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Gemma 4 E4B
huggingface.co
Dense multimodal local model suggested as a 4070-friendly pick.
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In the GGUF thread, a commenter said Gemma 4 E4B should run great on a 4070 and put it forward as the better size match.
Issue / 2026-05-14
6 interesting things surfaced from HN on 2026-05-14
A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-05-14. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.
At a glance:
Items:6
Threads:4
What surfaced that day
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Qwen 3.6 35B A3B
huggingface.co
Local MoE model recommended as the stronger big-run option.
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A commenter said Qwen 3.6 35B would be much smarter than 7B Mistral, just slower.
03
Lean 4
lean-lang.org
Functional language and theorem prover picked as an APL successor.
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In the APL thread, a commenter called Lean 4 the 'best language in existence' for their use case.
04
Dyalog APL
dyalog.com
Interactive APL implementation with full glyph support.
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A Raspberry Pi user noted Dyalog APL keeps all the glyphs visible and exposes a REPL.
05
YourDrive
yourdrive.co.nz
New Zealand peer-to-peer car-sharing service.
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In the RAV4 privacy thread, a commenter praised YourDrive after using it a couple of times.
06
Red Balloon Security
redballoonsecurity.com
Embedded-device security firm and firmware-CTF shop.
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In the HDD firmware-hacking thread, a commenter called Red Balloon great and highly recommended it.