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Cargo is Hiring its First AE: AI-Powered Sales, Full-Cycle Ownership

2025-03-07

Cargo is Hiring its First AE: AI-Powered Sales, Full-Cycle Ownership

Cargo is searching for its first full-cycle Account Executive to revolutionize its GTM strategy using AI and automation. This isn't just about hitting quota; it's about shaping the future of sales in an AI-first world. The ideal candidate boasts strong B2B SaaS sales experience, a proven track record of exceeding quota, and comfort with AI and automation tools. This role offers significant ownership, covering the entire sales cycle, with the potential to build and lead your own team. Cargo offers competitive compensation and benefits, including equity, unlimited PTO, and robust employee development programs, fostering a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Startup AI Sales

Apple to Soon Receive 'Made in America' Chips from TSMC's Arizona Fab

2025-01-14

Apple to Soon Receive 'Made in America' Chips from TSMC's Arizona Fab

TSMC's Arizona fab is nearing mass production of chips for Apple, with deliveries expected as early as Q1. This marks a significant step towards US chip independence, previously heavily reliant on Taiwan. While initial chip packaging will still occur in Taiwan, this development mitigates concerns about geopolitical risks and natural disasters disrupting the supply chain. TSMC is actively recruiting American talent and partnering with Arizona State University to foster US chip industry growth.

(www.tomshardware.com)

Tech Chip Manufacturing

Musk Calls for ISS Deorbiting 'As Soon As Possible'

2025-02-20

Musk Calls for ISS Deorbiting 'As Soon As Possible'

Elon Musk, SpaceX founder, advocated for the International Space Station's deorbiting 'as soon as possible.' He tweeted that the ISS has served its purpose, offering diminishing returns, and resources should be redirected to Mars exploration. While NASA contracted SpaceX to deorbit the station safely into the Pacific in 2030, Musk proposed an accelerated timeline, aiming for early 2027. This sparked debate, encompassing political and budgetary complexities, as congressional approval is needed to fund the deorbiting process.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech

JavaScript Benchmarking: A Mess of JIT Compilers, Engine Differences, and Timing Inaccuracies

2024-12-24

JavaScript Benchmarking: A Mess of JIT Compilers, Engine Differences, and Timing Inaccuracies

Benchmarking JavaScript performance is notoriously difficult. This article highlights the challenges: the JIT compiler's dynamic optimizations lead to wildly varying results across runs; different JavaScript engines (like V8 and JavaScriptCore) exhibit significant performance disparities, with identical code performing dramatically differently; and browsers intentionally reduce timing accuracy to mitigate timing attacks, making precise measurements difficult. The author suggests using tools like d8 on the server-side for greater control over optimization levels and garbage collection, while browser-side testing relies heavily on the limited information provided by developer tools. In short, JavaScript benchmarking requires careful consideration of JIT compilation, engine variations, and timing precision, making it significantly more complex than in other languages.

(byteofdev.com)

Development JavaScript benchmarking JIT compiler engine differences

A 50-Year-Old Bug in C's File I/O: Unraveling a Legacy Mystery

2024-12-26

While improving a DOS emulator, a developer stumbled upon a seemingly trivial bug in file I/O: appending text to a file using the `echo` command produced unexpected results. Debugging revealed a flaw in how C runtime libraries handle switching between reading and writing, a flaw tracing back to the 1970s and even earlier UNIX systems. The article delves into the historical context, from early K&R C to modern C standards, exploring implementation differences across various UNIX versions and C compilers. The root cause is identified as limitations in early C libraries' handling of update mode, with variations in how different operating systems and compilers addressed these limitations. The author concludes that even today, for portable C code, an explicit `fseek` call is necessary when switching between reading and writing a file.

(www.os2museum.com)

Development file I/O legacy bug

Hacking Symbolic Algebra with Anthropic's MCP: A Wild West Adventure

2025-05-22

This post details an experiment using Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) to overcome LLMs' limitations in symbolic math. MCP lets LLMs call external tools. The author integrated an LLM with SymPy, a computer algebra system, to solve a damped harmonic oscillator equation. While the MCP ecosystem is rough around the edges and presents security risks (running locally!), the successful integration of these components highlights the potential of this approach. Combining LLMs with specialized tools like SymPy could revolutionize how we interact with complex mathematical computations.

(www.stephendiehl.com)

Development

SignalBot: Security, Features, and Free Use

2025-03-28

SignalBot, a free Signal-based notification bot, employs strong security measures and doesn't store messages or metadata; however, sensitive data usage is discouraged. It offers a generic webhook API supporting plain text and emojis (with Markdown support coming soon) for individual or group notifications. Need custom notification formats or specific integrations? Contact the developer!

(signalbot.one)

Development notification bot

NYC's Free E-bike Swap Program for Delivery Workers

2025-02-15

NYC's Free E-bike Swap Program for Delivery Workers

NYC's Department of Transportation is launching a free e-bike trade-in program for delivery workers. Workers who earned at least $1500 in 2024, reside in one of the five boroughs, and own a non-compliant e-bike or moped can exchange it for a new UL-certified e-bike with a spare battery. This initiative aims to improve safety for delivery workers often using uncertified, cheaper vehicles. The program has limited spots and will use a lottery system if applications exceed availability. The application deadline is March 10, 2025.

(electrek.co)

Misc e-bike safety delivery workers NYC DOT

Index Funds Crush Actively Managed Funds: Time to Upgrade Your Investment Strategy?

2025-03-09

Index Funds Crush Actively Managed Funds: Time to Upgrade Your Investment Strategy?

For years, actively managed fund managers have claimed to beat the market, but data reveals a harsh truth: index funds significantly outperform them in the long run. The SPIVA report shows that the majority of actively managed large-cap US equity funds have underperformed the S&P 500 index for years. Ordinary investors should opt for the simplicity, low cost, and superior long-term performance of index funds, avoiding emotional investment mistakes. While concerns exist about the concentration of power in index funds, such as potential impacts on corporate governance and political agendas, their superior long-term returns make them the preferred choice for the average investor.

(www.latimes.com)

Startup index funds actively managed funds

WADA's Funding Crisis: Who Guards Fair Play?

2025-02-13

WADA's Funding Crisis: Who Guards Fair Play?

The US government's withholding of funds from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) exposes a precarious funding model. WADA's reliance on nations with large elite athlete populations makes it vulnerable to manipulation. The article explores WADA's financial struggles and proposes three reforms: an independent global trust fund, expanding WADA's social science research program, and an athlete levy. These reforms aim to ensure WADA's independence and transparency, safeguarding the fairness and integrity of sport.

(phys.org)

Misc anti-doping sports funding

Convo-Lang: An AI-Native Language for Simplifying LLM Prompt Engineering

2025-08-14

Convo-Lang is an open-source AI-native programming language and ecosystem designed for building powerful, structured prompts and agent workflows for LLMs like GPT-4, Claude, and Llama. Instead of writing freeform English prompts, Convo-Lang lets you define multi-step conversations, add structure and variables, integrate external tools and knowledge bases (RAG), and switch between different LLMs. Its readable syntax simplifies complex AI application development, making it easier to manage logic, debugging, and maintainability.

(learn.convo-lang.ai)

Development AI-native language

Former Aspen Ski Exec Calls Corporate Sustainability a Scam

2025-01-12

Former Aspen Ski Exec Calls Corporate Sustainability a Scam

Auden Schendler, former VP of Sustainability at Aspen One (formerly Aspen Skiing Company), exposes the hypocrisy of the corporate sustainability movement in his new book, "Terrible Beauty." He argues that focusing on small-scale fixes like carbon footprints and recycling distracts from effective solutions. Schendler calls for corporations to engage politically, fight the fossil fuel industry, and even suggests suing companies like ExxonMobil, mirroring actions taken by municipalities. He contends individuals should move beyond tokenistic eco-friendly actions and engage in political action, such as advocating for a carbon tax, for meaningful climate action.

(www.cpr.org)

Tech corporate sustainability ExxonMobil

Hacki: A Feature-Rich Hacker News Client Built with Flutter

2025-01-07

Hacki: A Feature-Rich Hacker News Client Built with Flutter

Hacki is a feature-rich Hacker News client built with Flutter. It boasts a comprehensive set of features including logging into your Hacker News account, browsing stories across various categories, searching and submitting stories, pinning and favoriting stories, commenting, participating in polls, and offline reading. Cross-device sync for favorites and pins (iOS only) and launching from the system share sheet are also included. Hacki aims to provide a more convenient and efficient way to experience Hacker News.

(github.com)

Development Client

Dover Website: JavaScript Required

2025-01-13

A visit to a website called Dover reveals a prompt requiring JavaScript to be enabled to run the application. This strongly suggests the site heavily relies on JavaScript for front-end rendering or interactive functionality. It likely uses dynamic content, animations, or a complex interactive interface that necessitates JavaScript for proper operation. This raises questions about website design choices and the degree of JavaScript dependency.

(app.dover.com)

Development front-end

Is Blogging Still Relevant in the Age of AI?

2025-02-25

Is Blogging Still Relevant in the Age of AI?

This post explores the value of blogging in the era of ChatGPT and other AI tools. While AI can easily access and synthesize information, blogging remains valuable: it solidifies one's knowledge, helps others, builds a personal brand (though this is difficult to achieve solely through blogging), provides a sense of accomplishment, and builds a writing portfolio showcasing thinking skills, benefiting career development. The author argues that AI's main impact on blogging is reducing the sense of accomplishment from reader interaction, but this doesn't negate blogging's overall value.

(www.gilesthomas.com)

Development

SCCS: The Source Code Motel After 50 Years

2024-12-13

This article retrospectively examines the influence of the Source Code Control System (SCCS) over the past 50 years. Author Larry McVoy details SCCS's unique weave format, which allows for merging by reference, avoiding the inefficiencies of patch-based copying found in other systems. He explains how SCCS leverages this weave to retrieve any file version in constant time and preserves authorship across versions. While acknowledging shortcomings like long-term locks and file-orientation, McVoy highlights the efficiency of the weave format and its preservation of authorship as groundbreaking, laying the groundwork for later systems like BitKeeper.

(www.tuhs.org)

Development Source Code Management

Massive Fire at World's Largest Battery Plant Forces Evacuations in California

2025-01-17

Massive Fire at World's Largest Battery Plant Forces Evacuations in California

A massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing, California, forcing hundreds to evacuate and prompting the closure of a section of Highway 1. The blaze, which started Thursday afternoon, sent plumes of black smoke into the air. While firefighters worked to contain the flames, the fire was still burning Friday morning. This is the third fire at the Vistra Energy plant in three years, raising concerns about the safety of large-scale battery storage.

(www.gpb.org)

Tech battery storage fire

Hollow Core Fiber: Revolutionizing Data Transmission?

2025-05-09

Unlike traditional optical fibers that use a solid glass core, hollow core fiber transmits light through a hollow core filled with air or vacuum. This groundbreaking design minimizes signal loss and dispersion, promising faster and more efficient data transmission. Key to this technology is the cladding structure, which guides light using photonic bandgap or anti-resonant mechanisms. While manufacturing is complex and costs are higher, its advantages – lower loss, latency, and dispersion, plus higher power handling – make it promising for telecommunications, medical applications, and high-power lasers, potentially revolutionizing the field of fiber optics.

(www.holightoptic.com)

Tech hollow core fiber fiber optics

Volvo Recalls 7,483 PHEVs Due to Fire Risk

2025-03-29

Volvo Recalls 7,483 PHEVs Due to Fire Risk

Volvo is recalling 7,483 plug-in hybrid vehicles in the US due to a potential fire hazard. Affected models include the S60, V60, S90, V90, XC60, and XC90. The issue stems from a battery module production deviation that could cause a short circuit and thermal runaway. Owners are urged to stop charging their vehicles until the recall is addressed. Dealers will inspect and replace the battery module if necessary, and install new monitoring software. While two incidents have been reported, no injuries or accidents have occurred.

(www.carscoops.com)

Tech recall battery safety Volvo

Recursive Café: An Infinitely Recursive Dialogue on Consciousness

2025-09-18

Philosophy student Alex and the enigmatic Claude (possibly AI, possibly human) discuss Haskell's type system at Lambda Grounds café. The conversation spirals from nested functions to the nature of consciousness, culminating in the startling conclusion that consciousness might be the fixed point of universal computation—a self-replicating loop mirroring Buddhist Nirvana. The dialogue itself becomes an example of infinite recursion, the reader finding themselves embedded within a dialogue about creating dialogues about consciousness, ultimately merging with the universe's computation.

(ipfs.io)

AI

TikTok Returns to US App Stores After Ban

2025-02-14

TikTok Returns to US App Stores After Ban

Nearly a month after being banned in the US, TikTok has returned to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. This follows a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi to Apple assuring them of no penalties for hosting the app. While President Trump issued an executive order temporarily suspending enforcement of the ban, Apple and Google hesitated due to potential billion-dollar fines. Vice President JD Vance is reportedly overseeing negotiations for a potential sale of TikTok.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech app stores

Teen Influencer Stranded in Antarctica After Illegal Landing

2025-08-12

Teen Influencer Stranded in Antarctica After Illegal Landing

American teen influencer Ethan Guo's ambitious solo flight across seven continents to raise money for cancer research took a disastrous turn. He illegally landed in Chilean Antarctic territory after providing false flight plan information, leading to charges of providing false information and unauthorized landing. To avoid trial, he agreed to a deal involving a $30,000 donation to a children's cancer foundation and a three-year ban from re-entering Chile. He remains stranded in Antarctica, awaiting approval for his departure, hoping to resume his mission.

(www.independent.co.uk)

Misc illegal landing

Boom Supersonic to Break Sound Barrier in Historic Test Flight: Watch Live

2025-01-28

Boom Supersonic to Break Sound Barrier in Historic Test Flight: Watch Live

Boom Supersonic is attempting to break the sound barrier today with its 12th test flight of the XB-1 supersonic test vehicle. This milestone flight, likened by the CEO to SpaceX's Falcon 1 moment, will mark the company's first supersonic achievement and the return of supersonic flight since Concorde. The flight will be livestreamed, offering viewers a dramatic, real-time view of the supersonic flight, transmitted via SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service.

(www.space.com)

Tech supersonic flight

MathArena: Rigorously Evaluating LLMs on Math Competitions

2025-04-02

MathArena is a platform for evaluating large language models (LLMs) on recent math competitions and olympiads. It ensures fair and unbiased evaluation by testing models exclusively on post-release competitions, preventing retroactive assessments on potentially leaked data. The platform publishes leaderboards for each competition, showing individual problem scores for different models, and a main table summarizing performance across all competitions. Each model runs four times per problem, averaging the score and calculating the cost (in USD). The evaluation code is open-sourced: https://github.com/eth-sri/matharena.

(matharena.ai)

AI Math Competitions

Optimizing Ruby's JSON: Part 1

2024-12-18

This blog post details how the author optimized Ruby's `json` gem to become one of the fastest JSON parsers and generators. Instead of complex techniques, simple optimizations were applied based on profiling, such as avoiding redundant checks, prioritizing cheaper conditions, reducing setup costs, and using lookup tables. These improvements apply to both C and Ruby code. The optimizations significantly boosted the `json` gem's performance, making it competitive with alternatives like `oj`, reducing the need for monkey patching, and addressing stability and compatibility issues associated with `oj`.

(byroot.github.io)

Development Performance Optimization

PowerPoint in PHP: A Roundup of Open-Source Libraries

2025-01-17

Tired of struggling with PowerPoint files in your PHP projects? Several open-source PHP libraries now make creating, editing, and converting PPT and PPTX files a breeze. These libraries not only streamline the development process but also offer a wide range of features, including formatting, merging, and protecting files. Whether you need to generate stunning presentations or handle large volumes of PPT files, these libraries will meet your needs and save you considerable time and effort.

(products.fileformat.com)

Development Open-Source Libraries

Rediscover the Joy: Building Personal Websites in the Age of AI

2025-02-26

Rediscover the Joy: Building Personal Websites in the Age of AI

The author calls for a return to building personal websites as a counterpoint to today's commercialized and centralized web. The article contrasts the individuality of early websites with the homogeneity of modern corporate sites and the data privacy concerns of relying on large platforms. Readers are encouraged to create unique online spaces driven by personal interests, reclaiming control over their content. Convenient website-building tools and platforms like Neocities are recommended. The piece reflects a longing for a more decentralized web and a celebration of independent creation.

(localghost.dev)

Misc personal website web culture

Mario Kart World's HDR Fail: The SDR-First Pipeline Trap

2025-06-17

Mario Kart World's HDR Fail: The SDR-First Pipeline Trap

Nintendo's Switch 2 launched with Mario Kart World, promising 4K60 + HDR. However, a detailed analysis reveals the game suffers from poor HDR implementation. The author, a veteran of Xbox's HDR program, demonstrates that the game uses static tone mapping, capping peak brightness at around 950 nits and limiting color gamut to Rec.709. This points to an SDR-first workflow where HDR is a last-minute afterthought, rather than native HDR production. The author explains this 'fake HDR' stems from many developers still using SDR-first pipelines, resulting in subpar HDR. The solution? Prioritize HDR from the start, embrace wide color gamut and dynamic tone mapping to unleash the full potential of HDR hardware and significantly improve visual quality.

(www.alexandermejia.com)

Game

Introducing NDEF: The Language of NFC

2024-12-19

Introducing NDEF: The Language of NFC

This chapter introduces the Near Field Communication (NFC) Data Exchange Format (NDEF), the common language for NFC devices and tags. NDEF is a binary format structured in messages, each containing several records. Each record comprises a header (metadata) and a payload (content). The chapter details the structure of NDEF records, including Type Name Format, Payload Type, Payload Identifier, and Payload, and shows how to write and read NDEF-formatted messages using Android apps. It also covers NDEF message size limits and record chunking for larger payloads. Finally, a sample application demonstrates creating a simple NFC tag writer app using the PhoneGap-NFC plugin, writing NDEF messages to tags to launch the Foursquare app.

(www.oreilly.com)

Development

Critical Vulnerability Found in ToDesktop Build Container

2025-02-28

A security researcher, investigating the installer for the AI text editor Cursor, uncovered a critical vulnerability in ToDesktop, the Electron app bundler service it relies on. Through reverse engineering and exploitation, the researcher gained complete control of ToDesktop's build container and access to its Firebase database, including sensitive keys for signing and uploading applications. This allowed for the potential deployment of malicious updates to millions of users, resulting in Remote Code Execution (RCE). ToDesktop responded swiftly, patching the vulnerability and acknowledging the researcher's contribution. The incident highlights the ongoing need for vigilance and improvement in software supply chain security.

(kibty.town)

Tech Supply Chain Security Vulnerability Exploitation

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