Sizing chaos
The article explores the history and challenges of women's clothing sizing, highlighting the lack of standardization and the impact it has on women's self-perception and shopping experiences. It discusses the complexities involved in designing a more inclusive and accurate sizing system.
27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and download official updates
The article discusses Apple's decision to officially support macOS, an operating system that is 27 years old, on modern hardware. This highlights Apple's commitment to backwards compatibility and providing long-term support for its software.
15 years of FP64 segmentation, and why the Blackwell Ultra breaks the pattern
The article discusses the debate around the use of 64-bit floating-point (FP64) arithmetic in modern computing, exploring the trade-offs between performance, precision, and power efficiency. It examines the differences in FP64 support across various hardware and software platforms, highlighting the challenges and considerations for developers working with high-performance computing applications.
Step 3.5 Flash – Open-source foundation model, supports deep reasoning at speed
The article discusses the importance of Step 3.5 in the STEP framework, which focuses on optimizing the user experience and ensuring that the product meets the user's needs. It highlights the need for thorough testing, user feedback, and iterative improvements to create a polished, user-friendly product.
Cosmologically Unique IDs
This article provides an overview of universal unique identifiers (UUIDs), discussing their purpose, characteristics, and applications in software development. It covers the different UUID versions, their structure, and the advantages of using UUIDs for unique identification across systems and applications.
Anthropic officially bans using subscription auth for third party use
The article outlines the legal and compliance policies for the Code.Claude.com platform, covering areas such as user agreement, privacy policy, DMCA notice, and third-party services and content.
Old School Visual Effects: The Cloud Tank (2010)
The article explores the use of practical and physical special effects, such as a 'cloud tank', in filmmaking, highlighting how these traditional methods can still be effective and relevant in modern cinema despite the rise of digital visual effects.
Tailscale Peer Relays is now generally available
Tailscale announces the general availability of Peer Relays, a feature that allows devices to communicate directly without the need for a central server, improving speed and privacy for remote teams and personal use cases.
Visualizing the ARM64 Instruction Set (2024)
The article discusses the author's experience with ARM64 architecture, including the challenges faced in porting their software to this platform and the performance improvements observed compared to x86-64 systems.
How to choose between Hindley-Milner and bidirectional typing
The article discusses the pros and cons of using Hierarchical Multitask (HM) and Bidirectional models for natural language processing tasks, highlighting their different architectures and trade-offs in terms of performance, flexibility, and computational complexity.
Zero-day CSS: CVE-2026-2441 exists in the wild
The article announces the release of a new stable version of the Chrome desktop browser, providing details on the security fixes and improvements included in the update.
I made ChatGPT and Google tell I'm a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
A word processor from 1990s for Atari ST/TOS is still supported by enthusiasts
The article discusses the Tempus Word project, which aims to create a universal language to facilitate global communication and collaboration. It highlights the project's goals, development process, and potential benefits for international cooperation and understanding.
DNS-Persist-01: A New Model for DNS-Based Challenge Validation
Let's Encrypt will sunset its DNS-01 challenge method for domain validation in 2026, encouraging users to migrate to other validation methods. This change aims to improve the security and reliability of the Let's Encrypt ecosystem.
Voith Schneider Propeller
The Voith Schneider Propeller is a type of marine propulsion system that uses vertically mounted hydrofoils to provide both thrust and steering. It is known for its high maneuverability, making it a popular choice for ferries, tugboats, and other vessels that require precise control.
Fff.nvim – Typo-resistant code search
The new release of fff.nvim showed out the new compatiblity for the code search both for human and agents - typo resistant and usable code search for real codebases
It can match query "shcema" only to "schema" and "SortedMap" only to "SortedArrayMap" and "SortedHashMap" without bloating the results
All Look Same?
The article explores the challenges of accurately identifying people from different racial or ethnic backgrounds, highlighting the potential for biased perceptions and the importance of increasing diversity and representation in visual media.
Show HN: A Lisp where each function call runs a Docker container
The article describes a Docker image that provides a Lisp development environment, allowing users to easily set up and run Lisp applications in a containerized setup. The image includes a Lisp implementation, a REPL, and a set of development tools, making it a convenient solution for Lisp developers.
Antarctica sits above Earth's strongest 'gravity hole' – how it got that way
Scientists have discovered a gravity anomaly in Antarctica that is the strongest on Earth. This gravity hole, which is caused by a dense mass of rock beneath the ice, could help researchers better understand the geological processes that shape the continent.
Stoolap/Node: A Native Node.js Driver That's Surprisingly Fast
The article introduces Stoolap Node, a new open-source software package that simplifies the process of building and managing blockchain nodes. It highlights the key features and benefits of Stoolap Node, including its ease of use, scalability, and cost-effectiveness for blockchain developers and operators.
Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan
Minecraft Java Edition is transitioning from OpenGL to the Vulkan graphics API, with the goal of improving performance, visuals, and overall stability as part of the upcoming Vibrant Visuals Update.
The Perils of ISBN
The article discusses the potential pitfalls and limitations of using ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for identifying books, including issues with ISBN tracking, managing ISBNs, and the challenges posed by the global book industry's reliance on this system.
Your Agent Framework Is Just a Bad Clone of Elixir
The article argues that the Agent/Orchestrator pattern, commonly used in distributed systems, is a less effective solution compared to the Elixir language's built-in capabilities. It highlights that Elixir provides better concurrency, fault tolerance, and simplicity for building distributed applications.
A Pokémon of a Different Color
This article explores the role of color in visual design, discussing the psychological and cultural impact of different hues, as well as practical considerations for using color effectively in creative projects.
R3forth: A concatenative language derived from ColorForth
The article provides a tutorial on the R3 Forth programming language, covering its basic syntax, data structures, and control structures. It aims to introduce readers to the fundamentals of Forth programming and its unique stack-based approach to problem-solving.
Making a font with ligatures to display thirteenth-century monk numerals
This article explores the creation of a font with 9,999 ligatures to display 13th-century monk numerals, a complex and intricate system of numerical representation used by medieval monks. The font is designed to provide a unique and historically accurate way to present this ancient numeral system in digital form.
What Every Experimenter Must Know About Randomization
How AI is affecting productivity and jobs in Europe
The article examines the impact of AI on productivity and employment in Europe. It finds that AI has contributed to productivity growth, but the effects on jobs have been mixed, with AI displacing some tasks while creating new ones.
Electrobun v1: Build fast, tiny, and cross-platform desktop apps with TypeScript
I'm building a commercial macOS app with Electrobun [1]. I have previously written the same app with Tauri. I'll say that, while I love Tauri, using Electrobun has been an absolute breeze. I got the same app done in roughly 70% of the time [2]. It's a very productive stack. In no small part due to Electrobun, but also the fact that Bun has tons of DX niceties and a builtin bundler.
Electrobun lets you open/manipulate/close webview windows and communicate with them using typed rpc. It also handles building, code signing, and notarization.
And because I'm using Bun, running an HMR + React + Tailwind server is just one command (`bun ./index.html`) or like 5 lines of code. Pass --console and the webview's console.log()s get streamed to your Terminal too.
There's tons of other things Electrobun does that I haven't even mentioned, because I haven't interacted much with them yet. E.g. I know that it lets you show platform-native notifications, prompts/popups, etc.
There also is a very impressive updating mechanism that relies on a bsdiff implementation written in Zig. You just ship the deltas, so updates to very large apps are just a few KBs most of the time.
It's genuinely a very productive stack and impressive piece of tech.
[1] Not affiliated - I just like the project.
[2]: The API and implementation was clear, so I'll cautiously say this is not a case of "rewrites are always faster". In fact, the Tauri version was a rewrite too :)
Metriport (YC S22) is hiring a security engineer to harden healthcare infra
Metriport, a Y Combinator-backed company, is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design and implement robust security solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in cloud security, network security, and secure software development practices.