I built a GPU-accelerated SQLite on Apple Silicon to test a theory about the PCIe bottleneck. Here’s what I found.
Look, I know everyone here loves NVIDIA. And for good reason – those cards are beasts. But I've been arguing…
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Show HN: Tailsnitch – A security auditor for Tailscale
Tailsnitch A security auditor for Tailscale configurations. Tailsnitch scans your tailnet for 50+ misconfigurations, overly permissive access controls, and security…
Building a Rust-style static analyzer for C++ with AI
The project is available at: https://github.com/shuaimu/rusty-cpp As someone who has spent almost 15 years doing systems research with C++, I…
Everything You Need to Know About Email Encryption in 2026
If you think about emails as if they’re anything but the digital equivalent of a postcard–that is to say, they…
A website to destroy all websites
A website to destroy all websites. How to win the war for the soul of the internet and build the…
I used an old-school security trick to catch prompt injection on AI agents
So I've been messing around with MCP and kept thinking about security. These agents can call tools, query databases, hit…
Cameras and Lenses (2020)
The image sensor of a digital camera consists of a grid of photodetectors. A photodetector converts photons into electric current that…
Rust–: Rust without the borrow checker
Rust–: Rust without the borrow checker A modified Rust compiler with the borrow checker disabled. This allows code that would…
Spherical Snake
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I canceled my programming book deal
Austin Z. Henley Associate Teaching Professor Carnegie Mellon University azhenley@cmu.edu @austinzhenley github/AZHenley Home | Publications | Teaching | Blog I…
You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram
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I canceled my book deal
Austin Z. Henley Associate Teaching Professor Carnegie Mellon University azhenley@cmu.edu @austinzhenley github/AZHenley Home | Publications | Teaching | Blog I…
Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame
New Sponsor Announcement By: MonoGame Foundation Dec 30, 2025 announcements Support Financially – several tiers and options available for GitHub,…
Public Sans – A strong, neutral typeface
A strong, neutral typeface for interfaces, text, and headings. Download Public Sans v2.001 Developed by USWDS. Contribute to its development…
Commodore 64 Ultimate Review: An Astonishing Remake
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7 Best Digital Notebooks (2026): reMarkable, Kobo, Kindle
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyFeatured in this articleBest OverallreMarkable Paper ProRead more$679 Amazon (Marker Plus Bundle)Best for List…
Rich Hickey: Simplicity is a prerequisite for reliability
Rewatched this recently. Still one of the clearest explanations of why systems fail as complexity accumulates. would like to know…
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…
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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