The post is a detailed expression of the author's challenges using Rust for game development, contrasting it with their experiences in Godot, Unity, and Unreal Engine. They're considering abandoning Rust for gamedev, as its technical complexity disrupts rapid game iteration and testing.

Bun addresses the challenge of crash reporting for CLI tools with Bun v1.1.5's new crash report format, avoiding personal data and creating compact URLs for issue tracking without debug symbols. These URLs help demangle crashes using server-side symbol caching and encode platform, subcommand, commit SHA, and crash message.

ShareTextures.com Free PBR Textures and models archive include wood, stone, wall, ground, metal and more. Download free models and textures up to 4K resolution.

Old centralized media and search engines like Google are declining in relevance, while new AI-powered search tools and indie search engines are rising, offering fresh, user-focused approaches to information retrieval.

Albert Camus, born into poverty in French Algeria, supported anarchism and rebelled against authoritarian thought through his journalistic and literary work. Despite critiques from communists and surrealists, Camus remained a steadfast ally to anarchists, advocating for nonviolent revolution and the rights of individuals.

A federal appeals court has reinstated New York's law mandating ISPs offer $15 broadband to low-income consumers, reversing a previous ruling. The decision defends state authority in areas where the FCC lacks regulatory power.

IceCube Neutrino Observatory detects seven potential tau neutrino signals, indicating astrophysical sources. Researchers used complex neural networks to sort data and distinguish neutrino flavors, despite the challenge of their similar detection patterns.

The article discusses building a flexible data stack with Iceberg at its core, adaptable to varying compute needs and use cases. It underscores the importance of cost, data sensitivity, and latency considerations in designing a data architecture.

Trellis is building a Snowflake for unstructured data, turning unstructured data (e.g., financial documents, insurance policies, chat logs, etc.) into SQL-compliant tables. We're currently backed by YC and early investors/executives in Google and Salesforce. Be at the forefront of what's possible in AI and Data infrastructure. Build a new database from the ground up. You get the ...

Solve any Leetcode problem and mark it on Lanki as easy, medium, or hard to solve

The article discusses the importance of qualitative research in the nascent field of interpretability, which lacks established paradigms and often relies on qualitative insights to guide development of quantitative tools. The author advises caution with summary statistics in new scientific fields that don't yet have well-understood measurements.

The article reflects on the cultural tradition of funeral foods in the South, its role in providing comfort, and the author's personal experiences with the tradition. It also touches on the inclusion of these practices in cookbooks and their significance across different cultures.

The article presents a photo processing system that removes reflections using RAW images and an optional contextual photo, which is trained on synthetic data. It outputs images at 1K resolution within 4.5 to 6.5 seconds on standard devices.

The article discusses the improvements in Factorio for monitoring accumulator charges and production statistics, and shares the challenges and solutions of Linux support, including the integration of Wayland. Raiguard, a programmer and Linux advocate at Wube, relates his experiences with maintaining Linux compatibility for Factorio.

A tiny Cupertino home under 400 sq ft is on sale for over $1.7 million, drawing attention for its price and potential due to a large 7,900 sq ft lot. Despite its size, it attracted eight bids above asking, reflecting Silicon Valley's high real estate values.

The article details how bee theft has become a prevalent issue in the American West, particularly in California's Central Valley during the almond-pollination season, with little support from authorities. Deputy Rowdy Freeman alone combats this rising crime wave with beekeepers reporting record hive thefts surpassing 2,300.

The author expresses frustration over the issues with Passkeys and the Webauthn standard, highlighting technical limitations and poor user experiences that undermine their initial optimism for a password-free future. They advocate for alternative security measures like password managers over platform-controlled Passkey stores.

Researchers have broken the traditional high-pressure paradigm for diamond creation, successfully growing diamonds at 1 atmosphere and 1025°C using a novel liquid metal alloy. This breakthrough, by Ruoff's team at IBS, could significantly impact basic science and diamond manufacturing.

Microsoft and IBM have released the source code for MS-DOS 4.00 under the MIT license and shared additional early beta binaries and documentation. This release provides insight into historic operating system development and the MS-DOS evolution.

A former math-phobe recounts their transformation into an engineering professor, highlighting the necessity of practice and repetition alongside understanding for robust learning. The article critiques education methods that prioritize understanding over fluency, which can mislead students into overestimating their mastery of subjects like math and science.

Harvard researchers developed a metafluid enabling a sensorless hydraulic gripper to handle delicate items, using simple materials like oil and rubber balls. They created a programmable response to pressure by testing various sphere sizes and mediums.

Doctors have revealed the actual costs of a clinical trial for a TB drug, challenging the high development costs cited by pharma industries and pushing for transparency. MSF's trial shows developing new drugs can be less expensive, questioning the justification for high medicine prices.

The article recounts the author's discovery of JavaScript code being injected into every webpage accessed through a hotel's WiFi, which was intended for ad injection. It was later revealed that the hotel's ISP was using a device specifically for this purpose, which Marriott stated it did not condone.

Python's change to UTF-8 as the default encoding aligns it with other languages, easing interoperability and fixing bugs caused by inconsistent encoding. A new API, locale.getencoding(), will be added to handle locale encoding in UTF-8 mode, addressing concerns about backward compatibility and encoding declaration.

Pharo is a user-friendly object-oriented language with a live programming environment that provides immediate feedback, eliminating the need for compiling. Its debugging system offers advanced features and it is continuously improved by a large, active community.

Indigenous Achuar communities in Ecuador's Amazon are transitioning from oil to solar power, illuminating their homes and powering boats, which enhances daily life and connectivity without harming the environment. Solar energy is also aiding education and livelihood, as schools get power and cell phones bring the world closer.

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. You open your eyes and grope for your phone. You check your inbox and discover dozens of spam emails that made it past the filter. Tapping over to Instagram, you find a request for a supposed brand collaboration in your DMs. Your WhatsApp notifications, ...

Veilid aims to create a non-commercialized internet space respecting user privacy, with a DEF CON 31 launch. Founders and contributors are listed, promoting online relationships without exploitation.

Kaiser Permanente experienced a data breach affecting 13.4 million members, with personal data shared with tech giants due to online trackers. They removed the technologies, increased security, and advised monitoring for unusual activity.