Explore the scale of living things, from an amoeba to a blue whale.
Rust in the Linux kernel is no longer experimental and will be a core part of the kernel. The 'experimental' tag will be removed due to its successful integration.
Valve's Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.0 due to software limitations, not hardware. HDMI 2.1 support is still a work-in-progress due to the HDMI Forum's unwillingness to disclose the 2.1 specification.
The author tried to use Google's Gemini 3 Pro coding assistant but faced a convoluted process to get an API key and pay for it. They eventually managed to get it working after multiple attempts and a mysterious email from Google.
User created a project to analyze Hacker News front pages from 10 years ago using LLM ChatGPT 5.1 Thinking, grading comments for prescience and accuracy. The project aims to train forward future predictors and raise awareness about the potential for future LLMs to scrutinize current actions.
Israel used Palantir's AI software in attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, killing 37 and injuring 3,400. Palantir's involvement in these attacks raises concerns about its role in Israel's use of force and potential war crimes.
A new study found a 22 percent decline in particulate pollution in New York City after congestion pricing was implemented. The decline was greater than in other cities with congestion pricing and extended beyond Lower Manhattan to the greater metropolitan area.
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The author bought a used Grace-Hopper system for 10K euro, converted it to air cooling, and successfully ran 235B parameter models at home. The project involved disassembling and debugging the system, which included fixing damaged components and dealing with overheating sensors.
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, used smuggled Nvidia chips to develop an AI model. Nvidia denies any involvement in the smuggling operation, but is investigating the claims.
Qwen3-Omni is a next-generation AI model that processes multiple inputs and generates text and speech outputs. It has been enhanced for improved performance, efficiency, and natural interactions in 119 languages.
The author discusses the possibility of a bubble in the artificial intelligence industry, citing parallels with past technological revolutions and market manias. He argues that while AI has the potential to bring about significant change, its impact on investors and the market is uncertain and may lead to losses for some.
The Super Mario 64 PSX port is a heavily modified version that only supports PSX and PC for debugging. It requires an original game copy for asset extraction and has various optimizations for PSX performance.
A programmer translated a 35-year-old compiler tutorial from Pascal to Python, emitting WebAssembly code. The tutorial's effectiveness lies in its step-by-step recursive-descent parser and direct code generation approach.
This data shows how many homes cross ALPR cameras on their way to nearest amenities like hospitals and supermarkets. It uses OpenStreetMap data and shortest-path algorithms to calculate this.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a resource hub to fight against age verification laws that create surveillance and censorship. These laws harm youth and adults by restricting access to information and undermining online privacy.
New York City's congestion pricing scheme reduced air pollution by 22% in Manhattan and 1.07 µg/m³ across the city. The scheme also led to a significant reduction in traffic, with 11% fewer vehicle entries and 18% fewer heavy-duty trucks.
TLS "Inspection" software is a security headache that undermines encryption guarantees and normalizes bad security practices by training staff to ignore TLS errors. It creates bottlenecks, availability risks, and worsens security posture, making it a less effective and more invasive solution than alternatives like anomaly detection and Zero Trust architecture.
Researchers introduced Terrain Diffusion, an AI-era successor to Perlin noise, for procedural world generation. It uses InfiniteDiffusion and diffusion models for seamless, real-time synthesis of boundless landscapes.
Developers made UI changes and fixed scaling issues on Linux and Windows. They also updated Factor, a stack-based programming language, with new features and tools.
David Heinemeier Hansson's new kanban tool Fizzy is released under a license that blocks competing SaaS versions, violating the Open Source Initiative's definition. This debate highlights the tension between open source sustainability and the need for companies to make money from open source software.
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Terraform CDK will be archived on December 10, 2025, and no longer maintained. Users can continue to use it at their own risk.
US officials propose requiring tourists from dozens of countries to provide 5-year social media history for ESTA. The plan aims to boost national security but could harm digital rights and tourism.
McDonald's removed a Christmas advert made with AI after online backlash, calling it an important learning experience. The 45-second advert was criticized for its uncanny characters and stitched-together clips, sparking concerns about job displacement in the industry.
Sword Health developed MindEval, a framework to evaluate Large Language Models (LLMs) in mental health conversations. MindEval assesses LLMs on clinical skills, providing a reliable yardstick to measure and improve mental health capabilities of future models.
Bubblesort is often considered a universal rule to avoid, but it has niche uses like optimizing sorting for small arrays and in real-time applications where each step is fast and easily suspendable. It's also useful for animations where each frame is one pass of bubblesort, creating a smooth sorting effect.
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Common Lisp has a complex system of loading files, packages, and systems, with built-in functionality and add-ons like ASDF and Quicklisp that provide additional features for managing dependencies and loading code. To use ASDF and Quicklisp effectively, it's recommended to use package-inferred-system, symlink project directories to ~/.local/share/common-lisp/source, and use Quicklisp's ...
To show real user IP and Cloudflare Ray ID in the error page, extract the Cf-Ray request header and use the client_ip property in the params argument passed to the render function. The real Cloudflare Ray ID and data center location can be extracted from the Cf-Ray request header and used to display in the error page.
The user is implementing a Tritium add-in for Outlook using Rust and the windows-rs crate, which provides a COM interface to interact with Outlook's attachment context menu. They encountered memory corruption issues due to incorrect COM interface signatures and had to use an LLM to generate the correct signatures, highlighting the importance of careful interface implementation when working with COM.
A group of American travelers, including Debi and Bane, are leaving the US due to concerns about Trump's presidency and its impact on their lives. They are joining a growing number of Americans who are emigrating to countries like the Netherlands, seeking a better future and escape from the US.
Keys become up to 66% larger and vowels remain standalone in QWERTY positions. Consonants are integrated based on frequency, using simultaneous taps with four triggers to increase speed.
Researchers developed a method to replace transformers with a 256-dimensional meaning field, achieving improved accuracy and higher throughput. This method, called Field Processing Units, replaces deep matrix multiplication with shallow field operations.
Qualcomm acquired Ventana Micro Systems to enhance its RISC-V capabilities and leadership. The move strengthens Qualcomm's CPU engineering and advances its custom Oryon CPU development.
The current education system is flawed and AI has revealed its weaknesses, with students relying on AI to complete assignments and teachers struggling to keep up. A new approach is needed, focusing on skills and knowledge rather than busywork, with personalized coaching and mentorship, and a shift in societal values to prioritize education as a public good.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to use Times New Roman font again, reversing a change made under the Biden administration. Rubio calls the change a return to formality and professionalism, citing President Trump's mission for a unified voice.
Dependable C is a subset of C that aims to document the most portable and widely implemented features of the language, focusing on compatibility and avoiding undefined behavior. The goal is to provide a guide for writing high-quality, long-lasting code that can be understood and compiled by a wide range of C implementations, rather than following the latest language standards.
Wirebrowser is a debugging toolkit that unifies network manipulation, API testing, and memory inspection with features like Breakpoint-Driven Heap Search and Live Object Search. It provides precise tools for client-side analysis, reverse engineering, and complex application debugging.
The BBC's The Musketeers series has an unusual absence of muskets, unlike the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires. This is due to historical accuracy, as muskets were cumbersome and used mainly for battlefield purposes.
The author wants a computer system that feels like an extension of their body, with minimal friction and visual clutter. They've customized their macOS setup with tools like Aerospace, Tmux, and Homerow to achieve this goal.
InspectMind is an AI plan checker that finds errors in construction drawings, details, and specs to prevent delays and rework. It reviews full drawing sets in minutes, catching issues that cause rework before construction begins.
A single bout of intermittent hypoxia increased cerebral blood flow and provided a transient post-intervention executive function benefit. The benefit was not linked to a unitary physiological adaptation to a reduced O2 environment.
Big Tech's valuations are based on a new type of capital that kills markets and capitalism's habitat. This cloud capital, powered by algorithms and data, creates a privately owned version of Gosplan, where prices are assigned to maximize cloud rents.
Historic aerial photos show England's landscape changes and hidden archaeology. They can be viewed and analyzed with various tools and base maps.
The author argues that the concept of AGI and superintelligence is fundamentally flawed due to its failure to consider physical constraints of computation and the exponential costs of linear progress. The author believes that AI will have a limited impact if it is only used for coding and engineering, and that its true value will be realized when it is integrated into everyday life to provide ...
NIST atomic clock failed on December 6, 2025, causing time step issues. Replacement planned for December 9, 2025, with temporary service disruption.
Investors worry that the current AI mania could lead to a stock market crash similar to the dotcom bust. A crash could have a bigger impact on ordinary Americans due to increased investment in the stock market.
https://github.com/mcp-shark/mcp-shark Site: https://mcpshark.sh/ It sits between your editor/LLM client and MCP servers so you can: • See all MCP traffic (requests, responses, tools, resources) in one place • Debug sessions when tools don’t behave as expected • Optionally run “Smart Scan” checks to flag risky tools / configs
Aiven offers free and low-cost tiers for its services to support developers, removing friction and allowing them to focus on coding. This includes a free Kafka service and a $5 PostgreSQL and MySQL tier for hobbyist projects.
The new Kindle Scribe models have a larger screen, improved battery life, and a new homepage design, but lack direct writing on ebooks and have a high price tag. They are good devices overall, but not necessarily a must-buy due to limited features and higher price compared to competitors.
George Cooper and Gerald Ashley discuss economic growth with macroeconomist Doug McWilliams, who argues that a 20% flat tax and deregulation could raise GDP by 20% in the UK. They also discuss the impact of demographics, regulation, and government spending on the economy, with McWilliams suggesting that cutting government spending could improve the situation, but inflation is not a viable solution.
Google's Android XR platform aims to bring consistency to mixed reality headsets and smart glasses, addressing fragmentation in the category. Android XR development kits and XReal's Project Aura demonstrate the platform's potential for smart glasses with features like hand-tracking and gestures.