2. The Law of Jante (2015) (www.theparisreview.org)
February 11, 2015 – How an irritable Danish author left an enduring mark on the national character. Your modern-day Dane is not what you would call a God-fearing creature.
A Danish author’s concept has profoundly influenced the national identity, shaping how modern Danes view themselves and their society. Discover the intriguing cultural implications of the Law of Jante and its relevance today.
4. Show HN: HUD, an open-source minimal terminal UI for ClaudeCode, Codex, OpenCode (github.com)
A compact heads-up display for your coding agent. Instruments while it works, the answer when it stops. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode. - adrida/hud-mode
5. The software group Palantir paid just £2M in corporation tax in the UK in 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss
Palantir’s low corporation tax payment in the UK has raised eyebrows, with a union leader criticizing the company’s use of global systems to minimize its tax liabilities. The situation highlights ongoing debates about corporate taxation and accountability.
6. Show HN: Sign language translation with smart glasses (github.com)
Detecting sign language in real time with Meta AI glasses and a neural net - aadisang/hand-wave
A developer has created a project that combines smart glasses with AI-driven fingerspelling translation software to assist communication for sign language users. This innovative approach highlights how wearable technology can enhance accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
7. Show HN: I made alchemical-cosmological PCB badges (github.com)
These are alchemical-cosmological PCB hackathon badges I designed in a day for the Fallout hackathon in Shenzhen, China. - KaiPereira/Alchemical-Cosmological-Badges
A hackathon in Shenzhen inspired the creation of unique 3D PCB badges that blend alchemical and cosmological themes. These badges feature stacked PCBs powered by a low-cost MCU, showcasing customizable lighting effects with WS2812B neopixels.
8. Cloudflare OS – an open-source AI productivity environment (github.com)
Agent workspace built on Cloudflare Workers for creating documents, building apps, and running agents with your company’s context and systems. - cloudflare/cloudflare-os
Cloudflare OS offers an open-source workspace designed for productivity, allowing users to create documents, build applications, and run agents tailored to their company’s specific needs. It leverages Cloudflare Workers to integrate seamlessly with existing systems.
9. Show HN: Modern Browsers Don't Need the Cookie Anymore (kuber.studio)
Everything this page knows about you, it learned in under two seconds. Without a cookie, a permission prompt, or a click.
10. Show HN: My receipt printer prints an original artwork every morning (github.com)
One original print, every morning. A receipt printer wakes before you do and prints a one-of-a-kind piece of character art themed to the date, the weather, and the mood of the news. - matt-w-horn/m...
11. Antigravity 2.0 (antigravity.google)
12. BSD Make extravaganza: Mandelbrot Set In bmake (github.com)
Pushing BSD-make to places it was not designed for. - b-aaz/bmake-extravaganza
The article discusses creative uses of BSD Make, particularly in generating the Mandelbrot Set, highlighting unconventional applications of this tool. It challenges the limitations of BSD Make and showcases innovative coding techniques.
13. Show HN: ClickBench Playground – a playground for 110 database systems (benchmark.clickhouse.com)
14. Universities would prefer no AI (hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com)
15. No Data Centers in My Backyard (jasmi.news)
17. Show HN: Diffing Binary Files (withkord.com)
Compare two files and see exactly what changed - PDFs, drawings, spreadsheets, Word, PowerPoint, 3D models, PLC projects, images, and more. No login required.
18. Show HN: An AI agent that trades inside limits you set, starting on paper (quantsignals.xyz)
QuantSignals FST is a supervised AI trading agent that connects QS Research to risk-governed brokerage execution across web, desktop, CLI, iOS, and Android.
19. Show HN: Vocab Top – AI-powered vocabulary builder that helps you retain words (www.vocab.top)
Master new words effortlessly with AI-powered translations, real-world examples, and visual mnemonics. The smartest way to expand your vocabulary.
Vocab Top uses AI to enhance vocabulary learning through translations, practical examples, and visual aids. It offers a smart approach to mastering new words and improving retention.
20. OpenAI settles claims of discrimination against US workers for $3.2M (finance.yahoo.com)
21. The physics of Docker build caching (www.blacksmith.sh)
22. I'm Scared a Stranger Will Call My Novel AI, So I Built GitHub for Words (dylan.blog)
As I’ve mentioned before, we now live in a world where creative people have to prove they created the thing they created.
Sit with that for a second, because …
Sit with that for a second, because …
A new platform aims to help writers establish ownership of their work in an era where originality is constantly questioned. The creator reflects on the challenges of proving authorship in a landscape increasingly influenced by AI.
23. From boiling lead and black art: The history of mathematical typography (2017) (www.practicallyefficient.com)
Math fonts from six different type systems, courtesy Chalkdust
Discover the evolution of mathematical typography through six distinct type systems, showcasing how math fonts have developed over time. This piece highlights the intriguing blend of artistry and precision in mathematical typesetting.
24. Show HN: ExANS – Lossless KV cache compression at 622 GB/s on H100 (www.theopenlake.com)
High performance storage engine for efficient LLM inference and GPU Training.
25. Show HN: Capy – A Git-style platform for managing your team's secrets (github.com)
Encrypt your .env. Sync it across your team. Ship it anywhere. - capysc/capy-cli
26. Proxmox VE now available for ARM64 (forum.proxmox.com)
We are excited to announce the first release of Proxmox Virtual Environment with official support for a second CPU architecture: 64-bit ARM (arm64/aarch64). Until now, Proxmox VE was available for x86-64 (amd64) only.
Proxmox VE 9.2 for arm64 shares the code base, package repositories, and...
Proxmox VE 9.2 for arm64 shares the code base, package repositories, and...
28. Colorimeter 3nh CR4501 RAL Hack (github.com)
Colorimeter 3nh CR4501 RAL Hack — RAL-Farbe direkt am Display, mit WebUSB-Werkzeug - hallko1234/cr4501-ral-hack
A new hack for the 3nh CR4501 colorimeter allows users to view RAL colors directly on the device’s display using a WebUSB tool. This could enhance the functionality of the colorimeter for professionals in design and manufacturing.
29. Google Assistant is going away on Mobile Devices (images.seroundtable.com)
30. Microsoft Is Quietly Deleting Mentions of 32 GB RAM Recommendation for Win 11 (www.techpowerup.com)
Microsoft is retroactively removing documentation from its website and materials that mention 32 GB of RAM as a recommendation for new PC builds or purchases. Instead, the company is now emphasizing 8 GB devices that are optimized to run Windows 11 smoothly, even with that RAM configuration....