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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....

Swiftask just raised €1.55M to scale its AI agent deployment

https://agence-api.ouest-france.fr/numerique/swiftask-securise-1-55-m-euros-pour-deployer-ses-age...
1•stanislasrandri•50s ago•0 comments

MITx is ending access to its courses for learners in Iran on September 8

1•mahdihabibi•2m ago•0 comments

Annote – visual feedback and element context for coding agents

https://annote-ui.netlify.app/
2•pelumialesh•4m ago•0 comments

The Project 2038 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

https://maul.deepsky.com/%7Emerovech/2038.html
3•Bluestein•4m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it

https://mrdee.in/mandala/
2•cyb0rg0•6m ago•0 comments

Tao's concerns on future AI solution to Navier Stokes finite-time blowup problem

2•ogogmad•10m ago•0 comments

Berlin cyberattack: hackers leak highly sensitive data across dark web

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/05/berlin-cyberattack-hackers-leak-highly-sensitive-data-ac...
5•leumon•11m ago•0 comments

Youtubers being paid to spread AI FUD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPdmYMHrWKg
5•mapontosevenths•11m ago•0 comments

The Year 2038 Problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
2•thinkingemote•14m ago•1 comments

Maintainer Agents

https://blog.bilus.dev/posts/agent-maintainers/
2•bilus•15m ago•0 comments

Let's Remember Some Publications That Said We Would Get to Mars by 2026

https://defector.com/lets-remember-some-publications-that-said-we-would-get-to-mars-by-2026
3•mmooss•16m ago•0 comments

Why are we still doing versioned database migrations?

https://blog.elis.cc/articles/why-are-we-still-doing-versioned-database-migrations/
2•el1s7•17m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Created a WhatsApp <-> discord bridge (no business API)

https://github.com/Karvy-Singh/OSdc-wa
2•karvySingh•19m ago•0 comments

Rebuilding a 1995 GPS Time Server so I don't get Telstra'd

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/truetime-xl-gps-time-server-restomod/
4•Brajeshwar•20m ago•0 comments

Better ClearType Tuner

https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner
2•XzetaU8•27m ago•0 comments

The Straits Are Not OK

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/07/history-hormuz-straits-iran-war-trump/
3•CharlesW•28m ago•1 comments

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce30vp55dnlo
2•jonah•30m ago•0 comments

Register domains wherever you build: Cloudflare Registrar API now in beta

https://blog.cloudflare.com/registrar-api-beta/
1•chiemika•31m ago•0 comments

Disruptive passenger duct-taped to seat as plane makes emergency landing

https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/us/disruptive-passenger-duct-tape
3•speckx•31m ago•0 comments

Atom: American Open Models (2025)

https://atomproject.ai
2•kristianpaul•31m ago•0 comments

Defcon 34 – Hacking AI – Bruce Schneier (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEBv0STiYhI
2•dgellow•32m ago•0 comments

Reform UK's Nigel Farage 'disgusts' Dexys Midnight Runners for using their song

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/general/reform-uk-s-nigel-farage-disgusts-birmingham-s-de...
3•jjgreen•33m ago•0 comments

OpenAI admits to German wiki 'incident'

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/990773/openai-german-wiki-incident
8•sbulaev•35m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Screenshotify – Rename Screenshots with AI

https://github.com/shaqkao/screenshotify
1•shaqkao•35m ago•1 comments

An unsourced 2007 Wikipedia edit became the history of Snakes and Ladders

https://en.quantumgame.love/guide/who-invented-snakes-and-ladders.html
2•AlexLeela•35m ago•0 comments

XMR Surges 13.96%, Best Monthly Close

https://cyphergoat.com/this-week-in-monero/issue-38
1•Cider9986•35m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A ThreeJS office space for Herdr agents with terminals and shotguns

https://github.com/luiscleto/weherd
2•lfcc•36m ago•0 comments

UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168284
1•latexr•36m ago•1 comments

Deploy Your Fork

https://buttondown.com/carlton/archive/deploy-your-fork/
1•bigsassy•36m ago•0 comments

Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/9/1.html
2•frizlab•36m ago•0 comments