Digest — 2025-01-27:

The end of neoliberalism?

Voices of Victorians

i’m ok with my screentime

i love Bear, even though my CSS skills suck

The Bear Manifesto

5 reasons “fractional leadership” is the antidote to leader burnout

Is AI eroding our critical thinking abilities?

4 steps to design e-learning programs at scale

The great stellar dimming of T Tauri has begun

Intention-to-Treat Experiments

The Source of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Is Finally Identified. “Researchers...

Questlove’s Fantastic Video Mix of 50 Years of SNL Music

“The Homosaurus is an international linked data vocabulary of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day

“The Wiener Holocaust Library, one of the largest Nazi-era archives in the...

From Teen Vogue: How Trans Kids Can Protect Themselves Now That Trump...

A history of computer screensavers, from dumb terminal screen dimming in the...

What on Earth Is Jogging? (1971)

The New Yorker is 100 years old this year and part of...

TabBoo is a browser extension that adds “random jumpscares to sites you’re...

ElevationLab is selling a waterproof AirTag case that provides 10-years of battery...

I spent too long playing Neal Agarwal’s Simulation Clicker. “Stimulation Clicker takes...

Oh man, very sad news: Pableaux Johnson has died. If you were...

Durable websites

My supervillain origin story

Should you go with your best guess?: Against precise Bayesianism and related views

Kessler's Second Syndrome

Why care about AI personhood?

Repeat Yourself, A Bit

Building a toast component

pwru: Packet, where are you? -- eBPF-based Linux kernel networking debugger

Scaling One Million Checkboxes to 650,000,000 checks (2024)

Trustfall

What are you doing this week?

Rust’s worst feature

really really good random number generator (rrgrng)

Spritely Goblins v0.15.0: Goblins in the browser

The Taylorator - All Your Frequencies Are Belong to Us

The First Perfect Computer

Building personal software with Claude

Pebble smartwatches open-sourced

My failed attempt to shrink all npm packages by 5%

Is NixOS truly reproducible?

Kleisli, a functional query system

How long is a second in JavaScript?

Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering

Maps are faster in Go 1.24

What're the Best Things you Read and Learned in 2024?

In the Shadow of the Mountain

Chimes at Midnight

A Missing Link Between Concussion and Alzheimer’s

David Lynch Opens a Portal to Our Minds

It is more likely that I was doing 911 km/h

Better Know a Ruby Thing: Singleton Classes

Bang bang! He murdered math! [video]

Scalable OLTP in the Cloud: What's the Big Deal?

My Cat Mii

Teemoji: Like Tee but with Emojis

Nvidia’s $589B DeepSeek rout

Non-random uniform disk sampling

The future of Rebble

I trusted an LLM, now I'm on day 4 of an afternoon project

Show HN: I Created ErisForge, a Python Library for Abliteration of LLMs

Operation Leg – a pilot unlike any other (2020)

Bilinear down/upsampling, aligning pixel grids, and that infamous GPU half pixel (2021)

The Alpha Myth: How captive wolves led us astray

Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket

DeepSeek releases Janus Pro, a text-to-image generator [pdf]

Facebook ban on discussing Linux?

Go 1.24's go tool is one of the best additions to the ecosystem in years

We're bringing Pebble back

Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again

Marginalia – A search engine that prioritizes non-commercial content

Hedy: Textual programming made easy

Show HN: Making AR experiences is still painful – had to make my own editor

Free Web Hosting Area

SiFive's P550 Microarchitecture – By Chester Lam

Oliver Heaviside and the theory of transmission lines

Shunpo: Minimalist bash tool to make directory navigation a little bit faster

Openhaystack: Build 'AirTags' – track Bluetooth devices via Apple's network

Cosmologists Try a New Way to Measure the Shape of the Universe

Simulationan Underutilized Tool in Distributed Systems

Inside Africa’s Trailblazing Solar Repair Movement

Getting clear about brand value

Taliban at the Helm: Afghanistan’s Foreign Aid Crisis

Obituary: François Ponchaud, French Missionary Who Alerted the World to the Khmer Rouge

Sri Lanka’s Adani Controversy: Navigating Geopolitics, Transparency, and Sovereignty

Churches, Protests, and Policymaking in the Philippines

Bangladesh Probes Hasina’s Niece for Corruption in Russian Nuclear Power Deal

Trump 2.0 and Central Asia: Optimism After Rubio’s Comments

Pakistan’s Multi-Pronged Afghan Strategy

Y Nithiyanandam on the Risks of China’s Ambitious Yarlung Tsangpo Project

Japan and China Vie for Influence in Sri Lanka Via Soft Power Strategies

The State of the South China Sea: Coercion at Sea, Slow Progress on a Code of Conduct

China’s Position in the Global Aviation Industry

Deep Cuts to Government Budget Spark Widespread Recall Efforts Against KMT Legislators in Taiwan

China’s Undersea Cable Sabotage

What’s Next for India-Indonesia Ties?

Taliban-US Prisoner Swap Could Lead to More Engagement Between Washington and Kabul

Bridging Divides: Malaysia’s Middle Power Diplomacy in ASEAN’s Future

Trump 2.0 and the Taliban’s Afghanistan

Navi Finserv raised over Rs 1,200 Cr since RBI lifted the lending ban

Who is Zoho’s new CEO? All you need to know about Shailesh Kumar Davey

Deeptech startup Astrome secures $10M funding led by Apollo Fund

NVIDIA Down 17%, Loses $560B: DeepSeek Shakes Microsoft, Alphabet, More

DevSparks Pune: Be a part of India's developer community building India's AI-first future

AI is no longer in a hype cycle: Freshworks CTO Murali Swaminathan

Shadowfax acquires logistics firm CriticaLog

VoltUp raises $8M in seed fund round to accelerate offerings

Martin Luther King Jr.: 10 Inspiring quotes from his life

slice to rebrand as Small Finance Bank, plans fundraise for expansion

Logistics player Emiza bags Rs 100 Cr in Series C at Rs 400 Cr valuation

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (January 27, 2025)

Eldercare services provider Geri Care bags Rs 110 Cr from InvAscent

MapmyIndia acquires 9.35% stake in AI startup SimDaaS

Samsung Unpacked: Is This the End of Innovations Among Smartphones?

Yohan, Michelle Poonawalla invest in fleet management solutions startup trackNOW

Why DeepSeek is a Big Deal: The AI Disruptor Taking on OpenAI and Tech Titans

China Creates World's First Artificial Sun, Achieves 100 Million Celsius in Fusion Breakthrough

Sridhar Vembu steps down as CEO of Zoho Corp

Manipal Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Where Ideas Meet Opportunity

Meet GPTARS: The real-life TARS from Interstellar!

Swiggy allots 2.61 Cr shares under ESOP schemes

As US launches $500B Stargate, India can't afford to be idle in AI race

Ballmer vs Nadella: Microsoft’s leadership evolution

WW3 in a Nutshell

what is inside a mexican jumping bean?

My book is a Sunday Times bestseller!

Giving your heart away

The first stand

How you can win the toss?

Analyze Biological Networks in Wolfram Language

State of the Wolfram Cloud

Computational Egg-cellence: Nutritional Analysis, PDE Modeling and LLM Recipe Tools Using Eggs

Using Scaffolding Tech Labs to Enhance Student Learning

Introducing GPU-Accelerated Arrays

Reinforcement Learning Applied to Feedback Control

Are 30s The Best Time to Invest? | The Divide

Avlothanga Pasanga😂😂 | Vikkals

When Dr. Pal poduces a film 😂😂 #vikkals #shorts

I tried Ninja Build Tool and it changed me...

'Taking a dip in Ganga won't remove poverty in India': Kharge's dig as Amit Shah visits Mahakumbh

American actress Dakota Johnson & Coldplay singer Chris Martin seen in Prayagraj | MahaKumbhMela2025

Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age report is a turning point in Indian archaeology. It needs more research

'Pattern of development that the West fostered is now collapsing'-In conversation with Amitav Ghosh

Why we should listen to VP Jagdeep Dhankhar’s critique of the whip system in Parliament

Asteroid that was Earth’s mini-Moon last year discovered to be part of the actual Moon

All about Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority as the infra agency completes 50 yrs

Archaeologist KK Muhammed's restored temples promote social harmony. Must it be called atonement?

Prakash Raj wants all men to apologise to women, says 'Sensitivity is the need of the hour'

LIVE: PM Modi attends NCC rally at Cariappa Ground in Delhi

Trump is more about drama than change, his power ends where states push back

LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal releases AAP's Manifesto for Delhi

LIVE: Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a rally in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh

'Some people, out of ignorance are criticizing Uniform Civil Code', says Vice President Dhankhar

'Men need new laws to protect them', says Activist Mitra Guha Pal after Atul Subhash suicide

LIVE: PM Narendra Modi attends NCC Rally at Cariappa Ground, New Delhi

I Think I Love Deepseek R1

16 लाख करोड़ कर्ज़ Write Off और Recovery केवल 16%

What is 'Wrong' With the Indian Judiciary | Central Hall

Are We Paying the Price for Ignoring Ambedkar's Warnings About the Constitution?

Budget 2025 Must Ensure Higher Investment in Agriculture and Rural Development

The Single Celled Slime that... Thinks??

Can You Write A Book With AI?

When Moulin Rouge! Meets The Red Sofa | All-Time Classics | The Graham Norton Show

Cries Coming From A Dumpster Turned Out To Be The Cutest Cat | The Dodo

Cries Coming From A Dumpster Turned Out To Be The Cutest Cat | The Dodo

This Cat Thinks He's His Mom's Co-Worker | The Dodo

Testing Museum Gel To Keep Objects Safe | The Pack

Tiny Puppy Was Smaller Than The Piece Of Bread He Found | The Dodo

Terrified Stray Dog Transforms Into A Fluffy Puppy | The Dodo

Is it better to know about billionaires' access to government? Brooke Harrington thinks so.

The Democratic rebrand is here, courtesy of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Trump's interview with Sean Hannity included light manspreading and heavy profiling. #DailyShow

Maybe there are no dumb questions #tedtalk #businessadvice #work

How Distributed Work Can Unlock Your Potential | Avani Prabhakar | TED

Anyone else? #relatable #shorts

The Heaviest Things Humans Have Ever Built

Tim Henson on playing G.O.A.T. #guitar #guitarist #polyphia #shorts

We Have a Global Debt Crisis. How Do We Solve It?

Why Do Countries Go Broke? Ray Dalio Explains in 2 Minutes.

Are You Strong Or Weak? Nietzsche's Philosophy On True Strength (Existentialism)

How to Fold an Origami Hydra Dragon (3 Heads) | Step-by-Step Tutorial

EPIC ORIGAMI HYDRA DRAGON: 3-HEADED DRAGON ORIGAMI WORLD TUTORIAL | DIY PAPER DRAGON STEP BY STEP

Why was MEA Jaishankar given the front row seat at Trump's inauguration?

Let Me Explain: The differing sentences in the RG Kar and Sharon Raj cases

Jan 27, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Congress headquarters

AAP की रैली, Kejriwal का प्रचार और समर्थकों का उत्साह अपार | Delhi Election 2025

Anjana meets a US andhbhakt…guess what happened next.

SPHEREx Mission Countdown: Preview to Launch

Spacecraft Makers: SPHEREx and the Intense Tests That Prepared It for Space

Size matters for Hermit Crabs!

Kiya Supply karte hein aap? 😂🤣 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Piyaar se do 😂😭 #shorts #comedy #moinakhtar #loosetalk

Here’s how to make your cat’s life INSTANTLY BETTER! #Cats #CatLovers

Jhoote Naina Bole Sachi Batiya By Aasha Bhosale Ji Marvelous🙏✨#icmvocal #classical #music #icmtabla

Bharatnatyam By Janaki D V❣️✨ #icmdance #classical #dancer #icmtabla #shorts

Legends Together Pt Ronu Majumdar Ustad Zakir Hussain & Ustad Taufiq Qureshi 🙏✨#flute #icmtabla

Tata Sons IPO 2025: Everything you need to know? #shorts

@NahamSec & @julian_wood about Ethical Hacking, Bug Bounties & Programming

Do You Go FAST 💨 Or SLOW🐌 ?

LLM Course – Build a Semantic Book Recommender (Python, OpenAI, LangChain, Gradio)

Welding in space? It’s happening! ✅

5 reasons why Trump could be the worst thing for the climate | US GHG emissions vs NDC targets

#trump is a sworn #climate sceptic #donaldtrump #usa #presidentbiden #climateaction #parisagreement

Gold Rush with Josh & Emily! | Expedition Unknown: After the hunt | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

This Mantis Shrimp Has a Killer Punch | #DeepLook #Shorts

Tiger Fire Show - Ep 17 Ft. Manikandan and Saanve | Watch the full show now!❤️

Watch the full review now and you’ll want to try it yourself😋

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Vision for Your Future

Leela Knight Odds BEATS Grandmaster in Classical

Bobby Fischer's Game Becomes A Cake

Why Superman Exercise is Harmful #backpain #spinehealth #athomeworkout

What exactly are supplements?

80 Years Later: Anne Frank’s Sister Breaks Her Silence

Civil rights violated? Baraka calls out ICE raid in Newark !

Survivors pay tributes at Auschwitz's "death wall". #Auschwitz #HolocaustMemorialDay #BBCNews

Auschwitz survivors to be joined by world leaders for 80 years since camp's liberation | BBC News

Thousands of Palestinians walk along the coastal road in Gaza as they return north. #BBCNews

Should lynx be re-introduced to Britain in future? | BBC News

Rebels claim capture of major DR Congo city of Goma | BBC News

New Zealand eases visa rules for 'digital nomads' to boost tourism. #NewZealand #RemoteWork #BBCNews

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek sparks turmoil in US tech markets | BBC News

Auschwitz remembered: 80 years on survivors deliver warning from history | BBC News

Thousands of Palestinians begin returning to north Gaza. #Gaza #Israel #BBCNews

Displaced Palestinians return to north Gaza after hostage deal | BBC News

Donald Trump drops 25% tariff threat on Colombia | BBC News

Trump’s call for Palestinians to leave Gaza condemned as ethnic cleansing | BBC News

A fish out of water? #BBCEarthAsia #Shorts

OUR VALUES with boyfriend

Keeping my boyfriend HANGING

"The Machine Awakens!" || Keymer vs Caruana || Tata Steel (2025)

What excites you the most at the Mercedes-Benz Pavilion?

Gaza, stripped: Palestinians return to ruins

DEA Agent interview-Hector Berrellez

நீங்க தான் அந்த கணேசனா | Parithabangal #shorts

I believe in astrology now 😂

Watch How Nature Comes Alive in This Incredible Painting! 🌿| MFPA | Manoj Bhingare

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When a husband says I have not received summons

You are humanity | Krishnamurti

Sandeep Dikshit Admits Congress “Handicap” | Jist

“If They Are My Buses, Pay Me the Rent” | Jist

Sandeep Dikshit Impressed by Modi The Politician | Jist

Delhi Assembly Worked 74 Days In 5 Years | Jist

It’s not that deep #couplegoals

Prof. Kadavanad Mohamed Memorial Award

Mission Failed For Drunken Junior Ntr 😂❤| Romatic Comedy Scene #cmm #tamilsuperscenes

Two Chennai boys fight it out in Wijk Aan Zee | Pragg vs Gukesh | Tata Steel Masters 2025

How chess was invented to the streaming revolution | Peter Doggers on his book The Chess Revolution

Secret tip for best Fried Rice #cookingtips #friedrice #ranveerbrar

Villa Prema | Official Promo

Why Navy Airship Carriers Went Horribly Wrong?