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181. Suicide Linux (2009)
182. Show HN: 2D Coulomb Gas Simulator
183. Anthropic tries to hide Claude's AI actions. Devs hate it
184. Running My Own XMPP Server
Notes from setting up Prosody in Docker for federated messaging, with file sharing, voice calls, and end-to-end encryption.
185. Show HN: Simple org-mode web adapter
A simple view into your org roam notes with editing, backlinks, and rendered math. - SpaceTurth/Org-Web-Adapter
186. The Final Bottleneck
AI speeds up writing code, but accountability and review capacity still impose hard limits.
187. Reddit and Discord users forced to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir
Following global pushes for age assurance by governments, Persona is increasingly being used by major online platforms to carry out biometric age checks.
188. Write Transactions Are a Footgun with Rust's SQLx and SQLite
Originally published as "Write Transactions are a Footgun with SQLx and SQLite"
189. UK Discord users were part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection experiment
Discord have belatedly confirmed that they're working with Persona, an identity detection firm backed by a fund directed by Palantir chairman Peter Thiel.
190. Git is a file system. We need a database for the code
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
191. Most people are individually optimistic, but think the world is falling apart
Most people are personally optimistic, but socially pessimistic. This can be a drag on collective progress.
192. Radio host David Greene says Google's AI podcast tool stole his voice
193. Western Digital is sold out of hard drives for all of 2026
Will HDDs follow RAM and SSDs when it comes to price increases?
194. PascalABC.net
The new generation Pascal programming language that combines simplicity of classic Pascal, a great number of modern extensions and broad capabilities of Microsoft .NET Framework
195. Chess engines do weird stuff
196. LT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop
A 6502 based laptop design. Contribute to TechPaula/LT6502 development by creating an account on GitHub.
197. Reversed engineered game Starflight (1986)
Reverse engineered game Starflight (1986). Contribute to s-macke/starflight-reverse development by creating an account on GitHub.
198. Billionaires Gone Wild
Understanding the oligarchs’ power grab and the dire threat to American democracy
199. How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' is
Networks of molecules in our body behave as though they have goals and desires. Understanding this phenomenon could solve the origins of life and mind in one fell swoop
200. My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker
I recently got a smart sleep mask from Kickstarter. I was not expecting to end up with the ability to read strangers' brainwaves and send them electric impul...
201. (Ars) Editor's Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations
We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.
202. A Brief History of Xenopus
From early experiments on fertility and embryonic development to becoming the first cloned eukaryote from an adult cell, Xenopus frogs have had an outsized influence on the life sciences.
203. Building a model that visualizes strategic golf
A way to actually see the ideas hidden in golf course architecture.
204. Hilbert Map of IPv6 address space
Inspired by xkcd's version. Data provided by IANA. Address space represented along a Hilbert Curve, using the hilbert-chart D3 component. See also the IPv4 version or the AS numbers version. Data Dependencies
205. 12-hour days, no weekends: the anxiety driving AI's work culture is a warning
San Francisco’s AI startups are pushing workers to grind endlessly, hinting at pressures soon hitting other sectors
206. Chiplets Get Physical: The Days of Mix-and-Match Silicon Draw Nigh
207. Trump will kill Netflix's bid for Warner and help Paramount win
I've learned Trump will kill Netflix’s bid for Warner and help Paramount win, giving him control of Fox, CBS, CNN, and TikTok.
208. Audio is the one area small labs are winning
The story of Gradium, the anatomy of audio AI models, and why smaller labs continue to edge out larger ones when it comes to voice.
209. STM32G431 Analogue TV Transmitter
210. Ooh.directory: a place to find good blogs that interest you
A collection of 2,385 blogs about every topic