Default hard budget caps should be the norm for pay-by-usage services and APIs to prevent unexpected charges. This feature would help users avoid surprise bills, allowing them to opt-in or out of hard limits on a prominent checkbox basis.
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For years, advocates for web standards, performance, and accessibility have implored web developers to “use the platform”. I’ve often been one of those advocates. The argument is simple: why build something yourself, in JavaScript, when the browser can do it for you? Whatever you build, it’s likely to have poorer performance and worse usability than something the browser could just give you ...
Timur Kristóf improved AMDGPU kernel driver for old graphics cards, enhancing support for Linux gaming and tasks. His work has made these aging graphics cards more viable for 2026 and beyond with better performance and functionality.
The trades offer a viable alternative to college education, with high-paying jobs and physical rewards, but may be at risk from AI automation. Tradespeople have a different perspective on the value of their work compared to white-collar professionals.
Punch black holes in space and sling a ship home round them.
The author, a software engineer, took an EMT course in 2024 after years of interest and finally getting the time off. They found the training to be fun and valuable for its own sake, despite initial concerns about usefulness.
A Webster man is celebrating his 100th year with a kidney donated by his mom in 1978. The kidney, which was transplanted when he was 16, has lasted for over four decades and is now the longest surviving transplant at Strong Hospital.
Kolibri is a 78B parameter English-German Mixture-of-Experts Transformer model, optimized for sovereign mission-critical work in regulated areas. It achieves contextualized performance through specialized evaluation suites and training environments.
This guide provides tips and best practices for using Opus 5.5 in Claude apps and Code, including how to prompt the model, steer long runs, and check results. The guide covers various topics such as stopping and asking for help, keeping task lists, reviewing diffs and pull requests, attaching images, giving long plans reports or decks to find mistakes, and more.
The photographer discovered a pattern in their years of taking photos of benches, revealing changes in design that excluded people with nowhere else to go. Through reviewing their archive, they realized they had unintentionally documented the evolution of "hostile architecture" over time.
David Robinson, a safety leader at OpenAI, has quit the company due to its broken culture and inadequate care for rapidly developing technology. He urges AI firms to adopt a more cautious approach and prioritize cultural overrules over specific rules or laws.
Amazon introduces a new Kindle lineup with flush-front displays, aluminum backs, and recycled materials. The devices offer improved reading experiences with edge-to-edge color and up to 12 weeks of battery life.
FTL is a userspace OS library that isolates containers and provides a hypervisor-like interface, making it easy to add features and debug. It combines the best of microkernels and monolithic kernels for secure and performant operation.
Thoreau BASIC offers improved features and syntax, including 64-bit memory and native x64 JIT compilation. It also supports various file systems, networking, sound playback, and debugging tools.
The author created a system using ultra-wideband (UWB) radio technology to track the movement of six bins, integrating it with Home Assistant for reminders and notifications. The system uses fixed radio anchors and small battery tags to estimate distance, which is then used to determine if a bin has moved far enough from its usual storage area.
The Queens Giant is NYC's tallest tree, but it's over 20 years old and its height may have changed. A new search for the city's tallest tree is suggested to ensure accurate measurements.
NASA is considering reviving the SR-71 Blackbird, a high-speed spy plane that disappeared in 1999. Tim Conners, former lead propulsion engineer for NASA's Blackbird program, believes it could be used as an engine test bed to develop new high-speed engines.
The pi harness is a customizable and elegant software that offers freedom from AI companies, while its minimal approach leaves certain aspects lacking. The pi pod project aims to consolidate this capability into a simple and elegant software for self-hosting or future hosted service.
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WPD is a faster and safer WebP decoder, designed to address vulnerabilities like CVE-2023-4863. It offers superior performance and memory safety features, written in Rust with verifiably safe code.
A federal judge ruled that a warrantless search of the Flock database was unconstitutional, citing concerns over mass surveillance. The ruling joins growing criticism of the technology from various governments and lawmakers.
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RetailReady is an AI-powered supply chain compliance engine that has raised $6.6M and onboarded 50 customers, with a goal to disrupt the antiquated industry through its software. The company aims to create a tangible difference by solving operational retailer compliance within warehouses.
Docker uses microVMs, stripped-down Linux kernels on minimalist VMMs like firecracker, for secure and fast workloads. Docker's microVM tech is the foundation of both Desktop and Sandboxes, offering strict isolation and governance.
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