I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab

Author tested IP KVM devices from $70-$400, comparing features and connectivity. Security concerns emphasized, with warnings about vulnerabilities and firewalls.

Cooldown Support for Ruby Bundler

Bundler 4.0.13 adds cooldown, blocking resolution to new gem versions until aged for specified days. This security feature protects against supply chain attacks by allowing time for gem scrutiny.

Did Claude increase bugs in rsync?

The updates show varying bug counts across releases, with Claude versions clustering near the median. A major high-bug release occurred unexpectedly.

India's surprise baby bust

India's unexpected baby bust shifts messaging from too many babies to too few. Falling fertility is no longer confined to rich countries and poses a warning for the entire world.

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

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"Maybe later" was a feature

Not building features prevents legacy cruft and focuses on what matters. AI risks creating unnecessary code that would have been previously avoided.

C++: The Documentary

A new YouTube documentary traces C++'s 40-year rise from Bell Labs to global use. Bjarne Stroustrup, Herb Sutter and others discuss its history as data shows it is the fastest-growing top language.

Changing how we develop Ladybird

Ladybird will stop accepting public pull requests, with code changes now only introduced by project maintainers due to security concerns and AI impact. Ladybird remains open source but tightens development for its upcoming alpha release.

Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore Story (2023)

Lee Kuan Yew was a pivotal leader who transformed Singapore from a small trading post into a thriving nation through vision and determination. His legacy as the nation's founding father is celebrated in Singapore's history.

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

A writer fine-tuned local LLMs on 1990s Microsoft manuals to mimic vintage tech writing. Resulting adapters imitated period voice, showing cheap fine-tuning can transfer style to small local models.

U.S. Military Turned GPS into a Global "Numbers Station"

The U.S. Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global ‘Numbers Station,’ Evidence Suggests A random sequence in an innocuous GPS message field is likely encrypted traffic from the U.S. military's system for remotely updating cryptographic keys around the world. Concept art of a GPS III satellite. Image: United States Government