We “solved” C10K years ago yet we keep reinventing it
This article explains problems that still show up today under different names. C10K wasn’t really about “handling 10,000 users” it…
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Package managers keep using git as a database, it never works out
Using git as a database is a seductive idea. You get version history for free. Pull requests give you a…
JBL Bar 500MK2 Review: A Fantastic Soundbar System
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Snitch – A friendlier ss/netstat
snitch a friendlier ss / netstat for humans. inspect network connections with a clean tui or styled tables. install go…
NPM Package with 56K Downloads Caught Stealing WhatsApp Messages
BackKoi ResearchNPM Package With 56K Downloads Caught Stealing WhatsApp MessagesTuval Admoni,,December 21, 2025IntroThe lotusbail npm package presents itself as a…
How I protect my forgejo instance from AI Web Crawlers
TL;DR:Put that in your nginx config:location / { # needed to still allow git clone from http/https URLs if ($http_user_agent…
i wrote a code editor in C and now i’m a changed man
I never thought I would share this, but here I am. I was writing a lot of code, a bunch…
Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership
Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire is once again drawing unwanted attention to the prominent venture firm after falsely accusing a…
Scammers in China Are Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyI don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money…
Hacker News front page now, but the titles are honest
$ Honest Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login 1. We…
Google deepens consumer credit push in India with UPI-linked card
Google is expanding its push into consumer finance in India with the launch of a UPI-linked credit card, betting on…
Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
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SHARP, an approach to photorealistic view synthesis from a single image
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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content
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Merriam-Webster names ‘slop’ the word of the year
AI’s impact on our social media feeds has not gone unnoticed by one of America’s top dictionaries. Amidst the onslaught…
Announcing Key Transparency for the Fediverse
I’m pleased to announce the immediate availability of a reference implementation for the Public Key Directory server. This software implements…
Tokenization takes the lead in the fight for data security
Partner ContentVB Staff December 15, 2025 Presented by Capital One SoftwareTokenization is emerging as a cornerstone of modern data security,…
I killed a worker mid-payment to test “exactly-once” execution
Distributed systems often claim “exactly-once” execution. In practice, this is usually implemented as at-least-once delivery + retries + idempotency keys….
Why Twilio Segment Moved from Microservices Back to a Monolith
real-world experience from Twilio Segment on what went wrong with microservices and why a monolith ended up working better. …
The tiniest yet real telescope I’ve built
The tiniest yet real telescope I’ve built astronomy Nov 18 2025 Previous post : Guest post @ AppSignal – Debugging…