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Six Mistakes I Made Making a Diorama Puzzle Game

2025-03-18

The author details six challenges encountered while developing a point-and-click puzzle game built entirely from dioramas. These include low-resolution machine-woven tapestries, the high cost of Git hosting, AI's poor tweening capabilities, difficulties shooting in confined spaces, a flawed Steam marketing strategy, and warped veneer. The author shares these lessons learned and encourages players to wishlist the game on Steam.

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(novalis.org)
Game dioramas

Depot: Startup Revolutionizing Software Builds Seeks First Marketing Hire

2025-03-18
Depot: Startup Revolutionizing Software Builds Seeks First Marketing Hire

Depot, a rapidly growing build acceleration platform boasting 500+ paying customers and double-digit monthly growth, is seeking its first dedicated marketing hire. This role will be crucial in developing and executing a comprehensive marketing strategy, encompassing customer acquisition, activation, and expansion; content creation and calendar management; lead generation and nurturing; analytics and experimentation; and close collaboration with engineering and founders. The ideal candidate will possess 5+ years of developer-focused marketing experience, fluency with analytics tools, and a proven track record of success in content marketing, social media, SEO, and email campaigns.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
Startup build acceleration marketing

Oregon's Exploding Whale: A 54-Year-Old Viral Sensation

2025-03-18
Oregon's Exploding Whale: A 54-Year-Old Viral Sensation

Fifty-four years ago, on November 12, 1970, Oregon made headlines with a bizarre event: the dynamiting of a dead whale on a Florence beach. The resulting spectacle, captured live on KATU news, showered onlookers with whale parts and became an instant viral sensation (long before the internet!). Today, the 'Exploding Whale' remains a beloved, memetic legend, celebrated annually with festivals, themed merchandise, and even a baseball team tribute. While the method of whale disposal has since changed, the story of the exploding whale continues to entertain and fascinate.

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(katu.com)
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Europe's Cloud Conundrum: A Path to Self-Reliance

2025-03-18
Europe's Cloud Conundrum: A Path to Self-Reliance

Europe's reliance on American cloud services leaves it vulnerable. Market forces haven't delivered a viable European alternative, and businesses are hesitant to adopt unproven solutions. This article advocates for industrial policy: targeted government procurement, strategic subsidies, and leveraging open-source collaboration to build a sovereign cloud ecosystem. Success hinges on governments developing deep industry knowledge, learning from past large-scale project failures, and fostering homegrown talent to achieve cloud independence.

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(berthub.eu)
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Environmental DNA: A New Frontier in Forensics

2025-03-18
Environmental DNA: A New Frontier in Forensics

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is emerging as a powerful tool in forensic science. This technology leverages DNA fragments extracted from environmental samples like air and clothing to provide new leads in criminal investigations. A comprehensive review of literature explores how shed cells and skin fragments carry DNA, the effects of environmental factors (UV radiation, humidity) on DNA degradation, and the challenges of DNA transfer and contamination. The studies highlight how actions like speaking and contact spread DNA and how procedural improvements can mitigate contamination. While promising for improving accuracy and efficiency in forensic analysis, challenges remain in interpreting low-level DNA and distinguishing background eDNA from crime-relevant DNA.

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(www.nature.com)
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A Calculational Approach to Type Checker Design

2025-03-18

This paper presents a calculational approach to designing type checkers, deriving them from behavioral specifications using equational reasoning. The authors simplify calculations using an algebraic approach based on fold fusion and further improve it with a constraint-based approach to solving and composing fusion preconditions. The methodology is illustrated with three examples of increasing complexity: a simple expression language, one with exceptions, and a version of the lambda calculus.

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(bahr.io)
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Hollywood Stars Unite Against AI Copyright Grab

2025-03-18
Hollywood Stars Unite Against AI Copyright Grab

Over 400 Hollywood creative leaders signed an open letter to the Trump administration, protesting AI companies' use of copyrighted material without permission for AI training. They argue this undermines the economic and cultural strength of America's creative industries. The letter, signed by A-list stars like Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, and Cate Blanchett, calls for upholding existing copyright laws and has sparked widespread industry debate.

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(variety.com)
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The Flawed On-Call System in Big Tech and the Promise of AI

2025-03-18

This article explores the shortcomings of the on-call system prevalent in large tech companies. Drawing on personal experience, the author contrasts the approaches of big tech and startups in handling software issues. Big tech's incentive structures lead to declining software quality, making on-call a permanent fixture. The author argues that AI and machine learning can revolutionize on-call processes, for example, using LLMs to simplify logs, search for similar issues, and reduce the burden on engineers, thus increasing efficiency.

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(reflector.dev)
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Elegant Functional Programming Examples: A Showcase

2025-03-18

This code showcases the elegance and conciseness of functional programming. It demonstrates functions for calculating rectangle areas, converting rectangle data from different formats, comparing string array elements, and flipping coordinate points. The use of pattern matching and macro definition enhances readability and expressiveness, highlighting the power of functional programming. The final example of flattening a tree structure beautifully illustrates recursion. These examples perfectly demonstrate how functional programming paradigms improve code maintainability and reusability.

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(rhombus-lang.org)
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Open-Source OLMo-2 Outperforms GPT-3.5? Mac-Friendly Setup!

2025-03-18
Open-Source OLMo-2 Outperforms GPT-3.5? Mac-Friendly Setup!

The open-source language model OLMo-2, with 32 billion parameters, claims to outperform GPT-3.5-Turbo and GPT-4 mini. All data, code, weights, and details are freely available. This post details a simple setup for running it on a Mac using the llm-mlx plugin. Download the 17GB model with a few commands and engage in interactive chat or generate images; the example shows generating an SVG of a pelican on a bicycle.

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(simonwillison.net)
AI

PhD Students: Don't Try to Reform Science Yet

2025-03-18
PhD Students: Don't Try to Reform Science Yet

This article distinguishes between 'Science 1,' the idealized pursuit of truth, and 'Science 2,' the actual social practice of science. Science 2 involves funding, collaboration, competition, and crucially, communication. The author uses the example of BERT to illustrate how even revolutionary contributions can face resistance due to cultural factors and communication styles. The advice for PhD students is to focus on navigating Science 2, building networks, and establishing influence before attempting to reform the system.

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(maxwellforbes.com)
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BYD Unveils 1000kW Supercharging Platform: 5-Minute Charge for 400km Range

2025-03-18
BYD Unveils 1000kW Supercharging Platform: 5-Minute Charge for 400km Range

BYD launched a new super-fast charging platform for electric vehicles (EVs), boasting charging speeds comparable to refueling gasoline cars. They also announced plans to build a nationwide charging network across China. The platform achieves peak charging speeds of 1000 kW, enabling a 5-minute charge to deliver a 400km range, significantly surpassing Tesla's 500kW superchargers. BYD aims to build over 4,000 ultra-fast charging stations to address range anxiety, marking the industry's first achievement of megawatt charging power. This new architecture will initially power the Han L sedan and Tang L SUV.

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(finance.yahoo.com)
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Ubuntu 25.10 to Default to Rust-Rewritten Core Utilities

2025-03-18
Ubuntu 25.10 to Default to Rust-Rewritten Core Utilities

Ubuntu announced plans to replace core system utilities (e.g., `ls`, `cp`, and `mv`) with modern Rust-based versions in Ubuntu 25.10. This aims to enhance system security and reliability, leveraging Rust's memory safety to reduce vulnerabilities. To ease the transition, Ubuntu introduced `oxidizr`, a tool allowing users to easily switch between implementations and enabling a gradual migration. While performance improvements are a goal, security and stability are the primary drivers. This move signals Ubuntu's commitment to modernizing its infrastructure and offers more opportunities for open-source community contributors.

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(jnsgr.uk)
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Google Kills Individual Storage in Free G Suite Accounts

2025-03-18
Google Kills Individual Storage in Free G Suite Accounts

Google is ending individual storage allowances for its legacy free G Suite accounts, switching to pooled storage shared across all users starting May 1st. This affects users who've kept their accounts since Google stopped offering them in 2012. While the total storage remains the same, users needing more will have to pay, though Google promises a discount. Admins can set individual user limits to prevent hoarding. This change, initially announced in 2022 and then reversed, simplifies storage management but adds extra work for admins preferring the old system. It benefits groups wanting to share unused storage.

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(www.theverge.com)
Tech Storage

Cosmo Music Closes After 57 Years: Tech Investments Fail, Store-Closing Sale Underway

2025-03-18
Cosmo Music Closes After 57 Years: Tech Investments Fail, Store-Closing Sale Underway

After 57 years of serving musicians, Canadian music retailer Cosmo Music is closing its doors. Post-COVID challenges and unsuccessful, expensive technology investments led to declining market share, ultimately proving insurmountable. The physical store remains open for a store-closing sale, with the exact closing date yet to be determined. Cosmo Music's e-commerce website is closed, but customers with existing orders will receive refunds or shipments. School music programs, the repair shop, and event A/V production and rentals will be taken over by Long & McQuade.

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(cosmomusic.ca)
Startup store closing sale

Doctor Droid: AI-Powered Production Incident Debugging

2025-03-18
Doctor Droid: AI-Powered Production Incident Debugging

Doctor Droid is building a smart assistant to help engineering teams accelerate investigations during production incidents. This open-source platform, backed by Accel and a Y Combinator W23 graduate, aims to reduce downtime and boost developer productivity. Their vision is to empower any team member to debug common production issues without needing senior engineers. They're looking for passionate developers to join their team.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
Development Production Incidents

Offline PKI with YubiKeys: A Secure and Practical Guide

2025-03-18

This post details an offline PKI system built using YubiKeys and a Libre Computer Sweet Potato SBC. Three YubiKeys store the root and intermediate CAs, managed via an air-gapped SBC for enhanced security. The author walks through using the `offline-pki` Python application for key management and certificate generation, covering YubiKey reset, root CA generation and replication, and intermediate CA creation. Nix is used for environment setup and deployment, with QEMU VM and SD card images provided for testing and deployment. This system offers a cost-effective PKI solution for security-sensitive environments.

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(vincent.bernat.ch)
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The Past, Present, and Uncertain Future of Desktop UI Design

2025-03-18

From Engelbart's 1968 'Mother of All Demos' to today's touchscreen ubiquity, this article traces the evolution of desktop user interface design. Examining iconic examples like the Xerox Alto and Sun Starfire, it explores visions for future UIs, including touch, voice control, and infinite canvases. However, the author argues many innovations haven't been true improvements, adding friction instead. The article concludes that the future of desktop UI might not be radical reinvention, but rather incremental refinement of existing designs, emphasizing consistency and familiarity over novelty.

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(www.datagubbe.se)
Design User Interface Design

The 100 USB Device Nightmare: Bottlenecks and Engineering Challenges

2025-03-17
The 100 USB Device Nightmare: Bottlenecks and Engineering Challenges

Connecting 100 USB devices isn't trivial! The article highlights the severe congestion caused by USB's hub-like architecture, making it impossible for a single controller to handle the load. The solution requires a custom PCB with up to 100 USB controllers and a high-speed network interface (e.g., 100Gb fiber optics), along with complex drivers and server-side software to manage the massive data flow. A cheaper but less efficient alternative is also suggested: using small computers like Raspberry Pis, with efficient power management and Ethernet connections. In short, this is a monstrously complex engineering project.

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(forum.level1techs.com)
Hardware Performance Bottleneck

Betelgeuse: The Upcoming Cosmic Fireworks Show?

2025-03-17
Betelgeuse: The Upcoming Cosmic Fireworks Show?

Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star about 500 light-years from Earth, is nearing the end of its life. It could go supernova at any time, resulting in a spectacle visible even during the day, slightly dimmer than a full moon and lasting for months. Despite its incredible brightness, the vast distance and the inverse square law will protect Earth from harmful radiation, leaving us to enjoy a breathtaking cosmic fireworks display.

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(www.universetoday.com)
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GIMP 3.0 Released: Seven Years in the Making

2025-03-17
GIMP 3.0 Released: Seven Years in the Making

After seven years of development by volunteer developers, GIMP 3.0 is finally here! This major release boasts significant improvements, including non-destructive filter editing, enhanced file compatibility (BC7 DDS support and improved PSD export), automatic layer expansion, powerful text styling tools, improved layer and color management, and a modernized GTK3 interface. GIMP 3.0 offers easier use, faster performance, and enhanced image editing capabilities. Download it now and experience the difference!

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(testing.gimp.org)
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Alphabet in Talks to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $30B

2025-03-17
Alphabet in Talks to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $30B

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $30 billion, potentially its largest acquisition ever. Wiz offers AI-powered cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, helping companies mitigate critical risks. While the deal is not finalized and could change, it signifies Alphabet's significant investment in the booming cybersecurity market and expansion of its cloud infrastructure business. Regulatory scrutiny is likely given the size and Alphabet's market position.

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(finance.yahoo.com)
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Quantum Algorithm DQI: A Breakthrough in Optimization?

2025-03-17
Quantum Algorithm DQI: A Breakthrough in Optimization?

Google Quantum AI's team has developed a new quantum algorithm called Decoded Quantum Interferometry (DQI) that outperforms all known classical algorithms in solving a wide class of optimization problems. The algorithm wasn't designed for a specific problem but rather by translating the problem into quantum waves and applying decoding techniques to find the best solution. While lacking sufficient quantum hardware for empirical testing and the possibility of future classical algorithm rivals, DQI's potential advantage in optimization problems and its applications in coding and cryptography have sparked excitement in the quantum computing community. It's considered a significant breakthrough in quantum algorithms.

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(www.quantamagazine.org)
AI quantum algorithm optimization problems

The Enduring Appeal of Tiny Laptops: A 17-Year Retrospective

2025-03-17
The Enduring Appeal of Tiny Laptops: A 17-Year Retrospective

Seventeen years ago, Steve Jobs unveiled the first Macbook Air, a revolutionary device compared to the bulky netbooks of the time. The author reminisces about their Lenovo IdeaPad S10e and expresses a continued yearning for small, lightweight laptops. Despite advancements in hardware, the author believes an A4-sized Macbook Air or Macbook Mini, paired with a powerful home server, represents the ideal remote work solution. Portability and remote work are the future.

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(gokmengorgen.net)
Tech lightweight laptops

OpenVMS Gets a Package Manager After 47 Years: VSP Beta Released

2025-03-17

After 47 years and support for 4 different CPU architectures, OpenVMS finally has a package manager – VSP! Currently in beta, it has some limitations: incomplete dependency resolution, no update management, and a lack of private repository support. However, it significantly streamlines software installation, saving considerable time. VSP allows searching, downloading, and installing software with simple commands, eliminating the manual download, extraction, and installation process. Future improvements will focus on automated dependency handling, update/upgrade capabilities, and private repository support, bringing it closer to modern package managers like APT, YUM, and DNF.

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(raymii.org)
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Cascii: A Dependency-Free Online ASCII & Unicode Diagram Builder

2025-03-17
Cascii: A Dependency-Free Online ASCII & Unicode Diagram Builder

Cascii is a web-based ASCII and Unicode diagram builder written in vanilla JavaScript. It boasts zero dependencies on servers, web packing, or libraries, and uses no markup or stylesheets. Simply open cascii.html to start building diagrams. Cascii is also hosted at cascii.app, offering short links for diagrams, account creation, and more. Features include layer management, selection tools, grouping, ordering, duplication, dynamic tables, free drawing/erasing, autosave, paste/import text, history (undo/redo), and support for both ASCII and Unicode characters.

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(github.com)
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PrintedLabs: Open-Source 3D-Printed Science Lab

2025-03-17

PrintedLabs is an open-source platform providing low-cost, 3D-printable scientific lab equipment and software, fostering STEM engagement. Whether for teachers demonstrating experiments, students conducting independent research, or hobbyists pursuing personal projects, PrintedLabs offers readily accessible tools and resources. It aims to cultivate analytical thinking, problem-solving, and structured workflows through hands-on experimentation, teaching fundamental data processing and analysis. Since 2021, it's been integrated into the practical physics course at the University of Bayreuth.

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(printedlabs.uni-bayreuth.de)
Tech science experiments STEM education

Apple Considered Portless iPhone 17 Air: A Glimpse into the Future?

2025-03-17
Apple Considered Portless iPhone 17 Air: A Glimpse into the Future?

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple considered releasing the iPhone 17 Air without a USB-C charging port. While ultimately scrapped, the idea remains on the table for future models. The iPhone 17 Air will "foreshadow a move to slimmer models without charging ports." Apple executives see this as a potential sea change; if successful, they intend to pursue portless iPhones more broadly. This represents a significant design shift, potentially ushering in a new era of portless smartphones.

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(www.macrumors.com)
Tech Portless iPhone

High Heels in Game Dev: Animation, Physics, and Optimization Challenges

2025-03-17

This article delves into the complexities of incorporating different shoe types, particularly high heels, into game development. The varying heights introduced by different footwear create challenges across animation, collision detection, and physics engines. The article proposes two main solution approaches: adjusting character height (through manual animation tweaking, dynamic IK systems, etc.) and employing workarounds (hiding feet, shortening lower legs, bending legs). It also explores the impact on posture, gait, and footstep sounds, noting potential balancing issues in competitive games. Optimization strategies, such as removing polygons hidden by shoes, are examined across various games. Ultimately, the article summarizes the key considerations and common solutions for handling diverse shoe types in game development.

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(simonschreibt.de)
Game
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