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Running Modern Linux on a 1989 486: A Crazy Science Project

2025-04-21

The author successfully installed and ran a 2017 Linux kernel (4.14.8) on a 1989 AMD 5x86 486 PC. This wasn't easy; challenges included using Gentoo Linux (a distribution requiring manual compilation of all packages), wrestling with drivers for ancient hardware, and overcoming incompatibility between an 80-pin PATA cable and the motherboard. Ultimately, the aged machine successfully ran modern software like Python, Git, and Nginx, although boot time was a grueling 11 minutes and shutdown took 5.5 minutes. The project demonstrates Linux's remarkable backward compatibility and the author's impressive persistence.

(yeokhengmeng.com)

Development

Why the Take9 Cybersecurity Campaign is Doomed to Fail

2025-05-30

The new Take9 cybersecurity awareness campaign encourages pausing for nine seconds before clicking links or downloading files. However, this article argues it's ineffective. The nine-second pause is unrealistic in daily life, similar past campaigns have failed, and it wrongly blames users, ignoring systemic design flaws. A successful campaign would guide users through a two-step process: triggering suspicion and then directing their attention to what to look for and how to evaluate it. Simply pausing isn't enough; cognitive scaffolding and system designs accounting for dynamic interactions are necessary. The author concludes that fixing the system, not the user, is key.

(www.schneier.com)

Tech user education

From Side Project to $1M ARR in Four Years: The ProjectionLab Story

2025-07-09

From Side Project to $1M ARR in Four Years: The ProjectionLab Story

Kyle bootstrapped ProjectionLab, a personal finance planning tool, to $1 million in annual recurring revenue in just four years. The journey was filled with ups and downs, from solo development to finding the right growth partner, Jon, and building a team. Kyle emphasizes the importance of perseverance and the value of working with the right people. He encourages entrepreneurs to keep showing up, even when growth is flat or doubts creep in. ProjectionLab's success is a testament to consistent effort, a love for the product, a focus on the customer, and teamwork.

(projectionlab.com)

Startup Success Story

CA/Browser Forum Shortens Certificate Validity, Sparks Debate

2025-04-19

CA/Browser Forum Shortens Certificate Validity, Sparks Debate

The CA/Browser Forum voted to shorten the validity period of SSL certificates to 47 days, sparking controversy. Jon Nelson of Info-Tech Research Group questioned the motives, suggesting a potential conflict of interest aimed at increasing revenue for involved companies. While the vote passed overwhelmingly, five members abstained. One CA member expressed reservations, supporting the principle but questioning the necessity of the most restrictive 47-day limit.

(www.computerworld.com)

Tech SSL certificates CA/Browser Forum

Meta and Yandex Accused of Covertly Tracking Android Users' Browsing Data

2025-06-04

Meta and Yandex Accused of Covertly Tracking Android Users' Browsing Data

Researchers from Radboud University and IMDEA Networks have revealed that Meta and Yandex apps are secretly tracking Android users' browsing activity in the background, even in incognito mode. This covert data collection, bypassing Android's security measures, allows them to access websites visited and app usage, raising serious privacy concerns. Meta stated it's investigating and has paused the feature, while Yandex denies collecting sensitive data. Google confirmed the activity, stating Meta and Yandex misused Android capabilities, violating their security and privacy principles. The incident highlights ethical concerns surrounding data collection by large tech companies.

(news.sky.com)

Tech

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

2025-04-18

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 to enhance the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

Linux Kernel Vulnerability: io_uring Rootkit Bypasses Traditional Security

2025-04-24

Linux Kernel Vulnerability: io_uring Rootkit Bypasses Traditional Security

New research reveals a Linux rootkit, "Curing," leveraging the kernel's io_uring feature to stealthily bypass many existing security tools. Curing uses io_uring for malicious activities like network connections or file tampering without triggering alarms in system call-based security mechanisms. This is particularly dangerous for eBPF-based tools, which often monitor only system calls, neglecting io_uring. The discovery poses a serious threat to cloud-native businesses relying on these detection systems. ARMO's CADR solution can block such attacks; its automatic Seccomp Profile management allows disabling unnecessary system calls like io_uring.

(betanews.com)

Tech Linux security

A Decade of Persistence: The Story Behind 'The BEAM Book'

2025-06-04

A Decade of Persistence: The Story Behind 'The BEAM Book'

After ten years of wrestling with Klarna's core system, the author shares the journey of writing 'The BEAM Book', a comprehensive guide to the BEAM virtual machine. The book tackles complex topics like schedulers, process management, garbage collection, and the compiler, offering practical insights for Erlang and Elixir developers. Overcoming publisher changes and project stalls, the author's dedication, fueled by community support, resulted in a valuable resource addressing a critical gap in existing documentation.

(happihacking.com)

Development

Legacy Post Office Software Leads to Miscarriages of Justice; Victims Seek Redress

2025-04-06

Legacy Post Office Software Leads to Miscarriages of Justice; Victims Seek Redress

Following the Post Office Horizon scandal, older software systems, Capture and Ecco+, are now implicated in further miscarriages of justice. Numerous former subpostmasters were wrongly convicted based on flawed data from these systems. The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is urging affected individuals to come forward. 97 former subpostmasters have already contacted the SCCRC, with 64 having their convictions overturned. A new independent group, Scottish Postmasters for Justice and Redress, has also been formed to support victims. This highlights the potential for legacy systems to cause significant social harm and underscores the need for redress for those wrongly accused.

(www.computerweekly.com)

Misc miscarriages of justice software flaws

VS Code's New Text Buffer: A Piece Tree Triumph

2025-05-23

VS Code's New Text Buffer: A Piece Tree Triumph

VS Code 1.21 boasts a brand-new, significantly faster and more memory-efficient text buffer implementation. The previous line-array-based approach struggled with large files, leading to out-of-memory crashes. The new implementation uses a Piece Tree—a structure combining multiple buffers and a red-black tree—resulting in greatly reduced memory usage and improved file opening and editing speeds. While random line access is slightly slower, real-world impact is minimal. This rewrite also avoids performance pitfalls encountered with a native C++ approach, highlighting the power of clever data structures and algorithms.

(code.visualstudio.com)

Development

The Ironic Twist: Anti-Piracy Campaign Possibly Used a Pirated Font

2025-04-25

Twenty years ago, the iconic "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" anti-piracy campaign launched. A recent discovery reveals a shocking irony: campaign materials may have used a pirated font, "XBAND Rough," a near-identical clone of Just Van Rossum's 1992 FF Confidential font. The campaign, designed to fight piracy, ironically may have employed pirated materials itself, sparking debate and highlighting the pervasive nature of copyright infringement. The original font creator finds the situation hilarious.

(torrentfreak.com)

Misc font anti-piracy campaign

9front OS 11091 Released: Major Improvements and New Features

2025-04-27

The 9front operating system has released version 11091, featuring numerous updates. These include an improved snapshot scheduler, a new Intel i225 2.5 GbE driver, AMD Ryzen CPU temperature support, a Unicode 16.0 normalization interface in libc, and support for multiple architectures (x86, amd64, arm64). Furthermore, the release boasts extensive improvements to compilers, libraries, and programs, such as AWK's support for a new rc-quote format, and bug fixes and performance optimizations across various programs. Multiple installation media are provided for PC, Raspberry Pi, MNT Reform, and QEMU.

(9front.org)

Development

Improving Newton's Method for the Mollweide Projection Equation

2025-09-25

This article explores using Newton's method to solve a crucial equation in the Mollweide map projection. Near high latitudes (approaching π/2), the equation presents a double root, causing Newton's method to slow down or diverge. The article proposes a modified Newton's method, adjusting parameter 'm' to improve convergence speed and accuracy near the double root. However, challenges remain very close to the double root, leading the author to suggest combining it with other methods like power series inversion for a complete solution.

(www.johndcook.com)

Development Mollweide projection

The AI Adoption Gap: Why 95% of Enterprise Pilots Fail

2025-08-19

The AI Adoption Gap: Why 95% of Enterprise Pilots Fail

A new MIT report reveals a stark reality: while generative AI holds immense promise, most enterprise initiatives aimed at rapid revenue growth are failing. Only about 5% of AI pilot programs achieve significant revenue acceleration; the vast majority stall, yielding minimal impact. The research highlights that the problem isn't the AI models themselves, but rather a 'learning gap' in enterprise integration. Successful AI deployments hinge on strategic tool selection (purchasing from specialized vendors and building partnerships boasts a 67% success rate), empowering line managers to drive adoption, and choosing tools that deeply integrate and adapt over time. The report also underscores the prevalence of 'shadow AI' and the ongoing challenge of measuring AI's impact on productivity and profit.

(fortune.com)

Tech Enterprise Adoption

The Rise and Fall of US Government Efficiency: From WWII Prowess to Modern Ineptitude

2025-04-09

The Rise and Fall of US Government Efficiency: From WWII Prowess to Modern Ineptitude

This podcast delves into the evolution of US government efficiency. During WWII, the government employed process charting and work simplification initiatives, showcasing surprisingly modern management techniques resembling lean principles. However, the 1960s saw a shift towards corporate-style 'long-run planning', resulting in increased bureaucracy and decreased efficiency. Using the USDA and IRS as case studies, the discussion contrasts effective and ineffective management, highlighting the importance of process simplification and continuous improvement. The authors emphasize learning from historical successes and applying these lessons to improve modern governance.

(www.governance.fyi)

Startup historical case studies Government Management

Write and Transaction Support in SQLite Virtual Tables

2025-04-17

This post delves into the implementation details of write and transaction support in SQLite virtual tables. By implementing hooks like xUpdate, xBegin, xSync, xCommit, and xRollback, virtual tables can support write operations and ensure transactional integrity. The article explains how SQLite's rollback journal and super-journal mechanisms coordinate atomic commits in both single and multi-database scenarios, and how virtual tables participate in this two-phase commit protocol. The author emphasizes that durability must be handled in xSync, while xCommit and xRollback should only perform idempotent cleanup operations, avoiding any operations that could fail.

(misfra.me)

Development Virtual Tables Transactions

Malai 0.2.5 Released: Easily Share Your Local TCP Services

2025-05-27

Malai 0.2.5 introduces the ability to share your local TCP services, allowing you to securely expose any locally running TCP service (e.g., SSH, Postgres, Redis, etc.) to the outside world. Simply use a simple command to share a port and connect from other machines using the `malai tcp-bridge` command. Additionally, Malai now includes a `malai folder` command for sharing local folders. This update provides a more convenient and secure way for developers and teams to collaborate, such as for remote debugging, sharing databases, or game servers.

(malai.sh)

Development Network Sharing

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

2025-05-15

arXivLabs is a framework that enables collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations participating in arXivLabs embrace openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners who share them. Have an idea to enhance the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

OneSignal Embraces Flexible Work

2025-04-16

OneSignal Embraces Flexible Work

OneSignal prioritizes workplace flexibility to foster productivity and employee happiness. Recognizing diverse needs across roles, teams, and individuals, they support both fully remote and hybrid work models. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, they also offer shared workspaces in various locations (CA, NY, UT, PA, WA, and TX) to facilitate collaboration. Globally, they maintain an office in London and a shared workspace in Singapore in partnership with Piloto Asia.

(onesignal.com)

Startup

Vietnam's Chicano Scene: Tattoos, Lowriders, and the Search for Identity

2025-05-27

Vietnam's Chicano Scene: Tattoos, Lowriders, and the Search for Identity

In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a unique subculture has emerged: the "Viet Chicanos." Inspired by Chicano culture, these barbers and tattoo artists embrace bold fashion, tattoos, and lowrider aesthetics. Initially driven by fashion, their adoption of Chicano culture has evolved into a search for identity and belonging. Despite facing misunderstandings and social prejudice from older generations, they use social media to promote their culture and challenge stereotypes about tattoos and subcultures. Their story highlights the complexities of cultural exchange and the resilience of individuals in their quest for self-discovery.

(www.latimes.com)

Misc Cultural Identity Subculture Vietnam

Hydrogen Buses: A Failing Experiment?

2025-04-19

Hydrogen Buses: A Failing Experiment?

Multiple European cities have experimented with hydrogen buses, but the results have been disappointing. High manufacturing and operating costs, coupled with an unstable hydrogen supply chain, have led to many projects being scrapped or scaled back. Several cities have switched to more affordable battery-electric buses. While a few cities have achieved some success using industrial byproduct hydrogen or building their own green hydrogen production plants, these cases are difficult to replicate and face challenges such as hydrogen leaks. The EU continues to invest heavily in hydrogen projects, but their economic and environmental benefits are questionable. In the future, low-carbon hydrogen may play a role in specific industrial sectors, but its potential as a major transportation fuel is diminishing.

(cleantechnica.com)

Tech

Smartphone and Tablet Supplier Compliance Requirements

2025-04-24

Smartphone and Tablet Supplier Compliance Requirements

Suppliers of smartphones and tablet computers must ensure that products are labeled according to Annex III, and that parameters in the product information sheet (Annex V) are entered into the public part of the product database. Printed product information sheets must be provided upon dealer request; technical documentation (Annex VI) must be entered into the product database; all visual and technical promotional materials (including online) must display the energy efficiency class and range from the label (Annexes VII and VIII). Electronic labels (Annex III) and product information sheets (Annex V) must be provided to dealers. Energy efficiency and free fall reliability class calculations (Annex II) must comply with Annex IV.

(energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu)

Hardware Tablets

Football Manager 2024 Skips a Season: A Surprisingly Smart Move

2025-02-07

Football Manager 2024 Skips a Season: A Surprisingly Smart Move

Football Manager 2024 has been delayed, foregoing an update with the new season's player data and issuing refunds to pre-order customers. While disappointing for fans eager for updated rosters, this decision showcases Sports Interactive's boldness and long-term vision. Annual sports game releases are often criticized for their lack of innovation and prevalence of microtransactions. Football Manager's delay represents a thoughtful departure from this trend, prioritizing quality over rushed deadlines. This unexpected move could signal a refreshing change in the sports game landscape, promising future improvements and innovation.

(arstechnica.com)

Game sports game football manager

The Future of AI: Beyond the Blinking Cursor

2025-02-26

The Future of AI: Beyond the Blinking Cursor

Current AI interfaces, exemplified by ChatGPT's blinking cursor, hinder widespread AI adoption. The article argues that while AI's potential is immense, clunky user interfaces and poor discoverability are holding it back. To unlock AI's true power, we need interfaces that guide, adapt, and engage, moving beyond simple prompts towards something more intuitive and human-like. The author criticizes the lack of discoverability and guidance in current AI interfaces and proposes that future AI needs role-playing capabilities, environmental awareness, learning abilities, and proactiveness. The ultimate goal is to make human-AI interaction more human, building trust along the way.

(blog.scottlogic.com)

AI

The Mysterious Disappearance and Open Sourcing of W++

2025-05-30

The Mysterious Disappearance and Open Sourcing of W++

W++, a fun, experimental programming language designed for learning, chaos, and memes, has been open-sourced. After achieving over 33,000 downloads on the VSCode Marketplace, it was mysteriously removed. This repo contains the full source code, including a C#-based tokenizer, parser, and interpreter, along with a custom VSCode extension. Featuring async lambdas and a unique "pseudo-OOP" (OOPSIE) approach, W++ aims to demonstrate that even joke languages can teach valuable programming skills. The author, Ofek Bickel, encourages investigation into the reasons for its takedown.

(github.com)

Development

Hormone Therapy: A Personal Journey of Sensory and Psychological Transformation

2025-06-19

Hormone Therapy: A Personal Journey of Sensory and Psychological Transformation

This blog post details the author's personal experience with feminizing hormone therapy and its impact on gender dysphoria. It provides a detailed account of the physiological and psychological changes experienced, including alterations in taste, smell, somatic sensations, spatial perception, and mood. The author explores the relationship between hormone therapy, neurotransmitters, and neuroreceptors, and its effects on the nervous system. Personal experiences in managing gender dysphoria are shared, along with speculation on the underlying mechanisms of hormone therapy's effects, prompting reflection on gender identity and neuroscience.

(smoothbrains.net)

Misc Hormone Therapy Gender Dysphoria

IRS Open-Sources Direct File Tax Software

2025-06-04

The IRS has open-sourced the vast majority of its Direct File tax software code on GitHub, fulfilling its obligations under the SHARE IT Act three weeks ahead of schedule. This release, a public domain work, aims to build public trust and allow independent assessment of the IRS's work, ensuring all taxpayers benefit from eligible tax provisions. The move demonstrates the team's commitment to accuracy, accessibility, data security, and transparency.

(chrisgiven.com)

Development tax software

Pakistan's Solar Surprise: From Fragile State to Clean Energy Giant

2025-04-08

Pakistan's Solar Surprise: From Fragile State to Clean Energy Giant

In 2024, Pakistan, a nation long associated with conflict and instability, unexpectedly surged to the forefront of global solar adoption, importing a staggering 22 gigawatts of solar panels in a single year. This remarkable achievement wasn't accidental. Two decades of gradual improvements in governance and a pragmatic approach to energy policy laid the groundwork. Capitalizing on plummeting solar panel prices and rising fossil fuel costs, Pakistan streamlined regulations, reduced tariffs, and facilitated rapid solar adoption. While challenges remain, such as utility revenue shocks, Pakistan's clean energy transformation offers a valuable lesson: even fragile states can achieve rapid clean energy progress through effective governance and seizing global market opportunities. The story extends beyond solar, encompassing wind, hydro, and storage, showcasing a transition driven by economic pragmatism and quiet competence.

(cleantechnica.com)

Tech Solar Power

Ryan Gosling Joins Star Wars: A New Standalone Film Incoming

2025-04-20

Ryan Gosling Joins Star Wars: A New Standalone Film Incoming

Ryan Gosling, star of 'Barbie,' is set to join the Star Wars universe in a new standalone film titled 'Star Wars: Starfighter,' directed by Shawn Levy and slated for release in May 2027. The film, beginning production this fall, will be set five years after 'The Rise of Skywalker' but features an entirely new story and characters, exploring a previously unseen era in the Star Wars timeline. This announcement, made at Star Wars Celebration in Japan, signifies the continued expansion of the Star Wars franchise since Disney's acquisition, with numerous sequels, spin-offs, and streaming series.

(www.cnn.com)

Game Ryan Gosling New Movie

Multimodal AI Image Generation: A Visual Revolution Begins

2025-04-08

Multimodal AI Image Generation: A Visual Revolution Begins

Google and OpenAI's recent release of multimodal image generation capabilities marks a revolution in AI image generation. Unlike previous methods that sent text prompts to separate image generation tools, multimodal models directly control the image creation process, building images token by token, much like LLMs generate text. This allows AI to generate more precise and impressive images, and iterate based on user feedback. The article showcases the powerful capabilities of multimodal models through various examples, such as generating infographics, modifying image details, and even creating virtual product advertisements. However, it also highlights challenges, including copyright and ethical concerns, as well as potential misuse like deepfakes. Ultimately, the author believes multimodal AI will profoundly change the landscape of visual creation, and we need to carefully consider how to guide this transformation to ensure its healthy development.

(www.oneusefulthing.org)

AI multimodal models

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