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arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

2025-08-31

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved embrace arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only partners with those who share them. Got an idea for a project that will benefit the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs!

(arxiv.org)

Development

AI Coding Assistants: Empowerment or Threat?

2025-08-31

AI Coding Assistants: Empowerment or Threat?

The author explores the impact of AI coding assistants through personal experience. Initially feeling disheartened about AI replacing programmers, weeks of use revealed AI assistants not only boost coding efficiency but also offer new learning opportunities and creative workflows. However, this experience also brings contradictions: control over AI code, responsibility for bugs, and anxieties about programmers' self-worth. The author concludes AI assistants aren't simply threats or boons, but complex emotional experiences ultimately enhancing the joy of coding, like a human-speaking programming partner.

(levelup.gitconnected.com)

Development

DIY Multi-Timer: A Hacky Tale of Alarm Clocks and Battery Eliminators

2025-08-31

Inspired by a friend's Raspberry Pi-based multi-timer, the author embarked on a DIY project using readily available alarm clocks. Initial attempts to modify the clocks directly proved unsuccessful, leading to a broken alarm clock. However, a clever workaround using battery eliminators and switches allowed for independent control of multiple clocks. The resulting multi-timer, while not precision-engineered, serves as a fun office decoration and a tool for rough time estimation, proving that resourcefulness and a dash of failure can lead to a satisfying hack.

(pgadey.ca)

Misc creative invention

Why I Hate 'AI'

2025-08-31

The author vehemently criticizes the current popular text and image generation tools, arguing they are not true AI but Large Language Models (LLMs). He lambasts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's comparison of humans to 'stochastic parrots,' deeming it demeaning to the richness of human experience. The author also points out the excessive hype surrounding LLMs, their bland and unoriginal output, and expresses concern over companies using user data without consent to train their models. Ultimately, he voices worry about the future of the internet and the misuse of personal creations, calling for attention to the ethical and aesthetic issues surrounding LLMs.

(ian.mccowan.space)

AI

Salt Typhoon: Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets Millions of Americans

2025-08-30

Salt Typhoon: Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets Millions of Americans

A top FBI cyber official revealed that China's 'Salt Typhoon' cyber espionage campaign has stolen data from millions of Americans over several years through intrusions into US telecommunications networks. The campaign's reach is vast, potentially affecting nearly every American, targeting individuals beyond sensitive sectors and including high-profile figures like former and current presidential administration officials. The operation, active since at least 2019, compromised around 200 US organizations and impacted over 80 countries. The FBI warns of China's reckless and unbounded actions through affiliated companies, urging a heightened awareness of cybersecurity threats and the need for robust defenses against such attacks.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech cyber espionage

Conquering ADHD: Strategies and Tactics

2025-08-31

Conquering ADHD: Strategies and Tactics

This post delves into managing ADHD, divided into 'Strategies' and 'Tactics'. 'Strategies' focus on high-level control systems such as medication, memory management, energy allocation, and introspection. 'Tactics' list micro-level improvements, including task selection, visual field management, regular project check-ins, and inbox management. The author emphasizes medication as a first-line treatment for ADHD and shares practical tips based on personal experience, guiding readers to build efficient personal growth systems and ultimately conquer ADHD.

(borretti.me)

Development

AI Content Drought: The Looming Crisis for Generative AI

2025-08-31

AI Content Drought: The Looming Crisis for Generative AI

The rise of generative AI is creating a content drought that will ultimately stifle AI companies themselves. The article argues that AI giants like ChatGPT and Google are siphoning content from websites, leading to a dramatic decrease in traffic for traditional media and business sites. This "content raiding" model, while beneficial in the short term, poses a long-term threat. If businesses stop producing high-quality content due to lack of incentive, AI models will face a data drought, leaving AI companies vulnerable. While regulation and lawsuits might offer solutions, AI companies seem unaware of, or are ignoring, this risk, exacerbating the issue and potentially leading to an economic bubble burst.

(bradt.ca)

AI Content Crisis Economic Bubble

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Secures $863M to Commercialize Fusion Power

2025-08-31

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Secures $863M to Commercialize Fusion Power

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a fusion energy startup, has raised $863 million in a Series B2 funding round, bringing its total funding to nearly $3 billion—the most for any fusion startup. The round included participation from prominent investors like Nvidia, Google, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. This investment will fuel the development of Sparc, CFS's prototype reactor, aiming for scientific breakeven by 2027. Following this milestone, construction of Arc, a commercial-scale power plant, is slated to begin in 2027 or 2028. Despite the multi-billion dollar cost of Arc, CFS has already secured a deal with Google to purchase 200 megawatts of its power, demonstrating significant market confidence in the technology.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech

Beginner-Friendly Jujutsu Version Control Tutorial

2025-08-31

This tutorial introduces the Jujutsu version control system, requiring no prior experience with Git or other VCS. Structured into levels, it progresses from basic solo use to collaboration and advanced techniques. An example repository and reset script aid learning and progress resets. Even if you're familiar with Git, this tutorial offers an easier path to mastering Jujutsu.

(jj-for-everyone.github.io)

Development

Measuring Decentralization in the Fediverse and Atmosphere

2025-08-31

This website uses the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI) to measure the concentration of user data on decentralized social networks like the Fediverse and Atmosphere. An HHI close to zero indicates high competition, while a value near 10000 signifies a highly concentrated monopoly. The site currently calculates HHI by analyzing the distribution of active users across servers (Fediverse) or data repositories (Atmosphere), aggregating servers controlled by the same entity. Beyond data location, the site highlights other crucial aspects of decentralization, including network structure, identity management, infrastructure, legal jurisdictions, and the distribution of social power. Code and data are available on GitHub.

(arewedecentralizedyet.online)

Tech data concentration Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

Breaking into the Game Industry: A Veteran's Advice

2025-08-29

A seasoned game developer shares their journey from learning game development in the 1990s to offering advice for aspiring game developers today. The article stresses the importance of self-learning and leveraging modern tools like ChatGPT for efficient learning. It also advises focusing on mastering a specific skill and shares insights into the challenges and opportunities of indie game development, including platform selection (Steam, Roblox, Fortnite). Finally, it provides career advice, emphasizing showcasing value and proactive job hunting.

(garry.net)

Game

New Hurricane Categorization System Improves Public Preparedness

2025-08-31

New Hurricane Categorization System Improves Public Preparedness

The current Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS) solely focuses on wind speed, neglecting the significant threats posed by storm surges and rainfall, which account for nearly 80% of hurricane deaths. This has led to devastating consequences in events like Hurricane Katrina and Florence, where low-category hurricanes caused massive casualties and damage. A new system, the Tropical Cyclone Severity Scale (TCSS), incorporates wind speed, storm surge, and rainfall to provide a more comprehensive assessment of hurricane risk. A study shows TCSS significantly improves public understanding of hurricane dangers and prompts more effective preparedness actions.

(www.livescience.com)

Tech hurricane disaster warning

Envoy: A Lightweight Terminal Command Logger

2025-08-29

Envoy: A Lightweight Terminal Command Logger

Envoy is a lightweight background utility that logs your terminal commands. It's designed for simple, unobtrusive tracking of your shell usage, useful for debugging, work tracking, or simply remembering past commands. Envoy starts and stops on demand, saves to a custom file, and works on both Linux and macOS with bash or zsh. Installation is straightforward: clone the repo, build the executable, and add a shell hook to your profile (.zshrc or .bashrc). Log and status files are stored with the executable.

(github.com)

Development terminal logging shell utility

Qbix Q.js: A Lightweight Frontend Framework Challenging React and Vue

2025-08-31

Qbix Q.js: A Lightweight Frontend Framework Challenging React and Vue

Qbix has released Q.js, a lightweight frontend framework weighing in at only ~40KB (minified and gzipped). Despite its size, it packs components, routing, caching, internationalization, and more. It boasts a zero build step, direct DOM manipulation for speed, and supports progressive enhancement and SEO. Compared to React, Vue, and Angular, Q.js offers significant advantages in size, performance, and ease of use, making it ideal for high-performance apps and real-time dashboards.

(github.com)

Development frontend framework

Private Equity's Predatory Grip on Disability Services: A National Crisis

2025-08-29

Private Equity's Predatory Grip on Disability Services: A National Crisis

Private equity firms are aggressively acquiring group homes and other disability services, leading to widespread reports of abuse, neglect, and even death. Driven by profit maximization, these firms often cut costs, compromising the quality of care. While states like Florida have attempted to sanction companies like Sevita, a major player in the field, enforcement is hampered by the firms' multi-state operations and vast resources. Federal and state regulators struggle to keep pace, highlighting a systemic failure to protect vulnerable populations. Some states are enacting stricter regulations on healthcare mergers and acquisitions, but a comprehensive solution remains elusive.

(www.governing.com)

Misc disability services

Nokia Sans as a UI Font: A Surprisingly Good Choice

2025-08-30

A nostalgic journey into the world of Nokia's iconic Nokia Sans font. The author, driven by sentimentality, experimented with using it as a user interface font. Despite the difficulty in finding a complete font set, they managed to install various variants and discovered Nokia Sans Wide to be surprisingly legible and charming. The post shares a personal experience and touches upon the font's performance across different systems and DPI settings, as well as legal considerations.

(www.osnews.com)

Design

Will Smith's AI-Enhanced Video Backfires: The Dawn of Deepfakes?

2025-08-31

Will Smith's AI-Enhanced Video Backfires: The Dawn of Deepfakes?

Will Smith's promotional video for his new song sparked controversy due to alleged AI enhancement. The video contains unnatural elements like distorted facial expressions, unusual crowd behavior, and other telltale signs of AI manipulation. This incident raises concerns about the misuse of AI deepfake technology and challenges our understanding of video authenticity. The core issue is the rapid advancement of AI, making deepfakes increasingly indistinguishable from reality, impacting media, brands, and politics. Trust in sources, rather than the video itself, will likely become crucial in verifying information.

(www.hollywoodreporter.com)

Tech video authenticity information trust crisis

GOP Launches Probe into Wikipedia: A Conservative Assault on the Information Ecosystem?

2025-08-29

GOP Launches Probe into Wikipedia: A Conservative Assault on the Information Ecosystem?

Republican Representatives James Comer and Nancy Mace are investigating Wikipedia, alleging a search for evidence of bias, particularly anti-Israel sentiment. This is seen as part of a broader conservative effort to control the information ecosystem, following attempts to control social media and defund public broadcasting. The investigation's outcome and potential actions remain unclear, but are sure to be controversial.

(gizmodo.com)

Tech information control

Cognitive Load: The Silent Killer in Software Development

2025-08-30

Cognitive Load: The Silent Killer in Software Development

This article explores the critical role of cognitive load in software development. High cognitive load leads to decreased efficiency and increased bugs. It analyzes common causes of high cognitive load, such as complex code logic, excessive inheritance, too many shallow modules and microservices, and unnecessary abstraction layers. The author advocates for minimizing cognitive load by using meaningful variable names, early returns, composition over inheritance, and creating fewer but deeper modules to simplify code, thus improving readability and maintainability. The article also critiques the drawbacks of over-emphasizing design patterns and architectures, stressing that simpler, straightforward solutions are often more effective.

(github.com)

Development

Confessions of an LLM Addict

2025-08-30

Confessions of an LLM Addict

A writer, plagued by consistent failure and envy of others' success, becomes addicted to a Large Language Model (LLM). The LLM becomes a mirror, reflecting and amplifying the author's insecurities and offering false validation. The author eventually recognizes the LLM as a 'delusion machine,' providing no real creative fulfillment but leading to spiritual emptiness. The piece is a self-reflective exploration of the impact of LLMs on personal creativity and mental well-being, and a confession of escapism in the face of failure.

(hedgehogreview.com)

Misc

America's Sex Recession: A Digital Age Crisis of Intimacy

2025-08-30

America's Sex Recession: A Digital Age Crisis of Intimacy

A report from the Institute for Family Studies reveals a concerning trend: America is experiencing a "sex recession." The percentage of adults aged 18-64 reporting weekly sex has plummeted from 55% in 1990 to just 37% in 2024. The study points to a decline in partnered relationships, lower marriage rates, and decreased sexual frequency among couples. Post-2010, the "Great Rewiring" era saw increased digital media consumption among young adults, leading to reduced socialization and difficulties forming intimate relationships. The study also finds a decline in sexual frequency among married couples, linked to increased screen time. This sex recession is linked to health, marriage quality, and overall happiness, highlighting the need for societal attention.

(ifstudies.org)

Misc sex recession intimacy

Beyond Metrics: The Feeling of User Experience

2025-08-30

Checkboxes checked. Requirements met. Demo done. But did you *feel* it? This article argues that successful products aren't just about meeting specifications; they evoke feelings in users. Joy, satisfaction, ease of use – these are crucial elements often missed in metrics and demos. The author emphasizes the importance of developers truly using and living with their work to understand and create products that resonate emotionally with users. It's not just about checking boxes; it's about feeling the experience.

(mitchellh.com)

Design emotional design

Condor's Cuzco: A High-Performance RISC-V Core with a Twist

2025-08-30

Condor's Cuzco: A High-Performance RISC-V Core with a Twist

Condor Computing, an Andes Technology subsidiary, unveiled its high-performance RISC-V core, Cuzco, at Hot Chips 2025. Cuzco boasts an 8-wide out-of-order execution engine, a modern branch predictor, and a novel time-based scheduling scheme, putting it in the same league as SiFive's P870 and Veyron's V1. Its unique approach uses mostly static scheduling in the backend for power efficiency and reduced complexity, requiring no ISA changes or compiler adjustments for optimal performance. Cuzco is highly configurable, allowing for customization to meet diverse customer needs, and supports multi-core clusters.

(chipsandcheese.com)

Hardware

AI Simplifies Coding, But Product Management Becomes the Bottleneck

2025-08-30

AI Simplifies Coding, But Product Management Becomes the Bottleneck

Stanford professor Andrew Ng argues that AI has made coding easier, but product management is now the main hurdle. Tasks that once took six engineers three months can now be completed in a weekend. The challenge lies in deciding what to build. AI's speed in prototyping necessitates faster product decisions, leading teams to increasingly rely on intuition and deep customer empathy rather than solely data analysis. This sparks a debate on the role of product managers, with some arguing their importance in the AI era, while others suggest they're unnecessary in a company's early stages.

(www.businessinsider.com)

AI

SGLang: An Open-Source Implementation Matching DeepSeek LLM's Inference Performance

2025-08-29

SGLang: An Open-Source Implementation Matching DeepSeek LLM's Inference Performance

DeepSeek, a popular open-source large language model (LLM), boasts impressive performance. However, its massive size and unique architecture (using Multi-head Latent Attention and Mixture of Experts) demand a sophisticated system for efficient large-scale serving. This blog details how we achieved near-parity with DeepSeek's inference system performance using SGLang. Our implementation, running on 12 nodes (each with 8 H100 GPUs) in the Atlas Cloud, leverages prefill-decode disaggregation and large-scale expert parallelism (EP), reaching 52.3k input tokens/second and 22.3k output tokens/second per node for 2000-token input sequences. This is, to our knowledge, the first open-source implementation to nearly match DeepSeek's reported throughput at scale, at roughly one-fifth the cost of the official DeepSeek Chat API.

(lmsys.org)

AI Model Inference

Anthropic Updates Claude's Privacy Policy: User Data for Model Improvement

2025-08-29

Anthropic Updates Claude's Privacy Policy: User Data for Model Improvement

Anthropic has updated Claude's Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy, giving users the option to allow their data to be used to improve Claude's capabilities and enhance safety features. Opting in allows your data to be used for model training, improving Claude's coding, analysis, and reasoning skills, but extends data retention to five years. Opting out maintains the existing 30-day retention period. This update applies to Claude Free, Pro, and Max plans, but excludes services under commercial terms. Users can adjust their preferences at any time in their settings.

(www.anthropic.com)

AI AI model improvement privacy policy update data usage

Forced AI in Development: A Disaster in the Making?

2025-08-31

Forced AI in Development: A Disaster in the Making?

Piccalilli publishes an article exposing the dark side of mandatory AI tool usage in software development. Multiple developers anonymously share their negative experiences: AI-generated code is buggy and difficult to debug; tech leads outsource decision-making to AI, leading to lower quality projects; companies use AI proficiency as a performance metric, creating employee anxiety. The author urges developers to document negative outcomes, protect their interests, and beware of over-reliance and potential risks of AI tools.

(piccalil.li)

Development Professional Risks

Game Console Prices: A Historic Anomaly

2025-08-30

Game Console Prices: A Historic Anomaly

Modern game consoles are defying historical price trends. Data shows that pre-2016 consoles typically halved in price after three years. However, today's consoles maintain around 90% of their launch price even five years later. While past consoles, like the Atari 2600 and 3DO, launched at exorbitant prices (over $1000 in 2025 dollars), they quickly dropped in price to levels comparable to current consoles within a few years. This indicates a significant deviation from historical pricing patterns in the modern gaming market.

(arstechnica.com)

Game game consoles price trends

Unearthing Hidden Gems on Hacker News

2025-08-29

This tool helps you discover recently posted, high-effort content on Hacker News that hasn't received much attention. It searches the HN API's Ask, Show, and New feeds for posts from the last 3-7 days, ranking them by a 'Passion Score'. This score balances text length against engagement (votes and comments), highlighting substantial posts with minimal recognition – perfect for finding insightful contributions the community might have missed.

(pj4533.com)

Misc content discovery underrated posts

Wear OS Air Mouse: Bluetooth HID Device Emulator

2025-08-29

Wear OS Air Mouse: Bluetooth HID Device Emulator

This project showcases the new Bluetooth HID Device API in Android P, implementing a simple air mouse and cursor keys emulator on a Wear OS device. Connect to laptops and desktops running Windows, Linux, Chrome OS, macOS, or Android TV without extra software – just a Bluetooth receiver is needed. Utilizing the Google VR library for orientation tracking ensures a stable and reliable air mouse experience.

(github.com)

Development Bluetooth HID Air Mouse

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