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 ...

Talk like caveman

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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.

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.

Show HN: A game where you build a GPU

German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function

The Wallet Unit provides authentication means bound to multiple identification means via public/private key pairs, ensuring resistance against attackers with high attack potential. The solution monitors identified vulnerabilities for the HKS and operating system of user devices through a mobile device vulnerability management (MDVM) during operation.

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.

OpenScreen is an open-source alternative to Screen Studio

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OpenScreen is a free app for making product demos and walkthroughs, offering basic features without the cost of Screen Studio. It's open-source and free for personal and commercial use, but may require terminal commands for macOS setup.

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

Costco sued for seeking refunds on tariffs customers paid

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Costco customers have filed a class action lawsuit accusing the company of unjust enrichment by passing on tariff costs to consumers and planning to keep the refunds. The lawsuit claims Costco will recover the same tariff payments twice, potentially forcing other businesses to refund customers nationwide.

Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS raises its minimum memory requirement to 6GB, reflecting modern computing workloads. This change narrows the gap with Windows 11, but users can still install Ubuntu on lower-spec machines with slower performance.

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.

LLM Wiki – example of an "idea file"

Zml-smi: universal monitoring tool for GPUs, TPUs and NPUs

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zml-smi is a diagnostic tool for GPUs, TPUs, and NPUs providing real-time performance and health insights. It supports NVIDIA, AMD, Google TPU, and AWS Trainium devices with various metrics.

How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'?

You tried to explain Microsoft Copilot but found multiple uses of the name, leading to confusion. You created a map of all 75+ Copilots, grouped by category, but couldn't find a pattern.

Rubysyn: Clarifying Ruby's Syntax and Semantics

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This text describes an alternative Lisp-based syntax for Ruby, preserving Ruby semantics, and discusses various aspects of Ruby syntax and semantics, including array splat, variable assignment, and method calls. It also introduces a new language called Rubysyn, which is used to define the execution semantics of Ruby, including control flow, variable declarations, and memory management.

Show HN: OsintRadar – Curated directory for osint tools

Discover curated OSINT tools, categories, and workflows for investigations, attribution, digital research, and faster open-source intelligence analysis.

Show HN: I built a small app for FSI German Course

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Learn German with DeTawk, a modern app built on the FSI German course, the same curriculum used to train US diplomats. Free, proven, and structured for real fluency.

AWS engineer reports PostgreSQL perf halved by Linux 7.0, fix may not be easy

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An Amazon/AWS engineer reported a Linux 7.0 kernel regression halving PostgreSQL performance due to user-space spinlock issues. A proposed fix is for PostgreSQL to adapt to the Linux 7.0 change by using the Restartable Sequences (RSEQ) time slice extension.

Show HN: sllm – Split a GPU node with other developers, unlimited tokens

Shared LLM access via cohort subscriptions

Demonstrating Real Time AV2 Decoding on Consumer Laptops

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AOMedia members demonstrated AV2 decoding in real-world playback environments at CES 2026, showcasing its operation on laptops with native applications and browser-based streaming. The demonstrations used reference decoders and pre-release AV2 code, indicating current implementation progress.

Show HN: I made open source, zero power PCB hackathon badges

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You designed zero-power hackathon badges for the Overglade hackathon in Singapore using RP2040, NFC, and e-ink. The boards are easy to set up and manufacture, with costs starting at around $100 for 5 units.

Unverified: What Practitioners Post About OCR, Agents, and Tables

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Practitioners describe inconsistent results from various OCR models, with vision-language models offering better accuracy but also higher hallucination risk. A hybrid pipeline combining layout models and language models is emerging as a standard approach, but table extraction remains the hardest unsolved problem and human review is still necessary for many documents.

The Indie Internet Index – submit your favorite sites

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The user shares various personal websites and projects, including a schedule maker, game websites, and indie internet index. These websites showcase a range of topics, from education and games to art and personal projects.

Components of a Coding Agent

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The article discusses coding agents, which are software systems that use large language models (LLMs) to perform coding tasks, and explains how they work by collecting information, packaging it into prompts, and executing tools to improve usability and reliability. The six main components of coding agents include repo view, stable prompt prefix, tool access, context compaction, structured ...

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

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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.

Show HN: M. C. Escher spiral in WebGL inspired by 3Blue1Brown

The Droste effect is a recursive image embedding where a smaller version of an image is placed inside itself, creating a theoretically infinite spiral. This effect can be achieved by transforming the image's coordinates from cartesian to polar and then rotating in polar space.

Ruckus: Racket for iOS

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01 Execute Racket programs and see output as it's produced. Everything runs locally on your device. 03 Understands Racket forms like define, let, and cond. Includes a keyboard row for brackets and common keywords. 06 Run scripts from your home screen or automate them with Shortcuts. Opens .rkt files from Files.

Sad Story of My Google Workspace Account Suspension

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By subscribing, you agree Substack's Terms of Use, and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy. As the title suggests, I have finally become the victim of Google’s account suspension. The reason given over the phone was that my account had been “hijacked” — when in reality, I was simply the one accessing it from overseas. Despite repeatedly explaining this, they ...

Electrical transformer manufacturing is throttling the electrified future

A major fire at a Heathrow Airport substation caused a power outage, highlighting the fragility of the world's infrastructure due to a shortage of transformers. The shortage is caused by a combination of factors including a lead time of over a year for new transformers, a lack of skilled engineers, and a reliance on special materials that are difficult to produce.