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Meta's Sneaky Tracking: Bypassing Sandboxes to Identify Users

2025-06-10
Meta's Sneaky Tracking: Bypassing Sandboxes to Identify Users

Meta has been exposed for using a system called "localhost tracking" to bypass Android's sandbox protections and track users' mobile browsing behavior, even with VPNs, incognito mode, and deleted cookies. The system works by exchanging information between the background-running Facebook or Instagram app and Meta Pixel scripts in the browser, linking browsing data to Facebook or Instagram accounts. This violates GDPR, DSA, and DMA regulations, potentially leading to a €32 billion fine for Meta.

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(www.zeropartydata.es)
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New Study Pinpoints Neanderthal Interbreeding with Modern Humans

2024-12-13
New Study Pinpoints Neanderthal Interbreeding with Modern Humans

A new analysis of ancient DNA from modern humans in Europe and Asia has precisely determined the timeframe of Neanderthal interbreeding with Homo sapiens. The interbreeding began approximately 50,500 years ago and lasted for about 7,000 years, until Neanderthals began to disappear. This research, using 58 ancient genomes and present-day human genomes, revealed an average interbreeding date of around 47,000 years ago, consistent with archeological evidence. The study also found that East Asians possess about 20% more Neanderthal genes than Europeans and West Asians, potentially due to the presence of mixed genes when modern humans migrated eastward around 47,000 years ago. The findings offer a more complete picture of past human migrations and gene flow, and shed light on the impact of Neanderthal genes on modern human health.

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(news.berkeley.edu)
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Rust Error Handling: Evolving from Monolithic Enums to Elegant Error Sets

2025-06-30

Rust's error handling has been a point of contention. The traditional approach of defining massive error enums per module or crate leads to bloated and hard-to-maintain code. This article explores alternatives: representing individual errors with structs and managing error sets using tools like the `error_set` crate. `error_set` simplifies error enum definition and conversion via macros, supporting composition and subset relationships between error sets for cleaner, more efficient error handling. While extra work is still needed for complex errors requiring additional information, `error_set` provides a more elegant and maintainable approach to Rust error handling.

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(felix-knorr.net)
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Attractiveness Trumps Intelligence in Mate Choice: A Study Reveals the Gap Between Ideal and Reality

2025-02-19
Attractiveness Trumps Intelligence in Mate Choice: A Study Reveals the Gap Between Ideal and Reality

A study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science reveals a discrepancy between stated preferences and actual choices in mate selection. While women and their parents report prioritizing intelligence over physical attractiveness in a long-term partner, when presented with a forced choice, the majority selected the more attractive option, even if less intelligent. The research involved presenting participants with paired images of men varying in attractiveness and reported intelligence. Both daughters and parents frequently chose attractiveness, highlighting the powerful influence of appearance in constrained decision-making. However, parents showed a greater tendency to prioritize intelligence when attractiveness and intelligence conflicted, suggesting a stronger emphasis on long-term stability. The study underscores the gap between idealized preferences and real-world choices, and indicates less parent-offspring conflict in mate selection than previously assumed.

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(www.psypost.org)
Misc mate choice evolutionary psychology parent-offspring conflict

Mastodon Goes Nonprofit: Decentralization Takes Center Stage

2025-01-13
Mastodon Goes Nonprofit: Decentralization Takes Center Stage

Decentralized social network Mastodon announced its transition to a European nonprofit organization. Founder Eugen Rochko will hand over management of key platform components to this new entity, preventing single-person control. This move distinguishes Mastodon from centralized networks controlled by CEOs like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Mastodon will continue operating mastodon.social and mastodon.online, remaining open-source and free. The shift reflects Mastodon's commitment to decentralization and community governance, addressing recent concerns about ownership in open-source projects.

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(techcrunch.com)
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The Reliability Crisis in AI Agent Benchmarking

2025-07-11
The Reliability Crisis in AI Agent Benchmarking

Current AI agent benchmarks suffer from a significant reliability crisis. Many benchmarks contain exploitable flaws, leading to severe overestimation or underestimation of agent capabilities. For example, WebArena marks incorrect answers as correct, while others suffer from flawed simulators or lack robust evaluation methods. Researchers propose a 43-item AI Agent Benchmark Checklist (ABC) to improve benchmark reliability and evaluate 10 popular benchmarks, finding major flaws in most. This checklist aims to help benchmark developers and AI model developers build more reliable evaluation methods, enabling a more accurate assessment of AI agent capabilities.

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(ddkang.substack.com)
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Hollywood Director Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Netflix of $11 Million

2025-03-22
Hollywood Director Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Netflix of $11 Million

Hollywood filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch was arrested and charged with defrauding Netflix out of $11 million. He was producing a sci-fi series, "Conquest," but allegedly misused the funds for cryptocurrency speculation, luxury hotels, and high-end cars. The director's erratic on-set behavior and subsequent divorce from his wife contributed to the unraveling of the project. Despite claiming Netflix owed him money after the show's cancellation, an arbitrator ruled against him, ordering him to repay $11.8 million.

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(www.npr.org)
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Dedekind Cuts: A Revolutionary Approach to Defining Real Numbers

2025-02-18
Dedekind Cuts: A Revolutionary Approach to Defining Real Numbers

This article delves into Richard Dedekind's 1858 proposal of Dedekind cuts, a revolutionary approach that provided a firm foundation for the real number system. Dedekind cleverly used partitions of rational numbers to define real numbers, elegantly solving the problem of 'gaps' in the real number system caused by irrational numbers. The article compares Dedekind cuts with other methods of defining real numbers, such as infinite decimals, and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of Dedekind cuts, as well as their impact and significance in mathematical history. Dedekind cuts not only resolved the definition of real numbers but also pioneered a new way of thinking in mathematics—the structuralist approach—emphasizing the relationships between mathematical objects rather than the inherent nature of the objects themselves.

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(mathenchant.wordpress.com)
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Security Expert Troy Hunt Falls Victim to Mailchimp Phishing Attack

2025-03-25
Security Expert Troy Hunt Falls Victim to Mailchimp Phishing Attack

Security expert Troy Hunt fell victim to a sophisticated phishing attack targeting his Mailchimp account. The attacker successfully gained access, exporting approximately 16,000 subscriber records containing email addresses, subscription details, IP addresses, and geolocation data. Despite immediately changing his password and contacting Mailchimp, Hunt expressed frustration at his own lapse in judgment and apologized to affected subscribers. The incident serves as a stark reminder that even security experts are vulnerable to phishing, highlighting the importance of robust multi-factor authentication and heightened security awareness.

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(www.troyhunt.com)
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Improved Ollama Model Atom Feed Scraper with Gemini 2.5 Pro

2025-03-26

This post details the creation of a GitHub Actions and GitHub Pages powered Atom feed scraping recent model data from Ollama's latest models page. Initially built using Claude to convert HTML to Atom, the script was refined using Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro. The upgrade splits the output into two feeds: one containing all models and another with only the most recent 20, improving efficiency and usability.

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(simonwillison.net)
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77 Days, 3877 Miles: A Cyclist's Epic Journey Down the Eastern Divide Trail

2025-01-15

In the fall of 2024, zygomorph completed an epic 77-day bicycle journey covering 3,877 miles (6,239 km) along the US portion of the Eastern Divide Trail. From Maine to Florida, this detailed journal chronicles his adventure, filled with stunning scenery, challenging terrain, and unforgettable experiences. Each day is meticulously documented, rich with vibrant descriptions and photos, making for a compelling tale of outdoor exploration.

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(www.crazyguyonabike.com)
Misc bikepacking long-distance cycling outdoor adventure bicycle touring

Landlines Make a Comeback: Parents Fight Smartphone Addiction

2025-02-19
Landlines Make a Comeback: Parents Fight Smartphone Addiction

Concerned about the growing impact of smartphones on children's well-being, some New Zealand parents are employing an unexpected strategy: the landline. This old-school communication method provides a safe alternative for emergencies and peer-to-peer contact, while avoiding the pitfalls of smartphones like addiction, social media pressures, and accidental exposure to harmful content. While bucking the trend of declining landline use, this approach highlights parental concern for children's healthy development and a growing awareness of technology's downsides.

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(www.rnz.co.nz)
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Running DOOM in Microsoft Word: A VBA Hack That's Actually Impressive

2025-01-20
Running DOOM in Microsoft Word: A VBA Hack That's Actually Impressive

A developer has ported the classic game DOOM into a Microsoft Word document! Using VBA macros and base64 encoding, they embedded the DOOM engine and game data within a Word document, rendering the game in real-time by reading keyboard input. While lacking sound, this unusual project showcases the power of VBA and the developer's creativity, prompting reflection on security and the exploration of software boundaries.

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(github.com)
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Winamp 2.9 Reimagined in Godot: A Cross-Platform Nostalgia Trip

2025-05-22
Winamp 2.9 Reimagined in Godot: A Cross-Platform Nostalgia Trip

A developer has recreated the classic music player Winamp 2.9 using the Godot engine, achieving full cross-platform compatibility. Initially a submission for Tool Jam 5, this project is evolving into a customizable player that captures the old internet aesthetic while leveraging modern tools for any platform. It boasts basic playback controls, playlist functionality, a working 10-band equalizer, and visualizers. The developer emphasizes this is a free, non-commercial project; all rights belong to their respective owners.

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(github.com)
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Escape the Cloud Vendor Lock-in: Build Your Own Heroku with CoreOS and Dokploy

2025-08-16
Escape the Cloud Vendor Lock-in: Build Your Own Heroku with CoreOS and Dokploy

This article tackles the pain points of cloud hosting costs and maintenance, exploring the trade-offs between expensive VPSs and convenient serverless solutions. The author proposes a middle ground: combining CoreOS (a stable, secure, and maintenance-free container OS) with Dokploy (an open-source CI/CD tool similar to Heroku) to transform a VPS into a low-cost, easy-to-maintain platform. Dokploy simplifies container orchestration, deployment, and log management, offering a PaaS-like experience while retaining the cost advantages and independence of a VPS. This approach is suitable for developers with some technical experience who want to balance cost and convenience.

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(nikodunk.com)
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Python 3.14: Deferred Annotation Evaluation and a New Interpreter

2025-02-10
Python 3.14: Deferred Annotation Evaluation and a New Interpreter

Python 3.14 is here with exciting updates! PEP 649 and PEP 749 introduce deferred annotation evaluation, boosting performance and simplifying annotation writing. A new tail-call-based interpreter offers significant speed improvements (9-15% geometric mean on pyperformance) on specific compilers and architectures. Finally, PEP 741 refines the Python configuration C API, paving the way for future enhancements. These updates combine to make Python faster and more powerful!

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(docs.python.org)
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CDC Halts Publication of Research Papers Containing 'Forbidden Words'

2025-02-02
CDC Halts Publication of Research Papers Containing 'Forbidden Words'

The CDC has ordered its scientists to retract or pause publication of any research manuscript under consideration or accepted for publication in any medical or scientific journal. The order mandates the removal of terms like "gender," "transgender," and others deemed 'forbidden.' This unprecedented move has sparked concerns within the scientific community, potentially impacting numerous studies and delaying the release of crucial public health information. Internal chaos and fear reign at the CDC, with scientists worried about job security. The incident highlights the detrimental effects of political interference on scientific research.

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(insidemedicine.substack.com)
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In Defense of C++: Still Relevant in 2025?

2025-09-17
In Defense of C++: Still Relevant in 2025?

This blog post refutes common criticisms of C++, arguing that its complexity is manageable, its age is irrelevant given continuous development (C++20, C++23), and its perceived unsafety is mitigated by modern tools and practices. The author contends that while a steep learning curve exists, the long-term benefits outweigh the initial challenges, particularly for systems programming and game development. Ultimately, the post emphasizes C++'s enduring relevance and widespread use in various applications, concluding that it remains a powerful and important language in 2025.

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(dayvster.com)
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My Self-Hosted Web-Based Coding Environment

2025-02-13

Tired of Glitch's limitations, the author built their own web-based coding environment. The backend is Django, storing project files locally, with domains handled via a Let's Encrypt wildcard certificate. It features template reuse, live preview, autosave, Makefile builds, and even integrated Elm package installation and shell command execution. Git integration was added, simplifying version control with Jujutsu and leveraging Forgejo's create-on-push for seamless deployment. Currently hosting 80 projects, ranging from experiments to daily tools.

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(checkmyworking.com)
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FIX Parser: Decoding the Financial Information Exchange Protocol

2025-01-09

The FIX Protocol (Financial Information Exchange) is a standardized messaging system for real-time electronic communication of trade-related information in financial markets. It enables seamless exchange of order, execution, and market data between various financial entities. FIXParser decodes FIX messages into human-readable formats, including FIX JSON and a proprietary message representation. The article also highlights FIX Simple Binary Encoding (FIX SBE), a compact, high-performance format for improved data transfer efficiency and reduced latency.

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(fixparser.dev)
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Akamai Decommissions China CDN Services, Partners with Tencent Cloud and Wangsu

2025-01-05

Akamai announced that it will decommission its China CDN services on June 30, 2026. To ensure a smooth transition, Akamai has partnered with Tencent Cloud and Wangsu Science & Technology to provide alternative solutions. Akamai will act as a reseller, offering migration services and support to help customers transition seamlessly to the new solutions and ensure compliance with evolving Chinese regulations. All existing China CDN customers must complete the transition by June 30, 2026.

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(content.akamai.com)
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Grug's Guide to Sound: A Caveman's Approach to High Fidelity

2024-12-17
Grug's Guide to Sound: A Caveman's Approach to High Fidelity

Grug, a seasoned (though slightly confused) sound engineer, penned this guide to help young Grugs build the perfect cave sound system. The guide covers every component in the signal chain, from streamers to speakers, explaining key parameters like impedance, sensitivity, and distortion. Grug emphasizes low noise and low distortion, advising prioritization of high-quality speakers. Ultimately, Grug recommends a budget-friendly entry-level system, allowing young Grugs to enjoy high-fidelity music in their caves.

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(petrustheron.com)
Misc audio hi-fi

The Quiet Rebellion of a Little Life: Rejecting the Endless Ascent, Embracing the Mundane

2025-01-20
The Quiet Rebellion of a Little Life: Rejecting the Endless Ascent, Embracing the Mundane

This essay challenges the modern definition of success and the societal misconception of those choosing a quiet life. The author argues that true value lies not in the scale of achievements but in the depth of lived experience. Referencing Camus's Myth of Sisyphus and Kierkegaard's concepts of the aesthetic and ethical life, the piece encourages self-reflection and the pursuit of inner peace and fulfillment. Sharing personal experiences and insights, the author advocates for appreciating life's small joys, rejecting societal pressures for success, and choosing a simple yet meaningful existence.

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(caitlynrichardson.substack.com)
Misc life philosophy meaning of life simple living

Design Pressure: The Invisible Hand Shaping Your Code

2025-05-25
Design Pressure: The Invisible Hand Shaping Your Code

Ever feel that gut feeling something's wrong in your code but can't pinpoint it? Hynek Schlawack's PyCon US 2025 talk explores 'design pressure,' the invisible force shaping your architecture. He delves into topics like coupling types, attractive nuisances in software design, and type-driven design, highlighting trade-offs in data mapping and typestate patterns. The talk also critically examines the impact of ORMs and async primitives on code complexity.

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(hynek.me)
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OsmAnd vs. Organic Maps: A Deep Dive into Offline Mapping Apps

2025-09-03

This review compares two offline mapping apps based on OpenStreetMap data: OsmAnd and Organic Maps. OsmAnd boasts more features but can feel bloated, while Organic Maps is cleaner but less feature-rich. OsmAnd provides more detailed map information and superior customization options, including water navigation, public transit route planning, and more precise track recording. Organic Maps excels in its clean interface and map layering. The author ultimately chooses to stick with OsmAnd but is interested in Organic Maps' future development.

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(blog.firedrake.org)
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Japan's Citizen-Created Sex Offender Map Sparks Legal Debate

2025-03-28
Japan's Citizen-Created Sex Offender Map Sparks Legal Debate

In response to a lack of a national sex offender registry and numerous cases of child sexual abuse, a website called Amyna has emerged in Japan, offering a map of alleged sex offenders. Created by a former UN worker, Amyna aims to fill the gap in official systems, but its legality is highly questionable. Japan's strict personal information protection laws heavily restrict data disclosure, potentially leaving Amyna vulnerable to privacy violation claims. While the site argues it protects children, its lack of robust verification processes and handling of sensitive information risks false accusations and secondary victimization. The initiative has sparked a wide-ranging debate about privacy, citizen rights, and government responsibility, highlighting shortcomings in Japan's legal framework for child protection.

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(unseen-japan.com)
Misc sex offender citizen action

Backlog.md: Markdown-Native Task Management for Git Repositories

2025-07-07
Backlog.md: Markdown-Native Task Management for Git Repositories

Backlog.md transforms any Git repository into a self-contained project board using plain Markdown files. This zero-config CLI tool offers a markdown-native task management system, a private offline experience, an instant terminal Kanban view, a modern web interface, AI-ready commands, and rich query capabilities. It's cross-platform, MIT-licensed, and perfect for managing tasks directly within your Git workflow.

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(github.com)
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Graphcore Unveils Pizza-Box-Sized AI Supercomputer: The M2000

2025-05-09
Graphcore Unveils Pizza-Box-Sized AI Supercomputer: The M2000

UK AI chip startup Graphcore has announced its second-generation AI processor, the GC200, and its accompanying computing platform, the M2000. The M2000 is touted as the first AI computer to achieve a petaflop of processing power in a pizza-box-sized form factor. Each GC200 chip boasts 59.4 billion transistors, and the M2000 utilizes four of these chips. Graphcore claims scalability up to 64,000 IPUs, resulting in a potential 16 exaflops of computing power. The M2000 is currently shipping to early access customers and is expected to see broader deployment by the end of the year across various AI applications in finance, healthcare, technology, and more.

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(www.graphcore.ai)
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Next.js Pre-rendering: How Much Traffic Can It Really Handle?

2025-03-09
Next.js Pre-rendering: How Much Traffic Can It Really Handle?

The author tested the traffic capacity of their Next.js pre-rendered site and found a VPS server could only handle around 200 concurrent requests, far lower than expected. This led to an upgrade to a dedicated server, resulting in a significant performance improvement, handling thousands of requests per second. In contrast, server-side rendering (SSR) performed significantly worse than pre-rendering, struggling under high traffic. The article also discusses the pros and cons of other solutions like Cloudflare and Vercel, ultimately opting for a dedicated server for scalability. Future tests will explore further optimizations.

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(martijnhols.nl)
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