| 1. | GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra will be in Codex(twitter.com) |
| 294 points by mfiguiere 10 hours ago | 227 comments | permalink | |
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| 2. | Has_not_been_viewed_much(iamwillwang.com) |
| 308 points by wxw 11 hours ago | 81 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) |
| 997 points by tosh 21 hours ago | 306 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Organic Maps is a free, open-source, privacy-focused offline maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap data, forked by the original creators of Maps.Me. It offers turn-by-turn navigation, hiking/cycling trails, contour lines, and offline search with no ads, tracking, or data collection, and recently hit 6M installs as of December 2025. Licensed under Apache 2.0, it's 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) |
| 504 points by popcar2 20 hours ago | 374 comments | permalink | |
tl;dr: Sony's move to eliminate PlayStation disks by 2028 isn't just about physical media—it's about eliminating ownership, ending the ability to trade, resell, or preserve games, and pushing consoles toward a Netflix-style subscription model. The PC comparison doesn't hold because PC gamers retain ownership via DRM-free stores (GOG, itch.io) and workarounds like Goldberg Emulator, while console players will be locked into a single walled garden. The author urges readers to support DRM-free stores, emulator developers, and game preservation efforts to push back against the industry's trajectory. | |
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| 5. | OpenPrinter(opentools.studio) |
| 869 points by bouh 14 hours ago | 216 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) |
| 232 points by cwwc 3 days ago | 400 comments | permalink | |
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| 7. | Completing a computer science degree on Coursera(notesbylex.com) |
| 213 points by lexandstuff 13 hours ago | 130 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) |
| 232 points by gitowiec 17 hours ago | 51 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) |
| 333 points by croes 16 hours ago | 145 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) |
| 304 points by AlexeyBrin 23 hours ago | 49 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) |
| 667 points by asronline 1 day ago | 281 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) |
| 442 points by stavros 23 hours ago | 239 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) |
| 562 points by nozzlegear 1 day ago | 262 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) |
| 364 points by maille 1 day ago | 148 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) |
| 276 points by dabinat 1 day ago | 158 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) |
| 504 points by theanonymousone 1 day 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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