TILens Daily Edition 2026-08-09 Filters: topic=general, github=hidden Stats: 11 articles, 2 sources Top topics: General, Open Source ## Community - The mathematical beauty of hyperbezier curves Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://linebender.org/blog/hyperbezier/ - Idol Mahjong Final Romance: A Slideshow Disguised as a Video Game Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://nicole.express/2026/more-like-idle-mahjong.html - What Garbage Collection Costs Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://shivanshuag.com/blog/what-garbage-collection-actually-costs/ - Show HN: Ember – Redshift safe color palettes Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://github.com/carpdiem/ember - The Legend of the Novell NE2000 [video] Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNXzQ7V1S_k - A Tale of Dynamic Programming (2022) Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://iagoleal.com/posts/dynamic-programming/ - Better Gaussian Splatting in Julia Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://pxl-th.github.io/blog/better-gs-julia/ - Differential Heuristics Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2026-08-08-differential-heuristics/ - Interview with Amit Patel, Creator of “Solar Realms Elite” (2013) Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://breakintochat.com/blog/2013/02/18/amit-patel-creator-of-solar-realms-elite/ - Waits: Arthur Samuel's Checkers Source: hacker-news Topic: General URL: https://timereshared.com/waits-samuel-checkers/ ## Media - How an AI model escaped its sandbox to cheat on a test Source: youtube-github Topic: Open Source (+General) URL: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EOliAKqK5bk