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WebR – R in the Browser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-01 13:36:10

WebR - R in the Browser WebR is a version of the statistical language R compiled for the browser and Node.js using WebAssembly, via Emscripten. WebR makes it possible to run R code in the browser without the need for an R server to execute the code: the R interpreter runs directly on the user’s machine. Several R packages have also been ported for use with webR, and can be loaded in the usual way using the library() function. Warning The webR project is under active development, and the API i

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Manim: Animation engine for explanatory math videos

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 21:35:49

Manim is an engine for precise programmatic animations, designed for creating explanatory math videos. Note, there are two versions of manim. This repository began as a personal project by the author of 3Blue1Brown for the purpose of animating those videos, with video-specific code available here. In 2020 a group of developers forked it into what is now the community edition, with a goal of being more stable, better tested, quicker to respond to community contributions, and all around friendlie

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A visual history of Visual C++ (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 22:39:37

A visual history of Visual C++ 04 Mar 2017 Visual C++ was Microsoft's implementation of a professional Windows hosted IDE for developing Windows software. From humble beginnings, it's grown into a very versatile, popular, and powerful tool. I used every version of Visual C++ since 1.0, and thought I'd collect some Visual C++ screenshots and comments on these versions. Visual C++ 1.x Visual C++ 1.0/1.5 (16-bit) Visual C++ 1.1 (32-bit) Minimum (official) host OS version Windows 3.1 Windows NT

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Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi over Age Verification Law

news.ycombinator.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-11-05 22:51:27

People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky. The company announced Friday that it will be blocking all IP addresses within Mississippi for the foreseeable future in response to a recent US Supreme Court decision that allows the state to enforce strict age verification for social media platforms. According to Bluesky, Mississippi’s approach to verification “would fundamentally change” how users access the site. “We think this law creates challenges that go beyond it

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With Apple's Siri AI Overhaul Delayed, Google Might Help It Catch Up

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-05 22:53:00

Apple is reportedly weighing up a potentially major change to its digital assistant: powering a revamped Siri with Google's Gemini artificial intelligence tool. According to Bloomberg, the companies are in early discussions about a partnership that could reshape Apple's AI strategy for the iPhone, iPad and Apple's other products. While no agreement is in place, the talks signal Apple's growing urgency to keep up in the generative AI race. Siri, once a pioneer, has lagged behind its voice assis

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Our Response to Mississippi's Age Assurance Law

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-06 02:00:10

Keeping children safe online is a core priority for Bluesky. We’ve invested a lot of time and resources building moderation tools and other infrastructure to protect the youngest members of our community. We’re also aware of the tradeoffs that come with managing an online platform. Our mission is to build an open and decentralized protocol for public conversation, and we believe in empowering users with more choices and control over their experience. We work with regulators around the world on c

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Show HN: JavaScript-free (X)HTML Includes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 23:47:30

This is a simple example of using browsers' built in XSL support to build a website with common theming across all pages without any server-side code, static website generators, or Javascript. See the demo site How it works When you browse to index.xml (or any of the other XML files), the browser loads the template file given at the top of the XML. This template file describes how to render the various custom tags in the XML as HTML.

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Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-11-06 10:16:54

People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky. The company announced Friday that it will be blocking all IP addresses within Mississippi for the foreseeable future in response to a recent US Supreme Court decision that allows the state to enforce strict age verification for social media platforms. According to Bluesky, Mississippi’s approach to verification “would fundamentally change” how users access the site. “We think this law creates challenges that go beyond it

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Bluesky blocks Mississippi under new age verification law

theverge.com Adi Robertson 2025-11-06 15:09:14

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Bluesky will block access from Mississippi IP addresses in response to a new state law requiring age verification and parental consent for underage users. The decision, outlined in a blog post, will stand until courts decide the fate of the law. “Mississippi’s approach would fundamentally change how users access Bluesky,” says the

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Nitro: A tiny but flexible init system and process supervisor

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-06 18:06:29

nitro, a tiny but flexible init system and process supervisor Overview Nitro is a tiny process supervisor that also can be used as pid 1 on Linux. There are four main applications it is designed for: As init for a Linux machine for embedded, desktop or server purposes As init for a Linux initramfs As init for a Linux container (Docker/Podman/LXC/Kubernetes) As unprivileged supervision daemon on POSIX systems Nitro is configured by a directory of scripts, defaulting to /etc/nitro (or the

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Apple reportedly in talks with Google to make Gemini the foundation of Siri

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-07 00:38:25

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple reportedly approached Google to explore developing a custom AI model to serve as Siri’s foundation. This AI model may already be in training to run on Apple’s servers. The Cupertino-based firm is said to be developing a version of Siri powered by its models and a second version that runs on third-party technology. Apple has long been trailing behind its competitors in the AI space. In fact, the company was expected to launch a revamped version of S

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Black Holes Are the Elusive Source of the Universe’s Dark Energy, Study Argues

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-11-07 00:25:46

Dark energy—the hypothetical force accelerating our universe’s expansion—sometimes raises more questions than it answers. A new study, however, presents surprising evidence that black holes may be an incubator for dark energy—suggesting that the force may be less constant than we believed. In a paper published August 21 in Physical Review Letters, researchers used data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to test a hypothesis that argues black holes convert dead star matter into

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Apple is reportedly considering using Gemini to power the new Siri

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-07 05:45:29

Apple might use Gemini to power its revamped version of Siri, Bloomberg reports. The companies are in the early stages of exploring a partnership, with Google training a version of its Gemini model that can run on Apple's servers. The iPhone maker was previously reported to be considering similar partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic. "The company is simultaneously developing two versions of the new Siri: one dubbed Linwood that is powered by its models and another code-named Glenwood that run

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‘Star Wars: Visions’ Returns This October

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-11-07 05:53:05

We’ve only had a tiny glimpse of what to expect out of the third season of Star Wars: Visions, the animated anthology series that opens up the galaxy to a whole host of international animation studios. But now we have our first proper good look at some new and returning heroes—and when exactly we’ll get to meet them. Lucasfilm has confirmed that Star Wars: Visions volume 3 will begin streaming on Disney+ on October 29. The studio confirmed the release with a new poster, depicting a whole host o

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Apple is in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp, report says

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-11-07 05:15:08

In Brief Apple is falling behind in the race to transform Siri into an AI assistant that’s as powerful as its competitors. As consumers grow more impatient, Apple is considering using another company’s tech instead of developing its own. Apple is now exploring a partnership with Google, its most direct competitor in the smartphone business, according to Bloomberg editor and Apple insider Mark Gurman. The company previously approached OpenAI and Anthropic for similar discussions about using th

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Apple considers Google Gemini to power next-gen Siri, internal AI ‘bake-off’ underway

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-07 10:35:34

Apple seems open to anything and everything when it comes to delivering the next generation of Siri. After reports that it could be powered by OpenAI or Anthropic, Google has entered the conversation. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg that Google, which offers a ChatGPT competitor called Gemini, is actually training a model that could run on Apple’s servers to power the new Siri experience: The iPhone maker recently approached Alphabet Inc.’s Google to explore building a custom AI model that w

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The Division 2: Survivors will bring 'survival extraction' to the series

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-07 10:19:48

On Friday, Ubisoft announced… something. The company describes The Division 2: Survivors as "an updated take on the survival extraction experience." Is it DLC? Is it a new game mode? We have no idea. But Ubisoft said it will "strive for transparency during its development." Unfortunately, that didn't apply to its announcement. Ubisoft said Survivors is in its early stages, which may explain the lack of detail. Other media outlets have reported that it will come in 2026. But the company's franch

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YouTube Music just copied one of Spotify's best features - what's new

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-11-07 10:15:08

YouTube Music / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways YouTube Music is 10, and it's introducing new features. Taste Match will work just like Spotify Blend. The music streaming service has more than 300 million tracks. YouTube Music is 10, and it's dropping some new features to celebrate. Also: How to download YouTube videos for free - 2 ways, including my favorite In a blog post about its 10th birthday, YouTube revealed

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Does MHz Still Matter?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-07 06:47:05

Does MHz still matter? Furkan Sahin Senior Software Engineer To provide VMs of any size, we slice bare metal into smaller VMs, sometimes even 1 vCPU. So, the performance of one fast core matters a lot. We evaluated new servers from Hetzner with AMD EPYC and Ryzen CPUs to add to our fleet. Ryzen is a CPU from AMD’s gaming line-up and it has better single core performance numbers compared to the EPYC which is a standard datacenter CPU. We weren’t sure if Ryzen’s single core edge would show up in

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For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-07 10:44:44

“I was talking with my colleagues at a conference 10 years ago and I just casually said that everyone loves music,” recalls Josep Marco Pallarés, a neuroscientist at the University of Barcelona. But it was a statement he started to question almost immediately, given there were clinical cases in psychiatry where patients reported deriving absolutely no pleasure from listening to any kind of tunes. So, Pallarés and his team spent the past 10 years researching the neural mechanisms behind a condit

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Google abandoning physical SIM cards on the Pixel 10 is an abject loss for consumers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-07 15:17:03

Modern smartphone are fantastic. Models like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 remind us that innovation isn’t dead, daring us to ask manufacturers to increasingly push hardware and design limits to previously inconceivable places. But despite clear progress like this, consumers also aren’t always getting access to the phones we actually want. There’s progress, and then there’s change, and when it comes to smartphones features, those aren’t necessarily the same thing. Looking at all the headaches Goog

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Build Log: Macintosh Classic

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-07 12:14:26

Continuing the retro computer series, I've recently completed the first part of a restoration of my Aunt's old Macintosh Classic. This Classic was handed to me alongside my Uncle Mark's Apple II, which I'll probably cover later (we've played a game of whack-a-mole with issues on that machine! Well worth it but I haven't hit a point where enough things are working to cover it well, heh). The Classic is a strange Mac—it was introduced in 1990 as a budget version of the 1986 Macintosh Plus, with

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Show HN: Clyp – Clipboard Manager for Linux

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-07 15:03:26

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The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst

news.ycombinator.com Matthew Field 2025-11-07 15:34:23

“When will the internet bubble burst?” the cover story of Barron’s asked on March 20 2000. “That unpleasant popping sound is likely to be heard before the end of this year.” In fact, that same day, one of the most high-profile tech businesses of the moment suffered a share price plunge of 60pc. A flood of other collapses followed, evaporating trillions of dollars. Now, some on Wall Street fear that “unpleasant popping sound” may be imminent for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. On Tuesda

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Silksong is out soon, and indie games are getting out of the way

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-11-07 14:53:34

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Yesterday, Hollow Knight: Silksong developers Team Cherry announced a September 4th release date for the long-awaited game, and indie developers are announcing delays to get out of the way of the launch. Silksong is a full sequel to the excellent Hollow Knight and is currently the most wishlisted game on Steam, so it’s likely going to be very popular when it’s finally availabl

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Trump is forming a 'National Design Studio' to spruce up government websites

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-08 00:00:53

The Trump administration is forming a "National Design Studio," with the aim of improving government websites and the efficiency of digital services at federal agencies. Trump has already signed an executive order to create the studio. According to Reuters, the president will appoint Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia as the head of the new organization, which one of its sources described as a stripped-down version of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). DOGE, which was once led by Elon Mu

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95% of business applications of AI have failed. Here's why

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-08 00:59:34

MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways: Just 5% of enterprise customers are profiting from generative AI. A bottom-up versus top-down approach can improve implementation success. AI companies are making big promises in a bubble, most of which are unfulfilled. Investment in generative AI may be booming, but most individual businesses using it have yet to see the payoff. In fact, a new MIT study found that 95% of enterprise

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Everything is correlated (2014–23)

news.ycombinator.com Hodges 2025-11-07 10:05:53

“Why summaries of research on psychological theories are often uninterpretable”, Meehl (also discussed in Cohen’s paper “The Earth is Round (p < 0.05)”): Problem 6. Crud factor: In the social sciences and arguably in the biological sciences, “everything correlates to some extent with everything else.” This truism, which I have found no competent psychologist disputes given 5 minutes reflection, does not apply to pure experimental studies in which attributes that the subjects bring with them are

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Best Massagers for When You’d Rather Not Pay Spa Prices (2025)

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2025-11-08 00:00:00

The best massagers shouldn't feel like a luxury reserved for special occasions. Getting some tension out of your shoulders should be as accessible as your morning coffee. After all, between work, workouts, and the existential crisis that is life, who isn't carrying muscle tension somewhere? I've dedicated countless hours to trying (almost) every type of massage tool. Testing these contraptions might sound like the dream gig, but it's not all bliss. Some felt like having a personal therapist at m

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X pulls the ability to like and follow from its developer API’s free tier

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-08 00:57:03

In an effort to cut down on abuse and fake engagement, Elon Musk’s X is removing access to two key features of its developer API for those on the free plan. Now, free users will no longer be able to use the API to like posts on behalf of a user, nor follow other users. The company says these changes will help protect X’s platform from “spam, bots, and manipulative activities” that degrade the user experience. Developers on paid plans like the Basic, Pro, or Enterprise tiers will be unaffected.

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WebR – R in the Browser

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Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi over Age Verification Law

With Apple's Siri AI Overhaul Delayed, Google Might Help It Catch Up

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Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law

Bluesky blocks Mississippi under new age verification law

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Apple is reportedly considering using Gemini to power the new Siri

‘Star Wars: Visions’ Returns This October

Apple is in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp, report says

Apple considers Google Gemini to power next-gen Siri, internal AI ‘bake-off’ underway

The Division 2: Survivors will bring 'survival extraction' to the series

YouTube Music just copied one of Spotify's best features - what's new

Does MHz Still Matter?

For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits

Google abandoning physical SIM cards on the Pixel 10 is an abject loss for consumers

Build Log: Macintosh Classic

Show HN: Clyp – Clipboard Manager for Linux

The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst

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95% of business applications of AI have failed. Here's why

Everything is correlated (2014–23)

Best Massagers for When You’d Rather Not Pay Spa Prices (2025)

X pulls the ability to like and follow from its developer API’s free tier

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