Shadcn/UI now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix

https://ui.shadcn.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Frhea-light.png&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_EEsyiWuonzGkyNCanptY2cnVtzze
Shadcn/ui has rebuilt every component for Base UI, keeping the same abstraction, and letting users choose between Radix and Base UI. New projects default to Base UI, and a migration skill is available to help users migrate their existing projects from Radix to Base UI.

If you're a button, you have one job

https://unsung.aresluna.org/_media/if-youre-a-button-you-have-one-job/ogimage.png
You're concerned that your interactive essay may appear old-fashioned, but its challenges are universal. A predictable and pleasant interface is essential, even for casual users, to avoid situational disability and power user-ness.

Fast Software, the Best Software

https://craigmod.com/images/about/craigmod-headshot-2025-small-01.jpg
The user values fast software that is both functional and intuitive, citing examples of speedy applications like nvALT, Sublime Text, and Figma, which provide a smooth user experience and allow for efficient workflow. Slow software, on the other hand, can be frustrating and lead to decreased productivity, as seen in examples like Google Maps, iTunes, and older versions of Adobe Photoshop.

GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/099e4c84e3b8a7191641778b799c670095fb15e7827f947ecb81b7c509907ec0/openai/codex/issues/30364
GPT-5.5 responses disproportionately cluster at 516 reasoning tokens with related spikes at 1034 and 1552. This pattern suggests a possible reasoning-budget or truncation behavior in GPT-5.5.

Pandoc Lua Filters

Pandoc supports filters written in Lua without external dependencies, allowing for efficient manipulation of the pandoc abstract syntax tree (AST).

Claude Design System Prompt

https://opengraph.githubassets.com/0b72473d0b6cf46520b1e6f7cadfce94c386c63c03122c6b769ddcfaee23ad0a/Trystan-SA/claude-design-system-prompt
This system prompt and skill library turns an LLM into a design collaborator with an explicit design philosophy and procedural skills. It's open source, MIT licensed, and can be used with various LLMs, including Claude, GPT, and Gemini.

Functional Programming in hica

https://www.hica.dev/assets/hica-logo2.png
Functional programming (FP) is a style where you build programs by composing functions rather than by writing sequences of instructions that change state. hica is designed around this style: immutable data, expressions everywhere, and functions as first-class values. All examples are runnable. You don’t need a background in FP; if you can write a function and read a match expression, you have ...

Europe's new climate in seven charts

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/2e78/live/1aec6a50-7701-11f1-9510-1546718f668b.jpg.webp
Scientists predict UK and Europe's warmer climate due to human-induced climate change, making extreme heat events more likely and intense. Rising global temperatures have led to record-breaking heatwaves in June, with temperatures peaking at 37.7C in the UK and 40C in some European countries.

Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets

https://www.mbl.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2026-06/clytiaeditedtoremovenumbersRESIZED.jpg?itok=hmafHZfP
Clytia hemisphaerica jellyfish have transparent bodies allowing researchers to study wound healing in real time. Scientists can observe epithelial cells stitching damaged tissue back together, revealing conserved mechanisms of wound healing across different species.

Scientist who cleaned space toilet on work now leading Mars exploration

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/10a8/live/24ab1620-76e0-11f1-a225-9d9f040cb041.png.webp
Claire Parfitt, a 42-year-old engineer, leads a team at the European Space Agency planning future Mars missions. She credits her early work experience at the National Space Centre in Leicester with inspiring her space career.

Megawatts by Microwave

https://computer.rip/static/img/bpa/1.png
The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation built dams on the Columbia River for various reasons, including irrigation, electricity, and national defense. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) was formed to distribute power from these dams, creating a regional power grid and pioneering modern electricity pricing and distribution.

Programmers need to start meditating

https://jacob.gold/images/programmers-need-to-start-meditating-now.png
Programmers used to experience a meditative flow state while coding, but this has changed with the shift to multitasking. Now, programmers should consider meditation as a hobby or use apps like Calm to compensate for lost mental clarity.

Command and Conquer Generals natively ported to macOS, iPhone, iPad using Fable

https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/159876365/617135099-aeaf6692-36e6-40c8-b9f8-8066d014ec4b.gif?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3ODMxOTUyMDksIm5iZiI6MTc4MzE5NDkwOSwicGF0aCI6Ii8xNTk4NzYzNjUvNjE3MTM1MDk5LWFlYWY2NjkyLTM2ZTYtNDBjOC1iOWY4LTgwNjZkMDE0ZWM0Yi5naWY_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjYwNzA0JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI2MDcwNFQxOTU1MDlaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT0yNDBjM2ExZDU0YzZmN2Q5M2NhNmFlMTk1ZTg0ZmI0ODY3Y2I4N2Q2MjAxYTgzZjA3ODJiYjc0Nzc1ZWJiZjg3JlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCZyZXNwb25zZS1jb250ZW50LXR5cGU9aW1hZ2UlMkZnaWYifQ.3RG-XHsmRzmhc6nyNFA6DFywAMia98mihfWcI29Dirk
Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour runs natively on Apple devices with real 2003 engine, using DXVK/MoltenVK and touch controls. Requires own game assets and Apple Developer team for iOS build.

Knowledge Should Not Be Gated

https://www.formaly.io/knowledge-should-not-be-gated.png
The author argues that traditional approaches to knowledge management, such as retrieval-augmented generation, have gated knowledge behind infrastructure and made it unreadable.

Artful Cats: Feline-Inspired Art and Artifacts

Request verification Please continue when verification is complete.

Moby Dick Workout (2022)

You test productivity apps with large texts like "Moby Dick" to ensure they handle user-generated content. If an app passes this test, it may be suitable for your needs, but failing doesn't necessarily mean it's bad.

Apocketlypse

https://0dd.company/media/uploaded_content/p1.gif
The user created APOCKETLYPSE, a digital creature that destroys humanity, inspired by Digimon and apocalyptic themes. They used the uxn programming system, a bytecode-based system, to create the project, which was a fun and challenging experience.

Better Models: Worse Tools

https://lucumr.pocoo.org/social/2026-07-04-better-models-worse-tools-social.png
Newer Anthropic models like Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5 produce malformed tool calls with extra invented fields due to post-training on Claude Code's forgiving harness. This behavior is not seen in older models and may be a result of reinforcement learning optimizing for one particular tool ecology.

Atomic Force Microscope high-speed video, stainless etching, bacteria, and more

Meta's Un-Stable Signature

The user investigated three AI-based invisible watermark algorithms, SynthID, TrustMark, and Stable Signature, and found that they all make the same fundamental mistake of assuming independent and uniformly distributed bits, leading to inflated accuracy rates and high error rates. The user's empirical testing and statistical analysis revealed that these algorithms have error rates of around ...

The Log Is the Agent

https://arxiv.org/static/browse/0.3.4/images/arxiv-logo-fb.png
ActiveGraph inverts the typical agent framework arrangement, with an append-only event log as the source of truth and a working graph as a deterministic projection. This design provides deterministic replay, cheap forking, and end-to-end lineage, making it well-suited for self-improving agents.

“Beyond the limit”: Satellites and mirrors in space pose threat to the night sky

https://cdn.eso.org/images/newsfeature/eso2607a.jpg
A new ESO study warns that launching 1.7 million satellites would devastate astronomy, recommending no more than 100,000 faint satellites to safeguard night sky observations.

About the Digital Art

https://www.tricivenola.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7.jpg
The author discovered digital art on the 128K Macintosh in 1984 and created popular clip art and comics using MacPaint. She learned through trial and error, not manuals, and eventually worked with Disney, Paramount, and other top studios, but still questions where artistic talent comes from.

What ORMs have taught me: just learn SQL (2014)

The user has had negative experiences with Object-Relational Mappers (ORMs) and believes they should not replace SQL, but rather augment it. They recommend learning SQL to write efficient queries and manage database interactions, and suggest using templated SQL or stored procedures for complex queries.

Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams (2025)

https://writerbeware.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Blog-images-scam-3-1024x683.jpg
A Nigerian scammer is using AI-generated emails to target authors with personalized marketing offers, then demanding access to their KDP accounts. The scammer is now using various iterations, including book club impersonations and fake private review groups, to charge authors for features or spotlights.

Dark Mode with Web Standards

https://olliewilliams.xyz/dark-mode-cover.png
To respect a user's OS setting and allow customization on a per-site basis, use the prefers-color-scheme media query in CSS and a meta tag to set the color scheme. However, there's a disconnect between color-scheme and prefers-color-scheme, and implementing dark mode can be challenging due to browser limitations and bugs.

My ASN Journey series (2024)

https://www.animmouse.com/img/animmouse.png
The user is on an ASN journey to explore BGP and own an IP address, focusing on IPv6 due to its availability and lower costs. They created a tutorial on setting up BGP from scratch and discuss the benefits and challenges of owning an ASN and IPv6.

Reducing Assumptions, Exploding Your Code

The user discusses the trade-off between a simple, elegant script and one that handles real-world imperfections and user input validation. They explore alternative failure handling models in Rye, a language that treats failure as a normal value, blending with the language's faculties.

Pi square is nearly 10

https://mihai.page/imgs/logo_600.png
The user discusses the number tau, pi, and their approximations. They explore the Basel problem and its relation to the approximation of pi squared being close to 10.

Drone Autonomy (2021)

https://www.cggonzalez.com/blog/assets/img/quad_model.png
Carlos is creating a guide to making quadcopters autonomous, covering modeling, state estimation, motion planning, and control. His goal is to provide a simple overview for newcomers to the topic.