1. Quiet – Encrypted P2P team chat with no servers, just Tor Total comment counts : 29 Summary The article discusses a private, peer-to-peer (p2p) alternative to messaging platforms like Slack and Discord called Quiet. It is built on Tor and IPFS, ensuring privacy and security as messages are synced directly between devices without the need for a central server. Each community using Quiet has its own isolated network, with data never touching devices of users in other communities....

1. Microsoft has not stopped forcing Edge on Windows 11 users Total comment counts : 66 Summary The article discusses Microsoft’s recent blog post about Windows system components beginning to respect the default web browser setting. However, the author claims that after extensive testing, they have not found any changes in the new Windows Insider version. The confusion seems to stem from a highlighted but vague entry in the changelog for a recent Windows 11 Insider preview build....

1. Nginx Unit – Universal web app server Total comment counts : 44 Summary The article discusses NGINX Unit, a lightweight and versatile open-source server project. NGINX Unit compresses multiple layers of the application stack into a performance-focused solution that can be used in various web architectures. It offers a RESTful JSON API for dynamic updates and flexible configuration. The server runs applications in multiple languages and ensures security and robustness through a complex architecture....

1. Asking 60 LLMs a set of 20 questions Total comment counts : 61 Summary The author developed a script to test around 60 models with prompts related to reasoning, instruction following, and creativity. The script stored the answers in a SQLite database, and the raw results are available to view. Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses a generic harness that can be used to run benchmarks across various language models....

1. Touch Pianist Total comment counts : 81 Summary The article is promoting a mobile app that allows users to engage in a tactile expression of art. The app is available for free on both Android and iOS platforms. Top 1 Comment Summary The article discussed a post on Hacker News from several years ago that had resurfaced. The author expressed gratitude for finding the post again after being unable to locate it for a long time....

1. My favorite Erlang program (2013) Total comment counts : 19 Summary The article is a list of various files and tiddlers contained in a TiddlyWiki. It includes file paths and tiddler titles, along with some images and other content. Top 1 Comment Summary This article discusses a feature in server closure that allows for the server to receive a specific message and change to something new. The article also mentions a conversation with Joe, who expressed disappointment in the degradation of Windows over time and predicted that users would eventually have to watch ads to access their own files....

1. Is this Duplo train track under too much tension? Total comment counts : 42 Summary The article discusses a father’s concern about the tension in a train track made of duplo pieces built by his children. He asks two main questions: how to quickly determine if there is tension in the track and how to update the track to have less tension. The article provides a strategy for checking for tension based on the number of curved sections and the sum of direction vectors in the straight sections....

1. Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of IoT security updates Total comment counts : 181 Summary The article discusses the issue of serious vulnerabilities in IoT devices and the lack of support and updates from manufacturers. The author advocates for the FCC to require device manufacturers to support their products with security updates for a reasonable amount of time. The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a cybersecurity labeling program for connected devices, and the author fought for one of the criteria to be the disclosure of how long the product will receive security updates....

1. Glove80 Ergonomic Keyboard Total comment counts : 54 Summary The article is a review of the Glove80, an ergonomic keyboard developed and manufactured by MoErgo. The author begins by discussing their experience with other ergonomic keyboards, such as the Kinesis Advantage2 and the Kinesis Advantage360 Pro, highlighting their strengths and shortcomings. They then introduce the Glove80 and provide a detailed analysis of its features, including the key well, thumb cluster, tenting mechanism, palm rests, build quality, switches and keycaps, innards, and the Glove80 ecosystem....

1. The boiling frog of digital freedom Total comment counts : 53 Summary The article discusses the use of defaultdict in Python to sort objects into different buckets based on criteria. It also provides an update on the GANdam project and shares some Python tips for sorting lists into buckets with defaultdict. Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses the availability of alternatives to popular tech services and platforms. It emphasizes the increasing usability of Linux on desktops, the presence of open-source office suites as alternatives to Microsoft Office, and the progress of FreeBSD as a desktop option....