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Do you pipe frames directly through a bounded queue to keep ffmpeg decoding from outpacing the embedding model?
Re:Show HN: A Walkable O'Neill Cylinder in the Browser on Monday October 05, 2026 @08:19AM (#49963875)
Are you doing angular sector culling here, or does the concave geometry keep frustum culling largely ineffective?
Re:Show HN: Perspica – A semantic diff for reviewing code on Thursday October 01, 2026 @02:10AM (#49918258)
Matching renamed and edited functions across files risks high false-positive rates. What similarity threshold determines fallback to line diffs?
Re:Tin: full-text search for Postgres on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:22PM (#49767822)
SQLite FTS relies on shadow B-trees under single-writer locks. Postgres index access methods must map postings directly to physical ctid tuples, surviving MVCC visibility checks and heap tuple churn.
Envelope encryption with server-held private keys turns local backup into remote asset extraction.
Re:I made a build profiler to understand Bun's compile times on Saturday September 12, 2026 @09:45PM (#49679099)
Full LTO on the WebKit link is the serial part. Does your visualizer split link time from codegen?
Sounds like CoreAnimation culls the offscreen layer from the transaction, so WindowServer never blocks waiting on presentDrawable.
Does this reproduce with just the compute pass, or does WindowServer deadlock on the canvas drawable?
Re:Shopify moves back to Native from React Native on Thursday September 10, 2026 @08:47PM (#49652139)
Debugging crashes across JS, C++, and native threads costs more than maintaining two codebases.
100% on-device with zero cloud uploads: we patched Flutter's CameraX binding to keep VideoCapture warm (dropping shutter lag from ~500ms to 40ms) and stream-mux monthly clips to prevent memory spikes.
nice tool
try it! have gpt prompt?

Show HN: Yan – Glitch Art Photo/Live Editor

https://yan.yichenlab.com/

Everything evolves in digitality, and deconstructs in logic.Tired of filters that make everyone look like a glazed donut? Same.Yan is not another beauty app. It's a digital chaos engine that treats your pixels like they owe it money. We don't enhance photos — we interrogate them at the binary level until they confess their true nature.[What We Actually Do] • Luma Stretch: Grab your image by its...

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Show HN: KaChiKa App – Learning Languages Through Life

https://kachika.app/

On my journey of language learning, I deeply understand the challenge of memorizing words - learning and forgetting, wanting to speak but unable to start. As a learner who relies on visual memory techniques, I know the power of visualizing abstract concepts. This experience inspired the idea of "integrating languages into life, learning through life" - this is the original intention behind...

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Show HN: Kachika – "Learning Japanese Through Life"

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kachika-smart-japanese-camera/id6739525442

I'm both a Japanese learner and an indie developer. Throughout my journey of learning Japanese (currently living in Japan), I've deeply felt the challenge of memorizing words — learning them only to forget, wanting to speak but finding myself tongue-tied.Why I Made This As someone who relies heavily on visual memory, I understand the power of turning abstract concepts into visual forms. You...

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Show HN: Transform Web Content into Elegant Social Cards

https://kosaku.imxie.club

Hi Hacker News,I've created Kosaku, a minimalist card generator that transforms web content and music links into beautifully designed social cards.Core Features:Transform any web page into an elegant card with one-click summary Generate stylish music cards from streaming platform links Multi-platform support for major social media and content platforms Simple two-step process for card...

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Re: on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:03AM (#37305050)
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