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DXGI debugging: Microsoft put me on a list
Why does Space Station 14 crash with ANGLE on ARM64? 6 hours later…
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 80,831 posts.
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UUIDv7 Comes to PostgreSQL 18
PostgreSQL 18 adds native support for UUIDv7. A timestamp-based UUID variant that plays nicely with btree indexes. Here's what that means for you.
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I forced myself to spend a week in Instagram instead of Xcode
This is what happens when you ban yourself from coding
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Disk Utility still can't check and repair APFS volumes and containers (2021)
Don’t waste time trying to discover which files are still open when you want to check or repair an APFS disk and Disk Utility throws an error. Here’s the solution.
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What happens when coding agents stop feeling like dialup?
From magical to frustrating in months. Why AI coding agents feel like dial-up internet and what ultra-fast inference could unlock for developer productivity.
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Universities should be more than toll gates
Personal writing by Walid Dib, and a collection of games, apps, and companies I’ve built.
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Vibe coding cleanup as a service
The rise of AI-powered coding has created an unexpected market: cleaning up the technical debt from prompt-generated software. Here's why 'Vibe Coding cleanup' is becoming a legitimate service category and what it means for the future of software development.
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Spectral Labs releases SGS-1: the first generative model for structured CAD
Spectral Labs releases SGS-1: the first generative model for structured CAD.
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The bloat of edge-case first libraries
How building edge-case first led to bloated, overly-granular libraries and what we can do about it
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AI was supposed to help juniors shine. Why does it mostly make seniors stronger?
AI was supposed to empower junior developers. In reality, it has become a tool that makes seniors more valuable while exposing the gaps in software culture.
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macOS becomes iOS: Safari video controls
At WWDC 2018, Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi asked, “Are you merging iOS and macOS?” This rhetorical question was presumably in response to widespread criticism. Federighi's rhetorical answer was, “No. Of course not.”
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Philips announces digital pathology scanner with native DICOM JPEG XL output
Philips announces digital pathology scanner with native, configurable DICOM JPEG and JPEG XL output in world first
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Designing NotebookLM
Designer, builder, and visual storyteller. Now building Huxe. Previously led design on NotebookLM and contributed to Google AI projects like Gemini and Search. Also shoot photo/video for brands like Coachella, GoPro, and Rivian.
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Systemd can be a cause of restrictions on daemons
You're probably reading this page because you've attempted to access some part of my blog (Wandering Thoughts) or CSpace , the wiki thing it's part of. Unfortunately you're using a browser version that my anti-crawler precautions consider suspicious, most often because it's too old (most often this applies to versions…
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Is Zig's new writer unsafe?
Karl Seguin's Blog - A mix of coding and creative writing
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Images over DNS
Some places say 255 bytes. They are wrong . Within a TXT record there are multiple character-strings (RFC 1035 section 3.3.14 ) and those are limited in length (because a single byte is used for their length), however there can be many of them.
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A vibrator helped me debug a motorcycle brake light system
A tale of debugging hardware with unconventional methods. How I perfected the firmware of BrakeBright (a motorcycle safety device) using a vibrator.
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FLX1s phone is launched
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Node 20 will be deprecated on GitHub Actions runners
Editor’s note (August 25, 2026): Updated the Node20 removal date to September 23rd, 2026. Editor’s note (February 25, 2026): Updated the migration date to June of 2026. Editor’s note (May…
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PYREX vs. pyrex: What's the difference?
For 100 years, Corning has developed special glass for use in both chemical and life science laboratories, including PYREX® glass.
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If you are good at code review, you will be good at using AI agents
Using AI agents correctly is a process of reviewing code. If you’re good at reviewing code, you’ll be good at using tools like Claude Code, Codex, or the…
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Things managers do that leaders never would
Simon reveals the subtle but powerful ways leaders set themselves apart from managers—and why those choices matter most in times of crisis.
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H1Bs will start costing $100k/yr
Trump imposed a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, raising costs for employers and reshaping U.S. hiring. Learn what it means for you.
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Benjamin Button Reviews macOS
Benjamin Button Reviews macOS | exotext
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Less is safer: Reducing the risk of supply chain attacks
Supply chain attacks are malicious updates that sneak into open source code used by many apps. Here’s how we design Obsidian to ensure that the app is a secure and private environment for your thoughts.
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Hidden risk in Notion 3.0 AI agents: Web search tool abuse for data exfiltration
CodeIntegrity research on Notion AI security, Notion 3.0 AI Agents, lethal trifecta risk, indirect prompt injection, web search tool abuse, and data exfiltration.
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Markov chains are the original language models
Back in my day, we used math for autocomplete.
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Processing Strings 109x Faster Than Nvidia on H100
StringZilla v4 brings CUDA acceleration for string processing: 109x faster than Nvidia's CuDF on edit distances, plus 52-bit MinHash fingerprinting and AES-based hashing.
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A shift in developer culture is impacting innovation and creativity
From tinkerers to metric seekers: How the shift in developer culture is impacting innovation and creativity.