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One in Five Online Job Postings Are Fake or Unfilled: A 'Ghost Job' Epidemic

2025-01-14

One in Five Online Job Postings Are Fake or Unfilled: A 'Ghost Job' Epidemic

A new study reveals that a shocking one in five online job postings are either fake or never actually filled, leaving job seekers frustrated and wasting precious time. This 'ghost job' phenomenon, driven by companies potentially using inflated numbers to meet targets, is causing significant problems. To combat this, platforms like Greenhouse and LinkedIn are implementing job verification services to help identify legitimate opportunities amidst the deceptive postings.

(gizmodo.com)

Misc fake jobs ghost jobs

Can Programmers Be More Like Ants? A Look at Stigmergy in Software Development

2025-01-14

This article explores the evolution of software development team structures. Historically, a top-down, waterfall model prevailed, leading to inefficiencies. The internet age saw the rise of distributed teams, transforming software architecture into a network-like structure. The author draws a parallel between this new organizational structure and the collective intelligence of ants and other insects – stigmergy. Stigmergy, through indirect stimulation (e.g., code comments, emails), enables efficient collaboration without central control. The article concludes by advocating for programmers to learn from collective intelligence, mimicking insect collaboration to improve software development efficiency and quality.

(blog.ubiquity.acm.org)

Development stigmergy distributed teams

YC Startup Craniometrix Seeking Founding Full-Stack Engineer (CTO Track)

2025-01-14

YC Startup Craniometrix Seeking Founding Full-Stack Engineer (CTO Track)

Craniometrix, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is hiring a Founding Full-Stack Engineer (with a path to CTO) to build a one-stop care platform for Alzheimer's patients. With millions in funding and contracts secured, they aim to simplify care for patients and their families. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of software development experience, strong React/TypeScript and Python skills, and familiarity with DevOps and HIPAA compliance. This is a chance to make a real impact on healthcare and potentially become CTO.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Startup Alzheimer's

Fighting Search Engine Spam: A Powerful Blocklist

2025-01-14

Fighting Search Engine Spam: A Powerful Blocklist

The GitHub project `BadWebsiteBlocklist` offers a powerful filter to block spam and misleading websites from appearing in search results. It aims to clean up search results by removing AI-generated low-quality articles, spam sites, and thinly-veiled advertisements posing as information. The filter is used via the uBlocklist extension; users simply add a subscription link to enable it. The project encourages users to submit spam websites and provides explanations for each blocked site, ensuring transparency and sustainability.

(github.com)

Development spam filtering

From CTO to Indie Hacker: My Journey to Passive Income Through Coding

2025-01-14

From CTO to Indie Hacker: My Journey to Passive Income Through Coding

A former CTO of a 150-person software company shares his transition to becoming a full-time indie hacker, generating passive income by selling software products online. Starting with a small place card app, he gradually built a portfolio of revenue-generating software, ultimately achieving financial and time freedom. The article details his experience from finding time, selecting projects, building MVPs to marketing and promotion, emphasizing the importance of continuous iteration, managing expectations, and resilience, encouraging developers to explore turning coding skills into passive income streams.

(www.coryzue.com)

Development passive income indie hacker

Dissecting MrBeast: Algorithm-Driven Content Creation at its Finest

2025-01-14

Dissecting MrBeast: Algorithm-Driven Content Creation at its Finest

Blogger Kevin Munger reveals the secret behind YouTube megastar MrBeast's success: a maniacal obsession with YouTube's algorithm. It's not about superior production or inherent content quality, but precise manipulation of metrics like CTR, AVD, and AVP. MrBeast and his team meticulously optimize content to maximize these numbers, generating massive views and revenue. The article argues that MrBeast's 'success' isn't artistic, but a data-driven creation process, even tailoring team members' information intake ('information diet') to perfectly align with algorithmic preferences. This raises profound questions about the nature of 'creation' in the algorithm age and the redefined meaning of 'authenticity'.

(kevinmunger.substack.com)

Tech YouTube Algorithm Influencer Economy Data-Driven

Sliplane: Effortless Docker Container Hosting

2025-01-14

Sliplane offers a simple and affordable Docker container hosting solution with a pay-per-server model. Host unlimited containers on each server for a fixed price. Features include zero-downtime deploys, instant downtime notifications, health checks, and easy deployment from GitHub or Docker Hub. No DevOps expertise is needed. Sliplane boasts powerful hardware at competitive rates, making it perfect for small apps, prototypes, and hobby projects. Log monitoring and secure server configuration are also included.

(sliplane.io)

Development Container Hosting Cloud Service

Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Launch Again

2025-01-14

Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Launch Again

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch, initially scheduled for Tuesday morning, was scrubbed due to ice buildup in a purge line on an auxiliary power unit. A second attempt was planned for early Tuesday, but was ultimately postponed until Thursday morning due to unfavorable weather conditions (70% chance) and a scheduling conflict with another rocket launch.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech rocket launch

FSFE's 2024 Recap: Fighting for Software Freedom

2025-01-14

FSFE's 2024 Recap: Fighting for Software Freedom

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) released its 2024 year-end review, highlighting its progress in promoting free software. This includes participation in FOSDEM, work on DMA implementation, the fourth Youth Hacking 4 Freedom (YH4F) edition, and presence at the Chaos Communication Congress. Key initiatives involved pushing for broader interoperability from Apple, sustainable funding for open-source ecosystems, and promoting freedom in software, hardware, and data. Looking ahead to 2025, the FSFE plans to continue its advocacy and community building efforts.

(fsfe.org)

Tech

Sweden's Cashless Society Leaves Vulnerable Behind

2025-01-14

Sweden's Cashless Society Leaves Vulnerable Behind

Sweden is nearing a cashless society, driven by the widespread adoption of the mobile payment app Swish. However, this transition has created significant challenges for vulnerable groups lacking access to digital technology. These individuals struggle to pay bills, access public services, and face social stigma. Research highlights the difficulties faced by elderly people, the homeless, and low-income individuals, trapped in 'cash bubbles' and excluded from mainstream society. This isn't just a technological issue, but a matter of social equity and human connection.

(theconversation.com)

Misc digital divide cashless society social inequality

Reversible Computing: A Potential Energy Efficiency Game Changer?

2025-01-14

Reversible Computing: A Potential Energy Efficiency Game Changer?

The energy efficiency bottleneck plaguing the chip industry may soon be overcome by reversible computing. This technology cleverly avoids information erasure to save energy, theoretically achieving up to a 4,000x energy efficiency improvement. Vaire Computing is working to commercialize this technology, which has remained in academia for three decades. They plan to launch their first reversible computing chip prototype in Q1 2025, designed to recover energy used in arithmetic circuits. Future plans include energy-efficient processors for AI inference. While challenges remain, this technology offers a new hope for the computing field after the slowdown of Moore's Law.

(spectrum.ieee.org)

Tech chip technology

NZ Sheep Farmer Predicted AI Doom 161 Years Ago

2025-01-14

NZ Sheep Farmer Predicted AI Doom 161 Years Ago

In 1863, New Zealand sheep farmer Samuel Butler penned a letter predicting a future where AI could dominate humanity. Drawing parallels between the rapid advancement of machinery and Darwinian evolution, he envisioned machines evolving consciousness and supplanting humans as Earth's dominant species. His concerns, including machine consciousness, self-replication, and humanity losing control of its creations, resonate in later works like Asimov's *The Evitable Conflict* and *The Matrix*. Butler's prescient warnings, made in a time with almost no computing technology, highlight enduring anxieties about AI safety and strikingly mirror current concerns about advanced AI's potential risks.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech

Russia Engulfed in Hundreds of Arson Attacks: A Calculated Campaign of Psychological Warfare?

2025-01-14

Russia Engulfed in Hundreds of Arson Attacks: A Calculated Campaign of Psychological Warfare?

Hundreds of arson attacks have swept across Russia, targeting banks, post offices, and police cars. The Kremlin attributes this to a campaign of psychological warfare aimed at destabilizing the country. However, some cases present puzzling details. An elderly man arrested for setting fire to an ATM claimed he was acting under the instructions of unidentified telephone scammers. These incidents raise questions about the perpetrators and their motives, highlighting potential vulnerabilities within Russian society.

(www.economist.com)

Tech Russian Arson Attacks Psychological Warfare Social Instability

Mysterious X-ray Flashes Accelerate from Nearby Supermassive Black Hole

2025-01-14

Mysterious X-ray Flashes Accelerate from Nearby Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole, 1ES 1927+654, 270 million light-years away, emitting periodic X-ray flashes that have increased in frequency from once every 18 minutes to once every 7 minutes over two years. Researchers hypothesize this is due to a white dwarf star spiraling dangerously close to the black hole's event horizon. This white dwarf appears to be performing a delicate balancing act, shedding matter to prevent it from falling in. This discovery challenges our understanding of black hole environments and offers a chance to verify the theory using future gravitational wave detectors like LISA.

(news.mit.edu)

Tech X-ray white dwarf

Why I Ditched Chrome for Firefox and Never Looked Back

2025-01-14

Frustrated with Chrome's performance on an older PC, the author switched to Firefox and was pleasantly surprised. Firefox not only matched Chrome's functionality but offered superior tab management (Firefox View), built-in Pocket for saving links, robust privacy features (Firefox Relay), a convenient screenshot tool, and AI chatbot integration. Additional thoughtful touches like picture-in-picture, customizable search engines, network settings, and auto-muting videos sealed the deal. The author recommends Firefox as a superior alternative.

(www.howtogeek.com)

Tech

Global Plant CO2 Uptake Far Higher Than Previously Thought

2025-01-14

New research reveals that plants globally are absorbing roughly 31% more carbon dioxide than previously estimated. Scientists used novel models and measurements, tracking the pathway of a compound called carbonyl sulfide (OCS) through photosynthesis, to more accurately assess global terrestrial gross primary production (GPP). The findings suggest that tropical rainforests may be a much larger carbon sink than previously thought from satellite data, highlighting the significance of natural carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation. This work significantly improves Earth system simulations and climate predictions, providing crucial data for more precise forecasts of future atmospheric CO2 and its impact on global climate.

(www.ornl.gov)

Tech Photosynthesis Carbon Cycle Climate Change

Singapore Leverages AI to Tackle Aging Population Challenges

2025-01-14

Singapore Leverages AI to Tackle Aging Population Challenges

Facing a growing elderly care crisis and a severe nursing shortage, Singapore is turning to artificial intelligence for solutions. The article highlights AI's role in preventive care, showcasing projects like SoundKeepers, an AI tool using voice biomarkers to detect early signs of depression in seniors, and the use of humanoid robots like Dexie to combat loneliness. While acknowledging AI's potential, the article also raises concerns about over-reliance on technology replacing human connection and emphasizes the importance of privacy protection.

(restofworld.org)

Tech Elderly Care Singapore

Carnarvon's NASA Dish Receives First Signal in Nearly 40 Years

2025-01-14

Carnarvon's NASA Dish Receives First Signal in Nearly 40 Years

A 29-meter-wide satellite dish in Carnarvon, Australia, once used by NASA, has received its first signal in almost 40 years. After a 20-year lease by Canadian aerospace company ThothX and extensive refurbishment, including cleaning decades of pigeon droppings and manually rotating the massive dish, the team successfully received a signal. The dish will now be used to track orbital traffic and "adversary" spacecraft, becoming a key component of ThothX's global satellite tracking network.

(www.abc.net.au)

Tech Space Satellite

PostgreSQL Named DBMS of the Year 2024 (Again!)

2025-01-14

DB-Engines has announced PostgreSQL as its DBMS of the Year for the second year running, marking its fifth overall win. Outpacing 423 other monitored systems, PostgreSQL solidified its position as the most popular database management system in 2024. The release of PostgreSQL 17, with performance enhancements and expanded replication, further cemented its success. Snowflake took second place, its cloud-based architecture and multi-cloud support driving its popularity. Microsoft's Azure SQL Database and SQL Server remain strong contenders.

(db-engines.com)

Tech

Meta's Fact-Checking Failure: The Limits of Truth in the Age of Disinformation 2.0

2025-01-14

Meta's Fact-Checking Failure: The Limits of Truth in the Age of Disinformation 2.0

Meta's abandonment of its fact-checking initiative sparks debate. The author argues that fact-checking struggles against sophisticated disinformation 2.0, involving AI and algorithms. The LA wildfires serve as a case study: claims about budget cuts impacting the fire response are not simply true or false, but involve multiple assumptions and interpretations. Fact-checking, while valuable, isn't a silver bullet. We need to address deeper drivers like political biases and cognitive biases to effectively combat disinformation.

(weaponizedspaces.substack.com)

Tech fact-checking disinformation

Crystal Macros: Compile-Time Code Generation Powerhouse

2025-01-14

Crystal 1.15.0's macro system enables compile-time code execution, significantly extending the language's capabilities. The `Crystal::Macros` module offers a rich set of functions, including `read_file` for reading file contents, `run` for executing external programs, `env` for getting environment variables, and even version comparison and type parsing. These features empower developers to perform complex preprocessing tasks at compile time, such as dynamically generating code based on platform or environment, improving development efficiency and code maintainability. This is a powerful tool for building highly customized applications and libraries.

(crystal-lang.org)

Development Macros

Ransomware Gang Exploits AWS Native Encryption

2025-01-14

Ransomware Gang Exploits AWS Native Encryption

A new ransomware group, dubbed 'Codefinger,' is targeting AWS S3 buckets and leveraging the cloud giant's own server-side encryption with customer-provided keys (SSE-C) to encrypt victims' data. They use leaked AWS keys to encrypt files with AES-256 and set a 7-day self-destruct timer. This unique approach exploits AWS's own security features, making data recovery difficult without the attacker's key. Security experts recommend restricting SSE-C usage, regularly auditing AWS keys, and implementing the principle of least privilege to mitigate risk.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech ransomware AWS security cloud security

US Employee Engagement Plummets to 10-Year Low

2025-01-14

US Employee Engagement Plummets to 10-Year Low

Gallup's latest data reveals a decade low in US employee engagement in 2024, with only 31% of employees reporting engagement—mirroring 2014 levels. Actively disengaged employees also reached 17%, matching 2014 figures. A two-percentage-point drop since 2023 highlights growing employee detachment, especially among those under 35. Key factors contributing to this decline include unclear expectations, lack of care, and limited development opportunities. Gallup advises leaders to focus on workplace culture, defining organizational purpose and values, and developing managers who can inspire and engage employees.

(www.gallup.com)

Startup employee engagement Gallup poll management

Treewidth: A Key Parameter in Graph Theory and Its Applications

2025-01-14

This article delves into treewidth, a crucial parameter in graph theory. Defined using tree decompositions, treewidth characterizes graph structure and is closely related to algorithmic complexity. The article explores multiple equivalent definitions of treewidth, its structural properties, and computational methods. It then details its broad applications in sparse numerical linear algebra, Bayesian inference, game theory, low-dimensional topology, network science, and algebraic geometry. The author also discusses advances in related width parameters and how treewidth can improve the efficiency of graph algorithms.

(www.ams.org)

Development treewidth graph theory algorithmic complexity

OpenZFS 2.3.0 Released: RAIDZ Expansion, Blazing Fast Deduplication, and More

2025-01-14

OpenZFS 2.3.0 Released: RAIDZ Expansion, Blazing Fast Deduplication, and More

OpenZFS 2.3.0 is here! This release boasts exciting new features including RAIDZ expansion for adding devices to existing RAIDZ pools without downtime, blazing fast deduplication for significantly improved performance, direct I/O for bypassing ARC caching to boost efficiency on devices like NVMe, optional JSON output for most commands, and support for file/directory names up to 1023 characters. Numerous critical bug fixes and performance improvements round out this release. Supported platforms include Linux kernels 4.18-6.12 and FreeBSD releases 13.3, 14.0-14.2.

(github.com)

Development storage

Soviet Hero: A Daring Rescue from the Depths of Lake Yerevan

2025-01-14

In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, a Soviet swimming champion, witnessed a trolleybus plunge into Lake Yerevan. Ignoring the perilous icy water and pollution, he launched a daring rescue, repeatedly diving into the submerged vehicle to save dozens of passengers. This heroic act, suppressed by Soviet authorities, remained largely unknown until years later. Karapetyan's story is a testament to extraordinary courage and the power of human compassion.

(grantland.com)

Misc Heroism Rescue

Campsite Open Source: A Monorepo Deep Dive

2025-01-14

Campsite Open Source: A Monorepo Deep Dive

The Campsite open-source project is a large monorepo containing the entire codebase for their application. While no longer actively maintained, it's a valuable resource for learning how Campsite works and forking for non-commercial projects. The project relies on numerous services, including S3, Pusher, Imgix, 100ms, and OpenAI, requiring extensive configuration for local setup. Detailed instructions are provided for local development, covering environment variable setup, service integration, and running the web app, marketing site, Storybook, and desktop app.

(github.com)

Development local development

Misty Programming Language: A Novel Approach

2025-01-14

The Misty programming language, developed by Douglas Crockford, aims for conciseness and efficiency. It features a unique type system, operators, statements, functions, pattern matching, and intrinsic constants and functions. Misty prioritizes performance with built-in support for math, Blob, JSON, Parseq, and system security. Its parse tree structure and unique Wota message format are also noteworthy aspects.

(mistysystem.com)

Development

The Untold Story of the Mac OS X Dock

2025-01-14

The Untold Story of the Mac OS X Dock

On January 5th, 2000, Steve Jobs unveiled Mac OS X's Aqua interface, prominently featuring the Dock. This article recounts the story behind its creation. James Thomson, a programmer, reveals how he translated designer Bas Ording's Macromind Director prototypes into functional code. Thomson's prior work on a similar application, DragThing, landed him the Apple job. He recounts being secretly recruited in Ireland for project 'Überbar' (the Dock), ultimately 'killing off' his own DragThing. This inside look reveals details of Mac OS X's early development and the power of individual contributions in technological progress.

(daringfireball.net)

Development

Training AI Might Not Need Massive Data Centers

2025-01-14

Training AI Might Not Need Massive Data Centers

Tech giants are vying to build massive data centers with tens or even hundreds of thousands of GPUs to train AI models. However, an article in *The Economist* suggests this trend may soon change. Future AI model training might not require massive hardware infrastructure, potentially eliminating the need for dedicated hardware altogether. Advances in distributed computing and new algorithms will allow training complex AI models on regular computer networks, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for AI research and promoting wider adoption of AI technology.

(www.economist.com)

AI AI training distributed computing

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