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Training a 4B model to produce 81% faster query plans than Postgres

https://rohanbansal.com/qorl
290•polyphilz•3h ago•51 comments

Breaking the 1.58-bit Barrier for Ternary LLMs

https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.16338
77•matt_d•1h ago•3 comments

Xiaomi Mimo 2.6 live post-training dashboard

https://mimo.xiaomi.com/rl/
157•krackers•2h ago•42 comments

Nvidia announces native GPU programming in Rust

https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/introducing-cuda-rust-two-tracks-for-writing-gpu-kernels/
35•nonmaskable•11h ago•5 comments

Small programming tricks

https://will-keleher.com/posts/small-programming-tricks-matter/
329•signa11•6h ago•165 comments

AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/aws-says-it-cant-restore-some-data-from-mideast-facilities-...
135•berkeleyjunk•1d ago•95 comments

Reversing Factorio's RNG

https://gegell.github.io/posts/factorio-rng/
84•jheitmann•4d ago•10 comments

Performance Improvements in .NET 11

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/performance-improvements-in-net-11/
101•soheilpro•1d ago•8 comments

Accurate Models of AMD Matrix Cores

https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.14845
47•matt_d•3h ago•5 comments

Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries

https://untranslatedjp.substack.com/p/japans-book-scene-is-quietly-moving
61•herbertl•4d ago•15 comments

How good are frontier models at physics?

https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.13009
51•qt31415926•3h ago•18 comments

WalShadow: Sub-second Postgres replication to ClickHouse from physical WAL

https://clickhouse.com/blog/introducing-walshadow
30•spathak•5d ago•5 comments

Anatomy of a Texture

https://agentlien.github.io/texture/
62•Agentlien•8h ago•10 comments

Dream-RSI: Recursive Self-Improvement through Evolving Worlds

https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.14858
169•bananaflag•8h ago•49 comments

Mistral X Mozilla: Private, Multilingual AI Browsing

https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-x-mozilla/
506•vertigoruntime•14h ago•182 comments

Vectorized and performance-portable Quicksort (2022)

https://opensource.googleblog.com/2022/06/Vectorized%20and%20performance%20portable%20Quicksort.html
160•mococa•4h ago•24 comments

Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

https://github.com/arnegiacomo/fugleramme
2031•arnemunthekaas•1d ago•235 comments

Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce"

https://evanhahn.com/posts/2026-09-13-programmers-dislike-reduce/
56•vinhnx•2d ago•103 comments

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera

https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-works/
409•driverdan•9h ago•200 comments

macOS 27 Golden Gate – Review

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/macos-27-golden-gate-the-ars-technica-review/
87•Brajeshwar•2h ago•90 comments

The Siberian Ice Maiden and the Scythian World

https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/the-siberian-ice-maiden-and-the-scythian
44•NaOH•1d ago•4 comments

The DeepMind Institute

https://institute.deepmind.com/
116•vertigoruntime•8h ago•38 comments

Tell the speakers that you liked their talks

https://ohhelloana.blog/tell-the-speakers/
260•whisper2020•1d ago•73 comments

Training Text-to-Image Models 3.6× Faster

https://www.linum.ai/field-notes/jit-ddt
19•schopra909•5h ago•1 comments

Show HN: AttaLambda: a language where types and data are made of untyped lambdas

https://attalambda.com
32•kserrec•2d ago•1 comments

Reverse-engineered Jev-like model

https://github.com/vinnylarouge/jevlike
29•rochansinha•3h ago•5 comments

Kyber (YC W23) Is Hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kyber/jobs/eturrAR-forward-deployed-engineer
1•asontha•10h ago

Show HN: Restarted – a 2026 remake of the classic 2015 startup generator

https://restarted.io/
17•zxcvbn4038•1d ago•4 comments

Common Crawl Data Stored on a Hugging Face Bucket

https://commoncrawl.org/blog/getting-started-with-common-crawl-data-on-hugging-face
4•abidlabs•59m ago•0 comments

The Engineering Behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve

https://johnjwang.com/post/2026/09/15/engineering-behind-us-strategic-petroleum-reserve
3•johnjwang•1d ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries

https://untranslatedjp.substack.com/p/japans-book-scene-is-quietly-moving
61•herbertl•4d ago

Comments

ionwake•3d ago
I liked the article. Everytime I discoered a unique place I want to tell the world about it and then I realize that could ruin it so I dont.

Its ironic

Molitor5901•1h ago
It would be interesting if libraries also operated, say, cafes. Rules apply of course, but it might create a job and add something extra to a library.
ktallett•1h ago
Japan already has a range of cafes that let you read books, manga, or listen to music
UncleOxidant•1h ago
There's a library in the neighboring suburb that has a little cafe in the lobby.
jaw•18m ago
When visiting Delft in the Netherlands I was extremely jealous that the library there not only had a cafe, but that the cafe served wine and the whole place was open until like 11pm. Haven’t encountered anything like that in the US.
LtWorf•8m ago
I think at least a couple do have cafes here in Göteborg
akman•54m ago
As the author noted, I see libraries becoming more and more centers of community, notably in the Bay Area (California, USA). Just check out the events at all of the Santa Clara County library system (8 libraries that share books): https://sccl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?_gl=1*11u0hec*_ga*M...

Many events aren't even book related-- see events for Lego building, homework help, even Dungeons and Dragons events.

I wonder if there's a resurgence across the world where libraries are places of community sharing.

carabiner•49m ago
In Seattle they're mostly homeless shelters.
popalchemist•40m ago
In LA, it's about 50/50. But in case you aren't aware, this is one of the purposes of libraries.
cube00•24m ago
Depends on the library.

If you appear to be sleeping, staff will check on your welfare, and wake you up.

https://www.spl.org/about-us/policies/community-use-agreemen...

gyomu•13m ago
swingandamiss•4m ago
Time for the daily post on Japan. HN is obsessed with Japan and it's very weird.
phoghed•3m ago
User name relevant
De facto it is in the US, but it is the only country in the world where that is the case.
LtWorf•9m ago
There's often smelly people napping in Sweden. I presume their housing situation isn't the best. Or they are not mentally capable of cleaning themselves.
TulliusCicero•8m ago
It really shouldn't be. We should have dedicated shelters for that.