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Show HN: Source code graphRAG for Java/Kotlin development based on jQAssistant

https://github.com/2015xli/jqassistant-graph-rag
1•artigent•2m ago•0 comments

Python Only Has One Real Competitor

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2•dragandj•3m ago•0 comments

Tmux to Zellij (and Back)

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1•maurizzzio•4m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: How are you using specialized agents to accelerate your work?

1•otterley•5m ago•0 comments

Passing user_id through 6 services? OTel Baggage fixes this

https://signoz.io/blog/otel-baggage/
1•pranay01•6m ago•0 comments

DavMail Pop/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP Exchange Gateway

https://davmail.sourceforge.net/
1•todsacerdoti•7m ago•0 comments

Visual data modelling in the browser (open source)

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1•Sean766•9m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Tharos – CLI to find and autofix security bugs using local LLMs

https://github.com/chinonsochikelue/tharos
1•fluantix•9m ago•0 comments

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https://simonsafar.com/2024/win32_lights/
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Interactive Unboxing of J Dilla's Donuts

https://donuts20.vercel.app
1•sngahane•11m ago•0 comments

OneCourt helps blind and low-vision fans to track Super Bowl live

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Wellness Hotels Discovery Application

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1•cherrylinedev•15m ago•1 comments

NASA delays moon rocket launch by a month after fuel leaks during test

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1•mooreds•16m ago•0 comments

Sebastian Galiani on the Marginal Revolution

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2•paulpauper•19m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Are we at the point where software can improve itself?

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Binance Gives Trump Family's Crypto Firm a Leg Up

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1•paulpauper•19m ago•0 comments

Reverse engineering Chinese 'shit-program' for absolute glory: R/ClaudeCode

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Ask HN: AI Generated Diagrams

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5•josephcsible•26m ago•1 comments

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2•kome•33m ago•0 comments

Market orientation and national homicide rates

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4•PaulHoule•33m ago•0 comments

California urges people avoid wild mushrooms after 4 deaths, 3 liver transplants

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1•rolph•33m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Show HN: I got tired of Base64, so I made a numeric-only alternative

4•Forgret•4mo ago
I created numbase is an alternative to Base64 that encodes data into a single large number instead of ASCII characters. It's useful if you want to store or transmit data in numeric form and easily apply compression algorithms like Huffman.

GitHub: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/numbase

Comments

gabrielsroka•4mo ago
Url?
Forgret•4mo ago
Ops, I forgot to add the link.

https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/numbase

Forgret•4mo ago
URL I added it to the description.

Or here it is: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/numbase

BinaryIgor•4mo ago
Hmm - why would you do that? How much data, if any, can you safe by compressing it as to compared with the classic Base64?
Forgret•4mo ago
It depends on the data. Base64 adds ~33% overhead, while NUMBASE can be encoded into one large number at once and compressed with Huffman or other algorithms. For some data types this results in fewer extra characters.
a570xyz•4mo ago
I'm very curious as to how one gets tired of Base64?
Forgret•4mo ago
Base64 is great and widely used. I just wanted to experiment with a numeric-only representation. NUMBASE encodes everything into a single large number, which can make certain compression schemes like Huffman more efficient and opens up new ways to store or transmit data.