A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator

A coding bootcamp founder's company, Codesmith, is being relentlessly attacked by a Reddit moderator, Michael Novati, who is also the co-founder of a competing bootcamp, Formation, using his control of the r/codingbootcamp subreddit to skew the narrative and destroy Codesmith's reputation. Michael's tactics include cherry-picking data, making accusations without evidence, and deleting ...

Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs

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Synology has lifted restrictions on using third-party hard drives in its NAS models after sales plummeted due to user backlash. The company's DSM 7.3 update now allows users to use drives from brands like Seagate and WD without restrictions.

We found a bug in Go's ARM64 compiler

Cloudflare encountered a rare bug in Go's arm64 compiler causing a race condition in generated code. They found the root cause to be a Go runtime bug triggered by a specific sequence of instructions in the NetlinkSocket.Receive function.

Discord says 70k users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

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Discord reports a data breach affecting 70,000 users with exposed government ID photos. The company denies a breach and claims the attackers are circulating false information for extortion.

One-man campaign ravages EU 'Chat Control' bill

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State-backed hackers target EU, with advanced threats surrounding Sunday's vote. Disinformation campaigns also spread false information about Ukraine and Poland.

OpenAI, Nvidia fuel $1T AI market with web of circular deals

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The email they shouldn't have read

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A major IT company used predatory business practices to lock in clients, including hidden clauses and email snooping, to prevent them from leaving. The company's behavior was enabled by clients who prioritized avoiding trouble over doing what's right, ultimately harming the open-source community.

Kurt Got Got

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Fly.io's Twitter account was hacked through a phishing attack that exploited a contractor's access to the account. The company has since secured its Twitter access with Passkeys and is promoting phishing-resistant MFA.

A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)

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The Porsche 914 has a disconnected battery, worn ignition switch, and a frozen parking brake cable. To start the car, connect the battery, press the clutch, and pump the gas pedal four times.

After 2 decades of tinkering, MAME cracks the Hyper Neo Geo 64

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The Hyper Neo Geo 64 arcade system has been added to MAME with improved sound emulation, making it playable without sound issues. The LaserActive emulator has also seen significant improvements, including support for NEC PC Engine games and performance optimizations, making it possible to run games on a decent HDD without issues.

The RSS feed reader landscape

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RSS feed readers have existed for over 20 years and have evolved to cater to various use-cases and deployment models, including browser extensions, on-device applications, self-hosted, and hosted services. The choice of feed reader depends on factors such as data control, storage, availability, and functionality, with hosted products offering the most polished user experience and ...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

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Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 for developing metal-organic frameworks with large cavities that can store and release substances. Their work enables the creation of materials for various applications, including water harvesting, pollutant removal, carbon capture and pharmaceutical delivery.

WinBoat: Windows apps on Linux with seamless integration

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WinBoat offers a user-friendly interface for setting up a Windows environment, unlike WinApps which requires manual setup. It supports USB passthrough and can run apps not compatible with CrossOver or WINE.

Doctorow: American tech cartels use apps to break the law

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Competition is essential for effective regulation as it prevents companies from deceiving regulators and erodes their profits, making it harder for them to overpower regulators. Without competition, concentrated industries can easily capture regulators, leading to underregulation for themselves and overregulation for others.

Suspicionless ChatControl must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law

Germany's Minister of Justice says suspicionless surveillance is taboo in a state governed by the rule of law. Germany will not agree to such proposals at the EU level.

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025

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US GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology. Excluding tech categories, GDP growth would have been near zero, highlighting the pivotal role of high-tech infrastructure in shaping macroeconomic outcomes.

Ortega hypothesis

The Ortega hypothesis suggests that mediocre scientists contribute to scientific progress through accumulation of minor work. However, studies favor the Newton hypothesis, which states that breakthroughs are made by a small number of great scientists.

Show HN: Baby's first international landline

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Téléfonefix is a kid-friendly telephone system that allows kids to safely call relatives locally and abroad using a corded phone, analog telephone adapter, and Raspberry Pi with PBX asterisk software. The system uses Twilio for outbound calls and can be configured to prevent premature call ends, limit calls per day/hours, and improve error handling.

Synthetic aperture radar autofocus and calibration

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You have developed a polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mounted on a drone and improved its image quality through software enhancements. You have also created a new SAR autofocus algorithm that combines existing algorithms to suit drone-mounted SAR. The algorithm, called Generalized Phase Gradient Autofocus (GPGA), estimates the 3D position error of the drone and corrects for it, ...

Svelte’s characteristics that likely contribute most to improved performance

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A study compared the performance of five JavaScript frameworks: Angular, React, Vue, Svelte, and Blazor. The study found that Svelte outperformed the others in most benchmarks, especially when dealing with static content.

Julia 1.12 highlights

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Julia version 1.12 has been released with several new features and improvements, including a new experimental --trim feature, improved bindings, and enhanced threading configuration.

Show HN: Recall: Give Claude memory with Redis-backed persistent context

Recall is a brain extension for Claude that stores memories in Redis to solve the context window problem. It requires proper Redis security, data ownership, and compliance with organization policies and regulations.

Tauri binding for Python through Pyo3

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PyTauri is a free, open-source project providing Python bindings for Tauri, a cross-platform webview GUI library. It aims to offer a GUI framework and batteries-included development experience for Python developers.

The weaponization of travel blacklists

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A Senate hearing on the Quiet Skies program was held on September 30, 2025, but received little attention. The program, which surveilled travelers, was ended in June 2025, but concerns remain about government travel blacklists and watchlists.

Now open for building: Introducing Gemini CLI extensions

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Gemini CLI extensions allow developers to customize and connect tools to their workflow from the command line. These extensions are pre-packaged integrations that bring tools like databases, design platforms, and payment services directly into the terminal.

Bank of England flags risk of 'sudden correction' in tech stocks inflated by AI

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Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to fund US public broadcasting

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Bob Ross's artworks will be auctioned to support public television stations after Congress cut funding. Proceeds from the sale of 30 paintings will go to local public TV stations nationwide.

JSON River – Parse JSON incrementally as it streams in

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jsonriver parses JSON incrementally, yielding a sequence of increasingly complete values as it receives input. It provides a sequence of values with the same type, without replacing types like string with array.

The Tiny Teams Playbook

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The AI Engineer Summit focuses on Coding Agents, emphasizing Tiny Teams with efficient productivity, combining AI Engineers and Productivity Agents. Key Tiny Teams, such as Gamma and Gumloop, share strategies like generalists, player-coaches, and brand culture for success.

Study of 1M-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans

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A 1 million-year-old human skull found in China may belong to a new human species called Homo longi, closely linked to the Denisovans. This discovery suggests that modern humans may have originated outside of Africa and pushes back the split between our ancestors by at least 400,000 years.

Portland is not burning. Here's live context and sourced fact checks

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Protests in Portland were small and peaceful during DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's visit. National Guard deployments to Portland remain blocked by a court order.

Show HN: A Lisp Interpreter for Shell Scripting

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Redstart is a lightweight Lisp interpreter for Unix shell scripting, combining Lisp's expressive power with Unix's practicality. It allows running commands, capturing output, and using Lisp syntax for logic and structure.

Database Linting and Analysis for PostgreSQL

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pglinter is a PostgreSQL extension that analyzes databases for potential issues and best practice violations. It helps developers and operations teams catch problems early in the development cycle.

I played 1k hands of online poker and built a web app with Cursor AI

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The user spent over a dozen hours playing poker and reviewing hands, then built a Python script and a Laravel web app with AI assistance from Grok and Cursor, which greatly improved their development experience. They found that working with the Cursor AI agent was similar to working with a human developer, but with a much faster feedback loop, and plan to continue using it to build new projects.

Show HN: FleetCode – Open-source UI for running multiple coding agents

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The application allows running multiple CLI coding agents in isolated git worktrees with customizable terminal themes. It also provides troubleshooting steps for macOS quarantine warnings and Claude Code directory issues.

Vectrex Mini

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The Vectrex Mini is a compact, modern console with a 5-inch AMOLED display and 12 built-in classic games, powered by an ESP32 microprocessor. It features USB-C power, Bluetooth controller, and Wi-Fi connectivity for Vector Clock mode and multiplayer capabilities.

GitHub will prioritize migrating to Azure over feature development

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Microsoft is moving GitHub's infrastructure to Azure over 24 months to meet growing demands of AI and Copilot. GitHub will delay new feature work to focus on the migration, prioritizing availability and scalability.

Show HN: Oh Yah – Routine management app I built for my sons

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The app provides a distraction-free environment with timers and navigation disabled during focus time to help kids complete tasks. It offers flexibility and structure with ordered and unordered tasks, and allows parents to review and award stars for completion.

The paradoxical efficient market hypothesis (2024)

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The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) states that stock prices reflect all relevant information, but its truth depends on investor beliefs. If most investors believe the market is efficient, they won't seek an edge, making it inefficient, and vice versa.

PWA Browser Scorecards

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Compare Progressive Web App capabilities across popular mobile browsers. See which browsers best support PWA features like Service Workers, Web App Manifest, and more.

Beyond indexes: How open table formats optimize query performance

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The author discusses the differences between traditional relational databases and open table formats like Apache Iceberg, highlighting how indexing works in each and how analytical workloads drive the design of table formats. In open table formats, data is stored in columnar format with effective pruning achieved through partitioning, sorting, and metadata, making secondary indexes less ...

C++ Reflection and Qt MOC

The user is exploring the implications of C++ reflection on Qt and moc, considering how to replace moc's functionality with compile-time reflection and generate metaobject data. They are discussing potential solutions, including token injection, function definition, and string-based lookup, and evaluating the feasibility of replacing moc's code with reflection.

Scaling request logging with ClickHouse, Kafka, and Vector

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We moved from MariaDB to ClickHouse, Kafka, and Vector to handle billions of monthly requests due to performance degradation. This new architecture allows for efficient analytics and aggregations across large datasets.

Let's Take Esoteric Programming Languages Seriously

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The podcast "Feeling of Computing" explores how programming languages reflect human identity and creativity. It discusses esoteric programming languages, which are created for self-reflective purposes, and their potential to express human emotions and experiences.

A Clausewitzian lens on modern urban warfare

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Carl von Clausewitz's theories on war remain relevant in modern urban warfare, where civilians, combatants, and national objectives interact dynamically. His concept of the "remarkable trinity" - violence, chance, and reason - finds its most visceral expression in urban warfare, where every movement carries political weight.

Circular AI deals among OpenAI, Nvidia, AMD are raising eyebrows

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TiVo exiting legacy DVR business

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TiVo has stopped selling DVR hardware products as of Oct 1 2025, focusing on its branded operating system software for smart TVs. The company remains committed to supporting its DVR customers and generating revenue from third-party entertainment in automobiles.

NanoMi: Source-available transmission electron microscope

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NanoMi is an open source, modular TEM for ultra-high vacuum that can be built, modified, and contributed to. It's available for download on GitHub and blueprints can be obtained by contacting NRC via email or the OSF site.

Show HN: I built a local-first podcast app

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Paid partnered with GitLaw to create a Master Services Agreement for AI agents, addressing contract gaps that create exposure for agent companies. The MSA establishes customer responsibility, protects against liability for autonomous decisions, and clarifies data ownership.

All-New Next Gen of UniFi Storage

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UniFi's UNAS lineup offers storage solutions for various needs, from home users to enterprises, with models like UNAS 2, UNAS 4, and UNAS Pro 8/4. These models run on UniFi Drive, a license-free platform that enhances productivity with integrations and customization.

Interactive Double Pendulum Playground

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⌂ GITHUB RESET - UPPER MASS + - LOWER MASS + - SPEED + ☰

HATEOAS for Haunted Houses

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A local business hired me to build a control system for a haunted house on a tight 10-day delivery schedule using Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State (HATEOAS) architecture. The system consists of 5 Arduino-compatible controllers, 1 admin app on a Raspberry Pi, and 15 rooms across 2 modes.

Show HN: HyprMCP – Analytics, logs and auth for MCP servers

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Jetski is an Open Source MCP Analytics and Authentication Platform that solves setup, authentication, and visibility issues for MCP servers with zero code changes. It provides comprehensive analytics, auto-generated setup instructions, zero-code authentication, and real-time debug logs.

Intelligent Search in Rails with Typesense

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The article explains how to integrate intelligent search into a Rails application using the Typesense gem, which provides a performant and scalable search solution. The author walks through the process of setting up Typesense, creating a collection and indexing documents, and implementing search functionality with highlighting and pagination.

Clockss: Digital preservation services run by academic publishers and libraries

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CLOCKSS preserves digital scholarship in 12 archive nodes worldwide, ensuring long-term availability through Creative Commons Open Access licenses. It safeguards against digital loss through LOCKSS technology and partnerships with libraries and publishers.

A $6B Nuclear U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier 'Sunk' by $100M Diesel 'AIP' Sub

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The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier was tested by a Swedish AIP-powered submarine, HMS Gotland, during sea trials in 2005, exposing weaknesses in the US Navy's antisubmarine warfare capabilities. The US Navy responded by leasing Gotland for two years of training, leading to upgrades in sensors, tactics, and a culture shift that prioritizes quiet adversaries as the default.

Buy European: EU Commissions New Apply AI Strategy Launched

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The European Commission's Apply AI strategy aims to accelerate AI adoption across industries with a support plan and funding for research and development. The strategy includes measures such as AI development competitions, funding for AI education and training, and the creation of an AI Observatory to monitor progress.

Expanding access to Opal, our no-code AI mini-app builder

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Google's Opal is expanding to 15 more countries, allowing more creators globally to build AI-powered mini-apps with natural language. Opal improvements include advanced debugging for workflows, providing real-time error display and step-by-step iteration.

Radio Garten

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Explore live radio by rotating the globe.

Why we didn't rewrite our feed handler in Rust

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We chose C++ over Rust for our market data feed handler due to its maximum control over memory layout and resource sharing. C++'s lenient compiler and established patterns made it a better fit for our specific use case.

A 9KB (3KB gzip) single HTML notebook, perfect for minimalists

Congratulations! You now have own notebook(index.html), feel free to update, edit, and share it anytime you like!

Static Bundle Object: Modernizing Static Linking

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The author proposed a new ELF type (ET_STAT) for static libraries to address technical limitations, but the ELF committee rejected it due to existing ET_REL type being broad enough to cover the use case. The committee approved the proposal for a new format for static libraries, but not as a new ELF type, and suggested implementing it using the existing ET_REL type with a new flag in the ld linker.

The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 [pdf]

Winter 2025/2026 weather outlook

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A combination of La Niña, negative QBO, and weak Polar Vortex may lead to a colder Winter 2025/2026. Multiple analog forecasts and indicators, including snow cover over Siberia, suggest above-normal snowfall and cold temperatures over the US and Europe.

I have a GPS bike computer

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How to Run WordPress completely from RAM

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The author rethinks the traditional WordPress stack, loading it into RAM for raw speed, eliminating disk I/O and latency. This approach uses Ansible to provision a bare-metal server with a custom-built stack, including a RAMDisk and in-memory database, for fast performance.

A molecular motor minimizes energy waste

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Researchers artificially cranked a molecular motor in ATP synthase to study efficiency. Maintaining a fixed rotation rate minimizes energy waste caused by microscopic fluctuations.

Samsung released a 7M model that achieved 45% on ARC-AGI-1

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Researchers propose two models, HRM and TRM, for solving hard problems with small networks. TRM achieves higher generalization with fewer parameters than HRM and outperforms most Large Language Models.

Testing a compiler-driven full-stack web framework

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Wasp is a compiler-driven full-stack web framework that generates complete source code for web apps, requiring a strong suite of automated tests to ensure its stability. The team uses various testing strategies, including unit tests, end-to-end tests, snapshot tests, and playwright e2e tests, to ensure the framework's reliability and maintainability.

What’s so great about excellence? (1981)

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The MacArthur Foundation awards $500,000 to 23 writers, scientists, and artists, but the recipients are already well-established and recognized in their fields. The foundation's prize raises questions about the social function of celebrating excellence and the legitimacy of gratuitous distinctions between people.

A 16.67 Millisecond Frame

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The browser's rendering process involves style calculation, reflow, repaint, and composite steps, which can cause performance issues if not optimized. Using GPU-friendly properties like transform and opacity can improve animation performance by reducing reflow and repaint work.

A debate about AI plays out on the subway walls

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A better SQL validator and comparison with existing SQL validators

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A SQL validator is needed to provide precise locations, explanations, and actionable guidance for debugging SQL queries. A better validator should keep going after the first failure, explain each error in plain language, propose a corrected query, and let users compare the original and the fix side-by-side.

Reflections on Big Tech

The user, a former Google employee and tech enthusiast, expresses disillusionment with Big Tech's addictive and exploitative nature, where companies feed on users' attention to fuel their growth. The user calls for a change, urging engineers and users to take back control and prioritize real life over endless screen time and corporate profits.

Loops of DNA Equipped Ancient Life to Become Complex

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Researchers found that chromatin looping, a process where DNA loops out of chromosomes, enabled early complex animals to regulate genes and specialize cells. This innovation allowed for more complex body plans and cell types, and may have been a key factor in the evolution of multicellular life.

Every LLM Is Its Own Media Channel

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Marketers must treat large language models as separate media environments with distinct algorithms. Each model defines "credible visibility" differently, requiring tailored optimization and governance.

Floating Electrons on a Sea of Helium

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EeroQ developed a qubit system using lone electrons floating on liquid helium, which could potentially scale quickly due to its low error rates and compatibility with standard CMOS technology. The company plans to store qubits in the spin of the electrons, which could provide excellent coherence and enable the creation of millions of qubits on small chips.

React is transitioning from Meta to Linux Foundation

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Meta open-sourced React over a decade ago, and it has grown into one of the world's most popular open source projects. React is transitioning to the React Foundation, a vendor-neutral environment for open source projects, with Meta committing to a five-year partnership.

Show HN: Solving the cluster 1 problem with vCluster standalone

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vCluster Standalone allows direct Kubernetes bootstrapping on bare metal or VMs without an external host cluster. This unified solution simplifies management and reduces vendor complexity.

State of the Bird 2024/25

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Thunderbird celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024, expanding beyond desktop roots to smartphones and web browsers. The project received $10.3 million in donations, adding 14 new team members and growing its global community to over 20,000 contributors.

Voyage of the Marigold – Author's Notes

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The author created Voyage of the Marigold, a Star Trek-inspired game, using ink and JavaScript, with a procedurally generated maze and combat system. The game's design and writing were influenced by various sources, including Fighting Fantasy gamebooks and Larry Niven's Known Space series.

Python 3.14 Is Here. How Fast Is It?

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The author ran benchmarks on Python 3.14 and compared its performance to previous versions, noting a 27% speed improvement over 3.13. The free-threading interpreter showed significant performance gains in multi-threaded applications.