Running web sites makes me not want to
AI summary The author stopped self-hosting due to excessive scraping, leading to reduced website activity and consideration of removing their photography site.
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PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, 14.25, and 19 RC 2 Released
AI summary PostgreSQL released updates for multiple versions, including 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, 14.25, and 19 RC 2, fixing 52 security issues and over 140 bugs.
Abandoned Quake 4 expansion finished by modders and now playable
AI summary openQ4 0.14.1 allows playing the abandoned Quake 4 expansion, with new features and improvements.
Talking Zen 6 with Mike Clark at AMD In-Depth
AI summary Mike Clark discussed Zen 6 and Zen 6c with George Cozma, explaining design changes and performance improvements.
Libreagi – Save OSS Models
A private BitTorrent tracker where members keep copies of the open models most likely to disappear.
Electric Ship Batteries Promise Compact, Cooler Power
Fully immersed cells could eliminate thermal runaway
Jane Street – Our software engineering interviews are changing (a little)
Over the last few years, LLMs have changed how software gets built and that’s no different for us at Jane Street. Most of our engineers now use them every da...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns after reports of extramarital relationships
AI summary Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned after reports of extramarital relationships, with Colette Kress named as interim CEO.
Jensen Huang resigning effective immediately
AI summary Jensen Huang has resigned immediately from NVIDIA, with Colette Kress as interim CEO. The board is searching for a permanent successor.
NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition
AI summary NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang has resigned, and Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor.
Anthropic IPO
AI summary Anthropic is preparing for its IPO, with shares expected to trade on Nasdaq under 'ANT'. The process starts with a roadshow on November 10th.
Researchers discover rare star system that emits radio signals every 8 minutes
AI summary Researchers found a rare star system emitting radio signals every 8 minutes, involving a white dwarf and a Sun-like star.
Code Smells of Desperation (2023)
A few weeks ago I had the questionable pleasure of diving into the math exception handler of WIN87EM.DLL, the Windows 3.1 math emulator and FPU support library. Actually…
Why Writing Correct Software Is Hard
AI summary The article discusses why writing correct software is challenging, citing computational complexity and theoretical limits.
I'm Working on a FOSS Linux Pinbal Simulation Engine
AI summary The developer is improving a Linux pinball simulation engine, aiming to showcase it at the 2026 IAAPA Expo. It will be fully FOSS with future features and collaboration…
Darling Development Update – Q4 2026
AI summary Darling's Q4 2026 update highlights new AI-assisted contribution policies, initial ARM64 support, and future plans.
Bad ideas that aren't bad anymore
AI summary A software leader with 15 years of experience reports that abandoning traditional code review in favor of AI-assisted workflows is proving effective, challenging their long-held…
Lean Grimoire
AI summary The author resumed work on a 2018 JavaScript textbook called 'QED' to modernize it as a logic teaching tool.
Critical RCE Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server
AI summary A critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2026-119618) was found in Apache HTTP Server's HTTP/2 module, allowing remote code execution through heap corruption.
Modern Web Guidance 1.0: The web platform expertise your coding agent is missing
Modern Web Guidance 1.0 brings expert-vetted web platform skills, browser compatibility data, and codebase modernization to your AI coding agents.
A general purpose Apple Silicon layer for x86-64 PCs
AI summary Stela is a developing layer that translates arm64e code to x86-64 for Apple Silicon on PCs.
Nvidia prepares to fire CEO Jensen Huang, WSJ reports
JUST IN: Nvidia $NVDA prepares to fire CEO Jensen Huang, WSJ reports.
93% of Paint Splatters Are Valid Perl Programs (2019)
AI summary A study found 93% of paint splatters can be parsed as valid Perl programs, with seven exceptions.
Lock Your GitHub Actions
AI summary GitHub Actions now support lockfiles to prevent supply-chain attacks by pinning to specific versions.
United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on behalf of travelers
AI summary United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights, citing security risks and regulatory concerns.