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👨‍💻 Rust // Elixir // Python
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So geeked to hold this gem by @tomgauld.bsky.social in my hands! While I’ve read most of these in @newscientist.com great to have them in one sharp book! I’m particularly fond of the ones where he plays with comics conceptually, but all of them are brilliant & funny, he never misses! Good stuff!
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
MS: Users wanted faster horses, but we're giving them flying cars running Windows 11 instead.

Mozilla: We'll be adding privacy friendly horse racing betting to Firefox 146b.

Users: We just wanna watch Umamusume on a private tab.
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'm using a safe browser where 90% of my custom tweaks are made to protect me from the creators of the browser.

What's the difference between just using Chrome at this point?
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Exclusive: Based on documents viewed by this newsletter, OpenAI spent over $12.4 billion on inference from 2024 to September 2025. As part of its Microsoft revenue share, it sent $493.8m in 2024/$865.8m Jan-Sep 2025, implying lower revenues than previously reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or f...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
⚠️ Dangerous runC flaws could allow hackers to escape Docker containers

#docker #runc #cybersecurity
Dangerous runC flaws could allow hackers to escape Docker containers
Three newly disclosed vulnerabilities in the runC container runtime used in Docker and Kubernetes could be exploited to bypass isolation restrictions and get access to the host system.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
👀 Universe expansion may be slowing, not accelerating, study suggests / The Guardian

#space #science #cosmology
Universe expansion may be slowing, not accelerating, study suggests
Astronomers cast doubt on Nobel prize-winning theory and suggest universe could end in ‘big crunch’
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
👀 Black Hole Flare is Biggest and Most Distant Seen / Caltech

#blackholes #space #science
Black Hole Flare is Biggest and Most Distant Seen
The flare, co-discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility, may be the result of a mega black-hole meal.
www.caltech.edu
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🎉 IncusOS

「 IncusOS is an immutable OS solely designed around safely and reliably running Incus. It uses modern security features like UEFI Secure Boot and TPM to provide a safe boot experience and seamless full disk encryption 」

#IncusOS #opensource
Linux Containers - IncusOS - Introduction
The umbrella project behind Incus, LXC, LXCFS, Distrobuilder and more.
linuxcontainers.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🕹️ Bottles 52.1 Released With Playtime Tracking

#wine #windows #linuxgaming
Bottles 52.1 Released With Playtime Tracking
Bottles 52.1, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows apps on Linux, adds playtime tracking support, script arguments, and resolves sandbox-related issues.
linuxiac.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Jean-Baptiste Kempf receives the European SFS Award 2025 at SFSCON - FSFE

#vlc #opensource
Jean-Baptiste Kempf receives the European SFS Award 2025 at SFSCON - FSFE
The FSFE and LUGBZ have recognized VLC president and core developer with this European award for his long-term dedication to the project. What began as a s...
fsfe.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Immutable Software Deploys Using ZFS Jails on FreeBSD / Conrad Research

#freebsd #zfs #opensource
Immutable Software Deploys Using ZFS Jails on FreeBSD
An article demonstrating immutable software deployments using ZFS snapshots and FreeBSD jails, with Caddy as a health‑checked reverse proxy for zero‑downtime upgrades.
conradresearch.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
🇲🇽 México: Senado aprueba la reforma para cancelar cualquier suscripción digital con un clic

www.xataka.com.mx/legislacion-...

#mexico #digital
Senado aprueba la reforma para cancelar en México cualquier suscripción digital con un clic
El Senado de la República aprobó por unanimidad una reforma que permitirá a cualquier usuario en México cancelar suscripciones digitales con un solo clic. La...
www.xataka.com.mx
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
⚡ Porting Lean to the ESP32-C3 RISC-V microcontroller

#lean #esp32 #riscv #iot #embedded
Porting Lean to the ESP32-C3 RISC-V microcontroller
Table Of Contents
kuruczgy.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
「 In the short run, pursuing a PhD entails substantial opportunity costs. Early-career earnings for PhD graduates are significantly lower than those of individuals with master’s or professional degrees 」

#phd #science #academia #research
As smart as a PhD
There is sometimes confusion about what a PhD is. The main signal that you should derive from the fact that someone has a PhD is that they are well suited to the university campus environment. Maybe…
lemire.me
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
「 Google wants 'AI mode' on Search to be as personal as possible, and it'll soon tap into services like Gmail or Drive to know more about you 」

#gemini #ai #privacy
Google says Search AI Mode will know everything about you
Google wants 'AI mode' on Search to be as personal as possible, and it'll soon tap into services like Gmail or Drive to know more about you.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
♻️ How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise / NYT

#openai #bubble #economy
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
⚠️ Mars pathfinder disaster

#mars #pathfinder #science
computingsimplicity.neocities.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🔣 Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation

#simulationtheory #math #science
Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically proven...
phys.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
👊🏻 FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs

#ffmpeg #opensource #cybersecurity
FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs
A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter.
thenewstack.io
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🪦 Meta is killing off the external Facebook Like button

#facebook #webdev
Meta is killing off the external Facebook Like button
Next year will see the end arrive for two of Facebook's external social plugins.
www.engadget.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Veni, vidi, vc
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
There's a fear OpenAI is playing a race to becoming too big to fail / CNBC

#openai #ai #bubble
There's a fear OpenAI is playing a race to becoming too big to fail, says Slow Ventures' Sam Lessin
Slow Ventures’ Sam Lessin joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the AI sector, if OpenAI is becoming too big to fail and much more. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO:…
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🧠 Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts / The Guardian

#tescreal #techbros #neuroscience #science
Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease, say scientists
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
🪤 TARmageddon (CVE-2025-62518): RCE Vulnerability Highlights the Challenges of Open Source Abandonware

#TARmageddon #CVE202562518 #rust #rce #cybersecurity
edera.dev/stories/tarm...
TARmageddon (CVE-2025-62518): RCE Vulnerability Highlights the Challenges of Open Source Abandonware
Edera uncovers TARmageddon (CVE-2025-62518), a Rust async-tar RCE flaw exposing the real dangers of open-source abandonware and supply chain security.
edera.dev
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM