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CHICKEN Scheme's New Compiler: CRUNCH – A Statically Typed Scheme Compiler

2024-12-17

This article introduces CRUNCH, a new compiler for a statically typed subset of the Scheme programming language. Built on top of the CHICKEN Scheme system, it compiles Scheme code into portable C99 code. CRUNCH aims to provide a high-performance, lightweight Scheme compiler, addressing shortcomings in existing Scheme systems regarding performance and portability. It's particularly well-suited for game development, virtual machine creation, and embedded systems programming. While CRUNCH has limitations in supported Scheme features, it achieves efficient code generation through type inference and various optimizations, seamlessly integrating with the CHICKEN Scheme ecosystem.

(www.more-magic.net)

Development Statically Typed

YouTube Premium Lite to Add Ads to Shorts

2025-06-06

YouTube Premium Lite to Add Ads to Shorts

YouTube is quietly changing its Premium Lite subscription service. Starting June 30th, the service will begin showing ads on Shorts, in addition to music content, search, and browsing results. This means users won't be completely ad-free, although most long-form videos will remain ad-free. This move aligns with YouTube's ongoing efforts to combat ad blockers and generate revenue through lower-priced subscription tiers.

(www.neowin.net)

Tech

Indie Hacker's Surprise: Document Translator Outperforms Google Translate and DeepL

2025-05-03

An amateur programmer built Kintoun, a document translator, in just two weeks of spare time. Surprisingly, it outperforms Google Translate and DeepL in both translation accuracy and layout preservation. The author shares key lessons learned, including the unexpected success of the product, the critical importance of product distribution, and the winning combination of Inertia.js and Svelte. Kintoun excels at handling complex layouts and features like footnotes and Ruby characters. The author stresses the importance of marketing and shares a successful strategy focused on identifying user needs and offering genuine help before promoting the product.

(dingyu.me)

Development document translation product marketing

The Tech Industry's Job-Hopping Culture: A Reflection

2025-04-24

The Tech Industry's Job-Hopping Culture: A Reflection

A recruiter reflects on the prevalent job-hopping culture in the tech industry, contrasting it with their father's 30-year tenure at a single company. Instead of chasing the next 'better opportunity,' the author argues for focusing on employers who offer fair compensation, a positive work environment, financial stability, and a willingness to embrace innovation. Only then can recruiters be truly transparent and honest, attracting top talent.

(www.talentstuff.com)

Startup job hopping

Debugging Bash Scripts: Gracefully Handling `set -e` Errors

2025-07-27

This article presents a neat trick for gracefully handling errors triggered by `set -e` in Bash scripts. By using `trap 'echo "Exit status $? at line $LINENO from: $BASH_COMMAND"' ERR`, you can print information like the error line number, failing command, and exit status when the script encounters an error, making debugging easier. This leverages Bash-specific features: `$LINENO`, `$BASH_COMMAND` environment variables, and the `ERR` trap condition. Other shells like sh may behave differently and might not fully support this functionality.

(utcc.utoronto.ca)

Development script debugging

Viral Poetry: Algorithms, Community, and the Death of Aesthetics

2025-02-24

Viral Poetry: Algorithms, Community, and the Death of Aesthetics

This essay explores why certain poems go viral on social media, yet attract fierce criticism. The author analyzes three viral poems, identifying common traits: juxtaposing the mundane and profound, using contemporary poetic forms, signaling a political ingroup, urging a moral or therapeutic takeaway, and exhibiting 'cringe' qualities. These elements fuel generational divides. The author argues that social media algorithms dictate the poems' trajectory, not their artistic merit. In the fast-paced online environment, poetry becomes social currency, losing its aesthetic value and space for deep reflection.

(donotresearch.substack.com)

Misc

16TB Archive of US Federal Public Datasets Released

2025-02-07

16TB Archive of US Federal Public Datasets Released

Harvard Law School researchers have released a 16TB archive containing over 311,000 datasets, a complete archive of data.gov from 2024 and 2025. The project aims to preserve the integrity and authenticity of data by maintaining detailed metadata and digital signatures, making it easier for researchers and the public to cite and access this information over time. Open-source software and documentation are also released to enable others to replicate the work and create similar repositories. The project is supported by the Filecoin Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

(lil.law.harvard.edu)

Tech data archiving public datasets

arXivLabs: Community Collaboration on New arXiv Features

2025-09-22

arXivLabs is a framework for collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the arXiv website. Participants must adhere to arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. Have an idea to improve the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

Copyright Office: AI-Assisted Works Can Be Copyrighted

2025-01-30

Copyright Office: AI-Assisted Works Can Be Copyrighted

The US Copyright Office issued a report clarifying copyright for AI-assisted works. The report states that AI-assisted works can be copyrighted if human creativity is central to the work's authorship. This means human adaptation of AI-generated output with "creative arrangements or modifications" is protectable. However, fully machine-generated works will not receive copyright protection. The report follows a review involving thousands of stakeholders and addresses a growing need for clarity in the field. A future report will address the use of copyrighted material in training AI models.

(apnews.com)

AI Copyright Law

Marclay's 'The Clock': A 24-Hour Cinematic Masterpiece on Time

2025-01-04

Marclay's 'The Clock': A 24-Hour Cinematic Masterpiece on Time

Zadie Smith's insightful review in the New York Review of Books explores Christian Marclay's groundbreaking film, 'The Clock.' This 24-hour cinematic experience seamlessly weaves together countless movie clips featuring clocks, unfolding in real time. Smith meticulously dissects the film's structure, aesthetics, and philosophical implications, examining the interplay between real and staged time, accidental and deliberate choices, and cultural perceptions of time's passage. The film's masterful juxtaposition of clips creates a unique narrative, prompting profound reflections on time, life, and the nature of cinema itself.

(www.nybooks.com)

Art film review time

Jupiter: From Galileo's Telescope to Modern Probes

2025-06-03

Jupiter: From Galileo's Telescope to Modern Probes

Since Galileo's discovery of Jupiter's four largest moons in 1610, humanity's exploration of this gas giant has never ceased. Ancient civilizations observed Jupiter, but it wasn't until the Copernican and Keplerian revolutions and the subsequent scientific revolution that a more accurate understanding of the solar system emerged. Science fiction, starting in the 18th century, depicted Jupiter, evolving from early fantasies of an Earth-like environment to more scientifically accurate portrayals informed by data from probes like Pioneer 10/11, Voyager 1/2, Galileo, and Juno. Missions like JUICE and future endeavors continue to unravel Jupiter's mysteries and its moons, inspiring future science fiction stories.

(clarkesworldmagazine.com)

Tech

UK Explores Digital ID Cards to Tackle Illegal Immigration

2025-06-06

UK Explores Digital ID Cards to Tackle Illegal Immigration

The UK government is exploring a proposal for a digital ID card, dubbed "BritCard," to combat illegal immigration. This smartphone-based card would link to government records, verifying an individual's right to live and work in Britain and monitoring welfare fraud. Proponents argue it signals a tougher stance on illegal migration and helps alleviate the small boats crisis. While previously proposed by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, the idea was shelved and is now gaining renewed traction with support from some Labour MPs. They believe it simplifies right-to-rent and right-to-work checks, effectively targets criminal employers exploiting undocumented workers, while avoiding unfair impact on legal residents. The estimated cost is £400 million to build and £10 million annually to maintain as a free app.

(www.independent.co.uk)

Tech Digital ID Illegal Immigration

Micro Center Member Pricing: Free Until 2026!

2025-05-30

Micro Center Member Pricing: Free Until 2026!

Micro Center's Member Pricing is now available, completely free until 2026! No credit card is needed to join; simply sign in with your verified account to unlock extra savings automatically applied at checkout. Returns are always free, and starting them online saves time. Look for the green tag on products throughout the site to identify Member Pricing deals. Existing Micro Center accounts automatically qualify.

(www.microcenter.com)

Misc Member Pricing Savings

Lightweight Bash MCP Server: Zero Overhead

2025-05-30

Lightweight Bash MCP Server: Zero Overhead

This project presents a lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implemented entirely in Bash, avoiding the overhead of heavier runtimes like Node.js or Python. It offers full JSON-RPC 2.0 and MCP protocol support, dynamic tool discovery, JSON configuration, and easy custom tool extension. A simple command-line interface makes it easy to run, with examples showing how to create your own MCP server (a weather server is demonstrated). While lacking concurrency, advanced memory management, and streaming responses, it's sufficient for AI assistants and local tool execution.

(github.com)

Development

Rust: A Double-Edged Sword of Efficiency and Challenges

2025-04-15

Rust: A Double-Edged Sword of Efficiency and Challenges

The author shares their experience of spending two years using Rust to write the backend of a B2B SaaS product. Rust boasts exceptional performance, excellent tooling, type safety, and robust error handling. However, the module system and build performance present challenges. While the borrow checker is powerful, it has a steep learning curve. Asynchronous programming, though complex, offers high performance. Overall, the Rust experience is positive, but requires careful consideration of trade-offs.

(borretti.me)

Development

Building a RISC-V Hypervisor in Starina OS: From Hello World to Booting Linux

2025-05-17

Building a RISC-V Hypervisor in Starina OS: From Hello World to Booting Linux

This post documents the author's journey building a lightweight RISC-V H-extension based hypervisor within the Starina operating system. Leveraging QEMU for RISC-V H-extension emulation, the author incrementally implemented guest mode entry, system call handling, a simple Hello World program, and finally, Linux kernel booting. Challenges including page table management, device tree setup, timer support, and MMIO were overcome, with detailed steps and solutions provided. The post concludes with a successful Linux boot within the Starina hypervisor.

(seiya.me)

Development

From Cognitive Decline to AI-Assisted Coding: A Programmer's Redemption

2025-06-14

From Cognitive Decline to AI-Assisted Coding: A Programmer's Redemption

A programmer recounts a five-year battle with severe cognitive decline, including memory loss and social difficulties. Diagnosed with a frontotemporal dementia phenotype, he thankfully avoided worsening. This essay details his journey, from initial panic to adaptation, and finally, rediscovering his passion for programming with AI-assisted tools. He compares his experience to the novel *Flowers for Algernon*, reflecting on cognitive abilities and life's value, ultimately finding a new direction and meaning.

(tidyfirst.substack.com)

Misc self-redemption

Background Music Listening Habits Differ Between Neurotypical Adults and Those Screened for ADHD

2025-04-08

An online survey of 910 young adults (17–30 years old) compared background music (BM) listening habits and subjective effects between neurotypical individuals and those who screened positive for ADHD across tasks with varying cognitive demands. The ADHD group showed a significantly higher preference for BM in specific situations, such as studying and exercising, and a stronger preference for stimulating music. However, no significant differences were found in subjective effects of BM on cognitive and emotional functioning between the groups. The study highlights the importance of adjusting BM use based on individual arousal needs and available cognitive resources, offering a novel perspective on music interventions for ADHD.

(www.frontiersin.org)

AI Background Music

Bybit Suffers $1.46 Billion Crypto Heist in Largest Ever Hack

2025-02-21

Bybit Suffers $1.46 Billion Crypto Heist in Largest Ever Hack

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been hit with a massive $1.46 billion crypto heist, according to blockchain investigator ZachXBT. Hackers gained control of a Bybit ETH cold wallet, transferring approximately $1.1 billion worth of ETH and other tokens to a new wallet. The hackers are now liquidating assets on decentralized exchanges, having already sold around $200 million in stETH. Bybit CEO Ben Zhou confirmed the security breach, assuring users that other cold wallets remain secure. This incident is potentially the largest cryptocurrency hack in history, causing BTC and ETH prices to drop.

(www.coindesk.com)

Tech Cryptocurrency theft Blockchain security

arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaborators

2025-09-21

arXivLabs is a framework that lets collaborators develop and share new arXiv features directly on the site. Individuals and organizations working with arXivLabs embrace our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners who share them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

Development

European Courts Order Pirate Site Blocking, DNS Providers React Differently

2025-05-11

European courts have recently issued orders to DNS resolvers like OpenDNS, Cloudflare, and Google to block pirate websites, leading to varied responses from these tech giants. OpenDNS took drastic action, withdrawing from France and Belgium; Cloudflare used "alternate mechanisms" to comply, notifying users with an HTTP 451 error; Google silently refused DNS queries without explanation. This lack of transparency confuses users and potentially violates court requirements for detailed explanations. Concerns are rising about similar bills in the US, highlighting the importance of transparency in tackling online copyright issues.

(torrentfreak.com)

Tech online copyright

Microsoft's DMA Compliance: Major Windows Updates

2025-06-03

Microsoft's DMA Compliance: Major Windows Updates

To comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Microsoft announced significant changes to Windows 10 and 11, and several apps. Default browser settings will now include more file types and offer taskbar pinning. Windows Search will improve support for multiple web search providers with customizable ordering. The Microsoft Store will become uninstallable, but installed app updates will continue. These changes will roll out in June and July, with some already available in Windows Insider builds.

(blogs.windows.com)

Tech Windows update

Terraria and Celeste in the Browser: An Impossible Feat

2025-05-29

This article details the author's and their team's thrilling journey of porting the C# games Terraria and Celeste to WebAssembly. They overcame numerous challenges, including decompilation, integrating WebAssembly with native C++ components, limitations in .NET runtime's support for multithreading and cryptographic algorithms, and compatibility issues with FNA and FMOD engines. Ultimately, they not only successfully ran the games but also implemented the Everest mod loader and enabled online multiplayer, a true technical marvel.

(velzie.rip)

Game

Running a Minecraft Server Inside a FreeBSD Jail

2025-04-05

Running a Minecraft Server Inside a FreeBSD Jail

This tutorial walks you through setting up a secure Minecraft server within a FreeBSD Jail container, a more secure alternative to Docker or Podman on Linux. The author details the process of creating the jail, installing the FreeBSD base system, configuring network settings, building the Minecraft server from ports, and configuring crucial settings like memory allocation, EULA acceptance, and server properties. Finally, the guide demonstrates starting the server and connecting via a Minecraft client. This is a comprehensive guide for users comfortable with FreeBSD.

(vermaden.wordpress.com)

Development

Calcium's Surprising Role in Shaping Life's Earliest Molecules

2025-04-16

A new study from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science Tokyo reveals a surprising role for calcium ions in influencing the formation of life's earliest molecular structures. Researchers found that calcium selectively affects how primitive polymers form, offering insights into the origin of homochirality – the preference for a single 'handedness' in biological molecules. This suggests that calcium availability on early Earth may have significantly influenced the development of homochiral polymers, potentially playing a crucial role in the emergence of life and hinting at similar processes potentially occurring on other planets.

(www.sciencedaily.com)

AI chirality calcium ions

Feast, Milvus, and Docling: A Quickstart for RAG

2025-04-22

Feast, Milvus, and Docling: A Quickstart for RAG

This project demonstrates building a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application using Feast. It expands on a basic RAG demo, showcasing how to transform PDFs into LLM-ready text data with Docling, use Milvus as a vector database for embedding storage and retrieval, and perform PDF transformations with Docling during ingestion. Key features demonstrated include online feature retrieval, declarative feature definitions, vector search, handling structured and unstructured context, and versioning/reusability. The project includes sample data, a Python file defining Feast feature views and entities, a YAML file configuring offline and online stores, and two main notebooks: one for PDF text extraction and Parquet storage using Docling, and another for ingesting and managing data with Feast.

(github.com)

Development

Code Review Tool Tips: Common Errors and Limitations

2025-06-07

Code Review Tool Tips: Common Errors and Limitations

This text lists common messages from a code review tool, covering batch application, code changes, pull request status, multi-line comments, and more. These messages indicate that some suggestions are inapplicable due to no code changes, closed pull requests, viewing subsets of changes, single-line application limits, applying suggestions to deleted lines, already applied suggestions, pending reviews, multi-line comments, or because the action is temporarily unavailable. The text summarizes the various limitations and error messages encountered when handling suggestions in a code review tool.

(github.com)

Development error messages

The Xanadu Tragedy: An Epic of the Hypertext Dream

2025-09-21

The Xanadu Tragedy: An Epic of the Hypertext Dream

This article recounts how Vannevar Bush's Memex concept inspired two pioneers, Doug Engelbart and Ted Nelson, who respectively created the NLS and Xanadu systems, attempting to build an ideal internet based on hypertext. Engelbart's NLS demonstrated the potential of hypertext, but ultimately failed to gain widespread adoption due to technological limitations. Nelson's Xanadu was a grander vision, aiming to create a "docuverse" connecting all knowledge, but due to technical challenges, funding issues, and Nelson's personality, it ultimately failed to achieve its ambitious goals. The article explores missed opportunities in the development of the internet and the balance between technical and humanistic considerations, prompting reflections on the future form of the internet.

(www.astralcodexten.com)

Tech hypertext

I'm Bored of It: The Ubiquitous Tech We Can't Escape

2025-04-04

The author expresses profound weariness with a pervasive technology, highlighting its dehumanizing effects and questioning its very existence. It's characterized by garbage in, garbage out, unwanted by the public yet championed by the brightest minds focused on user adoption. Shareholders and policymakers alike succumb to its pressure, its operation demanding immense energy and water resources. Media coverage swings wildly between glorification and condemnation, with endless conversations and personal usage anecdotes dominating discourse. The author subtly alludes to the technology, confessing a feeling of guilt associated with its use. The pervasiveness itself is the source of the author's exhaustion.

(paulrobertlloyd.com)

Tech Tech fatigue Ethical concerns Technology overuse

California Overtakes Japan as World's 4th Largest Economy, But Trump Tariffs Pose Threat

2025-04-25

California Overtakes Japan as World's 4th Largest Economy, But Trump Tariffs Pose Threat

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California's GDP reached $4.1 trillion in 2024, surpassing Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy. However, he warned that President Trump's tariff policies threaten the tech powerhouse's rapid growth. California's economy outpaced the US, China, and Germany, growing 6% last year. Newsom credits California's prosperity to investments in its people, a focus on sustainability, and a belief in innovation. But he expressed concern over the Trump administration's tariffs, arguing they harm Californian families and businesses. A lawsuit has been filed, accusing Trump of abusing emergency powers to illegally impose tariffs.

(edition.cnn.com)

Tech California Economy Trump Tariffs International Trade

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