When I have to deal with multiple time zones ⌘ Read more
Scientist develops drinkable vaccine in the form of a glass of beer
Imagine if instead of getting an injection, you could take a vaccine simply by downing an alcoholic drink. Those adverse to the thought of needles mig… ⌘ Read more
5.10.250: longterm
Version:5.10.250 (longterm)Released:2026-02-11Source:linux-5.10.250.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.10.250.tar.signPatch:full ⌘ Read more
When I’m asked for an estimate and I multiply everything by 3 in my head ⌘ Read more
When I have to merge a branch full of conflicts ⌘ Read more
next-20260210: linux-next
Version:next-20260210 (linux-next)Released:2026-02-10 ⌘ Read more
Mystery as 6 people are found dead in the mountains of Bulgaria
Two baffling triple deaths in a remote part of the country have left investigators scratching their heads. According to reports, the strangeness began… ⌘ Read more
When the server responds 200 OK but absolutely nothing works ⌘ Read more
When I see that the database has no foreign keys at all ⌘ Read more
Mars organics point at presence of possible biological processes
According to new research, organics found on Mars cannot be explained by any known geological process. The search for life on Mars - and in particular… ⌘ Read more
When I start a database migration in production ⌘ Read more
When I realize we have about ten packages that do exactly the same thing ⌘ Read more
お知らせ：JPCERT/CC Eyes「Windowsのイベントログ分析トレーニング用コンテンツの公開」 ⌘ Read more
What is the purpose of NASA’s proposed lunar space station ?
Known as Gateway, the ambitious orbiting lunar space station has recently come under legislative fire. Berna Akcali Gur: The Lunar Gateway is planned … ⌘ Read more
next-20260209: linux-next
Version:next-20260209 (linux-next)Released:2026-02-09 ⌘ Read more
When the PO changes the specs in the middle of the sprint ⌘ Read more
When I switch from Python to JavaScript and forget semicolons ⌘ Read more
Subterranean caverns discovered beneath the surface of Venus
Scientists have found evidence of a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels hidden beneath the planet’s surface. With surface temperatures exceeding 860 deg… ⌘ Read more
When the front end blames the back end and vice versa ⌘ Read more
When I test the site speed without all the tracking imposed by marketing ⌘ Read more
6.19: mainline
Version:6.19 (mainline)Released:2026-02-08Source:linux-6.19.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.19.tar.signPatch:full ⌘ Read more
UFO disclosure advocate granted access to secretive US bases
President Trump has reportedly given permission for US Congressman Eric Burlison to access the facilities. Burlison, who has long called for more tran… ⌘ Read more
Is it really possible to deflect an asteroid using nuclear weapons ?
Scientists have used a new computer simulation to find out if nuking an asteroid could actually save us from catastrophe. Nuclear weapons have the pot… ⌘ Read more
** Constraint propagation for fun **
I’ve been playing the very good Squeakross this weekend. It is adorable and the aesthetics are absolutely immaculate, but I’ve found the actual picross puzzles to be a point of frustrating friction in the game when compared to the picross-style puzzles in my bicross game.
Picross puzzles, aka nonograms, can relatively easily have ambiguous solutions. Because the hints only tell you how many co … ⌘ Read more
Chaos as AI sends tourists to attraction that doesn’t actually exist
A travel booking website ended up in a pickle recently when one of its articles sent people to a non-existent attraction. According to reports, an Aus… ⌘ Read more
Artemis II delay brings Moon landing conspiracy theories back into focus
There is still a large group of people who do not believe that the Apollo Moon landings ever actually happened. When the Saturn V rocket carrying Apol… ⌘ Read more
** lutul **
I made another camera toy. This one follows pico cam, the other pico cam, lut cam, and leibovitz. This newest one is called lutul. And, while it isn’t my most feature-rich camera toy, I think it is likely my most polished camera toy.
As the name kinda suggests, lutul lets you take or upload photos and then apply some pre … ⌘ Read more
Does ‘de-extinction’ make people more comfortable with extinction ?
If science can simply resurrect an extinct species, will humanity be more inclined to allow more species to go extinct ? Christopher Lean, Andrew Jame… ⌘ Read more
6.18.9: stable
Version:6.18.9 (stable)Released:2026-02-06Source:linux-6.18.9.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.18.9.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.18.9 ⌘ Read more
5.15.199: longterm
Version:5.15.199 (longterm)Released:2026-02-06Source:linux-5.15.199.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.15.199.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.15.199 ⌘ Read more
5.10.249: longterm
Version:5.10.249 (longterm)Released:2026-02-06Source:linux-5.10.249.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.10.249.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.10.249 ⌘ Read more
When I run a git push –force on main late on a Friday afternoon ⌘ Read more
Is there really a supermassive black hole at our galaxy’s core ?
Scientists have put forward an alternative theory for what might lie at the center of the Milky Way. For years, scientists believed that a supermassiv… ⌘ Read more
When the code review takes longer than the actual dev work ⌘ Read more
OpenAI when someone pushes their API credentials to a public repo ⌘ Read more
When my pair tells me they found a bug 5 minutes before my demo ⌘ Read more
When I realize the docs haven’t been updated in the last 3 major versions ⌘ Read more
New leaked US military footage shows fast-moving UFO over Syria
The intriguing new footage was recently revealed by investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp. According to Corbell, the clip - which … ⌘ Read more
When I find a solution on Stack Overflow and remember the good old days ⌘ Read more
Next-gen ‘magnetoplasma’ rocket could get humans to Mars in 30 days
The development of a whole new type of rocket engine could help to open up the solar system for exploration. Boasting greater efficiency and speed tha… ⌘ Read more
When the manager tells me the bug is top priority even though it’s been around for 6 months ⌘ Read more
When I learn that the admin password is admin123 ⌘ Read more
When I manage to reproduce the bug that was reported to me ⌘ Read more
When I run npm install and get 847 vulnerabilities ⌘ Read more
NT avocado farm getting closer to reality
A Top End horticulturalist is working on tropical variates of avocado and has agreed to supply a grower with hundreds of trees. ⌘ Read more
Time may not be a fundamental part of reality, physicists suggest
Despite our lives being dominated by our awareness of the passage of time, we still don’t even know what time actually is. Florian Neukart: Time feels… ⌘ Read more
When I have to debug code with zero comments written by someone who already left the company ⌘ Read more
next-20260204: linux-next
Version:next-20260204 (linux-next)Released:2026-02-04 ⌘ Read more
Nessie-hunting camera rediscovered in Loch Ness undergoes restoration
The camera had been found quite by accident by a robotic submarine after being missing for over 50 years. Early last year, during trials of a new robo… ⌘ Read more
When I find a console.log(“test”) in the senior dev’s code who preaches best practices ⌘ Read more
When the prod server goes down for no particular reason ⌘ Read more
When a coworker mass-commits 47 files with the single message “fix” ⌘ Read more
When the designer asks if we can make the logo move a bit more dynamically ⌘ Read more
** Bicross **
I made a game. I’ve written about it in passing a few times, but here is an honest to goodness intro to it!
Bicross is 3 versions of the same basic game,
- Bicross, is a zen-mode version of the game.
- Bicross RPG, is an RPG version of the game where you can earn power ups, and build up hearts and stuff.
- Bicross Daily, is very similar to the RPG version, but everyone who plays on a given … ⌘ Read more
Would you drink wine from a bottle made from seaweed instead of glass?
The federal government provides $2 million towards developing low-emissions alternatives to glass wine bottles using materials like seaweed and plant sugar. ⌘ Read more
next-20260203: linux-next
Version:next-20260203 (linux-next)Released:2026-02-03 ⌘ Read more
Hospital evacuated after explosive shell found lodged in patient’s behind
The object, that had somehow ended up in a very unfortunate place, had left the man in ‘extreme discomfort’. In what could be one of the strangest sto… ⌘ Read more
When my unit test passes locally but fails on CI ⌘ Read more
When my regex finally works perfectly ⌘ Read more
NASA provides major update on Artemis II manned Moon mission
The launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) had been tentatively scheduled for as soon as next week. Those hoping to see the first crew fly around the… ⌘ Read more
When someone asks me why we’re still using PHP ⌘ Read more
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SpaceX proposes orbital data center made up of 1 million satellites
Elon Musk’s space firm is seeking regularity approval to develop a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale. If you thought the current array of… ⌘ Read more
next-20260202: linux-next
Version:next-20260202 (linux-next)Released:2026-02-02 ⌘ Read more
When I finally understand what that bash script I wrote 3 months ago actually does ⌘ Read more
Trump rumored to be making alien disclosure speech on July 8th
Whispers of a disclosure speech on the anniversary of the Roswell incident have been doing the rounds online. According to reports, the rumor comes co… ⌘ Read more
When I realize the “quick fix” from 2019 is already 7 years old ⌘ Read more
When the sales rep promises a feature that doesn’t exist yet ⌘ Read more
When I have to explain for the umpteenth time why we can’t “just add a button” ⌘ Read more
6.19-rc8: mainline
Version:6.19-rc8 (mainline)Released:2026-02-01Source:linux-6.19-rc8.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
Out-of-control Chinese rocket almost causes UK national emergency
A rocket that had been plummeting to Earth had a chance of falling on the UK and Northern Europe this week. According to reports, the UK government ha… ⌘ Read more
Row in Australia as teachers told to tell kids about dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark
Concerns have been raised in Queensland over instructions to teach Christian school children to doubt science. The teaching of Creationism in schools … ⌘ Read more
Some people are literally allergic to the cold… and it can prove deadly
For an unfortunate few, being cold isn’t simply uncomfortable, it can be a matter of life or death. Adam Taylor: For most people, cold weather is an i… ⌘ Read more
Planet ‘remarkably similar to Earth’ found 146 light-years away
Another potentially habitable world has been discovered thanks to data collected by the Kepler Space Telescope. The discovery of extraterrestrial life… ⌘ Read more
Growers turn to netting to save crops from heatwave sunburn
Sales of netting to protect fruit crops from extreme weather have increased in the past five years as researchers warn heatwaves will continue to impact agriculture. ⌘ Read more
next-20260130: linux-next
Version:next-20260130 (linux-next)Released:2026-01-30 ⌘ Read more
Elon Musk shares his current thoughts on aliens and consciousness
The SpaceX CEO recently spoke briefly about extraterrestrial life and humanity’s future. While Elon Musk is regarded as something of a controversial f… ⌘ Read more
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Fell into a bit of a rabbit hole and learned that it took German law until 2008 to actually allow unisex/gender-neutral first names: https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/entscheidungen/rk20081205_1bvr057607.html 🤦
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de I reckon up until then you had to have another first name that clearly differentiated. Didn’t read through the court decision, though.
Interesting, I always thought that Kiran was a male first name. But I only know one person with that name. As last name, though.
Now I’m wondering, was that also the beginning when parents started giving their kids really weird names?
When I head into the weekend after helping another team fix their bug ⌘ Read more
NASA’s Juno probe has measured the thickness of Europa’s icy crust
The icy Jovian moon has long been a place of interest for scientists due to its subterranean ocean of liquid water. When it comes to finding places wi… ⌘ Read more
When I finally understand what a library function does thanks to my pair ⌘ Read more
When the director walks past me and I pretend to be thinking very seriously ⌘ Read more
6.18.8: stable
Version:6.18.8 (stable)Released:2026-01-30Source:linux-6.18.8.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.18.8.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.18.8 ⌘ Read more
6.12.68: longterm
Version:6.12.68 (longterm)Released:2026-01-30Source:linux-6.12.68.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.12.68.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.68 ⌘ Read more
6.6.122: longterm
Version:6.6.122 (longterm)Released:2026-01-30Source:linux-6.6.122.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.6.122.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.6.122 ⌘ Read more
When the senior dev tells me about their worst prod incident during a coffee break ⌘ Read more
When I reread yesterday’s code and regret my entire approach ⌘ Read more
Are Australians ready for genetically modified tomatoes? The proof will be in the eating
The purple tomato was altered to make it taste better and boost nutrition. ⌘ Read more
Did Thomas Edison accidentally produce graphene 147 years ago ?
Officially isolated in 2004, graphene may have existed unintentionally in materials used long before that by Thomas Edison. First theorized in 1947 be… ⌘ Read more
next-20260129: linux-next
Version:next-20260129 (linux-next)Released:2026-01-29 ⌘ Read more
When a coworker’s code crashes because of a hardcoded “Sure, here’s what should fix the bug:” ⌘ Read more
When the build passes even though I had completely lost hope ⌘ Read more
UFO whistleblower: ‘angels in the Bible may have been alien visitors’
Speaking on the Joe Rogan podcast recently, David Grusch opened up on his thoughts about aliens and angels. Grusch, who previously worked with the Nat… ⌘ Read more
When the sales rep suddenly comes to grab us for a client meeting ⌘ Read more
When I realize I was working on the wrong branch ⌘ Read more
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The rise of AI psychosis: can AI trigger or exacerbate mental illness?
As more and more of us come to rely on AI in our daily lives, a psychiatrist looks at the potential consequences. Alexandre Hudon: Artificial intellig… ⌘ Read more
next-20260128: linux-next
Version:next-20260128 (linux-next)Released:2026-01-28 ⌘ Read more
When I finally understand the bug I was stuck on right after leaving the office ⌘ Read more
Behold! 🥳 My first (hopefully it doesn’t fail 🤞) µSaaS (microSaaS)
Turn PDFs into audiobooks.
(only supports PDF(s) at the moment, books, papers, etc)
Happy reading/listening 🤓 👂 #Audiofern #Audiobooks #microSaaS