The writer feels stuck as a software engineer because they're not using their problem-solving skills as much due to relying on AI for coding. They miss the mental growth and satisfaction from deep thinking.
The user launched their first hardware product, Brighter, a 50,000 lumens lamp, after quitting their software engineering job and faced numerous manufacturing and quality control issues. Despite these challenges, the user learned valuable lessons about the importance of detailed planning, rigorous testing, and effective communication in the hardware development process.
SpaceX acquired xAI to form a $1.25 trillion company aiming to send data centers into space. However, experts argue this concept is a fantasy due to scalability, upgrade, and cost-effectiveness issues.
Craftplan is a business platform for artisanal manufacturing with tools for catalog management, inventory control, and production planning. It supports small-batch production and has features for allergen tracking and BOM versioning.
Watercolor brushes come in various types, including round, flat, mop, wash, and specialty brushes, each with unique characteristics and uses. The quality and performance of a brush depend on the selection and shaping of the tuft materials, the ferrule, and the handle, with natural hair and bristle generally considered superior to synthetic materials.
Amateur balloonists use superpressure balloons called pico balloons, which can last months and travel long distances, reporting their position. Pico balloons are inexpensive, lightweight, and use amateur-radio network WSPR for global tracking without satellites.
Deno Sandbox provides lightweight Linux microVMs for running untrusted code with defense-in-depth security. It controls network egress, protects secrets, and allows direct deployment to Deno Deploy without rebuilding.
Agent Skills provide procedural knowledge and context to agents, enabling them to perform tasks more accurately and efficiently. This open standard allows skill authors to deploy capabilities across multiple agents and teams to capture organizational knowledge.
Xcode 26.3 introduces agentic coding, allowing developers to use coding agents like Claude Agent and Codex for greater autonomy. This feature streamlines workflows, boosts productivity, and enables developers to focus on innovation.
This is a Ghidra plugin that bridges reverse engineering with AI tools. It requires 14 JARs from Ghidra and can be built with Maven.
Cable Tie Link sells the world's largest zip tie, 47 inches long and holding 2,000 pounds. It's available for $75 or in packs for $799.99 and $1,699.99.
AliSQL is Alibaba's MySQL branch with performance optimizations and features for large-scale applications. It integrates DuckDB and supports vector processing for AI-driven applications.
A person has successfully decompiled and rewritten the 2003 game Crimsonland from scratch using a combination of tools and AI models, aiming to preserve the original game's behavior and mechanics exactly. The project took two weeks and 1666 commits, with the goal of creating a working and thoroughly documented reimplementation that is faithful to the original game.
The author's vacant land in Wilton, CT was targeted by a scammer who impersonated him and his brother, attempting to sell the property multiple times. The scammer used fake IDs and communicated through email and text messages to avoid detection.
The user created a CLI app to connect directly to a Tor exit node without using the Tor circuit, but found that Tor blocks direct connections to exit nodes. They successfully implemented a Tor relay node, obtained keys, and connected to an exit node, achieving faster speeds than using Tor's circuit.
prek is a Rust-based alternative to pre-commit, offering faster performance and additional features. It provides a single binary with no dependencies, improved toolchain installations, and parallel hook execution.
French prosecutor's office raided X's Paris office investigating unlawful data extraction and child pornography. Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino summoned to hearings over suspected crimes.
Keyboard switch technologies include physical contact, optical, electro-magnetic, and capacitive methods, each with pros and cons such as durability, customization, and tactile feedback. Newer hybrid and analog approaches are emerging, suggesting future keyboards will prioritize user experience and input behaviors over sensing methods.
Leibniz said "Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting." The first step is choosing a tuning system β the frequency ratios between pitches in a scale. Different kinds of music sound best in different tuning systems! In music from the Middle Ages until today, new musical styles have gone hand in hand with mathematical ...
Archaeologists discovered a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb in southern Mexico with well-preserved carvings and murals. The tomb provides significant information about Zapotec culture, social organization, and funereal rituals.
Qwen3-Coder-Next is an open-weight language model for coding agents with strong capabilities and lower inference costs. It excels at long-horizon reasoning and multi-turn tasks, outperforming larger models in some agent-centric evaluations.
Y Combinator will allow its spring cohort to receive funding in stablecoins, specifically USDC, on various blockchains. This move is part of the incubator's focus on stablecoins, which are seen as a key area for startup ideas.
European governments are turning to domestic or free alternatives to reduce reliance on US Big Tech companies, driven by concerns over data privacy and digital sovereignty. The push for "digital sovereignty" is gaining momentum as the US takes a more belligerent posture towards Europe.
Bunny Database is a SQLite-compatible managed service that offers low latency, flexible region deployment, and cost-efficient pricing. It's designed for developers who want a simple, reliable database without the high costs of DBaaS platforms.
Microsoft has been trying to create live information surfaces on Windows since 1997, but each attempt has failed due to performance, security, screen space, privacy, and engagement issues. The current Widget Board is a result of past lessons, using declarative JSON, native WinUI 3 rendering, and an overlay layout to provide interactive widgets with opt-in data access.
Notepad++ developers reported a supply chain attack from June to December 2025, with attackers rotating C2 server addresses and using various infection chains. Kaspersky solutions blocked identified attacks, and the attackers used different payloads, including Cobalt Strike Beacon and Chrysalis backdoor.
Intel Xeon W-2500 and W-3500 processors had zero failures in 2025, making them the most reliable. Kingston's DRAM modules had the lowest failure rate at 0.19%.