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A few days ago I wrote about Rewind VM, a deterministic VM where every run of a Nix build is a pure function of its inputs, thread schedule included! I have been using it to find, reproduce and solve numerous race conditions in Nix builds, but it’s been making me feel a little crazy. What is this superpower, and why…
I built a small proof-of-concept for a system that enables real-time bidirectional editing between any modern code editor and a GUI, enabled by an LSP1 server. Code-based CAD I like working on small projects at home that benefit from CAD. I’m also a programmer with a personal development environment that I’ve spent…
LM Studio 0.3.0 is here! Built-in (naïve) RAG, light theme, internationalization, Structured Outputs API, Serve on the network, and more.
View this page on my new site This review is largely in response to the article "It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code", and the ensuing Redd...
I show how I improved four of my shell workflows to parameter-less commands with the help of fzf.
SBOM 1.0: A specification for sandwich supply chain transparency.
I ♥ to /bin/bash and last week I came around the one bash book to rule them all.
Learn how to turn off Apple Intelligence on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Asurion Experts show you step-by-step how to manage your Apple devices’ smart features.
New in LM Studio 0.3.17: Model Context Protocol (MCP) Host support. Connect MCP servers to the app and use them with local models.
Logging into your Bitwarden vault just got easier! A new passwordless experience enables you to access your Bitwarden vault with another device.
Today I’d like to announce Homebrew 2.0.0. The most significant changes since 1.9.0 are official support for Linux and Windows 10 (with Windows Subsystem for Linux), brew cleanup running automatically, no more options in Homebrew/homebrew-core, and removal of support for OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) and older.
I updated the whoami.filippo.io dataset! I explain how it works, and how I fetched the new data.
Over the years, I've worked on building search traffic for two kinds of sites. The first, was working for companies that already had hundreds of thousands or millions of monthly users and were trying ...
Planner keeps track of all your tasks, projects, and goals in one beautifully simple place.
An exploration of the layout models of TeX and Typst.
Chirag Mehta - Personal Web Log - 'blog - Chime Softwares - Indian Blogger live from Saint Petersburg, Florida, St. Pete, FL
GnuCash makes it easy to keep track of your money and it creates reports that will make your accountant happy.
Server deployment, parallel requests with continuous batching, new REST API endpoint, and refreshed application UI
Nokia’s new N9 phone based on MeeGo looks wonderful and according to Engadget, it’s a delight to use as well. But supposedly it’s dead on arrival because it’s not going to have a massive platform. Excuse my french, but fuck the platform. For all the 200,000 apps in Apple&…
After the "keep it simple" in programming, the "keep it short" for writing.
This guide shows you how to write, structure, visualize and manage software architecture documentation in a lean way using appropriate documentation tools.
People regularly go for complex test harnesses; and when you’re in an ecosystem, they can be a good fit. But outside ecosystems, it’s actually quite easy to produce a fairly good test harness.
