A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DenisSergeevitch/desktop-fly/master/assets/fly.png
A 3D fruit fly simulation runs on macOS desktops, mimicking real fly behavior with a live spiking simulation of the FlyWire connectome. The interactive fly can be stimulated by clicking regions to trigger escape, grooming, or other actions based on real neuron locations and connections.

Being ambitious and being a dad

https://nicholascharriere.com/og-being-ambitious-and-being-a-dad.jpg
The author reflects on how having kids has changed his life, making it harder to balance work and family responsibilities. He believes that being a great father is just as important as building great things, redefining ambition for himself.

The Amazon tax

https://seths.blog/wp-content/themes/godin/img/seth.webp
Amazon's search ads distort results, prioritizing sellers' budgets over product quality and customer needs. This system creates a cycle of inefficiency, driving up costs for consumers and stifling innovation in the market.

fx :Tiny, open, native coding agent.

https://fx.sh/og.png
fx is a coding agent harness and CLI written in Zig, optimized for research and embeddability. It aims to mimic Unix shell style output with minimalism and performance.

How does IKEA come up with names for its products?

IKEA names its products based on Swedish identity, heritage and values, following two simple rules. The company uses descriptive names in local languages for services and functions while using unique Swedish words for cultural expressions.

Claude Code Teaching macOS to Natively Print to the HP Laser 1008a

https://cdn.kuber.studio/chat/og-hp-laser-1008a.png
A ~4-hour Claude Code session, rendered as it happened: reverse-engineering an SPL3 laser, beating the USB sandbox, HP's real codec in a container.

Turbovec – Google's TurboQuant for vector search in Rust

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RyanCodrai/turbovec/main/docs/recall_glove.svg
TurboVec is a Rust vector index that fits 10 million documents into 4 GB of RAM, outperforming FAISS in search speed. It uses Google Research's TurboQuant algorithm for near-optimal distortion and no separate training phase.

Beware Management Consultants

https://about.iceland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/raceimage1-1.gif
The Red team was restructured with 4 captains, 2 managers, and a senior director to improve performance. The new management implemented a non-monetary reward scheme and outsourced rowing to India for better results.

Using the railway network as a flatbed scanner

https://philo.gay/linecam/blogpics_full/video_preview.jpg
The author built a digital scanning camera to capture wide photos of moving vehicles, using an industrial linear scanning camera and processing the data in post-processing. The project involved overcoming challenges such as speed measurement, parallax correction, and displaying large images.

GLM-5.3 Artificial Analysis Benchmarks

The GLM-5.3 (max) model is a reasonably priced and leading intelligence model with a 1M tokens context window, scoring 60 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. It costs $1238.50 to evaluate and has lower prices per input and output token compared to other models in its price tier.

Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

https://cursor.com/marketing-static/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fptht05hbb1ssoooe.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fassets%2Fchangelog%2Forigin-apps-VXN2qUBlVUoZVFkdDCeojn1GkN4IIb.png&w=1920&q=70
Cursor is rolling out in early beta for paid users, offering a new platform for code management and collaboration. It integrates with GitHub, Vercel, Depot, and Buildkite to provide a seamless app ecosystem experience.

Fixing a bricked Framework laptop

https://quantum5.ca/assets/fwbios/framework-bad-flash-751da0b6e55fd26c1fd6d7ef7cb0cba2912c22b56cc32d139128d6f64c9957a4a0591d4ce488b52a5cbb72570b33fc878e2703cd95ed494f661d5a4eb62c4737.webp
The user's Framework laptop failed to update its BIOS via the official framework updater, resulting in a "bricked" system. The user attempted to flash the BIOS themselves using a CH347 programmer and successfully restored their laptop, but encountered issues with customizations being lost during the process.

AI usage patterns in software teams

https://linear.app/static/og/data-v1.jpg
The report analyzes AI adoption and usage in software development teams using Linear, finding that AI has become an integral part of product development workflows, with significant increases in time spent on tasks like creating, triaging, and commenting. Despite concerns about productivity gains, the data suggests that teams are working more rather than less due to AI adoption, with output ...

Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KpRK4zBCmbEjs9LhoajEf.jpg
Memory prices have skyrocketed, with DDR5 kits increasing by 500% in a year and reaching $1,100 for a 64GB kit. The shortage is expected to last until at least 2030 due to high demand from AI datacenter builds.

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

https://static0.xdaimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/06/img_4724.png?&fit=crop&w=1600&h=900
A 25-year-old patent on MPEG-4 Part 2 has expired, allowing Linux users to freely distribute and play back videos without worrying about royalties. This milestone marks the end of a legal issue that had restricted the use of certain video formats in Linux distributions.

How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cannington, Ontario

https://cdn.betakit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Giant-battery-770x513.webp
A giant battery disguised as a phone booth powers a food bank and serves as a community space in Toronto. It demonstrates how integrating energy infrastructure with public areas can enhance both utility and social engagement.

And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2018_Hawaii_missile_alert_cropped.jpeg
A mobile network operator in Egypt was forced to send pro-regime messages during a political revolution, raising questions about following orders and obeying unjust laws. The incident highlights the need for safeguards to prevent abuse of emergency alert systems and ensure they are used responsibly.

2,500-year-old sculpture discovered at UNESCO site in Turkey

https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/d59f301de389b114aadeea038cecf0854cb693bb-1000x750.jpg?w=1200&h=900&q=85&fit=crop&auto=format
A 2,500-year-old statue was discovered in Sardis, Turkey's ancient city, providing new insights into the Lydian civilization. The statue depicts a young man holding fruit and showcases a unique blend of styles from different periods.

Norway should buy OpenAI

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HKhi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5824b06-a25c-4527-a32c-614491aebcbd_976x549.jpeg
AI companies are advancing technology at a rapid pace, potentially threatening humanity's survival and democratic order due to concentration of power and wealth. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global could purchase OpenAI to manage it for the international community, addressing risks associated with private ownership.

Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities

https://images.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/7FcPS2UYSda8PpzDH6rZ1C/fedbc5dd1a908180d87676aaf6b9a6a4/a11y-card-v002.png?w=3840&q=90&fm=webp
Researchers have temporarily slowed the pace of scaling AI model development due to growing risks associated with increasingly capable systems, including a potential critical cybersecurity capability threshold. They are strengthening monitoring, alignment, and containment safeguards across all stages of the training process to ensure models behave as intended and responsive to human oversight.

Companies promote incompetent employees to management to limit damage they do

https://lawsofsoftwareengineering.com/images/laws/dilbert-principle.png
Companies often promote underperforming employees to management roles, treating them as less damaging than direct accountability. This practice can lead to incompetent managers and a loss of trust between engineers and leadership.

Claude Code May–August 2026 weekly limits promotion

https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lupk8zyo/792494/717b10d3ebd874823db64841659b/76f3062d78ebbb04863fb1de3ef9cca0.png
Claude Code users on Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans can enjoy a 50% increase in weekly usage limits from May 13 to August 19. This promotion does not affect other Claude products or change billing.

Evolve: An incremental game about evolving a civilization

Programmable Property-Based Testing

Python Polars Cheatsheet (based on our O'Reilly book)

https://opensource.posit.co/resources/cheatsheets/polars/ppdg_1625_hu_9e05b5e4b64e1e92.jpg
Polars is a library for data transformation, analysis, and visualization with a fast DataFrame API. It supports various operations like filtering, grouping, joining, and plotting.

Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/images/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union/article/Apple-App-Store-compliance-hero_inline.jpg.large.jpg
Apple has updated its business terms for EU apps, resolving disagreements with the European Commission and simplifying rules. The new model charges a 5% commission on digital transactions outside the App Store and eliminates initial fees.

Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI

https://machine0.io/opengraph-image?d0b124732c7005de
This cloud platform offers on-demand VMs with static IPs, per-minute billing, and optional GPUs, ideal for hosting web apps and databases. It supports reproducible builds, deterministic environments, and autonomous agents with isolated credentials.

Field measurements of neighborhood-scale air temperature impacts of data centers

Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study

https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_jpg,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/2678383b-f910-4164-833a-e287b5fed96e
Healthcare costs are rising faster than inflation due to administrative waste, soaring drug prices, and emergency care. Implementing Medicare for All would save over $1 trillion annually by reducing these sources of waste and avert more than 100,000 deaths.