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Stories removed from the Hacker News Front Page, updated in real time (2024)
akyuu about 3 hours ago

Stories removed from the Hacker News Front Page, updated in real time (2024)

This repository tracks the removal of stories from Hacker News, providing insight into the moderation practices of the platform. It serves as a tool for understanding the types of content that are removed and the potential implications for the community.

github.com
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Parliament tells Dutch government to keep DigiD data out of American hands
TechTechTech about 4 hours ago

Parliament tells Dutch government to keep DigiD data out of American hands

The Dutch Parliament has instructed the government to keep DigiD data, the digital identification system, out of American hands. This comes amid concerns over data privacy and the potential for US government access to sensitive Dutch citizen information.

nltimes.nl
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Libbbf: Bound Book Format, A high-performance container for comics and manga
zdw about 11 hours ago

Libbbf: Bound Book Format, A high-performance container for comics and manga

The article discusses the libbbf library, which is a C library that provides a simple and efficient way to read and write binary data. The library is designed to be easy to use and integrate into other projects, and it supports a variety of data types and file formats.

github.com
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EU Parliament freezes US trade deal ratification
pjmlp about 8 hours ago

EU Parliament freezes US trade deal ratification

The European Parliament has frozen the EU-US trade deal in response to President Trump's threats to impose tariffs on the EU over the Greenland issue. The move highlights the growing tensions between the EU and the US over trade policy and geopolitical disputes.

lemonde.fr
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Director Gore Verbinski: Unreal Engine is the greatest slip backwards for movie
LeoNatan25 about 6 hours ago

Director Gore Verbinski: Unreal Engine is the greatest slip backwards for movie

The article discusses director Gore Verbinski's criticism of Unreal Engine, claiming it has led to a regression in movie CGI quality compared to traditional rendering techniques. Verbinski argues that the ease of use and accessibility of Unreal Engine has resulted in a loss of artistic control and a decline in the overall visual fidelity of CGI in films.

pcgamer.com
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Can you slim macOS down?
ingve about 8 hours ago

Can you slim macOS down?

This article explores ways to slim down macOS, such as removing unused apps, disabling visual effects, and managing storage, to improve performance and free up disk space on older or less powerful Mac devices.

eclecticlight.co
25 23
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MAGA Delusions of Economic Leverage
rbanffy about 4 hours ago

MAGA Delusions of Economic Leverage

The article discusses the MAGA movement's belief in the economic leverage of the United States, arguing that this belief is a delusion and that the U.S. has significantly less economic power than many believe. It examines the misconceptions and flawed assumptions underlying this belief.

paulkrugman.substack.com
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Canada Announces Divorce from America
mooreds about 2 hours ago

Canada Announces Divorce from America

Canada announces its intention to distance itself from the United States politically and economically, citing divergent values and priorities between the two neighboring countries.

charlotteclymer.substack.com
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Germany Forces Lexus to Remotely Kill Car Heating in Dead of Winter
josephcsible about 11 hours ago

Germany Forces Lexus to Remotely Kill Car Heating in Dead of Winter

The German government has ordered Lexus to remotely disable the car heating function on specific models in the middle of winter, citing energy conservation efforts amid the ongoing energy crisis in Europe.

gadgetreview.com
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EU moves closer to using its trade bazooka against the US
saubeidl about 8 hours ago

EU moves closer to using its trade bazooka against the US

The article discusses the European Union's threats to use its 'bazooka' trade policy against the United States if the U.S. imposes tariffs on French products in retaliation for France's digital tax. The article also touches on tensions between the EU and the U.S. over issues like the status of Greenland and the future of NATO.

politico.eu
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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney's Full Speech at Davos
qkeast about 11 hours ago

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney's Full Speech at Davos

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney calls for a new global 'social contract' to address the challenges of climate change, inequality, and the breakdown of the rules-based international order, urging for a rethinking of capitalism to better serve the public good.

cbc.ca
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Shingles vaccine may help keep older people biologically younger
ValentineC about 12 hours ago

Shingles vaccine may help keep older people biologically younger

A new shingles vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, offering improved protection against the painful condition compared to the previous vaccine. The vaccine is recommended for adults aged 70 and older, who are at greater risk of developing shingles.

thetimes.com
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Show HN: Generate animated solar system timelapse videos for any date range
SimonDorfman about 10 hours ago

Show HN: Generate animated solar system timelapse videos for any date range

A fork of Solar System Live that generates animated videos showing planetary orbits over any date range. Tracks orbital statistics (how many times Earth was lapped by Mercury/Venus, or lapped outer planets) and overlays dates/ages on each frame.

Example: Einstein's lifetime (1879-1955) showing 76 years of solar system evolution. Built with Python + Pillow + ffmpeg, runs locally with Lighttpd.

https://github.com/simondorfman/solar_system_live

github.com
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Comic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist Pushback
cdrnsf about 1 hour ago

Comic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist Pushback

Comic Con International has banned the use of AI-generated artwork at its conventions, following backlash from artists who argued that the technology undermines their work and livelihood. The decision aims to address concerns about the impact of AI art on the creative community.

404media.co
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Tesla crash in Germany: Even far right AfD voters no longer want Musk's cars
doener about 2 hours ago

Tesla crash in Germany: Even far right AfD voters no longer want Musk's cars

The article explores how Tesla has benefited from the attention and controversy surrounding CEO Elon Musk, while German automakers have faced challenges in keeping up with the electric vehicle market and Musk's disruptive influence.

fr.de
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Show HN: UltraContext – A simple context API for AI agents with auto-versioning
ofabioroma 30 minutes ago

Show HN: UltraContext – A simple context API for AI agents with auto-versioning

Hey HN! I'm Fabio and I built UltraContext, a simple context API for AI agents with automatic versioning.

After two years building AI agents in production, I experienced firsthand how frustrating it is to manage context at scale. Storing messages, iterating system prompts, debugging behavior and multi-agent patterns—all while keeping track of everything without breaking anything. It was driving me insane.

So I built UltraContext. The mental model is git for context:

- Updates and deletes automatically create versions (history is never lost)

- Replay state at any point

The API is 5 methods:

  uc.create()   // new context (can fork from existing)
  uc.append()   // add message
  uc.get()      // retrieve by version, timestamp, or index
  uc.update()   // edit message → creates version
  uc.delete()   // remove message → creates version
Messages are schema-free. Store conversation history, tool calls, system prompts—whatever shape you need. Pass it straight to your LLM using any framework you'd like.

What it's for:

- Persisting conversation state across sessions

- Debugging agent behavior (rewind to decision point)

- Forking contexts to test different flows

- Audit trails without building audit infrastructure

- Multi-agent and sub-agent patterns

What it's NOT:

- Not a memory/RAG system (no semantic search)

- Not a vector database

- Not an Orchestration/LLM framework

UltraContext handles versioning, branching, history. You get time-travel with one line.

Docs: https://ultracontext.ai/docs

Early access: https://ultracontext.ai

Would love feedback! Especially from anyone who's rolled their own context engineering and can tell me what I'm missing.

ultracontext.ai
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Show HN: ChartGPU – WebGPU-powered charting library (1M points at 60fps)
huntergemmer 23 minutes ago

Show HN: ChartGPU – WebGPU-powered charting library (1M points at 60fps)

ChartGPU is an open-source, GPU-accelerated data visualization library that provides high-performance, interactive charting capabilities for web applications. It offers a wide range of chart types and customization options, leveraging WebGL technology to deliver smooth, responsive visualizations.

github.com
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Oban Comes to Python
pentacent_hq about 3 hours ago

Oban Comes to Python

Oban is a Python framework for building reliable and scalable background task processing systems. It provides a flexible and extensible architecture for executing long-running tasks asynchronously, with support for retries, priorities, and scheduling.

oban.pro
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DOGE staffers at Social Security agency may have violated Hatch Act, DOJ says
vaxman about 7 hours ago

DOGE staffers at Social Security agency may have violated Hatch Act, DOJ says

Two Social Security Administration employees were found to have violated the Hatch Act, which restricts certain political activities by federal employees. The employees were disciplined for their involvement in political activities while on duty.

abcnews.go.com
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Show HN: Distilled 0.6B text-to-SQL model
maciejgryka about 4 hours ago

Show HN: Distilled 0.6B text-to-SQL model

We used our platform to fine-tune a tiny text-to-SQL model using distillation from DeepSeek V3. Repo has instructions for how to replicate this.

This is definitely not the best-performing model like this out there! But I found it surprising we were able to get to this much out of it: stone's throw away from a teacher 1000x the size!

We also ran the same thing using the 4B Qwen and matched the teacher accuracy, though here the difference is merely 100x :)

I find this pretty cool - obviously our distilled models can only do this one task and don't generalize, but that's often exactly what you want when you're building agentic systems.

Happy to answer any questions!

github.com
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