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Kimi K3 is now live, designed specifically for agentic coding and complex knowledge work. This new model empowers users to ask anything or task an agent with advanced capabilities. It features powerf…
We are releasing Inkling, a new open-weights model trained from scratch to reason across text, images, and audio. With 975 billion total parameters and a one-million token context window, Inkling bal…
I recall how downloading leaked tracks of Nine Inch Nails radicalized me into a music pirate, eventually leading me to work with Trent Reznor. We realized the industry was failing fans by making musi…
We are thrilled to open source Microsoft Comic Chat, the legendary 1990s application that transformed IRC text into comic panels and introduced the world to Comic Sans. Originally built by Microsoft…
I discovered that maintaining a consistent sleep schedule matters far more for longevity than simply hitting a specific number of hours. While many obsess over getting eight hours, the rhythm of your…
I created Decoy Font, a free TTF file that uses spatial frequencies to display different text depending on viewing distance. While humans see the hidden message from afar, AI models like ChatGPT and…
Sony has once again removed hundreds of movies and TV shows from PlayStation Store customers' accounts due to expiring licensing agreements with StudioCanal. Despite consumers believing they purchase…
As part of a global strategy adjustment, OnePlus has announced it will stop launching new products in Europe and North America. However, existing users will continue to receive software updates, secu…
I am introducing Grok Build, a powerful terminal-based AI coding agent developed by SpaceXAI. This full-screen TUI understands your codebase, edits files, executes shell commands, and searches the we…
Our team has spent a year and a half rewriting the Roc compiler from Rust into Zig, recently achieving feature parity. This massive effort unlocked hot code loading, zero-allocation pattern matching,…
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have jointly offered $60.50 per share to acquire PayPal, valuing the payments giant at more than $53 billion. This proposal, backed by $50 billion…
We built an autonomous harness to let Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol create full music videos for Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk' with strict budgets. By logging every tool call, we watched them research m…
We are renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook to better reflect its place within our AI family. This standalone research tool now features a secure cloud computer that allows you to run code directly…
I argue that SQLite, despite being the industry standard for local storage, suffers from dangerous defaults like ignored foreign keys and loose type checking. These settings lead to silent data corru…
I am learning to live with severe depression after losing two jobs due to poor communication and declining performance. Blaming external factors didn't work; I realized my lack of transparency caused…
We are thrilled to introduce LM Studio Bionic, a new AI agent designed to get real work done with open models while keeping you in control. Whether you are coding, researching, or managing documents,…
I managed to run Google's Gemma 4 26B model on a thirteen-year-old HP StoreVirtual server with no GPU. After an initial failure due to missing AVX2 instructions, I used Claude to diagnose the issue a…
I modified my new MacBook Air by filing down its sharp edges to improve wrist comfort while using it on my lap. Despite initial fears of damaging the device, I used a metal file and sandpaper to achi…
SpaceX shares dipped below their $135 IPO price for the first time, wiping out early gains and signaling fading hype around Elon Musk's company. Despite the historic $86 billion raise and aggressive…
I agree with almost every valid critique of LLMs, from environmental damage to the flood of low-quality code, yet I still rely on them daily. This dissonance is shared by many engineers who applaud c…
I have curated Clocks.dev, a vibrant showcase of unique digital clock designs ranging from minimalist interfaces to complex binary displays. Every clock in this collection is open source, inviting de…
I tracked 105 YC founders who left their startups to join OpenAI or Anthropic. From Sam Altman to Tom Blomfield, these entrepreneurs are now driving the AI revolution. The data reveals a massive shif…
After debating Richard Stallman on open source in the 1980s, I now see the same fight unfolding in AI. While frontier models become increasingly closed, we risk locking away the very knowledge drivin…
I invite you to explore a unique approach to learning linear algebra through our interactive book. We guide you from basic vector concepts and dot products to advanced topics like eigenvalues and eig…
We just made our business metrics public, sharing our revenue, customer count, and total accounts with the world. At Ente, we believe in total transparency to build trust with our community. This ope…
Experience the real Firefox browser running entirely within a single web tab, powered by the Gecko engine compiled to WebAssembly. This innovative project delivers a complete Firefox interface with W…
I explored the enigmatic world of Telegram's data centers, uncovering how their global network operates behind the scenes. Despite strict privacy claims, the infrastructure reveals surprising vulnera…
I am thrilled to share that over 1,300 stunning wildlife illustrations from the Victorian era's Naturalist's Library have been meticulously restored and digitized by Nicholas Rougeux. Originally publ…
Fed up with low-quality AI fanfics on Lofter, I built a detector using scikit-learn and TF-IDF instead of complex LLMs. By training on pre-ChatGPT human texts and diverse AI outputs from Gemini, Qwen…
I explore why web accessibility experts advise against recreating native elements from scratch. By attempting to build a custom button, I demonstrate the overwhelming complexity of replicating native…
I bought a cheap 7-port USB 3.0 hub from AliExpress expecting decent performance, but the teardown revealed a deceptive design. Only one port actually supports USB 3.0, while the other six are limite…
We explore the deep mathematical principles driving data science, from high-dimensional surprises to deep learning. Our work covers essential topics like singular value decomposition, graph clusterin…
I designed Ambiance to liberate LLMs from chat interfaces by leveraging their existing knowledge of Unix systems. By treating everything as files within a familiar hierarchy, this harness reduces cog…
I created this short introduction to Reinforcement Learning to guide readers from fundamental concepts to applied algorithms. Alongside the book, I have shared Pytorch implementations ranging from Mo…
The UK activism group Everyone Hates Elon launched a lenticular bus ad campaign in London to critique Meta's new smart glasses collaboration with Kylie Jenner. The spoof advertisement flips between a…
We recently acquired the AT Protocol trademark to shield our community from bad actors trying to hijack the name. This defensive move ensures developers can freely build on atproto without fear of le…
I report that CD sales surged 16% to 16.3 million units in the first half of 2026, significantly outpacing vinyl's modest 2.4% growth. While BTS played a major role, the revival extends beyond K-pop,…
The NOAA GOES-19 weather satellite has unexpectedly entered Safe Hold mode, triggering immediate monitoring by the Space Weather Prediction Center. This precautionary measure halts normal operations…
We created an open-source guide to help developers build better command-line programs by updating traditional UNIX principles for today. Our focus is on human-first design, ensuring tools are simple,…
I built Reynard, an experimental browser for iOS 13+ that bypasses Apple's WebKit requirement to run the Gecko engine directly. This project helps users on older devices access modern websites that S…
I discovered how to train a custom diffusion model for kick drums using just an old Linux desktop with 6GB VRAM. By optimizing the workflow and leveraging efficient techniques, you can generate uniqu…
misa77 is a high-performance LZ-based codec designed for the write-once, read-many niche, delivering decompression speeds 1.5 to 3 times faster than LZ4 on both x86 and ARM architectures. While it tr…
A recent firmware update on my MINI Countryman completely disabled Android Auto and CarPlay, exposing the failure of rapid deployment cycles. I argue that the industry's obsession with two-week sprin…
Nearly half of U.S. adults depend on their parents for financial help, a trend spanning Gen Z to Generation X. Financial therapist Megan McCoy argues this isn't about failure but a necessary dance of…
I am thrilled to share that Misfits Attic has secured funding from Max McGuire's Stray Signal for Duskers 2.0. This sequel expands the original's survival loop into a deeper narrative about reviving…
Scaling relational databases beyond a few terabytes requires moving past simple read-replicas to complex sharding. I explain how distributing data across hundreds of servers solves write bottlenecks…
The UK government has nationalized British Steel to safeguard 2,700 jobs and preserve the country's last ability to produce virgin steel. While the move costs over a million pounds daily, officials a…
We detected helium escaping from the atmosphere of a nearby rocky exoplanet located in the habitable zone. This discovery suggests that even Earth-like worlds can lose their atmospheres over time, ch…
I argue that the era of pseudonymous blogging is ending because our unique writing styles act as statistical fingerprints. With modern LLMs like Claude 4.8, even small text samples can link multiple…
I teamed up with GlitchyZorua to archive the Ibiblio Icon Browser, a 1990s collection by Gioacchino La Vecchia that was nearly lost. The site used tricky server-side imagemaps that made downloading i…
I am excited to share that the German AI consortium has released Soofi S, an open 30B model trained on Deutsche Telekom's Industrial AI Cloud. This hybrid Mamba-Transformer architecture outperforms c…
I am building Homescale to bring PlanetScale's branching capabilities to home environments. By separating storage from compute and using Ceph's copy-on-write technology, I can create writable databas…
I discovered that job queues are far more complex than they appear, especially when balancing throughput and latency. While trying to optimize git repo repacking at my workplace, I realized that simp…
clx is a modern cross-platform ahead-of-time compiler that transforms Lua scripts into standalone native executables using a C++20 backend. Unlike traditional interpreters, clx eliminates bytecode ov…
I joined Deepnote without a data background and quickly realized how vast the ecosystem is. This guide breaks down the four main data professions, from analysts to engineers, and explains the data li…
We introduce Schema, a new harness that pushes frontier models like Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.6 Sol to achieve 99% on the ARC-AGI-3 Public set. Instead of changing model weights, Schema changes the p…
I created Brainless, a set of Shadcn components designed to replicate the sleek interfaces of Claude Code, Codex, and Grok. These tools allow developers to instantly add familiar AI terminal aestheti…
As a judge for major awards like the Pulitzer and National Book Award, I've learned that the process is far more personal than people assume. Small groups of judges with idiosyncratic tastes decide w…
Our team has identified Likweli, a distinct Colobus monkey species living high in the canopies of Lomami National Park. This discovery marks only the fifth new African monkey found in 75 years, confi…
We visited 264 families across 50 countries to collect 30,000 photos, sorting homes by income to reveal how people really live. This project challenges the notion that cultures in other countries are…
I built G# to combine the best syntax from Go, Kotlin, and Swift directly on the .NET runtime. It compiles to managed assemblies, letting you use familiar features like packages, data classes, and st…
I believe our letters are a millennia-old baton passed through countless human hands, shaped by physical friction and cultural evolution. Generative AI tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT cannot replic…
I invite you to explore Voxatron, a unique fantasy console where every game is built from colorful voxels. This platform includes powerful design tools to create your own animations, characters, and…
Mozilla's investigation reveals that popular period trackers like Stardust and Spot On often share sensitive health data with companies like Google and Meta. While some apps like Euki keep data stric…
I argue that calling AI 'just a tool' is a dangerous oversimplification that ignores how technology shapes our society and humanity. Tools are never neutral; they dictate behavior, create systemic is…
I have been successfully using Large Language Models to configure MikroTik networks, turning a traditionally complex task into a manageable process. By leveraging the REST/JSON API and tools like CAP…
I argue that async/await makes concurrency easy to write but complex to operate by hiding structural chaos. By confusing asynchrony with concurrency, it forces developers to manually manage runtimes…
Leaves is a powerful text-mode disk usage analyzer inspired by WinDirStat and QDirStat, designed specifically for terminal environments. It visualizes files and directories as a hierarchy of nested r…
One More Letter is a fresh daily word game that challenges players to solve puzzles using a unique letter-based mechanic. Unlike traditional word games, this experience focuses on strategic letter pl…
We tested if large language models can perform deep technical comprehension of computer architecture papers, not just summarization. Our Gauntlet pipeline uses five expert personas and adversarial sy…
I explore how elegant economic models often crumble when confronted with messy, real-world evidence. While theoretical frameworks offer clarity, actual data frequently reveals unexpected complexities…
I used to design APIs for humans, prioritizing simplicity and defaults. Now, with agents consuming most code, I believe in explicitness over convenience. Agents can read entire documentation instantl…
Mojibake is a lightweight, self-contained Unicode 17 text-processing library designed for C11 and C++17 developers. It eliminates the need for external dependencies or runtime installations by provid…
Two teenage hackers, Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, received five-and-a-half-year prison sentences for crippling Transport For London with a live-streamed cyber-attack. Operating as part of the Scat…
I explore how continuations in Gleam allow us to write a single business logic function that works seamlessly with synchronous, fallible, and asynchronous data sources. Instead of maintaining separat…
I explore how High-Bandwidth Flash (HBF) transforms standard flash memory into a powerful solution for AI inference. By stacking NAND chips, companies like Sandisk and SK Hynix aim to deliver massive…
I explore how Metal-Organic Frameworks, or MOFs, act as ultra-porous sponges capable of harvesting water from desert air and capturing carbon emissions. Pioneered by Omar Yaghi through reticular chem…
We reverse the core design principles behind the Macintosh human interface guidelines to envision the future of the Internet desktop. By violating assumptions like metaphors and direct manipulation,…
I present PairDrop, a simple tool for transferring files between devices using WebRTC. You can pair devices permanently or join temporary public rooms to share data instantly. If direct connections f…
We present Ring-Zero, a stable training pipeline scaling Zero RL to one trillion parameters. Our experiments reveal that massive scaling enhances sample efficiency and triggers spontaneous cognitive…
I explore a third path between rational fundamentals and a bubble, showing how temporary AI overvaluation can permanently boost our economy. Even if prices correct, the capital installed during the b…
After my unreliable Lenovo server and complex Kubernetes cluster failed, I rebuilt my homelab using Docker Compose, Ruby, and deterministic IPv6. I replaced the fragile setup with a simpler architect…
I built agent-talk to solve the frustrating bottleneck of manually copying instructions between coding agents. This plugin for Claude Code, Codex, and others allows AI agents to message each other di…
Henry Edward Roberts founded Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems to fund his dream of owning a plane and attending medical school. After struggling with model rocketry products, the company p…
I explored how Go implements generics using GC shape stenciling, a unique middle ground between Rust's full monomorphization and Java's type erasure. By grouping types based on their garbage collecto…
After years of reviewing job applications, I've noticed a troubling trend of LLM-generated resumes and portfolios that strip away personal identity. These polished, impersonal documents reveal nothin…
I explain how SQLite allows NUL characters in strings but truncates them in functions like length() and quote(), leading to confusing results. You might think a string is short, but it actually conta…
Hilo is a unique daily word puzzle that challenges players to guess a 7-letter word in just five tries using alphabetical logic. Unlike traditional word games, Hilo relies on binary search principles…
Transform a decade-old HTC QWERTY phone into a powerful handheld terminal with this modern Linux port. This project breathes new life into legacy hardware, enabling users to run contemporary Linux en…
I built CatchCat, a mobile game where you spot real cats using your camera to create unique digital keepsakes. Instead of virtual monsters, you collect real felines with generated names and rarity ti…
I am launching Coasty, a new YC S26 startup offering an API designed for computer-use agents. Although the site currently shows a 504 Gateway Timeout error via Cloudflare, the platform aims to empowe…
I recently discovered an unauthorized biography written entirely by AI and published on Amazon under my name. The book contains fabricated details and nonsensical claims, highlighting a growing flood…
I am embarking on a journey to build a fully functional APL interpreter using Python, inspired by Ruslan Spivak's series. In this first part, I focus on tokenizing APL code from right to left and def…
We built Traceforce to give companies full visibility into AI apps like ChatGPT and Claude running on employee devices. Our lightweight solution discovers how these tools connect to data sources via…
I explain the playful logic behind naming our DNS servers after ninjas, blending pop culture references with technical functionality. This naming convention reflects our team's passion for stealth an…
I left NASA to live in a remote Oregon cabin, where I discovered the Apple II and began coding for fun. My first major project, Apple Writer, survived a lightning strike that proved its data-saving c…
libargus is a high-performance, model-agnostic inference engine designed for Java 22+ developers. It unifies LLM text generation, speech-to-text, and multimodal vision pipelines into a single, zero-a…
I built bet, a programming language with slang keywords but a serious LLVM compiler, as a contained experiment to finish a project without research. By relying on AI agents for implementation while I…
I explore the remarkable story of the Alaska Military Telephone Line, a 2,020-mile network built during World War II to link Edmonton to Fairbanks. Despite harsh winters, material shortages, and the…
BambooGrid is an innovative open-source web interface designed for intuitive power grid modeling and load flow analysis. Built with React Flow and powered by the robust pandapower library, it allows…
I have created a visual archive of the FIFA World Cup 2026, reconstructing all 102 matches entirely from data. Nothing is staged; each portrait captures the flow of the game using roughly 1,500 recor…
I built Musklr to let you track every set and rest timer right on your iPhone Lock Screen without unlocking the device. Using Apple's Live Activities, the app displays your current weight, previous s…
I built a unique calculator using six SO-45 panel voltmeters and a vintage edgewise meter to display results with a retro aesthetic. The enclosure is crafted from maple wood with a custom CNC-machine…
I present AttoChess, a fully functional chess engine for 16-bit x86 DOS that fits into a mere 278 bytes, breaking the previous record. This program draws the board, accepts keyboard moves, and search…
I built Timeline Scan to solve the frustration of scanned family photos appearing out of order. Instead of showing the scan date, our AI analyzes handwriting, timestamps, and visual clues to find the…
I share my journey building GitByBit, a VS Code extension for learning Git, after 15 years of maintaining a free tutorial. Facing the rise of AI and market shifts, I leveraged my existing SEO traffic…
My girlfriend and I faced a disk space crisis for our ComputerCraft programs, where our Lua code simply wouldn't fit on in-game diskettes. To solve this, we developed a clever compression strategy us…
I uncovered a critical unauthenticated command injection in FortiSandbox, now listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a CVSS score of 9.8. This is the third such flaw exploite…
After cycling through various media tracking tools, I built KizunaShelf to give me full control over my data using the 'files over apps' philosophy. This self-hosted solution stores everything as Mar…
I introduce netstrings, a self-delimiting encoding method that makes generating and parsing strings incredibly easy. Unlike traditional protocols, netstrings declare their size upfront, allowing appl…
connections is a Rust library that replaces unsafe type casting with mathematically proven, composable conversions using Galois connections. It solves the ambiguity of standard `as` casts by providin…
E-- is a unique programming language that allows developers to write code in plain, canonical English which compiles deterministically into Python. It solves the reproducibility and debugging issues…
I believe creation is the ultimate pursuit of self, acting as a vital outlet to resolve unresolved emotions and block out anxiety. By approaching work like a child at play, we tap into our subconscio…
I argue that in large software systems, expecting engineers to fully understand the entire codebase is unrealistic. Unlike small projects where total comprehension is possible, massive systems requir…
Libretto PR Agents revolutionizes browser automation by automatically diagnosing and fixing failing Playwright scripts. When a test fails, the agent investigates the live page, identifies the root ca…
As the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art nears completion in Los Angeles, I reflect on my journey from a Modesto racing enthusiast to a cinema pioneer. This project challenges the hierarchy between high…
AI Law Tracker is a comprehensive platform that aggregates and audits landmark AI legislation across the US, EU, and global markets. It provides real-time updates on federal bills, state-specific reg…
I share my personal journey of overcoming the paralysis of overthinking by simply starting to build. Instead of waiting for the perfect moment or a complete plan, I advocate for taking immediate acti…
I explore the unsettling reality of Large Language Models, where the throw decides the aim rather than intention guiding the words. Like a depressed robot in a data center, these models generate conf…
I explore the harrowing reality faced by women known as munitionettes during the First World War, who endured toxic conditions that turned their skin yellow and hair green. These 'human canaries' suf…
I built an interactive map connecting 56 core AI concepts, from Deep Learning to AI Agents, allowing you to drag nodes and trace their relationships. This visual guide grows with the encyclopedia, of…
I built Voicebox, an open-source desktop app that lets you speak and instantly get formatted text pasted into your current workflow. By combining a Wails client with Cloudflare Workers, the tool stre…
I implemented a Dense Arena Interner to eliminate repeated string comparisons in compilers. By converting identifiers into dense integers during lexing, subsequent phases rely on fast O(1) array inde…
I discovered that while Block Low-Rank compression reduces model size, it often slows down inference on memory-limited GPUs due to hidden data movement. By designing custom Triton kernels with partia…
I argue that monolithic system prompts fail at production scale, causing collaboration nightmares and hidden errors. By treating prompts as software artifacts, we can use modular skill files and a tr…
ReasonGate is an open-source security layer designed to protect LLM applications from prompt injection attacks by providing auditable, explainable decisions for every block. Unlike black-box filters,…