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121. Gemini 3 Pro Preview Live in AI Studio
122. Infinibay LXD Container
LXD container to deploy infinibay in a containerized environment - Infinibay/lxd
123. You only live once, self host a NAT Gateway
You only live once.
124. Time in C++: Understanding <chrono> and the Concept of Clocks
Let’s start a new series! A few months ago, I began working on tasks related to instrumentation and logging, and I had to deal with timestamps, different clock types, and more. Some parts felt a bit cryptic at first, so I decided to dig deeper into the topic. As I’ve shared many times during the past eight years, the main goal of this blog is to document what I learn — hence this new series on clocks and time.
125. Verifying your Matrix devices is becoming mandatory
From April 2026, only verified devices can send or receive end-to-end encrypted message on Element.
126. Show HN: 32V TENS device from built from scratch under $100
student, nomad in machine learning
127. Mr. Difficult: William Gaddis and the Problem of Hard-to-Read Books (2002)
128. Red Alert 2 in web browser
An unofficial remake of the classic "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2" RTS game, playable online in the web browser.
129. Microsoft makes Zork open-source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
130. Open Source and Local Code Mode MCP in Deno Sandboxes
Code Mode execution with MCP transforms AI agent efficiency. Like Anthropic and Cloudflare's Code Mode implementations, pctx enables code execution with MCP in secure sandboxes. Open source framework for Model Context Protocol.
131. It's Hard to Build an Oscillator
Especially if you want it to work.
132. Happiness Is a Skill You Can Build
Naval Ravikant defined happiness as the effortless interpretation of events to preserve inner peace. A deep dive into how to rewire your mental habits to make this skill automatic.
133. Private Equity's New Venture: Youth Sports
Backed by Wall Street, the company Black Bear Sports Group is tightening its grip on youth sports. In a scheme only private equity could dream up, parents now can’t record their kids’ games — but they can pay a steep price to watch corporate recordings.
134. My Favorite Math Problem
There’s one math problem I find surprisingly deep in how it connects simple puzzles to profound ideas in logic, proof, and the rise of AI in mathematics.
135. Brazil's Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankle bracelet and flee
136. Can you take an ox to Oxford?
Let's work out exactly when you need to pay Oxford's new congestion charge.
137. Exploring the Fragmentation of Wayland, an xdotool adventure
In 2007, I was spending a my norther-hemisphere summer experimenting with UI automation. Born of those efforts, xdotool came into being when I separated it from another project. The goal was modest - write some scripts that execute common keyboard, mouse, and window management tasks. The first commit had only a few basic commands - basic mouse and keyboard actions, plus a few window management actions like movement, focus, and searching. Xdotool sprouted new features as time rolled on. Today, the project is 18 years old, and still going!
138. RRules (yes handling RSCALE) using only PL/pgSQL
Contribute to sirrodgepodge/rrule_plpgsql development by creating an account on GitHub.
139. Lester: A New Era for Rotoscoping in Indie Animation and Retro Game Development
An AI-powered tool that transforms your creativity into motion.
140. Show HN: Vibe Prolog
Vibe 🎶 Coding 💻 Prolog 🐪. Contribute to nlothian/Vibe-Prolog development by creating an account on GitHub.
141. The Qtile Window Manager: A Python-Powered Tiling Experience
My journey from XFCE to Qtile, a tiling window manager written entirely in Python, including setup, configuration strategies, and real-world config examples.
142. A Non-Obvious Answer to Why the AI Bubble Will Burst
In 2000s IT learned that business need to earn money and humans need social connection. AI industry seems to have forgotten both.
143. Show HN: Search London StreetView panoramas by text
Search London StreetView panoramics by text
144. We remember the internet bubble. This mania looks and feels the same
The AI revolution is three years old Nov. 30. In just 36 months AI has gone from great-new-toy, to global phenomenon, to where we are today - debating whether we are in one of the biggest technology bubbles or booms in modern times. To us there is no debate. There is too much spending, too…
145. What this blog is about
I’ve recently told a few people that I write, that I have a blog, and then I try to describe what I write about. I’m kinda proud of some of the stuff that I’ve covered here on randomascii over the years but I struggle when trying to summarize it to a non-technical audience. So here…
146. The Untold History of Arduino
147. The lost cause of the Lisp machines
I am just really bored by Lisp Machine romantics at this point: they should go away. I expect they never will....
148. Smart Performance Hacks for Faster Python Code
Learn practical optimization hacks, from data structures to built-in modules, that boost speed, reduce overhead, and keep your Python code clean.
149. The $1k AWS Mistake
A cautionary tale about AWS VPC networking, NAT Gateways, and how a missing VPC Endpoint turned our S3 data transfers into an expensive lesson.
150. How/why to sweep async tasks under a Postgres table
I like slim and stupid servers, where each endpoint wraps a very dumb DB query. Dumb queries are fast. Fast queries make websites smooth and snappy. Keep those click/render loops sacred. Sweep complexity under a task table.