Confirma-se, portanto, que não é só para os debates que a RTP insiste que “os candidatos” presidenciais são só 8, também para as entrevistas decidiram que hoje tinham entrevistado “o último dos candidatos”.
Não se entende quem é que eles acham que estão a servir com esta postura…
Slovensko bez hraníc č. 8
Úrad pre Slovákov žijúcich v zahraničí (ÚSŽZ) predstavil nové, novembrové vydanie spravodajcu Slovensko bez hraníc, ktoré prináša aktuálne informácie o činnosti úradu, významných udalostiach a aktivitách krajanov na všetkých kontinentoch. Najnovšie číslo (8/2025) je dostupné vo formáte pdf na webovej stránke ÚSŽZ. ⌘ Read more
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Abstract of a working paper [PDF] published by NBER: This paper examines the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (Brexit) in 2016. Using almost a decade of data since the referendum, we combine simulations based on macro data with estimates derived from micro data collected through our Decision Maker Panel survey. These estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with … ⌘ Read more
Valve Rejoins the VR Hardware Wars With Standalone Steam Frame
Valve is ready to rejoin the VR hardware race with the Steam Frame, a lightweight standalone SteamOS headset that can run games locally or stream wirelessly from a PC using new “foveated streaming” tech. It’s set to launch in early 2026. Ars Technica reports: Powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with 16 GB of RAM, the Steam Frame sports a 216 … ⌘ Read more
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Linux CPU Performance
Lenovo recently sent over their new ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 laptop for review under Linux. My Linux review on that ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 laptop will be coming up in the near future along with some other benchmarks from that premium mobile workstation. But with this being the first time I’ve had an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H “Arrow Lake H” device at Phoronix, here are some standalone benchmarks looking at the CPU performance of that 16-core mobile processor compared to vario … ⌘ Read more
iOS 26.2 Available Next Month With These 8 New Features
Apple released the first iOS 26.2 beta last week. The upcoming update includes a handful of new features and changes on the iPhone, including a new Liquid Glass slider for the Lock Screen’s clock, offline lyrics in Apple Music, and more.
In a recent [press release](https://www.apple.com/ie/newsroom/20 … ⌘ Read more
EasyEffects 8.0 Released In Porting From GTK4 To Qt / QML / Kirigami
EasyEffects is the open-source application formerly known as PulseEffects that transitioned to using native PipeWire filters for providing simple audio effects on the Linux desktop. EasyEffects makes it easy to apply different audio effects like bass enhancer, compressor, pitch shift, reverberation, and many more. With this week’s release of EasyEffects 8.0, the user interface has been rewritten in Qt / QML / Kirigami rather than GTK4… ⌘ Read more
Massive Delhi Blast Hours After 2,900 kg Explosives Found In Faridabad. 8 Dead ⌘ Read more
Prince William flies 8,800 kms on a private jet to receive climate award in Brazil. ⌘ Read more
8 months vs 3 years ⌘ Read more
Ironclad 0.7.0 and 0.8.0 released, adds RISC-V support
We’ve talked about Ironclad a few times, but there’s been two new releases since the 0.6.0 release we covered last, so let’s see what the project’s been up to. As a refresher, Ironclad is a formally verified, hard real-time capable kernel written in SPARK and Ada. Versions 0.7.0 and 0.8.0 improved support for block device caching, added a basic NVMe driver, added support for x86’s SMAP, switched from KVM to NVMM for Ironcla … ⌘ Read more
Mac OS 7.6 and 8 for CHRP releases discovered
For those of us unaware – unlikely on OSNews, but still – for a hot minute in the second half of the ’90s, Apple licensed its Mac OS to OEMs, resulting in officially sanctioned Mac clones from a variety of companies. While intended to grow the Mac’s market share, what ended up happening instead is that the clone makers outcompeted Apple on performance, price, and features, with clones offering several features and capabilities before Apple … ⌘ Read more
SLogic16U3 USB3 Logic Analyzer Combines Compact Design with 3.2 Gbps Bandwidth
The SLogic16U3 is a next-generation USB3 logic analyzer designed for engineers and hobbyists seeking high-speed signal analysis in a small form factor. Measuring just 40 × 40 × 10 mm, it provides sampling rates of 800 M @ 4 channels, 400 M @ 8 channels, and 200 M @ 16 channels over a USB 3.0 […] ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2 & MacOS Sonoma 14.8.2 Updates Released
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 are available as software updates for Mac users who are not running the macOS Tahoe operating system. Safari 26.1 is also available as an update for these versions of MacOS. These are security updates for macOS Sonoma and Sequoia, and the updates do not include new features or … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/11/04/macos-sequoia-15-7-2-macos-sonoma-14-8-2-updat … ⌘ Read more
Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar
A sheet of fabric that is three times stronger than Kevlar could stop a bullet despite being just 1.8 millimetres thick, thanks to the addition of carbon nanotubes that keep its molecules aligned ⌘ Read more
↳
In-reply-to
»
@lyse it hasn't happened yet. It is this coming Saturday.
⤋ Read More
@bender@twtxt.net Hm, are we talking about different dates or are there different timezone offsets for this timezone abbreviation? With EDT being UTC-4, 2025-11-02T12:00:00Z is Sunday at 8:00 in the morning local time for you. Or were did I mess up here? :-?
@prologic@twtxt.net You want me to submit a reply with “I probably won’t show up”?
Cul-de-sac effect: Why Mediterranean regions are becoming more prone to extreme floods in a changing climate
In May 2023, Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region experienced devastating, if not unprecedented, floods that caused widespread damage to infrastructure, homes, businesses, and farmland. Seventeen people lost their lives, and the disaster caused an estimated €8.5 billion in damages. The persistent rainfall and resulting landslides and flooding displaced tens of thousands of residents, leaving a deep ma … ⌘ Read more
Continents
⌘ Read more
Continents
⌘ Read more
VST3 audio plugin format is now MIT
Article URL: https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst-3-8-0-sdk-released/1011988
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45678549
Points: 502
# Comments: 118 ⌘ Read more
OpenBSD 7.8 released
Like clockwork, every six months, we have a new OpenBSD release. OpenBSD 7.8 adds support for the Raspberry Pi 5, tons of improvements to sleep, wake, and hibernate, the TCP stack can now run in parallel on multiple processors, and so much more. DRM has been updated to match Linux 6.12.50, and drivers for the Qualcomm Snapdragon DRM subsystem and Qualcomm DisplayPort controller were added as well. The changelog is, as always, long and detailed, so head on over for the finer details. OpenBS … ⌘ Read more
Exploring how dark matter alters electron-capture supernovae and the birth of neutron stars
Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of the sun. These stars develop oxygen-neon-magnesium cores, which become unstable when electrons are captured by neon and magnesium nuclei. ⌘ Read more
Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Not Consulted on Bill C-8, Enabling Secret Internet & Phone Shutdowns ⌘ Read more
SigCore UC Industrial Control Module Prepares for Crowd Supply Launch
The OK153-S SBC from Forlinx Embedded is a compact industrial platform based on the Allwinner T153 processor. It supports Linux 5.10 and offers up to 1 GB of DDR3 RAM and 8 GB of eMMC storage. Key interfaces include triple Gigabit Ethernet, dual CAN-FD, and a Local Bus for PSRAM or FPGA expansion. The Allwinner […] ⌘ Read more
Why did containers happen? A view from ten years in the trenches by Docker’s former CTO Justin Cormack
Comments ⌘ Read more
Virtium Embedded Artists Expands SoM Lineup with Renesas RZ/G3E Platform
Virtium Embedded Artists has introduced the RZ/G3E SoM, a system-on-module based on the Renesas RZ/G3E processor for industrial and medical human-machine interface applications. The module incorporates a quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor running at 1.8 GHz, paired with a Cortex-M33 core at 200 MHz for real-time control. Graphics capabilities include support for dual Full HD displays […] ⌘ Read more
Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Knative’s Graduation
Graduation marks Knative’s readiness for widespread production use, with upcoming features aimed at bridging legacy systems and expanding AI and cloud native integrations Key Highlights: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – October 8, 2025 – The Cloud Native… ⌘ Read more
Sheru, my mainecoon, age 8, crossed the rainbow bridge today… losing his battle with lymphoma ⌘ Read more
The Future of the Commercial Space Industry, with Jeff Thornburg ⌘ Read more
How a Single Signup Flaw Exposed 162,481 User Records
My $8,500 Bug Bounty Story and the Critical Lesson in Authentication
[Continue reading on InfoSec Write-ups »](https://infosecwriteups.com/how-a-single-signup-flaw-exposed-162-481-user-re … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.1 & MacOS Sonoma 14.8.1 Updates Released with Security Fixes
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.7.1 and MacOS Sonoma 14.8.1 as security patch releases for Mac users who are not yet running the Tahoe operating system, of which MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1 was just released. The updates are focused on security patches and do not include any other changes or features for the Sequoia or Sonoma … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/09/30/macos- … ⌘ Read more
Face-off: What Kmart’s illegal surveillance means for shoppers
If you’re one of the 8 million or so Australians who shop at Kmart every year, chances are you were being watched. ⌘ Read more
We’ve got a new feature!
↳
In-reply-to
»
@lyse You might enjoy this one: https://github.com/TheMozg/awk-raycaster
⤋ Read More
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Holy shit, that’s insane! :-D I tried it, but i’m absolutely terrible at these type of games. I’m having trouble with the keys to move around. Maybe after ages I would pick it up and it becomes natural. I just was never a real gamer.
I will definitely try to read through the code, though! This looks sick. 8-)
↳
In-reply-to
»
The original twt is unavailable. It may have been edited or deleted, or is from an unknown or muted feed.
⤋ Read More
@dce@hashnix.club You should try los86! 8-)
Well, what are you trying to do on this ThinkPad? That might affect the OS choices.
I really had to laugh when I read your initial comparison. I love it! :-D
Finalement, Bayrou n’a été qu’une grosse perte de temps
Il était vaguement attendu, et, avec toute l’onctuosité d’un vieux cacique mou, Bayrou a parlé : le 8 septembre prochain, pour pousser son budget, il mettra l’avenir de son gouvernement en jeu devant les parlementaires. Ah, décidément, rien de tel qu’une bonne louche de politique politicienne pour sauver un pays ! En effet, avec cette annonce, tout […] ⌘ Read more
↳
In-reply-to
»
You can explicitly use colors in manpages. I saw this in the
⤋ Read More
apt manpage of Ubuntu recently, which, for some reason, uses blue text in one place:
Ah, so apparently they don’t like writing manpages anymore and instead use XML:
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/main/doc/apt.8.xml
And then they use XSLT on top and what not:
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/main/doc/manpage-style.xsl.cmake.in
It’s not even explicitly blue:
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/main/doc/apt.ent?ref_type=heads#L17
Abstractions upon abstractions upon abstractions.
↳
In-reply-to
»
I was drafting support for showing “application icons” in my window manager, i.e. the Firefox icon in the titlebar:
⤋ Read More
@movq@www.uninformativ.de According to this screenshot, KDE still shows good old application icons:
And GNOME used to have them, too:
I like the looks of your window manager. That’s using Wayland, right? The only thing on this screenshot to critique is all that wasted space of the windows not making use of the full screen!!!1 At least the file browser. 8-)
This drives me nuts when my workmates share their screens. I really don’t get it how people can work like that. You can’t even read the whole line in the IDE or log viewer with all the expanded side bars. And then there’s 200 pixels on the left and another 300 pixels on the right where the desktop wallpaper shows. Gnaa! There’s the other extreme end when somebody shares their ultra wide screen and I just have a “regularish” 16:10 monitor and don’t see shit, because it’s resized way too tiny to fit my width. Good times. :-D
Sorry for going off on a tangent here. :-) Back to your WM: It has the right mix of being subtle and still similar to motif. Probably close to the older Windowses. My memory doesn’t serve me well, but I think they actually got it fairly good in my opinion. Your purple active window title looks killer. It just fits so well. This brown one (
) gives me also classic vibes. Awww. We ran some similar brownish color scheme (don’t recall its name) on Win95 or Win98 for some time on the family computer. I remember other people visting us not liking these colors. :-DHere’s an example of X11/Xlib being old and archaic.
X11 knows the data type “cardinal”. For example, the window property _NET_WM_ICON (which holds image data for icons) is an array of “cardinal”. I am already not really familiar with that word and I’m assuming that it comes from mathematics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_number
(It could also be a bird, but probably not: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinalidae)
We would probably call this an “integer” today.
EWMH says that icons are arrays of cardinals and that they’re 32-bit numbers:
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/latest-single/#id-1.6.13
So it’s something like 0x11223344 with 0x11 being the alpha channel, 0x22 is red, and so on.
You would assume that, when you retrieve such an array from the X11 server, you’d get an array of uint32_t, right?
Nope.
Xlib is so old, they use char for 8-bit stuff, short int for 16-bit, and long int for 32-bit:
That is congruent with the general C data types, so it does make sense:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_data_types
Now the funny thing is, on modern x86_64, the type long int is actually 64 bits wide.
The result is that every pixel in a Pixmap, for example, is twice as large in memory as it would need to be. Just because Xlib uses long int, because uint32_t didn’t exist, yet.
And this is something that I wouldn’t know how to fix without breaking clients.
↳
In-reply-to
»
Xfce does one thing very right: It stores its settings in plain-text XML files. This allows me to easily read, track, and maybe even distribute these settings to other machines.
⤋ Read More
@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org @kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz I spent so much time in the past figuring out if something is a dict or a list in YAML, for example.
What are the types in this example?
items:
- part_no: A4786
descrip: Water Bucket (Filled)
price: 1.47
quantity: 4
- part_no: E1628
descrip: High Heeled "Ruby" Slippers
size: 8
price: 133.7
quantity: 1
items is a dict containing … a list of two other dicts? Right?
It is quite hard for me to grasp the structure of YAML docs. 😢
The big advantage of YAML (and JSON and TOML) is that it’s much easier to write code for those formats, than it is with XML. json.loads() and you’re done.
萬字解讀：8 種常見框架，選擇哪一種來開發 MCP 呢？
模型上下文協議 (Model Context Protocol，MCP) 是一個新標準，用於以統一的方式將 AI 助手 (如 llm) 與外部數據源和工具連接起來。自從 MCP 引入以來，出現了各種各樣的框架來幫助開發人員更容易地構建 MCP 服務器。關於 MCP 的更多介紹，可以參考拙作——在本文中，嘗試評估 8 種常見的 MCP 服務器開發框架，每種框架的語言或生態系統存在不同，並對其易用性、 ⌘ Read more
Gin 框架深度分析
Gin 是一個採用 Go 語言實現的 HTTP web 框架，提供了類似 Martini 的 API，但是性能遠強於 Martini，峯值性能是 Martini 的 40 倍。如果我們的項目需要高性能，毫無疑問採用 Gin。Gin 官網列舉了該項目的 8 個如下關鍵特性：高性能 中間件支持 防崩潰機制 JSON 校驗 路由分組 錯誤管理 內容渲染 示例 D ⌘ Read more
Gin 框架深度分析
Gin 是一個採用 Go 語言實現的 HTTP web 框架，提供了類似 Martini 的 API，但是性能遠強於 Martini，峯值性能是 Martini 的 40 倍。如果我們的項目需要高性能，毫無疑問採用 Gin。Gin 官網列舉了該項目的 8 個如下關鍵特性：高性能 中間件支持 防崩潰機制 JSON 校驗 路由分組 錯誤管理 內容渲染 示例 D ⌘ Read more
↳
In-reply-to
»
The lack of suckless-like simple, hackable software these days is appalling.
⤋ Read More
@prologic@twtxt.net Yeah, this really could use a proper definition or a “manifest”. 😅 Many of these ideas are not very wide spread. And I haven’t come across similar projects in all these years.
Let’s take the farbfeld image format as an example again. I think this captures the “spirit” quite well, because this isn’t even about code.
This is the entire farbfeld spec:
farbfeld is a lossless image format which is easy to parse, pipe and compress. It has the following format:
╔════════╤═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Bytes │ Description ║
╠════════╪═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ 8 │ "farbfeld" magic value ║
╟────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 4 │ 32-Bit BE unsigned integer (width) ║
╟────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 4 │ 32-Bit BE unsigned integer (height) ║
╟────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ [2222] │ 4x16-Bit BE unsigned integers [RGBA] / pixel, row-major ║
╚════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
The RGB-data should be sRGB for best interoperability and not alpha-premultiplied.
(Now, I don’t know if your screen reader can work with this. Let me know if it doesn’t.)
I think these are some of the properties worth mentioning:
- The spec is extremely short. You can read this in under a minute and fully understand it. That alone is gold.
- There are no “knobs”: It’s just a single version, it’s not like there’s also an 8-bit color depth version and one for 16-bit and one for extra large images and one that supports layers and so on. This makes it much easier to implement a fully compliant program.
- Despite being so simple, it’s useful. I’ve used it in various programs, like my window manager, my status bars, some toy programs like “tuxeyes” (an Xeyes variant), or Advent of Code.
- The format does not include compression because it doesn’t need to. Just use something like bzip2 to get file sizes similar to PNG.
- It doesn’t cover every use case under the sun, but it does cover the most important ones (imho). They have discussed using something other than RGBA and decided it’s not worth the trouble.
- They refrained from adding extra baggage like metadata. It would have needlessly complicated things.