OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router

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Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive AI scraping. It requires modern JavaScript features, so disable JShelter or similar plugins for this domain.

Fable turned remarkable into Tom Riddle's diary from Harry Potter

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To use the reMarkable Paper Pro with riddle, you need developer mode and a launcher installed. You can use remagic to set it up with one command.

CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps

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CoMaps is a GPS app for abroad trips without mobile data, offering private navigation and search. It's an open-source project built by a community contributing to OpenStreetMap and Codeberg.

Ternlight – 7 MB embedding model that runs in browser (WASM)

On-device sentence embeddings — engine, weights, and tokenizer in 7 MB of WASM. Search the React docs entirely on your CPU.

GLM 5.2 and the coming AI margin collapse

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The author discusses the shift in AI economics, specifically the difference between training and inference costs in AI models. They argue that inference costs are where the real money lies, with providers like OpenAI and Anthropic charging high prices for their models.

A global workspace in language models

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Researchers discovered a "J-space" in language models like Claude, a mental workspace that allows the model to think about concepts without writing them down. The J-space is a collection of internal neural patterns that can be read and influenced, and it plays a key role in the model's reasoning and decision-making.

Pruning RAG context down to what the answer actually needs

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Kapa added a pruner to its AI assistants to reduce context and cost by 68% and 34% respectively, while preserving 96% of recall. The pruner uses a small LLM to grade chunks against a five-level scale, dropping chunks below a threshold.

A 2048-spin bulk acoustic wave Ising machine for number partitioning and Sudoku

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Researchers developed a compact, low-power Ising machine using microwave delay lines, achieving high thermal stability and scalability. It solves complex problems like MAX-CUT, number partitioning, and Sudoku efficiently and outperforms some state-of-the-art machines.

Full Writeup of the Windows GDID

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Microsoft's Global Device Identifier (GDID) is a 64-bit Device PUID assigned by the Microsoft Account service when a Windows installation registers with a Microsoft Account. It is stored in the registry and transmitted with activity uploads, tied to a device's IP history and browsing activity.

Linux on the Atari Jaguar

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The user attempted to port Linux to the Atari Jaguar console, which has a 68000 processor without an MMU, and encountered several challenges including memory footprint, compiler issues, and toolchain setup. After overcoming these obstacles with the help of the linuxmd project and buildroot, the user successfully compiled and ran a Linux kernel on the Jaguar, with a custom initramfs and busybox.

AI: The ROI Runway Could Be Long Outside the Tech Sector

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Apollo Global Management presentation is for internal use only and does not constitute investment advice. Forward-looking statements may differ from actual events due to various risks and uncertainties.

Resetting Xbox

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XBOX is undergoing a significant restructuring with 3,200 job cuts and 4 studios leaving management. The goal is to simplify and refocus on growth, with a new COO and streamlined operations.

AMD Ryzen AI Halo – $4k AI Dev Kit

The AMD Ryzen AI Halo is a mini-PC with a Zen 5 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, 128 GB of unified LPDDR5x-8000 memory, and a 2 TB M.2 SSD, priced at $3,999.99 USD, offering a "batteries included" software experience with AMD's AI Playbooks and curated configurations.

Stealth robotics startup (YC S26) is hiring principal engineers (Palo Alto)

A robotics company in Palo Alto, California, is hiring three principal engineers to lead the development of wearable robotic devices that reduce physical load carrying. The company is seeking experienced engineers to own mechanical, firmware, and software domains, with a focus on real-world applications and user feedback.

Evaluation order and nontermination in query languages

The user discussed their attempt to combine functional programming with relational programming in their λFS system, which treats relations as finite functions and uses a type system to ensure functions have finite support. They explored different evaluation orders for recursion in λFS, including left-to-right, query planner-based, and parallel evaluation, and discussed the challenges and ...

Vessel An EGA adventure about whether machines can grieve

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Claude is Anthropic's AI, built for problem solvers. Tackle complex challenges, analyze data, write code, and think through your hardest work.

OfficeCLI: Office suite for AI agents to read and edit Microsoft Office files

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OfficeCLI is a binary that gives AI agents full control over Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It installs automatically with a single line of code and allows agents to create, read, and edit documents with high fidelity.

OpenSSH 10.4/10.4p1 Released

OpenSSH 10.4 was released on 2026-07-06 with security fixes and general bugfixes. It includes experimental support for a composite post-quantum signature scheme.

The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure

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M/PC – A Concatenative OS

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M/PC is a postfix notation OS for Varvara with a single prompt interface. It supports file management, screen resizing, and console output without a file browser.

Using precision editing to study human embryo development shows master gene

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Scientists at the University of Cambridge used base editing to study human embryonic development, discovering NANOG's crucial role in creating pluripotent cells. The technique's precision reduces the risk of unintended chromosomal abnormalities, potentially improving IVF success rates and understanding early pregnancy loss.

Januscape: Guest-to-Host Escape in KVM/x86 [CVE-2026-53359]

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Januscape is a KVM escape vulnerability that lets a guest escape to the host in a KVM/x86 environment, threatening guest-host isolation. It can be triggered with guest-side actions alone and can be used for DoS or RCE attacks on the host.

Rotman Lens

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A Rotman lens is a passive electronic component used for beamforming in radio frequency applications, allowing multiple antenna beams to be formed without phase shifters. It consists of input and output ports with different phase shifts, enabling beam shaping in various directions.

Aluminum foil (2021)

Aluminum foil is a thin, highly reflective, conductive, and ductile material suitable for various applications, including origami and cryogenic uses. It can be work-hardened and used to create tools that can shape and form other aluminum foil, enabling potential matter compiler bootstrapping.

Poly/ML – A Standard ML Implementation

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Poly/ML is a Standard ML implementation originally written in an experimental language called Poly. It has been fully compatible with the ML97 standard since version 4.0. For a full history, see here. Poly/ML takes a conservative approach to the Standard ML language and avoids incompatible extensions. It has added various library extensions particularly the thread library. Poly/ML's ...

Kani: A Model Checker for Rust

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Kani is a model checker for Rust that provides correctness guarantees for properties like functional correctness and absence of runtime panics. It compiles proof harnesses from Rust's MIR into a verification engine, automatically checking safety properties with no user annotation.

Road to Elm 1.0

Elm 0.19.2 improves compiler performance by reducing allocation during parsing, resulting in faster incremental builds. This update is part of a series of small releases leading to Elm 1.0, with further improvements and features to come.

Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network

Signalbox's live real-time map of Great Britain's rail network.

Taiganet.com, Home of the WS4000 Simulator

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The simulator provides detailed weather forecasts and warnings, customizable with various options and settings. It recreates the exact visual behavior of the 4000 weather display with modern graphics capabilities.

Acronym Fatigue Series Introduction: why I'm wary of acronyms

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In a recent post, I did a brief critique of what I called Acronym Marketing. It was so brief that it may have looked like it came from ignorance. But in reality after reflecting on it, I think it comes from two places: cultural differences and due to their overuse in marketing (As someone said it succinctly: HLA. Humans Like Acronyms). I hereby announce my new four part series: AFS (Acronym ...