The best of Hacker News - June 14, 2024

1.
I found a 55 year old bug in the first Lunar Lander game

338 points

2.
Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds (2022)

335 points

3.
Nvidia Warp: A Python framework for high performance GPU simulation and graphics

331 points

4.
Start presentations on the second slide

317 points

5.
Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to use computers

294 points

6.
My thoughts on Python in Excel

271 points

7.
The sun's magnetic field is about to flip

255 points

8.
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic

244 points

9.
Scan HTML faster with SIMD instructions – Chrome edition

235 points

10.
IKEA's retailer's solved global 'unhappy worker' crisis by raising salaries

227 points

11.
Luma AI Dream Machine

205 points

12.
Cost of self hosting Llama-3 8B-Instruct

203 points

13.
Sleep deprivation disrupts memory

195 points

14.
A look at Apple's technical approach to AI including core model performance etc.

186 points

15.
The Microsoft Excel superstars throw down in Vegas

181 points

16.
Drawing Machines

180 points

17.
AI Search: The Bitter-Er Lesson

177 points

18.
Microsoft to delay release of Recall AI feature on security concerns

176 points

19.
Map of forest sounds from around the world

172 points

20.
Mushroom hunters can't stop finding mysterious fungi

161 points

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