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421. NixOS 25.11 Released
Nix is a tool that takes a unique approach to package management and system configuration. Learn how to make reproducible, declarative and reliable systems.
422. Testing Shows Automotive Glassbreakers Can't Break Modern Automotive Glass
It's easy to convince EDC people to buy EDC things. But how do you convince non-EDC folks to buy your product? Simple: Fear. The global "car escape tool market," according to market research firm Data Insights Market, is valued at $500 this year, projected to grow 7% a year and
423. Kids who ran away to 1960s San Francisco
I followed my curiosity and ended up at the library reading hundreds of letters of runaway teenagers who came to hippie San Francisco
424. AI slope keeps a man in jail
425. Head of Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency believes that Europe must invest in OSS
The head of Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency believes that Europe must invest in open source to achieve technological independence
426. MarathonOS: A spiritual successor to BlackBerry10 using Qt6 and PostmarketOS
Marathon OS is a gesture-first mobile operating system built on Linux. Inspired by BlackBerry 10's brilliant interaction model, reimagined for modern hardware with PostmarketOS and Qt6.
427. Is this code clean? A critical look at Clean Code 2nd Edition
A modern critique of Robert C. Martin's 'Clean Code,' evaluating its principles, real-world applicability, and alternative approaches to software development. This book explores the nuances of code quality, refactoring strategies, and the evolution of programming best practices beyond Clean Code's rigid rules.
428. Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget
429. Every mathematician has only a few tricks
430. How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones
431. Helldivers 2 on-disk size 85% reduction
File size reduction beta!
432. Crucial is shutting down because Micron wants to sell its RAM to AI companies
Micron is shutting down Crucial, its longstanding brand for consumer-focused RAM kits and SSDs, as it shifts its attention to supplying memory for AI companies.
433. Petition to formally recognize open source work as civic service in Germany
Open-Source-Software bildet heute das Fundament großer Teile der digitalen Infrastruktur – in Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Forschung und im täglichen Leben. Selbst im aktuellen Koalitionsvertrag der Bundesregierung wird Open-Source-Software als elementarer Baustein zur Erreichung digitaler Souveränität genannt. Dennoch wird die Arbeit, die tausende Freiwillige dafür leisten, in Deutschland steuer- und förderrechtlich nicht als Ehrenamt anerkannt. Dieses Ungleichgewicht zwischen gesellschaftlicher Bed
434. Iceland declares ocean-current instability a national security risk
Iceland has classified the potential collapse of a major Atlantic current system as a national security threat, citing new scientific warnings that such a change could radically alter the country’s climate and economy. Officials say the risk represents an “existential” challenge that demands a coordinated, top-level response.
435. The Algorithm That Exposed the AI Industry's Circular Financing Scheme
On November 20, 2025, trading algorithms identified what may become the largest accounting fraud in technology history—not in months or years, but in 18 hours.
436. Claude the albino alligator in Cal Academy passed away at age 30
Beloved Academy icon will be dearly missed by millions of adoring fans.
437. Cloth Simulation
438. Constructing the Word's First JPEG XL MD5 Hash Quine
A walk through of building an image that displays its own MD5 Hash
439. Kohler Can Access Data from Toilet Camera It Describes as "End-to-End Encrypted"
Claimed end-to-end privacy doesn’t fully conceal your rear-end data
440. UK Government plans new powers to label dissenting movements as 'subversion'
441. How A Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon
442. User-Adjustable Leather Tool Organizers
For some, the appeal of having a leather sheath for a much-carried or valued tool is high. However, these are typically single-purpose items, sized and dedicated to a single object. Silver Fox Tool, a small UK-based hand tool manufacturer, has a different idea. Their Mule Pouch is designed to carry
443. A Tale of Four Fuzzers
Insights, updates, and technical deep dives on building a high-performance financial transactions database.
444. Show HN: An LLM-Powered Tool to Catch PCB Schematic Mistakes
Catch PCB schematic mistakes before fabrication
445. Show HN: I built a privacy-first UK tax calculator
Maximize take-home pay with our Salary Sacrifice Calculator. Instantly estimate tax savings, social contributions & pension growth for the current tax year.
446. Shor's algorithm: the one quantum algo that ends RSA/ECC tomorrow
One algorithm. One quantum computer. Every RSA key, every ECC key, every Bitcoin wallet you ever created becomes readable or forgeable in minutes. This isn't sci-fi. This is math.
447. AI Autonomously Finds 7 FFmpeg Vulnerabilities
ZeroPath's AI-assisted SAST analyzed FFmpeg and reported seven distinct memory safety flaws, including buffer overflows and invalid memory writes, missed by traditional tools.
448. Training Foundation Models on a Full-Stack AMD Platform
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2511.17127: Training Foundation Models on a Full-Stack AMD Platform: Compute, Networking, and System Design
449. Linux 6.19 Goes Ahead and Enables Microsoft C Extensions Support
Last month I reported on Linux 6.19 looking to enable Microsoft C Extensions support throughout the Linux kernel with setting the -fms-extensions compiler option to allow Microsoft C Extensions when building the kernel
450. Norway wealth fund to vote for human rights report at Microsoft, against Nadella
The fund also said it would vote against the re-appointment of CEO Satya Nadella as chair of the board, as well as against his pay package.