Hi! This is my little project introducing quasicrystals animations with some parameters. It uses a custom shader to allow higher resolution. Not all combinations look equally good. For example the "Spectrum" color palette IMO makes sense only for low values of "Tempo" and "Pattern Density". If yo...
Article URL: http://www.stephen-cresswell.com/2026/08/15/Yadda-3.0.0-BDD-in-the-Age-of-AI-Agents.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49310495 Points: 35 # Comments: 15
Don't wait to have your car checked out if its traction battery is having problems.
VLC developers say a Windows 11 issue involving Microsoft Defender can interfere with the media player's plugin cache and cause unusually long playback delays.
Article URL: https://stankerstjens.github.io/could-a-computer-scientist-build-a-brain/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49310362 Points: 29 # Comments: 17
AMD's Ryzen 7 7700X3D takes on the old favorite across performance, pricing, and power consumption.
Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.
There's a pretty major difference between USB-C and USB4. We'll dive into the details and how to tell them apart.
President Trump signed a memorandum on August 12 establishing the first U.S. program that lets vetted private companies conduct offensive cyber operations.
New plugin support for CrossPoint Reader lets Xteink’s devices access DRM-protected ebooks. One of the big tradeoffs with Xteink's pocket-friendly e-readers is a lack of easy access to ebooks. On a Kindle or Kobo you can download tens of thousands of titles through each device's respective onli...
The $60 billion acquisition has been finalized.
Article URL: https://www.alanzucconi.com/2026/08/15/xorshift-generators/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49310128 Points: 18 # Comments: 13
Our indie game roundup this week features a handful of '90s-inspired entries along with a dog game, a cat game and a sheep game.
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This week, we tested AMD's BC-250 in gaming workloads, published an unredacted interview with an AMD executive, and published a slew of articles surrounding a new flashpoint in the ongoing AI buildout: optical interconnects.
Your 9to5Toys Lunch Break weekend edition is here, and so are the deals. We are starting off with a series of solid headliners, including AirPods Pro 3 at 25% and AirPods Max 2 at $100 off on all five color options, as well as AirPods 4 with ANC dropping to the best price in 6 months at $135. Ju...
During a two-week journey to Hawaii, a containerized factory aboard the USS Essex 3D-printed a dozen flight-ready drones, as well as over 1,000 parts including vital spares for Apache helicopters.
Article URL: https://t3x.org/t3x/0/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49309923 Points: 22 # Comments: 0
The Ocypus Sigma L36 Pro is a high-performance AIO that includes a fancy 3.5-inch display and a low price tag. We’ve tested this liquid cooler paired with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU to benchmark thermal efficiency.
A roundup of recent reviews from Engadget.