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A Lisp adventure on the calm waters of the dead C (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Mihai Olteanu 2025-10-29 18:00:24

A Lisp adventure on the calm waters of the dead C I will use a C-like language throughout, with substantial liberties in its syntax, and I will try to answer "what if" and "how" questions regarding the implementation of some new features that actually cannot be implemented in C due to its limitations. I will examine and highlight those limitations. The scope of this exercise is to better understand Lisp and the power of the abstractions it offers over and above what most languages have, even th

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Mattress Shopping Terms to Know (2025)

wired.com Julia Forbes 2025-11-02 10:43:00

Shopping for a mattress online is a lot of work—enough to make you need some rest. Picking the right bed, like the right bet itself, is better if you have enough support. To help you with the arduous process of selection, we’ve come up with guides that explain the need-to-know about mattress shopping. This includes the varying mattress types, how to select a mattress, and our thoroughly tested guide to the best mattresses you can buy online. Today, it's time to break down some of the terminolog

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This Yamaha soundbar delivered me the audio quality of speakers twice the price

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-02 11:45:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Yamaha True X Bar 50A is available now at a discount, with surround speakers sold separately (and individually). The sound produced by these speakers is rich, deep, well-blended, and spacious. I just wish the setup process was more seamless and simple. $499.95 at Amazon $499.95 at B&H Photo-Video $499.95 at Crutchfield more buying choices For months, I was one hundred percent certain the JBL Bar 1000 soundbar couldn't be beat. It offers incredible clarity of sound, r

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“Why is the Rust compiler so slow?”

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-01 22:29:32

"Why is the Rust compiler so slow?" I spent a month repeatedly building my website in Docker, and now have horrors to share. I've got a problem. My website (the one you're reading right now) is mainly served by a single Rust binary. For far too long now, every time I wanted to make a change, I would: Build a new statically linked binary (with --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl ) Copy it to my server Restart the website This is... not ideal. So instead, I'd like to switch to deploying my we

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Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in 'gatekeeper power'

news.ycombinator.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-02 17:35:58

Update: Apple has responded to the reintroduction of the bill with a statement provided to 9to5Mac. See full statement below. The App Store is back under scrutiny from lawmakers in Washington. A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the 2021 Open App Markets Act, a bill aimed at curbing the gatekeeper power that Apple and Google hold over the so-called “mobile app economy.” Here’s what they’re going for. If passed, the legislation would effectively force Apple and Google (who are not s

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Reserve your upcoming Samsung foldable phone and get $50 off

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-02 23:08:31

Samsung Are you already dreaming of that next Samsung foldable phone? Samsung is preparing for its next Unpacked event, where we should see the new Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7 models. We don’t know anything official yet, but Samsung already offers some incentives if you’re considering getting one. Let’s take a look at them! Reserve a new Samsung foldable phone and get a $50 credit, enhanced trade-in value, and a chance to win $5,000 This offer is available directly from Samsung’s website. It is o

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This Cheap Surfshark VPN + Antivirus Bundle Feels Illegal (But It’s Not)

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-11-02 23:30:01

The new Surfshark bundle practically pays for itself. Who needs a free VPN when you can enjoy virus protection and online privacy for pennies? If you act fast, Surfshark can be yours at a ridiculously low price. When things look too good to be true, something’s always off. Not today. Explore the Surfshark bundle, save big, and enjoy your summer vacation free of viruses, prying eyes, and other online nasties for a pocket change! Grab Surfshark At 85% Off Here Surfshark 2-in-1 Bundle Explained

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"Why is the Rust compiler so slow?"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 03:29:32

"Why is the Rust compiler so slow?" I spent a month repeatedly building my website in Docker, and now have horrors to share. I've got a problem. My website (the one you're reading right now) is mainly served by a single Rust binary. For far too long now, every time I wanted to make a change, I would: Build a new statically linked binary (with --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl ) Copy it to my server Restart the website This is... not ideal. So instead, I'd like to switch to deploying my we

Topics: closure dur init photos web_http_server

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VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-03 04:17:54

After sending cease-and-desist letters to VMware users whose support contracts had expired and who subsequently declined to subscribe to one of Broadcom’s VMware bundles, Broadcom has started the process of conducting audits on former VMware customers. Broadcom stopped selling VMware perpetual licenses in November 2023 in favor of pushing a small number of VMware SKUs that feature multiple VMware offerings. Since Broadcom is forcefully bundling VMware products, the costs associated with running

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Google Search launches what could be its most useful experiment in years: Preferred Sources

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-03 09:53:48

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Search surfaces recent news posts from various outlets in Top Stories. So far, you haven’t had much say over the news outlets Google chooses as relevant. With its new Preferred Sources experiment in Labs, you can select your favorite publishers for their content to stand out. It’s easy to forget, if you didn’t live through it, just how much of a game-changer Google Search was when it first debuted in the late 90s. While we had options like Lyc

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Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in ‘gatekeeper power in the app economy’ [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-02 04:53:29

Update: Apple has responded to the reintroduction of the bill with a statement provided to 9to5Mac. See full statement below. The App Store is back under scrutiny from lawmakers in Washington. A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the 2021 Open App Markets Act, a bill aimed at curbing the gatekeeper power that Apple and Google hold over the so-called “mobile app economy.” Here’s what they’re going for. If passed, the legislation would effectively force Apple and Google (who are not s

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US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than earlier estimates

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 09:23:40

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected deterioration of earlier estimates. First-quarter growth was weighed down by a surge of imports as U.S. companies, and households, rushed to buy foreign goods before Trump could impose tariffs on them. The Commerce Department previously estimated that the economy fell 0.2% in the first qua

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US Senators introduce bipartisan bill to enable third-party app stores on iPhones

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-11-03 14:31:00

In a nutshell: Five US senators have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to curb Apple's and Google's dominance in mobile app distribution. According to the lawmakers, the legislation will outlaw restrictive trade practices that allow the two tech giants control the global app economy. The "Open App Markets Act," introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal, Mike Lee, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin, aims to promote competition and strengthen consumer protections in the evolving mobile

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Chrome is cutting off support for these old Android phones in August

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-03 14:16:14

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The current Chrome version is the last version to support Android 8.0 and 9.0. Chrome 139, launching August 5, will require Android 10 or newer. Phones like the Galaxy S8 and Note 8 will miss out. Are you still rocking an ancient Android phone? Google has announced that Chrome 138 will be the final version of the browser to support Android 8.0 (Oreo) and 9.0 (Pie). Starting with Chrome 139, which is scheduled for release on August 5, users will need A

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Meta AI can summarize your unread WhatsApp messages now - how to try it

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-03 18:42:00

J Studios/Getty Images Meta is introducing a new AI-powered feature into WhatsApp designed to summarize unread messages. The feature, called Message Summaries, was announced Wednesday in a WhatsApp company blog post. Message Summaries leverages Meta AI to provide brief, bulleted lists outlining key points from a message chain on the social messaging app. It's built upon Meta's Private Processing technology, which means the summaries are conveyed privately to users without any of the informatio

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13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop review: A slightly worse version of a year-old PC

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-03 18:27:34

Microsoft's new 13-inch Surface Laptop is an odd one. It's inarguably a step down in every respect from last year's 13.8-inch Surface Laptop. But it's also too good (and too expensive) to be considered a replacement for the Surface Laptop Go, the company's perennially overpriced and underspecced entry-level laptop. It's cheaper than last year's Surfaces, but mostly because Microsoft gave those devices a de facto price hike by killing the entry-level configurations of those PCs. We're left with

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Ex-student charged over hacking university for cheap parking, data breaches

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-03 23:24:59

New South Wales police in Australia have arrested a 27-year-old former Western Sydney University (WSU) student for allegedly hacking into the University's systems on multiple occasions, starting with a scheme to obtain cheaper parking. Specifically, the woman, identified by local media reports as Birdie Kingston, is accused of unauthorized access, data theft, and compromising university infrastructure since 2021, affecting hundreds of staff and students. "Since 2021, Western Sydney University

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The Business of Betting on Catastrophe

news.ycombinator.com The Mit Press Reader 2025-10-31 18:04:26

The Business of Betting on Catastrophe World Bank pandemic bonds paid out only after death tolls passed a threshold. They’re part of a booming market where investors turn calamity into capital. Adobe Stock/MITP Reader By: Susan Erikson A↑ A↓ Off Bright Dark Blues Gray BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. The pandemic bonds — a financial device made up by one of the world’s most powerful institutions, the World Bank — can seem like a great idea f

Topics: ils insurance investors pandemic risk

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A Review of Aerospike Nozzles: Current Trends in Aerospace Applications

news.ycombinator.com Cardenas 2025-11-04 04:33:10

The design of rocket nozzles aims to expand the combustion gases until the exit pressure matches the ambient pressure, thereby maximizing thrust. However, ambient pressuredecreases as the rocket ascends, posing a challenge for conventional nozzles, which operate efficiently only at a specific altitude [ 30 ]. By adjusting their flow characteristics to the varying atmospheric pressure, aerospike nozzles offer a significant advantage in this regard. To quantify this impact, the thrust coefficient

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Suno snaps up WavTool for its AI music editing tools amid ongoing dispute with music labels

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-11-04 04:30:00

Suno, the AI music company currently in a legal battle with music labels, announced on Thursday the acquisition of WavTool, a browser-based AI digital audio workstation (DAW). This acquisition aims to improve Suno’s editing capabilities for songwriters and producers. WavTool, launched in 2023, offers several tools to musicians, such as stem separation, AI audio generation, and an AI music assistant. Suno will integrate WavTool’s technology into its new editing interface, which launched this mon

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Learnings from building AI agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 06:45:04

How we made our AI code reviewer stop being so noisy I’m Paul, cofounder of cubic —an "AI-native GitHub." One of our core features is an AI code review agent that performs an initial review pass, catching bugs, anti-patterns, duplicated code, and similar issues in pull requests. When we first released this agent back in April, the main feedback we got was straightforward: it was too noisy. Even small PRs often ended up flooded with multiple low-value comments, nitpicks, or outright false posi

Topics: agent ai comments issues reasoning

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YouTube adds an AI Overviews-like search results carousel

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-11-04 09:08:38

YouTube is rolling out new AI-powered features to help users find content and information more easily, the company announced on Thursday. The platform is launching an AI-powered search results carousel similar to Google’s AI Overviews and is also testing conversational AI with more users. The new AI-powered search results carousel, available only to YouTube Premium users in the United States, will suggest videos and display brief AI-generated topic descriptions to help users find what they’re l

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Learnings from Building AI Agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 12:45:04

How we made our AI code reviewer stop being so noisy I’m Paul, cofounder of cubic —an "AI-native GitHub." One of our core features is an AI code review agent that performs an initial review pass, catching bugs, anti-patterns, duplicated code, and similar issues in pull requests. When we first released this agent back in April, the main feedback we got was straightforward: it was too noisy. Even small PRs often ended up flooded with multiple low-value comments, nitpicks, or outright false posi

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Best Meat Delivery Services for 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-04 14:00:00

We did the math and some services can save you money versus the supermarket. Some services send frozen meat while others serve it up fresh. Online butchers in 2024 sell far more than just steak. Prefer to pick your meats each month or be surprised? CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Can’t find great meat at your local grocery store? You’re not alone. Premium c

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Samsung launches first OLED M-series smart monitor: the new 32" 4K QD-OLED M9

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-11-04 18:17:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Samsung has updated its smart monitor lineup with three new models, including, for the first time, an M-series with a QD-OLED screen. The company is also promising advanced AI features across the lineup, of course. Samsung's M-series has been around for almost five years now. The all-in-one displays combine traditional monitors with smart TV functionality, such as built-in strea

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Samsung’s Project Moohan XR headset could be similar to Vision Pro in more ways than one

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-04 18:33:31

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung will reportedly procure some displays for its upcoming Project Moohan headset from Sony. Sony also produced displays for the Apple Vision Pro. Samsung’s display arm will also develop some of the headset’s displays, in a bid to cut dependence on Sony. Samsung and Google are openly collaborating to create the first extended reality (XR) headset based on Android. The headset, codenamed Project Moohan, is expected to be unveiled some time in 2025, an

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Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch

wired.com Kate Knibbs 2025-11-04 02:11:11

Meta scored a major victory in a copyright lawsuit on Wednesday when a federal judge ruled that the company did not violate the law when it trained its AI tools on 13 authors' books without permission. “The Court has no choice but to grant summary judgment to Meta on the plaintiffs’ claim that the company violated copyright law by training its models with their books,” wrote US District Court judge Vince Chhabria. He concluded that the plaintiffs did not present sufficient evidence that Meta’s

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The Galaxy Watch 8 may ruin my favorite thing about Samsung smartwatches

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-05 03:00:20

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Leaks don’t usually take the wind out of my sails, but the latest details about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch lineup came close. According to renders posted by trusted leaker Evan Blass, the Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 will each feature the same squircle design that debuted with the original Galaxy Watch Ultra, and, to put it softly, that’s a massive disappointment. I wasn’t a fan of the Ultra’s shape at launch (o

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The best Android 16 features that are already live in One UI 8 beta

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-05 05:00:33

Joe Maring / Android Authority Android 16 is now available for Pixel phones, although some of the more exciting features won’t be ready until the release of Android 16 QPR1 later this year. On the other hand, Samsung’s One UI 8 beta, which is based on Android 16, has already surprised us by going live faster than expected and packing some fundamental features that Pixels don’t have yet and won’t have until QPR1. Of course, One UI 8 beta also has all of Samsung’s apps and design language, as wel

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Microsoft confirms Family Safety blocks Google Chrome from launching

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-05 03:50:18

Microsoft has confirmed that its Family Safety parental control service is blocking users from launching Google Chrome and other web browsers on Windows systems. Microsoft Family Safety helps parents monitor their children's activity across desktop and mobile devices, providing screen time management, content filtering, app controls, location tracking, communication monitoring, and activity reports. Redmond acknowledged the bug after widespread user reports since early June that they were unab

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Latest Tech News

A Lisp adventure on the calm waters of the dead C (2021)

Mattress Shopping Terms to Know (2025)

This Yamaha soundbar delivered me the audio quality of speakers twice the price

“Why is the Rust compiler so slow?”

Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in 'gatekeeper power'

Reserve your upcoming Samsung foldable phone and get $50 off

This Cheap Surfshark VPN + Antivirus Bundle Feels Illegal (But It’s Not)

"Why is the Rust compiler so slow?"

VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom

Google Search launches what could be its most useful experiment in years: Preferred Sources

Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in ‘gatekeeper power in the app economy’ [U]

US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than earlier estimates

US Senators introduce bipartisan bill to enable third-party app stores on iPhones

Chrome is cutting off support for these old Android phones in August

Meta AI can summarize your unread WhatsApp messages now - how to try it

13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop review: A slightly worse version of a year-old PC

Ex-student charged over hacking university for cheap parking, data breaches

The Business of Betting on Catastrophe

A Review of Aerospike Nozzles: Current Trends in Aerospace Applications

Suno snaps up WavTool for its AI music editing tools amid ongoing dispute with music labels

Learnings from building AI agents

YouTube adds an AI Overviews-like search results carousel

Learnings from Building AI Agents

Best Meat Delivery Services for 2025

Samsung launches first OLED M-series smart monitor: the new 32" 4K QD-OLED M9

Samsung’s Project Moohan XR headset could be similar to Vision Pro in more ways than one

Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch

The Galaxy Watch 8 may ruin my favorite thing about Samsung smartwatches

The best Android 16 features that are already live in One UI 8 beta

Microsoft confirms Family Safety blocks Google Chrome from launching

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