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Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software (2025)
robtherobber about 11 hours ago

Danish government agency to ditch Microsoft software (2025)

The article discusses Denmark's plans to reduce its reliance on Microsoft products and move towards digital independence. It highlights the Danish government's efforts to increase its technological self-sufficiency and explore alternative software solutions to reduce its dependence on a single technology provider.

therecord.media
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Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
rbanffy about 4 hours ago

Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid

The article reports that US energy use increased in 2025, with solar power surpassing hydropower as a major renewable energy source. It highlights the continued growth of renewable energy and the ongoing shift in the country's energy landscape.

arstechnica.com
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Bus stop balancing is fast, cheap, and effective
surprisetalk about 4 hours ago

Bus stop balancing is fast, cheap, and effective

The article argues that the United States has too many bus stops, which can lead to inefficiencies and longer travel times. It suggests that reducing the number of bus stops and increasing the distance between them could improve the speed and reliability of bus service.

worksinprogress.co
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Show HN: A real-time strategy game that AI agents can play
__cayenne__ about 11 hours ago

Show HN: A real-time strategy game that AI agents can play

I've liked all the projects that put LLMs into game environments. It's been a weird juxtaposition, though: frontier LLMs can one-shot full coding projects, and those same models struggle to get out of Pokémon Red's Mt. Moon.

Because of this, I wanted to create a game environment that put this generation of frontier LLMs' top skill, coding, on full display.

Ten years ago, a team released a game called Screeps. It was described as an "MMO RTS sandbox for programmers." The Screeps paradigm of writing code and having it executed in a real-time game environment is well suited to LLMs. Drawing on a version of the Screeps open source API, LLM Skirmish pits LLMs head-to-head in a series of 1v1 real-time strategy games.

In my testing I found that Claude Opus 4.5 was the most dominant model, but it showed weakness in round 1 as it was overly focused on its in-game economy. Meanwhile, I probably spent a third of all code on sandbox hardening because GPT 5.2 kept trying to cheat by pre-reading its opponent's strategies.

If there's interest, I'm planning on doing a round of testing with the latest generation of LLMs (Claude 4.6 Opus, GPT 5.3 Codex, etc.).

You can run local matches via CLI. I'm running a hosted match runner with Google Cloud Run that uses isolated-vm. The match playback visualizer is statically served from Cloudflare.

I've created a community ladder that you can submit strategies to via CLI, no auth required. I've found that the CLI plus the skill.md that's available has been enough for AI agents to immediately get started.

Website: https://llmskirmish.com

API docs: https://llmskirmish.com/docs

GitHub: https://github.com/llmskirmish/skirmish

A video of a match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBPaZ1qamM

llmskirmish.com
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100M-Row Challenge with PHP
brentroose about 11 hours ago

100M-Row Challenge with PHP

The article explores a challenge to process 100 million rows of data using the Tempest PHP framework, highlighting its performance and scalability advantages compared to traditional database solutions.

github.com
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Show HN: I ported Tree-sitter to Go
odvcencio about 2 hours ago

Show HN: I ported Tree-sitter to Go

This started as a hard requirement for my TUI-based editor application, it ended up going in a few different directions.

A suite of tools that help with semantic code entities: https://github.com/odvcencio/gts-suite

A next-gen version control system called Got: https://github.com/odvcencio/got

I think this has some pretty big potential! I think there's many classes of application (particularly legacy architecture) that can benefit from these kinds of analysis tooling. My next post will be about composing all these together, an exciting project I call GotHub. Thanks!

github.com
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AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
ceejayoz about 8 hours ago

AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems in war game simulations have repeatedly recommended nuclear strikes, raising concerns about the potential risks of AI decision-making in military conflicts. The article explores the challenges of ensuring AI-powered systems make ethical and proportional recommendations in high-stakes scenarios.

newscientist.com
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The Pentagon Threatens Anthropic
lukeplato about 3 hours ago

The Pentagon Threatens Anthropic

The article discusses the Pentagon's concerns about Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, potentially developing advanced AI systems that could pose national security risks. It explores the Pentagon's efforts to monitor and potentially regulate the development of such AI technologies.

astralcodexten.com
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Red Hat takes on Docker Desktop with its enterprise Podman Desktop build
twelvenmonkeys about 8 hours ago

Red Hat takes on Docker Desktop with its enterprise Podman Desktop build

Red Hat has entered the cloud-native developer desktop market with the introduction of Red Hat Developer Workstation, a Linux-based desktop solution designed to streamline the development and deployment of cloud-native applications.

thenewstack.io
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Show HN: Django Control Room – All Your Tools Inside the Django Admin
yassi_dev about 6 hours ago

Show HN: Django Control Room – All Your Tools Inside the Django Admin

Over the past year I’ve been building a set of operational panels for Django:

- Redis inspection - cache visibility - Celery task introspection - URL discovery and testing

All of these tools have been built inside the Django admin.

Instead of jumping between tools like Flower, redis-cli, Swagger, or external services, I wanted something that sits where I’m already working.

I’ve grouped these under a single umbrella: Django Control Room.

The idea is pretty simple: the Django admin already gives you authentication, permissions, and a familiar interface. It can also act as an operational layer for your app.

Each panel is just a small Django app with a simple interface, so it’s easy to build your own and plug it in.

I’m working on more panels (signals, errors, etc.) and also thinking about how far this pattern can go.

Curious how others think about this. Does it make sense to consolidate this kind of tooling inside the admin, or do you prefer keeping it separate?

github.com
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The Misuses of the University
ubasu about 4 hours ago

The Misuses of the University

The article examines the increasing commercialization and corporatization of universities, which are shifting away from their core mission of fostering critical thinking and intellectual discourse in favor of prioritizing profit, efficiency, and workforce training.

publicbooks.org
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I asked Claude for 37,500 random names, and it can't stop saying Marcus
benjismith about 5 hours ago

I asked Claude for 37,500 random names, and it can't stop saying Marcus

The article explores the challenges of generating true randomness in artificial intelligence systems, discussing the limitations of pseudo-random number generators and the potential of quantum computing to produce genuine random numbers.

github.com
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Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown
andreynering about 4 hours ago

Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown

Microsoft has started rolling out updates for the classic Notepad and Paint applications to Windows Insiders, bringing new features and improvements to these iconic Windows tools.

blogs.windows.com
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Show HN: Sgai – Goal-driven multi-agent software dev (GOAL.md → working code)
sandgardenhq about 4 hours ago

Show HN: Sgai – Goal-driven multi-agent software dev (GOAL.md → working code)

Hey HN,

We built Sgai to experiment with a different model of AI-assisted development.

Instead of prompting step-by-step, you define an outcome in GOAL.md (what should be built, not how), and Sgai runs a coordinated set of AI agents to execute it.

- It decomposes the goal into a DAG of roles (developer → reviewer → safety analyst, etc.) - It asks clarifying questions when needed - It writes code, runs tests, and iterates - Completion gates (e.g. make test) determine when it's actually done

Everything runs locally in your repo. There’s a web dashboard showing real-time execution of the agent graph. Nothing auto-pushes to GitHub.

We’ve used it internally for prototyping small apps and internal tooling. It’s still early and rough in places, but functional enough to share.

Demo (4 min): https://youtu.be/NYmjhwLUg8Q GitHub: https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai

Open source (Go). Works with Anthropic, OpenAI, or local models via opencode.

Curious what people think about DAG-based multi-agent workflows for coding. Has anyone here experimented with similar approaches?

github.com
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Jimi Hendrix was a systems engineer
tintinnabula 41 minutes ago

Jimi Hendrix was a systems engineer

The article explores the technical and engineering aspects of Jimi Hendrix's music, revealing his innovative approach to guitar amplification and sound manipulation that significantly influenced the development of modern music technology.

spectrum.ieee.org
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Attyx – tiny and fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Zig
nicholasrq about 2 hours ago

Attyx – tiny and fast GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Zig

Attyx is an open-source, cross-platform library that provides a consistent, high-performance audio processing interface for various audio APIs across different operating systems. It aims to simplify the development of audio applications by abstracting away platform-specific complexities.

github.com
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Vinext – The Next.js API surface, reimplemented on Vite
billwashere about 10 hours ago

Vinext – The Next.js API surface, reimplemented on Vite

The article introduces ViNext, a platform for building high-performance, secure, and scalable video streaming applications. ViNext is designed to simplify the development of video services by providing a modular and extensible architecture.

github.com
10 2
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Rowspace launches with $50M to help investors scale their alpha with AI
rattray about 5 hours ago

Rowspace launches with $50M to help investors scale their alpha with AI

The article discusses the key considerations for startups when raising a Series A round of funding, including understanding the investment landscape, preparing a strong pitch, and navigating the due diligence process.

rowspace.ai
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Last Year of Terraform
eandre about 10 hours ago

Last Year of Terraform

The article discusses the future of Terraform and the potential end of its dominance as the leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool. It explores the emergence of new cloud-native technologies and the challenges Terraform may face in adapting to the changing landscape.

encore.dev
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West Virginia's Anti-Apple CSAM Lawsuit Would Help Child Predators Walk Free
hn_acker about 3 hours ago

West Virginia's Anti-Apple CSAM Lawsuit Would Help Child Predators Walk Free

The article discusses West Virginia's lawsuit against Apple's child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection system, arguing that the lawsuit would make it easier for child predators to avoid detection and walk free, undermining efforts to protect children online.

techdirt.com
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