Your ePub Is fine

301 sohkamyung 2026-06-14 23:36:11 UTC andreklein.net Llama Share 133

The author's new book passed epubcheck but was reported as "corrupted" by a Kobo user due to Adobe's RMSDK rendering engine not supporting modern CSS. The issue was resolved by disabling the stylesheet and updating the CSS to be compatible with RMSDK.

Even more batteries included with Emacs

40 signa11 2026-06-15 02:36:11 UTC karthinks.com Llama Share 5

The article discusses various lesser-known features in Emacs, including wildcard support in find-file and Dired, ffap-menu for finding file paths, compare-windows for comparing text, and other features like vc-diff for inspecting backups and apropos for searching commands. The article also covers features like keyboard macros, subword-mode, image manipulation, visible-mode, and other ...

Show HN: Kage – Shadow any website to a single binary for offline viewing

456 tamnd 2026-06-14 17:36:11 UTC github.com/tamnd Llama Share 99

kage clones websites into offline folders with scripts removed, preserving the site's appearance. It offers a binary or container image for use with Chrome or Chromium.

Bitsy

74 tosh 2026-06-14 23:36:11 UTC bitsy.org Full Share 3

~ a little engine for little games, worlds, and stories ~

21 years and counting of 'eight fallacies of distributed computing' (2025)

36 teleforce 2026-06-15 00:36:11 UTC blog.apnic.net Llama Share 3

The eight fallacies of distributed computing highlight common misconceptions about network behavior, including assuming reliable data delivery, infinite bandwidth, and secure networks, which can lead to design flaws in network protocols and applications. Understanding these fallacies is crucial for network operators and developers to design robust and efficient network systems that can handle ...

Firewood Splitting Simulator

708 memalign 2026-06-14 10:36:11 UTC screen.toys Full Share 223

Split firewood in 3D — an interactive Three.js experience

Rio de Janeiro's "homegrown" LLM appears to be a merge of an existing model

306 unrvl22 2026-06-14 16:36:11 UTC github.com/nex-agi Llama Share 161

Rio-3.5-Open-397B is a merged model of Nex and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, with no evidence of its own training. Its weights are a 0.6 Nex to 0.4 Qwen blend.

A short history of Cerro Torre, the most controversial mountain (2012)

17 joebig 2026-06-15 01:36:11 UTC markhorrell.com Llama Share 5

Italian climber Cesare Maestri claimed Cerro Torre's first ascent in 1959, but his claim is disputed. American climbers Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk removed 125 bolts from the mountain's Compressor Route, sparking debate over climbing purity and fair means.

Prove you're human by winning a claw machine

15 speckx 2026-06-15 02:36:11 UTC feralui.vercel.app Llama Share 6

Interactive React components mimic real-world objects like a hanging rope or claw machine. Examples include a pettable fur coat, a crumpling delete control, and a foil trading card with a dynamic sheen.

Show HN: Trace – Offline Mac meeting transcripts you can flag mid-call

125 AG342 2026-06-14 19:36:11 UTC traceapp.info Llama Share 50

Trace is a local Mac app that captures and transcribes audio from any app, flags key moments, and provides a markdown transcript. It runs entirely on-device, with no uploads or audio sent anywhere, and allows for easy organization and sharing of recordings.

Write for One Person

154 evakhoury 2026-06-14 23:36:11 UTC wizardzines.com Full Share 53

If you want to see more comics like this, sign up for my saturday comics newsletter or browse more comics!

Formal methods and the future of programming

220 eatonphil 2026-06-14 12:36:11 UTC blog.janestreet.com Llama Share 81

Jane Street is now excited about formal methods after being skeptical due to high costs. They're building a team to make formal methods useful for software development.

Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)

179 david927 2026-06-14 16:36:11 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 674

User discussed various projects including a CRM with agent baked in, an ActivityPub server, and an open-source search engine called Uruky, as well as other projects such as a 3D optics simulator, a video lie detector, and a Peak Flow Meter Diary app for asthma patients. They also mentioned other projects like Totem, a collaborative knowledge management system, and HN Alerts, a site for ...

Chaosnet (1981)

70 RGBCube 2026-06-14 19:36:11 UTC tumbleweed.nu Llama Share 7

Chaosnet is a local network developed in 1975 by MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory for the Lisp Machine system, providing a fast, reliable, and simple communication medium for a group of computers within a kilometer of each other. It uses a carrier-sense multiple-access structure and a novel collision-avoidance technique to prevent collisions and ensure high performance.

TorchCodec 0.14: HDR Video Decoding for CPU and CUDA, and Fast Wav Decoder

33 scott_s 2026-06-14 21:36:11 UTC github.com/meta-pytorch Llama Share 3

TorchCodec 0.14 adds fast audio WavDecoder and HDR video decoding support. It also drops NPP dependency for CUDA decoding.

Segmented type appreciation corner (2018)

68 unexpectedVCR 2026-06-14 18:36:11 UTC aresluna.org Full Share 14

8 16 24 34 43 66 93 6 21 23 50 52 55 Just start typing!

Show HN: Discover Wikipedia articles popular on Hacker News

74 octopus143 2026-06-14 18:36:11 UTC orangecrumbs.com Full Share 19

The best Wikipedia rabbit holes and evergreen YouTube videos from Hacker News - 2,183 articles and 2,076 videos.

The only scalable delete in Postgres is DROP TABLE

143 hollylawly 2026-06-14 13:36:11 UTC planetscale.com Llama Share 52

Deleting large amounts of data in Postgres can be inefficient due to write and replication overhead, but using DROP TABLE or TRUNCATE can scale much better. Structuring your schema with partitioning and avoiding large bulk DELETE operations can prevent bloat and improve database health.

Perlisisms (1982)

102 tosh 2026-06-14 15:36:11 UTC cs.yale.edu Llama Share 50

Programming principles emphasize modularity, simplicity, and adaptability, while also highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying mechanisms of computation. Effective programming requires a balance between creativity, discipline, and attention to detail, as well as a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and ideas.

Caddy compatibility for zeroserve: 3x throughput and 70% lower latency

165 losfair 2026-06-14 14:36:11 UTC su3.io Llama Share 49

zeroserve is a high-performance HTTPS server that JIT-compiles Caddyfiles to eBPF and native machine code. It supports HTTPS reverse proxy and custom code execution via eBPF.

Chopped, Stored, Secured – The Story of the Hash Function

32 denismenace 2026-06-14 22:36:11 UTC 0xkrt26.github.io Llama Share 6

Arnold Dumey first defined hashing in 1956 as a mathematical transformation to map data to memory addresses for faster search. A hash function is a one-way function that creates a unique fixed-size value from variable-size input data, making it computationally impossible to reverse.

The hallucinogenic mushroom that contains no known psychedelic

44 thunderbong 2026-06-15 01:36:11 UTC psychedelics.co.uk Llama Share 20

Researchers sequenced 53 Lanmaoa genomes and found that the hallucinogenic mushroom Lanmaoa asiatica lacks known biosynthetic genes. Its active agent remains unknown, suggesting a new pathway for psychoactive compounds.

Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything

146 josephcsible 2026-06-14 22:36:11 UTC windowscentral.com Llama Share 69

Microsoft is trying to rebuild trust with users through Windows K2, but one unresolved issue is the mandatory Microsoft account requirement during setup. Users want a choice between local and online accounts, and a clearer explanation of how features like encryption affect their computers.

FarOutCompany

109 bookofjoe 2026-06-14 14:36:11 UTC faroutcompany.com Full Share 17

Explore the work of under-appreciated artists of the 1960s and ‘70s counterculture.

I indexed 669 GB of my GoPro videos using my M1 Max computer and local ML models

309 iliashad 2026-06-14 15:36:11 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 76

You have 2,207 GoPro videos and used an M1 Max project to index and search for interesting moments. The project indexed 628 videos and sent the best clips to DaVinci Resolve.

AI is code – and can't be prompted into being smarter

111 wglb 2026-06-14 20:36:11 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 79

Jqwik author Johannes Link added a message to the tool's output to delete tests and code for AI coding agents. He later backed down after complaints from unhappy bots.

The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)

219 subset 2026-06-14 13:36:11 UTC destroyallsoftware.com Llama Share 125

The talk covers JavaScript's history from 1995 to 2035, discussing its flaws and positive impact. It's a science fiction comedy that explores programming's evolution.

Lisp's Influence on Ruby

228 tacoda 2026-06-14 13:36:11 UTC blog.tacoda.dev Llama Share 65

Ruby's design is based on a simple Lisp, stripping out macros and s-expressions, then adding an object system, blocks, and Smalltalk-style methods. Ruby's functional features, such as blocks and Enumerable methods, are borrowed from Lisp.

USB Power Delivery: Plugging into the Benefits

40 mooreds 2026-06-14 17:36:11 UTC aptiv.com Llama Share 86

USB standards have evolved to deliver faster and more powerful wired connections, with USB PD and EPR supporting up to 240W power levels. Certified products are expected to arrive by 2029, bringing faster device charging and data transfer to various industries.

How to earn a billion dollars

506 kingstoned 2026-06-14 12:36:11 UTC paulgraham.com Llama Share 1501

To become a billionaire, one must create a startup with exponential growth, which can be achieved by making something users love so much they tell their friends, and then sustaining that growth in a large market. This can be done without cheating, as the key is to understand users deeply and make something that dramatically improves their lives, rather than exploiting them.