7-Zip for Windows can now use more than 64 CPU threads for compression https://www.7-zip.org/history.txt
Most RESTful APIs aren't really RESTful https://florian-kraemer.net//software-architecture/2025/07/07/Most-RESTful-APIs-are-not-really-RESTful.html
Florian Krämer
Most RESTful APIs aren’t really RESTful
When talking about REST, it is worth reading the dissertation of Roy Thomas Fielding. The original paper that describes RESTful web, “Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures” Roy T. Fielding (2000), introduces the Representational…
IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes https://www.theverge.com/smart-home/701697/ikea-matter-thread-new-products-new-smart-home-strategy
The Verge
Ikea goes all in on Matter smart homes
Over 20 new devices are on the way.
Ruby 3.4 frozen string literals: What Rails developers need to know https://www.prateekcodes.dev/ruby-34-frozen-string-literals-rails-upgrade-guide/
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Ruby 3.4 Frozen String Literals: What Rails Developers Actually Need to Know
Ruby 3.4 starts the transition to frozen string literals by default. Here's what changes, why you should care, and how to prepare your Rails app.
Why LLMs Can't Write Q/Kdb+: Writing Code Right-to-Left https://medium.com/@gabiteodoru/why-llms-cant-write-q-kdb-writing-code-right-to-left-ea6df68af443
Medium
Why LLMs Can’t Write q/kdb+: Writing code Right-to-Left
In my previous post I showed how LLMs struggle with coding in q/kdb+; having immediate feedback loops using the q-MCP server does help a…
I Ported SAP to a 1976 CPU. It Wasn't That Slow https://github.com/oisee/zvdb-z80/blob/master/ZVDB-Z80-ABAP.md
GitHub
zvdb-z80/ZVDB-Z80-ABAP.md at master · oisee/zvdb-z80
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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/technology/linda-yaccarino-x-steps-down.html
NY Times
X CEO Linda Yaccarino Says She Is Leaving Elon Musk’s Platform
Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took over.
Show HN: FlopperZiro – A DIY open-source Flipper Zero clone https://github.com/lraton/FlopperZiro
GitHub
GitHub - lraton/FlopperZiro: A Flipper Zero clone, but cheapest, DIY and simply Open Source, made with Arduino IDE
A Flipper Zero clone, but cheapest, DIY and simply Open Source, made with Arduino IDE - lraton/FlopperZiro
Nuclear Waste Reprocessing Gains Momentum in the U.S. https://spectrum.ieee.org/nuclear-waste-reprocessing-transmutation
IEEE Spectrum
United States Tackles Nuclear Waste
A US $40 million funding boost is driving innovation in processing nuclear waste. Find out how researchers are tackling this 75-year-old problem.
Configuring Split Horizon DNS with Pi-Hole and Tailscale https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/general/configuring-pihole-to-serve-different-records-to-different-clients.html
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Configuring Split Horizon DNS with Pi-Hole and Tailscale
Post describing how I've configured pihole to return different results to clients on my tailnet than those on the LAN.