Inside CECOT – 60 Minutes [video]

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Sharyn Alfonsi's Inside CECOT for 60 Minutes, which was censored by Bari Weiss, as it appeared on Canada's Global TV app.

Fabrice Bellard Releases MicroQuickJS

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Meta is using the Linux scheduler designed for Valve's Steam Deck on its servers

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Meta is using the Linux scheduler SCX-LAVD, originally designed for Steam Deck, on their servers. It adapts well to large servers with varying hardware and use-cases.

Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks

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Redactions in Epstein case documents can be undone, revealing allegations of child abuse and financial transactions. Newly un-redacted text shows Epstein's associates paid over $400,000 to young models and actresses.

X-ray: a Python library for finding bad redactions in PDF documents

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Free Law Project created x-ray, a tool to detect worthless redactions in PDFs, which uses PyMuPDF to parse PDFs and identify bad redactions. The tool can be run on the command line or with Python and provides JSON output that can be used with tools like jq.

We replaced H.264 streaming with JPEG screenshots (and it worked better)

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The author of HelixML replaced their custom H.264 streaming pipeline with JPEG screenshots over WebSockets for better reliability on low-bandwidth connections. This simple solution improved performance and user experience, proving that sometimes the oldest solution is the best.

Instant database clones with PostgreSQL 18

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PostgreSQL's templating system allows for instant database cloning, but the default method can be slow for large databases. A new parameter, CREATE DATABASE ... STRATEGY = [strategy], was introduced in PostgreSQL 15, allowing for faster cloning with the FILE_COPY method, and further optimized in PostgreSQL 18 with the option to use CLONE operations on modern filesystems.

Ask HN: What are the best engineering blogs with real-world depth?

You're looking for high-quality engineering blog posts that explain technical concepts clearly, show real implementation details, and tie engineering decisions back to business outcomes. You're disappointed that many tech company blogs lack RSS feeds, suggesting they're more marketing than genuine engineering blogs.

Snitch – A friendlier ss/netstat

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Snitch is a network connection inspector for humans, providing a clean TUI or styled tables. It can be installed via Nix or GitHub and offers various options for filtering and displaying connections.

Show HN: CineCLI – Browse and torrent movies directly from your terminal

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Status is automatically monitored every 15 minutes. 🟢 Green = Operational • 🔴 Red = Outage / API Down CineCLI includes first-class Nix flake support, so you can run it without installing Python or pip.

10 years bootstrapped: €6.5M revenue with a team of 13

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DatoCMS achieved 10% year-over-year revenue growth, reaching €6.5 million, and a 65% EBIT margin, placing it in the top 5% of SaaS companies globally. The company also migrated to a custom Kubernetes cluster on AWS, lowering infrastructure costs by over 25% and expanding Realtime API capacity by 10×.

iOS 26.3 brings AirPods-like pairing to third-party devices in EU under DMA

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The European Commission praised Apple's iOS 26.3 for introducing interoperability changes, crediting the Digital Markets Act with bringing new opportunities to European users and developers. Apple's iOS 26.3 allows third-party accessories to pair with iOS devices and receive notifications, improving device connectivity in Europe.

Ryanair fined €256M over ‘abusive strategy’ to limit ticket sales by OTAs

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Ryanair fined €256m by Italy's competition authority for limiting online travel agent sales. The airline's strategy hindered travel agencies and forced sales through its own website.

Archivists posted the 60 minutes CECOT segment Bari Weiss killed

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CBS's 60 Minutes episode on Venezuelans deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison was shelved by new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. The episode has been saved and uploaded online, showing the difficulty in stopping its spread.

Texas app store age verification law blocked by federal judge

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A Texas federal judge blocked an App Store age verification law, citing it as unconstitutional. Apple may not have to implement the changes, which would have required age confirmation for users under 18.

Local AI is driving the biggest change in laptops in decades

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PCs are being upgraded with specialized chips called NPUs to run AI models locally, improving performance and reducing latency. A unified memory architecture and sophisticated software-optimization techniques are also being integrated to close the performance gap between local and cloud-based AI.

Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT

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This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...

I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off Live Plus

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The user's LG TV had a feature called Live Plus enabled by default, which uses ACR to analyze screen content for ads. They were able to easily disable it by navigating through the settings menu.

How did DOGE disrupt so much while saving so little?

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Test, don't just verify

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AI-assisted programming is raising hopes for formal verification, but it faces challenges like lack of formal specifications and proof engineering difficulties. Testing and formal verification can complement each other, and a combination of both is necessary to achieve software engineering ideals.

60 Minutes: Cecot

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The 60 Minutes report that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband

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CBS News censored a 60 Minutes segment about US deportations to El Salvador, citing additional reporting needed. The segment's reporter claims the decision was political, not editorial, after it had cleared all internal checks.

Postponed '60 Minutes' segment on Salvadoran prison is streamed by Canadian news

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CBS News delayed a "60 Minutes" report on deportees sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, CECOT, under the Trump administration. The report includes interviews of people who experienced torture and abuse at CECOT, and was streamed in Canada before being postponed in the US.

Font with Built-In Syntax Highlighting (2024)

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The user created a hand-coded syntax highlighter by modifying an open-source font to include colored glyphs and using OpenType contextual alternates to substitute code syntax with contextual alternates, allowing for simple syntax highlighting without JavaScript. The result is a semi-flexible syntax highlighter that works in most modern browsers but has limitations, such as not supporting ...

Stop Slopware

The site stopslopware.net aims to provide honest feedback to open source project authors without being confrontational. It encourages users to share constructive criticism to help improve software quality.

HTTP Caching, a Refresher

The HTTP Caching standard, defined in RFC 9111, uses the Cache-Control header to prescribe how caches store and reuse HTTP responses, considering both browser and intermediary caches. The standard includes various directives, such as max-age, must-revalidate, and no-cache, that influence how caches handle freshness, validation, and storage of responses.

Carnap – A formal logic framework for Haskell

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Carnap is a free open-source framework for teaching formal logic written in Haskell. It powers logic courses at dozens of colleges worldwide.

FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS Critical Components [pdf]

The US government added foreign-made drones to the FCC's Covered List due to national security risks. This move restricts new foreign drone imports but allows existing models to continue being used and sold.

Help My c64 caught on fire

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The user refurbished their childhood Commodore 64 computer and turned it into a cozy fireplace display, creating a fire effect using the computer's custom chips and a custom character set. They documented their process, providing a crash course on the Commodore 64's architecture and sharing their C and assembly code for the project.

Is Northern Virginia still the least reliable AWS region?

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Northern Virginia is still the least reliable AWS region in 2025 due to high service outages and cascading failures. The region's high usage and heavy load are the most likely explanations for its reliability issues.

Terrence Malick's Disciples

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Terrence Malick's filmmaking style has influenced many directors, including RaMell Ross, Chloé Zhao, and Clint Bentley, who borrow from his use of natural light, poetic voice-overs, and non-linear storytelling. Malick's approach, which emphasizes spontaneity and discovery, has inspired a new generation of filmmakers to break free from traditional filmmaking methods.

Volvo Centum is Dalton Maag's new typeface for Volvo

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Volvo is introducing a new typeface, Volvo Centum, designed for improved readability and safety in its vehicles. The typeface will debut in the revised XC60 and EX60 electric SUVs, with over-the-air updates to roll it out across millions of cars.

Towards a secure peer-to-peer app platform for Clan

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The Clan project aims to create a peer-to-peer community software platform that matches commercial solutions in security, usability, and convenience. It uses Nix, microVMs, and GPU virtualization to achieve secure isolation and portability, with ongoing development and testing.

An initial analysis of the discovered Unix V4 tape

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A 1970s Fourth Edition Research Unix magnetic tape was discovered and restored at the University of Utah in July 2025. The tape's source code was incorporated into the Unix History Repository, revealing the system's composition and evolution.

When irate product support customers demand to speak to Bill Gates

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Raymond has been involved in Windows evolution for over 30 years and created The Old New Thing website and book. He occasionally shares stories on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account.

US bars 5 Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints

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The US State Department barred five Europeans accused of pressuring US tech firms to censor American viewpoints. They include a former EU commissioner and leaders of organizations addressing digital hate.

The Duodecimal Bulletin, Vol. 55, No. 1, Year 1209 [pdf]

The Dozenal Society of America is a nonprofit organization promoting base twelve in calculations and mathematics. Gene Zirkel, a devoted member, led the Society's revival and growth through his passion and leadership.

Un-Redactor

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A PDF editing tool allows writing over redaction boxes for forensics purposes, not recovering deleted data. It enables replacing redacted text with new information, with users assuming all legal liability.

Fuck You, I Won't Use Tailwind

The user is frustrated with people relying too heavily on Tailwind CSS, instead of learning proper CSS and semantic HTML. They believe using utility classes is a crutch and can lead to poor coding practices.

NYC Spends $200 Million on Cell Service for School Chromebooks

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New York City is spending over $320 million on Chromebooks with cell service for public school students, despite many already having internet at home. Critics argue the deal is wasteful and could be cheaper if the city bought WiFi-only laptops.

Diesel pollution particles impair lysosomal functions of iPSC-derived microglia

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Deplatforming Backfired

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The deplatforming of individuals like Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson has backfired, allowing their ideas to resurface in more extreme forms, and the best way to address this is to confront them head-on through open and honest discourse. In the digital age, gatekeepers like William F. Buckley are no longer effective, and instead, we must rely on self-moderation and the marketplace of ideas to ...

Classical billiards can compute (2d billiard systems are Turing complete)

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Two-dimensional billiard systems are Turing complete due to their encoded dynamics in Topological Kleene Field Theory. This establishes undecidable trajectories in physically natural billiard models.

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans think they have a personal social security account

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Most Americans are confused about how Social Security works, with 55% not knowing how it's funded. They also underestimate the average benefit, with 38% thinking it's lower than $20,000.

Are We Loong Yet?

Your one-stop portal for following LoongArch upstream work

LAVD: Meta's New Default Scheduler [pdf]

Microspeak: North Star – The Old New Thing (2015)

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The term "North star" refers to a guiding principle or long-term goal. It was popularized at Microsoft in 2015 as a metaphor for a compelling vision of an improved world.

What Is (AI) Glaze?

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Glaze is a system designed to protect human artists from AI style mimicry by making minimal changes to their artwork that appear unchanged to human eyes but different to AI models. The system is not a permanent solution but a necessary step towards artist-centric protection tools, and it has been updated to be more resistant to known attacks.

Fixed-Wing Runway Design

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Runways are primary operating surfaces at airfields, essential for fixed-wing aircraft operations, and are classified into Class A or B depending on aircraft types. Runway design and construction consider factors like wind direction, terrain, and aircraft performance requirements.

Gimp Source Code

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Access Denied: error code 2a617f646d0c4605.

We Must Seize the Means of Compute

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The author is criticizing the centralized model of Cloud AI, citing energy usage, water consumption, and centralization of power as major concerns. They propose moving AI to local, offline, open-weights models to promote technological freedom and protect digital rights.

Show HN: Claude Wrapped in the terminal, with a WASM raymarcher

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The user created a Wrapped to compare Claude Code usage globally by uploading stats from ~/.claude/stats-cache.json to a SQLite database on The Cloud using a TypeScript and WASM project. The project was a fun experience and the user was impressed with the ease of using WASM and the Bun executable.