A university president makes a case against cowardice
Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University, urges universities to actively resist political pressures, criticizing neutrality and advocating for free speech, civic engagement, and greater intellectual diversity amid threats from the Trump Administration.
Show HN: GitMCP is an automatic MCP server for every GitHub repo
GitMCP allows users to create dedicated Model Context Protocol servers for GitHub projects, enhancing AI responses by providing access to key repository files, with a simple setup process.
John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently witnessed a chord change
In Halberstadt, Germany, 500 attendees witnessed a chord change to D natural in John Cage's 639-year performance of ORGAN2/ASLSP, emphasizing the avant-garde nature of his work and time's exploration.
AI 2027
The "AI 2027" report forecasts major advancements in AI, predicting superhuman AI within five years, highlighting scenarios of development, and emphasizing ethical challenges and the need for ongoing research.
AnimeJs v4 Is Here
Anime.js is a fast JavaScript animation engine with an intuitive API, supporting SVG animations, scroll synchronization, modular imports, and advanced utilities for staggering and draggable elements. It is free and well-documented.
US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU
Donald Trump announced a universal 10% tariff on imports effective April 5, facing backlash from the EU and China, with potential global economic repercussions and predictions of a recession.
I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad
The article compares a 17-year-old ThinkPad's durability and repairability to a modern MacBook's fragility, emphasizing the ThinkPad's longevity due to its modular design and the Lindy Effect.
MIT 6.5950 Secure Hardware Design – An open-source course on hardware attacks
MIT's Secure Hardware Design course teaches hardware security through hands-on experience, including lectures, interactive recitations, and labs, focusing on real attacks and defenses, with open-source materials for educators.
Show HN: Offline JavaScript PubSub between browser tabs
TabSub is a JavaScript library for offline PubSub communication between browser tabs using local storage. It allows message sharing on the same domain and is open-source under the MIT license.
Bedded Bugs and Stung Beetles: The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)
The Cameraman’s Revenge, a 1912 stop-motion film by Ladislas Starevich, features insects in a narrative about infidelity and voyeurism, showcasing innovative animation techniques and influencing future cinema.
The Steam Deck is software-freedom friendly
The Steam Deck enhances Linux gaming with over 5,000 playable games, promotes software freedom, encourages repairability, and faces criticism for its libertarian approach and handling of social issues.
Dijkstra On the foolishness of "natural language programming"
E.W. Dijkstra critiques natural language programming, arguing that formal symbols are essential to avoid errors. He warns that reliance on natural language could complicate programming and hinder progress.
Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator
Tom Howard has officially become a moderator for Hacker News, transitioning from the username tomhoward to tomhow. He aims to enhance user experience while maintaining the community's ethos of curiosity and engagement.
Multi-Token Attention
The "Multi-Token Attention" paper introduces a new attention mechanism for large language models, improving performance in language modeling and information retrieval by conditioning on multiple query and key vectors simultaneously.
Restructuring Announcement
Automattic is restructuring to enhance agility and product quality, reducing its workforce by 16%. Affected employees will receive severance packages, while the company aims to improve productivity and profitability.
Digital Archivists: Protecting Public Data from Erasure
Digital archivists preserve essential public datasets for research, with Harvard's Library Innovation Lab archiving Data.gov. The Internet Archive aids access, countering risks from historical data removals during political transitions.
AI/Math Puzzle
Mark encountered a math puzzle in San Francisco involving complex concepts. Despite his struggles, he couldn't solve it. User comments clarified aspects, revealing the final answer as "exa," an SI prefix.
Pico.sh – SSH powered services for developers
Pico.sh offers SSH-based services for developers to quickly prototype and share web projects, enabling hosting of static sites and blogs, with simplified deployment and automatic TLS management for security.
Measuring Acceleration Structures
The article analyzes memory consumption of Bounding Volume Hierarchies in ray tracing across various GPUs, revealing NVIDIA's lower usage compared to AMD, and emphasizes the impact of driver performance and standardization issues.
When Jorge Luis Borges met one of the founders of AI
In 1970, Borges and Simon discussed free will, determinism, and the intersection of literature and science, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the potential of AI in simulating historical figures.