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151. Avoid UUIDv4 Primary Keys
Introduction Over the last decade, when working on databases with UUID Version 41 as the primary key data type, these databases have usually had bad performance and excessive IO. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4122#section-4.4 ↩
152. More than 100 rally against data centers at Michigan Capitol
Protesters held signs noting dangers to water and potential electricity rate increases because of data centers being proposed across Michigan.
153. The Whole App is a Blob
I tried to prepare for life in French-speaking Canada by turning language drills into a Tamagotchi. It worked, as long as you don't ask me whether my coffee is for here or to go.
154. MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies
Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, 47, a nuclear science and engineering professor was shot "multiple times" on Monday.
155. US admits liability in helicopter collision with American jet that killed 67
The U.S. admitted fault in the deadly Army Black Hawk helicopter collision on Jan. 29 that killed all 67 people on board.
156. Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a deadly pesticide
Paraquat is banned in more than 70 countries, but still legal in the United States. Now, a growing number of U.S. farmers are blaming the toxic pesticide for their Parkinson's disease in a large lawsuit.
157. Common Rust Lifetime Misconceptions
Educational blog posts for Rust beginners. Contribute to pretzelhammer/rust-blog development by creating an account on GitHub.
158. EU leaders face crunch decision on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
159. Microsoft will kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc
The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades.
160. Upcoming Changes to Let's Encrypt Certificates
Let’s Encrypt is introducing several updates to the certificates we issue, including new root certificates, the deprecation of TLS client authentication, and shortening certificate lifetimes. To help roll out changes gra…
161. The Bob Dylan Concert for Just One Person
An interview with Fredrik Wikingsson, the subject of 'Experiment Ensam'
162. WikiFlix shows us what Netflix would have been like 100 years ago
163. MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are 'built on sand'
Exclusive: Health select committee chair says UK government’s ‘naive belief’ Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’
164. FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement
165. Yep, Passkeys Still Have Problems
Firstyear's blog
166. CapROS: The Capability-Based Reliable Operating System
167. "Super secure" MAGA-themed messaging app leaks everyone's phone number
You can be, do, and have whatever you want, except for not spilling user information
168. GitHub walks back plan to charge for self-hosted runners
169. The Beauty of Dissonance
Music has a variety of jobs to do, as the other arts do. It can calm, soothe, and delight. It can also provoke, disturb, bite.
170. Show HN: Solving the ~95% legislative coverage gap using LLM's
Lustra provides transparent access to global legislation. Our bill summaries and voting records are presented in a concise, clear, and impartial way.
171. Windows 11 will ask consent before sharing personal files with AI after outrage
Windows 11 will ask for your consent before AI agents access personal files in known folders. Microsoft confirms per-agent permissions, too.
172. Semiquincentennial $1 Coin Candidate Designs
173. Swift Configuration 1.0 Released
Every application has configuration: in environment variables, configuration files, values from remote services, command-line flags, or repositories for stored secrets like API keys. But until now, Swift developers have had to wire up each source individually, with scattered parsing logic and application code that is tightly coupled to specific configuration providers.
174. Baumol's Cost Disease
175. California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
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178. Fix HDMI-CEC weirdness with a Raspberry Pi and a $7 cable
Revenge tale against Consumer Electronics "Control".
179. JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
180. Fast, Memory-Efficient Hash Table in Java: Borrowing the Best Ideas
Implementing SwissTable-style hash map in Java