It's time to talk about my writerdeck

88 hggh 2026-05-23 19:37:53 UTC veronicaexplains.net Llama Share 59

The user converted an old laptop into a writerdeck, a dedicated writing device, by installing Debian in text mode, replacing the network stack with network-manager, and setting up neovim for writing. They also added features like tmux for terminal tiling, acpi for battery details, and light for backlight control, and set up automatic login and syncthing for syncing notes.

On The <dl> (2021)

300 ravenical 2026-05-23 13:37:53 UTC benmyers.dev Llama Share 95

The HTML &lt;dl&gt; element represents a list of name-value pairs, which is a common UI pattern. It consists of &lt;dt&gt; for names and &lt;dd&gt; for values, allowing for semantic markup and improved accessibility.

Texas woman arrested for Facebook post about town water quality

342 abawany 2026-05-23 18:37:53 UTC reclaimthenet.org Llama Share 146

Jennifer Combs was arrested for a Facebook post about Trinidad's water supply, claiming residents were hospitalized due to bacteria. She filed a federal lawsuit alleging the arrest was an act of political retaliation for speaking out about the city's water problem.

Reverse engineering circuitry in a Spacelab computer from 1980

62 elpocko 2026-05-23 16:37:53 UTC righto.com Llama Share 5

The Spacelab computer was a 16-bit minicomputer built by CIMSA, using a French-built Mitra 125 MS processor. It had a 32-bit ALU and supported up to 128 KB of magnetic core memory.

Hengefinder: Finding When the Sun Aligns with Your Street

59 evakhoury 2026-05-23 17:37:53 UTC victoriaritvo.com Llama Share 14

The author built a tool called Hengefinder to find henge moments, where the sun aligns with a street, by calculating road bearings and sun azimuths. The tool uses a combination of astronomical data and binary search to find these rare geometric alignments.

My two-part desk setup

129 James72689 2026-05-23 17:37:53 UTC arslan.io Llama Share 74

The user changed their desk setup to face the room instead of the wall, creating a more open and comfortable space. They also split their desk into a digital and analog side, allowing for a clear separation of work and personal activities.

We made our filesystem 47× faster by deleting it

34 appcypher 2026-05-23 18:37:53 UTC microsandbox.dev Llama Share 23

We fixed microsandbox's slow performance by replacing the user-space filesystem with a Linux disk image that the VM mounts directly, resulting in a 47× speedup across mixed guest-visible filesystem workloads. The new approach uses EROFS, a read-only in-tree Linux filesystem, and eliminates the need for FUSE, allowing file operations to stay inside the VM's kernel.

Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says

204 tlhunter 2026-05-23 02:37:53 UTC nytimes.com Full Share 514

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z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode

91 wicket 2026-05-23 14:37:53 UTC nand2mario.github.io Llama Share 19

z386 is a 386-class CPU built around original Intel microcode, recreating enough of the original machine for the recovered 386 control ROM to drive it. It runs real protected-mode DOS software, including DOS 6 and 7, and games like Doom, with a focus on educational reconstruction and usability.

80386 Microcode Disassembled

187 nand2mario 2026-05-23 12:37:53 UTC reenigne.org Llama Share 32

The user and others extracted microcode from a high-resolution image of the 80386 CPU die, disassembled it, and found 215 entry points with new instructions and shared code. The microcode has a hidden security bug in IO permission bitmap handling and may have undocumented features or opcodes, but the exact nature of these is unclear.

PHP's Oddities

68 thejoeflow 2026-05-23 14:37:53 UTC flowtwo.io Llama Share 76

The author reflects on their experience with PHP, a language they initially didn't expect to use, but has grown to appreciate despite its quirks. PHP's array data structure is flexible but complex, and its type system has unintuitive features like uninitialized properties.

SpaceX launches Starship v3 rocket

282 busymom0 2026-05-23 03:37:53 UTC space.com Llama Share 202

SpaceX launched its Starship V3 rocket on its 12th suborbital test flight, reaching space despite a lost engine and failed boost back maneuver. The mission deployed 22 payloads and tested the rocket's heat shield tiles, bringing it one step closer to operational missions.

Making Deep Learning Go Brrrr from First Principles (2022)

125 tosh 2026-05-23 12:37:53 UTC horace.io Llama Share 46

To improve deep learning model performance, first identify the bottleneck in your model, which can be compute, memory bandwidth, or overhead. Then, optimize accordingly, such as increasing compute intensity, reducing memory bandwidth costs, or minimizing overhead.

The Art of Money Getting

130 dxs 2026-05-23 13:37:53 UTC kk.org Llama Share 89

P.T. Barnum's book "The Art of Money Getting" offers 20 rules for success, emphasizing finding one's natural abilities and avoiding debt. Key principles include being the best at one's work, keeping income above expenses, and maintaining a good reputation.

Italy Cancels Boeing Pegasus Order, Shifting to Airbus A330 MRTT

170 embedding-shape 2026-05-23 16:37:53 UTC euronews.com Llama Share 52

Italy has acquired six Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft worth 1.39 billion euros, shifting its air defence focus to Europe within NATO. This decision strengthens Europe's military capabilities and reduces Italy's dependence on US solutions.

Project Glasswing: An Initial Update

512 louiereederson 2026-05-22 20:37:53 UTC anthropic.com Llama Share 299

Anthropic's Project Glasswing uses AI to find thousands of software vulnerabilities, but fixing them is a major challenge. The project aims to help cyber defenders adapt to this challenge and make software safer by releasing tools and resources to support vulnerability scanning and patching.

- -dangerously-skip-reading-code

55 fagnerbrack 2026-05-23 11:37:53 UTC olano.dev Llama Share 65

Assuming LLMs will fix code issues is irresponsible, but if organizational leadership mandates leveraging LLMs, we can adapt and move rigor elsewhere. This could involve standardized specifications and tests, checked into project repositories, to ensure accountability and understanding.

Reflections on Building Forum Software

9 sebg 2026-05-23 18:37:53 UTC counting-stuff.com Prefix Share 0

How has two Thursdays have passed already. Everything's a blur. Thanks, subscribers, for supporting this newsletter's ongoing shenanigans. This week, I went and threw bsBB into the world, which is the software powering our shiny new official forums. It's intended to be a free space, much like our very fun discord, to talk about things we find interesting in this community. ...

Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

70 cf100clunk 2026-05-23 08:37:53 UTC reuters.com Full Share 81

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Evaluating Spec CPU2026

16 zdw 2026-05-23 16:37:53 UTC chipsandcheese.com Llama Share 3

SPEC has updated its CPU benchmark suite, SPEC CPU2026, with 52 workloads, more source code lines, and a focus on core throughput. The new suite challenges modern CPUs, particularly in instruction-side footprint and branch prediction, but retains portability goals and modernizes the benchmark suite.

Oura says it gets government demands for user data

217 donohoe 2026-05-23 14:37:53 UTC this.weekinsecurity.com Llama Share 132

The author, a security and privacy reporter, investigated Oura's data handling practices after a deal with the Department of Defense and Palantir sparked customer concerns. Oura's security design choices allow governments to access user data, and the company has a responsibility to ensure user data is secure despite its large valuation.

sp.h: Fixing C by giving it a high quality, ultra portable standard library

149 dboon 2026-05-23 04:37:53 UTC spader.zone Llama Share 146

The user has created a high-quality, ultra-portable C standard library called sp.h1, which is a 15,000 line single header library written in plain C99. The library aims to modernize C by ditching null-terminated strings and providing a more ergonomic and performant alternative, while also being highly customizable and compatible with various platforms.

Why Japanese companies do so many different things

826 d0ks 2026-05-22 20:37:53 UTC davidoks.blog Llama Share 384

Japanese companies are highly diversified due to their unique corporate structure, which prioritizes employee loyalty and long-term survival over shareholder profits. This structure, known as the "J-firm" bundle, allows Japanese companies to adapt and change quickly in response to changing market conditions.

Highest Random Weight in Elixir

51 shintoist 2026-05-23 13:37:53 UTC jola.dev Llama Share 2

The user discusses two distributed hashing algorithms, ExHashRing and Rendezvous Hashing (HRW), comparing their performance, complexity, and suitability for different use cases. HRW is simpler and more general than ExHashRing but has a linear time complexity, which can be improved to logarithmic with a skeleton implementation.

Lisp in Vim (2019)

38 whent 2026-05-23 15:37:53 UTC susam.net Llama Share 5

The article discusses two Vim plugins, Slimv and Vlime, which provide Lisp development environments for Vim, and compares their features and installation procedures. The plugins use a client-server architecture and rely on the Swank server to evaluate Lisp expressions, and both support interactive programming and debugging.

Shipping a laptop to a refugee camp in Uganda

640 lexandstuff 2026-05-22 21:37:53 UTC notesbylex.com Llama Share 228

A MacBook was sent from Australia to Uganda via multiple freight services and customs clearances, facing various delays and challenges, but finally arrived safely after 42 days and 36,000 km. The laptop's journey involved failed attempts, unexpected detours, and a surprising delivery to a hardware shop, where it was stored on a shelf before being collected by the sender.

Rubish: A Unix shell written in pure Ruby

153 winebarrel 2026-05-23 06:37:53 UTC github.com/amatsuda Llama Share 92

Rubish is a Ruby-based shell that supports bash syntax and integrates Ruby features. It allows seamless mixing of shell commands and Ruby code.

Solving the “Zork” Mystery

47 dpola 2026-05-23 13:37:53 UTC dpolakovic.space Llama Share 17

The author investigated the origin of the word "zork" in the game Zork, initially believing it was a jargon term for unfinished programs.

Electrobun 2.0 will be decoupled from Bun due to the Rust rewrite

93 bundie 2026-05-23 12:37:53 UTC twitter.com/i Full Share 93

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Improving C# Memory Safety

129 soheilpro 2026-05-23 08:37:53 UTC devblogs.microsoft.com Llama Share 27

C# is improving memory safety with a redesigned unsafe keyword that marks obligations for developers to discharge. The new model is opt-in and will be released in .NET 11 as a preview and in .NET 12 as a production release.