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650GB of Data (Delta Lake on S3). Polars vs. DuckDB vs. Daft vs. Spark Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News The author reflects on a recent attempt to ignite interest in a concept called the "Single Node Rebellion," which ultimately fell flat despite its popularity and the sale of related merchandise. They discuss the issue of "cluster fatigue" in managing SaaS Lake Houses, emphasizing the emotional and financial toll it has taken after the initial excitement during the pandemic. The emergence of alternatives like DuckDB, Polars, and Daft has diminished reliance on traditional tools. The author notes the efficiency and capability of these newer options |
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OpenMANET Wi-Fi HaLow open-source project for Raspberry Pi–based MANET radios Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News OpenMANET is an open-source initiative that develops Raspberry Pi-based MANET radios utilizing Wi-Fi HaLow (915 MHz) and Morse Micro chipsets. A MANET (Mobile Ad-Hoc Network) allows nodes to connect directly without centralized infrastructure, making it ideal for civilian applications such as search and rescue, disaster response, and airsoft events. The technology is cost-effective with strong long-range capabilities. It is designed to integrate with ATAK via multicast but is also compatible with standard IP and internet |
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Nyno (open-source n8n Workflow alternative) Will get Ruby Support for extensions. Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/ruby Failed to fetch content - HTTP Status - 403 |
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Programming the Commodore 64 with .NET Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming The content describes a modern development tool for programming Commodore 64 (C64) applications, allowing users to build, run, and debug C64 programs directly within their IDE. It features capabilities like emitting PRG/D64 files, live coding in the VICE emulator, and utilizing Asm6502 for efficient coding with labels, sections, and source mapping to C#. The tool supports graphics drawing with Skia, automatic sprite byte conversion, and includes utilities for quick demo and prototyping. Additional |
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Rust in Android: move fast and fix things Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming Last year, the focus on a memory safety strategy aimed at preventing vulnerabilities in new code demonstrated significant benefits, leading to faster development and improved security. By 2025, memory safety vulnerabilities constituted less than 20% of total vulnerabilities, marking a notable milestone. This analysis includes updated data concerning both first-party and open-source contributions to the Android platform across various programming languages. The transition to Rust has been particularly impactful, yielding a 1000x reduction in memory safety vulnerabilities compared to C and C++. |
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How I Reverse Engineered a High-Volume Solana Arbitrage Bot Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming JavaScript needs to be enabled for Notion to function properly. Please enable it to proceed. |
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Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News The content discusses a significant development in cybersecurity, indicating that AI models have become highly effective tools for both defense and offense. This conclusion is based on evaluations showing a rapid enhancement in cybersecurity capabilities and the evolving tactics of cybercriminals utilizing AI. In September 2025, a sophisticated espionage campaign, attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored group, was detected. This operation is notable for being executed primarily by AI, rather than relying on significant human involvement. The attackers manipulated AI to target approximately thirty global entities |
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Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for nuanced AI image generation Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News Recent developments in AI image generation models have not slowed down despite less media coverage. Notable releases include FLUX.1-dev, which surpasses Stable Diffusion, as well as models like Seedream, Ideogram, and Qwen-Image. Google has also launched Imagen 4. However, ChatGPT's image generation, which became popular in March 2025 thanks to the "Make me into Studio Ghibli" prompt, has set a new standard in the field. ChatGPT uses |
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Exploring the x402 Protocol for Internet-Native Payments Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming The x402 protocol, developed by tech and finance leaders, aims to enhance online payments by revitalizing the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code. Designed to integrate seamlessly into existing web infrastructure, x402 makes transactions as intrinsic to the web as webpage requests. It facilitates autonomous transactions through AI agents, enabling a more fluid digital economy. The protocol transforms the traditional request-response model by allowing clients, such as AI agents, to initiate payments when accessing data from servers. Upon needing payment, servers respond |
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IBM Patented Euler's 200 year old Math Technique Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming Murage, a solo coder and paper analyst at Leetarxiv, expresses frustration over a 2021 paper titled "CoFrNets: Interpretable Neural Architecture Inspired by Continued Fractions," which claims to use continued fractions in neural network design. The paper asserts that continued fractions are universal approximators, similar to multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs), but Murage criticizes the authors for rebranding well-established concepts and terminology, such as calling continued fractions "ladders." He |
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Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News The content provides a guide for setting up and using a browser extension called "tweeks." Here’s a summary of the key points: 1. **Setup Instructions**: - Follow a walkthrough to connect the extension, enable script access, and run your first customization ("tweek"). - Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store and pin it for easy access. 2. **Learning the Basics**: - Install a sample script (rainbow heading) to see the extension in |
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Why agents DO NOT write most of our code - a reality check Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming Octomind develops AI agents but primarily relies on human-written code, emphasizing the current limitations of AI in coding. Despite using various language models (LLMs) like Cursor and Claude Code, they haven't seen significant productivity gains, falling short of the substantial efficiency improvements claimed by other companies. In an effort to explore AI's potential, a team member and the author implemented a roadmap feature entirely with AI, ensuring they were well-informed about their tools and updated on their workflow. Octomind's platform features |
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How many video games include a marriage proposal? At least one Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News The NCAA Basketball Final Four 97 video game features a marriage proposal sequence that can be accessed with a second controller by entering a specific button sequence at the main menu. If players select the new PUZZLE item that appears and answer the proposal question, they receive a heartwarming message. The discovery involved analyzing the game's memory to determine how controller inputs are processed. Additionally, a SECRET menu can also be accessed with a different button sequence, which includes options like Half Length, I-L-L / I-N |
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Visual Types: a collection of semi-interactive TypeScript lessons Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming Of course! Please provide the content you'd like me to summarize, and I'll be happy to help. |
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The Way the Future Was • Kevlin Henney & James Lewis Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming Of course! Please provide the content you'd like summarized, and I'll be happy to help. |
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Raft Consensus in 2,000 words Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/programming Consensus refers to the collaboration of multiple servers to maintain a unified system, addressing the vulnerabilities of relying on a single machine, which can fail. While individual machines are becoming increasingly powerful, their potential downtime necessitates a distributed system to prevent total system failure. However, maintaining consistency across multiple machines poses challenges, such as data loss during replication when a machine crashes. To tackle these issues, consensus algorithms enable a group of machines to operate cohesively, ensuring continued service even if some machines fail or disconnect. Ra |
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Bluetooth Channel Sounding: The Next Leap in Bluetooth Innovation Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News Failed to fetch content - HTTP Status - 403 |
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Announcing YARD-Lint: Open-source documentation linter for Ruby Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: /r/ruby YARD-Lint is a newly released open-source linter for YARD documentation in Ruby and Rails projects, similar to RuboCop for code. It helps identify documentation issues by using structured tags like @param, @return, @raise, and @example to ensure accuracy. The tool was developed from personal use over several years, where it successfully detected numerous documentation problems before code merges. The creator emphasizes that maintaining accurate documentation is essential, especially with the rise of AI coding assistants, which perform better |
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CollectWise (YC F24) Is Hiring Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News CollectWise is a Y Combinator-backed startup focused on automating consumer debt collection using generative AI, tapping into a $35 billion market in the U.S. Their AI agents outperform traditional human collectors by two times while also being more cost-effective. The company has quickly grown to a $1 million annualized run rate with a small team and is seeking to scale to $10 million in the coming year. They are currently hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to manage customer implementations, combining software engineering |
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Android 16 QPR1 is being pushed to the Android Open Source Project Published: 2025-11-13 | Origin: Hacker News Sure! Please provide the content you'd like me to summarize. |