I pay $200/month for Claude Code, a professional tool that needs transparency and configurability. Anthropic silently experimented on me with A/B testing, disrupting my experience and violating transparency and responsible AI deployment.
Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 now include a 1M context window at standard pricing. This allows for 6x more media per request and up to 600 images or PDF pages.
The Baochip-1x is a microcontroller with a Memory Management Unit (MMU), a feature that sets it apart from other small CPUs, and it's now available for developers to use. The chip was made possible through a collaboration with Crossbar, Inc., and it's being sold through a pre-order campaign to build a community around it and pave the way for a fully open-source silicon-to-software future.
Yesterday, the IRS announced the release of the project I’ve been engineering leading since this summer, its new Tax Withholding Estimator (TWE). Taxpayers enter in their income, expected deductions, and other relevant info to estimate what they’ll owe in taxes at the end of the year, and adjust the withholdings on their paycheck. It’s free, open source, and, in a major first for the IRS, ...
Megadev is a development kit for Sega Mega Drive and Mega CD with utilities and examples for experienced C and M68k programmers. It's a free, unofficial, non-profit project for skilled developers.
The user shares their thoughts on whether to pursue a PhD, highlighting its benefits such as freedom, ownership, and personal growth, but also warns of its downsides like intense work and potential identity crises. They provide tips for navigating the PhD experience, including choosing a good adviser, understanding their incentive structures, and developing a sense of "taste" for problems to work on.
Erlang's actor model, which isolates processes through separate heaps and message passing, is a strong implementation of concurrency, but it still has performance limitations and can reintroduce shared mutable state bugs when scaling. Any concurrency model that achieves safety through isolation will eventually face a tradeoff between safety and performance, as serialization can't keep up with ...
QatarEnergy's helium production remains offline after Iranian drone strikes, affecting global supply and South Korea's chip industry. South Korea, heavily reliant on helium imports, is investigating supply and demand for semiconductor materials and equipment.
The article explains how to create a mathematical model of a tesseract, a four-dimensional cube, and how to project it onto a two-dimensional screen. It discusses various methods of projection, including isometric and vanishing-point perspectives, and how to use them to visualize the tesseract in a way that is both aesthetically pleasing and informative.
Remember flipping through the TV guide? Channel Surfer turns your YouTube subscriptions into a retro cable TV experience. Import your channels, tune in, and let it play.
A movement is growing in favor of wired headphones due to better sound quality and a backlash against technology. Sales of wired headphones have increased significantly in recent months, with some people finding them more comfortable and a symbol of a simpler time.
Mouser is a lightweight, open-source alternative to Logitech Options+ for remapping Logitech MX Master 3S mouse buttons. It offers per-application profiles, DPI control, and auto-reconnection.
The author argues that while recursive functions can be transformed into iterative ones, the iterative approach often introduces incidental complexity and makes it harder to understand and modify the code.
Hammerspoon is a Lua-based automation tool for OS X that exposes system functionality through extensions. It requires user-created scripts in ~/.hammerspoon/init.lua to control the environment.
V-Color offers 1+1 DDR5 memory kits for AMD systems with one real and one filler module for a dual-module look. The kits are designed to provide a flexible and accessible way to start a DDR5 build without sacrificing appearance or future upgrade potential.
A security researcher found 39 exposed Algolia admin API keys with full permissions on open source documentation sites, including Home Assistant and KEDA. The researcher reported the issue to Algolia, but the remaining keys are still active, highlighting a potential security risk for millions of users.
Detect your hardware and find out which AI models you can run locally. GPU, CPU, and RAM analysis in your browser.
Parallels Desktop works on new MacBook Neo, but performance depends on intended use case due to limited RAM. The MacBook Neo's 8GB RAM may not be suitable for CPU-intensive Windows applications.
A friend reacted to an article idea about Atari 2600 BASIC by saying it's a mentally challenging job due to its limitations, including a 64-symbol program limit and only five math functions. The author plans to write functional programs within these constraints, starting with a simple dot-moving program.
Digg is downsizing due to the internet's changed landscape with AI agents and automated accounts. The company will rebuild with a new approach, led by founder Kevin Rose, to create a trustworthy community platform.
Marc Corfmat, a Lego fan, designed a Polaroid camera set that was finally chosen by Lego after multiple rejections. The set features a moving mechanism and a unique design that closely resembles the original Polaroid camera.
AEPs are built on industry expertise from Google, Microsoft, and others, providing easy-to-use APIs that conform to HTTP and IETF specifications. They offer Terraform provider, UI, CLI, and MCP server with zero-configuration for API development.
Optimize content for AI agents like humans, considering their constraints and behaviors, such as reading only parts of files and behaving differently with existing vs discovered information. Use content negotiation and simple optimizations like stripping unnecessary content and focusing on link hierarchy to make pages more actionable for agents.
Crocker's Rules allow for direct communication by giving others permission to be honest without worrying about emotional reactions. This approach prioritizes clarity and efficiency over politeness, making it easier to exchange information and solve problems.
PEGI will give games with loot boxes a 16 age rating in Europe, including the UK, from June. The change aims to provide clearer warnings about potential harms in games, but parents must still educate themselves about the new ratings.
Emacs and Vim may face challenges from AI tools, but their unique architecture and extensibility make them well-suited for AI integration. The editors' survival depends on their communities adapting to the changing landscape and embracing AI tools to thrive in the future.
I.H.Hutchinson The Faith of Great Scientists, MIT Independent Activities Period, 14 Jan 96 The purpose of this brief essay about Michael Faraday is to examine how Faraday's Christian faith and his scientific career influenced one another. Our intention in this IAP series on the Faith of Great Scientists is to put into perspective some practical historical examples of people for whom both ...
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Researchers led by UNSW Professor Ned Ekins-Daukes have developed a new data transfer method using negative luminescence from LEDs. This method allows for secret data transfer, potentially preventing hacking by making the data invisible to observers.
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