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The article shows how Hugo now uses Render Hooks to create responsive images, replacing shortcodes. It provides a render-image.html hook that builds a WebP + JPEG srcset for multiple widths and outputs a single <img> tag (no <picture>), with a WebP reference and a JPEG fallback. It supports page bundles—placing images alongside content—and configurable image quality in config (imaging and imaging.webp). The approach simplifies maintenance and aligns with modern Markdown usage.
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Civilization is not the default; violence is. Tracing Rome’s collapse to medieval fragmentation shows how a monopoly on violence enables institutions and trade, and how chaos returns when order fades. The postwar Pax Americana underpinned a global order—stable law, sea lanes, dispute resolution—that spurred growth. That order is fraying, yielding realpolitik and a likely unstable multipolar world. Western liberal ideals are under pressure, but liberalism remains preferable, as civilizational shifts will still rebuild new orders.
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A spike in emails to Microsoft domains (Hotmail/Live/Outlook) led to temporary deferrals/bans with 451 4.7.650 due to IP reputation. Despite normal IP reputation in SNDS, Sendgrid indicated throttling by Microsoft after a traffic spike, not an outage. The author implemented a Redis-backed rate limiter to cap sends to Microsoft at about 10 emails/min per IP. After throttling, deliveries resumed within ~72 hours. The incident highlights Microsoft’s sensitivity to traffic spikes and the value of rate limiting.
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EFF argues that California's AB 2047 would require algorithmic print-blocking on 3D printers and criminalize bypassing it, effectively criminalizing open-source firmware and third-party tools. The bill would limit consumer choice, impose a state-run bureaucracy to certify/block firearm-related prints, and potentially force manufacturers into walled gardens, planned obsolescence, and licensing fees. It risks privacy, surveillance, waste, and raises barriers to repair and innovation, with potential spillover beyond California. The authors urge rejection and warn against the broader harm to the 3D printing ecosystem.
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An in-depth look at the Orange Pi 6 Plus (CIX P1: 12 cores, Mali G720, NPU, dual 5GbE). The author built a reproducible Debian 13 image (forked orangepi-build) to fix boot, GPU/NPU firmware, and storage, rather than using vendor images. Software for GPU/NPU remains fragmented; Vulkan offload requires tuning and vendor userspace. Inference tests show Qwen3.5-4B on llama.cpp Vulkan is the most usable production setup; CPU runtimes can beat GPU for some models. Power ~15W idle, 15–30W under load; fan is loud. Best suited for edge AI and compact services, not desktop use.
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ClawRun is an open-source hosting and lifecycle layer for AI agents. It deploys agents into secure sandboxes (e.g., Vercel) and manages startup, heartbeat, snapshot/resume, and wake-on-message. Features include one-command deployment, persistent sandboxes that sleep idle, multi-channel messaging (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp), a web dashboard and CLI, and cost tracking with budgets. It has a pluggable architecture for agents, providers, and channels. Start with npx clawrun deploy; chat via terminal (clawrun agent) or web (clawrun web). Apache-2.0.
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California's AB 2047 would require 3D printer manufacturers to use a state-certified firearm-detection algorithm to block prints of prohibited components. The EFF warns the measure could sideline open-source tools, enable surveillance of users' printing activity, and let vendors dictate consumer choices. Critics say the tech is infeasible: printers and slicers are intertwined, false positives could curb legitimate use, and users could alter G-code to evade detection. Opponents fear creeping copyright and repair restrictions; Prusa and others urge openness and rights to repair.
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A THR report says 2025 made YouTube the world’s largest media company, surpassing Disney with about $62B in revenue vs Disney’s $60.9B. MoffettNathanson values YouTube at roughly $500–$560B, calling it the new king of media. YouTube’s 2025 ad revenue was $11.4B in Q4 and over $40B for the year; total 2025 revenue exceeded $60B. The platform has paid out over $100B to creators and partners, and its growing subscription services (YouTube Premium/Music, NFL Sunday Ticket, YouTube TV with ~10M subs) plus AI tools are fueling ongoing growth. CEOs say it sits at the media-technology crossroads.
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Plain is a full-stack Python web framework designed for humans and agents. A fork of Django, it provides an explicit, typed, predictable stack with a Postgres ORM (plain.postgres), authentication (plain.auth), sessions, and a suite of packages. It uses class-based views, a Router-based URL system, and built-in agent tooling with guardrails and docs. It ships a CLI (plain install, plain dev, plain check, plain test) and combines Python backend with HTMX/Tailwind frontend, aimed at product-focused apps and agent workflows.
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YantrikDB is a cognitive memory database engine and server. Unlike typical vector stores, it forgets, consolidates, and detects contradictions among memories, with temporal decay, an entity graph, personality derivation, and multi-signal scoring. It can run embedded (single-file Rust with Python bindings), or as a network server via HTTP/MCP, with per-tenant quotas, Prometheus metrics, and AES-256-GCM encryption. The architecture combines vector (HNSW), graph, temporal, and decay indexes, plus CRDT-based sync for multi-device use. Latest release: v0.5.11 (AGPL-3.0).
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OpenSSL 4.0.0 is a feature release with substantial changes and several removals. Incompatible changes include SSLv2/SSLv3 removal, revamped API constness, opaque ASN1_STRING, stricter X509 checks, extended CRL verification, and libcrypto/OPENSSL_cleanup behavior; deprecations remove engines, old EVP/SSL/TLS methods, many X509-related functions, and several platform targets. Notable new features: Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), RFC 8998 support, SM2/SM3 crypto, tls-hybrid-SM2-MLKEM, cSHAKE (SP 800-185), ML-DSA-MU, SNMP SRTP KDF; FIPS self-tests can be deferred; Windows VC runtime linkage; TLS 1.2 DHE with RFC 7919.
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Google's Chrome introduces Skills in Chrome, letting you save and reuse AI prompts as one-click tools. Save prompts from chat history, run them on the current page or across tabs via slash or the plus button, and edit or create new Skills anytime. A library of ready-to-use Skills covers tasks like ingredient breakdowns, product comparisons, and document scanning. Skills emphasize Chrome's security, require confirmation for actions, and update with protections. Rolling out to Gemini in Chrome on Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS for English-US users; saved Skills sync across signed-in devices.
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A Radware Bot Manager CAPTCHA page prompts users to verify they are human by ticking a box; if verification fails, contact support via the provided link and include a screenshot. Incident ID: 63e815f2-cnvj-4712-be17-e0a2d8374166.
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An argument that American gerontocracy concentrates wealth and political power among older Americans. The median senator is 65; the oldest, 92. Voter support and campaign money skew toward seniors, while the share of wealth held by those over 55 has risen to 74%. Social Security and Medicare together exceed $2 trillion annually and face insolvency around 2033, risking intergenerational debt and benefit cuts. Housing and policy choices often shield long-time homeowners, hindering younger would-be buyers. The piece calls for an intergenerational recalibration—shifting some funds to families, education, and housing (baby bonds), and rethinking the welfare state—though drastic proposals exist.
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Mouse is an interpreted, stack-based language from around 1975, designed for microcomputers and inspired by Forth but simpler and stream-oriented. The CP/M port on Walnut Creek CD is about 2 KB. It demonstrates arrays, functions, procedures, nested control structures, local/global variables, recursion, and parameter passing. Programs use single-character instructions with literals; letters A–Z address data, with lowercase local to macros and uppercase global. Macros are defined with $ and called with #, parameters with %, blocks with [ ] and loops with ^. The article includes examples, usage notes, and CP/M distribution sources.
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