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Work - AI, code, business (143)

• A How I Use Claude Code - Research-plan-implement workflow for building software with Claude Code, balancing upfront planning and intelligent generation. · #claude-code #workflow #methodology
• A Claudraband — Claude Code for Power Users - Library for controlling Claude Code programmatically, enabling power-user automation workflows and custom integrations. · #claude-code #automation #productivity
• A Claude Code Agent Teams - Documentation for orchestrating multiple Claude Code instances as coordinated agent teams with shared task management. · #claude-code #multi-agent #orchestration
• A The Five Primitives — Run a Company Alone - One-person company automation framework: four agents and one rule covering inventory, billing, deploys, filings alone. · #solo-business #automation #ops
• A The Harness Problem — Improving LLMs via Format - Hashline edit format beats patch for LLM code generation: tested across fifteen models with single improvement. · #llm-tooling #prompt-engineering #model-improvement
• A Claude Is a Space to Think - Anthropic's statement on keeping Claude ad-free and designing for genuine helpfulness over engagement metrics. · #llm-ethics #business-model #claude
• A Codex-maxxing - Guide to maximizing productivity with coding agents through comprehensive workflows and integration patterns. · #coding-agents #claude-code #productivity
• A Andrej Karpathy Skills for Claude Code - CLAUDE.md configuration file to improve Claude Code behavior based on Andrej Karpathy's LLM coding insights. · #claude-code #best-practices #prompt-engineering
• A Introducing the Safari MCP server for web developers - Apple's Model Context Protocol server for Safari enabling faster web development and debugging workflows. · #mcp #web-development #debugging
• A Running Qwen3.5 with LM Studio locally on MacBook M1 - Field notes on deploying Qwen 9B/0.8B locally on M1 with agent coding workflow and performance tradeoffs. · #local-llm #qwen #m1-optimization
• A Peek: Personal AI assistant with deep memory for Claude Code - Tool that learns user preferences automatically and injects them into Claude Code at the right time. · #claude-code #ai-memory #personalization
• A Anti-patterns: things to avoid – Agentic Engineering Patterns - Critical guide to anti-patterns in agent development; what to avoid when building AI agent systems. · #agents #anti-patterns #safety
• A Claude Code Cheat Sheet — Complete Reference - Comprehensive reference for Claude Code shortcuts, commands, MCP config, and environment variables. · #claude-code #reference #productivity
• A Agentic Engineering Patterns - Simon Willison's authoritative guide on patterns and best practices for building with AI agents. · #agents #patterns #engineering
• A Claude Code Creator's Multi-Agent Workflow - Boris Cherny reveals running 5 AI agents simultaneously, transforming coding into strategy game. · #claude-code #ai-workflow #multi-agent
• A Emergent Behavior: When Skills Combine - How Claude Code skills interact to create emergent capabilities beyond individual skill scope. · #claude-code #skills #emergent-behavior
• A gstack: Garry Tan's opinionated Claude Code setup - 23 Claude Code tools for CEO, design, eng, release, docs, QA—Tan's exact production workflow. · #claude-code #workflow-automation #skills
• A Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development - Benchmark review of Qwen3.6 27B as ideal-performance local model for coding on Mac and Linux. · #llm #local-models #development
• A Good To Go: PR Readiness Detection - Deterministic tool for detecting when AI-generated code is actually ready for pull request. · #ai-coding #code-quality #ci-cd
• A Your Friend's Guide to Agentic Engineering - No-BS practical guide to what actually works in AI agent development, opinionated and free. · #ai-agents #agent-patterns #engineering
• A Recall: Durable Memory for Claude Code - Offline persistent memory system maintaining project context between Claude Code sessions. · #claude-code #memory
• A Swiftlet: Run Gemma 4 in 2GB on MacBooks - Run Gemma 4 26B language model in just 2 GB RAM on M-series MacBooks via expert streaming. · #local-llm #inference #apple-silicon
• A The Agentic AI Handbook: Production-Ready Patterns - Comprehensive guide to 113 production-informed patterns for building reliable AI agents. · #ai-agents #patterns #production
• A Guardian Angels: LLM Personalization for Productivity - Gwern's deep research on personalized LLMs that emulate user values to amplify agency. · #llm-personalization #ai-agents
• A Turbo Fieldfare: Gemma 4 on MacBooks - Run Gemma 4 26B-A4B language model in 2 GB RAM on Apple Silicon MacBooks efficiently. · #local-llm #inference #apple-silicon
• A Structured LLM Outputs Cookbook - Practical guide for reliably extracting structured data like JSON and XML from LLMs. · #llm-engineering #structured-output #patterns
• A Best Practices for AI-Assisted Coding with Claude Code - Battle-tested practices from 18 months of Claude Code in production environments. · #claude-code #best-practices
• A Claude for Creative Work - Anthropic's guide connecting Claude to creative tools and professional workflows. · #claude #creative-tools
• A You're Probably Using Agent Skills Wrong - Best practices and anti-patterns for effective Claude Code skill design and use. · #claude-code #best-practices
• A interface-design: Claude Code Plugin - Claude Code plugin to stop re-deciding UI design choices in every conversation. · #claude-code #design-systems #plugins
• A FableCut: AI-Driven Browser Video Editor - Browser video editor with JSON timeline that AI agents can drive via MCP/REST. · #video-tools #ai-agents · M
• A webctl: Browser Automation via CLI - CLI tool for browser automation that AI agents can drive programmatically. · #cli-tools #browser-automation
• A Ollama: Claude Code with Anthropic API Compatibility - Run local open models with Claude Code using Anthropic Messages API. · #local-llm #claude-code · M
• B They Built the Escape Route Before the Crime - Detailed systems analysis: DOJ enforcement shutdown preceded insider trading and pre-announcement futures manipulation by minutes. · #geopolitics #trading #systems-analysis
• B Casus Belli Engineering - Why lasting professional impressions matter most: confidence in quality and trust ultimately trump technical credentials. · #engineering-culture #trust #leadership
• B Why Don't People Use Formal Methods? - Why formal methods aren't widely adopted in industry despite theoretical benefits: economic and social barriers examined. · #formal-methods #software-engineering #adoption
• B LinkedIn Extension Fingerprinting - GitHub repository for detecting and analyzing browser extension fingerprints, useful for understanding digital tracking. · #browser-security #fingerprinting
• B CodeMic — Replay Coding Tutorials in VSCode - CodeMic: replay coding tutorials directly inside VSCode with synchronized audio/video and interactive code navigation. · #code-tutorials #vscode #learning
• B Context Collapse Part 3 — AI Worming Through Word - Security research analysis: vulnerabilities let AI tools worm through Microsoft Word with Microsoft response details. · #ai-security #vulnerability-research #msft
• B Global Warming, Homeland Security: Domino Effects - Systems analysis: DOJ enforcement gutting enabled Polymarket insider trades and coordinated oil futures manipulation. · #geopolitics #systems-analysis #investigation
• B RAG vs SKILL vs MCP vs RLM - Comparison of four techniques—RAG, Skills, MCP, RLM—for extending LLM reliability without exceeding context windows. · #llm-architecture #rag #agent-patterns
• B Systems Thinking — The Programmer's Paradox - Systems thinking applied to programming: architectural principles and patterns for building robust complex software. · #systems-thinking #architecture #engineering
• B Osintradar: Curated OSINT Tools - Curated directory of OSINT tools, workflows, and techniques for digital investigations, research, and attribution. · #osint #research-tools #investigation · M
• B GitHub Agentic Workflows - GitHub Agentic Workflows: YAML syntax to define AI-assisted CI/CD pipelines with secure configuration management. · #github-actions #ai-automation #ci-cd
• B BinaryAudit — Finding Backdoors in Binaries - BinaryAudit: benchmark testing AI agents finding hidden backdoors in 40 MB binaries using Ghidra disassembler. · #ai-agents #security #reverse-engineering
• B U of T Researchers Demonstrate AI Worm Could Target Any Online Device - Research showing AI-powered self-replicating malware can target any device built with freely available models. · #ai-security #cybersecurity #threat-modeling
• B Rozum AI: Water company's homegrown orchestration after LLM failures - Case study of company spinning out AI system after $200k LLM experiment failed; orchestrates flaky models. · #llm-orchestration #ai-engineering #case-study
• B Blind Spots in the Guard: Domain-Camouflaged Injection Attacks - Research on injection attacks that evade detection by mimicking domain vocabulary in multi-agent systems. · #ai-security #prompt-injection #agents
• B Claude Cycles - Computer science research paper from Stanford faculty on algorithmic cycles and computational efficiency. · #algorithms #computer-science #theory
• B Ghidra MCP Server for Reverse Engineering - Production-grade MCP integration for Ghidra, enabling AI-powered binary analysis and reverse engineering. · #reverse-engineering #mcp #security-tools
• B You Need to Rewrite Your CLI for AI Agents - CLI design patterns for agent-first tools: prioritize predictability and JSON over human discoverability. · #agent-design #cli #developer-experience
• B Nanocode: Train Claude Code End-to-End - Library showing how to train Claude Code end-to-end: pretraining, supervised fine-tuning, RLHF, and DPO. · #llm-training #model-development #claude-code
• B Hive — Multi-Agent Harness for Production AI - Multi-agent harness framework enabling multiple AI agents to run together and coordinate in production. · #ai-agents #multi-agent #production
• B The Only Moat Left Is Knowing Things - Article on competitive advantage in AI era: differentiation through specialized knowledge not tooling. · #business-strategy #moat #differentiation
• B Blender MCP: Control via LLM - MCP plugin lets any language model control Blender 3D: manage assets, edit scenes, scripts, automate. · #blender #mcp #ai-integration · M
• B The Art of Money Getting — P.T. Barnum - P.T. Barnum's 1880 'Art of Money Getting' — timeless practical rules for building wealth and success. · #business-strategy #entrepreneurship #classic
• B Twilight of the Gods: Fable and 10+ LLMs on a Code Reorganization Task - Benchmarked comparison of Fable, Claude, and 10+ LLMs on code reorganization with quantified results. · #llm-comparison #benchmarking #coding-agents
• B ccleaks — Claude Code & AI supply chain news - Breaking verified news coverage of Claude Code, Anthropic, Vercel, and the AI development ecosystem. · #news #claude-code #ai-industry
• B lowfat – slim your command output - CLI tool that strips noise from command output to reduce token consumption in AI-assisted workflows. · #cli-tools #token-optimization #developer-tools
• B Mistral Small 4: Multimodal reasoning-optimized model - New Mistral model optimized for reasoning with multimodal capabilities; customizable and deployable. · #llm-models #multimodal #reasoning
• B Rowboat — Open-Source AI Coworker with Memory - Open-source AI coworker framework with persistent memory for autonomous execution of assigned tasks. · #ai-agents #memory #frameworks
• B Your Company Is a Skill Now - Essay on how competitive advantage shifts to specialized knowledge codified as skills, not products. · #business-strategy #moat #ai-era
• B How to effectively write quality code with AI - Practical guide on maintaining high-quality, robust code through intentional AI-assisted workflows. · #coding #ai-tools #best-practices
• B Mato: Multi-Agent Terminal Office - Orchestrate and manage hundreds of AI agent sessions with daemon persistence and terminal workflow. · #agent-orchestration #developer-tools #terminal
• B What Claude Code Actually Chooses - Research showing which dev tools Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor recommend across real repositories. · #claude-code #research #coding-agents
• B Google Workspace CLI - Unified command-line interface for Drive, Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Chat with built-in AI agent skills. · #cli-tools #workspace-automation #agent-skills
• B Impeccable: Design vocabulary and anti-patterns for agents - 23-command design skill upgrade to Anthropic's frontend-design; works with Cursor, Copilot, Codex. · #design-systems #claude-code #frontend
• B PDF With Love: 63 Free Privacy-First PDF Tools - Browser-based PDF utilities (merge, convert, sign, OCR) with zero uploads or account requirements. · #pdf-tools #privacy #utilities
• B 65 lines of Markdown - a Claude Code sensation - Blog post on unexpected productivity gains using Claude Code with minimal markdown configuration. · #claude-code #markdown #examples
• B A live environment to stress-test AI agent defenses - GitHub project providing environment to adversarially challenge and stress-test AI agent systems. · #ai-security #agents #testing #adversarial
• B microgpt - Andrej Karpathy's 200-line pure Python GPT implementation with no dependencies—trains and infers. · #llm-implementation #python #educational
• B The Rise of One-Pizza Engineering Teams - How AI shifts bottlenecks from coding to product/design, enabling much smaller engineering teams. · #ai-impact #team-dynamics #business
• B Why Talking to LLMs Improved My Thinking - Personal reflection on how conversing with LLMs clarifies tacit knowledge and sharpens reasoning. · #llm-collaboration #thinking-tools #ai-workflow
• B Trinity Large: 400B Sparse MoE Model - Arcee AI's open-source 400B parameter sparse mixture-of-experts model with multiple checkpoints. · #llm-models #moe #open-source-ai
• B Truth Is Not a Direction — Tarski & LLM Probes - Formal logic critique of how LLM embedding spaces fail to encode truth as a directional concept. · #llm-theory #formal-logic #research
• B Agent Skills - Analysis of how AI coding agents skip tests and reviews; guidance for maintaining code quality. · #ai-agents #coding #best-practices
• B How people ask Claude for personal guidance - Anthropic research on what guidance users seek from Claude and implications for model training. · #ai-research #claude #user-behavior
• B Mamba-3: State Space Model for efficient inference - SSM architecture faster than Transformers at decode time; stronger than Mamba-2, open-source. · #llm-architecture #ssm #inference
• B Nemotron 3 Nano 4B: Compact hybrid model for local AI - NVIDIA's 4B efficient hybrid model for local LLM inference on resource-constrained devices. · #local-llm #model-optimization #nvidia · M
• B AI Sycophancy Panic: When Models Can't Disagree - Document exploring concerns about AI models being overly agreeable and lacking skepticism. · #ai-alignment #model-behavior #sycophancy
• B BrowserOS: Open-Source Agentic Browser - Privacy-first open-source browser with agentic capabilities, alternative to ChatGPT Atlas. · #ai-agents #browser #privacy
• B Kimi K2.5: Visual Agentic Intelligence - Kimi model announcement featuring visual understanding and agentic reasoning capabilities. · #llm-models #vision #ai-agents
• B Prompt Engineering for Humans - Guide to effective prompting that considers human team dynamics and organizational impact. · #prompt-engineering #team-management #ai
• B Sparrow-1: Real-Time Conversational Timing AI - Specialized audio model predicting when to listen, wait, or speak in natural conversation. · #voice-ai #conversational-ai #audio
• B Show HN: LemonSlice – Upgrade your voice agents to real-time video - Tool for adding real-time video capabilities to voice agents; Hacker News project launch. · #agents #video #voice #real-time
• B Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane? - Armin Ronacher's critique of current trends and hype in the AI agent building community. · #ai-agents #tech-culture #criticism
• B What I learned building an opinionated and minimal coding agent - Mario Zechner's practical lessons from building a lightweight coding agent from scratch. · #agent-design #coding-agents #engineering
• B Skills in Chrome - Save and remix your best AI prompts as one-click Chrome browser tools, shared globally. · #browser-automation #ai-workflows #chrome
• B Blogging Can Just Be Stating The Obvious - Essay reframing blogging as permission to publish obvious truths over novel insights. · #writing #blogging
• B Excalidraw MCP Server for Claude - MCP integration enabling Claude to generate hand-drawn diagrams in Excalidraw format. · #mcp #llm-tools #diagram
• B Granite 4.1: IBM's Efficient Open LLM - IBM's Apache 2.0 licensed 8B model competing with larger proprietary language models. · #llm #ai #open-source
• B Neural Networks: Zero to Hero - Andrej Karpathy's comprehensive course building neural networks from scratch to GPT. · #machine-learning #education #neural-networks
• B How I built a sub-500ms latency voice agent from scratch - Technical architecture for real-time voice agent with sub-500ms round-trip latency. · #voice-agents #latency-optimization #audio · M
• B Krea 2: Open-Weights Text-to-Image Foundation Models - Technical report for open-weights generative image models for creative exploration. · #generative-ai #image-models
• B Superpowers 6: Massively Parallel Procrastination - Essay on leveraging agent parallelism and multi-tasking for productivity at scale. · #productivity #agents #parallel-processing
• B Immersive Linear Algebra - Interactive textbook with 3D visualizations for learning linear algebra concepts. · #math #interactive-learning
• B coreml-cli: Apple Core ML Command-Line Interface - Native CLI tool for working with Apple Core ML machine learning models on macOS. · #machine-learning #apple-tools #cli-tools
• B LiveKit: End-to-End Realtime Stack for AI - Framework for real-time audio/video communication between humans and AI agents. · #realtime-comms #ai-agents
• B DocuBrowser: Local AI-Powered Document Search - Local document search engine using AI, inspired by repository browsing tools. · #search #local-ai
• B Stop Using Natural Language Interfaces - Essay questioning when natural language should be the UI choice for AI tools. · #ai-ux #interface-design
• B transcribe.cpp: GGML-Based Transcription Library - Lightweight C++ transcription library supporting multiple models efficiently. · #stt #cpp
• B Chatto Deployment: Read This First - Decision guide for choosing the right Chatto deployment infrastructure path. · #deployment #infrastructure
• B OpenCode: Open source AI coding agent - Open-source desktop coding agent with native apps for macOS, Windows, Linux. · #coding-agents #open-source #developer-tools
• B skill.md: Open Standard for Agent Skills - Open standard for documenting and defining AI agent capabilities and skills. · #ai-agents #documentation #standards
• B X Algorithm: For You Feed Implementation - Elon Musk's open-sourced recommendation algorithm powering X's For You feed. · #algorithms #social-media #recommendation
• B Eigent: Open Source Cowork Desktop - Local, free alternative to Claude Code for offline AI-assisted development. · #llm-dev #local-first #coding
• B Flint: Visualization Language for the AI Era - Visualization language designed for AI-driven semantic chart specification. · #data-viz #ai-tooling
• B Ask HN: How Are You Doing RAG Locally? - Discussion thread on local RAG implementations with minimal dependencies. · #rag #local-llm
• B Chroma Explorer: Desktop GUI for ChromaDB - Native macOS GUI for browsing, querying, and managing vector databases. · #vector-db #gui-tools
• B Handy: Free Offline Speech-to-Text - Open-source STT application that transcribes speech completely offline. · #stt #local-ai
• B Hexplain: Technical Writing and Career Discovery - Platform to publish technical work and get hired directly by companies. · #career #technical-writing
• B Qwen3-TTS: Open Source Voice Generation - Qwen's open-source family of text-to-speech and voice cloning models. · #text-to-speech #voice-ai #open-source-ai
• B Skills.sh: Agent Skills Directory - Registry and discovery platform for AI agent skills and capabilities. · #ai-agents #skills #registry
• B Pocket TTS: High-Quality Text-to-Speech with Voice Cloning - CPU-based TTS with zero-shot voice cloning from Kyutai research lab. · #tts #voice-cloning
• B Sopro: Lightweight Text-to-Speech with Voice Cloning - Lightweight TTS model with zero-shot voice cloning capabilities. · #tts #voice-cloning
• C Ian Xiaohei Illustrations — Chinese Documentation Art - Chinese illustration generation skill for documentation: 16:9 white background with hand-drawn style and colored annotations. · #design #illustration #codex-skill
• C Multilingual AI Guardrails in Humanitarian Context - Multilingual guardrail evaluation showing safety scoring gaps between English and Farsi responses in humanitarian AI. · #llm-safety #multilingual #ai-ethics
• C Agent Skills — Framework for AI Capabilities - Standardized framework for extending AI agent capabilities with structured, reusable, composable skill definitions. · #ai-agents #framework #standardization
• C Vouch — Community Trust Management - Community governance system using explicit vouches to establish trust and manage participation transparently. · #community #governance #trust-system
• C What AI Developers Could Learn From Charles Bukowski - What Charles Bukowski's raw writing style teaches about authentic, unconventional thinking for AI developers. · #ai-philosophy #writing #creativity
• C Recursive Self-Improvement with AI Agents - Hacker News discussion: can AI agents achieve true recursive self-improvement with current tool ecosystems? · #ai-agents #self-improvement #discussion
• C Understanding Neural Networks Visually - Interactive visualization tool to understand and explore how neural networks learn and process information. · #neural-networks #visualization #education
• C Indie Shark Tank - Platform to pitch indie projects and get scored feedback and acquisition offers from experienced builders. · #pitch #indie-business #founder-feedback
• C Shadowbroker: Open-source global intelligence platform - OSINT tool tracking jets, satellites, seismic events in unified interface; integrates AI agent workflows. · #osint #ai-integration #data-aggregation
• C AI generates nude images that outrank real photographs in sexual appeal - Research showing AI-generated images rated higher in sexual appeal than photographs in perception study. · #ai-research #synthetic-media #human-perception
• C Qwen Studio: Multimodal AI platform - Chat, image/video understanding, generation, document processing, web search, tool use in one interface. · #llm-platform #multimodal #qwen
• C HackMyClaw: Prompt Injection Security Challenge - Closed prompt-injection security challenge ($100 bounty) testing defenses against prompt attacks. · #prompt-security #ai-safety #challenges
• C How do I make $10k (What are you guys doing?) - Hacker News discussion of income strategies and indie hacker experiences for reaching $10k goals. · #business #income #indie-hacking
• C IKEA for Software: Modular IoT Platforms - Explores modularity and composability in IoT software platforms using solar mini-grid example. · #product-design #architecture #modularity
• C Qwen3-Max-Thinking: Extended Reasoning - Qwen3 Max model with extended thinking capabilities for deeper reasoning and problem-solving. · #llm-models #reasoning #extended-thinking
• C Sweep Next Edit: Code Modification Model - Sweep AI's 1.5B parameter model specialized for automated code editing and modifications. · #code-generation #ai-coding #models
• C Tools or techniques for conveying mental models? - Lobsters discussion on methods and tools for teaching and communicating mental models. · #mental-models #communication #thinking
• C Tencent HY Research: Context Learning in AI - Research on why learning from long context is harder than expected in modern LLMs. · #llm-research #context-learning
• C Civboot - Civilizational Bootstraper - GitHub wiki and framework for bootstrapping civilization with minimal resources. · #systems-thinking #philosophy #open-source
• C Mike - Open Source Legal AI Platform - Open-source alternative to Harvey and Legora; self-hostable legal AI for firms. · #legal-tech #ai #open-source
• C LongCat 2.0: 1.6T Parameter Mixture-of-Experts Model - Large open-weights MoE language model optimized for coding and agent tasks. · #llm-models #moe
• C From Zero to QED: Formal Proof in Lean 4 - Informal introduction to formal methods and theorem proving using Lean 4. · #formal-methods #lean-4 #proof-systems
• C Decoy Font: TTF Font That Hides What You Type - Font combining each letter with decoys to obscure text from AI readers. · #privacy #security
• C Show HN: MailPilot — Autonomous Email Agents - AI agents for email automation that work while you travel. · #ai-agents #automation
• D A Social Filesystem - (unverified - page not reachable) · #filesystem #social-computing
• D Engineering Schizophrenia: Byzantine Faults - (unverified - page not reachable) · #distributed-systems #resilience
• D Prompts Now Programmable - (unverified - page not reachable) · #prompt-eng
• D Why XML Tags Are so Fundamental to Claude - (unverified - page not reachable) · #claude #xml #prompt-engineering · archived

Music - synths, MIDI, audio (15)

• A Magenta RealTime 2: Open & Local Live Music Models - Google's state-of-the-art open-source real-time music generation model for building interactive musical systems. · #music-ai #generative #real-time #open-source · M
• A Claude Composer: Music Generation with AI - Experiments using Claude Code to compose original songs, music videos, and full albums from scratch. · #ai-music #music-generation #claude-code · M
• A ableton-mcp: Control Ableton Live with Claude - MCP integration allowing Claude to create tracks, arrange clips, and compose in Ableton Live. · #music-production #daw #mcp #ai-music · M
• A Magenta RealTime 2: Open-Weights Live Music Model - Google Magenta's open-source generative music model for real-time live performance. · #music-generation #ml · M
• A Tulip Creative Computer: Portable Python Synthesizer - Handheld Python-based synthesizer for composing live music and graphics. · #synth #music-hardware · M
• A Training a Generative Kick Drum Model - Guide to training diffusion models for drum synthesis on consumer GPUs. · #music-generation #diffusion · M
• B Training a 125M-parameter Model to Autocomplete Piano - Training a 125M-parameter transformer to autocomplete MIDI piano in real time, achieving ~108 notes/sec inference speed. · #music-ai #midi-generation · M
• B Smart Ring MIDI Controller - Convert wearable smart rings into MIDI controllers for music production and live performance. · #midi-controller #music-hardware · M
• B Smart Ring MIDI Controller - GitHub project using smart rings as wireless Bluetooth MIDI controllers for music production. · #midi #bluetooth #wearable #hardware · M
• B Perfect Bluetooth MIDI for Windows - Hacker News discussion of cross-platform Bluetooth MIDI implementation for music production. · #midi #bluetooth #hardware · M
• B Cheap Smart Ring Becomes MIDI Controller - Hacking a $20 Colmi R02 smart ring into a functional MIDI controller for music production. · #midi-controller #hardware-hack #music-tech · M
• B Show HN: AI-Recreated $4000 Audio Hardware Plugin - Hacker News discussion of using AI to recreate expensive audio hardware as digital plugin. · #audio-dsp #ai-audio #music-tools · M
• B Twisty 2: MIDI Controller with Raspberry Pi Pico - DIY second-generation MIDI controller using Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico 2 microcontroller. · #midi-controller #diy-hardware #electronics · M
• B Voice Composer: Sing to MIDI - Web app converting singing and voice input into MIDI note sequences. · #midi #music-input · M
• D Bad Gear: Behringer Model D - (unverified - page not reachable) · #synth #gear-review · M

Fun - hardware, retro, maker, video (23)

• B Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ - Comprehensive electronics repair troubleshooting reference covering power supplies, CRT displays, components, and advanced diagnostic techniques. · #electronics-repair #troubleshooting #reference · M
• B Repair Café - Fix Your Broken Items - Worldwide network of community repair workshops where volunteers help fix electronics, furniture, and other items sustainably. · #repair-community #sustainability · M
• B DIY Lightbox Project - DIY lightbox project documentation: detailed guide to upgrading cheap lightboxes into attractive custom display devices. · #electronics #maker #hardware · M
• B Modded Lightbox — LED Matrix Display - LED matrix lightbox hack: converting cheap LED lightbox displays into customizable dynamic matrix display devices. · #electronics #hardware-hack #led · M
• B CadQuery Documentation - Python library for writing parametric 3D CAD designs as code; ideal for electronics and hardware projects. · #cad #python #3d-modeling #electronics · M
• B Unity MCP — AI-Assisted Editor Control - Unity Editor MCP bridge enables AI assistants to manage assets, control scenes, edit code, automate tasks. · #unity #mcp #game-dev · M
• B Jailbroken Kindles with Tailscale - Jailbroken Kindle networking with Tailscale: proxy modes, SSH access, and TUN support for device hacking. · #kindle #networking #hardware-hack · M
• B Underwater Suit-Wearing Cyborg Insect Capable of Hours-Long Diving - Nature research on cyborg insects equipped with suits for underwater exploration and hybrid locomotion. · #robotics #biomimetics #electronics #research · M
• B LILYGO T-Glass: ESP32-S3 AMOLED wearable glasses display - Open-hardware $55 development board with 1.1" AMOLED prism display, mic, RTC for head-up applications. · #hardware #esp32 #wearables #open-hardware · M
• B Open Hardware Directory: Browse open-source hardware devices - Searchable directory and comparison tool for IoT boards, LoRa trackers, open-hardware components. · #open-hardware #iot #maker-resources · M
• B VTDA - Vintage Technology Digital Archive - Archive of documentation, photos, and publications for retro computers and technology. · #retro-computing #vintage-tech #archive · M
• B AI Plays Rollercoaster Tycoon with Claude Code - Claude autonomously manages a theme park, placing rides and generating CFO reports. · #claude-code #game-ai · M
• B Pico USB WiFi: Raspberry Pi Pico W as WiFi Adapter - Firmware converting Pico W into driverless USB WiFi adapter for Windows/Linux. · #embedded-systems #hardware · M
• B The Beam Engine: An Interactive Guide - Interactive 3D visualizations explaining how steam beam engines operate. · #mechanical-engineering #interactive · M
• C Meshdiff — Compare 3D Model Versions - Free in-browser tool to diff 3D model versions, tracking material changes and dimensional drift automatically. · #3d-modeling #version-control #tool · M
• C Unity Game Developer — MCP Tools & Skills - AI skills and MCP tools for Unity game development with command-line setup and efficient token usage. · #unity #mcp #game-dev · M
• C Practice Makes Perfect: The Wet Dress Rehearsal - Hackaday breakdown of NASA's Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal and launch preparation processes. · #aerospace #engineering #nasa · M
• C Porting Kit – Install Windows apps in Mac - Tool to install and run Windows games and applications on macOS using Wineskin technology. · #gaming #macos #retro #wine · M
• C The Gentle Seduction - 1989 science fiction story exploring human-AI interaction through personal relationship. · #sci-fi #ai-fiction #speculative
• C An Introduction to the Codex Seraphinianus - Open Culture essay on the famously bizarre illustrated Codex Seraphinianus art book. · #art #books #surrealism #curiosity
• C Lock-Picking Robot - Open-source project building an automated lock-picking electromechanical device. · #robotics #hardware · M
• C Replaced $120k Bowling System with $1,600 in ESP32s - (unverified - page not reachable) · #embedded-systems #hardware · M
• D Tier-Listing All My Gear - (unverified - page not reachable) · #gear #music · M

Life - health, learning, admin (30)

• B Darktable — Open Source RAW Photo Developer - Open-source RAW photo developer and digital darkroom for photographers managing, processing, and developing raw images. · #photography #raw-processing #tool
• B 17 Questions That Changed My Life - Tim Ferriss PDF resource document with reflective questions for personal development and life design. · #personal-development #questions #reflection
• B 'Askers' vs. 'Guessers' - Atlantic article on personality types: direct requesters versus those who infer social expectations. · #communication #social-dynamics #psychology
• B The 1960s Art School Experiment That Redefined Creativity - MIT Press article on breakthrough study showing creative minds seek problems rather than solve them. · #creativity #learning #problem-finding
• B Acquisition of Highest Levels of Human Performance - Science journal literature review on what creates world-class achievement across different domains. · #human-performance #learning #research · archived
• B The Self-Help Trap: What 20+ Years of 'Optimizing' Has Taught Me - Tim Ferriss essay on the dangers of endless optimization; finding balance in self-improvement. · #personal-development #philosophy #optimization
• B Post-PARA: What Survived 4 Years of Real Use - Evolution and refinement of PARA note-taking system after years of practical task management. · #productivity #note-taking #task-management
• B The Napoleon Technique: Strategic Postponement - Productivity technique of deferring tasks likely to resolve themselves without intervention. · #productivity #decision-making #technique
• B Productive Procrastination - Explore why we procrastinate on meaningful work and learn to use that pattern productively. · #productivity #psychology #behavior
• B Disaster Planning for Regular Folks - Level-headed emergency preparedness guide with practical, data-backed tips. · #preparedness #planning
• B PairDrop: Cross-Platform Peer-to-Peer File Sharing - Instant P2P file sharing for images, videos, PDFs with no signup required. · #file-sharing #productivity
• B iCloud Photos Downloader: CLI Tool - Command-line tool to batch download all photos from iCloud account. · #cli-tools #backup
• C KOReader — Open E-Reader Software - Open-source e-reader software for jailbroken Kindles and Kobo devices with extensive reading features and customization. · #ereader #open-source #reading · M
• C Usenet Archives - Archive of Usenet discussions spanning decades of internet culture, technical debates, and early community history. · #archive #usenet #retro-internet · M · archived
• C The Wyden Siren: Senator's Cryptic CIA Letter - Analysis of Senator Ron Wyden's pattern of cryptic surveillance warnings that consistently predicted revelations. · #surveillance #civil-liberties #politics
• C Brain Scans of Voluntary Psychedelic Trance - fMRI study mapping how one woman self-induces psychedelic trance by controlling sensory and cognitive networks. · #neuroscience #consciousness #research
• C UCSF tests MM120 (pharmaceutical LSD) for anxiety disorder - Neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell's research on LSD for generalized anxiety shows striking symptom reduction. · #mental-health #psychedelics #neuroscience
• C How the Turner Twins Are Mythbusting Modern Gear - Gear review comparing modern adventure apparel to heritage equipment through rigorous scientific testing. · #gear #testing #outdoor-equipment
• C It's Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We? - New Yorker piece on emerging research showing humans can problem-solve and practice skills during sleep. · #learning #neuroscience #sleep
• C A.J. Ayer – 'What I Saw When I Was Dead' - Philosopher A.J. Ayer's account of his near-death experience and its implications for consciousness. · #philosophy #consciousness #near-death
• C I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse. - NYT opinion piece warning of deeply interconnected economic risks beyond the 2008 financial crisis. · #economics #financial-risk #current-events
• C Category Theory Illustrated - Orders - Visual introduction to category theory and ordering concepts; abstract mathematics foundation. · #mathematics #category-theory #learning
• C Design Thinking Books You Must Read - Curated list of design thinking books and papers for understanding methodology and principles. · #design-thinking #books #methodology
• C Can You Slim macOS Down? - Guide to reducing background processes and optimizing macOS, focusing on Time Machine tuning. · #macos #system-optimization #administration
• C Terence McKenna's Mega Bad Trip: The Truth - Nuanced account of McKenna's 1988-89 Hawaii psychedelic experience and aftermath. · #consciousness #history
• D Gamblers using death threats to force Iran missile story rewrite - Times of Israel correspondent documents threats over prediction market bet on military report. · #prediction-markets #journalism #internet-safety
• D Ryugu asteroid samples contain DNA and RNA building blocks - (unverified - page not reachable) · #astrobiology #origin-of-life #research
• D Thanks HN for 15 Years of Support - (unverified - page not reachable) · #career #community
• D UAF researcher investigates ancient city destruction - (unverified - page not reachable) · #archaeology #research · archived
• D You Can't Force Attention on Boring Tasks - (unverified - page not reachable) · #productivity #attention #psychology

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