Gemma 4 on iPhone

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AI Edge Gallery is an open-source app for running powerful LLMs on mobile devices offline. It features high-performance Generative AI, Agent Skills, and Thinking Mode for advanced reasoning and creative capabilities.

LÖVE: 2D Game Framework for Lua

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LÖVE is a free, open-source 2D game framework for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS using Lua. It has documentation on its wiki and community support on forums, Discord, and Reddit.

Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Nasa's Artemis II crew saw the far side of the Moon for the first time. They shared a photo of the Orientale basin, marking the first time it's been seen with human eyes.

Eight years of wanting, three months of building with AI

The user built a high-quality set of devtools for SQLite called syntaqlite with the help of AI coding agents, which proved to be an incredible force multiplier for implementation but a dangerous substitute for design. The user learned that AI excels at giving the right answer to specific technical questions but lacks sense of history, taste, and human experience, requiring careful use and ...

Caveman: Why use many token when few token do trick

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Claude Code skill reduces token usage by 75% by speaking like a caveman. It simplifies complex tech explanations into few tokens.

Running Gemma 4 locally with LM Studio's new headless CLI and Claude Code

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Google's Gemma 4 model is a mixture-of-experts architecture that runs well on local hardware, offering zero API costs, no data leaving the machine, and consistent availability. The 26B-A4B variant is a sweet spot for local inference, delivering roughly 10B dense-equivalent quality at 4B inference cost, making it suitable for tasks like code review, drafting, and testing prompts.

A tail-call interpreter in (nightly) Rust

The user implemented a tail-call interpreter in Rust using the become keyword, achieving a 40-50% speedup on ARM64 and 2x speedup on x86-64 compared to their previous Rust implementation and hand-coded ARM64 assembly. However, the interpreter still lags behind the assembly backend, and its performance on WebAssembly is significantly worse, with a 1.2-4.6x slowdown compared to native performance.

Computational Physics (2nd Edition)

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This website offers resources for the book Computational Physics, including sample chapters, programs, and exercises. Users can download and use the material for instruction, learning, or personal interest.

Nanocode: The best Claude Code that $200 can buy in pure JAX on TPUs

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I'm so excited to share nanocode. This is a library showing you how to train your own Claude Code end-to-end. To a first approximation, we will follow the simplest possible approach for trainin...

From birds to brains: My path to the fusiform face area (2024)

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Nancy Kanwisher's path to studying the fusiform face area was unconventional, involving multiple career changes and setbacks before finding success. Her work revealed the basic architecture of the human mind, but also highlighted the limitations of human brain imaging studies compared to animal research.

LibreOffice – Let's put an end to the speculation

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The Document Foundation's growth was initially rapid but was hindered by poor management decisions and conflicts of interest. The foundation has since taken steps to rectify these issues and improve governance.

Lisette a little language inspired by Rust that compiles to Go

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The code is written in Lisette, a programming language that supports algebraic data types, pattern matching, and immutable data structures by default. It includes various functions and data structures for tasks such as loading configuration files, handling messages, and reporting metrics, as well as error handling and type checking features.

Baby's Second Garbage Collector

The author describes the evolution of a garbage collector, from its initial form to its ability to search the native stack for lost objects. The collector's development allows it to efficiently find and manage objects, restoring balance to the dynamic society.

Friendica – A Decentralized Social Network

Show HN: Contrapunk – Real-time counterpoint harmony from guitar input

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The software offers 8 harmony modes with real counterpoint rules and 28 scale modes, accessible to musicians via a native desktop or browser application. It's MIT licensed and shares a Rust core across all platforms, including server mode for studios.

Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses

Finnish sauna bathing induces immune cell mobilization and changes in circulating cytokines, particularly in response to body temperature changes. The study found associations between sauna-induced heat stress and immune activation, which may partly mediate the health benefits of sauna bathing.

The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing

The author argues that the use of AI agents in academic research can lead to a loss of understanding and critical thinking skills among students, as they rely on machines to do the work for them instead of learning through hands-on experience. The author believes that the key to becoming a good scientist is not just producing results, but also developing the ability to think critically and ...

Music for Programming

The list appears to be a collection of electronic music tracks from various artists. The tracks are from different genres and styles.

Hightouch (YC S19) Is Hiring

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Hightouch is a fast-paced startup that values innovation, kindness, and exceptional talent. It offers competitive compensation, equity, and benefits to support employees' growth and well-being.

Bacteria found in the human intestine capable of improving muscle strength

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Scientists from the University of Granada and Almería found a bacterium in the Roseburia genus linked to improved physical condition and muscle strength. This discovery could lead to a probiotic to help maintain strength during aging.

Microsoft Hasn't Had a Coherent GUI Strategy Since Petzold

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Microsoft's GUI ecosystem has failed developers due to internal politics, premature platform bets, and business strategy pivots. This has led to a confusing landscape with multiple frameworks and technologies.

Just 'English with Hanzi'

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Modern Chinese has been Europeanized, adopting Western grammar and syntax, making it similar to English. This change has allowed Chinese to become a more precise and logical language, but also lost its traditional poetic and cultural essence.

Perfmon – Consolidate your favorite CLI monitoring tools into a single TUI

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Perfmon provides flexibility by allowing users to customize performance monitoring with shell commands via a TOML file. It can be built and configured with a simple make command and a TOML file.

Tracing Goroutines in Realtime with eBPF

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The article discusses how to use eBPF to observe goroutine state changes and memory allocations in Go runtime, and it introduces a tool called xgotop that can be used to trace goroutine lifecycle events in near real-time. The author uses bpftrace to write a PoC that hooks into Go runtime functions and decodes function arguments to observe goroutine lifecycle events, and it provides a simple ...

The Enigma of Gertrude Stein

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Gertrude Stein's writing is known for its difficulty and complexity, with a unique style that blends abstraction and table talk. Her work has been both celebrated and ridiculed, and she remains a mysterious figure in literary history.

My Google Workspace account suspension

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The writer's Google account was suspended due to a mistaken hijacking claim, causing email and authentication issues. Despite multiple attempts and case submissions, the issue remains unresolved after over 40 hours.

Introduction to Computer Music (2009) [pdf]

A putative love song could instill varying levels of hatred. 158 just because many participants in one culture agree'sad' doesn't prove universal affect 4 log2(0) = 0 - so there is no entropy in the process of removing the noise from the signal if you want to change the amplitude of the frequency shifted 152 db / s 156 khz eq

Phone-free bars and restaurants on the rise across the U.S.

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People are seeking to disconnect from screens and devices, prompting phone-free bars and restaurants to emerge across the U.S. Studies show negative impacts of smartphones and social media on learning, socialization, and self-esteem.

Scientists Figured Out How Eels Reproduce (2022)

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Scientists have tracked European eels to their breeding grounds in the Sargasso Sea, solving a 100-year-old mystery. Eels migrate thousands of miles, facing obstacles like dams and pollution, and die soon after reproducing.

Aegis – open-source FPGA silicon

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Aegis is an open-source FPGA project that generates open fabric designs and toolchains, using open PDKs and shuttle services for real silicon. It uses ROHD to generate synthesizable SystemVerilog and follows Xilinx-style conventions for configuration.