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The user built a self-hosting setup using NixOS, ZFS, and Tailscale to control their data and services, prioritizing security, usability, and complexity. They share their experience and requirements, including keeping services off the public internet, using open-source software, and achieving a balance between security and usability.
Dave Barry, a Pulitzer Prize winner, discovered Google AI incorrectly stated he was dead and a political activist in Dorchester. After multiple attempts to correct the error, Google AI eventually corrected the information, but then reinstated the error, only to correct it again.
The author built Protocollie in 4 days using AI, questioning traditional notions of expertise and the role of documentation in software development. They propose that in the rapidly changing field of AI, expertise is a moving target and documentation is about preserving memory and forgetting.
TCP slow start algorithm causes servers to start with a small amount of data, doubling it until packets are lost, affecting page load times. Aiming for a 14kB page load can save visitors time due to reduced round trips, especially in high-latency connections.
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A tiny CSS animation caused a MacBook app to use 60% CPU and 25% GPU. The issue was due to animating the height property, which triggers layout recalculation and re-painting.
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Ring is reintroducing features allowing police to request footage and live access to users' home security devices, reversing previous reforms and threatening civil liberties. The company's shift is likely driven by profit from the growing techno-authoritarianism trend, rather than customer safety concerns.
Many people underestimate the importance of backup and rely on flawed techniques or "the cloud" without understanding how their data is protected. A proper backup plan involves a management strategy balancing security and cost, and should be tailored to specific needs.
The text describes a war between humans and AI, where AI is a virus that consumes human resources with zero payoff. The main weapon in this war is AI etiquette, requiring explicit consent or adoption of AI output.
The author compared local LLM sizes to offline Wikipedia downloads, finding that Wikipedia's 50,000 articles are roughly equivalent to Llama 3.2 3B. However, file size is not the only factor, as LLMs require more memory and processor power.
The author criticizes Rust's borrowchecker for being overly restrictive and causing unnecessary pain in writing code. They argue that the borrowchecker's limitations and inaccuracies lead to frustration and that its benefits are not worth the cost.
A simple document format should be accessible despite an underlying complex XML schema. Artificially complex XML schemas can lock users into a vendor, making it difficult to implement and switch to alternative systems.
This Firefox add-on prevents automatic translation on YouTube, keeping titles, audio, descriptions, and subtitles in their original language. It's free to use but donations are welcome on KO-FI for its development.
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Beyond Meat's stock is one of the worst in the market due to paltry revenue growth and significant losses. The company's debt and low bond prices make bankruptcy likely, but there's still hope for a debt-for-equity deal.
The video of my Better Software Conference presentation is now available, covering the history of Smalltalk, C++, Simula, and APT languages. I left out many stories and details due to time constraints, but I've linked to four collected histories for further exploration.
We need to improve our command line tools and APIs to better suit LLM agents, providing more context and structured output to reduce tool calls and optimize context windows. This can be achieved by augmenting existing tools with caching, wrapping, and fuzzier functionality, and potentially developing LLM-enhanced CLI tools or a custom LLM shell.
TSMC plans to build four 1.4-nanometer wafer manufacturing plants in Central Taiwan Science Park by late 2028. The company aims to surpass NT$1.2 trillion in annual turnover and expand its US presence with a $165 billion investment.
A user modified their Casio F-91W watch with Oddly Specific Objects' Sensor Watch Pro, featuring an accelerometer and custom LCD. The upgrade requires dismantling the watch and flashing new firmware through a browser-based emulator.
The internet has weakened the credibility of advertising and product reviews, allowing low-quality sellers to thrive alongside high-quality ones. This has led to a "grifter equilibrium" where sellers prioritize profit over quality, and consumers rely on price as a quality indicator.
A book publisher shares their skepticism about using language models (LLMs) for writing and critical thinking, citing concerns about authenticity, accuracy, and the potential for misinformation. They propose an experiment to encourage readers to reflect on their motivations and consider the value of human thought and creativity in the face of AI-generated content.
You can still be confident your design will be made perfectly. Compass CNC allows you the hands-on satisfaction of working with wood, while auto-correcting in real time to eliminate user error.
The author is criticizing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for security vulnerabilities, including tool description injection and supply chain risks. This could lead to malicious actions being performed by AI systems without user knowledge.
A key from microsoft that is set to expire in september will no longer boot. the overwhelming number of linux installs with secure boot enabled use the shim because it does not require the user to put the system into secure boot's setup mode. if the key were compromised then you could have years left to run. it&d be better to boot the machine with an expired key because you can be ...
NASA's X-59 aircraft began taxi tests at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in California on July 10, 2025. The tests will validate critical systems and ensure stability before the aircraft's first flight, aiming for quiet supersonic flight.
University of Florida scientists have developed a universal mRNA vaccine that can fight any type of cancer by instructing the immune system to attack tumor cells. This breakthrough vaccine has the potential to replace chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation treatment.
Felix Baumgartner, a 56-year-old Austrian extreme athlete, died in a paragliding accident in Italy's Marche region. He lost control of his motorized paraglider due to a sudden illness and crashed into a hotel pool, killing him instantly.
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The user has been using Matrix.org/Element for five years but is now leaving due to slow performance, poor UX, and lack of direction in development. They're moving back to XMPP.
The author argues that information and knowledge should be treated as objects that stand against us, with their own integrity and rules, rather than being tailored to our individual needs. This approach allows for a deeper and more meaningful relationship with knowledge.
Amazon's business model is profitable, but it invests heavily in growth, leading to quarterly losses. The company's strategy is to become the largest retailer, and its investments will eventually pay off, making it a dominant player in the market.
The user has collected various 1990s RISC/UNIX workstations including an Apple PowerMac, Alphastation, Silicon Graphics IRIS Indigo, and HP 9000 series machines.
Gentoo Perl versions are confusing due to upstream's two incompatible schemes. A solution is to decode upstream's version scheme and translate it into a consistent Gentoo scheme.
A long-time Arch Linux user switched to a MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon, initially hesitant but now embracing the "Lazy Frankenmac" setup with Nix package manager and third-party tools to replicate their Linux workflow. The user has successfully installed various tools and configured their environment, finding the machine to be great to use despite the limitations of macOS package management.
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Debcraft is a tool that automates Debian packaging, making it easier for new and old packagers to track changes and follow best practices. It uses Linux containers and simple commands to build, test, and update packages, making .deb packaging more accessible to developers.
MR Browser is a utility app for old Macs to access Macintosh Repository online services. It allows users to download files without a modern computer.
Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive website scraping. It requires modern JavaScript features and may be disabled by plugins like JShelter.
MathArena evaluated several state-of-the-art models on the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad problems using a best-of-n selection method to reach key milestones corresponding to medal-level performance. The best-performing model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, achieved a score of 31% (13 points), which is well below the 19/42 score necessary for a bronze medal.
The Sumerian Game, a 1964 computer game, was a pioneering strategy game that simulated ancient Sumerian life, influencing the development of city-building and empire-management games. The game's creators, including Mabel Addis, were not recognized for their work during their lifetimes, but their legacy lives on through the game's recreation and study.
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The author warns that every part on a modern bicycle is safety-critical and urges cyclists to take product safety more seriously. They argue that even seemingly minor components can lead to serious injuries or accidents.
A Tokyo shopping arcade, Tateishi Nakamise, is being demolished to make way for new developments, threatening the livelihoods of its family-run shops and restaurants. The arcade's destruction is part of a larger trend in Tokyo, where traditional shotengai are being replaced by modern commercial complexes.
A static archive is just an archive of raw object files, how does the linker interpret it? from the perspective of an sdk provider, we simply bring them bundled inside our own program. static archives are simply the wrong tool for handling static linking - daniel schmidt, cnn.com/sdk/linking/index.html argues that this approach isn't as good as it sounds...
The US Postal Service has led the way in commercial aviation, optical character recognition, and more for over 250 years. It has innovated through technologies like airmail, ZIP codes, and optical character recognition, making mail delivery faster and more efficient.
SIOF is a portable Scheme interpreter built from a single C source file with no dependencies. It supports R7RS-small standard with precise garbage collector and hygienic macro system.
Intel is ending Clear Linux distribution due to cost-cutting, ending support and updates. Users are advised to migrate to another Linux distribution for security and stability.
Industry experts and officials discussed the 2025 Report Card for America's Infrastructure, showing eight grade increases but a $3.6 trillion investment gap over ten years. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has funded over 60,000 projects since 2021.
The user prefers HTMX for building web apps due to its ability to provide a modern user experience with lower complexity compared to Single-Page Apps. HTMX is now a core part of the user's tech stack, known as the HAM Stack, allowing for faster and cheaper development of side projects.
US to revoke visas from 8 Brazilian Supreme Court justices, including Alexandre de Moraes, over court orders against Jair Bolsonaro. US imposed 50% tariff on Brazilian goods after Trump criticized Bolsonaro's trial.
Avoid Evolution Mail, Balsa, and Geary due to privacy issues like linkPreconnect and dnsLink. Their developers have shown a lack of interest in timely fixes and user notification.
The user simplified their testing approach by writing tests in EDN files with only the :eval part, letting the test runner evaluate and add the :result part, and checking results into git for changes. This approach eliminates the need for a concept of "passing" or "failing" tests, instead relying on git diffs to indicate changes.
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The user reverse-engineered a Goodix fingerprint sensor's Windows driver to stream images from the sensor at 15 FPS, but encountered encryption and a custom protocol. They found the pre-shared key (PSK) and decrypted images, but the sensor's encoding is still unknown and requires further reverse engineering.
The James Webb Space Telescope's story is revealed through "Cosmic Dawn," showcasing NASA's team and partners overcoming immense challenges. The documentary highlights groundbreaking innovations and extraordinary efforts behind humanity's most powerful space telescope.
The library "am-i-vibing" detects agentic coding environments and AI assistant tools, enabling CLI tools and Node apps to adapt to different execution scenarios. It provides various detection modes, including basic, JSON output, specific environment checks, quiet, and debug modes.
The author discovered a bug in their C# code due to a misunderstanding of how records work with the "with" operator. This operator creates a new instance of a record with some different property values without changing the original instance.
AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series CPUs go on sale July 23rd with prices up to $11,699. The high-end processors are designed for workstations and professional rendering tools.
Postgres and ClickHouse can be integrated using Change Data Capture (CDC) to enable real-time analytics, and best practices include modeling tables and queries in ClickHouse for performance, using FINAL modifier for deduplication, and optimizing JOINs and denormalization. By following these best practices, users can effectively implement PostgreSQL CDC and maximize ClickHouse's speed and ...
If you use shim with the default keys, your computer will remain vulnerable to these threats. there are four types of secure boot keys built into your firmware, and a fifth that you may encounter - dbx. refind boot manager comes with several keys; you must sign the binary with your own key 's replaced by yours. this method can greatly simplify the setup of multiple computers, he says ; but it
Stack Overflow has moved its infrastructure to the cloud, ending its 16-year use of physical datacenters. All servers and equipment were decommissioned and disposed of, marking a significant shift to remote operations.
B is not just about earning more. Prices differ between countries, and a modest salary can go further where things are cheaper. Working hours vary too: some places manage to generate high incomes with fewer hours of labour, leaving time for leisure. So which countries are truly rich? If Congress approves, the cuts would save less than Americans think—and risk countless lives
Supersonic passenger travel is making a comeback with startups and giants investing in new materials, propulsion, and sustainable fuels to overcome historical challenges. However, this resurgence comes with significant risks and challenges, including high fuel consumption, environmental impact, and regulatory hurdles, making commercialization at least a decade away.
The author of the Trigon kernel exploit expanded its support to A9(X) and A11 devices using coprocessor exploitation. The Always-On Processor (AOP) was targeted to gain read/write primitives, allowing the kernel base to be found deterministically.
Hypershack is a VR space for learning and tinkering with 4D objects, where particles fall based on 3D space orientation and axis alignment affects sound. It has a game mode with levels and allows user-created environments and games.
Researchers prove a new lower bound for the Ramsey number r(ell, C*ell) with an exponential improvement over Erdős' 1947 bound. The bound is given by (p_C^-1/2 + ε)^ell for a constant C > 1 and sufficiently large ell.
Researchers found critical vulnerabilities in Shimano's Di2 wireless gear-shifting technology, including replay attacks and targeted jamming. These attacks can be exploited to control gear shifting without keys, posing security risks to cyclists.
Sutton signwriting, or simply signwriting, is a writing system for signed languages. all three glyphs can be rotated to show the fingers pointing at an angle, to the side, and downwards. arrows indicate movement of the hands through space, speed of movement, punctuation, commas, question and exclamation marks, among other symbols - if used correctly, signs could be translated into words with ...
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Apple has used various programming languages for Mac development, including Object Pascal, C/C++, Objective-C, and Swift, with each language playing a significant role in the evolution of Mac software. The primary development language has changed over the years, from Object Pascal to C++, Objective-C, and now Swift, with each new language bringing new features and improvements to Mac development.
US Senate and House approved a law cutting $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This will impact local public radio and TV stations, which rely heavily on CPB funding for operations and programming.
Microsoft released LAN Manager 2.0 in June 1990, but it was not widely available until September 1990 due to its dependency on MS OS/2 1.21. The initial release had a 90-day password expiration issue.
Researchers propose a novel framework to improve autoregressive language models by predicting multiple tokens simultaneously, achieving significant speedups without quality loss. The method introduces innovations like masked-input formulation, gated LoRA, and auxiliary training losses to enhance coherence and accuracy.
Optimization should follow guidelines to ensure it does more good than bad. This includes verifying the code works, measuring performance, and comparing results before and after optimization.
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Professors Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler created Calculating Empires, a data visualisation at the Venice Architecture Biennale, mapping five centuries of imperial and technological power. The work resists simplification, inviting visitors to engage with complexity and reconsider the politics of visualisation.
Declan Chidlow outlines his end-of-life wishes, including voluntary assisted dying if suffering outweighs existence. He wants his body to be donated for science or cremated, and his website to remain accessible with all content dedicated to the public domain after his death.
Asymmetry of verification is the idea that some tasks are easier to verify than to solve, which is crucial in AI as it affects the ease of training AI to solve tasks. Verifier's law states that the ease of training AI is proportional to how verifiable the task is.
Researchers from the University of Tokyo simulated a paper airplane's reentry into Earth's atmosphere to see if it could be a sustainable solution to low Earth orbit's trash problem. The paper plane, made from a standard sheet of paper, could burn up in the atmosphere, reducing environmental threats from metallic particles.
The user discusses the concept of Immediately-Invoked Function Expressions (IIFEs) in JavaScript, explaining how they work and proposing a new term to replace the misleading "self-executing anonymous function." IIFEs provide a way to create privacy, lock in values, and avoid polluting the current scope, and can be used in various ways, including with the Module Pattern.
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User is a skeptic who thinks we may already be in post-AGI territory due to AI capabilities. They discovered AI can convert an eBPF trace to a functional application without hints.
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GlobalFoundries acquired MIPS, a leading supplier of AI and processor IP, to align with evolving AI demands. MIPS, the company, abandoned its eponymous architecture in 2021 for RISC-V.