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Apple Loses Appeal in Epic Games Antitrust Case

2025-06-05

Apple Loses Appeal in Epic Games Antitrust Case

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Apple's emergency request to pause a lower court order forcing it to open its App Store to more competition. The lower court found Apple in contempt for dodging a previous injunction, citing violations like its 27% fee on out-of-app transactions and efforts to deter developers from directing users to external payment options. Apple argued the ruling prevents it from controlling core business aspects, but the court upheld the order, leaving developers with fewer restrictions. Apple plans to continue its appeal.

(9to5mac.com)

Tech

LibreOffice at 40: New Tricks for an Old Dog

2025-02-13

LibreOffice at 40: New Tricks for an Old Dog

LibreOffice, the open-source office suite celebrating its 40th anniversary, showcased impressive new features at FOSDEM 2025. Allotropia's work on distributed real-time collaboration for Writer, using CRDTs, enables simultaneous editing similar to Google Docs but locally, without needing an internet connection. Furthermore, ZetaOffice, a WebAssembly port of LibreOffice, runs in any browser on any OS and CPU, and is scriptable via JavaScript. This offers powerful rich text editing capabilities for web apps, potentially challenging Microsoft's dominance and breathing new life into LibreOffice.

(www.theregister.com)

Development Open Source Office Suite

LLMs Unleash a Flood of Sophisticated Spam: The Moderator's Nightmare

2025-06-01

A veteran content moderator recounts two decades of battling spam, highlighting the transformative impact of Large Language Models (LLMs). LLMs have drastically lowered the barrier to entry for spammers, generating realistic, context-aware comments and summaries that are increasingly difficult to detect. This evolution encompasses not just text-based spam but also voice scams, raising serious concerns about future misuse. The author expresses alarm over the escalating challenge, urging attention to this growing problem and the need for innovative solutions to protect online spaces from the relentless tide of AI-generated misinformation.

(aphyr.com)

Development

Canonical's Hiring Process: A Kafkaesque Nightmare

2025-06-01

A job applicant details their harrowing experience applying twice for positions at Canonical. The process involved bizarre requirements, from high school grades to pseudoscientific psychometric tests, culminating in an awkward interview with Mark Shuttleworth. The author meticulously documents each stage, ultimately obtaining the rejection reason via GDPR: "Culture/behaviour/motivation misalignment." This account exposes Canonical's unusual and opaque hiring practices, serving as a cautionary tale for prospective applicants.

(dustri.org)

Misc

Physics-Informed Neural Networks: Solving Physics Equations with Deep Learning

2025-02-17

This article introduces a novel method for solving physics equations using Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs). Unlike traditional supervised learning, PINNs directly use the differential equation as a loss function, leveraging the powerful function approximation capabilities of neural networks to learn the solution to the equation. The author demonstrates the application of PINNs in solving different types of differential equations using the simple harmonic oscillator and heat equation as examples. Comparisons with traditional numerical methods show that PINNs can achieve high-accuracy solutions with limited training data, especially advantageous when dealing with complex geometries.

(nchagnet.pages.dev)

AI Physics-Informed Neural Networks Numerical Computation

Spinning Globe on a Commodore PET: A Retro 8-bit Dev Story

2025-01-11

Spinning Globe on a Commodore PET: A Retro 8-bit Dev Story

This post details the creation of a spinning globe animation demo on a Commodore PET, written in 6502 assembly. The author cleverly uses PETSCII characters and bit vector techniques to cram a 32x32 pixel world map into 4.8KB of memory, achieving surprisingly smooth animation. The article dives into the data structure design, projection algorithm, and optimization strategies, showcasing impressive programming skills and a passion for retro game development.

(www.masswerk.at)

Game 6502 assembly

Easter Eggs & the Joy of Software Development

2025-02-11

Easter Eggs & the Joy of Software Development

A development team injected fun into the creation of their new product, Tapestry, by incorporating several Easter eggs. Starting with a spinning fidget spinner on the beta badge and evolving into a personalized, dynamic app icon “disco” based on user feedback, the team engaged users with playful surprises. These weren't mere additions; they were cleverly integrated into testing and bug-fixing processes. The article showcases the team's humor and creativity, illustrating how to infuse joy into every stage of software development.

(furbo.org)

Development easter eggs

Static Search Trees: 40x Faster Than Binary Search

2025-01-01

This blog post details the implementation and optimization of a static search tree (S+ tree) for high-throughput searching of sorted data, achieving a 40x speedup over binary search. Starting with code from Algorithmica, the author meticulously optimizes the search algorithm through vectorization, SIMD instructions, and batching. Deep dives into assembly code reveal opportunities for further performance gains. Various tree layouts and memory strategies are explored, ultimately resulting in a highly efficient solution that reduces query time from 1150ns to 24ns on a 1GB dataset.

(curiouscoding.nl)

Development Static Search Tree Algorithm Optimization High-Performance Computing

Conquering 100 Project Euler Problems in 100 Languages

2025-01-16

Conquering 100 Project Euler Problems in 100 Languages

A programmer spent over a year solving the first 100 Project Euler problems using 100 different programming languages! From common languages like Python and Java to obscure esoteric languages, the sheer dedication and programming prowess is impressive. This project showcases deep understanding of various programming paradigms and offers a valuable learning experience for programmers of all levels.

(github.com)

Development challenge

Silent Rebellion: The Century-Long Journey of a Lost and Found Native American Film

2025-02-08

Silent Rebellion: The Century-Long Journey of a Lost and Found Native American Film

The Daughter of Dawn (1920) is an early film starring an all-Native American cast, notable for its authentic portrayal of Native American culture. Its production faced government interference for depicting traditional ceremonies that violated federal law. The film's journey is one of near-loss and eventual rediscovery, restoration, and inclusion in the US National Film Registry. It stands as a testament to cultural resistance and preservation, a precious artifact of American cinema history.

(www.afi.com)

Misc Native American Culture Cultural Preservation

Netflix Q1 Earnings: Price Hikes Pay Off, Advertising Revenue to Double

2025-04-18

Netflix Q1 Earnings: Price Hikes Pay Off, Advertising Revenue to Double

Netflix's Q1 earnings report revealed $10.5 billion in revenue, a 13% year-over-year increase, and a net income of $2.9 billion. This success is attributed to January's price increases, coupled with continued membership and advertising revenue growth. While Netflix no longer discloses precise subscriber numbers, it projects a doubling of advertising revenue by 2025. The company also plans a TV app homepage redesign, an interactive search feature using generative AI, and further expansion into live content, including talk shows and boxing matches, solidifying its position as a streaming giant.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech Earnings Report

LLMs in 2024: A Year of Breakthroughs and Challenges

2024-12-31

LLMs in 2024: A Year of Breakthroughs and Challenges

2024 witnessed a remarkable evolution in Large Language Models (LLMs). Multiple organizations surpassed GPT-4's performance, leading to dramatically increased efficiency—even enabling LLM execution on personal laptops. Multimodal models became commonplace, with voice and video capabilities emerging. Prompt-driven app generation became a commodity, yet universal access to top-tier models lasted only months. While 'agents' remained elusive, the importance of evaluation became paramount. Apple's MLX library excelled, contrasting with its underwhelming 'Apple Intelligence' features. Inference-scaling models rose, lowering costs and improving environmental impact, but also raising concerns about the environmental consequences of new infrastructure. Synthetic training data proved highly effective, but LLM usability remained challenging, knowledge distribution remained uneven, and better critical evaluation is needed.

(simonwillison.net)

AI Multimodal

Cloudflare Pages' Surprisingly Generous Free Tier: Why?

2025-01-15

Cloudflare Pages offers an unlimited bandwidth free tier, a standout feature among competitors. The author explores the reasons behind this generosity: static websites are lightweight and easy to serve; Cloudflare benefits from a faster, more reliable internet, leading to increased demand for its security products; and the free tier drives word-of-mouth marketing and potential upgrades to paid services. While Cloudflare hasn't officially explained it, the author posits it's a strategic move aligned with other free services like 1.1.1.1 and free DDoS protection, ultimately boosting its security product ecosystem.

(mattsayar.com)

Development Static Website Hosting Free Tier

The Periodic Table of Cognition: Are We Still in the Phlogiston Era of AI?

2025-09-24

The Periodic Table of Cognition: Are We Still in the Phlogiston Era of AI?

Drawing parallels between the early days of electricity's discovery and our current understanding of artificial intelligence, the author argues that our grasp of intelligence is fundamentally flawed, much like early scientists' misconceptions about electricity. Intelligence, the author posits, is likely not a singular force but a complex system composed of multiple cognitive elements, similar to how water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. An attempt to create a 'periodic table of cognition' using AI reveals the immense complexity of intelligence and highlights how our use of AI currently outpaces our understanding. Further exploration of these cognitive elements is crucial for predicting the future trajectory of AI development.

(kk.org)

AI

The Ideological Brain: How Neuroscience Explains Political Polarization

2025-04-13

The Ideological Brain: How Neuroscience Explains Political Polarization

Political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod's new book, *The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking*, explores how ideologies impact the human brain and body. Using neuroimaging and psychological research, Zmigrod reveals how ideologies affect cognitive flexibility and responsiveness, linking extreme ideologies to activity in specific brain areas like the amygdala. The book also examines the relationship between cognitive flexibility and dopamine, and how cultivating creativity and cognitive flexibility can increase resistance to ideological influence. Zmigrod's research challenges the notion of ideological thinking as mere 'mindlessness,' presenting it as a complex cognitive process.

(nautil.us)

AI Ideology Cognitive Flexibility

ChatGPT's New Image-Reasoning Models Raise Privacy Concerns

2025-04-17

ChatGPT's New Image-Reasoning Models Raise Privacy Concerns

OpenAI's latest AI models, o3 and o4-mini, can accurately pinpoint the location of photos based on visual clues, even identifying specific restaurants and bars. This capability, showcased on social media, has sparked concerns about privacy risks, as malicious actors could potentially use it for doxxing. Tests reveal that even older models like GPT-4o exhibit similar location-guessing abilities, although o3 sometimes surpasses it. While not flawless, with instances of incorrect guesses and system failures, o3's performance highlights the emerging risks of powerful AI reasoning models. OpenAI hasn't yet addressed these concerns in their safety report.

(techcrunch.com)

AI

War Powers Resolution: A 50-Year Struggle for Power

2025-06-21

War Powers Resolution: A 50-Year Struggle for Power

The War Powers Resolution of 1973, enacted over President Nixon's veto, aimed to curb the President's ability to commit U.S. forces to armed conflict without congressional approval. Born from the Vietnam War and fueled by Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia, the resolution mandates presidential notification to Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops and limits deployments to 60 days without further authorization. Despite ongoing legal challenges and accusations of violations, the Resolution remains a key element in the ongoing debate over the balance of war powers between the executive and legislative branches, highlighting a half-century of tension between presidential authority and congressional oversight.

(en.wikipedia.org)

Misc War Powers President

Robotic Milkmaids: Automating the Dairy Farm

2025-04-15

Robotic Milkmaids: Automating the Dairy Farm

Lely's autonomous robots are revolutionizing dairy farming. These robots handle milking, feeding, and cleaning, significantly reducing labor for farmers and increasing milk production. More frequent robotic milking reduces cow stress, leading to higher yields. While the initial cost is high, the robots pay for themselves over time through increased efficiency and lower labor costs. This technology not only boosts productivity but also improves cow welfare, leading to happier and healthier animals. Future AI integration promises further optimization and data-driven insights for more precise farm management.

(spectrum.ieee.org)

Tech Agritech

RPG in a Box: Game Creation Made Easy

2025-05-14

RPG in a Box empowers users to create games and interactive experiences without any programming or modeling skills. This intuitive tool features a voxel editor, map editor, visual scripting, dialogue system, camera controls, UI customization, item system, and sound effect generator. Export your creations to standalone Windows and macOS games, making it easy to share your work with others.

(rpginabox.com)

Game

JavaFactory: Predictable AI-Powered Java Code Generation

2025-05-20

JavaFactory: Predictable AI-Powered Java Code Generation

JavaFactory is a tool leveraging LLMs to automatically generate repetitive Java code, offering more predictable and stable results than traditional AI code generators. It relies on two core components: Pattern Definition, where units of work (e.g., test generation, implementation generation) are defined in natural language; and Annotation-Based Reference Collection, explicitly specifying required classes using annotations. These defined patterns are reusable for generating various code types (implementations, tests, fixtures). A demo showcases generating 400 lines of code with all tests passing in just 20 seconds. Ideal for developers in repetitive, structured environments (e.g., layered architectures), JavaFactory automates repetitive tasks like dao-repository generation, allowing developers to focus on core logic.

(github.com)

Development

React Hydration Errors in Server-Side Rendering: Causes and Solutions

2025-04-06

React Hydration Errors in Server-Side Rendering: Causes and Solutions

This article delves into the common hydration errors encountered in React server-side rendering (SSR). Using a simple React/Express app example, it demonstrates how hydration errors occur: when the HTML initially rendered by the server doesn't match the component structure React expects during client-side hydration. The article thoroughly explains the difference between `hydrateRoot` and `createRoot`, and provides multiple solutions, including verifying consistency between server and client renders, handling browser-specific APIs, and using `useEffect` to prevent rendering before hydration completes. It also highlights the importance of avoiding invalid HTML and handling browser environment specifics like localStorage. The ultimate goal is ensuring consistent server and client renders to avoid hydration errors and improve user experience.

(www.propelauth.com)

Development

Archy: A Programmable Text Editor Inspired by THE

2025-09-20

Archy: A Programmable Text Editor Inspired by THE

Archy is a powerful text editor where commands aren't predefined but are user-defined Python scripts. This allows for incredible flexibility; users can craft custom commands to perform actions such as web searches (GOOGLE command) or sending emails (EMAIL command). Unlike THE, Archy's commands exist as documents within the workspace, editable and modifiable on the fly without restarting. Archy also features version control, saving workspace versions for easy rollback. The article demonstrates creating and running custom commands, exploring Archy's design philosophy and its potential applications in modern platforms. The author laments the lack of similar approaches in modern, increasingly locked-down systems.

(arstechnica.com)

Development programmable

Vterm Project Update Log: Continuous Performance and Feature Improvements

2025-09-24

Vterm developer Tom Szilagyi has made numerous recent commits, encompassing performance optimizations, bug fixes, and new features. These updates include GPU performance improvements, fixing a signedness bug, adding new command-line options, and refining character rendering and underline display. The ongoing code improvements enhance Vterm's stability and efficiency.

(git.hq.sig7.se)

Development code updates

Embrace Your Quirks: A Beginner's Guide to Blogging

2025-01-29

Embrace Your Quirks: A Beginner's Guide to Blogging

A blogger friend seeks advice, and the author suggests: be authentic, showcasing your unique personality and contradictions is more engaging than blindly imitating others; start by writing quickly, like chatting with a friend, then refine; begin with simple 500-word posts, such as "a problem I had and how I solved it"; practice consistently, improving one aspect at a time; don't be afraid to make mistakes, Kafka often rewrote from scratch; when editing, cut the weakest 20%; ultimately, your blog will attract people who share your unique perspective.

(www.henrikkarlsson.xyz)

Misc blog writing personal style writing tips

LeoLabs: Your Gateway to Low Earth Orbit Data

2025-09-25

LeoLabs provides a comprehensive platform for accessing and analyzing data on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Their services range from real-time tracking and monitoring to collision avoidance predictions and advanced orbit analytics. Users can access a vast catalog of satellite data, conduct conjunction assessments, and leverage APIs and tools for in-depth analysis. This platform is invaluable for spacecraft operators, research institutions, and government agencies.

(platform.leolabs.space)

Tech orbit analysis collision avoidance

Mini NAS Showdown: GMKtec G9, Aiffro K100, and Beelink ME mini Compared

2025-07-05

The author downsized their homelab from a 24U rack to a mini-rack, necessitating a smaller NAS. Three mini-NAS options were tested: GMKtec G9, Aiffro K100, and Beelink ME mini. All use Intel N100/N150 chips and support multiple M.2 NVMe SSDs. The G9 offers great value but had initial cooling issues. The K100 is small, cool-running, but pricey and lacks built-in eMMC. The Beelink ME mini is highly expandable and quiet, but some slots have lower bandwidth. The best choice depends on individual needs; the author leans towards the K100, but SSD costs are a factor.

(www.jeffgeerling.com)

Hardware mini NAS hardware review

Tabular Programming on an 8-Button Device: A Minimalist Approach

2025-04-21

Inspired by the m8 portable music sequencer, the author proposes a minimalist programming environment based on a tabular interface. This environment, requiring only 8 buttons and a small screen, uses a structured table (functions limited to five expressions) and context menus to eliminate keyboard input. This constraint promotes modular, maintainable code and reduces syntax errors. The article demonstrates the programming approach and capabilities using classic demoscene effects (plasma and tunnel), exploring potential applications in pixel art editors, music tools, and more.

(sam.elborai.me)

Development minimalist programming tabular programming

OpenAI's Nonprofit Status Under Fire: Balancing AGI Safety and Commercial Interests

2025-06-01

OpenAI's Nonprofit Status Under Fire: Balancing AGI Safety and Commercial Interests

OpenAI, a $300 billion AI company, is embroiled in controversy over the conflict between its nonprofit status and commercial ambitions. Initially dedicated to safe and beneficial AI research, the explosive success of ChatGPT transformed it into a commercial powerhouse, raising concerns about AI safety. OpenAI's plan to become a for-profit company to attract investment sparked widespread opposition from Elon Musk, Nobel laureates, and multiple state attorneys general, forcing a revised plan to retain nonprofit control. However, its commercial development continues, with collaborations with governments and corporations to expand AI applications. This event highlights the conflict between AI safety and commercial interests, and the urgent need for AI regulation.

(www.theatlantic.com)

AI

LAPD's Use of Dataminr to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests Raises Privacy Concerns

2025-03-17

LAPD's Use of Dataminr to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests Raises Privacy Concerns

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) used Dataminr, a social media surveillance firm, to track pro-Palestine protests, raising concerns about privacy and freedom of speech. Dataminr provided real-time alerts to the LAPD, including information about upcoming demonstrations. Critics argue this infringes on First Amendment rights and could lead to self-censorship. Dataminr defends its actions by stating it only provides publicly available information, but its powerful data processing capabilities allow it to monitor information inaccessible to ordinary users. This incident highlights the potential threat of social media surveillance to freedom of speech and the ethical concerns surrounding government collaboration with private companies for mass surveillance.

(theintercept.com)

Tech Police Surveillance

Android Phone Compatibility with Apple Watch: An Open Source Exploration

2024-12-19

Android Phone Compatibility with Apple Watch: An Open Source Exploration

The open-source project `apple-watch-with-android` aims to make Apple Watch usable with Android phones. While Apple's ecosystem prevents direct activation without an iPhone, this project uses code and techniques to enable some functionality, including notifications, contacts, calls, calendar, and tasks. This project highlights attempts to overcome technological limitations and the challenges of Apple's closed ecosystem.

(github.com)

Tech

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