The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't

321 talonx 2026-07-03 04:44:35 UTC stefan.schueller.net Llama Share 198

Switzerland's fast and affordable internet is due to its highly regulated telecom sector with strong oversight and government-backed infrastructure projects. Other countries can learn from Switzerland's model by mandating open access to physical infrastructure and enforcing Point-to-Point architecture.

Virginia bans sale of geolocation data

681 toomuchtodo 2026-07-02 21:44:35 UTC hunton.com Llama Share 117

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed S.B. 388 into law on April 13, 2026, banning the sale of geolocation data. The ban takes effect on July 1, 2026, following similar laws in Maryland and Oregon.

CarPlay Is Additive

195 sprawl_ 2026-07-03 01:44:35 UTC caseyliss.com Llama Share 240

The author is disappointed that Rivian vehicles do not support CarPlay, a feature that allows phone interaction in cars. They believe Rivian should offer CarPlay as an option to attract more customers and increase sales.

Right to Local Intelligence

138 thoughtpeddler 2026-07-03 00:44:35 UTC righttointelligence.org Llama Share 56

Right to Intelligence advocates for open AI models, allowing users to download, own, and run them locally without needing a license. They provide state-specific call scripts to contact legislators about this issue.

crustc: entirety of `rustc`, translated to C

229 Philpax 2026-07-02 23:44:35 UTC github.com/fractalfir Llama Share 39

The user is working on a Rust to C compiler toolchain called cilly which can compile Rust code to C for arbitrary targets and is network transparent. The toolchain is still in development and not yet ready for public consumption due to some issues and the user's current busy schedule.

Is the iPhone birth control? Causal evidence from AT&T's 2007-2011 monopoly [pdf]

69 Terretta 2026-07-03 03:44:35 UTC nber.org Llama Share 45

The iPhone may have contributed to a 22% decline in US general fertility rate since 2007 by reducing births among women under 30. The study found that iPhone access reduced births by 4.5-8% among 15-19 year olds and 3.2-6.6% among 20-24 year olds.

Since Linux 6.9, LUKS suspend stopped wiping disk-encryption keys from memory

439 IngoBlechschmid 2026-07-02 15:44:35 UTC mathstodon.xyz Llama Share 196

A user discovered a security vulnerability in Linux 6.9 where LUKS encryption keys remained in memory after suspend, making laptops susceptible to cold boot attacks. A patch was created to wipe the LUKS encryption keys on suspend, inspired by Debian's cryptsetup-suspend, and is now available for other Linux distributions.

Reality has a surprising amount of detail (2017)

218 vinhnx 2026-07-02 21:44:35 UTC johnsalvatier.org Llama Share 78

The author reflects on their childhood experiences working with their father, a Colombian immigrant, and how it taught them about the importance of paying attention to details in reality, which is often overlooked. This realization has implications for various domains, including programming, physics, and personal growth, and the author argues that seeking out and noticing details is crucial ...

14× faster embeddings: how we rebuilt the ONNX path in Manticore

23 snikolaev 2026-07-03 04:44:35 UTC manticoresearch.com Llama Share 2

Manticore Search 27.1.5 introduced a new ONNX Runtime backend for Auto Embeddings, achieving ~14× faster performance than the previous SentenceTransformers/Candle path. The new path is now the default for HuggingFace models with an .onnx file.

Exapunks (2018)

264 yu3zhou4 2026-07-02 18:44:35 UTC zachtronics.com Llama Share 89

A former hacker with the phage now makes deals for one hack per dose of medication. They learn from TRASH WORLD NEWS, a zine with hacking tutorials and tips.

PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform

590 doener 2026-07-02 11:44:35 UTC github.com/chocobozzz Llama Share 273

PeerTube is a decentralized video platform allowing users to host videos on community-owned instances without vendor lock-in. It's free, ad-free, and allows users to follow channels and discover videos across the entire video fediverse.

Podman v6.0.0

473 soheilpro 2026-07-02 14:44:35 UTC blog.podman.io Llama Share 187

Podman v6.0.0 is now available with improved networking, enhanced machine capabilities, and configuration file handling. This release includes Docker compatibility improvements and new features like Pesto rootless port forwarding and Quadlet evolution.

The Safari MCP server for web developers

35 coloneltcb 2026-07-03 01:44:35 UTC webkit.org Llama Share 0

Safari MCP server is a new tool for web developers that makes debugging faster and more powerful by connecting agents to a Safari browser window. It enables agents to emulate user experiences, access DOM, network requests, and console output, reducing manual checks and improving productivity.

An American Privacy Emergency

266 flowercalled 2026-07-03 00:44:35 UTC scottaaronson.blog Llama Share 87

The US Secretary of Commerce issued a directive (DAO 216-26) banning modern techniques for preserving privacy in large datasets, including differential privacy, in favor of outdated methods. This move is driven by political interests, not scientific merit, and will compromise the confidentiality of respondents' data and the public's trust in the Census process.

Underwater Suit-Wearing Cyborg Insect Capable of Diving and Terra-Aqua Travel

15 gscott 2026-07-03 04:44:35 UTC nature.com Llama Share 1

Researchers developed a wearable diving suit for terrestrial insects to extend their operational range. The suit integrates an oxygen generator and flexible waterproof shell, enabling continuous oxygen supply and isolation from surrounding water.

Mystery identity of 'Green Boots' climber is finally solved after DNA test

86 FireBeyond 2026-07-02 23:44:35 UTC dailymail.com Llama Share 49

Indian climber Dorje Morup's body, known as 'Green Boots', has been identified after a DNA test. His remains were preserved in snow and ice on Everest for almost 30 years after a 1996 expedition disaster.

Immich 3.0

306 hashier 2026-07-02 14:44:35 UTC github.com/immich-app Full Share 155

v3.0.0 Welcome to Immich v3.0.0! After months of hard work from the team and our amazing contributors, we're thrilled to announce the next major version of Immich: v3.0.0! 🎉 Breaking changes Th...

Cowboys, Frontiersmen, Settlers, Townspeople, Cityfolk

8 mooreds 2026-07-03 04:44:35 UTC huntersoftwareconsulting.com Prefix Share 0

“What got you here won’t get you there” applies not only to founders, but to the organizations they build. An underappreciated aspect of this is risk and chaos, and how it appeals to discrete personalities. I consider most of these archteype to respond mostly to certain levels of organizational chaos - and as such, there are areas where they thrive, and areas where they are out of their ...

Postgres transactions are a distributed systems superpower

159 KraftyOne 2026-07-02 18:44:35 UTC dbos.dev Llama Share 65

Co-locating workflow state with application data in the same Postgres database simplifies durable workflows by eliminating partial failures and idempotency issues. This approach also simplifies atomic updates and notifications by leveraging database transactions and user-defined functions.

Ask HN: Is anyone experimenting with different ways of using LLMs for coding?

4 yehiaabdelm 2026-07-03 06:23:35 UTC news.ycombinator.com Prefix Share 1

I'm a bit annoyed by the feeling that we're kind of stuck when it comes to using LLMs for programming. I use Claude Code and Codex, but I haven't been able to enter flow state like I can when I hand write code. This is kind of ironic to me since AI should be a bicycle for the mind, but right now it feels like a bicycle that just brakes abruptly every couple minutes. I stop, wait, ...

Claude-real-video － any LLM can watch a video

123 cortexosmain 2026-07-02 19:44:35 UTC github.com/huangchihhungleo Llama Share 38

claude-real-video extracts frames from videos locally, transcribes audio, and hands a clean folder for LLMs to read. It's smarter than other tools that sample frames at a fixed interval, and can be installed with pip and used with ffmpeg and whisper CLI.

A Special Wireless-Free Nikon Camera Is Publicly Available for the First Time

43 HardwareLust 2026-07-02 23:44:35 UTC petapixel.com Llama Share 21

Nikon created a special Z6 III camera without wireless connectivity for government and industrial partners with security needs. This camera is available to the public through retailers, costing $3,079.95, nearly $400 more than the standard Z6 III.

The short leash AI coding method for beating Fable

105 Riseed 2026-07-02 19:44:35 UTC blog.okturtles.org Llama Share 128

The author, a software developer, shares their approach to using AI agents in security-critical systems. They recommend a "short leash method" where developers closely monitor AI changes and intervene when necessary.

Great Salt Lake Tracker – Grow the Flow

89 cfowles 2026-07-02 19:44:35 UTC growtheflowutah.org Llama Share 35

The Great Salt Lake Tracker website monitors the status of North America's largest saline lake. It provides a dashboard to track the lake's conditions.

FoundationDB's Flow – Bringing Actor-Based Concurrency to C++11

56 sourdecor 2026-07-02 22:44:35 UTC apple.github.io Llama Share 8

FoundationDB developed Flow, a new programming language that brings actor-based concurrency to C++11, allowing efficient concurrency within C++ in a maintainable and extensible manner. Flow's new keywords and control-flow primitives support asynchronous message passing between components, enabling complex message-passing systems and achieving high performance per node and scalability.

Perform DFU Restores on Apple Silicon Macs with Macvdmtool (2021)

16 gregsadetsky 2026-07-03 02:44:35 UTC bkurtz.io Llama Share 2

macvdmtool is a tool by marcan for AsahiLinux that puts Apple Silicon or Intel Macs in DFU mode with a terminal command. It requires two Macs, one fully functional as the host and the other as the target, connected via a specific USB cable.

EFF letter to FTC on X consent order [pdf]

133 Terretta 2026-07-02 19:44:35 UTC eff.org Llama Share 48

X Corp petitions FTC to end 2022 order requiring regular reporting due to user data violations, but EFF and allies urge FTC to reject the petition. The order was a renewal of a 2011 settlement after Twitter exposed users' personal info to hackers, and X's claims of improved privacy practices are met with skepticism.

Show HN: zkGolf – Competitive optimization of formally verified circuits

56 rot256 2026-07-02 23:44:35 UTC zk.golf Llama Share 6

zkGolf is a competition to build cheapest circuits with verified submissions scored on cost and tightness. A model can use the API to autoresearch and submit solutions automatically.

This is my attempt to get Vulkan going on NetBSD

97 segaboy81 2026-07-02 18:44:35 UTC github.com/segaboy Llama Share 19

A Vulkan driver for NetBSD has been successfully built and installed using the Lavapipe software driver. The process is now automated and reproducible on a fresh install.

Superpowers 6

127 seahorseemoji 2026-07-02 20:44:35 UTC blog.fsck.com Llama Share 50

Superpowers 6 is faster and cheaper, reducing build time by up to 50% and token spend by up to 60%. It optimizes Subagent Driven Development with improvements like combining code and spec compliance review agents.