Notes on the Intel 8086 processor's arithmetic-logic unit
In 1978, Intel introduced the 8086 processor, a revolutionary chip that led to the modern x86 architecture. Unlike modern 64-bit processors,...
Rebranding our open-source Selfhosted social project to Bitsocial
Bitsocial is an open-source peer-to-peer protocol for social apps, with no servers, no global bans, where users and communities are cryptographic property. - Bitsocial
The lord almighty has spoken
Meta, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, says it will not conduct new performance-based layoffs, shifting from last year's 5% workforce reduction.
From Microsoft to Microslop to Linux: "Why I Made the Switch"
Broken updates, Copilot shoved everywhere, and my system bricking itself. Here's why I finally escaped to Linux.
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
Your fav guide/method for securing Jellyfin?
Hello. I have just recently started with self hosting my media with Jellyfin…
and I am LOVING it! I had been carrying around media players for decades, with
everyone looking at me like an insane crank for not giving up …
The web’s clipboard, and how it stores data of different types
Exploring the web’s clipboard APIs, their limitations, and their history.
Russia is using DNS and DPI to block YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp while pushing state-controlled MAX as alternative
VPNs are the only way Russians can access the platforms — for now
Self-Host Weekly (13 February 2026)
Discord creates discord, MinIO's repository goes dark, and I'm still not deploying OpenClaw
ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
A look at how I used shape vectors to achieve sharp, high-quality ASCII rendering.
Claude Desktop Extensions 0-Click RCE Vulnerability Exposes 10,000+ Users to Remote Attacks
A new critical vulnerability discovered by security research firm LayerX has exposed a fundamental architectural flaw in how Large Language Models (LLMs) handle trust boundaries.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
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Free Tool Says it Can Bypass Discord's Age Verification Check With a 3D Model
The tool presents users with a 3D model they can then manipulate to, the creator says, bypass Discord's age verification system.
The Only Solution Capitalism Has Is to Sell Us More Useless Junk: Ad makers will never say the quiet part loud, but they increasingly know …
Ad makers will never say the quiet part loud, but they increasingly know that we're unhappy and looking for solutions.
There’s a new “Google Jail” for independent wikis
Big week! We just finished moving the Overwatch and Fortnite wikis off of Fandom. It’s still my favorite thing in the world to help wiki editors grab control of their projects and make them awesome (and not covered with…
QBittorrent breaks out of sandbox to commit crimes
I regret to inform everyone that my copy of QBittorrent escaped its sandbox last night and downloaded a whole bunch of content owned by major corporations, and then my copy of Jellyfin broke containment and added those …
Resident Evil Requiem - 4th Trailer
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living.Resident Evil Requiem is now available for pre-order! Experience terrifying survival horror with FBI analyst G...
New nickel-iron battery charges in seconds, survives 12,000 cycles
UCLA researchers have developed a nickel-iron battery that recharges in seconds and lasts for 30 years.
DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors
Waymo is running a pilot program in Atlanta, paying DoorDashers to close the doors of its self-driving cars.
TIL: The United States is Now Officially in First Phase of Civil War
According to Experts at University of Pennsylvania: A civil war split not by territory, but by ideology
Pragmata - World View Trailer
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I have made a Kubernetes to Docker-compose converter/devolver. It's horrible. It's glorious.
Converting helmfile/k8s to docker-compose, because someone asked, and now we all live with it - baptisterajaut/helmfile2compose
TIL at one time, people thought that tomatoes were poisonous.
The long and fraught history of the plant shows that it got an unfair reputation from the beginning
You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift
People familiar with Microsoft's plans say that the company moving to streamline or remove certain Copilot integrations across in-box apps like Notepad and Paint in 2026, after pushback from users.
Major Tech company urges universal national service
The company has won major Pentagon contracts, including work on Project Maven, an AI‑driven targeting and surveillance program.
TIL giraffes are 30x more likely than humans to be struck by lightning
Giraffes are around thirty times more likely to be killed by lightning than people, a statistic that sounds exaggerated until the numbers are scaled proper...
"Every great search must come to an end": Ask.com shutdown, ending ask Jeeves.
As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com. After 25 years of answering the world's questions, Ask.com officially closed on May 1, 2026.
A newbie's guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 5: Upgrades & Maintenance - elenarossini
A post that explains how to keep a YunoHost server running healthily with system updates and how to run application updates (and revert back to a snapshot if things go awry).
Fluxer is another open-source Discord alternative
Fluxer is an open-source, independent instant messaging and VoIP platform. Built for friends, groups, and communities.
Meta really wants you to believe social media addiction is 'not a real thing'
In two major trials that kicked off this week, Meta has disputed the idea that social media should be considered an "addiction."
DigitalFoundry: Resident Evil 4 Remake's New PC DRM Impacts CPU Performance
The game doesn't run as well as it used to - and that's not acceptable.
Team Fortress 2 Classified (fan-made overhaul & expansion) is now available on Steam
After an exhausting year of porting, which followed an exhausting half-decade of legal uncertainty, Team Fortress 2 Classified is now available on Steam! What are you waiting for? Get playing already!
Minnesota activist releases video of arrest after manipulated White House version
A Minnesota activist who was charged for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a church has released her own video of her arrest, after the White House posted a manipulated image online.
Push to repeal Section 230 raises stakes for how social media moderates content
Lawmakers are renewing a push to take away the legal provision that shields social media companies from liability over content their users post.
Tuvix Tricorder - An RSS Button For The Web
Discover RSS and Atom feeds on any website and subscribe with a single click. Introducing Tuvix Tricorder, the official companion browser extension for Tuvix RSS.
Self-Host Weekly #155: One Hundred Million
Publication milestones, Docker management software, and protocol-defining debates
The most common bloatware we found on laptops and how to get rid of them
We reveal the most common bloatware apps that weâve found on the latest laptops and explain how to get rid of them
A general-purpose library to add Webmentions to your website
A zero-cost library to integrate Webmentions in your website
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
In October 2025, Ring and Flock Safety announced our intention to work together on an integration with Community Requests. Following a comprehensive review, we determined the planned Flock Safety integration would requi…
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Exclusive: Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players.
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea Announced - RPGamer
Natsume unveiled a new title in the Harvest Moon series. Farming sim Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea is in development for PC and consoles.
'Rogue Review' - MandaloreGaming
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New game for zombie and action lovers!
Experience the thrill of Rise of the Dead online game unblocked on Playgama! 🎮 Enjoy a seamless, no-download, no-registration gaming adventure on desktop, tablet, and mobile. 🚀 Play Rise of the Dead online today and d…
QuitGPT goes viral as users cancel ChatGPT in political protest
Users are walking away from ChatGPT and calling it a political statement
Microsoft Gave FBI Keys to Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn't even pay for the Game Awards slot that's earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought…
Highguard's trailer landed with a thud at 2025's biggest award show, but it didn't pay for the privilege.
Claude AI down: Anthropic users hit with errors as chatbot goes offline
Claude, the Anthropic AI chatbot, has gone down in a major outage.
Hacker group threatens to release Grand Theft Auto VI data in Rockstar Games attack
The group named ShinyHunters have accessed a third party server and have given the company a deadline of 14 April to enter ransom negotiations
Google might think your Website is down
How Cross-page AI aggregation can introduce new liability vectors.