Google and Apple are expanding hardware-based attestation to lock out non-approved devices and OSes, presented as a security feature but actually anti-competitive.
The trend of relying on cloud-hosted AI models for features in applications is creating fragile, invasive, and broken software that invades user privacy and depends on external vendors. Developers should instead use local AI models on-device to transform user-owned data, ensuring faster, private, and trustworthy results without the need for cloud dependencies.
The user built a GPU-aware Kubernetes dashboard called k10s using vibe-coded sessions with Claude, but the project's architecture collapsed due to AI-generated code that lacked constraints and view isolation. The user learned that AI-assisted coding requires explicit architecture design, view isolation, and concurrency rules to prevent complexity and data races, and is rewriting k10s in Rust ...
You've successfully set up a local model on your 24GB Macbook Pro using LM Studio, which runs reasonably well with a 128K context window and enables thinking. This local model, Qwen 3.5 9B (Q4), is useful for research, planning, and basic tasks, but requires more guidance and interaction than SOTA models.
The article discusses James Burke's 1978 TV series "Connections" which explores the evolution of science and technology. A memorable clip from the series shows Burke explaining how a thermos flask can store gases that ignite to launch a rocket.
A security incident occurred due to a compromised dependency in the JavaScript ecosystem, affecting approximately 4.2 million machines. The incident was resolved after a cryptocurrency worm inadvertently patched the malware.
A highly targeted social engineering campaign is using Obsidian note-taking app to deliver a previously undocumented RAT named PHANTOMPULSE to finance and crypto professionals. The attack relies on tricking users into enabling community plugins, which then executes code to deploy the RAT with advanced capabilities, including Ethereum blockchain-based C2 server address resolution.
The user warns that relying on AI coding agents for speed boosts without reducing maintenance costs can lead to permanent productivity loss and indenture. To avoid this, AI must decrease maintenance costs in proportion to the speed boost, or else it's a temporary gain for permanent loss.
The user is working on multiple projects including a tool to help write statements of work with AI, a puzzle game, a video cloud platform, and a search engine alternative called Uruky. They are also developing a tabletop simulator called Orpheus, a task manager, and vibecoded games, and are seeking feedback and help with their projects.
The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, set to be the longest immersed tunnel in the world, has successfully immersed its first segment. Engineers from Europe are working together to complete the 18-kilometre tunnel by 2026.
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The author shares their experience with trolls and lawyers from various companies including Borland, Corel, and Embarcadero. They discuss the decline of dBase due to lawsuits and predatory practices.
Author returns after 7 years with new blog focusing on personal struggles between rationality and humanism. They aim to share their experiences and thoughts on balancing individualism and community, freedom and love.
Bird banding stations in Ontario collect data on migrating birds, promoting conservation and engaging the public in the natural world. However, the US federal budget proposal to eliminate the Ecosystems Mission Area threatens the stability of American bird-banding efforts and Canadian collaborations.
RPCS3 team requests users stop submitting AI-generated code pull requests on GitHub due to its poor quality. They will start banning users who do so without warning, suggesting online resources for learning proper coding.
Shelf Source talks to readers who share books they love on their sites. Today I'm joined by Tom MacWright. Hope you enjoy reading, and do visit their site and say hello! The World Beyond Your Head (Matthew Crawford) was a really pivotal read for me. I had ideas about craft and how we interact with technology β I was a big Bret Victor follower β but this book provided the structure for a ...
The author was a long-time AWS fan but became disillusioned with its complexity, vendor lock-in, and predatory business practices. They left AWS but recently returned for research purposes, only to have their account suspended due to a security breach alert.
Claude Code developed a command to act as a user space IP stack, responding to pings with a properly formed ICMP echo reply. However, it took 45 seconds for Claude to respond to a ping due to its slow processing speed.
Maryland's utility consumers may face a $1.6 billion extra bill over 10 years due to PJM's cost allocation rules. The state argues that its customers should not subsidize grid upgrades for data centers that do not directly benefit Maryland.
A script uses cloud-init to inject a temporary SSH host key, allowing the first connection to a new VM while protecting against attacks. This technique prevents attackers from rerouting traffic or obtaining long-term SSH host keys, making it a secure provider-independent solution.
The article discusses eight lesser-known 8-bit microprocessor designs from the 1970s and early 1980s, including the TMX-1795, Mostek 5065, Intel 8085, Signetics 2650, RCA 1802, Chip Letter, Intersil 6100, and TMS 9900. These designs, although not commercially successful, offer insights into the evolution of microprocessors and the challenges faced by their creators during this era.
The idea of "doing what the locals do" is often romanticized but may not be accurate, as locals' daily lives can be mundane and uninteresting. Tourists, on the other hand, have the freedom to create their own experiences and enjoy the city in their own way.
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Idempotency is about preventing duplicate side effects in APIs, not just preventing duplicate writes. It requires a clear opinion on how to handle retries, including recovery ownership, response replay, and downstream deduplication.
Mathematicians widely agree that original creation is not the only significant part of a mathematician's work, and that digesting and reworking cumulative insights to present them in a useful way for others is also crucial. Many mathematicians believe that even ordinary individuals can make original contributions to mathematics, and that the diversity of perspectives and collaborative work ...
The lakebase architecture separates compute and storage, allowing for a 5x improvement in Postgres write throughput and 2x reduction in read tail latencies by eliminating the Full Page Write bottleneck. By pushing down image generation to the storage layer, the system reduces WAL traffic by 94%, improves read performance, and scales linearly with compute resources.
Think Linear Algebra is a code-first book that teaches linear algebra through real-world problems and Python code. It's designed for readers who want to apply linear algebra concepts to solve practical problems in fields like machine learning and computer graphics.
You're considering ADHD diagnosis due to task struggles and novelty needs, but haven't been officially diagnosed. You use AI tools like Claude to overcome task paralysis, but worry about addiction and the impact on artists.
Louis Rossmann pledged $10,000 to cover initial legal fees for developer Pawel Jarczak threatened by Bambu Lab. Rossmann is rallying the Right to Repair community to crowd-fund Jarczak's defense against Bambu Lab's cease and desist letter.
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