Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a, Native X64 Port

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This project is a native Windows x64 port of Microsoft Word 1.1a, preserving the original user experience and behavior. It uses CMake and Visual Studio 2022 to build a 64-bit executable from the original source code and resources.

My server is a phone now

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The user repurposed their CMF Phone 1 as a server by installing Termux and running Linux applications, leveraging Android's existing hardware drivers and capabilities. They created a reproducible and manageable infrastructure using Ansible, with automated backups, health checks, and observability, turning their phone into a quiet, fast, and reliable server.

Os8088: A powerful Mac-like OS for the IBM XT, 286, 386

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os8088 is a hobby project that recreates a Macintosh System 1-style desktop for the Intel 8086, featuring overlapping windows, pull-down menus, and pre-emptive multitasking. It boots from a floppy and runs entirely in real-mode assembly, with a 40KB kernel and a graphical interface that fits in 256K of RAM on an Intel 8086 or 8088 processor.

Melatonin impairs morning cognition in healthy young adults (2023)

The original URL for this prediction will no longer be available in 11 years (2011)

Tim Berners-Lee's "Cool URIs don't change" is challenged by link rot, where web documents often disappear over time. A bet on longbets.org/601 aims to prove a site can survive 11 years with a stable URI system.

Improving Heuristics for A* Pathfinding

The user discusses optimizing A* pathfinding by improving the heuristic function, specifically using landmarks to guide the search towards the goal. Landmarks can be used to create a lower bound for the path length, and multiple landmarks can be used to cover more of the map, but their placement depends on the start point, goal, and map layout.

Shopify replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations–and it scaled

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Shopify used SKIP LOCKED, composite primary keys, and connection visibility to handle high-throughput inventory reservations during peak traffic. The solution eliminated overselling and underselling issues, improved database health, and allowed Shopify to meet its scale targets on Black Friday 2025.

Fastmail offers EU data region

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Fastmail now offers data storage in the European Union, specifically in Amsterdam, in addition to its US locations. You can choose your region and primary data storage location, with encrypted backups in Philadelphia.

Dithered QR Codes

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A QR code is a grid of squares that encodes data, with function patterns for easy scanning and data modules for storing information. By modifying data modules, QR codes can be made to look distinctive, but may be less robust when scanning.

Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect (2025)

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Unexpected events, such as a person dressed as Batman, can increase prosocial behavior by disrupting routine and enhancing attention to the present moment. This study found that passengers on a Milan metro were more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant woman when Batman was present, suggesting that novel and unexpected events can promote kindness in public settings.

Incentives are for losers

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The author argues that people's values and moral convictions are often shallow and easily influenced by incentives, and that true integrity and courage come from confronting and overcoming one's own flaws and biases. The author suggests that people who develop strong values and principles are those who have undergone a kind of moral reckoning, often triggered by a personal experience or ...

_for-sale DNS records

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for-sale is a DNS leaf node name signaling a domain is available for purchase, defined by RFC 10023 and registered with IANA. It's not a parking service, but a way for brokers and automated services to check domain availability without disrupting the site.

Stylized GGX Shading

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To achieve a toon look in 3D rendering, the most common way is to threshold the lighting. It transforms the soft color gradients into flat colors. However, one might want to mix the 2D and 3D looks: big sharp highlights at low roughness and soft gradients at high roughness. It feels more modern than classic toon shading, and we can rely on PBR for most of our shading, making everyone's ...

Open-source interactive map for the Aug 12 total solar eclipse

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Interactive map of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse. Precise timings, path of totality, weather odds and viewing tips for any location.

Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was a Correct Rejection

The author of Daring Fireball retracted an article about an App Store rejection due to incorrect information. The article was about Terry Godier's astrology app "Asterly" being rejected, but Godier had actually submitted an astronomy app under the same name.

Making difficulty curves in games

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Game developers should aim to create a smooth difficulty curve by introducing new mechanics and challenges gradually, allowing players to feel a sense of progression and accomplishment. To achieve this, developers can use various techniques such as providing subtle hints, allowing players to grind for experience, and hiding shortcuts that require knowledge to access, all while monitoring ...

TheoremDB – A public workspace for machine mathematics

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Each card opens the packet: what has been proved, which routes failed, and the code behind every computation. determine the exact number of initial sets whose closure is the entire board. for every (varepsilonin(0,1)), does there exist a constant such that, for each integer nge2, every finite-dimensional real banach space xdim xdelta(

Illinois just told every operating system to start reporting your kid's age

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB5511, requiring age verification for devices sold or used in the state by January 2028. The bill restricts app access for minors under 18, with safety settings including feed restrictions and blocked messages from adults.

Fixing my tooltip accessibility mistake

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The user created a video about web platform features and accessibility, but initially made a mistake by removing aria-label from a button, causing screen readers to announce incorrect information. They corrected the mistake by switching to aria-labelledby, which provides the button with an accessible name.

Triton: DirectX 11 Driver for QEMU

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We introduced Neptune, a Direct3D protocol layer, to improve Wine game performance on Linux guests. We've now achieved full DirectX 11 support in QEMU virtual machines with a new Windows driver called Triton and Neptune.

Should you stop cracking your knuckles?

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Donald Unger cracked his left knuckles for 50 years to prove arthritis warnings wrong, but found no difference in his hands. Studies show knuckle cracking is mostly harmless, but excessive neck cracking can cause serious injury.

Assert(): A Modern How To

Something that has always bothered me has been the assert() statement. While I personally consider the simple assertion statement as part of the bedrock of correct, safe, and supportable software, I feel that it also has come up a bit short in some regards. First, a lot of assert() implementations are simply under powered. While they do provide a bit of useful information, these ...

Building a local positioning system to track runners using Ultra-Wideband

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A team of students at the 12Urenloop in Ghent, Belgium, experimented with using UltraWideBand (UWB) technology to track runners' positions in real-time, achieving accurate measurements and a high measurement rate. The team successfully tested the system on a corner of the circuit and plans to integrate it into the existing batons and improve its reliability for future use.

Real-time MCP interceptor that blocks .env reads and dangerous commands agents

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9,248 MCP servers for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Continue, Aider, and any MCP-compatible agent. 100% free. all skills are free. Sentinel L2.5 security audited (gVisor sandbox). AliceLabs LLC Proprietary. The fastest way to add a capability to your agent stack. Browse 9,248 MCP servers by category, tag, or keyword. Filter by price, sentinel score, or language. See real GitHub stars, real ...

Finding zombies in our systems: A real-world story of CPU bottlenecks

The website is using Cloudflare security and blocked my action, possibly due to a trigger like a certain word or SQL command. I was trying to perform an action when this page came up, and the Cloudflare Ray ID is needed to report the issue to the site owner.

The Sound and Music of 'Hyper Light Drifter' [video]

Hyper Light Drifter's unique soundscape was created over three years through countless revisions and refreshes. A behind-the-scenes look at the game's audio design can help creators achieve massive emotional impact in their own games.

Datalog Disassembly

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DDisasm is a fast disassembler that uses declarative logic programming to accurately disassemble ELF/PE files into reassemblable assembly code. It translates disassembly results into GTIRB for binary analysis and reverse engineering.

Message your other Claude Code sessions

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Claude Code v2.1.224 or later enables cross-session messaging on macOS and Linux, allowing sessions to share findings, status, and decisions. Messages are delivered between sessions with permission, and Claude can send messages without being asked.

“Code was never the hard part” is an insult to all programmers

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The software development profession is undergoing significant change due to AI, but coding remains a complex and skilled craft that requires patience, attention to detail, and experience. To adapt, developers must understand the industry's tectonic shift and be willing to learn adjacent fields like user experience, customer interviews, and business strategies.

Preventing Misfolding by Preventing Folding