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RL for LLMs, Part 1: RL Foundations

https://vsahil.github.io/blog/rl-part-1/
1•fzliu•1h ago

PaperWM: Tiled scrollable window management for GNOME Shell

https://github.com/paperwm/PaperWM
1•theanonymousone•2m ago•0 comments

ICE to spend up to $20M on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/ice-electric-shock-gloves
1•OutOfHere•4m ago•0 comments

Odd Comments and Doings in Unix

https://9p.io/who/dmr/odd.html
1•theanonymousone•4m ago•0 comments

Italian prime minister controversial linguistic degree (2023)

https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/italian-pm-giorgia-melonis-controversial-linguistic-deg...
1•giov4•5m ago•0 comments

Discover Random Blogs

https://randomblog.rocks/
1•Curiositry•6m ago•0 comments

Asus Bike Booster

https://www.asus.com/accessories/bike-booster/asus-oxiis/oxiis-intelligent-bike-booster/
1•wiradikusuma•8m ago•0 comments

AI agents ran an autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan

https://www.threads.com/?injected_media_ids=%5B%223961847099071291455%22%5D
1•BlueBerry2001•9m ago•0 comments

OpenAI Is Quietly Testing an $8 Pay-to-Reset Quota Feature

https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-pay-to-reset-quota-feature-2026-8
2•doppp•10m ago•0 comments

A SAT Attack on Tarski's High School Algebra Problem

https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.08421
1•matt_d•11m ago•0 comments

LinkedIn CringeBot 3000

https://www.cringebot3000.com/
1•theanonymousone•11m ago•0 comments

There are 25% more psychotherapy sessions at 53 minutes than at 52

https://www.trytwofold.com/insights/53-minute-billing-threshold
1•ragswag•11m ago•0 comments

Swiss public broadcaster to block AI scrapers – except Swiss model Apertus

https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/wir-muessen-uns-verteidigen-warum-susanne-wille-sich-gerade-mit-der...
1•brotmaa•13m ago•0 comments

We improved 15 LLMs at coding in one afternoon. Only the harness changed

https://stencil.so/blog/the-harness-problem
1•latchkey•13m ago•0 comments

Brain scans show that dogs can distinguish various emotions in human faces

https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/brain-scans-show-that-dogs-can-distinguish-various-emotio...
1•geox•16m ago•0 comments

Iraqi desserts article

https://nomadsunveiled.com/iraqi-desserts-sweets/
1•marysminefnuf•16m ago•0 comments

UK extreme heat prompts Cobra emergency meeting

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/12/uk-extreme-heat-prompts-cobra-emergency-meeting
1•tosh•18m ago•1 comments

China bans AI companions, forcing millions to break up with virtual partners

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-19/china-cracks-down-on-artificial-intelligence-companions/10...
2•vrganj•20m ago•0 comments

The Liberal Turn Against Free Speech

https://twitter.com/phl43/status/2087182515643519251
1•barry-cotter•21m ago•1 comments

Show HN: WhatsApp Contact Exporter

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/contact-exporter-for-wa/dfchifnmhmdeahedgneamifgellcajeb
1•qwikhost•23m ago•0 comments

Thailand suspends gun licences as teen shooter's victims are cremated

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/thailand-suspends-gun-licences-teenage-shooter-gran...
1•Markoff•24m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Pantheon. Production-ready scientific workflows for the Horus Runtime

https://github.com/temple-compute/pantheon
1•chdominguez•28m ago•0 comments

The Institute Behind Taiwan's Chip Dominance

https://asteriskmag.com/issues/13/the-institute-behind-taiwan-s-chip-dominance
1•barry-cotter•29m ago•0 comments

Watch out for cache read costs

https://martinalderson.com/posts/watch-out-for-cache-read-costs/
1•cyliu•29m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Has HN considered adding dark mode?

1•tmp10423288442•35m ago•0 comments

Torx, Thermalizers, and Z1

https://extropic.ai/writing/from-one-to-one-billion/
1•flinkerflinks•37m ago•0 comments

AgentStory is a library of books written live by autonomous agents

https://agentstory.fly.dev/about
1•georgeck•39m ago•0 comments

A Room Full of Locksmiths

https://www.gnanaguru.com/blog/a-room-full-of-locksmiths/
1•gnanagurusrgs•40m ago•0 comments

Tiobe Index for August 2026: Java Nears C++ as Rust Holds No. 10

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-tiobe-august-2026-java-nears-c-plus-plus/
1•geoffbp•40m ago•0 comments

Nvidia AI Factory Compute Is Becoming an Investable Asset Class

https://twitter.com/jensenhuang/status/2086934705207959965
2•eecc•42m ago•0 comments

Studying AI welfare empirically [pdf]

https://nonhumanminds.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Studying-AI-Welfare-Empirically.pdf
1•rufasterisco•44m ago•0 comments