Good Samaritans save woman who had machete held to her throat
Locals helped a woman held at knifepoint in Melbourne as 16-year-old arrested. ⌘ Read more

NZ PM describes CGT as ‘a wrecking ball’ to economy
Australia and New Zealand are the firmest of friends, despite a divide over Anthony Albanese’s controversial boost to the Capital Gains Tax. ⌘ Read more

‘Genuinely frightened’: Jewish students targeted with slurs during interschool sport
Independent schools will meet later this month to discuss how to tackle antisemitism, including changes to the curriculum, amid a wave of alarming incidents among students. ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net Hm, yeah, probably. I don’t think that’s how many FLOSS projects are/were run, though, so they’ll have to find new ways to build those relationships. 😅 I mean, isn’t it usually a new person sending patches to a project, over and over, and at some point they’ve shown enough skill so they’re “promoted” to a full maintainer position? 🤔

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Two emails. 😅 One person asking for the source code, and the author of wcwidth (the library I’m using) contacted me to provide some input. 👌

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Switching to Make might be a good idea, though, because the whole thing is purely sequential at the moment … It takes close to 20 seconds (including the w3c verification which runs the Java checker). It’s not unusable, but it could be better. 😅

Man bitten by shark off coast of Albany
The man is being conveyed to shore for treatment by paramedics. ⌘ Read more

Most parks aren’t built for girls. This Sydney council wants to change that
The reserve in Sydney’s south will be the city’s first park designed by – and for – young women. ⌘ Read more

Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI?
Genuine question.

Over the past six months, there hasn’t been a single day where I’ve checked the HN Best RSS feed without seeing a post about how AI “writes bad code,” “introduces bugs,” “creates technical debt,” or something along those lines.

I’ll probably make a lot of enemies by saying this, but do people realize that code is just a means to an end?

Users don’t care whether the code was written by AI or by hand, or which framework you used. They care that the product works.
… ⌘ Read more

‘Life-altering injuries’: Masked home invaders sever man’s hand with machete
Police say the 23-year-old victim of the “brutal, violent” attack had no links to organised crime and was targeted because of his family’s successful business. ⌘ Read more

Silence on suicide won’t help families trying to keep loved ones safe
The parents of a young man who died days after being discharged from a mental health unit are pushing for a coronial inquest into events in the lead-up to his death. ⌘ Read more

Show HN: ABC Classic 100 Rankings visualised
This weekend is the ABC Classic FM countdown, which prompted me to dust off an old un-published data visualisation of rankings from previous years.

I’ve considered adding a search function, but I also kind of like that it requires a bit of exploration in the current form.

Some of the code is a bit clunky and I wouldn’t mind refactoring it. I’m also not sure about browser compatibility - I’ve only got access to a couple of devices to test it on.

Comments URL: [https://news.yc … ⌘ Read more

To fix housing, we must try something radical. Here are three ideas to shift the dial
Australia already has more homes than households. It’s just that too many of our homes cannot house the people who need them. ⌘ Read more

Things I’d never outsource to a robot: sex and the joy of writing
When writers use AI to increase their efficiency, as if writing were an assembly line of mechanical functions, I feel sorry for them. ⌘ Read more

New South Brisbane student hub aims to ease rental squeeze
Fresh design plans reveal a towering, 17-storey orange development as demand for student housing fuels a building surge. ⌘ Read more

Best Running Shoes, Tested and Reviewed (2026): Saucony, Adidas, Hoka
We logged thousands of test miles to bring you the best running shoes for every pace, ability, and running goal. ⌘ Read more

Microsoft wants users to be addicted to Scout, their AI personal assistant
Article URL: https://disassociated.com/microsoft-users-addicted-ai-personal-assistant/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419023

Points: 4

# Comments: 0 ⌘ Read more

Google to pay SpaceX $920M a month for compute capacity at xAI data centers
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/google-to-pay-spacex-920-million-a-month-for-xai-compute-capacity.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417490

Points: 15

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I might have to clean windows tomorrow. https://lyse.isobeef.org/voegel-2026-06-05/

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Tento rok stretávam veľa ježkov
Dnes si pripomíname Svetový deň životného prostredia, ktorý každoročne upozorňuje na význam ochrany prírody a zachovania biodiverzity. Každý organizmus má v prírodnom reťazci svoju nezastupiteľnú úlohu – od najmenšieho hmyzu až po väčšie živočíchy. Platí to aj o ježkoch, ktoré sa v tomto roku častejšie objavujú počas našich večerných prechádzok Kulpínom. Mnohí si preto kladú otázku: premnožili sa nám ježkovia? ⌘ Read more

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A shocking attack and a town faced with a difficult question
An alleged home invasion on a beloved elderly couple has residents in the NSW hamlet of Torrington asking how far they can go to defend their properties. ⌘ Read more

‘He left without a word’: How a family secret shaped a cinema icon’s career
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Teddy coats, fringing, a little leopard print: How celebs channel runway directions
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ISS astronauts take shelter due to concerns over worsening air leak
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Logitech G512 X 98 Review: A Hybrid Mish-Mash
The Logitech G512 X 98 lets you swap between mechanical and analog switches in an attempt to achieve the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, its solution isn’t as well thought-out as I’d hoped. ⌘ Read more

So Long, ‘Ferrynoia.’ Green Maritime Technology Is Here
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How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study
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How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel
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Leak Reveals Microsoft Wants Its AI to Be ‘Addictive’
Article URL: https://kotaku.com/microsoft-ai-scout-addictive-satya-nadella-404-media-copilot-2000702924

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413924

Points: 14

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The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise
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Astronauts on ISS told to shelter as repairs under way to fix air leaks
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g44ew3g1kt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413464

Points: 13

# Comments: 2 ⌘ Read more

India’s surprise baby bust is a warning to the world
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/04/indias-surprise-baby-bust-is-a-warning-to-the-world

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413254

Points: 4

# Comments: 2 ⌘ Read more

Inside Madonna’s Horny Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover
From talking about sex with JFK Jr. to a surprise show in Times Square, the queen of pop is leveraging Grindr’s “gayborhood” to sell her new album. ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de One at a time, until you build up trust, coherence to make them a maintainer 😅

Perth mum allegedly drank glass of water laced with poison
A Perth mum’s 23-year-old daughter has been charged with intentionally trying to endanger her life after the 40-year-old allegedly drank water laced with poison. ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net As have I. 🤔 I mean, since I left GitHub, I got basically 0 pull requests anyway.

Even during my time using GitHub, I noticed that “drive-by PRs” are rarely a good idea. People don’t really know/understand the code or the design principles/goals, so I often turned down PRs. Or I accepted them and was grumpy afterwards. 😅

What does work is having a team of maintainers/devs. The only question is: How do you build such a team if you don’t accept PRs? That’s going to be the interesting part.

Ask HN: Is the web for machines (/llm.txt) the one we wished we had as humans?
I got really tired, as a human, of parsing the standard marketing heavy web we have today.
I’ve always loved the simplicity of gopher and gemini web.

Recently I found myself manually adding `/llm.txt` to most websites I visit because I find the content for LLMs strait to the point and clear.
The only annoyance is web browsers like chrome do not render the markdown.

So could the AI revolution actually fix the web for humans as a side effect? … ⌘ Read more

OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides
“Why wouldn’t you want to be in both Pepsi and Coke?” says one venture capitalist. “It’s the same here.” ⌘ Read more

Why Apple Might Put Cameras Into Its Next AirPods
From battery life to privacy, there are many hurdles to the idea taking off. ⌘ Read more

Paddington house rises from the ashes to be acclaimed one of the nation’s best
Christopher designed an extension to a 1920s Queensland workers cottage. Then he got the kind of news no architect wants to receive. ⌘ Read more

The Best Pool Accessories to Upgrade Your Summer (2026)
These are the cleaning robots, water monitors, and toys actually worth buying for pool season. ⌘ Read more

News of our demise has been greatly overstated. Here’s the proof
In a fast-changing media landscape, some things remain the same. The Age is still speaking truth to power and, importantly, decision-makers are still listening. ⌘ Read more

‘Doo Doo Water and a Few Needles’: Inside the Mystery of the New York City Manhole Prowlers
An “urban explorer” tells WIRED their mother checked in to make sure they weren’t one of the people seen scurrying out of a manhole with their friends. ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Ah, I almost thought so (that you wrote it by hand), but then I looked at the source code and saw the TOC and I was like: “Naah, probably not. I would be way too lazy to do that manually.” 😅 And indeed … ha.

Oh god, yeah, that’s a lot of <span>. 🤔 Can’t really avoid that, I guess, especially if you want to do syntax highlighting of code blocks.

You wrote your own site generator, didn’t you?

In parts. I write everything in Markdown (it’s online, even: https://movq.de/blog/postings/2026-05-29/0/POSTING-en.md), plus a few Vim shortcuts (to generate thumbnails, for example), and then python-markdown renders it: https://pypi.org/project/Markdown/ This process is wrapped in a shell script, like “re-render every page if the .md file is newer than the .html file” and that’s mostly it. And the Atom feed generator is completely custom. 🤔

‘AI is insidious’: Universities urged to adopt clear AI rules after opinion article scandal
Universities should set standards for academics using AI and require a guarantee work is “human-authored” before publication, a former university chancellor says. ⌘ Read more

AI Has Come for Serif Fonts
AI companies are using serif to project humanity. Critics are calling it “tasteslop.” ⌘ Read more

NDIS carer saves two clients from burning home
An NDIS carer has bravely risked his life to save two clients in wheelchairs from a burning home in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. ⌘ Read more

Victorian taxpayers foot the bill for Ozempic in prison
Victorian taxpayers are footing the bill for prisoners to access weight loss drugs, including Ozempic. ⌘ Read more

Speculation mounts over Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s future
Speculation mounts over Labor’s plot to topple Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan ahead of state election. ⌘ Read more

Norwegian princess studying at Sydney uni returns home on exchange
Ingrid Alexandra has returned to Oslo, as her mother goes on the waitlist for a lung transplant. ⌘ Read more

Australia news as it happened: Albanese claims ‘grievance-based’ politics triggered CGT, negative gearing changes; One Nation flubs housing policy lines
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond here on our national news blog. ⌘ Read more

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Why even takeaway coffee cups will be used to rebuild this Sydney home
Architect Alexander Symes is trying to build a new home for his family where everything is used and nothing leaves the site. And he means everything. ⌘ Read more

Floreat dad accused of starving his daughter pushes for charges to be dropped
The man and his wife are facing a re-trial over allegations of neglect and infantalisation of their teenage daughter. ⌘ Read more

WA eyes permanent extended trading for licensed venues during key sporting events
Successful applicants will be able to continue trading into the early morning for 30 minutes after a broadcast of matches concludes. ⌘ Read more

Victorian taxpayers foot the bill for Ozempic in prison
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Pub patrons and staff help save life of stabbed man
Pub patrons and staff at a Bendigo venue stepped in to help a man who had been stabbed. ⌘ Read more

Falling power bills contingent on no delays to renewables, industry warns
Household energy prices are expected to fall more than $150 from July 1, but this could be jeopardised by any further delays to major projects, according to the industry. ⌘ Read more

Australia news LIVE: Albanese claims One Nation’s ‘grievance-based’ politics triggered CGT, negative gearing changes; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire proposal; One Nation members flub housing policy lines
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond here on our national news blog. ⌘ Read more

‘No family should have to go through this’: Daughter’s tears for parents who fought off alleged home invader
Kathy Blessing said her parents Keith and Di were recovering in hospital after the “deeply traumatising” alleged attack in rural NSW. ⌘ Read more

Australia news LIVE: Albanese claims One Nation’s ‘grievance-based’ politics triggered CGT, negative gearing changes; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire proposal
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond here on our national news blog. ⌘ Read more

Fine-tuning an LLM to write docs like it’s 1995
Article URL: https://passo.uno/fine-tuning-docs-llm/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48408442

Points: 4

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Keith Blessing shot an alleged home invader. How far are you allowed go to in self-defence?
A violent home invasion in a rural NSW community has brought renewed attention to the law of self-defence. ⌘ Read more

Wonder why emergency doctors are quitting? Spend a day in my shoes
It’s a privilege to care for patients and families during their hardest moments. However, this can also come at a real cost to doctors like me. ⌘ Read more

Of this family of seven swans in the inner west, just two are left. Locals say fishers are to blame
On a mild Saturday morning, five of Melbourne’s ecological groups convened a kind of emergency cabinet meeting. One item was at the top of their agenda: swans. ⌘ Read more

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Man killed in Transperth bus crash identified as Banksia Grove father
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Future of iconic wine Wolf Blass unclear amid large brand overhaul
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Accused teen hijacker first Victorian child sent to higher court on terror charge
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Australia news LIVE: Confusion over One Nation’s housing policy after Joyce interview; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire proposal; Questions over Allan’s leadership
Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond here on our national news blog. ⌘ Read more

Strata reform failure leaves apartment owners at the mercy of predators
The Allan government’s weak-kneed response to a damning review of the strata sector kicks crucial consumer protections into the long grass. ⌘ Read more

Australia news LIVE: Hanson tries to clear confusion over One Nation’s housing policy; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, darkening prospects of ending Iran war
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Australia news LIVE: Hanson tries to clear confusion over One Nation’s housing policy; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, darkening prospects of ending Iran war
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Experts fear WA’s nature is ‘unravelling before our eyes’. A new report sets out to turn the tide
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‘I just kept it to myself. I didn’t want to be known as the son of a murder victim’: From crime victim to crime investigator
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Australia news LIVE: Hanson tries to clear confusion over One Nation’s housing policy; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, darkening prospects of ending Iran war
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Australia news LIVE: Tax bill to progress to Senate after passing lower house; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, darkening prospects of ending Iran war
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Australia news LIVE: Tax bill to progress to Senate after passing lower house; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, darkening prospects of ending Iran war
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Australia news LIVE: Tax bill to progress to Senate after passing lower house; Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, darkening prospects of ending Iran war
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Show HN: Formally verified polygon intersection – Opus 4.8 oneshots, prev failed
To my knowledge, this is the first formally verified implementation of an intersection algorithm for polygons.

The experience of working with AI agents on this project changed a lot with recent model releases, as I describe in the readme. Opus 4.8 is able to provide algorithm implementation with formal proof in one shot, whereas previous models required me to provide proof strategies in multiple steps.

Trust in the correctness c … ⌘ Read more

Marnus barbequed in horror mix-up
Marnus Labuschagne was starting to look dangerous when he was run out after a mix-up with Josh Inglis. ⌘ Read more

Marnus barbequed in horror mix-up
Marnus Labuschagne was starting to look dangerous when he was run out after a mix-up with Josh Inglis. ⌘ Read more

Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US
The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s. ⌘ Read more