A macOS VM on a Mac mini M4 Pro with macOS 26.4.1 runs at 98% of host speed, with GPU performance at 95%. A MacBook Neo can run a usable macOS VM with 2 virtual cores and 4 GB of memory.
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Barman is an open-source tool for PostgreSQL disaster recovery written in Python. It allows remote backups of multiple servers to reduce risk and aid recovery.
Two environment variables, TMP and TEMP, specify temporary file locations. Their usage varies by program, with some preferring TMP and others TEMP.
Researchers found a single direction in chat models that enables refusal of harmful instructions. They developed a method to disable this refusal with minimal effect on other capabilities.
Open Design is an open-source alternative to Claude Design, offering a local-first, web-deployable, and Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) design engine. It uses 31 composable skills and 72 brand-grade design systems.
DAC is a Dashboard-as-Code tool for defining and serving dashboards from YAML and TSX. It supports major databases and generates SQL via a built-in semantic layer.
James Watson described Francis Crick as modest in his book "The Double Helix". Craig Venter felt underappreciated despite his scientific contributions.
dotcl is a Common Lisp implementation on .NET that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It embeds Lisp in .NET applications and allows writing .NET code in Lisp.
The input is a JSON object containing a list of commands for a text editor. The commands include editing text, formatting options, and inserting links and images.
Pollen is a self-organizing mesh that turns heterogeneous machines into generic compute. It uses a gossiped CRDT runtime state for workload placement and routing.
MLJAR Studio is a local AI data analyst and machine learning engineer that runs on your computer, providing private data analysis and insights. It includes an AI assistant that generates Python code, runs experiments, and improves notebooks for reproducible results.
An interactive photo timeline of NASA's Artemis II mission — scrub through every crew moment, lunar flyby shot, and audio clip from April 1–10, 2026.
To use SFO Gate Explorer, apply online up to 30 days in advance with accurate ID info and wait for TSA approval. Bring your approved digital or printed pass and ID to scan at your selected checkpoint.
Scientists have been studying sleep learning, where people learn new information while asleep, and found promising results, but early studies were flawed. Recent research has shown that sleep can influence behavior and learning, with some people able to solve puzzles and remember information after waking.
Interactive light pollution analysis with photometric data Bistro Exterior scene · ~25 MB download · WebGPU recommended (WebGL2 fallback available)
Public demo. Your chat messages leave your device and are sent to the selected AI provider. Use sample data only. Edit, fill, and understand PDFs by chatting with them.Learn more about SimplePDF Copilot
Conservationists on Palmyra Atoll are working to restore native wildlife by removing invasive palm trees and introducing native fungi. Researchers found rare mycorrhizal fungi that could help supply nutrients to Pisonia trees and boost seedling growth.
Russia is manipulating Wikipedia and AI chatbots with pro-Kremlin content to distort public understanding of facts and influence decisions. This operation targets the global internet, rewriting history and culture to promote a Russian narrative.
DeepSeek released V4 series models, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4-Flash, with 1 million token context Mixture of Experts. They are priced at $0.14/million tokens input and $0.28/million tokens output for Flash, and $1.74/million input and $3.48/million output for Pro.
Yemen's coast guard reports the M/T EUREKA oil tanker was hijacked off Shabwa province by armed men. Efforts are underway to track and recover the tanker while ensuring the safety of its crew.
Pyramid is an unreleased Saturn edutainment game about ancient Egypt, developed by Knowledge Adventure and published by McGraw Hill Home Interactive. The game was created by Alexander Ehrath, who was hired to port it to the Saturn but the project stalled at the tech demo stage.
The Wave Function Collapse (WFC) algorithm is a texture synthesis method that generates patterns by iteratively collapsing superpositions of pixels into definite states, ensuring the output contains only patterns present in the input. WFC has been implemented in various programming languages and has been used in game development, level generation, and other applications, with many variations ...
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CollectWise is a Y Combinator-backed startup using AI to automate debt collection. They're hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead client implementations and reach $10 million in revenue within a year.
IAC is discontinuing its search business including Ask.com after 25 years. Ask.com officially closed on May 1, 2026, thanking users for their loyalty and trust.
The user discusses various US immigration topics including the new $100k H1B fee, N400 application delays, L1 visa changes, and green card application challenges. They also mention the difficulties of sponsoring H1-B workers for permanent status and the increasing RFE and denial rates for certain green card applications.
Open source maintainers face burnout due to lack of payment and unsustainable expectations. This leads to a crisis in the open source community, affecting mental health and self-worth.
lib0xc is a C library that aims to make systems programming safer by providing safer APIs and utilities. It uses the C preprocessor to expose its API surface and leans heavily on clang bounds safety extensions.
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