Karpathy’s Pelican

287 delichon 2026-08-02 16:16:28 UTC twitter.com/karpathy Llama Share 223

Opus 5 generated 5500 lines of code to procedurally render the Lord of the Rings story with a 1M token budget. This example showcases LLMs' potential for creating hyper-custom worlds, but also highlights their limitations in auditing and perceiving multimodal content.

AI Mania: From Tulips to Tokens

10 Lambda11 2026-08-02 20:49:28 UTC seanhelvey.com Llama Share 3

Michael Pollan's coevolutionary story of tulips and humans parallels the current AI boom, where humans are shaped by AI as much as AI is shaped by humans. The industry's lack of transparency and accountability for impact raises questions about who is truly in control, humans or AI.

Show HN: Kakehashi – Experimental userspace to run macOS binaries on Linux ARM

119 vlad_kalinkin 2026-08-02 17:16:28 UTC github.com/wie-project Llama Share 29

Kakehashi is a tool that runs Darwin CLI tools natively on Linux aarch64 by translating BSD syscalls and mapping a freestanding libSystem. It aims to provide a cost-effective alternative to running Darwin tools on macOS, with a focus on correctness and performance, and is suitable for use in CI environments.

Note-Taking and Personal Knowledge Management

49 surprisetalk 2026-08-02 19:16:28 UTC unattributed.cc Llama Share 13

The user read an article by Brennan Kenneth Brown about Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) and found it to be misleading. The user argues that Brennan's article fails to critically examine the effectiveness of PKM systems and tools like Obsidian.

Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust

87 HieronymusBosch 2026-08-02 17:16:28 UTC stackoverflow.blog Llama Share 37

Developers are struggling to trust AI tools due to their unpredictability and lack of transparency, which can lead to broken processes and decreased productivity. To build trust, teams need to establish a more deliberate and explicitly-defined workflow that preserves human judgment and provides the right context for AI agents.

My personal AI benchmark: "Generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw."

33 thebigship 2026-08-02 20:16:28 UTC frogs.vaguespac.es Full Share 15

One prompt, every model: generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw. Each model gets three tries a month. An AI drawing benchmark.

Show HN: Draco – A single-binary, self-hostable Firecrawl alternative in Rust

5 ccheshirecat 2026-08-02 20:49:28 UTC github.com/0xchasercat Prefix Share 0

A fast, stealth, native-Rust web scraper — a lighter alternative to Firecrawl / Browserbase. Point it at a URL and get clean Markdown + metadata back, using a browser-faithful TLS/JA4 fingerprint to reach pages that block ordinary clients. No Node, no headless-Chrome fleet, no per-request browser boot. The fastest way to install Draco on Linux or macOS is via the install script: (This will ...

Show HN: NixOS-DGX-Spark – Nix and NixOS on the DGX Spark

64 graham33 2026-08-02 17:16:28 UTC github.com/graham33 Llama Share 16

To use Nix on DGX Spark, you can either use DGX Spark playbooks with Nix on DGX OS or install NixOS with the DGX Spark module.

Twenty Years of RISC OS Open

133 AlexeyBrin 2026-08-02 13:16:28 UTC riscosopen.org Llama Share 23

RISC OS Open Ltd was founded in 2006 with the goal of opening up the proprietary operating system to the community. Over the past 20 years, the community has contributed significantly to the OS's development, resulting in a much healthier and improved RISC OS today.

F*: A general-purpose proof-oriented programming language

128 ducktective 2026-08-02 13:16:28 UTC fstar-lang.org Llama Share 49

F* is a programming language that combines dependent types and multi-monadic effects for formal verification and proof-oriented programming. It has been applied in various fields including security, cryptography, and systems.

Sharing an X11 Server Across Hosts with FamilyWild

6 shirozuki 2026-08-02 20:27:28 UTC dobrowolski.dev Prefix Share 1

Ever tried running an X11 application from inside a container, a chroot, or over ssh with a bind-mounted .Xauthority — only to be greeted by the ever-helpful Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified? The file is right there, mounted read-only where the client expects it, and yet X refuses the connection. The reason is subtle, and the fix is a single line of sed. An ...

Schmitt Trigger: Robust Comparator Design with Hysteresis

6 ankitg12 2026-08-02 20:16:28 UTC wevolver.com Prefix Share 2

● A Schmitt trigger is a comparator with built-in hysteresis. Positive feedback ensures the output toggles only when the input crosses distinct upper (V(TH)) and lower (V(TL)) threshold voltages, so noise within the hysteresis window cannot cause repeated toggles. ● Inverting op-amp Schmitt trigger thresholds. With input resistor R1, feedback resistor R2, and saturation voltage V(sat), the ...

Rooting, firmware analysis and persistent credentials of TP-Link TL-841N

65 mindracer 2026-08-02 17:16:28 UTC blog.juni-mp4.com Full Share 10

Harvesting SSH Credentials: Insights from My Honeypot Network

26 whatbackup 2026-08-02 18:16:28 UTC uphillsecurity.com Llama Share 18

The user has been working on a honeypot network for 30 days using Python and Paramiko for SSH handling, gathering logs locally and fetching additional information with ipgeolocation.io. The project is still in progress and the user is open to feedback and ideas for future development, with plans to share it in a Git repository.

Let the Machines In

5 lluvt 2026-08-02 20:18:28 UTC blog.semenzin.com Prefix Share 0

Skip to content “From each art practiced in its time I derive a knowledge which compensates me in part for pleasures lost. I have supposed, and in my better moments think so still, that it would be possible in this manner to participate in the existence of everyone; such sympathy would be one of the least revocable kinds of immortality.” Marguerite Yourcenar, Memories of Hadrian “It’s very ...

Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share

50 01-_- 2026-08-02 20:16:28 UTC cleantechnica.com Llama Share 20

Tesla and Chinese brands lead the European EV market, with Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 taking the top two spots in June sales. The Chinese market share doubled to 10% in June, with BYD and MG experiencing significant growth.

How the words we teach English language learners changed

170 c-oreills 2026-08-02 16:16:28 UTC pudding.cool Llama Share 98

The General Service List (1953) and the New General Service List (2023) track changes in everyday English vocabulary, showing a shift from tangible, physical words to abstract concepts and ideas. The 2023 list reflects a more systemic, connected world, with words like mortgage, corporation, and climate, and a greater emphasis on precision and abstract thinking.

When transit passes were designed by hand (2022)

73 nate 2026-08-02 15:16:28 UTC letterformarchive.org Llama Share 20

The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company produced colorful transit passes from 1930s to 1960s with unique hand lettering and designs. About 300 of these passes are now in the Archive's collection, showcasing the city's commitment to civic design and visual appeal.

Fasttracker II clone in C using SDL 2

103 andsoitis 2026-08-02 13:16:28 UTC 16-bits.org Llama Share 33

Fasttracker II is a music tracker software developed by Fredrik Huss in 1994, allowing users to create and edit music files. Your FT2 clone is a portable version written in C using SDL 2, available for download on GitHub.

Meshdiff – visually compare two STL versions in the browser, client-side

158 projscope 2026-08-02 12:16:28 UTC meshdiff.com Full Share 16

Meshdiff compares two versions of a 3D model and shows exactly what changed: added material, removed material, and dimensional drift. Free, in-browser voxel and surface-heatmap diffing for STL, 3MF, and OBJ files — nothing is uploaded.

Folding Paper Globes

122 dango2506 2026-08-02 12:16:28 UTC foldingglobes.com Full Share 27

Free print-ready folding paper globe templates: the Moon, Mars, Earth at night, and more. Download, print, cut, fold, glue.

The Myth of Snow Leopard

8 speckx 2026-08-02 19:16:28 UTC rubenerd.au Prefix Share 0

Snow Leopard was a version of Mac OS X released in 2010. It was billed by Apple as having “0 new features”, with a focus on refining the system, improving efficiency, and fixing bugs. Those of us using Macs at the time welcomed the news after living with updates that seemingly broke as many things as they introduced with each release. This idea is so powerful—and so longed for—that it’s ...

'Crush this lady': how eBay harassment campaign led to $56M payout

60 JumpCrisscross 2026-08-02 20:16:28 UTC ft.com Full Share 16

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Great Question (YC W21) Is Hiring Senior Demand Gen Manager

0 2026-08-02 12:16:28 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Great Question is hiring a Demand Generation Manager to own SQL attainment, channel strategy, and execution at scale using AI and automation. The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of B2B demand generation experience, is AI-native, and can build repeatable demand programs across multiple acquisition channels.

German carmakers flood jobs market with managers after wielding axe

30 JumpCrisscross 2026-08-02 20:16:28 UTC ft.com Full Share 23

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Show HN: Bor – Open-source policy management for Linux desktops

155 eniac111 2026-08-02 09:16:28 UTC getbor.dev Llama Share 19

Bor v0.8.0 adds new policy types for Thunderbird, Microsoft Edge, and Firewalld zones, alongside a web UI overhaul and security hardening. It also includes finer-grained RBAC, tamper protection, and accessibility improvements.

Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge

116 jruohonen 2026-08-02 11:16:28 UTC publicdomainreview.org Llama Share 28

The Ars notoria is a medieval manuscript that promised to fast-track advanced learning through magical rituals and diagrams, but was condemned by church authorities as demonic. Despite this, the text remained popular and was translated into various languages, including English, and continued to be used and edited throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Show HN: Fuse – statically typed functional programming language

90 the_unproven 2026-08-02 12:16:28 UTC fuselang.org Llama Share 26

Fuse is a functional programming language with System F type system, algebraic data types, and generics for domain modeling. It features pure functions, pattern matching, and do notation for expressive code, with type inference and whole-program optimization for fast binaries.

EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation

12 RobotToaster 2026-08-02 20:45:28 UTC linuxiac.com Llama Share 1

The European Union's age-verification project requires hardware-bound attestation, raising concerns about Linux, custom Android ROMs, and open systems. Critics argue this approach endangers the system by limiting it to approved devices and operating systems, invading users' privacy and restricting internet access.

Effective HTML

5 ramoz 2026-08-02 19:16:28 UTC effectivehtml.com Prefix Share 2

A visual field guide to choosing and making the right artifact: from rough wireframes to working prototypes, diagrams, and small purpose-built interfaces. HTML earns its place when spatial, visual, comparative, or interactive expression makes the work easier to understand. Markdown is often enough. HTML becomes useful when a reader needs to compare structure, manipulate state, inspect ...