725
210
Commercially available chairs in Star Trek
https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/chairs-trek.htm
2 years ago
553
217
What is the Demoscene? An interview
https://onthearts.com/p/what-is-the-demoscene
539
280
Psytrance Guide
https://psytranceguide.com/
490
394
Hacker leaks millions more 23andMe user records on cybercrime forum
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/hacker-leaks-millions-more-23andme-user-records-on-cybercrime-forum/
462
150
Reflect – Multiplayer web app framework with game-style synchronization
https://rocicorp.dev/blog/ready-player-two
405
135
4K4D: Real-Time 4D View Synthesis at 4K Resolution
https://zju3dv.github.io/4k4d/
389
218
USB-C head-to-head comparison
https://www.lumafield.com/article/usb-c-cable-charger-head-to-head-comparison-apple-thunderbolt-amazon-basics
300
139
Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/links-between-alzheimers-and-gut-microbiota
272
140
A 1990 experiment to test whether we could discern life on Earth remotely
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03230-z
251
114
GPT-4 vision prompt injection
https://blog.roboflow.com/gpt-4-vision-prompt-injection/
245
143
New pill helps Covid smell and taste loss fade quickly
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03244-7
242
190
The fake browser update scam gets a makeover
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/the-fake-browser-update-scam-gets-a-makeover/
232
187
Sweden reports damage to Baltic Sea cable with Estonia
https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-reports-damage-to-baltic-sea-cable-with-estonia/a-67126637
227
123
Why is text of sumissions in low-contrast grey on HN?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37927480
224
85
Zero ASIC is out of stealth
https://www.zeroasic.com/blog/zero-asic-democratizing-chip-making
221
287
Amazon reaches 10k Rivian electric delivery vans in US
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/17/amazons-fleet-of-rivian-made-electric-delivery-vans-reaches-10000-in-us/
236
Ask HN: Is anyone using cloud dev environments (e.g. Codespaces/Replit) at work?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37934488
205
57
Fuyu-8B: A multimodal architecture for AI agents
https://www.adept.ai/blog/fuyu-8b
196
Microfrontends should be a last resort
https://www.breck-mckye.com/blog/2023/05/Microfrontends-should-be-your-last-resort/
195
181
When was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor person?
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/17/when-was-the-last-time-marc-andreessen-talked-to-a-poor-person/
97
You're not lacking creativity, you're overwhelmed
https://newsletter.thejorgemedina.com/p/youre-not-lacking-creativity-youre
60
The Ur-Quan Masters: Open-source remake of Star Control II
http://theurquanmasters.com/
199
An ultra-quiet electric leaf blower
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/whisper-aero-unveils-ultra-quiet-electric-leaf-blower-powered-by-aerospace-tech/
177
152
Localization Failure: Temperature Is Hard
https://randomascii.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/localization-failure-temperature-is-hard/
176
75
Launch HN: Pier (YC W23) – Stripe for Credit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37930441
168
113
Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent
https://www.ghacks.net/2023/10/18/brave-is-installing-vpn-services-without-user-consent/
167
397
Binance US No Longer Allows USD Withdrawal for Users
https://thenewscrypto.com/binance-us-no-longer-allows-usd-withdrawal-for-users/
125
Waymo Layoffs
https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/17/tech-layoffs-waymo-san-francisco-robotaxi/
163
54
Autogen: Enable next-gen large language model applications
https://github.com/microsoft/autogen
161
115
What's New in Python 3.12
https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.12.html
156
111
Tell HN: Wise froze $40k+ in funds for 10 days and counting
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37925678
148
Millennium Bridge workers hang straw bales after ancient bylaw triggered
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/18/millennium-bridge-workers-forced-to-hang-straw-bales-after-ancient-bylaw-triggered
107
OpenAI just replaced its core values with completely different ones
https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-core-values-agi
133
101
C++ Modules: Packaging Story
https://blog.conan.io/2023/10/17/modules-the-packaging-story.html
121
100
This is what the year actually looks like (2018)
https://nrkbeta.no/2018/01/01/this-is-what-the-year-actually-looks-like/
120
Anti-ageing molecule boosts fertility in ageing mice
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03224-x
GitHub stars won't pay your rent (2020)
https://www.kitze.io/posts/github-stars-wont-pay-your-rent
106
Grayjay – Follow Creators Not Platforms
https://grayjay.app/
118
174
Intel Launches Intel Core 14th Gen Desktop Processors for Enthusiasts
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-core-14th-gen-desktop-processors.html
116
44
Higher quality random floats
https://www.corsix.org/content/higher-quality-random-floats
104
Bricklaying robots can now build tennis-court-sized walls in 4 hours
https://newatlas.com/robotics/hadrian-x-bricklaying-robot/
131
Bank of America's unrealized losses on securities rose to $131.6B
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bank-americas-unrealized-losses-securities-rose-1316-bln-2023-10-17/
109
26
Every member of Bandcamp United Union bargaining team was laid off
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/10/every-member-of-bandcamp-united-union-bargaining-team-was-laid-off.html
108
145
Low serotonin levels might explain some Long Covid symptoms, study proposes
https://www.science.org/content/article/low-serotonin-levels-might-explain-some-long-covid-symptoms-study-proposes
83
The most insane "robocall mitigation plans" that telcos filed with the FCC
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/telcos-filed-blank-robocall-plans-with-fcc-and-got-away-with-it-for-2-years/
103
52
Standardizing next-generation narrow precision data formats for AI
https://www.opencompute.org/blog/amd-arm-intel-meta-microsoft-nvidia-and-qualcomm-standardize-next-generation-narrow-precision-data-formats-for-ai
102
72
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Keyword Search Warrant
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/colorado-supreme-court-upholds-keyword-search-warrant
43
Qualcomm to Bring RISC-V Based Wearable Platform to Wear OS by Google
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2023/10/qualcomm-to-bring-risc-v-based-wearable-platform-to--wear-os-by-
34
Fractional Factorial Experiment Design: There Are Too Many Experiments to Do
https://blog.demofox.org/2023/10/17/fractional-factorial-experiment-design-when-there-are-too-many-experiments-to-do/
95
45
Nushell 0.86
https://www.nushell.sh/blog/2023-10-17-nushell_0_86.html
59
A Generation Lost in the Bazaar (2012)
https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2349257
92
79
Barnes and Noble Sets Itself Free
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/style/barnes-noble-redesign.html
91
24
Webb detects quartz crystals in clouds of hot gas giant
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-webb-quartz-crystals-clouds-hot.html
81
50
Gulf Stream weakening now 99% certain, and ramifications will be global
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/gulf-stream-weakening-now-99-certain-and-ramifications-will-be-global
80
117
The Oracle Java Platform Extension for Visual Studio Code
https://inside.java/2023/10/18/announcing-vscode-extension/
9
Version Museum: A Visual History of Your Favorite Technology
https://www.versionmuseum.com/
78
AlmaLinux stays Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible without Red Hat code
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-almalinux-stays-red-hat-enterprise-linux-compatible-without-red-hat-code/
77
Don't work with assholes
https://www.danielrsim.com/dont-work-with-a-holes/
74
17
The Open Source GraphHopper Routing Engine 8.0 Released
https://www.graphhopper.com/blog/2023/10/18/graphhopper-routing-engine-8-0-released/
65
Yamaha TX81Z Homepage
https://mgregory22.me/tx81z/index.html
73
29
Add Friction to Your Onboarding
https://wraptext.equals.com/why-you-should-add-friction-to-your-onboarding/
11
xVal: A continuous number encoding for large language models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.02989
70
No Tech for Apartheid
https://www.notechforapartheid.com/
69
33
LLMs up to 4x Faster With Latest NVIDIA Drivers on Windows
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2023/10/17/tensorrt-llm-windows-stable-diffusion-rtx/
68
X begins charging new users $1 a year in New Zealand, Philippines
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67141993
134
Tesla earns $690M less than expected in third quarter
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/18/elon-musk-tesla-third-quarter-earnings-decline-cybertruck
67
State of Online Privacy Reaches 'Creepy' Level
https://foundation.mozilla.org/fr/blog/state-of-online-privacy-reaches-very-creepy-level-finds-mozillas-first-annual-consumer-creep-o-meter/
Japanese tea commercial actress created by AI, is it the scandal-free future
https://soranews24.com/2023/10/17/japanese-tea-commercial-actress-created-by-ai-has-some-wondering-if-its-the-scandal-free-future/
66
I Am Happy Not to Be a Web Developer Anymore
https://thecodist.com/i-am-happy-not-to-be-a-web-developer-anymore/
30
Hacker News Classic
https://news.ycombinator.com/classic
71
The game theory of the Republican speakership crisis
https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-game-theory-of-the-republican
Microsoft in talks to sign on Amazon as customer in $1B cloud tools deal
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/microsoft-sign-amazon-customer-1-bln-cloud-tools-deal-insider-2023-10-17/
62
An Atlassian Confluence vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/even-the-fbi-says-you-need-to-patch-this-atlassian-confluence-bug-right-now
61
gRPC request context which caries values across microservice boundaries
https://github.com/konigsoftware/konig-kontext
Yoshua Bengio: We need a humanity defense organization
https://thebulletin.org/2023/10/ai-godfather-yoshua-bengio-we-need-a-humanity-defense-organization/
