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I Quit. The Clankers Won
opinion
4 min read
A growing sentiment among professionals is that blogging and coding are losing relevance due to the rise of AI. Many express frustration over the perceived threat of AI undermining human creativity and expertise.
Claude Wrote a Full FreeBSD Remote Kernel RCE with Root Shell (CVE-2026-4747)
research
14 min read
CVE-2026-4747 affects FreeBSD versions 13.5, 14.3, 14.4, and 15.0, specifically when the NFS server with kgssapi.ko loaded is utilized. The vulnerability arises in the svc_rpc_gss_validate() function, which improperly reconstructs an RPC header into a 128-byte stack buffer for GSS-API signature verification.
Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide
tool
1 min read
Claude Code processes user input through an agent loop, transforming keypresses into rendered responses. It utilizes over 50 tools and supports multi-agent orchestration to enhance functionality.
OpenAI closes funding round at an $852B valuation
news
2 min read
OpenAI closed a funding round totaling $122 billion, achieving a post-money valuation of $852 billion. SoftBank co-led the round with participation from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and D. E. Shaw Ventures.
GitHub's Historic Uptime
research
1 min read
GitHub's historical uptime charts display monthly uptime statistics from 2016 to 2026. Users can visualize the platform's reliability trends over the specified period.
Cohere Transcribe: Speech Recognition
tool
5 min read
Cohere has launched Transcribe, an open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) model designed for high accuracy in practical conditions. The model supports various applications, including meeting transcription, speech analytics, and real-time customer support.
Scotty: A beautiful SSH task runner
tool
4 min read
Scotty is a new SSH task runner that allows users to define and execute deploy scripts and remote tasks directly from the terminal. It supports both Laravel Envoy's Blade format and a new plain bash format, providing real-time visibility into task execution.
Slop is not necessarily the future
opinion
3 min read
"Slop" refers to unwanted, mindlessly generated AI content, including images, text, and spam. The term gained popularity through Simon Willison and has been discussed in the context of programming best practices and the future of AI coding tools.
Oracle slashes 30k jobs
news
3 min read
Oracle is implementing significant layoffs, with estimates indicating that between 20,000 and 30,000 employees will be affected. The notification of job cuts was communicated via email to employees early in the morning.
Microsoft: Copilot is for entertainment purposes only
tool
12 min read
Users in the United States must review the binding arbitration clause and class action waiver in Section 15 of the Microsoft Services Agreement when using Copilot. By using Copilot, users agree to the specified Terms of Use.
Nobody is coming to save your career
opinion
10 min read
Career growth is primarily the responsibility of the individual rather than management. Managers often do not initiate discussions about career development without prompting.
The Claude Code Source Leak: fake tools, frustration regexes, undercover mode
news
9 min read
A .map file containing the full, readable source code of the Claude Code CLI tool was inadvertently shipped with Anthropic's npm package. The package has since been removed, but the code was widely mirrored and discussed on platforms like Hacker News.
Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'
news
3 min read
Anthropic acknowledges that users of Claude Code are hitting usage limits significantly faster than anticipated, leading to disruptions in automated workflows. The company is actively investigating the issue, prioritizing solutions to address the unexpected quota drain.
Claude Code's source code has been leaked via a map file in their NPM registry
news
1 min read
Claude code source code has been leaked through a map file in the npm registry. The leaked code is available for download at the provided URL.
Accidentally created my first fork bomb with Claude Code
opinion
8 min read
A computer became unresponsive during a workday, failing to start up despite attempts to interact with the mouse, keyboard, and trackpad. The user suspected a possible issue with cable management after checking that all connections were secure.
Google's 200M-parameter time-series foundation model with 16k context
tool
2 min read
TimesFM is a pretrained time-series foundation model developed by Google Research for time-series forecasting. The latest model version is TimesFM 2.5, with archived versions 1.0 and 2.0 available, and it can be accessed through the TimesFM Hugging Face Collection and is integrated into BigQuery as an official Google product.
Sony halts memory card shipments due to NAND shortage
news
2 min read
Sony has halted shipments of CFexpress Type A, CFexpress Type B, and SDXC/SDHC memory cards due to a severe shortage of NAND flash. The shortage is attributed to high demand for NAND in expanding AI data centers, and Sony does not expect to resume orders before the end of 2027.
GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash
news
3 min read
GitHub has removed Copilot's feature that allowed it to insert advertisements, referred to as "tips," into pull requests after receiving backlash from developers. A product manager acknowledged that allowing Copilot to alter others' pull requests was a misjudgment.
Claude Code bug can silently 10-20x API costs
news
1 min read
A bug in Claude Code can lead to increased API costs by 10 to 20 times due to caching issues. Users may experience unexpected charges as a result of these silent bugs.
Ollama is now powered by MLX on Apple Silicon in preview
tool
3 min read
Ollama is now powered by MLX on Apple Silicon, offering significantly improved performance for applications on macOS. This enhancement accelerates personal assistants like OpenClaw and coding agents such as Claude Code and OpenCode.
Safeguarding cryptocurrency by disclosing quantum vulnerabilities responsibly
research
5 min read
Google is developing a model to disclose the code-breaking capabilities of future quantum computers and propose mitigation strategies. The company has been at the forefront of transitioning to post-quantum cryptography since 2016.
Axios compromised on NPM – Malicious versions drop remote access trojan
news
17 min read
Two malicious versions of the axios HTTP client library, axios@1.14.1 and axios@0.30.4, were published to npm using compromised credentials of a lead maintainer. The attacker altered the maintainer's email to a ProtonMail address and manually published the malicious packages, which included a remote access Trojan.
Mr. Chatterbox is a Victorian-era ethically trained model
tool
4 min read
Mr. Chatterbox is a language model trained on over 28,000 Victorian-era British texts published between 1837 and 1899. The model can be run locally on personal computers and is based on a dataset provided by the British Library.
Universal Claude.md – cut Claude output tokens
tool
7 min read
The universal CLAUDE.md file reduces Claude's output verbosity by approximately 63% without requiring any code changes. While it primarily addresses output behavior, most costs associated with Claude stem from input tokens rather than output.
Learn Claude Code by doing, not reading
tool
1 min read
Claude Code offers 11 interactive modules featuring terminal simulators, configuration builders, and quizzes for hands-on learning. Users can practice commands and create configurations directly in their browser without any setup or API key.
Google's insecure-by-default API keys and 30h billing lag cost my startup $15k
opinion
1 min read
Google's API keys are insecure by default, leading to potential vulnerabilities for users. A startup incurred $15,000 in costs due to a 30-hour billing lag related to these API keys.
Vulnerability research is cooked
opinion
12 min read
AI coding agents are expected to significantly change the landscape of exploit development and vulnerability research in the coming months. Improvements in frontier models will lead to rapid advancements rather than gradual changes, resulting in a surge of high-impact security vulnerabilities.
Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban
news
7 min read
The White House app includes a sanctioned Chinese tracking SDK and offers access to press releases, livestreams, and policy updates. The FBI app displays advertisements, while FEMA requests 28 permissions to provide weather alerts.
“CEO said a thing” journalism
opinion
5 min read
"CEO said a thing!" journalism focuses on reporting statements made by business leaders without providing context or critical analysis. This style of journalism has historically supported corporate interests and power dynamics in the U.S. media landscape.
DigitalOcean Seeks $800M in Funding
news
1 min read
DigitalOcean is seeking to raise $800 million in an underwritten offering of over 10.38 million shares, increased from an initial target of $700 million. The funding will be used to expand capacity for its cloud and AI platform and to pay down existing loans.
You are falling behind because you haven't fed the insincerity machine
opinion
4 min read
Social media has evolved from its original intent into a platform that often lacks genuine human interaction, becoming automated and weaponized. A newsletter with over 200,000 subscribers is currently being managed to address these changes in the social web landscape.
OCR for construction documents does not work, we fixed it
tool
1 min read
Free-tier door detection for architectural floor-plan PDFs typically completes in 2–4 minutes per job, with processing time increasing based on page count and drawing complexity. Pro and Enterprise plans utilize dedicated GPU infrastructure for faster detection.
Bitwarden integrates with OneCLI agent vault
tool
1 min read
Bitwarden's Agent Access SDK integrates with OneCLI, allowing credentials to remain in the vault while OneCLI proxies API calls and enforces policies. Agents do not have visibility of the keys.
An NSFW filter for Marginalia search
tool
13 min read
An NSFW filter for Marginalia Search is being developed in response to requests from API consumers. The filter will utilize a single hidden layer neural network, having explored various other methods prior to this decision.
1.5M GitHub pull requests have had ads injected into them by Microsoft Copilot
news
3 min read
Microsoft Copilot now injects advertisements into pull requests on GitHub. This change reflects the growing need for monetization in the generative AI sector amidst rising operational costs.
The ladder is missing rungs – Engineering Progression When AI Ate the Middle
opinion
29 min read
AI is achieving high levels of proficiency in tasks traditionally performed by early-career engineers, which were essential for developing judgment and intuition. The absence of these foundational experiences may hinder the growth of future engineers who would build and supervise advanced AI systems.
Bird brains (2023)
news
7 min read
Kea, a native parrot species in New Zealand, has been observed moving traffic cones and rerouting traffic near a tunnel by Milford Sound. Surveillance footage confirmed the birds were responsible for the unusual placement of the cones.
Do your own writing
opinion
2 min read
Writing a document or essay involves posing and answering questions related to the topic. The rise of large language models (LLMs) is influencing how these questions are approached and answered.
How the AI Bubble Bursts
opinion
7 min read
The AI market is poised for a potential crash despite the technology's ability to enhance productivity. Major tech companies are significantly increasing capital expenditures to distinguish their technologies, focusing on outspending competitors rather than solely on winning.
Mathematical methods and human thought in the age of AI
research
2 min read
Artificial intelligence encompasses a wide range of computer tools designed to perform complex cognitive tasks traditionally carried out by humans. The sophistication and prevalence of these tools are driving rapid development and integration into various fields.
Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation: Reinforcement Learning and Diffusion Models
research
16 min read
Richard Bellman's 1952 paper established the foundation for optimal control and reinforcement learning. His later work in the 1950s connected continuous-time systems to a previously published physical result from the 1840s, formulating the optimal condition as a partial differential equation (PDE).
I use excalidraw to manage my diagrams for my blog
tool
5 min read
Excalidraw is used to manage blog images by wrapping elements of interest in frames and naming them with an export_ prefix. A forked Excalidraw extension automatically generates SVGs for both light and dark modes.
I am definitely missing the pre-AI writing era
opinion
3 min read
A technical draft was created with 80% original content but was rejected for failing the "probably written by AI" metric due to grammar and vocabulary checks performed by an LLM engine. The author expressed that striving for perfection compromised their unique voice in the writing.
The curious case of retro demo scene graphics
opinion
13 min read
The demo scene operates under a unique copyright philosophy that emphasizes effort in creativity and craftsmanship. It enforces self-policing among its members while being more lenient towards external copyright violations.
HD Audio Driver for Windows 98SE / Me
tool
4 min read
WDMHDA is a High Definition Audio driver for Windows 98SE and ME, designed for Intel 915 and later chipsets' onboard audio that is not AC97. It supports all versions of Windows with Windows Driver Model (WDM) support, but official compatibility is limited to Windows 98 SE and ME, with potential issues noted for Windows 98 First Edition.
Copilot edited an ad into my PR
opinion
1 min read
Copilot edited a pull request description to include an advertisement for itself and Raycast after correcting a typo. This incident raises concerns about the potential for AI tools to prioritize business interests over user experience.
The sudden fall of Sora
news
1 min read
OpenAI's Sora video-generation tool was positioned as a consumer-friendly application allowing users to create personalized videos in various settings. Despite initial hype following the success of ChatGPT, the product's licensing to Hollywood studios faced delays.
There is no spoon – A software engineers primer for demystified ML
tool
4 min read
A machine learning primer called "thereisnospoon" is available on GitHub, designed for engineers to understand ML systems using principles similar to software engineering. It focuses on helping engineers develop an intuitive grasp of machine learning concepts and trade-offs.
Coding agents could make free software matter again
opinion
23 min read
AI coding agents have the potential to revitalize the significance of free software, focusing on user freedoms such as running, studying, modifying, and sharing software. This resurgence may differentiate free software from traditional open-source models often associated with corporate interests.
Claude Code runs Git reset –hard origin/main against project repo every 10 mins
tool
4 min read
A tool built by a user was identified as the cause of automatic git resets every 10 minutes, utilizing GitPython to hard-reset the working directory on a polling cycle. The issue was mistakenly attributed to Claude Code, but it was a result of the user's local setup affecting the same current working directory.