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Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirmed on real hardware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 15:24:23

Post by minki » 2025-09-16 IMG_20250916_224553.jpg (81.99 KiB) Viewed 26683 times Two and a half years ago, I started my now longest real-world software experiment. I had read an article about how DOOMs engine works and noticed how a variable for tracking the demo kept being incremented even after the next demo started. This variable was compared with a second one storing its previous value. The issue here being, each incrementation would cause the variable to slowly get closer to an overflow,

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Wiggling into Correlation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 21:23:24

Jeff Kaufman shared some data around contra dance attendance as a function of requirements on wearing surgical masks. He compares this data to survey data, which is a useful way to validate in both directions. I found the plot compelling for a different reason – depending on how we look at it, we can draw wildly different conclusions from it. On the one hand, if we draw boxes around consecutive pairs of dances, it’s fairly obvious that mask-optional dances are more popular. Tickmarks at the top

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The 9 coolest gadgets I saw at IFA Berlin 2025 (including picks you can actually buy)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-10-04 19:43:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. IFA is Europe's largest consumer electronics show, and this year was no different. IFA 2025 featured some of the most eye-catching innovations ever, so much so that it's hard to narrow down the list of amazing products. However, at a time when the tech world is saturated with artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, I found it refreshing that the best products I've seen don't hinge on AI. As I walked through the halls of Mes

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Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimization

news.ycombinator.com Kalinin 2025-10-03 16:06:14

Experimental set-up The key components of our experimental set-up are shown in Fig. 1a and Extended Data Fig. 1. Optical subsystem The optical subsystem performs matrix–vector multiplication. The basic components are the optical sources (input vector), a system of fan-out optics to project the light onto the modulator matrix and a system of fan-in optics to project the light onto a photodetector array (output vector). The corresponding schematic is shown in Extended Data Fig. 2. The incohere

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Nokia’s legendary font makes for a great user interface font

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-17 20:31:43

If you’re of a certain age (and not American), there’s a specific corporate font you’re most likely aware of. You may not know its exact name, and you may not actively remember it, but once you see it, you know exactly what you’re looking at. The font’s called Nokia Sans (and Nokia Serif), and it was used by pretty much every single Nokia device between roughly 2002 and 2013 or so, when it was replaced by a very bland font made by Bruno Maag (with help from the person who designed Comic Sans) th

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Areal, Are.na's new typeface

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-20 23:11:38

Introducing Areal, Are.na’s New Typeface August 21, 2025 — by Johannes Breyer, Charles Broskoski, and Meg Miller Areal, a new typeface custom-made by Dinamo for Are.na. [A text doc from an old Windows operating system. Inside the doc, either Areal or Arial is written in the new typeface, the space where the 'e' or 'i' would go is blank.] Over the past year, we’ve been working with the design studio Dinamo on a custom typeface for Are.na. Starting today, the typeface you’ll see on Are.na (and

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Areal, Are.na's New Typeface

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-21 04:11:38

Introducing Areal, Are.na’s New Typeface August 21, 2025 — by Johannes Breyer, Charles Broskoski, and Meg Miller Areal, a new typeface custom-made by Dinamo for Are.na. [A text doc from an old Windows operating system. Inside the doc, either Areal or Arial is written in the new typeface, the space where the 'e' or 'i' would go is blank.] Over the past year, we’ve been working with the design studio Dinamo on a custom typeface for Are.na. Starting today, the typeface you’ll see on Are.na (and

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Everything is correlated (2014–23)

news.ycombinator.com Hodges 2025-10-30 06:05:53

“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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Everything Is Correlated

news.ycombinator.com Hodges 2025-10-31 07:05:53

“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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Possible Local Malaria Case Found in New Jersey. Here’s What to Know

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-11-07 11:10:15

A once-vanquished disease spread by mosquitoes may be making inroads into the United States. New Jersey officials are now investigating whether a resident’s malaria infection was locally acquired. The New Jersey Departments of Health (NJDOH) and Environmental Protection reported on the case Monday. The resident hadn’t recently traveled, suggesting they likely caught it from homegrown mosquitoes. If so, this would be the first locally acquired malaria case seen in the state in over three decades

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Woman Diagnosed with Malaria in Washington May Be State’s First Locally Acquired Case

gizmodo.com Natalia Mesa 2025-11-28 00:55:11

Washington state officials have revealed that a local woman has been diagnosed with malaria, which, if confirmed, would mark the first known case of the disease being acquired in the state. The woman was diagnosed with malaria, a mosquito-borne illness caused by a parasite, on August 2, according to the officials. State and federal public health agencies are working to confirm the source of the infection, according to a statement published on Wednesday. Officials believe that the infection may

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Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-28 18:33:39

Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity I’ve just been on a bit of a summer break. Did a bit of travel locally. Visited Hvalfjörður. Walked a lot. I know from experience that if I don’t take a summer break, the winter becomes more of a slog and my thoughts become groggier. Often, as soon as you rest, your mind starts to “helpfully” come up with ideas to help fill your time. One of the invasive thoughts that kept prodding my brain during my break was about mo

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The 'Contrarian Friend' Is Real, and They're Driving Everyone Crazy

news.ycombinator.com Jenna Ryu 2025-12-03 18:57:55

There’s a special kind of emotional drain that comes from talking to someone who disagrees with everything you say. And thanks to a string of viral TikToks, this particular red flag now has a name: the “contrarian friend.” This type of companion isn’t just occasionally opinionated or a stickler for proper grammar. No matter the topic, the “contrarian” is always chiming in with a buzzkill rebuttal. You rave about a new “must-try” restaurant? The “contrarian” will shut you down with an instinctiv

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Show HN: The Aria Programming Language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 05:43:33

The Aria Programming Language Aria is a modern, dynamic scripting language. It is meant to be a "sweet spot" language, easy to pick-up and enjoyable to use. It provides a familiar C-style syntax, with a feature set inspired by well-beloved languages such as Python and Rust. It comes with little ceremony and a focus on getting stuff done. The standard library, while simple, has enough basic features to get you started on interesting problems. Aria is currently only supported on Linux. Contrib

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CRISPR can stop malaria spread by editing a single gene in mosquitos

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-23 15:30:10

CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that prevented it from transmitting malaria, according to a paper published in Nature. These genetically modified mosquitos could eventually be released into the wild, helping prevent some of the 600,000 malaria deaths that occur each year. Mosquitos infect up to

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France launches criminal probe of X's alleged algorithm 'manipulation'

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-04 00:30:17

France is investigating whether X has manipulated its algorithm and engaged in "fraudulent data extraction." Prosecutors are looking into if the social media platform engaged in election interference. They launched the investigation on July 11, following reports in January. It has labelled X as an "organized gang." X's Global Government Affairs account issued a scathing breakdown of what it calls France's "politically-motivated criminal investigation" and its refusal to cooperate. The French g

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Concurrent Programming with Harmony

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-13 23:22:12

Appendix H. Peterson's Algorithm In 1981, Gary L. Peterson came up with a beautiful solution to the mutual exclusion problem, now known as ``Peterson's Algorithm'' [37]. Figure 5.6 presents the algorithm. Why does it work? We will focus here on how one might go about proving mutual exclusion for an algorithm such as Peterson's. It turns out that doing so is not trivial. You have to understand a little bit about how the Harmony virtual machine (HVM) works. In Chapter 4 we talked about the concep

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The Scourge of Arial (2001)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-17 18:55:06

Arial is everywhere. If you don’t know what it is, you don’t use a modern personal computer. Arial is a font that is familiar to anyone who uses Microsoft products, whether on a PC or a Mac. It has spread like a virus through the typographic landscape and illustrates the pervasiveness of Microsoft’s influence in the world. Arial’s ubiquity is not due to its beauty. It’s actually rather homely. Not that homeliness is necessarily a bad thing for a typeface. With typefaces, character and history a

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First malaria treatment for babies approved for use

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-13 02:16:33

First malaria treatment for babies approved for use 4 days ago Share Save Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Share Save Getty Images Malaria drugs for children do exist, but there are no treatments specifically for babies The first malaria treatment suitable for babies and very young children has been approved for use. It's expected to be rolled out in African countries within weeks. Until now there have been no approved malaria drugs specifically for babies. Instead they have been tr

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Vegetarians Beware, These 10 Foods Aren't Actually Plant-Based

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-18 09:00:00

If you think wine, tortillas or even vegetable soup are obviously vegetarian, you might want to double-check. Depending on how strictly you follow a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, some foods that are seemingly plant-based might not actually make the cut. Surprising ingredients, including animal byproducts, can sneak into everyday staples. We spoke with food and drink experts to learn about 10 common foods that aren't always vegetarian-friendly. Here's everything to know. Cheese Real Parmigian

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Bulgaria to join euro area on 1 January 2026

news.ycombinator.com European Central Bank 2026-01-26 00:44:51

Conversion rate of lev fixed at 1.95583 = EUR 1 Bulgaria joined the ERM II in 2020 Bulgarian banks supervised by ECB since 2020 Today the Council of the European Union formally approved the accession of Bulgaria to the euro area on 1 January 2026 and determined a Bulgarian lev conversion rate of 1.95583 per euro. This is the current central rate of the lev in the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II), which the currency joined on 10 July 2020. The European Central Bank (ECB) and Българска народна

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Playdate Season 2 review: Taria & Como and Black Hole Havoc

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-31 11:00:42

We've officially made it to the end of Playdate Season Two, and what a season it's been. Despite having half the number of titles as Season One, this latest round of weekly game releases has made a much stronger impression (on me, at least). If nothing else, it's just been cool to experience the new games in real time with other Playdate owners all at once, which the staggered rollout of the console didn't really allow for with the first season. In an email ahead of the final release, the team a

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Free as Air, Free as Water, Free as Knowledge (1992)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-27 08:28:16

``Free as Air, Free As Water, Free As Knowledge'' by Bruce Sterling Speech to the Library Information Technology Association June 1992, San Francisco CA Hi everybody. Well, this is the Library Information Technology Association, so I guess I ought to be talking about libraries, or information, or technology, or at least association. I'm gonna give it a shot, but I want to try this from an unusual perspective. I want to start by talking about money. You wouldn't guess it sometimes to hear so

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``Free as Air, Free as Water, Free as Knowledge'' (1992)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-28 08:28:16

``Free as Air, Free As Water, Free As Knowledge'' by Bruce Sterling Speech to the Library Information Technology Association June 1992, San Francisco CA Hi everybody. Well, this is the Library Information Technology Association, so I guess I ought to be talking about libraries, or information, or technology, or at least association. I'm gonna give it a shot, but I want to try this from an unusual perspective. I want to start by talking about money. You wouldn't guess it sometimes to hear so

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Sliding Window Technique Visualizer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-10 00:11:40

A fixed-size sliding window maintains a constant size as it moves through the data structure. This is useful for problems like finding the maximum sum of a subarray of size k, or calculating moving averages. Variable Size Window A variable-size sliding window can expand or contract based on certain conditions. This technique is often used when you need to find the optimal subarray that satisfies specific criteria. Common Applications:

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Believe It or Not, These 10 Foods Aren't Vegetarian, Experts Warn

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-13 00:04:00

Do you think wine or vegetable soup is vegetarian? You might want to think again. Depending on how strictly you follow a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, some seemingly plant-based foods might not make the cut. Surprising ingredients, including animal byproducts, can sneak into everyday staples like sugar, wine, and even corn tortillas. We spoke with food and drink experts to learn about 10 common foods that aren't always as vegetarian-friendly as they seem. Here's everything to know. Cheese Re

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AlphaGenome: AI for Better Understanding the Genome

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-10 10:14:49

Science AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome Share Copy link × Introducing a new, unifying DNA sequence model that advances regulatory variant-effect prediction and promises to shed new light on genome function — now available via API. The genome is our cellular instruction manual. It’s the complete set of DNA which guides nearly every part of a living organism, from appearance and function to growth and reproduction. Small variations in a genome’s DNA sequence can alter a

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Multi-Stage Programming with Splice Variables

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-13 18:45:03

Multi-Stage Programming with Splice Variables This is an interactive demonstration of the ICFP 2025 paper Multi-Stage Programming with Splice Variables by Tsung-Ju Chiang and Ningning Xie. What is multi-stage programming? It's a technique where programs generate other programs. Instead of writing generic code that handles all cases at runtime, you generate specialized, optimized code tailored to specific situations. For example, instead of a power function that uses a loop, you could generate

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AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-16 21:16:00

Science AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome Share Copy link × Introducing a new, unifying DNA sequence model that advances regulatory variant-effect prediction and promises to shed new light on genome function — now available via API. The genome is our cellular instruction manual. It’s the complete set of DNA which guides nearly every part of a living organism, from appearance and function to growth and reproduction. Small variations in a genome’s DNA sequence can alter a

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Google DeepMind Releases AlphaGenome

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 03:16:00

Science AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome Share Copy link × Introducing a new, unifying DNA sequence model that advances regulatory variant-effect prediction and promises to shed new light on genome function — now available via API. The genome is our cellular instruction manual. It’s the complete set of DNA which guides nearly every part of a living organism, from appearance and function to growth and reproduction. Small variations in a genome’s DNA sequence can alter a

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Latest Tech News

Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirmed on real hardware

Wiggling into Correlation

The 9 coolest gadgets I saw at IFA Berlin 2025 (including picks you can actually buy)

Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimization

Nokia’s legendary font makes for a great user interface font

Areal, Are.na's new typeface

Areal, Are.na's New Typeface

Everything is correlated (2014–23)

Everything Is Correlated

Possible Local Malaria Case Found in New Jersey. Here’s What to Know

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Let's stop pretending that managers and executives care about productivity

The 'Contrarian Friend' Is Real, and They're Driving Everyone Crazy

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CRISPR can stop malaria spread by editing a single gene in mosquitos

France launches criminal probe of X's alleged algorithm 'manipulation'

Concurrent Programming with Harmony

The Scourge of Arial (2001)

First malaria treatment for babies approved for use

Vegetarians Beware, These 10 Foods Aren't Actually Plant-Based

Bulgaria to join euro area on 1 January 2026

Playdate Season 2 review: Taria & Como and Black Hole Havoc

Free as Air, Free as Water, Free as Knowledge (1992)

``Free as Air, Free as Water, Free as Knowledge'' (1992)

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AlphaGenome: AI for Better Understanding the Genome

Multi-Stage Programming with Splice Variables

AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome

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