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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The Windows Utility
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How 12 comparisons can make integer sorting 30x faster
I spent a few weeks trying to beat ska_sort (the fastest non-SIMD sorting algorithm). Along the way I learned something…
The Algebra of Loans in Rust
The heart of Rust borrow-checking is this: when a borrow is taken, and until it expires, access to the borrowed…
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…
PatchworkOS Is a From-Scratch OS That Follows ‘Everything Is a File’ More Strictly than UNIX: An Overview of Sockets, Spawning Processes, and Notes (Signals)
PatchworkOS strictly follows the "everything is a file" philosophy in a way inspired by Plan9, this can often result in…
TP-Link Tapo C200: Hardcoded Keys, Buffer Overflows and Privacy
Hi friends and welcome to the last post for this year! Whenever someone asks me how to get started with…
Trump commits to Moon landing by 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later
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Palona goes vertical, launching Vision, Workflow features: 4 key lessons for AI builders
Carl Franzen December 18, 2025 Credit: VentureBeat made with Flux 2 Pro on Fal.aiBuilding an enterprise AI company on a…
Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.
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Apple opens iOS to third-party app stores in Japan
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After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up
A dried riverbed in Neyshabur, Iran. Morteza Aminoroayayi / Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images More than international…
Coursera to combine with Udemy
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DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants
DoorDash is launching a new AI-powered social app that’s designed to help users quickly find local restaurants. The app, called…
Apple TV adds support for Google Cast even as Netflix ditches the feature
In Brief Posted: 7:45 AM PST · December 16, 2025 Image Credits:Roku Sarah Perez Apple TV adds support for Google…
Gemini 3 Pro vs. 2.5 Pro in Pokemon Crystal
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8M Users’ AI Conversations Sold for Profit by “Privacy” Extensions
BackKoi Research8 Million Users’ AI Conversations Sold for Profit by “Privacy” ExtensionsIdan Dardikman,,December 15, 2025IntroA few weeks ago, I was…
The element should actually do something
« The fate of “small” open source 14 Dec The <time> element should actually do something Posted December 14, 2025 by Nolan…
Anthropic Outage for Opus 4.5 and Sonnet 4/4.5 across all services
Elevated errors across many models Incident Report for Claude Postmortem Between 13:25 and 14:43 PT today, Claude Opus 4.5 and…
Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade
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