Digest — 2025-07-12:

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Minimalism is a Cult

LLM prompt superstitions

Why Bats Shouldn’t Exist: The Limits of Knowledge, the Pitfalls of Prediction, and the Triumph of the Possible Over the Probable

Not a joke: there is a new Commodore 64 coming out. “The...

Spreading Joy

the jackpot age

Vitalik's Response to AI 2027

sca-fuzzer: Revizor - a fuzzer to search for microarchitectural leaks in CPUs

aeron: Efficient reliable UDP unicast, UDP multicast, and IPC message transport

angr (open-source binary analysis platform for Python)

Haunted by Legacy: Discovering and Exploiting Vulnerable Tunnelling Hosts

Damn Small Link Forwarder (DSLF): a bit.ly replacement written in rust

Don't animate height

Dyson Sphere Program's new multithreading framework

Easy dynamic dispatch using GLIBC Hardware Capabilities

Simple live reload for developing static sites

Working through ‘Writing A C Compiler’

Hanami and the elephant in the room

Scanned piano rolls database

Mostly dead influential programming languages (2020)

The Story of Mel, A Real Programmer, Annotated (1996)

How bad are childhood literacy rates?

Running a million-board chess MMO in a single process

Daniel Kleppner, Physicist Who Brought Atomic Clock Precision to GPS, Has Died

Arizona resident dies from the plague less than 24 hours after showing symptoms

Vibe-Coding a PCB – surprisingly good

Show HN: DesignArena – crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated UI/UX

Malware found in official gravityforms plugin indicating supply chain breach

Proposed NOAA Budget Kills Program Designed to Prevent Satellite Collisions

New Date("wtf") – How well do you know JavaScript's Date class?

Supreme Court's ruling practically wipes out free speech for sex writing online

The fish kick may be the fastest subsurface swim stroke yet (2015)

A better Ghidra MCP server – GhidrAssistMCP

Lost Chapter of Automate the Boring Stuff: Audio, Video, and Webcams in Python

Show HN: I made a JSFiddle-style playground to test and share prompts fast

Light exposure at night predicts incidence of cardiovascular diseases

MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today

Kimi k2 largest open source SOTA model?

Sam Altman delays open weights model release

HDD Clicker generates HDD clicking sounds, based on HDD Led activity

Cheeky Computer Scientist replicates Quantum Factoring record with a dog [pdf]

Flailing

The Biggest Misconception About the Philippines’ South China Sea Case Against China

Come and celebrate 25 Years of the XML Summer School – Join Us in Oxford!

Surrealism, positioning, design – how Montreal Museum of Fine Arts educates and provokes viewers

Tesla gets regulatory go-ahead to sell EVs in Maharashtra

Bihar Breaks Barriers: Enters India’s Top 10 for Equity Investors

Incentive scheme worth Rs 1,345 Cr proposed for rare earth magnets production in India

X slashes subscription fees in India by up to 48%

AI talent war intensifies, as Google hires Windsurf CEO, others in $2.4B deal: Report

MHI to support deployment of 5,600 e-trucks under PM E-DRIVE

Swiggy expands ESOP pool, allots grants worth Rs 150 Cr

How AI is changing music creation, production, and performance

How Skillveri Bridges India's Industrial Skills Gap

Quick fashion startup Blip shuts shop after under a year

Building a diagnostics network; Giving brands control over data

Game, set, match: Sparring Player helps junior athletes spar with senior pros to get match-ready

Navigating compliance: How emerging beauty startups tackle regulatory challenges in India

When new song releases😂😂 #vikkals #shorts

See the James Webb Space Telescopes's amazing 3rd anniversary highlights

The Siren Kings give us a tour of their sirens

Syros HTK Vs Sonet HTK (O) (120PS) - Which Car Is More Value For Money

Delhi Building Collapse: Search & rescue operations underway

Will India buy Su-57 and what's behind the death of Russian Minister after Putin fired him? Ep 23

Why is Yogi Adityanath ‘tolerating’ minister Ashish Patel despite his frequent criticism of UP govt

What happened in final hours before Air India crash? Full account as per preliminary report

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

Samsung’s AI-powered campaign fell short on execution

Pilot error or mechanical failure in AI crash? Let’s not jump the gun after initial report

How to decode the Air India crash preliminary report? A key to technical terms & acronyms

'I truly believe we have the most wonderful workforce in terms of pilots, crew,': Ram Mohan Naidu

Siddaramaiah rules out making way for DK Shivakumar as Karnataka CM: What's next?

Air India engine fuel switches cut off, revived seconds before crash: What prelim probe report says

Dalai Lama decides to reincarnate. His successor may only get an imagined homeland to rule

Less Competition, More Exploitation: The Monopoly Effect | Cracknomics Ep 51

Judging the Judges: Should Govt be Taking the Lead in Justice Verma’s Matter? | Central Hall

The Short Road From Notebandi to Votebandi: Safeguard your Right to Vote

Leaders Talk Change, Then They Change | Shasan with Rekha Pachauri

Open Sauce is nearly here!!

How to be a Friend to Yourself

Jamie Dornan's outrageous sleepwalking story 🛁

Watch This Little Girl Grow Up With Her Pittie | The Dodo

Does This Dog Toy Actually Last? | The Pack

Shelter Dog Gets A Pool Day After Waiting 1095+ Days For A Home | The Dodo

Shelter Dog Gets A Pool Day After Waiting 1095+ Days For A Home | The Dodo

Nervous Ex-Racing Greyhound Turns Into A Goofball | The Dodo

Nervous Ex-Racing Greyhound Turns Into A Goofball | The Dodo

Watch This Little Girl Grow Up With Her Pittie | The Dodo

People Think This Lady Has A 'Bear' In Her Backyard | The Dodo

Jon on Who Trump’s BBB Helped & Ronny on Epstein, Grok & Trump’s Foreign Affairs | The Daily Show

To be fair, the bar is on the floor when it comes to Trump’s interactions with the Black community

If this was "broke ICE," Jon can only imagine what they'll do with $150 billion #DailyShow

Youngmi Mayer - Weaving Trauma With Comedy in "I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying" | The Daily Show

Is a Three-Sided Coin Possible?

Would you hand over control of your life to an algorithm? #TEDTalks

Now that's what I call a built-in drum kit! #TEDTalks

In The Hood-Deco

This Experiment Just Ruled Out The Many Worlds Theory, Physicists Claim

Alison Krauss on a perfect song. #guitar #song #alisonkrauss #music #bluegrass

நம்ம பசங்கள அப்போ எங்க படிக்குறாங்க? | Parithabangal #shorts

आज बच्चों के लिये खास बनाया प्रोटीन से भरपूर हल्का-फुल्का नाश्ता 😋

Glitch in Godiverse! Anchors Preach Unity as MNS Workers Resort To Street Violence | TV Newsance 305

Bihar electoral revision, Dalai Lama and the future of Tibetan movement | Chota Hafta 545

Bihar में Voter List Revision और फ़िल्म अभिनेता नेताओं के किरदार में | NL Charcha 379

कांवड़ पथ पर कांवड़ियों और हिंदुत्ववादी संगठनों का उत्पात जारी | Ground Report

Supabase might save you a few headaches Firebase never warned you about by GC, Indie SaaS Builder

Debugging A Bolt Misbehavior with GC, Independent SaaS Builder

New Adventure Unlocked 🔓: Check out Via Ferratas 🧗‍♀️

MDMA (Full Episode) | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller | National Geographic

The story of Jaws thrilled Steven Spielberg long before the cameras rolled.

How AI can assist scientists!

Biwi hai ya Qasai? 🤣😭 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Control Anwar Control 😂 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood

Deep? 🤔 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474

How to check if an LOC is issued against you?

Don't join anything | Krishnamurti

Rang Jab Chaai Ka Badalta Hai | #SupriyaMishra | #HindiKavita | #SpokenWord #Poetry | #SpokenFest

Rang Jab Chaai Ka Badalta Hai | #SupriyaMishra | #HindiKavita | #SpokenWord #Poetry | #SpokenFest

Magnetic force | Middle school physics | Khan Academy

Gravitational force | Middle school physics | Khan Academy

Why Is This Influencer Going Viral At Wimbledon? | Jist

Acrylic Painting Technique for Beginners / Special Brushes

Why Some Indians Can Drink Dairy and Others Can't?

Sitar Recital By Shakir Khan & Students ❣️✨ #sitar #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Ojas Adhiya Tabla Solo Snippet ❣️✨#icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Sitar Recital By Anagha Sukhatankar ❣️✨#sitar #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Ghost Stories Episode 045 with @SureshNMenonOFFICIAL & You ?

How to surf the internet safely in 2025?

Expert reveals the best way to find momentum stocks

Everesting The World's Greatest Road: The Stelvio Pass

How Pune’s Rapid Urbanisation Fuels Rising, Unequal Heat | Urban Heatscapes E4

Tensions Explode Off-Camera | Gold Rush: The Dirt S6 E2 | Discovery Channel

The Rookie Gamble | Bering Sea Gold S12 E2 | Discovery Channel

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

ரீமா உனக்கு வேற வேலை இல்லையா Psychological Thriller | Gayatri Rema, Prasanth Srinivasan | DD Movies

Desolve the ego before the Guru | Pandit Nityanand Halidipur

Bal Reddy Kandigai Special Vaathu Kuzhambu | CEO Cooks #aathi #cookd

Chef Sanjna VS Office 🤭 | 7 Ingredient Challenge 😆 | Milkbikis & Mutton?😲| Cookd

How to Draw a Mountain: Easy Pencil Sketch for Beginners

Hans Niemann Forks ENGINE Hikaru's Alekhine Defense

The pain and agony of Praggnanandhaa | Pragg vs Anish Giri | Superunited Blitz 2025

The insane playoffs between IM Padmini Rout and GM Alexandra Kosteniuk | FIDE Women's World Cup 2025

Vantika Takes Down Former World Champion | Round 2 Tiebreak highlights | FIDE Women's World Cup 2025

We travelled for 39 hours from Mumbai to reach Las Vegas for Freestyle Chess! | Vlog

He just HUNG his QUEEN 😲 | Fabiano Caruana vs D Gukesh | Superunited Blitz 2025

Perfect Dahi Kebabs & sizzlers tips #cookingtips #ranveerbrar #dahikekabab

3 Key Movements Over-50's Should Do Daily!

How to Take Your Blood Pressure at Home

South Africa on the Brink of Chaos

Sweden Facing the Gangs

​​Trump’s NEW tariff threats.. should we take them seriously? | BBC Americast

Israeli air strike kills 10 Gazan children waiting for aid | BBC News

Israel said it targeted a "Hamas terrorist" and that the incident was under review. #Israel #BBCNews

What’s more stressful: The Bear kitchen or saving the world? #EbonMossBachrach #Fantastic4 #BBCNews

Two Palestinians killed in attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank | BBC News

Avengers: Doomsday is ‘epic’ say Fantastic Four cast. #FantasticFour #PedroPascal #BBCNews

Mystery interstellar object could be oldest known comet | BBC News

Who are the Fantastic Four’s fantastic four? #PedroPascal #VanessaKirby #FantasticFour #BBCNews

What does Angela Rayner's row with Unite mean for Labour government? | BBC Newscast

Sir David Attenborough Investigates A Jurassic Murder Mystery | BBC Earth

Children raised without religion are the hope for the future - Kerala HC Justice VG Arun

What a PREGNANT LADY EATS IN MEXICO

My newborn baby got me doing OBSCENITIES

Our baby is so Chill EXCEPT…

Only a Brilliancy Will Do! || Kasparov vs Portisch || Niksic (1983)

The Psychology of War

In ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ Paleontology Is Still The Star

This is WILD! 🤪 They Built a Tiny House on a Dump Truck!?

Adopt. Foster. Save a life. 🐾 #NationalKittenDay #AdoptDontShop #Kittens

Raising 10,000 Bees (in my home)

How to stay cool without turning on the AC | BBC Ideas #climatechange #adaptation #howto