Software Engineering Hacker News

The .join() that should be a bug

A technical discussion regarding a specific implementation of the .join() method that behaves unexpectedly.

Other Hacker News

Sick leave: Germany rising but not the worst in Europe

An analysis of sick leave trends in Germany compared to other European nations.

AI/ML TechCrunch

Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code

Alibaba has reportedly banned employees from using Claude Code, labeling it as high-risk software.

Other Ars Technica

Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests

A review of the movie 'Supergirl', arguing it is a decent film despite poor box office performance.

Hardware/Chips ServeTheHome

Silicon Motion Shows Off Enterprise SM8008 and SM8388 SSD Controllers at Computex 2026

Silicon Motion showcased new enterprise SSD controllers, the SM8008 and SM8388, at Computex 2026.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

Time Never Moves Slowly With This Clock

A showcase of a custom-built clock designed for theatrical use that can manipulate the perception of time.

Other Lobste.rs

Do Wavy Walls Really Use Fewer Bricks? I Tested It in Blender

An exploration using Blender to determine if wavy walls actually utilize fewer bricks than straight ones.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

Release of EndBASIC 0.14, focusing on multimedia capabilities for the BASIC language environment.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

Leaking YouTube creators' private videos

A discussion on the potential for leaking private YouTube videos through API or platform vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

Google Books (or similar) all book scans – $200k bounty (2025)

A bug bounty program offering $200k for the acquisition of all book scans from Google Books.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

BareMetal RAM Dumper – Bare-metal x86 tool for Cold Boot Attack experiments

Introduction of BareMetal RAM Dumper, a tool for performing cold boot attack experiments on x86 systems.

Other Hacker News

No more than 100 000 faint satellites should orbit Earth

Proposal for a limit on the number of faint satellites in Earth's orbit to prevent space debris and light pollution.

AI/ML Hacker News

Neural Render Proxies for Interactive and Differentiable Lighting

Research on Neural Render Proxies for creating interactive and differentiable lighting in 3D rendering.

Other Hacker News

Meta data center water discharges suspended for contaminating water supply

Meta's data center water discharges are suspended due to contamination of the local water supply.

Other Hacker News

Plein Air

A showcase of Plein Air, likely a tool or project related to artistic rendering or environment simulation.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Rob Pike – 'Concurrency Is Not Parallelism' [video]

A classic talk by Rob Pike on the distinction between concurrency and parallelism in software design.

Tech Business/VC TechCrunch

Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage

Midjourney is requesting Hollywood studios to disclose their AI usage as part of a legal battle.

Other Hacker News

Curveball

Discussion on the 'Curveball' project, likely focusing on its technical implementation or purpose.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

Windows CE Dreamcast Community Edition (wince-dc)

A community effort to port Windows CE to the Sega Dreamcast, blending retro-hardware hacking and OS porting.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Designing DB partitions you don't have to babysit

A technical guide or discussion on designing database partitions that require minimal manual intervention and maintenance.