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Slowness is a virtue
... at least when you're doing research, not development
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What is an elliptic curve? (2019)
The informal definition of an elliptic curve is simple. The formal definition is more involved.
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Fifty problems with standard web APIs in 2025
Recently, I made a free game . It's a little mystery investigation game which I was inspired to write after enjoying games like Case of the Golden Idol , Roottrees are Dead , and Return of the Obra Dinn . I thought my UX ideas were pretty simple, so I decided to implement it in HTML5 .
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TikTok unlawfully tracks shopping habits and use of dating apps?
TikTok tracks its users even if they're using other apps. The video platform therefore also knows what dating app you use
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Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve tumor elimination in mice
HOME > ［News & Events］ Gut Bacteria from Amphibians and Reptiles Achieve Complete Tumor Elimination
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Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT
Developers can now submit apps for review and publication in ChatGPT, with approved apps appearing in a new in-product directory for easy discovery. Updated tools, guidelines, and the Apps SDK help developers build powerful chat-native experiences that bring real-world actions into ChatGPT.
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I got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero
I got hacked, my server started mining Monero this morning.
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OBS Studio Gets a New Renderer
Starting with OBS Studio 32.0.0 a new renderer backend based on Apple's Metal graphics API is available for users to test as an experimental alternative to the existing OpenGL …
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Inside PostHog: SSRF, ClickHouse SQL Escape and Default Postgres Creds to RCE
It was yet another day at the office. Our team was internally discussing moving to a different platform analytics solution. Our team was really leaning more towards Posthog. It’s one of the brilliant -I personally believe it’s the best- products on the market. And that’s where the story has begun… We have a somewhat…
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Why do commercial spaces sit vacant?
Instead of letting their commercial buildings sit empty, surely it would be better for landlords to lower the rent and got some use out of the building, right? Wrong. Here’s why.
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A Safer Container Ecosystem with Docker: Free Docker Hardened Images
Security for everyone. Docker Hardened Images are now free to use, share, and build on with no licensing surprises.
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AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'
AWS CEO Matt Garman pushes back on AI replacing junior developers and explains how AI should be used in the workplace.
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The State of AI Coding Report 2025
Read the full Q2 2026 research report, explore the chart data, and download the PDF for free.
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Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed
Gemini 3 Flash offers frontier intelligence built for speed at a fraction of the cost.
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Yep, Passkeys Still Have Problems
Firstyear's blog
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Coursera to combine with Udemy
Highly Complementary Capabilities Will Create a Leading Technology Platform, Redefining Skills Discovery, Development, and Mastery for Learners and Organizations at Scale Unites Udemy’s Dynamic AI-Powered Skills Development Marketplace with World-Class University and Industry Brands Under the Coursera Ecosystem…
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Log level 'error' should mean that something needs to be fixed
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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Vm.overcommit_memory=2 is the right setting for servers
The Linux kernel has a feature where you can tune the behavior of memory allocations: the vm.overcommit_memory sysctl. When overcommit is enabled (sadly, this is the default), the kernel will typically return a mapping when brk(2) or mmap(2) is called to increase a program’s heap size, regardless of whether or not…
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AI's real superpower: consuming, not creating
Everyone's using AI wrong. Its superpower isn't writing for you. It's reading everything you've ever written and finding patterns you missed.
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TLA+ Modeling Tips
Model minimalistically Start from a tiny core, and always keep a working model as you extend. Your default should be omission. Add a compone...
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Introduction to Software Development Tooling (2024)
Learn the command line, version control, build systems, and correctness in NEU’s CS 4973: ISDT.
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I ported JustHTML from Python to JavaScript with Codex CLI and GPT-5.2 in hours
I wrote about JustHTML yesterday—Emil Stenström’s project to build a new standards compliant HTML5 parser in pure Python code using coding agents running against the comprehensive html5lib-tests testing library. Last …
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No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter
Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be.
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I program on the subway
Ever since moving to New York City, I've found my time to be in more demand than ever. Between work, meetups, and social events, I have noticeably less time for side projects than I had before moving here. At the same time, my commute is a massive time suck. It's 30 minutes each way, which doesn't sound that bad, but…
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Chat-tails: Throwback terminal chat, built on Tailscale
Brian Scott made an app that's safe, simple, and educational for kids to chat in, using Tailscale's tsnet and connectivity.
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AI will make formal verification go mainstream
Much has been said about the effects that AI will have on software development, but there is an angle I haven’t seen talked about: I believe that AI will bring formal verification, which for decades has been a bit of a fringe pursuit, into the software engineering mainstream.
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Announcing the Beta release of ty
ty is an extremely fast Python type checker and language server, written in Rust, and designed as an alternative to mypy, Pyright, and Pylance.