Tony Hoare has died
The article pays tribute to Tony Hoare, a pioneering computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of programming languages, algorithms, and the theory of computation. It highlights Hoare's influential work, including the development of Quicksort and Communicating Sequential Processes, and his lasting impact on the computer science community.
Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)
Ireland has officially become coal-free, with the closure of its last coal-fired power plant at Moneypoint. This marks a significant milestone in the country's transition to renewable energy and decarbonization of its electricity grid.
Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults
The article discusses the growing concerns around child safety on social media and the internet, highlighting the potential use of AI-based surveillance and content moderation tools to monitor and restrict access for minors. It explores the challenges and ethical considerations surrounding these emerging technologies in the digital age.
Building a Procedural Hex Map with Wave Function Collapse
The article explores a novel approach to procedurally generating complex hexagonal maps using the Wave Function Collapse algorithm. It demonstrates how this technique can be used to create visually appealing and varied landscapes for game development and other applications.
Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementation and the erosion of copyleft
This article discusses the distinction between legal and legitimate actions, highlighting how something can be legally permissible but not necessarily morally or ethically justified. It explores the nuances of navigating this complex relationship between legality and legitimacy.
US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf]
Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconstitutional
A Florida judge has ruled that red light camera tickets are unconstitutional, finding that the program violates due process rights by shifting the burden of proof to the vehicle owner to prove their innocence.
FontCrafter: Turn your handwriting into a real font
FontCrafter is a free font creation tool that allows users to design and customize their own fonts. The article provides an overview of the software's features, including its intuitive interface and the ability to export fonts for use in various applications.
After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes
https://www.ft.com/content/7cab4ec7-4712-4137-b602-119a44f77... (https://archive.ph/wXvF3)
https://twitter.com/lukolejnik/status/2031257644724342957 (https://xcancel.com/lukolejnik/status/2031257644724342957)
No, it doesn't cost Anthropic $5k per Claude Code user
The article debunks the claim that it costs Anthropic $5,000 per user to provide access to the Claude AI, explaining that the actual costs are significantly lower and that the company's pricing is based on various factors, not a fixed per-user cost.
Meta acquires Moltbook
https://web.archive.org/web/20260310154640/https://www.axios..., https://archive.ph/igqsh
https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-acquires-ai-agent-soci...
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/meta-acquired-moltbook-the...
I put my whole life into a single database
OpenAI is walking away from expanding its Stargate data center with Oracle
The article discusses Oracle's financial strategy, which involves taking on significant debt to fund its expansion into cloud computing and other modern technologies, despite concerns from some analysts about the sustainability of this approach.
How the Sriracha guys screwed over their supplier
The article discusses how the makers of Sriracha hot sauce, Huy Fong Foods, abruptly ended their long-standing relationship with their primary pepper supplier, leading to financial difficulties for the supplier and highlighting the power dynamics in the food industry.
Yann LeCun's AI startup raises $1B in Europe's largest ever seed round
https://archive.md/5eZWq
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber is stepping down
https://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-ceo-jay-graber-is-steppi... (https://web.archive.org/web/20260309191134/https://www.wired...)
https://toni.org/2026/03/09/coming-off-the-bench-for-bluesky...
Redox OS has adopted a Certificate of Origin policy and a strict no-LLM policy
The article outlines the contribution guidelines for the Redox operating system project, covering topics such as reporting issues, submitting patches, and code of conduct expectations for contributors.
JSLinux Now Supports x86_64
JSLinux is a web-based virtual machine that allows users to run various Linux distributions directly in their web browser, providing an interactive and portable computing experience.
Yann LeCun raises $1B to build AI that understands the physical world
https://web.archive.org/web/20260310153721/https://www.wired...
https://www.ft.com/content/e5245ec3-1a58-4eff-ab58-480b6259a... (https://archive.md/5eZWq)
Two Years of Emacs Solo
This article chronicles the author's two-year journey of using Emacs as their sole text editor, highlighting the benefits they've experienced, such as increased productivity, customizability, and a deeper understanding of their computing environment.
Show HN: How I topped the HuggingFace open LLM leaderboard on two gaming GPUs
I found that duplicating a specific block of 7 middle layers in Qwen2-72B, without modifying any weights, improved performance across all Open LLM Leaderboard benchmarks and took #1. As of 2026, the top 4 models on that leaderboard are still descendants.
The weird finding: single-layer duplication does nothing. Too few layers, nothing. Too many, it gets worse. Only circuit-sized blocks of ~7 layers work. This suggests pretraining carves out discrete functional circuits in the layer stack that only work when preserved whole.
The whole thing was developed on 2x RTX 4090s in my basement. I'm now running current models (GLM-4.7, Qwen3.5, MiniMax M2.5) on a dual GH200 rig (see my other post). Code and new models coming soon.
Happy to answer questions.
Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions
The article discusses the recent changes to the Linux kernel's memory management system, with a focus on the new 'memleak' tracing feature that helps identify and fix kernel memory leaks. It also covers other improvements in areas like memory caching and page reclamation.
Amazon is holding a mandatory meeting about AI breaking its systems
FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale
This article discusses how Meta (Facebook) uses FFMPEG, an open-source multimedia framework, to process video and audio content at scale. It highlights the challenges Meta faces in handling massive amounts of media data and how FFMPEG has been instrumental in their video engineering efforts.
Tony Hoare has died
The engine of Germany's wealth is blocking its future
The article discusses how Germany's export-driven economy, which has been the engine of its wealth, is now posing challenges to its future. It highlights how Germany's reliance on exports and resistance to domestic spending and investment could hinder its ability to adapt to changing economic and technological trends.
Agents that run while I sleep
The article discusses the author's journey in developing autonomous software agents that can run and perform tasks while the user is away, allowing for more efficient and hands-off workflow management.
The death of social media is the renaissance of RSS (2025)
The article discusses the resurgence of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) as an alternative to social media, highlighting its advantages in providing a more controlled and personalized content consumption experience, as well as protecting user privacy and reducing the influence of algorithms and ad-driven platforms.
DARPA’s new X-76
The article discusses DARPA's development of the X-76 aircraft, which aims to combine the speed of a jet with the freedom of movement of a helicopter. The X-76 is designed to provide enhanced mobility and versatility for military and civilian applications.
Intel Demos Chip to Compute with Encrypted Data
The article discusses Intel's work on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), a cryptographic technique that allows data to be processed while it remains encrypted. This could enable cloud-based computation on sensitive data without compromising security and privacy.