1. Show HN: Open-Source Video Editor Web App
Total comment counts : 34
Summary
The article is about an open-source video editor called Omni Clip. The editor is available for free on the website https://omniclip.app and works entirely inside the browser without storing any private data. It supports various features such as trimming, splitting, and editing of text, audio, video, and images. Users can also rotate, resize, and style clips on the preview. The editor allows for undo/redo and rendering in different resolutions, up to 4k. However, there are some limitations to be aware of, including the fact that it only works with videos at 25 fps or higher, has only 4 tracks, and may have some bugs. Additionally, it does not currently work on phones due to drag and drop API problems. The creator of Omni Clip welcomes thoughts and feedback on the project.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The article discusses the need for the community to invest in an open source video editor based on the web using WebCodec. The author had given a talk last year to encourage people to work on this project and provides a link to the video. They offer their assistance and provide their email address for further communication.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The user is requesting a confirmation dialog when closing tabs to prevent accidentally closing unsaved projects.
2. Virtualizing the 6502 on a 6502 with 6o6
Total comment counts : 7
Summary
The article discusses the development of “6o6,” a system that allows the Commodore 64 to run a different 6502-based system. “6o6” is a full virtualized software NMOS 6502 CPU that runs on a 6502 CPU. It can control guest code execution, abstract memory access, and even run from virtual memory. The article explores the challenges of designing an operating system and the limitations of the 6502 in terms of memory management, remapping addresses, and prohibiting programs from accessing certain memory locations. It suggests that these limitations can be addressed through software virtualization, where the processor state is easily managed, memory access can be abstracted, and controlled exceptions can be thrown for protection faults.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The article discusses the completion of the first project on the author’s bucket list, which they have been working on for two decades. The author’s bucket list is described as impressive.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article discusses the enduring popularity of the 6502 architecture, despite its simplicity and age. It highlights how this architecture is still being pushed to new limits even after nearly 50 years. The 6502 cores are still utilized in certain systems-on-chips (SoCs) targeted at the ultra-low-cost high-volume market.
3. Ancient Egyptian Stone-Drilling (1983)
Total comment counts : 16
Summary
The article discusses a scholarly disagreement between two Egyptologists, A. Lucas and Sir Flinders Petrie, regarding how the ancient Egyptians drilled hard stone such as quartz and granite. Lucas believes that wet quartz sand abrasive was used, while Petrie argues for fixed points of emery. The article presents preliminary experimental evidence from the functional analysis of a drilled granite lid from an Old Kingdom sarcophagus that supports Lucas’ theory. The lid has two holes on each end, with evidence suggesting the use of wet quartz sand abrasive for drilling.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The article highlights how some Russians, who were annoyed with alien theories, decided to address the issue by recording a video of themselves drilling a stone using only ancient instruments. They wanted to demonstrate that the stone could be manipulated without the need for extraterrestrial intervention. The video can be found at the provided YouTube link and includes English subtitles.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article discusses a 1995 PBS Nova episode that explores the process of raising an obelisk. The episode features egyptologist Mark Lehner, stone mason Roger Hopkins, and ancient tool expert Denys Stocks. Although the team did not reach a conclusion on how to raise an obelisk, they returned to Egypt in 1999 to record another episode that includes two competing theories. The article provides links to both episodes and recommends watching them.
4. Automatically Detecting Under-Trained Tokens in Large Language Models
Total comment counts : 6
Summary
The article talks about arXivLabs, a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new features on the arXiv website. It emphasizes the values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy that arXiv holds, and only works with partners who adhere to these values. It also encourages individuals and organizations to propose projects that will benefit the arXiv community. Lastly, it mentions the availability of status notifications via email or Slack.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The article discusses a Canadian company’s model that included a token related to hockey. The author finds it interesting and looks forward to improvements in understanding tokenization impacts on models. They also mention that earlier open source models had issues with carriage returns depending on the source of the data.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article mentioned is a Computerphile video about glitch tokens that was uploaded a year ago. The link to the video is provided.
5. 100k Stars
Total comment counts : 26
Summary
The Sun is the center of the Solar System and is a spherical star made of hot plasma and magnetic fields. It has a diameter 109 times that of Earth and a mass 330,000 times that of Earth, making up 99.86% of the Solar System’s total mass. The Sun is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium, with a small percentage consisting of heavier elements such as oxygen, carbon, neon, and iron.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The article discusses a visualization with great graphics but points out that the music no longer works on Chrome by default. It also mentions that some information in the visualization is outdated, specifically regarding the discovery of exoplanets orbiting Proxima Centauri and the use of the proposed JWST to find these planets.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article discusses a mobile application that appears to be impressive but has some technical issues. On mobile devices, the app opens information panels unintentionally when the user intends to scroll. Additionally, the article mentions that there is no apparent way to exit these info panels without reloading the app.
6. Show NH: “data-to-paper” - autonomous stepwise LLM-driven research
Total comment counts : 15
Summary
The article discusses a framework called data-to-paper that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the process of scientific research. It guides AI agents through the entire research process, starting from raw data and ending with the writing of a research paper. The framework aims to maintain scientific values such as transparency and verifiability while utilizing AI to accelerate research. The article provides examples of test cases where data-to-paper was used, including health indicators, social networks, treatment policies, and treatment optimization. The article invites users to try out the data-to-paper framework with their own data and welcomes feedback and suggestions. However, it emphasizes the need for human oversight and intervention to ensure accuracy and quality. The article also mentions compliance with laws, regulations, and ethical standards, and warns about the potential costs of using AI language models.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The author is in the process of reviewing papers and finds one that lacks substance. They cannot share details due to confidentiality. The author suggests deanonymizing and blacklisting the authors to reduce wasted reviewer time.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article emphasizes that the responsibility for the quality, rigor, ethics, and other aspects of created manuscripts lies solely with the author. It recommends that the process should involve a human-in-the-loop and that domain experts should carefully vet the manuscripts. The article acknowledges that the process is not error-proof and human intervention is necessary to ensure accuracy and quality. The user raises concerns about the ability of domain experts to identify mistakes made by language model systems (LLMs) and questions if there is guidance available for them. The user also questions the frequency of manuscript rejections by domain experts, the time saved compared to traditional research, and expresses concerns about the potential spread of flawed AI-generated papers in academic channels. The user concludes by highlighting the importance of relying on personal ethics in this process.
7. Binius: Highly efficient proofs over binary fields
Total comment counts : 8
Summary
The article introduces the concept of Binius, a proof system that operates directly over zeroes and ones. It explains the advantages of using small field sizes in proof generation and the use of modular arithmetic. The article also discusses finite fields and extension fields, emphasizing the importance of extensions for preserving security. It concludes by explaining arithmetization and how it is used in SNARKs and STARKs to prove statements about computer programs.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The user is asking for a recommendation for an introduction to STARKs, as they do not have the necessary background to understand the article. They are looking for a source that is not filled with cryptocurrency blogspam.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article discusses the importance of sampling coordinates from a large enough set in order to prevent attackers from guessing them by random chance. It mentions that if the modulus is near 2^256, this is not a problem. However, with a modulus of 2^64 - 2^32 + 1 or lower, there is a higher risk of the attacker being able to guess the coordinates. To mitigate this, the article suggests sampling r from an extension field. The author compares this to increasing entropy without actually adding entropy, similar to brute-forcing a low entropy preimage in a hash. The author acknowledges that they may be misunderstanding the article due to unclear exposition.
8. Emoji History: The Missing Years
Total comment counts : 8
Summary
The article discusses the discovery of vintage Japanese drawing devices that have built-in sketch and memo functions. The author purchased the Sharp PI-4000, a pocket computer released in 1994, which features a memo function that allows users to draw in different shades and widths. Surprisingly, the device also contains recognizable emojis, which goes against the commonly known history of emojis being created in 1997 and 1999. Further research reveals that other devices, such as the NEC PI-ET1 in 1991 and the Sharp WD-A521 in 1990, also contained emojis. The article explores the possibility of other word processors and pagers from that time period incorporating emojis as well.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The article discusses the rise and widespread adoption of emoji, which are ideograms – a type of character that was largely unfamiliar to most of the world. While it’s not surprising that emoji originated in Japan, a country with an established ideographic writing system, their adoption in places primarily using alphabets is intriguing. The author wonders if emoji use will evolve to allow people without a common spoken language to communicate using them, similar to how classical Chinese has historically been used in East Asia. The author suggests that this evolution may already be underway based on observations of emoji-filled comment sections on streaming platforms.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article discusses the characters ○金 and ○ビ, which were created by author Kazuhiro Watanabe in 1984 and featured in his book Kinkonkan. These characters gained popularity and became a part of Japanese vocabulary during the bubble-era (1986-1991), even winning a buzzword award. However, they are now considered obsolete and no longer in use. The article does not provide further details about the meaning of these characters or the story of the book.
9. Show HN: Attempt to bring a cinematic experience in 256 bytes (WASM)
Total comment counts : 9
Summary
The article emphasizes that the author values and considers all feedback received. It also mentions that there is documentation available that provides information about the different qualifiers that can be utilized.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The article discusses an event called Outline Demoparty, where a 256b compo took place. The crowd was extremely impressed by the visuals, particularly the sea waves, which looked better than expected. Furthermore, the article mentions an explosion of a strange egg-like object, which intensified the excitement. The win of this entry was well-deserved according to the author.
Top 2 Comment Summary
This article discusses the implementation of WebAssembly in different browsers and highlights the performance differences between Firefox and Chrome. The author expresses surprise at seeing a “best viewed in Firefox” tag after many years and expresses curiosity about why Chrome’s implementation of WebAssembly has worse performance.
10. Flatcar: OS Innovation with Systemd-Sysext
Total comment counts : 8
Summary
The article discusses the use of systemd-sysext in Flatcar Container Linux to extend its functionality. Flatcar Container Linux is a project that focuses on backwards compatibility and ships with a fixed set of software, relying on containers for additional functionality. However, there are scenarios where users need to extend Flatcar beyond its original design. systemd-sysext allows users to overlay extensions on top of the read-only /usr partition, addressing feature requests and finding new solutions. It provides a solution for deploying custom versions of Docker/containerd and other OS-level software that cannot be containerized. Flatcar provides build recipes and prebuilt extension images for common software projects, allowing users to update extensions separately from the base OS. systemd-sysext also serves as a solution for integrating cloud vendor tools, allowing them to be layered on top of the /usr partition and included in the update mechanism. Overall, the use of systemd-sysext has made Flatcar more modular and flexible.
Top 1 Comment Summary
The author of the article explains how they used systemd-sysext’s to install system-level software on their Steam Deck without unsealing the root partition. Although it is a bit inconvenient because they have to rebuild the extensions whenever the system updates, overall it works well for them.
Top 2 Comment Summary
The article mentions that Ublue Bluefin is looking to use systemd-ext. It provides a link to a forum post for more information.