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121. OpenTelemetry Distribution Builder
Build custom OpenTelemetry Collector Distributions from manifest files with a local build utility, Docker, Google Cloud Build, or a GitHub Action. - observIQ/otel-distro-builder
122. Copy-Item is 27% slower than File Explorer
1 2 3 4 5 File Explorer drag & drop ########## (112 MBps) Copy-Item ####### (82 MBps) Built in SFTP client ###### (70 MBps) Built in robocopy ## (25 MBps) WSL 2 rsync # (13 MBps) In table form: Tool Speed (MBps) Difference Drag and drop ~112 — Copy-Item ~82 -27% sftp ~70 -37% robocopy ~25 MBps -78% rsync (WSL 2) ~13 MBps -88% I feel like I’m losing my mind.
123. The missing standard library for multithreading in JavaScript
The missing standard library for multithreading in JavaScript (Works in the browser, Node.js, Deno, Bun) - W4G1/multithreading
124. Frank Gehry Died
Frank Gehry was acclaimed for his love of jagged angles and use of industrial materials.
125. Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit
The Framework Laptop 13 has a replaceable mainboard, which means that the processor can be easily upgraded after purchase. While Framework itself only offers Intel and AMD CPUs, a mainboard with a high-performance ARM processor from a third-party manufacturer has now launched.
126. How fast can browsers process base64 data?
127. Traveling Neighborhoods
A different kind of group trip
128. A Sound of Thunder (1952) [pdf]
129. Kenyan court declares law banning seed sharing unconstitutional
A high court in Kenya has declared unconstitutional sections of a seed law that prevented farmers from sharing and selling indigenous seeds in what food campaigners have called a landmark win for food security.
130. AoCO 2025: Division
Division doesn't have to be slow with some clever tricks
131. New US Security Strategy Aligns with Russia's Vision, Moscow Says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
132. Transparent Leadership Beats Servant Leadership
133. Making RSS More Fun
I wrote a browser extension to try and make finding random, independent websites more fun.
134. Magnitude-7.0 earthquake hits in remote wilderness along Alaska-Canada border
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday.
135. Why Speed Matters
136. Influential study on glyphosate safety retracted 25 years after publication
A 2000 study that concluded the well-known herbicide glyphosate was safe, widely cited since then, has just been officially disavowed by the journal that published it. The scientists are suspected of having signed a text actually prepared by Monsanto.
137. Average DRAM price in USD over last 18 months
Memory Price Trends
138. Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business
139. IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
140. Show HN: I was reintroduced to computers: Raspberry Pi
Wow, half a year has passed since my last blog. I have to admit, during this period I was a bit disconnected from the physical AI world. I transitioned to a different team at work after their two data scientists were reassigned to other teams, and I had to ramp up quickly to take over…
141. I have been writing a niche history blog for 15 years
A special appeal to support Res Obscura on its Crystal Anniversary
142. 8086 Microcode Browser
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143. GitHub Actions Has a Package Manager, and It Might Be the Worst
GitHub Actions has a package manager that ignores decades of supply chain security best practices: no lockfile, no integrity verification, no transitive pinning
144. Why are your models so big? (2023)
I don’t understand why today’s LLMs are so large. Some of the smallest models getting coverage sit at 2.7B parameters, but even this seems pretty big to me. If you need generalizability, I totally get it. Things like chat applications require a high level of semantic awareness, and the model has to respond in a manner that’s convincing enough to its users. In cases where you want the LLM to produce something human-like, it makes sense that the brains would need to be a little juiced up.
145. Compassionate Curmudgeon: Why we must root ourselves in the real world
146. Thoughts on Go vs. Rust vs. Zig
147. How the 'hypnagogic state' of drowsiness could enhance your creativity
Many artists and scientists have had breakthrough while in this drowsy state between sleep and waking.
148. At IT School with Apple Lisa
Let’s continue our marvelous trip into GUI Wonderland, where we’ll learn 80s computing alongside our trusty Apple Lisa, the first personal computer with a GUI!
149. Advent of Code 2025
150. Sam Altman's Dirty DRAM Deal