTC cypherpunkbooks.com Full Share 58

This shelf is public domain end to end. For everything else, there’s Anna’s Archive, LibGen, and the torrents.

How much of Thermo Fisher's antibody data has been manipulated?

172 mhrmsn 2026-06-08 07:19:48 UTC reeserichardson.blog Llama Share 44

Researchers found over 450 manipulated images in Thermo Fisher's antibody catalog, with more than 100 images showing clear signs of fabrication. The images were used to verify the effectiveness of antibodies, which are crucial for biomedical research.

Zig Structs of Arrays (2024)

66 Tomte 2026-06-08 10:19:48 UTC andreashohmann.com Full Share 12

Dopamine Fracking

548 igmn 2026-06-08 03:19:48 UTC igerman.cc Llama Share 281

You coined the term "dopamine fracking" to describe the harm caused by prioritizing short-term dopamine hits over long-term cultural and personal sustainability. This phenomenon erases complexity and nuance, replacing it with a homogenized, commodified culture devoid of meaning and connection.

1k Data Breaches Later, the Disclosure Lag Is Worse

230 882542F3884314B 2026-06-08 03:19:48 UTC troyhunt.com Llama Share 83

The author of Have I Been Pwned reflects on the 1,000th breach loaded into the database, questioning its continued purpose due to emerging privacy regulations. Disclosure lag times for breaches are worsening, with companies taking months to notify victims.

Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

756 gavinray 2026-06-07 19:19:48 UTC gavinray97.github.io Llama Share 345

The user spent 14-16 years in juvenile prison and later became a convicted felon due to addiction, but rebuilt their life through software and open-source contributions. They now work at Hasura, a developer-facing tool, and hope to give others a chance despite their troubled past.

Spherical Voronoi Diagram

66 marysminefnuf 2026-06-08 08:19:48 UTC jasondavies.com Llama Share 16

The algorithm computes the 3D convex hull of spherical points using a randomized incremental approach. This results in the spherical Delaunay triangulation boundary, which is the convex hull for points in a hemisphere.

Config Files That Run Code: Supply Chain Security Blindspot

33 signa11 2026-06-08 10:19:48 UTC safedep.io Llama Share 2

Attackers use config files to inject malicious code in repositories, exploiting tools that read and act on these files without asking. Reviewing config files like code and treating them as part of the trusted computing base can help prevent such attacks.

Are you expected to run five Python type-checkers now?

9 ocamoss 2026-06-08 13:19:48 UTC pyrefly.org Prefix Share 0

Mypy, Pyrefly, Pyright, ty, Zuban, and possibly more that will come in the future... how are library maintainers expected to cope? TL;DR: Prioritise running as many type-checkers as possible on your test suite. Run at least one on your source code. If you only read one section of this blog post, please make it this one. Because this is where a lot of packages get it wrong. It's common to ...

The 15-minute city is a dead end

11 Anon84 2026-06-08 13:19:48 UTC blogs.lse.ac.uk Llama Share 3

The author argues that the 15-minute city concept is flawed as it creates isolated neighborhoods and hinders social mobility. The author suggests that cities should be connected and inclusive.

APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

244 vthommeret 2026-06-08 02:19:48 UTC teenage.engineering Llama Share 144

The APC-2 is a professional record cutter with superior sound quality, available exclusively through SUPERSENSE. It features advanced technology for precision cutting and control.

A Family Project (2022)

57 surprisetalk 2026-06-08 09:19:48 UTC bittersoutherner.com Llama Share 4

The writer's mother died after 18 months in assisted living due to Parkinson's and the pandemic, and they chose to bury her on their 40-acre property in North Carolina. The family built a casket and dug the grave together, creating a meaningful and intimate farewell.

The Butlerian Jihad Has Begun

28 speckx 2026-06-08 13:27:48 UTC syndekit.substack.com Llama Share 25

The Butlerian Jihad, a concept from Frank Herbert's Dune series, is being misread as an anti-AI slogan, but it actually represents a war on technocracy, not technology. The real target is domination, not machines, and a properly conceived Butlerian Jihad must oppose the concentration of power and the reduction of humans to instruments.

The Smallest Brain You Can Build: A Perceptron in Python

248 DevarshRanpara 2026-06-08 01:19:48 UTC ranpara.net Llama Share 48

A perceptron is a simple neural network that takes one input, weighs it with a weight, adds a bias, and decides with a yes-or-no answer, and it learns from its mistakes by adjusting the weight and bias. The perceptron's ability to learn and make decisions relies on the weight, bias, learning rate, and normalization of the input data, which can be adjusted to improve its accuracy and performance.

Richard Scolyer Has Died

102 nicwilson 2026-06-08 04:19:48 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 26

Richard Scolyer, a pioneering Australian doctor, has died at 59 after a three-year battle with an aggressive brain tumour. He made headlines for undergoing a world-first experimental treatment based on his own scientific breakthroughs in skin cancer.

Nvidia partners with LG robotics to build humanoid robots in South Korea

28 spwa4 2026-06-08 13:19:48 UTC blogs.nvidia.com Llama Share 13

NVIDIA and LG Group are building an AI factory to accelerate AI-driven businesses in robotics, autonomous driving, and data center technologies. The collaboration will enhance AI competitiveness and establish a new global smart factory standard.

Playing with Vision Embeddings

105 prestoj 2026-06-08 05:19:48 UTC prestonbjensen.com Llama Share 9

Researchers used a neural network called DINOv3 to generate images from a 384-dimensional space, where each dimension represents a unique feature. By training a sparse autoencoder (SAE) on DINOv3's embeddings, they were able to decompose the images into individual features and understand what each dimension encodes.

Making peace with your unlived dreams (2023)

267 herbertl 2026-06-07 18:19:48 UTC nik.art Llama Share 161

The writer is unable to pursue snowboarding due to knee issues, but has come to accept and move on from the dream. They now focus on their current life and hobbies, finding satisfaction in the present moment.

New drug 'functionally cures' many hepatitis B virus infections

221 gmays 2026-06-08 02:19:48 UTC science.org Llama Share 40

Researchers found that adding an experimental drug, bepirovirsen, to standard antivirals cured 19% of people with hepatitis B virus in two trials. The results are promising but may not be effective for the majority of the 240 million people worldwide living with chronic HBV infections.

Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring

132 drchiu 2026-06-08 02:19:48 UTC algorithmichiring.github.io Llama Share 66

Employers rely heavily on hiring algorithms, but a study of 3.4 million job applicants found large-scale racial disparities and homogeneous outcomes. Algorithmic monocultures in hiring yield systemic rejections, with 25.87% of Black and 14.74% of Asian applicants facing adverse impact.

Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank

121 robtherobber 2026-06-08 08:19:48 UTC computerweekly.com Llama Share 90

A UK think tank, FIPR, has raised concerns that proposed age verification measures for online services could harm adults and children, and may not effectively reduce online harm. FIPR suggests an alternative approach, "tagging and blocking," where internet sites tag their content and parents can adjust settings to block unsuitable content.

Show HN: I Derived a Pancake

278 bkazez 2026-06-07 21:19:48 UTC absurdlyoptimized.com Llama Share 111

The author created a pancake calculator to optimize pancake recipes by balancing four axes of quality: interior texture, tang, rise, and exterior crisp. The calculator uses stoichiometry to determine the optimal ratio of ingredients, including acid, leavening agents, and dairy, to create the perfect pancake.

Tiny hackable CUDA language model implementation

50 markusheimerl 2026-06-08 04:19:48 UTC github.com/markusheimerl Llama Share 10

The project implements an autoregressive sequence model using a transformer architecture that can process byte streams from various sources. It trains on text data but can model any byte stream, including DNA/RNA sequences, compressed data, and executable binaries.

DeepSeek V4 Pro beats GPT-5.5 Pro on precision

350 yogthos 2026-06-08 02:19:48 UTC runtimewire.com Full Share 178

DeepSeek V4 Pro wins this head-to-head by being more exact where it matters: following instructions, matching schemas, and solving edge cases cleanly. GPT-5.5 Pro is still strong, but it gave away points with avoidable deviations.

A Matter Wi-Fi Light Bulb in Rust on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W

140 melastmohican 2026-06-08 00:19:48 UTC github.com/melastmohican Llama Share 26

This repository contains Rust examples for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 using Embassy async framework, including sensors and displays. Examples include ADXL345 accelerometer, DS18B20 temperature sensor, DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor, and more.

Show HN: Lathe – Use LLMs to learn a new domain, not skip past it

353 devenjarvis 2026-06-07 14:19:48 UTC github.com/devenjarvis Llama Share 63

Lathe is a tool that generates hands-on technical tutorials on demand using LLM skills, allowing users to learn by working through tutorials themselves. It's a combination of LLM skills and a Golang CLI used to store, manage, and view generated tutorials.