When did Google get so weird?

208 sancho-panza 2026-09-27 20:22:05 UTC sancho.bearblog.dev Llama Share 113

The user had a weird experience with Google's AI overview after searching for old tweets about Dario Saric, and wondered why the search engine assumed they were looking for emotional support instead of links. They felt that Google has lost its purpose as a search engine with the introduction of LLMs.

Ember-1

222 gmays 2026-09-27 18:22:05 UTC fireworks.ai Llama Share 129

Fireworks Research introduces Ember-1, a specialized model that delivers Kimi K3's quality with 40% fewer tokens. Ember-1 is built on Kimi K3 and learned to cut unnecessary reasoning while keeping the thinking that matters.

Alan Kay's answer to "Did the ENIAC have a BIOS"?

31 midnightfish 2026-09-27 20:22:05 UTC quora.com Full Share 15

Show HN: Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi

91 safaelmali 2026-09-27 19:22:05 UTC loficities.com Llama Share 31

Lofi Cities is a free web app that generates animated pixel-art city nights with endless lofi music, available on various cities worldwide. The app offers customizable settings and features like weather, track selection, and social interactions without requiring an account or cookies.

The state of SIMD in Rust in 2026

44 verdagon 2026-09-27 19:22:05 UTC shnatsel.github.io Llama Share 9

The author has made significant progress in contributing to the SIMD library, specifically Fearless SIMD. They discuss various approaches to using SIMD instructions on different architectures, including multiversioning and function-level optimization. The author concludes that NEON is a more practical choice for ARM-based systems due to its simplicity and performance advantages over AVX-512.

Lunar Terminator Paradox

7 dima55 2026-09-27 21:07:05 UTC notes.secretsauce.net LocalLLM Share 0

The lunar terminator paradox occurs when the moon's illuminated side appears to point upward despite the sun being below the horizon. This happens because we view the moon from below, making the lit portion visible at the top. AI tools struggled to explain this phenomenon, highlighting gaps in their reasoning capabilities.

Imp is a full port of DSPy to the BEAM

20 mpweiher 2026-09-27 20:22:05 UTC github.com/deepfates Llama Share 4

Imp is a full port of DSPy to the BEAM, allowing users to describe language model steps and optimize them against labeled examples. It provides various optimizers that can improve models by rewriting instructions or training weights, with tools like ReqLLM for accessing external models.

In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life

175 danso 2026-09-27 15:22:05 UTC nytimes.com Llama Share 67

A biologist and an evolutionary biologist discovered two new species of a single-celled organism called Paulinella in a motel room. The discovery brings the world's known total to six photosynthetic Paulinella species, made by a team led by Dr. Van Etten.

What I did at Recurse Center

18 bingden 2026-09-27 19:22:05 UTC thill.me Llama Share 5

The author spent the summer at Recurse Center, a programming retreat in Brooklyn, where they participated in various projects and study groups. They learned about modern LLMs and agents through Agentic Adventures and Practical Deep Learning.

Oral history of John Chowning, inventor of FM synthesis [video]

25 Rochus 2026-09-27 18:22:05 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 4

Don't couple your Go code to GitHub

65 birdculture 2026-09-27 17:22:05 UTC iain.rocks Llama Share 33

The Go programming language allows namespace-based code fetching, but this can lead to coupling with a specific hosting provider. Using custom domains is a solution to avoid this issue and make it easier to switch between different hosting platforms.

Writing Efficient C++ Code (2013)

120 ibobev 2026-09-27 13:22:05 UTC asawicki.info Llama Share 71

The article discusses the importance of writing efficient code, particularly in applications where performance matters. It highlights that native languages like C++ can be used to achieve high performance but requires knowledge and familiarity with good practices. The article also introduces Data-Oriented Design (DOD) as a way of thinking that focuses on data storage and design to create ...

Replacing the old battery on rechargeable bike lights

114 surprisetalk 2026-09-27 14:22:05 UTC jvns.ca Llama Share 59

The author successfully repaired their 10-year-old bike lights by replacing the battery, using minimal electronics skills and guidance from online resources. The repair cost around $20 CAD and has allowed the author to use the lights again without recharging.

Show HN: TinyAIArena watch AI agents battle it out

80 hp6 2026-09-27 16:22:05 UTC tinyaiarena.com Full Share 36

Arrow keys: Left/Right · Home/End · Space: auto · Esc: menu · M: mute

The Cartesian Hand: In-Hand Manipulation with All-Linear Fingers

33 AareyBaba 2026-09-27 16:22:05 UTC generalroboticslab.com Full Share 6

General Robotics Lab at Duke University - Building discovery machines that learn, act, and collaborate by discovering how the world works. Research in embodied intelligence, robotics, AI, machine learning, and human-robot collaboration.

Fragment of oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey

36 gmays 2026-09-27 16:22:05 UTC livescience.com Llama Share 6

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old fragment of the Treaty of Kadesh, the world's oldest known peace treaty. The ancient Egyptian and Hittite leaders signed it around 1269 B.C. to mark the end of a lengthy war between their empires.

The Normalization of Inexplicable Failures

215 pxx 2026-09-27 16:22:05 UTC ihatethefuture.com Llama Share 85

The author criticizes Jev, an AI model that returns typed values with probability estimates, for being opaque and not requiring users to build evals and a ground-truth pipeline. This makes it difficult to understand the model's limitations and potential failures.

Flip Fluid on Flip Dots

331 blutack 2026-09-27 04:22:05 UTC mitxela.com Llama Share 22

The author successfully implemented a FLIP (Fluid Implicit Particle) fluid simulation on a flipdot electromechanical display, achieving seamless tiling and fast updates. The project involved desoldering individual dots from old Hanover displays, mounting them onto new circuit boards with custom-designed H-bridge chips.

There is more to code review than (automatable) detection

3 utiiiD 2026-09-27 20:22:05 UTC adaptivecapacitylabs.com Prefix Share 1

The abstract for article “The End of Code Review: Coding Agents Supersede Human Inspection” paints this picture for the reader… Abstract – Code review has been the primary quality gate in software development since Fagan formalised code inspection in 1976. For five decades, having a human examine and comment on a colleague’s changes before merge has been a cornerstone practice at ...

Faster prompt lookup drafting in llama.cpp

51 pptadversary 2026-09-27 15:22:05 UTC jadidbourbaki.github.io Llama Share 8

The author optimized prompt lookup decoding in llama.cpp, achieving a 140x speedup by leveraging Daniel Lemire's PR and their own performance optimizations. The changes improved latency per drafted token, static cache load time, and memory usage.

Fakecloud: Local AWS cloud emulator for integration tests

89 theanonymousone 2026-09-27 10:22:05 UTC fakecloud.dev Llama Share 46

Fakecloud provides a local AWS environment for development and testing without requiring an account or paid plan. It supports 3,932 API operations and 30+ service-to-service integrations, allowing developers to use the normal AWS SDK against localhost.

KICKI: a DECsystem1060

14 rbanffy 2026-09-27 18:22:05 UTC icm.museum Llama Share 2

KICKI, a dual PDP-10 model KI10, is being restored with the goal of running again. The project involves upgrading its memory and power supply to improve efficiency and stability.

John Coltrane Centenary's – Impulse Records Release the Legendary Tiberi Tapes

30 gregsadetsky 2026-09-27 16:22:05 UTC jazzwise.com Full Share 7

On caring for user data: NeoVim caused Vim undo files to be deleted

320 jandeboevrie 2026-09-27 15:22:05 UTC unsung.aresluna.org Llama Share 282

The author has used Vim for 20 years, writing numerous documents and relying on its persistent undo feature. They were disappointed with NeoVim's handling of persistent undo, which deleted their existing files without warning or explanation.

Wiki Deep dive into Standard diving dress

11 sans_souse 2026-09-27 19:22:05 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 1

Standard diving dress was a type of diving suit used for deep-sea work, mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It consisted of a copper helmet, air hose, and weights to counteract buoyancy.

Video CDs Break Windows Explorer

68 ClydeN 2026-09-27 13:22:05 UTC clydesnotes.blogspot.com Llama Share 26

Copying VCD files in Windows Explorer can cause system instability due to a bug introduced with 2023 updates. The issue is often reproduced by copying the MPEGAV folder, which leads to a "broken" state requiring a restart of the PC.

Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web

58 thiagoperes 2026-09-27 14:22:05 UTC markdown.beauty Full Share 39

We're verifying your browser Website owner? Click here to fix

Improving site performance by shipping more CSS

74 torutofu 2026-09-27 07:22:05 UTC github.blog Llama Share 60

The Primer Design System migrated from CSS-in-JS to CSS Modules in 2024, improving performance and accessibility. The migration was done incrementally using feature flags and visual regression tests to ensure no breakage occurred during the process.

Allegations of US interference in Quebec election

21 Teever 2026-09-27 20:22:05 UTC globalnews.ca Llama Share 9

Coalition Avenir Québec leader Christine Fréchette seeks meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney amid reports of American think tank proposals to weaken Canadian unity. The allegations include attempts to negotiate tariffs with Quebec and destabilize the Canadian federation.

C's Flexible Integer Sizes Were Not a Design Mistake

62 ibobev 2026-09-27 11:22:05 UTC pikuma.com Llama Share 95

C's flexible integer types were a design choice to achieve portability across various computer architectures, not a mistake. The language allowed for different signed representations and sizes, which worked efficiently on 12-64 bit machines with varying character sets and memory addressing schemes.