2025-05-22
40 篇热帖
2. By default, Signal doesn't recall (signal.org)
Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is automatically enabled by default in Signal Desktop on Windows 11. If you’re wondering why we’re on...
3. The scientific “unit” we call the decibel (lcamtuf.substack.com)
Celebrating a rare dumpster fire in the kingdom of science.
4. Planetfall (somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com)
Gentle readers, I have just wrapped up a fun side project that will be of great interest to a very small number of you. The result of one of the most technically demanding efforts of my career, I am very pleased to share it with you. Click to have a look at a detailed version.…
5. That fractal that's been up on my wall for years (chriskw.xyz)
Warning: Math, Handwaving
I spent a lot of time doodling in middle school in lieu of whatever it is middle schoolers are supposed to be doing. Somewhere between the Cool S’s and Penrose triangles I stumbled upon a neat way to fill up graph paper by repeatedly combining and copying squares.
6. Improving performance of rav1d video decoder (ohadravid.github.io)
*on macOS with an M3 chip *slightly more than 1%, on a specific benchmark, without any new unsafe code A while ago, memorysafety.org announced a contest for …
7. You can choose tools that make you happy (borretti.me)
Stop falsifying your motivations.
8. For algorithms, a little memory outweighs a lot of time (www.quantamagazine.org)
One computer scientist’s “stunning” proof is the first progress in 50 years on one of the most famous questions in computer science.
9. Collaborative Text Editing Without CRDTs or OT (mattweidner.com)
10. Fast Allocations in Ruby 3.5 (railsatscale.com)
Many Ruby applications allocate objects. What if we could make allocating objects six times faster? We can! Read on to learn more!
11. I Built My Own Audio Player (nexo.sh)
Technical leadership, MVP development, and scalable infrastructure consulting for startups and founders. Hands-on expertise in Go, Kubernetes, system design, and cloud architecture.
12. LLM function calls don't scale; code orchestration is simpler, more effective (jngiam.bearblog.dev)
TL;DR: Giving LLMs the full output of tool calls is costly and slow. Output schemas will enable us to get structured data, so we can let the LLM orchestrate ...
13. Why does Debian change software? (blog.liw.fi)
14. Display any CSV file as a searchable, filterable, pretty HTML table (github.com)
:arrow_down_small: Display any CSV (comma separated values) file as a searchable, filterable, pretty HTML table - derekeder/csv-to-html-table
15. Rocky Linux 10 Will Support RISC-V (rockylinux.org)
🏗️ Rocky Linux 10 Will Support RISC-V! We're excited to announce that Rocky Linux 10 will officially support RISC-V! Thanks to the incredible work of...
16. Introducing the Llama Startup Program (ai.meta.com)
We’re excited to announce the Llama Startup Program, a new initiative to empower early stage startups to innovate and build generative AI applications with Llama.
17. Getting a paper accepted (maxwellforbes.com)
Page 1 Accepts, the Rest Avoids Rejection
18. Show HN: SQLite JavaScript - extend your database with JavaScript (github.com)
Create custom SQLite functions in JavaScript. Extend your database with scalars, aggregates, window functions, and collations directly in JavaScript. - sqliteai/sqlite-js
19. I have tinnitus. I don't recommend it (blog.greg.technology)
i went to a show in november of last year (it’s may right now) and ever since, i have tinnitus. i don’t recommend it.
20. Trading with Claude, and writing your own MCP server (dangelov.com)
21. Ancient law requires a bale of straw to hang from Charing Cross rail bridge (www.ianvisits.co.uk)
The scaffolding surrounding the Charing Cross railway bridge has received an addition – two bales of hay/straw – because an ancient law requires it.
22. MCP explained without hype or fluff (blog.nilenso.com)
Model Context Protocol, like most protocols, solves the M ⨯ N integration problem by turning it into an M + N integration problem.
23. U.S. Spy Agencies–One-Stop Shop to Buy Your Personal Data (theintercept.com)
The government wants to build a centralized platform where spy agencies can more easily buy private info about millions of people.
24. Show HN: ClipJS – Edit your videos from a PC or phone (clipjs.vercel.app)
A free online video editor that enables you to edit videos directly from your web browser.
25. Storefront Web Components (shopify.dev)
Storefront Web Components let you bring Shopify-powered commerce capabilities to any website.
26. Kotlin-Lsp: Kotlin Language Server and Plugin for Visual Studio Code (github.com)
Kotlin Language Server and plugin for Visual Studio Code - Kotlin/kotlin-lsp
27. Lisping at JPL (2002) (flownet.com)
28. The curious tale of Bhutan's playable record postage stamps (2015) (thevinylfactory.com)
Made of plastic and embossed with a melody, these tiny record stamps are among the strangest, most enchanting bits of vinyl out there. Chris May investigates how the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan came to produce the world’s “first talking stamps”. Quite possibly the smallest vinyl records that can still be played with a stylus, those […]
29. Should I Block ICMP? (shouldiblockicmp.com)
Should I block ICMP
30. The Machine Stops (1909) (standardebooks.org)
《机器停止》(1909) 故事摘要
核心设定： 故事描绘了一个反乌托邦未来。人类生活在蜂巢状的地下六角房间中，通过一台无所不在的“机器”满足一切生理与精神需求：食物、交流、知识、温度、照明，甚至社交。人们避免直接身体接触，恐惧和陌生于户外空气与自然，生命依赖于机器发出的嗡嗡声与人工环境。
主要情节：
第一部分：飞艇 主角瓦什蒂生活在南半球地下，通过机器与儿子库诺通讯。库诺要求她亲自飞越地球来见她，渴望进行不受机器中介的真实交流，并表达了对访问地球表面的向往。瓦什蒂恐惧直接体验，但在库诺多次召唤后，最终克服恐惧，乘坐飞艇前往北半球。旅程中，她对飞艇的“过时”安排、直接接触他人、以及窗外真实的自然景象（如喜马拉雅山、星星）感到不安和厌恶。
第二部分：修补装置 母子在库诺完全相同的房间见面。库诺透露他因擅自找到通向地表的方法（而非使用官方许可）而被机器委员会威胁“无家可归”（即处死）。他详细描述了自己如何通过锻炼身体、寻找废弃通风井、突破气密塞，最终抵达地球表面的经历。他讲述了亲眼见到的、有生命的自然景象（如草木、山丘），以及对机器逐渐统治并异化人类的深刻批判。瓦什蒂斥责他亵渎机器，并离开。故事暗示库诺在地表曾被某种“女性存在”帮助，而他暗示她已被机器所杀。
第三部分：无家可归者 在库诺事件后，社会发生两大变化：废除了地表呼吸面罩（进一步切断人类与自然联系），以及机器崇拜被正式确立为宗教。瓦什蒂的生活继续，直到机器开始出现越来越多故障：音乐出错、食物变质、睡眠装置失效、照明和空气恶化。起初人们抱怨，但逐渐适应并淡化问题。最终，全球通信系统彻底崩溃，机器停止运转。在突然降临的黑暗、寂静和恐慌中，人类四散奔逃、痛苦死去。瓦什蒂在临终前找到了库诺，两人在死亡中进行了毫无遮掩的真实交流。库诺在断气前告诉她，一直有“无家可归者”生活在地表，等待机器文明终结，而“明天”将属于他们——但瓦什蒂怀疑有人会重启机器。
主题总结： 小说通过瓦什蒂（安于机器统治）与库诺（渴望真实与自由）的对比，探讨了技术垄断对社会和人性的异化：人类丧失空间感、身体能力、直接情感交流和对自然的亲身体验，沦为机器的依附细胞。故事警示了过度依赖技术、崇拜“进步”、以及抛弃身体与自然体验的危险，暗示只有回归真实的、基于身体与自然的生存方式，人性才能得以保全。结局的毁灭与临终和解，既是对科技乌托邦的悲叹，也隐含了一丝文明重生的可能性。
31. Adventures in Symbolic Algebra with Model Context Protocol (www.stephendiehl.com)
Personal blog of Stephen Diehl - Software engineer writing about technology, programming, and the future
32. Gemini Diffusion (simonwillison.net)
Another of the announcements from Google I/O yesterday was Gemini Diffusion, Google's first LLM to use diffusion (similar to image models like Imagen and Stable Diffusion) in place of transformers. …
33. An upgraded dev experience in Google AI Studio (developers.googleblog.com)
Explore the upgraded Google AI Studio with Gemini 2.5 Pro, agentic tools, and enhanced multimodal capabilities for developers to build sophisticated AI apps.
34. ChatGPT Is a Gimmick (hedgehogreview.com)
35. Show HN: Confidential computing for high-assurance RISC-V embedded systems (github.com)
Assured confidential execution (ACE) implements VM-based trusted execution environment (TEE) for embedded RISC-V systems with focus on a formally verified and auditable firmware. - IBM/ACE-RISCV
36. Possible new dwarf planet found in our solar system (www.minorplanetcenter.net)
We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.
37. Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings (arxiv.org)
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2505.12540: Harnessing the Universal Geometry of Embeddings
38. The Era of the Business Idiot (www.wheresyoured.at)
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize.
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Last week, Bloomberg profiled Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, revealing that he's either a liar or a specific kind of idiot.
The
39. ITXPlus: A ITX Sized Macintosh Plus Logicboard Reproduction (68kmla.org)
40. Mitochondria Are More Than Powerhouses–They're the Motherboard of the Cell (www.scientificamerican.com)
When these energy-giving organelles thrive, so do we