Digest — 2025-08-19:

Life happened fast

The Unbearable Slowness of AI Coding

Not Totally Against Platforms

Maybe our imagination is limited by what we know

You Don’t Know What They’re Thinking — and You Never Did

We've made some profound website changes.

9 Years of “Learning to Code” and I Still Couldn’t Build a To-Do App

The science behind LASIK

The David Senra interview: “Use history as a form of leverage”

The John Candeto interview: Bigger dreams and the colossal effect of “power laws”

Atlassian Anchors Remote Flexibility in Structured Daily Practices

How to Bring More Rigor to Your Long-Term Thinking

Lessons from U.S. Army Special Ops on Becoming a Leader

How to Respond When a Big Decision Provokes Backlash

Teaser trailer for season two of Fallout. My son and I really...

Building a custom download GUI

Discovering Backdoor Triggers

Hyperbolic model fits METR capabilities estimate worse than exponential model

The Egyptian Mamluks as case study for AI take-over

Briefly on MAPLE, and the broader community

On closed-door AI safety research

Jepsen 18: Serializable Mom by Kyle Kingsbury

Using Podman, Compose and BuildKit · emersion

Making a floppy disk from scratch

Drunken Bishop (2023)

The Multimedia Renaissance

In-memory Filesystems in Rust

The Sinking of the Itanic: free ebook

SmallJS

Prime Number Grid

Change to Custom Directory Alias With Completions in Zsh (2021)

Why developers question everything

Language Models as Thespians

CRLite: Fast, private, and comprehensive certificate revocation checking in Firefox

Without the futex, it's futile

Emacs as your video-trimming tool

AI is a mass-delusion event

Persistent Risk: XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking in Docker Images

My 24 Guitars

The Condo Crash

Consider the Hermit Crab

A Rogue New Life Form

With Regard to the Invisible

When the Ocean Floor Came Alive

I hope you will never get this letter

A simple way to generate random points on a sphere

450× Faster Joins with Index Condition Pushdown

What Happened to Egghead Software

I Run a Full Linux Desktop in Docker Just Because I Can

Vendors that treat single sign-on as a luxury feature

Notion releases offline mode

Perfect Freehand – Draw perfect pressure-sensitive freehand lines

A renovation project in Turkey led to the discovery of a lost city (2023)

Launch HN: Uplift (YC S25) – Voice models for under-served languages

Custom telescope mount using harmonic drives and ESP32

Why Semantic Layers Matter (and how to build one with DuckDB)

AnduinOS

Show HN: OpenAI/reflect – Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life

How to Scale Your Model: How to Think About GPUs

CRDT: Text Buffer

D2 (text to diagram tool) now supports ASCII renders

How we exploited CodeRabbit: From simple PR to RCE and write access on 1M repos

How to Draw a Space Invader

A general Fortran code for solutions of problems in space mechanics [pdf]

OpenMower – An Open Source Lawn Mower

Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes

Starting game development in JavaScript with no experience

The psychic who healed me

The psychic who healed me

“No” is an option

Do the Taliban Have a Foreign Policy?

Navigating Trade Headwinds: India’s Strategic Imperative

From Jihad to Jirga: How the TTP Is Rebranding Itself as Defender of the Pashtun Nation

Myanmar Military Administration Sets Date For Long-awaited Election

Indonesia’s Digital Banking Scene is Getting Crowded

‘Conflicted’: A British Doctor’s Work in a Khmer Rouge Refugee Camp

Thailand’s Tourist Arrivals Down on Competition, Safety Concerns

Thongchai Winichakul on the Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict

The Social Media Battle Between Thailand and Cambodia

Resurgence of Jamaat-e-Islami Shifts Bangladesh Politics to the Right

20 Years After the 2005 Bangladesh Bombings, JMB is a Clear and Present Danger

Pakistan-US Counterterrorism Cooperation Takes Big Strides Forward

China’s Taiwan Dilemma: How Public Opinion Is Shifting Strategy From Force to Diplomacy

Tajikistan Blames Illegal Cryptocurrency Mining for Some of Its Energy Woes

Taliban Officials Are No Longer ‘Acting’

Prime Minister Ishiba’s Balancing Act on WW2 Remembrance

A Strategic Turning Point for Australia-South Korea Defense Cooperation

📚 The Phoenix Project

📝 Setting up MongoDB for local development with docker compose

How China Launched a New Industrial Revolution: The Power of Clean Energy and Technological Innovation

W Health Ventures expands leadership team amid $70M fundraise

Why India must bet big on deeptech to drive drone self-reliance

Why AI is the co-founder every startup needs today

DevSparks Hyderabad 2025: Here's what's happening at India’s go-to developer-first AI summit

Emami Agrotech enters branded staples market, eyes Rs 2,000 Cr food biz in 3-5 years

IIM-Calcutta Innovation Park launches Rs 50 Cr fund for cleantech, sustainability startups

R for Rabbit raises $27M in Series B round led by Filter Capital and 3one4 Capital

How Zrika’s fintech stack empowers MSMEs at scale

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (August 19, 2025)

Building high-performance AI: Redis Tech Deep Dive at DevSparks Hyderabad

Single-tasking explained: The secret to sharper focus

IAN Group appoints Info Edge exec as Group CEO and Senior Managing Partner

Digital lender Kissht seeks Rs 1,000 Cr via IPO; investors to sell 8.9M shares

Motilal Oswal MF hikes stake in Paytm parent One 97 Communications to over 5%

Game over for online gambling: New gaming bill gets cabinet nod

The dirty business behind caffeine!

Devdutt Pattanaik on taming corporate Bakasur; Cashfree’s AI payment system

Everything We Know About 3I/ATLAS: The New Visitor from Interstellar Space

Automated success: How Grexa is driving up revenue for MSMEs with AI

EV batteries for drones: Unlocking possibilities in agriculture, surveillance

Anthropic Co-founder: Building Claude Code, Lessons From GPT-3 & LLM System Design

Mathematical Games Hosted by Ed Pegg Jr. [Episode 32: Unit-distance Graphs]

Why Texas Democrat Rep. Nicole Collier was confined in the Capitol overnight #shorts

People pleaser be like😂😂#vikkals #comedy

புருஷர்கள் கவனத்திற்கு 😂😂#vikkals #comedy

James Webb Space Telescope discovers new moon orbiting Uranus

Hurricane Erin looks huge in views from space station

Europe’s Biggest Brothel CEO Answers Your Questions

Can you swim in shade balls?

Mahindra Vision S Expected Launch Timeline!

Batayein kya karenge aap aise Glove Box ka?

NSA Ajit Doval meets Chinese FM Wang Yi at Hyderabad House

CP Radhakrishnan felicitated as NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate

Lok Sabha LIVE | Parliament Session

Curious case of Yogi close aides missing from his mango party & Shinde’s sprint against run of play

'Borders have been quiet, there has been peace', says NSA Doval as he meets China's Foreign Minister

Lok Sabha LIVE | Parliament Session

'This is an ideological battle': Kharge as INDIA block picks B Sudershan Reddy as VP candidate

'Russia-Ukraine war is going to end’, says Trump as he meets Zelensky at the White House

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi departs from Hyderabad House after his meeting with NSA Doval

Rajya Sabha LIVE | Parliament Session

‘You’re in the same suit. I changed, you have not’: Zelenskyy's response to White House reporter

China’s Wang Yi assures India of addressing 3 key concerns on rare earths, fertilisers, TBMs

What's behind INDIA bloc picking former SC judge B Sudershan Reddy as its V-P candidate

Mumbai Monorail stuck on elevated track, passengers being rescued

Takeaways from Ukraine talks as Zelensky, European leaders navigate Trumplomacy, & what Putin wants

bunch of files VS one BIG file

"Stop the threats": Yogendra Yadav Reacts To Election Commission's Presser

Rahul Gandhi ने पूर्व Polling Agent को वोटर अधिकार रैली के बीच अपनी गाड़ी पर बिठाया, फिर क्या हुआ?

Trust in Election Commission Falling “Drastically”; “A Big Worry” for ECI: Director Lokniti-CSDS

Why INDIA’s Justice Reddy versus NDA’s Radhakrishnan is a Contest | The Wire Live

Transparency Activist Anjali Bhardwaj On EC's "Bahu-Beti" Argument For Not Sharing CCTV Footage

Miriam Margolyes Enjoyed Being Arrested | Celebrity Jailbirds | The Graham Norton Show

Why a peace deal in Ukraine is unlikely

Family's New House Comes With A Bunch Of Ducks | The Dodo

Can This Toy Really Entertain a Dog? | The Pack

Woman Realizes She's Been Wrong About Pit Bulls Her Whole Life | The Dodo

Spoiled Boxer Has A Very High-Maintenance Sleep Routine | The Dodo

Clingy Indoor Cat Suddenly Decides To Explore The Outdoors | The Dodo

Stray Dog Was Terrified Of Being Touched Until This Woman Showed Him How To Love | The Dodo

Baby Skunk Throws Tantrums To Get What He Wants | The Dodo

Woman Sees Tiny Legs Sticking Out Of Her Dog's Mouth | The Dodo

‘Conflicted’: A British Doctor’s Work in a Khmer Rouge Refugee Camp

Trump Forcing Zelensky To Surrender As Putin Bromance Grows? | What About India? | Akash Banerjee

Pt.3 - Watchdog Or Lapdog? | INDIA Bloc Goes Ballistic Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar | Akash Banerjee

"Social Studies" filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on creating in-person dialogues for kids to connect

Trump's unwavering free speech principles don't apply to unflattering portraits of himself

What makes fireflies light up at night? - Emily A. Geest

The Blueprint for Serving a Million School Lunches — Every Day | Wawira Njiru | TED

Democracy isn’t a thing you have — it’s a thing you do. #TEDTalks

Answering Questions About Our Flat Universe, If the Milky Stopped Rotating & More

Who likes pineapple on pizza?

Trick interview-Aaron

Prostitute interview-Sin City

Jaime

Is Your Night Ruining Your Day?

The man-child, according to Carl Jung #philosophy #animation

The Profile of the Man-Child

My kids thought I was a Spice Girl! | #shorts

Can You Melt Wood?

How Scientists Made The First Gene-Editing Treatment For A Baby

This Is How People Game Science Publishing

This Record Label Is Trying To SILENCE Me

Practical Quantum Techniques: Joana Fraxanet Morales | QGSS 2025

California’s Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath

The Band-Aid Secret Nobody Told You

Sun Tzu - 7 Simple Ways To Outsmart Anyone (Win Without Fighting) (Taoism)

இதுலாம் நல்லதுக்கு இல்ல அவ்ளோதான் | Parithabangal #shorts

How to Make Origami Drone With Spinning Propellers Easy | DIY Paper Drone Origami World Tutorial

ORIGAMI DRONE WITH SPINNING PROPELLERS EASY TUTORIAL | HOW TO MAKE A DRONE FROM PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

Look who's talking about human rights abuse?!!

स्कूल बंद, बचपन बर्बाद: UP की नई नीति से पढ़ाई पर ताला?

बहन-बेटी के बचाव मेें, चुनाव आयोग मैदान में | NL Tippani 249

I Don’t Have a Tech Background — But This AI Bootcamp Got Me Building

Snow leopards' hidden lives in the Himalayas 🏔️ #IndiasWildLeopards

Top Guns: The Next Generation | Official Trailer | National Geographic

Who else wants to take a hot air balloon in Turkey's Cappadocia region? 🇹🇷 #NationalGeographic

Life in Canada: 15-Day Roadtrip Adventure | National Geographic

Why we cannot hear the loud call of the Greater Bulldog Bat 🦇

Iran's Nuclear Project

MSV ON ANBU MANAM KANINTHA PINNE FILM AALUKORU AASAI

MELLISAI MANNARGAL ISAI PAYANAM 22 -ANBU MANAM -AALUKORU AASAI 1960- PATTULOTTAIAYAR PBS P SUSHEELA

Abe Lag Jaye gi mujhe! 😂 | Moin Akhtar | Anwar Maqsood | Loose Talk

He Cooked! 🤣 #comedy #loosetalk #moinakhtar #anwarmaqsood #shorts

A Jaw-Dropping Subtropical Tiny House 🤩 #tinyhousetour #home

Civil + Criminal cases together | Common mistake by litigation lawyers

Supreme Court dissolves marriage, orders ₹1.25 crore permanent alimony

We worship authority | Krishnamurti

👩‍🏫 Teachers — stop piecing civics lessons together.

எங்கள் வீட்டில் கிருஷ்ணஜெயந்தி

Understanding the Center Fork Trick | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1971

Army Jawan Attacked at Toll Plaza | What Really Happened? | Jist

Indian youths carrying the tricolor were allegedly attacked by Pakistani men in London.

Your Rights Are By Birth, Not From the Constitution. Ep 6 Sneak Peek #Constitution #Justice #Rights

The number one mistake that you can make with your cat is… #cats #cattips #catlovers

Tackle Therapy | Jack Whitehall

The Specialist | Fabergé’s Rediscovered Imperial Flower, with Helen Culver-Smith

Harmonium Recital By Shubhankar Gokhale #harmonium #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Bharatnatyam Dance By Tanushra Raghunandan & Sakshi Sudhir #icmdance #classical #dance #icmtabla

The Insane Production Schedule of Love Island

Why are banks charging for UPI?

Building Bridges: From Developer to Developer Advocate • David Edoh-Bedi & James Beswick

Does Cycling Have A Problem With Elitism And Snobbery? | GCN Show Ep. 658

🏋️‍♀️ 🇬🇧 UK'S Strongest Man Vs A Cyclist! 🚴

LLM from Scratch Tutorial – Code & Train Qwen 3

Portugal fights severe wildfires | DW Documentary

Scientists Discover Flu Can Re-awaken Cancer Cells

#watermetro connecting the #islands of #kochi #kerala #transport #mobility

Battling Nature in Forest Survival! | Dual Survival S2 E12 | Full Episode | Discovery Channel

Eyes open… or eyes shut? 🐣 #shorts #birds #baby #wildlife

Cookd’s Tiffin sambar masala and TN Lunch Sambar Masala, launching on August 25 🤩

Inime sambar ku puli thedi Guindy poga thevaille, puli illamaley sambar pannalam 😁

OOP or Functional Programming? The TRUTH

Praggnanandhaa Outplays Gukesh to Rise to World #3! | Sinquefield Cup

Pragg beats Gukesh & becomes WORLD NO.3 💀🔥 #chess #praggnanandhaa #gukesh

How mother Nagalakshmi nurtured two gems - Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali

Denis Lazavik's insane calculation vs IM Song Yuxin | 31st Abu Dhabi Masters

This 14-year-old IM is so strong | IM Henry Edward vs GM Alisher Suleymenov | Abu Dhabi Masters

10-year-old Bodhana opens her score😍 #shorts

Sinquefield Cup 2025 Round 2 | Praggnanandhaa vs Fabiano Caruana

GM's Favorite Cities in the WORLD?

EVERY Chess Move Ranked

Chilli paneer Momo | एकदम पटाका चिल्ली मोमो रेसिपी crispy chinese paneer Momo recipe | Chef Ranveer

Why We Make So Many Posture Videos

Why emotional intelligence starts before memory does

The Business of Intimacy: Who's in Control?

President Trump proposes Putin-Zelensky meeting after Oval Office talks | BBC Newscast

Trump says he has spoken to Putin to arrange Zelensky meeting | BBC News

Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin 'wants to make a deal for me'. #DonaldTrump #BBCNews

US imports of Brazilian coffee face 50% tariff | BBC News

At least 314 people have been killed in Pakistan's flooding since Friday. #Pakistan #BBCNews

Woman denied compensation following sexual assault on plane | BBC News

Swedish TV is live broadcasting a church's move across a city as "slow TV". #Sweden #BBCNews

Tommy Fury says he began drinking heavily after an operation on a long-term hand injury. #BBCNews

Court rules asylum seekers must be moved from UK hotel | BBC News

Will Presidents Trump, Zelensky and Putin meet to make a deal to end the Ukraine war? | BBC Newscast

Cub Swept up in Raging Rapids | 4K UHD | BBC Earth

Can Anyone Stop This Man? || Nodirbek vs Levon || Sinquefield Cup2025

The Threat is Stronger Than The Execution! || Gukesh vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov || Sinquefield Cup2025

The CEO of Penguin

Make America Healthy Again: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)