| 1. | GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra will be in Codex(twitter.com) |
| 412 points by mfiguiere 47 days ago | 397 comments | permalink | |
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| 2. | Has_not_been_viewed_much(iamwillwang.com) |
| 450 points by wxw 47 days ago | 120 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: The Art Institute of Chicago's API exposes a `has_not_been_viewed_much` boolean field on artworks, which flags pieces viewed fewer than 200 times on their website since January 1, 2010. The author invites readers to browse these overlooked works. | |
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| 3. | Organic Maps(organicmaps.app) |
| 1164 points by tosh 47 days ago | 362 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Organic Maps is a free, open-source, privacy-focused offline maps and GPS app built on OpenStreetMap data, targeting hikers, cyclists, and drivers with features like turn-by-turn navigation, contour lines, and bookmark import/export. It contains no ads, trackers, or data collection, works entirely offline to save battery and data, and is forked from the original MapsWithMe/Maps.Me team. The project hit 6M installs in December 2025 and is funded by donations and institutional grants. | |
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| 4. | It's not about physical vs. digital games, it's about ownership(popcar.bearblog.dev) |
| 687 points by popcar2 47 days ago | 521 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Sony's move to eliminate PS disks by 2028 isn't just about physical media—it's about eroding ownership rights like reselling, lending, and preserving games. The PC comparison doesn't hold because PC still offers DRM-free options (GOG, Itch, Steam workarounds), whereas console gamers lose their only real path to ownership, leaving them trapped in a walled garden. The author argues consoles are heading toward a Netflix-style subscription-only future and urges readers to support DRM-free stores, preservation efforts, and indie devs. | |
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| 5. | OpenPrinter(opentools.studio) |
| 1109 points by bouh 47 days ago | 279 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: OpenPrinter is an open-source, repairable inkjet printer/plotter using standard HP cartridges (63/302/803) with refillable ink, a Raspberry Pi Zero W main board, and CUPS for cross-platform printing over USB-C, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth. It supports independent black/color cartridge use, A4/A3 sheets and paper rolls with an integrated cutter, and can be wall-mounted or desk-placed. Available as a self-assembly kit or pre-assembled via a Crowd Supply campaign, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. | |
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| 6. | Zuckerberg says AI agent development going slower than expected(reuters.com) |
| 331 points by cwwc 50 days ago | 599 comments | permalink | |
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| 7. | Completing a computer science degree on Coursera(notesbylex.com) |
| 247 points by lexandstuff 47 days ago | 156 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: An Australian software engineer with 21 years of industry experience completed a remote BSc in Computer Science through the University of London/Goldsmiths on Coursera, taking 3.5 years part-time while working full-time at a cost of ~A$33,000. The program allows pay-as-you-go modules, performance-based admission without a high school diploma, and RPL credit for certain Coursera certificates, though downsides include 3-month grading delays, buggy Inspera proctoring, and messy group projects. The author started one month before ChatGPT launched and watched the program adapt with stricter proctoring and a formal AI-use policy. | |
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| 8. | Starring the Computer(starringthecomputer.com) |
| 269 points by gitowiec 47 days ago | 56 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: "Starring the Computer" is a reference database catalogging appearances of real-world computers in movies and TV shows, indexed by manufacturer and model. Entries range from vintage machines like the Burroughs B205 (featured in dozens of 1960s sci-fi productions) and Apple II to modern hardware like MacBook Pros and Alienware laptops, each linked to specific films and episodes where they appear. It's essentially IMDb for computer hardware spotting. | |
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| 9. | The future of Flipper Zero development(blog.flipper.net) |
| 386 points by croes 47 days ago | 170 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Responding to community backlash over perceived abandonment, Flipper Devices has reversed course and will continue maintaining the Flipper Zero firmware alongside its new hardware work. Going forward, feature requests will be handled via GitHub Discussions with community voting, stricter PR review rules (especially for AI-generated code), and public integration tests for regression testing. The team says firmware 1.0 was intentionally stabilized because the device's 700KB flash limit pushed features into loadable apps, and they'd considered the platform mission complete. | |
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| 10. | Introduction to Compilers and Language Design (2021)(dthain.github.io) |
| 317 points by AlexeyBrin 47 days ago | 51 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: A free online textbook by Prof. Douglas Thain (Notre Dame) covering a one-semester introduction to compiler construction, guiding readers through building a compiler that translates a C-like language into X86 or ARM assembly. Chapters cover scanning, parsing, AST construction, semantic analysis, IR, code generation, and optimization, with accompanying GitHub code examples. Targeted at undergraduates with C programming, data structures, and computer architecture backgrounds; hardcover and paperback versions are also available. | |
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| 11. | Command and Conquer Generals natively ported to macOS, iPhone, iPad using Fable(github.com) |
| 680 points by asronline 48 days ago | 283 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour has been natively ported to Apple Silicon Macs, iPhone, and iPad, running the original 2003 engine via a DirectX 8 → DXVK → Vulkan → MoltenVK → Metal rendering chain with custom RTS touch controls. Built on EA's GPL v3 source release and prior community porting work (TheSuperHackers, Fighter19, GeneralsX), the fork adds iOS-specific fixes for read-only filesystems, app lifecycle handling, and DXVK cross-compilation. The author notes the C++ work was done by Claude Code with human direction, and teases an upcoming Renegade port using similar methodology. | |
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| 12. | EU Council forces Chat Control via fast-track(heise.de) |
| 464 points by stavros 47 days ago | 259 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: The EU Council is fast-tracking a "new" regulation to revive the expired Chat Control 1.0 rules, which allow tech providers to voluntarily scan encrypted communications for CSAM using AI and hash matching. By reframing it as fresh legislation rather than an extension, and pushing it to a 2nd-reading vote right before Parliament's summer break, the Council makes it nearly impossible to block—an absolute majority would be required to amend or reject it. Critics argue this maneuver deliberately circumvents democratic scrutiny while the broader Chat Control 2.0 mandatory scanning proposal remains stalled. | |
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| 13. | If you're a button, you have one job(unsung.aresluna.org) |
| 581 points by nozzlegear 48 days ago | 273 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: When rotating a photo, iPhone buffers rapid taps so eight quick taps produce a full 360° round-trip, while Nothing Phone/Android ignores taps during the rotation animation. The author argues this matters because even "casual" interfaces eventually meet power-user scenarios (e.g., rotating dozens of documents), and UIs should never force users to wait for an animation to finish—either buffer inputs or accelerate/interrupt the animation. | |
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| 14. | GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance(github.com) |
| 367 points by maille 48 days ago | 151 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Analysis of 390K Codex token_count records shows GPT-5.5 responses disproportionately terminate at exactly 516 reasoning tokens (with echoes at 1034 and 1552), accounting for 82% of such events despite only 19% of overall traffic. This clustering spiked from 0.11% in Feb 2026 to 53% in May, coinciding with a drop in mean reasoning-token usage—suggesting a hidden reasoning-budget cap, truncation, or routing behavior specific to GPT-5.5 that may explain degraded performance on complex tasks. | |
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| 15. | Shadcn/UI now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix(ui.shadcn.com) |
| 278 points by dabinat 48 days ago | 161 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Shadcn/UI has made Base UI the default component library for new projects, replacing Radix, since Base UI (built by the original Radix team) has matured to 1.6.0 with 6M+ weekly downloads and users were already choosing it 2-to-1 in shadcn/create. Radix isn't deprecated—it remains fully supported with a one-flag opt-in—and existing projects don't need to migrate, though an AI agent "skill" is provided for progressive, component-by-component migration. The release also coincides with new chat interface components, GitHub-based registries, a `shadcn eject` command, and a new compact style called Rhea. | |
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| 16. | Explanation of everything you can see in htop/top on Linux (2019)(peteris.rocks) |
| 507 points by theanonymousone 48 days ago | 61 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: A deep dive into what every field in htop/top actually means on Linux, covering uptime, load average (an exponentially damped moving average that includes uninterruptible processes, not just CPU usage), PIDs, process states (R/S/D/Z/T/t), niceness/priority, and the various memory metrics (VIRT/RES/SHR/MEM%). The author also walks through each default process running on a fresh Ubuntu Server 16.04 install, explaining what it does and whether it can be safely removed, using tools like strace, /proc, and ps to demonstrate where the data comes from. | |
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