Hardware/Chips Hackaday

Bernoulli Disk Goes “Wii!” When Plugged Into WiiU

A project involving the interface of a 1980s Bernoulli disk drive with a modern WiiU console, blending retro-computing and hardware hacking.

AI/ML Lobste.rs

Effective use-cases for LLMs

A community discussion on the most effective and practical real-world use-cases for Large Language Models.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

Guide to the TD4 4-bit DIY CPU

A detailed guide and exploration of the TD4, a 4-bit DIY CPU project.

Other Hacker News

Your brain was never designed for this much bad news

An essay discussing the psychological impact of constant exposure to negative news in the modern era.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Best way to sync manga library to kobo?

A user is seeking recommendations for the best method to sync a manga library from a server to a Kobo e-reader.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

HELP: Download FreshRSS

A beginner is requesting simplified instructions on how to install and run FreshRSS for self-hosting.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Developers don't understand CORS (2019)

A discussion on the common misunderstandings developers have regarding Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), focusing on its security implications and implementation details.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

Autopsy of a Freshly Cooked 10Gbit SFP+ Network Adapter

A technical teardown and hardware analysis of a budget 10Gbit SFP+ network adapter, exploring the circuitry and components used to achieve high-speed networking.

AI/ML Hacker News

When I reject AI code even if it works

A discussion on the criteria for accepting AI-generated code, emphasizing readability, maintainability, and long-term technical debt over immediate functionality.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Moving Beyond Fork() + Exec()

A technical exploration of alternatives to the traditional fork-and-exec process model for launching new processes in operating systems.

Other Hacker News

'We had to get out of the way': The backlash over delivery robots

Discussion regarding the public backlash and social friction caused by the deployment of delivery robots in urban environments.

Cybersecurity Hacker News

White House delays US voting-machine vulnerability report

The US White House has postponed the release of a report detailing vulnerabilities found in voting machines.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

SOCKMAP - TCP splicing of the future

An exploration of SOCKMAP, a Linux kernel feature enabling high-performance TCP splicing for efficient packet redirection.

Other Hacker News

15-minute at-home Lyme disease tick test

A discussion regarding a 15-minute at-home tick test for Lyme disease.

Open Source Lobste.rs

Volunteer Responsibility Amnesty Day

A community discussion on the concept of a 'Volunteer Responsibility Amnesty Day' for open source or community projects.

Other Hacker News

Project Fetch: Phase Two

The article refers to Phase Two of Project Fetch, though the provided snippet is limited to comments.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

Broadcom Working On VMware Zero-Copy Buffer Sharing Between VMs And Hypervisor

Broadcom is developing zero-copy buffer sharing for VMware to improve performance and efficiency between VMs and the host hypervisor.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

Solid writeup on a self-hosted shared memory layer for AI tools, free Cloudflare tier

A detailed guide on building a self-hosted shared memory layer for AI tools using Cloudflare Workers, D1, and Vectorize, integrated with Obsidian and other surfaces.

Other Hacker News

Show HN: Submarius – Global water clarity for divers

Submarius is a project that provides global water clarity data for divers.

Other Hacker News

Whole cross-sectional human ultrasound tomography

A research paper on whole cross-sectional human ultrasound tomography, advancing medical imaging technology.