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A proof of concept tool to verify estimates

https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/a-proof-of-concept-tool-to-verify-estimates/
2•jeremyscanvic•1y ago

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turtleyacht•1y ago
A defensive programming nit is not to return the desired result [1] but to show all collected cases are true.

  def defensive_true():
      # assume False
      ...
      return arr.all(True)
There are tests, but some wild refactoring in the night and "tests still pass," leading to a blind ship, could be a tiny risk.

Not a big deal, just I don't trust myself to return the happy path if the middle could change.

[1] https://github.com/teorth/estimates/blob/main/src/estimates....

Show HN: Linksh.re, a link shortener with no signup, just a recovery code

https://linksh.re
1•rafayexalter•4m ago•0 comments

The Saga of Haven De Milford

https://www.solipsys.co.uk/ZimExpt/TheSagaOfHavenDeMilford.html
1•ColinWright•6m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Dont Wordle – a reverse word puzzle about preserving options

https://dontwordle.app/
1•lby910722•11m ago•0 comments

Microsoft Created Fake Employees to Test Exchange Server [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvvIUJOMVRI
1•RicoElectrico•12m ago•0 comments

Mrs. Cotton

https://mrscotton.mjanssen.nl/2026/08/06/household-policy-update-patience-plastic.html
1•marc0janssen•12m ago•0 comments

MIT unveils a robot that flies and swims

https://www.cnn.com/world/mit-flying-swimming-robot-faav-spc-c2e
1•rramadass•13m ago•1 comments

Playing one composition until 2640, slowest organ concert made a chord change

https://apnews.com/article/john-cage-organ-project-halberstadt-organ-aslsp-938b5a1d0bc3d8d0dec5cb...
1•1659447091•15m ago•0 comments

Getting old isn't fun: George RR Martin about depression amid further book delay

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/05/getting-old-is-no-fun-game-of-thrones-author-george...
1•theanonymousone•16m ago•0 comments

A study of Norwegian conscripts found 20th century IQ gains reversed after 1975

https://scienceblog.com/t-a-study-of-730-000-norwegian-conscripts-found-the-iq-gains-of-the-20th-...
2•ColinWright•17m ago•0 comments

How fast can you name that tune?

https://soundofsliver.com/
1•jausto•18m ago•0 comments

Nehir: A scrolling tiling window manager for macOS

https://github.com/apphane-dev/nehir
1•fanf2•19m ago•0 comments

Free Transparent PNG Images Web, No login, No Limits, 100% Free.

https://pngdex.com/
1•kanlabs•19m ago•0 comments

OpenAI agents rebuilt a secret message board after the company shut it down

https://runtimewire.com/article/exclusive-openai-agents-rebuilt-a-secret-message-board-after-the-...
2•Gosper•22m ago•0 comments

The Disintegration Loops

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disintegration_Loops
1•aphrax•23m ago•0 comments

Wolbachia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolbachia
1•inigyou•23m ago•0 comments

Silicon Valley Splits over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/technology/open-source-silicon-valley-china.html
1•Dwez•24m ago•0 comments

I Ran Out of Wanting

https://scienceisneato.substack.com/p/i-ran-out-of-wanting
2•theanonymousone•24m ago•0 comments

Star Scholar Resigns as Cambridge Announces Investigation into His Record

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/books/review/cambridge-jason-arday-resignation-investigation.html
2•JumpCrisscross•24m ago•0 comments

Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/proxmox-ve-arm-official/?
1•networked•25m ago•0 comments

Ryan, help me understand how to think about SpaceX as a business

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1•doener•26m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Safety Guardrails for Claude Code

https://github.com/choiyounggi/groundwork
1•dch0202•27m ago•0 comments

Portals into Orbs

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1•tosh•29m ago•0 comments

Polynomial-Time Quantum Algorithm Proposed for Lattice-Based Cryptography [pdf]

https://archive.cr.yp.to/2026-08-06/07:22:47/YsHY7T0pBzBPgb0dukGNgEWT5F24hHibVcr38xs7rhg/https/ep...
2•namjh•36m ago•1 comments

Everything is a UOp – reading the deep learning stack behind comma[dot]AI

https://ssenthilnathan3.github.io/blog/tinygrad/
1•nathaah3•40m ago•0 comments

Reddit is introducing new moderator:AI, also planning big changes for old Reddit

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3•Markoff•42m ago•0 comments

A requiem for Optane, Intel's KV cache killer that could have lowered RAM prices

https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/07/29/a-requiem-for-optane-intels-kv-cache-killer-that-c...
1•rbanffy•43m ago•0 comments

Interactive Dynamic Video (2016)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f09VdXex3A
2•sinaatalay•44m ago•0 comments

Get Receipts for Your Predictions

https://lowtakes.com/
1•alfredmalmros•45m ago•0 comments

Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets 'later this summer'

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/self-driving-taxis-approved-london-summer-2026...
4•roryirvine•50m ago•2 comments

Jeff Dean: The 1% Rule for Building in AI

https://www.ycombinator.com/library/Vy-jeff-dean-the-1-rule-for-building-in-ai
1•immighelper•51m ago•0 comments