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Monotonic and wall clock time in the Go time package

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 15:05:46

Monotonic and Wall Clock Time in the Go time package Modern operating systems usually keep track of two kinds of clocks: a wall clock and a monotonic clock. The wall clock is the “real-world” clock that shows calendar dates and times, like UTC or your local time. This clock can be adjusted for synchronization (for example, using NTP) or manually changed by system administrators. It can also suddenly jump due to daylight saving time or leap seconds. Note NTP (Network Time Protocol) is a standa

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Monotonic and Wall Clock Time in the Go Time Package

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 21:05:46

Monotonic and Wall Clock Time in the Go time package Modern operating systems usually keep track of two kinds of clocks: a wall clock and a monotonic clock. The wall clock is the “real-world” clock that shows calendar dates and times, like UTC or your local time. This clock can be adjusted for synchronization (for example, using NTP) or manually changed by system administrators. It can also suddenly jump due to daylight saving time or leap seconds. Note NTP (Network Time Protocol) is a standa

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Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 08:44:47

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech 4 days ago Share Save Sam Gruet Technology Reporter Reporting from Vancouver Share Save Getty Images Digital trucking apps look to minimise trucks without cargo When Jared first started out in trucking more than two decades ago, he didn't anticipate he'd be on tour with a country music star, hauling guitars, amps, and other pieces of on-stage equipment. "It just happened, right place, right time," the Canadian driver, who prefers not to use his sur

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Tech Companies Are Blocking Microsoft’s Creepy ‘Recall’ Feature

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-12-31 21:40:48

Microsoft’s much-maligned Recall feature, which automatically screenshots everything you do on your Copilot+ PC to create a “photographic memory,” is not making many fans across the app developer community. According to a report from The Verge, ad blocker AdGuard and privacy-minded browser Brave have decided to block Recall and its prying eyes. Brave announced its plans to block Recall in a blog post published earlier this year, in which it tipped its cap to Signal, the encrypted messaging app

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Google TV gets a new home on this 2nd-gen 4K streaming stick

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 02:24:28

TL;DR The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) has launched, bringing upgrades over the previous model. It features a faster CPU and GPU, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support, plus Wi-Fi 6. The device runs on the Google TV interface with personalized profiles and voice control. If you’re in the market for a portable streaming upgrade, there’s a new 4K stick in town. It purports to be a notable step up from the last one, and we were already fans of its predecessor. The newly launched Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2

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Superman’s Fortress of Solitude is a Silver Age man cave inspired by nature’s beauty

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-01-01 02:45:00

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. James Gunn knows that most people are familiar with Superman’s origin story, which is why DC Studios’ new feature about the Man of Steel opens at a point when he has already become a world famous superhero. Instead of rehashing the tragic beats of Krypton’s destruction, the movie is punctuated with moments that show you how deeply Sup

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Google Maps brings music controls back, but the fix isn’t perfect

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 06:00:56

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Media playback controls are back in Google Maps. Google confirmed earlier this week that the disappearance was a bug. The fix is likely being issued as a server-side update. Google Maps has long had media playback controls to minimize distractions when navigating. However, earlier this week, those controls suddenly disappeared without warning. Now it appears Google has brought the controls back. After reports started coming in about the missing playb

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Show HN: A macOS clock that stays visible when coding or binging in fullscreen

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 06:02:23

Very nice I'm a minimalist by nature and typically keep both my menu bar and Dock hidden. That said, I still like having the clock visible at all times. I've tried various widgets in the past to solve this, but none really did the trick—until now. This app nails it. I can still see the clock and date exactly where I want them, and when I move the cursor to the menu bar, the app tucks neatly underneath, just as it should. The customization options are also thoughtfully designed. Bravo!

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Supply-chain attacks on open source software are getting out of hand

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-01 05:50:37

It has been a busy week for supply-chain attacks targeting open source software available in public repositories, with successful breaches of multiple developer accounts that resulted in malicious packages being pushed to unsuspecting users. The latest target, according to security firm Socket, is JavaScript code available on repository npm. A total of 10 packages available from the npm page belonging to global talent agency Toptal contained malware and were downloaded by roughly 5,000 users be

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Open source repositories are seeing a rash of supply-chain attacks

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-01 11:50:37

It has been a busy week for supply-chain attacks targeting open source software available in public repositories, with successful breaches of multiple developer accounts that resulted in malicious packages being pushed to unsuspecting users. The latest target, according to security firm Socket, is JavaScript code available on repository npm. A total of 10 packages available from the npm page belonging to global talent agency Toptal contained malware and were downloaded by roughly 5,000 users be

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Taste testing battery-flavored tortilla chips

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2026-01-01 16:49:21

I get a lot of odd pitches in my inbox, but “9V battery-flavored corn chips” still stopped me in my tracks. My mind was ringing with questions (What? Who? Why!?!), but most importantly: What are they going to taste like? This limited edition flavor comes from Rewind, a new brand launching in Europe, starting with the Netherlands, promising to blend “nostalgia with exciting flavors.” Most of these sound pretty normal — cheese and onion, sriracha, paprika — but their nod to the “weird universal m

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Cricket revamps its lineup and unlike some competitors, its an improvement

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 21:30:42

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Cricket Wireless has refreshed its plan lineup with four new options starting at $30 a month, featuring lower pricing and a few other tweaks. Taxes and fees remain included in Cricket’s advertised prices, unlike some competitors. Overall, these plans appear to be an improvement, assuming network priority and other factors remain the same. This has been a big year for prepaid shakeups, with several brands refreshing their lineups, including Metro by T

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The New ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Revival Expands Its Cast

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-01 21:00:42

Get a look at Ice Cube and Eva Longoria’s surprise War of the Worlds adaptation. Resident Alien is ending with season 8. Jon Bernthal goes hunting in new set footage from the Punisher special. Plus, what’s coming on Rick & Morty. To me, my spoilers! Other Mommy Deadline reports Karen Allen has joined the cast of Other Mommy, Rob Savage’s adaptation of Josh Malerman’s horror novel Incidents Around the House, in a currently undisclosed role. The Toxic Avenger Winston Gooze begins his mutation

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The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

wired.com Matt Burgess 2026-01-01 12:00:00

Beginning today, millions of adults trying to access pornography in the United Kingdom will be required to prove that they are over the age of 18. Under sweeping new online child safety laws coming into force, self-reporting checkboxes that allow anyone to claim adulthood on porn websites will be replaced by age-estimating face scans, ID document uploads, credit card checks, and more. Some of the biggest porn websites—including Pornhub and YouPorn—have said that they will comply with the new rul

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I always pack a second phone when I travel, and you should too

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-02 11:00:56

Joe Maring / Android Authority The LG G4 is one of my favorite smartphones, but there was a time it almost left me stranded at an airport. Just minutes before wheels up, the phone started bootlooping and just wouldn’t stop. Thankfully, back then, I had a habit of printing my boarding pass so getting onto the plane wasn’t too much of an issue. However, calling a ride back to my apartment was another story. Ever since this ordeal (and yes, I still get stress sweats thinking about it), I’ve made s

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 might be thinner than claimed, but there’s bad news for rivals

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-02 11:06:05

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A Korean study has revealed that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is thinner than actually claimed. The study also found that other recent book-style foldables were thicker than advertised. This comes after reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 was thinner than the HONOR Magic V5, which claims to be the thinnest foldable. HONOR says the Magic V5 is the world’s thinnest foldable phone, but the company uses a dubious measurement method to make this claim. Now, a Korean s

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Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-02 12:34:36

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature, that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC, is meeting resistance from app developers. Signal kicked off a trend of blocking Recall earlier this year, with AdGuard and the Brave browser now also blocking the Windows AI feature. AdGuard calls Recall a “privacy concern” in a blog post outlining why it’s blockin

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Samsung flexes its customization muscles with LockStar’s new fingerprint unlock animations

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-02 12:22:33

Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has updated Good Lock’s LockStar module to support One UI 8. The updated module brings some fun, new fingerprint unlocking animations. Unfortunately, these animations don’t work on phones running One UI 7. Samsung is bringing some playfulness to the lock screen experience with the latest update to its LockStar module. Version 7.0.01.5 of the module targeted at One UI 8 introduces a handful of new fingerprint unlock animations that make unlocking de

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Google spoofed via DKIM replay attack: A technical breakdown

news.ycombinator.com Gerasim Hovhannisyan 2026-01-02 11:28:40

This morning started with a call from a friend – clearly shaken. He had just received an alarming email that looked strikingly legitimate. Unsure whether it was safe or a scam, he reached out to me for help verifying its authenticity. What followed was a deep dive into the message to determine whether it was a genuine communication or a cleverly crafted phishing attempt. The email was convincing enough to create real concern, and that’s what makes this story worth sharing. This was the email:

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BlackSuit ransomware extortion sites seized in Operation Checkmate

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-02 14:34:13

Law enforcement has seized the dark web extortion sites of the BlackSuit ransomware operation, which has targeted and breached the networks of hundreds of organizations worldwide over the past several years. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the takedown in an email earlier today, saying the authorities involved in the action executed a court-authorized seizure of the BlackSuit domains. Earlier today, the websites on the BlackSuit .onion domains were replaced with seizure banners announ

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New Aarch64 Back End

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 20:20:01

This page contains a curated list of recent changes to main branch Zig. Also available as an RSS feed. This page contains entries for the year 2025. Other years are available in the Devlog archive page. July 23, 2025 New Aarch64 Backend Author: Andrew Kelley & Jacob Young Jacob upstreamed his new backend yesterday. 275 src/codegen/aarch64/Mir.zig 138 src/codegen/aarch64/abi.zig 11799 src/codegen/aarch64/encoding.zig 10981 src/codegen/aarch64/Select.zig 905 src/codegen/aarch64/Disassemble.zig

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Don't Let Summer's High Interest Rates Pass You By. Do This ASAP

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 20:00:00

Like temperatures, savings rates could start cooling off in September. Kristina Kokhanova/Getty Images Temperatures aren't the only thing that's elevated this summer. Savings rates are sizzling too. That's awesome news for anyone who wants to grow their money faster. But, just like temps, annual percentage yields can't stay high forever. The Federal Reserve is likely to keep rates where they are at its July 29-30 meeting, but it could begin cutting them in September. That makes now the time to

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BlackSuit ransomware leak sites seized in Operation Checkmate

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-03 02:34:13

Law enforcement has seized the dark web leak sites of the BlackSuit ransomware operation, which has targeted and breached the networks of hundreds of organizations worldwide over the past several years. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the takedown in an email earlier today, saying the authorities involved in the action executed a court-authorized seizure of the BlackSuit domains. Earlier today, the websites on the BlackSuit .onion domains were replaced with seizure banners announcing

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Wyze's New Lamp Socket Can Smarten Up Your Outdoor Lighting. Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 00:18:06

Looking for a way to smarten up your outdoor lighting? The Wyze Lamp Socket v2 is now available and it has some upgrades over its predecessor. Wyze released the first version of the lamp socket in 2021 but a lot has changed since then and the socket may no longer be compatible with all of your upgraded smart home tech. Wyze has made a few changes that may be welcome upgrades, such as higher bulb wattage and improved quality. So what's new with the Wyze Lamp Socket v2? Here's what we found and

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OpenAI confirms ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out for $20 Plus users

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-03 06:59:14

ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out to users with $20 Plus subscription, but OpenAI warns that it will take a few days for the rollout to finish. ChatGPT Agent is already available for those with $200 Pro subscription, but what exactly is the 'Agent' mode? With Agent, ChatGPT can now do work for you using its own computer. This includes handling complex tasks from start to finish. As OpenAI noted in a press release, Agent mode allows GPT to handle requests like “look at my calendar and brief me

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Android might soon trust your smartwatch to help verify your identity (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 21:58:29

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google may be working on smartwatch support for Android’s Identity Check feature. A connected watch could serve as a second authentication factor outside trusted locations. The feature was spotted in the latest version of Google Play Services beta. Google recently introduced a feature called Identity Check on Android 15 and later devices, designed to add extra protection from phone theft when you’re outside of predefined trusted locations. Now it looks l

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Microsoft: SharePoint flaws exploited in Warlock ransomware attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-03 11:53:14

A China-based hacking group is deploying Warlock ransomware on Microsoft SharePoint servers vulnerable to widespread attacks targeting the recently patched ToolShell zero-day exploit chain. Non-profit security organization Shadowserver is currently tracking over 420 SharePoint servers that are exposed online and remain vulnerable to these ongoing attacks. "Although Microsoft has observed this threat actor deploying Warlock and Lockbit ransomware in the past, Microsoft is currently unable to co

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Satya Nadella seeks to reassure Microsoft employees in layoffs memo

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-04 02:56:44

I also want to acknowledge the uncertainty and seeming incongruence of the times we’re in. By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving — our market performance, strategic positioning, and growth all point up and to the right. We’re investing more in CapEx than ever before. Our overall headcount is relatively unchanged, and some of the talent and expertise in our industry and at Microsoft is being recognized and rewarded at levels never seen before. And yet, at the same time, we’ve undergon

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Commerce Sec. Lutnick says TikTok will go dark if China won't agree to U.S. control of the social media app

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-01-04 11:54:03

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday that TikTok will go dark for Americans unless China agrees to give the U.S. more control over the popular short-form video app. "We've made the decision. You can't have Chinese control and have something on 100 million American phones," Lutnick told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Thursday. TikTok's future in the U.S. has been uncertain since 2024, when Congress passed a bill that would ban the platform unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, dives

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PSA: SQLite WAL checksums fail silently and may lose data

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 11:48:04

PSA: SQLite WAL checksums fail silently and may lose data This is a follow-up post to my PSA: SQLite does not do checksums and PSA: Most databases do not do checksums by default. In the previous posts I mentioned that SQLite does not do checksums by default, but it has checksums in WAL mode. However, on checksum errors, instead of raising error, it drops all the subsequent frames. Even if they are not corrupt. This is not a bug; it’s intentional. SQLite WAL SQLite introduced WAL in 2010. It’s

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Latest Tech News

Monotonic and wall clock time in the Go time package

Monotonic and Wall Clock Time in the Go Time Package

Trucking's uneasy relationship with new tech

Tech Companies Are Blocking Microsoft’s Creepy ‘Recall’ Feature

Google TV gets a new home on this 2nd-gen 4K streaming stick

Superman’s Fortress of Solitude is a Silver Age man cave inspired by nature’s beauty

Google Maps brings music controls back, but the fix isn’t perfect

Show HN: A macOS clock that stays visible when coding or binging in fullscreen

Supply-chain attacks on open source software are getting out of hand

Open source repositories are seeing a rash of supply-chain attacks

Taste testing battery-flavored tortilla chips

Cricket revamps its lineup and unlike some competitors, its an improvement

The New ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Revival Expands Its Cast

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

I always pack a second phone when I travel, and you should too

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 might be thinner than claimed, but there’s bad news for rivals

Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard

Samsung flexes its customization muscles with LockStar’s new fingerprint unlock animations

Google spoofed via DKIM replay attack: A technical breakdown

BlackSuit ransomware extortion sites seized in Operation Checkmate

New Aarch64 Back End

Don't Let Summer's High Interest Rates Pass You By. Do This ASAP

BlackSuit ransomware leak sites seized in Operation Checkmate

Wyze's New Lamp Socket Can Smarten Up Your Outdoor Lighting. Here's How It Works

OpenAI confirms ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out for $20 Plus users

Android might soon trust your smartwatch to help verify your identity (APK teardown)

Microsoft: SharePoint flaws exploited in Warlock ransomware attacks

Satya Nadella seeks to reassure Microsoft employees in layoffs memo

Commerce Sec. Lutnick says TikTok will go dark if China won't agree to U.S. control of the social media app

PSA: SQLite WAL checksums fail silently and may lose data

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