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news.ycombinator.com
ASK HN: Why has technology become so unreliable?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49056900Even though I'm a software engineer with long experience with serious projects, I'm become so disillusioned with the whole thing nowadays.Forget the ridiculous AI hype, forget about the lack of ethics and a moral compass; What's getting to me right now is the unreliability of it all. It seems like everything is held together with duct tape, and the tape is falling off.Just in the last few months, all these have happened:- My Macbook Air M1 has been acting up, refusing to charge in a stable manner. The audio jack is dead because apparently it is linked to the charging circuit. The screen sometimes shows a tint on a whim. Now it is dead and not charging at all. Granted, it has otherwise been a fine machine so far, and I've knocked it over a few times, but still. Even my old trusty 2014 Macbook Pro is still going strong, and I've abused that one much more.- I also can't use my old Macbook Pro well, because the replacement Transcend 256GB SSD I put in it around 2020 is now failing, causing
Jul 26, 2026 11:13 AM
bing.com
Comic-Con 2026: All The Biggest Announcements And Major Revealshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88cdb5b1f54a53af3eaa0345d2d5d5&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Flaurasirikul%2F2026%2F07%2F26%2Fcomic-con-2026-all-the-biggest-announcements-and-major-reveals%2F&c=6758560104929030933&mkt=en-usForbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Jul 26, 2026 8:35 AM
scalattice.com
Show HN: I built a hypervisor and client for inference on consumer computehttps://scalattice.com/blog/openai-sdk-scalattice/I'm the founder of Scalattice, this is my second company, third total product. I'm a 2x founder building some challenging software, some easy software, and some curiosity based tools that I've just always wanted to be a part of!So here is Scalattice.Scalattice is an OpenAI-compatible inference API. You keep the OpenAI SDK, swap base_url + API key, and call open models (Qwen3, Llama 3.3 70B, Gemma 3, DeepSeek R1, etc.). Inference is performed by a provider node on our distributed network of consumer hosted inference machines, we run an open source agent (https://github.com/scalattice/scalattice-agent) which works in Rust to run the inference and get the provider paid.In short, anyone can become a provider, offer up their machine with our Windows/Linux Rust agent, and earn some extra cash, or start a farm of machines to make big bucks.I decided to build some innovative behavioural traits to the API for higher performance/security: 1. output vetting - Scalattice Cloud vets the response ag
Jul 26, 2026 5:43 AM
news.ycombinator.com
The Cost of Seamlessnesshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49048352The Hidden Cost of Frictionless Technology Taotuner — 2026I recently asked an AI assistant for restaurant recommendations. It listed five places, complete with ratings, distance, and popular dishes. I picked one, went, had a fine meal. Later, when a friend asked what I'd eaten, I couldn't remember the name of the restaurant.The experience wasn't bad. It was frictionless. And it left almost no trace.We've built tools that eliminate the gap between want and satisfaction, question and answer, curiosity and resolution. We call it seamlessness. We've assumed it's progress. But the gap wasn't inefficiency — it was where memory, judgment, and understanding used to form.What if removing it is making us less capable?The Pattern This isn't just about restaurant recommendations. The same dynamic shows up across AI, therapy, cities, and education.Take AI assistants. The industry evaluates them on speed, accuracy, and satisfaction. Those metrics capture whether the tool works. They don't capture wh
Jul 25, 2026 3:24 PM
cygnus.run
Show HN: Cygnus – A fast, lightweight self-hostable serverless runtime and PaaShttps://cygnus.runI built Cygnus because of a long standing frustration with the compromises needed to be made when choosing a deployment option for web applications.The ecosystem is fragmented into a few distinct camps, each sacrificing user experience or runtime compatibility to balance isolation, startup latency, and their own profit margins.Docker: Heavier and slower because it has to supervise more than web apps. Paying overhead you don't need. MicroVM's: Good isolation, but huge maintenance surface area and substantial overhead. Great for untrusted code, overkill for your own apps. Workerd: Tries to dance around hardware isolation by enforcing an in-process V8 isolate model. Neutered runtime to prevent arbitrary syscall execution. Personally I still find the tradeoff worthwhile for their edge footprint, but I still find myself complaining about it from time to time. Vercel/Managed serverless: Delivers a great developer experience, uses microVM's which is good for compatibility but has a business m
Jul 25, 2026 12:20 PM
bing.com
When Middle Age Actually Startshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d10e725840d1bb64161ac392abc1&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theatlantic.com%2ffamily%2f2026%2f07%2fmiddle-age-start-end%2f688021%2f&c=9560917919935116580&mkt=en-usThe only thing anyone can reliably tell you about middle age is that it’s in the middle of life. What’s the middle? Well, it’s after the beginning, and before the end. Okay, we can do a little better ...
Jul 25, 2026 6:00 AM
bing.com
25 best Windows 11 wallpapers (free & premium)http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a56ca63f14238a427448722cb0cc0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-xl%2Fnews%2Fother%2F25-best-windows-11-wallpapers-free-premium%2Far-AA28Fd8s&c=11318856383023874033&mkt=en-usThese 25 wallpaper websites offer stunning Windows 11 wallpapers in 1920×1080 resolution, ranging from minimalist designs and scenic photos to abstract art and premium creations. Most are free to use, ...
Jul 25, 2026 5:44 AM
spaceflightnow.com
Super Heavy-Starship rocket chalks up mostly successful test flighthttps://spaceflightnow.com/2026/07/25/super-heavy-starship-rocket-chalks-up-mostly-successful-test-flight/Powered by 33 methane-fueled Raptor engines, the 397-foot-tall two-stage rocket blasted off from SpaceX's "Starbase," Texas, launch site at 5:51 p.m. EDT, putting on a spectacular show for area residents and tourists as it climbed away atop some 16 million pounds of thrust.
Jul 25, 2026 1:08 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Multi dimensional sort (beyond Hilbert curve)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49042861My point is about structuring and indexing an arbitrary dataset, for preprocessing before eg segmentation/clustering, neighbor querys...In 1D, sorting is trivial because scalar values have a total, unambiguous order. In 2D and higher dimensions, there is no single way to order points, and points can't all be compared >=/=_k v if u_k >= v_k (comparing along the k-th coordinate axis only).In 1D, a sorted array satisfies x[i+1] >= x[i]. Extending this naturally to a multi-indexed d-dimensional array x[i, j, k, ...], we can define a dataset as "cartesian sorted" if:- x[i+1, j, k, ...] >=_1 x[i, j, k, ...] - x[i, j+1, k, ...] >=_2 x[i, j, k, ...] - ...and so on.In other words, the array of multi indexes is sorted along every row, column, and slice under its corresponding coordinate projection.What makes this definition interesting is that their exist a very simple algorithm to perform Nd sort in the "cartesian" sense. Just iterate: 1. Perform 1D sorts along every row (apply the permutation
Jul 24, 2026 11:27 PM
spacenews.com
Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver programhttps://spacenews.com/air-force-takes-over-troubled-military-gps-receiver-program/The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will oversee development, integration and sustainment of equipment used to access the military’s encrypted GPS signal The post Air Force takes over troubled military GPS receiver program appeared first on SpaceNews.
Jul 24, 2026 9:00 AM
bing.com
Why Trump Media’s New API Is Raising Questions on Capitol Hillhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88f627ece54561b82e91eaaa41ea61&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techrepublic.com%2Farticle%2Fnews-trump-media-truth-api-market-data-regulatory-scrutiny%2F&c=2036739798737267641&mkt=en-usTrump Media's planned Truth API is drawing regulatory scrutiny as lawmakers question whether premium access to market-moving Truth Social posts creates fairness concerns.
Jul 24, 2026 5:23 AM
bing.com
The Future Ad Agency: How AI Is Shifting The Agency-Client Partnershiphttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89f0ed9c744ff591ab2536285c3eff&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fcouncils%2Fforbesagencycouncil%2F2026%2F07%2F24%2Fthe-future-ad-agency-how-ai-is-shifting-the-agency-client-partnership%2F&c=8808949714906017092&mkt=en-usThe most valuable agencies will help clients decide what to automate, what remains human, how to protect trust and how to turn efficiency into growth.
Jul 24, 2026 4:00 AM
glossarypage.com
Show HN: GlossaryPage – Turn customer questions into knowledge pageshttps://glossarypage.com/Hey HN, I built GlossaryPage after noticing companies have long-tail content opportunities that never get created because they fall between blog posts and documentation.The primary use case is marketing teams building glossaries and learning hubs around these topics. The same workflow also works for support teams creating help centers.GlossaryPage helps teams identify unanswered topics, generate drafts with AI, review content, and publish structured knowledge pages.Here is a demo site: https://glossary.glossarypage.comSome things I have been thinking about while building this:1. How to avoid creating more low-quality content?This is a challenge for anyone building AI content tools, and is something I'm working on. The product is focused on generating drafts, but users are responsible for reviewing and approving what gets published. My guess is that as AI systems improve at evaluating quality, there will be less value in publishing low-quality content.2. Why not just use an existing CMS
Jul 24, 2026 3:44 AM
bing.com
How a Crypto Transaction Actually Happenshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a898d3e9ec244188d67580b03a7cd01&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Fhow-a-crypto-transaction-actually-happens-12003083&c=16628310075709967947&mkt=en-usUnderstand what happens behind the scenes when you send cryptocurrency, from wallet authorization to blockchain confirmation.
Jul 24, 2026 12:12 AM
skim-tech.com
Show HN: Skim – a minimalist open-source email client for Windows (MIT)https://skim-tech.com/I built Skim because I was super dissatisfied with all existing Windows clients.I mean, it's not a rocket science, there should be some lightweight modern solution, isn't it? So I decided to create a client that just, you know, MAKES SENSE and has design younger than dinosaurs.Key points:* Obsessed with installer size: it should be under 5Mb.* BYOK AI. Cowriter, agentic search, summarization and other AI stuff is powered by your own key for Anthropic/Openrouter, or you can connect your own OpenAI-compatible server (including local)* No bloat. It should be as contextual as possible: gives you right button when you need it. No menu at all. No integrations. Just email.* Instant startup, super modest on resources* Cool warm zine design with paper colors and really calming vibesIt's MIT - contribution and stars are welcome!
Jul 23, 2026 9:12 PM
metavoice.io
Show HN: Production duplex speech model for revenue callshttps://metavoice.io/Hi, HN, we’re building Mia & Leo: AI personalities backed by purpose-built duplex speech models for revenue calls.Teams building real-world agents told us that more than 40% of callers hang up within the first 30 seconds. On a revenue call, that meant a lost booking, an unpaid balance, a cold lead, or a customer who does not come back.This happens because humans interrupt, correct dates, pause halfway through a sentence, or speak over someone in the background. The agent misses it, talks over them, or loses the thread.That’s because of how the current voice systems work. They sequentially listen, stop, think, and then speak. The conversation is actually a walkie-talkie exchange.So, we’re proud to introduce our first iteration of Mia & Leo who keep listening while they speak. They can handle interruptions, overlapping speech, corrections, and background voices without breaking the conversation.They are also built for production. Developers get control over agent behaviour, visibility in
Jul 23, 2026 7:33 PM
nasa.gov
Look for NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TVhttps://www.nasa.gov/news-release/look-for-nasa-now-streaming-on-amazon-fire-tv/Continuing agency efforts to bring space closer to home, NASA+ is heading to more streaming platforms. On Thursday, NASA announced its programming is on Fire TV Channels. Fire TV customers can easily access this content by asking Alexa+ on compatible devices. Future programming on Fire TV may include science mission launches, a test flight for […]
Jul 23, 2026 7:11 PM