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React Three Fiber Game Scene Rendering Snippet

2025-08-08

React Three Fiber Game Scene Rendering Snippet

This code snippet demonstrates rendering a game scene using the React Three Fiber library. It uses Suspense for asynchronous rendering, Canvas to create a Three.js rendering context, and Leva for parameter control. The code also sets properties for the WebGL renderer such as antialiasing, alpha channel, stencil buffer, depth buffer, and high-performance preference. The GameScene component handles the specific scene rendering logic.

(cursor.com)

Game

It's Time to Ban Email?

2025-01-28

This article argues that email is outdated and presents numerous examples of errors and security risks caused by improper email use, such as information leaks and accidental email misdirection. The author points out that the BCC function in email has existed since 1975 yet remains a source of confusion for many. Modern collaborative tools, like shared documents and instant messaging, are argued to be superior for communication needs. While email offers the advantage of permanent storage, it's clumsy and error-prone in the digital age. The author calls for the adoption of more efficient communication methods, ultimately advocating for the phasing out of email.

(shkspr.mobi)

Misc collaboration tools

SK Hynix Overtakes Samsung as World's Top DRAM Maker After 30+ Years

2025-08-21

SK Hynix Overtakes Samsung as World's Top DRAM Maker After 30+ Years

For the first time in over three decades, SK Hynix has surpassed Samsung Electronics as the world's largest DRAM manufacturer. Fueled by booming demand for AI memory chips and an exclusive supply deal with Nvidia, SK Hynix's market share soared. Samsung's share plummeted by 8.8 percentage points in the first half of 2025, its steepest decline since 1999. SK Hynix's success is largely attributed to its strong US market performance, particularly its supply of HBM3E chips to Nvidia, accounting for 54% of its Q1 DRAM operating profit. Analysts predict SK Hynix will maintain its lead in the near term.

(koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)

Tech SK Hynix

Bookmarkable by Design: URL-Driven State in HTMX

2025-07-30

Bookmarkable by Design: URL-Driven State in HTMX

This article showcases an elegant approach to state management in HTMX using URL parameters as the single source of truth. By leveraging the URL, developers can handle filtering, sorting, pagination, and search without complex client-side state management libraries. This results in bookmarkable, shareable application state, seamless browser history navigation, and simplified debugging. The article details three key steps: the server reading URL parameters, forms and hidden fields coordinating state, and automatic URL syncing with `hx-push-url`. Production considerations such as URL length limits and parameter validation are also discussed.

(www.lorenstew.art)

Development URL state management

Project Hyperion: Winning Designs for a 250-Year Interstellar Voyage

2025-08-07

The Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) has announced the winners of its Project Hyperion design competition. The challenge tasked interdisciplinary teams with designing a generation ship for a 250-year journey to a habitable exoplanet. Winning designs focused on creating a self-sustaining ecosystem capable of supporting 1000±500 people for centuries, addressing challenges like artificial gravity, resource management, and cultural preservation. This competition highlights the crucial role of interdisciplinary collaboration in tackling the complexities of interstellar travel.

(www.projecthyperion.org)

Tech generation ship space design

APKLab: The Ultimate Android Reverse Engineering Extension for VS Code

2025-07-14

APKLab: The Ultimate Android Reverse Engineering Extension for VS Code

APKLab seamlessly integrates powerful open-source tools like Quark-Engine, Apktool, Jadx, and more directly into VS Code, providing a comprehensive Android reverse engineering experience. Decode resources, disassemble to Smali, decompile to Java, generate malware analysis reports, and perform HTTPS inspection – all within your favorite IDE. Features include support for custom keystore signing, Git repo initialization, and cross-platform compatibility (Linux, Windows, macOS).

(github.com)

Development Android reverse engineering

Ghost Ransomware: FBI and CISA Issue Joint Warning

2025-02-21

Ghost Ransomware: FBI and CISA Issue Joint Warning

The FBI and CISA have issued a joint advisory warning of the Ghost ransomware, active since 2021 and impacting critical infrastructure across various sectors in over 70 countries. The attackers exploit known vulnerabilities, using tools like Cobalt Strike to move laterally, steal data, and encrypt files for ransom. Effective defenses include patching vulnerabilities, regular backups, and monitoring for unauthorized activities, such as PowerShell usage. Victims with unaffected backups often restored operations without paying.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech

Turner: A Misunderstood Genius

2025-05-08

Turner: A Misunderstood Genius

J.M.W. Turner, the master of British landscape painting, lived a life shrouded in mystery. A child prodigy who achieved early fame, his later works were so radical they baffled his contemporaries, even suggesting mental illness to some. He lived a secretive life in modest lodgings, despite amassing great wealth and numerous properties. Turner's relentless pursuit of landscape stemmed from personal travels and his admiration for Claude Lorrain, culminating in his unique atmospheric landscapes that conveyed awe through light, color, and atmosphere. While controversial in his time, he's now celebrated as a precursor to avant-garde art, his extraordinary achievements securing his place in art history.

(www.newstatesman.com)

Design Turner landscape painting

Hollywood's Story Formula: Myth or Shackle?

2025-05-14

Hollywood's Story Formula: Myth or Shackle?

This article delves into the prevalent three-act narrative structure used in film and television, tracing its roots back to Aristotle and its widespread adoption in Hollywood. While acknowledging its commercial success, the author questions its repetitive and conservative nature. It masks the underlying structure, reinforces the status quo, and potentially hinders critical thinking about reality. The article also explores alternative narrative forms, such as cyclical and fragmented narratives, and calls for filmmaking to better reflect the fragmentation and complexity of contemporary society.

(aeon.co)

Design

PL/Rust: Native Performance for PostgreSQL Functions in Rust

2025-02-02

PL/Rust: Native Performance for PostgreSQL Functions in Rust

PL/Rust is a loadable procedural language enabling PostgreSQL function development in Rust, compiling to native machine code for optimal performance. Unlike interpreted alternatives, it leverages Rust's ecosystem and compile-time safety. It provides access to Postgres' SPI (including dynamic queries and prepared statements), safe Rust types for most Postgres data types, and support for trigger functions. On x86_64 and aarch64 Linux, it operates as a 'trusted' language, offering enhanced security guarantees; elsewhere, it functions as 'untrusted'. Comprehensive documentation, installation instructions, and cross-compilation support are available.

(github.com)

Development

Wood Drying: A Deep Dive into Ancient Crafts and Modern Tech

2025-06-11

Wood Drying: A Deep Dive into Ancient Crafts and Modern Tech

This article delves into the two primary methods of wood drying: air drying and kiln drying. Tracing the history of wood drying from prehistoric times to modern technological applications, it meticulously compares the advantages and disadvantages of both methods. Air drying, a traditional method reliant on natural conditions, is slow but minimizes wood stress; kiln drying, utilizing modern technology to control temperature and humidity, is faster but can lead to cracking or warping. The article also covers recent advancements in kiln drying technology, such as oscillating drying and continuous drying, along with stress relief techniques. Regardless of the method, controlling wood moisture content is key to avoiding problems during wood usage.

(christopherschwarz.substack.com)

Hardware wood drying kiln drying air drying

Iberian Blackout: Was It Renewables' Fault?

2025-06-17

Iberian Blackout: Was It Renewables' Fault?

A massive blackout hit Spain and Portugal in April 2024, affecting nearly 60 million people. While official investigations are ongoing, academics suggest several potential causes, including power plants sending excessively high voltage (overvoltages) to the transmission grid, and uneven reactive power distribution due to the distributed generation model of renewable energy (solar and wind). Traditional power plants provide inertia, stabilizing grid frequency, a characteristic lacking in renewables. The overvoltage issue highlights reactive power management, requiring adjustments to grid management rules to incentivize renewable energy plants to participate in reactive power balancing. Spain and Portugal's low interconnection capacity with neighboring countries also contributed to the blackout's widespread impact and duration. Future improvements in grid management rules, increased interconnection capacity, added energy storage, and AI-assisted grid operation are vital to prevent similar events.

(spectrum.ieee.org)

Tech reactive power

Google Assistant to be Replaced by Gemini: The Rise of Generative AI

2025-03-14

Google Assistant to be Replaced by Gemini: The Rise of Generative AI

Over a year after its launch, Google announced that its Gemini AI assistant will replace Google Assistant on Android phones later in 2025. This marks a significant step towards the widespread adoption of generative AI on mobile devices. While the initial version of Gemini had limited functionality, Google has addressed this through continuous updates and expansion to wearables, cars, tablets, and headphones. Google claims millions have already switched to Gemini, highlighting its personalized, world-aware, and productivity-enhancing features. This replacement also signifies a decade of evolution in natural language processing, from basic voice assistants to today's generative AI, showcasing rapid technological advancement.

(9to5google.com)

AI

Google's SafetyCore Sparks Privacy Concerns After Secret Installation

2025-03-05

Google's SafetyCore Sparks Privacy Concerns After Secret Installation

Google's secret installation of the SafetyCore app on Android devices, designed to scan images for sensitive content, has raised significant privacy concerns. While Google assures users that all processing happens locally and no data is uploaded, the lack of transparency and pre-installation without consent have led to accusations of spyware. This mirrors a similar incident with Apple, highlighting the industry's ongoing struggle with user privacy and the need for greater transparency regarding data handling practices. The incident underscores the importance of user consent and control over their personal data.

(www.forbes.com)

Tech

Global Variables: Not the Devil You Think They Are

2025-02-03

This article uses a simple counter example to demonstrate how avoiding global variables can unexpectedly lead to bugs. The author argues that the problem isn't global variables themselves, but the hidden nature of data access – "action at a distance". Different variable types are analyzed, and the article explores ways to use global variables appropriately in specific scenarios, such as encapsulating them into functions or using types that only allow append operations, thus preventing issues caused by "action at a distance".

(codestyleandtaste.com)

Development global variables programming bugs data access

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

2025-08-30

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

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

(ifstudies.org)

Misc sex recession intimacy

JIT-Compiling a Stack Machine with SLJIT: A Tale of Optimization

2025-09-19

This post details the author's journey in implementing a JIT compiler for their stack-based uxn virtual machine using SLJIT. Initial attempts yielded minimal performance gains due to uxn's frequent dynamic jumps. However, through a series of optimizations—including refined calling conventions, stack caching, and register allocation strategies—a 30-46% speedup was achieved. The article meticulously documents the optimization process, challenges encountered, and debugging techniques, providing valuable insights for those interested in JIT compilation and optimizing stack-based virtual machines.

(bullno1.com)

Development stack machine

Florida's Social Media Backdoor Bill Fails

2025-05-09

Florida's Social Media Backdoor Bill Fails

A Florida bill mandating social media companies provide law enforcement with an encryption backdoor to access user accounts and private messages has been defeated. The bill, which required a decryption mechanism for end-to-end encryption upon receiving a subpoena, was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn in the House after the Senate had voted in its favor. Digital rights groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation condemned the bill as dangerous and ill-conceived, arguing that secure backdoors are impossible to create without risking malicious exploitation and increasing vulnerabilities to data breaches. The bill's failure highlights concerns over user privacy and the challenges of balancing security with law enforcement access.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech

Social Drinking, Not Solitary Drinking, is Key to Understanding Alcohol Addiction

2025-05-09

A new study challenges the conventional wisdom on alcohol addiction. While solitary drinking has long been considered the primary marker of alcohol use disorder, research published in Current Directions in Psychological Science reveals that social drinking is the key factor leading to serious alcohol problems. The study shows individuals consistently consume more alcohol in social settings than alone, and many negative consequences associated with alcohol, such as violence, risky sexual behavior, and binge drinking, are primarily linked to social drinking. Researchers advocate shifting the focus of future alcohol addiction research towards social factors, moving beyond the singular emphasis on solitary drinking.

(news.illinois.edu)

Misc alcohol addiction social drinking

Felix Baumgartner, Daredevil and Record-Breaking Jumper, Dies in Paragliding Accident

2025-07-19

Felix Baumgartner, Daredevil and Record-Breaking Jumper, Dies in Paragliding Accident

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme athlete renowned for his record-breaking stratosphere jump in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding accident in Italy. Baumgartner, 56, reportedly suffered a sudden illness mid-flight, losing control and crashing into a hotel pool. The accident also injured a hotel employee. Baumgartner's death comes as a shock, given his history of pushing boundaries with daring stunts. His legacy, however, remains a testament to human courage and the pursuit of extraordinary feats, though also marked by controversial public statements and legal battles.

(www.theinternational.at)

Misc paragliding accident Felix Baumgartner

Urgent: Update Your Firefox Browser Before March 14th!

2025-03-13

Urgent: Update Your Firefox Browser Before March 14th!

Mozilla is urging Firefox users to update their browsers to version 128 or later (or ESR 115.13 or later) before March 14th, 2025, to avoid significant security risks. A critical root certificate is expiring, rendering add-ons unusable and potentially exposing users to malicious add-ons, fraudulent websites, and compromised password alerts. Failure to update could lead to severe performance issues and security vulnerabilities. The update affects Windows, Android, Linux, and macOS users, but not iOS. While older versions might still function, Mozilla strongly advises updating for optimal security and performance.

(www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Tech

US Blacklists 80 Entities to Curb China's Access to Computing Tech

2025-03-26

US Blacklists 80 Entities to Curb China's Access to Computing Tech

The US added 80 organizations and companies to its export blacklist, aiming to prevent China from obtaining computing technology for military applications. The restrictions, imposed by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), target entities deemed to act against US national security interests. Notable additions include six Inspur Group subsidiaries and the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, which have protested their inclusion. This move escalates US-China tech tensions, drawing strong condemnation from China.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech tech war US-China relations

Beyond A*: A New Pathfinding Algorithm for Breathing World

2025-01-07

Beyond A*: A New Pathfinding Algorithm for Breathing World

Game developer Farer is developing a new pathfinding algorithm for his game, Breathing World, to improve the AI performance of wolves. The existing A* algorithm proves inefficient with high-resolution maps. Farer's new approach, based on Bresenham's line algorithm, constructs paths by detecting and circumventing obstacles, similar to raycasting in 3D engines. This method breaks down the path into waypoints for more efficient pathfinding, promising a significant improvement to the gaming experience.

(blog.breathingworld.com)

Game pathfinding algorithm

Palantir Teams Up with Accenture and Deloitte to Accelerate AI in US Government

2025-08-04

Palantir Teams Up with Accenture and Deloitte to Accelerate AI in US Government

Palantir is partnering with Accenture Federal Services and Deloitte to accelerate the adoption of AI across US government agencies, tackling their top operational challenges. This combines Palantir's expertise in government software with Accenture and Deloitte's extensive experience in the federal government sector. The aim is to modernize and reinvent government operations with stronger data flows, transparency, and resilience. While concerns exist regarding competition and fairness due to Palantir's expanding reach, this is a shrewd business move, leveraging the established relationships of larger contractors to rapidly scale Palantir's operations.

(www.wired.com)

Tech

3D Scanning Brooklyn While Rollerblading

2025-05-04

The author created a device called "Helmdar" by combining rollerblading, LiDAR, and smartphone AR technology to scan urban environments while rollerblading. Helmdar fuses LiDAR data with the phone's 6DoF pose tracking data to generate 3D point cloud maps. The author shares the creation process, software implementation, and stunning 3D scans of Brooklyn at night, showcasing a unique urban exploration method and data visualization technique.

(owentrueblood.com)

Tech 3D scanning AR technology

AI Cracks Ancient Babylonian Texts: Uncovering New Chapters of the Epic of Gilgamesh

2025-03-21

AI Cracks Ancient Babylonian Texts: Uncovering New Chapters of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Professor Enrique Jiménez and his team at LMU Munich are using AI to digitize surviving cuneiform tablets. Their project, Fragmentarium, has processed 22,000 fragments, using algorithms to match pieces and identify hundreds of new manuscripts and textual connections. Remarkably, it unearthed a fragment of the Gilgamesh epic dating to 130 BC. Soon to be publicly released, the project will offer a digital version of all known cuneiform fragments, including a new edition of the Epic of Gilgamesh incorporating all known transcriptions. This groundbreaking resource promises to unlock a deeper understanding of ancient Babylonian literature and culture.

(phys.org)

Tech

Netbooting Windows 11 from a NAS to Bypass Game Bans

2025-02-28

Netbooting Windows 11 from a NAS to Bypass Game Bans

To circumvent a game developer's ban on non-Windows systems, the author ingeniously installed Windows 11 on a NAS and implemented network booting using iPXE and iSCSI. The process overcame challenges such as driver issues and WinPE booting, ultimately enabling the author to play a AAA game exclusively available on Windows from a Linux system. This is a captivating tale of technical challenges, innovative solutions, and gaming passion, showcasing the power of the hacker spirit.

(terinstock.com)

Game Network Booting

NIST Selects Backup Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithm

2025-03-11

NIST Selects Backup Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithm

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has chosen HQC as a backup algorithm to its already standardized ML-KEM for post-quantum cryptography. HQC, based on error-correcting codes, offers a second line of defense against future quantum computers, using a different mathematical approach than the lattice-based ML-KEM. While ML-KEM remains the recommended choice for general encryption, HQC provides crucial redundancy in case vulnerabilities are discovered in ML-KEM. NIST plans to release a draft standard for HQC in about a year, with finalization expected in 2027.

(www.nist.gov)

Tech

Multithreading: The Wrong Design?

2025-04-02

This article challenges the common misconception that multithreading always improves performance. The author argues that modern CPUs don't operate as a shared memory model as often taught, and multithreading introduces significant overhead due to cache coherence issues and synchronization primitives, leading to performance degradation and increased complexity. Duplicating single-threaded code across multiple cores is presented as a more efficient approach, leveraging CPU time more effectively and resulting in simpler, more maintainable code. The author advocates for single-threaded designs like Node.js and Actor models as superior for utilizing modern CPU resources, despite the perception that multithreading is a more sophisticated approach.

(unetworkingab.medium.com)

Development

Antitrust Wave Sweeping Corporate America: Big Companies Are Panicking?

2025-02-22

Antitrust Wave Sweeping Corporate America: Big Companies Are Panicking?

Antitrust enforcement in the US is quietly reshaping the business landscape. From Equifax's monopolistic data pricing to Pepsi's discriminatory pricing against smaller convenience stores, to Corteva and Syngenta's exclusive dealing arrangements, and American Express's anti-competitive fees, a wave of antitrust lawsuits is making headway in the courts, with judges increasingly receptive to plaintiffs' claims. This signals a significant shift, with long-neglected antitrust laws being reinterpreted and enforced, posing major challenges to large corporations and foreshadowing profound changes in the rules of commerce.

(www.thebignewsletter.com)

Startup business

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