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Nolan Lawson Examines Why Developers Shun Browser Standards
Developer Nolan Lawson analyzes why browser standards see slow uptake, citing historic delays, npm habits, and documentation gaps.
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Doom Rendered in SQL Hits 35fps With 1,300 Lines
Quotes and commentary based on Kyle Orland's Ars Technica report on rendering Doom in SQL.
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Git Branch Switch Trap Targets Credentials in Fake EdTech Deal
Explaining a targeted attack that posed as an edtech project to trigger a Git post-checkout hook via Dropbox and steal credentials.
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Steam Linux Share Drops to 3.05% as Chinese Surge Skews Survey
September 2026 Steam survey puts Linux at 3.05%. A surge in Simplified Chinese and sampling shifts are seen as factors.
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Ponytail Released, Cuts Agent Output by 54%
AI agent skill Ponytail released, cutting real-world output by 54%.
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What Is CVSS? How to Read Scores and Prioritize Fixes
Explaining how CVSS works, how to read scores, how it differs from CVE and CWE, and how to prioritize fixes in practice.
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Mesa Starts Shiva Common Vulkan Framework, Targets Results in Two Years
Development begins on Shiva, a shared base for Vulkan drivers in Mesa, aiming to ease the growing Vulkan support burden.
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Microsoft Adds Single-Cell Arrays and Lists to Excel After 40 Years
Microsoft adds single-cell lists and arrays to Excel, overturning a 40-year rule. How the feature and new functions work.
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Igalia Revives FUTEX Syscalls to Boost Valve's ARM64 Gaming Push
Igalia updates new FUTEX syscalls for Linux to support Valve's ARM64 gaming and improve FEX efficiency.
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What Is CUDA? How It Works and How It Compares to ROCm, ZLUDA
Explaining CUDA's architecture and toolkit, its differences from AMD's ROCm and the ZLUDA compatibility layer, and how to choose.
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ReactOS Overhauls DirectX With Wine 10.0 Integration, Expands Game Support
ReactOS integrates Wine 10.0-based DirectX update, adding 498,000 lines to unlock hundreds of games.
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GIMP Basics Guide Explains Free Editing and Differences From Photoshop
A hands-on guide to installing GIMP, basic edits, layers, and how it compares with Photoshop.
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FBI Job Portal Breach Exposes Secret Hacking Unit
FBI hiring portal breach leaks data on 5,000 staff, including addresses and family contacts of three secret ROU members, now under review.
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Debian Launches Inference Portal With Free LLM Access for Contributors
Debian launches free inference portal for contributors, offering API access backed by Scaleway for packaging and bug triage.
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Google Launches AX, Declarative Platform for Large-Scale Agent Execution
Google unveils AX, a declarative agent platform with isolation, network controls, and suspend-resume for billions-scale runs.
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Linux 7.3 Improves Strix Halo NUMA Performance
Ubuntu 26.10 comparison of Linux 7.2 vs 7.3 shows improved NUMA on Strix Halo with minor graphics and latency gains.
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Stock Mac UI Era Ends as Custom Implementations Go Mainstream
Stock Mac UI loses its edge as popular apps like Things go custom, overturning old assumptions about efficiency.
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Fiber Cut Halts Northeast Air Control, Cancels 1,000+ US Flights
Fiber cut in New Jersey halts Northeast air traffic control, grounding over 1,000 flights and exposing infrastructure risks.
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Amazon Commits $20M to Colorado River Conservation as Water Use Stays Undisclosed
Amazon pledges $20M for Colorado River conservation toward $100M goal, but data center water disclosure remains limited.
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Squalk Launches Old-School Forum Engine on Nostr
Squalk recreates classic forums with signed Nostr events. Implements NIP-29 and NIP-7D.