Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file manager and theming
AI summary Dux is a free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with a file manager, theming, and system monitoring.
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Playing with the STM32MP2
AI summary The author discusses challenges using STM32H7 FMC with FPGAs due to pin layout and routing issues on low-cost boards.
Playing Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux (2021)
AI summary The article explains how to run Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux using a Z80 emulator.
Goldman Sachs Is Pulling Claude Code from Its Bankers and Traders
In July, Goldman's tech chief was praising the tools traders built with AI coding agents. New internal guidance hands those agents back to the engineers, weeks before Goldman…
RAM Altman: Linux Script Emails Sam Altman Daily How Much Unused RAM in Your PC
AI summary A Linux script called 'Ram Altman' monitors unused RAM and can send messages to Sam Altman, though it requires setup to function.
A Little Snitch for Windows
PacketHound is a free outbound firewall for Windows. The first time an app tries to connect to the internet, it asks you: Allow or Block.
A field guide to CAPTCHA types and how they break
AI summary A field guide to CAPTCHA types and how they break is an open reference for understanding CAPTCHA systems and their approaches.
Tesla Hasn't Had a Successful New Product Launch Since JB Straubel Stepped Down
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UK House of Lords to propose mandatory CSAM detection software on smartphones
AI summary UK House of Lords proposes mandatory CSAM detection software on smartphones to block viewing or creating child sexual abuse material.
I Have Never Seen a Game Fail Because the Artists Were Too Slow
AI is optimising the cheapest part of production
Scrine – Joyscroll books. Read any book one sentence at a time
AI summary Scrine allows users to read books one sentence at a time through a swipeable feed with AI explanations.
Drones built to look like birds evaded detection at Air Force tech exercise
AI summary A bird-like drone evaded detection during a U.S. Air Force exercise in the Mojave Desert, using flapping wings instead of propellers.
OpenAI Raises $11B at a $1.25T Valuation
AI summary OpenAI raised $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below its initial target of $30 billion.
I'm not a fan of Deno's security model (2024)
AI summary The author discusses concerns about Deno's security model, focusing on its permissions system and how it may be insecure and misleading.
How to prove equations using diagrams, part 1
An e-graph, short for “equality graph,” is a data structure that maintains a congruence relation on expression trees: an equivalence relation stable under forming new…
I will not be using LLMs in my coding
AI summary A developer states they will not use LLMs or AI agents in their professional work due to concerns about outsourcing work to third-party companies.
Person of Interest
AI summary The article discusses the author's experience watching 'Person of Interest' and its nostalgic impact, highlighting its relevance today and memories of the early 2010s tech scene.
Petered (what happens after the Peter Principle)
AI summary The article explores how career-pressured individuals may surpass the Peter Principle by taking on risky tasks or sabotaging superiors to advance further.
JIT bitmap text rendering for microcontrollers
AI summary A technique for fast bitmap text rendering on microcontrollers using JIT code generation, inspired by early computing methods.
Writing as a Thinking Tool
In middle school I could not get through long passages no matter how hard I tried. I would read an entire page and find that nothing had reg...
Agent memory needs its OpenTelemetry moment
AI summary AI agent memory tools currently use incompatible formats, preventing data sharing. The article argues the community needs a unified standard, similar to how OpenTelemetry…