Hacker News with Generative AI: Computing

What Is the True Promise of Quantum Computing? (quantamagazine.org)
Quantum computing promises unprecedented speed, but in practice, it’s proven remarkably difficult to find important questions that quantum machines can solve faster than classical ones.
Quantum Computing, Science, Technology, Computing
3 points by four_fifths 7 hours ago | 0 comments
The Nvidia DGX Spark Is a Tiny 128GB AI Mini PC Made for Scale-Out Clustering (servethehome.com)
With 20 Arm cores connected using C2C to a Blackwell generation GPU, 128GB of LPDDR5X memory, and 200GbE NVIDIA ConnectX-7 networking, the NVIDIA DGX Spark is exciting. At $3999 it is far from cheap. On the other hand, we expect folks to create the most awesome clusters with this.
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Networking, Computing, Supercomputing
15 points by PaulHoule 2 days ago | 5 comments
Nvidia GPU roadmap confirms it: Moore's Law is dead and buried (theregister.com)
As Jensen Huang is fond of saying, Moore's Law is dead – and at Nvidia GTC this month, the GPU-slinger's chief exec let slip just how deep in the ground the computational scaling law really is.
Nvidia, Moore's Law, Hardware, Technology, Computing
67 points by pseudolus 4 days ago | 62 comments
Thinner Films Conduct Better Than Copper (ieee.org)
Future chips need something better than copper. Are topological semimetals the answer?
Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Computing
66 points by rbanffy 8 days ago | 23 comments
Angelina Jolie Was Right About Computers (wired.com)
“RISC architecture is gonna change everything.” Those absurdly geeky, incredibly prophetic words were spoken 30 years ago. Today, they’re somehow truer than ever.
Technology, History, Computing, Predictions, Angelina Jolie
21 points by vdupras 10 days ago | 2 comments
Post Apocalyptic Computing (thomashunter.name)
In a world increasingly dominated by planned obsolescence and disposable technology, the idea of a general-purpose computing machine designed to last a century feels both radical and necessary.
Computing, Technology, Sustainability, Future
27 points by tlhunter 10 days ago | 12 comments
Making the Arithmometer Count (ox.ac.uk)
The arithmometer of Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar (1785-1870) has a firmly established place in the history of computing.
History, Computing, Mathematics
11 points by gene-h 16 days ago | 1 comments
A single-fibre computer enables textile networks and distributed inference (nature.com)
Despite advancements in wearable technologies1,2, barriers remain in achieving distributed computation located persistently on the human body. Here a textile fibre computer that monolithically combines analogue sensing, digital memory, processing and communication in a mass of less than 5 g is presented.
Textile Technology, Computing, Science, Wearable Technology, Distributed Computing
58 points by walterbell 16 days ago | 8 comments
Digital Hygiene (bearblog.dev)
Every now and then I get reminded about the vast fraud apparatus of the internet, re-invigorating my pursuit of basic digital hygiene around privacy/security of day to day computing.
Digital Hygiene, Online Security, Privacy, Computing
31 points by tosh 16 days ago | 20 comments
Digital Hygiene (bearblog.dev)
Every now and then I get reminded about the vast fraud apparatus of the internet, re-invigorating my pursuit of basic digital hygiene around privacy/security of day to day computing.
Privacy, Security, Internet, Computing
39 points by yamrzou 16 days ago | 7 comments
Ask HN: I have excess compute, how can I contribute positively to the Internet? (ycombinator.com)
I have excess compute and bandwidth capacity and thought it would be a great opportunity to contribute positively to the Internet and the broader community.
Community, Computing, Open Source, Distributed Computing
12 points by its-kostya 23 days ago | 12 comments
Hackintoshing as a sustainable environmental practice (medium.com)
In 2025 using Linux or a Hackintosh is a very sustainable practice in computing, because you are able to use hardware longer.
Sustainability, Computing, Operating Systems, Environmentalism
50 points by opengears 26 days ago | 78 comments
50 years ago - Altair 8800 The most powerful minicomputer project ever presented (archive.org)
Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books.
History, Technology, Computing, Archives, Restoration
6 points by canucker2016 28 days ago | 3 comments
Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard (apple.com)
Apple, Hardware, Tablets, Technology, Computing
100 points by praseodym 31 days ago | 245 comments
First "Synthetic Biological Intelligence" runs on living human cells (newatlas.com)
The world's first "biological computer" that fuses human brain cells with silicon hardware to form fluid neural networks has been commercially launched, ushering in a new age of AI technology.
Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience, Computing
7 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 31 days ago | 1 comments
Is an Intel N100 a better value than a Raspberry Pi? (jeffgeerling.com)
About one year ago, I bought an Intel N100 mini PC (specifically the GMKtec N100 NucBox G3) and compared it to the Raspberry Pi 5 8GB.
Hardware, Raspberry Pi, Intel, Computing, Value
7 points by mikece 31 days ago | 3 comments
The IBM 650: An appreciation from the field (1986) [pdf] (ed-thelen.org)
IBM, History, Computing, Technology, Hardware
54 points by pncnmnp 32 days ago | 20 comments
From ACS to Altair: The Rise of the Hobby Computer (technicshistory.com)
The Altair’s surprising power derived ultimately from the nerve of MITS founder Ed Roberts.
History, Computing, Personal Computers
41 points by cfmcdonald 32 days ago | 3 comments
Number-Colour-Phoneme Associations: From IBM CGA Colours to Mnemonic Systems (susam.net)
This is a vanity page that records some of the associations between various numbers, colours, and phonemes as they appear in my mind. I must mention here that I do not have synaesthesia. Many of these connections were shaped by childhood experiences. Notably, two unrelated influences, learning about computers and studying mnemonic systems, have played a significant role in forming these associations.
Memory, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Computing, Mnemonics
29 points by susam 34 days ago | 8 comments
AI can decode digital data stored in DNA in minutes instead of days (newscientist.com)
Artificial intelligence can read data stored in DNA strands within 10 minutes rather than the days required for previous methods, bringing DNA storage closer to practical use in computing.
Artificial Intelligence, DNA Storage, Computing
19 points by sizzle 34 days ago | 3 comments
Advertisements of Unix and its technologies from 1984-1998 (m4c.pl)
The 1980s and 1990s were a period of rapid technological advancement, during which UNIX systems and UNIX-based technologies played a significant role in shaping modern computing solutions.
Unix, History, Technology, Computing
8 points by m4c-pl 38 days ago | 0 comments
Tristan Davey's Punch Card Archive (tristandavey.com)
Punched cards were once a ubiquitous part of accounting, data collection and early computing.
History, Computing, Data Science, Archive, Art
18 points by NaOH 44 days ago | 3 comments
Back to the Future with Gordon Moore (thechipletter.substack.com)
Sometimes the whole world can change in a weekend. It certainly seems that way today as the most recent DeepSeek models have apparently upended the whole ‘AI industrial complex’.
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Computing
16 points by mooreds 47 days ago | 0 comments
Work at the Mill: The story of Digital Equipment Corporation (abortretry.fail)
Kenneth Harry Olsen was born on the 20th of February in 1926 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and he grew up in nearby Stratford.
History, Technology, Business, Companies, Computing
170 points by rbanffy 52 days ago | 95 comments
HP's Z2 Mini G1a packs more power into a mini PC than you'd ever need (pcworld.com)
You probably haven’t seen HP’s Z series of computers unless you’re working in an office with some “big iron,” packed with high-end hardware and specialized designs. But HP’s new Z2 Mini G1a, shown off at a pre-CES presentation, caught my attention in a big way. It’s a mini desktop PC with some of the most powerful parts available.
Mini PCs, Hardware, HP, CES, Computing
18 points by transpute 55 days ago | 9 comments
RISC-V Mainboard for Framework Laptop 13 is now available (frame.work)
We’re happy to share that DeepComputing’s DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard for Framework Laptop 13 is now in stock and shipping in the Framework Marketplace.
RISC-V, Hardware, Laptops, Open Source, Computing
4 points by fork-bomber 58 days ago | 1 comments
Colossus, the first large-scale electronic computer (colossus-computer.com)
History, Computing, Electronic Computers
24 points by marcodiego 58 days ago | 14 comments
Integrated magneto-optics with ultra-high endurance for photonic inmem computing (nature.com)
Processing information in the optical domain promises advantages in both speed and energy efficiency over existing digital hardware for a variety of emerging applications in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Photonics, Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Science
9 points by pizza 60 days ago | 0 comments
Analyst firm say DeepSeek has 50000 Nvidia GPUs and spent US $6B on buildouts (tomshardware.com)
Nvidia GPUs, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Data Centers, Computing
14 points by heresie-dabord 60 days ago | 3 comments
Zusie – My Relay Computer (nablaman.com)
I amuse myself by constructing a computer almost entirely out of relays.
Hardware, Computing, Electronics, DIY Projects
133 points by xk3 62 days ago | 31 comments