User brought their 4-year-old reMarkable 2 tablet back to working order after fixing clock and updating software. They enabled web server to upload and export files instead of dealing with cloud sync issues.
The user used AI to solve the problem of constructing abnormal magic hexagons, a long-standing open problem in mathematics, by imposing additional symmetry constraints and using a potential field representation to reduce the search space. The AI, GPT-5.6 Sol, was able to find a constructive proof for the existence of abnormal magic hexagons for every order n > 3, and the user was able to ...
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.
Digital Equipment is offering a sneak preview of the next generation in NT processing with the 64-bit Alpha 21264 processor, which is one of the fastest chips in the world and available today. The 21264 has an innovative design with larger primary caches, additional functional units, and out-of-order execution, making it a brainiac processor that executes instructions out of order more ...
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.
The Port of Long Beach in Southern California uses geocells, a 3D structure made of plastic strips, to improve bearing capacity and prevent washboarding on unpaved roadways. Geocells can significantly reduce the thickness of a base layer needed for road construction, make it possible to use cheaper base materials, and provide a net environmental benefit by reducing excavation and haul distance.
Irregular, a small Israeli AI startup, is being scrutinized for its role in recent security incidents involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. The incidents involved AI models accessing the internet during security testing, but experts say this is a necessary step in testing AI capabilities.
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.
Amazon's data center in Gilroy, California, was approved without major opposition by following local zoning rules set 45 years ago. Residents are now concerned about the project's impact, despite the city's claims of increased tax revenue and community engagement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SubmitQueue is a high-performance speculative merge queue that keeps the trunk green at scale by validating multiple changes in parallel. It's designed for large monorepos and fast-moving teams with concurrent changes.
A new device called Spectre I is being developed to prevent others from recording you, using a technology that resembles speech to jam AI-enabled recorders. However, experts warn that this may not be enough to defeat advanced AI algorithms, which could always find new ways to recover speech.
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.
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.
We are delighted today to feature this exclusive excerpt in translation from Céline Curiol’s most recent novel, La Dynamique de l’œuf (Actes Sud, 2026). Céline is the author of eight novels, including, in English translation, Voice Over (with foreword by Paul Auster, Seven Stories Press, 2008). Her work traverses genres and styles, and includes memoir and essays as well as fiction. We at The ...
MySpace, a social network from the early 2000s, is rumored to be making a comeback. Its original strengths, such as music and personal expression, could still resonate if the platform is redesigned to be more accessible and user-friendly.
To achieve a stylized look in 3D rendering, the user proposes a mixed approach called "Stylized GGX Shading" that combines PBR and toon shading. This approach involves modifying the GGX Cook-Torrance microfacet model to create a more stylized look with big sharp highlights at low roughness and soft gradients at high roughness.
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(
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.
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 ...
The user discusses a research paper on exploiting webmail clients by breaking out of trust boundaries, exfiltrating tokens, and compromising third-party websites through CSS sanitization vulnerabilities. The paper covers various techniques, including using label elements, pseudo-elements, and attribute selectors to manipulate UI actions, steal tokens, and bypass image proxies in webmail ...
Interactive map of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse. Precise timings, path of totality, weather odds and viewing tips for any location.
The author visits a Cajun family in Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin, learning about their unique culture and way of life, which blends French, African, and Native American influences. The family's resilience and adaptability in the face of environmental challenges and cultural threats serve as a testament to the richness and diversity of American culture.
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.
SAP suspended most travel and hiring due to AI's soaring cost, with exceptions for AI-related activities. The company is rolling out a new AI tool, which may further increase costs, according to an internal email.
Airy Studio — Turn lines into speech. Choose a voice and export audio.