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US is on the brink of a major new war that Trump has not bothered explaining
3 hours ago
- Trump has deployed the largest military presence in the Middle East since the Iraq War, focusing on Iran.
- The U.S. has not reduced its military commitment to the Middle East despite plans to pivot to Asia.
- Trump has not provided a clear rationale for a potential war with Iran, resembling the lead-up to the Venezuela operation.
- The Venezuela operation's justifications (drug trade, liberation) disappeared after Maduro's removal, leaving only control over oil.
- Trump's military buildup near Iran lacks public debate, congressional involvement, or a unified justification.
- Previous pretexts for war with Iran (nuclear program, human rights) are either invalid or hypocritical given U.S. alliances with repressive regimes.
- Netanyahu's influence on U.S. policy is evident, with Trump moving closer to war with Iran amid his visits.
- Trump's actions suggest U.S. wars in the Middle East serve foreign interests, not American ones.
Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia–By Elon Musk
6 hours ago
- Elon Musk's America PAC sent prefilled absentee ballot applications in Georgia, violating state law.
- The Georgia State Elections Board issued a formal reprimand to Musk's PAC for the illegal scheme.
- The PAC failed to clearly indicate that the mailings were not official government publications.
- This incident follows Trump's claims of foreign interference in Georgia's elections, ironically pointing to his own camp's actions.
- Similar voter fraud allegations were raised during the 2020 election involving Trump's team.
ICE agents could be banned from getting public jobs in N.J. for life
5 hours ago
- New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill to bar certain ICE personnel from holding public jobs in the state.
- The legislative package includes three bills: A4302 (employment ban for ICE agents), A4300 (50% tax on private detention facilities), and A4301 (criminal offense for blocking law enforcement access).
- The employment ban targets ICE agents who served between Sept. 1, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2029, to prevent civil-rights violators from transitioning into public roles.
- The bills are a response to aggressive ICE enforcement tactics, including warrantless operations and targeting residents outside workplaces and schools.
- Lawmakers aim to reinforce civil liberties and due process protections for immigrants.
- Additional bills seek to limit cooperation with ICE, restrict data sharing, and prohibit the use of masks by ICE agents.
- Lawmakers argue ICE's lack of oversight and intimidation tactics erode public trust and constitutional principles.
Xkcd: Suspicion
an hour ago
- A man named Rob is having an online relationship with someone named Lisa.
- Rob becomes suspicious when Lisa mentions products and suggests getting tested together.
- They take a CAPTCHA test where Rob's word is 'library' and Lisa hesitates, revealing she might be a spambot.
- Lisa claims their love was real, but Rob ends the relationship.
- The title text humorously suggests Lisa will cope by eating ice cream and playing flash games.
Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead
3 hours ago
- Git tracks files, not directories, requiring techniques to ensure directories exist in fresh clones.
- The .gitkeep technique involves creating an empty .gitkeep file and modifying .gitignore to track the directory, but it has downsides like needing updates for renames and potential confusion.
- A better approach uses a .gitignore file within the directory with patterns to ignore all files except itself, ensuring the directory is tracked with a single, standard file.
- This .gitignore method is more maintainable and works seamlessly even after directory renames.
Lexega Turns SQL into Signals
2 hours ago
- Lexega transforms SQL into deterministic signals for policy enforcement.
- It tokenizes, parses SQL, extracts semantic facts, and emits signals.
- Signals describe actions like unbounded writes or policy changes.
- Rules match signals to assign severity and messaging.
- Policies decide enforcement actions like block, warn, or allow.
- Lexega handles semantic diffing to catch high-risk SQL changes.
- Supports Jinja/dbt-templated SQL with context-aware rendering.
- Custom rules can be defined in YAML for org-specific risks.
- Deterministic analysis ensures repeatability and auditability.
- CI-friendly decisions with machine-readable outputs.
Be Wary of Bluesky
2 hours ago
- Bluesky's CTO suggested users could switch to alternatives if Bluesky turned against them, similar to past arguments about Twitter.
- Bluesky is built on ATProto, an open protocol promising user control over data and identity, with apps like Tangled, Grain, and Leaflet integrating into it.
- Most users' data resides on Bluesky's servers, despite the option to self-host a Personal Data Server (PDS), which few do due to convenience.
- Migration tools exist to move to a self-hosted PDS, but proactive data protection is rare among users.
- New ATProto apps increase dependency on Bluesky's infrastructure, centralizing value rather than distributing it.
- Bluesky controls critical layers like the Relay, AppView, and DID Directory, with decentralization plans still unclear.
- The open protocol risks centralization, similar to how Gmail dominates email despite the protocol's openness.
- An acquisition could give control over user data, relays, and identity resolution, potentially limiting user freedom.
- Counter-arguments rely on technical possibilities of leaving or self-hosting, but user behavior trends toward default options.
- Bluesky's $120M funding and $700M valuation suggest future monetization pressures, potentially undermining decentralization.
I Don't Like Magic
3 days ago
- The author dislikes 'magic' in technology, referring to marketing that oversimplifies how things work.
- They advocate for 'seamful' design over 'seamless' design, arguing that the latter reduces user agency.
- The author is a control freak in front-end development, preferring to write and understand all code themselves.
- They avoid npm and client-side React due to distrust of dependencies and extra layers of abstraction.
- The author distinguishes between libraries (code you call) and frameworks (code that calls your code), disliking the latter more.
- They criticize the trend of using large language models to generate code, comparing it to npm but with even more abstraction.
- The author acknowledges their approach is not pragmatic for commercial environments but suits long-term projects like their personal websites.
- They highlight the maintenance nightmare caused by poorly understood abstractions in codebases.
- The author concludes by reiterating their dislike for magic in coding, emphasizing the importance of understanding and maintaining code over time.
How were video transfers made? (2011)
5 days ago
- Early video transfers used a 'film chain' system with projectors syncing to video standards like NTSC or PAL.
- Master tapes in the 1970s-1980s included 2" Quad, 1" C-type, later transitioning to digital formats like D1, D2, and Digi-Beta in the 1990s.
- Flying-spot scanners (e.g., Rank, Bosch) emerged in the 1970s-1980s, enabling gentler transfers from negatives and scene-by-scene color correction.
- Example workflow (1995): Rank transfer to Beta SP, then dub to 1" C-type for VHS duplication master.
- Analog formats (e.g., LaserDisc) may retain a 'natural, film-like' look despite lower resolution compared to modern digital formats.
Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras
2 hours ago
- People across the US are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras due to privacy concerns and ICE connections.
- An Oklahoma man was arrested for exceeding his speaking time by a few seconds at a public hearing about a data center project.
- 10,000 Uber and Lyft drivers signed a petition demanding repayment of stolen wages.
- Tesla's Robotaxis in Austin are crashing four times more often than human drivers.
- Public opposition to Flock cameras is growing, with cities like Santa Cruz and Eugene canceling contracts.
- A Virginia man admitted to destroying 13 Flock cameras and received widespread online support.
- Climate researcher Ketan Joshi debunks the myth that AI will solve climate change in a new report.
- AI-generated public comments influenced a vote on air quality regulations in Southern California.
CERN rebuilt the original browser from 1989
2 hours ago
- The WorldWideWeb application was developed at CERN in December 1990 on a NeXT machine.
- In February 2019, developers and designers rebuilt the original browser to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
- The project was supported by the US Mission in Geneva through the CERN & Society Foundation.
- Instructions for using the recreated WorldWideWeb browser include launching it and opening URLs.
- The project includes sections on history, timeline, browser usage, typography, original code, production process, related links, and colophon.
I hate AI side projects
3 hours ago
- The author expresses frustration with the saturation of AI side projects, making it hard for individual projects to stand out.
- Previously, side projects were valuable for learning and fun, sometimes leading to new opportunities.
- Now, many projects can be quickly built with AI tools like Claude Code, diminishing their uniqueness.
- The internet is flooded with similar-looking AI projects, lowering the signal-to-noise ratio on platforms like Hacker News and Reddit.
- Despite contributing to the 'AI slop,' the author remains optimistic about AI's impact and potential but is unsure how to navigate a world dominated by AI-generated content.
Training your gaze could help you master sports – and your own attention
3 days ago
- Professional sports performance isn't solely determined by physical attributes; cognitive skills like the 'quiet eye' technique play a crucial role.
- Joan Vickers discovered the 'quiet eye'—a prolonged, focused gaze elite athletes use before performing an action, which significantly enhances performance.
- The quiet eye technique involves fixating on a target for at least 100 milliseconds, improving accuracy and motor response in sports like basketball, soccer, and hockey.
- Training the quiet eye has been shown to improve performance in various sports, such as increasing volleyball players' passing accuracy by 7% and basketball players' free-throw accuracy from 54% to 76%.
- The benefits of quiet eye training extend beyond sports, aiding surgical residents in high-stress scenarios and potentially helping children with ADHD focus better.
- Matthew Robison is researching how quiet eye training can improve general attention control, offering a potential solution to modern distractions and shrinking attention spans.
- Mastering attention through techniques like the quiet eye can enhance happiness and well-being by giving individuals greater control over their focus and lives.
BSDCan 2006 Talks, Tutorials, and Registration
3 days ago
- Registration for BSDCan 2026 is now open.
- Talks include topics like FreeBSD-based chaos engineering, memory safety with CHERI, and ZFS AnyRAID.
- Tutorials cover VPP on FreeBSD, TUI programming, and shell scripting for beginners.
- BoFs (Birds of a Feather) sessions include an Audio BoF.
- Speakers are requested to purchase flights within the next month for expense reimbursement.
- Early registration (before May 1st, 2026) includes the closing reception with drinks.
- Dietary preferences (vegan, vegetarian, omnivore) will be accommodated.
Carelessness versus Craftsmanship in Cryptography
3 days ago
- Two AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to key/IV reuse bugs affecting thousands of projects.
- Reusing key/IV pairs in AES-CTR or GCM mode can lead to serious security issues, including plaintext recovery and brittle encryption.
- aes-js and pyaes lack modern cipher modes like AES-GCM and AES-GCM-SIV, making them vulnerable to attacks.
- Both libraries are vulnerable to side-channel attacks and have not been updated since 2017-2018.
- The maintainer of aes-js dismissed a serious security concern with a casual response, highlighting carelessness.
- strongSwan's strongMan VPN Manager was found to be vulnerable due to pyaes's default IV, but the maintainer responded with a model security fix.
- The fix for strongMan included replacing pyaes with a modern library, using GCM-SIV, and adding per-entry key derivation.
- The difference between carelessness and craftsmanship lies in how developers respond to mistakes, with strongMan exemplifying the latter.
A New Perspective on Drawing Venn Diagrams for Data Visualization
2 days ago
- Introduces VennFan, a method for generating n-set Venn diagrams using polar coordinate projection of trigonometric boundaries.
- Emphasizes readability and customizability with shaped sinusoids and amplitude scaling.
- Describes sine- and cosine-based variants of VennFan and proposes an automatic label placement heuristic.
- VennFan is available as a Python package.
How far back in time can you understand English?
2 days ago
- The text is an experiment showcasing the evolution of the English language over a thousand years through a fictional blog post.
- The blog post starts in modern English (2000) and progressively shifts to older forms, ending in Old English (1000).
- Key linguistic changes include spelling variations, grammar shifts, and the introduction of archaic letters like thorn (þ) and yogh (ȝ).
- The narrative follows a blogger visiting Wulfleet, whose language and experiences become increasingly archaic and eerie.
- The text highlights how English has remained relatively stable in the last 300 years but becomes unrecognizable beyond the 13th century.
- Old English (pre-1100) is heavily inflected and Germanic, making it difficult for modern readers to understand.
- The blogger's journey ends in a supernatural encounter with a wolf-like 'Master' in Wulfleet, blending language evolution with a gothic tale.
- The experiment illustrates how vocabulary, grammar, and cultural context shape our comprehension of historical texts.
Reproducible and traceable configuration for Conan C and C++ package manager
2 days ago
- Conan C and C++ package manager introduces `conan config install-pkg` for better configuration management.
- Configuration can now be packaged as standard Conan packages, improving versioning and reproducibility.
- Supports version ranges and lockfiles for traceability and reproducibility.
- Allows platform-specific configurations by leveraging Conan's settings.
- Uses the same infrastructure as regular Conan packages, simplifying maintenance.
- `conanconfig.yml` enables easy bootstrap and management of multiple configurations.
- Lockfiles ensure exact configuration reproducibility, including versions and revisions.
- `core.package_id:config_mode` allows configuration to influence package binary IDs.
- Facilitates managing multiple configurations across different projects or teams.
Yes there is a right way to stack the dishwasher. Here are the 5 rules
a day ago
- Don't pre-rinse dishes; scraping leftovers is sufficient.
- Stack dishes correctly: lower rack for plates, upper rack for glasses, facing dirty surfaces towards the center.
- Place the dirtiest items in the center where spray intensity is highest.
- Use dishwasher tablets and salt for optimal cleaning and machine maintenance.
- Avoid putting non-stick cookware, sharp knives, wooden items, and adhesive-labeled items in the dishwasher.
Keybee: A Keyboard Designed for Smartphones
a day ago
- The text repeatedly mentions 'Keybee Keyboard'.
- There are 19 instances of 'Keybee Keyboard' listed.
- Each instance is followed by the word 'add'.
- The text does not provide additional context or information about 'Keybee Keyboard'.

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US is on the brink of a major new war that Trump has not bothered explaining
3 hours ago
- Trump has deployed the largest military presence in the Middle East since the Iraq War, focusing on Iran.
- The U.S. has not reduced its military commitment to the Middle East despite plans to pivot to Asia.
- Trump has not provided a clear rationale for a potential war with Iran, resembling the lead-up to the Venezuela operation.
- The Venezuela operation's justifications (drug trade, liberation) disappeared after Maduro's removal, leaving only control over oil.
- Trump's military buildup near Iran lacks public debate, congressional involvement, or a unified justification.
- Previous pretexts for war with Iran (nuclear program, human rights) are either invalid or hypocritical given U.S. alliances with repressive regimes.
- Netanyahu's influence on U.S. policy is evident, with Trump moving closer to war with Iran amid his visits.
- Trump's actions suggest U.S. wars in the Middle East serve foreign interests, not American ones.
Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia–By Elon Musk
6 hours ago
- Elon Musk's America PAC sent prefilled absentee ballot applications in Georgia, violating state law.
- The Georgia State Elections Board issued a formal reprimand to Musk's PAC for the illegal scheme.
- The PAC failed to clearly indicate that the mailings were not official government publications.
- This incident follows Trump's claims of foreign interference in Georgia's elections, ironically pointing to his own camp's actions.
- Similar voter fraud allegations were raised during the 2020 election involving Trump's team.
ICE agents could be banned from getting public jobs in N.J. for life
5 hours ago
- New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill to bar certain ICE personnel from holding public jobs in the state.
- The legislative package includes three bills: A4302 (employment ban for ICE agents), A4300 (50% tax on private detention facilities), and A4301 (criminal offense for blocking law enforcement access).
- The employment ban targets ICE agents who served between Sept. 1, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2029, to prevent civil-rights violators from transitioning into public roles.
- The bills are a response to aggressive ICE enforcement tactics, including warrantless operations and targeting residents outside workplaces and schools.
- Lawmakers aim to reinforce civil liberties and due process protections for immigrants.
- Additional bills seek to limit cooperation with ICE, restrict data sharing, and prohibit the use of masks by ICE agents.
- Lawmakers argue ICE's lack of oversight and intimidation tactics erode public trust and constitutional principles.
Xkcd: Suspicion
an hour ago
- A man named Rob is having an online relationship with someone named Lisa.
- Rob becomes suspicious when Lisa mentions products and suggests getting tested together.
- They take a CAPTCHA test where Rob's word is 'library' and Lisa hesitates, revealing she might be a spambot.
- Lisa claims their love was real, but Rob ends the relationship.
- The title text humorously suggests Lisa will cope by eating ice cream and playing flash games.
Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead
3 hours ago
- Git tracks files, not directories, requiring techniques to ensure directories exist in fresh clones.
- The .gitkeep technique involves creating an empty .gitkeep file and modifying .gitignore to track the directory, but it has downsides like needing updates for renames and potential confusion.
- A better approach uses a .gitignore file within the directory with patterns to ignore all files except itself, ensuring the directory is tracked with a single, standard file.
- This .gitignore method is more maintainable and works seamlessly even after directory renames.
Lexega Turns SQL into Signals
2 hours ago
- Lexega transforms SQL into deterministic signals for policy enforcement.
- It tokenizes, parses SQL, extracts semantic facts, and emits signals.
- Signals describe actions like unbounded writes or policy changes.
- Rules match signals to assign severity and messaging.
- Policies decide enforcement actions like block, warn, or allow.
- Lexega handles semantic diffing to catch high-risk SQL changes.
- Supports Jinja/dbt-templated SQL with context-aware rendering.
- Custom rules can be defined in YAML for org-specific risks.
- Deterministic analysis ensures repeatability and auditability.
- CI-friendly decisions with machine-readable outputs.
Be Wary of Bluesky
2 hours ago
- Bluesky's CTO suggested users could switch to alternatives if Bluesky turned against them, similar to past arguments about Twitter.
- Bluesky is built on ATProto, an open protocol promising user control over data and identity, with apps like Tangled, Grain, and Leaflet integrating into it.
- Most users' data resides on Bluesky's servers, despite the option to self-host a Personal Data Server (PDS), which few do due to convenience.
- Migration tools exist to move to a self-hosted PDS, but proactive data protection is rare among users.
- New ATProto apps increase dependency on Bluesky's infrastructure, centralizing value rather than distributing it.
- Bluesky controls critical layers like the Relay, AppView, and DID Directory, with decentralization plans still unclear.
- The open protocol risks centralization, similar to how Gmail dominates email despite the protocol's openness.
- An acquisition could give control over user data, relays, and identity resolution, potentially limiting user freedom.
- Counter-arguments rely on technical possibilities of leaving or self-hosting, but user behavior trends toward default options.
- Bluesky's $120M funding and $700M valuation suggest future monetization pressures, potentially undermining decentralization.
I Don't Like Magic
3 days ago
- The author dislikes 'magic' in technology, referring to marketing that oversimplifies how things work.
- They advocate for 'seamful' design over 'seamless' design, arguing that the latter reduces user agency.
- The author is a control freak in front-end development, preferring to write and understand all code themselves.
- They avoid npm and client-side React due to distrust of dependencies and extra layers of abstraction.
- The author distinguishes between libraries (code you call) and frameworks (code that calls your code), disliking the latter more.
- They criticize the trend of using large language models to generate code, comparing it to npm but with even more abstraction.
- The author acknowledges their approach is not pragmatic for commercial environments but suits long-term projects like their personal websites.
- They highlight the maintenance nightmare caused by poorly understood abstractions in codebases.
- The author concludes by reiterating their dislike for magic in coding, emphasizing the importance of understanding and maintaining code over time.
How were video transfers made? (2011)
5 days ago
- Early video transfers used a 'film chain' system with projectors syncing to video standards like NTSC or PAL.
- Master tapes in the 1970s-1980s included 2" Quad, 1" C-type, later transitioning to digital formats like D1, D2, and Digi-Beta in the 1990s.
- Flying-spot scanners (e.g., Rank, Bosch) emerged in the 1970s-1980s, enabling gentler transfers from negatives and scene-by-scene color correction.
- Example workflow (1995): Rank transfer to Beta SP, then dub to 1" C-type for VHS duplication master.
- Analog formats (e.g., LaserDisc) may retain a 'natural, film-like' look despite lower resolution compared to modern digital formats.
Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras
2 hours ago
- People across the US are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras due to privacy concerns and ICE connections.
- An Oklahoma man was arrested for exceeding his speaking time by a few seconds at a public hearing about a data center project.
- 10,000 Uber and Lyft drivers signed a petition demanding repayment of stolen wages.
- Tesla's Robotaxis in Austin are crashing four times more often than human drivers.
- Public opposition to Flock cameras is growing, with cities like Santa Cruz and Eugene canceling contracts.
- A Virginia man admitted to destroying 13 Flock cameras and received widespread online support.
- Climate researcher Ketan Joshi debunks the myth that AI will solve climate change in a new report.
- AI-generated public comments influenced a vote on air quality regulations in Southern California.
CERN rebuilt the original browser from 1989
2 hours ago
- The WorldWideWeb application was developed at CERN in December 1990 on a NeXT machine.
- In February 2019, developers and designers rebuilt the original browser to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
- The project was supported by the US Mission in Geneva through the CERN & Society Foundation.
- Instructions for using the recreated WorldWideWeb browser include launching it and opening URLs.
- The project includes sections on history, timeline, browser usage, typography, original code, production process, related links, and colophon.
I hate AI side projects
3 hours ago
- The author expresses frustration with the saturation of AI side projects, making it hard for individual projects to stand out.
- Previously, side projects were valuable for learning and fun, sometimes leading to new opportunities.
- Now, many projects can be quickly built with AI tools like Claude Code, diminishing their uniqueness.
- The internet is flooded with similar-looking AI projects, lowering the signal-to-noise ratio on platforms like Hacker News and Reddit.
- Despite contributing to the 'AI slop,' the author remains optimistic about AI's impact and potential but is unsure how to navigate a world dominated by AI-generated content.
Training your gaze could help you master sports – and your own attention
3 days ago
- Professional sports performance isn't solely determined by physical attributes; cognitive skills like the 'quiet eye' technique play a crucial role.
- Joan Vickers discovered the 'quiet eye'—a prolonged, focused gaze elite athletes use before performing an action, which significantly enhances performance.
- The quiet eye technique involves fixating on a target for at least 100 milliseconds, improving accuracy and motor response in sports like basketball, soccer, and hockey.
- Training the quiet eye has been shown to improve performance in various sports, such as increasing volleyball players' passing accuracy by 7% and basketball players' free-throw accuracy from 54% to 76%.
- The benefits of quiet eye training extend beyond sports, aiding surgical residents in high-stress scenarios and potentially helping children with ADHD focus better.
- Matthew Robison is researching how quiet eye training can improve general attention control, offering a potential solution to modern distractions and shrinking attention spans.
- Mastering attention through techniques like the quiet eye can enhance happiness and well-being by giving individuals greater control over their focus and lives.
BSDCan 2006 Talks, Tutorials, and Registration
3 days ago
- Registration for BSDCan 2026 is now open.
- Talks include topics like FreeBSD-based chaos engineering, memory safety with CHERI, and ZFS AnyRAID.
- Tutorials cover VPP on FreeBSD, TUI programming, and shell scripting for beginners.
- BoFs (Birds of a Feather) sessions include an Audio BoF.
- Speakers are requested to purchase flights within the next month for expense reimbursement.
- Early registration (before May 1st, 2026) includes the closing reception with drinks.
- Dietary preferences (vegan, vegetarian, omnivore) will be accommodated.
Carelessness versus Craftsmanship in Cryptography
3 days ago
- Two AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to key/IV reuse bugs affecting thousands of projects.
- Reusing key/IV pairs in AES-CTR or GCM mode can lead to serious security issues, including plaintext recovery and brittle encryption.
- aes-js and pyaes lack modern cipher modes like AES-GCM and AES-GCM-SIV, making them vulnerable to attacks.
- Both libraries are vulnerable to side-channel attacks and have not been updated since 2017-2018.
- The maintainer of aes-js dismissed a serious security concern with a casual response, highlighting carelessness.
- strongSwan's strongMan VPN Manager was found to be vulnerable due to pyaes's default IV, but the maintainer responded with a model security fix.
- The fix for strongMan included replacing pyaes with a modern library, using GCM-SIV, and adding per-entry key derivation.
- The difference between carelessness and craftsmanship lies in how developers respond to mistakes, with strongMan exemplifying the latter.
A New Perspective on Drawing Venn Diagrams for Data Visualization
2 days ago
- Introduces VennFan, a method for generating n-set Venn diagrams using polar coordinate projection of trigonometric boundaries.
- Emphasizes readability and customizability with shaped sinusoids and amplitude scaling.
- Describes sine- and cosine-based variants of VennFan and proposes an automatic label placement heuristic.
- VennFan is available as a Python package.
How far back in time can you understand English?
2 days ago
- The text is an experiment showcasing the evolution of the English language over a thousand years through a fictional blog post.
- The blog post starts in modern English (2000) and progressively shifts to older forms, ending in Old English (1000).
- Key linguistic changes include spelling variations, grammar shifts, and the introduction of archaic letters like thorn (þ) and yogh (ȝ).
- The narrative follows a blogger visiting Wulfleet, whose language and experiences become increasingly archaic and eerie.
- The text highlights how English has remained relatively stable in the last 300 years but becomes unrecognizable beyond the 13th century.
- Old English (pre-1100) is heavily inflected and Germanic, making it difficult for modern readers to understand.
- The blogger's journey ends in a supernatural encounter with a wolf-like 'Master' in Wulfleet, blending language evolution with a gothic tale.
- The experiment illustrates how vocabulary, grammar, and cultural context shape our comprehension of historical texts.
Reproducible and traceable configuration for Conan C and C++ package manager
2 days ago
- Conan C and C++ package manager introduces `conan config install-pkg` for better configuration management.
- Configuration can now be packaged as standard Conan packages, improving versioning and reproducibility.
- Supports version ranges and lockfiles for traceability and reproducibility.
- Allows platform-specific configurations by leveraging Conan's settings.
- Uses the same infrastructure as regular Conan packages, simplifying maintenance.
- `conanconfig.yml` enables easy bootstrap and management of multiple configurations.
- Lockfiles ensure exact configuration reproducibility, including versions and revisions.
- `core.package_id:config_mode` allows configuration to influence package binary IDs.
- Facilitates managing multiple configurations across different projects or teams.
Yes there is a right way to stack the dishwasher. Here are the 5 rules
a day ago
- Don't pre-rinse dishes; scraping leftovers is sufficient.
- Stack dishes correctly: lower rack for plates, upper rack for glasses, facing dirty surfaces towards the center.
- Place the dirtiest items in the center where spray intensity is highest.
- Use dishwasher tablets and salt for optimal cleaning and machine maintenance.
- Avoid putting non-stick cookware, sharp knives, wooden items, and adhesive-labeled items in the dishwasher.
Keybee: A Keyboard Designed for Smartphones
a day ago
- The text repeatedly mentions 'Keybee Keyboard'.
- There are 19 instances of 'Keybee Keyboard' listed.
- Each instance is followed by the word 'add'.
- The text does not provide additional context or information about 'Keybee Keyboard'.

Hasty Briefsbeta

US is on the brink of a major new war that Trump has not bothered explaining

Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia–By Elon Musk

ICE agents could be banned from getting public jobs in N.J. for life

Xkcd: Suspicion

Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead

Lexega Turns SQL into Signals

Be Wary of Bluesky

I Don't Like Magic

How were video transfers made? (2011)

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras

CERN rebuilt the original browser from 1989

I hate AI side projects

Training your gaze could help you master sports – and your own attention

BSDCan 2006 Talks, Tutorials, and Registration

Carelessness versus Craftsmanship in Cryptography

A New Perspective on Drawing Venn Diagrams for Data Visualization

How far back in time can you understand English?

Reproducible and traceable configuration for Conan C and C++ package manager

Yes there is a right way to stack the dishwasher. Here are the 5 rules

Keybee: A Keyboard Designed for Smartphones

US is on the brink of a major new war that Trump has not bothered explaining

Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia–By Elon Musk

ICE agents could be banned from getting public jobs in N.J. for life

Xkcd: Suspicion

Don't create .gitkeep files, use .gitignore instead

Lexega Turns SQL into Signals

Be Wary of Bluesky

I Don't Like Magic

How were video transfers made? (2011)

Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras

CERN rebuilt the original browser from 1989

I hate AI side projects

Training your gaze could help you master sports – and your own attention

BSDCan 2006 Talks, Tutorials, and Registration

Carelessness versus Craftsmanship in Cryptography

A New Perspective on Drawing Venn Diagrams for Data Visualization

How far back in time can you understand English?

Reproducible and traceable configuration for Conan C and C++ package manager

Yes there is a right way to stack the dishwasher. Here are the 5 rules

Keybee: A Keyboard Designed for Smartphones