SQLite prefixes its temp files with `etilqs_` - blag
Here’s some wild lore inside SQLite’s source code explaining why temp files start with etilqs_
Self-Host Weekly (24 April 2026)
Big tech giveth, and big tech taketh away
"I found the Epstein file." in 1987
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PlayStation To Require Age Verification For Certain Online Features
PlayStation has revealed that players will need to verify their age later this year to continue using communication features.
Walmart cuts 1,000 roles to simplify operations, Reuters reports
Under new CEO John Furner and a reshaped leadership team, the retailer is doubling down on a tech-focused strategy.
Welcome to the vulnpocalypse, as vendors use AI to find bugs and patches multiply like rabbits
Palo Alto Networks found and fixed 75 flaws this month, up from its usual five
New rclone gui
Web based Graphical User Interface
TIL the inventor of the Rubik's cube took a month to solve it the first time.
The current world record is 3.47 seconds. But back in 1974 when inventor Erno Rubik first came up with the best-selling game, it took him a wee bit longer.
Palantir and the New Order: Neoliberalism is dead. Say hello to Techlordism
A new form of capital is ascending: cloud capital—networked algorithmic machines that grant their owners remarkable powers to modify our behaviour. And just as financiers needed neoliberalism, today’s tech lords need a …
'Beamdog's Whimsical Baldur's Gate 2' - Warlockracy
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Data center drained 30 million gallons of water without reporting or paying for it, investigation reveals
Georgia residents recently learned that a massive data center used nearly 30 million gallons of water without proper billing.
ExcaliDash: self host ExcaliDraw with multi user and server side storage
A self-hosted dashboard and organizer for Excalidraw with multi-user collaboration and scoped sharing. - ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash
Redox OS Introducing New CPU Scheduler For ~1.5x Performance In Heavy Tasks
The Rust-based Redox OS operating system is preparing to land a new CPU scheduler thanks to work being carried out by open-source developer Akshit Gaur on modernizing the platform's process scheduling subsystem.
EU ID App for Minors: EU Commission Gets Serious About Youth Protection
Commission President von der Leyen announces a ready solution for age verification that will enable anonymous surfing and hold platforms accountable.
Software Engineers Say They're Losing the Ability to Code Now That AI Does It for Them
In an era when AI can write code, software engineers are desperately holding onto the very skills that once made them valuable to employers.
IPv6 adoption statistics – Google
We are continuously measuring the availability of IPv6 connectivity among Google users. The graph shows the percentage of users that access Google over IPv6.
The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code
Five git log commands that diagnose a new codebase before you open a single file: code churn hotspots, bus factor, bug clusters, and crisis patterns.
Cisco to fire 4,000 staff and generously give them free training – on Cisco
Reducing memory requirements to control costs in a new wave of kit
[CW imperialism] Disney Animation Reimagines Musical Numbers in ASL With Deaf West
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Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.
Meta workers revolt against mouse tracking technology — flyers ask if they want to work at 'the Employee Data Extraction Factory'
Meta workers are seriously unhappy about mouse tracking software
AI isn't paying off in the way companies think. Layoffs driven by automation are failing to generate returns, study finds
A Gartner study found that while 80% of companies surveyed reported workforce reductions, there was no correlation to higher ROI.
Stalin Roosevelt Churchill - Animaniacs
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Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator
After all that hype, AI scanner found one low-severity cURL flaw
Apparently, ‘Edge of Tomorrow 2’ may start shooting this very year
The project would be part of Cruise’s recent deal with Warner Bros., which allows him to produce and star in films for the studio.
Realm Drifters | Blade Runner | Nightline Radio Audio Drama | Rainy Cyberpunk Ambience | Sleep
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Everybody Loves Scrappy Doo
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Cal.com goes closed source “because of security”
Cal.com goes closed source after 5 years. Hereâs why rising AI-driven security risks and vulnerability discovery are forcing us to protect customer data.
Equal Earth Map
A wall map in the Equal Earth projection showing countries of the world. The map is free of charge.
The People Who Put Emulators on Your Steam Deck Now Want to Sell You a Linux Console
The Playnix Console is a €1,179 Linux-powered gaming machine with an RX 9060 XT inside.
XChat, the standalone app for messaging on X, is available on iOS now
X has launched XChat, a standalone app for accessing the social platform's messaging feature.
Coyote vs. ACME | Official Trailer
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'How To Get Started & Survive Stronghold Crusader's New Challenge' -GamerZakh
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‘It’s here’: Google issues dire warning after catching hackers using AI to break into computers
The cybersecurity threat experts feared for years just happened and "the world might actually be more dangerous."
Datacentres using 6% of electricity supply in UK and US, research says
Industry body says energy consumption driven by AI up 15% globally in two years as it warns of societal backlash
African Tale - Anti-colonial Soviet cartoon from 1963
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Certifiably Ingame | How Long Did Starfleet Know of the Borg?
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Proton Mail introduces post-quantum encryption | Proton
Proton Mail now supports post-quantum encryption, helping protect new encrypted emails against future quantum threats.
Nextcloud stops bug bounty program due to increase of low-effort AI-generated reports
Nextcloud has joined a growing list of projects, including Curl, that have ended their bug‑bounty partnerships with HackerOne due to an unmanageable surge of low‑effort, AI‑generated security reports. I received the fol…
Parametric CAD for everyone
FluidCAD — write CAD models in JavaScript. See the result in real time.
Funding The Web: A Wise Choice
The Web is slow-motion collapsing for multiple reasons, but at the heart of it all is a little known system: the Search/Browser Levy. Let's fix it!
Most Americans say AI development is moving too fast and twice as many are AI pessimists as AI optimists
Young adults are more likely than older Americans to believe that AI will create economic gains that benefit everyone, but they are also more likely to worry that AI will replace jobs they depend upon
Tides of Tomorrow review: Your choices in this microplastics apocalypse are shaped by other players, feeling like a sharp, well-crafted the…
Tides of Tomorrow is a narrative adventure set in a gorgeous but deadly ocean
'The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender' Leaks Online 9 Months Before Its Release
Nickelodeon and Paramount were hacked. What will they do now?
The Best Sci-Fi Ever Made for Public TV: THE LATHE OF HEAVEN (1980)
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Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools
Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.
Commercial Children sexual abuse websites have doubled from 7,028 sites(2024) to 15,031 sites(2025), Generating profits for the gangs opera…
Commercial child sexual abuse sites have doubled as gangs profit online. IWF urges tougher laws on payments, platforms and encryption.
Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time
Newly leaked documents revealed the existence of the government's in-house facial recognition platform, coming soon to an ICE agent near you.
Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find
In a recent experiment, mistreated AI agents started grumbling about inequality and calling for collective bargaining rights.
How I Moved My Digital Stack to Europe — Monokai
On digital sovereignty, and why European cloud is better than you think