StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

319 kls0e 2026-07-07 13:29:39 UTC streetcomplete.app Full Share 65

Help improve OpenStreetMap with StreetComplete! This app finds missing map data in your vicinity and displays it on a map as quests. Solve each quest by visiting the location on-site and answering a simple question to update the map. The info you enter is directly added to OpenStreetMap in your name, without the need to use another editor.

Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software

148 bauc 2026-07-07 15:35:39 UTC gamefromscratch.com Llama Share 101

id Software developers working on idTech have been fired due to massive Xbox layoffs. Approximately 1,600 id Software roles were eliminated as part of a 3,200-person team reduction across Xbox divisions.

A better way to tie your gym shorts. (Or any drawstring) [video]

250 surprisetalk 2026-07-07 13:29:39 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 95

Better Auth is joining Vercel

38 sync 2026-07-07 15:54:39 UTC better-auth.com Llama Share 15

The author of Better Auth joined forces with Vercel to focus on building a framework-agnostic auth framework. This partnership will help them invest in the future of auth, including secure access for agents acting on users' behalf.

98% Isn't Much

304 speckx 2026-07-07 13:29:39 UTC whynothugo.nl Llama Share 232

The 98% statistic is often misleading as it implies success for most, but neglects the 2% who fail. Truly robust engineering requires handling edge cases, not just meeting a general average.

Europe's company websites are mostly served by US vendors

182 adulion 2026-07-07 12:29:39 UTC ciphercue.com Llama Share 132

Researchers studied 19,450 European company entities and found US-headquartered vendors serve the majority of primary websites in the UK and Netherlands, and the plurality in Italy, Spain, and France. Cloudflare is the single largest internet-facing infrastructure vendor in every sampled country.

Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament

149 miroljub 2026-07-07 15:29:39 UTC heise.de Llama Share 71

The European Parliament voted to reinstate the Chat Control regulation with a narrow majority, allowing tech giants to scan private chats for child abuse material. The move was seen as an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to avoid a regulatory gap before the summer break.

Top researchers leave USA for the Netherlands (in Dutch)

263 28304283409234 2026-07-07 11:29:39 UTC nwo.nl Llama Share 196

Hier is een samenvatting van het artikel in 2 concise Engelse zinnen van niet meer dan 200 tekens:

Show HN: PostgreSQL performance and cost across 23 EC2 instance types

41 anivan_ 2026-07-07 13:29:39 UTC postgres.saneengineer.com Full Share 2

Choose how big your data is and how much throughput you need. Each point is a benchmarked instance × disk; everything right of the target line clears your requirement, and the cheapest of those is the pick.

9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring in Austin, TX

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The team ships hardware on software tempo, focusing on real deployment, short iteration loops, and hands-on ownership of specs. They prioritize user needs, iterating based on data and affordability, not just roadmaps.

But Nothing Has Changed on Our Side

13 adunk 2026-07-07 15:29:39 UTC cacm.acm.org Llama Share 3

The website is blocked due to security reasons after a suspicious action was detected. Please email the site owner with the Cloudflare Ray ID and details of the action that triggered the block.

C++ Details of Asymmetric Fences

37 anon_farmer 2026-07-07 13:29:39 UTC nekrozqliphort.github.io Llama Share 2

Asymmetric thread fences are a construct that allows for optimizing common paths in concurrent algorithms at the expense of uncommon paths by using lighter fences on the common path and heavier synchronization costs on the uncommon path. They are implemented using compiler barriers and processor-specific fence instructions, with the Linux membarrier() syscall being used to enforce consistency ...

OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router

771 peter_d_sherman 2026-07-06 18:29:39 UTC openwrt.org Llama Share 290

Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive AI scraping. It requires modern JavaScript features, so disable JShelter or similar plugins for this domain.

CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps

718 basilikum 2026-07-06 19:29:39 UTC comaps.app Llama Share 175

CoMaps is a GPS app for abroad trips without mobile data, offering private navigation and search. It's an open-source project built by a community contributing to OpenStreetMap and Codeberg.

The Family Keeping Watch over a 52-Year-Old Pot of Soup

48 petethomas 2026-07-07 11:29:39 UTC wsj.com Full Share 39

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How to sequence your own DNA at home

340 bilsbie 2026-07-07 00:29:39 UTC bradleywoolf.com Llama Share 126

You sequenced your genome 5 times at home using an Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION, taking two months to set up and costing a significant amount. The genome is a reference layer, and analyzing it with tools like VEP and gnomAD provides information on gene expression but is not yet diagnosis-level.

Small AI Models Gain Traction In places with unreliable networks

242 sscaryterry 2026-07-07 00:29:39 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 73

Adebayo Alonge created a handheld device called RxScanner that uses AI to identify counterfeit medication in Africa. He later developed a smaller, low-power version that can run on an Android phone, enabling it to work in areas without broadband or electricity.

Historic Photos of NASA's Cavernous Wind Tunnels

83 ohjeez 2026-07-07 08:29:39 UTC theatlantic.com Full Share 21

Throughout the 20th century, NASA made extensive use of wind tunnels to test and refine designs for airplanes, spacecraft, and many other vehicles and structures.

GLM 5.2 and the coming AI margin collapse

629 martinald 2026-07-06 20:29:39 UTC martinalderson.com Llama Share 403

The author discusses the shift in AI economics, specifically the difference between training and inference costs in AI models. They argue that inference costs are where the real money lies, with providers like OpenAI and Anthropic charging high prices for their models.

The Art of Computer Programming by Donald E. Knuth

143 archargelod 2026-07-07 05:29:39 UTC www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu GoogleT5 Share 42

New material for volume 4 will first appear in beta-test form as fascicles of approximately 128 pages each, issued approximately twice per year. the first finder of any error in my books receives 0x$1.00 ($2.56), deposited to their account at the bank of san serriffe - if you find an error, i'll fix it. a citation to the original text is included in the index of each volume unless

Ask HN: Where are the good search engines for mathematical formulas?

25 lo0dot0 2026-07-07 14:29:39 UTC news.ycombinator.com Full Share 8

Here's what I found so far searchonmath.com : Gives irrelevant results such as p = m v when searching for F = m a https://search.mathweb.org/: A collection of abandoned projects and offline sites

The Revenge of the Philosophy Majors

59 benbreen 2026-07-07 15:29:39 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 71

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Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID

272 ifh-hn 2026-07-07 09:29:39 UTC pcmag.com Llama Share 113

A 19-year-old hacker's arrest revealed Microsoft can track Windows PCs through a "Global Device ID" with no easy opt-out, sparking surveillance fears. Microsoft's device ID can associate with third-party services and track online activity, raising concerns about potential abuse for surveillance purposes.

Fable turned reMarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

590 modinfo 2026-07-06 23:29:39 UTC github.com/maximerivest Llama Share 363

To use the reMarkable Paper Pro with riddle, you need developer mode and a launcher installed. You can use remagic to set it up with one command.

Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal

184 pax 2026-07-07 13:29:39 UTC euronews.com Llama Share 161

Dua Lipa has released a live album and her debut album reached 450 weeks on the UK chart. She also launched a library of banned books, the Manifesto Library, at Livraria Lello in Portugal.

Dolosse – a South African invention used over the world

113 andsoitis 2026-07-07 05:29:39 UTC thisbugslife.com Llama Share 28

Dolosse are large, heavy blocks used in coastal management to prevent erosion and dissipate wave force. They were invented in South Africa but the inventors received no payment or recognition.

Ternlight – 7 MB embedding model that runs in browser (WASM)

303 soycaporal 2026-07-06 23:29:39 UTC ternlight-demo.vercel.app Full Share 60

On-device sentence embeddings — engine, weights, and tokenizer in 7 MB of WASM. Search the React docs entirely on your CPU.

A global workspace in language models

429 in-silico 2026-07-06 18:29:39 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 173

Researchers discovered a "J-space" in language models like Claude, a mental workspace that allows the model to think about concepts without writing them down. The J-space is a collection of internal neural patterns that can be read and influenced, and it plays a key role in the model's reasoning and decision-making.

Resetting Xbox

709 dijksterhuis 2026-07-06 16:29:39 UTC news.xbox.com Llama Share 852

XBOX is undergoing a significant restructuring with 3,200 job cuts and 4 studios leaving management. The goal is to simplify and refocus on growth, with a new COO and streamlined operations.

In Praise of Observational Evidence

66 fi-le 2026-07-07 06:29:39 UTC asteriskmag.com Llama Share 34

Scottish doctor John Arbuthnot presented a proof for God's existence in 1710, but Pierre-Simon Laplace later concluded the probability of birthing a boy is higher than one in two.