Hacker News with Generative AI

I wrote a book called "Crap Towns". It seemed funny at the time (samj.substack.com)
In 2003, I wrote a book called Crap Towns. It seemed funny at the time. But plenty of people say it would not be possible to publish it today. Is that a problem?
Humor, Writing, Censorship
105 points by url 4 hours ago | 51 comments
Berkeley Humanoid Lite – Open-source robot (berkeley-humanoid.org)
Despite significant interest and advancements in humanoid robotics, most existing commercially available hardware remains high-cost, closed-source, and non-transparent within the robotics community.
Robotics, Open Source, Hardware, Humanoid Robots
59 points by ratsbane 3 hours ago | 3 comments
Lossless LLM compression for efficient GPU inference via dynamic-length float (arxiv.org)
Large Language Models (LLMs) have grown rapidly in size, creating significant challenges for efficient deployment on resource-constrained hardware.
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Compression
294 points by CharlesW 10 hours ago | 99 comments
Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney (washingtonpost.com)
310 points by coloneltcb 5 hours ago | 265 comments
World Emulation via Neural Network (madebyoll.in)
I turned a forest trail near my apartment into a playable neural world.
Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, Gaming, Nature
102 points by treesciencebot 7 hours ago | 18 comments
I designed my LED matrix PCB with code (tscircuit.com)
This tutorial will walk you through building a 3x5 LED matrix controlled by a Raspberry Pi Pico using tscircuit.
Electronics, Raspberry Pi, Tutorials, Programming
69 points by imrishabh18 7 hours ago | 28 comments
Show HN: Formalizing Principia Mathematica using Lean (github.com/ndrwnaguib)
This project aims to formalize the first volume of Prof. Bertrand Russell’s Principia Mathematica using the Lean theorem prover.
Mathematics, Formal Verification, Theorem Proving, Logic
115 points by ndrwnaguib 10 hours ago | 26 comments
Show HN: I used OpenAI's new image API for a personalized coloring book service (clevercoloringbook.com)
Upload your memories - we print and send a physical personalized coloring book for just $23.99.
OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Creative Projects, Business
136 points by darajava 18 hours ago | 71 comments
Reading RSS content is a skilled activity (doliver.org)
Shit's gotten weird out there. The internet has devolved from something that was mostly quirky and altruistic to something that, in many ways, is straight-up evil.
Internet Culture, Social Commentary, Technology
29 points by d0liver 4 hours ago | 6 comments
Eurorack Knob Idea (mitxela.com)
To clean up our Eurorack panels, perhaps we need a new knob idea?
Eurorack, Music Production, Hardware, DIY
254 points by po 15 hours ago | 100 comments
Paper2Code: Automating Code Generation from Scientific Papers (arxiv.org)
Despite the rapid growth of machine learning research, corresponding code implementations are often unavailable, making it slow and labor-intensive for researchers to reproduce results and build upon prior work.
Machine Learning, Scientific Research, Code Generation, Reproducibility
93 points by Jerry2 11 hours ago | 12 comments
A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen (theverge.com)
Ask just about anybody, and they’ll tell you that new cars are too expensive. In the wake of tariffs shaking the auto industry and with the Trump administration pledging to kill the federal EV incentive, that situation isn’t looking to get better soon, especially for anyone wanting something battery-powered. Changing that overly spendy status quo is going to take something radical, and it’s hard to get more radical than what Slate Auto has planned.
Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry, Design, Consumerism
1045 points by kwindla 13 hours ago | 927 comments
Reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies (nature.com)
In an unprecedented effort, a coalition of more than 50 research teams has surveyed a swathe of Brazilian biomedical studies to double-check their findings — with dismaying results.
Biomedical Research, Reproducibility, Science, Research
152 points by rntn 12 hours ago | 84 comments
Show HN: Magnitude – open-source, AI-native test framework for web apps (github.com/magnitudedev)
Magnitude: The open source, AI-native testing framework for web apps
Open Source, AI, Testing, Web Development
136 points by anerli 12 hours ago | 32 comments
Curry: A functional logic programming language (curry-lang.org)
Curry is a declarative multi-paradigm programming language which combines in a seamless way features from functional programming (nested expressions, higher-order functions, strong typing, lazy evaluation) and logic programming (non-determinism, built-in search, free variables, partial data structures).
Programming Languages, Functional Programming, Logic Programming
114 points by hyperbrainer 10 hours ago | 23 comments
Programming in D: Tutorial and Reference (ddili.org)
Programming Languages, Tutorials
76 points by teleforce 8 hours ago | 32 comments
Tumor-derived erythropoietin acts as immunosuppressive switch in cancer immunity (science.org)
123 points by bookofjoe 14 hours ago | 33 comments
GCC 15.1 (gcc.gnu.org)
The GCC developers are pleased to announce the release of GCC 15.1.
New Releases, Software, Compilers
211 points by jrepinc 18 hours ago | 126 comments
Differential Coverage for Debugging (swtch.com)
I have been debugging some code I did not write and was reminded of this technique.
Debugging, Software Development, Programming
55 points by todsacerdoti 12 hours ago | 6 comments
Large language models, small labor market effects [pdf] (bfi.uchicago.edu)
Economics, Labor Market, Research
108 points by luu 20 hours ago | 27 comments
Parallel ./configure (tavianator.com)
I'm sorry, but in the year 2025, this is ridiculous:
Parallel Programming, Software, Open Source
61 points by brooke2k 5 hours ago | 52 comments
ACM's flagship magazine seeks submissions by/for practitioners (cacm.acm.org)
Software Development, Publications, Computer Science
20 points by underscoreF 5 hours ago | 0 comments
A Love Letter to People Who Believe in People (swiss-miss.com)
When I was eight, I made a big, hand-drawn poster that said, “Do you want to join my fan club?” and put it up in the small Swiss town where I grew up.
Personal Essays, Community, Social Issues
317 points by NaOH 1 day ago | 87 comments
Colossal Cave Adventure (1976) (github.com/wh0am1-dev)
Original source code, written in Fortran, from the very first text adventure game in the videogames history (1976).
Video Games, Programming, History, Retro Gaming, Fortran
10 points by shakna 3 hours ago | 0 comments
Mathematicians just solved a 125-year-old problem, uniting 3 theories in physics (scientificamerican.com)
Mathematicians suggest they have figured out how to unify three physical theories that explain the motion of fluids.
Mathematics, Physics, Fluid Dynamics
33 points by mikhael 3 hours ago | 1 comments
The Policy Puppetry Prompt: Novel bypass for major LLMs (hiddenlayer.com)
Researchers at HiddenLayer have developed the first, post-instruction hierarchy, universal, and transferable prompt injection technique that successfully bypasses instruction hierarchy and safety guardrails across all major frontier AI models.
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Security
253 points by jacobr1 15 hours ago | 195 comments
The VTech Socratic Method (leadedsolder.com)
We’ve had a lot of fun with VTech’s computers in the past on this blog. Usually, they’re relatively spartan computers with limited functionality, but they did make something very interesting in the late 80s. The Socrates is their hybrid video game console/computer design from 1988, and today we’ll start tearing into it.
Retro Computing, Video Games, Computers, Hardware
70 points by zdw 2 days ago | 8 comments