GoDaddy Gave a Domain to a Stranger Without Any Documentation

191 jamesponddotco 2026-04-26 17:27:10 UTC anchor.host Llama Share 58

A GoDaddy employee transferred a 27-year-old domain without validation, and the company's support team failed to resolve the issue for four days. The domain was eventually recovered by a stranger who accidentally received it, highlighting a major security flaw in GoDaddy's transfer process.

Dillo Browser Release 3.3.0

53 rodarima 2026-04-26 17:27:10 UTC dillo-browser.org Llama Share 5

Dillo 3.3.0 adds new features, configuration options, and bug fixes, including experimental FLTK 1.4 support and a new dilloc program for command-line control. It also introduces page actions, OAuth authentication, and remote control via a UNIX socket.

Asahi Linux Progress Linux 7.0

506 elisaado 2026-04-26 11:27:10 UTC asahilinux.org Llama Share 220

Linux 7.0 has been released and Asahi progress report includes updates to the Asahi Installer, which now supports UEFI-only installation and firmware updates for ALS and other hardware. The report also covers various hardware improvements, including PMP support, Bluetooth and WiFi coexistence, display controller work, and audio stack progress, as well as upcoming releases and gratitude to supporters.

Clay PCB Tutorial

132 j0r0b0 2026-04-26 16:27:10 UTC feministhackerspaces.cargo.site Llama Share 86

Researchers at Mz* Baltazar's Lab developed a method to create PCBs from natural clay, using a 3D printed stamp and a low-energy firing process. The project aims to create sustainable and locally sourced hardware, reducing the reliance on conflict minerals and promoting fair trade practices.

Why SWE-bench Verified no longer measures frontier coding capabilities

157 kmdupree 2026-04-26 14:27:10 UTC openai.com Llama Share 111

SWE-bench Verified, a benchmark for autonomous software engineering, has contamination issues due to publicly available data and flawed test cases, making it unsuitable for measuring model progress. A new benchmark, SWE-bench Pro, is recommended for reporting results due to lower contamination risk and more robust test cases.

The Visible Zorker: Zork 1

45 PLenz 2026-04-26 17:27:10 UTC eblong.com Full Share 2

A software exhibit that allows you to explore Zork and also Zork's source code at the same time.

An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below

82 jeremyccrane 2026-04-26 17:27:10 UTC twitter.com/lifeof_jer Full Share 99

Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot. Some privacy related extensions may cause issues on x.com. Please disable them and try again.

Statecharts: hierarchical state machines

242 sph 2026-04-26 10:27:10 UTC statecharts.dev Llama Share 71

A statechart is a visual formalism for complex systems that solves state explosion problems in state machines. It's a great communicator and can be used as an exploratory tool for non-developers and QA.

If more than 50% press blue, everyone survives. Red pressers always survive

14 iuvcaw 2026-04-26 18:27:10 UTC shankwiler.com Llama Share 7

The original scenario involves a blue and red button where more than 50% choosing blue ensures everyone survives, otherwise only red button pressers survive. The likeliest outcome is nearly 50% choose blue, resulting in half the world dying.

Waymo says expecting driverless taxis to stay out of bike lanes is unrealistic

35 randycupertino 2026-04-26 18:36:10 UTC road.cc Llama Share 23

Waymo's self-driving taxis in London are programmed to veer into cycle lanes for pickups and drop-offs, despite being illegal and unsafe. Cycling campaigners claim this is a normal practice, as customers expect to be dropped off in bike lanes.

Free Textbook on Engineering Thermodynamics

49 2DcAf 2026-04-26 15:27:10 UTC thermodynamicsbook.com Llama Share 18

This textbook provides a clear introduction to thermodynamics for university students and engineers, covering key concepts with examples and problems. It also includes historical explorations to connect ideas to their origins and impact.

Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an Erdős problem

670 pr337h4m 2026-04-26 01:27:10 UTC scientificamerican.com Llama Share 466

A 23-year-old man named Liam Price used ChatGPT Pro to solve a 60-year-old math problem left by Paul Erdos. The AI's solution, which was posted online, appears to be original and may have broader applications in mathematics.

Sloppy Copies

27 dev_hugepages 2026-04-26 17:27:10 UTC markround.com Llama Share 5

The author's article about a hobby project in Ruby on Rails generated interest and traffic, but also led to suspicious activity and cloning of the app. The author found nearly identical copies of their app with AI-generated content and fake testimonials.

Why has there been so little progress on Alzheimer's disease?

368 chiefalchemist 2026-04-26 00:27:10 UTC freakonomics.com Full Share 248

Show HN: Turning a Gaussian Splat into a videogame

153 yak32 2026-04-26 09:27:10 UTC blog.playcanvas.com Llama Share 31

The user created a photorealistic environment using Gaussian Splatting and added physics, lighting, and NPCs to it, achieving a playable game in a browser tab. The user used various open-source tools and libraries, including SuperSplat, splat-transform, and Recast navigation, to create the environment and NPCs, and shared the project publicly on PlayCanvas.

GitHub unwanted UX change: issue links now open in a popup

174 luckman212 2026-04-26 14:27:10 UTC github.com/orgs Full Share 91

🏷️ Discussion Type Product Feedback 💬 Feature/Topic Area Issues Body In some repositories, any link to an issue form an issue stared to open in a popup overlay instead of navigating to it. Is that ...

USB Cheat Sheet (2022)

457 gwerbret 2026-04-25 22:27:10 UTC fabiensanglard.net Llama Share 80

A USB cheat sheet was created to clarify USB terms and save time. It covers USB versions, lane striping and bonding, and wire configurations for different USB speeds.

Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day

466 _-x-_ 2026-04-26 01:27:10 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 171

Headspace app is silently appearing on iPhone 13 Pro around 1pm EST daily. Reports of similar issue on Reddit suggest it may be a widespread iOS issue.

Orinoco: Young Generation Garbage Collection

5 plow-tycoon 2026-04-26 18:27:10 UTC v8.dev Prefix Share 0

JavaScript objects in V8 are allocated on a heap managed by V8’s garbage collector. In previous blog posts we have already talked about how we reduce garbage collection pause times (more than once) and memory consumption. In this blog post we introduce the parallel Scavenger, one of the latest features of Orinoco, V8’s mostly concurrent and parallel garbage collector and discuss design ...

Plants can sense the sound of rain, a new study finds

13 paulpauper 2026-04-26 18:27:10 UTC news.mit.edu Llama Share 1

MIT engineers found that rice seeds germinate faster when exposed to the sound of rain. The sound vibrations dislodge statoliths, tiny gravity-sensing organelles, stimulating seed growth.

QNX on the Commodore 900 – Raiders of the lost hard drive [video]

29 rbanffy 2026-04-26 13:27:10 UTC archive.fosdem.org Llama Share 0

A user restored a Commodore C900 prototype to working condition after years of inactivity. The restoration involved reverse-engineering and digital archaeology to fix issues with the power supply, keyboard, and hard drive.

The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code

984 milkglass 2026-04-26 06:27:10 UTC techtrenches.dev Llama Share 658

The US defense industry's reliance on obsolete technology and lack of skilled workers led to production delays and shortages during the Ukraine war. The industry's focus on cost-cutting and optimization has left it vulnerable to crises.

GnuPG – post-quantum crypto landing in mainline

145 zdkaster 2026-04-26 03:27:10 UTC lists.gnupg.org Llama Share 42

A new version of GnuPG, 2.5.19, is available with several new features and bug fixes. It is recommended to update to this version before the old 2.4 series reaches end-of-life in two months.

Flickr: The first and last great photo platform

253 Nrbelex 2026-04-25 22:27:10 UTC petapixel.com Llama Share 142

Flickr remains a unique online community for photography enthusiasts, offering robust features and a sanctuary from algorithm-driven content. Its Pro subscription provides benefits like unlimited storage, ad-free galleries, and exclusive savings, justifying the cost for many users.

Mine, a Coalton and Common Lisp IDE

82 Jach 2026-04-26 12:27:10 UTC coalton-lang.github.io Llama Share 4

mine is a new IDE for Coalton and Common Lisp that aims to make these languages more accessible to beginners. It's a single-download application with a user-friendly interface and features like hot-reloading and on-the-fly debugging.

Mahjong: A Visual Guide

183 iamwil 2026-04-26 03:27:10 UTC themahjong.guide Llama Share 52

A mahjong set has 136 tiles with 34 unique designs, four of each, and honor tiles. A winning hand is 4 sets + 1 pair, totaling 14 tiles, with the pair called the "eyes".

Exposing Floating Point – Bartosz Ciechanowski (2019)

67 subset 2026-04-26 07:27:10 UTC ciechanow.ski Llama Share 10

The article explains how floating point numbers work, including their representation in base-2 scientific notation, and how they are encoded into binary format using the IEEE 754 standard. It also discusses the limitations and quirks of floating point numbers, including rounding errors, subnormals, and the behavior of NaNs and infinities.

OpenAI Privacy Filter

280 tanelpoder 2026-04-25 21:27:10 UTC openai.com Llama Share 59

OpenAI releases Privacy Filter, a small model for detecting and redacting PII in text, designed for high-throughput privacy workflows and context-aware detection. It achieves state-of-the-art performance on the PII-Masking-300k benchmark and can be fine-tuned for different data distributions and privacy policies.

Using coding assistance tools to revive projects you never were going to finish

334 speckx 2026-04-25 19:27:10 UTC blog.matthewbrunelle.com Llama Share 213

The user tested Claude Code with a personal project, a shim between YouTube Music and OpenSubsonic API, and found it helpful in implementing the project from scratch. The user was able to get a working service in a short evening, but still has concerns about relying too much on AI coding assist and losing skills.

Terra API (YC W21) Hiring: Applied AI Strategist(Health Intelligence)

0 2026-04-26 07:27:10 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Apply to Terra API with a single profile, using market research to identify sharp opportunities in AI × health. Analyze user needs, product patterns, and market trends to inform Terra's roadmap and GTM strategy.