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Tech History: Looms taught us to store, share, and "run" logic

https://cyrusradfar.com/thoughts/thread
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cyrusradfar•1h ago
OP here; background on the post

After a trip to a textile museum, I had to research once I saw the obvious connection. I wrote this for anyone who loves tracking the evolution of ideas vs acting like everything is new and invented from nothing.

Looking forward to discussing and geeking out on computing history.

If it starts, a nuclear arms race will be unstoppable

https://economist.com/international/2026/04/14/if-it-starts-a-nuclear-arms-race-will-be-unstoppable
2•andsoitis•4m ago•0 comments

Four Choppers and a Blimp: The Piasecki Helistat

https://hackaday.com/2026/04/14/four-choppers-and-a-blimp-the-bizarre-piasecki-helistat/
3•devonnull•7m ago•0 comments

My first project ever. A platform built with AI

https://www.ugcfinder.website/
1•aiamed•9m ago•2 comments

Superintelligent Will (2012) [pdf]

https://nickbostrom.com/superintelligentwill.pdf
1•rappatic•9m ago•0 comments

The AI backlash is turning revolutionary (Fortune)

https://fortune.com/2026/04/14/ai-backlash-revolutionary-sam-altman-molotov-cocktails-data-centers/
1•nickvec•11m ago•1 comments

No one can force me to have a secure website

https://tom7.org/httpv/
4•vanyle•14m ago•0 comments

TaskRabbit founder: the pivot is the point

https://www.fastcompany.com/91513007/taskrabbit-founder-the-pivot-is-the-point-pivot-founders-bui...
1•doctaj•17m ago•0 comments

Secure private networking for users, nodes, agents, Workers – Cloudflare Mesh

https://blog.cloudflare.com/mesh/
2•cantaloupe•25m ago•1 comments

Contra Byrnes on UV and Cancer

https://hedonicescalator.substack.com/p/contra-byrnes-on-uv-and-cancer
2•paulpauper•26m ago•0 comments

Race for the best cybersecurity model heating up

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-unveils-gpt-54-cyber-week-after-rivals-announcement-ai-...
1•gaurangt•26m ago•0 comments

What Claude Code's Source Revealed About AI Engineering Culture

https://techtrenches.dev/p/the-snake-that-ate-itself-what-claude
1•lucketone•29m ago•0 comments

Why Affordability Isn't the Same as Falling Prices

https://www.urbanproxima.com/p/why-affordability-isnt-the-same-as
1•paulpauper•29m ago•0 comments

Show HN: We fine-tuned an AI model for log search – Accuracy 50% to 80%

https://thedex.run/blog/why-general-purpose-ai-fails-at-log-search
1•rkorlimarla•31m ago•0 comments

Show HN: GizmoSauce – no-code website widgets

https://demo.gizmosauce.com/demos/little-caesars/
1•endurant_dev•31m ago•0 comments

GitHub webhook secrets leaked in headers

https://gist.github.com/ltrgoddard/7abfc8e4123e403505dfbe767a2487ab
1•ltrg•32m ago•1 comments

Gemini Plugin for Claude Code

https://github.com/sakibsadmanshajib/gemini-plugin-cc
1•sakibss•33m ago•0 comments

Painful learnings from sponsoring a tech conference in SF

https://www.terezatizkova.com/writing/conference-booths
2•tizkovatereza•34m ago•1 comments

Civilization Is Not the Default. Violence Is

https://apropos.substack.com/p/civilization-is-a-public-good
15•paulpauper•34m ago•7 comments

MetaBrainz is looking for a new executive director

https://blog.metabrainz.org/2026/04/14/seeking-a-new-executive-director/
1•MrKomodoDragon1•37m ago•0 comments

Overcoming OSS Contribution Anxiety

https://ym2132.github.io/vllm_make_awq_models_work_batch_invariance.html
1•Two_hands•37m ago•0 comments

Dark matter could be black holes from a different universe

https://theconversation.com/could-dark-matter-be-made-of-black-holes-from-a-different-universe-27...
2•samizdis•38m ago•0 comments

H.R.8250 – To require operating system providers to verify the age of any user

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info
38•cft•38m ago•17 comments

ChatGPT, make me a corporate takeover strategy

https://twitter.com/_nathancalvin/status/2044071303968145806
1•yoyohello13•41m ago•0 comments

Cement firm Lafarge found guilty of financing terrorism in Syria

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/cement-firm-lafarge-found-guilty-of-financing-terrorism-in-s...
2•Teever•42m ago•0 comments

I asked Claude how it wants to browse the web. It built LAD (LLM-as-DOM)

https://github.com/menot-you/llm-as-dom
1•tiago-im•42m ago•0 comments

Why I'm selling all my real estate – by Graham Stephan

https://grahamstephan.substack.com/p/im-selling-everything
1•bilsbie•44m ago•1 comments

BridgeBase – A Quantum-Safe Gateway for AI Agents (ML-KEM-768)

https://pqc-gateway-production.up.railway.app/
1•huzaiiiiiiiii•45m ago•0 comments

Have attendees wear your startup's merch at YC Startup School India

https://www.surfacearea.shop/
4•demod6•46m ago•1 comments

Hodor: a simple knowledge base for security and trust and safety

https://github.com/bq33/HODOR
1•33bquinn•49m ago•1 comments

The Secret Language of Ships

https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/the-secret-language-of-ships/
2•bookofjoe•51m ago•0 comments