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K3k is a Rancher project that lets you run multiple lightweight K3s clusters inside a single Kubernetes cluster for multi-tenancy and resource isolation. It offers Shared mode (shared underlying resources) and Virtual mode (dedicated K3s server pods) for varying isolation and efficiency. It integrates with Rancher for management. Install via Helm (k3k-controller) and the k3kcli CLI; prerequisites include Helm and an existing cluster (RKE2 recommended) with a storage class. Use k3kcli to create, generate kubeconfigs, and delete embedded clusters; clusters run under the current kubectl context. Documentation covers architecture, advanced usage, and development.
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agent-desktop is a native Rust CLI that lets AI agents automate any GUI via the OS accessibility tree (no screenshots). It provides ~53 commands for observation, interaction, and window/notification/clipboard management, outputting structured JSON with deterministic refs (@eN) and standard error codes. It supports FFI bindings and prebuilt binaries across platforms; install via npm or cargo. Core loop: snapshot → decide → act → snapshot, using progressive skeleton traversal to reduce token use and enable batch actions.
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CollectWise, a YC-backed startup using generative AI to automate debt collection, reports AI agents outperforming humans 2x at lower cost, with $2M ARR and a target of $10M. They seek a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead end-to-end client implementations in NY. Responsibilities include building client integrations, productionizing AI agents (prompts/workflows/data transfers), backend development, translating requirements, and creating internal tooling. Qualifications: Node.js, React, AWS, SQL, GPT-5/LLMs; production product experience; strong communication; interest in voice AI; versatile. Salary $240k–$300k plus significant equity; US work authorization required.
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Liquid AI releases LFM2-24B-A2B, its largest LFM2 model: a 24B total-parameter sparse MoE with 2B active per pass, fit for 32GB RAM and deployable on cloud or edge devices. The hybrid LFM2 backbone uses deep gated short convs with GQA blocks; 40 layers and 64 experts per MoE block; top-4 routing; active path ≈2.3B parameters. It achieves strong scaling on benchmarks, and supports fast inference via llama.cpp, vLLM, and SGLang with several quantizations. Benchmarks on H100 show ~26.8K tokens/s. Open-weight on Hugging Face; Playground; pre-training on 17T tokens; next release LFM2.5-24B-A2B; 10M downloads.
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upenn/web-scroll-video is a tool that renders MP4 videos by scrolling a web page in headless Chrome. It captures frames at fixed scroll offsets and streams them into ffmpeg to produce an H.264 MP4 (default 1920x1080, 30 fps). The project supports cue sheets for pauses, clicks, typing, and highlights to create scripted, repeatable scrolls. Command-line usage includes options for width, height, fps, speed, duration, delay, and cursor, plus Chrome/ffmpeg paths. Requirements: Node.js 22+, Chrome/Chromium/Edge, ffmpeg. MIT license.
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Two days chasing a SharedKey signature mismatch revealed four bugs in azurerm_storage_table_entity. The root cause was URL encoding: the string signed by HMAC used the raw wire path, but ASP.NET decoded it, causing a mismatch. Fixes: read the raw target via IHttpRequestFeature.RawTarget for signature validation; add MERGE support to handle Insert-or-Merge; implement upsert semantics by allowing an upsert path when an entity is not found; buffer the request body to avoid disposing the stream during upsert. Copilot aided diagnostics and isolated testing; all 14 endpoints now use HttpContext; end-to-end tests run ~2 minutes.
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IAC is discontinuing its search business, including Ask.com, after 25 years. Ask.com officially closed on May 1, 2026. The company thanks the engineers, designers, teams, and users for their loyalty and curiosity, and notes that Jeeves’ spirit endures.
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Sourcefeed offers a standalone RSS feed service—no website or newsletter—delivering your words directly to readers’ RSS readers. First feed is free; $10/year covers up to ten feeds.
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On Palmyra Atoll, conservationists have eradicated black rats and removed about 1.5 million coconut palms to restore native forests. Full restoration of native Pisonia trees may depend on native underground fungi; researchers found rare mycorrhizal fungi beneath Pisonia, some unique to Palmyra, and suggest transplanting them to boost seedlings. The study in Current Biology argues restoration should pair native plants with native fungi, highlighting how seabird nesting and guano-fertilized reefs support island survival.
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Using direct cyclic voltammetry on as-brewed coffee with no added electrolyte, the study shows cathodic HUPD/weak acid reduction currents scale linearly with beverage strength (wt.% TDS). Repeated CV cycling fouls the Pt electrode with coffee-derived organics, suppressing the feature; the suppression magnitude correlates with roast color, enabling roast-dependent composition insights. They map a plane linking wt% TDS and Agtron roast color to the CV charge, allowing rapid, noninvasive quality control and flavor-relevant chemistries. HPLC-MS and DFT/MD identify adsorbed caffeine and chlorogenic acids on Pt as contributors. A roastery test distinguished a rejected batch.
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Good developers learn to program, not just learn a language. The bottleneck is understanding systems, data flow, and design choices; syntax is easy to learn in six weeks. A VB6 anecdote shows progress comes from thinking in events, not translating to the language. Key skills: mental model of a system, data movement, recognizing cheap vs costly changes, reading and debugging code, and tolerating ambiguity. AI can multiply output but not replace judgment. Learners should: master one language deeply, then a different one, read real code, build and maintain a project, pair with a senior, study books; avoid 12-week promises.
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Visual Studio 2026 ships WinForms with the same Cooper–Geary form designer from 1987, keeping a familiar drag‑and‑drop, event‑driven model alive while the underlying platform evolved. WinForms is a wrapped layer over Win32 (HWND-based controls), kept viable by thirty years of backward compatibility and a productive UI model for line‑of‑business apps. Attempts to replace it (WPF, Silverlight, UWP, MAUI, Blazor) failed to win over its large, patient customer base. Upgrades arrived via modern .NET (Core 3, .NET 5/6/10), strong typing, async, NuGet, and IDE improvements. VB6 developers can transition with similar workflow and VB.NET/C#.
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A Tvheadend forum index listing diverse setup and troubleshooting threads—TBS 5530 tuners, DiSEqC issues, DVR UI tweaks, local channel access, ISDB-T scans, Docker/LibreELEC migration, transcoding, and client support (Android/Google TV, VM setups). Also notes loading errors and site copyright (2006–2026).
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Using the Shadow Glass metaphor, Sarah Murphy argues that interactions with large language models reveal more about the user than the AI. People customize and narrate their relationship with AI—from productivity-obsessed coders to solo developers, trolls, VCs, and thought leaders—yet there is no universal best workflow. Murphy favors iterative, exploratory coding and a 'partner mode' system prompt shaped by her life as a partner and wife. LLMs can amplify skills but may widen inequality; hype and skepticism coexist. Ultimately, AI is a mirror: we imagine we’re speaking with angels, but it reflects our own selves.
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Virginia Postrel traces the ascent of disposable diapers from Spock's cloth-diaper era to Pampers' mass production in the 1960s, showing how trial-and-error engineering, not glamorous science, built an everyday convenience. After early failures and high costs, improved materials and a ground-up manufacturing line made disposables cheaper and more practical. By the 1970s–80s, disposables dominated, with Huggies emerging as a major competitor. Environmental scares in the late 80s–early 90s failed to curb demand, because parents preferred ease. The piece frames diaper innovation as a key example of 'hidden progress' that fuels abundance.
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An astronomy software developer says a piece of SpaceX's Falcon 9 upper stage from the January 2025 Moon mission will hit the Moon in August, traveling around 2.4 km/s (Mach ~7). The object, dubbed 2025-10D, has orbited Earth for over a year and will intersect the Moon’s path, but the impact is unlikely to be visible and poses little risk to nearby probes; the episode highlights concerns about space junk disposal.
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lib0xc is a collection of C standard-library-adjacent APIs aimed at safer systems programming. It emphasizes strong warnings (-Wall -Wextra -Werror), drop-in-style APIs, and heavy use of the preprocessor/macros to support -fbounds-safety and fixed-size data, minimizing dynamic allocations. The project provides Standard Library Extensions (0xc/std) and Systems Programming Utilities (0xc/sys), plus examples and tests. It targets C11 with GNU extensions on macOS/Linux and builds via Make (lib0xc.a). It invites contributions under MIT and includes security and contribution guidelines.
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