Many African families spend fortunes burying their dead

35 powera 2026-04-09 22:22:28 UTC davidoks.blog Llama Share 11

In Ghana and other African countries, funerals are extravagant and expensive, serving as a costly signal of kinship group loyalty and wealth destruction. This kinship culture hinders economic growth by preventing individuals from accumulating wealth and making financial decisions for themselves.

Native Instant Space Switching on macOS

226 PaulHoule 2026-04-09 20:22:28 UTC arhan.sh Llama Share 117

The user is frustrated with MacOS window management, specifically the inability to instantly switch spaces without animation. They found a solution called InstantSpaceSwitcher, a menu bar app that achieves instant space switching without drawbacks.

Charcuterie – Visual similarity Unicode explorer

75 rickcarlino 2026-04-09 20:22:28 UTC charcuterie.elastiq.ch Full Share 11

A visual explorer for Unicode. Browse the character set, discover related glyphs, and learn more about the scripts, symbols, and shapes that make up the standard. Charcuterie is still under active development, and feedback is always welcome. If you would like to support the project and help make more time for it, consider a donation.

Reverse engineering Gemini's SynthID detection

81 _tk_ 2026-04-09 20:22:28 UTC github.com/aloshdenny Llama Share 36

Researchers reverse-engineered Google's SynthID watermarking system using signal processing and spectral analysis. They developed a multi-resolution spectral bypass (V3) that achieves high PSNR and can remove the watermark from images of various resolutions.

PicoZ80 – Drop-In Z80 Replacement

101 rickcarlino 2026-04-09 19:22:28 UTC eaw.app Llama Share 20

The picoZ80 is a custom PCB designed to replace a physical Z80 in a host or industrial computer with a faster CPU, more memory, virtual devices, networking, and rapid application loading from an SD card. It hosts an RP2350B microcontroller, a dual-core 150MHz Cortex-M33 device capable of running at up to 300MHz, and an ESP32 co-processor for WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.

Robots Eat Cars

20 JMill 2026-04-09 22:22:28 UTC telemetry.endeff.com Llama Share 2

Tesla is converting automotive facilities to robot-production facilities, with plans to manufacture one million Optimus humanoid robots per year. The company's system architecture, which includes centralized compute and zonal controllers, is being adopted by other industries and suppliers.

Hegel, a universal property-based testing protocol and family of PBT libraries

69 PaulHoule 2026-04-09 19:22:28 UTC hegel.dev Full Share 26

Hegel is a universal property-based testing protocol and family of libraries, built on Hypothesis.

Research-Driven Agents: When an agent reads before it codes

106 hopechong 2026-04-09 17:22:28 UTC blog.skypilot.co Llama Share 38

A coding agent was used to optimize the performance of the llama.cpp neural network model, resulting in a 15% speedup on x86 and 5% speedup on ARM. The agent's success was due to its ability to read papers and study competing projects before writing code, allowing it to identify optimizations that code-only agents would miss.

Unfolder for Mac – A 3D model unfolding tool for creating papercraft

108 codazoda 2026-04-09 17:22:28 UTC unfolder.app Llama Share 27

Unfolder generates 2D parts for 3D models in seconds with optimized unfolding. It allows customization and export in various formats for printing, editing, or CNC cutting.

Instant 1.0, a backend for AI-coded apps

37 stopachka 2026-04-09 20:22:28 UTC instantdb.com Llama Share 23

Instant is a full-stack app builder that allows developers to create unlimited apps with real-time, offline, and fast performance, using a multi-tenant database and sync engine. It provides a range of built-in services, including auth, file storage, presence, and streams, and is designed to be easy to use and maintain, with a focus on developer productivity and scalability.

Moving from WordPress to Jekyll (and static site generators in general)

16 rgrieselhuber 2026-04-09 21:22:28 UTC demandsphere.com Llama Share 6

We migrated our site from WordPress to Jekyll for speed and ease of change, leveraging AI tools like Claude Code to streamline the process. The new site features improved search functionality, semantic clustering, and better SEO capabilities.

Microsoft is employing dark patterns to goad users into paying for storage?

141 jpmitchell 2026-04-09 21:22:28 UTC lzon.ca Llama Share 77

I helped a non-tech literate customer resolve an issue with his laptop where he was running out of storage due to Microsoft's default Onedrive settings, which led to him deleting family photos to fix the problem. This incident highlights Microsoft's use of dark patterns to encourage users to pay for additional storage, and the need for companies to prioritize user experience and respect over ...

Top laptops to use with FreeBSD

262 fork-bomber 2026-04-09 09:22:28 UTC freebsdfoundation.github.io Full Share 150

whether devices have degraded functionality, reducing the score by 0.5-1.5 based on severity and how important it is to the laptop experience (wi-fi/graphics weighted more)

Show HN: I built a Cargo-like build tool for C/C++

109 randerson_112 2026-04-09 16:22:28 UTC github.com/randerson112 Llama Share 101

Craft is a lightweight build tool for C and C++ projects that automates configuration and dependency management. It uses a simple craft.toml file to generate CMake configuration and provides a clean command-line interface.

Old laptops in a colo as low cost servers

111 argentum47 2026-04-09 19:22:28 UTC colaptop.pages.dev Llama Share 65

Transform your old laptop into a powerful server with our colocation services in Amsterdam and US datacenters for €7/month. We provide free shipping, setup assistance, and KVM access to your laptop in a secure, professional datacenter.

Reallocating $100/Month Claude Code Spend to Zed and OpenRouter

275 kisamoto 2026-04-09 09:22:28 UTC braw.dev Llama Share 188

You're switching from Claude to Zed editor and OpenRouter for more flexibility and to avoid hitting limits. You'll pay $10/month for Zed and top up $90/month to OpenRouter.

BunnyCDN has been silently losing our production files for 15 months

29 speckx 2026-04-09 22:22:28 UTC old.reddit.com Llama Share 1

User needs to register or sign in with developer credentials and ensure a unique User-Agent string to access the application. Alternatively, try resetting to default User-Agent or file a ticket for assistance.

EFF is leaving X

1002 gregsadetsky 2026-04-09 17:22:28 UTC eff.org Llama Share 861

EFF is leaving X due to declining engagement and a shift in the platform's values under Elon Musk. They will focus on other platforms like Bluesky, Mastodon, and social media giants to protect digital rights.

Introduction to Nintendo DS Programming

204 medbar 2026-04-09 10:22:28 UTC patater.com Llama Share 40

The homebrew community allows individuals to create and run their own games on the Nintendo DS without needing official development contracts or equipment, using devices like passthroughs and NoPass devices to bypass copy protection. To get started, one should choose a Slot-1 device, such as the R4DS, M3 Real, or Cyclo DS Evolution, which supports DLDI and can run homebrew software from a microSD card.

Show HN: Druids – Build your own software factory

14 etherio 2026-04-09 20:22:28 UTC github.com/fulcrumresearch Llama Share 1

Druids is a library that coordinates and deploys coding agents across machines, abstracting away infrastructure and communication. It allows users to define programs with agents, events, and controlled steps to automate tasks like code review and pentesting.

Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers

218 rmason 2026-04-09 20:22:28 UTC gadgetreview.com Llama Share 309

Maine lawmakers passed a bill temporarily blocking large data centers due to concerns over electricity costs and grid strain. The move may lead to higher costs for AI services if other states follow suit.

A WebGPU implementation of Augmented Vertex Block Descent

116 juretriglav 2026-04-09 12:22:28 UTC github.com/jure Llama Share 15

This project is an experimental WebGPU physics prototype using AVBD solver for rigid-body and soft-body physics. It's an initial proof of concept with limited browser support and requires further updates for stability and ease of use.

Progressive encoding and decoding of 'repeated' protobuffer fields

9 quarkz02 2026-04-09 21:22:28 UTC schilk.co Prefix Share 1

This post assumes a basic familiarity with the user-facing aspects of Google's open-source protobuffer suite. In short, protobuffer allows you to define a set of messages which you would like to exchange using a simple DSL in a .proto file. Using this description, the protoc compiler (or a number of alternative implementations) can generate encoders and decoders for these messages in a ...

Wit, unker, Git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy

174 eigenspace 2026-04-09 10:22:28 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 110

The English language has lost many personal pronouns over the centuries, including the dual form "wit" which referred to two people, due to simplification and changes in social and political norms. Despite this, some Old English pronouns like "he", "it", and "we" have survived more than 1,000 years of history and upheaval, almost intact.

The Training Example Lie Bracket

3 pb1729 2026-04-09 22:22:28 UTC pbement.com Prefix Share 0

An ideal machine learning model would not care what order training examples appeared in its training process. From a Bayesian perspective, the training dataset is unordered data and all updates based on seeing one additional example should commute with each other. For neural nets trained by gradient descent, however, this is not the case. This webpage will explain how to compute the effects ...

Show HN: CSS Studio. Design by hand, code by agent

138 SirHound 2026-04-09 12:22:28 UTC cssstudio.ai Llama Share 91

CSS Studio offers a suite of design tools for editing layout, styles, and animations on a webpage. It sends updates to a local AI agent for implementation, automating code writing, review, and deployment.

The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Part 3 – Culture

95 aphyr 2026-04-09 18:22:28 UTC aphyr.com Llama Share 66

The author discusses how Large Language Models (LLMs) are changing the way we interact with information and each other, and how they may shape our culture, including our sex and erotic subcultures. The author also explores the potential for LLMs to create new forms of media, influence our values, and raise questions about the role of fixed, long-form writing by humans in a world where ...

Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation

526 giuliomagnifico 2026-04-09 14:22:28 UTC axios.com Llama Share 211

Meta removed ads from attorneys seeking clients harmed by social media under 18 after a California case found Meta and YouTube negligent. Meta claims it's removing ads to avoid adverse legal impacts and prevent trial lawyers from profiting from its platforms.

Help Keep Thunderbird Alive

489 playfultones 2026-04-09 08:22:28 UTC updates.thunderbird.net Llama Share 340

Thunderbird is funded by user contributions, not ads or corporate funding, to provide a private and customizable email experience. Users can support Thunderbird by donating to help maintain servers, fix bugs, and develop new features.

LittleSnitch for Linux

1254 pluc 2026-04-09 01:22:28 UTC obdev.at Llama Share 410

Little Snitch for Linux is a network monitoring tool that tracks and blocks unwanted connections. It uses eBPF to observe and intercept network activity, and can be configured through a web interface or plain text files.