Digest — 2025-08-31:

Week Notes 072 - Processing

Interface

Embodiment and the (Re)invention of Emoji, from the Aztecs to Humboldt and Darwin to AI

Solidarity means everyone

AI agents and painted facades

A quantum equivalent to Bayes' rule

FreeBSD Status Report Second Quarter 2025

Vibe Coding as a Coding Veteran

Vibe Coding Terminal Editor

How a VPN kill-switch caused sudo to hang

Sometimes Software is Done, or Why Hugo Why

Replacing a cache service with a database

Lively Linear Lisp (1992)

Thinking about coding

1 Problem, 16 Programming Languages

Dyslexic people working in the tech industry

Is it possible to allow sideloading *and* keep users safe?

Baby's first type checker

Run a legal LTE network at home for $100

"This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone." Why?

Three years of building no-code software for grassroots political organizations

We need to seriously think about what to do with C++ modules

Jujutsu for everyone

Quake's PVS: A hidden gem of rendering optimization

Quirks of Common Lisp Types

Lively Linear Lisp (1992) [pdf]

Still Asking: How Good Are Query Optimizers, Really? [pdf]

Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation

Notes on Managing ADHD

F-Droid site certificate expired

Plastic Before Plastic: How gutta-percha shaped the 19th century

New Ruby Curl bindings with Fiber native support

Lunar soil machine developed to build bricks using sunlight

How is Ultrassembler so fast?

Survey: a third of senior developers say over half their code is AI-generated

Best practices for dealing with human waste in the great outdoors

Installing UEFI Firmware on ARM SBCs

Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?

Use One Big Server (2022)

When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

Launch HN: VibeFlow (YC S25) – Web app generator with visual, editable workflows

A Linux version of the Procmon Sysinternals tool

A Crack in the Cosmos

Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility

Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives

Eternal Struggle

We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

Scottish brothers finish mammoth row across Pacific Ocean after 139 days

ETFs now hold more than $3.1T worth of just top US companies

Claude critiques my writing

Multi-dimensional weighted random roll (choice, dice, selection)

Recently №2: End of Summer 2025 edition

Possibility vs. certainty

Napon Jatusripitak on How the Cambodia-Thailand Tensions Spiraled Into Conflict

The Asian Development Bank’s Critical Mining Agenda Should Stop Going in Circles

How Geopolitical Tensions Impacted US Books in China

Building the Pipeline: Why China Exports AI Infrastructure, Not Semiconductors

How Credible is President Marcos’ Anti-Corruption Drive in the Philippines?

Kabul Will Never Be the Same Again

Memory as Destiny: China and East Asia 80 Years After World War II

Can ASEAN Truly Remain Neutral Between the US and China?

Did the United States Choose Defeat in Afghanistan?

📜 Blaugust 2025: Nice knowing you

History and interpretation: McCord Stewart Museum bridges past and future through cultural dialogue

Mcap of 8 of top-10 most valued firms erode by Rs 2.24 lakh cr; Reliance, HDFC Bank biggest laggards

Online shoppers press pause button ahead of GST changes; festivities to boost sales: Analysts

AI, sustainability, health: test your business creativity with Edition 203 of our weekly quiz!

Designing a life, not just a career: Making space for what truly matters

An island paradise in Bengaluru; The textile GST conundrum

Sabeer Bhatia: The man who built Hotmail and sold it to Microsoft for $400M

초간단 통삼겹 수육 만들기

새롭고 맛있는 갈릭 버터 토스트! 표창?바람개비? #toast #garlic #sandwich

Tag your innocent GF #vikkals #comedy

Modi In China : Is India About to Make a HUGE Mistake in China Relations?

From Gurgaon DM to Election Commissioner, life and times of Ashok Lavasa

LIVE: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Tianjin,China

PM Modi holds bilateral meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin

‘Atmosphere of peace, stability at border after disengagement’: PM Modi at meet with Xi

India's Strategic Reboot:How Japan could be key to countering China, Navigating uncertainty with US

What impact do ‘political yatras’ have on electoral prospects?

Fatehpur Sikri was extraordinarily well-provided with water. Lessons for modern India

ThePrintOpinion: India's Strategic Reboot:How Japan could be key to countering China, Navigating unc

Modi meets Chinese Communist Party Secretariat’s top official Cai Qi in Tianjin

Still Doubting Automatics? Watch the Skoda Kylaq Prove You Wrong

Dumper Truck Vs Mercedes: Munir’s weapon against India

25 Years of Skoda India with the Kylaq’s Unique Touch

Gurugram residents in desperate hunt for Hindu maids

Defence ties with US and Israel, what's happening in Venezuela & the India-EU FTA| Ep29

Paint demand, auto sales & bank credit. Triangulating economic demand

बिहार के बेतिया से Rahul Gandhi की Voter Adhikar Yatra

Modi's Degree No Show? | The Wire Wrap

Fear of the Unknown | The Wire Wrap

Where is the development? | The Wire Wrap

'Law is Creating Hierarchy Between Citizens' | The Wire Wrap

Musical Mayhem On The Graham Norton Show

Baby Fox Tangled In Sports Netting Was Saved In Time | The Dodo

Cool Dog Accessories You Didn’t Know Existed | The Pack

Stray Dog Chases Down Woman's Van Until She Picks Him Up | The Dodo

Woman Finds A TINY Kitten In Her Hostel While On Vacation | The Dodo

Dog Rings Her Special Doorbell At Her Best Friend's House | The Dodo

Couple Takes In Not One But TWO Jumping Spiders | The Dodo

Guy Has Met 150 Cats Walking Through His Neighborhood | The Dodo

Woman Finds a ‘Broken’ Pittie Puppy Abandoned | The Dodo

Everyone’s got a legendary Bill Murray story, including Ronny #DailyShow #RonnyChieng #BillMurray

Lil Rel Howery thought his iconic "Get Out" line would help him get through TSA faster #DailyShow

A Multigenerational Musical Journey | Yijia Tu | TED

Tallest Possible Siphon

A Female Perspective on Romantic Relationships-Jillian Turecki

Rebecca-August 2025

Armonee

History’s Worst Friendly-Fire Disasters

I was so close… | #shorts #funny

The Genius Economics of the Empire State Building

நான் தான் வரேன்னு சொல்லவே இல்லையே | Parithabangal #shorts

Roast of Nirmal

Questions over Ambani’s Vantara & the farce of Rahul Mamkootathil as MLA | South Central Ep 41

Between India and Bharat: Aatish Taseer on exile, identity, and the illusion of purity

How Raphael Became A Master

Ever wanted to go inside a dinosaur lab? 🦖 #NationalGeographic #Paleontology

John Ward, Pirate Ruler (Full Episode) | Pirates: Behind the Legends | National Geographic

Which dish would you eat in Lombardy, Italy? 🇮🇹 #TucciInItaly #StanleyTucci

You are not genetically related to all your ancestors.

Are We Doing Nuclear Power Wrong?

MAKING OF LEGENDS CD MAN IN CHARGE HMV MUTHUKUMAR EXPLAINS SCENES BEHIND THANKS TO HMV SA RE GA MA

MELLISAI MANNARGAL ISAIPPAYANAM 40 FILM SUMAITHANGI 1962 MAYAKKAMA KALAKKAMA -PBS-KANNADASAN

Pilot Uses Reverse Thrust Too Early

Police Ignoring Your Complaint? Here’s the Better Option

Aavan Jaavan | Dance cover | War 2 | Hrithik Roshan, Kiara Advani | Nivi and Ishanvi | Laasya

Watch full video on our channel | Aavan Jaavan | Nivi and Ishanvi #momdaughterdance #aavanjaavan

Begin to learn about yourself | Krishnamurti

The implications of meditation | Krishnamurti

Applying similar triangles | Similarity in triangles | Geometry (TX TEKS) | Khan Academy

Applying the triangle proportionality theorem | Geometry (TX TEKS) | Khan Academy

Raag Malhar Gayan By Sniti Mishra #icmvocal #icmtabla #classical #music #shorts

Pt Rama Narayan, Pt Brij Narayan & Pt Sudhir Pandey Ji Maestros Together #icmtabla #classical #music

Cách trồng củ đậu đơn giản hiệu quả bạn nên biết | Simple and effective ways to grow jicama

Real cost of fuel #petrolprice #dieselprice

2 IPO stocks showing turnaround in their financials

The Most Elegant Way to Join 2 PCBs #aliexpresss #review #magnetic #connector #diy #electronics

Can This Legendary Bike Stand Up To A Modern Superbike?

Keep Calm And Carry On 🚴‍♂️💨

From Berlin to South Africa - A daughter caught between two worlds | DW Documentary

Scientists Discover How To Regrow Tooth Enamel

Building a home using Ancient Technology!

The Deadly Truth of River Mining! | Gold Rush: White Water S1 E3 | Discovery Channel

Shadows Over Pennsylvania! | UFO Witness S1 E1, E3, E5, E7 | Discovery Channel

Surviving Heat and Venomous Predators | Dual Survival | S4 E3 | Discovery Channel

Secrets Unearthed Through Space Studies! | NASA’s Unexplained Files S1 E5 | Discovery Channel

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

பெண் போலீஸ்க்கு கஷ்டமான யார்டா போறாது | வடிவேலு குஷ்பூ Movie

Raag Nand Kauns | Roopa Panesar | Music of India

🍄 Could Fungi Save the World? #shorts #thekingdom #fungi

🏔️ The First Ascent of Everest | 1953 #shorts #everest #imax

🌱 The Largest Living Thing on Earth is… a Fungus?! #shorts #fungi

This is not just a chutney, it's an experience! 😉😁

How NASA Saved This Spacecraft

Stockfish Brilliantly Crushes Leela's Sicilian Najdorf

Jammu and Kashmir's only IM Soham Kamotra vs super talent Ilamparthi |1st Fujairah Masters

He became a grandmaster twice | Kacper Piorun shares his best chess game

One of the biggest swindles of all time | P. Iniyan vs Mayank Chakraborty | Abu Dhabi Masters 2025

Buddy Pranav V is too strong | Pranav V. vs Amin Tabatabaei | Fujairah 2025

When two classy West Bengal GMs clashed | GM Saptarshi Roy vs GM Diptayan Ghosh

Vada is this old??🤔 #historyofvada #meduvada #foodhistory #ranveerbrar

Stop Neck Pain FAST Using Just a Towel!

Tennis Elbow Massage

When We Were Boys: Life Inside a Toronto Private School

Thousands evacuated as 'exceptionally high' flooding devastates parts of Pakistan | BBC News

Houthis confirm their prime minister killed in Israeli strike. #Yemen #Israel #BBCNews

Putin and Modi in China for summit overshadowed by trade wars with US | BBC News

Opposition mounts in France ahead of Bayeux Tapestry move to UK | BBC News

How Denmark ending letter deliveries is a sign of the digital times | BBC News

Why Cardi B's wigs and nails baffled lawyers in court. #LA #BBCNews

Is university worth the money? | BBC News

Incredible Wildlife Scenes Narrated By David Attenborough | BBC Earth

Hugo Weaving Reveals MAYA: Seed Takes Root | Anand Gandhi & Zain Memon | Official Trailer

How ALL MEN act on the phone

Daddy ACTS like our newborn baby

15-Year-Old Prodigy vs 56-Year-Old Legend || Ivanchuk vs Zemlyanskii || Fujairah Global 2025

No One Can Calculate His Ideas || Hakobyan vs Ivanchuk || Fujairah Global 2025

மாட்டிக்கினாரு ஒருத்தரு🤣🤣 TVK Madurai Maanadu MEMES Reaction🤪 Thalapathy Vijay | Tamil