A masochist's guide to web development https://sebastiano.tronto.net/blog/2025-06-06-webdev/
How we decreased GitLab repo backup times from 48 hours to 41 minutes https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2025/06/05/how-we-decreased-gitlab-repo-backup-times-from-48-hours-to-41-minutes/
about.gitlab.com
How we decreased GitLab repo backup times from 48 hours to 41 minutes
Learn how we tracked a performance bottleneck to a 15-year-old Git function and fixed it, leading to enhanced efficiency that supports more robust backup strategies and can reduce risk.
Sandia turns on brain-like storage-free supercomputer https://blocksandfiles.com/2025/06/06/sandia-turns-on-brain-like-storage-free-supercomputer/
Blocks and Files
Sandia turns on brain-like storage-free supercomputer – Blocks and Files
Sandia jumps into top five of brain-like supercompute with disk-free, DRAM-packed SpiNNaker 2
The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs https://qz.com/tech-layoffs-tax-code-trump-section-174-microsoft-meta-1851783502
Quartz
Tech Layoffs Tax Code Trump Section 174 Microsoft Meta - Quartz
A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
A year of funded FreeBSD development https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2025-06-06-A-year-of-funded-FreeBSD.html
The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Limitations of Reasoning LLMs [pdf] https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf
Researchers develop ‘transparent paper’ as alternative to plastics https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/science-nature/technology/20250605-259501/
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
Japanese Researchers Develop ‘Transparent Paper’ as Alternative to Plastics; New Material Is Biodegradable, Can Be Produced with…
<p>A team of researchers with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and other entities have developed thick sheets of transparent paper using cellulose, a material made from plant biomass.</p>
I read all of Cloudflare's Claude-generated commits https://www.maxemitchell.com/writings/i-read-all-of-cloudflares-claude-generated-commits/
Max Mitchell
I Read All Of Cloudflare's Claude-Generated Commits
Max Mitchell's personal portfolio website showcasing his photography, YouTube videos, coding projects, and work history.
The FAIR Package Manager: Decentralized WordPress infrastructure https://joost.blog/path-forward-for-wordpress/
joost.blog
A new path forward for WordPress, and for the open web
In December, I wrote about the state of leadership in the WordPress ecosystem. I shared how too much power rests with one person, and how the lack of transparent governance puts contributors and businesses alike in difficult positions. That post ended with…
Low-Level Optimization with Zig https://alloc.dev/2025/06/07/zig_optimization
alloc.dev
Optimizations with Zig | alloc.dev
The power of Zig's comptime code execution
Why We're Moving on from Nix https://blog.railway.com/p/introducing-railpack
Railway Blog
Why We’re Moving on From Nix
Today we’re excited to release Railpack — the next iteration of the Railway builder, developed from the ground up based on everything we’ve learned from building over 14 million apps with Nixpacks.
A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022) https://github.com/arduinocelentano/cdimage
GitHub
GitHub - arduinocelentano/cdimage: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surfase
A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surfase - arduinocelentano/cdimage
My experiment living in a tent in Hong Kong's jungle https://corentin.trebaol.com/Blog/8.+The+Homelessness+Experiment
Corentin Trebaol
8 - Corentin Trebaol
Not Found File Blog/8.md does not exist.
BorgBackup 2 has no server-side append-only anymore https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/pull/8798
GitHub
remove remainders of append-only support by ThomasWaldmann · Pull Request #8798 · borgbackup/borg
Some features like append-only repositories rely on a server-side component that enforces them (because that shall only be controllable server-side, not client-side).
So, that can only work, if suc...
So, that can only work, if suc...
Self-Host and Tech Independence: The Joy of Building Your Own https://www.ssp.sh/blog/self-host-self-independence/
Data Engineering Blog
Self-Host & Tech Independence: The Joy of Building Your Own
Why I self-host my websites, newsletter, and homelab—and the satisfaction that comes from building and using your own digital tools.
Joining Apple Computer (2018) https://www.folklore.org/Joining_Apple_Computer.html