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Linux on Older Hardware (2026) argues Windows 11 left machines behind and shows how lightweight Linux, zram, and browsers can revive them. It guides hardware assessment (free, lscpu, lsblk), tiers by RAM: under 2GB—antiX, Puppy Linux, BunsenLabs; 2–4GB—Lubuntu 26.04 LTS or Linux Lite; 4–8GB—Xubuntu 26.04 LTS or Linux Mint Xfce. It compares LXQt, Xfce, MATE; favors Xfce for customization. RAM tuning includes zram, swappiness tweaks, and disabling services; SSD upgrades cut boot times. For browsers, disable disk cache, trim history, and use uBlock; consider Falkon or Pale Moon. Repurpose as home server; know when to quit.
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Lovable switched from CSR SPA to server-rendered apps using TanStack Start for all new projects as of May 13. Existing apps gain pre-rendered pages for better crawler visibility. TanStack Start provides SSR, SSG, and per-route CSR with integrated server functions; code is isomorphic and server-bound logic uses createServerFn, with the client calling through fetch in the browser for server code. Publishing now builds a server-rendered app and pre-generated routes deployed to edge Workers. Secrets are server-only; public env vars are VITE_ prefixed. No migrations required for existing apps; future growth planned.
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OpenTTD 16.0-beta1 released (2026-06-25) with many new features for OpenTTD 16. Notable additions: trains can drive backwards; public multiplayer companies; enhanced map generation (desert rocks, coastal edges, better lighthouse spawning on large maps, transmitters spawn after 1920, control over average land height); subsidies for cargos using CargoDist; create saved NewGRF collections; adjust cargo payment aging; text-filtered dropdowns; consolidated vehicle preview; more changes in changelog. Also OpenTTD 16 Title Game Competition on TT-Forums to design the next main-menu game; Toyland was community-created; bug reports and downloads available.
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This post details a targeted fake‑interview scam that delivered PinpinRAT, a multi-layer remote-access trojan embedded in a patch-package patch of a TypeScript repo. The attacker posed as a Singapore VC, guided the victim into a seemingly routine build, and Claude helped uncover IoCs. A 5.9.2 patch hides a base64/XOR payload loaded by tsc.js/typescript.js, then a WASM loader spawns a hidden Node process carrying the RAT. It uses RSA/AES, reports env/host data, can upload/download files, spawn processes, and DNS-tunnel. C2 at 89.124.107.161:80. Remediation: isolate, rotate creds. Warns about subtle flags and sophisticated social engineering targeting developers.
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Sport Compact Car launches a zero-budget Technical Assistance Program to help a reader—Mr. To Race—boost a 2001 Sentra SE with the SR20DE. Through staged, humorous mods (smaller wheels, interior stripping, free horsepower tricks, weight reduction and body-work), the car sheds weight from 2,762 lb to 1,674 lb. Quarter-mile runs improve from 16.3s @ 84 mph to 14.3s @ 93.2 mph, with faster 0–60 and 60-foot times. The piece satirizes quick-fix tuning while showing how weight, power, and aerodynamics drive performance.
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GitHub repo schlae/IBM_MCGA documents reverse engineering of IBM MCGA used in PS/2s, detailing two gate arrays: Memory Controller Gate Array (72X8300) and Video Formatter Gate Array (72X8205). The 72X8300 implements MC6845 sync, VRAM/ISA interfaces, using Seiko SLA6430 (4,342 BCs, 2 μm CMOS, 2 metal layers). The 72X8205 decodes ISA addresses, drives RAMDAC and pixel data; variants include 72x8205-sla6330j. MCGA can genlock to external HSYNC/VSYNC; clock can be 25.175 or 14.318 MHz; several mode/control and manufacturing registers exist. README covers reverse engineering process and future Verilog generation from KiCad netlists.
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kamod-hooks is a production-ready, Preact-first collection of typed, tree-shakeable hooks with zero runtime deps. It mirrors actual implementations, ships with 78 documented hooks and 81 live demos, and provides TypeScript declarations by default. Hooks span state, effects, DOM/events, browser APIs, and utilities, each with per-hook pages that show live demos and copyable, production-ready source. Install via pnpm/npm/yarn and import from @kamod-ch/hooks. The docs guide users from setup to live testing, then copying the exact API for production. Example: useToggle demonstrates real state patterns.
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Robert J. Sawyer argues WordStar for DOS is the preferred tool for creative writing, praised by sci-fi authors for reliability and efficiency. He credits WordStar’s strength to its long-hand page metaphor and a control-key interface optimized for touch typists, using ^O, ^Q, ^P, ^K, ^J and a diamond of cursor keys for fluid navigation. It treats writing and editing as a continuous act, unlike typewriter or modal editors; features include extensive customization, flexible block marking, on-screen help, and portability across DOS/Windows. The piece includes endorsements and notes WordStar’s influence on other programs.
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Fusion is a programming language designed to author reusable libraries that can target C, C++, C#, D, Java, JavaScript, Python, Swift, TypeScript and OpenCL C from a single codebase. A Hello, World library can be translated to all listed languages with fut -o hello.c,cpp,cs,d,java,js,py,swift,ts,cl hello.fu. The generated code is lightweight (no VM or dependencies), human-readable, and tailored to each language’s naming conventions and docs. It also features an in-browser Fusion Playground and Getting Started guidance.
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US officials lifted the block on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5, allowing release to over 100 US institutions. The move follows export controls that shut Mythos and Fable 5 amid jailbreak concerns. Timeline for releasing Fable 5 remains unclear. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Anthropic safeguards are in place and access will be allowed under a regime that waives export licenses for Mythos 5 to Annex A entities and their foreign nationals. OpenAI released GPT-5.6 to government partners; allies fret over Washington’s central role.
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Kirill A. Korinsky analyzes DEFLATE level 13 in libdeflate: a deliberately slower, slightly more efficient encoding. On Silesia, it saves 86,990 bytes (0.134%) but runs 56.4x slower, useful only when data is compressed once and distributed widely. Level 13 keeps the near-optimal parser but spends more on choices: full 32 KiB window, up to 15 optimization passes, static Huffman for blocks up to 50k bytes; no format extension. It delays block size commitment, samples data to adjust block size, caches a parse, and caps searches. Across Silesia, size reduction is small; runtime cost is large.
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Hacker News Flipboard is a live split-flap board that displays the top 20 Hacker News stories (rank, points, trimmed title) in pages of ten, with the current #1 shown at the top. It updates via a Quickish Cloud Function and broadcasts to all open boards. The headline can be set by a token-based access; anyone with the token can change it, and you can reset to revoke. Users can pin their own text to rows, tweak page timing, and drive the board from scripts or webhooks. Powered by Quickish.
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John Gruber pays tribute to Om Malik, who died after a long battle with heart disease. The two had been friends for 20 years and often sat together at Apple keynotes; Om was generous, perceptive, and unafraid to speak blunt truths. Once a prolific blogger, Om evolved into a thoughtful essayist and éminence grise of tech journalism. He left daily journalism in 2014 to pursue investing, though he remained influential. Om privately faced health crises, including a 2008 heart attack and ICU hospitalization; his immigrant journey, love of the Yankees, coffee, watches, and photography underpinned a career and legacy.
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DBOSify-py is a drop-in replacement for Temporal Python that runs workflows on PostgreSQL via DBOS Transact, removing the need for a Temporal server. To use, install via pip and connect workers/clients to a Postgres URL, importing dbosify instead of temporalio. It provides durable workflows, activities, signals, retries, and recovery, with a deterministic interpreter on a virtual event loop and checkpointing in Postgres. Recovery replays operations to resume and complete. Namespaces map to Postgres schemas; testing mirrors Temporal. Not wire-protocol compatible; no Temporal server, UI, CLI, or cross-language support.
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AI is increasingly entering mathematics, moving from aiding to potentially autonomous reasoning. Large language models now rival top math students and have produced publishable results, while proof assistants like Lean and Isabelle formalize proofs. The debate maps to three futures: AI as a tool, as a collaborator, or as an oracle. Proponents envision 'big mathematics' where humans pose questions and AI does heavy computation and formalization; critics fear elitism, lost motivation, and intellectual atrophy. The community is developing guidelines to preserve human understanding and steer AI's role.
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