As of the time of writing, there is no real sandboxing technique available to NetBSD. There is chroot , which can be considered a weak sandbox because it modifies the root directory of the process, effectively restricting the process' view of the file system, but it doesn't isolate anything else, so all networking…
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Brian Scott made an app that's safe, simple, and educational for kids to chat in, using Tailscale's tsnet and connectivity.
Apple today announced iPhone 17, featuring the new Center Stage front camera, a 48MP Fusion Main camera, and a new 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide camera.
How to reliably understand if a candidate is a good programmer, inspired by Casey Muratori
We’re updating the language in our terms and policies to better explain our approach and provide more detail.
When two of the most influential people in AI both say that today’s large language models are hitting their limits, it’s worth paying attention. In a recent…
This article offers tips and practical advice to help people maintain their weight loss more effectively over time.
On this day in 1687, Isaac Newton published the Principia—a book that explained why apples fall, why planets don’t wander off, and why NASA is still lighting enormous tubes on fire to fling humans into orbit 337 years later.
Over-privileged Azure Key Vault roles & API vulnerabilities let attackers steal credentials silently. Learn how Token Security detects & remediates these critical exposure paths.
WhatsApp users in Europe will soon have the possibility to message users of other services.
A two-week experiment building an app with full AI assistance, exploring both the promise and frustrations of LLM-based development workflows.
The free DNS4EU resolver, for everyone in Europe. Get the addresses, set it up in minutes, and block malware and phishing with no tracking.
One of legal tech's clichés is that "lawyers live in Word". This is demonstrably incorrect. I, for example, am a lawyer and in fact live in London, England…
JPEG and AVIF are locked to 8, 10 or 12 bits. JPEG XL works in float32 with the XYB color space, so bit depth stops mattering. Here’s why that helps HDR.
TigerBeetle is a financial transactions database built for correctness. Yet, building a correct system from correct components remains a challenge:
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. That's why today, we're launching EFF.org/Age, a one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what these laws actually do…
Explore the challenges of building a change data capture (CDC) pipeline for Postgres. And see how Sequin used a watermark design inspired by Netflix's DBLog.
New research on simulated blackmail, industrial espionage, and other misaligned behaviors in LLMs.
Living at high altitude reduces risk of dying from heart disease: Low oxygen may spur genes to create blood vessels. Summary: Researchers have found that people living at higher altitudes have a lower chance of dying from heart disease and live longer. Jeanne and I live at 8,400 feet (2.560 meters)
Learn how AsciiDoc combines simplicity with advanced features. Create documentation that stands out, saves time, and ensures clarity.
EFF filed an amicus brief in Arizona federal court arguing that public school students need private digital spaces beyond their school’s reach to speak freely, without the specter of constant school surveillance and punishment.
We reveal AppleStorm, our investigation into how Apple AI’s eco-system quietly transmits messages (WhatsApp, iMessage) sent via Siri to Apple servers, even when it isn’t needed to complete the task.
ReactOS is a free, opensource reimplementation of windows
