The least amount of CSS for a decent looking site (2023)
Article URL: https://thecascade.dev/article/least-amount-of-css/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45497624

Points: 505

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The case against generative AI: the numbers just don’t add up (i.e., it’s a scam)
Every single “vibe coding is the future,” “the power of AI,” and “AI job loss” story written perpetuates a myth that will only lead to more regular people getting hurt when the bubble bursts. Every article written about OpenAI or NVIDIA or Oracle that doesn’t explicitly state that the money doesn’t exist, that the revenues are impossible, that one of the companies involved bur … ⌘ Read more

Galaxies fling out matter much more violently than we thought
An analysis of the afterglow of the big bang sheds light on how black holes distribute mass in the universe, and why some matter previously seemed to have been missing ⌘ Read more

General relativity might save some planets from death
Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity ⌘ Read more

Ladybird passes the Apple 90% threshold on web-platform-tests
Article URL: https://twitter.com/awesomekling/status/1974781722953953601

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45493358

Points: 501

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What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?
Can you escape your genetic inheritance, and do lifestyle changes actually make a difference? Daniel Cossins set out to understand what the evidence on Alzheimer’s really means for him ⌘ Read more

Shackleton knew his doomed ship wasn’t the strongest before sailing
Endurance, the wooden ship that Ernest Shackleton took to Antarctica in 1915, wasn’t built to withstand frozen seas – and the famous explorer knew it ⌘ Read more

Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance
The 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries around how we keep our immune system under control ⌘ Read more

Would a ban on genetic engineering of wildlife hamper conservation?
Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity ⌘ Read more

Adding Stride Scheduling to xv6
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Hashcards: A Plain-Text Spaced Repetition System
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Éoliennes, taxes anti-Shein, FiDA : profiteurs de connivence
Un article de Henry Bonner Des économistes ou chefs d’entreprises promettent plus de croissance à l’avenir, comme solution aux déficits. Ainsi, le patron des E. Leclerc affirme par exemple : « Il faut investir pour notre croissance : l’éducation, les nouvelles mobilités, la transition énergétique, la transition numérique, la décarbonation, les 2,5 millions de logements sociaux à construire… » […] ⌘ Read more

Germany must stand firmly against client-side scanning in Chat Control [pdf]
Article URL: https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/germany-chat-control.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45464921

Points: 586

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Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ
Article URL: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/apple-takes-down-ice-tracking-app-after-pressure-from-ag-bondi

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45457333

Points: 650

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OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3B in income, $13.5B in loss
Article URL: https://www.techinasia.com/news/openais-revenue-rises-16-to-4-3b-in-h1-2025

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45453586

Points: 552

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Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets
Article URL: https://signal.org/blog/spqr/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45451527

Points: 633

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How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized
Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/middleeast/gaza-famine-causes-vis-intl

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45447699

Points: 1187

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Asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did
Article URL: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/asked-to-do-something-illegal-at-work/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45447536

Points: 527

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Immich v2.0.0 – First stable release
Article URL: https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/22546

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45446834

Points: 540

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Jane Goodall has died
Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-10-01/jane-goodall-chimpanzees-dead

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45441069

Points: 1293

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Don’t avoid workplace politics
Article URL: https://terriblesoftware.org/2025/10/01/stop-avoiding-politics/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45440571

Points: 582

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Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP
Article URL: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/16604719?hl=en

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45439670

Points: 649

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How to write a complete GNOME application in Lua
This article is intended to be a comprehensive guide to writing your first GNOME app in Lua using LuaGObject. The article assumes that you already understand Lua and want to get started with building beautiful native applications for GNOME. I also assume you know how to use a command line to install and compile software. Having some knowledge of the C programming language, as well as the Make, Gettext, and Flatpak software will be hel … ⌘ Read more

Inflammation now predicts heart disease more strongly than cholesterol
Article URL: https://www.empirical.health/blog/inflammation-and-heart-health/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45430498

Points: 643

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Kagi News
Article URL: https://blog.kagi.com/kagi-news

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45426490

Points: 936

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Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine
Article URL: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2115228/image-site-imgur-pulls-out

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45424888

Points: 589

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Comprehension debt: A ticking time bomb of LLM-generated code
Article URL: https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/comprehension-debt-the-ticking-time-bomb-of-llm-generated-code/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45423917

Points: 530

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Inkjet printer with DRM-free ink will be launched via a crowdfunding campaign
Article URL: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Open-Printer-is-an-open-source-inkjet-printer-with-DRM-free-ink-and-roll-paper-support.1126929.0.html

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45423404](https://news.ycombin … ⌘ Read more

I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse
Article URL: https://ryansouthgate.com/goodbye-disqus/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45423268

Points: 559

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Autonomous Testing of etcd’s Robustness
As a critical component of many production systems, including Kubernetes, the etcd project’s first priority is reliability. Ensuring consistency and data safety requires our project contributors to continuously improve testing methodologies. In this article, we describe… ⌘ Read more

Lobby du tout-électrique, PwC, Jean Tirole : dépenses pour la croissance
Un article de Henry Bonner Et voilà, c’est fait : Fitch abaisse la note de la dette de la France… Et en dépit de l’envolée des taux d’intérêt, le gouvernement continue les dépenses. Comme l’échec du Premier ministre en France, la « défaite » du parti de M. Milei en Argentine dans une élection locale ce mois-ci montre […] ⌘ Read more

Since Google announced their intentions to heavily limit sideloading on Android, starting end of 2026, I’ve been looking for potential solutions, for this policy change, that threatens the majority of projects I maintain, in some way. Google already killed my browser project years ago, but I have no other choice, than to fight this, any way I can.

The best choice to deal with this, will probably be the Android Debug Bridge, which can be used not only to install apps unrestricted, but also to uninstall, or remove, almost any unnecessary part of the OS. Shizuku, combined with Canta Debloater, is the winning combination for now.

I’ve already removed most Google apps from my device: the annoying AI assistant, the stupid Google app adding the annoying articles, left of your homes screen, Google One, Gboard, Safety app… it’s amazing, no distracting Google slopware, like in the good old Android 2 days! And I absolutely intend to keep it this way, from now on, no new Google apps or services on my devices, unless Google can give me a good enough reason, to allow them there and whenever the app that verifies signatures, to block installing apps not approved by Google, I’ll just remove it from my device and advocate others do so too.

added opengraph to my blog :D https://bubblegum.girlonthemoon.xyz/articles/underground-soundcloud-remixes

Chine : la gagnante du tout-électrique
Un article de Henry Bonner Les objectifs des dirigeants politiques sur le climat viennent à la fois d’écologistes bien sûr et aussi d’entreprises à la recherche de rentes. Depuis 2 ans environ, les constructeurs de voitures rencontrent des difficultés, en partie à cause des voitures électriques. L’un des signes de difficultés vient de la chute […] ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Oh, nice read!

If I’m in the woods, I’d like to not waste my time with computers and focus on the beauty of nature. ;-) So, I’m not gonna participate in that event. But I’d read your articles on that subject anytime. :-)

“But all your stuff is MIT licensed! They are allowed to do that!”

Haha. As if they would care. They crawl everything they get their hands on.

Besides, that’s not true, the license states that the copyright notice must be retained. “AI” breaks that. They incorporate my code and my articles in their product and make it appear as if it was their work.

L’autre pause estivale
Oui, vous avez correctement lu le titre : c’est à nouveau une pause pour ce blog, qui ne verra donc pas de nouveaux articles avant mi-septembre. Bien évidemment, chers lecteurs, chères lectrices, chers bots d’IA, je compte sur les plus forts d’entre vous pour alimenter la section « commentaires » afin de faire tenir les moins solides, ceux […] ⌘ Read more

Erlang Solutions: Healthcare Blog Round-Up
Healthcare is moving quickly, and technology is playing a big part in that shift. The way information is collected, the way patients are cared for, and the way hospitals run are all changing.

Over the past year, our team has written about some of the most important trends shaping the future of healthcare. In this round-up, we bring together three of those articles: remote patient monitoring, big data, and generative AI.

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@movq@www.uninformativ.de Nice picture, this hot air balloon has quite a large basket.

Yes, go for it! :-)

My grandpa went ballooning ages ago and liked it. The balloonist misjudged the height a bit and landed in an open-air pool. Well, not in the water, but on the sunbathing lawn just inside the fence. :-D After the ride, everybody was given a very long personal name that they had to memorize. Decades later, my grandpa still knew his assigned name.

The most important thing to know is that – in German – you don’t fly (fliegen) a ballon, but ride (fahren) it: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballonfahren#Fahren_oder_fliegen Judging by the English wikipedia article, this is not an English thing, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_air_ballooning

https://galusik.fr/log/2025-08-24-ublock-petit-setup-ameliore.html dernier article: setup amélioré avec uBlockOrigin

Arrêt d’éoliennes, chute d’Orsted : perte de subventions et soucis de dette
Un article de Henry Bonner Le groupe Orsted connaît davantage de difficultés en Bourse… L’action baisse encore de 30 % en août, une chute de trois-quarts en 5 ans. Les groupes du secteur de l’éolien en mer, comme Orsted, dépendent du recours à la dette pour le financement des parcs. Ensuite, ils cèdent des participations […] ⌘ Read more

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/07/21/ckjv-j21.html

How to Mount a Balcony Awning
Hi Kris,

I’ve been reading your website for quite a while. It’s one of my favourite blogs. Thank you for what you are doing!

We are currently experiencing a heat wave in Germany, so I drew inspiration from Low-tech Magazine’s article “ How to Dress and Undress your Home” and built an awning on my balcony. I documented the process so that other readers can install one themselves.

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@movq@www.uninformativ.de Yeah, it’s a shitshow. MS overconfirms all my prejudices constantly.

Ignoring e-mail after lunch works great, though. :-)

Our timetracking is offline for over a week because of reasons. The responsible bunglers are falling by the skin of their teeth:

1. The error message neither includes the timeframe nor a link to an announcement article.
   
2. The HTML page needs to download JS in order to display the fucking error message.
   
3. Proper HTTP status codes are clearly only for big losers.
   
4. Despite being down, heaps of resources are still fetched.
   

I find it really fascinating how one can screw up on so many levels. This is developed inhouse, I’m just so glad that we’re not a software engineering company. Oh wait. How embarrassing.

@prologic@twtxt.net Hm, I wouldn’t say that. Go code could fall into that category as well.

Maybe this topic could use a blog post / article, that explains what it’s about. I’m finding it hard to really define what “suckless-like software” is. 🤔 (Their own philosophy focuses too much on elitism, if you ask me.)

I did a “lecture”/“workshop” about this at work today. 16-bit DOS, real mode. 💾 Pretty cool and the audience (devs and sysadmins) seemed quite interested. 🥳

• People used the Intel docs to figure out the instruction encodings.
  
• Then they wrote a little DOS program that exits with a return code and they used uhex in DOSBox to do that. Yes, we wrote a COM file manually, no Assembler involved. (Many of them had never used DOS before.)
  
• DEBUG from FreeDOS was used to single-step through the program, showing what it does.
  
• This gets tedious rather quickly, so we switched to SVED from SvarDOS for writing the rest of the program in Assembly language. nasm worked great for us.
  
• At the end, we switched to BIOS calls instead of DOS syscalls to demonstrate that the same binary COM file works on another OS. Also a good opportunity to talk about bootloaders a little bit.
  
• (I think they even understood the basics of segmentation in the end.)
  

The 8086 / 16-bit real-mode DOS is a great platform to explain a lot of the fundamentals without having to deal with OS semantics or executable file formats.

Now that was a lot of fun. 🥳 It’s very rare that we do something like this, sadly. I love doing this kind of low-level stuff.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1935344122103308748.html Interesting article on how ChatGPT is rotting your brain 🤣

Great article from Tailscale about how security policies we’ve often seen in many large complex organizations that we all love to hate don’t actually provide the security that we assumed.

https://tailscale.com/blog/frequent-reath-security

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Containerization is a Swift package for running Linux containers on macOS
Article URL: https://github.com/apple/containerization

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44229348

Points: 500

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