Why Google’s custom AI chips are shaking up the tech industry
Google is reportedly in talks to sell its tensor processing units – a type of computer chip specially designed for AI – to other tech companies, a move that could unsettle the dominant chip-maker Nvidia ⌘ Read more
Twelve years ago, Frozen flipped the script on the Disney princess narrative
It wasn’t just a box office success — Frozen introduced a new type of Disney princess: one who was strong, flawed and uninterested in romance. ⌘ Read more
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Hmmm 🧐 I'm annectodaly not convinced so-called "AI"(s) really save time™. -- I have no proof though, I would need to do some concrete studies / numbers... -- But, there is one benefit... It can save you from typing and from worsening RSI / Carpal Tunnel.
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@prologic@twtxt.net AI is slot machines for coders:
- “Before starting tasks, developers forecast that allowing AI will reduce completion time by 24%. After completing the study, developers estimate that allowing AI reduced completion time by 20%. Surprisingly, we find that allowing AI actually increases completion time by 19%–AI tooling slowed developers down.” https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/
- “Stack Overflow data reveals the hidden productivity tax of ‘almost right’ AI code”: https://venturebeat.com/ai/stack-overflow-data-reveals-the-hidden-productivity-tax-of-almost-right-ai-code
The same intermittent reward operant conditioning that gets people addicted to gambling and thinking that if they follow certain rituals they’ll win “next time” drives people’s beliefs that AI tools are making them more productive when they’re making them less productive. I’m going to guess that a side effect of this is that people think they’re typing less when in the longer term they’re typing the same amount or more when you factor in the productivity loss (as far as I’ve read the studies don’t measure this so I’m only guessing).
People are also being rapidly de-skilled by this technology: the more they use it, the more their actual skills atrophy. “Continuous exposure to AI might reduce the ADR (adesoma detection rate) of standard non-AI assisted colonoscopy, suggesting a negative effect on endoscopist behaviour.” (science speak for saying that radiologists get worse at seeing tumors in scans once they’ve used AI): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00133-5/abstract
Nobody who cares about the future should be using this stuff for anything.
Ancient human foot bones shed light on how two species coexisted
Scientists have finally assigned foot bones found in 2009 to an ancient human species, and the move suggests that different types of hominins lived close by in harmony ⌘ Read more
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I just noticed this pattern:
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And regarding those broken URLs: I once speculated that these bots operate on an old dataset, because I thought that my redirect rules actually were broken once and produced loops. But a) I cannot reproduce this today, and b) I cannot find anything related to that in my Git history, either. But it’s hard to tell, because I switched operating systems and webservers since then …
But the thing is that I’m seeing new URLs constructed in this pattern. So this can’t just be an old crawling dataset.
I am now wondering if those broken URLs are bot bugs as well.
They look like this (zalgo is a new project):
https://www.uninformativ.de/projects/slinp/zalgo/scksums/bevelbar/
When you request that URL, you get redirected to /git/:
$ curl -sI https://www.uninformativ.de/projects/slinp/zalgo/scksums/bevelbar/
HTTP/1.0 301 Moved Permanently
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:13:51 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Length: 510
Location: /git/
And on /git/, there are links to my repos. So if a broken client requests https://www.uninformativ.de/projects/slinp/zalgo/scksums/bevelbar/, then sees a bunch of links and simply appends them, you’ll end up with an infinite loop.
Is that what’s going on here or are my redirects actually still broken … ?
Common type of inflammatory bowel disease linked to toxic bacteria
The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new treatments for this form of IBD ⌘ Read more
Daily pill could offer alternative to weight-loss injections
Orforglipron, a GLP-1 drug taken as a pill, achieved positive results in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes, although it seems less effective than injectable drugs ⌘ Read more
What’s the Best Ways for Humans to Explore Space?
Should we leave space exploration to robots — or prioritize human spaceflight, making us a multiplanetary species?
Harvard professor Robin Wordsworth, who’s researched the evolution and habitability of terrestrial-type planets, shares his thoughts:
In space, as on Earth, industrial structures degrade with time, and a truly sustainable life support system must have the capa … ⌘ Read more
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@prologic all I can say or, rather, express is…
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I have now permitted the following media types:
image/*
audio/*
video/*
text/*
America’s FAA Grounds MD-11s After Tuesday’s Crash in Kentucky
UPDATE (11/9): America’s Federal Aviation Administration has now grounded all U.S. MD-11 and MD-11F aircrafts after Tuesday’s crash “because the agency has determined the unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design,” according to an emergency airworthiness directive obtained by CBS News.
American multinatio … ⌘ Read more
Did ChatGPT Conversations Leak… Into Google Search Console Results?
“For months, extremely personal and sensitive ChatGPT conversations have been leaking into an unexpected destination,” reports Ars Technica: the search-traffic tool for webmasters , Google Search Console.
Though it normally shows the short phrases or keywords typed into Google which led someone to their site, “starting this September, odd q … ⌘ Read more
UPS (and FedEx) Ground Dozens of MD-11 Aircraft After Tuesday’s Crash in Kentucky
American multinational freight company UPS “has grounded its fleet of MD-11 aircraft,” reports the Guardian, “days after a cargo plane crash that killed at least 13 people in Kentucky. The grounded MD-11s are the same type of plane involved in Tuesday’s crash in Louisville. They were originally built by McDonnell Do … ⌘ Read more
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@prologic when I first "fed" the text to Gemini, I asked for a three paragraphs summary. It provided it. Then I asked to "elaborate on three areas: user experience, moral/political impact, and technical/legal concerns". The reply to that is too long for a twtxt.
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@bender@twtxt.net We could – It’s just never became “strong enough”™ of a demand that I ever extended the possibility of supporting other mime types.
Magika 1.0 Goes Stable As Google Rebuilds Its File Detection Tool In Rust
BrianFagioli writes: Google has released Magika 1.0, a stable version of its AI-based file type detection tool, and rebuilt the entire engine in Rust for speed and memory safety. The system now recognizes more than 200 file types, up from about 100, and is better at distinguishing look-alike formats such as JSON vs JSONL, TS … ⌘ Read more
“This is not a Chinese bus problem. It is a problem for all types of vehicles and devices with Chinese electronics built in.”, says in the article.
Sorry but no. The truth is that “This is not an all types of vehicles and devices with Chinese electronics built in problem. It is a problem for all types of remotely accessible vehicles.”
How to Use Multimodal AI Models With Docker Model Runner
One of the most exciting advances in modern AI is multimodal support, the ability for models to understand and generate multiple types of input, such as text, images, or audio. With multimodal models, you’re no longer limited to typing prompts; you can show an image or play a sound, and the model can understand it…. ⌘ Read more
💻 Issue 493 - Scala 3 / Match Types ⌘ Read more
Germanium superconductor could help build reliable quantum computers
A new type of germanium superconductor could allow classical and quantum chips to be built into one device, creating better and more reliable quantum computers. ⌘ Read more
$1000 Bounty: GitLab Security Flaw Exposed
How a $1000 Bounty Hunt Revealed a GraphQL Type Check Nightmare Allowing Maintainers to Nuke Repositories
[Continue reading on InfoSec Write-ups »](https://infosecwriteups.com/1000-bounty-gitlab-security-flaw-exposed-dd30978 … ⌘ Read more
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@aelaraji tell us all about it, without omitting details!
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Just typing twts directly into my twtxt file.
Details:
- Opening my twtxt file remotely using
vim scp://user@remote:port//path/to/twtxt.txt
- Inserting the date, time and tab part of the twt with
:.!echo "$(date -Is)\t"
- In case I need to add a new line I just
Ctrl+Shift+u, type in the2028and hitEnter
- In order to replay, you just steal a twt hash from your favorite Yarn instance.
It looks tedious, but it’s fun to know I can twt no matter where I am, as long as can ssh in.
Octoverse: A new developer joins GitHub every second as AI leads TypeScript to href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%231”>#1**
In this year’s Octoverse, we uncover how AI, agents, and typed languages are driving the biggest shifts in software development in more than a decade.
The post [Octoverse: A new developer joins GitHub every second as AI leads TypeScript to #1](https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-developer-joins-github-every-second-as-ai-leads-typescript-to … ⌘ Read more
An Efficient Implementation of SELF, a Dynamically-Typed Object-Oriented Language Based on Prototypes (1989)
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Computational Complexity (2023)
This essay explores Computational Complexity, most notably the growth of functions with Big-Oh notation, this essay also includes graphical demonstrations of different types of complex functions represented as mathematical functions.
Hmmm 🧐 I’m annectodaly not convinced so-called “AI”(s) really save time™. – I have no proof though, I would need to do some concrete studies / numbers… – But, there is one benefit… It can save you from typing and from worsening RSI / Carpal Tunnel.
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You just gotta love products with articial weights in them, because they would “feel cheap” otherwise.
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de Where the heck did you find that? What is that thing? Yeah, totally looks like an attempt to make some garbage feel more solid. Unless this steel plate is actually used for attaching bolts from the other side or something like that. Which I highly doubt, given that there are muuuuuch cheaper options to install various types of nuts in plastic.
Yeah, this goo makes it just harder to disconnect. I bet it doesn’t add water protection to the connections at all.
mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may aid cancer survival
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives ⌘ Read more
Study highlights supply and demand gaps in after-school programs
After-school programs are in high demand among families, but mismatches in cost, location and program type can prevent students from accessing the opportunities they need most, according to a new USC study. ⌘ Read more
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Everything in the realm of “smartphones” is such an incomprehensible clusterfuck. I want to throw this thing out the window.
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de Speaking of “clusterfucks”. Every fucking time I try to type something on my fucking goddamn iPhone’s little tiny ass on-screen keyboard it ends up typing out “I love you!” 🤟 For fucks sake 🤦♂️ – Given the size of the fucking goddamn on-screen keyboards on these things and folks with limited/poor vision, can’t we figure out what I meant to type instead of spitting out total garbage nonsense that I had no intention of typing that makes me just look silly and stupid?! 🤬 Ask @bender@twtxt.net how many times this has happened on IRC whenever I’ve been on my phone 📱
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Kyverno vs Kubernetes policies: How Kyverno complements and completes Kubernetes policy types
Originally posted on Nirmata.com on October 1, 2025 How Kyverno extends and integrates with Kubernetes policies With the addition of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy and MutatingAdmissionPolicy in Kubernetes, do you still need Kyverno? This post answers the question by… ⌘ Read more
Build a Multi-Agent System in 5 Minutes with cagent
Models are advancing quickly. GPT-5, Claude Sonnet, Gemini. Each release gives us more capabilities. But most real work isn’t solved by a single model. Developers are realizing they need a system of agents: different types of agents working together to accomplish more complex tasks. For example, a researcher to find information, a writer to summarize,… ⌘ Read more
It’s Sunday, and tomorrow I don’t have to work, as I have two weeks of vacation. The first time since May. My only breaks from work were when I hurt my hand and wasn’t able to type for a week, and two free days last week, but those also weren’t really relaxing for me. So I am very much looking forward to the next two weeks! I really feel the exhaustion from the last few months with work sometimes being stressful, the start of my fiancée’s teacher training, and some other topics. But this year again showed me that bi … ⌘ Read more
Rare Jurassic ‘sword dragon’ prehistoric reptile discovered in the UK
A near-complete skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur—a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the ancient oceans. ⌘ Read more
Where fish feed ingredients come from key for sustainability, new study finds
A new study led by researchers from the University of Tasmania, in collaboration with international partners including The University of Manchester, has found that the environmental footprint of aquaculture feeds is influenced more by where ingredients are sourced than by the types of ingredients used. ⌘ Read more
There are five types of sleep – here’s what that means for your health
Scientists have identified five sleep profiles, each of which is linked to distinct mental health symptoms and brain activity patterns ⌘ Read more
Chemists create red fluorescent dyes that may enable clearer biomedical imaging
MIT chemists have designed a new type of fluorescent molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of tumors. ⌘ Read more
OSINT: Google Dorking Hacks: The X-Ray Vision for Google Search
You type in some keywords, scroll past 10 pages of useless results, and wonder why the internet’s hiding the good stuff. Sound familiar?
[Continue reading on Inf … ⌘ Read more
Tiny RISC-V Development Board with WCH CH32V317WCU6 Available from $6.80
The nanoCH32V317 is a compact development board created by MuseLab to simplify prototyping and embedded system development. It integrates USB connectivity, Ethernet support, and a straightforward programming interface through USB Type-C, providing an accessible platform for engineers and hobbyists working with RISC-V microcontrollers. The board is powered by the WCH CH32V317WCU6, a RISC-V microcontro … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Tahoe 26 Feels Slow? Try These 6 Performance Tips
Some Mac users who have updated to macOS Tahoe 26 feel like the new operating system runs slower than their prior MacOS installation did. Reports online suggest there can be general sluggishness and lagging performance, sometimes with frame rate drops and stuttering animations on the screen, or even when typing. Other users in various forums … Read More ⌘ Read more
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(#altkl2a) Here is just a small list of things™ that I'm aware will break, some quite badly, others in minor ways:
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@alexonit@twtxt.alessandrocutolo.it Holy fuck! 🤣 I just realized how bad my typing was in my reply before 🤣 🤦♂️ So sorry about that haha 😆 I blame the stupid iPhone on-screen keyboard ⌨️