Hacker News with Generative AI: Infrastructure

Vibe Coding: The Infrastructure Problem (ycombinator.com)
The vibe coding trend has gained significant attention lately, but I believe we need a reality check on what it can actually deliver for production applications.
Software Development, Trends, Infrastructure
8 points by nomadrian 3 days ago | 3 comments
Using a dedicated administration workstation for a home infrastructure (dataswamp.org)
As I moved my infrastructure to a whole new architecture, I decided to only expose critical accesses to dedicated administration systems (I have just one). That workstation is dedicated to my infrastructure administration, it can only connect to my servers over a VPN and can not reach the Internet.
Home Networking, Security, Infrastructure, VPN
8 points by nivethan 4 days ago | 0 comments
Why Cloudflare Is the Perfect Infrastructure for Building AI Applications (reconfigured.io)
You know that feeling when you find the perfect tool for a job? That's how I feel about Cloudflare right now. If you've been following along, I recently wrote about the challenges of implementing a remote MCP server because of its stateful nature. Today, I want to share why Cloudflare has become my infrastructure provider of choice for the AI age.
Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure, Software
31 points by mxschumacher 10 days ago | 10 comments
Understanding US Power Outages – By Brian Potter (construction-physics.com)
Modern civilization relies on electric power for almost everything, and even small disruptions to electric service are incredibly disruptive. Because of this, we demand a high level of reliability in electrical service.
Power Outages, Electricity, Infrastructure, Reliability
14 points by rbanffy 11 days ago | 10 comments
SSH Keys Don't Scale. SSH Certificates Do (infisical.com)
SSH access is ubiquitous. It's how engineers, scripts, and platforms across the world remotely administer Linux systems. Whether you're running a small development server or managing a global fleet, you almost certainly rely on SSH in some form or another.
Security, Infrastructure, SSH, Linux
20 points by dangtony98 12 days ago | 23 comments
Spray-on concrete innovation could transform bridge repairs (techxplore.com)
More than 40,000 bridges in the United States are deemed structurally deficient, and as many as 221,000 are deemed in need of repair, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Florida International University (FIU) researchers have developed a system that could play a key role in restoring them.
Infrastructure, Construction, Engineering, Innovation, Transportation
7 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 1 comments
Edison to Bury More Than 150 Miles of Lines in LA Fire Area (bloomberg.com)
Edison International’s utility said it plans to bury more than 150 miles (241 kilometers) of electrical lines at a cost of as much as $925 million as part of a massive rebuilding effort in Los Angeles-area neighborhoods devastated by January wildfires.
Utilities, Infrastructure, Wildfires, California, Cost
6 points by JumpCrisscross 14 days ago | 1 comments
Understanding US Power Outages (construction-physics.com)
Modern civilization relies on electric power for almost everything, and even small disruptions to electric service are incredibly disruptive.
Power Outages, Infrastructure, United States
12 points by chmaynard 15 days ago | 3 comments
How to speed up US passenger rail, without bullet trains (bloomberg.com)
A new report shows how Amtrak and commuter railroads can reduce “dead time” and increase speeds for less than it would cost to build new high-speed rail lines.
Transportation, Infrastructure, US Politics, Rail Travel
65 points by petethomas 15 days ago | 126 comments
It would take three years to install a speed bump. So I bought my own (substack.com)
Traffic, Infrastructure, DIY, Personal Projects, Humor
58 points by sebg 19 days ago | 45 comments
US DOE wants developers to fast-track AI datacenters on its land (theregister.com)
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is looking to co-locate datacenters with energy generation facilities to further America's AI ambitions, and is putting up its own land for this purpose.
Artificial Intelligence, Government, Energy, Infrastructure
5 points by LinuxBender 21 days ago | 3 comments
World's largest wildlife crossing reaches critical milestone. Now what? (yahoo.com)
Monday was momentous for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing although it still looked like a bridge to nowhere from the 101 Freeway, where more than 300,000 vehicles stream endlessly every day.
Wildlife Conservation, Infrastructure, California, Environmentalism
80 points by Stratoscope 25 days ago | 82 comments
Plan for subsea cable to send Canada's clean power to UK (thetimes.com)
Renewable Energy, Infrastructure, International Relations, Canada, United Kingdom
6 points by jmacd 25 days ago | 2 comments
'Water Is the New Oil' as Texas Cities Square Off over Aquifers (insideclimatenews.org)
In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project offers a preview of the future for much of the state as decades of rapid growth push past the local limits of its most vital natural resource.
Water Resources, Texas, Climate Change, Infrastructure
15 points by littlexsparkee 26 days ago | 11 comments
Japan is 3D printing train stations now (theregister.com)
You've seen small 3D printed models, heard about 3D printers being used to make guns, and even read news about printed food, but a 3D printed train station? Where else could this be but Japan?
3D Printing, Japan, Infrastructure, Transportation
11 points by LorenDB 28 days ago | 1 comments
If you get the chance, always run more extra network fiber cabling (utoronto.ca)
Some day, you may be in an organization that's about to add some more fiber cabling between two rooms in the same building, or maybe two close by buildings, and someone may ask you for your opinion about many fiber pairs should be run.
Networking, Infrastructure, IT, Advice
230 points by hggh 32 days ago | 244 comments
Serverless Functions Post-Mortem (matduggan.com)
Around 2016, the term "serverless functions" started to take off in the tech industry. In short order, it was presented as the undeniable future of infrastructure. It's the ultimate solution to redundancy, geographic resilience, load balancing and autoscaling. Never again would we need to patch, tweak or monitor an application. The cloud providers would do it, all we had to do is hit a button and deploy to internet.
Serverless Functions, Cloud Computing, Software Development, Infrastructure, Technology
3 points by fanf2 32 days ago | 0 comments
National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire (bbc.co.uk)
National Grid's chief executive has said Heathrow had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down.
Power Outages, Infrastructure, Aviation, UK
3 points by edward 33 days ago | 0 comments
Counter-terror police investigating 'unprecedented' fire that shut Heathrow (theguardian.com)
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” electrical substation fire that has closed down London Heathrow, stopping more than 1,300 flights, as engineers tried to restore power to the airport on Friday.
Counter-terrorism, Aviation, Accidents, Infrastructure
7 points by suraci 36 days ago | 3 comments
China is developing some startling new kit in its quest to invade Taiwan (economist.com)
Is it a barge? Is it a bridge? It is both. Last summer China began building several unusual vessels at its Guangzhou shipyard on the south coast. The barges had legs that could drop down to stabilise the craft in shallow water, and wielded a 100m-bridge that could extend from the bow and onto a beach. In recent weeks pictures have emerged of these mongrel ships (see photo) and of how they connect together into giant causeways.
China, Military Technology, Taiwan, Infrastructure, Military Strategy
38 points by _tk_ 36 days ago | 52 comments
EVs are starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads (fortune.com)
EVs may help the environment but because their owners don’t buy gas they’re starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads
Electric Vehicles, Taxation, Infrastructure, Environment
17 points by ryan_j_naughton 36 days ago | 27 comments
Taming Servers for Fun and Profit (railway.com)
We’ve all gotten used to clicking a button and getting a Linux machine running in the cloud. But when you’re building your own cloud, you’ve got to build the button first.
Cloud Computing, Infrastructure, Software Development, Open Source
32 points by dban 37 days ago | 20 comments
FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies (thelibre.news)
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.
Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure, Security
1004 points by todsacerdoti 37 days ago | 619 comments
Why Is the White House Using Starlink to 'Improve Wi-Fi'? (theverge.com)
The White House is working to “improve Wi-Fi connectivity,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement emailed to The Verge. According to The New York Times, it’s using Starlink to address the issue, which White House officials blame on the property’s spotty cell service and “overtaxed” Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Technology, Government, Infrastructure, Satellite Internet
19 points by voxadam 38 days ago | 5 comments
How is a Bike Tunnel this Freak'n Great? [video] (youtube.com)
Transportation, Infrastructure, Video, Urban Planning
28 points by ingve 39 days ago | 4 comments
Getting Back to the EU: From Google Cloud to Self-Hosted EU Infrastructure (pgaleone.eu)
In this article I’m going to show the process I followed to migrate some of the services I used from Google Cloud to an European provider, in this case OVH. I won’t use their cloud solution, but their VPS offering instead, in order to have full control over the infrastructure.
Cloud Computing, Data Migration, Infrastructure, Europe
6 points by thunderbong 39 days ago | 0 comments
Cursor's CTO/Co-Founder goes under the hood to talk about the infrastructure [video] (youtube.com)
Technology, Software, Infrastructure, Video
3 points by TaurenHunter 40 days ago | 0 comments
Open source payments and billing infrastructure (github.com/flowglad)
Flowglad wants to change that.
Open Source, Payments, Billing, Infrastructure
15 points by mooreds 42 days ago | 6 comments
Steam Networks (worksinprogress.co)
New York’s skyscrapers soar above a century-old steam network that still warms the city. While the rest of the world moved to hot water, Manhattanites still buy steam by the megapound.
Infrastructure, History, Engineering
361 points by herbertl 44 days ago | 155 comments
Black Sea Cable to Boost EU Energy Security with Clean Power (ieee.org)
Undersea cable would supply clean electricity from the Caucasus
Energy, Europe, Infrastructure, Sustainability, Geopolitics
8 points by rbanffy 45 days ago | 0 comments