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Can LLMs write better code if you keep asking them to “write better code”? (minimaxir.com)
812 points by rcarmo 23 days ago | 439 comments
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SpaceSim (pavelsevecek.github.io)
366 points by Luc 23 days ago | 46 comments
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VoxelSpace: Terrain rendering algorithm in less than 20 lines of code (2020) (github.com/s-macke)
339 points by lnyan 23 days ago | 89 comments
4.
Mandelbrot deep zoom theory and practice (2021) (mathr.co.uk)
183 points by fanf2 23 days ago | 60 comments
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Gource: Software Version Control Visualization (github.com/acaudwell)
173 points by vortex_ape 26 days ago | 67 comments
6.
What we learned copying all the best code assistants (val.town)
276 points by stevekrouse 23 days ago | 82 comments
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Shmøergh Hog – The making of a simple analog synth (peterzimon.com)
209 points by b6dybuyv 27 days ago | 24 comments
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Laser mapping reveals oldest Amazonian cities, built 2500 years ago (2024) (science.org)
178 points by indus 23 days ago | 97 comments
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Ask HN: How to learn marketing and sales as a solo entrepreneur?
497 points by yu3zhou4 26 days ago | 203 comments
10.
Kuvasz-streamer: open-source CDC for Postgres for low latency replication (kuvasz.io)
129 points by thunderbong 23 days ago | 48 comments
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Why was there a wall near runway at S Korea plane crash airport? (bbc.com)
135 points by vinni2 27 days ago | 334 comments
12.
The Evolution of SRE at Google (usenix.org)
295 points by r4um 23 days ago | 141 comments
13.
JPL Horizons on-line solar system data and ephemeris computation service (nasa.gov)
125 points by perihelions 27 days ago | 25 comments
14.
Perplexity got ads (twitter.com/damengchen)
237 points by amrrs 22 days ago | 361 comments
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Show HN: Execute SQL against Bluesky firehose (github.com/turbolytics)
100 points by dm03514 26 days ago | 5 comments
16.
Be a property owner and not a renter on the internet (den.dev)
330 points by dend 23 days ago | 257 comments
17.
In Memoriam: Noah Gibbs (schwad.org)
249 points by schwad 23 days ago | 38 comments
18.
BlogScroll – An open directory of personal sites and blogs (blogscroll.com)
276 points by mahirsaid 23 days ago | 81 comments
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Show HN: Org-Supertag (github.com/yibie)
95 points by oliverchan2024 26 days ago | 71 comments
20.
Why Canada Should Join the EU (economist.com)
295 points by gpi 23 days ago | 767 comments
21.
Show HN: A remake of my 2004 PDA video game (nicollet.net)
106 points by victorNicollet 26 days ago | 23 comments
22.
Two Turntables and a Microphone (2006) (goodfuzzysounds.com)
63 points by mellosouls 23 days ago | 44 comments
23.
Zebrafish protein unlocks dormant genes for heart repair (hubrecht.eu)
135 points by manmal 23 days ago | 61 comments
24.
If I Could Wave a Magic Wand (wilsoniumite.com)
80 points by Wilsoniumite 27 days ago | 27 comments
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Savoy Style vs. Hollywood Style: A Fight to the Death (Hopefully?) (2011) (swungover.wordpress.com)
36 points by Tomte 23 days ago | 31 comments
26.
Benchmarking RSA Key Generation (filippo.io)
49 points by mfrw 26 days ago | 32 comments
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Oral history of Caroline Rose, writer of Inside Macintosh (2023) [video] (youtube.com)
57 points by msephton 23 days ago | 14 comments
28.
Multispectral imaging through scattering media and around corners (optica.org)
32 points by pizza 26 days ago | 3 comments
29.
UK ICO response to Google's policy change on device fingerprinting (ico.org.uk)
158 points by walterbell 23 days ago | 96 comments
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OnlyFangs has made 'World of Warcraft' into Twitch's best soap opera (rollingstone.com)
138 points by GeoAtreides 23 days ago | 100 comments

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