Grid Lanes is a new CSS feature that allows for flexible masonry layouts on the web, using grid-template-columns and grid-auto-flow to create a layout that works on all screen sizes. It also introduces a new concept called "tolerance" that lets developers adjust how picky the layout algorithm is when deciding where to place items.
The project provides software that runs over the Internet across multiple datacenters, allowing deployment everywhere. It received funding from the European Union and NLnet for its development.
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GotaTun is a fast and efficient WireGuard implementation in Rust, forked from BoringTun, with added features like DAITA and Multihop. It has replaced wireguard-go on Android, resulting in a significant drop in user-perceived crashes and improved user experience.
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Senior engineers reduce ambiguity to derisk projects and turn vague problems into shippable plans. This core skill makes other skills like architecture and communication more valuable.
2025 was a transformative year for LLMs with the emergence of Reinforcement Learning from Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) and the development of new LLM apps and agents. The industry is on the cusp of significant progress with LLMs displaying jagged capabilities, empowering regular people to approach programming, and opening up new possibilities for software development and interaction.
The author reverse engineered a TP-Link Tapo C200 camera's firmware using AI and found several security vulnerabilities, including a private key exposure and integer overflows in the HTTPS server and ONVIF service. The vulnerabilities allow for MitM attacks, remote code execution, and enumeration of nearby WiFi networks, which can be used to determine the camera's location.
The creator made a video showcasing a unique musical instrument setup with 9 custom instruments, including NES timpani, using a combination of C64 hardware and clever audio processing. The video and audio were recorded simultaneously, with some sections recreated using an automaton for precise sound capture.
reVC, an open-source GTA engine, now runs in browsers with stable performance thanks to WebAssembly and modern APIs. This non-commercial project showcases technical capabilities, not the full game, which requires users to provide their own original assets.
The Trump TikTok deal has been finalized, allowing a group of Trump allies to gain partial ownership of the company while still maintaining Chinese involvement. This deal makes the concerns about TikTok's privacy and propaganda issues significantly worse.
User installed Proxmox on an old Dell Precision T3610 and upgraded RAM and storage. They attempted to upgrade the CPU to a newer Xeon E7-8890 v4 but it didn't fit due to different socket variations.
Graphite, a code review platform, has been acquired by Cursor and will continue to operate independently. The acquisition aims to integrate Graphite with Cursor to improve code review and collaboration workflows.
Apple Ads will introduce more search results ads in 2026 to increase opportunities for advertisers. Ads will be displayed based on relevance and bids, with a 60% average conversion rate for top search results.
iRobot, a robotics company, filed for bankruptcy after being sold to a Chinese company, Shenzhen Picea Robotics, due to pressure from financiers on Wall Street. The deal was blocked by regulators, but the company's collapse highlights the consequences of prioritizing shareholder returns over innovation and national security.
FPGA development is limited by outdated proprietary software, hindering their full potential. Embracing open-source tools could modernize FPGA development and unlock their flexibility and efficiency.
The "block pattern" is a Rust idiom that organizes code into a block to improve readability and reduce namespace pollution by encapsulating implementation details. This pattern has several advantages, including clear intent, reduced pollution, and improved idiot-proofing, and can be used to restrict mutability and improve code flow.
The FreeBSD Foundation is investing $750,000 to improve laptop support and accessibility through updates to FreeBSD 14.x and documentation. The project will be managed through the Laptop and Desktop Working Group and updates will be shared on GitHub and the FreeBSD Foundation newsletter.
The user is trying to find information about the creator of 42.zip, a zip bomb that expands to 4.5 PB if recursively unzipped, and discusses its construction and optimization. The user also talks about optimizing the compression ratio of the zip bomb, using a custom DEFLATE compressor, and discusses the limits of the zip format and how to surpass them using Zip64.
A reconstructed source code for Commander Keen 1-3 has been released, allowing users to compile exact copies of the original executables using specific compilers and assemblers. The source code reveals that the IDLIB.C code was based on The Catacomb and Hovertank, and that the id founders likely used Softdisk's code in their own game without permission.
A Wall Street Journal video featuring a chatbot-run snack vending machine is actually an advertisement for both WSJ and Anthropic. The project is unnecessary and inefficient, normalizing the idea that AI will be everywhere despite its lack of value.
AI companies claim engineering is being automated away but secretly pay millions to acquire human teams that work with AI. They value human judgment over code production, indicating AI is a force multiplier for high-judgment people.
Graphite has joined Cursor to create a unified platform for AI-driven code creation, review, and merging. The deal combines Graphite's code review expertise with Cursor's AI capabilities to accelerate software development.
ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism will end its contract with PBS News Hour West, closing a reporting hub that covered the western US. The decision is reportedly based on ASU's revised priorities, affecting over 20% of News Hour's audience.
The document discusses general performance tuning principles and techniques for improving software performance, focusing on single-binary context and providing examples in C++ with illustrative source code changes. It emphasizes the importance of considering performance early on and using techniques such as algorithmic improvements, data structure optimization, and profiling tools to achieve ...
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered a rare exoplanet with a helium-and-carbon-dominated atmosphere, unlike any seen before. The Jupiter-mass object orbits a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star, and its unique composition challenges our understanding of how it formed.
A vulnerability was discovered in Avelo Airlines' reservation system, allowing an attacker to access full reservation details, including PII, with a 6-character alphanumeric code and no last name verification. The Avelo team responded quickly and professionally, patched the issue, and maintained clear communication throughout the disclosure process.
Qwen-Image-Layered decomposes images into semantically disentangled RGBA layers for independent editing. It surpasses existing approaches in decomposition quality and enables consistent image editing.
Google Sans is a typeface used across Google products, evolving from specific design problems and adapting to user needs. It's now open-source, aiming to create a more unified digital environment and foster a consistent visual language.
The article discusses Kernighan's quote that debugging is twice as hard as writing code, but argues that this is not a reason to avoid clever techniques, as they can actually help improve skills through practice and motivation. The author suggests that writing code that respects the original idea and requires full capability can lead to bugs, but also to a point where the idea is honored and ...
Netrinos creates a secure, private network that seamlessly bypasses firewalls and routers, giving you instant access to your devices from anywhere on the internet.No firewall changes. No port forwarding. No IT department. Encrypted tunnels protect your data while traversing networks, firewalls, and routers as if they don't exist.
AMD has confirmed new features for its Zen 6 CPU architecture, including AVX512 capabilities and FP16 support. Zen 6 CPUs will have up to 24 cores and increased L3 cache, targeting improved gaming performance.
People are using AI despite feeling conflicted about it, with 85.7% experiencing unresolved tensions. They're adopting AI for short-term benefits while worrying about long-term consequences.
The author argues that relying on AI generated code hinders personal growth and skills as a developer, making one dependent on tools rather than understanding the underlying code.
Ohio's new age verification law requires websites to block access using age-verification tools, affecting platforms like Bluesky. This law is ineffective, confusing, and can result in censorship of life-saving information, with potential benefits rendered useless by kids finding loopholes.
OpenAI and Anthropic are spending billions on acquiring engineering talent, not replacing them, as AI can automate tasks but not the role of a software engineer. The value of engineers lies in their judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, not just coding.
Roles & Permissions: Granular RBAC system with 3 roles (Member, Manager, Admin) and 7 permission types. Custom Features: Need SAML SSO or complex RAG flows? I'll build them directly into your repo.
We built a keyserver that uses transparency log technology to keep the operator honest and protect user privacy, and we added features like Verifiable Random Functions and witness cosigners to prevent malicious activity. The keyserver now provides a secure and convenient way to fetch age public keys, and its transparency log can be monitored to ensure the operator is not serving unauthorized keys.
The author refuses to use AI coding tools due to past experiences and believes they're not good enough. They think engineers who dismiss AI tools are threatened by their own expertise and are falling behind by not trying modern tools.
To set up Linux SMB client and server for RDMA, install an RDMA device, a kernel with SMB Direct support, and enable RDMA support in the kernel configuration. Then, set up a KSMBD server and mount the share with the rdma mount option to use SMB Direct.
The author obtained an HP 9000/720 workstation and worked on porting OpenBSD to the PA-RISC architecture, with the help of Michael Shalayeff and later Matt Fredette who also ported NetBSD to the same architecture. The author eventually succeeded in allowing the OpenBSD boot blocks to display and modify the firmware's console path, enabling the 712 model to run with a serial console.
The user created a 3kB shoot 'em up game for a 7-day game jam using a custom bytecode VM and fullscreen pixel shader, combining interests in language tooling, game development, and demoscene-style size constraints. The game's design and bytecode were developed in parallel, allowing for rapid iteration and a fun project that worked better than expected, with the bytecode version being 90 bytes ...
The Buteyko method is a breathing technique that aims to regulate breathing and alleviate symptoms of asthma and other respiratory conditions by correcting hyperventilation and encouraging shallower breathing. Its effectiveness is disputed in the medical community due to limited evidence supporting its claims.
Demo Scope is a tool for mobile web content demos with face cam and touch indicators, supporting YouTube Live, Twitch, and custom RTMP servers. It offers a free version with limits and a one-time Pro purchase for unlimited use.
Researchers study chain-of-thought monitorability in AI systems and introduce a framework to evaluate it. They find that most frontier reasoning models are fairly monitorable, but monitorability can be fragile to changes in training procedure and scaling.
The DDR5 memory crisis has caused PC prices to skyrocket, with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D now selling for $500-$800 on eBay. This is more than AMD's latest Ryzen 7 9800X3D and nearly double its original price.
A top prosecutor in Minnesota estimated that up to $9 billion in Medicaid fraud may have occurred since 2018. The state's Department of Human Services is working to stop the fraud and prevent future cases.
We filed a lawsuit against SerpApi for circumventing security measures to access copyrighted content in Google search results. This follows industry-standard protocols and other websites' legal action against similar scraping companies.
Tech publications in the Bay Area, such as Kernel and Palladium, reflect a shift in tech culture towards the right, promoting techno-optimism and militaristic nationalism. These publications serve as functional devices for class power, diffusing reactionary ideas into the common sense and influencing the tech world.
The user built an astrophotography target planner to discover new objects in the night sky, reducing repetition and increasing variety in their images. The planner app, called Astro Target, helps users find hidden gems like NGC 7822 and the Question Mark Nebula by filtering by location, visibility, and focal length.
Libc++ is aggressively adding the C++17 [[nodiscard]] attribute to headers, but some functions like unique_ptr::release should be left unmarked due to potential false positives. A borderline case is map::operator[], which should be marked nodiscard to prevent misuse.
The document discusses general performance tuning principles and techniques for improving software performance, focusing on single-binary context and providing examples in C++ with illustrative source code changes. It emphasizes the importance of considering performance early on and using techniques such as algorithmic improvements, data structure optimization, and profiling tools to achieve ...
The UK's Online Safety Act 2023 amendment aims to prevent under 16s from accessing online services, but its scope is excessively broad, including self-hosted services and everyday online tools. This could lead to a "papers, please" approach, requiring age assurance for all users and significant privacy implications.
User has been using Firefox for over 20 years but is considering switching due to concerns about Mozilla's direction, including increased CEO salary, partnerships with Meta and Google, and features that compromise user privacy. User is testing alternative browsers but is unsure what to switch to.
The author has a love-hate relationship with Starbucks due to high prices, long lines, and the mobile app's interest-free loan feature. However, they appreciate the baristas and the coffee, and find making a Starbucks run helps clear their head.
The magical creation station that turns ideas into stickers you can color, share, and collect. “Its such a good approach to AI.. It's def a present I'll give” “Its such a good approach to AI.. It's def a present I'll give”
Gamers have a very negative attitude towards Gen AI in video games, with 85% having a below-neutral attitude. Female and non-binary gamers are more negative, while older gamers are more favorable.
The author is working on a Java-based Emacs clone called Juicemacs, which aims to explore concurrency models and JIT compilation for Emacs Lisp, but faces challenges such as supporting various Emacs features and GUI capabilities. The author discusses the performance of Juicemacs compared to nativecomp, a JIT compiler in Emacs, and suggests that nativecomp has potential for improvement with ...
Linggen indexes codebases and knowledge for AI understanding, bridging the context gap with persistent memory and cross-project intelligence. It's a local-first, private solution with commercial support for teams and companies.
System76 released Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with a new Cosmic Epoch 1 desktop environment, replacing Gnome-based version. The distro is based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and features rewritten applications in Rust for improved performance and safety.
LazyPromise is a primitive that combines the simplicity of Observables with the safety of Promises, allowing for lazy and cancelable operations. It provides a flexible API with features like pipes, error handling, and a failure channel, making it suitable for complex asynchronous operations.
A senior English barrister, James, warns that AI will destroy the law as we know it, replacing jobs and careers. He believes the profession is arrogant and will struggle to accept its own obsolescence.
A malicious backdoor was introduced to the Linux build of the xz utility in versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 by an account named Jia Tan, allowing remote code execution through OpenSSH. The backdoor was discovered by Andres Freund and patched within hours of disclosure.
David Earn, a McMaster University professor, uncovered 50 years of Canadian infectious disease reports from 1939-1989, leading to a massive research project and a new database called CANDID. The database contains over a million disease incidence counts dating back to 1903, allowing researchers to study past outbreaks and prepare for future ones.
You use Automator to convert HEIC photos to JPG on your Mac, but prefer to use command line tools like imagemagick and exiftool on your Linux desktop.
Spaceship is a high-performance systems automation language that replaces legacy shell scripting with a strict syntax, JIT compilation, and direct OS-level syscalls for security. It provides a significant performance improvement over traditional shell scripting languages like Bash.
Users are experiencing issues with YouTube including slow playback, freezing, and failure to load videos. Problems persist despite having stable internet connections and some users are paying for ad-free services.
British poets like Philip Larkin and Andrew Motion have used lawnmowers in their poetry to explore themes of childhood, masculinity, and mortality. The tradition dates back to 17th-century poet Andrew Marvell, who used mowing with a scythe to comment on the English Civil War.
Litex is a formal language based on set theory that offers a more natural way to express mathematical statements, making it easier for users to write and verify math, especially for those without hardcore mathematical training. Litex's design is more intuitive and easier to learn compared to Lean, a popular formal language based on type theory, but it is still a toy language for learning ...
The winter solstice marks the turning of the year and the promise of returning light, a concept understood by humans for thousands of years. Prehistoric stone circles in Scotland, such as Clava Cairns, demonstrate this understanding through their alignment and design.