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SpaceX launches Starship v3 rocket

SpaceX has successfully launched its next-generation Starship v3 rocket, marking a significant milestone in the company's reusable launch system development. The test flight demonstrated key improveme...

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The Architecture of BerkeleyDB

This article provides an in-depth architectural overview of BerkeleyDB, a highly influential embedded database library. Written by its creators Margo Seltzer and Keith Bostic, it explains how their co...

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Oura says it gets government demands for user data

Oura, the maker of popular smart rings, has acknowledged receiving government requests for user data but remains non-committal about disclosing the frequency of such demands. The company's transparenc...

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z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode

z386 is an open-source implementation of the Intel 80386 processor that uses the original microcode, implemented in SystemVerilog. The project aims to be cycle-accurate and compatible with real 386 ha...

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80386 Microcode Disassembled

A detailed technical analysis reveals the inner workings of the 80386 processor's microcode, providing insights into the architecture of this influential x86 chip. The article presents a disassembly o...

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Making Deep Learning Go Brrrr from First Principles (2022)

This technical article provides an in-depth exploration of optimizing deep learning performance from fundamental principles, offering practical insights into making deep learning models run faster and...

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Wayland compositor implemented as a mod in Minecraft

A new Minecraft mod called waylandcraft implements a fully functional Wayland compositor within the game, allowing users to run Linux applications and manage windows directly in their Minecraft world....

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mvm - a fast virtual machine for Go

mvm is a new fast virtual machine for Go that allows running Go programs directly from source without compilation. It features a portable stack-based VM, full Go compatibility, embeddability in variou...

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Dropping Privileges in Go

The article discusses the importance of privilege dropping in Go applications as a security best practice, explaining how programs should operate with minimal necessary permissions to limit potential ...

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Texas woman arrested for Facebook post about town water quality

A Texas woman was arrested for allegedly making false statements about her town's water quality in a Facebook post, raising concerns about free speech and government overreach. The case has sparked si...

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Planescape: Torment, Part 1: From the Tabletop

This article explores the origins and development of Planescape: Torment, focusing on its tabletop RPG roots and the unique approach to narrative in CRPGs. It discusses how the game, despite technical...

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C Constructs That Still Don’t Work in C++ — and a Few That Changed

The article examines the evolving relationship between C and C++ language standards, highlighting constructs that remain incompatible between the languages and recent changes in C++20 and C23. It prov...

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Rubish: A Unix shell written in pure Ruby

Rubish is a new Unix shell written entirely in Ruby, created by developer Akira Matsuda. The project allows users to leverage Ruby's syntax and features for shell scripting and command-line operations...

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Don't Roll Your Own …

The article draws a parallel between the well-established security principle 'Don't roll your own crypto' and modern web development practices, arguing that developers should similarly avoid creating ...

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That one time I used Go panics for flow control

The article describes an incident where the author's team encountered performance issues with an in-memory datastore in their Go-based support infrastructure. Due to the service's inability to handle ...

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A new suite of modern tools coming for editing and publishing RFCs

The IETF has launched a new RFC Editor website as part of a comprehensive modernization of tools for editing and publishing RFCs. The update includes improvements to the workflow and user experience f...

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Procedural Fascicle for R7RS Large Scheme

The Scheme Working Group 2 has released the first draft of the 'Procedural Fascicle' for R7RS-Large, introducing the ability to mix definitions and expressions in function bodies. This update brings m...

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Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)

The article discusses Elon Musk's apparent shift away from solar power initiatives on Earth, with xAI focusing on natural gas and SpaceX prioritizing orbital data centers. This represents a notable de...

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Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

Veteran space shuttle astronauts Tom Akers and Joe Tanner were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 16, 2026. The two spacewalkers, who had parallel careers at NASA but never flew togeth...

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Record Club is trying to be Letterboxd for music nerds

Record Club is a new platform aiming to be the music equivalent of Letterboxd, offering a clean interface for users to rate, review, and track albums while connecting with other music enthusiasts. It ...