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An avid keyboard enthusiast traces his favorites and why. IBM Model M (discovered 1993; tactile, clicky, typewriter-like; rebuilt from a junked unit; about 10 years of use). IBM Model M SSK (84-key, space-saving). NMB RT-9100W ConcertMaster (iconic for Doom/Quake development; top sound; rare nowadays; membrane base). Ergodox EZ (RSI relief; adjustable tilt with detachable parts; a decade of use). Moonlander (Moonlander with Platform Tilt; found a solid ~50° tilt at Ollama; resolves tilt problems; dream keyboard; hopes it will be last).
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Kasper Junge argues that major reforms fail due to decision risk, and that risk can be reduced by dividing work into the smallest learnable chunks and iterating—spending small bets, learning, and adjusting. Leaders should define outcomes, not outputs, letting those closest to the problem steer toward a desired result. He critiques politics as broken but optimistic that better mechanisms for reform in Danish politics are possible through systems thinking and improved reform processes.
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David Bessis argues mathematics should yield clarity and understanding, not merely publish theorems. He laments missing a chance to publish a promising result and critiques the 'honor code' that values proofs over exposition and intuition. As AI enters mathematics, the field faces a theorem-economy vulnerability: machines may solve research problems, but value rests in definitions, concept-building, and canonization. The First Proof project shows AI can answer questions but often produces unintelligible proofs; autoformalization risks a split into intelligible Mathlib and unreadable Mathslop. He proposes a Mathematical Intelligence Scale and a shift to AI-assisted, intelligible math, redefining success and education.
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Asymmetric quantization enables practical late-interaction retrieval by keeping query vectors as int8 and storing document vectors as 1-bit signs. This reduces per-document storage from 393 KiB (fp32) to 12.28 KiB (int8×binary), a 32x saving, with only a 0.61-point NDCG@10 drop (90.26 to 89.65). Two usable points: int8×int8 is near lossless with ~4x storage reduction; int8×binary yields ~32x reduction with modest quality loss. The scoring uses a select-and-sum approach on sign bits, leveraging NEON. This cuts costs for silo-scale retrieval.
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The-Wisdom-of-Quinn is a GitHub repository by macshome that curates Informative DevForum posts from Quinn, a DTS member. It acts as a Share and Enjoy archive, with sections for New/Updated/Deprecated posts and a large collection of PDFs and resource lists related to Apple development (App Sandbox, Code Signing, Security, Networking, TLS, Notarisation, etc.). The README notes updates will arrive and that the material is archival, not an official source.
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Kimi K2.7 Code is generally available in GitHub Copilot as an open-weight, Azure-hosted model with usage-based pricing. It is rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Max and will expand to Copilot Business and Enterprise; the model can be selected in multiple clients (VS Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, cloud agent, apps, JetBrains, Xcode, Eclipse). For Copilot Business/Enterprise, Kimi K2.7 Code is off by default; admins must enable the policy to allow selection and should review security and data-governance before enabling. See docs for details.
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PlanetScale introduces Database Traffic Control, a Postgres traffic management system that enforces real-time budgets on query traffic. You define budgets for subsets of queries using rules by query pattern, application name, Postgres user, and custom tags; then cap CPU, CPU burst, concurrency, and per-query timing. Modes: warn (observe) and enforce (block). Insights helps identify offending queries. Use cases include incident response, priority-based traffic shaping, isolating AI- vs human-driven traffic, and prioritizing paid tiers in multi-tenant apps. Get started in the PlanetScale dashboard (Insights > Traffic control), or via API/CLI; sqlcommenter tags recommended. Demo onramp tool available.
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Vim Scoops is a game that teaches Vim motions by steering an ice‑cream van (the cursor) through a town (text). Each level unlocks a set of motions; you move with vim keys (h j k l) and a live panel echoes inputs. The aim is to serve customers under par to earn ranks. The article lists many motions and commands (movement, editing, yanking, registers, macros, undo) and emphasizes keyboard‑only Normal mode, counts, and multi-key sequences. It notes the game requires JavaScript to run.
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David Gilman introduces It's Not Your Emergency, recounting his EMT rescue of a motorcyclist and the calm that comes from a trained framework, not innate temperament. He argues that leadership in any field benefits from the same discipline: prepare, triage, and act with a clear framework. The book translates emergency-response principles into corporate leadership, organized into three parts—self, team, system—teaching practical habits for operating under ambiguity. Competence under pressure is practiced, not a personality trait.
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Meow is a single binary that replaces your runtime, package manager, test runner, linter, formatter, and typechecker while leaving your package.json and code untouched. It unifies the toolchain under one AST fed from the ultra-fast Oxc parser, with zero config and zero duplicated data. It boots Next.js 15, Astro and Vite, supports CommonJS/Node, and performs full SHA-512 supply-chain verification in the background. It delivers near-instant installs via a global cache (516 pkgs in 301ms) and aims for secure, deterministic builds.
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A nostalgia-filled look at web forums and what we lost when social networks took over. The piece traces forum history from Usenet-era ideas to early web tools (WIT, WebCrossing, WWWBoard) and major platforms (UBB, Slash, vBulletin, phpBB, Discourse), highlighting BBCode as a lasting legacy. It argues forums fostered strong, sometimes charming communities despite rough tech, but couldn’t scale or compete with novelty, leading to the rise of Digg, Reddit, and Twitter. It ends by pondering context collapse, the lure of new tech, and the value of smaller, like-minded communities.
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Senior SWE-Bench evaluates AI agents as senior engineers, not junior. It uses feature tasks with natural-language instructions and a validation agent that writes behavioral tests. Bug tasks require runtime investigation from behavioral reports. Solutions are scored by runtime correctness plus quality metrics based on observed coding practices, with verifiers testing real-world load-bearing patterns. Tasks come from PRs across libraries and multi-service apps, emphasizing long-horizon, multi-stack work. Compared with SWE-Bench Pro, Senior SWE-Bench features less over-specified prompts and greater focus on senior-level correctness and taste.
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F-Droid warns of Google's Android Developer Verification (ADV) program, arguing it secretly installs a system service with full root rights that blocks unapproved apps and is propagated via Play Protect. The post claims ADV centralizes app approval, could redefine 'malware' to suppress dissenting software, and imposes mandatory registration, identifying information, and signing keys through Google's Android Developer Console Terms. It notes near-universal opposition (Open Letter with 70+ orgs) and auto-opt-in by 99% of developers. Unknowns remain about Sep 30 activation and effects on F-Droid and user data. F-Droid advocates open-source, user-controlled security over Google's gatekeeping.
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An examination of Visual Basic on Windows 3.1 and its place beside Apple HyperCard as a pioneering visual programming tool. Tracing Gates’ push to own the PC stack, the piece covers VB’s origins (via Tripod/Ruby) and its 1991 debut, its drag‑and‑drop UI, data binding, and the ability to call DLLs, contrasted with HyperCard’s scripting. It critiques VB3’s bloated UI, opaque property systems, and heavy manuals, while praising its editor, grid snapping, and ‘edit and continue.’ It notes 16‑bit limits, 2008 discontinuation, ongoing legacy via emulation, and ends with questions about lasting impact of modern tools.
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OOMWOO is an open-source, DIY robot vacuum from Maker's Pet that you build yourself using a Raspberry Pi, ROS 2, a 2D LiDAR, and a 3D-printed chassis. It runs fully offline with local control, no cloud, and native Home Assistant integration. The project emphasizes open hardware/firmware/software, modular design, and community-led parallel development. Milestones include v0 with a bare-bones chassis, ROS 2 Gazebo simulation, and LiDAR SLAM. Deliverables include BOM, 3D-printable files, ROS 2 packages, firmware, PCB, build/docs, and demo videos. Repositories, tutorials, and a parts kit are available.
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Meta is tightening internal AI spending after token usage neared billions in 2026. A memo to about 6,000 staff said 73.7 trillion tokens were used in ~30 days, tracked on a Claudeonomics leaderboard. CTO Andrew Bosworth warned that token volume alone isn’t a measure of impact and pushed back on 'tokenmaxxing.' Meta will replace the leaderboard with an AI Gateway dashboard and implement formal token budgets in 2027, while steering staff toward MetaCode and away from Claude. The company also plans up to $135B in AI infra spending through 2026 and $600B in data-center buildouts through 2028.
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