Hacker News 50 5 months ago

A love letter to the CSV format (2024) Link:

médialab Sciences Po

A love letter to the CSV format | médialab Sciences Po

why people pretending CSV is dead are wrong

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Hacker News 50 5 months ago

All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity Link:

Ars Technica

All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

Finding working copies of the last few titles was an "especially cursed" journey.

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All clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 5 months ago

Hypervisor in 1k Lines Link:

Hypervisor in 1,000 Lines

Write your first hypervisor from scratch, in 1K LoC.

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Hypervisor in 1k Lines | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 5 months ago

I replaced Animal Crossing's dialogue with a live LLM by hacking GameCube memory Link:

I Replaced Animal Crossing's Dialogue with a Live LLM by Hacking GameCube Memory

How I replaced Animal Crossing

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Hacker News 50 5 months ago

Why LLMs Can't Build Software Link:

Why LLMs Can't Really Build Software - Zed Blog

From the Zed Blog: Writing code is only one part of effective software engineering.

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Hacker News 50 6 months ago

The Q Programming Language Link: https://git.urbach.dev/cli/q Discussion:

The Q Programming Language | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 6 months ago

VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in Link:

Client Challenge

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VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in | Hacker News

#uk

Hacker News 50 7 months ago

Writing a basic Linux device driver when you know nothing about Linux drivers Link:

Writing a basic Linux device driver when you know nothing about Linux drivers or USB

How difficult could it really be?

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Hacker News 50 7 months ago

OpenAI Charges by the Minute, So Make the Minutes Shorter Link:

George Mandis

OpenAI Charges by the Minute, So Make the Minutes Shorter

I discovered a fun and strangely obvious trick for summarizing videos faster and reducing costs: just speed them up. Cheaper, faster OpenAI transcr...

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Hacker News 50 8 months ago

AOSP project is coming to an end Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/1l8rhon/aosp_project_is_coming_to_an_end/ Discussion:

AOSP project is coming to an end | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 8 months ago

LLM Codegen go Brrr – Parallelization with Git Worktrees and Tmux Link:

LLM Codegen go Brrr – Parallelization with Git Worktrees and Tmux

If you

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Hacker News 50 8 months ago

Live facial recognition cameras may become 'commonplace' as police use soars Link:

the Guardian

Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars

Exclusive: The Guardian and Liberty Investigates find police in England and Wales believe expansion is likely after 4.7m faces scanned in 2024

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Live facial recognition cameras may become 'commonplace' as police use soars | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 8 months ago

Rocky Linux 10 Will Support RISC-V Link:

Rocky Linux

RockyLinux Official Support for RISC-V in RL10!

🏗️ Rocky Linux 10 Will Support RISC-V! We're excited to announce that Rocky Linux 10 will officially support RISC-V! Thanks to the incredible ...

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Hacker News 50 8 months ago

The longest train journey is epic – but nobody's ever taken it Link:

Big Think

The world’s longest train journey is epic — but nobody's ever taken it

Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.

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The longest train journey is epic – but nobody's ever taken it | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 9 months ago

Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection Link:

Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection

Exclusive: Claims policy change is really just a way to squeeze out competition

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Hacker News 50 9 months ago

We need more optimistic science fiction Link:

Craig Russell

We Need More Optimistic Science Fiction

We cannot create a better world if we cannot imagine it.

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We need more optimistic science fiction | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 9 months ago

Australian who ordered radioactive materials walks away from court Link:

Chemistry World

Australian who ordered radioactive materials over the internet walks away from court

Emmanuel Lidden had been attempting to collect every element on the periodic table

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Australian who ordered radioactive materials walks away from court | Hacker News

Hacker News 50 9 months ago

101 BASIC Computer Games Link:

GitHub

GitHub - maurymarkowitz/101-BASIC-Computer-Games: Type-in programs from the original 101 BASIC Computer Games, in their original DEC and Dartmouth dialects. No, this is *not* the same as BASIC Computer Games.

Type-in programs from the original 101 BASIC Computer Games, in their original DEC and Dartmouth dialects. No, this is *not* the same as BASIC Comp...

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Hacker News 50 10 months ago

How University Students Use Claude Link:

Anthropic Education Report: How University Students Use Claude

AI systems are no longer just specialized research tools: they’re everyday academic companions. As AIs integrate more deeply into educational env...

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Hacker News 50 10 months ago

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases Link:

Ars Technica

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases

Google says this change will simplify things for developers and OEMs.

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Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases | Hacker News

#android #google