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1. Thanks FedEx, this is why we keep getting phished Total comment counts : 75 Summary The author of the article discusses their experiences with phishing attacks disguised as parcel delivery messages. They mention receiving a suspicious SMS and sought the opinion of others on its legitimacy. The majority considered the message to be “dodgy AF” based on various signs. Despite their skepticism, the author was actually expecting a package from FedEx and wanted to verify the message....

1. Stable Diffusion 3 Total comment counts : 51 Summary The article introduces Stable Diffusion 3, an advanced text-to-image model with improved performance in multi-subject prompts, image quality, and spelling. Although the model is not widely available yet, the waitlist for an early preview phase has been opened. The Suite of Stable Diffusion 3 models ranges from 800M to 8B parameters, offering scalability and quality options. The model combines a diffusion transformer architecture and flow matching....

1. Gemma: New Open Models Total comment counts : 64 Summary Google has introduced Gemma, a new generation of open models for developers and researchers to build AI responsibly. These lightweight models are built from the same research and technology used to create Gemini models and are designed to be safe, reliable, and adhere to Google’s AI Principles. Gemma models surpass larger models on key benchmarks while maintaining rigorous standards for responsible outputs....

1. Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames Total comment counts : 61 Summary Signal is making changes to enhance privacy for users. By default, your phone number will no longer be visible to everyone you chat with on Signal. People who have your number saved in their contacts will still be able to see it. Additionally, you can now create a unique username to use on Signal instead of sharing your phone number....

1. Show HN: htmz – a low power tool for HTML Total comment counts : 57 Summary The article discusses htmz, a minimalist HTML microframework that allows users to create modular web user interfaces using plain HTML. htmz enables the swapping of page fragments using vanilla HTML code, updating only the relevant portion of the page instead of reloading the whole page. It is inspired by htmx, Comet, and other similar web application architectures....

1. Wddbfs – Mount a SQLite database as a filesystem Total comment counts : 14 Summary The article discusses the hesitation of using a sqlite database for prototyping projects and suggests using a filesystem instead. The author introduces a utility called wddbfs that allows users to mount a sqlite database as a WebDAV filesystem. This allows the database to be accessed using tools that work with a standard filesystem, such as terminals, file managers, and text editors....

1. Considerations for a long-running Raspberry Pi Total comment counts : 72 Summary This article is part of a series on improving the reliability of Raspberry Pi devices. The author shares their experiences and solutions for various issues that can occur with Raspberry Pis and how they have addressed them. They also provide tips on monitoring, particularly using Uptime Kuma. The author advises against disabling journaling for the Pi’s filesystem as it may increase the risk of filesystem corruption....

1. My sixth year as a bootstrapped founder Total comment counts : 51 Summary The article discusses the author’s journey as a bootstrapped founder and the success of their product, TinyPilot. After several failed businesses, TinyPilot became popular and generated $997k in revenue in 2023, with a $236k profit. The author attributes the success to stronger sales and changes in manufacturing and design costs. They also share how they sustained themselves during the early years through savings and dividend income....

1. Sora: Creating video from text Total comment counts : 201 Summary The article introduces Sora, an AI model developed by OpenAI that can generate realistic and imaginative scenes based on text instructions. Sora aims to understand and simulate the physical world in motion, with the goal of assisting people in solving real-world problems that require interaction. The model is capable of generating videos up to one minute long while maintaining visual quality and adhering to the user’s prompt....

1. European Court of Human Rights bans weakening of secure end-to-end encryption Total comment counts : 26 Summary error Top 1 Comment Summary The article discusses a court ruling on the legality of requiring messaging providers to decrypt end-to-end encrypted (E2E) communications. The court held that such a requirement is a disproportionate interference with the right to privacy. The court considered the wide-scale impact of weakening E2E encryption and suggested alternative solutions to decryption without compromising protective mechanisms....