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Tracing a powerful GNSS interference source over Europe

Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.03673: Chasing Lightning: Detecting, Characterizing, and Identifying a Powerful Space-Based GNSS Interference Source

Changing how we develop Ladybird

Ladybird is changing how code enters the project as we prepare to ship a browser to real users.

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's first general-purpose Linux

Microsoft’s in-house Linux, the distribution that grew out of CBL-Mariner, just hit public preview as a general-purpose cloud OS you can run on any Azure VM and coming soon to WSL.

databow: a Rust CLI to query any database with an ADBC driver

Fine-tuning an LLM to write docs like it's 1995

In my predictions for 2030 I wrote that tech writers would be using specialized LLMs, running locally on powerful hardware. I see hints of this move to “local first” among engineering pundits, but we’re not there yet, in part because of how much more powerful connected frontier models are. That doesn’t mean we can’t experiment, though. That’s precisely what I did last week, trying to fine-tune an instruct model to write like a software technical writer from the 80s and 90s.

I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab

Since the PiKVM came out in 2017, there's been an explosion of IP KVMs. I've tested almost every one. But what are they good for? You can use Remote Desktop, Screen Sharing, or VNC to remote control a computer from anywhere on a LAN. And if you don't have a private VPN, you could use RealVNC, Raspberry Pi Connect, or wire up Tailscale or Pangolin for fully remote access. Those solutions are great, and so is SSH if you don't need a full desktop.

Cooldown Support for Ruby Bundler

Most supply-chain attacks against RubyGems exploit a narrow window: an account is compromised, a malicious version ships, and any bundle install in the minutes that follow resolves straight to it. ...

Dutch gov't will only allow European company to operate DigiD platform

The next company to manage part of DigiD must be European, State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Interior wrote in a letter to parliament. The tender for the contract after August 2028 will be conducted via the Defense and Security Procurement Act (ADV).“The reason for this is that the ADV offers more possibilities than a regular European tender to limit risks to national security,” said the VVD Cabinet member. The ADV stipulates that only European companies are eligible to guarantee security.

Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore Story (2023)

One man more than any other is associated with Singapore’s remarkable 20th-century success. Who was Lee Kuan Yew, and how did he do it?,One man more than any other is associated with Singapore’s remarkable success. On his centenary: who was Lee Kuan Yew and how did he do it?,One man more than any other is associated with Singapore’s remarkable success. On his centenary: who was Lee Kuan Yew and how did he do it?

C++: The Documentary

C++: The Documentary premiered today on YouTube, and it was great to be on the live chat with Bjarne and many other key folks who participated in C++'s history. I'm honored to have been one of hundreds of people who have played a part in advancing Bjarne's wonderful project over the years. If you haven't…

Stop Using Conventional Commits

You’ve almost certainly encountered Conventional Commits before. It may have reared its ugly head in the changelog of an open source project you’ve used. It may have been the enforced commit format for an open source project you contributed to. A lot of people swear by it. I swear at it. Even though it is used by a large number of popular open source projects, Conventional Commits is an actively bad standard which encourages focus on the wrong things and fails to deliver on its promises.

Leap in DNA synthesis slashes time to build new genetic sequences

A new DNA synthesis method called Sidewinder slashes errors and costs, letting lab rapidly construct AI-designed genomes for novel therapies and more.

Entanglement Builds Space-Time. Now "Magic" Gives It Gravity

In holographic theories, physicists may have traced the pliability of space-time to its quantum roots: a measure of quantumness known as “magic.”

Astronauts on ISS told to shelter as repairs under way to fix air leaks

Nasa had directed five of the seven astronauts to shelter inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon "Freedom" spacecraft while two Russian cosmonauts attempted an urgent repair.

Nango (YC W23, dev infra) is hiring staff back end engineers

From DevExp to high scale to API fragmentation, we work on hard problems.

Anthropic's open-source framework for AI-powered vulnerability discovery

Skills for threat modeling, scanning, triage, patching, plus an autonomous scanning harness you can /customize - anthropics/defending-code-reference-harness

ESP32 Bit Pirate, a Hardware Hacking Tool with WebCLI That Speaks Every Protocol

A Hardware Hacking Tool with Web-Based CLI That Speaks Every Protocol - GitHub - geo-tp/ESP32-Bit-Pirate: A Hardware Hacking Tool with Web-Based CLI That Speaks Every Protocol

Redis 8.8: New array data structure, rate limiter, performance improvements

Redis 8.8 is now available in Open Source. Explore the new array data type, window counter rate limiter, streams NACK, and more performance-focused updates.

Meta enables ADB on deprecated Portal devices [video]