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Asyncio: A library with too many sharp corners
An explanation of some major issues with asyncio.
Personal aviation is about to get interesting (2023)
FAA is getting one enormously consequential thing right
Resizable structs in Zig
In this post I will make the case for the concept of a “runtime resizable struct” in Zig. I will then design an API by exploiting Zig’s powerful comptime functionality.
What went wrong for Yahoo
Yahoo let two future trillion-dollar companies get away. One of them twice.
Where are vacation homes located in the US?
As of 2023, the US has around 142.3 million housing units: roughly one home for every 2.4 people in the country.
How we rooted Copilot
After a long week, the Eye Security Research Team thought it was time for a small light-hearted distraction. So we rooted Copilot.
Bringing a decade old bicycle navigator back to life with open source software
Published: 25-07-2025 23:37 | Last update: 02-08-2025 21:31 | Author: Remy van Elst | Text only version of this article
Rust running on every GPU
I've built a demo of a single
Do not download the app, use the website
The 2010s was the Wild West of the mobile world. You couldn't walk past a row of cubicles without hearing a manager cough "Mobile-first", much like "AI-first" is today. Every company, from the biggest
It's time for modern CSS to kill the SPA
Native CSS transitions have quietly killed the strongest argument for client-side routing. Yet people keep building terrible apps instead of performant websites.
Vanilla JavaScript support for Tailwind Plus
Every UI block in Tailwind Plus is now fully functional, accessible, and interactive, even if you don't use a framework like React or Vue.
The Tabs vs. Spaces war is over, and spaces have emerged victorious
The great indentation war is over and it seems like we have a clear winner.
Animated Cursors
Tattoy is a text-based terminal compositor
Never write your own date parsing library
Never write your own date parsing library. Never. No exceptions. Never have I ever… So… I’ve written my own date parsing library. Why? Our story begins seven…
Efficient Computer's Electron E1 CPU – 100x more efficient than Arm?
100x More Efficient than Arm?
Programming vehicles in games
The fundamental principles needed to get a functional vehicle in your game.
It's a DE9, not a DB9 (but we know what you mean)
You have been misusing the D-sub connector terminology, and we're guilty of it, too.
Who has the fastest F1 website (2021)
Deep-diving on the load performance of F1 websites.
Exploiting zero days in abandoned hardware
We successfully exploited two discontinued network devices at DistrictCon’s inaugural Junkyard competition in February, winning runner-up for Most Innovative Exploitation Technique. Our exploit chains demonstrate why end-of-life hardware poses persistent security risks.
The future is not self-hosted
In a world where corporations have detached buying from owning, one man attempts to do something radical: build his own cloud.
Google spoofed via DKIM replay attack: A technical breakdown
Learn how a Google spoof used a DKIM replay attack to bypass email security and trick users with a fake subpoena in this real-world phishing case.
Against the censorship of adult content by payment processors
This is a furry blog, where I write about whatever interests me and sign it with my fursona’s name. I sometimes talk about furry fandom topics, but I sometimes also talk about applied cryptog…
How Anthropic teams use Claude Code
Teams across Anthropic use Claude Code for everything from debugging production issues and navigating unfamiliar codebases to building custom automation tools. Here's how.
Celebrating 20 Years of MDN
MDN turns 20! Let's look at how we started, how MDN became the most trusted resource for web developers, the impact it's had on the open web, and yes, there's cake, too.
Visa and Mastercard: The global payment duopoly (2024)
Explore one of the world's largest and most discussed duopolies, from the origins of the credit card to its combined market value of $850 billion.
Revisiting Moneyball
Data, sports, payrolls, and memes