A campus email system experienced a problem sending emails over 500 miles due to a Sendmail version downgrade caused by a server upgrade. The issue was resolved by identifying the incorrect Sendmail version and updating it to the correct one.
Beautiful-mermaid is a fast and beautiful text-based diagram renderer that works everywhere, from rich UIs to plain terminals, and is based on the Mermaid standard. It has a powerful theming system that allows for easy customization of diagram colors and can also use VS Code themes directly via Shiki integration.
Virginia "Ginny" Oliver, Maine's "Lobster Lady," died at 105 after a 97-year lobster fishing career. Her remarkable life inspired tributes from Governor Janet Mills and celebrities like Mark Hamill, who celebrated her tenacity and spirit.
Streamlines dependency management by automatically fetching and integrating C/C++ libraries and toolchains. Supports private repositories, cloud builds, and seamless integration with Conan and Vcpkg.
The Triadex Muse is a rare 1970s electronic music synthesizer with a simple design and binary arithmetic-based music generation. It uses integrated circuits and sliders to create melodies with underlying rules and logic, making its output unpredictable yet sounding like music.
The Comet is a highly customizable, all-magnetic device with 40 IO pins and expandable storage up to 2TB. It can run ARM-based packages and supports various extensions for mobile data, calling, and decentralized communication.
Airplanes fly due to the shape and orientation of their wings, which generate lift by manipulating the flow of air around them. The motion of air is relative and can be understood by looking at the velocity of air particles, which can be visualized using arrows and markers to show the direction and speed of the flow.
Researchers released Trinity Large, a 400B sparse MoE model, after a 33-day pretraining run on 17T tokens. The model is available in three variants, including a preview version for chat and creative tasks, and a TrueBase version for studying pretraining without RLHF.
DECwindows Motif uses a client/server model where the server is a single process on the desktop and clients are applications or utilities that issue X protocol requests. Clients interact with the display server to control what appears on the screen and generate the user interface.
A Google bug report leaked the Android desktop interface, codenamed "ALOS," with a 12th Gen Intel Core processor and Android 16. The interface features a taller status bar, modified mouse cursor, and Google Chrome interface similar to large-screen Android.
Rani Jamieson's newborn son Tariq died from codeine poisoning after she took Tylenol-3 while breastfeeding. A re-examination of the case revealed that Tariq likely ingested the codeine directly, not through breast milk.
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We're looking for a Founding Engineer to build core systems for Questom, requiring systems thinking, ownership, and infrastructure expertise. The ideal candidate is highly independent, curious, and comfortable with ambiguity, with a passion for connecting systems and building a company.
Sherlock is a transparent proxy that intercepts HTTPS traffic to track AI costs and debug prompts. It uses mitmproxy and guides users through installing a CA certificate on first run.
Mousefood is a Rust library for embedded graphics and terminal rendering. It supports various display drivers and font configurations.
L spacecraft failed after launch from ISS on December 9th 2024, but was a breakthrough due to its use of magnolia wood. Magnolia wood showed strength, ease of working, and space resilience in previous experiments.
Tesla is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles, with CEO Elon Musk saying it's time to bring the programs to an end. The Fremont factory will now be used to build Optimus humanoid robots, with a 1 million unit per year production line planned.
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Someone is spoofing as a VC-25A / Air Force One making the meme image on ADSB. Call sign " VANCE1 " pic.twitter.com/yZMj7bfJUU— ??_???????????? (@SR_Planespotter) January 28, 2026
The author discusses the challenge of finding puzzle games without spoilers and the importance of empathy in discussing information games. They argue that seeking help and sharing guides can be a way to lead others to the answer without ruining the experience.
Chrome 1 updates bring Gemini 3 AI features for multitasking and productivity, including a side panel experience and deeper Google App integrations. New features like auto browse and Personal Intelligence help users save time and get things done with Chrome's agentic capabilities.
Oban.py is a Python implementation of the Oban job processing framework, which allows inserting and processing jobs using a database, with features like concurrency, queues, and built-in cron scheduling. The OSS version is suitable for hobby projects or evaluating Oban philosophy, but the Pro version offers additional features like smarter rescues, true parallelism, and bulk operations for ...
The Computer History Museum launched OpenCHM, a digital portal providing global access to its collection. OpenCHM offers advanced search tools and digital storytelling to bring technology history to life for experts and general audiences.
Bf-Tree is a Rust crate for a B-tree data structure, supporting Linux, Windows, and macOS. It uses fuzz testing and shuttle for deterministic thread exploration to ensure stability.
Server deployment, parallel requests with continuous batching, new REST API endpoint, and refreshed application UI
How long can you spend trying to make a routine task more efficient before you hit a point of diminishing returns? 1 minute/event * 1 event/person/day * 1 person * 240 work days/year * 1 year to positive ROI = 240 minutes = 4 hours 5 minutes/test run * 1/10 chance of flake * 3 tests/dev * 5 devs * 240 work days/year * 1 year to positive ROI = 1800 minutes = 30 hours = 5 work days (assuming 6 ...
The article reassesses the claim that Hellenistic war-elephants were given alcohol before battle, arguing that this practice was unlikely due to logistical and practical considerations. The author suggests that the idea of giving elephants alcohol may have originated from the Indian concept of "musth," a state of elevated sexual ardour and aggressiveness, which was associated with drunkenness ...
The UK Government's AI Skills Hub, costing £4.1 million, has a poorly designed website that links to external pages, including a course on AI and intellectual property with incorrect information. The project's waste is galling given the UK's public service issues and the potential for small UK webdev businesses to create a better site for less than 5% of the cost.
The user discusses the issues with spin-loops and provides a detailed explanation of how to implement a spin-lock correctly, including the use of atomic variables, PAUSE instructions, and exponential backoff to mitigate CPU frequency changes and cache coherency traffic. The user also warns against writing custom locking routines and recommends using OS primitives such as futexes or ...
Security integrators face a problem with overlapping subnets on customer sites, causing routing ambiguities and connectivity issues. A solution is to use overlay addressing with 1:1 NAT, assigning unique addresses to devices and translating them to local IPs, eliminating the conflict.