Open Source Lobste.rs

Resigning from Arch Linux

An individual is resigning from their role within the Arch Linux project.

AI/ML Hacker News

From MIT: AI financial advice is surprisingly good

An MIT study explores the effectiveness of AI-driven financial advice, finding it to be surprisingly competent.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

🍿 TeleStremio v1.0.0 — Turn Your Telegram Channels Into a Personal Streaming Library

TeleStremio is a tool that converts Telegram channels into a personal streaming library by turning an Android device into a Nuvio addon.

Other Hacker News

The 14 Steps it takes to open my office door with a new phone

A user recounts the frustrating and overly complex sequence of steps required to open an office door using a new phone.

Other Hacker News

Seedance 2.5

Discussion regarding the release or update of Seedance 2.5.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

Scanning 7.6 Petabytes of HuggingFace Training Data for Secrets

A technical investigation involving the scanning of 7.6 petabytes of HuggingFace training data to identify leaked secrets.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

YC founder asks desperate job seekers to tattoo themselves for an interview

A Y Combinator founder is facing backlash for asking job seekers to tattoo themselves as a condition for an interview.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout

An exploration of a London-based hacker house that prioritizes work-life balance to prevent founder burnout.

Hardware/Chips The Verge

Pixel 11 specs and price leak with no surprises

Leaked specifications and pricing for the upcoming Pixel 11 smartphone lineup, including chip and RAM details.

Cybersecurity Lobste.rs

LLMs won't break symmetric crypto

A technical discussion arguing that Large Language Models (LLMs) do not pose a threat to symmetric cryptography.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Which repo are people using for Scrutiny?

Users of the self-hosting community discuss which forks of the Scrutiny hard drive analysis tool are currently most active.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

New to self-hosting, how to secure it all?

A beginner in self-hosting seeks advice on securing their Proxmox-based server and Docker containers before exposing them to the internet.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

What Drive to use and when?

A user asks for guidance on choosing between HDD and NVMe drives for a new NAS build and how to optimize data placement.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

The Silicon Valley Founder Meat Grinder

A discussion on the grueling nature of startup culture and the personal toll taken on founders in Silicon Valley.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Diátaxis

Introduction to Diátaxis, a systematic framework for technical documentation designed to separate tutorials, how-to guides, how-it-works guides, and references.

Other Hacker News

Cookware Got Worse on Purpose: Who Owns Pyrex and All-Clad Now

An analysis of how corporate ownership and cost-cutting measures have degraded the quality of well-known cookware brands.

Other Hacker News

Google News is just Forrest Gump's shrimp boat now

A discussion on the perceived decline in quality and relevance of Google News, comparing it to a struggling business.

Software Engineering Hacker News

How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)

An analysis of how Google's actions and product decisions contributed to the decline of RSS feed adoption.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

Signal Structure of the Starlink Ku-Band Downlink (2023) [pdf]

A technical exploration of the signal structure of the Starlink Ku-Band downlink, providing detailed radio frequency analysis.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

CISA Alert: Water Sector PLC Targeting

CISA issues an alert regarding threats targeting Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) in the water sector.