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121. Branch, Test, Deploy: A Git-Inspired Approach for Data
This article explores how to bring Git style workflows like branching, testing, and deploying to your data stack. Learn how concepts like zero copy cloning and metadata pointers can finally give you isolated test environments.
122. Some surprising things about DuckDuckGo you probably don't know
We have hundreds of easter-egg logos (featuring our friendly mascot Dax Brown) that surface when you make certain queries on our search engine. Our subreddit is trying to catch ‘em all. They’ve certainly caught a lot, currently 504, but we keep adding more so it’s a moving target. The total as of this post is 594. I’m the one personally adding them in my spare time just for fun and I recently did a
123. Async DNS
124. "You should never build a CMS"
Lee Robinson migrated cursor.com off Sanity. He made good points. Here's what he missed.
125. Oliver Sacks fabricated key details in his books
Oliver Sacks admitted in journals that he gave patients "powers which they do not have." Some details were invented.
126. Handsdown one of the coolest 3D websites
Bruno Simon's creative portfolio
127. Scam Compounds Become Targets in Thai-Cambodian Border War
128. Windows 3.1 in the Browser
PCjs offers a variety of online machine emulators written in JavaScript. Run DOS, Windows, OS/2 and other vintage PC applications in a web browser on your desktop computer, iPhone, or iPad. An assortment of microcomputers, minicomputers, terminals, programmable calculators, and arcade machines are also available, along with an archive of historical software and documentation.
129. Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Years
iRobot Corp., the company that revolutionized robot vacuum cleaners in the early 2000s with its Roomba model, filed for bankruptcy and proposed handing over control to its main Chinese supplier.
130. Use Python for Scripting
"Use the right tool" is nice in theory, but not when the tool acts a bit differently from machine to machine, and isn't always installed.
131. Rats Play Doom
132. Dagger: Define software delivery workflows and dev environments
Build powerful software environments and containerized operations from modular components and simple functions. Perfect for complex software delivery and AI agents. Built by the creators of Docker.
133. GNU Unifont
GNU Unifont free software utilities
134. The Checkerboard
135. Awesome-Jj: Jujutsu Things
A curated list of awesome Jujutsu things. Contribute to Necior/awesome-jj development by creating an account on GitHub.
136. Microservices Should Form a Polytree
Microservices work best as a polytree with clear dependencies and no cycles. Learn how this structure reduces complexity and makes systems easier to scale and maintain.
137. TigerBeetle as a File Storage
Could not keep it under the rug until April Fool’s Day
138. SQLite JSON at Full Index Speed Using Generated Columns
One of the coolest patterns in SQLite—store raw JSON documents, create virtual generated columns using json_extract, add indexes, and query JSON at full B-tree index speed.
139. Home Depot GitHub token exposed for a year, granted access to internal systems
A security researcher tried to alert Home Depot to the security lapse exposing its back-end GitHub source code repos and other internal cloud systems, but was ignored.
140. Bit flips: How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft
Radiation from space that led to more than 6,000 Airbus aircraft needing emergency computer updates could become a growing problem.
141. Obscuring P2P Nodes with Dandelion
What is the Dandelion network protocol? What is the analogy with a dandelion plant?
142. Emulating AVX-512 intrinsics in Miri
143. Guarding My Git Forge Against AI Scrapers
A summary of the techniques in place to protect my git forge
144. Google Removes Sci-Hub Domains from U.S. Search Results Due to Dated Court Order
Google has removed dozens of Sci-Hub domain names from its search results in the U.S., marking the country's first pirate domain removals.
145. Six Big Bets
146. Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT paris.id.au (and read on for the details). ❤️ Update 14 December 2025: Someone from Executive Relations at Apple says they’re looking into it.
147. Dynamic Pong Wars
Dynamic Pong Wars – a colorful pong game where balls conquer opposing territory.
148. After 27 years within budget Austria open 6thlongest railway tunnel in the world
A fast and safe service between Styria and Carinthia: That’s the Koralm Railway. It’s part of the new Southern Line in Austria and one of the most important infrastructure projects in Europe.
149. Former Apple, Google designer: "Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever?" [video]
This talk focuses on that evil little term “UX/UI,” which is responsible for so much confusion and tension in open-source projects. Not only does it unnecess...
150. The mysterious MS-DOS reboot (2021)