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1. Attention Through Arithmetic Intensity (changyi.fun)

Reduce MHA to its arithmetic intensity and you get exactly 1. GQA, MQA and MLA come out just as clean -- head counts and nothing else. That last constant is what puts MLA at odds with MTP.

The article breaks down the arithmetic intensity of various models, revealing that MHA consistently equals 1 while comparing GQA, MQA, and MLA. It also highlights a key difference between MLA and MTP, making it a valuable read for those interested in model efficiency.

13 points by jxmorris12 67 days ago 0 comments

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2. Show HN: Declarative-forms – await an object the way prompt() awaits a string (wolfoo2931.github.io)

Ask the user for an object, the way prompt() asks for a string. A form is a function you call, not a component you mount. Zero dependencies, framework agnostic, with async options, cross-field reactivity, tabs and stacked dialogs.

12 points by WolfOliver 62 days ago 1 comments

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3. Convite (www.guidavid.com)

12 points by gdss 62 days ago 2 comments

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4. Ask HN: Is GitHub Down Again?

11 points by delduca 62 days ago 7 comments

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5. Windmill.dev is not "fully open-sourced (AGPLv3)"

10 points by alpine-rockies 61 days ago 2 comments

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6. Getting silly with C, part and((int*)-8)[3] (blog.coredump.cx)

10 points by surprisetalk 62 days ago 1 comments

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7. Siemens PC-X (2015) (www.geekdot.com)

10 points by naves 67 days ago 3 comments

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8. Ask HN: OpenCode no longer including DeepSeek?

9 points by dv35z 62 days ago 7 comments

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9. Show HN: Argentic – An L402 Lightning toll booth for AI scraping agents (Argentic.network)

9 points by Ag0146 62 days ago 7 comments

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10. My Microscope Is a Dashcam (xecaz.com)

How a 7-inch digital microscope turned out to be running car dashcam firmware, complete with spoken lane-departure warnings and no speaker to play them.

A digital microscope unexpectedly reveals itself to be running car dashcam software, featuring quirky lane-departure warnings that can’t be heard. This unusual crossover raises questions about tech repurposing and firmware overlap.

8 points by xecaz 66 days ago 5 comments

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11. Show HN: Interactive map of the Odyssey with tap-to-gloss Homeric Greek (georgemasto.com)

Sail Odysseus

7 points by bohnohboh 62 days ago 3 comments

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12. Show HN: Oasis - Giving Agents Situational Awareness (joinoasis.com)

Spin up coordinated agent teams in 30 seconds. Mix agents from Claude, OpenAI, and any framework, set policies and approvals, and ship work alongside your team over Slack and iMessage. No-code, real-time, multi-agent.

7 points by ns90001 62 days ago 3 comments

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13. Show HN: Visual way to understand things in parallel (wondering.app)

Wondering is an AI-powered learning platform that helps you learn what you thought you couldn

7 points by ak2411 62 days ago 4 comments

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14. Show HN: Gramola, a CoverFlow-style music dock for macOS (apps.apple.com)

Download Gramola - Music Dock by Gabriel Lopez Santana on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Gramola - Music…

7 points by fulltimefeline 62 days ago 2 comments

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15. In Which I Lose My Mind over Embeddings (HPLM Chapter 2) (www.maayanroth.com)

7 points by evakhoury 66 days ago 0 comments

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16. John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography (www.theguardian.com)

This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of Seeing

The biography paints a detailed picture of John Berger’s life and work, highlighting his influential ideas and contributions to art criticism. It’s a compelling read for anyone interested in the intersection of art and philosophy.

7 points by prismatic 67 days ago 0 comments

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17. Death to the Self-Playing Game (www.jank.cool)

You auto know better

6 points by speckx 61 days ago 5 comments

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18. Show HN: CSVtoTable – turn a CSV/XLSX into one self-contained HTML file (github.com)

Simple command-line utility to convert CSV, TSV and Excel files into a single self-contained HTML page with search, filters, and sorting - vividvilla/csvtotable

6 points by v512 61 days ago 1 comments

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19. Rama 0.4: System proxy and PAC support (plabayo.tech)

Rama 0.4 is here, bringing system-configured proxy support to clients (rama-net), including PAC support (rama-pac) driven by JavaScript within a WASM runtime (rama-js). It also expands our gRPC support and adds support for ttRPC, a lightweight alternative to gRPC running directly on top of TCP.

Rama 0.4 introduces system-configured proxy support and PAC functionality through JavaScript in a WASM environment, enhancing client capabilities. Additionally, it broadens gRPC support and integrates ttRPC, offering a lighter alternative for TCP connections.

6 points by gdcbe 62 days ago 3 comments

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20. Show HN: Agent Office (Slack for AI Agents) – Similar to Grok Bot but older (github.com)

Slack for AI Agents. Contribute to baturyilmaz/agent-office development by creating an account on GitHub.

Agent Office is a GitHub project that aims to facilitate communication among AI agents, drawing comparisons to Grok Bot. It invites contributions and collaboration from developers interested in enhancing AI interaction tools.

6 points by arbayi 62 days ago 1 comments

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21. If Your New People Are on X, Maybe Your New People Suck (coyotetracks.org)

If you return to Twitter/X after leaving it out of principle, do you really still have those principles?

6 points by speckx 62 days ago 0 comments

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22. Making stinkarm stink less, or more? (xnacly.me)

removing overengineered memory translation, hardening and new table driven armv7 instr decoding

6 points by xnacly 66 days ago 2 comments

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23. Show HN: Zroar – Serialized Roaring Bitmaps in Zig (github.com)

Serialized Roaring Bitmaps in Zig. Contribute to manishrjain/zroar development by creating an account on GitHub.

5 points by mrjn 61 days ago 0 comments

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24. Show HN: Caspian – Talk to Human Tool for AI Agents (github.com)

Agent communication SDK. The open-source agent communication layer for AI agents — email, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, Telegram, SMS. Python & TypeScript. - TryCaspian/caspian-sdk

5 points by dipanshuhappy 62 days ago 0 comments

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25. Every shape can be cut exactly in half with one straight line (bisecto.com)

A simple consequence of continuity, a surprising connection to topology, and the gap between knowing a solution exists and actually finding it.

5 points by bpx51 62 days ago 5 comments

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26. AI;DR or Don't be a meat proxy (theaspiringnerd.com)

Forwarding unedited AI-generated content wastes everyone

5 points by speckx 62 days ago 0 comments

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27. Show HN: Free, non-profit crypto AML screening – no key, no trial (publicaml.org)

Actually free crypto AML and KYT screening, not a free trial. Check any wallet against sanctions and scam databases with no account, no card and no API key. Non-profit, free forever.

5 points by publicaml 62 days ago 0 comments

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28. Ask HN: How do you keep notes organized across long-running side projects?

5 points by hackerstest 62 days ago 3 comments

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29. Ask HN: Do teams really need to use GitHub?

5 points by avinoth 62 days ago 5 comments

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30. Show HN: Lunar, a coding harness extensible with Lua (github.com)

an Lua-scriptable experimental coding harness. Contribute to gszr/lunar development by creating an account on GitHub.

5 points by gszr 62 days ago 2 comments

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1. Attention Through Arithmetic Intensity (changyi.fun)

2. Show HN: Declarative-forms – await an object the way prompt() awaits a string (wolfoo2931.github.io)

3. Convite (www.guidavid.com)

4. Ask HN: Is GitHub Down Again?

5. Windmill.dev is not "fully open-sourced (AGPLv3)"

6. Getting silly with C, part and((int*)-8)[3] (blog.coredump.cx)

7. Siemens PC-X (2015) (www.geekdot.com)

8. Ask HN: OpenCode no longer including DeepSeek?

9. Show HN: Argentic – An L402 Lightning toll booth for AI scraping agents (Argentic.network)

10. My Microscope Is a Dashcam (xecaz.com)

11. Show HN: Interactive map of the Odyssey with tap-to-gloss Homeric Greek (georgemasto.com)

12. Show HN: Oasis - Giving Agents Situational Awareness (joinoasis.com)

13. Show HN: Visual way to understand things in parallel (wondering.app)

14. Show HN: Gramola, a CoverFlow-style music dock for macOS (apps.apple.com)

15. In Which I Lose My Mind over Embeddings (HPLM Chapter 2) (www.maayanroth.com)

16. John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography (www.theguardian.com)

17. Death to the Self-Playing Game (www.jank.cool)

18. Show HN: CSVtoTable – turn a CSV/XLSX into one self-contained HTML file (github.com)

19. Rama 0.4: System proxy and PAC support (plabayo.tech)

20. Show HN: Agent Office (Slack for AI Agents) – Similar to Grok Bot but older (github.com)

21. If Your New People Are on X, Maybe Your New People Suck (coyotetracks.org)

22. Making stinkarm stink less, or more? (xnacly.me)

23. Show HN: Zroar – Serialized Roaring Bitmaps in Zig (github.com)

24. Show HN: Caspian – Talk to Human Tool for AI Agents (github.com)

25. Every shape can be cut exactly in half with one straight line (bisecto.com)

26. AI;DR or Don't be a meat proxy (theaspiringnerd.com)

27. Show HN: Free, non-profit crypto AML screening – no key, no trial (publicaml.org)

28. Ask HN: How do you keep notes organized across long-running side projects?

29. Ask HN: Do teams really need to use GitHub?

30. Show HN: Lunar, a coding harness extensible with Lua (github.com)

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