Hacker News Recap

Topics include the controversial lifetime no-criticism contract for ex-OpenAI staff, new cartoon technology with Toon3D, debates on 2nd-gen email security, ADSL over wet string, a trial HIV vaccine breakthrough, and CGI applications in animation.

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 16th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:38): VCs aren’t your friendsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40375548&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:00): Llama 3 implemented in pure NumPyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40378499&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:28): Slack AI Training with Customer DataOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40383978&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:03): A forged Apple employee badgeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40384013&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:41): Some notes on Rust, mutable aliasing and formal verificationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40375341&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:07): Winamp has announced that it is "opening up" its source codeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40383029&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:23): D3 in DepthOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40378791&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:03): Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Killed Wireless Price Competition in U.S.Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40379028&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:32): Students invent quieter leaf blowerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40377201&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:53): Egypt's pyramids may have been built on a long-lost branch of the NileOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40379488&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 15th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:39): Adobe Photoshop Source Code (2013)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40368016&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:33): Raspberry Pi Ltd is considering an IPOOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366062&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:17): Apple announces new accessibility features, including eye trackingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40367331&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:58): The Worst Website in the Entire WorldOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366962&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:44): Translation of Rust's core and alloc crates to Coq for formal verificationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40363744&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:31): Nearly all Nintendo 64 games can now be recompiled into native PC portsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366204&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:14): A low budget consumer hardware espionage implant (2018)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40363704&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:22): Proteins in blood could provide early cancer warning 'by more than seven years'Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366443&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:08): New exponent functions that make SiLU and SoftMax 2x faster, at full accuracyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40371612&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(17:05): Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50k yearsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40365882&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 14th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:37): VeoOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40358041&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:18): Glider – open-source eInk monitor with an emphasis on low latencyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40358309&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:46): Gemini FlashOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40358071&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:26): Sir, there's a cat in your mirror dimensionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40357141&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:10): VMware Fusion Pro: Now available free for personal useOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40357271&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:56): Model Explorer: intuitive and hierarchical visualization of model graphsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40357681&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:47): Femtosecond lasers create 3D midair plasma displays you can touch (2015)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40356751&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:19): Firefox search updateOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40355982&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:55): The notifier pattern for applications that use PostgresOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40352686&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:30): Fast linked listsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40355227&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 13th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:34): GPT-4oOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40345775&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:36): Telegram has launched a pretty intense campaign to malign Signal as insecureOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40341716&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:09): The USDA's gardening zones shifted, this map shows you what's changedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40342578&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:49): It’s an age of marvelsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40342188&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:43): Static ChessOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40342803&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:19): Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and AndroidOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346024&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:56): Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346597&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:15): Protecting your email address via SVG instead of JavaScriptOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40340642&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:52): Falcon 2Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40344302&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:36): New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers immune response to malignant brain tumorOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40346675&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 12th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:39): GPUs Go BrrrOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40337936&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:39): The Alternative Implementation ProblemOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40337036&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:24): Homoiconic PythonOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40335608&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:57): 23% of bachelor's degrees and 43% of master's degrees have a negative ROIOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40333471&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:49): Brain Uses Quantum Effects, New Study Finds [video]Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40335209&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:09): Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging at 0.05 TeslaOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40335170&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:02): Professional Corner-Cutting (2016)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40336609&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:58): Yi 1.5Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40335599&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(14:44): Page Dewarping (2016)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40336095&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(16:17): I built an online PDF management platform using open-source softwareOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40337933&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 10th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:34): Most of Europe is glowing pink under the auroraOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40324179&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:05): Jim Simons has diedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320406&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:49): Immersive Linear Algebra (2015)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40329388&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:33): Coronal mass ejection impact imminent, two more earth-directed CMEsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40321821&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:43): Superfile – A fancy, pretty terminal file managerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40318714&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:04): Thread: Tech we can’t use or teach?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40326269&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:40): Popover APIOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40317740&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:17): Why the CORDIC algorithm lives rent-free in my headOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40326563&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(14:08): KeePassXC Debian maintainer has removed all network featuresOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320166&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:43): PeaZip: Open-source file compression and encryption softwareOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40327631&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 11th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:34): Immersive Linear Algebra (2015)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40329388&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:06): Why the CORDIC algorithm lives rent-free in my headOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40326563&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:56): PeaZip: Open-source file compression and encryption softwareOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40327631&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:51): Metabolism of autism reveals developmental originsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40328616&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:42): Vision Transformers Need RegistersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40329675&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:10): Lessons learned reinventing the Python notebookOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40327543&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:11): Unix Viruses 25th Anniversary EditionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40327236&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:26): She was accused of faking incriminating video of cheerleaders. Nothing was fakeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40327578&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(14:13): Virtualizing the 6502 on a 6502 with 6o6Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40331886&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(16:05): All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteoritesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40329777&utm_source=wondercraft_ai This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 9th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:36): Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trialOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40307138&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:08): It's always TCP_NODELAYOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40310896&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:43): Algebraic Data Types for C99Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40307098&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:26): Leaked deck reveals how OpenAI is pitching publisher partnershipsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40310228&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:09): Tracking Illicit Brazilian Beef from the Amazon to Your BurgerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40306249&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:53): LibyearOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40306449&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:30): ESP32 Drum Synth MachineOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40309759&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:00): Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity CompromiseOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40308261&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:47): No "Zero-Shot" Without Exponential DataOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40307832&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:28): Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on textbooks and research papersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40313143&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 8th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:35): AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure and interactions of life's moleculesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40298927&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:15): Development Notes from xkcd's "Machine"Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40300454&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:47): 'Underwater bicycle' propels swimmers forward at superhuman speedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40297748&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:12): Steve Albini has diedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40300023&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:05): Consistency LLM: converting LLMs to parallel decoders accelerates inference 3.5xOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40302201&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:55): 40 years later, a game for the ZX Spectrum will be again broadcast over FM radioOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40296926&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:34): TimesFM: Time Series Foundation Model for time-series forecastingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40297946&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:22): Stack Overflow users deleting answers after OpenAI partnershipOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40302792&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(14:53): The Time I Lied to the CTO and Saved the DayOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40304453&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(16:25): The search for easier safe systems programmingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40295624&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai