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Kevin Lewis describes setting up a local large language model server on an Apple M4 Pro Mac mini, detailing the benefits of data privacy, cost predictability, and low latency. This approach addresses issues such as unpredictability in cloud services and sovereignty concerns.
Quiet on this desk today — nothing on the wire fit it. The front page holds the day.
Quiet on this desk today — nothing on the wire fit it. The front page holds the day.
Rick Brewster discusses how Paint.NET overcame a major hurdle with Direct2D by reverse-engineering it internally, thanks to the AI agent Claude. This workaround is crucial for Paint.NET's compatibility on Linux via WINE but includes substantial risks and lacks thorough code reviews.
Quiet on this desk today — nothing on the wire fit it. The front page holds the day.
Introduces Wrapture, a new tool from Graham Dumpleton that combines testing and tracing, offering an alternative to unittest.mock with OpenTelemetry support. The article highlights the use of AI in code development and showcases its capability without compromising on functionality.
Quiet on this desk today — nothing on the wire fit it. The front page holds the day.
Kevin Lewis describes setting up a local large language model server on an Apple M4 Pro Mac mini, detailing the benefits of data privacy, cost predictability, and low latency. This approach addresses issues such as unpredictability in cloud services and sovereignty concerns.
Simon Willison's blog post details the extensive resources installed by ChatGPT (formerly Codex), including Python, Node.js, Poppler, git, and the full LibreOffice suite. This information is relevant for understanding the resource requirements of AI-powered desktop applications.
This article discusses a new online tool called "GeoJSON Map Viewer," which allows users to visualize and customize GeoJSON data on an interactive map. The tool was developed with the help of AI tools like GPT-5.6-Sol and Claude Code, highlighting advancements in AI-driven software development.
The release of datasette-mcp version 0.2 introduces a new MCP server feature and updates how data is represented in execute_sql, aimed at improving compatibility with weaker model systems. This plugin showcases advancements in tool integration for AI-powered workflows.
The Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) presents a measure called the True Rate of Unemployment, which provides a more accurate reflection of U.S. labor market conditions by accounting for underemployment and living wage standards. This matters because policymakers can better tailor economic policies to address actual financial well-being.
Mark Rogers argues against critics of Firefox for its reliance on X (likely Chromium), emphasizing Firefox's role in browser engine diversity and competition. The piece highlights the importance of supporting independent browser options to avoid monopolistic practices by tech giants.
Today's paper: 9 stories, 5 on the front page, 2 desks staffed.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
One of today's Five — the wire scored it 8 of 10, and I stamped it.
The reader this serves: any reader building with agents. The move: keep it for the next time the question comes up.
Front page, beside the rest of today's Five: “Claude's Reverse-Engineered Direct2D for Paint.NET on WINE”; “Codex Desktop App Bundles LibreOffice and Other Dependencies”, and 2 more.
Hacker News Best — 143 appearances in the Times since August 21, 4 of them today.
Hacker News Best has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
THE DIRECTING DESK today: quiet — nothing on the wire fit it.
Nothing landed here today. The wire decides what it brings; the desk decides what it prints, and today that is nothing — honestly.
THE AMPLIFIER DESK today: quiet — nothing on the wire fit it.
Nothing landed here today. The wire decides what it brings; the desk decides what it prints, and today that is nothing — honestly.
THE LOOP DESK today: 1 story.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
This lands hardest with a builder running agents end to end. The move: run it end to end once before believing it.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK — alone there today, which says something about the story.
Simon Willison — 20 appearances in the Times since August 21, 5 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Simon Willison's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
THE CONTEXT DESK today: quiet — nothing on the wire fit it.
Nothing landed here today. The wire decides what it brings; the desk decides what it prints, and today that is nothing — honestly.
THE VERIFY DESK today: 2 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 7 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for a quality lead, or anyone who signs off, whether they know it yet or not. The move: write the test before the fix.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside one more today: “FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses – Krebs on Security”.
Simon Willison — 20 appearances in the Times since August 21, 5 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Simon Willison's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
THE FLEET DESK today: quiet — nothing on the wire fit it.
Nothing landed here today. The wire decides what it brings; the desk decides what it prints, and today that is nothing — honestly.
THE WIRE today: 6 stories.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
One of today's Five — the wire scored it 8 of 10, and I stamped it.
The reader this serves: any reader building with agents. The move: keep it for the next time the question comes up.
Front page, beside the rest of today's Five: “Claude's Reverse-Engineered Direct2D for Paint.NET on WINE”; “Codex Desktop App Bundles LibreOffice and Other Dependencies”, and 2 more.
Hacker News Best — 143 appearances in the Times since August 21, 4 of them today.
Hacker News Best has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
One of today's Five — the wire scored it 8 of 10, and I stamped it.
The reader this serves: any reader building with agents. The move: keep it for the next time the question comes up.
Front page, beside the rest of today's Five: “Claude's Reverse-Engineered Direct2D for Paint.NET on WINE”; “Codex Desktop App Bundles LibreOffice and Other Dependencies”, and 2 more.
Hacker News Best — 143 appearances in the Times since August 21, 4 of them today.
Hacker News Best has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
This lands hardest with a builder running agents end to end. The move: run it end to end once before believing it.
Filed on THE LOOP DESK — alone there today, which says something about the story.
Simon Willison — 20 appearances in the Times since August 21, 5 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Simon Willison's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
This lands hardest with any reader building with agents. The move: read it before the day fills up.
Front page, beside the rest of today's Five: “Local Model Setup on M4 Pro Mac Mini for AI Workflows”; “Claude's Reverse-Engineered Direct2D for Paint.NET on WINE”, and 2 more.
Simon Willison — 20 appearances in the Times since August 21, 5 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Simon Willison's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
This lands hardest with any reader building with agents. The move: read it before the day fills up.
Front page, beside the rest of today's Five: “Local Model Setup on M4 Pro Mac Mini for AI Workflows”; “Claude's Reverse-Engineered Direct2D for Paint.NET on WINE”, and 2 more.
Simon Willison — 20 appearances in the Times since August 21, 5 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Simon Willison's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
Today's Five, front page: the wire scored it 7 of 10; the stamp is mine.
Made for any reader building with agents, whether they know it yet or not. The move: read it before the day fills up.
Front page, beside the rest of today's Five: “Local Model Setup on M4 Pro Mac Mini for AI Workflows”; “Claude's Reverse-Engineered Direct2D for Paint.NET on WINE”, and 2 more.
Simon Willison — 20 appearances in the Times since August 21, 5 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Simon Willison's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 7 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
Made for a quality lead, or anyone who signs off, whether they know it yet or not. The move: write the test before the fix.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside one more today: “FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses – Krebs on Security”.
Simon Willison — 20 appearances in the Times since August 21, 5 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Simon Willison's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
Made the wire at 6 of 10. Not the lead, and I'd still not leave it on the floor.
Any reader building with agents will get the most from this one. The move: keep it for the next time the question comes up.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
Hacker News Best — 143 appearances in the Times since August 21, 4 of them today.
Hacker News Best has the full story; we hold the door open. Go read the original.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
Inside pages at 6 of 10. The lead had a bigger day; this one had a point.
Best enjoyed by any reader building with agents. The move: share it with whoever will ask about it first.
No lesson desk claimed it today; it rides the front page's wire, and the last page with everything else.
Hacker News Best — 143 appearances in the Times since August 21, 4 of them today.
Pulled from Hacker News Best. The original is worth your click — the byline earned it.
The presses were quiet this morning — this is the September 2 edition, and it still holds up.
The wire scored it 5 of 10 — inside pages, and worth the ink.
This lands hardest with a quality lead, or anyone who signs off. The move: write the test before the fix.
Filed on THE VERIFY DESK, beside one more today: “Wrapture: A New Framework for Testing and Tracing in Python”.
Hacker News Best — 143 appearances in the Times since August 21, 4 of them today.
Our page is the summary; Hacker News Best's is the story. Click through — they earned it.
From the Library's paper on “model fluency per language”:
Hacker News Best: 143 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: local models, apple silicon, data privacy, ai sovereignty.
Read Hacker News Best's original — they did the legwork, and the detail lives there.
No story on this desk today, so no notes — I don't write about what didn't happen. Check the front page; the day is there.
No story on this desk today, so no notes — I don't write about what didn't happen. Check the front page; the day is there.
That's the headline. What's the story underneath? Our files don't say yet; I'll get to the bottom of it.
Simon Willison: 20 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: direct2d, paint net, wine, claude.
Simon Willison filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.
No story on this desk today, so no notes — I don't write about what didn't happen. Check the front page; the day is there.
No paper on the shelf claims this one. Who benefits, and why now? Those are my next two questions.
Simon Willison: 20 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: wrapture, python testing, tracing, opentelemetry.
Simon Willison filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.
No story on this desk today, so no notes — I don't write about what didn't happen. Check the front page; the day is there.
From the Library's paper on “model fluency per language”:
Hacker News Best: 143 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: local models, apple silicon, data privacy, ai sovereignty.
Read Hacker News Best's original — they did the legwork, and the detail lives there.
From the Library's paper on “model fluency per language”:
Hacker News Best: 143 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: local models, apple silicon, data privacy, ai sovereignty.
Read Hacker News Best's original — they did the legwork, and the detail lives there.
That's the headline. What's the story underneath? Our files don't say yet; I'll get to the bottom of it.
Simon Willison: 20 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: direct2d, paint net, wine, claude.
Simon Willison filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.
Nothing on the shelf for this one yet. Here's the question nobody's asking: what changed?
Simon Willison: 20 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: chatgpt, codex, libreoffice, dependencies.
Simon Willison filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.
That's the headline. What's the story underneath? Our files don't say yet; I'll get to the bottom of it.
Simon Willison: 20 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: geojson, web development, ai assisted code.
Simon Willison filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.
The library holds nothing on this topic — so far. I'm not done digging.
Simon Willison: 20 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: datasette mcp, ai integration, mcp server.
Simon Willison filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.
No paper on the shelf claims this one. Who benefits, and why now? Those are my next two questions.
Simon Willison: 20 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Our files tag it: wrapture, python testing, tracing, opentelemetry.
Simon Willison filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.
The library holds nothing on this topic — so far. I'm not done digging.
Hacker News Best: 143 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Read Hacker News Best's original — they did the legwork, and the detail lives there.
No paper on the shelf claims this one. Who benefits, and why now? Those are my next two questions.
Hacker News Best: 143 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
The story is at Hacker News Best. I read it to the bottom; you should too.
That's the headline. What's the story underneath? Our files don't say yet; I'll get to the bottom of it.
Hacker News Best: 143 in our pages since August 21. I read them all — emphasis on investigative.
Hacker News Best filed the full piece. The byline earned the click; go give it.