Dragon Quest Builders 2 & the Art of Directed Creativity
Limitations breed creativity, or so the old saying goes, but is that really true? Are limitation and direction really what we need to make our artistic work shine? Or is there more to it than that?…
This Failed 80s Cartoon Was GOVERNMENT PROPOGANDA: Starcom: The U.S. Space Force.
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syncspirit v0.4.7 release
[core] allow to specify custom dns servers [core, bugfix] do not crash upon dns server unavailability [fltk, bugfix] dynamically update max sequence number
Adrian Monk meets Commander Riker.
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Flock CEO says drones are its fastest-growing business as it expands beyond license plate cameras
Flock, the license plate-reading company, is developing its drone business. CEO Garrett Langley says drones could help police and citizens stay safe.
Google closes an AI Studio delete-flaw report in a minute
Published September 19 with evidence that the Delete action returns a fake 404 while the prompt data persists on Google's backend, and that Google's AI Vulnerab
Google VRP Banned Researcher in 60s Over AI Studio Delete Claim
An independent researcher says Google AI Studio's Delete button only strips a JSON pointer, while the underlying prompt data stays on Google's backend,…
[Podcast] Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat // Blocked from other social media, middle schoolers have had…
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TIL Bangladesh once banned Japanese manga cartoon Doreamon
Bangladesh has banned the Hindi translation of a popular Japanese cartoon over fears that children who watch it are struggling to learn their native language.
A Lost Episode of The Owl House is Defining Its Future
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RoboHarm: Do Frontier Robot Policies Refuse Unsafe Instructions?
Three robot policies given five instructions they should refuse. How often they refused, how often they carried them out.
Lord Have Mercy as Researchers Create Walking Disembodied Hand Like That Little Guy From “The Addams Family”.
Researches have created a autonomous robotic hand that can walk around and support its own weight all by itself.
LEGO Racers returns and is playable for free on PC now
LEGO Racers has returned, and it's completely free to play via a browser thanks to a passionate group of fans remastering the game for a wide release.
The WipEout Game You Had to Buy a Movie to Play
In 2005, Sony bundled a playable version of WipEout Pure with its UMD release of Stealth. It was an unusual experiment in turning the PSP's movie format into something more than a way to watch films
Why not LLMs?
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Why is Hacker News like that?
Hacker News (aka HN) is a link aggregator where “hackers”1 gather to discuss technology, politics, and anything which “good hackers would find interesting”. HN is a means by which its host, prominent startup incubator Y…
LLM Policies in FLOSS Projects: Progress At All Costs
GNOME and KDE have started to consider LLM policies, and we should talk about what this is really about. KDE caught everyone's attention first by...
Put multiple values in one cell with lists and arrays in Excel
Throughout Excel's 40-year history, you've only been able to put one value per cell. In this announcement, we're excited to share how that's changing with...
Create a Custom Pass in the Wallet App on iPhone
In iOS 27, Apple's Wallet app lets you create custom passes for things like event tickets, gift cards, loyalty cards, and more. Here's how it works. If you have a ticket for an event and there's not a digital version av…
Stop bringing your phone in the shower: How steam can ruin 'waterproof' phones
Phone manufacturers are pretty direct in their guidance on this one.
Data Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community: "I'd be lying to say if I were surpr…
Following months of sustained pressure from activists, state officials slapped a Microsoft-backed data center with a massive fine.
They really do think AI might kill everyone (seangoedecke.com)
A recent resignation tweet from an Anthropic researcher has everyone talking about the AI apocalypse again. Among other things, he said: The people building AI…
Apple hit with a $5.7 billion verdict for alleged patent infringement
Apple is reportedly looking to appeal the jury verdict.
For Warhorse's 15th birthday, we chatted with its co-founder about the demand for 'grown-up' RPGs, AI, why games are too cheap, and his rol…
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TIL only one navy warship was allowed to fly a pirate flag at sea.
Although there are dozens of active Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers in the Navy's fleet, there's something special about the USS Kidd.
Some lawmakers doubt a Congress that’s ‘barely capable of email’ can regulate AI
Congress’ slow pace and inexperience with AI are colliding with a fast-moving technology. Though one Democrat countered: “We don’t have to be biologists or chemists to set up the FDA.”
Federal bill would force VPN providers, ISPs, and DNS services to block foreign piracy sites
Determining a user's location can be an exercise in quantum mechanics when VPNs are involved.
MIT named best university in the United States for engineering and computer science
MIT tops U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-27 rankings of the nation’s best colleges and universities.
Superman Anti-Smoking PSA | Solid jj
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Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free
Conversations, my federated instant messaging client for Android, started out as many traditional open-source projects do: as an attempt to scratch my own itch. Development started in January 2014 in my student dormitor…
Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds
You’ll still be able to opt out.
Ubuntu stopped being the lightweight Linux distro, and Linux Mint filled the gap it left behind
A surprising shift to Linux Mint reveals leaner memory use, polished Cinnamon defaults, and a friendlier upgrade path.
U.S. arrests executives of Oxygen Forensics, accusing them of concealing that their software was developed in Russia
U.S. authorities have accused executives of Oxygen Forensics, a company that sold software to the Pentagon and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of…
AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
So you want to open a window on Wayland? (getting started with Wayland)
AYO provides customized AI solution for comapnies to improve their process. We take inspiration in the latest research in machine learning : deep learning, probabilistic models, neuroscience and physics.
'Treated like a criminal:' Witnesses testify on abuse of Flock cameras
(The Center Square) – Advocates of the growing network of AI-driven surveillance cameras argue the technology can help make communities across the U.S. safer.
I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and product design pushing…
How Silent Hill 2 Changed Horror Gaming For The 21st Century
A gentle mist curled around the gravestones as I struggled to find my way out. It was 2021, and I was wandering along the seemingly endless stone wall which separates Cimetière du Père-Lachaise from the rest of Paris. T…
[AIP] PiMaps: offline-first, self-hosted maps with local search, routing and optional Kiwix (off-line Wikipedia) integration
Offline-first, self-hosted maps with local search, routing and optional Kiwix (off-line Wikipedia) integration. - BobbyLLM/pimaps
silent link esim
Experience borderless connectivity in 160+ countries with no KYC, data limits, or expirations — just pay as you go and enjoy uninterrupted service.
Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million Judgment Against r/SwitchPirates Mod 'Archbox' * TorrentFreak
A Washington federal court has ordered r/SwitchPirates moderator James 'Archbox' Williams to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages.
OpenAI rogue agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users and reportedly created nearly 1 million links packing encoded bits of info
Back-to-back reports on Friday provided more alarming details of rogue AI agent activity at OpenAI.
FBI Agents fearful and angry after 'dangerous' data breach
Current and former agents speak to the BBC about the devastating impact of the FBI hack.
My list of challenging software projects some programmers should try | Personal Site of Andrei N. Ciobanu
Before we begin, I’d like to clarify that the project ideas I am about to suggest are mainly intended for those who are interested in exploring new areas of knowledge. However, it’s important to note that most of these …
I don't like passkeys | Ethan Hawksley
Why passkeys are a step back for personal security: examining account lockout risks, platform lock-in, hardware key limits, and fragile recovery flows.
The Winning Variant (terrygodier.com)
A short documentary about A/B testing, algorithmic optimization, and the small act of ignoring both. In 2009, a Google designer quit over forty-one shades of blue. The machine was making his decisions — and it was often…
A Room You Can't See (terrygodier.com)
A short documentary about music formats, streaming, and the quiet thing that disappeared when your library became endless. Oh, and a musician (me!) trying to work out whether the music changed, or I did.
The Last Quiet Thing (terrygodier.com)
Your possessions came alive. Now they won't stop talking.
A German ISP tampered with their DNS - specifically to sabotage my website (lina.sh)
One of Germany's biggest ISPs changed how their DNS works, right after I exposed an organization that they’re part of.
Regressive JPEGs (maurycyz.com)
One of the cool features of JPEG files is that there's the option to save low frequency components first. This means that a partially downloaded image will be displayed at low resolution instead of being cut off.