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The era of full stack chip designers

news.ycombinator.com Bharath Suresh 2026-02-09 06:41:32

Disclaimer: Opinions shared in this, and all my posts are mine, and mine alone. They do not reflect the views of my employer(s), and are not investment advice. A few years back, when I was talking to a student that was interested in both the front-end and back-end stages in chip design, I made a cheeky remark that they should become a “Full Stack Chip Designer”. (I can’t remember who I was talking to, but if you are reading this, this post is dedicated to you!) It was a term I took from softwar

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Show HN: Modernized file manager and program manager from Windows 3.x

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-09 02:55:24

Heirloom apps Lightly modernized classics for Windows Heirloom Program Manager An alternative to the Start menu for launching shortcuts. This is a reimplementation of the classic Program Manager. Heirloom File Manager Browse, organize, and manipulate files. An alternative to File Explorer for basic tasks. This direct derivative of the classic Windows File Manager adds the following features: High-DPI screen support Recycle Bin Bookmarks Drag and drop Create and extract zip archives

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I Ported SAP to a 1976 CPU. It Wasn't That Slow

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-09 09:39:17

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I prefer Signal but use WhatsApp for this simple reason

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 21:00:14

Robert Triggs / Android Authority When WhatsApp changed its terms in 2021, I was one of the many users who looked for alternative messaging apps for Android. While I had heard about Signal before, the controversial move by WhatsApp prompted me to actually try the app out. I loved it then and I still love it now. But over all these years, I barely use Signal even though I prefer it greatly over WhatsApp. And that’s because of a major advantage WhatsApp has over the privacy-focused messaging app

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1945 TV Console Showed Two Programs at Once

news.ycombinator.com Allison Marsh 2026-02-07 12:43:53

As I try to write this article, my friend and I have six different screens attached to three types of devices. We’re working in the same room but on our own projects—separate yet together, a comfortable companionship. I had never really thought of the proliferation of screens as a peacekeeping tool until I stumbled across one of Allen B. DuMont’s 1950s dual-screen television sets. DuMont’s idea was to let two people in the same room watch different programs. It reminded me of my early childhood

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Collatz's Ant and Σ(n)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-09 00:12:45

Collatz's Ant and Σ(n) Relevant preceding posts here and here. Consider the corresponding ant’s landscape development for $n = 500$: with the last frame being: Let’s also consider a score function $\Sigma(n)$ which returns the number of 1’s (or marked states) left by the ant on the corresponding landscape (regarding the last frame). With the prior example, we would have $\Sigma(500) = 54$. We might also want to normalize this by the corresponding stopping time $\tau_{n}$ characteristic of th

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Crushing Black Friday Records, Amazon Drops Anker Bluetooth Speakers to a New Low

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-09 00:32:18

Prime Day has become an even bigger event for Amazon than Black Friday, and this year’s prices make that clear: If you’re looking for a Bluetooth speaker to take everywhere this summer (with impressive sound quality), the Anker Soundcore 2 is a top pick. Now, it’s priced at an all-time low of $29, down from $44, so it’s in its own league at this price point. Best of all, it’s open to everyone and not just Prime members. See at Amazon Perfect For Outdoor Music This Anker Bluetooth speaker is d

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These Sony 1000XM4 Headphones Cost Peanuts, Amazon Sells Them at an All-Time Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-09 04:14:45

Amazon rolled out its initial Prime Day offers this weekend, in the form of the Prime Early Deal event. You have to be a Prime member to qualify for these exclusive offers but if you are not a member, Amazon offers a free 30-day trial so you can take advantage of all the Prime Day sales. Among many active noise cancelation headphones out there, Sony remains in the top brands and its WH-1000XM4 model is as mature as the newest version. Thanks to the Prime Day sale, you can have the WH-1000XM4 fo

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Data everywhere, alignment nowhere: What dashboards are getting wrong, and why you need a data product manager

venturebeat.com Seojoon Oh 2026-02-08 22:15:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now In the past decade, companies have spent billions on data infrastructure. Petabyte-scale warehouses. Real-time pipelines. Machine learning (ML) platforms. And yet — ask your operations lead why churn increased last week, and you’ll likely get three conflicting dashboards. Ask finance to reconcile performance across attribution systems, and

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Parametric shape optimization with differentiable FEM simulation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-06 03:11:57

All examples are expected to run from the examples/<example_name> directory of the Tesseract-JAX repository . In this example, you will learn how to: Compose both Tesseracts with Tesseract-JAX to create a pipeline that can be used for differentiable shape optimization. Build a Tesseract that uses finite differences under the hood to enable differentiability of a non-autodifferentiable geometry operation (computing a signed distance field from a 3D model). In this notebook, we explore the opt

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The Calculator-on-a-Chip (2015)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 18:38:41

Calculator Articles The Arrival of the "Calculator-on-a-Chip" During the late 1960s and early 1970s a major aim of the calculator electronics companies was to integrate all of the functionality of a calculator into one integrated circuit, so producing a "Calculator-on-a Chip". © 2015 Nigel Tout This is a new article which was not originally in "The International Calculator Collector". Introduction As told in the section "The Story of the Race to Develop the Pocket Electronic Calculator", fro

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This Robot Dog Is as Good at Walking as I Am at Being a Robot Dog

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-02-08 15:00:34

Aren’t pets such a drag? I mean, really. They’re all furry, and cute, and innocent. And you have to feed them and love them, and respect their autonomy and basic needs. For what? Borderline unconditional love? Who’s got time for all that? Certainly not me. My job is computer, and I need efficiency—a practical companion that’s alive when I want it to be and shutting the f**k up when I need to have the TPS report filed by EOD so corporate can circle back on the EOY roadmap. You got all that? Me ne

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X-Clacks-Overhead

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-04 23:14:19

About the Signal X-Clacks-Overhead is a non-standardised HTTP header based upon the fictional work of the late, great, Sir Terry Pratchett. In Terry Pratchett's science-fantasy Discworld series, "The Clacks" is a network infrastructure of Semaphore Towers, that operate in a similar fashion to telegraph - named "Clacks" because of the clicking sound the system makes as signals send. In Sir Terry's novel "Going Postal", the story explains that the inventor of the Clacks - a man named Robert Dea

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This Robot Dog Is As Good at Walking as I Am at Being a Robot Dog

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-02-08 21:00:34

Aren’t pets such a drag? I mean, really. They’re all furry, and cute, and innocent. And you have to feed them and love them, and respect their autonomy and basic needs. For what? Borderline unconditional love? Who’s got time for all that? Certainly not me. My job is computer, and I need efficiency—a practical companion that’s alive when I want it to be and shutting the f**k up when I need to have the TPS report filed by EOD so corporate can circle back on the EOY roadmap. You got all that? Me ne

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Mercedes-Benz electric G-Wagen review: king of the off-road

theverge.com Peter Nelson 2026-02-08 20:00:00

As exciting as it is to see how electric technology redefines automotive transportation, it’s just as exciting to see how it alters what we already have. In the aftermarket, EV-converted restomods are quickly becoming big business. But direct from manufacturers, there’s great potential in electrifying legacy badges by seamlessly blending old design with new technology. Case in point is the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology, better known as the EV Geländewagen (which is German for all-t

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The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-05 23:28:02

Photo of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Kathinka Pasveer via Wikimedia Commons You may hear the phrase “electronic music” and think of superstar dubstep DJs in funny helmets at beachside celebrity parties. Alternatively, you may think of the mercurial compositions of Karlheinz Stockhausen, the musique concrete of Pierre Henry, or the otherworldly experimentalism of François Bayle. If you’re in that latter camp of music nerd, then this post may bring you very glad

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N-Back – A Minimal, Adaptive Dual N-Back Game for Brain Training

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-06 09:07:34

Playing the N-Back test is straightforward but requires focused attention. Watch the 3x3 grid as blue squares appear in different positions. Your task is to remember the sequence and identify when the current position matches the one from N steps ago. For a 2-Back test (the standard version), you need to determine if the current square's position matches the position from 2 steps earlier. Click 'Match' or press the spacebar when you detect a match, or click 'No Match' or press 'N' when there's

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The messy reality of SIMD (vector) functions

news.ycombinator.com Ivica Bogosavljević 2026-02-08 18:14:52

We’ve discussed SIMD and vectorization extensively on this blog, and it was only a matter of time before SIMD (or vector) functions came up. In this post, we explore what SIMD functions are, when they are useful, and how to declare and use them effectively. A SIMD function is a function that processes more than one piece of data. Take for example a mathematical sin function: double sin(double angle); This function takes one double and returns one double. The vector version that processes four

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A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 21:52:24

5 July 2025 Who am I? The title says it. I am a 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science. But who am I really? I am someone who has always wanted to build stuff. I am fascinated by the process of creating anything. And it gives me unbridled pure joy to have people use something I have built in a meaningful and useful way. I am not a complete beginner in computer science. I am still a somewhat-beginner. At least I know how to hack my way to build and host a minimalistic static blog like

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Show HN: AirBending – Hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 17:40:02

As a standard MIDI controller, AirBending works seamlessly with any digital audio workstation (DAW) including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, and more. Connect to external hardware synthesizers, software instruments, and effects processors. No special drivers or plugins required—just standard MIDI communication that every music production setup understands. Advanced Preset Manager AirBending offers a sophisticated preset system that allows you to customize every aspect of your gest

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Show HN: AirBending – hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-09 17:40:02

As a standard MIDI controller, AirBending works seamlessly with any digital audio workstation (DAW) including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, and more. Connect to external hardware synthesizers, software instruments, and effects processors. No special drivers or plugins required—just standard MIDI communication that every music production setup understands. Advanced Preset Manager AirBending offers a sophisticated preset system that allows you to customize every aspect of your gest

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‘Jurassic World’ Characters Ranked, Based on How Much We Wanted Them to Get Eaten

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-02-09 23:00:16

With the release of Jurassic World Rebirth, we’re taking a look at the roster of characters from this latest era of the Universal Pictures and Amblin blockbuster franchise, where the dinosaurs tend to be the most memorable stars. Rexy, the T-Rex, reigns supreme, of course, but the old girl has been carrying the franchise on her back for over 30 years. When it comes to the humans of Jurassic World, have any of them hit the icon status of Jurassic Park’s original trinity? No one has come close to

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Elon Musk Rekindles Trump Criticism, Attacks ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-02-10 04:43:16

The long-simmering feud between President Donald Trump and his former ‘first buddy’ Elon Musk is showing signs of boiling over once more. Following the passing of Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” that will offer tax breaks to the wealthy while kicking millions off of Medicaid, Musk publicly supported Senator Rand Paul’s criticism (one of the few Republican ‘no’ votes in the Senate), specifically Paul’s assertion that the bill would ‘explode the deficit. Rand posted on X, “The Big Not-

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Fairphone 6 lands a perfect 10 for repairability

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-10 09:00:01

Dutch company Fairphone continues to lead the charge on consumer- and planet-friendly electronics, proving that a great phone doesn't have to be impossible to repair or environmentally unsustainable. The Fairphone 6 has just been released, coming two years after the last generation of the phone built to last. The folks over at iFixit wasted no time in conducting a teardown of this new entry to see how it stacks up against previous generations. The Fairphone 6 scored a perfect 10 out of 10, like

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Compression Dictionary Transport

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-10 06:07:33

Algorithms like Brotli compression and Zstandard compression achieve even greater efficiency by allowing the use of dictionaries of commonly encountered strings, so you don't need any copies of them in the compressed resource. These algorithms ship with a predefined default dictionary that is used when compressing HTTP responses. Compression Dictionary Transport builds on this by enabling you to provide your own dictionary which is especially applicable to a particular set of resources. The com

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This is the letter Donald Trump sent Apple to keep TikTok on the App Store

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-10 11:29:01

Tony Tan, a Google shareholder, has obtained and published a set of letters the Trump administration sent to multiple tech companies, essentially saying: don’t worry about the law, the president has your back, keep TikTok online. However, Mr. Tan disagrees. And he’s taking legal action to prove it. A bit of back story The TikTok ban has had more ups and downs than any busy person would care to follow. For today’s news, here’s the part that matters: Towards the end of his term, President Bide

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Resident Evil is getting a new mobile spin-off game

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-10 14:00:44

Less than a month after Capcom’s surprise announcement of the next Resident Evil game, another new entry has been confirmed. But before Resi fans get too wild with excitement, this one is a mobile spin-off for iOS and Android called Resident Evil Survival Unit. It’s a strategy game that somehow fits into the broader universe, even if it’s not clear how at this point. We don’t have a lot of concrete information at the moment, with the game set to be fully revealed in a showcase scheduled July 10

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Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-10 18:53:04

Apple quietly dropped a new AI model on Hugging Face with an interesting twist. Instead of writing code like traditional LLMs generate text (left to right, top to bottom), it can also write out of order, and improve multiple chunks at once. The result is faster code generation, at a performance that rivals top open-source coding models. Here’s how it works. The nerdy bits Here are some (overly simplified, in the name of efficiency) concepts that are important to understand before we can move

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AI claims and a hoax spokesman: Viral band confuses the world of music

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-10 05:07:54

AI claims and a hoax spokesman: Viral band confuses the world of music Critics say even the image of the band is AI-generated A band called The Velvet Sundown has had its tracks played hundreds of thousands of times on Spotify since appearing several weeks ago - without anyone knowing for sure what it is. The band has a verified page on the music streaming platform, with more than 850,000 monthly listeners. However, none of the four named musicians in the band have given any interviews or ap

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AI-Generated Music Is Starting to Crowd Out the Real Stuff on Streaming Platforms

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-10 22:00:45

The digital platform era hasn't been kind to musicians, to put it lightly. Though platforms like Spotify and Apple Music make it easier for audiences to access their favorite bands than ever before, the algorithms and contracts behind those apps are ruthless, paying artists fractions of pennies for their work. Though companies like Spotify have tripled their value during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of artists who are even eligible for royalties, regardless of the paltry amount, continues

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The era of full stack chip designers

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I Ported SAP to a 1976 CPU. It Wasn't That Slow

I prefer Signal but use WhatsApp for this simple reason

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Collatz's Ant and Σ(n)

Crushing Black Friday Records, Amazon Drops Anker Bluetooth Speakers to a New Low

These Sony 1000XM4 Headphones Cost Peanuts, Amazon Sells Them at an All-Time Low for Prime Day

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Parametric shape optimization with differentiable FEM simulation

The Calculator-on-a-Chip (2015)

This Robot Dog Is as Good at Walking as I Am at Being a Robot Dog

X-Clacks-Overhead

This Robot Dog Is As Good at Walking as I Am at Being a Robot Dog

Mercedes-Benz electric G-Wagen review: king of the off-road

The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)

N-Back – A Minimal, Adaptive Dual N-Back Game for Brain Training

The messy reality of SIMD (vector) functions

A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

Show HN: AirBending – Hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

Show HN: AirBending – hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

‘Jurassic World’ Characters Ranked, Based on How Much We Wanted Them to Get Eaten

Elon Musk Rekindles Trump Criticism, Attacks ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Fairphone 6 lands a perfect 10 for repairability

Compression Dictionary Transport

This is the letter Donald Trump sent Apple to keep TikTok on the App Store

Resident Evil is getting a new mobile spin-off game

Apple just released a weirdly interesting coding language model

AI claims and a hoax spokesman: Viral band confuses the world of music

AI-Generated Music Is Starting to Crowd Out the Real Stuff on Streaming Platforms

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