ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector

763 lmbbuchodi 2026-09-20 15:18:44 UTC buchodi.com Llama Share 394

OpenAI's ad collector, __obi, tracks users' browsing data and sends it to their ChatGPT account via cookies on visited websites. The cookie is set by advertisers using OpenAI's pixel SDK, which collects identity from both advertiser-supplied and scraped values.

Qwen Image 2.1

739 jmillikin 2026-09-20 13:09:25 UTC qwen.ai Full Share 199

Qwen offers comprehensive functionality spanning chatbot, image and video understanding, image generation, document processing, web search integration, tool utilization, and artifacts.

What happened to the Snowden archive

727 EXHades 2026-09-20 22:35:49 UTC libroot.org Llama Share 595

Edward Snowden's documents from the archive were published by The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and other outlets until 2014-2015. The Intercept continued publishing documents for five years but stopped in May 2019 due to financial constraints and a desire to seek new partners.

AX – Google’s Open Agentic Orchestrator

663 blazarquasar 2026-09-20 22:32:43 UTC agentexecutor.io Llama Share 299

AX is an agentic runtime system that enables massive density and fast stateful actor lifecycles, allowing billions of tasks to run concurrently. It provides a ready environment with installed toolchains and verified dependencies, enabling users to focus on their work without worrying about infrastructure.

Pirate Face Rescues LLM Models from Deletion

569 skepticalgenius 2026-09-20 15:16:07 UTC pirateface.co Llama Share 148

Pirate Face is a decentralized infrastructure for sovereign AI, mirroring open models from Hugging Face as peer-to-peer torrents. It ensures model availability outlives any single hosting platform through checksum-verified downloads and verification of matching Hugging Face identities.

Samsung is expected to more than double output of its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM

560 giuliomagnifico 2026-09-20 17:38:50 UTC en.sedaily.com Llama Share 459

Samsung Electronics plans to more than double its HBM4 memory chip output next year, driven by increased demand for glass carriers used in the production process. The company aims to raise glass carrier production volume 2.5 times from this year's 20,000 sheets per month.

Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors

555 latein 2026-09-20 06:16:42 UTC reclaimthenet.org Llama Share 434

Spain's Intellectual Property Commission blocked several domains of Archive.today, a web archiving service, due to copyright concerns. Users are redirected to a government page accusing them of accessing an "illegal" website and potentially contributing to criminal activity.

Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices

507 paimapi 2026-09-20 22:13:46 UTC truthout.org Llama Share 383

Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill to ban private equity from owning medical practices, citing the growing corporate ownership of healthcare as a major driver of rising costs. The legislation aims to prevent for-profit corporations and management services organizations from controlling medical offices.

I am often wrong

342 bcherny 2026-09-20 16:41:46 UTC borischerny.com Llama Share 224

The author shares their iterative problem-solving approach, which involves redefining steps as new information is learned. They emphasize the importance of feedback and clarity in defining problems and approaches to achieve successful solutions.

MCP was always a bad idea?

334 maharshi365 2026-09-20 19:44:40 UTC maharship.com Llama Share 330

The author attended an event about the MCP protocol, which they feel is outdated due to advancements in LLMs. They suggest abandoning MCP and relying on HTTP APIs and CLIs for better functionality.

Why do we need human mathematicians anymore?

292 auggierose 2026-09-20 10:49:58 UTC terrytao.wordpress.com Llama Share 377

The author argues that as AI advances, human communities of expertise will be needed to steer and control its development. This is because AI's decision-making processes are incomprehensible, making it difficult for humans to trust them. The author suggests that adopting a fundamental axiom: "human flourishing" - prioritizing the well-being of humanity over technological progress - can help ...

Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits

288 geox 2026-09-20 15:18:05 UTC gadgetreview.com Llama Share 148

Singapore's ReadSG program rewards daily reading with virtual coins redeemable for cash, aiming to build reading habits among a phone-first population. The initiative has drawn attention from governments and educators worldwide as a test of gamification shifting screen habits at scale.

The senior engineer death spiral

275 nsavage 2026-09-20 14:16:14 UTC sunilpai.dev Llama Share 150

A friend is struggling with imposter syndrome in a new senior role, feeling pressure to work long hours and prove himself. To overcome this, he needs to shift from an outcome-based mindset to momentum-based, focusing on building relationships and reliability rather than trying to do big projects alone.

US Revokes Limits on Power Plants' Climate Pollution

260 DeepLogin 2026-09-20 17:19:52 UTC text.hrw.org Full Share 266

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Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business

254 tliltocatl 2026-09-20 15:09:41 UTC toolguyd.com Llama Share 183

Sherline Tools, a US manufacturer of precision lathes and CNC machines, is winding down operations due to changing market conditions. The company will continue selling products and parts until October 2026 before ceasing all activities.

AI and the Destruction of the Creative Commons

236 rakel_rakel 2026-09-20 10:07:51 UTC chesterwisniewski.com Llama Share 278

The balance of software copyright protection and openness has been disrupted by AI, threatening the foundational openness that enabled the modern internet. The author argues that this shift will lead to a digital dark age, where authors and creators lose control over their work and are exploited for their labor.

The LLMentalist Effect (2023)

235 jalev 2026-09-20 12:20:13 UTC softwarecrisis.dev Llama Share 309

The author argues that large language models (LLMs) are not intelligent, but rather use statistical tricks to create the illusion of intelligence. This "intelligence illusion" is similar to a psychic's con, where users believe they are being read or understood by the model due to its ability to generate specific and relevant responses.

RSA-896

229 madars 2026-09-20 02:19:33 UTC saweis.net Llama Share 90

The given RSA keys are 896 bits long, with modulus RSA-896 and prime numbers p and q. The values of p and q are provided for decryption purposes.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test

208 luu 2026-09-20 00:00:47 UTC dxomark.com Llama Share 182

The Apple iPhone 18 Pro delivers excellent overall camera performance with a wide dynamic range, improved contrast and skin tones, effective stabilization, and a well-balanced texture-noise trade-off. Its variable aperture is particularly strong in maintaining sharpness in complex scenes.

MUNI Heritage Weekend in San Francisco

204 plun9 2026-09-20 22:13:07 UTC daniel.lawrence.lu Llama Share 56

The user attended Muni Heritage Weekend 2026 in San Francisco, capturing tram photos with a line scan camera. They shared interesting facts about historic trams like Muni No. 1 and Milan tram, despite some photo failures due to technical issues or background distractions.

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

202 NaOH 2026-09-20 17:55:57 UTC lithub.com Llama Share 109

The letter W originated from the Latin alphabet's lack of a sound /w/, which was present in Germanic languages, and evolved through various spelling practices in post-classical Europe. The English language eventually adopted the letter W to represent this sound, with its usage influenced by historical linguistic changes and regional dialects.

Nobody pays for FOSS, we can force them to

196 Muhammad523 2026-09-20 21:04:32 UTC seldo.com Llama Share 207

The author argues that the economics of open source software is stable, with free winning every time and closed source making money. However, the cost of maintaining popular packages is high due to serial near-burnout among maintainers. The author proposes a solution where registries charge companies for access to open-source code and pay maintainers a royalty on dependency trees.

Frontier Labs Are Selling Garbage to Fools in Washington

186 nr378 2026-09-20 19:55:36 UTC deadneurons.substack.com Full Share 87

The Hierarchy of Money

183 gwgundersen 2026-09-20 19:37:43 UTC gregorygundersen.com Llama Share 102

The village's financial system is based on a hierarchical structure of money, where special gray stones are the most basic unit of value, followed by banknotes and deposits, then reserves held by commercial banks. The central bank holds black stones as its reserve currency and issues them to maintain stability in the system. The villagers have created a complex system that allows for ...

I turned Jev into a (lousy) chatbot

177 kp1197 2026-09-20 17:51:27 UTC github.com/kyle-pena-nlp Llama Share 49

Jevchat is an interactive chat model that generates text based on user input, using various strategies and algorithms to produce responses. It can be run with different options, such as choosing a question or generating text from pre-defined alphabets.

Laya on Mac M4 CoreML Offline

177 putna 2026-09-20 15:58:52 UTC gist.github.com Embed Share 34

Show HN: Radius – A Meetup.com Alternative

169 radius89 2026-09-20 16:51:26 UTC radius.to Full Share 85

Radius is a modern Meetup alternative for local groups, events and activities. Find people with shared interests, join what they are doing nearby, or start your own community.

The Millennium Problems for Biology

164 artninja1988 2026-09-20 12:17:54 UTC millenniumproblems.bio Llama Share 120

Researchers aim to create self-replicating cells from a primordial soup with energy, and also develop various biotechnologies such as cryopreservation of mice, reverse translation enzymes, and protein binders.

Amiga Unix, Again

144 doener 2026-09-20 23:57:10 UTC amigaux.org Llama Share 66

Amiga Unix, also known as Amix, is a community project that aims to revive Commodore's System V Release 4 for the Amiga. It provides a modern toolchain and drivers for various hardware components on 68040 and 68060 machines.

Resident Evil 4 (GameCube) – complete byte-identical decompilation to C/C++

140 metrofun 2026-09-20 17:38:27 UTC github.com/adonis-singh Llama Share 99

A complete decompilation of Resident Evil 4 for the Nintendo GameCube has been achieved using a custom-built toolchain, which reproduces the original game's code and data exactly. The project is open-source and released under CC0 license.

Step 5 Preview: Advancing the Pareto Frontier

140 nateb2022 2026-09-20 04:35:59 UTC stepfun.com Full Share 33

阶跃星辰于2023年4月成立，以“智能阶跃，十倍每个人的可能”为使命。阶跃星辰坚定自研超级模型，积极布局算力、数据等关键资源，发挥算法和人才优势，已完成 Step-1 千亿参数语言大模型和 Step-1V 千亿多模态大模型的研发，在图像理解、多轮指令跟随、数学能力、逻辑推理、文本创作等方面性能达到业界领先水平。

Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program

136 bundie 2026-09-20 17:22:15 UTC neowin.net Full Share 103

UTF-8000: Unlimited UTF-8

134 vismit2000 2026-09-20 05:15:00 UTC utf-8000.jb2170.com Llama Share 122

UTF-8000 is a variable-width encoding scheme that extends UTF-8, allowing for arbitrarily large code units and self-synchronization at the byte level. It uses a prefix-free code binary tree to encode content bits, which are used to store the length of the code unit in bytes.

If AI coding is lowering your code quality, you're not managing quality right

129 bucket2015 2026-09-20 11:37:10 UTC i-kh.net Llama Share 169

The author suggests using coding agents to increase output while maintaining quality by implementing defensive layers such as spec-driven development and AI code reviews. This approach can reduce bugs and improve reliability.

Prompts aren’t Real

118 mcfunley 2026-09-20 15:59:25 UTC evaluation.club Llama Share 57

The author, an engineer in Los Angeles, has been working on making agents run reliably in production for 25 years and finds it a fun and challenging task. He discusses the difficulties of creating minimally-embarrassing agentic experiences with subjective outputs and outcomes.

One-Electron Universe

117 pella 2026-09-20 15:28:05 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 94

Theoretical physicist John Wheeler proposed the one-electron universe hypothesis in 1940, suggesting that all electrons and positrons are manifestations of a single entity moving backwards and forwards in time. This idea was later developed by Richard Feynman, who proposed that positrons could be represented as electrons moving backward in time.

Software sandboxing: The basics (2025)

116 mococa 2026-09-20 18:42:47 UTC blog.emilua.org Llama Share 24

The author discusses the challenges of implementing sandboxing in software, particularly on Linux and FreeBSD. They propose using discretionary privilege dropping as a solution, which involves restricting access to system resources for untrusted code.

Show HN: A competition for small neural networks that play strategy games

116 codetiger 2026-09-20 14:59:10 UTC tinybrains.dev Full Share 41

A ranked ladder for small neural networks that play strategy games. Train a model, write an adapter, upload two files, and get measured into a weight class from 8 KiB up.

Ogre Battle 64 Recompiled Project at 99.05%

113 frozenlettuce 2026-09-20 20:59:02 UTC github.com/lfarroco Llama Share 48

This project recompiles the N64 game Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber to a native PC executable using the N64Recomp toolchain. The ROM must be supplied by the user, and no copyrighted game data is included in the final package.

Porsche puts wireless EV charging into production

99 cisc 2026-09-20 08:10:10 UTC electrek.co Llama Share 107

Porsche introduces wireless inductive charging for its Cayenne Electric SUV, allowing drivers to park over a pad and charge automatically. The system is available globally in stages, starting with Germany and other European markets.

A font that reads what you wrote

97 RohanAdwankar 2026-09-20 09:38:16 UTC rohanadwankar.github.io Llama Share 44

Semfont is a library that automatically sets typography for easier reading, analyzing text with four scores per word: valence, salience, surprise and certainty. It uses heuristics to improve readability without perfect classification or slowing down streaming components.

Custom home server built from spare parts

91 sotilrac 2026-09-20 15:43:32 UTC asmat.ca Llama Share 54

The author built a custom NAS using an old Zotac EN1070K GPU, adding six 8TB hard drives and a touch screen interface. The system runs Kubuntu with ZFS and various Docker containers, offering more control than traditional NAS solutions like TrueNAS.

Telling a Computer to Do Things

91 vismit2000 2026-09-20 05:11:33 UTC will-keleher.com Llama Share 37

The author learned to write shell scripts by gradually mastering the syntax and tools, eventually gaining the ability to stitch together existing programs. They argue that knowing a shell is 20% syntax and 80% having a good toolbox of related commands.

Trying the software factory pattern

89 gpi 2026-09-20 17:27:11 UTC lethain.com Llama Share 47

The author is struggling to keep up with the rapid evolution of AI tools and patterns, adopting new technologies like Linear and Datadog MCP. They're exploring the software factory pattern to streamline their workflow and improve project management.

How video games inspire great UX (2019)

87 andsoitis 2026-09-20 16:00:13 UTC jenson.org Llama Share 16

A UX designer was inspired by game design principles to create more engaging mobile apps, realizing that games' use of narrative, feedback loops, and hinting can lead to a more immersive experience. By applying these principles, designers can craft a clear learning path for users.

What It's Like to Work in One of America's Data Centers

83 JumpCrisscross 2026-09-20 21:18:58 UTC wsj.com Full Share 74

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Lambda MicroEgg

83 philzook 2026-09-20 16:05:10 UTC philipzucker.com Llama Share 6

The author has developed a tool that attaches lifting e-graph ideas to an s-expression based frontend, heavily influenced by Max's microegg. The tool supports binders, higher-order Miller patterns, and capture-avoiding substitution in right-hand sides for rewriting rules.

Truman World

79 trollied 2026-09-20 16:58:34 UTC trumanworld.live Full Share 35

One world. One shared story. Watch the live AI world unfold, shape what happens next, and keep the camera rolling together.

One Minute Park

76 namuorg 2026-09-20 20:55:07 UTC oneminutepark.tv Llama Share 7

One Minute Park is a project where users record 60-second videos of park scenes from around the world. The project aims to fill in all minutes of a day with user-submitted content and has received recognition for its innovative approach.

Do birds have accents? the regional differences in birdsong

75 bryanrasmussen 2026-09-20 13:19:32 UTC theconversation.com Llama Share 16

Birds sing at dawn, when air is stillest, making their songs more effective. International Dawn Chorus Day celebrates birdsong and highlights regional dialects among species.

Teen Social Media Bans Miss the Point

70 eustoria 2026-09-20 13:32:14 UTC thereader.mitpress.mit.edu Full Share 119

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BYD Slashes Price of Electric Car and Becomes Cheapest in Australia [video]

63 thelastgallon 2026-09-20 04:46:34 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 106

Dropbox's Jan 1st 2027 terms of service

62 simonebrunozzi 2026-09-20 06:42:45 UTC dropbox.com Llama Share 111

Dropbox's terms of service allow users to access and use their services, but with certain limitations and restrictions. Users agree to abide by the terms, including data protection policies and intellectual property rights.

PDF Forgeries Are Surprisingly Rare (2022)

59 1317 2026-09-20 09:57:35 UTC gwern.net Llama Share 47

Some people create fake PDFs to spread misinformation or scam others, but editing existing PDFs is difficult and rare. This makes it easier for malicious documents to circulate online without being detected, as they can be easily created and shared without leaving behind digital evidence.

Google AI Studio fakes data deletion. VRP auto-banned me in 60s for reporting it

56 Bitu79 2026-09-20 04:39:12 UTC medium.com/@istokovicsgyorgy79 Full Share 39

More floating point alternatives

53 vismit2000 2026-09-20 00:55:27 UTC wizardzines.com Llama Share 51

Floating point numbers are software-based, slower, and vary by language. They store numbers as ranges to track error bars precisely, similar to 1960s IBM computers.

OpenAI's Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council Next Week

49 layer8 2026-09-20 20:32:43 UTC reuters.com Full Share 69

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Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120K

48 pjmlp 2026-09-20 09:08:52 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 62

Microsoft's GitHub Copilot software engine is now written entirely in Rust, with AI agents doing most of the porting work, resulting in a 15.9x speedup and significant memory reduction. The project used multiple LLMs to execute different parts of the job and highlighted challenges with understanding Rust semantics.

Benchmarking Wild vs. Mold

47 birdculture 2026-09-20 09:09:14 UTC davidlattimore.github.io Llama Share 1

Mold's linker benchmarks have shown Wild to be substantially slower than Mold, with differences attributed to output file configuration and filesystem usage. The performance gap has narrowed since Mold's recent updates, but a 16-core machine still shows significant differences between the two linkers.

I'm Tired of the AI Tone

45 sagivo 2026-09-20 11:18:26 UTC sagivo.com Llama Share 56

The writer is concerned about the overuse of AI-generated content on the internet, which sounds overly polished and artificial. They believe this trend has a negative impact on human communication, making it seem less natural and authentic.

Teleoperated Humans

43 luu 2026-09-20 08:02:48 UTC jefftk.com Llama Share 46

The author expects significant changes in the physical world due to AI, particularly "teleoperation" where computers guide people through tasks. This will lead to rapid job displacement and require large-scale redistribution of wealth.

KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposal

43 pndy 2026-09-20 07:38:37 UTC theregister.com Llama Share 57

KDE is hosting its 30th anniversary conference in Austria, featuring a potentially divisive AI-native desktop proposal. The talk may polarize the audience with its idea of an encrypted, vendor-agnostic personal kernel for Plasma.

World Wide Words

41 Petiver 2026-09-20 03:21:12 UTC worldwidewords.org Llama Share 3

World Wide Words has documented English language changes over 30 years, featuring articles on word histories and idioms. The website relies on donations to cover costs and offers ad-free reading pleasure.

Paper Models of Polyhedra

38 pykello 2026-09-20 00:28:33 UTC polyhedra.net Full Share 1

Polyhedra are beautiful 3-D geometrical figures that have fascinated philosophers, mathematicians and artists for millennia. On this site are a few hundred paper models available for free. Make the models yourself.Click on a picture to go to a page with a net of the model.

Whirlpool Washer Transmission Repair (2007)

35 userbinator 2026-09-20 21:24:33 UTC k0lee.com Llama Share 56

The user fixed their Whirlpool washer's non-spinning issue by disassembling it and identifying a broken 'shoulder pawl stud' in the transmission, which was causing the problem. The repair cost $23 for parts and time, saving them from replacing the entire transmission or buying a new washer.

Polymarket's Rush to Grow Left a Door Wide Open for Fraudsters

30 fortran77 2026-09-20 04:38:00 UTC wsj.com Full Share 27

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Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone

26 Lyngbakr 2026-09-20 22:22:16 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 23

AI industry workers are skeptical about the idea that AI will kill humanity, with many considering it a "jokey" concern. Experts agree that there are genuine risks to consider and mitigate, such as preventing AI tools from being hacked or used in military settings.

Nipple tattooist 'frustrated' by online censorship

26 harry_nutsachs 2026-09-20 21:51:09 UTC bbc.com Llama Share 26

A medical tattoo artist and breast cancer survivor says social media platforms unfairly censor nipple tattoos, which are designed to look realistic after mastectomy surgery. The platforms claim to be working on improving their content identification systems.

Orchestrating Claude Code Agents: The Chief of Staff Pattern

24 octalpixel 2026-09-20 05:46:19 UTC asyncdot.com Llama Share 23

A coordination shape called Chief of Staff separates orchestration from execution, using a durable store to hold state and ensuring verification is done before implementation. This approach addresses common issues like context loss, self-reports drifting from reality, and the inability for agents to compound knowledge.

What's been going on in w64devkit the past year

22 dalvrosa 2026-09-20 15:25:41 UTC nullprogram.com Full Share 2

DAPO: An Open-source RL System from ByteDance Seed and Tsinghua AIR

20 the_arun 2026-09-20 23:19:04 UTC github.com/bytedtsinghua-sia Llama Share 2

Researchers open-sourced a reinforcement learning system, DAPO, achieving state-of-the-art performance on large-scale LLM RL tasks. The system is based on the awesome verl framework and provides an out-of-the-box script for training reproduction.

Mathematical Billiards (2024)

17 vismit2000 2026-09-20 13:42:10 UTC structures.uni-heidelberg.de Llama Share 3

The author discusses mathematical billiards, a study of the trajectories of balls in idealized games on convex tables. They explore two types: outer billiards, where a ball moves along tangent lines to a table's boundary, and outer length billiards, which adds complexity to the distance traveled at each bounce.

If You Knew God Exists, Wouldn't You Become a Priest?

15 webappsecperson 2026-09-20 15:06:07 UTC joecmarshall.com Llama Share 27

The author believes AGI will surpass human intelligence, potentially leading to a "God-machine" that could be controlled or even worshiped. They ponder the ethics of interacting with such an entity and whether humans can offer it something valuable in return for its assistance.

system design in depth – 200 topics, 118 diagrams, interactive demos

15 innovatorved 2026-09-20 14:01:24 UTC system-design-in-depth.pages.dev Full Share 9

Deep system design curriculum — 18 modules, 200 units, 118 architecture diagrams, from-scratch algorithm builds, and curated video walkthroughs for senior engineers.

We broke an Over-The-Air update on the ESP32 on purpose

14 adunk 2026-09-20 15:46:32 UTC groundrun.io Full Share 7

Epoll and Kqueue: How Operating Systems Learned to Wait Efficiently

13 adletbalzhanov 2026-09-20 18:23:12 UTC thecodinggopher.substack.com Full Share 2

Self-hosted inference orchestrators compared: LocalAI, exo, GPUStack, vLLM

13 nextime 2026-09-20 17:43:35 UTC nexlab.net Llama Share 7

This text compares various self-hosted orchestrators for OpenAI-compatible endpoints, including GPUStack, LocalAI, CoderAI, and others. Each has its own features and uses cases.

The Journey of a Migratory Shorebird

13 wallflower 2026-09-20 14:44:27 UTC newyorker.com Llama Share 0

A Hudsonian godwit was studied in Alaska, revealing its remarkable migration journey and the challenges it faces. The bird's ability to fly non-stop for thousands of miles is still not fully understood.

Lego Brick Sorting Machine Uses AI to Save Millions from Landfill [video]

12 ChrisArchitect 2026-09-20 18:18:19 UTC youtube.com Embed Share 8

A History of the Chiming Machines at Gloucester's Cathedral and Churches (2017) [pdf]

12 dvt 2026-09-20 16:48:20 UTC bgas.org.uk Full Share 2

Show HN: Three genlocked RP2350B make a console – 3k sprite pixels per line)

11 papyDoctor 2026-09-20 17:37:06 UTC papydeck.eu Llama Share 7

papyDeck is an open-source, Lua-based arcade machine that allows users to read, change and rewrite game scripts. It features a sandboxed virtual machine and runs on a micro-SD card with no locked cartridge or compiled blob.