Debian 13 trixie is a new stable version with over 14,100 new packages and 8,840 removed, supported for 5 years. It includes 7 architectures and supports reproducible results.
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User uses multiple free AI models for diverse perspectives, including OpenAI Playground, Google Gemini AI Studio, Poe.com, Deepseek, Grok.com, and lmarena.ai. They use AI Code Prep GUI to curate code context for AI models, improving their effectiveness and efficiency.
OpenFreeMap experienced a massive surge in traffic due to a new collaborative drawing website called Wplace.live, which was built using OpenFreeMap and generated 3 billion requests in 24 hours. The user is implementing bandwidth limiting by referer and improving server config to prevent similar issues in the future, and is seeking donations to support the project's development.
The author gave a talk on prompt injection and the lethal trifecta at the Bay Area AI Security Meetup, discussing the challenges of securing systems that use MCP. They created an annotated presentation with notes on their weird hobby of coining new terms of art.
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a flawed AI-tool integration protocol that prioritizes simplicity over robustness, leading to potential production failures and security breaches. Enterprises should learn from decades of experience in distributed systems and adopt proven patterns to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable AI operations, rather than relying on MCP's incomplete and hastily ...
Researchers found a link between long-term exposure to air pollutants and dementia, with 3 types of pollutants increasing the risk: PM2.5, NO2, and soot. For every 10 micrograms of PM2.5, the relative risk of dementia increases by 17%.
A researcher found 22 internal Microsoft services vulnerable due to misconfigured multi-tenant applications, allowing access to sensitive data. The vulnerability was caused by incorrect authorization server URLs and can be exploited by replacing /common with /tenantid in authentication requests.
Intel released the 386 processor in 1985, a 32-bit chip with a complex ceramic package containing six layers of wiring and nearly invisible metal wires. The package has two separate power and ground networks for I/O and logic.
The workspace was rearranged to fit equipment and instruments ergonomically, with a focus on minimizing vibrations and interference. A central power board with five switches was installed to simplify powering various functions.
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Stanford University is opting out of the Cal Grant program to continue giving admissions preferences to students with alumni and donor connections. The university will replace state-funded aid with university funding to support students.
User feels left behind by AI coding tools, but struggles to achieve results despite trying various models and tools. User's experience contradicts others' success stories, leading to confusion and skepticism about AI's capabilities.
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David Woodard, an artist, had a Wikipedia article created in 335 languages, with most of the articles created by a network of accounts and IP addresses, likely operated by Woodard himself for self-promotion. The network, which included accounts like Swmmng and Judgtastic, created articles, inserted trivia, and added photos to various Wikipedia projects, often using identical edit summaries and styles.
Debian GNU/Hurd 2025 is released with 72% of Debian archive coverage for i386 and amd64 architectures. It features 64bit support, Rust porting, and various improvements including USB support and SMP.
The CEO of Github wrote a blog post called "Developers reinvented" that contains poor reasoning and logical leaps. The post misrepresents the benefits of AI in software development.
The user tried various AI tools for software development and found them to be limited, with LLMs struggling with complex tasks and biased towards popular libraries. They recommend Github Copilot for its value and customizability, but advise against relying solely on LLMs due to their shortcomings and outdated knowledge.
A person shares their experience learning to fold a fitted sheet, noting it requires patience and practice. They provide a step-by-step guide on how to fold a fitted sheet into a quarter sheet.
AOL is discontinuing Dial-up Internet service and associated software by September 30, 2025. This change will not affect other benefits in your AOL plan.
Qualcomm and Blender developers have successfully ported Blender to Windows 11 on Arm, with improved performance in version 4.5 LTS. The app now utilizes a native Vulkan graphics backend for Snapdragon X chips, delivering up to 6x and 4.5x improved performance.
Jan is an AI assistant that runs offline on devices with full control and privacy. It can be downloaded and set up using Jan's versions or mise, a tool that manages dependencies.
Clemens thanks the Hoover Institution for support as an adjunct Senior Fellow, and expresses views not necessarily reflecting the National Bureau of Economic Research. The 2025 Martin Feldstein award was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan and Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundations.
Companies waste time and money on inefficient hiring processes, often failing to differentiate between candidates, assess long-term value, and respect applicants' time. A better approach involves evaluating applicants based on their actual job duties, such as coding, architecture design, and teamwork, and prioritizing respect, applicability, and taste.
A US law expert argues that the dead should have a limited right to digital deletion to prevent exploitation of their digital remains. She suggests a 12-month window for deletion, balancing societal interests with the deceased's rights.
Developing a spellchecker for a 1984 MS-DOS word processor requires compressing a 2.5MB dictionary to fit in 256K of RAM. Programmers used clever data structures and compression methods to solve this challenging problem, but modern solutions are much simpler with hash tables and built-in language features.
Sandstorm is a secure app platform that automatically updates and protects user data with a unified access control system. It allows self-hosting, mixing apps, and modifying open source apps for complete control over data storage and security.
Windsurf's founders sold their company for $250M, but its enterprise value was $150M, sparking questions about the business's viability. Google acquired Windsurf's CEO and researchers for $2.4B, highlighting the value of AI talent over the company's revenue.
PCIe 8.0 is targeting a 2028 release with doubled throughput over PCIe 7.0, increasing I/O bandwidth. The PCIe Gen8 x16 link will have 1TB/s bandwidth, up from 128GB/s in today's PCIe Gen5.
Raamat "Suur pettumus ehk inimene, ühiskond ja inimõigused" on ilmunud 2002. aastal ja tema redigeeritud teine trükk ilmus 2016. aastal. Autor uurib küsimust, kes või mis on inimene, ning tõestab, et inimene sünnib inimesena, kuid realiseerib oma inimvõime, kui teda ümbritsevad inimesed.
The ESP32 Bus Pirate is an open-source firmware for multi-protocol hacking. It supports I2C, UART, 1-Wire, SPI, and more via serial or web-based CLI.
The user found a way to avoid refactoring enums in Zig by using inline and comptime unreachable to force unreachable code to be detected at compile time. This allows common handling code to be shared across variants without duplicating it.
Don Knuth asked chatGPT 20 questions to test its abilities and received responses that were often impressive but sometimes flawed, with the system showing a high level of wordsmithing quality but also conservative use of hyphens and occasional lapses in accuracy. The responses to questions 1 and 2 were particularly notable for their differences, with the system providing a detailed and ...
A new programming language called Universalis is designed for knowledge workers to read and optimized for neural computers to execute, allowing users to write and understand AI-generated code with ease. Universalis incorporates pre- and post-conditions for logical correctness and ethical compliance, supports advanced features like conditionals and bulk processing, and enables users to ...
The user is seeking information on modern desktop app development, specifically asking about popular programming languages, frameworks, IDEs, and build tools. They also want to know if native desktop app development is still a viable career path.
Tesla's used car prices continue to plummet, now below the industry average, despite being a premium brand. The drop is attributed to increased supply from owners switching to new brands due to the company's reputational hit.
Intermittent fasting diets, including alternate day fasting, time restricted eating, and whole day fasting, were compared to continuous energy restriction and ad-libitum diets in 99 randomised clinical trials involving 6582 adults.
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Researchers developed a new algorithm for single-source shortest paths on directed graphs with real edge weights, achieving O(mlog^(2/3)n) time. This breaks Dijkstra's algorithm time bound on sparse graphs, showing it's not optimal.
Tribblix is an open source OS blending retro style with modern components, available for x86 and SPARC. It has solid x86 support but limited SPARC testing and hardware support.
User's contact told them their old blog post about LLMs generating nonsense code is outdated due to GPT5's improvements. However, GPT5 provided a nonsensical answer to a test question about compressing a data stream with zstd in Swift on an iPhone.
Irish-American soldiers have received the most Medals of Honor, with 2,021 awarded, more than twice the number awarded to any other ethnic group. The Medal of Honor is the highest US military decoration, awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life.
Quaternions describe 3d-rotation and live in four dimensions, making them hard to visualize. A tool called stereographic projection helps understand quaternion multiplication and 3d rotation by mapping a hypersphere to 3d space.
37signals is switching to Omarchy, a Linux distribution, for its Ops and Ruby programming teams. This move aims to increase productivity and control over computing destiny, despite potential challenges.
R0ML's Ratio (RR) is a tool to evaluate volume purchases by comparing the full undiscounted retail price to the total price of an enterprise agreement. If RR is less than 1, it's a good deal, but if it's greater than 1, the buyer is overpaying.
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A programmer's understanding of floating-point numbers progresses from trusting their precision to understanding their limitations and capabilities. Common "myths" about floating-point numbers can be useful but are generalizations and simplifications.
TS Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men" is a musical suite with a chorus and recitative passages, reflecting his love of music and its influence on his work. The poem's meaning and tone have been debated, with some seeing a positive ending and others a continuation of the hollow men's sense of failure.
US Vice-President JD Vance's team requested a lake outflow change to accommodate his family's boating excursion, raising questions about exploiting public resources for personal recreation. The move has been criticized as hypocritical given the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid and government jobs.
ChatGPT agent is a beta feature that helps with complex online tasks by reasoning, researching, and taking actions on your behalf. It requires control and can be guided or interrupted mid-task, accessible to many users with no technical skills.
Tucson city council rejected Amazon's Project Blue AI data center campus, citing concerns over water use and secrecy. The decision was met with cheers from locals and opposition groups, who vowed to remain vigilant against future data center developments.
User upgraded their home network with a managed 8-port GBit switch and a TP-link unmanaged 5-port GBit switch. However, the unmanaged switch lacked VLAN capabilities, but its RTL8366SB IC had the necessary logic, allowing for a potential firmware hack.
Physical media collectors are on the rise due to concerns over streaming services removing content and editing films. They prefer owning physical copies of their favorite films and shows to ensure access and avoid censorship.
Thorne Island, a 2.49-acre private island off Wales, is for sale for £3 million with a 19th century fort featuring a helipad and sea-view office. The fort was restored by its owner, British tech entrepreneur Mike Conner, who spent over £2 million on the project.
F# is a promising mainstream language due to its seamless .NET integration, pragmatic design, and good tool support. It's a suitable choice for enterprise business applications due to its smooth learning curve and ability to scale to large teams.
The user's computer had a noisy PSU fan that sounded like a cable catching, measured at 63 dB. They replaced the fan with a Noctua NF-A9x14 fan, reducing the noise to 43 dB, a 20 dB decrease.
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In Sweden and Norway, children traditionally eat candy only on Saturdays, a tradition that started as a health recommendation in 1959. This tradition has led to high candy consumption in Sweden, with Swedes eating the most candy per capita in the world.
Implementing end-to-end encryption makes jurisdiction irrelevant, but software development location and government policies are concerns. FREON, a set of tools, uses FROST protocol to generate secure signatures, mitigating rubber-hose cryptanalysis and key substitution attacks.
Artificial eyes have been made for thousands of years, with early examples found in ancient civilizations such as Egypt and Iran. Today, ocularists create realistic prosthetic eyes using materials like acrylic, aiming to create an illusion rather than restore vision.
Sahil Lavingia, Gumroad's founder, shares his journey from a failed startup to a profitable, low-maintenance business. He learned to redefine success, focusing on creating value and impact rather than building a billion-dollar company.
The Serranía de la Lindosa region in Colombia features extensive and elaborate rock art sites, some dating back 12,000 years, providing a window into the lives of early hunter-gatherer cultures. The rock art depicts a broad-spectrum diet, spiritual beliefs, and possible encounters with extinct megafauna, but the interpretations are still a matter of debate among researchers.
In Tokyo, a country music subculture thrives in bars and clubs, with fans and musicians drawn to the genre's freedom and heartbreak. Despite Japan's shrinking population, the scene remains vibrant, with artists like Eddie Chmura and J.T. Kanehira keeping country music alive.
A blind person faces challenges shopping online due to inaccessible websites and lack of product information. They can use AI tools like ChatGPT for image descriptions, but it's time-consuming and not always reliable.
The goal of this substack is to research ways of removing historical cruft from the relational model by showing that any database can be represented as a number of relations in either 6NF or 4NF using virtual subqueries. This approach allows for dissecting any database, handling various physical table designs, and even non-relational databases, and can be used for knowledge transfer, data ...
The user encountered a bug in a Go program using errgroup, where a context was canceled unexpectedly due to errgroup's behavior. The issue was resolved by not shadowing the parent context, allowing the checkHaveIBeenPawned function to use the parent context instead of the canceled child context.
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine studied 290 "SuperAgers" aged 80+ and found they have distinct brain profiles and traits that delay cognitive decline. Their research aims to uncover new strategies to promote cognitive resilience and prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Cargo check is slow due to various components under the hood. Proc macros, specifically metadata_decode_entry_impl_trait_header, are a major contributor to the slowness.
DALEQ is a tool that converts Java bytecode into a relational database. It uses Souffle to compute a second set of facts that normalize the database for equivalence comparison.
A company called Marathon Fusion plans to manufacture gold using nuclear fusion, which could offset the cost of developing a near-limitless power source. The idea is to repurpose neutrons produced during fusion to change one metal into another, creating a potential side hustle for the company.