5191
Chrome and Edge are removing XSLT: what breaks and what does not
Chrome 158 stops running XSLT on 17 November 2026. What it does to your XML sitemap, your feeds and your crawling, with a before and after capture.
5192
Why DNA damage from smoking and UV rays cause cancer in some but not others
Scientists have found the first direct evidence of the powerful role our genetic makeup plays in influencing our risk of cancer, with inherited genes interacting with acquired genetic mutations to shape how tumours evolve.
5193
I started a “dirt notebook”
I love taking notes, but one problem that I have is that that I start cherishing every notebook that I start. I can't seem to keep my notes messy. Eventually...
5194
The worst acquisition in history, again
Warner Bros.
5195
Gateway 2000's hilariously bad ads in the 90s (Part II)
What started as endearingly bootstrapped marketing descended into soulless corporate sales.
5196
Figma's woes compound with Claude Design
Figma's reliance on non-designer seats made it uniquely exposed to AI. Claude Design's launch deepens the problem.
5197
Case study: Creative math – How AI fakes proofs
Many AI enthusiasts debate whether Large Language Models actually "reason." My research indicates that a reasoning process does indeed occur, but its goal is different than we assume.
5198
We are rebuilding Monica
We are rebuilding Monica from scratch, and this new series will document how.
5199
Dear Software Makers
Marques Brownlee just released a video essay titled “Dear YouTube” . I loved it. He talks about how YouTube is going to start shipping this new feature where…
5200
DSLs Enable Reliable Use of LLMs
Why Domain-Specific Languages and good abstractions make LLM code generation reliable and reviewable.
5201
Highlighting My Code Based on How Much I Care
I never questioned why code should be highlighted until I tried to make my own theme.
5202
The Glass Famine
Spies, war, industrial subterfuge and secret recipes. And it all really happened. Honestly, what more could you ask for?
5203
Stop using icons in data tables
We have been sold a lie that icons are the universal language of the modern interface.
5204
Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine
Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries.
5205
How Block Blast harvests its players for ad money
Rules downloaded from their server decide your pieces, your score and your ads. One waits for an expensive ad, then asks for a hand you can’t place.
5206
Unraveling the mysteries of habit formation
Researchers研究者名Asaoka, Nozomi
5207
I Just Want to Search
Learning to search was a key skill growing up as a teen in the 2000s. How to use accurate keywords, quotes, the entire lot of search operators. Google-fu was a hard earned skill (yes, I read a book) and helped me figure out a surprising amount of life.
5208
Lakebase architecture delivers faster Postgres writes
How Lakebase's storage architecture pushes down full page write generation to cut WAL traffic by 94% and boost Postgres write throughput by up to 5x.
5209
Every fucking website: 2026 edition
Every AI-generated landing page, all at once, labelling itself as it goes.
5210
Edge of Emulation: Game Boy Sewing Machines (2020)
Emulating the unknown: Controlling Sewing Machines with a Game Boy
5211
Why we built our own background agent
The craft of engineering is rapidly changing. We built our own coding agent to accelerate faster. Inspect is now open to teams outside Ramp through early access.
5212
The Shape of Inequalities
…symmetry isn’t just a preference for “pretty” shapes. Contents Introduction The HM-GM-AM-QM Inequality The two circles The Semicircle The Container The 3D container The Sum of Squares Inequality Nesbitt’s Inequality Conclusion Introduction While I was randomly browsing the web, I came across this nice picture: Roland…
5213
Composite Video on the NES: Why's it so wobbly?
The Nintendo Entertainment System. Is it the platonic ideal of an 8-bit video game system? Well, only because it’s so prominent and successful– it’s actually...
5214
Writing a Guide to SDF Fonts
(TL;DR: this is a blog post about the process of writing my guide to SDF fonts .)
5215
I love Linux, but I can't quit Windows
I've been distro-hopping for probably twenty years. Every time I install Linux I feel a small swell of optimism, like this time it'll stick. Linux never sticks with me.
5216
Giving up on smart rings
The downsides to wearing a fitness-tracking device on your finger
5217
I am leaving the AI party after one drink
Personal website of Lara Aigmüller. Thoughts about web frontend development, music, and more…
5218
AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement
“We're nowhere near the ceiling.”
5219
Guilty Displeasures
When disliking something clashes with your identity
5220
The Token Compression Illusion: Why I'm Skeptical of RTK
RTK promises dramatic token savings for coding agents, but raw terminal compression is not the same as cheaper, safer, or more accurate software engineering.