LLMs are mortally terrified of exceptions (Score: 150+ in 10 hours)
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https://x.com/karpathy/status/1976082963382272334
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https://x.com/karpathy/status/1976082963382272334
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A built-in 'off switch' to stop persistent pain (Score: 151+ in 10 hours)
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Penn Today
A built-in ‘off switch’ to stop persistent pain | Penn Today
J. Nicholas Betley has led collaborative research seeking the neural basis of long-term sustained pain and finds that a critical hub in the brainstem holds a mechanism for stopping pain signals from reaching the rest of the brain. Their findings could help…
My approach to building large technical projects (2023) (Score: 153+ in 6 hours)
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Nobel Peace Prize 2025: María Corina Machado (🔥 Score: 151+ in 1 hour)
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NobelPrize.org
Nobel Peace Prize 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
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Examples Are the Best Documentation (Score: 151+ in 14 hours)
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Embracing the parallel coding agent lifestyle (❄️ Score: 150+ in 4 days)
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Simon Willison’s Weblog
Embracing the parallel coding agent lifestyle
For a while now I’ve been hearing from engineers who run multiple coding agents at once—firing up several Claude Code or Codex CLI instances at the same time, sometimes in …
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I Switched from Htmx to Datastar (Score: 154+ in 5 hours)
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everydaysuperpowers.dev
Why I switched from HTMX to Datastar
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Show HN: I invented a new generative model and got accepted to ICLR (Score: 152+ in 4 hours)
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I invented Discrete Distribution Networks, a novel generative model with simple principles and unique properties, and the paper has been accepted to ICLR2025!
Modeling data distribution is challenging; DDN adopts a simple yet fundamentally different approach compared to mainstream generative models (Diffusion, GAN, VAE, autoregressive model):
1. The model generates multiple outputs simultaneously in a single forward pass, rather than just one output.
2. It uses these multiple outputs to approximate the target distribution of the training data.
3. These outputs together represent a discrete distribution. This is why we named it "Discrete Distribution Networks".
Every generative model has its unique properties, and DDN is no exception. Here, we highlight three characteristics of DDN:
- Zero-Shot Conditional Generation (ZSCG).
- One-dimensional discrete latent representation organized in a tree structure.
- Fully end-to-end differentiable.
Reviews from ICLR:
> I find the method novel and elegant. The novelty is very strong, and this should not be overlooked. This is a whole new method, very different from any of the existing generative models.
> This is a very good paper that can open a door to new directions in generative modeling.
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I invented Discrete Distribution Networks, a novel generative model with simple principles and unique properties, and the paper has been accepted to ICLR2025!
Modeling data distribution is challenging; DDN adopts a simple yet fundamentally different approach compared to mainstream generative models (Diffusion, GAN, VAE, autoregressive model):
1. The model generates multiple outputs simultaneously in a single forward pass, rather than just one output.
2. It uses these multiple outputs to approximate the target distribution of the training data.
3. These outputs together represent a discrete distribution. This is why we named it "Discrete Distribution Networks".
Every generative model has its unique properties, and DDN is no exception. Here, we highlight three characteristics of DDN:
- Zero-Shot Conditional Generation (ZSCG).
- One-dimensional discrete latent representation organized in a tree structure.
- Fully end-to-end differentiable.
Reviews from ICLR:
> I find the method novel and elegant. The novelty is very strong, and this should not be overlooked. This is a whole new method, very different from any of the existing generative models.
> This is a very good paper that can open a door to new directions in generative modeling.
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Datastar: Lightweight hypermedia framework for building interactive web apps (Score: 151+ in 5 hours)
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Datastar
The hypermedia framework.
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The RubyGems "Security Incident" (Score: 150+ in 11 hours)
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André.Arko.net
The RubyGems “security incident”
Ruby Central posted an extremely concerning “Incident Response Timeline” today, in which they make a number of exaggerated or purely misleading claims. Here’s my effort to set the record straight.
First, and most importantly: I was a primary operator of RubyGems.org…
First, and most importantly: I was a primary operator of RubyGems.org…
Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund (🔥 Score: 158+ in 2 hours)
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Igalia
Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and client-side web technologies, graphics pipeline, compilers…
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Using a laptop as an HDMI monitor for an SBC (Score: 150+ in 1 day)
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Danielmangum
Using a Laptop as an HDMI Monitor for an SBC
Though I spend the majority of my time working with microcontroller class devices, I also have an embarassingly robust collection of single board computers (SBC), including a few different Raspberry Pi models, the BeagleV Starlight Beta (RIP), and more. Typically…
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Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minutes of fuel left (🔥 Score: 164+ in 1 hour)
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the Guardian
Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minutes of fuel left, flight log suggests
Investigation under way after flight during Storm Amy made three landing attempts in Scotland before flying to Manchester
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Boring Company cited for almost 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas (🔥 Score: 159+ in 1 hour)
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ProPublica
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”
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"Vibe code hell" has replaced "tutorial hell" in coding education (🔥 Score: 154+ in 2 hours)
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Boot.dev Blog
I'm in Vibe Code Hell
When I started thinking about the problems with coding education in 2019, “tutorial hell” was enemy number one. You’d know you were living in it if you:
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Notes on Switching to Helix from Vim (Score: 150+ in 4 hours)
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Julia Evans
Notes on switching to Helix from vim
Hello! Earlier this summer I was talking to a friend about how much I love using fish, and how I love that I don’t have to configure it. They said that they feel the same way about the helix text editor, and so I decided to give it a try.
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Ohno Type School (❄️ Score: 150+ in 4 days)
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OH no Type Company
Ohno Type School: A | OH no Type Company
OH no Type Co. Retail and custom typefaces. Life’s a thrill, fonts are chill!
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Google Safe Browsing incident (Score: 150+ in 6 hours)
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Ask HN: What's the best hackable smart TV? (❄️ Score: 151+ in 4 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/c/6D3YE
I want to get a second TV which will more or less be a second monitor for my System76 laptop which is plugged into a bunch of music equipment, like a korg midi keyboard, and a novation drum pad, all of which work great with linux.
I want to buy this TV used. I'm seeing a bunch of Samsung, LG, RCA, Sony, etc on Facebook Marketplace. What a cesspool Facebook has become, right?
Any suggestions on the best brand or even model for that kind of thing? I don't really want to battle with a bunch of shit that tries to coerce me to install another app from a streaming provider slash gambling entrypoint.
I imagine mostly it will just need HDMI to work, and all the TVs will support that. But, I thought maybe there would be a fun brand that offers interesting other options.
Link: https://readhacker.news/c/6D3YE
I want to get a second TV which will more or less be a second monitor for my System76 laptop which is plugged into a bunch of music equipment, like a korg midi keyboard, and a novation drum pad, all of which work great with linux.
I want to buy this TV used. I'm seeing a bunch of Samsung, LG, RCA, Sony, etc on Facebook Marketplace. What a cesspool Facebook has become, right?
Any suggestions on the best brand or even model for that kind of thing? I don't really want to battle with a bunch of shit that tries to coerce me to install another app from a streaming provider slash gambling entrypoint.
I imagine mostly it will just need HDMI to work, and all the TVs will support that. But, I thought maybe there would be a fun brand that offers interesting other options.
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I tracked Amazon's Prime Day prices. We've been played (Score: 150+ in 12 hours)
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The Washington Post
Column | I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played.
Here’s what you should do to actually get a good deal on Amazon.
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