AI Steals Code As Internet Lights Flicker!

Checks and Balances Are Dead

Key Points

• Claims party loyalty undermines the practical use of the 25th Amendment.
• Alleges current presidential actions violate constitutional and legal norms.
• Argues Congress and party leaders have ceded power, weakening checks and balances.

MIT Non-AI License

Key Points

• Adds a prohibition on AI/ML training, fine-tuning, and validation without prior written permission.
• Retains broad MIT-style permissions for use, modification, and distribution.
• Requires inclusion of copyright and permission notices in all copies or substantial portions.

CDC staff 'blindsided' as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled

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• Administration narrowed routine childhood vaccine recommendations without extensive CDC consultation.
• A top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. led a unilateral overhaul of the schedule.
• Public health experts warn the change could weaken protections against preventable diseases.

The Performance Revolution in JavaScript Tooling

Key Points

• JavaScript tooling is increasingly being rewritten in systems languages for performance gains.
• Modern JS complexity strains traditional tools, making speed and reliability critical.
• Projects like SWC, ESBuild, BiomeJS, Oxc, FNM/Volta, and TypeScript in Go exemplify the shift.

USDA suspends federal financial awards to Minnesota and Minneapolis

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• USDA suspended federal financial awards to Minnesota and Minneapolis due to fraud concerns.
• Feeding Our Future is cited in a $250 million case involving CACFP and SFSP funds.
• HHS previously froze funding for CCDF, TANF, and SSBG in Minnesota.

Diving into Qualcomm's Upcoming Adreno X2 GPU with Eric Demers

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• X2 boosts performance over X1 while prioritizing power efficiency.
• Supports DirectX 12.2 Ultimate, native Vulkan 1.4, and OpenCL 3.0; SYCL planned for Q1 2026.
• HPM enables on-die rendering, reducing DRAM bandwidth and improving performance per watt.

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold hands-on

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• Unfolds to a ~10-inch, ~4:3 display for a tablet-like experience.
• Runs Samsung DeX natively for a windowed, desktop-like interface.
• 12.9mm closed thickness; 6.5-inch cover screen; Z Fold 7-matched cameras and chipset.

The paradox of failed resolutions

Key Points

• Samuel Johnson frequently failed to keep his resolutions but remained highly productive.
• Johnson’s achievements include a definitive 18th-century English dictionary and popular essays.
• Johnson’s recorded resolutions emphasize modest, recurring habits like journaling and rising early.

Iran's internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

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• The shutdown is unprecedented in precision, dropping ~90% of traffic while enabling whitelisted government communications.
• Khamenei’s posts on X and active government Telegram channels show selective access amid the blackout.
• Starlink access is being jammed, and Iran is pursuing China-style internal network controls, though not fully operational.

I got paid minimum wage to solve an impossible problem

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• Converted store layout into a grid graph and built a Processing-based visual editor.
• Used C++ and simulated annealing to approximate a cycle visiting all tiles.
• Demonstrated that minimizing distance alone yields impractical paths due to turns.

Ask HN: What's a standard way for apps to request text completion as a service?

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• Seeking a standard OS-level interface for LLM text completion.
• Use case: TUI browsing JSONL with natural language to jq translation.
• Inquiry into what it would take to build and broadly deploy such a standard.

"We write to ask that you enforce your app stores' terms of service against X" [pdf]

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• Lawmakers urge Apple and Google to remove X and Grok for violating app store policies.
• Allegations include Grok-generated sexualized images of women and children; researchers found a related archive.
• Requested action includes temporary removal pending investigation and a response by January 23, 2026.

A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)

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• Apple discontinued Dark Sky’s iOS app on Jan 1, 2023 and integrated its forecast tech into Apple Weather with iOS 16.
• Dark Sky’s design prioritized context-sensitive information graphics starting from the current moment.
• The app delivered hyperlocal views and a Time Machine feature for past weather exploration.

Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

Key Points

• Challenges the claim that rural living necessitates oversized vehicles.
• Introduces the Citroën C15 as an illustrative alternative.
• Keeps focus on size and emissions without technical details.

All my new code will be closed-source from now on

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• Author will release future code as closed-source due to AI agents disrupting OSS monetization.
• Tailwind is cited with high downloads but major revenue and docs traffic declines and layoffs.
• Prediction of a shift to metered, pay-per-access APIs replacing attention-driven models.

Beating the Tutorial

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• Feature delivery is foundational, not the endpoint of engineering growth.
• Change costs must be weighed against product health and long-term value.
• Experienced engineers choose approaches that improve system state and avoid hidden dead-ends.

Creating Embroidered Charts with R and ImageMagick

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• Embroidery-style charts are built with R/ggplot and scripted ImageMagick transforms.
• ImageMagick’s CLI enables reproducible workflows versus manual Photoshop steps.
• Examples illustrate the magick command pattern for conversion, resizing, and grayscale.

New information extracted from Snowden PDFs through metadata version analysis

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• PDF metadata versioning exposed deleted U.S. ground station details.
• Foreign site details (Menwith Hill, Pine Gap) remained in published documents.
• Removed sections identified PMGS and CDMGS and their cover names (CWRTC, ADF).

ChatGPT Health is a marketplace, guess who is the product?

Key Points

• OpenAI emphasizes privacy for ChatGPT Health while broader ChatGPT tiers lack default privacy.
• ChatGPT Health integrates medical records and consumer health/wellness apps to guide insurance tradeoffs.
• OpenAI partnered with b.well Connected Health, a company serving insurers, for data connectivity.

Reverse Engineering the Epson FilmScan 200 for Classic Mac

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• Custom SCSI driver enables FilmScan 200 scanning on a Mac SE/30 with System 7.
• Scanner uses ESC/I over SCSI SEND/RECEIVE and follows a defined command sequence.
• PGM output and FTP transfer provide simple, modern compatibility.

NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS astronaut and crew

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• NASA delayed the Jan. 8, 2026 ISS spacewalk.
• A Crew-11 astronaut had a medical issue but is stable.
• NASA is considering an early crew return.

UK government exempting itself from cyber law inspires little confidence

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• Rising public-sector cyber incidents in the UK underpin concerns about the CSR Bill’s scope.
• The CSR Bill excludes central/local government but adds managed service providers and datacenters.
• A non-binding Government Cyber Action Plan is presented as an alternative for departmental standards.

Org Mode Syntax Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for Text

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• Core Org syntax features (headings, formatting, links, lists, TODOs, preformatted text) are outlined.
• Org can be used outside Emacs in common editors; tables are more complex but workable.
• Markdown’s multiple flavors are listed to contrast with Org’s claimed standardization.

Httpz – Zero-Allocation HTTP/1.1 Parser for OxCaml

Key Points

• Zero/low-allocation architecture via unboxed records, local lists, spans, and a reusable 32KB buffer.
• Benchmarks show 2.13x–3.14x speedups and up to 829x fewer allocation words versus httpe.
• Async-based static file server included; io_uring support on Linux is planned.

Show HN: Hosting 100 Linux dev environments on one VM using LXC

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• Hosts many persistent, SSH-accessible Linux environments on one VM using unprivileged LXC.
• Managed via a single Go CLI with gRPC; infrastructure provisioned with Terraform.
• Claims up to 90% cost savings versus one VM per developer.

Why Is Greenland Part of the Kingdom of Denmark? A Short History

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• Greenland’s sovereignty under Denmark was affirmed by milestones in 1814, 1916, and 1933.
• Greenland gained Home Rule in 1979 and self-rule in 2009, giving Greenlanders the right to decide on independence.
• Polls indicate support for independence provided the welfare state remains viable.

Show HN: C-TURTL, a turtle graphics game

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• DNA-driven command set controls movement, rotation, replication, and environment actions.
• Lifecycle rules: turtle dies at DNA end; baby turtles restart from the beginning.
• Inspired by L-systems/Turtle Graphics and CFRS; source and examples available on GitHub.

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great

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• Chose CachyOS for modern hardware and gaming, installed via Ventoy after disabling Secure Boot.
• Initial live image issue: mouse buttons didn’t work; keyboard navigation used as workaround.
• Post-install: Nvidia graphics and printing worked; gaming mouse functions only in games.

Open Chaos: A self-evolving open-source project

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• OpenChaos.dev invites voting to merge open PRs that guide the site’s evolution.
• Functional proposals include PR health indicators, reaction counts, PR age display, and vote progress bars.
• Creative changes range from rewriting in Rust to IE6/GeoCities modes, content scrambling, and a chaotic layout.

Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11

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• Windows 11 ranked slowest overall among six Windows versions in comparative benchmarks.
• Tests highlighted slow boot, sluggish app launches, poor video editing, and high idle RAM usage for Windows 11.
• Windows 11 showed strengths in file transfer speed and system app storage management.

2026 looks ominous for media, from Hollywood to journalism

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• Journalism faces intensified challenges in 2026 amid misinformation and ownership pressures.
• Netflix and Paramount are competing to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
• Netflix’s bid targets film and streaming assets, with a proposed spin-off of CNN and Discovery.

Time Travelling and Fixing Bugs with Property-Based Testing (2019)

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• Demonstrates PBT in Haskell with Hedgehog on signup validation.
• Explains Validation vs. Either and failure accumulation via Applicative.
• Shows a positive property test ensuring valid inputs always pass.

AI is a business model stress test

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• Tailwind Labs’ documentation-driven sales model for Tailwind Plus broke as developers turned to AI.
• Buytaert’s thesis: AI commoditizes fully specified assets; value shifts to operations.
• Examples: Vercel (Next.js + hosting) and Acquia (services around Drupal).

Janderland/fenv: FoundationDB development environment

Key Points

• Consistent FoundationDB dev/test environment via Docker for local and GitHub Actions.
• Persistent /cache and Docker image caching to speed builds and tests.
• Extendable base image with automatic project namespacing and FDB version selection.

Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document

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• CPS draft guidance treats male circumcision as potentially prosecutable child abuse if harm occurs.
• ONS data cites seven child deaths since 2001 where circumcision was a factor.
• Religious and health organizations urge safeguards, accreditation, and improved public information.

Drones that recharge directly on transmission lines

Key Points

• Drones recharge by perching on transmission lines, removing battery swaps and enabling autonomous operations.
• Validated charging tech, five prototypes built, and ~2,000 poles inspected since June.
• Initial focus on utilities with plans to expand to other infrastructure sectors and data customers.

Pebble Round 2

Key Points

• $199 Pebble Round 2 reboots the 2015 Pebble Time Round with a slimmer, improved design.
• Basic tracking (steps, sleep) and 10–14 day battery life; no heart rate monitor.
• 1.3" color e-paper display (260×260, 283 DPI) with backlight; runs open source Pebble OS.

How your high school affects your chances of UC Admission

Key Points

• High school proficiency rates show weak correlation with UCSD admission outcomes.
• Schools with low applicant volume have higher UCSD admit rates than high-volume schools.
• Local San Diego high schools had more UCSD admits than expected, partly due to higher application rates.

Distributed Denial of Secrets

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• DDoSecrets lists multiple recent leaks, ranging from donor lists to media segments and corporate/government data.
• Major datasets include ~20,900 Epstein emails and ~1.8 million files from The Washington Post containing PII.
• The site offers encrypted “insurance” files to safeguard forthcoming publications.

ASCII-Driven Development

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• High-fidelity prototypes and AI-generated UIs can distract teams from validating structure.
• ASCII-Driven Development promotes rapid, low-fidelity iteration focused on layout and flow.
• Workflow: ASCII layouts first, then AI code generation and visual polish last.

GPU memory snapshots: sub-second startup (2025)

Key Points

• GPU memory snapshots now include GPU state, restoring compiled models and CUDA resources.
• Enabled by NVIDIA’s CUDA checkpoint/restore API in driver branches 570/575.
• Modal’s caching reduces cold boot times by 3–5x for common libraries.

AI Econ Seminar

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• AI-driven seminar simulation uses Letta and agent memory to model hostile academic critique.
• First seminar claims a 16% decline in AI-exposed entry-level employment via hiring freezes, citing Brynjolfsson, BIS, OECD.
• Subsequent seminars escalate critique, leading to admissions of dishonesty and inability to produce original research.

How we made v0 an effective coding agent

Key Points

• Dynamic system prompts, LLM Suspense, and deterministic/model-driven autofixers enable higher reliability.
• Intent detection via embeddings/keyword matching injects current AI SDK knowledge while conserving tokens.
• Streaming manipulation reduces errors and token usage, with deterministic corrections for changing dependencies.

Good Judgment Open

Key Points

• Public forecasting platform with sponsored challenges from UBS Asset Management, The Economist, and Harvard Kennedy School.
• Operated by Good Judgment, which provides foresight services to corporate, government, and NGO clients.
• Offers active challenges, featured questions, and a full list of open forecasting questions for participant engagement.

Side-by-side comparison of how AI models answer moral dilemmas

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• The demo compares answers from 20 AI models and personas to value-laden questions.
• It identifies technical and values-based obstacles to aligning AI with human preferences.
• Cited incidents (Grok, ChatGPT, agentic blackmail demos) illustrate real-world risks.

Bichon: A lightweight, high-performance Rust email archiver with WebUI

Key Points

• Open-source Rust server for email archiving and full-text search with REST API and WebUI.
• Unified multi-account IMAP sync, OAuth2 auth, Tantivy-based tagging, and storage optimization.
• Quick Docker deployment, OpenAPI docs, RBAC, and import/export via EML/MBOX.

Rats caught on camera hunting flying bats

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• Rats were filmed catching bats mid-flight, confirmed via infrared and thermal imaging.
• Evidence points to intentional predation: 13 kills and a cache of 52 bat carcasses.
• Researchers recommend managing rat access near large bat roosts due to conservation concerns.

Bindless Oriented Graphics Programming

Key Points

• Bindless-oriented programming is presented as a practical entry point to GPU-driven rendering.
• Traditional CPU-bound draw loops have scalability limits and add complexity.
• Direct3D 12’s indirect drawing exemplifies GPU-generated command buffers that reduce CPU workload.

This is the future: A Software Library with No Code

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• A code-free, spec-and-tests library (“whenwords”) with five time-related functions.
• Language-agnostic approach validated across multiple languages and tools.
• Coding agents implement from specs, but performance-critical domains still favor traditional code libraries.

Show HN: I used Claude Code to discover connections between 100 books

Key Points

• Claude Code was used to automatically find cross-book themes across 100 titles.
• The output is a list of concise thematic statements covering systems, coordination, innovation, and competition.
• An explainer is available describing the methodology behind the link discovery.

Sinclair C5

Key Points

• Compact 1985 battery electric tricycle with 250 W motor and 12 V lead-acid battery.
• Poor reception and safety concerns led to halted production within months.
• Later became a collectors’ item with notable enthusiast modifications.

Finding and Fixing Ghostty's Largest Memory Leak

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• Leak caused by misclassifying non-standard pages as standard during scrollback optimization.
• Non-standard mmap pages were not munmapped, leading to unfreed memory.
• Fix merged and will ship in Ghostty 1.3 in March.

Worst of Breed Software

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• Satirical focus on over-engineering and resume-driven development
• Examples of misapplied tech: Kafka as system of record, blockchain for sessions, excessive microservices/micro-frontends
• Manifesto prioritizes complexity and process over simplicity and value

Extracting books from production language models (2026)

Key Points

• Two-phase procedure with optional BoN jailbreak and iterative prompts measures extraction feasibility.
• Gemini 2.5 Pro and Grok 3 achieved high extraction scores without jailbreaking.
• Claude 3.7 Sonnet can output near-verbatim text under jailbreak; GPT-4.1 showed limited success and refusal.

The 8 ways that all the elements in the Universe are made

Key Points

• Big Bang nucleosynthesis formed light elements up to lithium.
• Massive stars’ Type II supernovae create elements from carbon to zirconium.
• Low-mass star s-process produces elements from strontium to bismuth.

UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors

Key Points

• UK plans to empower Ofcom to mandate client-side scanning under the Online Safety Act.
• Section 121 enables Ofcom to require accredited technology to detect illegal content.
• Target timeline for implementation is April 2026 after Ofcom’s report.

Code and Let Live

Key Points

• Sprites are durable cloud computers that create in 1–2 seconds and persist state.
• They auto-sleep to stop metering, start with 100GB storage, and offer Anycast HTTPS.
• First-class checkpoint/restore enables ~1-second rollbacks for system-wide changes.

Show HN: Play poker with LLMs, or watch them play against each other

Key Points

• Watch or pit LLMs against each other in Texas Hold’em via LLM Holdem.
• Interface shows chip counts, actions (bets/folds), pot size, and flop.
• Built by Jason Yang with features like leaderboard and room creation.

Is beef tallow making a comeback?

Key Points

• New guidelines elevate beef tallow and butter with olive oil as preferred cooking fats.
• Food pyramid revised to emphasize protein and full-fat dairy, while downplaying whole grains.
• Medical groups push back; saturated fat cap remains at 10% of calories.

Code Is Clay

Key Points

• AI/LLMs are framed as an industrial revolution for coding, automating commodity work.
• The article urges treating code like clay: malleable and not precious—delete and rewrite as needed.
• Human developers will increasingly focus on creative, bespoke software tasks as automation grows.

Overdose deaths are falling in America because of a 'supply shock': study

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• U.S. overdose deaths have recently declined.
• Researchers attribute the drop to a market “supply shock.”
• Shrinkflation is used as an analogy to explain the mechanism.

The modern peril of the availability heuristic

Key Points

• Algorithms and repetition can make information prominent without ensuring accuracy.
• UnAvailability Bias treats missing expected information as evidence of nonexistence or maleficence.
• Legal and institutional constraints often explain why certain visuals or data are not publicly available.

Varnish and Virtue

Key Points

• Holbein’s portraits defined Tudor imagery and were seen as strikingly novel.
• His output extended to illustrations, window schemes, court sets, and metalwork.
• Career shifts from Basel to England were shaped by the Reformation and patronage.

A Child in the State of Nature

Key Points

• NYRB Classics reissues Roger Shattuck’s 1980 study of the Wild Boy of Aveyron.
• Itard’s investigation framed the case as a test of nature versus nurture.
• Early reports misdiagnosed the boy as deaf; he was mute with minimal verbal comprehension.

Tux Paint

Key Points

• Free, ad-free, open-source (GNU GPL) drawing program developed by volunteers
• Cross-platform support: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android (incl. ChromeOS), Haiku
• Designed for children with simple UI, mascot guidance, and creative effects

Show HN: Librario, a book metadata API that aggregates G Books, ISBNDB, and more

Key Points

• Aggregates book metadata from multiple sources into one API response.
• Uses field-specific merging strategies, including title scoring and cover quality selection.
• Open-source (AGPL), built in Go, stores data in PostgreSQL, and adds caching for performance.

1970 Paris, cut into a grid and photographed

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• 1970 contest documented Paris using a grid of 1,755 squares (250 m each).
• BHVP digitized and hosts 30,225 photos from 6,918 candidates online.
• Only digitized submissions are accessible; some prints were not digitized.

Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism centers in past decade: study

Key Points

• Private equity owns 574 autism therapy centers across 42 states, with most acquisitions from 2018–2022.
• Ownership clusters in states with higher autism prevalence and fewer insurance limits; largest numbers in CA, TX, CO, IL, FL.
• Researchers warn of potential impacts on care intensity, Medicaid budgets, and disparities.

Show HN: GlyphLang – An AI-first programming language

Key Points

• GlyphLang uses symbol-based syntax optimized for LLM tokenization to reduce token usage.
• Benchmarks report ~45% fewer tokens than Python and ~63% fewer than Java for equivalent logic.
• The language ships with compiler/runtime features and developer tooling, with docs and source available on GitHub.

Show HN: mcpc – Universal command-line client for Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Key Points

• Universal CLI for MCP with persistent sessions and broad protocol feature support
• JSON output for scripting and an MCP proxy for secure AI agent access
• Cross-platform, secure (OAuth 2.1, OS keychain), and installable via npm

Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir has died at age 78

Key Points

• Bob Weir died at age 78; family cites underlying lung issues following a battle with cancer.
• Weir was a co-lead singer and rhythm guitarist whose style was central to the Grateful Dead.
• Weir’s early influences and encounters led to the band’s formation and 1970s milestones.

Brands upset Buy For Me is featuring their products on Amazon without permission

Key Points

• Independent brands found their products on Amazon via “Buy For Me” without consent.
• Merchants can opt out by emailing branddirect@amazon.com; removals occur promptly.
• Amazon describes the programs as tests to boost discovery and incremental sales using AI.

Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram rendering

Key Points

• Rust + egui-based editor with WYSIWYG Markdown and multi-format support (JSON/YAML/TOML).
• Native Mermaid rendering for 11 diagram types, with v0.2.1 feature enhancements.
• Cross-platform binaries and clear installation/build instructions for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Kodbox: Open-source cloud desktop with multi-storage fusion and web IDE

Key Points

• Self-hosted web file manager and web IDE with PHP 5 on Linux/Windows/Mac.
• Multi-storage fusion supports FTP, WebDAV, OSS/COS, Qiniu, MinIO, and S3-compatible storage.
• Desktop-like UI with advanced features: version history, deduplication (COW), robust search, and online decompression.

Datadog, Thank You for Blocking Us

Key Points

• Datadog deactivated Deductive’s accounts and API keys, halting telemetry ingestion.
• Deductive’s Datadog use was for internal APM observability, unrelated to Bits AI.
• Gartner recognized Datadog as a Leader in observability; costs and lock‑in remain key concerns.

A Year of Work on the Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) Project

Key Points

• STF funded ALPM for 15 months, enabling tools, integrations, and specifications.
• Six milestones covered file formats, verification, and package management handling.
• Metrics show a Rust‑heavy codebase and strong contributor activity.

Datadog, thank you for blocking us

Key Points

• Deductive reports Datadog deactivated its accounts and API keys, halting telemetry and visibility.
• Datadog is cited as a 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader; Deductive notes high costs versus usage.
• Deductive initially chose tight Datadog integration over OpenTelemetry but later reassessed vendor lock-in.

MetaFun: Compile Haskell-like code to C++ template metaprograms

Key Points

• Compiles Haskell-like Kiff code into C++ template metaprograms for compile-time execution.
• Supported Kiff features and primitives map directly to C++ types and operators.
• Proof-of-concept with key limitations (no currying, no lambdas, minimal optimization) and a nine-digit example.

Show HN: VAM Seek – 2D video navigation grid, 15KB, zero server load

Key Points

• 2D thumbnail grid replaces the 1D seek bar with client-side frame extraction.
• Lightweight (~15KB) library with LRU caching and 60fps marker animation.
• Quick integration via CDN or npm, plus React, Vue, and vanilla JS examples.

CPU Counters on Apple Silicon: article + tool

Key Points

• New tool fetches all Apple Silicon PMU counters via private kperf API.
• Apple Instruments limits simultaneous counter collection to ~8–10 and shows event conflicts.
• Cycles and Instructions appear as fixed counters with FIXED aliases on Apple Silicon.

Sisyphus Now Lives in Oh My Claude

Key Points

• Multi-agent orchestration for Claude Code with 11 role-based agents and assigned model variants.
• Flexible installation (curl, npm, manual) and rich slash-command interface for workflows.
• Magic keywords, silent auto-updates, and 18 lifecycle hooks for extensibility.

Workers at Redmond SpaceX lab exposed to toxic chemicals

Key Points

• InvestigateWest says hazardous chemicals from a SpaceX lab in Redmond reached neighboring workers.
• Workers inhaled the contaminants without knowing about the exposure.
• Details on specific chemicals or responses are not provided in the content.

An Experimental Approach to Printf in HLSL

Key Points

• Prototype implements HLSL printf without GPU-side string processing.
• Compile-time string table and builtin map literals to offsets for compact logs.
• No driver changes required; portability challenges exist for DXC, SPIR-V, and Metal.

My Home Fibre Network Disintegrated

Key Points

• Armoured fiber jacket disintegrated during movement after long-term tight spooling.
• Repairs with 3M tapes were attempted but led to more jacket failures and likely fiber damage.
• Recommendation: use a fiber patch panel with LSZH patch cords to avoid moving buried runs.

'The answer cannot be nothing': The battle over Canada's mystery brain disease

Key Points

• Cluster grew to about 500 suspected cases over five years, all CJD-negative.
• A research paper argued no new disease existed; cases likely known conditions.
• At least one patient chose assisted dying amid ongoing diagnostic uncertainty.

Show HN: PrintReadyBook

Key Points

• Generates full, professionally formatted manuscripts via AI.
• Provides AI-generated cover art and print-ready cover PDF.
• Includes manuscript PDF and editable DOCX; auto-reformatting is planned.

Visual regression tests for personal blogs

Key Points

• Playwright compares automated screenshots to golden snapshots to detect unintended visual changes.
• Screenshots committed to Git provide a visual history tied to each commit.
• Handling lazy-loaded images requires scrolling and waiting before full-page screenshots.

Ripple: The Elegant TypeScript UI Framework

Key Points

• Compiler-first, reactive-by-default design with granular DOM updates.
• Core syntax: track() + @ for variables, # for collections, inline control flow.
• Positioned as low-boilerplate, small runtime, and AI-friendly compared to Vue, React, and Svelte.