Dutch universities are highly dependent on US tech companies like Microsoft, which poses risks to their autonomy and academic freedom. They are exploring alternatives like OpenDesk and Nextcloud to reduce their dependence on big tech.
A bug in the Perl program git-re-edit caused it to remove the TMPDIR environment variable, leading to a problem with Emacs and emacsclient communicating over a Unix-domain socket. The issue was eventually tracked down to a Linux capability feature that removes TMPDIR from the environment when a program is run with elevated privileges, which was enabled for the Perl program on the user's system.
Skald aims to provide a self-hostable, data-privacy-focused RAG setup using open-source tech, allowing users to substitute third-party services with local options. The setup uses Postgres, Sentence Transformers, and Docling, and benchmarks show good performance for point queries in English, but struggles with aggregating context from multiple documents.
Tyr is a P2P email app that runs on Android devices, using the Yggdrasil network for transport and strong encryption. It provides email freedom by running a complete email server on the device, allowing users to send and receive encrypted emails.
You finished a working web server for your hobby OS, overcoming issues with the terminal buffer, E1000 network driver, and RST packets. You implemented a HTTP engine and web engine, allowing for routing and serving static files.
Meta Platforms Inc. is issuing $27.3 billion in senior secured amortizing notes through Beignet Investor LLC, a joint venture with Blue Owl Capital. The notes are assigned a preliminary A+ rating due to strong contractual linkage to Meta and tight technical separation.
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Atuin Desktop's new runbook execution engine fixes flaky context and inconsistent execution, keeping state and behaving predictably. It lays the foundation for real-time collaboration and CLI-based execution, making runbooks repeatable, shareable, and reliable.
You're developing a device to detect hidden cameras in smart glasses. Your current approaches include using BLE advertisements and IR reflections to fingerprint devices.
Apollo Global Management presentation warns of potential risks and uncertainties in AI adoption rates and advises against relying on statements for investment or professional advice. The presentation contains forward-looking statements that may differ from actual events due to various risks and uncertainties.
Open-Source-Software ist entscheidend für die digitale Infrastruktur, aber die Arbeit der Freiwilligen wird nicht als Ehrenamt anerkannt. Deutschland sollte Open-Source-Arbeit als gemeinwohlorientiertes Ehrenamt anerkennen, um die digitale Souveränität zu stärken.
The author argues that internet-driven surveillance has led to a culture of fear and punishment, pathologizing normal desires and eroding erotic and emotional privacy. To reclaim intimacy and desire, we must "kill the panopticon in our heads" by abandoning excessive surveillance and regaining personal and mental privacy.
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moss is a modern kernel with async/await model and binary compatibility with Linux userspace applications. It uses libkernel for architecture-agnostic logic and has a comprehensive test suite.
Open Source backend in 1 file with realtime database, authentication, file storage and admin dashboard
Stellantis is sending marketing pop-ups to owners' in-car screens, including a $1,500 loyalty offer. Owners can opt out by calling the company's customer care line, but some see this as an invasion of privacy.
The author discusses how to apply Deterministic Simulation Testing principles to Adaptive Replication Routing (ARR) in TigerBeetle, a distributed database system, by minimizing the interface and using data-oriented design principles. The author also explains how to test the negative space of ARR's serialization and deserialization by generating both valid and invalid codes and using a random ...
Neal Stephenson discusses a reading list from A16Z that inaccurately describes his book endings as stopping mid-sentence. He speculates that the error was likely caused by an AI-generated quote that was not fact-checked.
The user discusses the challenges of finding good content on Hacker News, particularly in the /newest section, and praises the /active section for showing the most active submissions. They also mention various features and tools, such as /classic and the ability to email moderators to promote good posts, and express frustration with the community's tendency to suppress certain topics.
Apple may partner with Intel to manufacture its lowest-end M-series chip in the US, starting mid-2027. This move would help Apple diversify its supply chain and appease the Trump administration's "Made in USA" desire.
I recently had a desire to convert text to 3D meshes that I could render and manipulate as part of my Geotoy project and Geoscript language. I did some research into tools and libraries that could solve different pieces of this, and I put together a pipeline that implements the whole thing - yielding nice, 2-manifold 3D meshes with arbitrary fonts, text styles, and more. This post gives an ...
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have become major players in election coverage, with traders betting on outcomes and influencing public perception. This shift has blurred the line between market odds and reality, making it harder to distinguish between the two.
The Playtiles Game Dev Kit lets beginners create retro-style games with a custom Playtile and a course featuring 13 hands-on lessons for 33€. The kit includes a custom ROM, no-code editor, and a limited-edition Playtiles set to playtest and showcase creations.
A Swedish publisher's association has filed a police report against Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg. Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Our journalism is based on credibility and impartiality. Swedish Radio is independent and not affiliated to any political, religious, financial, public or private interests. Find out more about how we work (in Swedish).
The Unix operating system's evolution is documented in a 1GB Git repository containing 659,000 commits and 2,306 merges from 850 contributors. The repository provides a unique dataset for studying software evolution, organizational culture, and the co-evolution of software and hardware technology.
Writing changes the brain by allowing people to name their pain and create distance from it, shifting their mental state from overwhelm to grounded clarity. Regular writing habits, such as journaling and letter writing, can foster resilience by regulating emotions and promoting self-awareness.
The author models the impact of interruptions on productivity using three parameters: lambda (λ) for interruption rate, delta (Δ) for recovery time, and theta (θ) for minimum uninterrupted time required for real work. By adjusting these parameters, the author shows that even small changes can significantly impact productivity, and provides strategies for individuals to control their ...
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SQLite database files are a versatile and efficient application file format that simplifies development and provides many advantages over custom and pile-of-files formats. They offer high-level query language, atomic transactions, incremental updates, and concurrent access, making them a great choice for many applications.
We’ve awaited the age of artificial intelligence for decades. In our fantasies, AI is usually humanoid, straight out of the Jetsons. But while we anticipate the great arrival of the robotic butlers, AI has, in fact, already quietly permeated the fabric of our daily lives — from shopping, to driving, to communication. Consider autocorrect, an AI-driven input assistant so ubiquitous that you ...