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421. The Hidden Job Market: How to Access the Roles No One Posts
422. GCC SC approves inclusion of Algol 68 Front End
423. We Remain Alive Also in a Dead Internet
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424. Coding at work (after a decade away)
Since joining Imprint a bit over six months ago as the CTO of a ~50 engineer team, I’ve merged 104 pull requests, which is slightly over four per week. Many of them are very minimal configuration and documentation tweaks, and none were the hardest or even most time-sensitive task available at any given time; I’m much more of a pull request scavenger finding opportunities that don’t disrupt the operating teams’ rhythms.
425. Can you take an ox to Oxford?
Let's work out exactly when you need to pay Oxford's new congestion charge.
426. New Apple Study Shows LLMs Can Tell What You're Doing from Audio and Motion Data
Apple researchers have published a study that looks into how LLMs can analyze audio and motion data to get a better overview of the user’s activities.
427. The Peaceful Transfer of Power in Open Source Projects
428. Sam 3D: Powerful 3D Reconstruction for Physical World Images
This release introduces two new state-of-the-art models: SAM 3D Objects for object and scene reconstruction, and SAM 3D Body for human body and shape estimation.
429. Switching to Rust's own mangling scheme on nightly
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
430. How Does Microwaving Grapes Create Plumes of Plasma?
No kitchen appliances were harmed in the writing of this article.
431. Pozsar's Bretton Woods III: Sometimes Money Can't Solve the Problem
Part 1/2 analyzing Pozsar's Bretton Woods III framework, exploring the shift from traditional reserve systems to commodity-backed monetary arrangements and examining how geopolitical tensions affect global financial market plumbing and funding dynamics.
432. We are replacing OOP with something worse
433. Indie, Alone, and Figuring It Out
Going indie looks like freedom from the outside. But once you’re in it, you face loneliness, pressure, constant decisions, user feedback, and all the invisible work no one warns you about. This is what the journey feels like, and why it’s still worth it.
434. Parallel Threads in Racket v9.0
posted by Matthew Flatt, Ryan Culpepper, Robby Findler, Gustavo Massaccesi, and Sam Tobin-Hochstadt With the version 9.0 release, Racket includes support for shared-memory threads that can take advantage of multicore hardware and operating-systems thread...
435. 'A Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors'
436. Our Phosphorescent World
This life-giving element, stored in rock and organic material, moves around Earth in an ancient cycle we have just broken
437. Adafruit on the Death of Arduino
Qualcomm-owned Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform. The new documents introduce an irrevocable, perpetual license over anything users upload, broad surveillance-style monitoring of AI features, a clause preventing users from identifying potential patent infringement, years-long retention of usernames even after account deletion, and the integration of all user data (including minors) into Qualcomm’s global data ecosystem. Military weird things and more. Several sections effectively reshape Arduino from an open community platform into a tightly controlled corporate service with deep data extraction built in. The most striking addition: users are now explicitly forbidden from reverse-engineering or even attempting to understand how the platform works unless Arduino gives permission. That’s a profound shift for a brand long embraced by educators, makers, researchers, and open-source advocates. With the cloud having a rough day and many systems offline, yesterday... Anyone invested in transparency, community governance, or data rights should read these documents closely. Links: https://lnkd.in/efKSip3e https://lnkd.in/eKDWCZT4 Somewhere an old Uno is whispering “this is not my beautiful life"... Forbes did a couple press-release style "features" with incorrect information that Qualcomm or Arduino supplied, obviously Qualcomm has severe issues with fraud, acquisitions, et. this was 3 DAYS AGO - Former Qualcomm executive sentenced to prison for $180M fraud scheme. @Bill Curtis & Steve McDowell please consider a revisit... Nakul Duggal seems to be the one that will end up taking the fall for this, the CEO of Qualcomm is not in the press release for the sale (and the press release seems like it was made by ChatGPT when you put it through those AI detectors?).. ANY WAY - Naukul and the Ardunio better get a ride in the over 10 Gulfstreams, which are a puzzle to investors, why so many? And why get a G800 now that's over $75m ...? That's how much Arduino has in funding... US's Qualcomm adds G800 to corporate jet fleet... https://lnkd.in/ddiCikpf LIKE, SHARE, AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE DIY ELECTRONICS AND OPEN SOURCE NEWS @ Adafruit Industries Qualcomm Arduino Cristiano R. Amon Massimo Banzi Fabio Violante Pietro D. Marcello Majonchi Federico Musto (龍獵人) <-- #opensource #privacy #techpolicy #hardware #iot #surveillance #qualcomm #arduino #makers #infosec #datarights #termsandconditions #cloudcomputing | 252 comments on LinkedIn
438. X begins rolling out 'About this account' location feature to users' profiles
The feature will show where users are based, how they're connected to X, and how many times they've changed their username.
439. A mathematical ceiling limits generative AI to amateur-level creativity
A new study argues that the algorithms driving tools like ChatGPT impose a hard limit on originality. By prioritizing probable answers, these models are structurally confined to producing amateur-level work rather than expert innovation.
440. Nvidia Says It's Not Enron in Private Memo Refuting Accounting Questions
441. California DMV approves map increase in Waymo driverless operations