Digest — 2025-08-18:

Glorious and mundane

The geometry of colour

The Beauty of the Everyday

the final straw: working to get fired

Well, I made it a bit over halfway through Blaugust

The internet isn’t fun anymore, and it’s everyone's fault

See the best night sky images from Capture the Dark 2025

Debunking “living in the moment” and other bad emotional advice

The best question a leader can ask: “What would my replacement do?”

Boards Can Continue to Lead the Way on Climate Governance

Building Employee Buy-In for Strategic Change

How to Sync Your Budget with a Strategic Plan

Slow Start to the Week

How to use Playwright for unit testing

Apply for the 2025 Dovetail fellowship

GPT-5: The Reverse DeepSeek Moment

Giving AIs safe motivations

Using Nix as a library

Treetable: a case-study in q

ZFS scrubs check (much) less than you probably think they do (2018)

wrkflw: Validate and Run GitHub Actions locally

The peculiar case of Japanese web design

Introducing Action Native Push

Atmos

Trap: Autoregressive Transformers in APL

What are you doing this week?

Dynamo, DynamoDB, and Aurora DSQL

AsciiDots: an esolang based on ascii art

Basic dependency injection in OCaml with objects

Phrack 72

Understanding GNOME Shell’s focus stealing prevention

Introducing the illumos Cafe: Another Cozy Corner for OS Diversity

Google is killing the open web

GPT-5 goes hard on real-world programming

Intel Outside: Hacking every Intel employee and various internal websites

All ATC message routing in Germany was done through Emacs (2021)

This Website is Served from Nine Neovim Buffers on My Old ThinkPad

Luck’s Children

Becoming El Jefe

Pipe Hitters

Two Years After a Wildfire Took Everything, Maui Homeowners Are Facing a New Threat: Foreclosure

Wild Orbits Prime Planets for Life

We’re All Connected

The Tortured Paths of the Wound Man

VHS-C: When a lazy idea stumbles towards perfection [video]

The power of two random choices (2012)

Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

Beyond the Logo: How We're Weaving Full Images Inside QR Codes

Philosophical Thoughts on Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (2024)

Miles from the ocean, there's diving beneath the streets of Budapest

Benchmarks for Golang SQLite Drivers

An interactive guide to SVG paths

Elegant mathematics bending the future of design

French firm Gouach is pitching an Infinite Battery with replaceable cells

Visualizing distributions with pepperoni pizza and JavaScript

Show HN: Chroma Cloud – serverless search database for AI

Fast Type-Aware Linting in Oxlint

Geotoy – Shadertoy for 3D Geometry

The joy of recursion, immutable data, & pure functions: Making mazes with JS

Physically Based Rendering in Filament

Launch HN: Reality Defender (YC W22) – API for Deepfake and GenAI Detection

T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal–judges disagree

GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40B on fire

Structured (Synchronous) Concurrency

Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)

Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

Newgrounds: Flash Forward 2025

Show HN: I built a toy TPU that can do inference and training on the XOR problem

Anna's Archive: An Update from the Team

What could have been

FFmpeg Assembly Language Lessons

Spice Data (YC S19) Is Hiring a Product Associate (New Grad)

Show HN: We started building an AI dev tool but it turned into a Sims-style game

Counter-Strike: A billion-dollar game built in a dorm room

Left to Right Programming

Show HN: Whispering – Open-source, local-first dictation you can trust

A minimal tensor processing unit (TPU), inspired by Google's TPU

Lab-grown salmon hits the menu

Mangle – a language for deductive database programming

NUMA Is the New Network: Reshaping Per-Socket Microservice Placement

Clojure Async Flow Guide

How to resist everyday temptations

The problem with psychological storytelling

Quasicrystals Spill Secrets of Their Formation

An invitation to vibration

China’s Genocide and the Eliticide of Uyghur Scholars

Restoring Indigenous Agency: Why Cambodia Must Tackle Climate Disinformation

China Won’t Stop Playing With Fire in the South China Sea

Southeast Asia’s Tax Policy Discussion Needs Some Counterintuitive Thinking

CARE’s Closure Signals a Deeper Crisis in Afghan Resettlement Policy

Indonesia and Peru’s New FTA is a Model for South-South Cooperation

We Are Not the Enemy of the Forest: Thailand’s Indigenous People Win Legal Recognition

Will the Next China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Meeting Be a Win for All Sides?

Is Trump Winning His Trade War With Asia?

TICAD 9: Japan’s Renewed Vision for Africa’s Future

Warren Buffet's 6 Piece Advise for Introverts

Boundless Ventures launches Rs 200 Cr fund to invest in Indian AI startups

How to Join the 10% of Startups that Succeed

The Wealth Company backs Amnex Infotechnologies with Rs 460 Cr investment

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari: Humanity’s past and future

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (August 18, 2025)

GPT-5: India Becomes The Second Largest Market of AI

Beyond the hunger trap: Devdutt Pattanaik on why founders must rethink their purpose

Grit over talent: Angela Duckworth’s lessons on success

Ditch the 10k: Improve Fitness Faster with Japanese Walk

Discover the life-changing lessons in The Power of Now

Nikhil Kamath backs Goldi Solar with Rs 137 Cr investment

Quick 3-minute meditation for focus and mental clarity

LambdaTest's Testμ Conference 2025 Returns to Redefine AI+Software Quality at Scale

We’re the infrastructure partner for India’s next decade of business growth: Meghna Agarwal on IndiQube’s journey from IPO to impact

CEO’s guide to AI: Reimagining business and strategy at TechSparks 2025

How ITC Food Tech has carved a niche; HIT investing in India

Cloud kitchens & more: ITC Food Tech banks on synergies across ITC ecosystem to deliver the goods

These six startups are using microfluidics to make diagnostics faster, cheaper, and portable

Transportation management systems to address logistics risks, compliance, and efficiency

Live CEOing Ep 915: Design Review of Web Sockets

So, what exactly is the “New Right?” | The Gray Area

Weird hat-like rock spotted on Mars by Perseverance rover | 'This Week in Space'

Blastoff! SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, nails landing

Homeless and Drug Addicted on Skid Row: Max and Sid | VICE x Soft White Underbelly

Volvo EX30: Real-World Range Test & Quick Review!

NDA’s VP candidate CP Radhakrishnan arrives in Delhi, received by Union Ministers, Delhi CM.

'Surprising that you are upset with an astronaut': Jitendra Singh targets Opposition

Rajya Sabha LIVE | Parliament Session

LIVE: Opposition party leaders hold press briefing at Constitution Club, New Delhi

'Absolutely shameful display of puppetry by CEC': Mahua Moitra

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in India at invitation of NSA Ajit Doval

'One disruption or sanction can freeze our digital economy': Gautam Adani at IIT-Kharagpur

China's foreign minister Wang Yi arrives in India: What's on the agenda for talks with Doval?

'India, China seek to move ahead after difficult period in bilateral ties': Jaishankar to Wang Yi

‘This occasion provides us with an opportunity to review our bilateral ties: Jaishankar to Wang Yi

'Fight against terrorism is another major priority': Jaishankar in meeting with Wang Yi

PM Modi meets Axiom-4 Space Mission's pilot Shubhanshu Shukla

'EC is colluding with BJP': Rahul Gandhi at 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Gaya

Trump-Zelensky meeting at the White House| Watch LIVE

'Madman’ behind Trump tariff assault: Peter Navarro & rant on 'India oil lobby funding Putin’s war'

stalactite charts could be the new hot thing

Puttaswamy at Eight: Days of Future Past | Privacy Supreme 2025

Alt News Fact Checker On ECI’s Misleading Fact Checks | The Wire Live

Election Commission के जवाबों ने कैसे साबित कर दी Voter List धांधली? Rahul Gandhi। Vote Chori

Who is Not Eligible to Vote? | Central Hall

Why Did Yogi Adityanath Push for a 24-Hour UP Assembly Sitting? | Lucknow Central

"Nagrika" Does Not Exist Seemingly in the Vocabulary of Election Commission

ज्ञानेश कुमार पर महाभियोग,पूरा विपक्ष एकजुट अब क्या करेंगे मोदी? | Arfa Khanum

Where Does India Stand Globally Today? | Cracknomics

Cracking India’s Weakening Global Position | Cracknomics

'Most Shameful Press Conference': 8 Questions That Were Left Unanswered By ECI

Voter Adhikar Yatra: क्या बदलेगा Bihar का सियासी समीकरण?

Debunking “living in the moment” and other bad emotional advice | Ethan Kross

Graham Norton has moos for you 🐮

S20 E10 - The Graham Norton Show | Full Episode | Carrie Fisher, Grayson Perry, Nadiya Hussain

Cat Dumped From Car In State Park Gets Rescued By Hiker | The Dodo

This Tool Saved My Car From Pet Hair | The Pack

Woman Designed Her Entire Home With Her Dogs In Mind | The Dodo

Horse Can't Stop Marching Into Mom's House And Wandering Around | The Dodo

Woman Saves Tiny Puppy From Highway Traffic | The Dodo

Rescue Crow Goes On Walks With His Favorite German Shepherd | The Dodo

Cat's Favorite Things In The World Are Bras | The Dodo

Jason Segel, Colman Domingo & Lauren Greenfield Discuss Their Emmy-Nominated Work | The Daily Show

Hip-hop artist Talib Kweli on how billionaires have captured social media to push right-wing agendas

Welcome back to MAGA Summer School! Today's lesson: De-woking global warming! #MAGASummerSchool

How to Turn AI Prompts into Movie Magic | Jason Zada | TED

It’s okay to acknowledge things aren’t great — and work to make them better #TEDTalks

How Human Trafficking Happens-Jennelle

Claira

Karl Jung's Depth Psychology ll மனம் பற்றி காரல் யுங்கின் உளவியல் ll பேரா. இரா.முரளி

the modern man child #animation #philosophy #psychology

manchild #philosophy #animation #artanddesign #crush #jazz #artcreativity

The only person not excited about this collab! | #shorts

5 Weird Ways People Tried to Live Forever

What Do mRNA Funding Cuts Mean For Future US Research?

Rick Beato Live in Nashville & SF #rickbeato #music #live #shorts

Practical Quantum Algorithms: Joana Fraxanet Morales | QGSS 2025

Be Generous and Expect Generosity from Others

Why it took us so long to make Photogénique, and why we made multiple versions of songs.

இதுக்கே இவ்ளோ Stress-ஆ இருக்கா | Parithabangal #shorts

टिफिन और सुबह के नाश्ते में बनाया ऐसा हल्का-फुल्का नाश्ता - सभी को पसंद आया Breakfast/ Tiffin Recipe

Aug 18, 2025: It’s not just rainfall behind better air quality

सामुदायिक कुत्तों की बढ़ी हुई आबादी दिल्ली सरकार की नाकामी है

“This Bootcamp Exceeded My Expectations” — Percy’s AI Engineering Journey

Stop your scroll - you're in scenic Lazio now with Stanley Tucci. 😍 #TucciInItaly

Meet the Sámi, who have lived across Norway, Sweden, Finland, & Russia for Centuries #WildNordic

We hope you find a friendship like Billy and Molly, @newheightshow 🦦💛 #BillyAndMolly

The 'Abey Saaley' we never saw coming! 😂 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

Very foolish question! 🤣🙄 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

How breakup blackmail turns into a false rape case

S12 E21:DC Takeover & MAHA: 8/17/25: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Song of the Summer #lastweektonight

DC Takeover #lastweektonight

Right education | Krishnamurti

At least one of us enjoyed the movie 🥲 #jordindian #movie

ENTER TO WIN! (Details in description) #giveaway #catlovers #cats #backtoschool

Surbahar Recital By Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma #classical #instrumentalmusic #icmtabla #shorts

Ustad Zakir Hussain Ji & Pt Yogesh Samsi Ji Tabla Jugalbandi #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Bharatnatyam Classical Dance By H NagaNandhini #icmdance classical #dance #icmtabla #shorts

Delhivery vs Blue Dart

Lets See What We Can do! with F# Computation Expressions • Andrew Browne • YOW! 2015

Si's Bike Break Down For A 290KM FKT 🤩

Next time we land on the Moon, you’ll feel like you’re right there. 🌕

Dr Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Anuradha Sengupta on the New World Order

Are ‘cloudbursts’ causing devastation across the Western Himalayas?

தளபதி முதலமைச்சர் ஆனா எப்படி இருக்கும் | Thalapathy Vijay Political Movie

தளபதி முதலமைச்சர் ஆனா எப்படி இருக்கும் | Thalapathy Vijay Political Movie

தளபதி முதலமைச்சர் ஆனா எப்படி இருக்கும் | Thalapathy Vijay Political Movie

தளபதி முதலமைச்சர் ஆனா எப்படி இருக்கும் | Thalapathy Vijay Political Movie

தளபதி முதலமைச்சர் ஆனா எப்படி இருக்கும் | Thalapathy Vijay Political Movie

🎶 Darbar Player Price Drop – 40% Off! 🎶

"T" for Tabla by Gurdain Rayatt | Learn to play Tabla Online with Darbar Academy

PZH 2000 – Battlefield Dominator 💥 #shorts #PZH2000 #Military

Simone Giertz – State of the Workflow

Lowest ever priced product from Cookd🙀Cookd's Tiffin sambar masala & TN Lunch Sambar Masala ✨

Pre-historic Fungus Created Zombies

Carlsen vs Nakamura Four Knights Game

The 5-year-old chess talent will amaze you with her confidence | Asheli Manchanayake

You won't see Gukesh so animated after a game | Gukesh vs MVL | Saint Louis Blitz 2025

The most tragic queen blunder ever | Vantika Agrawal vs Karthik Venkataraman | Abu Dhabi Masters

Damn☠️ #shorts #chess

Did the young IM miss the opportunity to beat the grandmaster? Sahib Singh vs Aditya Mittal

Sinquefield Cup 2025 Round 1 | Praggnanandhaa vs Gukesh

My Last Piece When I Need It Most

Who Are These GMs Closest Friends?

WSCC 2025: Alice Lee vs. Polina Shuvalova In An Epic Quarterfinals!!

Perfectly Defended King... Right?

Why beetroot in cutlet? 🤔 #foodstories #cookingtips #vegcutlets #ranveerbrar

Shah Residence | Official Promo #bui#architecture #karnataka #home #tour #reels #shorts

20 Worst Exercises People Still Do & Best Alternatives

Brad Breaks The Table

How to say "no" the right way

Poland | At War for Purity

Stonewall Uprising: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Began

‘Zelensky can end war with Russia immediately if he wants to’, says Trump | BBC News

BBC films dozens of settlers attacking Palestinian community in West Bank | BBC News

More than 330 dead in Pakistan floods | BBC News

Ukraine hit by deadly drone strikes ahead of President Zelensky's White House talks. #BBCNews

Robot athletes compete at World Humanoid Games | BBC News

‘I saw a kaleidoscopic light before going blind’, says Laos methanol poisoning survivor | BBC News

"Skibidi", "delulu" and thousands of other new words to be added to Cambridge Dictionary. #BBCNews

EU leaders prepare to join Trump and Zelensky for Ukraine talks | BBC News

Author Sally Rooney says she will continue to support Palestine Action despite ban. #BBCNews

Hamas agrees to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, source in group says | BBC News

Trump and Zelensky shake hands as Ukrainian leader arrives at White House for talks. #BBCNews

Moment Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmland in West Bank. #BBCNews

Ukraine’s Zelensky meets Trump at White House with support of European leaders | BBC News

When Uncles HOLD YOUR BABY

friends only care about OUR BABY

Young Gukesh Was a Tactical Demon!

Rivalry of the Future! || Praggnanandhaa vs Gukesh || Sinquefield Cup2025

Race for the Crown in Oklahoma City! | Street Outlaws S5 E26 | TLC