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Customasm: An Assembler for Your Own Instruction Sets

2025-01-15

Customasm: An Assembler for Your Own Instruction Sets

Customasm is an assembler that lets you define your own custom instruction sets, perfect for testing the bytecode of a new virtual machine or writing programs for that new microprocessor architecture you just implemented on an FPGA chip! Try it online in your browser, check out an example project targeting the NES, and install the VSCode syntax highlighting extension. Install via `cargo install customasm`, download pre-built executables from Releases, or compile from source. Documentation and a how-to-start guide are available in the wiki.

(github.com)

Development assembler custom instruction set

Critical Ubuntu User Namespace Bypass Exploits Discovered

2025-03-29

Critical Ubuntu User Namespace Bypass Exploits Discovered

Qualys researchers have uncovered three critical security bypasses in Ubuntu 23.10 and 24.04's unprivileged user namespace restrictions. These bypasses, leveraging the aa-exec tool, busybox shell, and LD_PRELOAD technique, allow local attackers to create user namespaces with full administrative privileges, potentially exploiting kernel vulnerabilities. Canonical acknowledges these as limitations of their AppArmor defense, not vulnerabilities, and recommends administrative hardening steps such as enabling kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_unconfined=1 to mitigate the risks.

(www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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UK Unveils Ambitious AI Blueprint to Become Global Leader

2025-01-13

UK Unveils Ambitious AI Blueprint to Become Global Leader

The UK Prime Minister recently announced a sweeping AI plan aiming to establish the nation as a global leader in artificial intelligence. Key initiatives include creating dedicated AI Growth Zones to expedite infrastructure development, building a new supercomputer, and boosting AI adoption across public and private sectors. This strategy projects a potential 1.5% annual productivity increase, creation of tens of thousands of jobs, and significant improvements in public services. With over £14 billion in private investment committed, the plan demonstrates a substantial government commitment to AI.

(www.gov.uk)

Tech government policy economic growth

RWKV: A Novel Language Model Blending RNN and Transformer Strengths

2025-01-02

RWKV is a novel Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) language model that combines the best of RNNs and Transformers, achieving superior performance. Unlike traditional Transformers, RWKV boasts linear time and constant space complexity, fast training, infinite context length, and is attention-free. The current version, RWKV-7, offers various demos and tools, including WebGPU demos, fine-tuning utilities, and servers for fast inference. It also features a vibrant community and numerous related projects, and is a Linux Foundation AI project.

(www.rwkv.com)

AI language model

Reverse Engineering Triumph: The LaserActive Emulator is Finally Here

2025-09-03

Reverse Engineering Triumph: The LaserActive Emulator is Finally Here

After 16 years of dedicated work, Sega fan Nemesis has finally released the first-ever emulator for the Pioneer LaserActive. This notoriously difficult console, known for its unique LaserDisc technology and complex video decoding, presented countless challenges. Nemesis overcame hardware failures, video capture and decoding issues, and more, ultimately achieving perfect emulation of LaserActive games within the Ares emulator. His achievement marks a significant milestone in game preservation.

(www.readonlymemo.com)

Game game emulation

emdash: One Platform to Unite Your Remote Team

2025-02-27

Remote teams often struggle with scattered information across various tools. emdash solves this by centralizing communication, resources, and decisions. It features threaded discussions, integrated chat and video with AI-powered summaries and transcripts, and a powerful search function that spans multiple platforms. This ensures everyone stays informed and aligned, boosting team efficiency.

(emdash.io)

Development remote collaboration team communication AI assistance

PostgreSQL Best Practices: Building a Robust and Reliable Database

2025-02-09

PostgreSQL Best Practices: Building a Robust and Reliable Database

This article outlines best practices for PostgreSQL databases, covering database design, performance optimization, security, backup and recovery, maintenance and monitoring, and development practices. From naming conventions and schema design to indexing strategies, query optimization, access control, password policies, backup strategies, and monitoring metrics, the article provides detailed guidance with code examples to help developers build a robust, efficient, and secure PostgreSQL database system. High availability configurations, including replication setup and load balancing, are also emphasized to ensure database system reliability and scalability.

(speakdatascience.com)

Development

OpenMower: A DIY Smart Mowing Robot That Challenges the Status Quo

2025-08-19

OpenMower: A DIY Smart Mowing Robot That Challenges the Status Quo

Tired of robotic lawn mowers that randomly bump around? Clemens Elflein, a software engineer with experience in embedded programming and robotics, has launched the OpenMower project: a DIY smart mowing robot designed to be smarter, safer, and more affordable. Based on a modified YardForce Classic 500, it leverages the quality hardware and utilizes ROS for autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance (currently under development), and rain detection. The project boasts basic mowing functionality with automatic recharging, and encourages community involvement through detailed documentation and a Discord server for support. Tech enthusiasts are welcome to join and contribute!

(github.com)

Hardware

Phish: How a Jam Band Built a $120 Million Empire on Live Music

2025-03-19

Phish: How a Jam Band Built a $120 Million Empire on Live Music

Phish, a seemingly unassuming jam band, has generated over $120 million in ticket sales in just four years, surpassing many more mainstream artists. Their success story isn't built on album sales or radio play, but rather on a decade of relentless practice and organic growth cultivated in Vermont bars. They built a fiercely loyal fanbase through immersive live performances, unique improvisational jams, and a deep connection with their audience. This dedication, combined with a bootstrapped approach to the business, resulted in a sustainable and highly profitable model centered around live music experiences, making Phish a unique case study in the music industry.

(priceonomics.com)

Misc live music

Nvidia's Secret Weapon: The DLSS Supercomputer

2025-01-16

Nvidia's Secret Weapon: The DLSS Supercomputer

Nvidia has been secretly running a supercomputer with thousands of its latest GPUs for six years, continuously training and optimizing its DLSS upscaling technology. This machine analyzes DLSS model failures – like ghosting, flickering, and blurriness – constantly improving the training dataset and leading to significant quality improvements. This relentless effort, combined with the new transformer model in DLSS 4, has yielded remarkable results.

(www.pcgamer.com)

Tech

Real-Time Bidirectional Editing Between Code Editor and GUI via LSP Server

2025-07-02

Real-Time Bidirectional Editing Between Code Editor and GUI via LSP Server

A programmer built a proof-of-concept system using an LSP server to enable real-time bidirectional editing between any modern code editor and a GUI. Changes in the code editor instantly update the GUI, and vice-versa, solving a key limitation of existing code-based CAD systems. This allows users to leverage their preferred editors while enjoying real-time visual feedback. While currently a small demo, it showcases the potential of LSP servers for building more powerful code-based CAD tools.

(jamesbvaughan.com)

Development LSP server code CAD

Amazon's Kuiper to Power JetBlue In-Flight Wi-Fi Starting in 2027

2025-09-05

Amazon's Kuiper to Power JetBlue In-Flight Wi-Fi Starting in 2027

Amazon's Project Kuiper, its satellite internet service, has partnered with JetBlue to provide in-flight Wi-Fi starting in 2027. This marks Kuiper's first airline deal, aiming to compete with SpaceX's Starlink, which already boasts agreements with several major airlines. While Kuiper launched its first satellites in April and now has over 100 in orbit, it's still playing catch-up to Starlink's 8,000+ satellite constellation. Amazon showcased impressive gigabit download speeds using an enterprise-grade terminal, but real-world consumer performance remains to be seen. Initial customer access begins this year, with a wider rollout slated for 2026.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech In-flight Wi-Fi

iNaturalist Project Update: 7000+ Observations and Growing!

2025-03-23

After a two and a half year hiatus, an iNaturalist project focused on collecting the first ever photographs of each species has released a journal update. The project boasts over 7,000 observations and 2,000 members. The update reiterates the project rules: 1. Observations must be the first photos of that species ever taken anywhere; 2. Photos must be of a living organism; 3. Sexually dimorphic species or species with distinct life stages are eligible. The project thrives on user contributions and thanks numerous contributors, especially highlighting @borisb's significant contributions to beetle identification and advocacy for the project.

(www.inaturalist.org)

Misc species records

Mozilla Rewrites Firefox Terms of Use After User Backlash Over Data Rights

2025-03-04

Mozilla Rewrites Firefox Terms of Use After User Backlash Over Data Rights

Following user criticism of its updated Terms of Use, Mozilla has revised its policy for Firefox. The original terms were criticized for overly broad language, implying Mozilla claimed rights to user data inputted or uploaded to the browser, raising concerns about potential sale to advertisers or AI companies. Mozilla clarified this wasn't the intention, stating the changes don't alter its data usage practices. The revised terms specify that data access is solely for Firefox operation and doesn't grant Mozilla ownership. Mozilla also removed references to the Acceptable Use Policy and updated its online Privacy FAQ for clearer legal explanations.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech User Privacy

Marginalia Search: A Privacy-Focused Search Engine, Rejecting AI and Cloud Services

2025-01-27

Marginalia Search has unveiled a redesigned website, emphasizing its commitment to user privacy. Prioritizing non-commercial content, it offers tools for both search and discovery, aiming to unearth lost websites. Built with simple technology, it eschews AI and cloud services, operating under an AGPL open-source license. Privacy is paramount, filtering tracking and adtech, with no user or search data shared. Logs are retained for a maximum of 24 hours and anonymized.

(marginalia-search.com)

Tech

Mastercard Denies Responsibility for Steam's NSFW Game Removal

2025-08-04

Mastercard Denies Responsibility for Steam's NSFW Game Removal

Two weeks after Valve removed a large number of NSFW games from Steam due to pressure from credit card companies, and one week after Itch.io followed suit, Mastercard released a statement denying responsibility. Mastercard claims it allows all lawful purchases through its system, adhering to the rule of law. However, it also requires merchants to prevent Mastercard cards from being used for unlawful purchases, including illegal adult content. While the removed games are legal in the US, they may violate laws in other countries. Valve stated it attempted to communicate directly with Mastercard but Mastercard communicated with payment processors and acquiring banks instead, leading to the games' removal. This highlights the influence of payment processors and credit card companies on game content moderation and the impact of public pressure on the gaming industry.

(www.pcgamer.com)

Game NSFW games

Interactive Web App: An Orwellial

2025-03-02

This post describes a heavily interactive web application requiring JavaScript. The author rejects the term 'Bluetorial,' instead dubbing it an 'Orwellial' and including a humorous GIF. This suggests the app is complex and interactive, far beyond a simple HTML interface.

(bsky.app)

Development Interactive

American Cardinal Elected Pope Leo XIV

2025-05-08

American Cardinal Elected Pope Leo XIV

On May 8th, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, a Chicago native, was elected the 267th Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He is the first North American to hold the papacy and was a leading contender before the conclave. The announcement was met with jubilant celebrations in St. Peter's Square. Pope Leo XIV, a long-time missionary in Peru holding dual US-Peruvian citizenship, is known for his work promoting church unity and combating clericalism. While facing past allegations of mishandling sexual abuse claims, investigations concluded there was insufficient evidence. His election marks a significant moment in Catholic Church history.

(catholicreview.org)

Misc Catholic Church North America

DuckDB 1.4.0 “Andium” Released: Database Encryption, MERGE Statement, and Iceberg Writes

2025-09-16

DuckDB 1.4.0 “Andium” Released: Database Encryption, MERGE Statement, and Iceberg Writes

DuckDB v1.4.0, codenamed "Andium," is now available! This LTS release offers one year of community support and includes several key features: database file encryption using industry-standard AES, a new MERGE statement for flexible upsert operations (without requiring primary keys), and support for writing to Iceberg data lakes. Performance improvements, a new window function, and enhanced macOS support are also included. This release marks a significant step forward in DuckDB's capabilities and stability.

(duckdb.org)

Development LTS Release

Real-time SV2TTS: Transfer Learning for Multispeaker Text-to-Speech

2025-09-14

Real-time SV2TTS: Transfer Learning for Multispeaker Text-to-Speech

This open-source project implements real-time multispeaker text-to-speech (SV2TTS) synthesis using transfer learning from speaker verification, based on the author's master's thesis. It's a three-stage deep learning framework: creating a digital voice representation from short audio clips, then using this representation to generate speech from arbitrary text. While the project is older and may have lower quality than commercial alternatives, it supports Windows and Linux, with GPU acceleration recommended. Detailed installation and usage instructions are provided, along with support for various datasets.

(github.com)

Development transfer learning

CppNorth 2025: Schedule's Live, Keynote Speakers Announced, and Volunteers Needed!

2025-06-12

CppNorth 2025: Schedule's Live, Keynote Speakers Announced, and Volunteers Needed!

CppNorth 2025 is shaping up to be a fantastic event! The schedule is now live, featuring keynote speakers Sheena Yap Chan and Kate Gregory (returning for her fourth year!). They're seeking volunteers for on-site and organizational roles. The conference will be held at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. They received nearly 100 talk proposals and will select approximately 20% for the conference. Sponsors include JetBrains and Autodesk.

(cppnorth.ca)

Development

GitHub Issues Major Update: Sub-issues, Issue Types, and Advanced Search

2025-01-19

GitHub Issues Major Update: Sub-issues, Issue Types, and Advanced Search

GitHub has released a major update to Issues, including sub-issues, issue types, and advanced search. Sub-issues allow breaking down problems into smaller units for better progress tracking. Issue types help teams classify and manage issues with a consistent language. Advanced search enables more complex filtering to find specific issues. The Issues UI has also been updated for improved efficiency and usability. Additionally, CodeQL Action v2 is officially retired, requiring users to upgrade to v3. Secret scanning default patterns now support more secret types, enhancing security.

(github.blog)

Development Update

DIY Exploded View of a Mechanical Watch: A Challenging Feat of Craftsmanship

2025-06-22

Inspired by a blog post explaining how mechanical watch movements work, the author decided to create a real-life exploded view model of a mechanical watch. He experimented with layered resin casting and other methods, ultimately settling on a technique using fishing line to suspend the parts and a single resin pour. He overcame numerous challenges, including resin shrinkage, air bubbles, and part fixation, continuously refining his technique. The project culminated in the creation of models from pocket watches to a clone of the ETA 2824 movement, demonstrating impressive craftsmanship and perseverance.

(fellerts.no)

Hardware resin casting

True Parallelism in Software Development with AI Agents

2025-09-13

True Parallelism in Software Development with AI Agents

The author describes using Claude Code and multiple AI agents to parallelize the software development process. By delegating tasks to specialized agents (product manager, UX designer, software engineer, etc.), the author achieved lightning-fast parallelization from requirement planning to code implementation. The post highlights three core principles behind this approach: parallel execution, sequential handoffs, and context isolation, illustrating with examples how to apply it in various software development scenarios, such as building Stripe payment integration, generating codebase documentation, and performing large-scale automated refactoring. While this method requires managing costs and handling the non-deterministic nature of LLMs, it significantly boosts development speed.

(zachwills.net)

Development Parallelization

Turn Docstrings into LLM Functions: Introducing the smartfunc Library

2025-04-10

Turn Docstrings into LLM Functions: Introducing the smartfunc Library

The smartfunc library ingeniously transforms docstrings into LLM functions, simplifying interaction with large language models. Using decorators and Jinja2 templating, it converts docstring text into prompts, interacting with various LLM providers (like OpenAI) via the underlying llm library. smartfunc supports Pydantic models for defining response structures, asynchronous functions, system prompts, and a debug mode for easy troubleshooting, significantly boosting development efficiency. While its functionality is relatively streamlined, its simplicity and ease of use make it ideal for rapid prototyping.

(github.com)

Development

Yale Study Uncovers Potential Immunological Patterns in Post-Vaccination Syndrome

2025-02-23

Yale Study Uncovers Potential Immunological Patterns in Post-Vaccination Syndrome

Yale researchers have made initial strides in characterizing post-vaccination syndrome (PVS), a persistent condition following COVID-19 vaccination. Their study, published as a preprint on MedRxiv, reveals potential immunological differences between individuals with PVS and those without. Individuals with PVS showed lower levels of effector CD4+ T cells and higher levels of TNF-alpha+ CD8 T cells. Some also exhibited persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, even months after vaccination. While early, these findings offer hope for future diagnosis and treatment. Further research is underway to investigate other potential factors like autoimmunity and viral reactivation.

(news.yale.edu)

Tech COVID-19 vaccine Post-Vaccination Syndrome Immunology

Fast Rust Builds: Secrets to Sub-10 Minute CI

2025-06-20

It's a common complaint that Rust compiles slowly, but the author argues that most Rust projects compile far slower than they should. Using rust-analyzer (200k lines of code plus a million lines of dependencies) as an example, they achieve an 8-minute CI pipeline on GitHub Actions. The article details strategies for optimizing build times, including leveraging CI caching, splitting CI tasks, disabling incremental compilation and debug info, reducing dependencies, utilizing `cargo build -Z timings` for profiling, and carefully architecting code to avoid excessive generic instantiation across crate boundaries. The author stresses the impact of build time on developer productivity and recommends regularly optimizing build times to keep CI times for large Rust projects within a reasonable range, e.g., around 10 minutes.

(matklad.github.io)

Development Build Optimization

AI Political Compass Test: A Different Perspective

2025-08-17

This article discusses the widely-known Political Compass test, a tool that measures political beliefs using a consistent set of questions over decades, allowing for comparisons across time. The author encourages readers to take the test and compare their results to those of AIs, suggesting it's reasonably accurate. Readers are also invited to suggest alternative, superior quizzes.

(www.trackingai.org)

Misc political compass test

Kansas TB Outbreak: Largest in US History

2025-01-27

Kansas TB Outbreak: Largest in US History

Kansas is experiencing the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in US history. As of January 17th, 66 active cases and 79 latent infections have been reported, primarily in the Kansas City metro area. While the outbreak is ongoing, health officials stress the risk to the general public is low. Active measures are underway to control the spread, including collaboration with the CDC and treatment for patients. After 10 days of medication and three negative sputum tests, active cases are generally no longer contagious.

(www.cjonline.com)

Tech Tuberculosis Outbreak Kansas

FSF's 40th Anniversary Hackathon: A Global Online Event

2025-05-04

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is hosting a three-day global online hackathon, inviting free software projects and individual contributors to improve important libre software. All free software projects, regardless of affiliation or license, are welcome. The event runs November 21-23, 2025, with project submissions due May 27th. Prizes will be awarded to the projects and contributors making the most noteworthy contributions.

(www.fsf.org)

Development

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