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Unraveling the Mystery of Forth's DOES>

2025-06-10

This article delves into the intricate implementation of the `DOES>` word in the Forth programming language. `DOES>` enables the creation of 'smart data structures' capable of executing custom actions. The author meticulously explains the three temporal aspects of `DOES>`: compile time, definition time, and runtime. Using the examples of `SHAPE` and `MAN`, the article illustrates how `DOES>` modifies the execution address of newly created words to achieve its functionality, ultimately executing the code following `DOES>` at runtime. The complexity of implementing `DOES>` and potential conflicts with modern OS memory management are also discussed.

(boston.conman.org)

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ICANN Challenges AFRINIC Election Amidst Governance Crisis

2025-06-10

ICANN Challenges AFRINIC Election Amidst Governance Crisis

AFRINIC, the African regional internet registry, is embroiled in a governance crisis, leaving it without a board or CEO since 2022. A long-running legal dispute with Cloud Innovation led to a court-appointed receiver and Cloud Innovation's unexpected addition as a shareholder. ICANN, concerned about transparency and fairness, has questioned the election process, particularly the composition of the Nomination Committee and the unusual circumstances surrounding Cloud Innovation's membership. Despite ICANN's concerns, the election is proceeding, highlighting the complexities and challenges in regional internet registry governance.

(www.theregister.com)

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Open-Source Rhythm Dungeon Crawler QRawl: Clever Time Travel Mechanics

2025-06-10

Open-Source Rhythm Dungeon Crawler QRawl: Clever Time Travel Mechanics

QRawl, a 16x9 pixel rhythm dungeon crawler, has open-sourced its code. The game cleverly blends rhythm game and dungeon crawler elements, with core mechanics focused on synchronizing player input with the game's beat. To address the challenge of late but valid player inputs clashing with monster actions, the game uses a 'time travel' mechanic: the game state is saved at the beat, and if a valid input is subsequently given, the game rewinds to this saved state and recalculates game logic. This ensures a smooth rhythm and gameplay experience. The final level reveals a giant QR code, inspiring the author's future game idea: a QR dungeon crawler that generates dungeons from any scanned QR code, transforming everyday intrusions into playful experiences.

(github.com)

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AI to Upend Finance Jobs: Vista CEO Predicts Mass Layoffs

2025-06-10

AI to Upend Finance Jobs: Vista CEO Predicts Mass Layoffs

Robert F. Smith, CEO of Vista Equity Partners, predicts AI will revolutionize the finance job market, leading to widespread layoffs. He forecasts that by next year, 40% of finance professionals at the SuperReturn International conference will be using AI agents, while 60% will be seeking new employment. This prediction stems from AI agents' ability to autonomously perform complex, multi-step tasks. Smith emphasized that AI will transform all jobs currently held by one billion knowledge workers; while not all jobs will disappear, all will change. This aligns with other reports predicting significant job cuts in finance, while simultaneously boosting banking industry profits with AI.

(www.entrepreneur.com)

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Las Vegas Fights Heat with Trees

2025-06-10

Las Vegas Fights Heat with Trees

Following a record-breaking summer with over 500 heat-related deaths, Las Vegas is aggressively tackling climate change. The city, county, and local advocates are planting thousands of trees, particularly in the hottest neighborhoods, to mitigate the urban heat island effect. Studies show trees can significantly lower surrounding temperatures, by at least 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The effort focuses not only on the number of trees planted but also on strategic species selection and placement to maximize cooling impact while conserving water in the desert environment. Schools are also participating, educating the next generation about environmental responsibility.

(www.npr.org)

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Why AI Pair Programmers Are Currently a Bad Idea

2025-06-10

Why AI Pair Programmers Are Currently a Bad Idea

The author shares their experience using AI pair programming, finding that the AI's speed surpasses human comprehension, leading to inefficiencies. The solution proposed is to break down tasks into smaller, independent components, utilize asynchronous workflows, and reduce the AI's autonomy. This includes using turn-based editing modes, increasing communication and confirmation steps, and aiming for a better balance between speed and quality. The ultimate goal is to make the AI assistant more like a human collaborator rather than a high-speed code generator.

(justin.searls.co)

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2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year: Stunning Views From Earth and Space

2025-06-10

2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year: Stunning Views From Earth and Space

The 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest, hosted by Capture the Atlas, has announced its winners, selecting from over 6,000 submissions worldwide. This year's winning photos showcase the breathtaking Milky Way from diverse locations, including Easter Island's Moai statues, Taiwan's Hehuan Mountain, and Yemen's remote Socotra Island. Remarkably, there's even a stunning shot from the International Space Station, captured by astronaut Don Pettit, featuring both the Earth and the Milky Way. These photos stand out for their diverse geographies, approaches, and techniques, all united by the awe-inspiring celestial spectacle.

(www.thisiscolossal.com)

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Posse Comitatus Act Loopholes: How Federal Troops Circumvent the Law in Domestic Enforcement

2025-06-10

Posse Comitatus Act Loopholes: How Federal Troops Circumvent the Law in Domestic Enforcement

The Posse Comitatus Act restricts the use of federal troops in domestic law enforcement, but loopholes are being exploited. The article highlights issues with the D.C. National Guard and the deployment of National Guard troops under Title 32 status, allowing presidents to circumvent the law and use these forces for domestic law enforcement, threatening democracy and personal liberty. Reforms are proposed to clarify D.C. National Guard command, restrict cross-state deployments of state National Guards, and ensure that National Guard units under federal command are subject to the Act.

(www.brennancenter.org)

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macOS 26: The Last Intel-Supported Version

2025-06-09

macOS 26: The Last Intel-Supported Version

Apple announced at WWDC that macOS 26 Tahoe will be the final macOS version supporting Intel chips. Starting next year, major new macOS releases will only run on Apple Silicon Macs (2020 M1 and later). While Intel Macs will receive security updates for a time, users won't get new features in macOS 27 and beyond. Some older Intel Macs, like certain MacBook Airs and Mac minis, are already unsupported by macOS Tahoe. However, Tahoe still supports some Intel Macs, including the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro. Apple's message is clear: upgrade to Apple Silicon for continued feature and security updates.

(9to5mac.com)

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container: Lightweight Container Tool for Apple Silicon Macs

2025-06-09

container: Lightweight Container Tool for Apple Silicon Macs

container is a Swift-based tool for creating and running Linux containers on macOS as lightweight virtual machines. It's OCI-compliant, allowing you to pull and run images from any standard container registry and push built images. It leverages new features in macOS 26 Beta 1 and has networking limitations on macOS 15; upgrading is recommended. Download the installer from the GitHub releases page and use uninstall-container.sh for removal. User data can be preserved during uninstallation.

(github.com)

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Prototyping a CodeCAD Language: The Pursuit of Software Hygge

2025-06-09

The author spent a month prototyping a CodeCAD language, aiming not for flashy demos, but for a feeling of "software hygge": instant loading, stability, and ease of use. The post focuses on the prototyping challenges of a "bidirectional editing" feature, synchronizing a graphical UI with a textual code editor in real-time. Numerous technical hurdles are discussed, including code rewriting, editor-UI synchronization, and code formatting. The author shares learning resources and reflections on building an integrated language implementation and editor tooling, as well as discussions on related existing projects.

(kevinlynagh.com)

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Reliving Smalltalk-76: Running the Legend on a Xerox Alto

2025-06-09

Reliving Smalltalk-76: Running the Legend on a Xerox Alto

This blog post details the author's success in running Smalltalk-76 on a vintage Xerox Alto. Smalltalk, a pioneering object-oriented programming language, featured a groundbreaking GUI on the Alto, including the desktop metaphor, icons, scrollbars, and overlapping windows—influencing the design of the Apple Lisa and Macintosh. The article highlights Smalltalk's unique ability to view and modify system code while the system is running, demonstrated by modifying scrollbar code. Despite its slow speed, Smalltalk's implementation on the Alto holds significant historical and technical value, laying the groundwork for modern programming languages and GUI design.

(www.righto.com)

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Funk Legend Sly Stone Passes Away at 82

2025-06-09

Funk Legend Sly Stone Passes Away at 82

Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at age 82. His family announced his passing after a long battle with COPD and other health issues. Known for his groundbreaking blend of musical styles, Sly and the Family Stone were the first major racially integrated American rock band, producing iconic hits like "Dance to the Music" and "Everyday People." While his later career was marked by struggles with addiction and internal band conflicts, his influence on music remains undeniable, and his legacy will continue to inspire generations. A film based on his life is currently in the works.

(abcnews.go.com)

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US Health Secretary's Purge of Vaccine Advisory Board Sparks Outrage

2025-06-09

US Health Secretary's Purge of Vaccine Advisory Board Sparks Outrage

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee on Monday, sparking widespread criticism from medical groups. Kennedy cited conflicts of interest and plans to appoint his own team within two weeks. The move, described as a "coup," threatens to undermine public trust in vaccine science and potentially lead to a rise in vaccine-preventable diseases. It also breaks a previous promise by Kennedy and raises concerns about the impartiality of future committee members.

(apnews.com)

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Apple Unveils Offline AI Framework at WWDC2025

2025-06-09

Apple Unveils Offline AI Framework at WWDC2025

Apple announced its new "Foundation Models" framework at WWDC2025, enabling developers to leverage Apple's on-device AI models offline. This eliminates cloud API costs and enhances user privacy. Using Swift, developers can access Apple Intelligence models with minimal code, creating personalized experiences. For example, Kahoot can generate custom quizzes from user notes. The framework is currently in developer testing, with a public beta launching early next month.

(techcrunch.com)

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Running Linux Containers on Apple Silicon: Introducing Containerization

2025-06-09

Running Linux Containers on Apple Silicon: Introducing Containerization

Containerization is a Swift-based project enabling Linux container usage on Apple Silicon. Leveraging virtualization, it offers comprehensive APIs for managing OCI images, interacting with remote registries, creating filesystems, configuring networking, managing lightweight VMs, and running containerized processes. A miniature init system, vminitd, manages in-VM processes. Building requires an Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 15+, and Xcode 26 Beta+. An optimized Linux kernel configuration ensures fast boot times. Version 0.1.0 is released, with community contributions welcomed.

(github.com)

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Domains I Love: A Collection of Cute and Clever Names

2025-06-09

This blog post lists some of the author's favorite domain names, such as abc.xyz, 1e100.net, and n.pr, appreciating their brevity and cleverness. The author emphasizes that the appeal lies in the domains themselves, not the websites they link to. While several are Google domains, this is purely coincidental. The post concludes with a mention of the author's fondness for cool usernames and email addresses.

(www.ahmedsaoudi.com)

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Apple's New Gaming App: A Resurrected Game Center, But Much More

2025-06-09

Apple's New Gaming App: A Resurrected Game Center, But Much More

Apple is launching a dedicated gaming app, "Games," pre-installed on Macs, iPhones, and iPads this fall with macOS Tahoe 26 and iOS 26. This revamped Game Center will act as a modern gaming hub, similar to Xbox or GOG Galaxy, featuring leaderboards, matchmaking, recommendations, news, and direct access to Apple Arcade. Users can see what friends are playing, challenge them, and access their entire App Store game library. The Mac version includes an overlay for quick access to communication tools, audio, Bluetooth, and battery life. This release underscores Apple's growing push into gaming, following recent additions of AAA titles to Mac and mobile and the acquisition of the small game studio RAC7. While the Epic Games legal battle continues, Fortnite's return to the App Store with third-party payment support marks a significant development.

(www.engadget.com)

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Mysterious Deep Space Object Emits Strange Signals Every 44 Minutes

2025-06-09

Mysterious Deep Space Object Emits Strange Signals Every 44 Minutes

Astronomers have detected ASKAP J1832-0911, a mysterious object emitting two-minute bursts of radio waves and X-rays every 44 minutes. Unlike anything previously observed, it's possibly a magnetar or a binary star system, but current theories don't fully explain it. This discovery could imply new physics or stellar evolution models. The object is a rare long-period transient (LPT), and its long-period pulsing mechanism remains a puzzle. The X-ray detection provides crucial clues to unraveling this cosmic mystery.

(www.livescience.com)

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Methylene Blue: Miracle Supplement or Dangerous Hype?

2025-06-09

Methylene Blue: Miracle Supplement or Dangerous Hype?

Methylene blue, an old drug, has recently resurfaced as a potential 'miracle supplement,' touted for memory improvement, increased energy, and mood regulation. However, the reality is more nuanced. This article delves into methylene blue's cellular mechanisms, including its roles as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, mitochondrial helper, and nitric oxide blocker. While in vitro and animal studies show promise, human trials are inconclusive, with small sample sizes and inconsistent results. Furthermore, methylene blue exhibits a hormetic effect—low doses might be beneficial, while high doses are harmful, potentially causing side effects such as blue urine, bladder irritation, nausea, vomiting, headaches, and even life-threatening complications. Therefore, until further research confirms its safety and efficacy, self-administering methylene blue is strongly discouraged.

(neurofrontiers.blog)

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iPadOS 26: Apple's Biggest Update Ever, Redefining iPad Experience

2025-06-09

iPadOS 26: Apple's Biggest Update Ever, Redefining iPad Experience

Apple unveiled iPadOS 26, its most significant iPadOS release to date. This update boasts a redesigned interface, a powerful new windowing system, enhanced Apple Intelligence features, and major improvements to file, audio, and video handling. The refreshed design is more expressive while maintaining iPad's simplicity. The new windowing system offers fluid resizing and organization of app windows. Apple Intelligence is further integrated, including Live Translation, Genmoji, and Image Playground. An enhanced Files app provides more robust file management, and the Preview app arrives on iPad for PDF editing. Creative pros benefit from Background Tasks, audio input selection, and local capture for streamlined audio and video workflows.

(www.apple.com)

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Universal Basic Income: Not Free Money, But a Freer Life

2025-06-09

A German study shows Universal Basic Income (UBI) didn't create laziness, but improved mental health, autonomy, and generosity. Even with a €1200 monthly payment, employment rates remained unchanged; instead, it encouraged people to seek more fulfilling work. UBI also increased savings, donations, and sharing, boosting women's autonomy. With AI causing mass programmer layoffs, UBI is a concept the US should consider, as evidenced by Alaska's oil revenue sharing program.

(medium.com)

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YouTube Loosens Content Moderation: More Controversial Videos to Remain

2025-06-09

YouTube Loosens Content Moderation: More Controversial Videos to Remain

YouTube is easing its content moderation policies. Balancing free speech with potential harm, YouTube is raising the bar for content removal, allowing more potentially controversial videos to remain in the name of 'public interest.' This could lead to more inflammatory content on topics such as elections, race, gender, sexuality, abortion, immigration, and censorship. The change follows a trend seen on other user-generated content platforms, reflecting the challenges and complexities of content moderation. YouTube states the goal is to protect free expression while mitigating egregious harm.

(arstechnica.com)

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Pi in Pascal's Triangle: A Stunning Discovery

2025-06-09

Mathematician Daniel Hardisky has unearthed a novel formula for pi within Pascal's Triangle, sparking considerable interest in the mathematical community. His discovery builds upon a modification of the Nilakantha Somayaji series, linking the denominators to the areas of Pythagorean triangles and cleverly representing them using binomial coefficients. The article also presents other formulas connecting pi to Pascal's Triangle and binomial coefficients, showcasing pi's surprising hidden connections within mathematics.

(www.cut-the-knot.org)

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XChat's End-to-End Encryption: The Juicebox Security Flaw

2025-06-09

XChat's End-to-End Encryption: The Juicebox Security Flaw

Matthew Garrett exposes security vulnerabilities in X's (formerly Twitter) new end-to-end encrypted messaging protocol, XChat. XChat uses the Juicebox protocol to store user private keys, distributing them across three servers. However, these servers are all controlled by X, meaning X can access all user keys, undermining end-to-end encryption. The article delves into Juicebox's mechanics and potential risks, highlighting critical flaws in XChat's deployment. User private keys are vulnerable to arbitrary access by X, leading to the recommendation to avoid using XChat.

(blog.cryptographyengineering.com)

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Seagate Unleashes 4TB Xbox Expansion Card, But is it Worth the Price?

2025-06-09

Seagate Unleashes 4TB Xbox Expansion Card, But is it Worth the Price?

Seagate has launched a 4TB storage expansion card for Xbox Series X|S consoles, its first capacity upgrade since 2021. Priced at $499.99 (with a limited-time discount to $429.99), it caters to players with extensive game libraries. However, the price is steep, especially considering Seagate's 2TB card is currently available for $219.99. Western Digital offers competing cards, but not yet a 4TB option. The Xbox expansion cards remain pricier than PlayStation 5 alternatives, which support a wider range of compatible SSDs.

(www.theverge.com)

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Somo: A Human-Friendly Netstat Alternative for Linux

2025-06-09

Somo: A Human-Friendly Netstat Alternative for Linux

Tired of the complexities of netstat? Somo is a more user-friendly socket and port monitoring tool for Linux. It displays information in a clean table view, supports various filter options (protocol, port, IP address, program name, etc.), and offers interactive process killing. Installation is easy, supporting .deb packages for Debian and Cargo installation. Using sudo allows viewing all processes and ports. In short: Somo makes Linux port monitoring simpler, more efficient, and user-friendly.

(github.com)

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Munal OS: An Experimental Unikernel OS in Rust

2025-06-09

Munal OS: An Experimental Unikernel OS in Rust

Munal OS is an experimental operating system written entirely in Rust, featuring a unikernel design, cooperative scheduling, and a security model based on WASM sandboxing. It forgoes traditional components like a bootloader, page mapping, virtual address space, and interrupts. Instead, the entire OS is compiled into a single EFI binary, embedding the kernel, WASM engine, and all applications. Communication with QEMU is handled via VirtIO drivers, enabling a graphical interface, network driver, and TCP stack. While currently limited to QEMU and lacking multi-core support and interrupts, its minimalist design and WASM-based sandboxing offer a fresh perspective on OS design.

(github.com)

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Cryogenic Computing: Potential and Bottlenecks of High-Frequency Cores

2025-06-09

Cryogenic Computing: Potential and Bottlenecks of High-Frequency Cores

This paper explores cryogenic semiconductor computing and superconductor electronics as alternatives to traditional semiconductors. Facing challenges like increased leakage current and performance degradation at higher temperatures, these technologies offer high-performance, low-power computation. The study uses gem5 to model in-order and out-of-order cores at high clock frequencies, evaluating performance using real-world applications (NPB, SPEC CPU2006, GAPBS). Results reveal potential speedups but also highlight limitations imposed by cache bandwidth.

(arch.cs.ucdavis.edu)

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Apple Unveils Stunning New Software Design: Liquid Glass

2025-06-09

Apple Unveils Stunning New Software Design: Liquid Glass

Apple today previewed a breathtaking new software design featuring a revolutionary translucent material called Liquid Glass. This dynamically adaptive design, spanning iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26, brings a new level of vitality and focus to content across all Apple platforms. Liquid Glass reacts to content and context, creating a more immersive and delightful user experience. Updated controls, toolbars, and navigation elements are seamlessly integrated, and developers have access to new APIs to easily adopt this stunning new look and feel.

(www.apple.com)

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