You experienced TLS errors with a Cloudflare-hosted Docker image due to a blocked IP for a Spanish football match. This caused your GitLab pipelines to fail during the match.
The author, a successful bootstrapper, shares their playbook for running a lean startup with minimal costs. They use a single VPS, statically compiled binaries, and local GPU hardware for AI tasks.
Cache_read tokens count at full rate against quota, negating prompt caching benefits. This causes quota exhaustion within 1.5 hours on Pro Max 5x plans.
User makes sugar-free, caffeine-free cola using essential oils, gum arabic, and artificial sweeteners. They experiment with various flavors and ingredients, creating unique recipes like orange and almond soda.
The user misses the consistency in design of the desktop software era and believes that homogeneous interfaces are essential for user experience, citing the example of a checkbox being a standard design idiom. They argue that the lack of design idioms in modern web applications has led to frustration and a "guessing game" for users, and suggest that following established design patterns and ...
The Independent reports on various topics including climate change and reproductive rights without paywalls. Seven countries now generate nearly all their electricity from renewable energy sources.
Anthropic silently changed Claude Code's prompt cache TTL default from 1 hour to 5 minutes in early March 2026. This caused a 20-32% increase in cache creation costs and quota consumption for subscription users.
A statement regarding the removal of DDLC from the Google Play Store:
boringBar shows only active windows on the current display, allowing one-click switching and app launching. It requires a license after a 14-day trial, with personal and business options starting at $7.99/year and $20.99/year respectively.
Larry Wall's three programmer virtues are laziness, impatience, and hubris, with laziness being the most profound. LLMs lack this virtue, making systems larger and less efficient due to their lack of time constraints.
We're a small software company that makes tools for designers and developers, but our emails often get marked as spam by Gmail due to their own reputation system. We're working to fix this by culling old addresses and slowing down our sends.
Find local businesses, get place recommendations, view maps and get driving directions on Apple Maps.
People are increasingly frustrated with the impact of technology, particularly AI, on their lives and are turning to violence against those associated with it. This is a result of feeling desperate and powerless against the effects of technological advancements.
User is building Kavla, a canvas-based interface for data and agents, and working on CLI and AI projects like Orange Words and VCamper. They also created an IDE that automates testing and an interactive market visualization called Not Better Cursor.
A US university student is locked out of his iPhone 13 after Apple removed a character from the Czech keyboard in an iOS update. He hopes for a fix in the next update, but may have to restore his device and lose valuable photos.
The user tested Gemma 4 as a local model for agentic coding, comparing it to a cloud model. Local Gemma 4 works, but requires configuration and debugging.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n conceded defeat after 16 years in power, with opposition leader Peter Magyar's party dominating the vote. Magyar's Tisza party had over 52% support to 38% for OrbΓ‘n's Fidesz party with 60% of the vote counted.
The phyphox team received the Ars legendi-faculty award in 2020 for developing phyphox, an app for academic teaching and physics classes. They also received the teaching award in 2019 from the AG Physikalische Praktika of the German Physical Society.
A US appeals court ruled a 158-year-old ban on home distilling unconstitutional, citing it as an improper tax measure. The decision allows individuals to distill spirits at home for personal use or as a hobby.
The user successfully ported the Oberon system to Raspberry Pi 3b and other models, making it available for download. The system now boots and runs on QEMU and real hardware, with plans to debug and migrate the network driver.
The Font Awesome team has launched a Kickstarter for Build Awesome, a rebranded version of the static site generator 11ty, which has already reached its funding goal, but many 11ty developers are concerned about the project's direction and potential impact on the open-source community. The rebranding effort has been met with skepticism, with some developers questioning the need for a paid ...
The input specifies options for Java Heap allocation and class loading, including aliasing, prefetching, and locking. It also sets thresholds for using malloc or mmap for memory allocation.
Sydney Von Arx challenged me to name 40 programming languages, which I did. I discussed the importance of types and theorem provers in programming languages, specifically Lean's capabilities.
This playbook aims to position Europe as a global AI powerhouse by simplifying regulation, attracting top talent, and mobilizing investment to build homegrown AI infrastructure. It proposes 20 measures to unlock Europe's AI potential, including streamlining the EU digital regulatory framework, creating a centralized digital portal for AI developers, and establishing a regulation-based unified ...
Building a SaaS product in 2026 without AWS, Azure, or GCP is possible and practical due to strong EU options for each layer of the SaaS stack. EU providers like Hetzner, Scaleway, Mollie, Bunny.net, and others offer comparable or cheaper services with lower operational burden.
The author feels that the Anthropic Mythos announcement has created a new frontier closure, limiting access to powerful AI models, and is concerned about the concentration of intelligence in the hands of a few well-connected organizations. This could lead to a permanent underclass and stifled innovation, and the author advocates for more open access to AI capabilities with safety guardrails.
User is hoping for the return of TheBigPromptLibrary, a study mode library, and believes it's 100% replicable. They also question the need for specialized apps like listendock.com when OpenAI's Study Mode can be used for similar purposes.
Processors execute instructions in a pipeline, with multiple stages for fetching, decoding, executing, and writing back results, allowing for a four-fold speedup without changing clock speed. Modern processors use superscalar execution, where multiple instructions are executed in parallel, and branch prediction to minimize mispredictions, but still suffer from diminishing returns due to deep ...
GPS uses satellites to measure time delays, which are converted into distances, and multiple satellites intersect to pinpoint a location. The system accounts for clock errors, gravitational time dilation, and other factors to achieve high accuracy, with modern receivers using multiple satellites and techniques to minimize errors.
Iranians have been without internet for 43 days due to a regime-imposed blackout, causing daily harm to livelihoods and human rights. Netblocks' data on the blackout is questioned for its potential bias and politicized statements.
The Israeli military has demolished villages in south Lebanon using mass remote detonations, targeting homes and infrastructure. Rights groups say this could be a war crime, as it violates laws prohibiting the deliberate destruction of civilian homes.
A car stopped in front of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Russian Hill home and a person fired a round at the property early Sunday morning. A 20-year-old man was arrested Friday for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home two days earlier.
Costasiella kuroshimae is a sacoglossan sea slug that performs photosynthesis through kleptoplasty, retaining chloroplasts from algae. It is found in tropical waters near Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, and ranges in size from 5 to 10 mm.
Apollo Global Management presentation is for internal use only and does not constitute investment advice. Forward-looking statements may differ from actual events due to various risks and uncertainties.
User experiences static electricity and monitor issues with a gas lift office chair, likely due to EMI spikes. Solutions include grounding the chair with a metallic chain and using ferrite rings on video cables to reduce the issue.
Researchers studied 13 LDR couples who play video games together, finding differences in play styles and ways couples express affection virtually. They created prototypes to address physical sensation and memorabilia storage issues in games.
The user analyzed a benchmark on RISC-V targets and found a performance regression in LLVM due to a recent commit that improved isKnownExactCastIntToFP but inadvertently broke a downstream narrowing optimization. The user fixed the issue by extending getMinimumFPType with range analysis to recognize that fptrunc(uitofp x double) to float can be reduced to uitofp x to float, and the patch was ...
The AI is good at copying-pasting well-worn patterns but struggles with bespoke solutions and complex interactions. It's limited by its training data and math skills, often producing subpar results in layout, spacing, and performance.
This is a Node.js server that streams DOOM frames to the terminal over HTTP with cURL, allowing for real-time gameplay. The server uses a single TCP connection for both keystrokes and frame streaming, with the terminal in raw mode to prevent echoing and line-buffering.
Claudraband wraps Claude Code TUI in a controlled terminal for resumable non-interactive workflows and personal usage. It supports session management, daemon mode, and ACP integration through a CLI.
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The author discusses API key creation and design, explaining the standard format and its components. They then explore different approaches to mapping API keys to account IDs in a multi-tenant system.
Researchers proposed an optimization method for 32-bit unsigned division by constants targeting 64-bit CPUs. The method achieved speedups of 1.67x and 1.98x on Intel and Apple CPUs respectively.
Scientists on the Polarstern expedition discovered a previously unknown island in the Antarctic's northwestern Weddell Sea. The team surveyed the island and will now go through the naming process for the discovery.
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The user compares two methods for finding the closest matching word in a large dictionary using Levenshtein distance, with the second method using a trie data structure being over 300 times faster than the first. The second method has a runtime of O(max word length * number of nodes in the trie), making it more efficient for large dictionaries.
User securely stores SSH private key in a hardware token or TPM for added security. They generate keys offline, back them up, and import them into the TPM for secure access to servers.
Iran uses AI-generated Lego-style videos as powerful propaganda to show resistance against the US. These clips, often shared by Iranian and Russian state media, feature factual inaccuracies and antisemitic tropes to spread a pro-Iran message.
The author discusses the importance of scale in mathematical illustrations, arguing that it can greatly affect the viewer's understanding and emotional response to the math. They explore various examples, including Bill Thurston's train tracks and Yasha Eliashberg's symplectic manifolds, to illustrate how different scales can be used to convey different aspects of mathematical ideas.
Microsoft temporarily blocked our emails to Hotmail, Live, MSN, and Outlook users due to a rate limit, but it was later resolved after we implemented a Redis-backed throttler to control our sending rate. The issue was likely caused by a spike in email traffic from our IPs, which Microsoft's algorithms flagged as suspicious, and we are considering warming up an IP solely for transactional ...
MiniMax's M2.7 model achieved a 30% performance improvement through self-evolution and demonstrated strong results in software engineering, office productivity, and document work. It is available on HuggingFace with weights for download and deployment, but requires prior written authorization for commercial use.
US and Iranian officials met in Pakistan for 21 hours of peace talks but failed to reach an agreement to end the war. The US made a final proposal but Iran refused to accept it.
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Pope Leo XIV denounced the US-Israel war in Iran, calling for an end to war and negotiation for peace. He led a vigil for peace inside St. Peter's Basilica, urging leaders to stop boasting of power and military superiority.
The user, an autistic catgirl, argues that supply-chain attacks on crates.io are not solely the responsibility of the registry, but rather of users who must audit the crates they use. They provide suggestions for users to secure their dependencies, including lockfiles, cargo-vet, and sandboxing tools like cargo-chef and firejail.
Most Americans read books, with 75% saying they've read at least one in the past year, mostly in print format. However, digital and audiobooks have gained popularity, with 31% reading e-books and 7% participating in book clubs.
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A startup CEO should not invest time and resources in building prototypes without knowing the path to a purchase order. Use polite forcing functions like cancelable purchase orders to discover who else needs to say "yes" in complex sales.
The author argues that the decline of literacy will lead to a post-literate world where people think in concrete, sensory terms rather than abstract ideas. This will result in a loss of democratic politics and the rise of tribalism and strongmen.
FIXAPL is a simple array-oriented programming language with fixed-arity functions and trains for tacit programming. It draws inspiration from BQN, Uiua, and TinyAPL, with a new idea of fixed-arity functions as a beautiful enhancement to tacit programming.
Zed is a highly accessible sans-serif typeface designed to work well in both text and display settings. It has two optical versions with different spacing and letterforms for improved readability.
User discusses Claude Shannon and the need to highlight influential intellectual achievements in obscure fields, particularly in humanities and social sciences. They list several foundational achievements in physics, mathematics, and probability theory, and mention areas with potential for future influence.
Dentsu Lab's Project Humanity translates muscle signals and brainwaves into digital expression for people with physical disabilities. Their technology allows users to interact with software and access virtual spaces like the Metaverse.
A foreigner in Fukuoka took a train to a small town, walked between bronze statues of cartoon pirates, and completed a circuit in his nervous system. This was a pilgrimage, a structure of departure, intention, stations, witness, and return, that unfolded slowly over time.
Bouncer is a Twitter/X browser extension that filters unwanted posts using AI. It classifies and hides posts based on topics like crypto, engagement bait, and rage politics, or custom keywords.
Scholastic reports of theology and philosophy are rare. dr. david schmidt says medieval reports were often rearranged for circulation... he says the medieval report was a form of pedagogy, not merely scholarly writings. the report's author, francine wild, wrote that the course was "a satirical and edifying work of art" if the notes were to be published
The user restored an Intel Xpress Desktop computer from the early 1990s, featuring a unique EISA motherboard and modular CPU boards. They upgraded the system with various EISA cards, including a VGA card, network card, and SCSI host adapter, and successfully installed MS-DOS and Windows for Workgroups.
The UK government is pledging Β£1m to reintroduce Golden Eagles to England by next year. The project aims to restore the species, which was wiped out in the 19th century, and help control mesopredators like foxes and badgers.
The Xbox Series S interface is cold and clinical, lacking the soul and character of older consoles. Modern consoles have abandoned unique interfaces for bland, minimal designs that prioritize advertising over user experience.
Bjarne Stroustrup developed C++ from 1979 to 1991, adding features like classes, templates, and exceptions. He released Cfront, the first C++ compiler, in 1985, and continued to improve the language through various releases and documentation.
In 1940, the US formed the Radiation Laboratory at MIT to develop microwave radar technology for World War II. The lab made significant contributions, including early warning and air-to-surface vessel radars, which helped turn the tide of the war.
Yuancheng Ryan Lu's discovery of partial reprogramming is being tested in a clinical trial to rejuvenate old organs. The trial aims to answer if old cells can be safely made young again, potentially reshaping the concept of ageing.
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The modern internet causes "brainrot," a gradual erosion of thinking, focus, and reflection due to high-stimulation digital input. To combat this, individuals must be aware of their attention triggers and intentionally choose what they consume digitally.
The summary tracks first-time layoffs where AI was a material factor, excluding restated totals and layoffs attributed to non-AI factors. It categorizes layoffs as EXPLICIT, BLAMED, or MIXED based on company statements or credible reporting, and provides job loss numbers and running totals.
The user implemented a Z-machine emulator in Elm, a pure language, to run Infocom text adventure games. The emulator uses Elm's persistent data structures to achieve performance and is now available as a library for building interactive fiction players.
Sugar substitutes like aspartame and stevia may have negative health effects despite being calorie-free. Research suggests they can affect metabolism and have bitter consequences for human health.
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A three-judge panel declined to block the US government's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, allowing the label to remain in place. The decision leaves Anthropic's AI models blocked from use in Pentagon contracts, causing potential financial and reputational harm.
The Audacity is a new AMC series about the psychopaths of Silicon Valley, focusing on Duncan Park, a tech CEO with emotional illiteracy and immense power. The show explores the human wreckage resulting from his actions and the consequences of letting people like him run the world.
Caroline Bicks, a Shakespeare specialist, spent a year studying Stephen King's drafts to understand his "biblio-magic" in creating fear. Her book, "Monsters in the Archives," reveals King's techniques through close readings of his manuscripts.
AI automation risks eroding consumer demand due to a competitive task-based model. A Pigouvian automation tax is needed to address the incentives driving this displacement.
User is experimenting with Greek language changes, proposing simplifications such as dropping digraphs and unifying letters. Changes aim to make Greek easier to write and read.