Fast16: Cyberweapon that predates Stuxnet by five years

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A 21-year-old malware called fast16 was discovered, which corrupted math calculations on nuclear and engineering simulations without being detected. It was designed to sabotage specific software, including LS-DYNA and PKPM, and its discovery highlights the need for security awareness and detection of sophisticated malware.

Magic: The Gathering took me from N2 to Japanese fluency

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The author used Magic: The Gathering to improve Japanese fluency by forcing himself to use the language in a real-world environment. This approach helped him transition from a JLPT N2 certification to actual proficiency.

Clay PCB Tutorial

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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.

SWE-bench Verified no longer measures frontier coding capabilities

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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.

Human Source License (HSL)

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HSL is a license that protects human creativity by requiring commercial licenses from large companies and AI users. It keeps software free for communities and consulting services while capturing value from those who profit most.

The 1944 Warsaw Uprising, in Color

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Ręczna, precyzyjna koloryzacja pod okiem historyków oraz varsavianistów pozwoliła wiernie odtworzyć powstańczą Warszawę. Barwy przywrócone postaciom i miejscom ożywiły atmosferę i emocje tamtych dni. Zdjęciom towarzyszą eksponaty ze zbiorów Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego.

The Visible Zorker: Zork 1

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

GoDaddy gave a domain to a stranger without any documentation

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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.

AI should elevate your thinking, not replace it

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The future of software engineering will belong to those who use AI to augment their skills, not replace them, by focusing on judgment, clarity, and original thought. Effective engineers will know what to delegate to AI and what to own, turning time savings into better thinking and avoiding the trap of shallow understanding and imitation.

Show HN: Free textbook on engineering thermodynamics

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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.

Statecharts: hierarchical state machines

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.

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

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

Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an ErdΕ‘s problem

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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.

Orinoco: Young Generation Garbage Collection

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V8's parallel Scavenger garbage collector reduces main thread young generation garbage collection time by 20-50% across benchmarks. It achieves this by utilizing multiple threads and dynamic work stealing.

Dillo Browser Release 3.3.0

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

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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.

Sloppy Copies

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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?

Waymo says can't avoid bike lanes because riders want to be dropped off in them

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Show HN: Turning a Gaussian Splat into a videogame

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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.

Show HN: Auge Vision from Your Terminal

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A complex winter scene - perfect for stress-testing classification (snow, hunters, dogs, village, ice skating) the port takes advantage of calcareous sandstonen(kurkar) reefs that createa natural. breakwater and safe haven after 1965 the jaffa port gradually began to sink; after that it was no longer used for cargo. the image was taken from the famous 'black cat

QNX on the Commodore 900 – Raiders of the lost hard drive [video] (2025)

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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.

If you stop hiring juniors, your senior engineers own you

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Companies that stop hiring junior engineers due to AI may face a talent pipeline crisis in the future. This is because senior engineers will eventually retire, and without a junior pipeline, companies will struggle to replace them.

USB Cheat Sheet (2022)

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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

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.
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GnuPG – post-quantum crypto landing in mainline

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.

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

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