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We shrank our TimescaleDB chunks from 30 days to 7

https://tech.wmg.com/why-we-shrank-our-timescaledb-chunks-from-30-days-to-7-07cab8afefc5
9•yask123•2d ago

How LLMs work

https://www.0xkato.xyz/how-llms-actually-work/
313•0xkato•2d ago•92 comments

The intracies of modern camera lens repair (2024)

https://salvagedcircuitry.com/sigma-45mm.html
163•transistor-man•8h ago•56 comments

S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/sp-500-blocks-fast-spacex-entry-wont-waive-rule-for-u...
381•maltalex•4h ago•114 comments

Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight

https://acoup.blog/2026/06/05/collections-pre-modern-armies-for-worldbuilders-part-i-why-they-fight/
67•gostsamo•5h ago•19 comments

Social Cache Busting

https://www.autodidacts.io/social-cache-busting/
26•surprisetalk•3d ago•5 comments

Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g44ew3g1kt
393•janpot•18h ago•249 comments

New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste

https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/what-is-desalination-definition-ocean-water-704732/
360•speckx•18h ago•154 comments

pg_durable: Microsoft open sources in-database durable execution

https://github.com/microsoft/pg_durable
391•coffeemug•17h ago•88 comments

Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?

325•andrehacker•1d ago•599 comments

The back cover of C++: The Language raises questions not answered by front cover

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260605-01/?p=112391
86•paulmooreparks•5h ago•23 comments

We shrank our TimescaleDB chunks from 30 days to 7

https://tech.wmg.com/why-we-shrank-our-timescaledb-chunks-from-30-days-to-7-07cab8afefc5
9•yask123•2d ago•0 comments

Gemma 4 QAT models: Optimizing compression for mobile and laptop efficiency

https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/quantization-aware-training-gem...
347•theanonymousone•16h ago•108 comments

Ten Years of Franz

https://meetfranz.com/blog/ten-years-of-franz
28•tosh•3d ago•16 comments

Did Claude increase bugs in rsync?

https://alexispurslane.github.io/rsync-analysis/
404•logicprog•20h ago•413 comments

Lockdown Mode

https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001061-lockdown-mode
53•berlianta•5h ago•26 comments

Mouseless – keyboard-driven control of macOS/Linux/Windows

https://mouseless.click
526•riddley•2d ago•213 comments

The perils of UUID primary keys in SQLite

https://andersmurphy.com/2026/06/05/the-perils-of-uuid-primary-keys-in-sqlite.html
83•emschwartz•9h ago•45 comments

My Agent Skill for Test-Driven Development

https://www.saturnci.com/my-agent-skill-for-test-driven-development.html
173•laxmena•1d ago•76 comments

Raytracing Geometries in 3D Rendering

https://andeplane.github.io/Raytracing/
3•kvakkefly•2d ago•1 comments

Nine Ways to Do Inheritance in Rust, a Language Without Inheritance

https://medium.com/@carlmkadie/nine-ways-to-do-inheritance-in-rust-a-language-without-inheritance...
41•pjmlp•2d ago•6 comments

Gov.uk has replaced Stripe with Dutch provider Adyen

https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/06/04/govuk-goes-dutch-on-payments-as-it-dumps-str...
438•toomuchtodo•16h ago•154 comments

Conventional Commits encourages focus on the wrong things

https://sumnerevans.com/posts/software-engineering/stop-using-conventional-commits/
302•jsve•17h ago•231 comments

Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI?

144•Ekami•6h ago•256 comments

The Quiet Numbers Station: Decoding Nineteen Years of GPS Cryptography

https://www.benthamsgaze.org/2026/06/02/the-quiet-numbers-station-decoding-nineteen-years-of-gps-...
87•lordgilman•20h ago•69 comments

Tracing a powerful GNSS interference source over Europe

https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.03673
394•mimorigasaka•1d ago•203 comments

Transformers are inherently succinct

https://openreview.net/pdf?id=Yxz92UuPLQ
119•brandonb•14h ago•32 comments

India's surprise baby bust

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/04/indias-surprise-baby-bust-is-a-warning-to-the-world
177•hakonbogen•18h ago•765 comments

Europe's largest Copper Age tomb: children's bones show ancient health crisis

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-europe-largest-copper-age-tomb.html
30•gmays•1d ago•5 comments

Three of our worst VC stories

https://twitter.com/eastdakota/status/2062860530360959273
226•orgonon•13h ago•114 comments

No Let, No Rec, No Problem: A Gentler Introduction to the Y and Z Combinators

https://irfanali.org/blog/zcom
40•sayyadirfanali•3d ago•7 comments