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Steam Cracks Down on Adult Games: Payment Processors' New Rules Spark Controversy

2025-07-17
Steam Cracks Down on Adult Games: Payment Processors' New Rules Spark Controversy

Steam recently updated its platform rules, banning games that violate the regulations of payment processors and banks, leading to the removal of numerous games with sexual themes, particularly those with "incest" in their titles. This move stems from payment companies' long-standing opposition to adult content, fearing a lack of sufficient safeguards against illegal content on the platform. While many players support the removal of explicit games, concerns have been raised that this sets a precedent for financial censorship, potentially affecting more games in the future, including those with LGBTQ+ themes.

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(www.engadget.com)
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The Self-Hosted SaaS Dilemma: Balancing Rapid Iteration with Legacy Support

2025-08-09
The Self-Hosted SaaS Dilemma: Balancing Rapid Iteration with Legacy Support

This article explores the challenges of balancing rapid iteration with supporting self-hosted versions in the fast-paced SaaS world. The author uses their company's billing system, Lago, as an example, detailing how they use a 'bridge version' strategy to ensure compatibility and prevent data corruption during upgrades, even for older versions. While this approach adds development complexity, it's deemed necessary for products like billing systems that demand high data integrity, showcasing a customer-centric approach.

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(www.getlago.com)
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Critical Flaw Found in Widely Used TETRA Encryption

2025-08-07
Critical Flaw Found in Widely Used TETRA Encryption

Researchers have uncovered critical vulnerabilities in the encryption algorithms used in TETRA radio systems, widely adopted by police and military forces globally. The study reveals that TEA1, one of the TETRA standard's encryption algorithms, has a key reduction vulnerability, weakening it to a mere 32 bits and making it crackable in under a minute. Furthermore, flaws in the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) implementation reduce the key size to 56 bits, potentially allowing interception of voice and data communications. These vulnerabilities affect numerous users employing the TCCA E2EE scheme, including law enforcement and military agencies across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. While some algorithms have geographical usage restrictions, TEA1 is also used in critical infrastructure in the US and elsewhere. The findings highlight significant global communication security risks and necessitate urgent security updates to TETRA systems.

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(www.wired.com)
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jjui: A Terminal UI for Jujutsu Version Control

2025-05-26
jjui: A Terminal UI for Jujutsu Version Control

jjui is a terminal user interface for the Jujutsu version control system. It offers a range of features including: changing revsets with autocomplete; rebasing revisions or branches; squashing revisions; viewing and comparing file diffs; moving bookmarks; viewing the op log; and previewing details of revisions, files, and operations. jjui supports various installation methods, including Homebrew, AUR, Nix, and Go. Minimum supported jj version is v0.21+.

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(github.com)
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Blackmagic Unveils $30K 3D Camera for Apple Vision Pro Video Capture

2024-12-19
Blackmagic Unveils $30K 3D Camera for Apple Vision Pro Video Capture

Blackmagic has announced its URSA Cine Immersive camera, priced at $30,000, available for pre-order with deliveries starting late in the first quarter of 2025. This is the world's first commercial camera system designed for capturing 3D content specifically for Apple's Vision Pro headset. Featuring a custom stereoscopic 3D lens system with dual 8K sensors, it captures 180-degree field of view video with spatial audio at up to 90fps. Each eye boasts 8160 x 7200 resolution and 16 stops of dynamic range.

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(www.macrumors.com)
Hardware

Cosmic Rays Trigger Lightning: An Electron Avalanche from Space

2025-08-04
Cosmic Rays Trigger Lightning: An Electron Avalanche from Space

A new study claims that the energy needed for thunderstorms could come from an avalanche of electrons seeded by extraterrestrial cosmic rays. For centuries, it's been a mystery how storm clouds build up the powerful electric fields needed for lightning. Researchers used computer models to reveal that lightning is the result of a powerful chain reaction starting in outer space. Cosmic rays striking the atmosphere create runaway electrons, ultimately leading to an electron avalanche that produces the high-energy photons initiating lightning. The model also explains the flashes of gamma-rays and X-rays that precede lightning strikes.

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(www.livescience.com)
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Netflix's Underrated Masterpiece: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2025-03-18
Netflix's Underrated Masterpiece: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Netflix's 2019 series, *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance*, is a criminally underrated fantasy epic. Serving as a prequel to the 1982 film, this 10-episode masterpiece boasts stunning puppetry and an all-star voice cast (including Taron Egerton and Anya Taylor-Joy), recounting the Gelfling rebellion against the evil Skeksis on the planet Thra. Despite its premature cancellation due to high production costs and viewership, its exceptional production quality, profound storytelling, and mature dark themes make it a must-watch classic, rivaling the likes of *Lord of the Rings* and *Star Wars*.

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(gizmodo.com)
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Async-Powered Pandas: Supercharge Your Pandas Workflows with Async

2025-03-15
Async-Powered Pandas: Supercharge Your Pandas Workflows with Async

aiopandas is a lightweight library that adds async support to Pandas' core functions like `map`, `apply`, and `applymap` via monkey patching. This allows seamless integration of async functions, enabling controlled parallel execution with `max_parallel` for dramatically faster processing of I/O-bound tasks such as API calls, web scraping, and database queries. It also integrates with tqdm for progress tracking. Simply replace `.map()` with `.amap()` (and similar for other functions) for a near drop-in replacement.

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(github.com)
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Tinshemet Cave: Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Shared Culture

2025-03-15
Tinshemet Cave: Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Shared Culture

New research from Tinshemet Cave in Israel reveals a surprising level of interaction between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens during the Middle Paleolithic. The findings, published in Nature Human Behavior, show evidence of shared technologies, lifestyles, and even burial customs. These interactions fostered cultural exchange and led to innovations such as formal burial practices and the symbolic use of ochre. This challenges previous assumptions about competition and highlights the Levant as a crucial hub for early human interaction and cultural development.

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(phys.org)
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Reproducing Deep Double Descent: A Beginner's Journey

2025-06-05
Reproducing Deep Double Descent: A Beginner's Journey

A machine learning novice at the Recurse Center embarked on a journey to reproduce the deep double descent phenomenon. Starting from scratch, they trained a ResNet18 model on the CIFAR-10 dataset, exploring the impact of varying model sizes and label noise on model performance. The process involved overcoming challenges such as model architecture adjustments, correct label noise application, and understanding accuracy metrics. Ultimately, they successfully reproduced the deep double descent phenomenon, observing the influence of model size and training epochs on generalization ability, and the significant role of label noise in the double descent effect.

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(stpn.bearblog.dev)
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GitHub Extension Summarizes Hacker News Articles with LLMs

2024-12-12
GitHub Extension Summarizes Hacker News Articles with LLMs

The `hn-tldr-extension` GitHub project offers a browser extension that uses OpenAI and Anthropic's Large Language Models (LLMs) to quickly summarize Hacker News articles. Users provide their own API keys to enable a 'summarize' button on HN pages, providing concise article summaries. The extension's code is open-source and supports browsers like Firefox.

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(github.com)
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SQL Subquery Issue: A Subtle Difference Leading to Unexpected Results

2025-08-31
SQL Subquery Issue: A Subtle Difference Leading to Unexpected Results

A reader, Dave, encountered a minor issue while testing a SQL subquery example from Vadim's book using the Northwind database on W3Schools. Dave's code differed slightly from the book's example, using '<' instead of '<=' and omitting '#'. Despite this, his scalar subquery returned zero, unlike the predecessor query in the book. This raises questions about how subtle differences in SQL queries can affect results.

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Boost Your Rails App's SEO with Structured Data

2025-04-16
Boost Your Rails App's SEO with Structured Data

This article details how to add structured data (schema markup) to a Rails application for enhanced SEO. It begins by explaining structured data's purpose and benefits, then dives into two implementation methods: without a gem and using the `schema_dot_org` gem. The first involves manually creating schema objects, while the latter leverages the gem's predefined entities and validation, simplifying the process. The article covers using the `@graph` property to group entities and adding schemas for various pages (homepage, articles, books, FAQs), including `WebSite`, `Organization`, `Article`, and `Book`. It concludes by stressing the importance of validation to ensure schema correctness.

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(avohq.io)
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Michael Larabel: The Driving Force Behind Phoronix and Open Benchmarking

2025-05-07

Michael Larabel, founder of Phoronix.com (2004), is a prolific writer with over 20,000 articles on Linux hardware support, performance, graphics drivers, and more. Beyond his extensive writing, he's the lead developer of the widely-used benchmarking software: Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org. His contributions have significantly advanced the Linux ecosystem and open-source benchmarking.

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(www.phoronix.com)
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Drone Crash into Firefighting Aircraft: Pilot Pleads Guilty

2025-02-01
Drone Crash into Firefighting Aircraft: Pilot Pleads Guilty

A drone pilot, Peter Tripp Akemann, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after his drone collided with a firefighting aircraft during the Palisades fire. The collision caused significant damage to the Super Scooper plane, costing over $65,000 to repair. Akemann admitted to flying his drone in restricted airspace, violating temporary flight restrictions put in place due to the fire. While there's no evidence of intentional harm, the incident highlights the dangers of drone operation near emergency response areas. Akemann faces a potential year in prison, fines, and community service. The incident also prompted renewed warnings from the FAA about the risks of drone flights near wildfires.

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(www.latimes.com)
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Preschoolers' Reasoning Skills Surprise Researchers

2025-03-28
Preschoolers' Reasoning Skills Surprise Researchers

A University of Montreal study reveals that preschoolers (ages 3-5) demonstrate surprisingly sophisticated reasoning skills when categorizing toys. They go beyond simple binary classification, creating multiple categories based on various criteria and even adjusting their criteria mid-task, showcasing complex mathematical reasoning. This challenges previous understandings of child cognitive development and offers new insights for early childhood education.

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(phys.org)
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The Walkman at 46: A Blast from the Past (and a Glimpse into a Dystopian Future)

2025-07-06
The Walkman at 46: A Blast from the Past (and a Glimpse into a Dystopian Future)

The Sony Walkman's 46th anniversary prompts reflection on its controversial debut in 1979. Its lightweight design revolutionized personal music, but the rise of headphone-wearing pedestrians sparked anxieties about social isolation and public safety. Critics decried it as a symbol of individualism, even comparing it to a societal 'depressant'. Several US states enacted restrictions on headphone use while driving or cycling, with Woodbridge, New Jersey, famously banning headphone use while crossing the street – a law tested by Oscar Gross, who was fined for civil disobedience. This historical episode serves as a reminder that nostalgia often overlooks the initial resistance faced by new technologies, highlighting how the 'good old days' weren't always so good.

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(newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org)
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resizer2: Manage Windows Like KDE/i3 with Win+Mouse

2024-12-29
resizer2: Manage Windows Like KDE/i3 with Win+Mouse

resizer2 is a Windows window manager that lets you resize and move windows using Win key + mouse, similar to KDE or i3 window managers. It offers features like moving, resizing, opacity adjustment, minimizing, and maximizing windows, even across multiple monitors. While it requires administrator privileges to move system windows and has some known quirks (like incompatibility with certain fullscreen apps), resizer2 provides a more efficient and convenient window management experience for Windows users.

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(github.com)
Development window management productivity tool

Infisical is Hiring a Developer Relations Lead to Build the Future of Open Source Security

2025-07-13
Infisical is Hiring a Developer Relations Lead to Build the Future of Open Source Security

Infisical, the open-source security infrastructure platform backed by Y Combinator, Google, and Elad Gil, is seeking a Developer Relations expert. This role requires a strong technical background and exceptional communication skills to create engaging technical content (blogs, videos, livestreams) and foster community engagement. The ideal candidate will be deeply familiar with software engineering, developer tools, and infrastructure, and comfortable creating content across multiple formats. This is a challenging and fast-paced opportunity to shape Infisical's developer community strategy and help developers securely manage secrets, PKI, keys, and SSH workflows.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
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Accessibility Improvement Request: Two-Way Conversation Feature

2025-04-09
Accessibility Improvement Request: Two-Way Conversation Feature

A user with auditory processing disorder reports issues with the app's two-way conversation feature. On iPad, the feature only occupies one-third of the screen, resulting in tiny text. While the app transcribes speech, it lacks text-to-speech functionality, hindering replies. The user suggests adding keyboard input for easier text-based communication and doesn't require the app's home sounds/alarm features.

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(apps.apple.com)
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Game Changer: First 100% Protective HIV Drug Approved

2025-07-29
Game Changer: First 100% Protective HIV Drug Approved

A 44-year battle against HIV may finally be turning the corner. The FDA has approved lenacapavir (Yeztugo), a twice-yearly injection offering nearly 100% protection against HIV infection. This capsid inhibitor prevents viral replication, marking a monumental breakthrough. Gilead Sciences is ensuring global access by offering affordable pricing and signing royalty-free licensing agreements with six generic manufacturers. This innovative approach, combined with partnerships like the one with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, aims to reach up to two million people in low- and lower-middle-income countries, signaling a potential turning point in the fight against the HIV epidemic.

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(newatlas.com)
Tech HIV prevention new drug

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

2025-09-10
arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved uphold 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. Have an idea for a valuable project for the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

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(arxiv.org)
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DNA Cassette Tape: Retro Tech Meets Gigantic Storage

2025-09-11
DNA Cassette Tape: Retro Tech Meets Gigantic Storage

Researchers have created a DNA cassette tape, leveraging the familiar form factor of retro cassette tapes but with a revolutionary twist: DNA data storage. This 100-meter tape boasts an incredible 36 petabytes of storage capacity—equivalent to 36,000 terabyte hard drives—by encoding digital information in the sequence of DNA bases. A barcode system simplifies data retrieval, while a protective zeolitic imidazolate coating ensures long-term data preservation for centuries. Despite its nostalgic appearance, it's incompatible with traditional cassette players; this is DNA storage, not magnetic.

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(www.newscientist.com)
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Hot Chips 2025: A Roundup of the CPU Session

2025-09-11
Hot Chips 2025: A Roundup of the CPU Session

The CPU session at Hot Chips 2025 featured exciting presentations from several industry giants. Condor Computing showcased their new Cuzco core, PEZY revealed details about their upcoming SC4s chip, IBM discussed their already-shipping Power11 chip, and Intel teased their next-gen E-Core based Xeon CPU, codenamed Clearwater Forest. Links to in-depth articles on each are provided for further reading.

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(chipsandcheese.com)
Hardware

Nintendo Switch 2: Fastest-Selling Console Ever

2025-06-11
Nintendo Switch 2: Fastest-Selling Console Ever

The Nintendo Switch 2 has had a phenomenal launch, selling 3.5 million units in just four days—the fastest-selling Nintendo console ever and potentially the biggest console launch of all time. Despite chaotic pre-orders, tariff concerns, and criticism over pricing, the launch itself went smoothly with ample stock and minimal scalping. Nintendo projects 15 million sales this fiscal year and is well on its way, though challenges remain in maintaining supply and expanding reach beyond early adopters.

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(www.polygon.com)
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1.5TB of JWST Deep-Space Data Released for Open Science

2025-06-10
1.5TB of JWST Deep-Space Data Released for Open Science

A NASA-backed project, COSMOS-Web, leveraging data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), has released over 1.5 TB of open-access data offering the largest view into the deep universe to date. This dataset includes a galaxy catalog and an interactive viewer, allowing users to search for specific objects and view their properties. The project focused on making the previously available but unwieldy raw data more usable for scientists. Processed using the French supercomputer CANDIDE, the data provides an invaluable resource for studying the reionization process in the early universe and is now open to the global scientific community for further research and discovery.

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(www.theregister.com)
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Waymo's Mysterious Parking Habits: AI Preference or Algorithmic Glitch?

2025-09-01
Waymo's Mysterious Parking Habits: AI Preference or Algorithmic Glitch?

In Los Angeles, Waymo self-driving taxis are frequently parking in specific locations in residential areas, sparking curiosity and concern among residents. Some families have even noticed Waymos repeatedly stopping in front of their homes, sometimes for hours. Waymo explains this as an AI algorithm balancing energy consumption, reducing traffic congestion, and meeting demand, but cannot explain the choice of such specific locations. Experts speculate this may be the result of a machine learning algorithm. While Waymo doesn't confirm, this lack of transparency raises concerns about the explainability of AI decisions and reflects the challenges of autonomous driving technology in real-world applications.

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(www.theverge.com)
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Mac Themes Garden: A Showcase of 4000+ Classic Mac Themes

2025-05-07
Mac Themes Garden: A Showcase of 4000+ Classic Mac Themes

After years of running a bot that showcased classic Mac themes, the creator has launched Mac Themes Garden, a website featuring over 4000 Kaleidoscope themes from the Classic Mac era. The author painstakingly documented each theme, taking screenshots and gathering author information. Built with Astro, the site boasts nearly 5000 pages and meticulously recreates the look and feel of Mac OS 9 using CSS. Beyond download functionality, it includes author pages and an RSS feed for updates. Future plans include a color search, custom icon display, and a user-submitted gallery.

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(damien.zone)
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