Creatine raise brain energy levels and slow Alzheimer's cognitive decline by 30%

274 MrJagil 2026-05-31 16:27:33 UTC thesciverse.org Llama Share 186

Creatine supplementation has been found to raise phosphocreatine levels in neurons and provide an ATP buffer that helps cognitively demanding tasks run at full capacity. Studies have shown that creatine can slow cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's patients by 30%, improve cognitive function in healthy adults under stress, and even emerge as a potential adjunct for depression treatment.

Cloudflare Turnstile requiring fingerprintable WebGL

303 HypnoticOcelot 2026-05-31 14:27:33 UTC hacktivis.me Llama Share 161

Cloudflare Turnstile is looping in WebKitGTK browsers due to WebGL fingerprinting for tracking. Temporarily allowing fingerprinting fixes the issue, but it's blocked in WebKit for privacy reasons.

1-Bit Bonsai Image 4B Image Generation for Local Devices

153 modinfo 2026-05-31 15:27:33 UTC prismml.com Llama Share 58

PrismML released Bonsai Image 4B, a compact image-generation model for local hardware. It reduces memory footprint by 6.4x to 8.3x, enabling on-device image generation on devices like iPhones and Macs.

Dav2d

334 captain_bender 2026-05-31 12:27:33 UTC jbkempf.com Llama Share 111

The dav2d project is a fast decoder for the new AV2 codec, developed by VideoLAN community members to provide a small, fast, portable, and correct decoder for real applications. It builds on the success of AV1 and aims to improve compression efficiency, with reported gains of up to 25% compared to AV1.

The Speed of Prototyping in the Age of AI

47 mooreds 2026-05-31 17:27:33 UTC darylcecile.net Llama Share 34

The author's workflow has shifted significantly with AI, allowing them to go from idea to prototype 4x faster. This increased velocity has expanded their work's surface area, enabling them to take on new projects and explore ideas previously deemed too time-consuming.

Re: [PATCH] OOM_pardon, a.k.a. don't kill my xlock

21 luu 2026-05-31 18:27:33 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 10

A sysctl was proposed to prevent OOM killing certain processes, and an aircraft company used a similar concept called OOF to save fuel by ejecting passengers in emergency cases.

Restartable Sequences

114 grappler 2026-05-31 15:27:33 UTC justine.lol GoogleT5 Share 24

Restartable sequences or rseq for short is the best kept secret at the frontier of system programming. if you want to get rid of both the mutex and atomics, you can use restarted sequence calls instead. google and mozilla are the two companies you should thank most for helping enable me to do what i do. the kernel has a syscall that can be used to reschedule threads

United Airlines 767 returns to Newark after Bluetooth name sparks alert

133 Eridanus2 2026-05-31 13:27:33 UTC simpleflying.com Llama Share 179

A United Airlines flight made a mid-Atlantic U-turn after a passenger's Bluetooth speaker named 'BOMB' triggered a security alert. The plane landed back in Newark, where passengers were questioned and their belongings were searched before a replacement flight departed.

Codex just found a "workaround" of not having sudo on my PC

35 thunderbong 2026-05-31 18:59:33 UTC twitter.com/i Full Share 9

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

London's Free Roof Terraces

226 zeristor 2026-05-31 07:27:33 UTC diamondgeezer.blogspot.com Llama Share 121

The writer visited several City roof terraces, finding some to be pointless or closed, but The Garden at 120 and The Lookout stood out. The Garden at 120 offers a 360° panorama with long-distance views, while The Lookout provides better views than Horizon 22.

The Website Specification

371 k1m 2026-05-31 07:27:33 UTC specification.website Llama Share 159

The website specification outlines essential features for decent websites, linking to source standards like WHATWG and WCAG. It's open for contributions and available as an MCP server and Agent Skill.

Show HN: Streambed – Stream Postgres to Iceberg on S3, Supports Postgres Wire

4 vira28 2026-05-31 18:44:33 UTC github.com/viggy28 Prefix Share 0

streambed streams WAL changes via logical replication, writes Parquet files to S3, and commits Iceberg metadata. Query the result with any Iceberg-compatible engine -- or use the built-in query server, which speaks the Postgres wire protocol so you can connect with psql. Same analytical query on pgbench (1M accounts, 500K history rows). Postgres on the left, Streambed on the right. # Start ...

Having your insulin pump die while you're on vacation

83 speckx 2026-05-31 11:27:33 UTC blog.lauramichet.com Llama Share 99

I have type 1 diabetes and use an insulin pump to stay alive. My pump failed during a week-long vacation in Santa Fe, causing me to waste insulin and deal with frustrating issues.

Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

67 pilingual 2026-05-31 17:27:33 UTC deflock.org Llama Share 18

ALPRs are AI-powered cameras that track and store vehicle data, including location history, without a warrant or probable cause. This data is often shared with thousands of agencies nationwide, posing a serious risk to privacy and civil liberties.

Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike

11 frutiger 2026-05-31 19:13:33 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 1

Steam Deck OLED is out of stock in US and Canada, but still available in Europe and Australia. The handheld's intermittent shortage may last due to memory and storage shortages ahead of the Steam Machine launch.

Daily pill can double survival time for deadliest cancer, trial shows

101 c-oreills 2026-05-31 16:27:33 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 16

A new pill called daraxonrasib has been found to double survival time in patients with pancreatic cancer, with fewer side effects compared to chemotherapy. The pill targets a protein called Kras that fuels nearly all pancreatic cancers, offering new hope for patients with this often deadly disease.

Linux/M68k

11 doener 2026-05-31 18:27:33 UTC linux-m68k.org Llama Share 0

Linux/m68k is a Linux port for Motorola 68020-68060 systems, stable on Amiga, Atari, and Apple Macintosh models. It has over 2100 users and is available for download from various FTP sites.

FROST: Fingerprinting Remotely using OPFS-based SSD Timing [pdf]

27 simjnd 2026-05-31 14:27:33 UTC hannesweissteiner.com Llama Share 10

We introduce FROST, a novel remote side-channel attack that uses SSD contention measurements from within the browser to fingerprint user activity on a system. FROST achieves an F1 score of 88.95% for top-50 closed-world website fingerprinting and 95.83% for application fingerprinting.

Backpressure is all you need

84 lucasfcosta 2026-05-31 12:27:33 UTC lucasfcosta.com Llama Share 65

The author discusses the limitations of using Large Language Models (LLMs) in software development, specifically the need for automated backpressure to prevent bugs and low-quality code. They propose adding various checks and reviews to the development process, including automated tests, types, linters, end-to-end tests, canary releases, and review agents.

Security Envelope Pattern collection – S.E.C.R.E.T

75 ColinWright 2026-05-31 09:27:33 UTC secret-archive.org Llama Share 8

S.E.C.R.E.T. is a group of collectors creating a standardized security envelope pattern collection. They celebrate the craft of secrecy and the mystery of security envelope patterns.

Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity

32 Brajeshwar 2026-05-31 15:27:33 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 10

Researchers discovered a new technique called FROST that allows websites to track visitors' browsing history and open apps by measuring SSD interactions. To prevent FROST attacks, users can close unnecessary tabs and monitor OPFS file creation and size.

I put a datacenter GPU in my gaming PC

201 birdculture 2026-05-31 14:27:33 UTC blog.tymscar.com Llama Share 131

The user upgraded their gaming PC with a secondhand datacenter GPU, a Tesla V100 SXM2 16GB, which they purchased for £150 and paired with an adapter for £50, achieving 32GB of VRAM and competitive local LLM performance. The setup, which cost £200, allows the user to run a 27 billion parameter model at 32 tokens per second, rivaling cloud models from Anthropic.

Chibil: A C compiler targeting .NET IL

38 algorithmsRcool 2026-05-31 16:27:33 UTC github.com/michalstrehovsky Llama Share 4

Chibil is a C compiler rewritten in C# targeting .NET IL, generating COFF OBJ files compatible with MSVC. It can be linked with C++/CLI and has a minimal C runtime library for runnable main.

Shantell Sans (2023)

375 aleda145 2026-05-30 22:27:33 UTC shantellsans.com Llama Share 43

Shantell Sans is a variable font created by Shantell Martin and Stephen Nixon, inspired by her handwriting and Comic Sans. It offers a wide range of styles, from friendly to high-energy, and supports over 380 languages.

The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification)

330 ksec 2026-05-30 22:27:33 UTC av2.aomedia.org Llama Share 143

AV2 is a next-generation video coding specification from AOMedia offering superior compression efficiency and support for AR/VR, split-screen delivery, and wider visual quality range. It provides a comprehensive specification document and reference software for implementation.

You weren't meant to have a boss (2008)

86 downbad_ 2026-05-31 14:27:33 UTC paulgraham.com Llama Share 86

Working for a large company can be bad for programmers, stifling creativity and freedom. Starting a small company or working for a small team is often better, allowing for more autonomy and innovation.

Show HN: Atomic Editor – Obsidian-style live preview for CodeMirror 6

35 kenforthewin 2026-05-31 13:27:33 UTC kenforthewin.github.io Llama Share 9

CodeMirror 6 editor features inline live preview, WYSIWYG tables, and syntax highlighting. It includes interactive checkboxes and cursor-scoped link unfolding for a seamless editing experience.

One year of Roto, a compiled scripting language for Rust

101 Hasnep 2026-05-31 06:27:33 UTC blog.nlnetlabs.nl Llama Share 26

Roto is a statically typed, JIT-compiled scripting language for Rust applications, offering faster performance than other scripting languages. It has been updated with new features, bug fixes, and improved integration with Rust, making it more complete and user-friendly.

Telli (YC F24) is hiring in engineering, design, and GTM [Berlin, on-site]

0 2026-05-31 07:27:33 UTC hi.telli.com Llama Share

Companies are using AI agents to have natural conversations with customers at scale, but building effective voice agents is a hard task. telli helps businesses build, deploy, and improve AI voice agents to drive real outcomes.

I found a seashell in the middle of the desert

403 Hawzen 2026-05-30 19:27:33 UTC github.com/hawzen Llama Share 106

A person found a rock resembling a seashell in the Alghat desert, Saudi Arabia, and attempted to identify the shell's shape using a dataset of 7894 species and 59244 images. They used Principal Component Analysis to reduce the shape's dimensions from 256 to 2.