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An author describes Bevy game-development guides that started for friends and grew into a comprehensive Bevy resource. Written by a Ruby/web developer, the site is built with Staticky and links to Bevy Starter, Awesome Bevy, and Soldev for Rust/Solana. The guides cover Bevy 0.18 topics (apps, components, physics, UI, patterns, etc.) and tutorials like Pong. The collection includes extensive Bevy tutorials, commands, queries, plugins, and system patterns. Contact: [email protected].
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Split locks are atomics that cross cache lines, forcing contention and often becoming 'bus locks' on modern CPUs. Across tested CPUs (Intel Arrow Lake/Alder Lake, Skylake; AMD Ryzen Zen 2/Zen 5, Piledriver), split locks wreck performance, especially for L1 misses, and can devastate L2/L3 and DRAM throughput; latency can rise to microseconds in some cases. Some architectures (e.g., Piledriver) handle them comparatively better; others (Zen 5, Arrow Lake’s modern cores) suffer heavy penalties. Linux mitigations trap and delay splits to curb noisy neighbors, but the author argues consumer systems should avoid split locks and calls for precise, data-driven improvements.
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This is a security-check page stating that a secure connection is being established. The site uses a security service to protect against attacks and is verifying the browser; users are asked to enable JavaScript to continue. Request ID: 5adff4708389e54d8e86d646b62020d4.
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Mythos, Anthropic’s large language model, can generate working exploits for Firefox’s JavaScript shell in 72.4% of trials, a dramatic rise that challenges the core assumption that sandboxing keeps untrusted code contained. Sandboxing underpins browser, VM, and cloud security; a reliable escape could let attackers compromise devices or data via ads or cloud tenants. Even if Mythos isn’t broadly released, smaller models will soon replicate these capabilities, aided by new hardware. The internet’s sandbox-based safety may be increasingly fragile, despite open-source funding efforts.
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Artemis II's four-astronaut crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—completed a 9-day lunar flyby and safely splashed down in the Pacific off San Diego. Mission Control called the descent a 'perfect bullseye splashdown' as Orion Integrity reentered at about 24,000 mph, enduring a six-minute communications blackout before confirming all crew members were well. Navy recovery teams aboard the USS John P. Murtha ferried the astronauts for medical checks, after which they would return to land. The mission set a record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth (252,756 miles) during a loop around the Moon.
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The article explains that, as of March 2026, the former Varnish Cache FOSS project has been renamed Vinyl Cache. Vinyl Cache is presented as the continuation of the original project with unchanged maintainers and governance; a separate downstream project, Varnish Cache by Varnish Software, exists with different governance. It covers migration details (vinyl-cache.org, code.vinyl-cache.org, archived GitHub repos, preserved tickets) and clarifies how to tell the two apart, using a MySQL/MariaDB analogy, including differing viewpoints from board members.
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An experimental scrape-and-install project to catalog every Firefox extension. The author navigates AMO API limits, uses parallel/filtered downloads and exclude_addons tricks to assemble a near-complete set, concluding with 84,194 extensions installed (about 49 GB). They document heavy Firefox storage use, six-hour load times, and the challenges of loading all add-ons. The analysis highlights top/bottom extensions by size, prolific developers, and patterns like phishing, SEO spam, and PUAs. They publish the dataset (Hugging Face) and discuss usability and safety implications of running every extension.
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Altman shares a family photo after a home attack, saying words matter and urging caution about AI’s power. He outlines core beliefs: AI can vastly expand human capability but must be developed safely with a democratic, widely accessible approach; control should not be concentrated; society needs policy to navigate economic transitions; be adaptable as technology evolves. He reflects on OpenAI: proud of progress, regretful about conflicts and being conflict-averse, acknowledging OpenAI’s growth requires more predictable governance. He warns AGI will trigger power dynamics and argues for broad sharing and democratic oversight, while welcoming critique.
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An owner explains filing the MacBook’s sharp bottom corners, focusing on the notch, to make it wrist-friendly. They share photos and justify customization, describing taping off internals, clamping, using a rough file, then 150 and 400 grit sandpaper in increments to avoid cutting through. Months later the finish shows scratches but remains satisfactory. They plan to modify future work computers and offer help to others; ending encouragement to experiment and not be scared.
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Derives a 2D (yz-plane) quadcopter model with mass m, arm length l, inertia I, gravity g. State x = [y, z, phi, ydot, zdot, phidot], inputs u = [u1, u2] where u1=F1+F2 and u2=(F1-F2). Dynamics: yddot = - (u1/m) sin phi, zddot = (u1/m) cos phi - g, phiddot = (u2/I) l. Converts to first-order form and implements a Python Euler-integrator. Demonstrates two sims: (1) zero torque with constant thrust, yielding constant y/phi and upward z; (2) nonzero torque with higher thrust, causing phi growth and eventual fall when thrust vertical component drops. Includes a simple visualizer and plotting code; intended as a model for controller design or reinforcement learning.
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foxguard is a linter-fast local security scanner by PwnKit-Labs. A Rust binary using tree-sitter and rayon, it runs 100+ built-in rules across 10 languages for immediate feedback in local scans, pre-commit hooks, and per-change scans (0.03s typical). It detects SQL injection, XSS, SSRF, hardcoded secrets, leaked credentials, etc., with redacted output. It accepts Semgrep/OpenGrep YAML subset as an adoption bridge, outputs terminal/JSON/SARIF, and integrates with GitHub Actions and VS Code. Not a full Semgrep replacement.
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Eve is a digital coworker with 100+ built‑in skills for research, writing, coding, design, and more. It can coordinate meetings and schedule times; research competitors and pricing; follow up overdue invoices; launch a social media campaign with a content calendar; plan and book work trips (flights/hotels) and manage expenses; file reports; and submit or apply to job roles (e.g., senior PM at Series B+ startups); and even find and book plumbers.
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After running a thousand OpenClaw deployments via NonBioS, the author finds no legitimate daily-use cases beyond a daily news digest. OpenClaw is real software, can install, run, and interface with messaging apps and LLMs, but it suffers from unreliable memory; context is forgotten over time, making incorrect outputs hard to trust. The only practical use observed is automated morning summaries; other claimed automation stories are hype or achievable with standard tools. The author’s solution, Strategic Forgetting, highlights that coherent long-horizon memory is the hardest problem. For now, OpenClaw is educational but not a production tool; run in isolated VMs.
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DOJ memo claims Presidential Records Act unconstitutional, making presidential records private and shielding history from public access. The PRA, enacted after Watergate, declares presidential records public property and subject to release through FOIA five years after term ends. The Intercept warns such reasoning would erase decades of transparency, jeopardize accountability for Trump and future administrations, and allow presidents to 'own' history. The piece connects this to Trump’s private library plans and ongoing disputes over Mar-a-Lago documents, urging bipartisan Congress and courts to defend democracy and press freedom.
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Steve Blank argues that cheap, persistent drones render surface assets—military and civilian—vulnerable, outpacing traditional air defenses and shelters. The U.S. should shift from expensive missiles to rapidly deployable underground or space-based protection. Citing Gaza, Ukraine, and Iran, he shows drones’ reach and the limits of current protections like ACE dispersal and netting. He proposes a middle layer: rapidly bored or pre-fab tunnels for movement corridors, command posts, and depots with ISR stealth, plus doctrine updates, a whole-of-nation protection strategy, public-private collaboration, and budget integration of protection with weapon systems.
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RISC-V is an open, extensible ISA specification that enables diverse CPUs; unlike a CPU, it defines architecture with profiles like RVA20 and RVA23 to ensure Linux compatibility. It supports open-source and commercial models; broad ecosystem including Linux kernel, GCC/LLVM, and Ubuntu support since 2021. Canonical will treat RISC-V as a first-class citizen: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS supports RVA20, and from 25.10 (including 26.04 LTS) RVA23; Canonical and partners provide builds and a cookbook. RISC-V is disrupting semiconductors, and Canonical aims to support it across Ubuntu Core, Pro, and Server long-term.
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