A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle

101 eustoria 2026-06-02 14:16:47 UTC coveillance.org Llama Share 29

This walking tour in downtown Seattle aims to expose the hidden layers of surveillance technology in the city, including cameras, license plate readers, and data collection systems, and to raise questions about their use and impact on society. The tour highlights various surveillance tools and sites, including Amazon Go, Acyclica, the Washington State Fusion Center, and a peering site, and ...

Fidonet: Technology, Use, Tools, and History (1993)

68 BruceEel 2026-06-02 14:16:47 UTC fidonet.org Llama Share 13

FidoNet is a point-to-point email network that uses modems to connect over 20,000 nodes worldwide, allowing users to send and receive email and news. The network was developed in 1984 and has a unique addressing system, with gateways to the Internet and other networks, and a strong focus on user autonomy and minimal technical support.

Adafruit Receives Demand Letter from Fenwick Legal Counsel on Behalf of Flux.ai

404 semanser 2026-06-02 10:16:47 UTC blog.adafruit.com Llama Share 149

Adafruit received a letter from Flux's counsel demanding they stop publishing an article about Flux's intellectual property and user base. Adafruit has temporarily stopped publishing to consider their response to the demand.

Why Janet? (2023)

322 yacin 2026-06-02 10:16:47 UTC ianthehenry.com Llama Share 153

The author promotes Janet, a small, easy-to-learn Lisp dialect with a simple syntax and powerful features like macros and implicit serialization. Janet is ideal for writing command-line apps, scripting, and embedding in other languages due to its ease of use and flexibility.

Apple rejected my dictation app for using the accessibility API

210 RZelaya 2026-06-02 12:16:47 UTC mitmllc.com Llama Share 124

The user created WhisperPad to help people with hand injuries like themselves type more efficiently, but Apple rejected the app due to a guideline issue. The user decided to release a compromised version on the App Store and a full version directly, which led to a better-organized product and a new understanding of their build configuration.

You Don't Love Systemd Timers Enough

187 yacin 2026-06-02 10:16:47 UTC blog.tjll.net Llama Share 113

Systemd timers are a modern alternative to traditional cron jobs, offering more flexibility and features such as stdout and stderr output control and calendar versus time span units. They can be configured to run at specific times, intervals, or relative to other events, and provide a clear picture of scheduled tasks with the list-timers subcommand.

The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen

2050 ssiddharth 2026-06-01 17:16:47 UTC 0xsid.com Llama Share 452

Hackers can easily take over Instagram accounts by tricking Meta's support AI into sending verification codes to an arbitrary email address. This zero-auth password reset method bypasses 2FA and allows attackers to gain full ownership of the account, with the AI being easily fooled by simple methods.

CSS-Native Parallax Effect

90 dandep 2026-06-02 11:16:47 UTC dan-webnotes.com Llama Share 44

CSS Scroll-driven animation timelines enable parallax effects without JavaScript, improving performance and simplicity. A utility class uses a single block of declarative styles to create a parallax animation with a variable offset and scale.

Preparing for KDE Plasma's Last X11-Supported Release

48 jandeboevrie 2026-06-02 14:16:47 UTC blog.davidedmundson.co.uk Llama Share 42

Plasma is transitioning to Wayland, removing X11 support in Plasma 6.8. This change will allow for new performance improvements and features, but may require custom scripts and workflows to adapt.

Americans don't know how to fight AI so they're fighting data centers

45 stalfosknight 2026-06-02 15:32:47 UTC vox.com Llama Share 24

Americans are fighting data centers due to concerns about AI's impact on their lives, jobs, and future, rather than just environmental issues. The backlash against data centers is a symptom of the public's fear of AI and a lack of a broader national debate on how to regulate and manage the technology.

Reviving Teletext for Ham Radio

24 yarapavan 2026-06-02 14:16:47 UTC spectrum.ieee.org Llama Share 9

The author created a ham-radio version of teletext called Spectel, using the AX.25 protocol to transmit digital information over radio waves. Spectel uses Python and was assisted by AI, but the author remains ambivalent about the use of vibe coding in the project.

Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI?

573 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-06-02 00:16:47 UTC economist.com Llama Share 976

SpaceX plans a $75bn stock market debut on Nasdaq, followed by AI firms Anthropic and Open seeking up to $60bn each. The three listings could add $4trn to US market value.

Meta repeatedly snubs EU body over Facebook and Instagram user bans

53 dijksterhuis 2026-06-02 15:16:47 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 68

Appeals Centre Europe found Meta rarely provides evidence in cases of wrongly banned social media users. The centre disagreed with platforms in 59% of nearly 3,000 reviewed decisions, including hate speech cases.

Muxcard, a dyi credit card size computer

193 sargstuff 2026-06-02 07:16:47 UTC github.com/krauseler Llama Share 52

The user is developing a fully working computer the size of a credit card, with a thickness of around 1mm, and is sharing the process and challenges of creating it.

Great Question (YC W21) Is Hiring Applied AI Interns

0 2026-06-02 12:16:47 UTC ycombinator.com Llama Share

Great Question is hiring an AI-native Software Engineering intern for a 3-month summer program. The intern will work on real AI-focused projects, own a project from day one, and collaborate with the CTO as a mentor.

Show HN: Eyeball

112 mrroryflint 2026-06-02 09:16:47 UTC eyeball.rory.codes Full Share 42

eyeball is built for precision clicking with a mouse or trackpad. you can play on touch, but finger taps aren't accurate enough to really compete.

Stop Ruining It

114 herbertl 2026-06-02 10:16:47 UTC seths.blog Llama Share 41

Paul McGowan's insight is that quality is what remains when flaws are removed. He suggests that customer delight, curiosity, satisfaction, and trust are all preserved if not ruined by external factors.

PCMFlowG722 wideband (HD voice) codec for ESP32

9 zdw 2026-06-02 15:16:47 UTC github.com/tanakamasayuki Prefix Share 1

Optional G.722 wideband (HD voice) codec add-on for PCMFlow, aimed at real-time two-way voice over packet radio / network — VoIP, ESP-NOW transceivers, WebSocket / UDP voice links. G.722 carries 7 kHz audio at 16 kHz sampling using the same 64 kbps wire budget as G.711 — same packet size, twice the audio bandwidth. The codec core is the public-domain sippy/libg722 (Steve Underwood / CMU); ...

Webcam head tracking, webcam to control in‑game FOV

60 mwit2023 2026-06-02 10:16:47 UTC openfov.com Full Share 33

OpenFOV uses your webcam to control iRacing's in-game FOV. Unlocks VR-style functionality for your monitor!

Why Custom Attributes in .NET Give Me Nightmares

38 jandeboevrie 2026-06-02 12:16:47 UTC blog.washi.dev Llama Share 12

The .NET file format's custom attribute storage mechanism is poorly designed, causing significant complexity and performance issues due to its reliance on Fully Qualified Names (FQNs) and lack of deduplication. This design choice is unnecessary and inefficient, especially considering the existing database system for storing metadata references efficiently.

macOS needs its grid back

345 ranebo 2026-06-02 02:16:47 UTC blog.hopefullyuseful.com Llama Share 215

The user created an app called GridLion to restore grid-based virtual desktops to macOS, a feature removed in Lion. They used an LLM to help with development, but found it challenging to create a polished app due to macOS limitations and permission requirements.

CQL: Categorical Databases

78 noworriesnate 2026-06-02 06:16:47 UTC categoricaldata.net Llama Share 28

CQL is an open-source, production-ready data processing system using category theory for querying, combining, and evolving databases. It guarantees correctness through an embedded automated theorem prover and preserves data quality with perfect provenance.

Chipotlai Max

325 nigelgutzmann 2026-06-01 23:16:47 UTC github.com/cyberpapiii Llama Share 53

Chipotle's Pepper AI chatbot was hacked and turned into a free coding agent called Chipotlai Max. It's a community project to add support for other retailers' chatbots.

OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS

338 typpo 2026-06-01 22:16:47 UTC openai.com Llama Share 114

OpenAI models and Codex are now available on AWS, allowing customers to build AI applications with existing security and governance controls. This partnership reduces friction around AI adoption, enabling customers to move faster from evaluation to production.

Expanding Project Glasswing

68 surprisetalk 2026-06-02 13:16:47 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 65

Project Glasswing is expanding to 150 new organizations in 15 countries to secure software with AI. The goal is to adapt to AI's changing cybersecurity landscape and prevent catastrophic attacks affecting over 100 million people.

Strace-ui, Bonsai_term, and the TUI renaissance

116 matt_d 2026-06-02 04:16:47 UTC blog.janestreet.com Llama Share 60

Jane Street developed Bonsai_term, a terminal UI framework, to create fast and keyboard-centric apps. Bonsai_term uses a declarative, type-safe approach and is well-suited for AI assistance and testing.

Debug Project

260 Eridanus2 2026-06-01 21:16:47 UTC debug.com Llama Share 105

Mosquitoes spread diseases like dengue and Zika, killing hundreds of millions yearly. Debug uses male mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria to stop bad mosquitoes from reproducing.

AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford

472 prakashqwerty 2026-06-01 17:16:47 UTC github.com/stanford-cs336 Llama Share 147

AI agents should guide students in CS336 through explanation, feedback, and debugging, not directly completing assignments. They should review code, suggest improvements, and provide high-level guidance to help students learn through implementation-heavy projects.

Should you normalize RGB values by 255 or 256?

301 pplanu 2026-06-01 18:16:47 UTC 30fps.net Llama Share 127

The standard approach maps 0 to 0.0 and 255 to 1.0, while the alternative adds a 0.5 bias and divides by 256. The standard approach is a mid-riser quantizer with L=255, wasting bandwidth but suitable for image processing.

Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra

262 jbk 2026-06-01 16:16:47 UTC windowslatest.com Llama Share 549

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, a powerful device running Windows on Arm, in partnership with NVIDIA. It features up to 128GB of unified memory, a 15-inch mini-LED display, and a custom NVIDIA RTX Spark platform for demanding workloads.