Making a Python interpreter in 1024 bytes

90 azhenley 2026-09-07 00:01:32 UTC austinhenley.com Llama Share 32

A Python interpreter in 1024 bytes of C code is being developed, focusing on a subset of the language with minimal syntax. The interpreter uses recursive descent parsing and executes expressions along the way without error handling or intermediate representation.

GrapheneOS Overhauled Default Apps and Secure Clipboard

199 Cider9986 2026-09-06 21:01:32 UTC grapheneos.social Full Share 122

We're well into the process of converting the Messaging app included in GrapheneOS into a modern app. We'll be making a new release later today with a completely overhauled user interface written in Android Compose. We've made a massive amount of other improvements and bug fixes beyond that too.

It took a year to ship WebAssembly in Anubis

142 xena 2026-09-06 21:01:32 UTC anubis.techaro.lol Llama Share 87

Anubis is a security measure to prevent AI scraping, causing temporary downtime. To access the website, disable plugins like JShelter that block modern JavaScript features.

Ponytail: Lazy Senior Engineer Skill

6 zatkin 2026-09-07 01:19:32 UTC ponytail.dev LocalLLM Share 1

CacheManager uses a lock and store for caching, with a TTL and maxsize. The fetch function is decorated with lru_cache, handling 12 feature tasks in a FastAPI + React repo.

Your intellectual fly is open when you use an LLM to author a post (2025)

528 cyb0rg0 2026-09-06 12:01:32 UTC bcantrill.dtrace.org Llama Share 342

The author criticizes excessive use of Large Language Models (LLMs) on LinkedIn, citing poor writing quality and loss of authenticity. They urge users to write their own content, as LLM-generated posts can be easily recognizable and undermine the reader's trust.

Show HN: Mador – Make any DOM reactive with a tiny 80-line Proxy state tuple

68 bosmarcel 2026-09-06 21:01:32 UTC github.com/marsbos Llama Share 22

Mador is a reactive state management library that binds to existing DOM, using native ES modules and tracking dependencies for efficient updates. It works without components or virtual DOM, modifying the provided DOM directly.

Nitter and XCancel resume service after legal advice

475 zImPatrick 2026-09-06 18:01:32 UTC github.com/zedeus Llama Share 247

X Corp sent cease and desist letters to Nitter project on 24 August 2026. The project will continue following legal advice, with more details to be announced soon.

Is mathematics about to enter the conservatory?

20 _alternator_ 2026-09-07 00:01:32 UTC mbmccoy.dev Llama Share 29

A mathematician discusses a new paper proving the Spherical Hadwiger Conjecture using AI assistance, raising concerns about the impact of AI on human mathematicians. The author wonders what specific proof details were handled by the AI tool OpenAI Codex.

Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings

44 ur-whale 2026-09-06 21:01:32 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 11

A new method translates text embeddings without paired data, achieving high cosine similarity across different models and architectures. This approach preserves the geometry of unknown embeddings, posing a security risk to vector databases.

Babylonian Lamb Stew with Beets (1750–1730 BCE)

100 yubblegum 2026-09-06 17:01:32 UTC babylonian-collection.yale.edu Llama Share 54

Heat lamb mixture with beer and water, then serve with steamed bulgur and naan-bread. Toast seeds to make flour, ferment dough for 12 hours, bake into flatbread, then top stew with crushed bread and cilantro.

NetBSD 9.5 released and EOL for NetBSD-9

107 jaypatelani 2026-09-06 16:01:32 UTC blog.netbsd.org Llama Share 8

NetBSD 9.5 is the final release from the NetBSD 9 stable branch, featuring security and stability fixes since April 2024. Users on this branch are urged to update to a more recent release like NetBSD 11.0 or 10.2 for support.

Black Hole of Los Alamos: Seller of surplus nuclear research materials (2011)

43 Bluestein 2026-09-06 20:01:32 UTC atlasobscura.com Full Share 10

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An Alien Mind

332 tosh 2026-09-06 17:01:32 UTC openai.com Llama Share 288

Researchers are concerned about the rapid growth of reasoning language models, which could lead to machines surpassing human intelligence and posing significant risks. They believe that broader interventions are needed to ensure alignment with human values.

Asahi Linux on M3

358 mdp2021 2026-09-06 15:01:32 UTC asahilinux.org Llama Share 199

Asahi Linux now supports Macs with M3 series SoCs, offering most features like webcam and USB support. However, full DCP support and 3D acceleration are not available yet due to ongoing work.

Reverse engineering the storage format for an undocumented database

24 pintprint 2026-09-06 21:01:32 UTC blog.glazer.ee Llama Share 2

We successfully parsed the CronosPro database files using Codex and improved upon the Cronodump codebase to fix parsing issues. The process involved recovering an obfuscated schema, fixing parser assumptions, and validating parsed values under correct schema columns.

Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI

116 iamsyr 2026-09-06 16:01:32 UTC openai.com Llama Share 76

Researchers at OpenAI are developing an automated AI researcher to accelerate progress in deep learning and alignment, with a goal of achieving full Researcher System Integrity (RSI) by 2028. The system is already showing significant acceleration in research tasks, but careful alignment and safety measures are necessary to ensure beneficial AGI development.

Hackers have withdrawn ~4k BTC (~$320M) from the Liquid Federation wallet

65 felipelalli 2026-09-06 23:01:32 UTC twitter.com/liquid_btc Llama Share 39

A security incident occurred on Liquid_BTC, with ~4,000 BTC (~$320 million) withdrawn from the Federation wallet via a SideSwap PAK. The issue is being addressed by the @Blockstream team and other Liquid assets remain unaffected.

Please don't rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge

16 high_na_euv 2026-09-07 01:01:32 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 1

Emergency services in Kanazawa advise against repositioning paramedics' shoes at home entrances to avoid delays. Guests should leave their shoes as they are, allowing paramedics to quickly enter and exit with a patient on a stretcher.

Opalite Health (YC W26) Is Hiring – Founding GTM

0 2026-09-06 17:01:32 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Opalite is hiring a GTM sales hire to build enterprise sales motion for real-time medical interpretation in hospitals and health systems. The ideal candidate will own the full sales cycle, develop outbound strategies, and bring customer insights back into product strategy.

A/I shuts down

527 captainmuon 2026-09-06 15:01:32 UTC keepitfree.ai Llama Share 411

The Autistici/Inventati collective is shutting down due to designation as a global terrorist organization, prioritizing user safety over continued operation. The group will provide instructions on backing up content and technical recommendations before discontinuing services.

MathKernel: An evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics kernel and MCP server

4 staatsgeheim 2026-09-07 01:01:32 UTC github.com/staatsgeheim Prefix Share 0

An evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics kernel — usable both as a Python library (mathkernel) and as an MCP server (mathkernel-mcp) — so applications and LLMs can do advanced mathematics while preserving assumptions, provenance, and claim-specific evidence. Mathematical results carry an explicit trust level, an engine tag, and a derivation trail. Exact computation, checked certificates, ...

Research carried out using NetBSD

76 Bluestein 2026-09-06 17:01:32 UTC netbsd.org Llama Share 18

Researchers and organizations have utilized NetBSD for various projects, including satellite networks, IPv6 implementation, network security, and high-speed data transfer. These efforts demonstrate NetBSD's scalability and performance in different environments.

The NX bit is not just about security

3 torutofu 2026-09-07 01:01:32 UTC purplesyringa.moe Prefix Share 0

Guest post Lobsters While I’m taking a short break from low-level programming, here’s a story by a friend of mine, Sonya, about debugging a seemingly impossible bug in ARM code. This bug hunting saga started several months ago. While developing a bare-metal hypervisor on ARM64 for postmarketOS, I hit a strange bug: if I enabled the CTR_EL0 intercept (which was the whole purpose of the HV, so ...

Vidact – a compiler that turns React into direct DOM operations

51 mohebifar 2026-09-06 17:01:32 UTC vidact.dev Llama Share 25

Vidact compiles a subset of React 19 for build time, excluding class components and third-party packages. It generates server-side markup that can be hydrated by the client, producing a single description of the component.

D2 Is Non-Profit

30 alixanderwang 2026-09-06 20:01:32 UTC d2lang.com Llama Share 10

D2, an open-source IDE and layout algorithm, is now fiscally sponsored by Hack Club after its for-profit company shut down. The project will continue to evolve with AI-driven development, focusing on quality over features.

Electronic skin for prosthetics to sense temperature and pressure

46 gmays 2026-09-06 16:01:32 UTC news.wsu.edu Llama Share 5

Researchers at Washington State University developed an electronic skin for prosthetics that can detect pressure and temperature, potentially helping amputees regain feeling. The customizable system is more accurate and reliable than current commercial glove sensors, with the potential to improve tasks performed by amputees.

M-DISC – DVD/Blu-ray compatible discs that may last up to 1000 years

187 gurjeet 2026-09-06 09:01:32 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 90

M-DISC is a type of archival media designed to last up to 1000 years, using a glassy carbon material that resists oxidation and has a high melting point. The technology was developed by Millenniata, Inc., which went bankrupt in 2016 but its assets were later sold to Yours.co.

Hard-Chat – A serverless, RAM-only P2P terminal chat

5 hardlint 2026-09-07 00:01:32 UTC github.com/mrhardlint LocalLLM Share 0

Zero-trace terminal enables secure, direct P2P messaging via WebRTC with end-to-end encryption. No server storage, only a shared 100-character key for connection.

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight

560 mpweiher 2026-09-06 08:01:32 UTC isaraerospace.com Llama Share 179

Isar Aerospace successfully delivered satellites into orbit on its second flight, becoming the first European commercial space company to do so. The mission marked a new era for the global space industry with sovereign access to space from Continental Europe.

Doomscrolling ourselves to death

368 shubhamjain 2026-09-06 12:01:32 UTC edwest.co.uk Llama Share 268

The author discusses how declining literacy rates, particularly among teenagers and adults, are linked to the rise of television and smartphones. This shift has led to a decline in critical thinking and analytical skills, resulting in a more superficial culture.