Language Models Improve When Pretraining Data Matches Target Tasks

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12466

1•neehao•3m ago•0 comments

Making Software Harder

https://wryco.com/posts/1754297319-making-software-harder

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Large-scale illegal wildlife shops in Laos found scamming Chinese tourists

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/large-scale-illegal-wildlife-shops-in-laos-found-scamming-chinese-tourists/

2•PaulHoule•5m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Balloon risk management game

https://balloonriskgame.vercel.app/

1•rp0_0•6m ago•0 comments

Semantic Refinement/Dependent Typing for Knuckledragger/SMTLIB Pt 1

https://www.philipzucker.com/refinement_kdrag1/

1•matt_d•8m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I built the fastest VIN decoder

https://github.com/cardog-ai/corgi

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AI Chef

https://www.cloudchef.co/zippy

1•artur_makly•17m ago•1 comments

The Crypto Crises Are Coming

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-crypto-legislation-lacks-sufficient-regulatory-safeguards-by-simon-johnson-2025-08

4•clumsysmurf•18m ago•0 comments

iPhone rakes in 3 times the revenue of any rival

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/iphone-rakes-in-3-times-the-revenue-of-any-rival

2•mgh2•19m ago•0 comments

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/style/masks-ice-meaning.html

2•puttycat•20m ago•0 comments

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Moon Mission Ends

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/small-satellite-missions/lunar-trailblazer/nasas-lunar-trailblazer-moon-mission-ends/

1•gnabgib•22m ago•0 comments

Lumo Privacy and Security Model

https://proton.me/blog/lumo-security-model

1•ryandotsmith•23m ago•0 comments

Some female frogs play dead to avoid mating

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/04/study-female-frogs-play-dead-mating/

2•Gaishan•23m ago•0 comments

When Disney Went Digital

https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/when-disney-went-digital

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Japan breaks 17 heat records

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-broken-japan.html

2•teleforce•27m ago•0 comments

TUI Implementation for Avalonia UI

https://github.com/jinek/Consolonia

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Netanyahu Has Decided on Full Occupation of Gaza Strip: Reports

https://www.newsweek.com/israel-fully-occupy-gaza-strip-netanyahu-office-2108730

6•rubslopes•29m ago•0 comments

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment

https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasas-lunar-trailblazer-mission-ends-in-disappointment-201318932.html

3•Bluestein•30m ago•1 comments

Australia picks Japan over Germany to build $10B frigates

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/australia-japan-navy-frigates/105613688

7•Gaishan•31m ago•2 comments

Pornography is turning sex into an extreme sport

https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/pornography-sex-extreme-sport-bonnie-blue-gnb60xlsf

3•drankl•33m ago•3 comments

3D Line Drawings

https://amritkwatra.com/experiments/3d-line-drawings

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AI Flight Pricing Can Push Travelers to the Limit of Their Ability to Pay

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/how-ai-can-raise-airline-ticket-prices

2•jaredwiener•36m ago•2 comments

Over engineering my homelab so I don't pay cloud providers

https://ergaster.org/posts/2025/08/04-overegineering-homelab/

2•JNRowe•37m ago•0 comments

I Mailed the FBI a Hate Crime Cease and Desist Letter

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=5e559d34c4a7e2c3&id=5E559D34C4A7E2C3!s9eb2073269b04876997686e4a670159e&resid=5E559D34C4A7E2C3!s9eb2073269b04876997686e4a670159e&ithint=file%2cpdf&e=THgosz&migratedtospo=true&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL2IvYy81ZTU1OWQzNGM0YTdlMmMzL0VUSUhzcDZ3YVhaSW1YYUc1S1p3Rlo0QkY3cTIxNE96YWlZd0h4VGROWnBnbmc_ZT1USGdvc3o

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EconTeen – Financial Literacy Lessons and Tools for Teens

https://econteen.com/

9•Chrisjackson4•40m ago•1 comments

Just tried a new AI tool – it turns text prompts into short films

https://popshort.ai/

1•florawwn•43m ago•1 comments

Revisiting Clause Vivification [pdf]

https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mheule/publications/PoS25-viv.pdf

1•matt_d•43m ago•0 comments

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https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-meschers-tool-visualizes-edits-physically-impossible-objects-0804

Language Models Improve When Pretraining Data Matches Target Tasks

Making Software Harder

Large-scale illegal wildlife shops in Laos found scamming Chinese tourists

Show HN: Balloon risk management game

Semantic Refinement/Dependent Typing for Knuckledragger/SMTLIB Pt 1

Show HN: I built the fastest VIN decoder

AI Chef

The Crypto Crises Are Coming

iPhone rakes in 3 times the revenue of any rival

The Changing Politics of Masks

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Moon Mission Ends

Lumo Privacy and Security Model

Some female frogs play dead to avoid mating

When Disney Went Digital

Japan breaks 17 heat records

TUI Implementation for Avalonia UI

Netanyahu Has Decided on Full Occupation of Gaza Strip: Reports

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment

Australia picks Japan over Germany to build $10B frigates

Pornography is turning sex into an extreme sport

3D Line Drawings

AI Flight Pricing Can Push Travelers to the Limit of Their Ability to Pay

Over engineering my homelab so I don't pay cloud providers

I Mailed the FBI a Hate Crime Cease and Desist Letter

EconTeen – Financial Literacy Lessons and Tools for Teens

Just tried a new AI tool – it turns text prompts into short films

Revisiting Clause Vivification [pdf]

MIT tool visualizes and edits "physically impossible" objects

Russian volcano erupts for first time in more than 500 years

"Fluid Compute": Streaming requests to AWS lambdas for increased efficiency

The Domestic Revolution, by Ruth Goodman

Language Models Improve When Pretraining Data Matches Target Tasks

Making Software Harder

Large-scale illegal wildlife shops in Laos found scamming Chinese tourists

Show HN: Balloon risk management game

Semantic Refinement/Dependent Typing for Knuckledragger/SMTLIB Pt 1

Show HN: I built the fastest VIN decoder

AI Chef

The Crypto Crises Are Coming

iPhone rakes in 3 times the revenue of any rival

The Changing Politics of Masks

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Moon Mission Ends

Lumo Privacy and Security Model

Some female frogs play dead to avoid mating

When Disney Went Digital

Japan breaks 17 heat records

TUI Implementation for Avalonia UI

Netanyahu Has Decided on Full Occupation of Gaza Strip: Reports

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment

Australia picks Japan over Germany to build $10B frigates

Pornography is turning sex into an extreme sport

3D Line Drawings

AI Flight Pricing Can Push Travelers to the Limit of Their Ability to Pay

Over engineering my homelab so I don't pay cloud providers

I Mailed the FBI a Hate Crime Cease and Desist Letter

EconTeen – Financial Literacy Lessons and Tools for Teens

Just tried a new AI tool – it turns text prompts into short films

Revisiting Clause Vivification [pdf]

MIT tool visualizes and edits "physically impossible" objects

Russian volcano erupts for first time in more than 500 years

"Fluid Compute": Streaming requests to AWS lambdas for increased efficiency