Memory safety for web fonts in Chrome: Google replaces FreeType with Rust-based alternative
There’s no escaping Rust, and the language is leaving its mark everywhere. This time around, Chrome has replaced its use of FreeType with Skrifa, a Rust-based replacement. Skrifa is written in Rust, and created as a replacement for FreeType to make font processing in Chrome secure for all our users. Skifra takes advantage of Rust’s memory safety, and … ⌘ Read more
I think we need a bigger boot partition
Long ago, during the time of creation, I confidently waved my hand and allocated a 1GB ESP partition and a 1GB boot partition, thinking to myself with a confident smile that this would surely be more than enough for the foreseeable future. However, this foreseeable future quickly vanished along with my smile. What was bound to happen eventually came, but I didn’t expect it to arrive so soon. What could possibly require such a large boot partition? And … ⌘ Read more
j-berman posts CCS progress report after 497 hours of dev work
j-berman1 has published a third progress report2 for his full-time 2025 (part 9) Monero (FCMPs++) dev work CCS proposal3:
Work overviewUpdate 3 497 hours [..] Here’s what I aim to complete by the end of this CCS: Implement @jeffro256’s ideas here to handle reorgs better. Modify block headers for FCMP++. [..]
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[ANN] MoneroTop - Spasm-powered XMR forum
Most Monero-related discussions happen on slave tech platforms, which are vulnerable to censorship and surveillance. It’s time to embrace freedom tech. You can now sign messages with your private keys and submit them to different networks at MoneroTop forum, which is powered by Spasm - the future of social media.
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Fixing Safari for Mac Error “This webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred”
Safari is a fantastic web browser on the Mac, but that doesn’t mean it’s always trouble-free. One issue that Safari users may see on the Mac from time to time will cause a webpage to refresh and then throw an error message that says “this webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred”. You might also … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/19/fixing-safar … ⌘ Read more
New Smartwatches Support PebbleOS with Long Battery Life and E-Paper Displays
Two new smartwatches running open-source PebbleOS have been introduced: Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2. These watches maintain compatibility with thousands of existing Pebble apps while incorporating modern hardware updates. Core 2 Duo is an updated version of the Pebble 2, featuring a 1.26-inch black-and-white e-paper display and a polycarbonate frame in White or […] ⌘ Read more
acx, plowsof, selsta, SyntheticBird45 CCS proposals ready for funding
Four CCS proposals have been moved to the funding stage and are now looking for community support:
Pebble unveils new devices, and strongly suggests you dump iOS for Android
It’s barely been two months after the announcement that Pebble would return with new watches, and they’re already here – well, sort of. Pebble has announced two new watches for preorder, the Core 2 Duo and the Core Time 2. The former is effectively a Pebble 2, upgraded with new internals, while the Core Time 2 is very similar, but comes with a colour e-ink display and a metal case. Th … ⌘ Read more
Building Scalable, Agile, and Secure APIs with Kubernetes and Microservices
The dawn of APIs across the digital ecosystem has fundamentally disrupted standard business models and software development. And enhancing these approaches with intelligent, data-driven, and real-time insights allows your organization to dynamically scale. However traditional monolithic… ⌘ Read more
Deals: iPad mini 7 for $399, Apple Watch Series 10 for $329, Apple Studio Display for $1299
Amazon is back at it again with some more great discounts on select Apple gear. This time they’re knocking $100 off the price of iPad mini 7, $300 off the Apple Studio Display, $70 off Apple Watch Series 10, and $30 off a pack of AirTags 4-pack. Check out the deals and grab what interests … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/17/deals-ipad-mini-7-for-39 … ⌘ Read more
More pro for the DEC Professional 380 (featuring PRO/VENIX)
Settle down children, it’s time for another great article by Cameron Kaiser. This time, they’re going to tell us about the DEC Professional 380 running PRO/VENIX. The Pro 380 upgraded to the beefier J-11 (“Jaws”) CPU from the PDP-11/73, running two to three times faster than the 325 and 350. It had faster RAM and came with more of it, and boasted quicker graphics with double the vertical resolution built right into … ⌘ Read more
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2024: From Dreams to Reality Journey
Attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2024 in December was a milestone moment for me. After applying for a scholarship multiple times and not being selected for past events, I was thrilled to finally have the opportunity… ⌘ Read more
Prosodical Thoughts: Prosody 13.0.0 released!
Welcome to a new major release of the Prosody XMPP server! While the 0.12 branch has served us well for a while now, this release brings a bunch of new features we’ve been busy polishing.
If you’re unfamiliar with Prosody, it’s an open-source project that implements XMPP, an open standard protocol for online communication. Prosody is widely used to power everything from small self-hosted messaging servers to worldwide real-time applications such as Jits … ⌘ Read more
10 Overlooked Inventors of the Gilded Age
The Gilded Age is an often romanticized period of American history that lasted from around the 1870s to the late 1890s. While the Gilded Age is often celebrated as a time of tremendous industrial expansion and societal progress, it was also a time of widespread corruption and abuse. Caught in the middle of it all […]
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Kitten’s reaction to seeing birds for the first time.. ⌘ Read more
Yesterday’s time was strange. Long periods of shortness, short periods of longness.
As a full-time writer, I know I should fear AI. Instead, I’m embracing it
My income depends on me possessing a skill that I now share with chatbots but this technological advance doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net I created a script for your book. i have only done the first two chapters. have to do some adjustments to the text so it sounds ok and that takes time..
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@prologic@twtxt.net @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Time to win the lottery already! Damn, how hard can it be. 😂
@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz I know her from iZombie, which is also pretty good. 😅 Have it on DVD, even.
Ironclad 0.6 released
It’s been a while, but there’s a new release of Ironclad, the formally verified, hard real-time capable kernel written in SPARK and Ada. Aside from the usual bugfixes, this release moves Ironclad from multiboot to Limine, adds x86_64 ACPI support for poweroff and reboot, improvements to PTY support, the VFS layer, and much more. The easiest way to try out Ironclad is to download Gloire, a distribution that uses Ironclad and the GNU tools. It can be installed in both a virtual machine an … ⌘ Read more
Highlights from Git 2.49
The open source Git project just released Git 2.49. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.
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10 Expensive Infrastructure “Solutions” That Were Total Fails
Infrastructure projects are meant to improve lives, reduce congestion, and modernize cities, but sometimes, they backfire spectacularly. Whether due to poor planning, unintended consequences, or outright corruption, these projects exacerbated the very problems they were designed to fix. From flood barriers that made flooding worse to highways that increased traffic, here are 10 times infrastructure […]
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I’ve never adopted two kittens at the same time before. Is it normal for cats to like each other this much? ⌘ Read more
golang 每日一庫之 jinzhu-now
jinzhu/now 是一個用於增強 Go 語言時間處理的第三方庫，它基於標準庫 time 進行了擴展，提供了更便捷的時間操作功能，適用於需要頻繁處理時間區間、時區轉換或複雜時間解析的場景。以下是該庫的核心功能和用法詳解：一、核心功能時間區間的便捷計算now 庫提供了快速獲取時間區間（如某分鐘的開始 / 結束、某周的開始 / 結束等）的方法，無需手動計算。例如： import ⌘ Read more
Iconography of the PuTTY tools
Ah, PuTTY. Good old reliable PuTTY. This little tool is one of those cornerstone applications in the toolbox of most of us, without any fuss, without any upsells or anti-user nonsense – it just does its job, and it has been doing its job for 30 years. Have you ever wondered, though, where PuTTY’s icons come from, how they were made, and how they evolved over time? PuTTY’s icon designs date from the late 1990s and early 2000s. They’ve never had a major stylistic redesign … ⌘ Read more
Chimera Linux drops RISC-V support because capable RISC-V hardware doesn’t exist
We’ve talked about Chimera Linux a few times now on OSNews, so I won’t be repeating what makes it unique once more. The project announced today that it will be shuttering its RISC-V architecture support, and considering RISC-V has been supported by Chimera Linux pretty much since the beginning, this is a big step. The reason is as sad as it is predictable: there’s simply n … ⌘ Read more
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10 Times Regular People Built Unbelievable Things at Home
We should never underestimate the power of a single determined person working alone in a locked room. When people have a dream and a vision to build something that they clearly envision in their mind, they will forgo sleep, think about it, and continuously work on the project each day until it’s done. What a […]
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A 10x Faster TypeScript
To meet those goals, we’ve begun work on a native port of the TypeScript compiler and tools. The native implementation will drastically improve editor startup, reduce most build times by 10x, and substantially reduce memory usage. By porting the current codebase, we expect to be able to preview a native implementation of tsc capable of command-line typechecking by mid-2025, with a feature-complete solution for project builds and a language service by the end of the year. ↫ Anders Hej … ⌘ Read more
Notes from setting up GlobalTalk using QEMU on Ubuntu
I signed up for GlobalTalk in 2024, but never found the time to get a machine set up. Fast-forward to MARCHintosh 2025 and I wasn’t going to let another year go by. This is a series of notes from my experience getting System 7.6 up and running on QEMU 68k on Ubuntu. Hopefully this will help others that might be hitting a roadblock. I certainly hit several! ↫ Cale Mooth A short and to-the-point guide for those of us who want … ⌘ Read more
It’s been ages since the last time we’ve had as much and as frequent of a rainfall as we’ve been having this week. The smell, the sounds, the wind pushing against my body … are taking over my senses with joy, leaving no room for worry™ (about the possibility of a flood).
10 People Who Are Only Famous Because of Their Death
Plenty of modern historical figures went unappreciated in their time. From Van Gogh to Emily Dickinson, sometimes it takes longer than one lifespan for people to come around. However, few famous people were only famous because of their deaths. This means that if they hadn’t died when or how they had, we almost certainly wouldn’t […]
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i rebuilt the yarnd binary several times and yet the version print is still omitting the first letter lol? wtf
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HI EVERYONE MY INSTANCE DIED FOR A WHILE AND MY LIFE TURNED TO SHIT SO I COULDN'T FIX IT BUT I JUST DID YAYYYYYYYY
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idfk where the error came from it just broke one day, maybe from one of my many server crashes which are becoming frequent and UGH i have to fix that too but i have a headache right now so one thing at a time. the error was ‘unexpected end of JSON input’ or something, for a while i thought oh permission error but turns out i can’t read the error that clearly indicated something syntax related (i did double check my env file though)
Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening
I built this site as a quick test if a time boxed social media experience feels better than an endless one. So far I’ve just been using it with friends and it feels nice, but it seems like it is time to bring it to a larger audience.
Let me know what you think! It is just based on EST for now, sorry.
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[ANN] Public audit of XMR reserves on April 18th - MoneroRun
Withdraw your XMR coins before April 18th and keep them in your own wallet at least for the whole day! (UTC time) … and this way celebrate Monero’s 11th birthday
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I carved this adorable kitten into leather. It took me a lot of time, but it was all worth it when I thought of the joy his owner felt when he received him! ⌘ Read more
The first time my “old man” has eaten on his own after several thousand dollars and 7 days at the ER. ⌘ Read more
Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 for $299, M2 MacBook Air for $699, AirPods Pro 2 for $170
Amazon is offering some all-time-low prices on some fantastic Apple products right now, including the latest Apple Watch Series 10 for just $299 (down from $399 retail), AirPods Pro 2 with Hearing Aid functionality for just $169.99 (down from $249), and the M2 MacBook Air 13″ 16GB / 256GB model for just $699. What’s not … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/07/de … ⌘ Read more
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10 Times the Allies Tasted Defeat During WWII
The Allies, principally Britain, America, and Russia, achieved the complete defeat of the Axis powers, Germany, Japan, and Italy in 1945. But this victory took almost six years of brutal fighting, and on occasion, the Axis powers inflicted severe defeats on the Allies. In fact, the Allies faced many military disasters during the course of […]
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Grape growers working in the dark as harvest gets underway in WA
Night-time has become a hive of activity in parts of regional Western Australia as the annual wine grape harvest gets underway. ⌘ Read more
Desktop 4.39: Smarter AI Agent, Docker CLI in GA, and Effortless Multi-Platform Builds
Docker Desktop 4.39 brings Docker AI Agent for real-time help, plus Bake for faster builds and Multi-Node Kubernetes for better testing. Learn more! ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Understanding Big Data in Healthcare
Healthcare generates large amounts of data every day. From patient records and medical scans to treatment plans and clinical trials. This information, known as big data, has the potential to improve patient care, improve efficiency, and drive innovation. But many organisations are still figuring out how to use it effectively.
With AI-driven analytics, wearable technology, and real-time monitoring, healthcare providers, insurers, and phar … ⌘ Read more
Ten Astonishing New Discoveries About the Ancient World
Since the dawn of humanity, people have lived in all kinds of peculiar ways. Some carved ornate images into rocks and threw them in ditches. Others made treasure out of metal from meteorites. Scientists keep unearthing secrets about the past that challenge how we see our ancestors. Time and time again, evidence shows that bygone […]
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10 Shocking Incidents Involving Zoo and Circus Animals
While we occasionally hear about disturbing incidents at a zoo or circus, many times involving an animal on the loose or a patron who wanders into an animal’s habitat, some of these stories are particularly strange or shocking. The circumstances surrounding such incidents can be as surprising as the event itself, including the use of […]
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Time For Ubuntu to Drop Firefox?
With changes to Firefox’s Terms of Use, many Linux Distros (Fedora, Mint, & others) are now shipping Spyware. ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026
In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life. After that time, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365 and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported. Microsoft 365 subscribers will no longer be able to open or edit Publisher files in Publisher. Until then, support for Publisher will continue and users can expect the same experience as today. ↫ Microsoft’s Supp … ⌘ Read more
Deals: Apple Studio Display for $1299, Apple Watch Series 10 for $329
Amazon is back with some great deals again, this time offering the fantastic 27″ Apple Studio Display for just $1299, and the Apple Watch Series 10 for just $329. Why pay full price when you don’t have to? Apple Studio Display 27″ for $1299 (down from $1599) The Apple Studio Display is a gorgeous Retina … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/05/deals-apple-studio-display-for-1299-apple-watch-ser … ⌘ Read more