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1. A "Frozen" Dictionary for Python
2. Size of Life
3. Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
4. Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration
5. The Cost of a Closure in C
I had a vague idea that closures could have a variety of performance implications; I did not believe that so many of the chosen and potential designs for C and C++ extensions ones, however, were so…
6. Patterns.dev
Learn JavaScript design and performance patterns for building more powerful web applications.
7. Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
8. Why Startups Die
Startups rarely die from competition. They die from the inside.
9. How the Brain Parses Language
Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to LLMs.
10. Helldivers 2 on-disk size 85% reduction
File size reduction beta!
11. Auto-grading decade-old Hacker News discussions with hindsight
A vibe coding thought exercise on what it might look like for LLMs to scour human historical data at scale and in retrospect.
12. Booting Linux in QEMU and Writing PID 1 in Go to Illustrate Kernel as Program
Most books and courses introduce Linux through shell commands, leaving the kernel as a mysterious black box doing magic behind the scenes. In this post, we will run some experiments to demystify it: the Linux kernel is just a binary that you can build and run.
13. How can I read the standard output of an already-running process?
14. South Korea – A Cautionary Tale for the Rest of Humanity
15. Google Maps allocates survival across London's restaurants
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
16. Python Workers redux: fast cold starts, packages, and a uv-first workflow
Recent advancements in Cloudflare Python Workers means fast cold starts, comprehensive package support, and a great developer experience. We explain how they were achieved and show how Python can be used to build serverless applications on Cloudflare.
17. Go's escape analysis and why my function return worked
In C, you'd be arrested for doing the same.
18. VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III
19. Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
20. Super Mario 64 for the PS1
A very WIP port of https://www.github.com/n64decomp/sm64 for the PlayStation 1 - malucard/sm64-psx
21. Show HN: Automated license plate reader coverage in the USA
Analyze ALPR/Flock camera coverage across US counties. See how many routes to essential services pass by surveillance cameras.
22. Anacondas have been the same size for over 12M years, fossils reveal
During the Middle to Upper Miocene (roughly 12.4 to 5.3 million years ago), a warm and swamp-rich South America produced some of the largest reptiles the
23. Incomplete List of Mistakes in the Design of CSS
24. Scientists create ultra fast memory using light
Novel
25. Common Lisp, ASDF, and Quicklisp: packaging explained
Common Lisp has good packaging tools, but they're different. Here we explain the what and how.
26. Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.
27. Terrain Diffusion: A Diffusion-Based Successor to Perlin Noise
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2512.08309: Terrain Diffusion: A Diffusion-Based Successor to Perlin Noise in Infinite, Real-Time Terrain Generation
28. Is It a Bubble? By Howard Marks
In his latest memo, Howard Marks explores if there is a bubble in AI, identifying uncertainty, parallels to past bubbles, AI's vast potential, and emphasizing the importance of prudence.
29. Gundam is just the same as Jane Austen but happens to include giant mech suits
A friend recently asked how to get started watching Gundam, and as I tripped all over myself, equal parts excitement and not wanting to sound like a
30. 3D-Printed Carotid Artery-on-Chips for Personalized Thrombosis Investigation