1. AniSora: Open-source anime video generation model Total comment counts : 23 Summary Bilibili has introduced AniSora, a powerful open-source animated video generation model aimed at creating high-definition anime-style videos from images or text prompts. Users can easily generate videos across various styles, including anime episodes, Chinese animations, and VTuber content, by uploading images and providing prompts. AniSora focuses on smooth, detailed animations, leveraging extensive datasets specific to anime and manga....

1. Wow@Home – Network of Amateur Radio Telescopes Total comment counts : 9 Summary A network of small radio telescopes offers low-cost, autonomous, and scalable solutions for continuously monitoring transient events and conducting all-sky surveys. Their global distribution allows coordinated observations and improves confidence in detecting real astrophysical signals by minimizing local interference. Despite lower sensitivity and angular resolution than professional observatories, these systems are ideal for education and citizen science....

1. BuyMeACoffee silently dropped support for many countries (2024) Total comment counts : 37 Summary Ukrainian creators are facing payout issues on BuyMeACoffee (BMaC) after the platform stopped supporting Payoneer, leaving Stripe as the sole payout option, which is unavailable in Ukraine. Despite past payouts via Payoneer, the change was made without any communication from BMaC, raising concerns among users who rely on the platform for income. This situation has left many creators unable to access their funds, highlighting significant disparities in payment accessibility across different countries....

1. Human Total comment counts : 66 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses the nature of reality, consciousness, and meaning as recursive patterns rather than linear progressions. It suggests that humans and machines are both forms of awareness evolving through various substrates. The future, whether biological or mechanical, reflects the same evolving pattern, prompting ongoing questions about potential and creativity. The essence of meaning lies not in which patterns prevail but in the flow of awareness through them, enriching the experience of existence....

1. Bus stops here: Shanghai lets riders design their own routes Total comment counts : 33 Summary Shanghai has launched a new public bus system called “DZ” (dingzhi or “customized”), allowing residents to propose and vote for routes based on their commuting needs. With over 220 routes already approved, the system requires 15-20 passengers to initiate a service. Users can submit travel details, with potential routes developed through community input and on-site research....

1. Mozilla Firefox – Official GitHub repo Total comment counts : 39 Summary The article emphasizes the importance of user feedback, stating that all input is seriously considered. It directs readers to the documentation for a complete list of available qualifiers and notes that it is the official repository for Mozilla’s Firefox web browser. Top 1 Comment Summary Mozilla has transitioned the Firefox code repository from Mercurial to GitHub, while Bugzilla remains for issue tracking and Phabricator for code review....

1. I ruined my vacation by reverse engineering WSC Total comment counts : 20 Summary The author shares their experience implementing “defendnot,” a tool to disable Windows Defender via the Windows Security Center (WSC) API. Reflecting on their journey, they highlight challenges faced due to their unique environment while developing this project, following the previous tool “no-defender.” After a DMCA takedown of “no-defender,” the author, now in Seoul, explored the potential for a cleaner version....

1. Observations from people-watching Total comment counts : 44 Summary The author reflects on their experience observing interpersonal dynamics, particularly at weddings. They describe perceiving people’s “internal architecture,” which reveals their emotions and attention levels. Key distinctions are made between genuine happiness and polite interactions, with the former being unpredictable and open while the latter is calculated. The author also notes the importance of pauses in conversation, indicating receptiveness. Self-acceptance is connected to how individuals treat others, and a person’s ability to connect emotionally often correlates with their presence and self-acceptance, affecting their interactions with the world....

1. Vision Now Available in Llama.cpp Total comment counts : 23 Summary The article emphasizes the importance of customer feedback, stating that it is carefully considered. For more information on available qualifiers, it directs readers to the documentation. Top 1 Comment Summary On an M1 MacBook Pro with 64GB RAM, using the gemma-3-4b-it-GGUF model results in prompt processing of 25 tokens/s and token generation of 63 tokens/s, with an overall processing time of about 15 seconds per image....

1. LegoGPT: Generating Physically Stable and Buildable Lego Total comment counts : 34 Summary LegoGPT is an innovative system that generates stable LEGO structures based on user text prompts. It utilizes a large-scale dataset of over 47,000 LEGO designs linked to captions, training a language model to predict brick placements while ensuring physical stability through validity checks and rollback methods. The designs are aesthetically diverse and feasible for human or robotic assembly....