1. Multiple Mouse Cursors in Wayland (blinry.org)
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2. Hugging Face: Anatomy of a frontier-lab agent intrusion (huggingface-anatomy-of-frontier-lab-model-intrusion.static.hf.space)
3. Hubbele: Open-source notetaking app for you and your agents (www.hubble.md)
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4. Superlogical – Mitchell Hashimoto (mitchellh.com)
5. A Trampoline (dogdogfish.com)
I didn’t want to buy a trampoline. It wasn’t the money.
A personal reflection on the unexpected reasons behind hesitance to purchase a trampoline, revealing deeper insights beyond just financial concerns.
6. Lisp moving Forth moving Lisp (letoverlambda.com)
7. Shipping Godot VR and Porting to PSVR2: A Partial Post Mortem (www.claire-blackshaw.com)
TLDR: Written version of the talk I gave at Develop Brighton 2026. Yes Godot can ship commercial VR, we paid roughly £80k in early adopter tax to do it. War stories from rebuilding Godot's core, the
Learn about the challenges and costs associated with shipping Godot for commercial VR, including the significant investment made to overcome early adoption hurdles. The insights shared from a recent talk at Develop Brighton provide valuable lessons for developers in the VR space.
8. Truth is not a direction: a Tarski attack on LLM probes (abeljansma.nl)
Abel Jansma is a scientist studying emergence, higher-order interactions, information theory, and complex systems across biology and artificial intelligence.
Abel Jansma examines the limitations of large language model probes through the lens of Tarski’s theories on truth, focusing on their implications for understanding complex systems in both biology and AI. His insights challenge conventional perspectives on how we interpret information in these fields.
9. Show HN: Qwen Scribe – local transcription and dictation for Apple Silicon (github.com)
Private, local transcription and system-wide dictation for Apple Silicon. - VladUZH/qwen-scribe
Qwen Scribe offers a solution for users of Apple Silicon, enabling private transcription and dictation directly on their devices without relying on cloud services. It’s a handy tool for those seeking enhanced privacy in their voice-to-text needs.
10. San Francisco: Don't Fall for Industry Defense of Surveillance Pricing (www.eff.org)
The concept of “surveillance pricing” is just one part of a much larger problem and business model: corporations maximizing their profits by invading our privacy. The all-too-common business model is to systematically harvest, collate, and store as much of our personal data as possible, and then...
Corporations are increasingly profiting by invading consumer privacy through surveillance pricing, a tactic that raises significant ethical concerns. This article discusses the broader implications of data harvesting and corporate profit motives that affect everyday users.
11. GPT-5.6 vs. Claude Fable 5 for Physical AI, which performs best? (juliahub.com)
We tested the latest frontier models in the Dyad agent on five modeling and simulation problems, comparing accuracy, cost, time, and work style.
The article compares the performance of GPT-5.6 and Claude Fable 5 across five different modeling and simulation challenges, focusing on their accuracy, cost, time efficiency, and work styles. Discover which model stands out in the realm of physical AI applications.
12. Commodification of Intelligence: Good, Bad, and Ugly Circular AI Deals (www.emergingtrajectories.com)
13. Cracking Windows Open: Porting RADV to Win32 (www.collabora.com)
RADV’s experimental Windows port explores bringing Mesa’s open source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs to real workloads while outlining the path toward stable support.
A new Windows port of RADV aims to adapt Mesa’s open source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs, focusing on real-world applications and a roadmap for stable support. This effort highlights the ongoing development in cross-platform graphics support for gamers and developers alike.
14. Disrupting supply chain attacks on NPM and GitHub Actions (github.blog)
Explore the changes we've shipped across npm and GitHub Actions over the past few months to disrupt supply chain attack techniques and limit their impact.
Recent updates to npm and GitHub Actions aim to combat supply chain attacks by implementing new strategies to mitigate their effects. Learn about the specific changes that enhance security for developers and users alike.
15. Choose DuckDB rather than SQLite (tracewayapp.com)
Same $16.49/month server, same Traceway binary, two embedded databases. DuckDB writes 4x to 15x faster than SQLite, serves dashboards at 100x the row count, and stores a billion metric points in 10.8 GB. Full numbers and methodology inside.
DuckDB outperforms SQLite significantly in speed and efficiency, achieving 4x to 15x faster write times and handling 100 times more data for dashboards. The article provides detailed performance metrics and methodology for those considering which embedded database to choose.
16. Transformer Transformer: A Unified Model for Motion-Conditioned Robot Co-Design (transformer-transformer.github.io)
Transformer Transformer: A Unified Model for Motion-Conditioned Robot Co-design. Project website.
17. SpecForge – A Platform for Authoring Formal Specifications (docs.imiron.io)
18. Launch HN: Tokenless (YC S26) – Automatic model switching to save money (usetokenless.com)
Tokenless is a model router and drop-in replacement for the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs — the same quality at less than half the cost.
Tokenless offers a solution for businesses looking to manage their AI costs by dynamically routing traffic between different AI models. This API gateway aims to help companies reduce their spending on AI tokens, a growing concern for many in the industry.
19. Show HN: Bullshit Detector – agent skills that fact-check videos and articles (github.com)
Agent skills that fact-check the internet: claim-by-claim verification with sources and a 0-10 BS score for any YouTube video, article, tweet, or PDF - SerhiiKorniienko/bullshit-detector
A new tool offers real-time fact-checking for online content, providing a detailed verification of claims along with a score indicating the level of misinformation. It’s designed to help users navigate the reliability of videos, articles, and social media posts.
20. Ancient Rome's version of Google Maps: how long to reach the beach (www.euronews.com)
A digital tool lets users explore the Roman Empire’s road network and, using historical data, estimate how long journeys between cities took 2,000 years ago.
A new digital tool allows users to navigate the Roman Empire’s extensive road network and calculate travel times between cities based on historical data, offering a fascinating glimpse into ancient travel. This interactive resource connects modern users with the logistics of life in ancient Rome.
21. Ask HN: My domain registrar (Hover) rug-pulled me for $3000
A user recounts a troubling experience with Hover, their domain registrar, after discovering unexpected charges totaling $3,000 for their domain renewal. The story highlights the importance of carefully reading renewal notifications and raises questions about transparency in domain registration practices.
22. The Difference Between a Button and a Link (unplannedobsolescence.com)
Explaining the biggest misconception in HTML and how one small feature can fix it.
Understanding the distinction between buttons and links in HTML can clarify many web design misunderstandings. Learn how a simple feature can enhance functionality and improve user experience.
23. Log is non-monotonic in PHP and Lua (purplesyringa.moe)
25. TokenTown: A visual way to understand how LLMs work (laurentiugabriel.github.io)
An isometric city that runs a miniature transformer in real time: tokenizer docks, attention plaza, KV-cache warehouse, feed-forward mill and the sampler.
TokenTown presents an engaging isometric city model that visually represents the inner workings of large language models, featuring distinct areas like tokenizer docks and attention plazas. This creative approach makes complex AI concepts more accessible and easier to grasp.
26. Refactoring cuisine: how an Iraqi stew sailed to Singapore (iza.ac)
There is a specific, sharp mist that hangs in the air when you slice into a calamansi. The fruit is small, usually no larger than a marble, with a thin green skin that yields an abrasive, floral acidity — something halfway between a key lime and a sour mandarin1. Last …
27. Google shuts down Nobel Prize winning AlphaFold (www.engadget.com)
28. Hooray for the Sockets Interface (blog.apnic.net)
In 1983, BSD 4.2 introduced sockets, treating network communication like file I/O. This simplification sped UNIX adoption of shared protocols and services, marking a key turning point in modern networking.
The introduction of sockets in BSD 4.2 transformed network communication by treating it like file I/O, which significantly accelerated the adoption of shared protocols in UNIX. This innovation played a crucial role in shaping modern networking practices.
29. How to Not Die by a Thousand Cuts. Or, How to Think About Software Quality (www.evalapply.org)
Not a weighty meandering 300 page Zen dialogue on Motorcycle Maintenance. Merely a meandering blog post in which one contemplates /Quality/ of software products.
The post offers a reflective take on software quality, avoiding complex jargon in favor of a more casual, thoughtful approach. It invites readers to consider the nuances of what makes software truly effective and valuable.
30. After the AI Crash (potsandpansbyccg.com)
Everything I read about the AI industry leads me to think there will be an AI crash. Consider the following: Unsustainable Capital Expenses. It’s hard to imagine there can ever be enough revenue to…
Concerns are rising about the sustainability of the AI industry, with warnings of a potential crash due to high capital expenses and insufficient revenue generation. The article discusses the financial challenges that could lead to significant shifts in the landscape of AI development.