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Reference Target is a ShadowRoot property that designates an element inside the shadow subtree as the target of any attribute-based reference to the host. For example, a label outside a custom element can label an inner input, or a button can trigger a nested dialog, by setting shadowRoot.referenceTarget (or via a template). This centralizes cross-shadow references, enabling encapsulated components to behave like built-ins. The spec defines resolution rules (unresolved vs resolved targets) and supports single and multi-element references. Chromium leads implementation; WebKit/Firefox prototypes exist. Open questions include cross-shadow targeting, attribute forwarding, and form association. NLNet funded.
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A quick tour of convergence theory and the 'Great Convergence.' The Solow model predicts catch-up, but evidence is mixed; Solow convergence faded, then SS&P claimed a new unconditional convergence around the 1990s–2010s. That era collapsed in the 2010s as poor-country growth slowed, especially in Africa and Latin America, while Asia fared better. The author credits the Chinese commodity boom for the earlier convergence and its collapse for the end, arguing Dutch disease and premature deindustrialization depressed non-resource sectors. He remains skeptical of governance/trade explanations and questions whether the 'Great Convergence' was mainly a commodity shock, not a durable path.
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An indie reverse-engineering project by banteg that resurrects Crimsonland (2003) by decompiling the Windows binary of v1.9.93, then rewriting the game from scratch to exactly match its behavior. Using static (Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA) and runtime tools (Windbg, Frida) and GPT-5.2/Codex agents, they rename functions, map vtables, and reproduce every mechanic, textures, and even bugs. Assets live in paq/jaz; fonts identified; engine migrated to raylib to emulate DirectX 8. The result: a playable faithful reimplementation with ~46.8k code, 16k docs, in ~two weeks of work; repo on GitHub; invitation to help.
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French prosecutors raided X’s Paris offices as part of a widening probe into alleged offences including illicit data extraction and possession/distribution of child sexual imagery; Elon Musk and former X chief Linda Yaccarino were summoned to appear in April. In the UK, the ICO opened an investigation into Grok for possible creation of harmful sexualised content, with Ofcom continuing its own inquiry but lacking powers to probe chatbot-generated illegal images at this stage. The EU Commission also opened a separate investigation into X’s parent company xAI over image-generation concerns; Pavel Durov criticised France.
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TikTok System Design describes a distributed microservices stack that ingests, encodes, stores, and delivers billions of short videos with sub-second latency. It combines fast ingestion and moderation, multi-resolution storage with ABR transcoding, and a real-time, ML-driven recommendation feed. Core blocks: API gateway, ingestion, transcoding, CDN, recommendation engine (event collection, feature store, candidate generation, ranking), social graph, live streaming, and analytics. It relies on real-time feedback loops, strong scalability and fault tolerance, security/privacy safeguards, and edge-CDN strategies with future AI/edge innovations.
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Craftplan is an open-source, self-hosted ERP for small artisanal D2C manufacturers. It unifies catalog management, versioned BOMs with cost rollups, inventory with lot traceability, production batching and cost tracking, orders/invoices, purchasing, and CRM, plus allergen/nutrition tracking. It offers demand forecasting, calendar-based scheduling, and API access (JSON:API & GraphQL) with role-based access. Designed for on-premises use with no vendor lock-in, it includes Docker Compose deployment guidance and extensive documentation. Tech stack: Elixir, Ash Framework, Phoenix LiveView, PostgreSQL. License: AGPL-3.0.
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Illinois will join the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) to access timely outbreak information and training, in response to the U.S. withdrawal from WHO in 2025. Gov. JB Pritzker says GOARN strengthens Illinois’ readiness for pandemics; Illinois will contribute labs, genomic sequencing, wastewater surveillance, and outbreak-investigation expertise, while IDPH continues its data collection. The move counterbalances federal policy changes and follows California’s GOARN entry; leaving WHO complicates but does not end global health efforts, with U.S. still in other global health bodies.
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Archaeologists in Oaxaca’s San Pablo Huitzo, Mexico, uncovered a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb dating to around 600 CE. The site features intricate carvings, multicolored murals, and an owl sculpture above the burial chamber entrance, with a carved head inside the beak—likely the occupant. Thresholds show two guardian figures; the chamber contains a vivid mural of processions with copal. Owls symbolize night and death in Zapotec belief. INAH is stabilizing the fragile murals; officials call it Mexico’s most significant archaeological find in years.
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Notepad++’s update infrastructure was compromised June–Sept 2025 via a hosting incident, letting attackers push malicious updates. Kaspersky observed three evolving infection chains (July–Aug; Sep–Oct; Oct 2025). Chains delivered NSIS installers dropping payloads and a Metasploit downloader to fetch a Cobalt Strike Beacon; C2/update URLs and domains rotated monthly. Chain #3 used a BluetoothService sideload with Chrysalis. Victims included individuals in Vietnam, El Salvador and Australia, plus a Philippine government entity and a Vietnam IT provider. IOCs include NSIS artifacts, temp.sh uploads, and Cobalt Strike domains; scan for NSIS installers and unusual temp.sh traffic.
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Simon, a software engineer turned hardware founder, recounts manufacturing 500 Brighter lamps after a $400k crowdfunding. Initial LED tests underperformed; he redesigned the electronics, boosted LEDs, and enlarged the heatsink. Tariffs climbed to as high as 150%, hitting costs. Miscommunications in China caused a faulty heatsink and later swapped PCB pins; knobs scraped due to missing spacing in the DFM. Final fixes required remaking 1000 knobs. Production shipped from Oct; customers noted cable length and minor QC issues. Lessons: plan longer, overcommunicate, test on many units, heed geopolitics, visit suppliers early. Right moves: validate market, price sustainably, prioritize support.
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Trust is essential to society, but we confuse interpersonal trust with social trust, a mismatch amplified by AI. AIs will appear as friends, but they are services built by profit-maximizing firms that surveil and manipulate. To achieve trustworthy AI, government must regulate the organizations that control and deploy AI—not the AI as a person. Proposals include AI transparency and safety laws, enforcement with real penalties, data fiduciaries for personal data, and public AI models built for the public. With such governance, AI can be trustworthy services rather than double agents.
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Bloomberg displays a bot-check notice: unusual activity detected, ask users to verify they are not a robot, ensure JavaScript and cookies are enabled and not blocked. It cites Terms of Service and Cookie Policy, offers support with a reference ID, and promotes a Bloomberg subscription.
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Oxen performance study shows commit >50 minutes vs add ~1 minute for 1M files. Profiling reveals >90% of time spent locking RocksDB during staging-to-commit, driven by cross-layer data shuttling (clone/db.open) of file metadata. A refactor cut unnecessary data movement and complexity, exposing RocksDB’s poor fit for parallel reads. The fix—remove code and simplify design—yields ~20x speedup. Lesson: fewer layers and careful system-wide profiling deliver real performance gains.
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Vibe coding uses an AI chatbot to generate code, making developers effectively clients of the AI. The piece argues this could erode Open Source ecosystems by drawing activity away from OSS projects, making it harder to start new ones, and reducing engagement with libraries, docs, and forums. Outputs reflect training-data biases, favoring popular dependencies, and LLMs rarely interact with maintainers, report bugs, or understand issues. JavaScript/Python ecosystems could be hit first; productivity and cognitive skills may decline. The impact remains uncertain but potentially serious.
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Hari Kunzru's essay 'Another London' traces a 'second' London beneath the surface—a psychogeographic map of myth, occult histories, and countercultural energy. Through a walk from the British Museum to Greenwich, he blends the Situationists’ dérive, Hawksmoor’s austere churches, and writers like Blake, Machen, and Moore to show how London is shaped by visions, power, and the Spectacle. Personal memory—punk, surveillance, and hidden tunnels—meets political magic: reenchanting a city by tracing its secret geographies. Though exhausted, he remains hopeful: another London is still possible.
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Senko Rašić describes sandboxing AI agents on Linux using bubblewrap to run Claude Code with controlled permissions. He prefers a lightweight, locally hosted sandbox that mimics his dev environment: read access only to current project, write only to that project, and network access for AI providers and a server. He dismisses full Docker security as overkill for his use. The post includes a concrete bubblewrap script binding essential dirs, injecting .claude.json, and mapping $HOME/.claude, with notes on tweaking and using strace to tailor bindings.
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IEEE Spectrum reports China’s CMSA aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030 with the Mengzhou crew ship and Lanyue lander, launched by Long March 10 rockets. Mengzhou would stay in lunar orbit while Lanyue lands (carrying a rover), in an Apollo-style two-vehicle architecture. Robotic tests start in 2026–27; joint missions in 2028–29; first crewed Moon landing about 2030. Grounded in Project 921, China’s integrated, multi-element program could spur NASA to accelerate Artemis, even as officials deny a formal space race.
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