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NotAShelf

Nix's Substituter List Is Not a Routing Table

Nix's substituter model is designed to streamline the process of fetching dependencies but has limitations in its…

5/25/2026 · 7 min read · 33 views
What are you doing this week?
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What are you doing this week?

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5/25/2026 · 1 min read · 43 views
kanru's blog

Scoped Error in Rust

The article discusses the author's dissatisfaction with existing error handling crates in Rust and introduces a new…

5/25/2026 · 5 min read · 44 views
Jackkelly

Lambda on Lambda: Serverless Haskell on AWS

A recent talk focused on using Haskell to create AWS Lambda functions. The speaker shared insights on building Haskell…

5/25/2026 · 1 min read · 41 views
Announcing feed-repeat v1.0
abhinavsarkar.net

Announcing feed-repeat v1.0

Feed-repeat v1.0 has been released, allowing users to revisit old articles from their favorite authors through a new…

5/25/2026 · 2 min read · 31 views
Scaling Akvorado BMP RIB with sharding
Lobsters

Scaling Akvorado BMP RIB with sharding

Akvorado has implemented RIB sharding to address the challenge of scaling its BMP component for handling a growing…

5/25/2026 · 8 min read · 42 views
EYG: Host of CLI improvements, new guides and new effects
The EYG homepage

EYG: Host of CLI improvements, new guides and new effects

The recent updates to the CLI include new commands, improved output, and easier installation processes. New commands…

5/25/2026 · 2 min read · 44 views
Anselmschueler

Discussion about C array type semantics

The article discusses the peculiarities of C array types and their semantics. It highlights how array types are…

5/24/2026 · 9 min read · 38 views
Osnews

Flatpak will depend on systemd

Flatpak is planning to introduce a dependency on systemd in its next major version. This change has raised concerns…

5/24/2026 · 5 min read · 46 views
The Soul of Maintaining a New Machine
Worksinprogress

The Soul of Maintaining a New Machine

The article discusses the importance of social interactions among Xerox technicians in maintaining complex…

5/24/2026 · 38 min read · 50 views
Abyss

your dotfiles are not a distro

5/24/2026 · 26 views
Uart

From AFSK to Goertzel

The article discusses the implementation of classic packet radio in PacketRF, focusing on the challenge of decoding…

5/24/2026 · 12 min read · 42 views
fht-compositor: A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor
GitHub

fht-compositor: A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor

fht-compositor is a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor designed for efficient window management. It features a model…

5/24/2026 · 1 min read · 31 views
Dergraf

A Network Allow-List Won't Stop Exfiltration

The article discusses the limitations of network allow-lists in preventing data exfiltration from untrusted code. It…

5/24/2026 · 7 min read · 35 views
Zserge

What is Git made of? (2022)

The article explains the fundamental components of Git, a popular version control system. It details how Git stores…

5/24/2026 · 9 min read · 28 views
R7rs

Procedural Fascicle for R7RS Large Scheme

The Procedural Fascicle for R7RS Large Scheme acknowledges previous report editors as authors due to their…

5/23/2026 · 1 min read · 28 views
Hershey is a textual vector font format
XXIIVV

Hershey is a textual vector font format

Hershey is a textual vector font format that encodes glyphs in a specific structure. Each glyph is represented by an…

5/23/2026 · 1 min read · 33 views
Sig7

Baby's First DDS Signal Generator

The article discusses the design and features of a low-cost, versatile baseband signal generator based on DDS…

5/23/2026 · 23 min read · 41 views
Marc-bowes

Aurora DSQL: The Adjudicator

The article discusses the capabilities of Aurora DSQL, particularly its handling of write-write conflicts and the…

5/23/2026 · 2 min read · 42 views
Noncrab

That one time I used Go panics for flow control

The article discusses a situation where a key service in a support infrastructure became overloaded due to high query…

5/23/2026 · 3 min read · 21 views
A new suite of modern tools coming for editing and publishing RFCs
IETF

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

The IETF has announced the launch of a new suite of tools for editing and publishing RFCs, including a revamped…

5/23/2026 · 6 min read · 39 views
Umangsurana

The price of humans

The article discusses the growing reliance on AI and its implications for human labor and creativity. It highlights a…

5/23/2026 · 3 min read · 26 views
SPy: an interpreter and a compiler for a statically typed variant of Python
GitHub

SPy: an interpreter and a compiler for a statically typed variant of Python

SPy is a statically typed variant of Python that combines an interpreter and a compiler to enhance performance while…

5/23/2026 · 5 min read · 36 views
Spader

sp.h is the standard library that C deserves

The article introduces sp.h, a new standard library for C designed to improve its usability and portability. Unlike…

5/23/2026 · 7 min read · 37 views
Excessivelyadequate

Adjusting a Mac's System Volume on the Command Line

The article discusses how to adjust a Mac's system volume using the command line. It provides a script that simplifies…

5/23/2026 · 4 min read · 40 views
WordPress 7.0
WordPress.org

WordPress 7.0

WordPress 7.0 introduces enhanced navigation features and improved integration with AI tools. Users can now build…

5/22/2026 · 12 min read · 29 views
Rickcarlino

Gnutella: A Protocol Outlives the World That Created It

Gnutella, a pioneering peer-to-peer protocol, gained popularity in the early 2000s for its decentralized file-sharing…

5/22/2026 · 14 min read · 30 views
Stop Using Pull Requests
Lobsters

Stop Using Pull Requests

The article critiques the use of pull requests in software development, arguing that they are ill-suited for trusted…

5/21/2026 · 20 min read · 53 views
Ursula: thread-per-core, multi-Raft Rust runtime for HTTP event streams
GitHub

Ursula: thread-per-core, multi-Raft Rust runtime for HTTP event streams

Ursula is a self-hosted, distributed server designed for managing replayable event timelines. It utilizes the Durable…

5/21/2026 · 4 min read · 32 views
Internships for early university / no former employment
Lobsters

Internships for early university / no former employment

The article discusses internship opportunities for early university students, particularly those pursuing a computer…

5/21/2026 · 1 min read · 38 views
Tailwind: Suffering From Success
Sebin's Blog

Tailwind: Suffering From Success

Tailwind, a popular CSS framework, is facing significant challenges despite its growing popularity. The creator, Adam…

5/21/2026 · 12 min read · 37 views
OpenSMTPD Is The Mail Server For The Future
Blogspot

OpenSMTPD Is The Mail Server For The Future

OpenSMTPD is being positioned as the future mail server for users transitioning from exim. OpenBSD 7.9 will no longer…

5/21/2026 · 10 min read · 41 views
Why does the arrow (->) operator in C exist?
Lobsters

Why does the arrow (->) operator in C exist?

The article discusses the rationale behind the arrow operator (->) in the C programming language. It explains how C's…

5/21/2026 · 1 min read · 45 views
Orib

The Mislabeled Bricks of Utopia

The article discusses the concept of the 'torment nexus,' which is built using mislabeled building blocks that promise…

5/21/2026 · 1 min read · 40 views
Rana-emaan

Notes on I2C

I2C, or Inter-Integrated Circuit, is a synchronous, two-wire serial communication bus designed for connecting…

5/20/2026 · 14 min read · 31 views
Lobsters

Why Ruby Still Feels Like Home After All These Years

5/20/2026 · 42 views
the sporks space

Chasing down why installing the kernel segfaulted

The article discusses issues encountered while installing a kernel on a server, specifically a segmentation fault…

5/19/2026 · 8 min read · 36 views
pg_deltax: Apache-licensed time-series extension for PostgreSQL
GitHub

pg_deltax: Apache-licensed time-series extension for PostgreSQL

DeltaX is a PostgreSQL extension designed for efficient time-series data management. It offers features like…

5/19/2026 · 9 min read · 32 views
Openbsd

OpenBSD 7.9 released

OpenBSD 7.9 has been released with various installation options for different hardware platforms. Users can install…

5/19/2026 · 3 min read · 34 views
Noxu DB, a Rust port of Berkeley DB Java Edition
Codeberg.org

Noxu DB, a Rust port of Berkeley DB Java Edition

Noxu DB is a Rust-based embedded transactional key-value database engine that offers various features such as ACID…

5/19/2026 · 3 min read · 38 views
smoores.dev

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of ProseMirror Model in Rich Text Transformation

The article discusses the author's experience with ProseMirror, a rich text editing tool, and its application in their…

5/19/2026 · 13 min read · 37 views
The Windows DLL loader lock: how a Rust thread can hang your JVM
QuestDB

The Windows DLL loader lock: how a Rust thread can hang your JVM

The article discusses a deadlock issue encountered in a Windows CI pipeline involving Rust threads and the Java…

5/19/2026 · 10 min read · 40 views
Sinclairtarget

Even More Tagged Union Subsets with Comptime

Mitchell Hashimoto demonstrates the use of tagged union subsets in Zig's comptime feature. This allows for the…

5/19/2026 · 14 min read · 34 views
CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github
Krebsonsecurity

CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github

A contractor for CISA accidentally exposed sensitive AWS GovCloud credentials on a public GitHub repository. Security…

5/18/2026 · 4 min read · 36 views
Osnews

Haiku OS runs on M1 Macs now

Haiku OS has successfully been ported to run on M1 Macs. This implementation operates on bare metal without the use of…

5/18/2026 · 1 min read · 47 views
A Linux-like kernel in a browser tab - deep dive in the BrowserPod architecture
Leaning Technologies Developer Hub

A Linux-like kernel in a browser tab - deep dive in the BrowserPod architecture

BrowserPod is an innovative in-browser sandbox that utilizes WebAssembly to create a Linux-like kernel. This…

5/18/2026 · 17 min read · 45 views
De‐bloating Javascript
GitHub

De‐bloating Javascript

The article discusses the complexities and limitations of JavaScript, particularly its bloated syntax and reliance on…

5/18/2026 · 13 min read · 41 views
What are you doing this week?
Lobsters

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5/18/2026 · 1 min read · 31 views
Find bugs in YOUR code using OpenCode, Llama.cpp and Qwen3.6
Blogspot

Find bugs in YOUR code using OpenCode, Llama.cpp and Qwen3.6

The article discusses the use of OpenCode and LLMs for coding tasks, highlighting the advantages of using a coding…

5/18/2026 · 16 min read · 35 views
FediMeteo, HAProxy, and the art of not wasting snac threads
IT Notes

FediMeteo, HAProxy, and the art of not wasting snac threads

FediMeteo has evolved from a personal project into a global service while maintaining its simplicity. The focus is on…

5/18/2026 · 16 min read · 37 views

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